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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ May 29, 1884. 
with the red sjr'der, nothin? is so effective as sulphur applied as vapour 
in houses or combined with water out of doors and thrown in by a 
syringe. Another species is frequent upon the Cabbage, and I have 
observed that a solution of softsoap ‘ fetches them they cannot stand 
this. Also I think it probable either hellebore tea or dilu'ed paraffin 
would kill.” Mr. William Jenkins thinks that fumigating three or four 
times in succession will eradicate the pest. Mr. Stephen Castle observes, 
after trying fumigation and various insecticides, he has to confess himself 
beaten by this insect. The only method of eradication he can suggest 
as likely to be effectual is cutting down the affected parts of Tomatoes 
that it infests, lay them on the border, and the next morning carefully 
take them out of the house and burn them. 
- A correspondent, in referring to the admitted beauty of Horse 
Chestnuts when in flower, states that “the large Chestnut at Mon- 
CREIFEE (said to be the largest specimen in the country) presents just now 
(May 26th) a noble appearance, and is well worthy of admiration. This 
colossal giant from its topmost branches down to the great limbs which 
sweep the ground is one complete mass of dark healthy foliage, and from 
nearly every growth is produced a spikelet of white blossoms standing out 
bold and erect. Its huge size and majestic appearance truly constitute 
this the finest tree of its class in the neighbourhood.” 
- The following recipe for destroying red spider and 
mildew has been sent to us by an experienced gardener who has proved 
the value of the preparation :—“2 fbs. yellow sulphur, 2 lbs. lumps of 
lime ; boil it twenty minutes in 10 quarts of water, keep it well stirred 
when boiling, let it stand till cold, then bottle and cork down ; put one 
wineglassful to an ordinary size pail of water.” The best time is to 
syringe in the evening, and in a day or two the plants, &c., may be 
syringed with clean water. One dressing is generally sufficient, but 
should be repeated if required. 
- The annual Show of the Chiswick, Turnham Green, and 
District Horticultural Society will be held in the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society’s Gardens on Thursday, July 3rd. Substantial prizes are 
offered in the fifty-seven classes for plants, cut flowers, fruit, and vegetabb s, 
and we doubt not that the high character and diversity of the Society’s 
Shows will be maintained. Mr. J. T. Musgrave, Branstone Lodge, 
Heathfield Gardens, Chiswick, is the Honorary Secretary of the Society) 
and from whom schedules are procurable. 
- In the remarks referring to the mew Rose Her Majesty on 
page 378, the impression is conveyed that Mr. B nnett does not intend 
distributing this variety in England. There is no foundation whatever 
for this opinion, and it is possible that the writer had some confused 
remembrance of the agreement relating to the variety William Francis 
Bennett, which was sold provisionally to an American firm. 
- Ealing, Acton, and Hanwell Horticultural Society. 
—On the 27th inst. a large body of members of the above Society 
entertained at dinner their President, the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole, 
in commemoration of the fact that the present year is the twentieth 
anniversary of Mr. Walpole filling that position. E. M. Nelson, Esq., 
J.P., of Hanger Hill House, occupied the chair, among the company 
being the Right Hon. Lord George Hamilton, M.P., the Rev. G. 
Henslow, &c. The toast of “ Success to the Ealing, Acton, and 
Hanwell Horticultural Society” was responded to by Mr. R. Dean, 
the Hon. Secretary, and that of “Success to the Botanical and Horti¬ 
cultural Societies of the United Kingdom ” by Mr. Henslow. The 
hall was decorated in a charming manner by Mr. H. B. Smith, 
and the proceedings throughout were of the most interesting and 
satisfactory character. It was announced fthat the summer exhibi¬ 
tion of the Society would take place in the grounds of the Manor 
House, Ealing, on Wednesday, July 9th. 
- A correspondent in sending us a schedule of the WlRKSWORTH 
Rose Society, the Show of which is arranged to be held on July 17th, 
observes:—“Three years back we got up an annual flower show that 
has grown amazingly. Roses, they said, could not be grown on the lime¬ 
stone here, but they sing a different tale now, and we are bound to have 
a Rose Show. During my ten years here it is the first Rose Show held 
during that time in Derbyshire, though not in any way central. We are 
setting, I think, a good example by showing what out-of-the-way places 
can do, being only accessible with a single line from Derby—thirteen 
and a half miles.” The schedule contains twenty-four classes, the leading 
prizes being £5 for forty-eight varieties (nurserymen) and the same 
amount for twenty-four varieties (amateurs). The interest that is taken 
in the Society is exemplified by the provision of twenty special prizes by 
residents in the district. 
MR. SMEE'S ORCHIDS. 
