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THE 



GARDENERS' M/iGAZINE. 



Decembeh 21, 1912. 



carnatious, as regards potting^ soil^ and feed- 

 ing? Will yon also give me some informa- 

 tion regarding tlie arrangement of Malmai- 

 t-on carnatiou.s? — The methods followed in 

 tlie successful cultivation of perpetual- 

 flowering carnations differ very considerably 

 from those found necessary for chrysanthe- 

 themums. Both classes of flowers resent 

 much artificial heat, they love good light 

 and abundance of fresh air^ and they both 

 flower freely in autumn and early winter, if 

 well managed, but there the similarity ends. 

 AYe have published numerous articles deal- 

 ing with the whole procedure for perpetual- 

 flowering carnations during the present year^ 

 and, owing to the increased cultivation of 

 these beautiful flowers and the many gar- 

 deners and amateurs who ar.? newly devoting 

 attention to them, we propose to deal with 

 cultivation and varieties at some length 

 during the coming year. Respecting iMalmai. 

 son varieties, we have an illusrtrated article, 

 from a clever grower, which we hope to 

 publish in our second issue of the new^ year. 



NAMES OF PLANTS. 



W. AVitley. — 1, Azara microphylla; 2, 

 Zygopetalum Mackayi. 



E. G. B., Bideford. — 1, Escallonia mac- 

 rantha; 2, Dioepyros Kaki; 3, Abutilon in- 

 .signe. 



F. E. J., Chester. — 1, Cypripedium Leea- 

 num ; 2, Selaginella amoena ; 3, Cyperus 

 papyrus. 



I 



AMES OF FRUITS. 



S, C, EonJsley.- 

 J. T. T.. Stowmarket. 



■Winter Greening. 



1, Catshead; 2, 



Dumelow's Seedling; 3, not recognised. 



E. G., Ottery St. Mary.— 1, Cornisli Aro- 

 matic; 2, probably Washington; 3, a seed- 

 ling King of the Pippins; 4, not recognised, 

 but evidently a good apple; can you tell us 

 anvthinor about it ? 



OBITUARY. 



ME. J. D. ENYS. 



We learn from the " Kew Bulletin " of the 

 death of Mr. J. D. Enys, of Enys, Penrvn, 

 Cornwall. Mr. Envs died on November 7, at 



■> __ 



Leeds, where he iiad gone to undergo an 

 <iperation. The gardens at Enys have been 

 tully illustrated and de^^cribed in the Gar- 

 ]>ENERS' Magazine ; they are remarkable for 

 the many interesting Anti]3odean plants they 

 contain, for the wonderful water gardening, 

 masses of Primula japonica, the culture of 

 Myoootidium nobile, the rhododendrons and 

 gunneras. Mr. Enys resided in Xew Zealand 

 for many year^, and he was a valued cor- 

 respondent of Kew. 



Horseradish. — To secure good root6 

 of horseradish a part of the plot should be 

 taken up annually, the best roots being 

 picked out and laid in soil for winter use. 

 The ground should then be trenched and 

 well cleaned, and good prepared thongs, not 

 less than ten inches long, should be planted 

 at once on the same f^ite a foot apart, in 

 rows eighteen inches asunder. — Geo. 

 Ellwood. 



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MARKETS. 

 . ^ . 



COVENT GARDEN. 



Flowers, 



Business is good ; carnation-s, chrysantliemiime, 



lily of the valley, and orchids m-eet a ready eale. 



e. d. 6. d. 



