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THE GARDENERS* MAGAZINE. 



October 12, ]912. 



of new tjlid^s and the elimination of old or 

 out-of-date ones. All this means time and 

 expense, and such a set could not be either 

 hired or purchased. There is not, so far as 

 We know, any firm that supplies sets of slides 

 of thiti character, but the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society has a set of printed lectures, 

 some with lantern slides, and these are avail- 

 able for circulation at a small fee among 

 societies affiliated with the R.H.S, You 

 may obtain full particulars on application 

 to the secretary^ R.H.S. , Vincent Square, 

 \Ve?itminster, S.W., but we may say that 

 tlie chief of these lectures, with lantern 

 slides, are " Annual Flowers," " Apple Cul- 

 ture." " l^ritish Wild Flowers in the Gar- 

 den," " l^^iirly-flowering Chrysanthemums," 

 "Commoner Birds of our Gardens; their 

 Habits and Food," "Flowering Treeti and 

 Shrubs/' "Gardens by the Lake of Como," 

 "Hardy Nymph seas."" "Plants for Terrace 

 Gardening," " Plants in Congenial Posi- 

 tions," " Roval Horticultural Society," 

 "Some Beautiful Shrul)s," "Spices," and 

 The R.H.S. Wislev Garden." 



HARDY CYPRIPEDIUMS.— R. E. N., 

 Sherborne : Kindly tell me whether you think 

 hardy cypripediums would be a success in 

 this district; and, if so, the kind of soil 



that would best suit them, and the kinds to 

 plant. — Given a sheltered position, moist, but 

 not stagnant, and soil composed of loam, 

 mixed with plenty of leaf-mould and peat, 

 most of the hardy cypripediiims should do 

 very well with vou. Partial shade is desir- 

 able. Good kinds to grow are Cypripedium 

 acaule. C. arietinum, C. Calceolus, C. candi- 

 dum, C. guttatum, C. japonicum, C, macran- 

 thum, C. parviflorum, C. pubescens, and C. 

 spectabile. The last-nametl is one of the 

 finest of the set. All should be planted in 

 little colonies, and the present month is a 

 capital time for planting. 



sri(;r:LiA marylandica — m. a. s., 



(;i;i!iinrgan : "We have plenty of peaty, boggy 

 soil, where heaths, rhododendrons, and the 

 like crrow freely^ and it has been suggested 

 that wc should grow Spigelia marylandica in 

 <|uantity in semi-shady, moist places. Will 

 yuu plea«5e tell me what kind of plant this is, 

 wlu»tlior you think our soil would suit it, and 

 in>w it. can l>e propagated? — Spigelia mary- 

 landica is a pr<*tty ]HM-l);u (H>ns ]>orennial that 

 thrive® in nioi^t.' |XMty >oiI. and should be 

 quite at home in your garden. It hails 

 from North America^ as its name suggests, 

 and it grows about a foot high, sometimes 

 reaching eighteen inches, and sometimes 

 being less than a foot, according to variety 

 and conditions. The angular stems, produced 

 in dense tufts, are clothed with stalkless 

 leav*-.. jiiid carry spikes of bright flowers. 

 TIk^ latter are about IJ inches long, red out- 

 side, yellow within. Spigelia marylandica 



Vvelongs to the order 

 eludes the well-known 



Loga 



Buddleias. 



It is pro- 

 pagated by division in spring, and flowers in 

 tho summer. Thvre are many species of 

 Spifr*^lia, hut S. niarylandira i> the only one 

 of any value for cultivation out of doors 



XAMKS OF PLANTS. 



Un-cW this hcji'lini: w.^ cuu only un-Urtnkr lumir 

 6p<x^^ and wrJI-markcd \-ari^tie,s of ] Imiik- ;\v.i\ 

 not florists' flowers. Specimen© shouM ) ] nckr.l 

 in stout boxra with clamp (not wetl iiin>s ..r M.nir 

 loaves, as pa<?.kin^ maU'rial, to en^^un' rlu ir n fK liim.-- 

 ns in a froc^h stiate. It ieess+mtial that flnw,M> niu-r 

 a.ccompany •tjx-oiniens of flowerinir plniit.-, that 

 fern fron^ls i... trrtU»\ ami tliat nuinlwr^ bc'firniiy 

 atr^ich* <I to Th.- .-iM I' iiiirns >.n tlint tlirv can 



wirhn ;t -iiiy Miiryin.'-. cannot pVoniise to 



n^iinr hi-r- rfi ui - x ^■: r:mrns «t one time from 

 any < iim ■ i-- ■ r r. - j ; i; , ; , n * . 



