May 18, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE, 



403 



&eem 

 We 

 been 



reason of the inadequacy of the sum, or by 

 reason of its having been o])tained by fraud 

 or undue influence or other improper means, 

 to cancel the agreement, or make such other 

 order as it tliinks just. In default of agree- 

 ment, a claim for compensation can be settle-d 

 in one of the following ways : (1) by proceed- 

 ings in the county court; or (2) by arbitra- 

 tion before a private arbitrator, agreed to 

 and appointed by the parties ; or (3) if a com- 

 mittee, representative of the employer and 

 his workmen, exists with ]X)wer to settle 

 matters under the Act, by arbitration before 

 such committee. 



ORANGE-rOLOUEED CYDONIA.— N. C, 

 Lowestoft: We have a very beautiful cydonia 

 growing against the house-wall. The plant 

 is not very large, but its Inight orange and 

 orange-scarlet flowers are very attractive. It 

 is not the common C. japonica, but we hope 

 vou will be able to tell us the name from this 

 poor description ; the leaves and stems 

 to be darker than the common form, 

 would have sent specimens, but have 

 svo long getting our garden into shape since 

 we took possession. — The cydonia is pro- 

 bably C. japonica Sargenti, a beautiful 

 plant for a wall or a rock garden. Send us 

 a specimen next spring if the flowers are now 

 all over. 



MARGUERITE MRS. F. SANDER. — 

 J. J. W., Liverpool : Can you tell me whether 

 the beautiful double or anemone-centred 

 Marguerite Mrs. F. Sander has ever gained 

 honours from the Royal Horticultural 

 Societv, and if so, when ? — This fine mar- 

 guerite was exhibited by Messrs. Sander and 

 Sons, St. Albans, at the Temple Show of 

 1910, and gained an Award of Merit. It wa« 

 figured in our issue of June 4, 1910, p. 429. 



SWEET WILLIAMS.— L. W. P., Peter- 

 borough : We do not succeed with sweet wil- 

 liams, and now that these old-fashioned 

 flowers have been so greatly improved, we 

 are anxious to try again. Our soi] is heavy, 

 and remains rather damp during winter, and 

 this doubtless has something to do with our 

 comparative failure. Any siiggestions will 

 be welcomed. — ^Secure the ]>est possible 

 strain of sweet williaras, as poor strains give 

 poor results, no matter how good the site 

 and cultivation. Sow the seeds at onoe, 

 thinly in a little bed in the kitchen garden, 

 and add some cru^hed mortar rubbish and 

 old potting soil to the heavy staple. If the 

 soil is dry give it a thorough watering a few 

 hours before drawing shallow drills to re- 

 ceive the seeds. Prick out the seedlings six 

 inche-s apart each wav as soon as they are 

 large enough, and place the plants in their 

 floworing quarters in early autumn. Sweet 

 WKliams love a warm, rich soil, containing 

 plenty of lime. ^ 



COTOXEASTERS FOR THE ROCK GAR- 

 iih.V— M. M., Ratheaston: Your help in 

 aeciding which are the best cotoneasters for 

 planting m a rock garden will be greatlv ap- 

 preciated.— In a rock garden where there are 

 some very large boulders Cotone-aster hori- 

 zontahs would be suitable ; but if the garden 

 small and the stones of quite moderate 

 the best kinds to ])]ant would 1 

 a^pi-essa, which prorhu rs a tim> HVcot in 



&^^>ta), one of the ihw.i cf reek 



rW ' ^"l^^^i'^^ ^vhich produces 



sp^!:^''^ h^iwthorn-like flowers at this 



season of the year. 



is 



size 



garden 



NAMES OF PLAXTS. 



-Tilia ]thityphiUus 



/^V. S., Rottingdean 

 laciniata, ^ 



*> Stowmarket.— 1. Kerria iaponiea: 



-'^piraea confusa. ^ 



the'Rl.^'n?^''^'^' --^ «f Prunus padus, 



tne Bird Cherry, a native plant. 



I>iorvill.' ^^"^/!^idge._l, Cytisus albus; 2, 



'l}^ ^^^^hihs ; 3, Cytisus biflorus. 

 tana- 9 \ Wallingford.— 1, Clematis mon- 



rhamoides T^p"^' fruticosa ; 3, Hippoph* 

 F O ' ^^"J^ui'^^ila vulgaris. 



Od<VntoH.I^.'r arcturus; 2, 



pum ardontissimiim : :i, O. t-ris- 



*'^^l^'dun umbilicus. 



MARKETS. 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flow«ra. 



Flowers aro plentiful, atkI a ^ood dt'inand continues. 



6. d. 6. d. 



Adiantum. cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 5 0 to 8 0 



Anemones i>er doz. bun. 2 (» 2 B 



A ru niB pe^r do z . 1 () 2 6 



Afi-paraigais plumoeufi ... per doz. bun. 8 0 15 0 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Azakas per doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 



Bouvardia ji-er doz. bun. (i (» 7 0 



Camellias per box 1 6 3 0 



Carnations i>er doz. 1 fi 2 0 



per doz. bun. 10 0 15 0 



Oattleyae per doz. 10 0 12 0 



(Cornflowers per <loz. bun. 2 o A 0 



Onoton lea v es per bu n. 1 0 1 6 



Ivueharits j^er doz. 2 0 3 0 



Forg-et-me-not \)er doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 



Frenoh fern per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



G;arcl»eniais» per doz 1 (i 3 0 



Gkdiolufi Colvilk'i ];:r doz. bun. !) 0 15 .0 



G y i>sioph ilia i>er doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 



Iris. Spaniisli per doz. bun. 8 0 10 0 



Lilao per bunch 2 0 3 0 



Lilium Guratum per doz. 4 0 5 0 



, , 6 pee io s uni per doz . 2 0 3 6 



longiflorum jht doz. 2 0 3 0 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 8 0 18 0 



