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October 10, 1885. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
well represented for the season, both as to numbers and 
quality, as, although, generally smaller all round than 
usual. The samples exhibited a marked absence of 
blemishes, but much that was beautiful in the way of 
colour. 
There were five competitors for the four prizes offered 
for the best exhibition of Kitchen and Dessert Apples, 
six fruits of each variety, and the highest award was 
given to Messrs. G. & J. Lane, St. Mary Cray, Kent, 
Messrs. G. Bunyard k Co., of Maidstone, being placed 
second, as we think in error. It is not often that we 
have occasion, at London shows, to question the judge¬ 
ment of the censors, but in this case we do think 
the awards should have been reversed, as equally good 
as both collections were as regards numbers and size, 
the Maidstone fruits undoubtedly had it on the point of 
.colour. Both firms showed 126 dishes .each, which 
included all the best known sorts, and some of more 
recent introduction, such as the Washington, specially 
fine in the Messrs. Bunyard’s collection, as also were 
the new Lady Sudeley, The Queen, Lane’s Prince 
Albert, Stone’s, Red Havthorndean, Cox’s Orange 
Pippin, Cellini, Pott’s Seedling, Duchess of Oldenburg, 
Emperor Alexander, '■Warner’s King, &c. Messrs. T. 
Pavers & Son, came in third with a large collection of 
medium sized, very clean fruit ; and Messrs. Paul & 
Son, Cheshunt, were fourth, with a very good lot ; the 
not placed exhibitor being Mr. Sidney Ford, gardener, 
Leonardslee, Horsham, who had some 136 dishes, and 
a fine lot of fruit too. 
The best exhibition of Pears came from Messrs 
Thomas Rivers &' Son—a collection of 102 dishes for 
the most part of very good samples, but with few 
exceptions, these fruits throughout the exhibition were 
not so fine as we had expected to see this season. Mr. 
James Butler, gardener, to A. J. Thomas, Esq., 
Orchard Lane, Sittingbourne, came in second. Messrs. 
G. Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, third, and Mr. A. 
Waterman, gardener, Preston Hall, Aylesford, fourth. 
In the classes open oiityto amateurs and gentlemen’s 
gardeners, Mr. Sidney Ford showed the best twenty- 
four dishes of kitchen and dessert apples, a line lot of 
fruit, including such good sorts as Lady Henniker, 
Stone’s, Blenheim Orange, Rambour Franc, Mere de 
Menage, Hollandbury, Peasgood's Nonsuch, Royal 
Pearmain, &c. With twelve dishes of Pears Mr-. 
Waterman came in first, showing, amongst others, fine 
samples of Pitmaston Duchess, Doyenne Boussocb, 
Callabasse Grosse, Beurre Superfin, Duchess d’Angou- 
lerne, Beurre d’Amaniis Panachee, Catillac, &c. In a 
corresponding class for Apples, the leading prizetaker 
was Mr. J. Gilmour, gardener, Hawkhurst, Kent. 
Several large trade collections added much to the 
excellence of the display, both on the score of useful¬ 
ness and effect. Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, 
contributed an immense assortment of apples and 
pears, consisting of over 250 dishes of clean, bright, and 
well-developed samples. From Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, 
Crawley, came a collection of about 150 sorts, for the 
most part beautifully coloured fruits gathered from 
cordon-trained trees. Messrs. Wm. Paul & Son, Wal- 
,tham Cross, also exhibited over 200 dishes, 125 of which 
were of apples of good quality. Several new varieties 
were shown for certificates, but only two sorts gained 
this distinction. These were Prince Bismarck and 
Laxton’s September Beauty, the first named, of which 
very fine specimens grown under glass, were exhibited 
by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, was raised in New Zealand 
and first introduced into this country by Mr. Mclndoe, 
gardener to Sir J. W. Pease, Hutton Hall, Yorkshire. 
It is a handsome culinary variety, in use from October 
to January, large, of a pale waxy yellow colour, with 
streaks and spots of crimson on the sunny side and at 
the base. Mr. Laxton’s variety somewhat resembles a 
Ribston in size and shape, but is of a rich bright crimson 
colour, especially on the sunny side. 
