428 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. E November 9 .i 882 
nursery in 11-inch pot produced six Pears weighing 2 Ihs. 11 ozs., 
one of them turning the scale at three-quarters of a pound. These 
are grown in pots in a cold house—our only way to get good fruit 
in this locality.— G. Hawkins, Eroenny Priory, Bridgend. 
The Parsley - leaved Bramble. — Your correspondent, 
“ W. K. W,.” gives great praise to the Parsley-leaved Bramble on 
page 391. The roots of ordinary Brambles are very troublesome 
in gardens, because like the upper canes they run a great way 
and shoot up here and there. Could your correspondent say if 
the roots of the “ Parsley-leaved ” would render it unsuitable for 
growing in a garden close to other small fruit trees ? I should 
be glad to know also where plants of it can be had.— P. B. J. 
[American Raspberries were recently advertised in our columns 
by Mr. Vans Randell, Preston Brook, Chester.] 
Scarce Varieties of Pears. —In reply to a communication 
iu the Journal last week from “ J. E.,” I may state that, so far as 
I know, there are not many of the Pears mentioned by him that 
have been tried in this country. I have myself grown a few of 
them, and the following is my experience. Frederic de Wurtem- 
burg I had from the continent some years ago, and I found it very 
uncertain in its quality. In some seasons it was as good as an 
autumn Pear could be, but in others it was very deficient of 
flavour. As it ripened at a time when we have so many better 
and more certain kinds I discarded it. Soldat Laboureur I have 
always found to be the same as Beurre d’Aremberg ; but I know 
that Soldat Esperen is sometimes called by that name. Beurrd 
Dubrusson is probably intended for Beurre Dubuisson, a Belgian 
variety of which I have not yet seen the fruit. Bezi de St. Waast, 
I see by the “ Fruit Manual,” is a synonym of Bezi Vaet, an old 
and excellent late Pear. Perhaps some of your correspondents 
will be able to give us information about the other sorts mentioned 
in “ J. E.'s” list.— A Pear Fancier. 
The Domino Apple. —Having heard this Apple highly spoken 
of as one of the best and most productive of culinary Apples, I 
should be glad if you or auy of your readers can give me any 
information about it. Is it as early as Lord Suffield,as productive 
and as hardy? The Apple just named is our first, but I can 
hardly add best, as it “falls to nothing,” our cook says. That, 
however, is an exaggeration ; but it certainly does seem to melt 
away to a great extent in cooking. It also “falls” in another 
respect—namely, its liability to be blown off the trees by a storm 
in August. Can anyone who has grown the Domino say if it is 
an improvement in these respects— i.e., is the fruit firmer, and 
docs it adhere to the trees better ? I should like to know the 
origin of this variety.—J. L., Derby. 
[We shall be glad if any of our readers can state either the 
raiser of this Apple or by whom it was named.] 
The Dymond Peach. —A correspondent, “Irish Rector,” 
has sought information on this Peach. It is one of the most 
hardy and certain bearers, and the fruit is large and excellent. 
It has produced an excellent crop this year, and I think I could 
better spare any other tree than this. Reinette Franche Apple 
must either be grown under glass or on a south wall in this country 
to have the fruit in high condition.—J. E. P., Notts. 
COMING CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOWS. 
The following list of approaching Chrysanthemum and autumn 
fruit shows will be useful to our readers. 
November 9th (Thursday),— Brixton. 
„ 13th (Monday). —Stoke Newington (two days) ; Lambeth (three days). 
» 14th (Tuesday).— Royal Horticultural Society (Fruit and Floral 
Committees) ; Putney, Twickenham, Walton-on- 
Thames, Tooling (two days) ; Southampton (two 
days); Plymouth (two days). 
„ 15th (Wednesday).— Bristol (two days) ; Westminster Aquarium 
(two days). 
„ 16th (Thursday).— Kingston (two days) ; Tunbridge Wells (two 
days) ; Croydon. 
„ 18th (Saturday).— Leicester. 
