318 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 16, 1886. 
were the two prize takers; the former having Miss 
Marechaux and Princess Teck, and the latter Jardin 
des Plantes, Princess Teck, and White Venus. 
The premier collection of twelve Japanese blooms 
came from R. Falconer Jameson, Esq., Hesle, Hull, 
who had handsome blooms of good colour that would 
not have disgraced some earlier shows. The leading 
varieties were Triomphe de la Rue des Chalets, Sceptre 
Toulousaine, Beud Or, Japonais, Boule d'Or, and Mons. 
Comte, duplicates being shown of several. Mr. H. Lis¬ 
ter, gardener to Lord Brooke, Easton Lodge, Dunmow, 
was 2nd, but in freshness his blooms were preferred 
by many to the 1st. Comtesse de Beauregarde grandi- 
flora, Fanny Boucharlat, Thunberg, and Mad. C. 
Audiguier were excellent. Mr. Bettisworth took the 
3rd place, showing the large white Ceres in capital 
condition. Mr. Sullivan, gardener to D. B. Chapman, 
Esq., Devonshire Hous«, Roehampton, being awarded 
an extra prize for neat small blooms. Mr. Sullivan 
was 1st with six varieties, followed by Mr. J. 
Walker. The collections of twelve blooms of any 
Chrysanthemum were bright and effective. Mr. 
R. Falconer Jameson leading with fine blooms, 
amongst which Roseum superbtm, Jeanne d’Arc, Mad. 
Cabrol, Golden Christine, and Karquis of Lome were 
the most noticeable, in addition to others of the 
same varieties as those in his stanl of twelve blooms. 
Mr. Bolas, gardener to N. C. Pole if ell, Esq., Hopton 
Hall, Wirksworth. Sir. Bettisworth and Mr. Walker 
obtained other prizes in this class withsmall but pretty 
blooms. The collections that were un-estricted as to 
numbers or varieties were also admirable, particularly 
that from Mr. J. Lowe, Uxbridge, whhh comprised 
twelve dozen blooms—Princess Teck, Grandiflora, 
Lowe’s Late Bronze, a very bright reddish-bonze Japa¬ 
nese, Fair Maid of Guernsey, and Lady ilarguerite 
being strongly represented. Mr. R. Owen, Maiden¬ 
head, was awarded the second prize for a smaller 
collection of very handsome blooms repressing a 
number of good varieties, the free-flovering 
Boule de Neige was most notable ; other good sorts 
being Colibri, Fabrian de Mediana, Belle Paule, Ethel, 
Dr. Macary, L’lncomparable, Mrs. Mahood Nuit d’Au- 
tomne, Golden Queen, and M. Delaux. 
Several exhibitors contributed blooms not for compe 
tition, those from Mr. E. Beckett, Alderney Park 
Gardens, Elstree, being very fine ; Mr. F. Taylor, 
gardener to Sir John Lubbock, Bart., M. P., High Elms, 
Beckenham, also had a collection of neat blooms ; Mr. 
G. Sinclair, East Linton Gardens, Peebleshire, N. B., 
showed a wreath of Elaine Chrysanthemums ; and Mr. 
Horrocks, Manchester, had three large blooms of Boule 
d’Or which were highly Commended. A Japanese 
variety named Syringa, was exhibited by Messrs. W. & 
G. Drover, Fareham, Hants, which the committee 
wished to see again next autumn ; and Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Sons, Swanley, showed a small group of 
beautiful Primulas, and small Orange trees in pots 
loaded with their bright golden fruits. For these 
exhibits certificates of merit were awarded, an honour 
that was also accorded to Mr. Walker for fine samples 
of his exhibition Onion. 
-—-- 
THE LATE WILLIAM COLE. 
