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munications should be addressed to the Editor of the Gardeners' 



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Magazine, 148 and 149, Aldersgate Street, E.C. 

 The Editor will be glad to receive photographs of gardens, plants, flowers, trees, 

 fruits, &c., for reproduction in the Gardeners f Magazine. He will also be 

 greatly obliged by correspondents sending early intimation of interesting local 

 events relating to horticulture. In sending newspapers containing matter to 

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



well worth while to try this method of prevention 

 with wasps. Whether Messrs. Padgett and Read *m y ° U - are ann ^ll y dm^ 

 not aware ; perhaps they will say. g ^ Read 8tlU *»tinue the 



Failure of Sweet Cicely to Germinate — K v t i 



rarely that Sweet Cicely is grown for flavouring or 5n^ J T ncoln : ^ » vti» 

 pose in this country, though one finds it grown Ky otnln P !2 0th « 5 

 tries, where its leaves are prized by some chefs for their ^J ? iP 0nUncnul o£ 

 of aniseed. Sweet Cicely (Myrrhis odorata is a nE ^ and Sour 

 propagated at this season by means of cuttings or division or Pk?* 1 and *i hi 

 shade and water are subsequently afforded. If sown in tS «L • * r °° ts ' P r °vidd 

 Cicely seldom germinate the same year, but the^eSbg * Jffi 



spring ; if sown in the autumn, however, the seeds germinate? fr^Ii hc fol,ow "* 



hus proving that the seeds are best sown as sooT • y 



spring, thus proving 

 soil will suit 



enough next 



ait it, and an out of the way corner will suffice unlS" thel^ 

 reasons for cultivating it extensively. tnere are soecki 



are special 



Peach Leaves Falling.— A. C. R., Eastbourne- Pe^ 1, 

 not be shaded ; indeed, you cannot expect to grow peaches well in shouM 



permanent shading is afforded and the numerous pot plants - a .?°use where 



the fruit trees. ^ 



mark the paragraph. the fruit trees. There are two other reasons why the peach t ^ ns i de [ ed ^fore 



Fpscimens of plants, flowers, and fruits for naming or opinion should be sent to foliage . owing t0 the absence of permanent shading upon the tonil 00 ? 11 * its 

 th* EHitfir of the Gardeners' Magazine, " Endsleigh " Priory Park, Kew, rea ches the tree suddenlv, and while its We* » rf > JK P . llghts lh « wn 



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

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

 prepaid. 



S jcretaries of horticultural societies are invited to send early notification of forth 



eetings, and are requested to advise us concerning 



coming exhibitions and 

 change of dates. 



You will find ai 



excel - 

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Passion Flower. — H. H., Weston-super-Mare: 

 lent account of the Passion Flower in our issue of March 14, 1896, p. 169. 



back copies of the Gardeners' Magazine apply to the publisher, Mr. W. Allen, 

 4, Ave Maria-lane, E.C. 



Greenfly on Roses. — A. R., Basingstoke: Smartly syringe the rose 



bushes with fairly strong soapsuds, in which you may put a little tobacco liquor or 

 quassia extract. If your rose collection is small, you will find that a little patient 

 perseverance with syringe and soapsuds will effectually clear away the green-fly. 

 Clear water will also dislodge the aphides, and a dusting of soot beneath the 



bushes will probably prevent their return. 



Bemoval of Fruit Trees from Garden 



J. D. M., Bury: We pre- 



sume that yours is a private garden, and not in any sense a market or nursery 

 garden. This being the case, you are not entitled to remove the trees you have 



[>lanted during your tenancy, unless there was an agreement between yourself and 

 andlord allowing you to do so at the expiration of the lease. If you remove the 

 trees next autumn, without having previously obtained his consent, the landlord 

 can, if he chooses, claim and recover compensation for their removal in the 

 absence of such an agreement as indicated.** - 



Fungus on Gloire de Dijon Rose. — J. M., Cupar. The foliage of 

 your rose tree seems to be suffering from a very severe attack of Asteroma Rosae, a 

 fungus that occasionally does considerable damage to roses. Unfortunately there 

 appears to be no cure for this disease, and all that can be done is to remove the 

 foliage attacked and burn it, dusting the unaffected leafage, stems, and the sur- 

 roundings with powdered sulphur. A weak solution of sulphide of potassium may 

 be used occasionally as a preventive, as it will destroy many fungi and not injure 

 the host plant. 



Maize. — L. G., Birmingham : It will be perfectly safe to plant out the maize 

 plants now, provided, of course, that they have been subjected to the process 

 technically known as "hardening off." To produce fine cobs for table it is the 

 best plan to grow the plants on in pots, so that they are of large size and in large 

 thirty-two or twerty-four sized pots by the end of May or beginning of June ; it is 

 also necessary to plant them in a warm position where keen winds will not 

 seriously affect ihem. Plant on very rich ground and in a shallow trench or basin 

 so that water may be applied freely and advantageously should the weather become 

 hot end dry— an apparently remote contingency at the time of writing. 