M a rg^uei rit os per c Io z . lain. 1 <l 2 ( ( 



Xarcissus i>er doz. bun. 10 3 0 



Odontoglo«sunas per doz. blms. 3 0 4 6 



Peil.arg"onium.s per doz. bun. 4 0 6 0 



l*oppies , per doz. bun. '^ J\ 6 0 



P r i m ro se« i>e r <lo z . bun. 0 9 1 0 



U o s es ]) e r doz. 1 O 3 (J 



Smila-x wr doz. trails 2 0 3 0 



Spiraea ptr doz. bun. 4 0 5 0 



.^weet Peai-y per doz. bun. 3 0 6 0 



Tuberoses per doz. 0 5 0 9 



Tulips, Darwin per bun. 0 0 I (» 



Violets per <loz. bun. 2 0 4 0 



Wial Iflo we rs per doz .bun. 16 26 



Gooseiberrieis a-re good, and sell wt^ll. anil rhrv^- ;> 

 a. ca'pita.1 demand for new j,Tap.sS. oranjf^'.s. ^tiaw- 



berriefi. and . Australian appleis*. e. d. fi. d. 



Apples ^ova Seotia i^er ba-rrel 10 6 to 22 0 



' Canadian per barrel 12 0 22 0 



American per barrel 20 0 32 0 



Calif ornian per case 4 0 7 0 



Ausi:ralian per box 7 0 14 0 



Apricots, French per box 13 16 



Bananas per bun. 3 6 10 6 



Fig-s per doz. 6 0 10 0 



GoosrbirnCs per i bu.-'h. 5 0 7 6 



Grapeis, Knjjli^sh per lb. 2 0 5 0 



Belgian per lb. 1 3 2 6 



. Almeria per barr-1 16 O 21 0 



Ca]>e 1 *'r cufvi^ 4 0 10 " 



Le moas pe r ease 8 0 3< i 4 1 



Melons 1 3 1 ti 



()i\in2'e> Denia r case 15 0 32 



SeviUe per box 15 0 18 0 



Valencia per case 10 0 18 0 



IVaehtVs ... "pf!- (I*iz. 6 0 24 o 



Pear6, Cape l>er box 3 0 <i 0 



' Australian per ca<e 6 1^' l> 



Pineapples ea^h 2 6 5 6 



Strawberries per lb. 10 3 (I 



vegetables. 



Outdoor vegetables remiiin <!i ir. nml furc 1 pro- 

 <l.uce i.s now becoming sea-rct i-. A - j .i i j a ' - : \v,ll. 



and is very good. c iL fc. d. 



Artichokes, Globe in-r doz. 2 il tu 2 6 



Jeruyalem per flu.h. 1 o 2 (t 



Asparagus V^'Y bun. 1 0 6 0 



Bean^ (;iirrn,-'ev per lb. i» ti 1 H 



Beet * IH^r 1 ush. 2 0 3 0 



Broccoli. Siir.iuTinir l^er bag 4 0 6 (I 



C-ibba'jf N' w Fi ' m il , i . r doz. 1 2 " 



New Cmi ni-ii r <b>z. " 1 *> 



( ji rn»r< i r dnz. bim. 4 *i H' o 



Cmiliflnw ]' V -/.. I :> ti 0 



Cn|-.!i>it -.- . 1 ' I - ^' " 



CiieunibtTs P''i" <i"2- - " 



Kndive <^oz- - 



Horseradit^'li l-^^r doz. bun. 10 0 Hi i' 



L^ks 1'^^ - *' *' 



Ivettuee ' Kr doz. 1 0 A 



^int P^'r <Iflz. bun. 2 0 3 v 



Mu^rooms l>er doz. lb. 8 0 10 0 



Onions IHT ^ ^\ I* 



Parslev t^i^ne 2 C J I 



Parsnip* l>^r bag o 0 . i' 



Pens, French Iht pad 4 0 6 



Guernsey l^r lb. 0 6 



BadisW V^r doz. bun. 4 l 



lUiuUarb I't^r ^^^i"- " 



Seakale l>^r ^ ^ ^ 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Bu»ine?.^ is slow, and ] ric-s .dmw n turtlicr irdiirTi- n 



for old !?t-(ieks. _:■ ?: '' 



BlaokJand i-^' ^''^ " , 



BritKsh Queen 1-^" tmi m Io 



Kvergoocl i " L^^ * 



King Edward P<'r ton o 



rp-to-Dnte \<y t^'" = -^l 



Teneriffc New 1' r -'^vt. o 4 



Algerian. N.-u i- r '"^vt. U> o l\ ■ 



.ler.M'v NfW i ' '' ', ' 



St. VIm-o, N.w l^r '-^v:. ^» 



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is unprecedented for her beauty* 

 her wealth and greai variety of 

 coloups, which range from pure 

 white to yellow, orange, pink, 

 scarlet, crimson, and all the inter 



mediate shades- 



A most charming table decoration. 

 The cut flowers keep fresh tor 

 about a fortnight ana even longtr. 



SEEDS CROP May June. 

 CUT BLOOM September— May. 



THE 



FREESIA 



The strikingly beautiful, sweet- 

 scented blooms are daintily 

 coloured with the most delicate 

 hues of pink, red, violet, blue, 



orange, etc. 



For fuller piirtieuLirs apply to 



ETABLISSEMENTS 



HORTICOLES OU LITTORAL 



CAP d'ANTIBES 



(Alpes-Mapitlmes), 



SOUTH OF FRANCE. 



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