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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE, 



Mahch 23, 1912. 



third account is that Sir William T-emple in- 

 troduced it. But by whomsoever it was 

 raised or introduced, or at what period, it 

 is quite certain it was very little known till 

 late in the century. Neither Hitt nor 

 Miller notices it in any of the editions of 

 tlieir works. I do not find it mentioned in 

 any of the Brompton Park catalogues before 

 1784, when it was called Temple apricot. In 

 1788 it is first called Moorpark. In 1784 it 

 was cultivated to tlie extent of three rows, 

 or plants; but in 1797 the quantity was 

 increased to thirty-five rows, or 3,500 plants." 



MALMAISON ^CARNATIONS. — G, G., 



Aberystwith : Kindly g^ve me some informa- 

 tion concerning the propagation and treat- 

 ment of Malmaison carnations. — The 'Mal- 

 maison carnations are propagated by layer- 

 ing after flowering is over. We shall be 

 dealing with this matter before long, and we 

 advise you to watch our ** Work for the 

 Week " columns, ars these carnations are fre- 

 quently referred to therein. 



ANNUAL MAIDENHAIR FERN. — 

 S. E. G., Derby: Can you tell me anything 

 a]>out a fern called the Annual Maidenhair 

 Fern I understand it is of annual duration, 

 but was always un-der the impression that all 

 ferns were perennial. — The fern to wliich you 

 refer is not a Maidenhair, althougla so-called. 

 It is Gymnogramma leptophylla, a native of 

 Jersey and some parts of the Mediterranean 

 district. It loves a moist situation, and when 

 the conditions are favourable, it reproduces 

 itself annually from spores, the parent plants 

 dying at the end of the year. It can 

 scarcely be called a liardy fern, altliough 

 found in the Channel Islands, so that imder 

 cultivation a close case in a cool house, or 

 out of doors in some sheltered, slvady spot, 

 would ]n'<)i)ably provide for its wants. 



EXHI B ITING S W ! VVV Pi: A S .— G . 

 Silsden : Does " Swet't IV a- and L'heir Culti- 

 vation*' contain information relative to ex- 

 hibiting, and in such a way as to be of ser- 

 vice to an amateur? — Yes; the book tells you 

 how to show as well as how to grow sweet 

 peas, and gWes advice as to cutting and 

 ■packing the flowers, and their larrangement 

 in vases on the exhibition table. The book 

 is published at the Gardeners' Magazine 

 office, 148 and 149, Aldersgate Street, E.C., 

 Is. 2d. post free, or Is. 8d. post free in cloth. 



BOARD OF AGEICULTURE LIBRARY. 

 — M. J. C, Romford: Has the Board of Agri- 

 culture a library; and, if so, is it available 

 for consultation concerning matters relative 

 to agriculture and market gardening? — lliere 

 is a library at the Office of the Board of 

 Agriculture, 8, Whitehall Place, London, 

 S.W., and this may be consulted by person 

 interested in agriculture and market gar- 

 dening on any week day between the hours 

 Oi 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. (10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 

 Saturdays), Application should be made to 

 the Publications Branch. In order to make 

 the library accessible to students resident in 

 the country, the Board of Agriculture is 

 prepared to lend books where they are satis- 

 fied that the privilege will be of value. 



PRIVATE GARDENS OPEN TO THE 



PUBLIC. — In answer to a question asked in 

 the.^ columns a short time ago, Mr. J. Castle, 

 of Alnwick, kindly writes : The Duke of 

 Northumberland's gardens, at Alnwick 

 Castle, are open to the public free, from 10 

 a.m. to 4 p.m., every Thursday. I had 

 charge of the flower garden department there 

 before coming to take charge of the Ceme- 

 tery, and I remember that the privilege was 

 taken advantage of very largely in the spring 

 and summer. 



DAMAGED PELARGONIUM LEAVES 

 F. D,, Preston; Some friends have been dis- 

 cussing the cause of damage to pelargonium 

 leaves (specimens enclosed); one gives bad 

 root action, and another excessively moist at- 

 mosphere, and yet another says a fungus 

 disease is the cause. Please give us your 

 opinion. — ^I'he substance of the leaves sug- 



that root action is poor, therefore part 

 of the trouble may be referred to this cause, 

 llie thin and flabby leaves further suggest: 

 an excess of moisture in the atmosphere, and 

 the marks, due to scalding, further empha- 

 sise this point. Tlie moisture has accumu- 



s 



s 



lated on the leaves, and the occasional bursts 

 of bright spring sunshine have been focussed 

 by the drops of moisture into points of burn- 

 ing heat, the water acting as a burning-glass. 

