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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
October 18 . 
who have not yet dabbled in its practice. We may 
first observe that the apple even on the Crab or free 
stock is not quite so liable to tap-roots as the pear on 
the wild or free stock. Another point we may name 
also—the apple with an over severe amount of root- 
pruning is apt to become infested with red spider 
during the first summer after the operation. This 
we have repeatedly proved, and the remedy is some¬ 
times worse than the disease. We introduce this 
caution to show that some degree of moderation be¬ 
comes necessary, and that although root pruning is 
correct in principle, yet it may he prejudiced in rash 
hands. We always deem it expedient, therefore, to 
apply a mulching to espalier or trained apples imme¬ 
diately on the heels of the operation: this encourages 
surface roots, and prevents the too sudden operation 
of extreme drought, which, combined with root- 
pruning—the summer succeeding the operation—is 
almost sure to cause the tree to be infested with the 
spider, the scale, or what is as bad as either, that 
rusty-looking fungus on the leaf, which if not checked 
may soon break up the constitution of the tree. We 
have had much experience of this last enemy, to 
which light and hot soils are peculiarly liable, and 
the only cure for it, as far as our experience goes, is 
a permanency of moisture at the root. 
R. Errjngton. 
THE FLOWER-GARDEN. 
Dahlias in the First Prize Stands at the Royal 
South London Floricultukal Society in Septem¬ 
ber, 1849. 
Andromeda, buff or light amber, 
pink tip .. .. .. 4 
♦Black Prince, maroon or dark 
crimson, fine .. .. 4 
Box, bright scarlet .. .. 5 
Duke of Wellington, orange 
Fearless, rosy lilac, fine .. 4 
*Gem, white and lavender .. 3 
Grenadier, ruby crimson or 
claret, fine .. .. 5 
Hector, dark maroon, fine .. 4 
“Louis Philippe, crimson, fine 4 
“Marchioness of Cornwallis, 
blush, fine .. 4 
♦Miss Vyse, white, tipped pur¬ 
ple, fine .. .. .. 3 
* Mr. Seldon, rosy purple, 
shaded with lilac, extra fine 3 
Mynn, crimson, fine.. .. 4 
ft. 
Nonpareil, red .. ..3 
Privateer, yellow, tipped red .. 3 
Queen of the East, blush pink, 
fine dwarf .. .. 2 to 3 
♦Richard Cobden, dark crimson, 
fine, large flower .. .. 4 
♦Scarlet Gem, a fine formed 
flower, but inferior to the 
next .. .. .. 4 
♦Shylock, vivid scarlet, and the 
finest of that colour .. 3 
♦Toison d’ Or, pale buff, a fine 
dwarf .. • • ., 2 
♦The Hero, large fine rose .... 5 
Victory, rosy purple or dull red 5 
Violet Perfection, a purple vio¬ 
let, fine .. .. .. 4 
♦Yellow Standard,fine—the best 
yellow out .. .. 3 
FANCY DAHLIAS EXHIBITED AS ABOVE. 
Belle deNogent, crimson,tipped 
white, fine .. ... 3 
Bou Maza, nankeen, tipped 
white .. .. 4 
Comte de Flandre, dark red, 
tipped white, fine .. .. 4 
Conspicua, violet crimson, 
tipped white, a large fine 
flower .. . . 4 
♦Empereur de Moroc, dark ma¬ 
roon, tipped white, extra fine 3 
Gasparine Furstin Rcuss, dark, 
tipped white .. .. 4 
General Cavaignac, violet pur- 
pie tipped white, extra fine.. 5 
Hermione (Hermina of some), 
red, tipped white .. .. 4 
Jenny Lind, maroon, tipped 
white—a beauty .. .. 3 
♦Madame Wachy,' purple, tipped 
white, extra fine .. .. 3 
The following daMas 
stands oi nurserymen and 
Caledonian Horticultural 
September, 1849. 
Miss Blackmore, white, with 
purple stripes .. .. 3 
Miss Jane, purple, tipped white, 
fine .. .. ..5 
Miss Stevens, buff, orange, and 
white .. .. .. 3 
♦Glillet Parfait, orange, striped 
with red, fine .. .. 4 
♦Picotee (Paris) yellow, with 
red stripes and spots, fine .. 4 
Post Secretaire Hane, violet, 
tipped white .. .. 4 
Rainbow, reddish scarlet, tipped 
white . . .. .. 3 
♦Remembrancer, rose, tipped 
white, fine .. .. 3 
Striata Perfecta, lavender, 
Rtriped and spotted with rosy 
lilac .. .. .. 3 
♦Vicomte d’ Ressequier, light 
purple and white, fine .. 5 
comprised the first prize 
practical gardeners at the 
•Society, Edinburgh, in 
♦Beeswing, ruby crimson .. 3 
Boule d’ Feu, bronze scarlet, 
peculiar tint .. .. 4 
♦Captain Warner, dark crimson 3 
Cleopatra, large yellow .. 5 
♦Crocus, pale yellow.. .. 3 
Duke of Wellington, orange 
Empress of Whites .. .. 3 
Grenadier, ruby crimson or 
claret, fine .. .. 5 
♦Marchioness of Cornwallis, 
blush white, fine .. .. 4 
♦Mr. Seldon, rosy purple, 
shaded with lilac, extra flue 3 
♦Princess RadzivilJ, white and 
purple, fine .. .. 3 
Purple Standard, purple crim¬ 
son, well-shaped .. .. 4 
♦Scarlet Gem, fine flower, but 
not so good as Shylock .. 4 
♦Standard of Perfection, rosy 
crimson .. .. .. 3 
FANCY DAHLIAS EXHIBITED AS ABOVE. 
