February 5, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
365 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. 
Chrysanthemums. —“ E. F. A." (p. 349) will find the following 
varieties among the best, viz.—Six Japanese, Source d’Or, bright 
orange shaded gold ; Lady Selborne, white ; Margot, rose- 
chamois ; Mdlle. Lacroix, white; La Nymphe, bright peach; 
Peter the Great, lemon-yellow. Six incurved, Mrs. Rundle, 
white; Mr. G. Glenny, bright primrose-yellow; Golden G. 
Glenny, bright rich yellow ; Dr. Rozas, bright crimson-purple; 
Lady Talfourd, silvery purple; Mrs. Sharp, rosy pink. Six late- 
flowering, Mrs. C. Carey, white; Moonlight, white; Ethel, 
white ; Princess of Teck, white ; Mdlle. Moulis, creamy white ; 
Graridiflora, bright yellow. — A. IF. D. “ E. F. A." will find he 
following useful varieties for the purpose required, and which 
will give a good variety of colour, viz., six Japanese, Elaine, 
Lady Selborne, James Salter, To Kio, Mdlle, Lacroix (this can 
be had early or iate), and L'lle des Plaisirs. Six incurved, Mrs. 
G. Rundle or 'White Beverley, George Glenny or Mr. Bunn, 
General Bainbrigge, St. Patrick, Rifleman and Dupont de 
L'Eure. Six late-flowering, Cullingfordii, Julie Lagravere, Ethel, 
and its yellow sport Mrs. H. Jones, Princess Teck, and its yellow 
sport Mrs. Norman Davis. — W. E. Boyce. 
Endive. — E. A. T. —(p. 349): If your intention was not to 
blanch your Endive, but merely to keep it covered for protection, 
the plants should have beeu uncovered when the weather per¬ 
mitted. To keep them continually covered, excluding the light, 
would cause them to blanch, in which condition Endive keeps 
good only a short time. Moreover, it would create a dampness 
which proves destructive to Endive in winter. For winter use 
Endive is a plant that requires a dry situation. A good 
plan, and one frequently adopted, is to form a raised bed, 
placing a good layer of rough stuff in the bottom, and putting 
about 1 ft. to IS ins. of rich light sandy soil on top. A bed of 
this description will suit the requirements of the plant exactly. 
In blanching, the plants should be perfectly dry. There are 
various ways adopted for doing it, and one of the best is tying 
up the leaves with matting and inverting a flower-pot over each 
plant, according to the demand. A temporary framework should 
be erected around the bed, so that mats could readily be laid 
over in severe weather, removing them when circumstances 
permit. The variety that I have found to be the hardiest and 
best adapted for winter use, is the Green Curled, which is of 
good quality, and blanches readily.— B. 
British Ferns. — “Pteris" (p. 349) will find the twelve fol¬ 
lowing varieties among the best of the British Ferns: — Atliyrium 
filix-foemina var. Victoria, A. f.-f. plumosum, A. f.-f. Appleby- 
anum, Lastrea filix-mas var. cristata, L. f.-m. var. cristata 
angustata, L. dilatata var. cristata gracilis, Osmunda regalis var. 
cristata, Scolopendrium vulgare var. crispum, S. vulgare' var. 
crispum cristatum, Polystiehum angulare var. plumosum, P. 
angulare var. cristata Jonesii, Polypodium vulgare var. cain- 
bricum. In making a select ion of British Ferns there is a great 
wealth of varieties to choose from, but the above may be taken 
as forming a good representative collection of what may be 
termed the large-growing varieties; but anyone getting up a 
collection of the British Ferns should not overlook the smaller¬ 
growing species and varieties, such as Asplenium fontanum, 
A. septemtrionale, A. marinum and the crested varieties of A. 
trichomanes and A. viride ; also Adiantum Capillus-veneris and 
its lovely varieties. The Scale Fern (Ceterach officinarum) and 
the Parsley Fern (Allosorus crispus) should not be forgotten, as 
they lend charm and give effect to the larger-growing species.— 
A. IF. D. 
Fuchsias. — I have two very good Fuchsias, but they are in 
small pots and beginning to sprout. Would you mind telling 
me if it is now the proper time to put them in large pots .—An 
Ignorant One. [You can now pot your Fuchsias with safety. 
Shake them out carefully before growth has advanced too far, 
taking away all the soil if you like. Pot them in a size larger, 
using a compost of lumpy fibrous loam, enriched with well- 
rotted cow manure, and rendered porous by a good sprinkling of 
sharp river sand. If the soil is moist when you pot them, do 
not give any water till the plants have made a little growth or 
to prevent the soil becoming dust dry.] 
Indian Azaleas. — G. D.: The damage done to your Azaleas 
in the autumn of 1SS5 has had no influence whatever on the 
present condition of the plants. From the specimens sent us 
we can only suggest that frost has got into the house containing 
the Azaleas during the recent severe weather. The buds would 
not show any damage in many instances till growth commenced, 
when they would fall gradually away. Plants on shelves or 
near the glass often get frozen, in severe frost, when the tem¬ 
perature in the middle of a house is several degrees above freezing 
point. If there is any deficiency iu the heating power at your 
command, plants near the glass should be removed at nights to 
a warmer part of the house or covered up with some light dry 
material. Azaleas do not require frequent potting so long as 
they show vigour in their growth. By no means pinch the leaf- 
buds either before, during or after flowering. 
