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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ August 19, 1S80. 
else. Last winter slie decreed yellow, and Niel Roses and Sun¬ 
flowers and yellow Tansies were in demand. 
The forcing of Roses is perhaps the greatest branch of this 
great industry, and the quantity consumed is enormous. It is 
impossible to even estimate the quantity. It is known that in 
Philadelphia, at one of the Assembly balls, that not less than 
twenty thousand Tea Roses were used, beside Jacqueminot and 
other kinds. At one affair in New York over five thousand Tea 
Roses were recently used in the decorations. The five or six 
principal commission dealers in Boston, New York, and Phila¬ 
delphia probably pass twelve or fifteen thousand Tea Roses 
through their hands daily. When it is considered that the Roses 
that these gentlemen sell are the surplus required it may give 
some faint idea of the quantity consumed in the three cities. It 
is asserted that one firm of growers in New York cleared over 
twelve thousand dollars in one season in Jacqueminot Roses alone. 
Of course this is an exceptional case, and the growers some¬ 
times lose heavily. For ins'ance, one firm down east undertook 
to grow Marechal on a grand scale, and the result was a break in 
the market, and a twenty-five dollar bud sold for three dollars a 
hundred, productive figure being about five dollars at that time. 
In Carnation blooms the quantity consumed is still more enor¬ 
mous. One commission dealer last winter passed through his 
hands an average of fifty thousand a month between November 
and April, and then complained that he had not enough to supply 
the demand. He sold nearly thirty thousand to one firm in 
one month, and he was informed that that was two thousand a 
day less than his customer used, or ninety thousand that month 
consumed by one firm. There are probably from ten to thirty 
thousand Carnation blooms used in Philadelphia daily, and some¬ 
times more. 
A few years ago Lycopodium was used almost entirely for 
filling bouquets. Now r it is almost altogether discarded, and Smilax 
has taken its place. So enormous is the consumption of this plant 
that there are growers of it entirely. One man in Philadelphia, 
who raises it in connection with one or two other flowers, has cut 
to date nearly ten thousand strings, and this is a mere drop in the 
bucket to the amount grown. 
For the Grant procession in one of our western cities over five 
hundred strings were used to decorate the hose carriages of the 
fire department. 
Lily of the Valley plays an important part in the trade, one 
gentleman in Newport having several houses of it, and is so skilful 
in blooming it that he is enabled to have it the whole twelve 
months of the year. One firm in Philadelphia also possess the 
secret. Of necessity the quantity consumed of this flower is much 
less than that of some of the other leading things. Still, thou¬ 
sands of dollars annually pass into the hands of the growers of 
this gem among flowers. 
Of the cities in the Union, New York and Boston each consume 
the greatest amount, Philadelphia next, among the eastern cities, 
and Chicago and Cincinnati of the western ones. The two latter, 
and in fact most of the cities and towns north, south, and west of 
New York and Boston, draw their heaviest supplies from the two 
last-mentioned cities and from Philadelphia. The trade is still in 
its infancy, and before many years it is safe to say that the cut 
flower business will be one of the most important of the trades 
that supply the luxuries of life.—W. E. Meehan (in American 
Gardener's Monthly). 
PORTRAITS OF NEW AND NOTABLE PLANTS. 
Bucklandia populnea. —“ One of the most beautiful evergreen 
trees of the forests of the Sikkim Himalaya, at elevations of 
4000 to 0000 feet ; also not unfrequent in the Khasia mountains, 
where, however, it does not attain the same stature ; and of the 
mountains of Sumatra. From the elevations at which it grows in 
the Himalaya there is no prospect of Bucklandia being hardy in 
England, but as a greenhouse ornament no plant of the class can 
be more attractive. The trunk is cylindric and straight in well- 
grown trees, and, together with the oblong crown of evergreen 
foliage, attains 100 feet in height.”—( Bot.Mag ., t. 6507.) 
Stenomesson luteoviride. —“ This is a new species from the 
high Andes of Ecuador, which flowered for the first time in the 
spring of 1879 with Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son, of the Pine 
Apple Nurseries, Maida Vale. It is nearly allied to the well- 
known Coburgia trichroma of Herbert (“Bot. Mag.,” tab. 3867), 
and quite similar to it in its cultural and climatic requirements.” 
