April 27, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



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ATTRACTIVE, PRACTICAL GLASSHOUSES. 



HEATING APPARATUS installed in COUNTRY 



HOUSES, HORnCULTURAL & PUBLIC BUILDINC8. 



No. 75.— MELON and CUCJMBER FRAME. 



Every part of these Houses is thoroug^hly well 

 made, painted three coats. GLAZED AT OUR WORKS 



WITH 210Z. ClASS and CARRIAGE PAID. 



rtia.-r ana Ueutle mL'ii waiteQ upon uy a ppuiiitmpnt. 



on oruera of 40/- value 



to most Hoods Stations 

 ill Engrland. 



CARRIAGE PAID 



-Aft. by 6 ft, ... £2 0 O | 8 ft. by 6 It. ..,£3 0 0 

 Paintid three coats. Glaiad with 2loz. glaM. 



NO, 77.— VIOLET FRAME,6ft.by 4ft. 



Similar to No. 75, wit.h Two Lig hte... 



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No. 4yA.— Span, Ijft. by sfl. 



No. ■i7A.— Lean-to, 10ft. by 7ft. 



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£11 10 0 

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SEND FOR ILLUSTttATED CATALOGUES. 



All parts are nnrabered ready fc 



by any handy mau. 



apparently little matters that make for suc- 

 cess, even in connection with simple, beauti- 

 ful and common hardy flowers. 



LAYERING PERPETUAL-FLO WEKING 

 CARNATIONS.— Mr. F. James, of Falcon- 

 dale Gardens, Lampeter, South Wales, has 

 very k'ndly sent us the following interesting 

 note in relation to the point raised in these 

 columns in our issue of April 13, respecting 

 the advantages of layered perpetual carna- 

 tions over plants from cuttings : " Having 

 been a regular reader of your valuable paper 

 for several years, I take the liberty of writ- 

 ing you with reference to the layering of per- 

 petual-flowering carnations as raised by your 

 correspondent in the Gahdenebs' Magazine 

 of April 13. When we layered our Malmai- 

 son carnations on August 1, 1911, we had 

 several old plants of perpetual varieties, and 

 by way of experiment we layered several. 

 The rooted layers were potted on September 

 25. They were not stopped, but allowed to 

 grow along with the Malmaisons through the 

 winter in a temperature of 45 to 50 degrees. 

 They commenced to flower at the end of 

 'March, and are now (April 18) carrying from 

 nine to twelve fine blooms each, with plenty 

 of healthy growths which will be stopped in 

 due time, and the plants will be potted again 

 for flowering next winter. As we have had 

 such great succeiss from propagation by 

 layers we shall more largely increase our 

 stock by this means towards the end of the 

 summer. Whether this experience is worthy 

 of publication I do not know, but I thought 

 possibly the information might be helpful to 

 some ox your readers." We are obliged to 

 Mr. James for this useful letter. 



DISFIGURED PHYLLOCACTUS.— C. B., 

 Hounslow: Will you kindly tell me what is 

 the cause of the disease which attacks my 

 cacti, and what can be done to cure and 

 prevent it? 1 have made the specimen a 

 good deal worse than it was by dusting sul- 

 phur on it. I have used carbolic soap w'th 

 httle success. Before they were attacked my 

 plants looked even healthier than those at 

 |vew. The leaf sent is from a plant that was 

 ^ tiny slip, two inches high, two years 

 ago.— There is no trace of fungus disease on 

 the specimen sent, and so we conclude the 

 injury is due to some error in cultivation, 

 possibly in connection with watering and 

 temperature. Cacti often look quite green 

 and healthy, and the temptation to increase 

 tUeir vigour by free applications of water is 

 great, but the result is collapse. 



COTTON AS AN ORNAMENTAL PLANT 



• C, Cardiff: My employer has sent 

 •"V. pod or boll of cotton, containing seeds, 

 ana i should like to raise a few plants, as I 

 nn<lerstand these are of a very ornamental 

 pods^^ ^^len carrying their open-end seed 



til- "^^^ information vou can give me in 

 ^nis matter will greatly oblige .--Cotton 

 '^ossypuim) Is quite ornamental when well 



grown and carrying a considerable number 

 expanded seed T>cds. ear-h fthnwino- \ia n/vti- 



not 



tents of silky cotton. The plants are 

 easy to manage, and it is very desirable that 

 an early start should be made, owing to the 

 great difficulty experienced in keeping the 

 piants safely through the winter. You are 

 too late to make a successful start unless cir- 

 cumstances are unusually favourable. Sow 

 the seeds in light soil, in a hot moist pit or 

 stove, and pot the seedlings separately as 

 soon as they are large enough to be so 

 treated, using light r.ch soil. Give larger 

 pots as the need arises, and keep the plants 

 in the stove until they begin to flower, when 

 a drier atmosphere should be provided, but 

 not necessarily a lower temperature, though 

 this latter may be permitted when the pods 

 burst. Save a few of the seeds and start 

 them into growth in brisk heat next January 

 or Februarv. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



F. H. C, Worcester. — 1, Alyssum saxatile 

 citrina; 2, Geum montanum;"3, Vitis Coig- 

 netiae. 



