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GA RD EN EES' MA GA ZINE. 



Editorial communications should be addressed to the Editor of the Gardeners 

 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 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 

 mark the paragraph. 



Specimens of plants, flowers, and fruits for naming or opinion should be sent to 

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

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

 prepaid. 



Cockscombs, Celosias, and Love-lies-bleeding:.— A. T. J., Harrow : 



You are wrong in stating that cockscombs, celosias, and love-lies-bleeding all 

 belong to the same genera. They all belong to the same natural order, viz., 

 Amaranthacex 1 . The cockscomb is Celosia cristata, and from this species the 

 garden forms now so popular in many establishments have been developed. The 

 plants commonly known in gardens as celosias are cultivated forms of Celosia 

 pyramidalis. Love-lies-bleeding is Amaranthus caudatus, and the closely allied 

 Prince's Feather is A. hypochondriacus. 



Scalding of Madresfield Court Grapes.— J. C, Glastonbury: The 



berries sent are not affected with any disease in the general acceptance of that term, 

 but have suffered very severely from scalding. The remedy is better \ entilalion. 

 Sometimes a certain vine in a house is year by year the only one upon which grapes 

 are scalded, and this being so, careful observation should be made, and it will be 

 probably found that ventilation does not properly affect this vine, while the sun 

 has considerable influence upon it. Bad glass is sometimes answerable for scalding, 

 but insufficient or improper ventilation, sometimes caused by the construction of 

 the ventilators, is the general cause. Scalding is due to the action of strong sun- 

 light upon berries that are more or less covered with condensed moisture. 



In 



Loss of Branches on Pear and Apple Trees.— E. G , Deal: 



the absence of any particulars as to soil, subsoil, age of trees, &c., we cannot say 

 with certainty what is the cause of shoots and branches of both pears and apples 

 succumbing as in the case of the specimens sent. It is highly probable that canker 

 has set in as a result of the roots having recently entered a cold, heavy subsoil, 

 and had their growing points killed. If the decay was less general than your 

 letter suggests, it is, we should be inclined to consider, due to the ravages of some 

 borer at a point lower down the branch than the shoots sent. Carefully examine 

 the trees, and if no trace of boring can be found then canker is the cause. The 

 remedy can be provided by bringing the roots nearer the surface, both by surface 

 feeding now and lifting in the autumn. 



Forsythias.— J. F., Cardiff: These pretty yellow- flowered shrubs are easily 

 propagated either by layering or by cuttings. The latter should be taken about 

 August, and inserted in light soil; they will root freely if placed under a hand- 

 light in a pit or greenhouse, or even in a cold frame if kept close for awhile. The 

 two commonly cultivated species are F. suspensa and F. viridissima, both early 

 flowering, and producing yellow flowers along their graceful growths. F. sus- 

 pend has fewer flowers than F. viridissima, but these are of a rich canary yellow 

 colour, and rather fuller than in the latter species. F. viridissima was introduced 

 by the celebrated traveller and collector, Mr. Fortune, who sent it to Chiswick in 

 1845. « w as at first treated as a greenhouse plant, but as soon as stock was 

 obtained experiments were made, with the result that the species was found to be 

 quite hardy. There is a hybrid between the two species alluded to, and it is 

 named F. intermedia ; it has the habit of F. viridissima, but the flowers more 

 closely resemble those of F. suspensa. All three are useful plants for spring 

 floweiing, are easily cultivated, and may be grown in pots, forced slightly, and 

 used for conservatory decoration. 



Arpophyllum giganteum.— P. S. T. f Sutton-on-Hull : This is a by no 

 means commonly grown orchid, but it is nevertheless a very useful one, especially 

 where there are large orchid houses. There are some half-dozen species of 

 Arpophyllum, all natives of Mexico and Central America, but A. gigantea is the 

 boldest of them all. Even when not flowering it is a handsome plant by reason 

 of its somewhat drooping, dark green, ensiform leaves, one of which surmounts 

 each growth. The flower spikes are usually produced during April and May ; 

 they rise from the top of the growth, are from eight inches to a foot long, bearing 

 a large number of small but beautiful blossoms of a dark purple and rose colour. 

 In a cool house the flowers last in perfection for about three weeks. Being a 

 Mexican plant, it requires rather warmer treatment than is generally accorded the 

 cool odontoglossums ; the intermediate house will suit it if a position at coolest 

 but light end is given it. Failing such a house, place the plant in the warmest 

 corner of the cool house. The plants require potting much in the same way as 

 cattleyas, but with rather more compost, though a large amount of drainage 

 material must be provided. A liberal supply of water is needed during the growing 

 season, hut considerably less during the period of rest, though anything approaching 

 the condition known as "drying off" must be avoided. This orchid loves an 

 abundance of light, and like many other Mexican orchids, needs shade only 

 during the brightest part of a hot day. 