Your announcement of the sudden demise of that 
successful plant grower and exhibitor, V illiam Cole, 
recalls to my mind old associations, having been inti¬ 
mately acquainted with his father, the original 
proprietor of the Fox Lane Nurseries, Withington, 
near Manchester, aye even before his name was known 
as a plant grower for competition. Of the son I can 
say but little, my friend, and old acquaintance, having 
left this part of the country when his children were 
young. When I first became acquainted with William 
Cole, senior, he was gardener to C. Lewis, Esq., Black- 
heath Park, Kent, and when I first visited him he had 
just started growing Fuchsias with the object of show¬ 
ing them during that season. At the time I speak of his 
plants were not more than 6 ins. high, but he was.duly 
rewarded for his painstaking and skill, having been 
very successful during the season. Mr. Cole was 
decidedly an enterprising man, and full of energy in 
all that he undertook to do, and there can be no doubt 
but that his son in that respect had a very praiseworthy 
example to imitate and follow’. 
If I have.not been misinformed, Mr. Cole, senior, and 
the late Mr. Charles Turner were both in Cormack’s 
Nursery, New Cross, at the same time. During the 
early part of the time that Mr. Cole was at Blackheath 
Park some few seedling Fuchsias and Verbenas passed 
through his hands into those of Mr. William Ivery, 
Hanover Nursery, Peckham, who sent them out, but 
he soon aspired to higher game in the cultivation of 
plants for exhibition, and went in for hardwooded 
greenhouse plants. Glass houses, such as a heath house, 
&c., being put up by his liberal employer, and he was 
very successful as a beginner. After living with Mr. 
Lewis about, I think, five years, Mr. Cole was engaged 
by a gentleman, whose name for the moment is lost to 
my memory, at or somewhere near Northfleet, Kent. 
I know that at the time I met him at a show which 
was held on the Towm Pier, Gravesend. 
He was shortly after engaged by — Collyer, Esq., 
at Dartford, and it was there that he made his mark 
as a successful exhibitor and plant grower, and there 
also he employed a great many of the “West Kent 
pots,” registered by me in the year 1846 ; and it was 
whilst he w’as at Dartford that he produced his two 
new sorts of Celery, viz., Cole’s Superb Dwarf Red and 
Cole’s Crystal White. After he went to Withington, 
I forwarded 10 lbs. of seed to him that I had saved in 
fine condition. 
Mr. John Cole, brother of William Cole, and uncle 
of the William Cole just deceased, was, when I was a 
boy, under-gardener at Summer Hill, near Tonbridge, 
w’here a Mr. Robinson was the head gardener. Subse¬ 
quent to this he was gardener to Miss Maudesley, 
Bentham Hill, near Tunbridge Wells. I went to see 
him at this place, and later on he lived with Lady 
Maria Meade, Tunbridge Wells, and was a very suc¬ 
cessful exhibitor at the local shows. Finally he took 
a nursery at St. Albans, and during the time he was 
there he devoted considerable attention to the raising 
of seedling shrubby Calceolarias, one of which, Prince 
of Orange, has been much grown. —George Fry, Lewis¬ 
ham. -->;£<—- 
g>Bifuar#. 
We regret to hear of the sad death by drowning, on 
the 7th inst., of Mr. William Brown, the well-known 
florist of Hendon, aged fifty-two years. At an inquest 
held on Saturday last it was stated that the deceased 
had latterly been in depressed spirits, and was missed 
from the nursery on Thursday afternoon. On a search 
being made, his body w T as found by his son in a well 
in the grounds ; but there was not sufficient evidence 
to show 7 how or by what means the deceased got into 
the well. Mr. Brown has been known for many years 
as a very successful Pelargonium grower for market, 
and was widely respected in the trade. 
-—-- 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Orchids. _ R Grossart : Both the forms of 0. maculatum are 
distinct and of the best quality. This has often been sold as O. 
Donianum. The pure white variety of L. albida is a fine thing. 
The second, an ordinary variety with red tips, is L. albida 
Bella. W'e noted Odontoglossum crispum aureum in our last. 
Lily of the Valley.—C an any of your readers tell me the 
best way to treat the Lily of the Valley. I have some single 
crowns but they seem to have come to a standstill. II 7 . [See an 
article on the subject in our number for April 11th, 1SS5.] 
Grubs Injurious to the Roots of Spiral* japonica.—I 
should feel greatly obliged if you would give me the name of the 
enclosed destructive grubs, which are common here in the roots 
of Hoteia (Spinea) Japonica. J. T. C. [The larva; sent are those 
of a species of Hepialus]. 