L. B., Charlbury. — 1, Amelanchier cana- 

 densis; 2, Triteleia uniflora; 3, Berberis 

 Darwini; 4, Lycaste cruenta ; 5, Odontoglos- 

 sum Rossi; 6, O. cirrhosum. 



B. S. A., Hants.— 1, Prunus sinensis; 2, 

 double, flesh-coloured peach; 3, double rose- 

 coloured, peach; 4, Pyrus eleagnifolia; 5, 

 Magnolia stellata ; 6, Forsythia suspensa. 



W. B., Uckfield.— 1, Asparagus verticilla- 

 tus; 2, probably Blechnum brasiliense, poor 

 specimens; 3, Phlebodium aureum; 4, Cyrto- 

 mium falcatum; 5, a sedum, send when in 



flower. 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS, 



TUE^DAT, April 3C.— Koyal Horticultural Society; 

 Narcissus Committee meete at 11.30 a.m.; Fruit, 

 Floral and Orchid Committee* at 12 o'clock; 

 Lecture at 3 p.m. on " Potatcce " by Dr. Red- 

 clifPe Salmon; Scientific Committee at 4 o'clock. 

 National Auricula and Primula Society's Show at 

 * the Royal Horticultural Hail. 

 WEDNESDVY, May 1.— National Auricula and Pri- 

 mula Society Midland section, at Birmingham. 

 THURSDAY 3Iay 2. Lmnean Society Meetings 



Manchester and North of England Orchid Society. 

 SATURDAY, May 4.~French Horticultural Society 

 of London. 



North of En^]a.nd HorticuUnral Society; Confer- 

 ^ f-nce on " Horticulture in Secondary Schoole and 

 Karin Institutes," at Newcastle, , , ^ 

 ri KSDAT, May T.— Scotti&h Horticultural At^^ocia- 



\V KDNKSDAY. M:iv ^ K:tsi Anirii.an Hort'cultural 

 'club. 



Royal Society of \rr.<. 

 MONDAY, May Li— Uuited 



Horticultural Benefit 



and Provident Society. , o x 



TUliSD\Y Mav U —Royal Horticultural Society; 

 C'onimittee* mtet at 12 o^clock; Master's Mcmo- 



irial Lecture at 3 p.m. on 



*' Gardening and 

 Dr >u'-ht " bv Profe^^ir .1. Bayley Balfour. 

 F.R.S.. V.m'h. ; Scientific Committee at 4 



NatLnal* Tulip Society's Exhibition at the RoyaJ 



Hortic ul t u ral Hal 1 . 

 Devon County Sihow at Plymouth. 

 WKDNE^SDAY. :\[ay 15.— Nortli of England Horti- 



cultura.1 Society, at Lceda. 

 THURSDAY, May 16.— Manchester and North of 



Eng-land Horticultural Society. 



OBITUARY. 



MR. JAMES BLACKLOCK. 



It is with regret that many will learn of 

 the death of Mr. James Blackloek, for many 

 years gardener at Southwick, the Kirkcud- 

 brightshire seat of Sir M. J. M'Taggart 

 Stewart, Bart. Mr. Blackloek, who has been 

 in failing health for some years, died at 

 Castle-Douglas, where he has been residing, 

 having retired two or three years ago because 

 of the condition of his health. He was an 

 exceptionally able all-round gardener, never 

 allowing his favourite subjects to monopo- 

 lise his attention, and the gardens at South- 

 wick were always maintained in good condi- 

 tion, although the staff was somewhat limited 

 for the size of the place. Mr. Blackloek was 

 highly esteemed in horticultural and other 

 circles. He was a well-read and studious 

 man, and as he was always genial and kindly 

 his company was much appreciated, and he 

 was held in very high respect in and around 

 Southwick, where he had been for many 

 vears. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN IN THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY^S GARDENS AT WISLEY, SURREY. 



Height above Seadevel, 150 feet. 



Datr. 



1912. 

 April 



TO 



APRII. 20. 



Apr 



ft 

 II 



14 -Sunday 



15 -Monday 



!->— Tuesday 



17 -Weduesday,. 



18 -Thurs-;ay .... 



19 - Friday 



20— Saturday... .. 



H 



P 



Temperature of thk 



Air. 



At 9 a.m. D iy 



hr. 

 1 

 5 



8 

 8 

 7 

 13 



Means 



0 

 54 

 0 

 0 

 36 

 6 

 0 



Dry 



Wet 



Bulb. Bulb. 



(total) 

 60 36 



deg, 

 50 

 43 

 47 

 47 

 48 

 68 

 60 



deg. 



47 



42 



45 

 45 

 43 

 49 

 62 



60 



46 



Nigl.t 



Hi^^h- Low- 



est. 



deg. 



57 

 56 

 56 

 59 

 64 

 66 

 62 



60 



deg. 



45 



87 

 Si 



41 



37 

 3t 



37 



Date. 



1912. 

 AraiL 14 



TO 



April 20. 



Apr 



It 

 •I 



II 



14— Sunday 



15— Monday 



16 -Tuesday 



17— -Wednesday., 

 1 i— Thcirsday.... 



19 -Friday 



2') - Saturday .... 



35 



TKaiPERATURK OF 



THE Soil 



At 9 A.M. 



J ^ o 



1 K 



ins. 



(total) 



