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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER . 
[ June 18, 1885. 
favourably impress a gardener. Amongst tbe non-jumpers one 
of tbe frequent species is tbe purplish, rough-backed, Anoura 
musccrum, and tbe paler, velvety-skinned, Lipura femetaria, 
both feeders on vegetables that are succulent (when they can get 
them) and insects, it would seem, destitute of eyes. Some of the 
snake millipedes are apt to lurk in tbe Cucumber bouses, and if 
they kill other species of insects, as is their wonted habit, they 
also infest tbe rootlets at times, to the weakening of tbe plants. 
Cryptops hortensis, a centipede allied to tbe preceding, turns up 
occasionally in the soil, but this species appears by its structure 
not to be a vegetable feeder. 
Tbe Tomato or Love Apple, introduced amongst tbe earliest 
American plants towards the end of the sixteenth century, has 
only of recent years acquired some amount of the repute to 
which it is entitled as a very palatable and wholesome addition 
to our vegetables. In Italy, for a long time past, it has been 
extensively cultivated, and many of our English gardeners have 
taken up the Tomato lately, but they have experienced a measure 
of disappointment through the interference of an insect foe which 
looks feeble enough. This is the species called rather irreverently 
the “ Holy Ghost” insect (Aleyrodes vaporariorum), one that is 
nearly related to the aphides and Cocci, and which, like them, 
exhausts the plant it attacks by draining them of their sap or 
clogging their pores. This is a tiny creature, with wings of 
delicate white, remarkable for the peculiarity of having four 
eyes. In houses it is found that washing off the insects does not 
answer so well as fumigation ; that, however, must be done with 
tobacco paper damped to produce a dense smoke, and one 
operation is rarely sufficient. This, of course, also destroys any 
aphis, thrips, and the scale, Coccus Adonidum, which has proved 
a nuisance occasionally. It is seldom seen unless the house has 
been kept too warm and dry. Out of doors the Aleyrodes may 
be treated with a solution of petroleum, made as has been 
already suggested in this Journal, by the addition of softsoap 
or soda. Wireworm is another insect that has been discovered 
in the act of damaging Tomatoes. Its favourite position is just 
at the base of the stem, where it may be checked by the application 
of soot or lime, or else the soil freely watered with hellebore tea, 
2 ozs. to a gallon of water, which destroys this and most sub- 
tei'ranean insects without affecting the plants.— Entomologist 
ROSE SHOWS AND THEIR PROSPECTS. 
As far as I am able to ascertain I believe that the following are the 
fixtures for Rose Shows:—June 27th, *Canterbury, *Brockham ; June 
29th, *Maidstone; June 30th, *Bagshot ; July 1st, *Farningham, ^Cardiff, 
*Croydon, and *Farnham ; July 2nd, *Bath, *Reigate, and *Hitchin ; 
July 3rd, *Tunbridge Wells ; July 4th, Crystal Palace, *New Brighton, 
Eltham ; July 7th, National Rose Society at South Kensington; July 
8th, *Sutton (Surrey) ; July 9th, Amesbury, *Hereford, *Norwieh ; July 
11th, National Rose Society (Manchester), and *Sidcup ; July 15th, 
*Moreton-in-the-Marsh ; July 16th, *Wirksworth, near Derby, *Chriselton, 
near Chester, and ^Helensburgh, N.B.; July 18th, *Wirral, Birkenhead ; 
July 22nd, Newcastle-on-Tyne ; July 25th, ^Darlington. Ludlow and 
Torquay I do not know the dates of. The Societies to which an asterisk 
is prefixed are affiliated with the National Rose Society. 
As usual, we receive all sorts of statements concerning the prospects 
of the various exhibitors, coloured by the varying changes of the weather. 
Thus, a fortnight ago one wrote, “ It’s impossible that Roses can be in 
by the date of our Show.” Then came that burst of hot weather from 
the 2nd to the 7th, when the thermometer ran up to 80°. Forthwith the 
tone of the letters was altered. “ If this weather lasts there will be no 
Roses left to show.” Then on the 8th down came the thermometer and 
the rain. “Ah ! this has just saved the Roses and so up and down as 
the thermometer varies are the expressions of either hope or fear, the 
moral of which is that it is of no use deciding on such points. We cannot 
alter the weather to suit one particular show day, and so let us take a 
somewhat wider view and see what the Rose season promises to be. 
It will be seen from the list that there is no diminution in the number 
of exhibitors—rather the reverse. Some of the older shows have ceased, 
but new ones have taken their place, and those who are ambitious to 
enter the lists will find many opportunities for trying their spears. The 
metropolitan show of the National Rose Society ought not only to be an 
extensive but a very interesting one. The new classes for garden Roses, 
Moss Roses, and buttonhole Roses ought to bring a vigorous competition 
and add a new feature to the show ; while in such shows as Darlington, 
Bath, Crystal Palace, Wirral, &c., the extensive schedules give good 
opportunities for all classes of exhibitors, and how are they likely to be 
prepared for the encounter ? 