Bhubarb Flowering —Amateur, Derby: It is a bad practice to allow 

 rhubarb to flower unless it is planted in a big shrubbery border or near water, 

 where it is very effective when flowering. In the kitchen garden it should not be 

 allowed to bloom, as this has a weakening effect upon the crowns, and conse- 

 quently affects the subsequent supply. Very often rhubarb is pulled too freely 

 where there are not many crowns, and thus is the cause of many small planta- 

 tions becoming weaker year by year, until the stems are not worth pulling. Do 

 not pull any stems until during the first season of growth after planting. Cease to 

 pull rhubarb when gooseberries come into use, and give the stools occasional 

 supplies of water or liquid manure, to assist them in the building up of strong 

 crowns for the ensuing year. 



Giant Heracleum.— C. B. M., Newmarket: This is a wonderfully strcng- 

 growing umbellifer, and ore of the Cow Parsleys. It is a native of the Caucasus, 

 and though known to cultivation since 1820 it has only become popular during 

 recent years since the advent of a more graceful style of gardening. Being such a 

 strong grower it is suitable for bold effects in front of shrubs in very large borders, 

 near streams, lakes, and ponds ; indeed, it is most effective and natural when 

 planted near water, where it will grow ten or twelve feet high, bearing huge 

 umbels of comparatively small white flowers. This plant is known sometimes as 

 Heracleum giganteum, but its correct name is H. villosum. With regard to your 

 remark concerning the size of the flower, the cart-wheel comparison no doubt 



refers to the spread of the big rays of the large umbels, for the individual flowers 

 are small. b 



Waips and Tomato*— J. C. F., S manage: We have not proved for our- 

 selves that tomato plants form a remedy for wasps, but such is said to be the 

 and Messrs. I Mgett and Read, of Pocklington, have every faith in them, 



* commiimcauota published in our columns on p. 331, June 9, 1894. 



ta L &2?5 a T eaderS have found the Bowing of a few plants of tomatos 

 tc^ W Sjft ^ grape's when ripe, and 



plants in nnt« ™ ^ st >ears it has been our practice to grow severa 



ventilators in 8 h ™*°ntaUy f rom end to end of each vinery. The 



feet fisfi ssS Tz\t2^rJr\ d ^' ■ ^ rv s pl ?vf d *fa tw ,° 



U made fast to the framework o vIn.A ^ ab -° Ut S1 * fron \ the g laS5 » an <* 



- - urk of vmer y by an iron peg with eye through the end. 



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roots since commencing to grow, although there has been plen v of armn. L • 

 moisture ; the severe check due to scalding, added to other ills, has 122 



ce or permanent shading uoon th* lilt* \ 

 reaches the tree suddenly, and while its leaves are covered 1 with moisS „ the 

 in the house ; this causes the scorching or scalding evidenced K v rk re ? ener ated 

 foliage. In all probability the peach tree has no? Z ffi t ^oX? 3 £j 



itmospheric 



heavy Ml of foliage The remedy will be to afford the necessary ToSTuS 

 and air, giving the tree some liquid manure to encourage and assist it P I 

 trees in pots would probably suit you best, as they could be shifted from houTf 

 house, or even outside at this season, and so receive light and air. \ 



Names of Plants.— Under this heading we can only undertake to n am , 

 species and specific varieties of plants, and not florists' flowers. Specimens shooM 

 be packed in stout boxes with damp moss or leaves as packing material to ens 

 their reaching us in a fresh state. It is essential that flowers must acconmanv 

 specimens of flowering plants, that fern fronds be fertile, and that the numbers be 

 legible and firmly attached to the specimens. We cannot promise to name more 

 than six specimens at one time from any one correspondent. 



F. F. f Ascot : I, Phyllanthus glaucescens ; 2, Oncidium concolor ; 3, Odonto 

 glossum citrosmum. 



D. E. P., Chelmsford: 1, Onosma taurica ; 2, Dianthus cruentus ; 3, Dryas 

 octopetala ; 4, Arenaria balearica. ' 



G. S. G., Bristol: 1, Adiantum cuneatum deflexum ; 2, A. reniforme ; 3, 

 Didymochlcena lunulata ; 4, Davallia Tyermanni ; 5, Asplenium Belangeri ; 6* 

 Rhepidopteris peltata. 1 



EL G., Glasgow: I, Peperomia resed ae flora ; 2, Coccoloba platyclada ; 3, 

 Croton Hawkeri ; 4, Schizanthus pinnatifidus. 



C. S. L., Pontefract : 1, Clematis m on tana ; 2, Acer pseudo-platanus ; 3 

 Quercus pedunculata fastigiata. 



M. B., Exmouth : Please send the 

 plant is Centaurea montanae alba. 



E. G. F., Warrington : 1, Viburnum plicatum ; 2, Kerria japonica flore 

 pleno ; 3, Weigela Abel Carriere ; 4, Thuiopsis dolobrata. 



