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Edited communications should be addressed to the Editor of the GARDKNBRs' 

 vTArA7iNE u8 and 149, Aldersgate Street, E.C. m a ^ _ 



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3v ob iged by correspondents sending early intimation of interesting local 

 peauyu"* / c^nHincr npwcmners containing matter to 



Pven s relating to horticulture. In sending newspapers containing mauc, u 

 which they wish to draw attention, correspondents are requested to distinctly 



ftJ^^ 1 !^ 1 ?^, and fruits for naming or opinion should be sent to 

 thi Editor of the Gardeners' Magazine, " Endsleigh," Priory Park, Kew, 

 Surrey, and as early in the week as possible. All parcels must be sufficiently 



SmiSS of horticultural societies are invited to send early notification of forth 

 coming exhibitions and meetings, and are requested to advise us concerning 

 change of dates 



Diseased Dendrobiums.— T. G. O., Dulwich : We hope to answer your 

 query in our next issue. Thanks for letter. 



Bose Cultivation.— A., Bideford : The book you are searching for— 

 " Rose Growing " by D. Gilmour— is published at 12, Mitre Court Chambers, 

 Fleet Street, E.C. 



Apples from Isle of Wight. — H. G. ; Thanks for letter. You will have 

 seen that the reply was given as early as possible (in our issue of April 30), for the 

 Gardeners' Magazine goes to press on Wednesdays — see "Notice to 

 Advertisers " on front page. However, you will now be able to take special care 

 of the apple under consideration, and exhibit some selected fruits during the 

 autumn, and an occasional dish at intervals during winter and spring to prove 

 its tine keeping qualities. We suggest that you become a Fellow of the R.H.S. 

 The subscription is one guinea per annum, and the literature you receive is alone 

 well worth the money. - ~~~~ 



Gros Colmar Grapes. — J. S. : The failure of the young bunches to 

 mature their flowers and set fruit is due, so far as we can gather from the tiny 

 specimen sent, to weakness of growth following incomplete ripening of the wood 

 list season. A badly drained border, or an excessive crop not properly fed, may 

 have been the initial cause of failure ; but with such little evidence, and no know- 

 ledge of the conditions under which the vines were grown, we cannot help you 

 further. The rods of strong growing vines should be far enough apart to allow 

 of the proper development of lateral growth and leafage. Permanent rods should 

 be from four to five feet apart. 



Annual Bose.— A., Bideford : Do not be in a hurry to throw away the 

 pot in which the seed w*as sown, as, in the comparatively cool place you have for 

 rising seedlings, germination will be slow. A warm pit is the best place for 



producing the seedlings, and these, as soon as large enough, should be pricke 

 out and eventually potted into sixty-sixed pots. Under favourable circumstances 

 the plants flower about two months from the time the seedlings are fit to handle. 

 Cooler treatment should be accorded as soon as the plants are established in 

 sixties. The rose to which you refer is only annual in the sense that it flowers 

 within a year from seed sowing ; it is really perennial, and is said to flower better 

 as it grows older. 



Gardening Associations.— W. B., Stockport: There is no central body 

 to which your new society might become affiliated for the purpose of interchange 

 of papers. Affiliation might be made with the Royal Horticultural Society, so 

 that the literature it publishes could be utilised as a basis for discussions. The 

 National Amateur Gardeners' Association offers many privileges to societies 

 affiliated with it ; its secretary is Air. L. Brown, Brentwood, Essex. We do not 

 make distributions of the kind you suggest, but your case is under consideration. 



Weeds on Lawns.-C. R., Meopham : You will at this season have to 

 resort chiefly to spudding for the removal of strong-growing weeds on lawns. 

 Early in the spring or in the autumn are the best times for the application of lawn 

 sand, and, though this is costly, it is most effective, killing out the daisies and 

 other spreading weeds, and acting as a fertiliser to the grass. You had better 

 root out all the dandelions, sorrel, and plantains as soon as possible, dropping a 

 few grass and fine clover seeds into the holes thus left ; then, early in the autumn, 

 obtain some lawn sand through a horticultural sundriesman, and give the lawn a 

 dressing. The following spring you will be more than satisfied with the results. 



Carpet Bedding.— A. B., Bolton : The most comprehensive and freely 

 illustrated work we know upon carpet bedding and summer bedding is one entitled 

 •'Album fur Teppichgartnerei und Gruppenbepflanzung " ; it is by Karl Goetze, 

 and can be obtained from Ludwig Moller, Erfurt ; the plans and illustrations are 

 very liberal, and the names of plants are the same in Germany as elsewhere. If 

 you do not care for so large a work, and object to anything " made in Germany," 

 then there is the neat little pamphlet recently published by Messrs. H. Cannell 

 and Sons, Swanley, Kent, for 6d. ; it contains not less than sixty designs and 

 abundant lists of plants for use in them. 



Exhibiting at B.H.S. Meetings.— G. W. P., Middlesborough : You 

 should intimate your intention of exhibiting at an R.H.S. meeting (May 10 is the 

 next) by writing to the secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, 117, Victoria 

 Street, S.W., stating that you wish to submit your plant to the Floral Committee 

 for certificate. If you send the plant, asking that it be staged, nothing further will 

 be necessary beyond instructions for its return. If you bring the plant you should 

 apply to the secretary of the Floral Committee, at the Drill Hall, for an entry 

 card. We presume you have compared your plant with others of its class and find 

 it distinct ; two discoloured leaves are insufficient to properly judge a plant upon. 

 The following are the R.H.S, rules with respect to new plants, flowers, and 

 fruits : They must in all cases be sent carriage paid and at the risk of the 

 sender. A separate advice by post card or letter must be sent to the 

 secretary, R.H.S. office, 117, Victoria Street, Westminster. Small parcels should 

 be addressed to the secretary, R.H.S. office, 117, Victoria Street, Westminster. 

 Very large or heavy parcels should be addressed to the Secretary, R.H S., Drill 

 Hall, L.S.R.V., James Street, Victoria Street, Westminster ; the postal advice 

 being sent to the R.H.S. Office, 117, Victoria Street. Unless these regulations 

 be complied with the risk of parcels going astray will be greatly increased. The 

 following particulars should be communicated in writing : (1) The name and 

 postal address of the exhibitor ; (2) the name of the fruit, flower, plant, or vege- 



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