GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Oil Stove for Greenhouse.— Colby, Harrogate : We do not advise oil 

 stoves for heating, except in the case of small greenhouses and conservatories ; 

 but, unfortunately, you did not state the dimensions of your structure* We do 

 not in this column recommend tradesmen of any kind, and, so, for a suitable 

 oil stove, we must refer you to those makers who advertise in our columns. When 

 writing to them, state the height, leDgth, and width of your house ; whether span, 

 hip-roofed, or lean-to, and position ; state also that you only require to have frost 

 excluded, and whether the house has biick walls or wooden sides. 



Nectarines Shrivelling.— W. R. C, Thelwall : Judging from the evi- 

 dence you have afforded us, we should say that the shrivelling is due to dryness 

 at the roots, while the mildew on the fruits is partially a result of the peculiar 

 shrivelling of the skin and partially caused by the " muggy " atmospheric conditions 

 to which you refer. See that the roots are well supplied with moisture, and take 

 care that (especially as the fruits commence to ripen) abundance of air is allowed, 

 and all plants below are removed so as to prevent a damp atmosphere. The 

 water passing from the pot plants may not be sufficient to thoroughly moisten the 



border, but enough to moisten the atmosphere when no heat and little air are 

 afforded. 



Black Spot on Tomatos.— G.P., Thame, writes: "Mr. E. Beckett 



deserves our thanks for his article upon tomatos, published in a recent issue, but I 



should like some further information from him or any other large grower anent 



Black Spot on the fruit. In a house heated during spring and early summer I have 



tomatos planted out and badly affected with the spot, while in an unheated house 



two yards away, planted with tomatos, I have not had a single fruit diseased. 



Last year I picked the damaged fruit, as suggested by Mr. Beckett, but this season 



they have been left to ripen and then used for cooking, after a removal of the 



black area. I do not find the least difference in leaving diseased fruits on the 



plants ; in fact, I have but comparatively few diseased fruits this year. ,, We shall 



be glad to hear what others have to say concerning the infectious character of 

 Black Spot, 



Gerard on Potatos.— F. W. A., Bath: The full quotation you wish for 

 from Gerard's " I lerbal," of 1597, is as follows : " It groweth naturally in America 

 where it was first discovered, as reporteth C. Clusius, since which time I have 

 received rootes hereof from Virginia, otherwise called Norembega, which growe 

 and prosper in my garden, as in their owne native countrie. The leaves thrust 

 foorth of the ground in the beginning of May, the flowers bud foorth in August. 

 The fruit is ripe in September. The Indians call this plant papus (meaning the 

 rootes), by which name also the common potatoes [referring to the sweet potato] 

 are called in those countries. We have the name proper unto it, mentioned in the 

 title [/.e., of Potatos of Virginia.] Because it hath not onely the shape and pro- 

 portion of potatoes, but also the pleasant taste and vertues of the same, we may 

 call it in English potatos of America, or Virginia. The temperature and vertues 

 are referred to the common [sweet] potatoes ; being likewise a foode, as also a 

 meal, for pleasure, equall in goodnesse and wholesomnesse unto the same, being 

 either rosted in the embers, or boiled and eaten with oile, vineger and pepper, or 

 dressed any other way by the hand of some cunning in cookerie." 



Selection of Tulips. -S. S. W„ Bournemouth : The bulb catalogues are 

 fast coming in now, so that it will be an easy matter for you to ascertain and 

 compare prices, for almost all firms will post you a copy of their list on applica- 

 tion. Bulbs of many kinds often fail to give the satisfaction they should, because 

 they are not planted sufficiently early. Early-flowering tulips are of great value 

 inthe Hower garden during the spring months. They will thrive in any well- 

 Grained soil and the only points to which it is necessary to direct special atten- 

 tion are to plant early in the autumn, October being perhaps the best month, and 

 to p ace the bulbs about five inches apart. In growing them for the conservatory, 

 use five-inch pots, and put three bulbs in each. Van Thols may be forced in 



» °\v ,rames ' and be P° Ued U P when coming into bloom. The best for forcing 

 are Brilliant, red ; Chrysolora, yellow ; Due Van Thol, scarlet, yellow, rose, and 



r> L ; i?? St Va ?j ° nde1, crimson and white ; Kaizer Kroon, scarlet and yellow ; 

 Upmr d Or, gold : Pottebakker, scarlet ; Proserpine, bright rose ; Vermilion 

 rilhant, scarlet ; and White Pottebakker. The best for the tlower garden are : 

 ^/^_ Artus> dark scarlet . Couronne Pour purp j e . Crimson King, crimson ; 



lJuchess of York, cherry red and white ; Tabiola, carnation flaked ; Kaizer 

 Aroon, La Reine, white and rose; ThomasMoore, orange; Vermilion Brilliant, 

 and \eIlow Prince. ZWMr.—Couronne des Roses, carmine; Imperator 

 ruhrorum, bright scarlet ; La Candeur, white ; Rex rubrorum, scarlet ; Tournesol, 

 red ; and Yellow Tournesol. Parrot.— Admiral de Constantinople, red and 

 yellow; Large \ellow, Mark Graaf, yellow and scarlet; Monstre Rouge, rich 

 c rimson ; the mixed selections are very effective. Species.— T. Clusiana, white 

 ana red; T. elegans, crimson; T. fulgens, violet crimson; T. Gesneriana, 

 scarlet; r. Greigi dark orange and black; T. macrospeila, red, black, and 

 yellow; 1. ocuhssohs, scarlet and violet; T. persica, yellow and crimson; T. 

 rctroflexa, red and yellow ; and T. vitellina, yellow. 