Hoses.— A friend of mine who keeps a great many Tea Roses 
in pots in his greenhouse, has offered me some cuttings from 
them Would you inform me (1) W’hen is the proper time of 
striking such cuttings? (2) Should this season's shoots (they 
are now making young wood) be taken off or is the old wood 
better to strike ? (3) Is it better to strike the cuttings in pots 
or boxes, and in what sort of soil ? (4) How have they to be 
treated afterwards to get them to root well. I have a greenhouse 
where I can strike them in. A Lo ver of Roses. 
Names of Plants.— X. J.: 2, Abies Hookeriana, probably; 
3, Thuiopsis dolobrata ; 4 Taxus adpressa ; 5, Thuja aurea ; 7, 
Retinospora filifera. The others we do not recognise, the speci¬ 
mens being too small. 
Communications Received.— W. G. S.—B. F.—T. B.—J. S.— 
Lenault Huit.—E. B.—He B C.—E. R. C.—H. J. L. H. 
W. B.—E. J.—F. W. B.—C. D.—A. D.—J. B.—J. L.—E. D. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Daniels Brothers, Norwich.—Illustrated Guide for Amateur 
Growers. _ . 
Richard Smith & Co.,Worcester.—Garden and Flower Seeas, 
&c. 
Smail & Co., 23, Lime Street, London.—Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds, a c. 
Lucombe, Fince, & Co., Exeter.—Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
W. Drummond & Sons, Stirling.—Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds, &c. _ , 
Stuart & Mein, Kelso, N.B.—Amateurs Gardening Guide 
and Spring Catalogue. 
Ch. Lorenz, Erfurt, Germany.—Illustrated Catalogue of 
Flower and Vegetable Se;ds, fcc. 
William Strike, 62, High Street, Stockton-on-Tees.—Vege¬ 
table and Flower Seeds, &c. 
Alfred Peel X- Sons, Canonmills Bridge, Edinburgh ; Wind- 
hill, Shipley; and Wood Green, London.—Greenhouses, Pits 
and Frames! and Hot-water Apparatus, &c. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 13 th, 18S6. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report to-day’s seed market 
quiet, no material change in values. Red Clover is 
firmly held, and the quality of new home-saved seed is 
still unsatisfactory ; White Alsike and Trefoil are in 
moderate demand at last week’s prices. Rye Grasses 
firm. Trade in Bird Seeds slow at prices current last 
week. 
-- 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 14 th. 
Fp.uit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. ' s.d. s.d. 
Apples, i sieve. 1 0 3 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 
Grapes, per lb. 1 6 4 0 Pine-apples, St. 
Kent Cobs,per 100 lbs. 30 0 Michaels, each 2 6 7 0 
Melons, each. ! Pl ums . 
Peaches, per doz. | Canadian Apples, brl.10 0 14 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 0 Lettuces ..per dozen 1 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 10 10 
Brussel Sprouts, lb... 0 3 0 4 Onions, per bushel ..5 0 6 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 2 0 Parsley, per hunch ..0 6 
Carrots, per bunch ..0 6 Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
per dozen . 40 60 Sea Kale, per basket.. 2 0 3 0 
Celery, per bundle ..1 6 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers, each .... 1 3 2 0 Tomatos, per lb.10 16 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Turnips, per hunch ..06 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, SOs. to 100.?. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 
2 0 
4 0 
Lilium Longiflorum, 
Acacia mimosa.Freneh 
12 blooms . 
9 0 12 0 
per hunch . 
0 6 
1 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 
4 0 
S 0 
Anemone, 12 bunches 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 
3 0 
6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 
4 0 
S 0 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
Asters, 12 bunches 
sprays . 
1 0 
1 6 
Azalea, 12 sprays.... 
1 0 
1 6 
— scarlet, 12sprays.. 
0 s 
1 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 
0 6 
1 0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 
4 0 
S 0 
Camellias, 12 blooms. 
