April 25, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
547 
is the native name used by the Cingalese. There is not a 
popular name for Magnolia, although popular names are given 
to stveral of the species, such as Cucumber Tree for M. 
acuminata, and the Yulan for M. conspicua. One of the species 
of Orache, namely, Atriplex patula, is pretty frequent on the 
Thames Embankment. Many other plants are more common 
there. The Box is not particularly common in the Pyrenees, 
but is more frequent in Turkey, Asia Minor, and on the 
Caucasus. The Beech may probably be common there. 
Quercus pyrenaica does come from the Pyrenees. Several Pines 
are partial to mountainous and hilly places, and so is the Moun - 
tain Ash. The latter is Pyrus aucuparia and not the Flowering 
Ash (Fraxinus Ornus), as you seem to consider. There are 
several flowers in gardens that occasionally come under our 
notice, having a more or less decided indigo hue. Some of the 
varieties of Iris laevigata shows it more or less. Some of the 
Larkspurs may be inclined that way, but are not so decided as 
the Iris named. 
Double Primroses. — A. R. L. : We have never in our experi¬ 
ence discovered that double Primroses changed to that form 
known as hose-in-hose, and think it hardly within the range of 
probability. Many of the double kinds we have cultivated 
successfully, but never observed that any of them reverted to 
the original and single state. The hose-in-hose form is most 
common amongst the seedling Polyanthuses, and consists of the 
calyx enlarged and coloured like the corolla, and having the 
latter inside it in the usual way. The most of the double 
Primroses are very old and not liable to change. Hose-in-liose 
Polyanthuses are very common, and frequently obtained from 
seed; and it is our experience that they remain tolerably 
constant if not always so. 
Names of Plants. — A. R. L. : The Orchid is Cattleya 
Mendelii; the Fern is Aspidium falcatum. A. W. R. : 1, Adian- 
tum trapeziforme Sanctae Catherime ; 2, Adiantum formosum ; 
3, Aspidium capense, apparently, but no fruit present; 4, 
Adiantum diaphanum; 5, Pteris tremula ; 6, Asplenium 
furcatum, requires greenhouse temperature. J. L. : Odonto- 
glossum crispum, a fine variety. D. F. : 1, Corydalis cava albi- 
flora, often called C. tuberosa albiflora ; 2, Adiantum macro- 
phylluin ; 3, Adiantum glaucophyllum, to all appearance. 
Portugal Laurel Hedge. — J. H. E.: If the shoots are 
killed at the points, it cannot do any good to leave them as they 
are. Y’ou may prune back to the living wood, making your 
hedge as even as possible. The living shoots will break again 
freely, when we get moist, warm weather. Both Portugal and 
Cherry Laurels generally break again freely, even when cut 
down almost to the roots, so that we think your hedge will 
recover upon the advent of summer with warmth and moisture. 
Rhododendrons, Bays, &e —J. H. E.: We should prune 
these plants immediately so as to give them sufficient length of 
time to form and ripen the young wood before the approach of 
next winter. By doing so now you will, of course, lose any 
Rhododendron flowers which may be in bud, but it cannot be 
avoided, for the reason above given. The month of May is a 
very good time for making fresh plantations of those things in 
heavy soil, as growth will then be commencing, and the plants 
will soon get established. Choose dull and cloudy or moist days 
in which to perform the operation, and less watering and no 
syringing will be required. 
Stocks Damping. — Alex. Cho.pman: The complaint is a 
common one especially amongst beginners, and even with those 
who have had some experience. The remedy is to prick off the 
plants in fresh soil of a light, sandy nature, using some leaf-soil 
as well in the compost. As soon as ihe roots have taken to the 
fresh soil, give more and more ventilation to keep the plants 
sturdy and prevent their becoming drawn. Stocks delight in 
a drier atmosphere than Asters, Marigolds, or other subjects of 
that -nature, apd should be treated accordingly. In order to 
prevent damping in the early stages give plenty of ventilation 
as soon as the seedlings are well up, and transplant as ' above 
advised upon tile first signs of damping. A fungus that, grows 
over the surface of damp soil is the principal cause of the 
damping. 
Thermometers. — C. II. P., Nottingham: Y'ou can get what 
you want from Mr. F. M. Rogers, 21, Finsbury Pavement, E.C. 
See the description of his Fire and Frost Detector in our issue 
for September 20th, 1SS4, p. 45. 
Transplanting Orchis.— II. Gibs: The present is a very good 
time for lifting species of Orchis which you may find in pastures 
and woods. They seem to do better when transplanted while 
making their growth than while dormant. By the production 
of young roots and tubers the plants become re-established 
before they lose their leaves. In removing the plants from the 
ground, it is generally a good plan to move a ball of the natural 
soil with the plant, and should the soil of your garden be 
naturally very dry, it would be advisable to use a considerable 
admixture of peat to ensure a moisture and cooler medium for 
the roots. A little shade might be advantageous in order to 
bring about the same result ; but if you can plant in a soil that 
is naturally moist full exposure to sunlight would be advanta¬ 
geous than otherwise. 
