June 8, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



439 



ANSWERS TO 



CORRESPONDENTS. 



s^cret&Tiee of horticultural societies are invited to 

 i^d early notification of forthcoming exhibitions 

 fnd meetings, and are requested to advise us con- 

 cerning changes of datos. 



^npcimens of plants, flowers, and for naming 



omnion should be sent to the Editor of the 

 tJS^s^^^<^AZi^^. '-EnMeigh/' Prior Park. 

 Kew Surrey, and as early in the week as possible. 

 AA !^rce.Ls must be ^:ufficient]y prepaid. 



The Editor will be glad to receive photogiraphs of 

 Tardene, plants, flowers, trees, fruitfi, etc^, for 

 feproduction in the Gardeners' MaQAZine. He ^ylll 

 also be greatly obliged by correspondents eending 

 eai-lv intimation of interesting local events relating 

 to horticalture. In sending newspapers containing 

 matter to which they wish to draw attention cor- 

 respondents are reqneeted to distinctly mark the 

 paragraph. . . 



CRICKET BAT WILLOW.— Bats, Fal- 

 mouth" I am becoming interested in the 

 matter of willow timber for bat-making pur- 

 poses, and, remembering you have referred 

 to the matter on several occasions, I am 

 writing to ask if you could tell whether the 

 subiect is dealt with fully in any special 

 publication.— You wdll find this subject of 

 cricket-bat willow (a form of Salix alba var. 

 coerulea) dealt with fully in the " Kew 

 Bulletin " of 1907. It may be possible to get 

 the special issue separately, but the volume 

 for that yeaj; can be obtained from Messrs. 

 Wyman and Sons, Lim.^ Fetter Lane, E.C., 

 for 5s 5d., post free. In a recent issue (No. 4, 

 1912, price 4d.), of the "Bulletin" further 

 reference is made to the subject. 



"G M." SPECIAL EXHIBITION NUM 

 BERS.— B. M. J., Dublin: Is it possible for 

 me to obtain copies of the Gardeners' Maga- 

 zine of May 18, May 25, and June 1, contain- 

 ing reports' and illustrations of the Great In- 

 ternational Exhibition? I cannot get copies 

 here, and several friends are anxious to have 

 them.— The issues of May 18 and June 1 may 

 be obtained from our 'Publisher, 148, 149, 

 Aldersgate Street, London, E.G., but at the 

 moment of writing there are no copies of 

 May 25. However, a few may yet return 

 from provincial newsagents, and if yon send 

 your full address a postcard will be sent 

 stating whether that issue can then be sup- 

 plied. 



BUDDLEIA VAEIABILIS VEITCHL- 

 S. B. C, Godalming: What would be a ^ood 

 position for Biiddleia variabilis Veitchi.;; I 

 can place it in the open, where it will be shel- 

 tered from cold wdnds, or plant it agamsit 

 the house wall, having a south by south- west- 

 exposure.— As the plants are not costly, and 

 can be supplied in pots at this season of the 

 year, we suggest you try one in each of the 

 positions suggested, or, better still, try B. 

 variabilis Veitchi in the open, and B. varia- 

 bilis mao-nifica aganst the house. These Bud- 

 dleas will stand hard pruning m tbe late 

 winter, or early spriner, and so can be kept 

 well secured to the waU. Growth is vigorous, 

 however, and the grace of the plant would bo 

 spoiled if this were tied in closely 

 the summer. The soil should be rich, light, 

 and well drained, and in a border close to 

 a house wall, some attention to watering and 

 feeding wiH^be desirable in due course. 



HOETICULTURE AND THE BOABD OF 

 AGEICULTURE.— R. E. N., Banbury : Can 

 you give me any idea of the prosrramme 

 which the proposed Horticultural Division 

 of the Board of Agriculture will follow. 

 Until the matter is officially published we 

 can say little al)out the working of the Hor- 

 ticultural Division, wbicli Mr. Runciman is 

 instituting. The staleuient that ,£3,0()0 a 

 year will be set apart for horticultural pur- 

 poses, from the Development Fund, is erro- 

 neous, as also is the statement that intensive 

 gardening is to be a great part of the work 

 of the Division. Judging from what Mr. 