The rapidly increasing collection of Orchids at the Grange, Hack- 
bridge, the “ My Garden ” of the late Mr. Alfred Smee, and now equally 
cherished by his son, never looked better than at the present time. Many 
plants are in fi wer, and hundreds of others becoming satisfactorily 
established ; while the plants that were placed outdoors during the whole 
of last summer appear to have been invigorated by the change. The 
M tsdevallias are especially strong and producing fine flowers freely, and 
the Dendrobmms that had a long sojourn in the open air flowered dis¬ 
tinctly sooner than others that were kept under glass. Cattleyas are 
particularly attractive now. The plants are not large, but the varieties 
are good and flowers fine, especially C. M ssra aurantiaca and a variety 
either identical with or closely resembling C. M. Southgatei, these with 
the following producing an attractive display at the present time :— 
Coelogynes oeellataand spec.iosa ; Camarotis purpurea ; Cattleyas la'uata 
Roezlii, ampthystina, Mendeli, Mossiae (light, distinct, 50 blooms), Moss'je 
aurantiaca (fine, 50 blooms), and a Mossiae similar to Southgatei (50 blooms); 
Cirrhoea viridis purpurea ; Colax jugosus and jugosus grandiflora (dark 
matkings) ; Brassia Keiliarta, maculata, and verrucosa; Dendrobium 
capilli;>es, Bensoniae, Findleyana, japonica, Pierardi, and tbyrsiflorum ; 
Epidendrum alatum, evectura (rich colour), vitellinum majus, a d xanthi- 
mim ; Cvpripedium barbatum and hirsntissimum ; Lselia cinnabarina 
and purpurata (good) ; Lycaste Harrisonse and Skinneri ; Masdevallia 
ignea superba, Harryana, Harryana casrulescens, Harryana Lindeni, 
Harrvana sanguines, amabilis, coriacea, Estradm, Lindeni, peristeris, 
an l Wagneri ; O lontoglossum Alexandra (good form-), cirrhovum, cor- 
d itum aureum, citrosmum, Pescatorei, luteo-purpumim, Roezlii, and 
trumphans ; Oncidiura crispum (very dark), concolor, fuscatum, 
Krameri, and sphacelatum ; Phalaenopsis Mauni; and Vanda tricolor. 
THE INSECT ENEMIES OP OUR GARDEN CROPS. 
THE PEAR. 
Amongst the fruit trees of our gardens and orchards the 
first place undoubtedly belongs to the Apple, but opinions may 
be divided whether the second place is to be assigned to the 
Pear or to the Plum. The Pear, like the Apple, is made to yield 
a beverage, yet its fruit, owing to its perisha.ble character, is of 
little value for preserving, wherein the varieties of the Piurn 
have the advantage. But we very frequently link together the 
Apple and the Pear. Their fruits have a similarity, and it is 
noticeable that many of their insect foes are identical. Perhaps 
it may be said on a survey that the Apple has more numerous 
enemies than the Pear has, yet the latter is apt to suffer severely 
through insects which visit it. Seldom, indeed, do we fail to hear 
complants from some district of loss occasioned, even when the 
weather has been not unpropitious. From root to fruit the Pear 
affords agreeable food to a variety of insects, and their per¬ 
sistency in some cases calls out all the energy and skill of the 
horticulturist. 
It is chiefly those Pears that are trained against walls that 
are liable to have their roots attacked. After a certain age 
standards are able to defy the species, wh ch make their ap¬ 
proaches in this manner. Centipedes and millipedes are wont to 
lurk beneath young Pears, perhaps not d< ing much harm, as 
they come abroad at night. These may be trapped into little 
pots filled with decayed roots or damaged fruit, and soot or lime 
may be sprinkled upon the surface of the soil. As the parent 
weevils of the genus Otiorhynchus are particularly apt to infest 
fruit trees in houses or against walls, the presence of their 
maggots at the roots in such s tuations is a natural consequence. 
The maggot or larva of the black Vine weevil (O. sulcatus). and 
that of the red-legged or Apricot weevil (O. tenebricosusl, have 
been taken at the roots of the Pear, but they are chiefly injurious 
to softwoeded plants. Should they, however as will sometimes 
occur, have been abundant about a garden in the beetle state, 
after these have been dealt with it may be advisable to remove 
the upper portion of the soil round Pear trees upon walls, and 
should some be detected as maggots, soapsuds, ammoniacal 
liquor properly diluted, or a weak solution of paraffin, will be 
generally sufficient to destroy them. 
The wood leopard moth (fig. 97) is not inappropriately so 
named in English, because the species grows to maturity in wood, 
and the moth is somewhat leopard-like in its markings. But the 
Latin name is less suitable—viz., Zeuzera asculi, since it is 
seldom discovered in the wood of an ZEsculus such as the Horse 
Chestnut, though often taken upon Ash, Elm, Lime, and Birch, 
also upon several fruit trees. From a variety of observations I 
believe it is very partial to the Pear and it is with that tree Miss 
Ormerod associates the insect in her “Manual” of the hurtful 
species. The moth is rather sluggish, but is preyed upon in 
the day by sparrows, and at night by bats, so that their numbers 
