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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 25 , 1890. 
NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
Correspondents who may require their communica¬ 
tions, if not accepted, to be returned, must in all cases 
enclose stamps for the return postage. The name and 
address of every writer must be given, not necessarily 
for publication, if that is not desired, but simply as a 
guarantee of the writer’s bond jides. No notice what¬ 
ever will be taken of anonymous letters. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Apples. — Hortus: As the trues are not making too much 
growth, or as you say not enough, root-pruning'is unnecessary 
unless the roots have got down into a poor sub-soil, when to get 
them nearer the surface would be a great advantage. If you 
are satisfied on this point, it would he well to mulch them with 
short manure to encourage surface rooting, and to resort to 
pinching the growths in June and September. Pinch the young 
shoots back to about four eyes at the base iu June, and in 
Septembercutaway any growths that may he made subsequently, 
pruning the tree, in fact, as you would in winter. Encourage 
the surface rooting, that will be the best help in the formation 
of fruit buds. 
Books. — if. S. : 1, Brown’s Forester (Blackwood .& Sons) or 
Grigor’s Arboriculture (Simpkin). The first-named is the most 
expensive. 2, Kemp’s Sow to Lay Out a Garden (Bradbury, 
Agnew & Co.), if you can get hold of a second hand copy. 3, 
Johnson’s Eow Crops Grow (Macmillan). 
Calvary Rose. —Could any of the readers of The Gardening 
World give me any information about the Calvary Rose, which 
appears like a miniature wreath of curled prickly leaves, about 
2 ins. in diameter, and contains seven seeds ; the specimen from 
which I have the seeds was on Mount Calvary during the past 
summer. —B. S. 
Carnations.— IF. if . , Fyvie : Thanks for sending the blooms, 
hut they are so much out of character at this season that we 
cannot say much about them. 
Filberts.—/. B. asks :—What would he the average shrinkage 
in the harvesting of a quarter of a hundredweight of Filberts 
from their green to a dry state ? Will some reader who has 
made observations on this point kindly reply ? 
Gardeners’ Improvement Societies. — P. Cogger: None of 
the societies publish a weekly or monthly paper. It is much 
too expensive a luxury. Some few societies publish annually 
the papers read at their meetings iu the form of Proceedings. 
Names of Fruits. -Janies Milligan : 1, Kerry Pippin ; 2, 
Ribston Pippin ; 3, Claygate Pearmain ; 4, King of the Pippins. 
Names of Plants. — David Bell : 1, Cirrhcea viridipurpnrea ; 
2, Cypripedium barbatum ; 3, Maxillaria picta. E. K. : 1, 
Cratiegus coccinea ; 2, Verbascum phoenieeum album ; 3, Nigella 
damascena. F. Cooke : 1, The roots of some Orchid ; 2 and 3, 
we cann t identify without flowers ; 4, May be Dendrobium 
fimbriatum or moschatum. Wants East India-house treatment 
in any case ; 5, not recognised. It inay grow as a few of the 
bulbs ai e fresh. 
Communications Received. — Pyrus — W. R. C.— *G. W. C.— 
F. S. & Co.—L. C.—G. G. H.—A. G.-F. R.—J. 0. L.—W. C. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E.—Fruit Trees, Roses, 
Shrubs, &c. 
H. Canxell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. — Autumn Catalogue of 
Bulbs, Plants, and Seeds. 
James Walters, Mount Radford Nurseries, Exeter.—Catalogue 
of Roses. 
Charles Turner, Slough. —Roses, Fruit Trees and General 
Nursery Stock. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 20th. 
Messrs. Httrst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C., report no change in 
the state of the market for agricultural seeds. New 
English Red Clover does not offer freely. New English 
Alsike realises high figures. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 22nd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 16 3 6 
Cherries . J-sieve 
Currant, black, Isieve 
— red . A-sieve 
Grapes . per lb. 0 9 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Kent Cobs ...100lbs. 75 0 SO 0 
Peaches....per dozen 3 0 12 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 6 6 
Plums .... per A sieve S 0 12 0 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Asparagus_per 100 - 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 
Beet. .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 2 0 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers. English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 4 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 3 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.... per bushel 3 6 5 0 
Parsley.... per hunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 1 0 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s! per ton. 
Vegetables. — Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
6 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.ii. s.d. 
