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GA RDENERS' MA GA Z1NE, 



lilium auratum.— J. D., Skipton : See Gardeners' Magazine for 



July 30, 1898, p. 494 ; article entitled " Cure for the Lily Disease." 



Failure with Grapes.— W. H., Middlesex: We are investigating the 

 matter, and hope to reply next week ; meanwhile, if you can send particulars as 

 to general treatment, border, &c, we shall be glad if you will do so. 



Columbines.— T. H. C, Hinckley: There is no reason why columbines 

 should prove a nuisance when planted out in a garden. They do not spread or 

 run like perennial sunflowers, but if allowed to ripen seed, and the seed is allowed 

 to fall, then seedlings in some quantity may appear, but they can be easily removed 

 by the hand or hoed down if not required. 



Diseased Melon Hoots.— Z. Y., Lymington : Your melons are succumb- 

 ing to a very bad attack of eel-worm, and nothing can be done to cure or save 

 them. See that the house or pit is thoroughly well cleansed, using paraffin and 

 hot limewash freely during the process. Clear out all the soil and burn it, and 

 next season see that the soil for melons or cucumbers is obtained from a new 

 source. 



Invention for Supporting Chrysanthemum Blooms.— G. P., 



Parkstone : So far as we can gather from the description and rough drawing sent 

 us we do not think your invention possesses any value for the purpose indicated. 

 We cannot, however, form a decided opinion as to its merits or demerits until we 

 have seen one of the supports. If you send us a specimen of your invention it 

 shall be dealt with in the usual way — it will be quite safe in our hands. 



House for Tomatos. — H. G. S., Axminster : A span roofed house would be 

 better than a lean-to. Choose the the S.E. aspect both because of its lighter and 

 brighter position and its dryer situation than the other available site. Provided 

 you have a good market for 5uch subjects you could scarcely do better than utilise 

 the house during the late months of the year for late chrysanthemums, as these in 

 almost any colour sell at good prices ; white and yellow varieties are generally 

 most in demand. If you have good command of heat other subjects might be tried 

 instead, such as Roman hyacinths, &c. 



Grapes Shanking.— R. E. T., Milborne: The trouble with your grapes 

 may be due to several causes, and is known as shanking. It may be that the 

 vines have been overcropped for their strength ; the roots may have penetrated 

 a cold subsoil, or the border may be sour owing to bad drainage, or timely 

 stopping may have been neglected, and then a wholesale removal of foliage 

 and growth indulged in. These are the chief causes of disaster, and in all pro- 

 bability the border is the source of trouble. Make a thorough examination of 

 this, and we will do our best to assist you on receiving full particu lars. 



Very many have, like 



The 



Failure with Culinary Peas.— K. G., Hull: 



yourself, failed this season to bring their late crops of peas to perfection 

 failure has been due chiefly to the long continued dry weather which invariably 

 induces simultaneous attacks of thrips and mildew, and these between them soon 

 cripple growth, cause the young pods to curl and fail, and spoil the appearance 

 and fullness of more advanced pods. The remedy is heavy manuring previous to 

 sowing, sowing in trenches, suitable varieties, plenty of water and liquid manure 

 at the roots, and forcible syringings or washings with clean water — a little quassia 

 extract may be added if necessary— towards the evenings of hot days. 



Cirerarias Flagging.— E. S., Forest Hill: Probably the plants have 

 been kept too close and moist instead of being supplied with abundance of cool, 

 fresh air, and wilh water as necessary. The bases of the leaf stalks have quite 

 damped in some cases, and as a result of the decay some tiny grubs are at wcrk 

 around the " collar " of the plant. Grow the plants less luxuriantly, affording 

 them a cool, shady place with all the air possible. Remove a little of the soil 

 away from the collar or stem, and search for the tiny whitish and worm like 

 grubs ; destroy these, and then rub and dust the affected part with flowers of 

 sulphur. The sulphur should be applied after a watering, so that it may remain 

 as long as possible to dry up and heal the wound. 



Seedling Bedding Pelargonium —T. N., Norwich: The trusses of 



flowers sent were very fine, and the individual blooms both large and shapely. 



The colour is good, very bright, and telling. If the seedling has a first-rate habit 



and is free flowering it should prove a most useful bedding variety. The best 



method of testing it is to stage a number of plants in first-rate condition at a 



meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, also showing a plant of the variety 



that approaches it most nearly in colour, for comparison. Name the variety before 



exhibiting it, and if an award of merit is gained, no doubt some of the leading 



nurserymen will make you an offer for the stock. You might, of course, bring it 



to the notice of a nurseryman at once and save yourself further trouble by selling 

 cheap. 