As far as my tolerably wide area of observation enables me to form 
an opinion, we are, unless the unforeseen happens, likely to have the best 
Rose season we have had for many years. The very fine season of last 
year was most favourable to the ripening of the wood, which is one of 
the most potent factors in growing good Roses, as in fruit-growing. 
Everywhere the wood was hard and solid, instead of being “ lithy,” as it 
is called in these parts, and had the winter been severe the trees would 
have been able to withstand a good deal of frost; but the winter was not 
evere—on the contrary, it was very mild, although there was not that 
high temperature which so often forces Roses into growth only to expose 
them the more severely to the subsequent frost. There was not that 
amount of growth in them that there was in the previous winter, nor 
were the bushes so sappy when the time for pruning came, nor have I 
heard much of late frosts injuring the young growth. I know that in 
my own garden Teas have been untouched, and my beds now in the open 
are full of bloom. We had this month some lovely rain, which seems to 
have kept the trees clean. I have seen very few aphides, nor have grubs 
been very troublesome. Taking all these things into consideration, and 
considering that we are now within a fortnight of our first show, I 
cannot but hope that we shall have a grand time amongst the Roses. I 
wo’n’t prophesy. The last example of its folly is that of a writer in the 
Times, who was quite certain—“no manner of doubt at all,” “ had never 
been wrong,” &c.—that we were to have an awful gale last night 
(Thursday, the 11th), and it turned out to be most perfectly calm ! So I 
wo’n’t pbophesy, but only hope, and trust those hopes may be realised.— 
D., Deal. 
We are informed that Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, have 
from the 1st day of June last taken into partnership Mr. Leonard 
Goodhart Sutton, another son of the senior partner. To prepare himself 
for this position he entered the Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester» 
and passed with great credit through the botanical, chemical, geological, 
and practical agricultural courses there, and obtained the diploma of the 
College in December, 1883. Since then he has been residing for a con¬ 
siderable time amongst various growers in Germany, and has also visited 
all the principal seed-producing districts of England. Besides this he 
has passed through the routine of each department of the Reading 
establishment. 
- As will be seen from our advertisement columns, arrangements 
will have been made to hold an important Exhibition of Chrysan¬ 
themums, Fruits, and Vegetables at York on November 25th, 26th, 
and 27th of the present year. Liberal prizes are offered in several 
classes, and three silver cups constitute the chief awards for a group of 
Chrysanthemums, thirty-six Chrysanthemum blooms, and six bunches of 
Grapes, three varieties. These are given by the Mayor, Sheriff, and the 
Vice-President of the Society. The Secretary is Mr. G. Lazenby, Spur- 
riergate, York. 
- At the last meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, 
Mr. Sidney Williams, 21, Farringdon Road, E.C., showed a number of 
his teak wood baskets for Orchids of varied form, both useful and elegant. 
Examples of the Victoria dry glazing system were also shown by Mr. Sam 
Deards, Harlow, Essex. 
- Messrs. Ant. Roozen & Son, Overveen, Haarlem, send us a 
collection of French Turban Ranunculuses (R. asiaticus superb 
issimus) of unusually good quality, the blooms very large, full, and 
most varied in colours. It is surprising that such handsome plants are 
now so seldom seen in gardens. 
- The Chiswick Horticultural Society will bold the annual 
exhibition in tbe Royal Horticultural Society’s Gardens, Chiswick, on Thurs¬ 
day, July 16th, when substantial prizes will be offered in fifty-two classes for 
plants, flowers, fruits, and vegetables, a number of special prizes being con¬ 
tributed by friends of tbe Society. During several years past most 
interesting and beautiful exhibitions have been held by tbis Society, and 
the one to take place next month is expected to fully equal its predecessors 
Mr. J. Fromow, Sutton Court Nursery, is now Hon. Secretary. 
- Mr. A. Harding writes as follows respecting Veitch’s Extra 
Early Pea :—“ For the last few years I have entirely depended upon 
William I. as a first early Pea, and must admit it to be a good one 
for an early crop, being very prolific and fills the pods well, but last 
November I sowed at the same time a parcel of Veitch’s Extra Early, 
with the^result that with the same treatment as to soil, situation, and 
time of sowing, Veitch’s Extra Early was fit to pick on June 6ffi, 
while William I. will be a fortnight later. The season is later this year 
than last, as I well remember picking the first dish of William I. 
Peas last year on the 30th of May. Anyone wishing for a good early 
Pea may sow Veitch’s Extra Early, with William I. to follow, with 