Aruims per doz. 3 0 to 5 0 



Ad'iantum cuneatum ... per doz. bun. 4 0 6 0 



Aspara^s plunaasus ... per doz. bun. 8 0 16 0 



Sprengeri per doz. bun. 8 0 12 0 



Azialea- per doz. bun. 4 0 5 0 



Bouvardia i>er doz. bun. 6 0 8 0 



Cianiellias per doz. 16 2 6 



Carnation-s i>er doz. 2 0 2 6 



per doz. bun. 10 0 18 0 



Malmaison per doz. 8 0 15 0 



Oattleyas per doz. 9 0 15 0 



Chrysanthemunia per doz. bun. 9 0 15 0 



per doz. blooms- 16 5 0 



Oroton leaves per bun. 10 16 



Cypriix^ddums per doz. 2 0 3 0 



Daffodils i>er doz. 16 19 



Eucha.ris per doz. 2 0 3 0 



French fern per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



Gardenias per doz. 3 0 6 0 



Lapageria per doz. 2 0 2 6 



Lilium auratum per bun. 4 0 5 0 



„ ispecioeum per doz. 2 0 2 6 



longiflorum per doz. 2 0 3 0 



Lily of the Valley per doz. bun. 10 0 18 0 



Marguerites per doz. bun. 2 6 4 0 



Mignonette per doz. bun. 3 0 5 0 



Odontogloasums per doz. blms. 2 6 4 0 



Pelargoniums per doz. bun. 4 0 8 0 



Poineettia-s yer doz. 9 0 10 0 



Roman Hyacinths per doz. bun. 14 0 18 0 



Rooe© i>er doz. 16 5 0 



Sanilax per doz. trails 2 0 3 0 



Spiraea per doz. bun. 5 0 8 0 



Tuberoses per doz. 0 6 0 9 



Tulips per doz. bun. 12 0 18 0 



Violet® per doz. bun. 2 6 GO 



Fruits. 



Large enppliee are on offer and trade i.s bri^k. 



s. d. &. d. 



Apples, Englivsh per bu^^h. 3 0 to 6 0 



„ Cox'g jjer i-tsieve 4 0 7 0 



„ American per bar. 11 0 25 0 



Californian per box 4 6 10 0 



Xova t^coti'an i)er bar. 10 6 20 0 



Bananat^^ Canary per bar. 7 0 12 6 



Jamaica per bun. 3 0 5 6 



Col>nuts per doz. lbs. 3 0 3 6 



Cocoanuts per 100 18 0 23 0 



Cranberriea per case 9 0 12 0 



P»g"S per box 0 9 16 



Grajies. Englif^h per lb. 0 8 7 0 



Almeria pta* barrel 12 0 20 0 



Lisbon per ease 7 0 8 0 



L^•mons p^.r ease 8 0 30 0 



Medlars per crate 4 0 5 0 



Melons each 19 3 0 



Oranges per case 10 0 30 0 



„ Jamaica jx-r oase 10 0 15 0 



Peara p^-r ^-bu.sih. 16 4 0 



Frenoh per box 2 0 5 0 



Californian per case GO 12 0 



Pin-eapplea 2 0 5 0 



Pomcg-raniatea per e^use 6 0 10 0 



Walnuts i^er doz. Ibe. 2 6 5 6 



vegetables. 



supplies are eomewhat large, and pricey are easy. 



8. d. fi. d. 



Artichokes, Globe pin- doz. 2 0 to 3 0 



Ground per bush. 3 0 4 0 



A^fpuragus, Parit? i)vr bun. 3 6 4 6 



Beet per bu-h. 16 3 0 



Brussels Sproutis per i-bu*>h. 10 2 0 



Cabba^'o per tally 2 ii- 4 0 



CWrotis per doz. bun. 2 0 2 6 



Cauliflowers per tally 6 0 10 0 



f'eifry pi-r doz. bun. 9 0 l.j 0 



Celeriac ]icr doz. 2 0 3 0 



( ' ) r n i > h ] k ■ r e r a t e 3 0 4 0 



Ciu uinlj.^v per doz. 16 3 6 



Kjidivt' por doz. 0 6 2 0 



Hor>pr.Kli-sh \K-r doz. bun. 10 C 12 0 



I^H'kis per doz. 2 o 2 6 



Lettuce i>cr doz. 10 2 0 



Mushrooms per doz. lb>. 6 0 IG 0 



Onions i)ri hu-]i. 2 it 4 o 



Spani.sh pi-r i ;i>r 4 6 7 0 



Parsley per doz. bun. 2 0 3 6 



Parsnips i>er bush. 2 0 3 0 



Radisih-t s per doz. bun. o 8 10 



Spinach i>er i-bush. 16 3 0 



Tomatoes, Englieh i>er doz. lbs. 3 6 4 6 



Canary per case 10 0 12 0 



Turnips per doz. bun. 13 2 6 



Watercress per doz. bun. 0 4 0 7 



LONDON POTATO MARKETS. 