 The remedies are less moisture .at the roots 

 and more ventilation, coupled with a little 

 hre heat if necessary, 



AMOUNT OF MINERAL MATTER USED 

 BL CROPS.— N. O., Newport: I should be 

 greatly obliged if you would tell me where 

 I can find statements giving the amount of 

 mineral that various crops, fruit crops espe- 

 cially, extract from the soil. — The informa- 

 tion is given by Dr. Griffiths in " Manures for 

 Fruit and Other Trees" (R. Sutton, South- 

 wark Street). 



CORRECTION.— A printers' error con- 

 verted Mazus Pumilio into Mayus pumilio 

 on p. 228 of our issue of March 16, 



OBITUARY. 



AIR. W. R. PEARSON. 

 We regret to record the death of Mr. W. 

 R. Pearson, which occurred on the 11th inst" 

 at his residence, Widehough Gardens Hex- 

 ham, in his 67th year. Mr. Pearson was one 

 of the best-known market gardeners in the 

 Hexham district, and also in the Newcastle 

 market, which he regularly attended for 

 many years. Mr. Pearson and his fore- 

 fathers have been tenants of the Widehough 

 Gardens for several generations, and, as 1© 

 leaves two sons, the tenancy will be con- 

 tinued in the family. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



B. H., Hereford. — 1, Allium neapolitanum ; 

 2, Veltheimia vividiflora. 



T. T. , Tiverton . — 1 , Saxif raga oppositi- 

 folia; 2, Museari botryoides; 3, Prunus Pis- 

 sardi. 



C. P. R., Exeter. 

 Forsythia 



1, Prunus tomentosa; 2, 

 suspensa ; 3, Saxifraga oppositi- 



folia; 4, Erica mediterranea. 



J. E. G., Crewe. — 1, Dendrobium Findlay- 

 anum; 2, D. nobile, good lorm; 3, Cattleya 

 Trianae ; 4, also C. Trianse, but a poor 

 variety. 



L. S. B., Launceston.— 1, Rhododendron 

 arboreum; 2, Erica mediterranea; 3, Ribes 

 sanguinea; 4, not recognised, send when in 

 flower ; 5, Cupressus funebris. 



S. B. H., Lowestoft. — 1, Quercus Ilex; 2, 

 Coronilla glauca variegata; 3, Iris reticu- 

 lata; 4, Sparmannia africana; 5, Lachenalia 

 Nelsoni; 6, Primula Kewensis. 



REV. C. C. ELLISON. 



We regret to record the death of tlie Rev. 

 C. C. Ellison, which occurred at Bracebridge, 

 Lincolnshire, on the 11th inst., in his 78th 

 year. Mr. Ellison evinced much interest in 

 outdoor life, and especially in gardening, as 

 exemplified by the success he achieved 

 as a cultivator and exhibitor of roses and 

 fruit. He was not less successful as an 

 angler and cricketer, and in ivory and wood 

 turning he had few rivals among amateurs. 



Publications Received.— Castle's 



Guide to the Fruit, Vegetable, ,and Allied 

 Trades, 1912. (Castles Directories, Lim., 22, 

 King Street, Truro.) 



MR. GEOEGE HAMPTON. 



We have to record the death of Mr. George 

 Hampton, who had been sixty years in the 

 Eoyal service, which occurred in his house 

 in the grounds of A¥indsor Cai^tle, in his 

 seventy-sixth year. He was borne at Ken- 

 sington Palace, where his father was em- 

 ployed, and entered as an apprentice the 

 Royal gardens in 1852. After pa^^sing 

 through the various departments of the Frog- 

 more gardens, he went to Sandringham. 

 After being in the gardens there for several 

 vears, he returned to Windsor to take charge 

 of the plantations, road^, and wallfc in Wind- 

 sor Home Park, and in the discharge of 

 the duties connected therewith evinced muck 

 abilitv. 



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