>'OVEMBER 30, 1912. 



THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



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ATI 



M. E. ^\ 



Oxford : I shall be greatly obliged if ^ on will 

 give me some infoiniaiiou concerning Catt- 

 ieya Walkeriana^ with special reference to 

 its mode of floweringr.—C. Walkeriana is a 



ode ^ ^ ^ 



^somewhat rare species in cultivation, but, as 

 it produces; its bright rose-purple, flr.ttish 

 flowers in the dull sea^ion, it is worthy of 

 attention. It thrives best in baskets 

 pended. in a warm^ light position in the 

 ::attleya hou^ye. It requires little water, ex- 

 cept when rooting freely, and is easily ruined 

 by exce^is of moisture. The method of 

 flowering followed by Cattleya Walk-?riaua 

 is very interesting and distinct. Generally, 

 ^attleyas produce their flowers from the apex 

 of a well-developed ^tem or pseudo-bulb, but 

 ID C. Walkeriana the process is reversed, 

 an, the stem and leaves are developed after 

 ^flo flowers liave faded. From the rhizome, 

 iieav the base of a foliar (-teni, a slender 

 shoot appears, and grows an inch or two 

 high; from the apex of this shoot the pedun- 

 cle extends, and carries one or two flowers. 

 J^lien the flowers have faded, a new bud is 

 jormed, and this develops into a true catt- 

 ^^ya-like foliar stem. There are several 

 Varieties of 'C. Walkeriana, and all these, ex- 

 ^Ppt dolosa, flower like the type, but dolosa 

 flowerg from between the leaves of a fully- 

 developed stem. 



^ DUMELOW'S SEEDLIXG, 

 hINGTON, APPLE.— F. E. J., Ashby-de-la- 

 ^oueh: The apple popularly known as Wel- 

 Ij^g'ton^ but more correctly as Dumelow's 

 Seedling^ was, I believe, raised in this dis- 

 *fj^?t. As I have noticed replies in your 

 ^Inmns referring to the origin of fruited, I 

 "^rite to ask if you will kindly say how and 

 ^heii this useful apple originated. — Dr. 

 ^**?g records that this excellent apple was 

 Jai^d by a person of the name of Dunieller 

 ^probably Dumelow), a farmer at Sliaker- 

 ^lon^^ a village in Leice.-^tershire, six miles 

 *rf]n Ashby-de-la-Zouch, and is extensively 



OR WEL- 



cultivated in that and the adjoining coun- 

 tieE5 under the name of Dumelow's Crab. It 

 was flrst introduced to the neighbourhood 

 of Loudon by Mr, Richard Williams, of the 

 Turnham Green Nursery, who received it 

 from Gopsal Hall, the seat of Earl Hov.e, 



and presented specimens of the fruit to the 

 Horticultural Society in 1820. It w^as with 

 him that the name of Wellington Apple ori- 

 ginated^ and by which it is now generally 

 known in the London markets. 



BOOKS OX GARDENING.— A. E. C, 

 North Bucks: Our publisher is sending you 

 a list of the books published at the oflice of 

 the Gardeners' Magazine. The particular 

 orchid book to which you refer is published 

 at 2s. 6d. by Mr. John Lane, Bodley Head, 

 E.C., and can be obtained through your 

 newisagent. 



SCALE 

 BUSHES. 



INSECTS 

 . E. D., 



ON CURRANT 

 Bedale: Will you 



kindly inform me what the insect pest is 

 which attacked currant trees; specimens here- 

 with. In the summer I observed little w^hite 

 patches here and there on the trees (against 

 walls), and now a scaly pest appears. The.^e 

 appear to be of the same nature as Mussel 

 Scale on apple trees, but of different shape. 

 The pest is the White Woolly Currant 

 •ale (Pulvinaria ribesiae), and one that 

 seems to have a decided preference for 

 bushes trained against walls. High culti- 

 vation and abundance of moisture in due 

 season are very material helps in any at- 

 temps to get rid of the pest. No doubt 

 some of the insecticides on the market would 

 provide an easy means of affecting a clear- 

 ance, but it must be remembered that scale 

 insects are not easily killed by spraying 

 unless the mixture used is so strong that it 

 might prove injurious to the trees. A some- 

 what old-fashioned remedy is that of paint- 

 ing the bushes with hot lime-wash made up 

 of two jjounds of lime to a gallon of water. 