Worms Among Chrysanthemum Roots.— A. M., Invernesshire : In 



the case of small worms that are not easily caught by turning the plant out of the 

 pot, there are two good remedies to follow. One is to plunge the pot to rather 

 more than half its depth in water heated to a temperature of 123 degrees Fahr. ; 

 this will send all the worms to the surface, where they may be caught and killed. 

 Another method is to pour two gallons of water upon a pound of lime, stir well, and 

 then let the mixture stand for a day and night to clear ; stop the hole at the bottom 

 of the pot with clay, and then apply the clear lime water until it rises almost to 

 the surface of the soil ; this will cause the worms to rise, when they may be cap. 

 tured. Do not remove the clay for a few hours, so as to make sure of an effectual 

 clearance ; afterwards remove the clay, and see that the drainage is perfectly clear. 



Mess Curled Foliage on Chrysanthemum 



s. — A. S., Lincoln : 



?hrvlamh C ^!i Dfi p and "T" 2 ? f the folia 8 e * shown in the specimens 

 if ™™ Pnncess v »ctotia sent us is caused originally by excessive f< 



The 

 of 

 feed- 



th! varLv Y^T ma . nuies - Unfortunately this peculiarity is not confined to 

 t^^ r^XlE i ~riet P y, though judging from your 

 curle-1 leaves It b. ull r ^ to Police stunted growth and moss 



plant foUo^n^tS at ndaTa ^onf "J™ ^ lhe ? f & 



fertiliser. A most won<lerft I f?., Pply of sulphate of ammonia or similar 



Plague assumes ihe curlin K " is that the 



least several generations so thaM?^'^ P^ 1 *^"* bein S continued for at 

 plants. Not only do the 'inter mod «>J k desir * bIe not to propagate from affected 



y u me mtermodes become shortened, the leaves curled, rolled, 



Septemhrr 3, H£ 



and crisped, and the buds advanced into tiny mossy branchlet h ' 

 are produced, or at most very miserable aborted ones Se 1 f n ° ^ owcri 

 exhibitors have also come to the conclusion that the actual rJfl °c j- 0Ur lcadin 8 

 we have stated, over feeding. This bears out what w?t^ r °l^^ 

 contended, viz., that to prevent loss of, or weakened constitution in ma * y . yeari 

 chrysanthemums grown at high pressure for exhibition or market it i^n ° f 

 to propagate from naturally grown plants, if not every year, at leit everv^S 

 year. Many large growers and nurserymen now raise their stocks of chShT 

 mums from plants that have been growing naturally, planted out in the aTl 

 the season, and not fed m any way Of course in the case of new and h£h 

 pneed varieties this system cannot well be followed the first year bu f as au vi 

 as possible a naturally grown reserve stock should be created, as cutting H 

 these are vigorous, clean, and sturdy, while they subsequently respond mo7, 

 readily to high cultivation without collapsing. We shall be obliged by your send 

 ing us further specimens m as fresh a state as possible to the Kew address of tfe 

 Editor. .... 



Names of Plants.— F. IL 



_ . „ U -> Auchterarder : 2, Stenotaphrun 

 3, Physaiis Alkekengi ; 4, Helianthus rigidus ; 5 



i 



americanum vanegatum ; 

 Heliopsis scabra. See next week for others . 



W. B., Folkestone: 1, Polygonum cuspidatum ; 2, Rhus cotinus. 



R. E. T., Milborne : Greenup's Pippin, known also as Yorkshire Beauty and 

 Red Hawthornden. 



Z. Y., Lymington : 1, Davallia Tyermanni ; 2, Polypodium aureum; 3, pro- 

 bably a seedling form of Adiantum fragrantissimum ; 4, a Pteris— send fertile 

 frond ; 5, Onychium japonicum. 



G. S., Guildford: 1, Juniperus chinensis ; 2, Retinospora plumosa ; 3, Thuia 

 gigantea (Lobbi) ; 4, a form of Cupressus Lawsoniana ; 5, Hibiscus syriacui 

 (Althaea frutex). 



E. S., Forest Hill : Woodwardia radicans. 



E. J. S., Chislehurst : 1, Biota aurea; 2, Biota orientalis ; 3, Cupressin 

 Lawsoniana ; 4, C. Lawsoniana pendula ; 5, Cyrtomium falcatum ; 6, Polypod 

 aureum. The stocks were first-rate. 



WEATHER during the Week 



Stations. 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. Lowest. 

 Fahrenheit. 



Mean. 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Loidon 



Croydon 



IStighton 



Bristol , 



Wolverhampton 



Norwich 



Nottingham , 



Liverpool 



Huddersfield .. 