S. S., Chelin^tord. — CVntranthus rnber. 

 S. F. W., Chislohurst.— 1, Cattleya labiata ; 

 2, C. Harrisona*. 



J. J., Alnwick.— 1, Statice spathnlata; 2, 

 SUphinm ]>erfoliatuni. 

 C. W. 11., St:, fiord. - 



—1 . riniicifiiga sim- 

 plex ; 2, Tilia platyphylla. 



A. B. N., Bideford.— 1, Plumbago rof^a ; 

 2' Ervthrina orista-^'alli : 3, send again. 



K. L. J., Stv vriitnii.^ 1. Silene pendula; 2, 

 riiuia gigaiit^a; ;!, Laurus nobilis: 4, 



M. S., Haslemere. — 1, Buxus sempervirens 

 myrtifolia ; 2, Empetrum nigrum ; 3, Coton- 

 easter horizontalis. 



H. R, C, Derby. — 1, Solidago canadensis; 

 2y Senecio pulcher; 3, Aster diffusns h<irizon- 

 talis; 4, A. multiflorus. 



H. A. E., Wimbledon. — 1, Cestrum ele- 

 gan.s; 2, E.tacum affine; 3, Ardisia crenu- 

 lata; 4j Hippeastrum aulicum. 



NAMES OF FRUITS. 



"When sending fruits for naming, will our readers be 

 g-ood enough to eend good specimens, a& without 

 these it is not pos^iible to accurately determine the 

 va^ietie^s. Pack firmly, using light tin or wood 

 boxes, and eend n&t more tEan six varieties at 

 once. Label each specimen and enclose letter 

 with the fruit, whether a separate notiifioation ie 

 eent or not. Address jbte paokiagefi to the Editor, 

 Gardenkiis' Maoazink, as adTiaed in the notice at 

 the head of *' Answers to Correspondents." 



J. R. D., St. Albans. — Peasgood's Nonsuch. 



M. M., Faringdon.— 1, CatiUacj 2, Beurre 

 Ranee; 3, Beurre Bosc. 



S. E. B., Hellifield.— 1, Yellow Ingestrie; 

 2, Ilawthornden; 3, Emperor Alexander. 



L. E. A., Lewisham. — 1, Summer Pear- 

 main; 2, Yorkshire Greeninff: 3, Golden 

 Noble. 



L. P. A., Folkestone.— 1, Adams' Pear- 

 main; 2, Dnrondeau; 3, Beurre Bie\; 4, 

 Sturmer Pippin ; 5, Lane's Prince Albert 



SCHOOLMASTER, Bucks.— The ^eedhng 

 apple does not possess: merits likely to place 

 it ahead of, or even on 



equality with, 

 other apples already on the market. We ex- 

 pect your variety is a seedling- from King of 

 the Pippins, as the peculiar flavour of the 

 latter can be detected in it. The fruits are 

 not attractive, nor is the flavour likely to 

 commend the variety 



FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS 



''''''^^l^ro^^^^^^ Horticultural J^.lu 



WEDNESDAY October 16.-North of England Hor- 

 ticutural Society; Mi^^ing at I^eds ; Lectu^ 



T Bernard ^5al7'''* ^^^^"^^^^ «^ 



^Y/^'^^V- ^^^^^^ ir.-Xational Sweet. Poa So- 

 ciety. Annual Meeting et Hotel Windsor at 2 30 

 p.m., to be followed by a Dinner at 6 p.m and 

 A Conference at 7 p.m 



MONDAY October Sl.-National Chry..anthemum 

 mum Society ; FIoi^l Committee meeting at Cex 

 HfiJi. Strand, fit 3 p.m 



ri i-^SD.VT October 22.-Royal Hortieultura.1 So- 

 ciety ; Committees meet at. 12 o'clock : Lecture 

 at. 3 p.m. on " The Sen«'s of Plants," by the Rey 



Pro o^fior G. Hen.low. T.M.H. ; Scientific Com: 

