Match 19, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
461 
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS. 
Evergreen Conifers. —We wish to plant various conifers 
along the back of a wide border, which would be ornamental, 
and at the same time shelter the garden on the north side and 
screen it from the highway. Could anyone give the names of a 
few suitable species with their special characteristics.— Conifer. 
Lilium auratcm rubro-vittatum.— Amateur: Price from 
one guinea up to two guineas each. Any nurseryman or seeds¬ 
man of good repute will get it for you. 
Carnations.— James Moir: We fail to see why water that has 
been standing in a tank for a few weeks should harm Carnations 
when they are watered with it. If it becomes stagnant in the 
pots, or, in other words, if the drainage is bad, Carnations will 
get into bad order in a very short time. They require but very 
little water in winter and early spring, so that great care must 
be exercised not to over-water them till g-owth is more active 
and the weather warmer and drier. Carnations generally look 
none too well after the trying winter. 
Potatos.— Omicron : It depends upon the nature of your soil. 
If of a light sandy nature lime would be injurious, and we should 
use the soot only ; if the land is trong and rich, a dressing of 
lime, or lime and soot in combination, would certainly be 
beneficial, but should be well worked into the soil before planting. 
There is no chemical affinity between lime and soot, so that you 
need not study proportions, but use as much of either as you 
can reasonably afford. The soot will do good under any circum¬ 
stances. 
Grass Seeds.— Omicron: Half a pound is sufficient to sow a 
perch. 
Art of Propagating.—Erratum.— At p. 441, under the 
heading “Proper Compost,” line S reads, “Add to this some 
fine peat.” It should read, “Add to this fine peat twice as 
much silver sand, &c.” 
Books.—/. W. L. : Brown’s “The Forester” is the standard 
work on the subject, but somewhat expensive. A cheaper work, 
and a very good one as far as it goes, is Grigor’s “Arboriculture.” 
Any bookseller will get it for you. 
Grevillea robcsta.— J. H. D. The leaf you enclose is that 
of Grevillea robusta. It will bear cutting down if you put it in 
a warm moist heat to start it into growth again. If you cannot 
command sufficient artificial heat, wait till the sun is more 
powerful. You can raise young plants from ripened cuttings 
under a hand-light or bell-glass ; but plants raised from seeds— 
which may be purchased from a good seedsmen—are far more 
preferable. 
Oranges Failing to Set.— F.C.: Flowers of cultivated 
Oranges are often imperfect, and cannot, of course, produce 
fruit. If they are examined soon after they expand, it will be 
seen what flowers are perfect, and what are male flowers, only 
producing stamens. In the perfect flower, the style surmounted 
by a prominent stigma will equal the stamens in length at 
fluwering time, whereas the style in others is very often rudi¬ 
mentary, and such flowers never produce fruit. The house 
should be kept dry and airy in which flowering Oranges are 
grown, and this will assist the setting of perfect flowers. 
Name of Pear.—/. L.: Vicar of Winkfield ; good examples. 
Should be glad of the details promised. 
Names of Plants. — R. Young: 1 and 2 are very good 
forms of Cattleya Triame, and 3 will develop into a very 
pretty variety, 4 and 5 are ordinary; your 6 is the finest Den- 
drobiuin Ainsworthi we have seen, the flowers being perfect and 
over 3 ins. across, although borne in threes; 7 is a good Cypri- 
pedium villosum; S and 9, above the average of Phalsenopsis 
amabilis, the one you refer to being perfectly round and very 
broad in the petals. /. H.: Juniperus excelsa (not a native of 
South Africa). Mrs. Leadbetter: Dendrobium rhodocentrum. 
C. C.: 1, Drimiopsis maculata ; 2, Cymbidium almfolium ; 3 and 
4, Cypripedium barbatum var. /. IF.; 1, Lycaste Skinneri; 
2, Oncidium pulvinatum. 
Communications Received.— J. H.—A. W.-R. D.—A. G. H. 
—A. O —IV. N.—W. B. G.—Caledonian.—B. G.—Stephen Castle. 
—A. O. —W. Wood & Son. 
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TBADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 
William Paul & Son, Crossflat Nursery, Paisley.—Catalogue 
of Hardy Florists’ Flowers. 
James Carter & Co., High Holborn, W.C.—Farmers' Hand¬ 
book and Calendar for 1SS7. 
Chas. Sharpe & Co., Sleaford, Lincolnshire.—Farm Seed List. 
John Laing & Co., Stanstead, Rutland, and Southend Parks, 
Forest Hill, London, S.E.—Price List of Clovers, Grasses, and 
other Agricultural Seeds. 
Max Deegen, Junr., II. Kostritz, Thuringen.—Dahlia Cata¬ 
logue, Gladioli, Roses, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 1 6 th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Iloundsditeh, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report a moderate 
demand for seeds at to-day’s market. White Clover 
is remarkably cheap. Sainfoin and Rye Grass are in 
brisk request. No change in values of Clovers. Bird 
Seeds neglected. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 17 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Apples, i sieve. 2 0 5 0 1 Pine-apples, St. 
Grapes.per lb. 3 0 8 0 I Michaels, each .... 1 6 60 
Kent Cobbs. .100 lbs. 60 0 65 0 | Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 16 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 2 0 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 2 6 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
BrusselSprouts.perlb. 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 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
Herbs, per bunch.... 0 2 0 4 
s.d. s.d. 
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 ..16 
Sea Kale . . per basket 16 2 6 
Small salading, punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos, per lb. 2 0 3 6 
Turnips.... per bun. 0 6 
Strawberries, per oz.. 1 0 
Potatos.- Kent Regents, 80s. to 100.s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0 5 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 0 6 16 
Epiphyllum, 12 blms. 0 6 10 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 12 0 30 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 06 10 
s.d. s.d. 
Marguerites, 12 bun... 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun... 4 0 6 0 
Panne Violets(French), 
per bunch . 30 46 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
12sprays.. 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. 16 2 0 
— Saffrano (French), 
per doz. 10 2 0 
Tropteolums . 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 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 18 0 24 0 
Cyperus, per dozen .. 4 0 12 0 
Daffodils ....12 pots 8 0 10 0 
Draciena term., doz. .30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 1 0 24 0 
Epiphyllums, perdoz.18 0 30 0 
Erica hyemalis ...doz. 12 0 24 0 
— Regerminans..doz. 9 0 12 0 
— various .. per doz. 8 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., do . .. 4 0 18 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Ficus elastica, each.. 16 7 6 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 6 
Hyacinths,perdoz.pts. 6 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 pots 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen . 60 90 
Primulasinensis,p.dz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips .. perdoz. pots 6 0 8 0 
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