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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ June 28 , 1883 . 
but there would be a difficulty if they were planted wrongly. We have pegged 
down double Dahlias for years, and singles are equally amenable to that treat¬ 
ment, and, well managed, produce beautiful masses of flowers. When the plants 
are intended to be pegged to the soil instead of secured to stakes they must be 
planted slantingly, just as if they were being “ laid in by the heels.” If planted 
upright they cannot be bent down flat to the ground. If yours have been so 
inserted you may with care and good attention change their position without 
checking the growth materially. Take out a spadeful of soil from the front of 
each plant and partially undermine it, then insert the implement under the 
plant, raise it gently and bend it over, pressing down the roots, watering 
thoroughly at once and shading if needed. It is not the best plan to peg the 
plants flat to the ground at first, but they should be secured in an oblique 
position until they are established and are growing freely. When plants are 
affixed to the soil they produce growths from almost the entire length of the 
stems, and these must be pegged on each side, as if securing the side branches 
of a young tree to a wall. 
Grubs Destroying Cauliflowers (I. Welch ).—We fear you will have 
great difficulty in destroying the grubs, whatever they are, without injuring the 
plants. Ammoniacal liquor from gas works, diluted with six times its volume 
of water ; petroleum at the rate of an ounce of the oil to a gallon of water ; or 
2 ozs. of hellebore powder made into a paste and then dissolved in a gallon of 
water, are the most likely remedies we can suggest. Try them, or any of them, 
experimentally, and oblige us with the results. You will find an application of 
gas lime dug into the ground in autumn beneficial. This reply is equally for 
another correspondent who has sought advice on the same subject. 
Ornamental Pots (Mrs. Lucas ).—Your gardener is certainly wrong. 
Most kinds of plants will grow as well in glazed ornamental as in rough garden 
pots. We have referred to this subject before, and may again say that never did 
we see a more forcible illustration of the importance of being “ well fitted in 
the arts ” than when we saw plants unsurpassably well grown rendered repul¬ 
sive by being in vulgar, highly reddened, common garden pots. They were in 
the entrance hall of a mansion. That hall was fitly furnished, everything 
around was congruous, neat, yet elegant. Nothing was discordant but the 
flower pots, they were rude and offensive both in form and colour ; they 
■were unfitting both to the place and to the plants growing in them. 
Common pottery is suitable to the greenhouse and frame. Iu the halls 
Fig. 121 . 
or corridors of a mansion the plants should be in porcelain pots. An illus¬ 
tration will enforce what we mean. How deprived of effect would this Cala- 
dium appear if in a common flower pot! It quite suffices, however, that the 
plants be prepared in ordinary pots of a correct size that the pots in which 
they are grown may be inserted as required into the ornamental pots. No 
injury is then done to the roots, and it is surprising in what a small pot a plant 
may be healthily grown if assisted by a full supply of water—liquid manure 
when suitable to the nature of the plant. Preferable to common clay pots are 
ornamental latticework covers, or elegant designs which are now worked by 
the fret saw. Some of the latter are very attractive, and are permissible as 
substitutes for the more valuable porcelain receptacles. 
