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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



January 20, 1912. 



Castle, Hardwick Hall, and Belvoir Castle 

 would be much appreciated, 



PROPAGATION OF BEGONIA OLOIRE 

 BE LORRAINE.— D. W„ Orpington : This 

 useful begonia may be propagated by means 

 of cuttings of the young growths that push 

 up if the old plants are rested a while after 

 flowering, and then placed in genial warmth. 



Such cuttings should be about an 'inch and 

 a-half long and be iuc^erted in sandy soil in 

 a propagating case, taking care to avoid 

 excess of moisture. Another method is to use 

 leaves, inserting these in sandy soil, in an 

 erect ]iositian, and sufficiently low to cover 

 the junction of the leaf-stalk with the leaf 

 blade. 



ROCK GARDENS AND ALPINE 

 PLANTS.— E. K,^ Halifax: The book you 

 refer to is "Rock Gardens and Alpine 

 Plants/' by Mr. E. H. Jenkins. This ean be 

 obtained from the office of the Gardener^' 

 Magazine, 148, 149, Aldersgate Street, E,C., 

 past free, price 2s. 9d. 



NAMES OP PLANTS. 



Vr'de-r this heading- we can only undertake to name 

 species and wpll-marked varieties of plants, and 

 not florists* flowers. Speciniene ehould be packed 

 in etout boxee with damp mot wet) mose. or some 

 leaver, ae packing material, to ensure their reaching 

 u« in a fresh state. It is eet^ential that flowers must 

 accompacy specimens of flowering- plants, that fern 

 fronde be fertile, and that numbers be firmly 

 attached to the epecimens so that they can be seen 

 without any untying. We cannot promise to name 

 more than six epecimens at one time from any one 

 correspondent. 



G. AV., Eeigate. — 1, Maranta zebrina; 2, 

 Acacia dealbata; 3, Cypripedium Tityus. 



R. G., Dorking. 1, Thyrsacanthus ruti- 

 lans; 2, Erica mediterraiiea; 3^ Cliimonan- 



thiis fragrrans. 



F. E. S., Newbury. — 1, Epidendruin varie- 

 g^atum : 2, Primula floribunda ; 3, Coleus 

 tliyrsoideus ; 4, not sufficient for identifica- 

 tion. 



A. O., Bedford. — 1, Cymbidium grandi- 

 florum ; 2, Cypripedium Memoria-CMoensi ; 3, 

 C- Cardosoanum ; 4. Odontoglossum Lam- 

 l>eauianum; 5, O. crispum, a very pretty 

 form; (>, also a variety of O. crispum. 



OBITUARY. 



MR, JOHN DEACOX. 



It is with deep regret we learn of the death 

 of Mr. John Deacon, head gardener to the 

 Right Hon. Joseph Cham})erlain, M.P., at 

 Highbury, Birmingham. Mr. Deacon was 

 found dead in one of the lake^ at Highbury. 

 Mr. Deacon w^as a capable gardener, and had 

 >>een at Highbury about twenty year.s ; he 

 had a special knowledge of chrycianthemums, 

 hardy spring flowers, alpines, and amaryllis, 

 but he was a skilful cultivator of all subjects 

 he took in hand, as tlio.se who have visited 

 the Highbury Garden^ can tentify. Mr. 

 Deacon wa^ an old Kewite, having left tlK' 

 Royal Gardens in 1881. His death is deeply 

 deplored, and the sympathy of all who knew 

 him will be extended to his family. 



GARDENING ENGAGEMENT. 



Mr. J. Bra.tley, late head gardener at 

 Hopwood Hall, has been appointed head o-ar- 

 dener to Rol)ert Armitag«, Esq., M P., Farn- 

 ley HalL near I^ds, and entered on h's 

 duties January 13. 



The only resemblance 



-tween a Pine Spray Syringe 

 and others is in the shape of the 

 barrel. The metal ia more eub- 

 stantial. For the reet, the oom- 

 bination eprayingr head rendera 

 ispray, Rose, and Bend instantly 

 obtainable without the addition 

 f>r removal of a single fitment, 

 ^hile the adjostable leather 

 loket plung-er gives perfect sue 

 .4, t;on, never allows water to es cape 



• . . and up your sleeve, and 



weare latemiMibly. 



wiw^a^^" request from your ironmonger or 



f^vo.fr ^ ^'''T- ^'^^ ^ ^ hour. 



