December 8, 1887. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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n hen dev ® lo P in ° by too low a temperature or too dry an 
much maTuVe?nX 1 ° na y ’-n 80 ’ t0 ° libe f al ^P' ies of li( l uid “atmre or too 
mucn manure in the soil will cause similar distortion. 
Affiliating Societies to the National Chrysanthemum Society (R. IT T 
vincial so Can ot ^ , f a P‘ lrt ’cular3 of th e conditions upon which pro- 
Holml weaffiiiated to the above on application to Mr. Wm. 
Sandro N ? r8 , ery ’ Hackne y- Medala ^e issued at cost 
mivdeae of tl6cate C1 [ ds fre! tj Pach society, they also each have the 
privilege of electing a member of the General Committee. 
Tou^fer^vhZ^r {Da ”}f ries )--^ you lived with the gentleman to whom 
the*exact rear* nnH "’° rk wa ?, accomplished, you ought to be able to name 
which wo nrem,me i 1 : y w W d ° tlr8 w ? wi11 endeavour to find the record, 
Tleai to us P Tf wf fi a’ hat yOU re jl n, 5 e > tbou 8 b y°u fail to make your wishes 
Please wrhe JlTn T° rd > that '! dl P robably Snide us to the other. 
date of th^tes^ f ’ , g wbat y° u Wlsh us to do, and if you give us the 
date of the year for reference we will oblige you if possible. 
to renmfS, Cbr 5 reanthe ™om Shows (.4. E.).-It is certainly our desire 
advertised in* 6 sbows , practicable, and when tickets are received or the shows 
not succeed J m C ° lumns We endeavour, though in every case we may 
fndebted fA ^ °, btaln a “ aC00u ? t of the sbow for publication. We are much 
that we shonld ll w rd ?K erS and COra P etent amateurs for reports of shows 
oneraTion h Tvfe f t °, tb , erwi l se f 6061 ^ and thank them for their co- 
w P as vonr‘sh et k f 8 . wh ' ch ? ou refer > we regret, did not reach us, nor 
was vour show advertised in this Journal. 
i uaS'n 8 f n f AmaryUiSeS ( W - H ' K -)-- Tou have Seated b °th plants in 
unsatisfartore- tbe ^ requi ^ ment8 ’. and lfc 18 not surprising that they are 
flow y ’ J ? der ordinary circumstances the Nerines would have 
Should Te m T d } e . malsl °g tbeir growth. The growth of the Amaryllises 
rested TV,!? k f dur , m S the summer and early autumn months, then be 
tomteofef i b ® 8t P j an will be to repot the latter early in January in a 
° am i. and one 't b,r d leaf soil, with a little old manure and fand. 
;? r i? es be treated similarly a month or two later, employing more 
S ° dtbe , s ° lb Tbe Orchid is Brassavola nodo-a. The Ferns we could 
not disc nguish, as no numbers were attached to them. 
Roses to Cover Trees and Wire Arches (Rosa ).—For the trees, which 
we presume have not much head, consequently the soil not dried and im- 
P „3 bed b .y tbeir roots Roses of the Ayrshire class-viz., Dundee 
rile H? i. Whlte ’, j‘ nged Wltb P lDk i Queen of the Belgians, white ; and Ruga, 
? r ?<■ desb > w ° u l d B j 1 *’ a so °* Poursalt Amadis, purplish crimson; of 
Multiflora Rubra, red ; but the best climbing Rose of the desired colour— 
fl '’ P ri 18 ?. etlna -’ an 4™erican variety, with beautiful silvery pink 
M.T?f-ffe5f r J he ^ re a i" cb f® have Tea-scented Gloire de Dijon, Reine. 
Mane Henriette, red; and Waltham Climbers, No. 1, 2, and 3, all red. To 
those Bdd Bouquet d’Or and William Allen Richardson, both Noisette 
Any Rose-growing nurseryman will be able to supply them. 
G r ub ? ln SoU (Amateurs ).—The examples sent are the larva of tbe 
T®* y destructive weevil, Otiorhynchus tenebricosus, the habits of which are 
sent ° n pag .l 3 7?> °®‘ ober 27th - 188 7, iu reply to a correspondent who 
ent Cyclamens that had their roots eaten exactly in the same way as in 
the corm you have sent. He was advised to scorch all soil before using it 
lor potting purposes, sufficiently to destroy insect life. This we also advise 
rt H do ’ mo l stemrl g the soil sufficiently for compression before using. 
