October 26, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



829 



as to why junipers should be dangerous. Per- 

 haps you can help us, as we are both very 

 "interested in hardy fruit culture. — That there 

 is some truth in the statement will be evi- 

 dent when we say that certain kinds of 

 funo-i injurious to hawthorns, pears, nied- 

 larsT ^nd Mountain Ash, use the junipers 

 as host plants. Just as the Black Wheat Eust 

 uses the Barberry for a host, so several Clus- 

 ter-cups (species of GymoiSporangium) use the 

 junipers as a host. The possibility of danger 

 is verv great, and where it is apprehended 

 then the junipers near by should be de- 

 stroyed. Without bcrberis there would be 

 no wheat rust; if junipers were cleared away 

 a number of fungus pe^ts injurioiis to pears, 

 etc., would cease to exist, because one part 

 of the life cycle of these fungi can orily be 

 lived on a juniper. 



XAMES OF PLANTS. 



0. B. W., AVarrington. — Doodia aspera; 

 2, Strobilanthes Dyerianus. 



M. J., Carlisle. ^1, Eetinospora tetragona 

 aurea ; 2 Syniphoricarpiis racemosus. 



S. J., Wrexham. ^ — 1, llscallonia macrantha ; 

 2, Cotoneasler horizoutalis ; 3^ Gaultheria 

 procumbens. 



B. S. S., Epsom. — 1, Cost us igneus ; 2, 

 A-diantuni cuucatum gracillinriim ; Lojnai ia 

 gibba : 4. Mara.jta Voitchi ; 5, Firms Fareeliu 



M.- E. M., Derby. — 1^ Epidomlrum vitelli- 

 nummajus; 2, Cypripedixim Tityus ; 3, Bras- 

 savola ibigbyana; 4, Calanthe Veitchi ; 5, 

 Cattleya Harrisouse; 6^ a poor form of Catt- 

 leya labiata. 



NAMES OF FRUITS. 

 L. J., Lincoln. — Cornish Gillifiower 



K. T. E., Bangor.- 

 recognised. 



0. M. M.. Shields. 



1^ Lord Derby ; 2, not 



1, Mere de Menaofe; 



2, Norfolk Be<^fing; 3, Eibston Pippin. 



B. P., Hook. — 1^ Emperor Alexander; 2, 

 Fearu's Pippin; 3, Wealthy; 4, Margil. 



F B., PlyuK)ath. — 1. Beurre Clairgeau ; 

 2, Cellini; 3, Egremont Eusset ; 4, Benoni; 

 5, Dutcli Mignonne; 6, Gravenstein. 



F. F,. Baru-^taple.— 1, Beurre Diol : 2. 

 Beiirre Bosc ; 3, Uvedale's St. Gerinniii ; 4. 

 Lord Derby; 5, King of the Pippins; G, 

 Stunner Pippin. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEN IN THE BOTAL HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY'S GARDENS at WISLET, SURREY. 



Height above Sea-level, 150 fe^t. 



Date, 



1912. 



October 13 



TO 



October 19 



Oct 



>» 

 II 



ft 



13 

 U 

 15 

 16 



17 



18 

 19 



■Sunday .... 



■Monday 



•Tnesday.... 



Wednesday 



Thursday.. 



Friday 



Saturday... 



.eans 



&4 



m 



OQ 



lir. m. 

 4 30 



3 6 



4 36 

 6 54 

 6 12 

 7 



(total) 



33 0 



Temperature of the 



Air. 



At 9 a.m. 



Day 



Night 



Dry 



Wet 



High- 



Low- 



Bulb. 



Bulb. 



eet. 



est, 



deg. 





degr. 





50 



50 



63 



33 



56 



55 



bl 



50 



39 



39 



56 



33 



40 



45 



57 



32 



50 



48 



66 



44 



47 



4B 



57 



36 



51 



48 



66 



46 



43 



47 



68 



39 



Date. 



1912. 



October 13 



TO 



October 19, 



Oct 



13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 



Sunday' 



Monday 



Tuesday 



Wednesday.. 

 Thnrsday..,. 

 Friday 



Saturday..,. 



Means 



Temperature of 



the Soil. 



Ax 9 A.M. 



inB. 



0-02 

 0-04 



• » B 



(total) 

 006 



At 



1ft. 



deep, 



51 

 49 

 4« 

 50 

 48 

 60 



49 



At 

 2 ft. 

 deep. 



dejf. 



60 

 60 

 50 

 60 

 50 

 60 

 60 



50 



At 

 4 ft. 



deep. 



deg, 

 62 

 5a 

 53 

 52 

 52 

 52 

 5.2 



M H * 



^ g 3 



w 2 ^ 



O H 



52 



desr, 



44 



27 

 26 



38 



27 



36 



MARKETS. 



4^ 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers. 



C 1 ir y :ui t li ; n i u i I H an. a h u r. d a n i 

 flowi rs ,i>i Ufiailv ai(_' lii iuor. 



lju 



99 



9 5 



Aruiuts per doz. 



A-d'iantum caneatum ... per <l<jz. buu. 

 Aspara-gus piumosus ... per doz. bun. 