^rJllli ^'PP^oT^'l- P"oe 10/6. Sou propria 



PINE SPRAY SYRINGE 



MARKETS. 

 ^ 



COVENT GARDEN. 



F}ow«n, 



■J'hrn- an fxi-rllrn t riH|ue.^t foi- all kinds of 

 hata readiiv. 



d. d. 



Ac-ju-ia p.er doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Adiantuni cuneatnni ■ ... p^r doz. bun. 3 0 to 4 0 



Arunifi per doz. 2 6 3 0 



A&i^a-rague plumosus .-- per doz. bun. 8 0 15 0 



Sprongeri per doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Azalea per doz. bun. 4 0 5 0 



CVaik^yas per doz. 8 0 12 0 



Carnations per doz. 2 0 4 0 



per doz. bun. 15 0 21 0 



Cfimellint> per box "2 0 2 6 



Cliryvanthemuir.s per doz. bun. 5 0 IC 0 



p?r doz. bloonus 2 0 3 0 



Cn>ton leaves per bun. 10 16 



Eiieharis per doz. 2 0 3 6 



Fr<:-nch fern per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



Freesiae. jie.r tioz. bun. 2 0 2 6 



GardeniaiS per doz. 5 0 9 0 



Hellebores ijor doz. 16 2 0 



Hyurinth.'^. Koni ui ])er d(tz. bun. 6 C SO 



LiHuni auratum per doz. 4 0 5 0 



«l»eeiofiuni per doz. 2 0 3 0 



longiflorum per doz. 3 0 4 0 



T.iily of the Valley per doz. bun. 8 0 18 0 



Mar^nierit^s per drz. bun. 16 2 6 



:Mig-nontnte per doz. liun. 2 6 3 0 



Xarci'-i-^u^ per doz. bun. 16 9 0 



Odot't-ogilo^6um<5 per doz. Idin.s. 3 0 4 fi 



IVIarn-oniums per doz. bun. 8 0 10 6 



Foinsettias per doz. 10 0 12 0 



l^f'-^es per doz. 2 6 SO 



Smllax per doz. tralW 2 0 3 fi 



Tuberoses iier doz. 0 5 0 9 



Tulips ])er doz. bun. GO 14 0 



Violets per doz. bun. 13 4 0 



Fruits. 



L 



Granges ^and r.pplcs .sell froely. but there ie not 



riuch demand for grai)es. B.anana«, meet a ready 

 sale, 



i , ^ , ^- ^' ^- 



App.es, KnglKsh. cookini^- ... jMir bu^sh. 4 0 7 0 



Nova S^-otia por barrel 10 6 25 0 



Canadian p^r barrel 15 0 20 0 



American per barrel 26 0 35 0 



Californian per ea<se 7 6 10 6 



Bananas p,.r bim. 8 6 10 6 



Cob Nuts per doz. lb. 6 0 7 0 



Ci-anberric-v t..^^^ 9 q \\ 



jiu- doz. boxes 4 6 6 0 



Figs ])er box 0 9 16 



Giapes, English per lb. 10 6 0 



Belgian per lb. 0 8 1 3 



Almeria. per barrc 7 0 15 6 



Lemon-s p,.r (. u^^ ^ ^ m Q 



Oranges, Denia p^.f eaisa 12 0 26 0 



Jamaica y^r case 9 0 11 0 



Galifornian ]>er ca^JO 14 0 16 0 



l^ars, American per barrel 25 C 26 0 



French . . per or.ite 7 fi 10 0 



Califnrni.m per t-a.se 10 0 12 0 



Pineapples each 2 9 5 6 



Vegetables. 



Gro'd .sui)pliefl are offered, and tliere 

 demand for most kind«. 



