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GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November 26, 1898. 



Names of Plants.— L, Cheshire : 1, Ophiopogon Jaburan • 



japonicus albo marginams ; 3, Begonia maculata ; 4, DieffenbachiaViMubW 

 5, not recognised ; 6, Nenne cnspa. ^raqumiana 



L. B., Windsor : Hibbertia dentata. 



Names of Fruits. -F. H. B. f Co. Carlow : 1, Stirling Castle • ? T,^ 

 Pippin; 3, Ecklinville Seedling ; 4, Blenheim Pippin; sT not re^gnised- 

 King of the Pippins. & ' 



iving 01 uie x ippms* 



H. L. C.| Coventry: I, M&re de Manage; 2, Dumelow's Seedling- i OM 

 Hawthornden ; 4, Minchull Crab. & ' * uia 



Editorial communications should be addressed to the Editor of the Gardeners' 

 Magazine, 148 and 149* Aldersgate Street, fc.C. 

 Club-rootei Beans and Brussels Sprouts.— J. W., Aberystwyth: 



The Brussels sprouts are suffering from a very bad attack of club-root (Plastiw* 

 diophora brassiae), and this cannot be cured m the crop now suffering To 

 prevent a recurrence ot the disease give the land a strong dressing of fresh lime, 

 or of gas lime if this is obtainable, and allow it to remain roughly turned up or 

 ridged during the whole of ihe winter. The next crop or two should not be a 

 brassica one With regard to the French beans we should be glad of further 

 information as early as possible, as the case is rather different, and presents 

 unusual features. 



Seedling Apple.— W. P., Stebbing: The apple sent is of fair quality, but 

 it does not present a very handsome or taking appearance ; consequently it would 

 unduly raise your hopes were we to suggest that you should propagate it freely for 

 distribution. By all means retain the specimen m your garden, as it crops well and 

 resists blight, but there are already so many first-class varieties that prove 

 meritorious in almost all parts of the country that the multiplication of a variety 

 of less value is not advisable ; indeed, it is to be discouraged. Graft a really 

 good apple, say Kibston Pippin, upon one branch of your vigorous seedling, note 

 the results, and compare the quality of the fruits. 



Renovating Oil Cherry Orchard.— C. 1\ R., Bucks: It is highly 



probable that a good deal of thinning is necessary, that some amount of feeding 

 is needed, and also that the soil is lacking in lime, which is very necessary for the 

 perfecting of stone fruits, and some, such as the cherry, like an abundance of lime ; 

 indeed, we have seen fine orchards of cherries growing in the debris and rubbish 

 from lime quarries and kilns. We cannot, however, give a satisfactory answer to 

 your query without some further particulars as to soil, cultivation, number of 

 trees per acre, and their size, situation of the orchard, &c If you will supply 

 these we will give you the best advice we can. 



Vines in Old Borders.— G. F., Driffisld: Under the circumstances you 

 cannot do better than remove a part of the border, carefully disentangling the 

 roots and keeping them moist between mats until they can be relaid. In all 

 probability you will find the drainage needs putting right, and this is work that 

 -iust be done thoroughly. Cut back any strong, coarse roots to a point where they 

 branch, and, of course, sever any that may have gone beyonl the limits of the 

 border ; something, too, might be done by the use of tiles or slates to prevent 

 any quantity of roots from straying, but nothing less than cement or concrete will 

 absolutely confine them. We should advise the lifting of a half or a third of the 

 border length this season, as this will enable you to use the largest possible pro- 

 portion of new material for relaying the roots in, and also the vines will ihow the 

 advantage of such treatment If the lower soil in the border is at all sour or un- 

 fertile it must be rejected, and, as you are likely to find it so, you will appreciate 

 the importance of doing the work piecemeal. A cartload or two of loam for the 

 upper layers of soil, and wherein the roots will be relaid, will not prove an ex- 

 travagant item, and doubtless you can manage this, whereas to do the whole 

 border at once would, as you say, be too great an expense. Use boae-meal and 

 lime rubble by all means, but not overmuch of the former ; and be careful when 

 the work is done— and it should be done immediately— that the cold rains and 

 snows of winter are kept off it by means of shutters, lights, &c. During the 

 coming season we suggest that you put aside all the turt edgings and anything 

 turfy or loamy thxt you can obtain, with a view to its use next autumn on another 

 portion of the border. 



WEATHER during the Wee 



MBER 19, 1898. 



Stations, 



Temperature of the Air. 



Highest. Lowest 



Fahrenheit. 



Mean. 



Fahren- 

 heit. 



Centi 

 grade 



Rainfal 



In 



Inches. 



In Centi- 

 metres. 