Asters.per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Aralia Siebolai ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. S 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 24 0 
Cyperus ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Draciena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..toz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens,Invi ..doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Fuchsia _ per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Hydraiigea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz. 12 0 30 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe .. per doz. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..4 0 C 
Asters.12 buns. 4 0 9 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
— .doz. behs. 6 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemum, 
12 blms. 10 3 0 
— .12 bchs. 4 0 12 0 
Dahlia.12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 4 0 6 0 
Esehscholtzia,12 bch. 
Forget-me-not,12 buns 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Gladiolus, various, 
12 spikes 16 30 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lavender . 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 10 3 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Pinks, doz. hchs. ..6 0 9 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyretlirum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Rhodanthe . 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 16 3 0 
— Tea_per dozen 0 6 2 0 
— Red. per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saflfano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
— Red, dozen bunches 4 0 SO 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 3 0 6 0 
Sultan_ doz. bchs. 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 6 
Violets (Fnch.), Panne 
per bunch 2 6 3 6 
- dark . 10 16 
— English..doz. bun. 10 2 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ 122 
Apples, notes on . 125 
Aster diffusus horizontalis 123 
Aster ericoides . 122 
Auricula in autumn, the .. 120 
Calcutta Botanic Garden.. 125 
Caledonia Nursery, Guern¬ 
sey .124 
Chrysanthemums, October 115 
Colchicum autunmale .... 117 
Crotons, narrow-leaved_121 
Fruit notes . 125 
Fruit trees, selecting. 123 
Gardeners’ improvement 
societies . 119 
Garden nomenclature .... 117 
Habrothamnus elegans.... 123 
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Herbaceous plants. 122 
High View Nurseries. 116 
Howcroft, Mr. A., death 
of. 116 
National Pink Society .... 120 
Pansies, fancy . 119 
Pears, notes on .■ 125 
Ponds, garden. 123 
Rhododendrons, hardy .. 120 
Royal Horticultural Society 116 
Stapelia gigantea . 122 
Tomatos . 121 
ViDes and Soil. 124 
Viola tricolor . 122 
Violets, hardy... 123 
Winter gardening . 117 
Anthracite. 
W. H. Essery 
United Anthracite Col¬ 
lieries . 
Auction Sales. 
Pope & Sons . 
Protheroe & Morris . 
J. C. Stevens . 
Bulbs. 
Ban- & Son . 
Dicksons . 
H. English . 
W. B. Hartland. 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. 
J. R. Pearson & Sons ... 
J. Peed & Sons . 
Roozen Bros. 
Silberrad & Son. 
Sutton & Sons. 
R. Sydenham . 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 
J. Yeitch & Sons . 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Cannell & Sons . 
Sutton & Sons. 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 
H, English . 
1". B. O’Kelly . 
Smith. 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Barr & Son . 
M. Campbell . 
W. Dean. 
Dicksons’. 
E. S. Dodwell. 
H. English . 
J. Laing & Sons. 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 
J. Lakin .. 
A. Lister. 
Thomsen & Co. 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 
Dicksons' . 
Hugh Low & Co. 
T. Main.. 
| Fruit Trees and Boses. 
J. Cheat & Sons. 
■J. Laing & Sons. 
J. Le Cornu & Sou . 
T. Rivers & Son . 
R. Smith & Co. 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 128 
Dicksons . 115 
Fisher & Sharpe. 127 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 113 
W. Horne. 127 
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Garden Sundries, &c. 
G. R. King .. 
127 
Ponkey Potteries . 
127 
H. G. Smyth . 
127 
Taylor & Son . 
113 
Stott Co. 
12S 
C. G. Warne. 
12S 
Wiliesden Paper & Canvas 
Works . 
127 
Beating Apparatus. 
Groom & Co.. .. 
12S 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 
12S 
C. Toope & Co. 
12S 
Hardy Plants. 
A. E. Henley . 
113 
Mrs. Watson . 
113 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
113 
W. Cooper . 
127 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 
12S 
J. Gray. 
113 
Hayward . 
113 
Meilowes & Co. 
113 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 
113 
J. Weeks & Co. 
113 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 
113 
Gishurst Compound . 
113 
Nicotine Soap . 
113 
Picrena. 
12S 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 
113 
W. Thomson & Sons. 
113 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 
127 
Gishurstine. 