Sprengeri pvY doz. bun. 



Bouvardia per doz. bun. 



C a riLL\ Xiojus p i' r t . u z . 



per doz. tun. 



MaLmaison per doz. 



Cattleyas per doz. 



Clirv - :uiTil> ■U1U1H^ 1 tioz. buu,. 



1 .■! ,.iJZ. blcciUis 



Oroton leaves per bun. 



Eucharis per doz. 



French fe-rn per doz. bun. 



Gardenias per doz. 



Lapagferia jx^r doz. 



LiliuiiL Jiuratum per bua. 



speciosum per doz. 



Jongiflorum pvv doz. 



Lily of the Valiey per doz. bun. 



3Iarguerites per do/, bun. 



31ignoiiette per doz. bun. 



Odontoglo&sum^ per doz. bims. 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 



Phy&alis per doz. bun. 



Hoses per doz. 



Smilas per doz, trails 



Spiriea per doz. bun. 



Statice per doz. bun. 



St.epiiianotis per 6 doz. blms. 



Tuberoses per doz. 



Violas per doz. bun. 



Yiolet^ per doz. bun. 



Fruits. 



7 * 



t- 







of 



s. 



d. 





<i. 



3 



U to 



3 



6 



4 



0 



6 



0 



S 



0 



16 



0 



s 



0 



1:2 



0 



ti 



0 





0 



1 



0 



2 



0 



6 



0 



11 



0 



8 



0 



13 



0 



!J 



0 



15 



0 



4 



(» 





0 



1 







0 



1 



0 



1 



iS 



2 



0 



2 



6 



2 



6 



4 



0 



2 



0 



2 



6 



2 



0 



2 



6 



4 



0 



r> 



0 



1 



0 



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6 



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3 



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10 0 



2 6 



3 0 



2 6 



3 0 

 5 t> 



1 

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 4 

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0 

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0 6 

 G 9 



1 6 



IS 



5 



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6 



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6 

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0 

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9 

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 6 



Fruity ccnunue in 'arge ^ui)i:ly, and prie;,-^ are easy. 



J 1 



1 1 



> ^ 



Apples, English per bush. 



Cox c> per i-sieve 



C'A 1 ito rniau ... pt r box 



Scotian per ease 



Banian as ixt bun. 



Cobnurs per doz. lbs. 



Cocoanuts per UiO 



Cranherries per case 



Figti per doz. 



Grapes, English per lb. 



Guernsey per lb. 



Almeria per barrel 



Lisbon i>er eaie 



Li ii!iMi> jK r ca-e 



Melonis eaeii 



„ Cantaloupe eJich 



Oranges per oa.se 



Jamaica per oa^e 



Cape per ca.se 



P ea oh e s pe r tlo z . 



Cianadian per box 



Pears per ^ bu^h. 



French p^-r box 



Caiifornian ix^r c^aee 



Pin-eappleis 



Plums , C a 1 i f o rn ia n per case 



Pomei^ranate^s per case 



Walnutvs per doz. Ibe. 



Vagetables. 



Supplies are birge. but trade is 

 ^te-;ulv at about r^cvnt quotation- 



Artichokes, Globe tier doz. 



Aubergines P^^J" doz. 



Be^'t per bush. 



BrusseU Sproutc? per ^-bUv^h. 



Cabba-ge per tally. 



Carrots per doz. buu. 



Oa-uliflowers P^>" tally 



Celery p<?r buu. 



Cucumbers per doz. 



Endive per doz. 



Ho rser«d ieh ^x^ r do z . bun. 



Lettuce per doz. 



:Hiut IK^r doz. bun. 



Mushrooms per do^. lbs. 



Onions per bush. 



Spanish .-. per cuse 



Parsley P^'r doz. Lun. 



Parsnips per bush. 



Radishes per doz. bun. 



Spinaoh per bush. 



Tomatoes, Englisli pe^r doz. lbs. 



Guc'rn.s-ey per doz. ib^. 



Tiirnii^s " Per doz. bun. 



Watercresfi per doz. bun. 



B. 



a. 



e. 



d. 



•J 



U to 



\ 5 



0 



O 



O 



0 



8 



0 



fa 



0 



10 



6 



J A 



6 



6 





0 



4 



0 



8 



0 



2 



0 



2 



3 



18 



0 



23 



0 



9 



u 



12 



0 



1 



0 



3 



0 



0 



6 



4 



0 



0 



6 



1 



0 



12 



0 



18 



0 





0 



8 



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0 



4 



0 



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0 



9 



2 



0 



2 



0 



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0 



10 



0 



30 



0 



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0 



15 



0 



12 



0 



21 



0 



4 



0 



15 



0 



3 



0 



4 



0 



1 



6 



4 



6 



2 



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5 



0 



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0 



10 



0 



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0 



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0 



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 i 



0 



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7 



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8 



0 



2 



6 





6 





and 



prices 



s. 



d. 



6. 



d. 