Price.^ alter but little, and foreign supplies have 



increa.^ed. 6 d. e d 



g^^^^*^^*^^'^ -p^r ton 80 o" to 90 0 



f ]w ton 80 0 ICO 0 



^1^-^?^,^ ■ l>*^r ten 80 0 95 0 



Blaekland^ jH^r 70 0 85 0 



per ton HO 0 95 0 



Jf""'*'*^« IH-r ton ICO 0 120 0 



^r r^.^^o pt^r ton 75 0 95 Q 



^v':-^^^ P^T ton 60 0 75 0 



per ton 55 0 75 0 



COUGHS, COLDS 



ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS, 



and all kindred ailments are speedily cured by 



DrJ.CoIIis Browne's 



The RELIABLE FAMILY MEDICINE 



In DIARRHCEA and otlier com- 

 plaints of the Bowels. Dr. J. COLLtS 

 BROWNE'S Chlorodyne acts like a 

 charm, ana its soothmg and restoring 

 effects are equally marked in GOUT 



NEURALGIA, RHEUMATISM. 

 Purchaser? should eee that the name, 

 Dr. J. Collis Browne, is on the stamp 

 and refuse all substitutes. 



Convincing^ Medical Testimony with 



each bottle. 



Of all Chemists, 1/1^, 2, 9, 4/6. 

 ALWAYS ASK FOR THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY 

 CHLORODYNE— COLLIS BROWNE'S. 



METEOROLOGICAL 



OBSERVATIONS. 



TAKEiN IX THE RO'TAL HORTICULTUKAL. 

 SOCaETTT^S aARDElNS, AT WISLET, SUREET. 



Height above Sea-level, 150 feet. 



Date. 



1912. 

 Decehber S 



TO 



December 14. 



Dec 



> 



» 



9 



8— Sunday 



9 — Monday 



10— Tuesday 



11— Wednesday.. 

 12~Thursday.... 



13— Friday 



14— Saturday 



l-l 



Temperature of 



Air. 



At 9 a. 



lir, m. 



0 12 



Means 



2 54 



0 6 



(total) 

 3 12 



Dry 

 Bulb. 



deg 

 50 

 48 

 49 

 47 

 43 

 49 

 54 



49 



Wet 

 Bulb. 



deg. 



49 



48 

 49 



45 

 41 

 47 

 51 



47 



Day 



High 

 est, 



deg. 

 51 



51 

 50 

 52 

 49 

 51 

 B6 



52 



Night 



Low- 

 eet. 



deg. 

 47 

 45 

 49 

 44 

 40 

 40 



45 



44 



Date, 



1912. 



December 8 



TO 



December 14. 



Dec 



9f 

 if 



99 

 99 

 JJ 

 ) 9 



8 — Sunday 



9— Monday 



10 — Tuesday 



1 1 — Wednesday . , 



12— Thursday.... 



13 — Friday 



14— Saturday 



Means 



P5 



Tempkratttre of 

 THE Soil 

 At 9 A.M. 



ins. 



trace 

 0-16 

 0-24 

 0-21 



001 

 0-02 



(total) 

 0-64 



At 



1 ft, 



deep. 



deg. 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 41 



46 



45 



At 

 2 ft. 

 deep. 



deg. 

 43 

 41 

 44 

 45 

 45 

 45 

 45 



At 

 4 ft. 



deep, 



44 



deg. 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 



46 

 46 



46 



w 



o w 



deg. 

 46 

 34 



47 



40 

 33 

 33 

 46 



40 



CONTENTS^ 



Answers to Corr-eeiKtndt^nti^ 



Black Currant^s , ■ ■ 



Chrifitma^s Flowers in the Grfi'i'nlioui^c .it K' w 

 Cultivation of tin* Mixod Bord-iM' , . 



Exhibitions tmd Mf-rting,s ■ ■ 



Fruit Tro<.'tf in I*ot-, 



Not^ of the Woi'k 



Xote^s on Alpine Flowers 



Old Terrace .Steps at Powisi Caetle ■■ 



l\nrkini*' Applesy for Miark<'t ■■ 



1* I ■ r 1 1 1 ' t u a 1 Ckx rn at ion^g 



Hhod-odondrone for Prev^mt PJonting ..■ ■■■ 



Seasonable lloeo Notes 



Smilax 



Some Yellow and Bronze Cattleyai^ laiid Lselio- 



cattleya® 



The Flowers of Applets ■■* 



The Holly for Christmas Decoration 



The Possibilities of a School Garden 



Water in the Bose Garden 

 Winter dardens 

 Work for the Week ... 



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Pa0E. 



989 

 977 



982 

 979 

 986 

 977 

 971 



980 



975- 



9S5 

 974 

 974 



£74 

 988 

 982 

 983 



981 

 981 

 984 



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ILLUSTBATIOXS. 

 Portrait: Mr. C E. Shea, 971; Cypripej^iu^a. 

 Demeter, 973; Culinary Apples packed in » 



po 



1 



ngdon Court, 981. 