—(Ilid., t. 6508.) 
Epimedium Perralderianum.—“ Is a native of the moun¬ 
tain woods of Babor, Foughell and Tababor in Eastern Khabylie, 
at elevations of 3000 to 5000 feet, whence it was introduced into 
cultivation by Dr. Cosson. The plants are perfectly hardy in 
Kew, and were presented by Dr. Reichenbach.”— (Ibid., t. 6509.) 
Chionographis japonica. —“ Though originally described by 
Thunberg nearly a century ago, this is a very rare and little 
known plant, of which we have seen no native specimens but 
those collected by Maximovicx in 1863, and one communicated by 
Captain Blomfield, R.N., in 1873. It is referred by Mr. Baker in 
his valuable paper on the aberrant tribes of Liliacece to the group 
Heloniese, and its immediate affinity is with the Eastern N. 
American genera Helonias and Chamrelirium. It is the only 
species of the genus. This very singular plant was raised from 
seed sent by Mr. Maries to Messrs. Veitch, with whom it flowered 
in April of the present year.”— (lhid., t. 6510.) 
Agave horrida. —“This is one of the best known of the 
smaller Agaves, with a distinct continuous horny border to the 
leaf. It was introduced from Mexico by Verschaffelt in 1862, 
and is now to be found in all the more complete collections, but 
usually under the name either of Regeliana or Desmetiana, both 
of which rightfully belong to species of another section.”— (Hid., 
t. 6511.) 
M W0RK.™fi THE WEEK.. ; 
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KITCHEN GARDEN. 
The fine weather that has prevailed for several days has proved of 
great value for the eradication of weeds, and those have acted wisely 
who have plied the hoe freely. The watering of certain crops must 
be attended to, for it must be remembered that in consequence of a 
prolonged term of dull moist weather the roots of many plants are 
near the surface, and the crops are not in a good condition for with¬ 
standing drought. Celery, Strawberries, and recently planted crops 
of all kinds must be watered copiously if the dry weather continues. 
Look out for the second hatch of the Celery fly ; a pair of sharp eyes 
and nimble fingers exercised for a few hours daily, finding and pinch¬ 
ing sharply the small blisters immediately they are perceptible, will 
prove of great benefit to a valuable crop. Slugs are attacking the 
beds of young Cabbages. Frequent dustings of freshly slaked lime 
are highly useful provided the work is done at the right time. One 
dusting at ten o’clock at night when the slugs are feeding will be 
more effectual than ten dustings by daylight when they have retired 
to their haunts. There is more labour wasted by attempting to kill 
slugs by daylight than by almost any gardening operation. Ten 
minutes’ work after dark will save hundreds of young Cabbage 
plants. 
HARDY FRUIT GARDEN. 
Fruit trees of all kinds are making much wood, due in a measure 
to the scantiness of the crop, the moist condition of the atmosphere, 
and the rains of June and July. All the shoots not required for ex¬ 
tension should be cut back to within three or four leaves of their base, 
except shoots of Apple and Pear trees, that in some instances only 
grow a few inches and have the points terminated by a plump bud, 
which is invariably a fruit bud, and from which is produced the finest 
fruit. Similar remarks apply to Plums, also Cherries, especially 
Morello. Shoots 3 or 4 inches in length should not be shortened, as 
that would cause fresh growth to start from the base instead of in¬ 
ducing the formation of spurs. The leading shoots may be stopped 
at from 9 to 12 inches of growth, extension being desired as in young 
trees ; but full-sized trees should have the extremities cut back similar 
to the side shoots. Any gross shoots likely to interfere with the 
symmetry of the specimen, or impoverish the weaker parts, should be 
removed. Wall trees should be examined frequently, tying or nailing- 
in extensions, and cutting back or removing breastwood, so as to 
admit all the air and light possible to the spurs and next year’s 
bearing wood. Lay-in the wood of Peaches and Nectarines rather 
thinly, stopping any laterals on the strong shoots at the first joint, 
and cut-back any that are very vigorous. The Raspberry season 
being nearly over the old bearing wood should at once be cut out, 
and the young canes thinned to four or six of the strongest and best 
placed, which should be secured to the trellis if there be one, or left 
loose if they are afterwards to be secured to stakes, though in ex¬ 
posed situations it may be advisable to secure them loosely at once. 