„ 21st (Tuesday).— Liverpool (two days) ; Manchester (two days) ; 
Brighton (three days) ; Oxford. 
„ 22nd (Wednesday).— Northampton (two days) ; Birmingham (two 
days) ; Wimbledon. 
„ 23rd (Thursday).— Staines. 
„ 29th (Wednesday).— South Shields (two days). 
WINTERING STRAWBERRIES IN POTS. * 
The time was when Strawberries for forcing were wintered in 
houses or heated pits, or placed on their sides in ridges, in which 
position the plants were nearly dried off with a view to resting 
them, under the impression that plants thus treated would more 
readily respond to the combined influence of heat and moisture 
when removed to the forcing house later on. But now, happily, 
this somewhat barbarous and incongruous method of procedure 
has become a thing of the past, and in its stead a more natural, 
simple, and productive one has come into practice—namely, 
plunging the pots to the rims in beds of sifted coal ashes out of 
doors, leaving space enough between the beds, which should be 
about G feet wide, for getting to the plants as they are required 
for the forcing house, and also for the purpose of putting a slight 
covering of bracken over them in the event of severe frost. This, 
however^ should be removed on every favourable opportunity. 
Thus wintered, and notwithstanding the fact that the whole— 
ashes, pots, and soil—have been one frozen mass for weeks at a 
time, we have had very few pots broken—not more than a couple 
of dozen out of nearly three thousand plants—by the action of 
frost. The fact is that hardy plants, whether they are grown 
for their fruit or flowers, once placed in a flower pot, have hereto¬ 
fore been coddled too much.—H. W. Ward, Longford Castle. 
In the biographical notes which accompany the excellent 
portrait of Dr. Hogg in the last issue of the Gardeners' 
Magazine reference is made to the “late” Mr. G. W. Johnson, the 
founder of the Cottage Gardener, and for many years co-editor 
with Dr. Hogg of the Journal of Horticulture. As the allusion in 
question has prompted inquiries from friends of the gentlemen to 
whom it refers, I have the pleasure to state that Mr. Johnson 
is quite well, and trust he will long enjoy the repose which 
he has so well earned after a long, active, and successful literary 
career.—J. Wright. 
- On the occasion of the recent visit of the Duke and 
Duchess of Albany to Blythswood, Renfrew, the seat of Sir A. 
Campbell, a pretty idea was successfully carried out in the pre¬ 
sentation of a bouquet to the Duchess, which was largely com¬ 
posed of the fragrant Bog Myrtle (Myrica Gale), which is 
the badge of the Campbells. This little shrub is a native 
of Britain and very abundant in some parts of Scotland, where 
its leaves have been used as a substitute for hops. It is related 
to a well-known North American plant, Comptonia aspleniifolia. 
- A gardener recommends Chrysanthemum Madame 
Desgranges as an excellent early-flowering white variety of the 
small Japanese type, which blooms very freely, and is thus espe¬ 
cially useful where a large supply of blooms is required. 
- Mr. George Dickson, late of Sutton Place, Surrey, has 
been engaged as head gardener to Capt. G. H. Elliott, Farn- 
borough Park, Farnborough, Hants. 
- Mr. J. F. Sharpin sends us particulars of what he de¬ 
scribes as one of the most prolific Potatoes known, and adduces 
as evidence of this that one large tuber planted in the spring 
yielded produce weighing 20 fibs. This is not equal to the record 
of Col. Humberstone on page 409—namely, one tuber of Magnum 
Bonum yielding 25 lbs. 5 ozs. Mr. Sharpin’s seedling has the 
high-sounding name of the Archangel. 
- At the annual meeting of the Newcastle-upon-Tyne 
Botanical and Horticultural Society the Secretary, Mr. 
James J. Gillespie, read the annual report, which gives a most 
favourable account of the past year’s shows in a financial point 
of view, “ the Society’s indebtedness having been reduced by 
£321 Gs. 8 d., or from £401 11s. 5d. to £80 4s. 9d., notwithstanding 
the extremely adverse character of the weather during the spring 
show and on the second day of the summer show.” The schedule 