Pinks (T. 7 ?.).—We have not read the remarks to which you direct 
our attention, nor is it necessary that we should read them, as we do not form 
our observations on what is published in other papers. If we did it were 
obviously useless sending specimens to us for our opinion thereon. The flowers 
you have now sent differ in one rather important particular from the others 
we examined. Those now before us have stalks sufficiently long to show the 
branching character of the variety ; the others had been cut with scarcely any 
stalks, and did not show this character. The large-flowered Pink that we have 
grown for many years does not differ from yours in the flowers, yet it does not 
usually branch, and it is a few days later than the common white Pink. In 
that respect—branching—the varieties may be dissimilar, or the difference may 
merely be a question of soil. But whether they differ or not does not affect the 
merits of your variety. It is a good Pink, (much larger and finer than the time- 
honoured old favourite generally grown in gardens) and well worthy of culture 
as a border flower ; but we are bound to say that the flowers we have seen of 
Mrs. Sinkins are superior to those you have sent. This, too, may be a question 
of soil. We cannot tell whether or not yours would be equal to some splendid 
examples of Mrs. Sinkins now in our office if both had been grown together 
by Mr. Ware at Tottenham. Mr. Turner may consider your variety better 
than Mrs. Sinkins, but there is certainly nothing to that effect in the citation 
from his letter that you have sent; nor does Mr. Cannell imply anything of 
the kind. AVe should attach very great weight to the opinion of either of 
these florists; at present we can but express our own—namely, that good as 
your flowers are, they are not quite equal to Mrs. Sinkins as we have seen grown 
both by Mr. Turner and Mr. Ware, therefore the variety last named we must 
still consider the best white Pink in cultivation. AVhen a better is sent to us 
we will gladly record the fact; indeed, we should be pleased rather than other¬ 
wise to assign Mrs. Sinkins a second plaee, because we should then soon have 
a superior variety for our garden. 
Peach Leaves Eaten (A Surrey Physician). —We suspect your trees have 
been attacked by the Peach or Poplar Saw-fly (Tenthredo populi). The fly 
makes its appearance in April, about the time the leaves first come forth. The 
female lays her eggs at different times, to the number of thirty or forty, which 
she arranges in rows on the surface of the leaf. The process of hatching occu¬ 
pies only a few days if the weather is fine, and from them a greenish-white grub 
is produced, and these shortly after spin themselves a web, under which they 
take shelter. They soon after their birth commence devouring that portion of 
leaf after leaf which best suits their palate, for, like some other insects, they 
never consume the entire leaf. Their period of grub existence extends to five 
or six weeks ; they present the appearance of light green grubs with black 
heads, having three pairs of fore feet and one of hind ones. When full grown 
they drop to the ground and form for themselves a dark-brown covering or case, 
and in this they remain an inch or two under the surface of the earth until 
spring. The best mode of subduing this injurious insect is to gather off the 
surface soil under the trees, particularly along the bottom of the walls, and 
have it charred or burnt. This should invariably be done as soon as the leaves 
have fallen. The pale yellow eggs may also be easily detected in spring, imme¬ 
diately after they are laid on the points of th« young leaves ; as they are laid 
pretty closely together great numbers of them may be thus destroyed. The 
trees, when much infested by this insect, present the appearance as if they were 
covered with cobwebs. The specific name, Populi, is not very appropriately 
given to this insect, which has led Mr. Westwood to remark that there must 
either be considerable diversity in its habits, feeding as it does at one time on 
the Poplar and at another on the Peach and Apricot, or the specific name must 
have been applied improperly. If so, it should be changed to prevent confusion. 
The fly in general appearance and at a little distance is not unlike the common 
house-fly, but somewhat larger, and, like all hymenopterous insects, has four 
wings. The greater part of the body is black, but towards the abdomen whitish 
square incisions appear, extending from both sides towards the middle in almost 
parallel lines. The palpi and tibise are yellow, as are also the feet; thighs 
black ; antennas simple and jointed. 
Names of Plants (Mr. BlenJcinsop). —We do not undertake, as we have 
many times stated, to name Roses or varieties of other florists’ flowers ; besides, 
the solitary bloom you have sent without foliage is quite insufficient for identi¬ 
fication. It resembles Pierre Notting, but we by no means pledge ourselves on 
the accuracy of the name. (A. B. Shrimpling). — 1 , Chlorophytum orchidastrum; 
2 , Begonia insignis ; 3 , Specimen insufficient; 4 , resembles B. fuchsioides, but 
is inferior in colour ; 5 , B. AVeltoniensis ; 6, Hoya bella. (II. C. M.). — 33 , Melica 
uniflora; 35 , Briza minor, Quaking Grass; 36 , Cynosurus cristatus, Crested 
Dogstail; 37 , Lolium perenne. Rye Grass. The one not numbered is Pestuca pra- 
tensis, Meadow Fescue. (Ilortus). —2, Geranium sanguineum ; 4 , Mertensia vir- 
ginica ; 6, Phloxovata ; 7 ,Lychnis diurna fl.-pleno ; 8, Nepeta Mussiui ; 9 , Cory- 
dalis lutea. We can only name six specimens at once, and we cannot undertake 
to name any surplus plants in the following week. (X. V. Z .).—Phlomis fruti- 
cosa. ( 77 . M.). —Hedysarum coronarmm, a native of Italy, but quite hardy. 