 nutt<H^ at 4 o eloi-k 



WEDNKSDAY, Ootolor -J.^HerefoTd Fniit and 



Chrysanthemum Show; two days 

 TT KSDAY, OctobiT 20.— National Chrysanthemu.n 



Society's Exhibition at Lhe Cry^.tal pIC thr^e 



WEDNESDAY Octolx^r 3.).-Kent Countv Chn-san- 

 tlR^mum Show; t-wo davs, 

 Croydon Chrysanthemum Show; two davs 

 THUUSDAY, October 31.-Torc,ii.y C hryJ^inVmum 



CONTENTS. 



or Acienjjs 



AIy,-.-iini.^. nr \\nvk Mn-iworr^ 

 An.swrrs to Correal nr^ 

 BfauHful Fiower ]t.'N .(t 

 Double DafTtHliUs 

 i:ar:,hing-up Winter Gnens 

 llxhibitiong and Meetinge 

 (i imieneRs and Ganlening 

 (iariiih Dahiias— A Protest 



H;einanthusea 



N*'w Z4^aland Burs 

 Northern Cotnr i. 

 Note of the \\ . . k 

 N^>te3 f roni , Kru 

 Obse-rvation on th"' 

 riant Life on tin- Konst ¥Uh 

 Painta about Grease Bamlidg 

 Ilo«e, Duchess of Normandy ... 



S«,nihueu3 canadentfis 



8wt-4't Williams ... , . 

 'Hir Friary. OM Wii^.l^.r 

 T he I in 1 1 ro venn at ^ >! K o m' 

 The Seortish Fruit Vv<)\>s 

 Margrave Plant Farm. I, unit 

 Work fcT the Week 



Il'-urn !tiouth 



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 788 

 780 

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 771) 



774 

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 782 

 777 



771 



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774 

 77() 

 770 

 782 

 782 

 775 

 783 

 782 

 780 

 784 



Portrn it : 



l!.r-lSTUA'nONS. 



, V'-,-.-'^"".; ^J^^f-i-. 771: GM.den 



H;onr ot Vr..ry, Old Wi.ul.or 77:,; 



\ u \v in Hou. r (;;.r<Un of The Friary* 776- 



Mrrt.uvous Hoi-.lrr in The Fria-ry Gardens 



-Nareu-Mu Pnniroise Phtenix. 778- New 



H.T. Uo.e Duchess of Nermandv 77') ; \iv/.u 

 .-axntile citrinuin, 781. 



MARKETS. 



. ^ . 



COVENT GARDEN. 



X 



Flowers. 



Frosty nights have praotically put an end to oat. 

 door flowers. The demand is steady, and pric 



firmer. , 



s. d. 



3 0 tn 



J* 



4 



8 



8 



6 



0 



6 



8 



9 



3 



1 



1 



2 



2 



2 



2 

 2 



1 



1 

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0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 8 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 0 

 6 

 0 

 0 



0 

 6 

 0 

 0 

 6 



10 0 



1 



3 

 4 



0 

 0 

 0 



2 6 

 2 0 



o 



1 



0 

 0 



Ariime per doz. 



Ad'iantum cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 

 Asparagus plumofius ... per doz. bun. 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 



Bouvardia per doz. bun. 



Carnations per doz. 



per doz. bun. 



MaJimaison per doz. 



Oattleyas per doz. 



Chrysanthemums per doz. bun. 



per doz. blooms 



Oroton leiaves per bun. 



I>ucharis per doz. 



French fern per doz. bun. 



Gardenias per doz. 



Gladiolus per doz. 



Gyp&ophila ^ per doz. bun. 



Lapageria i>er doz. 



Lilium auratuni per bun. 



apeciosura per 46z. 



longiflorum per doz. 



Lily of the A'alley per doz. bun. 



Marguerites per doz. bun. 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 



Montbretias per doz. bun. 



Odontoglo&sunus per doz. blms. 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 



Phy&alis per doz. ban. 