•^ Name f ° f ? lant9 -~Under this heading we can only undertake to name 

 £*™5r^ in SP T l 7. vaneUes of plants, and not florists' flowers. Specimens should 

 the^reach no 5 \° Ut boxe * w " h da *P moss or leaves as packing material to ensure 



s^cin^ a f f CSh SUte - li is essential thaV flowers must accompany 



KE^S rto . we,ln S that fern fronds be fertile, and that the numbers be 



u v t ' m one correspondent, 



flowed An 8»«cy 5 Anthericum Liliago, Anthericum 



Liliastru 



I'olyg 



leaf of 



»-." — — — — V 



aramosa ; 2, Lilium umbellatum. 



Obituary 



MJHBSOR ANTON JVUKNER, KlTTER VON MarilAIIW tk 



died, we regret to record, a few days since at Vienna in I; mnm **** 

 Professor Kerner was educated for a doctor " " T ^th-sinhZ 



medical staff of the General Hospital at ^na*2S.": lw ° y«n ._ _ 

 study of medicine for botany, in which he achieved so mnc^S^u^ * 

 considerable number ot works on botanical subiecu h»t £ i , He *«Xe i 

 known in this country is his « Natural vSSSn^tlg!^ Sti 

 English edition was published by Messrs. 1 Jack e and S n i ( ™ ttteB * 

 In .8 7 a Professor Kerner was rnade a member of^i^ ffl* 

 Sciences, andfour vears later on t^cp'^a *\** r Knigh thood ^ 



Both 



Markets. 



Covent Garden. 



berries have cheapened considerably. 



Fruit.— Tasmanian apples, ios. to 20s. per case ; strawberries 



per 



is. 6d. to 2s. per half-sieve; lemons, fc to'S (er oae; bii' 5 !?^ 

 Lunch ; pineapples, 2s. to 4 s. 6d. each ; green figs, 2s. to 4s. ; peaches', £ to £ £ 

 dozen; melons, is. to 2s. each. "•H 



Flowers.— Arums, 3s. to 4s. ; carnations, is. to 3s. ; eucharis « te - 

 gardenias, is. to 3s. ; Lilium Harrisi, 3 s. to 4 s. ; tea rcres, 6d. to is' • pink m. 

 25. to 4s. ; red roses, is. to 2?. ; cattleyas, 6s. to 95. ; Odontoglossum cristwm iCu 

 to 4s.; and tuberoses, is. to is. 6d. per dozen blooms; Adiantum cuoeatam ±C+ 

 8s. ; marguerites, 2s. to 4s.; mignonette, 2s. to 4 s. ; pelargoni urns (scarlet) iVtafe. 

 stephanotis, 2s. to 3s.; lily of the valley, 6d. to is.; white gladiolus, 6d. to ad • tad 

 pelargoniums, 4 d. to 6d. per dozen sprays ; bouvardias, 6d. to 8d. per banch ' 



Vegetables.— English tomatos, 5d. to 6d. ; Jersey, 4d. per lb ; Canary. M H 



is. per tray, 3s. to 3s. 6d. per case ; Egyptian onions, 5s. to 6s. per big; VrnJUk 



is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per dozen bunches; asparagus, 9d. to 3s. 6d per bundle; m 

 carrots, 4s. to 5s.; turnips, 4s. to 5s. ; parsley, is. to is. 6d.; mint, is. 6d.toai.|» 

 dozen bunches; lettuce, 6d. to 9d. per score; cos, is. 6d. to is. gi. per don, 

 mushrooms, 5s. to 6s. per 12 lbs. ; endive, is. 3d. to is. 6d. ; cauliflowers, is. 6d. 10 

 2s. 6d. ; cucumbers, is. to 3s. 6d. per dozen ; spring cabbages, is. 6d. to 2*. 6d 

 tally; French beans, 2d. to 3d. per lb.; peas, 21. to 4s. per bushel; v 

 marrows, 4s. to 6s. per dozen; spinach, is. 6d. per bushel; broad be ins, 3s. id 

 4s. 6d. per bushel ; rhubarb, is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. per dozen bundles ; J er sey potato, j 

 to 7s. 6d. ; Cherbourg, 6s. to 7s. ; Canary, 5s. to 6s. ; St. Milo, 6s. to 7s. per cH 

 Lisbon, 3s. per box. 