Apricot Tree. — R. IF.— (p. 349): Stone fruits of all kinds, 
and Apricots especially are liable to lose large branches at any 
time after they attain some size. This may be accounted for iu 
various ways, but in your case the most probable cause is the 
swollen graft you mention. The only thing you can do for the 
tree is to distribute the branches as evenly as possible in the 
space at command if there is a good show of bloom : otherwise 
the tree had better be removed and a young one put in its place. 
The swollen graft prevents the proper downward distribution of 
the sap.— A. B. 
Yew Trees .— Taxus. — (p. 349): There is no difficulty at¬ 
tached to the removal of Yew Trees as a rule, on account of 
their matted fibrous roots. It is a safe rule, however, if your 
trees are large, to move them carefully with a large ball of soil. 
If time is no object it would be advisable to dig out a trench 
about 3 ft. deep around half of the tree one year, and round the 
other halt the next year, cutting through all the large roots, 
which will now produce short fibrous young ones. In the third 
spring the trees may be removed with their ball of soil intact. 
Give a good watering to settle the soil immediately after plant¬ 
ing, and never allow the roots to sutler from drought till the tree 
has somewhat re-established itself. The best time to perform 
the operation would be towards the end of March or the beginning 
of April, when growth is re-commencing.— Picea. 
Tvas’s Popular Flowers.—H as any reader of The Gardenino 
World a copy of this work to part with. It is the first series 
that is wanted, that was published in 1845 at 0 d . each part. — P. 
Plantino Potatos. — J. B. T., Glastonbury: The best plan is to 
cut them as near to the time of planting as you can make con¬ 
venient, say the same day or the day before. 
Erratum. —At p. 341, in Mr. Peteh’s paper on the Grapevine, 
for “Gosling’s St. Alban's” read “ Josling’s St. Alban’s.” 
“Botanical Magazine.” — J. R. Weeks, Chicago ■' It is pub¬ 
lished monthly by Lovell Reeve & Co., Henrietta Street, Covent 
Garden, London. Price, 3s. 6 d. 
Foreign Fruit. — II. Richardson: The fruit of Nephelium 
Litchi, commonly called Litehi, Lichi, or Leecliee, a native of 
China. 
Names of Plants. — Reginald Young: 1, zErides Lecanum ; 
2, 3 and 4, excellent examples of Lycaste Skinneri; 5, Cattleya 
Triame delicata ; C. Warscewiczii delicata of some, and a very 
pretty variety. 6, Catasetum longifolium : 7, Phajus Wallichii; 
S, Coelogyne flaceida, not C. ocellata. 
Communications Received. —J. C. (many thanks). — T. W. S. 
—W. B.-W. R.-F. W. F.—W. G.—A. Methven.—J. S. F.— 
S. J. P.—E. J.—J. H. R.—D. D.- G. B.-J. C. & Co.-B. L.— 
M. J. M.—J. B —S. Ryder (many thanks).—W. B. G.-J. 
Atherton.—Joe Edwards. — F. L. Cory.—J. M. — W. M.—A. D. 
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Apples, i sieve. 2 0 5 0 Pine-apples, St. 
Grapes.per lb. 1 0 3 6 [ Michaels, each .... 1 6 6 0 
Kent Cobbs.. 100 lbs. 65 0 70 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Melons .each Strawberries . .per lb. 
Vegetables.— 
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Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 0 8 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Brussel Sprouts,per lb. 0 3 
Cabbages ... .per doz. 2 0 2 6 
Carrots, per bunch ..06 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen . 30 50 
Celery, per bundle .. 2 0 2 6 
Cucumbers, each .... 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
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Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 2 0 
Onions, per bushel ..4 0 5 0 
Parsley, per bunch ..06 
Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
Sea Kale . . per basket 16 2 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..2 0 
Tomatos, per lb.10 16 
Turnips_ perbun. 0 6 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
-Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. 
3 0 
Cut Flowers. — Average Wholesale Prices. 
s:d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 4 0 6 0 
Azalea, 12 sprays .... 0 6 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 10 16 
Camellias. .12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 3 0 
Cut Tulips, 12 blooms 0 9 13 
Czar Violets (French), 
per bunch 16 2 0 
Daffodils ..12 blooms 10 2 0 
Epiphyllum, 12 blms. 0 6 10 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 3 0 24 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, red, 
12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lapageria, white, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilies of the Valley 
12 sprays 0 9 16 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0. 
s.d. s.d. 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 4 0 6 0 
Parme Violets(French), 
per bunch __ 36 76 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 10 16 
— scarlet, 12 sprays.. 0 6 10 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 16 
— single _12 bun. 4 0 6 0 
Roses (coloured) .... 3 0 6 0 
Roses, Tea per dozen 16 4 0 
Roses, red (French), 
per doz. 2 0 3 0 
— Saffrano (French), 
per doz. 10 2 0 
Stephanot.is, 12 sprays 
Tropaeolums . 10 20 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 4 0 
Violets ..12 bunches 16 2 6 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6 0 9 
Xmas. Roses,12blooms0 4 0 9 
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Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 IS 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz.18 0 24 0 
Begonias, per dozen.. 6 0 12 0 
Bouvardia, per doz... 9 0 12 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Daffodils ....12 pots 8 0 10 0 
Dracaena term., doz.. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 1 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, perdoz.lS 0 30 0 
Erica gracilis,perdoz. 
— hyemalis, per doz. 12 0 24 0 
— Regerminans..doz. 9 0 12 0 
— various ..perdoz. 8 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Average Wholesale Prices. 
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Ferns, in var., doz. .. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica, each ..16 76 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
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Hyacinths.perdoz.ptiS. 6 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 pots 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 60 90 
Primulasinensis,p.dz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums... .per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips., perdoz. pots 6 0 SO 
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