Artichokes, Globe per doz. 3 



.Teruiialen ])-r iiu-h. 2 



Asjjaragus p„r ij,,,,. ;j 



I^f't per bush. 2 



Bnkssels .^imuit,-: per i-bush. 1 



Cabbage |,er tally 4 



Carrots per doz. bun. 2 



Caniliapwere p,.r d.,z •> 



^^^^<^ry 7j 



Chicory p,.j. 



CufiHmber.s p^.^ dnz. 6 



hnoave ^pj^^^ | 



H(-iveradisi. . ,„,,. ,\,,y_ i,,,^. lo 



■■ ■ ... | rr finz. 2 



V; i-'-^ ''"i^- ' 



\ r doz. lb. 10 



'^'^ pt r doz. bun. 3 



* per ea.'.f S 



/. ' 7"l;' per bag 4 



' '''" '^ l>er doz. bun. 1 



' per bun. 1 



'^I'ii^ifh per bush. 4 



Tomatoes per 12 lbs. 2 



'l\irnii>s per doz. bun. 1 



Turnip Toi>s per ba- 1 



Watercress pt=r doz. bun. 0 



is a fiteady 



d. 



0 



0 



0 



6 



0 



0 



0 



0 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



0 



0 



0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 6 

 6 



to 



e. 

 4 

 3 

 6 

 3 

 1 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 16 

 0 



15 

 , 2 



IS 



3 

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13 

 o 

 f) 

 6 

 1 

 1 

 6 

 5 

 2 

 2 

 0 



d. 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 5 

 0 

 6 

 0 



0 

 0 

 0 

 0 



0 

 0 

 6 

 6 

 fl 

 0 

 6 

 0 



(patent). 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



SiippiiiK are .L'onI and tlip deaiaud in brisk; largo 

 eoL-iLWiuirnt.- ari l^ciif,' -mr td Ann ri< a. 



s. d. .s. d. 



IJI^'t kinnd ],, r t^.u 70 0 to S'C 0 



I!iiti,-h guoi'M |M'r fnn ^'0 0 95 0 



'••'•I'r* • I .-r tun 75 0 85 0 



'd !' "r- |;rr run f:5 0 70 0 



'■■-^--<'x per ton (:5 0 70 0 



i:v.Tgcfld per t-ooi 60 0 70 0 



ivuig Edward i«.r ton 80 0 85 0 



MiMicrop t>er ton 100 0 105 0 



lTp-to-Dat3 per ton 85 0 105 C 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAXBN IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTTJIUL 

 flOOIlTY'3 GARDBNa AT WISLEY. SURREY 



Height above Sea-level. 150 f«»t. 



Datb, 



1912. 

 January 7 



TO 



January 13. 



Jan 



*> 

 >* 

 If 

 *» 

 »» 



7 — Snnday 



8— Monday 



9— Tuesday 



10— Wedneiday. 



11— Tkursday... 



1:2 -Friday 



13— Saturday.... 



m 



TBaCPERATVRB Ot THl 



Air. 



hr. 



Means 



5 12 

 5 4i 



0 12 



(total) 

 8 12 



At 9 a.m. 



Bay 



Dry 



Wet 



Higrb- 



Bulb. 



Bulb. 



Mt. 



de?. 



deer. 



deer. 



42 



40 



^8 



32 



31 



49 



4t) 



45 



51 



o5 



35 



47 



44 



42 



47 



45 



45 



46 



45 



44 



48 



41 



40 



47 



Low- 

 est. 



d#e, 



39 



30 



S5 

 38 

 39 



Date. 



1912. 

 January 7 



TO 



January 13 



Jan, 7 



8 

 9 

 10- 



IL 

 12 



13 



If 

 )> 

 It 



1 1 



—Sunday 



—Monday 



-Tuesday 



-Wednesday. , 

 -Thursday.... 

 -Friday 



-Saturday .... 



Means 



ins. 



0-25 



TnMPERATUBii or 

 THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



0-04 

 0-03 



(total) 



0-32 



At 

 1 ft. 

 deep, 



de«r. 

 44 

 40 

 41 



40 



42 

 42 



43 



41 



At 



2 ft. 



deep. 



defir. 



44 

 44 



43 

 43 

 4:i 

 42 

 43 



3 



At 



4 ft. 



deep 



deer. 



47 



47 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 



Ed 



CO 



o 



o 



46 



dee. 