 Runciman has said, special attention will be 

 given to — more effective administration of 

 th^ Destructive Insects and Pests Acts; issue 

 of more and better advice to horticulturists 

 in the form of leaflets; expert answers to 

 inquiries on all horticultural subjects; 

 stimulation of horticultural education in the 

 counties; and extension of the present sys- 

 tem of granting clean bills of health with 



reference to plants for export. Bee-keeping 

 in its relation to fruit culture is to receive 

 special attention. We understand that in a 

 month or so the arrangements for putting 

 the new Division into working order will be 

 completed. There are rumours to the efftct 

 that Mr. A. D. Hall, who ib ieaving Rothani^ 

 sted in the autumn to take up an appoint- 

 ment under the Government, is to take 

 charge of this Horticultural Division, but so 

 far there has been no official pronouncement 

 in this connection. 



VARIEGATED GROUND IVY.— L. L, C, 



Swanage: We have a plant of the pretty 

 variegated ground ivy in the rock garden, 

 but it never seems quite happy, quite failing 

 to grow as vigorously as some examples 1 

 have seen elsewhere. It is a sunny position 

 and good soil. Can you suggest a reason for 

 its partial failure under those conditions? — 

 The variegated ground ivy (Nepeta Glechoma 

 variegata) does better in a rather shady pla.ee 

 than in a sunny one, and it also loves a moist 

 situation. If you can provide these condi- 

 tions in some other part of the rock garden 

 you will find the plant succeed quite well. 



GERMAN OR BEARDED IRISES.— C. P., 

 Hunstanton : Having a numl^r of good varie- 

 ties of German or Bearded irises, and wishin.^ 

 to plant them in a new position for a special 

 purpose, it has occurred to nie that I have 

 seen statements in the Gardeners' Magazine 

 to the effect that planting is best done just 

 after flowering. Am I right?— Yes; the best 

 time to divide and replant German irises is 

 as soon as they have finished flowering, as 

 they are then making new roots, and soon 

 become re-established. Select a site where 

 the soil is rich but thoroughly well drained ; 

 see that the soil is moist before planting, and 

 also give the plants a good watering a few 

 hours before lifting them. Plant firmly, but 

 barely cover the rhizomes, and take care that 

 sufficient water is given until the plants are 

 quite at home in their new quarters. 



LIST OF SWEET PEA NAMES.— G. C. M., 

 Beckenham: I believe the National Sweet 

 Pea Society has issued a List of Sweet Pea 

 Names, and is offering the same as a modest 



I^indly tell me from whom I can ob- 



■The official "List of Sweet 



price. 



tain a copy. i x. u 



Pea Names " is 7d. post free, and can be ob- 

 tained from Mr. C. H. Curtis, hon. secretary, 

 N.S.P.S., Adelaide Road, Brentford. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



S. S., Epsom.- 

 J. R. S., Boscastle. 



Cotoneaster horizontalis. 

 -Santolina Chamfecy- 



parissus. „ 

 J. M., Wells.— 1, Euonynius europseus; 2, 



Ilex crenata major; 3, Ononis luteus. ^ 



F L S Chester.— 1, Lychnis viso^na; 2, 

 Saxifraga pyramidalis; 3, Chrysogonum vir- 



ginianum. 



M. E., Chippenham.— 1, Anchusa italica; 

 2, probably Gaura Lindheimeri, too small 

 for proper identification. 



C K., Gloucester: 1, Dracocephalum gran- 

 diflorum; 2, Iris sibirica; 3, Sprekelia formo- 

 sissima; 4, probably Pyrola rotundifolia. 



A. G. B., Swanley.— 1, Daphne alpina; 2, 

 Verbena veuosa; 3, Lycium barbarum ; 4, 

 Iciohvlla squarrosa: 5. Fabiana imbricata. 



W ^R J.. Felixstowe.— 1. Trollins euro- 

 paeus; 2, Swainsonia galegifolia; 3, Ajuga 

 Brockbanki; 4, Phlox divaricata; o, Strep- 



tosolen Jamesoni. 



C M. Lines. — 1, Cytisus purpureus; 2, 

 probably Heuchera cylindrica ; 3, the pelar- 

 croniums are hybrid forms obtained by cross- 

 mg large-flowered kinds with the scented- 

 leaved species. 



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