Names of Plants.— W. Y., Rugby : 1, Phlebodium aureum ; 2, Asplenium 



raDianuro ; 3, a Cra'^gus, and 4, an Anchusa— send in flower and fruit 

 respectively. 



Eift & Wa ?dsworth ; So far we have been unable to identify the oncidium 

 you^^nt us. We shall be glad to have anot her specimen and also a leaf, if 



fl S\ C 1' rl; intS : *L' Solida 8° canadensis ; 2, Choisya ternata ; 3, Kerria japonica 

 F v • Chr ysanthemum maximum. 



chryso P hyllus HUU '* ^ Unaria ' florisls ' variet y ; 2 ' ^plopappus 



l^?3^^ crocosmi^flora ; 2, Diplopappus chryso- 



S. M. Rutland : Yucca aloifulfc. 

 pandiftora; LiatVis ii^^igSt^ ^ Lilium ****** 



3, Solidag 



maritimum 



AUGDST 2J, ,8^ 



Obituary 



ire Grou 



the late Duchess of Kent. In 1861 he was transferred" U!f Z**^ Keener to 

 and Prince Consort, from Frogmore to Hampton Court Palace,^ " 

 when he retired UDon a pension, he was sunerinfenrW „t Ji. £ unUl l8 *». 

 gardens attached to the palace. superintendent of the Royal priufc 



Mrs. Taylor, the widow of the late George Taylor of ShA. w • 



died, we regret to announce, at her residence at South Hamp, tead, oVuSSS 

 inst., in her 84th year. un< UJC Z2t ^ 



Markets. 



Co vent Garde 



There is a brisk demand for the ample supplies of fruit, while green vegetable 

 fiS^Si g °° d ' and cheap " Ln S ll3h a PP les > grapes, and tomatos find a reSyS/J 



fair rates. 



Fruit. 



pears, 3s. 6d 

 is. 6d. ; Jer 



English apples, 4s. to 8s. 6d. per bushel; Ports, 4 s. to 6s. per «v 

 I. to 7s. per case ; Dutch, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per molly ; English mSS t* 

 sey, 8d. to is. per b. ; Denia, 5 s. to 9s. per W; SpB^Sj 

 3 s. 6d. to 7 s. per case ; green walnuts, 33. to 4 s. per bushel ; lemons, ios to 185^ 

 case ; bananas, 5s. to ios. per bunch ; pineapples, 2s. to 5s. each ; peaches is to ^ 

 green figs, 9 d. to is. 6d. per dozen ; greengages, 9 d. to is. 3d. per box, A to 6s. &L 

 per half-sieve [ French plums 3 s. to 3s. 6d. per case, 3 s. to 4s. 6d. per halWevT 

 English tomatos, 3 d. to 4 £d. ; Jersey, a^d. to 3d. per lb. ; Spanish, od.to is. per box : 

 black currants, 5s. to 7s. per half- sieve ; cobnuts, 3s. to 4 s. per 12 lbs. 



Flowers.— Arams, 3s. to 4s. ; carnations, is. to 3 s. ; eucharis, 2s. to a. 



gardenias, is. to 3 s. ; Liliura Harrisi, 2s. to 4 s. ; tea roses, 6d. to is. ; pink roles! 

 is. to 3s. ; red roses, 6d. to is. ; cattleyas, 5s. to 8s. ; Odontoglossura crispma, 

 is. 6d. to 4s.; and tuberoses, is. to is. 6d. per dozen blooms; Adiantnm 

 cuneatum, 4s. to 8s. ; asters, 2s. to 12s. ; marguerites, 2s. to 4s. ; mignonette, as. to 

 4s. ; Sweet Sultan, is. to 2s. ; pansies, is. to 2s. ; pelargoniums (scarlet), 3s. to 55. 

 per dozen bunches ; stephanotis, is. to 2s. ; lily of the valley, 6d. to is. ; whiti 

 gladiolus, 8d. to is. ; and pelargoniums, 4 d. to 6d. per dozen sprays. 