Kows^'S per doz. 



Smilax per doz. trails 



Spiraea per doz. bun. 



Statice per doz. bun. 



Stephanotis per 6 doz. blms. 



Tuberoses i>er doz. 



Violas per doz. bun. 



Violets per doz. bun. 



Fruits. 



Supplies are fit.ill Ijarge, though scarcely so abun- 

 dant as' during the last few weeks. Grapes and 

 pears are much in demand. 



Apples, English per bush. 



Cox's per ^-sieve 



Californian per box 



Ban-anas per bun. 



Blackberries per peck 



<^"'t>niits ]>er doz. .lbs. 



Cocoanuts per 1€0 18 



Cranberries per case " ~ 



^ig® per doz. 



Grapes, English per lb. 



Guernsey i>er lb. 



Almeria per barrel 



Greengages per i-sieve 



Lemons per case 



Melons each 



, , Cantaloupe ea ch 



Oranges per case 



Jamaica per case 



Cape per case 



2 0 

 4 0 



2 

 2 



0 

 6 



0 *S 



0 9 



1 6 



oat. 









3 



6 



6 



0 



16 



0 



12 



0 



7 



A 



V 



2 



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12 



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V 



15 



0 



15 



0 



6 



0 



3 



6 



1 



6 



2 



6 



4 



0 



2 



6 



4 



0 



3 



0 



2 



6 



3 





2 





2 





18 



0 



4 



0 



0 





5 



0 



4 



0 



6 



0 



6 



0 



0 



0 



3 



0 



6 





2 



6 



3 



0 



0 





1 



0 



3 





H 1 



Peaches i>er dioz. 



Pears ly^r x. 



per ^-bush. 3 

 Frenoh per box 



Calif ornian p<'r cas-e 



Pineapples 2 



Plums, Californian per 



Walnuts 



case 



l)er doz. lbs. 



Vegetables. 



BunneT bcanrs are quite over in many 

 owing to frosts, h;-nce the hig^her prices, 

 continues bri^k. 



Artichokes, Globe per doz. 



Aubergines jx-r doz. 



Beans, Runner ])er h\iA\. 



y^^^ per bush. 



Cabban-r pp^. tally. 



^rrots per doz. bun. 



Oauhflowerri per tally 



Celery bun. 



Cucumbers per doz. 



^^li^l've per doz. 



Horse-radish prr doz. bun. 



I'P^tuce per doz. 



^^^^ IM'r doz. bun. 



Mushrooms per doz. lbs. 



Onions per bus-h. 



Spanish per case 



I*;u\>ley p^.j, ^j^.^^ tun. 



Parsnips j>er bush. 



Radishes <ioz. bun. 



Snallots per doz. lbs. 



■Spinach per bash. 



roniatci i-;n ■■! .]i 



Gurrn,-rv 



s. 



d. 



e. 



d. 



2 



0 



to 5 



0 



3 



6 





0 



6 



0 



9 



0 



4 



0 



8 



0 



2 



0 



2 





2 



0 



2 



3 



18 



0 



23 



0 



12 



0 



14 



0 



1 



0 



3 



0 



0 



9 



3 



0 



0 



6 



1 



0 



8 



0 



21 



0 



5 



0 



7 



0 



8 



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30 



0 



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9 



2 



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2 



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4 



0 



10 



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30 



0- 



10 



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15 



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distri/cta 

 Business 



];rr (!i)Z. lbs. 



per doz. lbs. 



Turnip,s per doz. bun. 



Watercress j>er <loz. bun. 



s. 



d. 



6. 



d. 



1 



0 to 



2 





2 



0 



2 



6- 



3 



0 



5 



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12 



0 



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6 



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0 



1 



0 



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6 



6 



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10 



0 



2 



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6 



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0 



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LONDON POTATO MARKETS- 



Trad<- i.-; n<>t v.m-v -om] nnd }>!iv.ts are careful 

 Ix^cause of Thr lar-e aihounr of diseas^^ in tome 



B^^fords per ton 80 0 to 90 ^ 



^^nts per ton 80 0 »5 0 



'';n^;'|n iw^r ton 80 0 95 0 



Blacklandb per ton 70 0 8o V 