Car correspondent now adopts that plan, and he has also informed us that 
ijemon oil applied to soil in which plants are established has been of great 
enefit in extirpating their enemies. It can be had from many nurse'v 
men, seedsmen, and dealers in garden requisites, with instructions for use. 
r^ n f 3Cr ? CenCeS ° n Peach Tree RootB (Caterham).-The knots on the 
IjvPH se ?. t are com mon to Peaches, Nectarines,, and Plums, also to Apricots, 
wbl °b areon Plum stocks. They are most prevalent when the soil is 
loose, and of a light or vegetable nature. When the roots get into the con¬ 
dition your trees exhibit it is a clear indication that there is a want of 
reciprocal action between the roots and branches, which may be a conse¬ 
quence of the stock not enlarging with the scion, or the imperfect transmis- 
of 8a P tb r?ugh the faulty junction. We have usually found that 
- ^ , HS ea 18 useful, and an addition of soil of a heavier nature is most 
penenciai. From the excrescences in due course would appear suckers. If 
it be necessary to remove them it should be quite down to whence they 
originate, so as to prevent their reappearance. 
4 m?. h 1 ? y8anthemu “ s (Cambridge ).—You will observe what is said about 
‘,“•^7 urz ® in another column. We have seen blooms suitable for reflexed 
8ta d \ an ? others that could not be so regarded. It appears to vary with 
r ? tr °? g i 7 gr ? WD ’ tben displaying what it undoubtedly possesses 
exhiWvTl of the Japanese character. Avalanche, as grown and 
?? bbt f d b / u ¥y ?! Molyne , ux ’ 18 a true Japanese—large, distinct, and effec- 
5 ■« 1 ? ht, x 3 ^ e bave seen it ’ is rather small, but so were Edwin 
„r%ZZ X r d Mrs - J V W »ght last year; but this year blooms have been 
5 r - rge , e T gh for any stand > therefore we tbink Agnes Flight 
worth trying. As Anemone varieties are rather scarce you may add Annie 
to your collection, also a variety you do not name—Thorpe Junior, as if 
you produce b ooms of it equal to some we observed at Chilwell they will be 
, of a Ph«e : m the best stands, but a few irregular ray florets may 
require to be withdrawn, so that those remaining are of equal length. 
fnr^?h®h f° r E . xbibitlo P ( W ; C .).—Bourbon Roses are of little or no use 
exhibition, but occasionally a bloom of Souvenir de la Malmaison may 
* ,, ee “ , n P rlz ® stands. Nor can you expect to exhibit except in the 
TV?. ?^ C x aSSeS ;/ r0m x. twenty - four P lants of Hybrid Berpetuals, and six of 
show „ d No,settes - , . Ik 18 a popuiar fallacy to suppose that a person can 
Tm an £ S° od Woo™ 8 on a given day as be has plants for producing 
T h e best of cultivators with the best of soil cannot rely on one- 
« • ° U m l y ’ b °y ever > onl y desire to show in the smaller classes, or, 
„ e f wise, perhaps intend to order duplicate plants. The following are 
2®, ‘bj* 10 ” vaueties, and ought to succeed in your district with good 
attention. Hybrid Perpetuals Madame Gabriel Lumet, Ulrich 
Brunner, A. K. Williams, Merveille deLyon, Marie Rady, Francois Michelon, 
al v ,, “ ann > ba I ranee, Marie Cointet. Marquise de Castellano, Duchesse 
l 2, mbrosa > Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, Monsieur Noman, 
Colomb, Loms Van Houtte, Abel Carriere, Charles Lefebvre, Le 
Havre, Beauty of Waltham, Prince Aithur, Marie Verdier, Star of Waltham, 
Comtesse d’Oxford. Teas:—Catherine Mermet, Comtesse de Nadaillae 
Innocente Pirola, Souvenir d’Elise VardoD, and Souvenir d’ un Ami. ’ 
See<u !“S Ap P l0 i J - Adams ).—Your tree is probably correctly 
named, though the fruits as you Eay ‘are not exactly what they should be” 
The dry summer has probably affected them. We give an outhne of a 
ruit and a few particulars respecting the variety. According to Mr. Fetch 
the experienced representative of Messrs. Richard Smith & Go., of Wor- 
cester, this Lancashire Apple possesses a property that entitles it to the- 
consideration of those who have gardens in smoky districts. “ There is no 
Apple in existence, ’ Mr. Petch says, “ that will grow so well in and near 
hww WnS 88 P ,? U f Seedbn ?> and it should be recommended particularly 
K?L th fin O PUrp03e 'f ? 8 c ,°“ fi / m . ator y of tbe accuracy of this estimate we have 
Mr Abbori 0P whI 8plen l d frU sn Mr j Flrtb ’ 8 garden at Riverdale, Sheffield. 