London 55'8 



Croydon 5 6 "° 



Brighton 



Bristol — 



Wolverhampton 57*5 



Norwich 54*4- 



Nottingham 56*8 



Liverpool 5^*8 



Huddersfield 55' 8 



Bradford 57 2 



Hull 55 # o 



35 6 

 30 'o 



39 'o 



3^o 

 40*4 

 40*0 



39*4 



38'2 



42*0 



48 o 



47*3 



49 6 



47 4 

 49-0 



48*6 



49'* 

 48*0 



8 £9 

 8*50 

 9*73 



8-56 



9*44 



8-44 



9 22 



a 94 



98^ 



8 89 



002 



0'02 



C03 



O'll 

 0*21 

 0'28 



o'cg 

 o*o8 

 o 23 

 0*18 



005 

 0-05 

 o'o8 



0*28 



o*53 

 0*71 



0*23 



o 20 



o 58 



0*46 



The mean reading of the Barometer during the wetk at Greenwich was 30*07 inches, and that 

 of the Thermometer 4S°'o, the latter- being 5^6 above the week's average in the 50 years 

 1841—90. The direction of the wind was variable, the horizontal movement of the air being 

 42 per cent, below the week's average in the 16 years 1860—75. The duration of registered bright 

 sunshine in the week was 107 hours. The measured rainfall amounted to 0*02 of a 1 inch. 



ENGAGEMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 



MEETINGS. 



Monday, November 28.— General Committee Meeting of the National Chrysanthemum Society' 

 Wednesday, November 30 —Annual Dinner of the National Chrysanthemum Society, Holborn 

 Restaurant ; Sir A.bert Kaye Rollit, M.P., will take the chair at 6.30 p.m. 



AUCTIONS. 



Friday, November 28, 29, 30, and 

 Narcissus, Dutch Bulbs, &c, Messrs. 



Fruit Trees, Standard and 



Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and 

 December i and 2 —Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, 

 Protheroe and Morris's Rooms, Cheapside, E.C. 



Wednesday, Thursday, and Fkiday, December 7, 8, and 9. 



Dwarf Roses, &c, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris, at the Wellington Road Nursery, Hounslo\v, 

 Friday, December 2.- Imported and Established Orchids, Messrs. Protheroe and Morris's 

 Rooms, Lheapside, EC M 



Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, November 23, 29, and 30.— Tu.ips, Crocuse?, &c. t 



Mr. f . C Stevens, King Street, Covent Garden. 



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A Morning Mixture 

 Answers to Correspondents 

 Chrysanthemums at Maidenhead 



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Engagements f->r the Ensuing Week 

 Exhibitions and Meetings : — 

 liirkenhead 

 Brighton 

 Bristol 



Edinburgh ... 

 Folkestone ... 

 Malvern 



Manchester Royal Botanical 

 National Chrysanthemum Society 

 Oxfordshire Chrysanthemum and Fruit 



Society 



Royal Horticultural Society 

 K igby 

 Winchester... 

 • York Chrysanthemum Show 



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Fruits for Cottag3rsand Small 

 Markets ... ..• 

 New Plants and Flowers 

 Notes of the Week :— 

 Artificial Manures 

 Conference on Cross-bred 



Plants 



Floral Arrangements ^ .. 

 Odontoglossum Crispum Princ 

 Planting H »rd/ Fruits 

 Pot Carnations 



Stephanotis fl >ribunda in Cool 

 Tea Rose Sunrise 

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 Work for the Week 



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ILLUSTRATIONS. 



Cypripedium Argo-Morganiae 7&o 



New Tea-scented Rose, Sunrise ... ... 77 1 



Odontoglossum Crispum Prince of Wa.es ... 7 C 7 



THREE GOLD MEDALS FOR ROSES IN 1898 



Fruit Trees, Roses, Vines 



Figs, Oranges, and 

 Orchard House Trees. 



5 



WM 



PAUL 



AND 



SON 



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Rose Growers by Appointment to 



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Mcrctuintt 



WALT HAM CROSS, 



Respectfully solicit orders for their unrivalled stock of 



ERTS. 



IN 



A LARGE AND SELECT STOCK 



ALWAY8 ON VIEW. 



HALF STAHDABDS 

 DWARF STAHDABDS 



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from 18s. dozen, 

 from 15 s. 

 from 103. 



ALU FORMS 



DWARF a or BU3HE 



CLIMBERS 



BO*ES IN POTS ••• 



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from 6«. do*n. 

 from 6s. $9 

 from 1C/3 » 



They also beg to call attention to their extensive collections of 



Fruit Trees, Hardy Trees and Shrubs, Rhododendrons, Herbaceous Plants, 



*^BS— _sWl mm Dlan^B CCimOll'^' <r%v±rk k\ ■ mm mmM Rlllhl. fl.ll in the 



ILLUSTRATED and DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE, 



best possible condition for autumn delivery. 



and Bulb», all in the 



P08T FREE, 3d. 



ON 



THOMAS RIVERS 



SON 



JfOTE 



and 



. »ai a jii is _,4_ t loamy 



nurseries consist. 



ftawbrldffeworth, Herts, 



HARLOW STATION) O.B.R. 



IMPORTANT 1— OBSERVE CHRISTIAN NAME AND ADDRESS : 



WM. PAUL and SON, WALTHAM CROSS, HERTS 