C. O. R., Maldon : 1, Phlox subulata ; 2, Primula farinosa ; 3, Polemonium 

 cseruleum ; 4, Gloxinia tubiflora ; 5, Diplacus glutinosus ; 6, Rhynchospcrum 

 jasminoides. 



H. C. R. L , Hants. : 1, Oncidium crispum ; 2, 

 Isoloma (Tydea), one of the now numerous varieties 

 hybridising and selection ; 4, Miltonia spectabilis ; 5, 

 6, Cheshunt Hybrid rose. 



J. F., Yorks. : 1, Prunus Padus ; 2, Pyrus Aria ; 3, a sedum ; send No?. 3 

 and 4 in flower. 



» 



"geranium " 



when in flower ; the oth?r 



O. Harrisonianum ; 3, an 

 raised on the Continent by 

 Streptocarpus Wendlandi ; 



MARKETS. 



Covent Garden. 



Supplies of green vegetables and salading are plentiful and good, but notwithsUndipj? 

 the brisk demand, prices are rather low. Apples from Australia and Tasm inia realise 



good prices, so also do pineapple, oranges, early strawoerries, cherries, and apricots 

 Gooseberries have cheapened ^considerably, and rhubarb is not now sd much in 

 demand. 



. Fruit.— Tasmanian apples, 8s. to 15s.; Australian, 10s. to 18s. per case; pine- 

 apples, 2s. to 5s. each ; bananas, 6s. to 12s. per bunch ; English grapes, is. 6d. to 3s. ; 

 Belgian, iod. to is. 6d.; Channel Islands, is. 6d. to 25. per lb.; oranges, 18s. 1025s. 

 per case ; lemons, 6s. to 15s. par case ; French strawberries, is. 3d. to 3s. psr handle 

 basket; French cherries, 2s. to 3s. per square, 9d. to is. per small box; bpanisti 

 apricots, is. to 2s. par box; peaches, 4s. to 12s.; green figs, 3s. to 4s. par dozea, 

 melons, is. to 2s. eich. 



eucharis, 3s. to 4s. 

 to is. ; pink roses 



3 ts. ; red r 0i es, 2s to 4 s. ; cattleyas, 6s to 9'- ; Odontoglossum crispum, is.ca. 

 .; and tuberoses, is. to is. 6d. per dozen blooms; Adiantum cuneatum, 4 w 



Flowers.— Arums, 3?. to 4?. ; carnations, is. to 3? 



gardenias, is. to 3s. ; Li.ium Harrisi, 3s. to 4s.; tea joie?, id. 

 3s. to 



to ; marguerites, 25.^045.7 mignonette, 2s. to 4s. ; pelargoniums (scarlet), 4s. to 6s. , 

 polyanthuses and cowslips, is. to is. 6d.; bluebells, 9d. to is.; and violets, 9*. ™ 

 3s. 6d. per dozen bunches; azaleas, 6d. to 9d. ; stephanotis, 2s. to 4s., my 01 1 < 

 valley, 6d. to is. ; white gladiolus, 6d. to 9d ; and pelargoniums, 4^. to oa. p- 

 dozen sprays; bouvardias, 6d. to 8d. ; white lilac, 3s. to 4s. per bunch. 



Vegetables.— English tomatos, 6d. to 8d. Jersey, sd. to 6d. P^r lb. ; Canary, 

 rod. to is. 4 d. per tray, 3* to 43. per case ; asparagus, 6d. to 4s. P» b ™ 

 roots, 23. to 3 s. per tally; eschallcts, is. 6d. to 2s.; garlic, 3* to n 

 rooms, 6s. to 8s. per 12 lb.; Egyptian onions, 6s. P^, b *^ g, g t0 V 



rruffi is. 6d. ^ 23. 6d. per dozen ^^J^ 

 ; French beans, 23. 6d. to 3* 6d. per basket , Je«yn*w P° ^ 



per dozen bunches 



to 3s. 6d. per flat , „ — u . . 



14s. to 17s. ; Canary, 103. to 12s ; Malta rounds, 8s. to ios. per cwu, 

 rounds, 5s. to 5s. 6d. per box. 



for the pist three years we h * — — r~t> «*v. hm ( 



although much of the fruit growine Tit ^ * "."^ ^ k^ 1 ^ by V ^ 5 ' 

 grapes m , incnes ^ g J?^"^ close by had been decoyed, the 



Borough Potato Market 



wasps were more numerous last vp., r.« S , Z 7 , 

 a w, P in the Series ^Jfffl^Jf 



suffering very much. 



many seasons, we never saw 



but iupplir, arenovv 



There i> a 

 Bruce, 



tendency 



There is a brisk and iacreasiog demand for new potaTOj 

 daily growing larger, consequently prices have a dowawa d 

 moderate tr^de in old potatos. Dunbars, 130s.; Scotch Magnums, 120s. ^ s 

 Main-crop, Sutton's Regents, Reading Giants, and Saxons, 110s. . per 1 . , Tencriffc 



What is more, although 