The Canterbury Bell, Campanula medium, is a biennial. (J. Smith). —No. 1 is 
probably Quercus cocciaea ; 2 , a variety of Q. cerris, perhaps the Fulham Oak ; 
but no one can tell with certainty from a couple of leaves and without any 
information as to the habit and character of the trees. 
Bees in Walled Garden (E. B ).—Some of the most productiv hives we 
have seen were in a garden “ walled all round.” 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET— JUNE 27th. 
Our market remains the same, with a brisk business doing, Strawberries 
being in good supply, and Peaches in fair demand. Vegetables plentiful. 
FRUIT. 
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d. 
s. d. 
8. 
d. 
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Apples. 
2 
0 to 7 0 
Grapes . 
Ib. 2 
0 to 5 
0 
per barrel 
20 
0 
40 0 
Lemons. 
case 
10 
0 
20 
0 
Apricots. 
2 
0 
2 6 
Melons. 
each 
3 
0 
7 
0 
Cherries. 
. 1 sieve 
0 
0 
0 0 
dozen 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Chestnuts. 
. bushel 
0 
0 
0 0 
Oranges . 
100 
6 
0 
10 
0 
Currants, Black. 
. 4 sieve 
0 
0 
0 0 
Peaches . 
dozen 
6 
0 
18 
0 
„ Red.. 
. 4 sieve 
0 
0 
0 0 
Pears,kitchen .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Figs. 
. dozen 
4 
0 
6 0 
dessert . 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Filberts . 
lb. 
0 
0 
0 0 
Pine Apples, English lb. 
3 
0 
4 
3 
Cobs. 
. loo tb. 
0 
0 
0 0 
Raspberries. 
lb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Gooseberries .... i sieve 
3 
6 
4 6 
Strawberries .... 
ft. 
0 
9 
1 
3 
VEGETABLES. 
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Artichokes. 
2 
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Mushrooms . 
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Asparagus, Englishbundle 
3 
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6 0 
Mustard & Cress . 
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0 
2 
0 
3 
Asparagus, French bundle 
2 
0 
0 0 
Onions. 
bushel 
2 
6 
8 
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Beans, Kidney .. 
100 
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0 
0 0 
Parsley. doz.bunches 
3 
0 
4 
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Beet ,Red. 
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0 
2 0 
Parsnips. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Broccoli. 
0 
9 
1 6 
Peas . 
quart 
1 
0 
1 
8 
Cabbage . 
• 
6 
1 0 
Potatoes, New ... 
lb. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Capsicums. 
100 
1 
6 
2 0 
Potatoes . 
cwt. 
6 
0 
10 
0 
Carrots . 
0 
4 
0 0 
Kidney. 
cwt. 
6 
0 
10 
0 
Cauliflowers.. 
.. dozen 
2 
• 
S 0 
Radishes_ doz.bunches 
1 
0 
0 
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Celery. 
1 
6 
2 0 
Rhubarb. 
bundle 
0 
4 
0 
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Coleworts_doz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 0 
Salsafy. 
bundle 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Cucumbers. 
0 
4 
0 6 
aeorzunera . 
bundle 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Endive. 
1 
0 
2 0 
basket 
0 
0 
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0 
Fennel. 
0 
8 
0 0 
Shallots. 
lb. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Herbs . 
0 
2 
0 0 
Spinach . 
bushel 
2 
6 
s 
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L#»eks . 
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Lettuces . 
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Turnips. 
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