Bradford 



Hull 



90*0 



8 7 '5 

 85*0 



82*0 



78*8 



83-0 



82*6 



77'i 

 8o's 



8o'8 



79'o 



50 o 



47'5 



5o*4 

 48*0 



46*7 



46 8 



47.8 



52"2 

 46*0 



50 4 

 45'o 



65-4 



64-3 



64*5 



6x*6 



6o'3 

 62 1 

 60*9 

 6o*8 

 60*2 

 64*2 



59 3 



Centt 

 grade 



18*56 



i7'94 

 i8'o6 



i6'n 



i5'72 

 16*72 



i6'o6 



i6'oo 



15*67 



17-89 



15^7 



Rainpal^. 



In 



Inches. 



In Cent*, 

 metres. 



o*i4 



o'oo 



0*13 

 0*40 



0*70 



0'12 



o'54 



1-04 

 0*32 



o'99 



o' 3 6 

 o'oo 



o-33 



I 03 



i*78 

 0*30 



i'37 

 3-33 



2*04 



o 81 



351 



The mean reading of the Barometer during the week at Greenwich was 29 89 inches, and that 

 of the Thermometer 65^4, the latter being a°'s above the weeks average in the 50 yean 

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

 8 per cent, ab:>ve the weeks average in the 16 years 1860-75. The duration of registered onini 

 sunshine in the week was 45.1 hours. The measured rainfall amounted to 0*14 of an incti. 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED, 



Bulbs. 



Dickson and Robinson, Manchester.— Bulbs and Roses. 

 Wm. Clibran and Son, Market Street, Manchester.- 

 Wm. Bull, 536, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W.— Bulbs. 

 R. Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham.— Bulbs. ■ 

 J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, S.W.— Bulbs— Strawberries 

 J. R. Pearson and Sons, Chilwell Nurseries Notts.- 

 Wm. Paul and Son, Waltham Gross.— Bulbs and Winter Flowers. 

 H. Cannell and Sons, $ WAX LEY, Kent.— Cacti and Succulent Plants. 

 Dobbie and Mason, Oak Street, Manchester.— Bulb;. 

 Fisher, Son, and Sibrav, Ltd., Handsworth, Sheffield. 



Carnations. 

 Bulbs. 



Bulbs and Ro.>:s. 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



~ „ MEETINGS. . o'clock. Lecture 



Tuesday, September 6.-Royal Horticultural Society. Committees m e:t at lfP«w* 



at 3 p m. by Mr.T. W. Birkenshaw on "Disa grandirl >r*. g 



Chrysanthemum and Dahlia Show at the Royal Aquarium, Westminst:r. 



Durham Floral Society. 



Scottish Horticultural Association. 

 Wednesday, September 7.— York Florists' Dahlia Show. 



Derbyshire Horticultural Society ; Two days. 

 Thursday, September 8.— Kirkby Stephen Horticultural Society. 



Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, September 5, ^ 7^ a ^^ s 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Narcissus, Dutch Bulbs, &c, Messrs. I rotneroe a 

 Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. ■ - \f**srs Pro*** 



Wednesday, September 7.- Winter blooming Heaths, Climbing Roses, ^c, 



and Morris, on the premises, Ths Longlands Nursery, Sidcup, Kent, Marguerites, &c 



Ihursday, September, 8.-Ericas, Roses, Heaths, Genistas, Hydrangeas, ™£* hu Hertt . 



Messrs. Protheroe and Morris, on the premises, The Mill Lane, Nurser>, henhouse PU»< • 

 Monday and Tuesday, September 5 and 5.— Orchids, Palms, 2>[°Y? Middlesex. 



Roses, Ac, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris, at the Nurseries, Bush ttiu ru , ^ M 

 Friday, September 9.— Imported and Established Orchids, Messrs. rrou« 



Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. ^ ^ Mr . J. C. Steven*, 



Monday and Wednesday, September 5 and 7. 

 King Street, Covent Garden. 



Dutch a 



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 Answers to Correspondents 

 Anthericums 



Apples in Northumberland 

 Cannas at Chiswick ... 

 Canterbury Bells in Pots 

 Catalogues Received ... 

 Economic Plants of Central Africa 

 Engagements for the Ensuing Week 



Erythea edulis 



Exhibitions and Meetings : 



Royal Horticultural Society of Aber- 

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Sandy and District Horticultural 

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Markets 



New Books 



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Notes of the Week 



Exhibition Schedules 



Heat Waves 



Loss of Soil Nitrogen 

 Notes from Edinburgh 

 Notes from the Cape ... 

 The French Truffle Industry 



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