113 
A. Outram . 
127 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 
113 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
114 
P. McArthur . 
113 
Roses. 
G. W. Boothby . 
113 
H. English . 
113 
A. Lister . 
115 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham. 
115 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
Dicksons’. 
115 
H. English . 
113 
Fisher, Son, & Sibray ... 
113 
Strawberries. 
W. Lovel & Son. 
113 
W. Potten. 
113 
R. Smith & Co. 
115 
Trees. 
R. Neal. 114 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
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Small Advertisements, solid type, 6 d. per line of about nine 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
(12 ins.long), £3 5s.; per half-page, £5 ; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to he made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
*** Advertisements for the current week, and also 
“ Stop Orders," must reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
STRONG- PLANTS, CARRIAGE PAID. 
Extent of Glass Structures, 54,000 Superficial Feet. 
Extent of Nurseries, 57 Acres. s. 
12 Greenhouse Ferns, 6 varieties, including Maiden-hair 1 
&c., 
1 
Lavender bushes, or Rosemary 
Clematis montana and 2 C. flammula . 
Maiden-hair Ferns, 4 distinct varieties ... . 
Climbing Roses, own roots, 6 varieties . 
China or Monthly Roses, 6 varieties . 
Fuchsias, 6 varieties (12, in 12 vars, 2s. 6 d.) . 
Greenhouse Asparagus plants . 
Aralia Sieboldi, pretty foliage plant . 
6 Greenhouse Selaginellas (including Golden) . 
3 Choice-named large-floweiing Clematis . 
6 Named Ivy Geraniums . 
12 Tea Roses on own roots, best varieties . 
1 Green Rose, flowers perfectly green . 
3 Adiantum Farleyense, very handsome Maiden-hair ... 
IS Greenhouse Ferns, assorted . 
12 Maiden-hair Ferns, 12 varieties, lovely kinds . 
6 Palms, 3 varieties ... . 
3 Adiantum Vietoriae (New Maiden hair) . 
6 Arum Lilies, from pots . 
25 Antirrhinums, grand strain . 
20 Aquilegias (40, 2s. 6 d.) . 
20 Wallflowers, blood-red, yellow, &e. . 
6 Large greenhouse Ferns, about 1 ft. high, Farleyense, 
tenerum, concinnum, &c . 
6 Mrs Sinkins, new white Pink (12 for Is. 107.) . 
12 Small-leaved Ivies, very pretty . 
6 Variegated Ivies, named (12 for 4s.) . 
6 Evergreen Virginian Creeper . 
3 Deutzia gracilis and 6 Solanums . 
6 Perennial Pyrethrums . 
6 Ampelopsis Veitchii, self clinging . 
12 Irish lines, large plants . 
12 Large Lavender bushes . 
3 Hoya carnosa, the lovely Wax flower . 
6 New double white Violet, C. Brazza . 
12 Pansies, best kinds, assorted . 
12 Gold and Silver variegated Ivies. 
12 Large Jasmines and Virginian Creepers, 2J ft. ... 
4 Honeysuckles, Dutch, evergreen, variegated, 
all distinct . 
6 Marguerites, white and blue, strong . 
6 Ficus repens, clings to greenhouse walls as securely as 
Ivy, very small leaves . 
3 Crassula .jasminiaeflora, sweet scented . 
6 Foliage Begonias (Rex), handsome leaves 
12 Alpine Auriculas, lovely strain (25 for 2s. Oil ) .. 
6 Named Perennial Phlox . 
12 Tuberous Begonias, suitable for bedding or pot culture 
6 Grevillea robusta, pretty table plant ... . 
3 Dracaena indivisa . 
3 Gardenias, healthy plants . 
3 Plumbago, blue and white .■ 
1 Passion-flower, 1 greenhouse Jasmine, 1 Hoya 
12 Violets for winter blooming, 6 best named kinds, 
strong plants . 
12 Roman white Hyacinths, fine bulbs . 
12 White Narcissus (25, 2s. 07.) . 
12 Seedling Carnations from double flowers, strong 
3 Isolepis gracilis and 3 Panieum variegata, pretty- 
window or basket plants . 
