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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
January 11,1894. 
Camellia Buds Falling' (J. F, TF.).—The buds may fall from a 
number of causes. One of the most common is dryness at the roots, but 
we do not think yours is a case of that kind, as the buds are perfectly 
plump, completely sound to their centres, and the cells in nowise devoid 
of nutrient matter or sap. Nor is there any trace whatever of disease. 
We think the buds are simply unable to expand from the compactness 
of the petals, which are so tight, especially at the apex of the buds, as 
to have the appearance of being glued together. The late Mr. W. Wright 
found that cutting off a small portion of the tips of the buds transversely, 
like taking the end off a cigar, had the effect of secuiing the expansion 
of the flowers, and this on trees which otherwise failed to open their 
buds, but cast them year after year. Tbe experiment has been tried 
on other trees, and found to prevent the buds falling when partly 
swelled for expanding, and secure fine blooms. Try it on yours. 
Planting Box Edging (M. B .).—Take up the Box, tear it into 
slips, and every one with a small root or two attached will grow, and if 
sufficient of these cannot be had, mix some without roots with the others. 
They should be 5 or 6 inches long, held in the hand and the tops trimmed 
level, the bottom also. Make the ground very firm and quite level, then 
stretch the line, keeping it firm with pegs, and take out a trench, the 
side next the line being perpendicular, arrange the slips in it close 
together and level, holding them in position with one hand while the 
soil is beaten firmly against them with the other, then fill in with the 
rake or spade, and tread the ground along both sides the row, which, 
when completed, may be 2 inches above the walk. If no rooted portions 
can be had it will be well to take off a number of rootless slips and lay 
them thickly and deeply in the ground in a position shaded from the 
sun in summer, and they will emit roots and be ready for planting in 
the autumn. Rooted portions may be planted now if the weather is 
favourable, or in spring, the earlier the better. 
Growing Chrysanthemum Plants (^Beginner ').—Your proposed 
compost, although very different from the orthodox mixture, may yet 
answer, especially if by garden clay you mean some of the best of the 
soil taken from immediately below the surface in the kitchen garden. 
Strong clay or marl would not be fit to mix with the compost before it 
has been first well pulverised by exposure to frosts, and when it has 
broken up into fine particles one load of this would be ample for five 
loads of your non-retentive soil. Use soot and lime a little more freely, 
and substitute grit, if available, for silver sand. To every bushel 
of compost add a 6-inch potful of crushed bones, and all being well 
mixed and allowed to remain in a heap till wanted, you should have a 
fairly good compost. Instead of allowing the three shoots obtained 
from the first breaks to run up as proposed, continue to pinch back till 
the requisite number of shoots are obtained, the final stopping taking 
place late in June. The full number of strong growths being reserved, 
and the weakest cut out, place a tall stake to each and keep them 
properly trained. Only a single bloom should be allowed on each. All 
side shoots should be closely pinched, and the buds that cluster round 
the central bud also carefully removed, fairly large well formed and 
richly coloured blooms may then be expected. The requisite number of 
blooms could be had by allowing the three growths to extend as 
proposed, especially if the points are taken out in June, allowing the 
stem to branch naturally. 
Polnsettla Beaves Falling (/?. IF,).—The leaves always turn 
yellow and drop off after the plants have been in beauty for some time ; 
but the change and casting of the foliage is accelerated by the checks 
the plants have received by sudden changes of temperature or extreme 
dryness of the roots even if only for a few hours. If the plants to 
which you allude had been grown in a very warm house, and especially 
if the pots had been partly plunged in a hotbed, the journey to which 
they have been subjected is quite sufficient to cause the loss of foliage. 
Continue watering them regularly as long as the bracts remain fresh and 
bright, then gradually withhold water until the soil is quite dry. After 
a few weeks of rest the plants may be cut down, the growths being made 
into cuttings and inserted in sand, one joint below and one eye just 
above the surface. If the pots are placed in heat these cuttings will 
emit roots, and with good culture form fine plants during the season ; 
cuttings of the young shoots (that are produced if the plants are not 
cut down) root freely if inserted when 3 inches long and placed in 
brisk moist heat and shaded so as to prevent flagging. The old cut- 
down plants, when they have made half an inch of fresh growth, should 
be shaken out of the pots and be repotted in fresh soil, and if properly 
treated they will produce large heads of brilliant bracts by next 
Christmas. Read the article on the culture of Poinsettias, published in 
our issue for December 2l8t, 1893. 