For the prizes offered for vegetables there was not a 
large competition, but an excellent representative dis¬ 
play of garden produce nevertheless. In the open class 
for the best exhibition of vegetables, Mr. Waterman 
came in first with a remarkably fine lot, and next in 
order of merit came Mr. G. Neighbour, Bickley Park, 
Mr. T. A. Beckett, and Mr. C. j. Waite, Esher, while 
for twelve dishes the last-named exhibitor came in first. 
Tire collections of Gourds and Pumpkins, by reason of 
their size, strange forms, and various colours, created 
much interest among the visitors. Mr. C. Osman, South 
Metropolitan District Schools, Sutton, had the finest 
lot of ornamental Gourds, and Mr. J. Sharpe, gardener, 
Parkfield, Grove Park, Lee, had the heaviest Pumpkin, 
a specimen weighing 108 lbs. 
FLORICULTURE. 
Summer Flowering Chrysanthemums. —The 
extreme usefulness of the early or summer flowering 
section of Chrysanthemums, was never better illustrated 
than at the present time, late though they are as a rule 
this season. When the early frosts and heavy rains 
stripped the garden of many of the brightest flowers in 
the borders, and sent tender bedding plants to the 
right about' the brightly coloured early Chrysanthe¬ 
mums stepped into the breach, as it were, and will 
provide a display of blossoms till the later ones come 
in, that we should very much regret to be deprived of. 
We have before us a charming vase of flowers, received 
from Mr. W. E. Boyce, of Yerbury Road, Holloway, 
with whom the Chrysanthemum is a speciality of prime 
importance. The first to attract attention by reason of 
their size, striking colours, and novelty, are three 
summer flowering Japanese varieties. These are a 
welcome addition to the class, and may be named in 
the following order :—Mandarin is quite new, and a 
very fine variety, pure cream colour, changing to milk- 
white, and shaded with rose ; flower large and full, and 
the petals narrow and somewhat curved ; Roi des Pre- 
coces, a rich deep crimson, shaded with red; and 
Mons. Roux, deep bronzy red, shaded with crimson, 
and the reverse of the petals, which are flat and re¬ 
curved, nankeen yellow ; next to them, and which we 
ought perhaps to have placed first, comes splendid 
blossoms of that grandest of all autumn white flower¬ 
ing varieties, Madame C. Desgrange, and the new 
yellow sport from it, Mr. G. Wermig, which is an exact 
counterpart, only clear yellow in colour. These are 
sorts which should be largely grown by all who want 
cut flowers in quantity. 
Then to come to the Pompon section, we have some 
remarkably good things in La Petite Marie, pure white, 
very [dwarf, and very early—a perfect gem; Pom- 
ponium (new), deep yellow with a shade of reddish 
bronze ; a very free-flowering sort; La Bien Aimee 
(new), deep carmine, tipped with white, flowers full, 
double, and very neat in shape, a fine variety for 
blooming in small pots ; Surprise (new), rose, or rosy 
violet, with a white centre ; very fine, and a free 
bloomer ; Adrastes, rosy purple, large and good ; Bois 
Duval, maroon-red ; Lyon, bright rosy purple, flowers 
of good size, and a free bloomer ; Madame Jolivant, 
soft rosy peach, becoming white with age ; Anastasio, 
rosy violet, dwarf, robust, and free-flowering ; Mrs. 
-Wood, amber,' tipped with buff; Mr. W. Piercjq a 
sport from Madame Peeaul, deep red, changing to 
orange-brown ; Precocite, a very fine clear yellow; 
Curiosity, pale lilac, a beautiful compact flower, and 
the plant dwarf and free blooming ; Chrome Stella, 
orange, tipped with red ; Petit Mignon (new), rose, 
tipped with white; Frederic Pele, crimson ; Late Flora, 
deep golden yellow, very free ; Jardin des Plantes, 
white; Illustration, pale pink, changing to white ; 
Frederick Maronet, orange-yellow, very pretty and 
distinct; Early Casey, rosy lilac, with a light centre ; 
Madeline Davis, bright golden yellow ; and Madame 
Peeaul, deep rose, large and full. 
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QUESTION'S AND ANSWERS. 
Fap.asite on Heath. —Please give me the name of the Parasite 
growing on a Heath which I send herewith. It has been grow¬ 
ing on the Heath for the past six years and dies off in winter. 
I have never seen anything like it before.— E. Welsh. [It is one 
of the Dodders, Cuscata Epithymum, a native plant which grows 
on Heath, Thyme, &e.] 