Vegetables.— French beans and scarlet runners, 3s. to 4s. per bushel; peas, 

 is. 6d. to 3s. per bushel ; beetroots, 2s. 6d. to 4 s. ; cabbages, 3s. 6d. to 5s. per tally; 

 mushrooms, 6s. to 8s. per 12 lbs. ; turnips, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 6d.; carrots, 2s. to 3s.; 

 parsley, is. 6d. to 2s. ; leeks, is. 6d. to 2s. ; mint, 2s. to 2s. 6d. per dozen bunches; 

 cucumbers, is. 6d. to 3s. ; endive, is. to is. 6d. ; cauliflowers, is. to 2s. per doien ; 

 celery, 12s. to 18s. per dozen rolls; lettuce, g&. to is. per score; eschallots, 12s, per 

 cwt. ; vegetable marrows, 4 s. to 5s. per tally ; potatos, 60s. to 90s. per ton. 



Borough Potato Market. 



There are medium supplies and a moderate demand. Prices are not quotaMy 

 altered. English Snowdrops, Early Puritans, and Beauty of Hebron, 35. 6d. to 4s. 

 Sutton's Regents and Reading Giants, 3s. 6d. per cwt. 



THE WEATHER during the Week ending August 20. 1898. 



Stations. 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. Lowest. 



London 



Croydon 



Biighton 



Bristol , 



Wolverhampton 

 Norwich 



Nottingham , 



Liverpool , 



Huddersfield .. 



Bradford 



Hull 



Fahrenheit. 



8 7 '9 

 85-0 



55'8 

 55*5 



73*o 

 76-6 



52*0 

 49*2 



79 "0 

 71*2 



53-° 

 52*3 



8o'o 

 77'° 



52*6 

 53 # o 



Mean. 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Centi- 

 grade. 



69*5 

 68-3 



20 83 

 20*17 



63*2 

 62*7 



17*33 

 17-06 



63*5 



6l'2 



l6'22 



64*8 



59*8 



l8'22 



15*44 



Rainfall. 



In In Cent*. 

 Inches. metres. 



003 

 0*05 



0*76 

 106 



0*28 

 0-25 



O'OJ 



0*05 



o'o8 



I'M 

 1-69 



o'7t 

 0-63 



O'ol 



The mean reading of the Barometer during the week at Greenwich was 29 88 inches, 



th* TK.» mftn ,.*« *«o.„ f u Q m o*m A... thf> week's average in t^e 5° > r<u " 



of the Thermometer 

 1841-90. The direction of the wind was variable, the horizontal movement c 

 1 per cenl. above the week's average in the 16 years 1860-75. The duration of n 

 sunshine in the week was 61 h^urs. The measured rainfall amounted to 0*03 of an 



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ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK 



MEETINGS. 



Wednesday, August 31.— Bath Autumn Show ; Two days. 

 Thursday, September 1.— Stirling Horticultural Society; Two days. 



Maicenhead Horticultural Society. 

 Friday, September 2.- " 



Saturday, September 3 



Show. 



Natio^l^ahlia Society's Exhibition at Crystal Palace xj^j^ 

 ,-Royal Botanic Sochty of Manchester ; Amateurs m 



ivr ^ AUCTIONS. Thursday and Tuo* 



Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 29, 30, and yu I "^ s ^ " v og# *c 



September i and 2. — Dutch Bulbs, Orchids, &c. ; Greenhouses, Hot 

 Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. s (v^otG**^ 



\N ednesday, August 31. -Hyacinths. Tulips, &c, Mr. J. C. Stevens King bt. f 



CONTENTS 



A Common Plant of the Seashore 



Answers to Correspondents 



Engagements for the Ensuing Week 



Exhibitions and Meetings :■— 



Abingdon Horticultural Society 

 Brighton Horticultural Society 

 National Carnation and Picotee Soci 

 JNaUonal Co-operative Flower Show 

 I rowbndge HorUcultural Society 



Fresh Homage to the Golden Flower 



« rardenia Culture 



< hardening Reminiscences 

 I m proving St ra wberries 

 Inula ensifolia 

 Markets 



New Invention 



New Plants, Flowers, *nd 

 Notes on Orchids 



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Notes of the Week : 

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Fruit .. 

 Habitats 



Obituary ... 



Potato Experiments ... 

 Rare Hardy Plants ~ 

 Royal Horticultural Sock 

 11 Sweet Lavender ... 

 The American Blight 

 Vegetables for Exhibition 



Weather ... ••• 

 Work for the Week 



ILLUSTRATIONS 



A Plantation of *?V 

 Messrs. Laxton s 1 rial urvui 



Inula ensifolia .... 

 Scuticaria Hadweni ... 



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narrowly escaped with 

 indigestion. Headache 



kitchen » ^ 



. ^ - - «. ixic hardihood to make his way into a ^ t wo-J\ „ 



the worst districts of South London was somewhat rouehly Handled* ^ wi ; ^ * 



appears he happened to be L-nnu.n ^ „r hnhituts of the place, ^ J^oo waft V***^ 



aan in South . aod* «a< ^ 



true ^^^pS^ v - 

 recommended him to take USSSm^tSL'' He too^ ^ cc and IBe 

 that he is now a happy and a healthy man.— [AdvtJ 



; of appetite, and low spurts, ail jo 

 escape with his life, when some tru 

 " wav' s Pills. He took the a^n 