2 0 
5 0 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 9 
1 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 
1 0 
3 0 
Primulas.Cliinese.bun. .. 
0 6 
Carnations, 12 hunch. 
Roman Hvacinths, 12 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
sprays. 
0 9 
1 0 
blooms. 
2 0 
4 0 
Roses (coloured) .... 
2 0 
4 0 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
Roses (indoors), doz. 
1 0 
3 0 
hunches . 
9 0 
IS 0 
Roses, Tea, French,, 
0 9 
1 6 
Cyclamen, 12 blooms. 
0 4 
0 6 
Ivuses, red, French ,, 
2 0 
4 0 
Epipliyllums, 12 blms. 
0 6 
1 0 
Steplianotis, 12 sprays 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 
4 0 
6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
1 6 
2 6 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 0 36 0 
Tulips, 12 blooms.... 
0 9 
1 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
1 0 
Violet, 12 bunches .. 
1 0 
1 6 
Lapageria, white, 12 
— Czar, French, per 
blooms. 
3 0 
4 0 
hunch. 
2 0 
3 0 
Lapageria,red,12blms. 
1 0 
2 0 
— Parme. 
4 0 
6 0 
White Jasmine, bun.. 
0 6 
0 9 
Plants in Pots.— 
Average Wholesaxe Prices. 
s.d. 
s.d. , 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 Foliage Plants, vari- 
Arum Lilies, per doz.12 0 IS 0 ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
Asters, per doz. Heaths or Erica, var., 
Azalea, per dozen ..24 0 42 0 per dozen .10 0 24 0 
Begonias, per dozen.. 6 0 12 0 Hyacinths,per doz... 6 0 9 0 
Bouvardias, per dozen 9 0 IS 0 Hyacinths, Roman, 
Chrysanthemums, per per dozen . 
dozen pots. Hydrangea, per dozen 
Cineraria, per dozen. .10 0 12 0 Lilium lancifolium, 
Cockscombs, per doz. per dozen . 
Cyclamens, per dozenl2 0 24 0 Marguerites, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 Mignonette, per doz. 
Dracaena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 Pelargoniums, doz. .. 
Evergreens, in var., 1 Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 per dozen . 6 0 9 0 
Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 IS 0 Poinsettia, per dozenl2 0 IS 0 
Ficus elastica, each.. 1 6 7 0 Primula, single, doz.. 4 0 6 0 
Fuchsias, per dozen.. Tulips, per dozen pots 6 0 9 0 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Japanese, Incurved, 
VW Pompon, Anemone, Early-flowering, and Singles. Strong 
cuttings, Is. lid. per dozen ; 10s. per 100. Rooted cuttings ready 
in January, 2s. 6 d. per dozen ; 15s. 6d. per 100. Only the best, 
and most distinct grown. Send for list (post free), containing 
full instruction for growing the Chrysanthemum to perfection. 
This will be of great assistance to amateurs. 
T UBEROUS BEGONIAS from the very best 
strains, dry tubers, specially selected to colour, 4s. t«/., 
Gs., & 7s. 6d. per doz.; extra good mixed, all colours, 3s., 4s. 0.7. 
& 6s. per doz. Tuberous Begonia seed saved from flowers 5 and 0 
ins. across, Is. 6 d. per packet. Double, certain to produce 75 per 
cent, of double flowers, 2s. per packet. Gloxinia seed from the 
finest collection in England, Is. 6<?. per packet. 
H. J. JONES, Hope Nursery, Lewisham. 
ROSES, LILACS, ORCHIDS, &c 
ONLY FRESH CUT 
FLOWERS SENT. 
Paris to London in 
ten hours. 
Sample Bos. 
20s. 
ANDERSON, LAN6BEHN <fi GO., 
22, Rue de Dunkerque, Paris. 
Telegrams 
“Orchid£es, Paris.’ 
T O INVENTORS.—Inventions protected by 
Royal Letters Patent at lowest rates. Provisional pro¬ 
tection for nine months £2 2'. For all information concerning 
Patents address Messrs. LULMAN & CO., Patent Agents,. 
S, Essex Street, Strand, London, W.C-. 