 This should be painted on carefully, so u> 

 not to break out the buds, but a good coat- 

 ing should be given. Presently, the lime- 

 film will crack and fall away, bringing with 

 it the loose bark and the scale insects. 



BITTER ROT IN PEARS. 



We 



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E. D., Be- 

 reference. 



dale : We cannot verify your 

 Will you write us again, giving page and 

 date of issue; we fancy you are under a 

 slight misapprehension. 



KEI OR KI APPLE.— W. D.^ Horeham 

 Road: Some years since a friend presented 

 Us with a few fruits (and also jars of pre- 

 serve"), called the Ki-apple, and, though we 

 have made nTimeroutv enquiries, we have been 

 quite unable to And out what plant yields 

 the fruit. Can you inform usr We .should 

 like to know the name of the plant and 

 something about it. I may >av t ijat the 

 fruit was about the size of an apricot and 

 similar in colour, but more bri.sk and pun- 

 gent in flavour. — Your rendering of the name 

 u phonetic. Th^ fruit in question is known 



as Ivei-appk\ Kai-apple, or iCau-apple, and 

 A]>eria Caffra is the plant that yields it. 

 Aberia Caftra is a shrub Ijelonging to the 

 natural order Bixineae ; it is a native of 

 South Africa. The fresh fruits are acid, 

 and make a good pickle, while the 

 fruits are made into a preserve. If you are 

 ever at Kew, you will find specimens in Case 

 No. 46, in No. 1 Museum, and plants in the 

 Economic Houses. 



LOSS OF FLOWERS AND FOLIAGE 

 FROM BEGONIAS AND 'CROTONS. — 

 J. E. S., Otley : I am sending a plant 

 of Begonia Gloire de Lorraine for your in- 

 spection. Can you tell mo wliy the flo 

 and buds have dropped, -a^ well as many 

 leaves? I have about forty very flne plants, 

 and these I fumigated a fortnight ago. and 

 the next morning I found a lot of the bhxmi 

 had fallen. Ten days later nearly all the 

 blooms and buds had fallen, and lots of 

 the leave> a-> well. Would fumigation with 

 XL All cause the flowers to fall^ or is there 

 anything wrong with the roots? I have 

 given weak soot water occasionally, but 

 water has always been given at about 60 

 degrees. I am rather afraid some sulphur 

 gets iiito the house as croton leaves have 

 also fallen. The house has a lean-to roof, 

 and ^he stoke-hole joins it. The stables are 

 at the back of the house. Would they be 

 likely to cause trouble? Any help you can 

 give me I shall be grateful for. — Excessive 

 f u m i ga t i o n , espec i a 1 ly if the pi ants and 

 flowers are moist at the time, will do a great 

 deal of harm, flowers and leaves falling 

 freely afterwards. If your plants were dry 

 (not at the roots), and fumigation w^as con- 

 dxicted in accordance with instructions, 

 little harm should have followed, although 

 we iielieve plants in flower should not be 

 fumigated except in case of special need. 

 Ammonia fumes from the stables might do 

 some harm, but the adjacent stoke-hole is 

 probably the source of the trouble, and the 

 sulphu/ fumes ha^e no doubt worked de- 

 struction. Cleans must be taken to keep 

 the fumes from the house. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



W. D.. Aylesbury.— 1, Sequoia gigantea ; 

 Cupressus" macrocarpa lutea. 

 'n. S. C. Ealing-— 1, Cypripedium Lee- 

 anum (good variety); 2. Begonia Gloire de 

 Sceaux, 



N. J. N., Durham.— 1. Asparagus verti- 

 cillatus: 2. Libonia floribunda; 3. Centro- 

 poffon Lucvanus; 4, Helxine Solieroli. 



A. E. C., North Bucks.— 1. probably 

 Tliuia gigantea: 2. Cupressus pisifera fili- 

 fera : 3,' Cupressus torulosa : 4, Cattleya Bow. 

 ringiana 



N. D. D 



^. .... New^)ort.— 1. Piper prphyro- 

 ])liyllum: 2,' Sarraeenia Drummondi ; 3, An- 

 tiiurium Andreanuni : ^. Sedum Anacamp- 

 .-eror^: 3. Polypodium vulgare cambricuni. 