Agath.ea ccelestis. —Kindly state in your next issue whether 
an Agathaea ccelestis, which lias been in the open ground all the 
summer, should be cut down after being lifted, oYleft with its 
present growth unchecked.— “Clophill." [You can do either, but 
if you lilt it carefully, putting it into a suitable sized pot in good 
ordinary potting compost, and keeping it in a close frame for a 
few days after potting, it will flower all the winter in a green¬ 
house.] 
Propagating Passion Feoweks.— I have a Passion Flower 
growing over my house, and I am anxious to know if I can pro¬ 
pagate it. When is the proper time to take proceedings? Can 
I take cuttings, or should I sow the seeds?— Engstrom. [The 
easiest and quickest way is to propagate it by cuttings, which 
strike freely in spring.. When the plant lias made some young 
shoots 5 or C ins. long, take them off with a heel of the old wood, 
and put them singly into small pots, half tilled with sandy peat, 
and the top half filled with sharp sand. Iveeji them moist in a 
close frame until they have rooted, and if you can give them a 
little bottom heat so much the better. They will root in a few 
weeks.] 
Names of Fruits.— D. J. —1, Allen’s Everlasting ; 5, Winter 
Majetin; others not recognised, probably local varieties. 
E. E. B. —1, Easter Beurre; 2, Glou Morceau; 3, Knight’s 
Monarch ; 4, Beurre Ranee ; 5. Pomme de Ncige ; 6, Duck's 
Bill. ./. Beddow. —3, Kentish Fillbasket; S, Hanwell Souring; 
20, Grange’s Pearmain ; 2(3, Dutch Mignonne ; E, Glou Morceau ; 
V, Louise Bonne of Jersey. 
Names of Plants. — J. H.— 1, Yucca filamentosa ; 2, Sedum 
spectabile ; 3, Fuchsia gracilis ; 4, Berberis vulgaris ; 5, Chry¬ 
santhemum leucauthemum ; 6, Anemone japonica ; 7, Gladiolus 
Brenchleyensis var. M. —1 may be Dracaena amabilis, but we 
canuot name the others. 
Mildew on Roses.— A. S. — The best preventative is to give as 
little side ventilation as possible during cold weather, to keep 
up a nice buoyant atmosphere, and to paint the hot-water pipes 
with a thin mixture of flowers of sulphur and milk Careful 
ventilation, however, is the great point. 
Cactuses.— J. B. —Your best plan is to keep them dry and cool 
until spring, and then repot them in as small pots as convenient, 
using pure turfy loam and old lime rubble. You have perhaps 
been over watering them. 
Peteaia. — Enquirer. — The genus Petraea was dedicated by 
Linnaeus to Robert James, Lord Petre, a famous patron of 
botany, who died in 1742. P. volubilis is the best known member 
of the genus, and that was introduced from Vera Cruz, in 1733. 
Mutilating Dahlias.— X. X. X. — If the exhibitor had re¬ 
moved the centre of the flower, most certainly you would have 
been justified in disqualifying the stand containing it. No 
honest judge will pass a mutilated flower. 
Communications Received. — P. McK.—J. D. — R. H. B.— 
M. T.—R. F.—A. F. B.—W. J. I.—E. S. D.—A. R.—T. S. W.— 
N. J. D.—W. G. (much obliged) — W. P. R. — G. T.—J. B.—A. A. 
—T. W.—E. J.—M. T.—North (too late for this week). 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
Richard Smith & Co., St. John's, Worcester.—Herbaceous and 
Alpine Plants. Bulbs, &c. ; Forest and Hardy Ornamental Trees 
and Shrubs ; Rose List; Dutch Flower Roots. 
William Rumsev, Joyning's Nurseries, Waltham Cross, N.— 
Roses, Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
E. S. Dodwell, Stanley Road, Oxford.—New Carnations — 
Specialities for the Season of 1SS5-6. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 7th , 1885. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Hoimdsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a small attendance at 
to-day’s market, with but. little business doing. Red 
Clover now offers freety from the continent, and prices 
are easier as buyers do not operate. No change in 
values of White Alsike or Trefoil. Winter Tares in 
good supply, and sell slowly at lower rates. Rye un¬ 
changed ; Bird seeds and Linseed are firmly held. 