18 

 27 



28 

 27 



26 



TRADE NOTE. 



Messrs. Barr and Sons, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, inform ns that tlieir Snrbiton Nur- 

 series mil be finally closed on Marcli 25, 1912. 

 All orders for hardy plants will then be 

 executed from the new nuiserie.s at Tajjlow, 

 where the displays of daffodils and tulips will 

 also be on view this year in April and May. 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 



TUE.SDAY, January 2:3. — liovn] I] ort it-u Itiii nl Sn- 

 ciety. Meeting of Fk.rn.l. Fruit, nna OrrJiul (Vin- 

 nutte-es. noon. Exhibition J—.". , i„. (;, n: ml 



\l(M'U':in 



, ,.. ... f! Taxa- 

 tion of L,a.n<l Ta.hi.v..-- SrifiUifU- ('i.niniittiM' i 

 \y. ni . 



HorticuIhirMi Chil, Dinnrr at th- H"t'J 



nuLsor. Victoria. Siiv, t \\ ^tniio^t. r i] pjii, 

 foiJo-wed by a l*'t tun- liv'.Mr (■ i- |',"-n-nii 

 . " Biixla* Eff-s." ' . I -M 



THURSDAY, J^anuary 2r,.^13iitivh (J 1 1 ! v -v- A - 

 elation. General 31-eeting- ^it Cii i ",^ It, > a[[r:i.:ii. 

 Strjind, W.C., 7 p.m. 



.... j:.aiiipji, I, hi, J---.. ] .Itl. 



.Vh'etmor, S p.m., witlt l.u-turt' !.v \| 1 \\ 

 v tMtch on Hortie-uituiv and thV I'hm,, 



H 1 1 



CONTENTS 



Acaoiafi in Op.ni Bordi^rs 

 AcanthiiLS montanus 

 Answers to Correspondents ... 



Apjih- X-ewton Wonder ... 



A Walk 



Chry.santhemum Mr.>. liuliivaiit 



01 imbing-' Plants in tli,' lin-nt, (lai^f^n,- 



(vontroliinjf tlit^ Kdu: >y-t, iii „t Kniit Tin-s 

 I)f oiUuous flrdifi's 



^ ^ ' -.b ___ _LL ..b 



KxliibitiiiM.-^ and -MM'tini^> 



Of.urds f-or i*f'rnfo|;i,s 



Hardy Slnul;. for Frtrrii:,-- 



Hi<lden T'la-asuroi-i in Finwt'rs 



Lady Hutt Grape 



Ma,^noIla frlau<^a. 



N*-\v PIa!}t,^ t'tc 



■ ' , .11 rii b-* r-' ... 



-Nfw i;:iiiib!f r UoM* Ituwi iia 



N"t.- ul thr W.rk 



..b ... .1, w - - --- 



Obituary 



Problems in Fruit Culture ... \. 



llosf^vs in.. Unheat^ Hour:-t'.s 



Snfiw(lrn]\'< 



lii!^ i>t^(-[ir;r nf P,]-- Cli n n t iif ni u in > 

 Thf \'ahh' (if to .M:ui 



"I'lH IlL'llt- In|- thr _\rw V. :ir 



Work for til,' W rrk 



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iiJJ"STi:.\ i ioxs. 



Portrait: Mr. Cn.rjr Krll. M; I .;rro-r:i 1 1 i< 

 I! I!m v'.V :i. jlrll v:i.-._ I.', ; | ;,r \[r-. SiJca. Hi- 

 If' - ■ if'i^v. II,-!, I,': \ rr-.^tii -rly-tlc)U-rr'r4 ^^1"'''; 



' ini'ti nt Arai'ia v. ni i.-j iint i. "i:> ; Pur. i'*'> 

 Mr. 1'. StrvtaiMur.^ (ini.l Cniln'rioa^ »^_' 



(Ji)un!.^, TiO ; Crei'pcr-nnd \if*h.>-. iii ili' 

 d>t>n.K of ]Ja^att'lU\ I'ii ris, ."d ; Oh ry s-i titli''- 



nniiri Mre. Hnilivant, 53; Apple Newtou 