N'ames of Fruits. — Notice .—We have pleasure in naming good 
typical fruits (when tbe names are discoverable) for the convenience of 
regular subscribers, who are the growers of such fruit, and not col¬ 
lectors of specimens from non-subscribers. This latter procedure is 
wholly irregular, and we trust that none of our readers will allow 
themselves to be made the mediums in infringing our rules. Special 
attention is directed to the following decision, the object of which is 
to discourage the growth of inferior and promote the culture of superior 
varieties. In consequence of the large number of worthless Apples and 
Pears sent to this office to be named, it has been decided to name only 
specimens and varieties of approved merit, and to reject the inferior, 
which are not worth sending or growing. The names and addresses of 
senders of fruit to be named must in all cases be enclosed with the 
specimens, whether letters referring to the fruit are sent by post or 
not. The names are not necessarily required for publication, initials 
sufficing for that. Only six specimens can be named at once, and any 
beyond that number cannot be preserved. They should be sent on the 
first indication of change towards ripening. Dessert Pears cannot be 
named in a hard green state. (_R. P. Stafford'). —1, Easter Beurre ; 
2, Nec Plus Meuris ; 3, Knight’s Monarch ; 4, Bergamotte Esperen. 
Names of Plants.—We only undertake to name species of plants, 
not varieties that have originated from seed and termed florists’ flowers. 
Flowering specimens are necessary of flowering plants, and Fern fronds 
should bear spores. Specimens should arrive in a fresh state in firm boxes. 
Slightly damp moss, soft green grass or leaves form the best packing, 
dry wool the worst. Not more than six specimens can be named at 
once, and the numbers should be visible without untying the ligatures, 
it being often difficult to separate them when the paper is damp. 
Qlom Jones). —A Cymbidium, but the flower was too faded to ident.fy 
the species. (//. F.). —Oncidium tigrinum, (P. T. 31.). — The Date 
Palm, Phoenix dactylifera. (^Amateiir), —Tillandsia Lindeni. (^Herts ).— 
1, Selaginella apus ; 2, S. Kraussiana ; 3, S. Kraussiana variegata. 
(^Young Gardener). —Meyenia erecta ; see illustration and description 
in the current issue. 
TRADE CATALO(JUES RECEIVED. 
P. Barr & Son, 12, King Street, Covent Garden, London.— Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent .—Perfect Golden Seeds. 
J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nursery, Crawley, Sussex .—Garden Seeds 
and Garden, Sundries. 
Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh .—Garden Seeds. 
Fisher, Son, & Sibray .—Kitchen Garden and Flower Seeds. 
J. B. Riding, Chingford, Essex.— Chrysanthemums. 
Arthur Robinson, Bishopsgate Street Without, E.C .—Seed Catalogue 
and Garden Guide. 
B. Soddy, 243, Walworth Road, S.E.— Spring Catalogiie, 
T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries.— Chrysanthemums, Flower and 
Vegetable Seeds, Begonias, and Lilies. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— JANUARY 10th. 
FRUIT. 
The past frost has not improved our Market, business being exceptionally 
Apples, per bushel ,. .. 2 6 to 9 0 
Cobs . 40 0 42 6 
Grapes per lb. 0 6 2 0 
Lemons, case .10 0 15 0 
VEGET. 
B. d. 8. d. 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. .. 1 0 to 1 6 
Beet, Red, dozen.10 0 0 
Carrots, bunch. 0 4 0 6 
Cauliflowers, dozen .. .. 2 0 3 0 
Celery, bundle .10 13 
Coleworts, dozen bunches 2 0 4 0 
Cucumbers, dozen .... 2 0 4 0 
Endive, dozen ..13 16 
Herbs, bunch ...... 0 3 0 0 
Leeks, bunch . 0 2 0 0 
Lettuce, dozen.0 9 10 
Mushrooms, punnet .. ,,09 10 
AVERAGE WHOLESALE 
d. s. d. 
Peaches, per doz. .. .. ® 9 ? 