100 Strawberry plants, best kinds . 
6 Anemone japonica alba, bloom till frost comes (12, 3s.) 
12 Gloxinias, lovely colours. 
6 Perennial Michaelmas Daisies, white . 
12 Plants suitable for rockeries . . 
100 Assorted hardy perennials, named . 
12 Sweet Briers, strong plants . 
6 Veronicas, assorted, very bushy . 
6 Bouvardias, in 4 varieties .. 
. 6 Heliotropes for winter flowering. 
3 Lygodium scandens, the climbing Fern... . 
12 Iceland Poppies, pretty perennials . 
6 Christmas Roses . . 
3 Tree Carnations for winter flowering . 
6 Border Carnations, best named . 
3 Pampas clumps, from pots . 
12 Double Wallflowers, good strain. 
12 Hollyhocks, choice, from double flowers . 
20 Foxgloves, assorted colours . 
Any 11s. worth of plants may be selected from, this advertisement 
for 10s. ; any 23s. worth for 20s. Less quantities at same rate if 
order exceeds 2s. 6 d. in value. Catalogue gratis. See also advertise- 
•ments front page. 
H. ENCLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, CLEVEDON. 
/“TOOL GREEN IIUUS E F LENS' tliaTYfill 
grow well without artificial heat, 12 assorted for 2s. GcZ. 
(Neplirodium Molle, Nephrolepis exaltata, Adiantum Capillus- 
Veneris, A. Mairisi, Pteris serrulata, P. longifolia, &c.), tree. — 
H. ENGLISH, Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
XVlYELY MAlDENHAIR KERNS, 100 l■ r 
1 J 10s. ; 50 for 5s. C d. Handsome foliage Begonias, Res 
variety, 6 for 2s. ; 3s. Cd. iloz., free. New Catalogue free upon 
application.— H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
V ERY LARGE IVIES.— A few hundred 
large plants, with several shoots, 3 to 5 ft. high, very 
strong and well rooted, 12 for 4s.; 6 for 2s. 97. Few large 
Jasmines and Honeysuckles, 3 to 4 ft. high, 12 for 3s. — 
H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
TT YD RANGE A DR, HOGG.—This is the 
J _ L best. StrODg plants for outside or greenhouse culture, 
3 for Is. 6 d. ; 4s. doz. Tritoma uvaria (Red-hot Poker), 6for 2s., 
carriage paid. — H. ENGLISH. Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
E xtraordinary roses, sTtoTfeet 
high, very vigorous (Marechal Niel. Gloire de Dijon, Reine 
Marie Henviette, Reve d’Or, Cheshuut Hybrid, Souvenir de M. 
Lambert, Boule de Neige, W. A. Richardson, &e.). Is. 3d. each : 
6 for 6s. ; 10s. doz. Catalogue gratis.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon 
an d Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. _ 
D WARF ROSES, strong bushes (La France, 
D. Rothschild, A. Diesbach, Charles Lefebvre, John 
Hopper. A. K. Williams. &c.), 6 for 3s. ; 12, 5s. 67. . carriage 
paid. Dwarf Tea and Noisette Roses, very fine (Souvenir 
d’Elise, Red Gloire, Adam, Safrano, M. Berard, &c.). 6 for 4s.; 
7s. doz., carriage paid. Catalogue gratis. — H. ENGLISH. 
Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. 
YU HRY SANT 1IEMUMS in 5-inch pots, strong 
plants for winter flowering, 12 assorted and named for Gs.; 
25 for 10s.—H. ENGLISH, Nurseryman, Clevedon. 
E vergreen oaks, 2 to 3 ft. high, from 
pots, 3 for 2s. 6 i.\ 9s. doz. Euonymus, li to 2 ft.. 5s. 
doz. Lauruflinus, 5s. doz, Poplars, 4 to 6 ft, high, 2s. 67. doz. 
Flowering shrubs, 3 to 4 ft. high, 5s. doz.— H. ENGLISH, 
Clevedon and Clapton Nurseries, Clevedon. _ 
YUHOICE CUT FLOWERS.—Assorted boxes 
with Maidenhair Fern, 2s. G cL, 3s. 6d., and 5s. each. A 
lovely Wreath or Cross, 6s., 7s. Gc?., or 10$. Gd., carriage paid, 
immediately on receipt of P. note. — H. ENCLISH, Cut. Flower 
Department, Clevedon Nursery, Clevedon. _ 
T UBEROUS BEGONIAS, fine strain, 12 
assorted, including yellow, 4s. ; 25, 6s. ; 100, 20s., carriage 
paid.— H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
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