COVE NT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 8th. 
Fruit.—Averace Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. | 
Apples, i sieve. 10 3 0 
Grapes, per lb.10 3 0 
KentCobs.perlOO lbs.24 0 25 0 
Melons, each. 0 6 16 
Peaches, per doz. 3 0 SO 
s.d. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 2 0 
Pine-apples, St. 
Michaels, each .... 3 0 
Plums, ^ sieve . 16 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. \ s.d. 
Herbs, per bunch.... 02 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions, per bushel ..50 
Parsley, per hunch ..06 
Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lb.0 9 
Turnips, per bunch ..06 
s.d. 
3 0 
5 0 
3 G 
s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,per 
doz. 2 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 
Cabbages ... .per doz. 1 
Carrots, per bunch .. 0 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 4 0 
Celery, per bundle ..16 
Cucumbers, each .... 06 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
3 0 
3 0 
2 0 
6 0 
2 6 
0 9 
3 6 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, SO s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
SOs. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
2 0 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 
Anemone, 12 bunches 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 
Asters, 12 bunches ..40 
Azalea, 12 sprays. 
Bouvardias, per bull. 0 6 
Camellias, 12 blooms. 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
Carnations, 12 bunch. 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
blooms. 1 0 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 5 0 
Cineraria, per hunch.. 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 2 0 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms. 
Day Lily, 12 bunches. 
Epiphyllums, 12 blms. 
Eschscholtzia, 12hun. 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 3 0 
Lapageria, red, 12blms. 1 0 
Lavender, 12 bunches 
Lilium candidum, 12 
blooms. 
6 0 
9 0 
3 0 
1 6 
0 9 
1 0 
0 6 
s.d. " s.d. s.d. 
4 0 Lilium Longiflorum, 
12 blooms . 4 0 
6 0 Marguerites, 12 bun... 4 0 
8 0 Mignonette, 12 bun... 1 6 
2 0 , Pelargoniums, per 12 
1 o sprays. 1 0 
5 0 —scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 6 
2 0 Pinks,various, 12bun. 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 
Primulas,Chinese,bun. .. 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun... 
Rhodantlie, 12 buu... 
Roses (coloured) .... 1 0 20 
Roses (indoors), doz. 10 3 0 
Roses, per doz. bun. 6 0 12 0 
: Spiraea, 12 bunches .. 
Stephanotls, 12 sprays 6 0 9 0 
Stocks, 12 bunches .. 
Sweet Peas, 12 bunch. 
9 0 Sweet Sultan, 12 bun. 4 0 6 0 
5 .0 Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
1 0 Tulips, per dozen .... 
Violet, 12 bunches ..09 10 
4 0 — Czar, French, per 
2 0 bunch. 10 16 
— Panne. 40 5 
While Jasmine, bun.. 0 6 0 9 
Woodrofle. 12 bundles 
6 0 
12 0 
4 0 
Plants in Pots. — Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Avalin Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Asters, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Azalea, per doz. 
Balsams, per dozen . . 
BegOnias, per dozen.. 4 0 12 0 
Bouvardias, per dozen 9 0 IS 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 
Chrysanthemums, per 
dozen pots. 9 0 IS 0 
Cineraria, per dozen.. 
Cockscombs, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Cyclamens, per dozen 
Cyperns, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Deutzia, per dozen .. 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, per doz. 
Evergreens, in var. 
pei r dozen . 
6 
0 
24 
0 
Ferns, in var., 
doz. .. 
4 
0 
IS 
0 
Ficus elastica, 
each.. 
1 
6 
7 
0 
Foliage Plant: 
s, vari- 
ous, each.. . 
2 
0 
10 
0 
s.d. s.d. 
Fuchsias, per dozen.. 3 0 9 0 
Genista, per dozen .. 
Heaths or Erica, var., 
per dozen .10 0 12 0 
Hyacinths, per dozen 
Hydrangea, per dozen 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
dozen . 30 60 
Lilium longiflorum, 
per dozen . 
Lilium lancifolium, 
per dozen .12 0 IS 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, doz. .. 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen ..2 0 6 0 
Petunias, per dozen.. 
Poinsettia, per dozen 
Rhodantlie, per doz.. 
Spiraea, per dozen.... 
Stocks, per dozen.... 
Tropseolums, per doz. 