Plums, per half sieve ,. 0 0 0 0 
St. Michael Pines, each .. 2 0 6 0 
A.BLES. 
s. d. B. d, 
Mustard and Cress, punnet 0 2 to 0 0 
Onions, bushel. 3 6 4 0 
Parsley, dozen bunches .. 2 0 3 0 
Parsnips, dozen.10 0 6 
Potatoes, per cwt. 2 0 4 « 
Salsafy, bundle.10 15 
Scorzonera, bundle .... 1 6 0 ^ 
Seakale, per basket .... 1 6 19 
Shallots, per lb.0 3 0 0 
Spinach, bushel .. 80 00 
Tomatoes, per lb.03 07 
Turnips, bunch.. 0 4 0 6 
PRICES.—OUT FLOWERS, 
Orchid Blooms in variety. 
s. d. s. d 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 4 0 to 6 0 
Azalea, dozen sprays.... 0 9 10 
Bouvardias, bunch .. ..0 6 10 
Camellias, dozen blooms .. 0 9 2 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms ..2 0 4 0 
Chrysanthemums, dozen 
bunches. 20 60 
Chrysanthemums, dozen 
blooms .10 4 0 
Euoharis, dozen. 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, per dozen .. 4 0 6 0 
Hyacinths, dozen spikes 3 0 5 0 
Hyacinth, Roman, dozen 
sprays . 0 6 0 9 
Lilac (French) per bunch 3 6 6 0 
Lilies of the Valley, dozen 
sprays . 09 20 
Lilium longiflorum, per 
dozen.6 0 12 0 
Maidenhair Fern, dozen 
bunches. 40 60 
Marguerites, 12 bunches ..2 0 4 0 
Mignonette, 12 bunches .. 3 0 6 0 
Narciss, Yellow (French), 
dozen bunches. 2 0 4 0 
Narciss, White (French), 
dozen bunches. 2 0 4 0 
PLANTS 
s. d. s. d. 
Arbor Vit® (golden) dozen 6 0 to 12 0 
Aspidistra, per dozen 
18 
0 
36 
0 
Aspidistra, specimen plant 
5 
0 
10 
6 
Azaleas, per dozen .. ., 
24 
0 
42 
0 
Chrysanthemums, per doz. 
Drac®na terminalis, per 
4 
0 
9 
0 
dozen. 
18 
0 
42 
0 
Drac®na viridis, dozen .. 
9 
0 
24 
0 
Ericas, per dozen .. .. 
9 
0 
24 
0 
Euonvmus, var., dozen .. 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 
Ferns, in variety, dozen .. 
6 
0 
24 
0 
4 
0 
18 
0 
Ferns (small'i per hundred 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Ficus elastica, each .. ,. 
1 
0 
7 
6 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
Orchids, per dozen blcoms 
3 
Oto 12 
0 
Pelargoniums, 12 bunches 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, doz. 
bunches. 
4 
u 
0 
Poinsettia, doz. blooms .. 
4 
0 
8 
0 
Primula (double), dozen 
sprays . 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Pyrethrum, dozen bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Roses (indoor), dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
„ Tea, white, dozen .. 
1 
0 
3 
0 
„ YeUow, dozen .. .. 
o 
0 
4 
u 
Roses, Safrano (French), 
per dozen. 
1 
6 
3 
0 
Roses, Safrano (French), 
per 100 . 
6 
0 
10 
0 
Roses, Safrano (English), 
per dozen. 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Roses, Marechal Neil, per 
dozen . 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Tuberoses, 12 blooms.. .. 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Tulips, dozen blooms 
0 
9 
2 
0 
Violets, Parme (French), 
per bunch.. 
3 
0 
5 
0 
Violets, Czar (French), per 
bunch . 
2 
6 
3 
0 
Violets (English), dozen 
bunches . 
1 
6 
2 
0 
[N POTS. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
Foliage plant?, var., each.. 
2 
Oto 10 
0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Hyacinth, Roman, dozen 
pots. 
9 
0 
12 
u 
Lilium Harrissi, per dozen 12 
0 
24 
0 
Lycopodiums, per dozen .. 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen .. 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Myrtles, dozen. 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Palms, in var., each .. .. 
„ (specimens) .. .. 
1 
0 
15 
0 
21 
0 
63 
0 
Poinsettia, per dozen.. .. 
12 
0 
15 
0 
Solanums, per dozen.. .• 
9 
0 
12 
0 
Tulips, per dozen .. .. 
6 
0 
9 
0 