1 



0 to 



2 



6 



2 



0 



2 



6 



2 



l> 



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0 



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6 



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0 



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(I 



1 



0 



1 



6 



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6 



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b 



1 



0 



2 



0 



10 



0 



12 



0 



0 



6 



1 



0 



1 



0 



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6 



6 



0 



10 



0 



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6 



4 



0 



5 



0 



6 



0 



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6 



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0 



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6 



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6 



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6 



0 



4 



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7 



32 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Businctis sbow. ]u-;u'tieally no improvruu'Ut. 

 there iis only a v. ry quit T dt niai:<l. 



6. d. 



Bi^lfords IH^r ton SO 0 to 



Kejits ■■■ pt^r ton 80 0 



Jjincoln l»er ton 80 0 



Blackland-s l>tr ton 70 0 



and 



6. d. 

 90 0 

 95 0 

 95 0 

 85 0 



SPRAYING FOR BIG BUD OF 



BLACK CURRANTS* 



A ismall experiment Ma:^ carried out by one 

 of the otficers of the Boiard of Agricultiu'e 



at Harviugton, Worcestershire, to test the 

 efficacy of various sprays for ciini bating* big* 

 bud 01 black currants, llie bii-lio.s occupi-ed 

 three-quarters of an acre of ground, but only 

 a small proportion of them were treated. 

 There were two varieties. Prince of \A'ales 

 'and Carter's Champion, all of them affected^ 

 the former having" au e^stimated percentage 

 of 60 big buds and the latter of 50. 



The bushes were ;sprayed across the rows 

 so as to eliminate differences solely due to 

 the variety, and the sprays Uccd wer 



(1) Lime and sulphur iu the dry form at 

 the rate of one pait of lime to four of ,sul- 

 *phur. Air-rihikcd lime was used, as ground 

 quicklime in small quantities could not be 

 bbtained. 



(2) Quas-:ia and soft soap at tho rate of 21b. 

 of quassia chips, lib. of soft soap, and ten 

 gallons of water. The quassia chips were 

 l)oiled for two hours, and then the soft soap 

 was added. 



(3) Soft soap alone at the rate of lib. of 

 soft soap to ten gallons of water. 



Tlie first three transverse rows were treated 

 with lime and sulphur, the next four were 

 left as control, the next two were sprayed 

 witli soft soap, the next four were left as 

 control, and the next 2^ were ^prayed with 

 quassia and soft soap. Tiie remaining and 

 larger part of the plantation was left as 

 control. 



The two series of intervening control rows 

 were left more to separate any ovcrlappiiig 

 effects than to act as strict controls. 



On the tirst spraying, Apr-il 20, the sprays 

 were applied as above. On the second spray- 

 ing, May 4, the lime a-nd sulphur was rsed in 

 the proportion of 1 to 8. On the third splay- 

 ing. May 25, pure sulphur was used i- iftcad 

 of lime and sulphur. 



AVt' are r'Tr.iiiiiiu tlus c<)Uuun wct^k 

 takci our i"; :nii r- on " tlyiuir vi.sirs 

 Kxbi^.i ion W'ai fliou-' s and Tt -rinir 

 IJaym ,-; I'urk. \Viniblril()n. whit ii :irr 

 to tilt' public. — .[amk.s C'ahtki: axd Co 

 St.\'il--nien. 



by week to 



to oiir new 



Grounds at 

 al\vay, <']i!'n 



. The Kiiii^'s 



I.— IF IT WERE A THOUSAND MILES 



AWAY. 



If Raynes Park were a thousand miles' p'l- 

 grimage, all London would eagerly flot k there 

 to see what is undoubtedly a :sight without 

 pirallel in the industrial king'dom But being, 

 as it is. within twenty-five minutes' motor run 

 of Pict a(lill\ Circus, and four minutes' walk of 

 Raynes Park Station, on the L. and S.W. Ry., 

 it shares the fate of Westminster Abbey and 

 the Tower, which tens of thousands of London 

 people live their lives without i^eeini?. 



So th(' Vi>iror>' Bock in the spacious marble 

 Entrance Hall tells us. Here are pages of visi- 

 tors from places so far apart as Burma and Bel- 

 gium. Kansas City and Johannesburg, Sweden 

 and Svdrirv. (Toruumv aiui the Azore?, Budx- 

 }>c>t aud Canada, spar-ely leavened with visitors 

 from Mavfair. 



It was a new idea deliberately to break away 



from the stereotyped forju of ugly, depressing, 

 multi-storied wari'house. and to build a i;reat 



w o r k 1 ) 1 a c e on no v e I an d 



lines, w here the o r k pe opl e co u 1 d 



bungalow 



their duties in cheerfulness 



and conifoi t. 



hvuieuic 



a. « 



about 



And as tho endless stream of trains ^pvHHl by 

 on the adjacent r iihoad. the eyes of the pa-s;^en_ 

 gers are focussed by day upon this strikingly 

 ori^jinal industrial palace, with its broad car- 

 riage tirive and beautiful gardens; and by night 

 upon the two-thousand-light electric sign an- 

 nouncing the Exhibition Warehouses and Test- 

 ing Grounds of Carters Tested Seeds. 



I- 



Next week: ''Five minutes with the Bulbs." 



James Caeter & Co. 