Borough Potato Market. 



M ft * J J J 



TenerifTe kidneys, 2s. 6d. ; St. Malo, 5s. ; Jen 

 Cherbourg Flukes, 4s. ; kindneys, 3s. 6d. per cwt 



— - — - - — — 1 — — - * — — » — ■ ^ 



Lisbon rounds, 23. per box. 



THE WEATHER DURING the Week ending June 25. 1898 



Stations. 



Temperature op the Air. 



K 



Highest. Lowest 



Fahrenheit. 



London WM 



Croydon 



Brighton 



Bristol 



Wolverhampton 

 Norwich 



Nottingham .. 



Liverpool 



Huddersfield .. 



Bradford 



Hull 



IIUM 



77*7 

 77-0 



67*2 

 68'o 



73* 2 

 72*4 



74-0 



70*2 



67-5 

 69-8 



48 a 



47- 0 

 49 # o 

 46*0 



43 # 5 



4 To 

 45-0 



48- 9 

 46*8 



50*0 



Mean. 



Fahren- 



Centi- 



heit. 



grade. 



6V 5 



»5 83 



63*2 



15*67 



57'i 



13'94 



567 



I3'7* 



56*8 



13-78 



58-6 



14*78 



57'9 



14*39 



55'5 



i3-o5 



55*2 



12*89 



58 7 



14*83 



The mean reading of the Barometer daring the week at Greenwich was 29 0 

 of the Thermometer 6o°- 5 , the latter being o<"i below the week s average « 

 1841-00. The direction of the wind was south-westerly, the horizontal movement 

 34 per cent, above the week's average in the 16 years 1860-75. * & c duration ot regw 

 -anshine in the week was 39*3 hours. The measured rainfall amounted to o 47 ™ 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



MEETINGS. m . ..e^tr Hm0 



Tuesday, July 5. °— » a™~:«*:«« Hereford Horticultural sooeiy. - 



Horticultural Society 



Wednesday, July 6.— B01 



Diss Rose Show. 



Lee. Bbdfc-K 



l^ewisham bummer Sh->\v ; two days. 



1." i: C? .1 01 • 1 n 



SootfT 



L,ewisnam bummer Show ; two days, cnsiinworu J^T" Hitchifl 

 Ealing Summer Show. Farningham Rose and Horticultural Society. Miicm 

 Society. Reigate Rose Sh >w. Tunbridge Wells Horticultural So^tJ^ 

 Thursday, July 7 .-Norfolk and Norwich Rose Show. Woodbndge H W 

 Friday. July 8.— TJlverston Rose Show. ■ . . ~ _i u^nk Sjo^I 



Saturday, July 9 .-Royal Botanic Society : (Jeneril Meeting. W* 1 .j^hSa 

 Manchester Rose Show. xVational Am^eur Gardeners Associ - g^ 

 Royal Botanic Society's Gardens, Regent s Park. ™<™<< r — n HorticuJturai 



CONTENTS 



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Answers to Correspondents 



Calochortus Punleyi 



Engagements for the Ensuing Week 

 Exhibitions and Meetings 



Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural 

 Society 



Croydon 



Richmond 



Shirley Gardeners' Association... 



Wet-me-nots 



r nut .Production 



Influence of Temperature on Cr ops # 



Japanese Dwarfed Trees 



JJarkets 



Ne v Plants, Flow 

 New Rose-R. B. 

 Notes irom Ireland 

 Notes of Observatic 



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Notes of the Week 



An Experimental LaWfl 

 Hard- wooded Plants 

 Sheaves of Roses ... 



Obituary... *j« 

 Peaches in the Open . 

 Royal Horticultural Society 



Setting 



Tall Beanled Inses 

 The Weather . . 



Vegetables for Exhibition 



w,,rlr fnr the Week 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



H.P. Ro^-K. B.O 



Calochortus Purdeyi 

 Tall Beaded Irises 



i 



9 • • 



/'THE BOY STOOD ON THE BURNING I>E^. 



declared that hii " . • K«r tn sit 



reason for so doing was that it was - h an j^iKji ottJJ 



reason was that the gallant boy would not desert h«P»t. { ^ ai death- 



father s commands he stayed upon the burning ship, and went 10 a^ ceftamflr 

 the last minute young Casabianca had been Sived, whu th .n^ imme ,{ute_2S 

 very much burned, and the best thing for htm. wouU to* « ' «« * 

 Holloway s famous Ointment, a certain remedy tn all ca^es 01 r Aorr J 

 tism, lumbago, sciatica, bronchitis, asthma, sore throat, and the 