Bijou deChlosliault (Closhault), 
dark rose and white, fine .. 4 
Duchess of Sutherland, rosy 
purple, tipped white .. 4 
Erzhorzog Stephan, white, 
striped with violet. . .. 4 
Harlequin, white, tipped with 
scarlet .. .. .. 4 
♦Hermione, red, tipped white 4 
♦Jenny Lind, maroon, tipped 
white—a beauty .. .. 3 
♦Madame Wachy,purple, tipped 
white—another beauty .. 3 
Mirobolant, a mottled thing; 
send it farther north .. 4 
*M. Adolphe Dulras, nankeen, 
tipped and mottled white .. 3 
M. Chereau (Cherue of some), 
red and white—so-and-so .. 4 
♦Mrs. Shaw Lefevrc, rose, 
tipped white .. .. 4 
Surprise, purple and white .. 3 
♦Triumph de Magdeburgh, scar¬ 
let, tipped w hite, fine .. fi 
Victorata, vermillion and orange 3 
The following 33 show dahlias comprised the first 
two successful stands in London in 1848—amateurs 
and nurserymen competing with stands of 24 dissi¬ 
milar colours, as, I believe, is always the custom 
there. All these. will of course be cheaper next 
spring than those in the list for this season, and by 
comparing the two lists together the amateur who is 
not over-burdened with money will be able to select 
a few really good dahlias at a low price. 
Andromeda, exhibited in Lon¬ 
don in 1849. 
♦Beeswing, exhibited in Edin¬ 
burgh in 1849. 
Berryer, very dark, a useful old 
flower 
♦Black Prince, a dark crimson, 
and very useful yet 
♦Box, exhibited in London in 
1849. 
♦Captain Warner, exhibited in 
Edinburgh in 1849. 
♦Captivation, darkpeuce, shaded 
with crimson .. .. 4 
Conspicua, sulphur, shaded 
with purple—will do yet .. 5 
Essex Bride, blush lilac : no one 
would select this Bride now 4 
♦Essex Triumph, very dark, not 
so good as Black Prince .. 4 
♦Gem, exhibited in London in 
1849. 
Gloria Mundi, buff—will not 
do now .. .. .. 4 
Golden Fleece—its gold has 
now been tarnished 
♦Lady St. Maur, white, tipped 
with lavender, good 
♦Louis Philippe, must not say 
exhibited, in London. 
Marquis of Aylesbury, dark 
lilac: in 1849—a capital flower 
yet; a dwarf. 
♦Mrs. Anderson, pale lilac, a 
good flower yet .. .. 4 
4 *Miss Vyse, exhibited in Lon¬ 
don in 1849. 
4 *Mynn do. do. 
Nonpareil do. do. beaten 
by Gem and Shylock. 
♦Princess Radzivill, exhibited 
in Edinburgh in 1849. 
Queen of Roses, rosy pink, 
not much .. .. 4 
Raphael, dark, hut not near so 
good as the next .. .. 4 
♦Richard Cobden, exhibited in 
London often. 
Sarah, white, laced with cherry 
(nearly done) .. .. 4 
♦Scarlet Gem, exhibited in Lon¬ 
don and Edinburgh in 1849. 
♦Shylock, exhibited in London 
in 1849. 
Sir R. Peel, dull scarlet. 
3 Springfield Rival, ruby: I be¬ 
lieve the oldest of the whole. 
4 *Toison d’ Or, exhibited in 
London in 1849- 
♦Yellow Standard, do. do. 
FANCY DAHLIAS AS THE LAST. 
Bouquet de Brueil, red and 
white .. .. .. 2 
Dulcinea, lilac, with stripes of 
white .. .. .. 4 
♦Empereur de Moroc, exhibited 
in London in 1849- 
♦Emilie Lehmann, rosy scarlet, 
tipped with white .. .. 3 
Freund Schmidt, red, tipped 
white, good .. .. 4 
♦Hermione, Edinburgh and 
London, 1849, a good cha¬ 
racter. 
♦Jenny Lind, Edinburgh and 
London, 1849, a good cha¬ 
racter. 
♦Madame Wachy,do. do. do. 
♦Mr. George Clayton, white, 
with purple stripes, good yet 4 
Picotee, London, 1849. 
♦Roi de Pointilles (Points of 
some), maroon, tipped white 4 
Triumph de Magdeburg, Edin¬ 
burgh, 1849, fine. 
♦Vicomte de Ressequeir, exhi¬ 
bited in London, 1849, fine. 
Of the above show dahlias, the following 18 were 
in the two first winning stands in London in the 
autumn of 1817, and by comparing these with the 
former lists the poor cottager who can spare four or 
five shillings, or at most six, can buy a dozen of them 
next spring, and still have a tolerable good stock of 
this beautiful flower :—Beeswing, Berryer, Capti¬ 
vation, Captain Warner, Essex Triumph, Louis 
Philippe, Marchioness of Cornwallis, Marquis of 
Aylesbury, Mynn, Miss Vyse, Nonpareil, Princess 