H . wh ° wa8 tben the gardener there, regarded it as the most 
useful Apple in the collection, and wished that half of the entire number of 
trees were of this variety. Many of the Sheffield-grown fruits wer“much 
TheYruhTofrihs r A epr f ent ® d > wblch is submitted as a fair average specimen, 
the fruit of this Apple emits a poweiful scent of ether or chloroform. It is 
Sy’Zr ln °' ltllne , roundish and flattened, very angular on the sides 
and at the base also puckered and ribbed round tbe eye. Skin smooth 
shining, and unctuous wh n npe, of an uniform greenish straw colour, and 
8 £ r * nkl £ d With russet dots. Eye large and c’osed, set in an angular and 
ribbed basin; tube wide, conical; stamens marginal. Stalk half an inch 
long, stout, inserted the whole of its length in a deep cavity. Flesh verv 
tender and pleasantly subacid with all the character of the flesh of Codlins 
Cells of the core open; cell-walls elliptic, obovate, with toothed fungoid veins' 
An early Apple, ripe during September, of the Lord Saffleld and Domino- 
class, but heavier and keeps longer, often remaining firm until November 
The tree is a good grower, with large roundish leaves like the Hawthormlei/ 
and bears freely. Mr. Nelson of Catcliffe, near Rotherham, found this! 
Apple about thirty years ago m the garden of a Gooseberry grower at 
Oldham, who, he stated, had procured his trees from a Mr. Potts who had 
raised it. ’ Uilu ‘ 
The Origin of the Green Gage Plum (J. Jackson ).—You are orobablv 
incorrect. As we hive before stated in this Journal, and as is nublishorl 
the Fiuit Manual,” this universally known and highly esteemed fruit has 
been longer in this country than is generally supposed. It is said to bave 
been introduced at tbe beginning of the last century by Sir Thomas Gaeo 
of Hengrave Hall, near Bury St. Edmunds, who secured it from his broth!/ 
tbe Rev. John Gage, a Roman Catholic priest then resident in Paris In 
course of time it became known as the Green Gage Plum. Iu France 
although it has many names, that by which it is best known is Grosse 
Reine Ciaude to ffisunguish it from a smaller and much inferior Plum 
called Reine Claude Petite. The Green Gage is supposed to be a native of 
Greece, and to have been introduced at an early period into Italy, where it 
is called Verdochia. From Italy it passed into France, during the reion of 
Francis I., and was named in honour of his consort Queen Claude • bnt ifc 
does not appear to have been much known or extensively cultivated for a con 
siderable period subsequent to this, for neither Champier, Olivier de Serrea' 
Vautier, nor any of the early French writers on husbandry and garde Arm’ 
seem to have been acquainted with it. Probably, about the same time than 
it was introduced into France, or shortly afterwards, it found its wav into 
England, where it became more rapidly known, and the name under which 
it was received was not the new appellation which it obtained in France 
but its original Italian name of Verdochia, from which we mav infer that U 
was brought direct from Italy. It is mentioned by Parkinson in 1029 
under the name of Verdoch, and, from the way he speaks of it ’seems to’ 
have beea not at all new, nor even rare. It is also enumerated b’v Leonard 
Meager m the “ list of fruit which I had of my very loving friend, Captain 
Gurle, dwelling at the Great Nursery between Spitalfields and White 
chappel,” and is there called Verdocha. Even so late as the middle of the 
last century, after it had been re-introduced, and extensively grown under 
the name of Green Gage, it continued to bear i's original title and to be 
regarded as a distinct sort from the Green Gage. Hitt tries to describe the 
distinct on ; but as he trios aDo to show that the Reine Claude is also“dis- 