Communications Received.—R. S. & Co.—W. R.—IV. C.— 
T. S. T.—Another Member of N. C. S.—Subscriber to N. C. S.— 
Ariel—A Subscriber—W. W.—W. T. P.—E. J. D.—Linkman— 
K. B.-S. 0. 
TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
W. L. Lewis &Co., Chase Side, Southgate, N.—Price List of 
Orchids. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
April 20th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, E. C,, report a steady trade 
in Agricultural Seeds. Trefoil is dull at the decline. 
White Clover, Alsike, and Red Clover steady. Rye¬ 
grasses firm, Rape dearer, Hemp scarce, 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
April 22nd. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemones, doz. bun. 2 0 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blins ..2 0 4 0 
Azalea .... 12 sprays 06 OS 
Bouvardias, per bun. 10 16 
Camellias, White, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
— Red_12 blooms 0 10 1 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Cinerarias, doz. bchs. 6 0 9 0 
Daffodils ..doz. bun. 2 0 6 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Freezias.. ..doz. bun. 3 0 4 0 
Gardenias. .12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Hyacinth, doz. sprays 3 0 4 0 
— Foreign, doz. hchs. 12 0 IS 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilac, French, bunch 5 0 6 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s d. 
Mimosa (French) bun. 16 2 0 
Myosotis..per basket 4 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 6 0 9 
Nareiss, various, 
(French) doz. bchs. 3 0 GO 
-(English), bun.'O 6 0 9 
Spiriea, dozen bunches 6 0 9 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Primroses, doz, bchs. 0 10 1 6 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Roses, yellow, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
— Tea_per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 6 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 2 0 2 6 
•Snowdrops, doz. bchs. 10 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 10 16 
Tulips .. doz. blooms 0 9 16 
Violets (Fnch.),Parme 
per bunch 3 6 4 0 
-dark . 16 3 0 
— English, .doz. bun. 0 9 10 
Wallflowers, doz. bun. 2 0 4 0 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 16 6 0 
Cherries.J-sieve 
Currant, black, £sieve 
— red.1-sieve 
New Grapes ..per lb. 7 0 SO 
Kent Cobs ...100 lbs. 50 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Nova Scotia Apples IS 0 30 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 5 0 
Strawberries.lb. 3 0 7 0 
Tasmania Apples, 
per case 12 0 20 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ 542 
Anemones,spring-flowering 538 
Asparagus,male and female 539 
Auricula, the alpine. 540 
Auricula, Show . 540 
Azaleas, new . 541 
Berberis stenophylla .... 543 
Boronia heterophylla .... 543 
Botanical plants. 544 
Calceolarias, bedding .... 545 
Colts-foot, the. 540 
Cyclamens for early flow¬ 
ering . 543 
Cymbidium ensifolium .. 545 
Cymbidiuin tigrinum .... 546 
Cypripedium microchiluin 545 
Dendrobium gracilicaule 
immaculatum. 545 
Dendrobium uudulatum .. 545 
Draba aizoides .„ 543 
Dracaena, the . 539 
PAGE 
Fabiana imbricata. 543 
Fern, a walking. 543 
Forsythia suspensa .543 
Groups at Chrysanthemum 
Shows . 544 
Lachenalias. 543 
Ladia Jongheana . 545 
Law Notes . 546 
Masdevallia leontoglossa.. 54S 
Melon Pear, the. 545 
Musk, aquatic nature of .. 539 
Pelargonium, show . 538 
Pimelea Preissii. ... 543 
Primula obconica . 544 
Primroses, Japan . 541 
Puschkinia scilloides .... 543 
Seeds, germination of .... 542 
Shrubberies, crowded .... 544 
Societies . 546 
Tennyson’s flowers . 539 
Toad Flax, Bastard ...... 543 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite Coal. page 
W. H. Essery. 537 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 534 
Bedfling' Plants. 
H. English . 534 
W. Golby. . 535 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 533 
Lane . 533 
W. Potten. 534 
Turner & Son . 533 
T. S. Ware . 536 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 533 
J. Peed & Sons . 533 
Sutton & Sons .. 533 
T. S. Ware . 536 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 533 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co. 537 
W. G. Drover . 533 
W. Etherington . 533 
H. J, Jones. 536 
R. Owen . 533 
Pitcher & Manda . 536 
Climbers. 
R. Neal. 536 
T. S. Ware . 536 
Cut Flowers. 
Barr & Son.533 
H. English . 534 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 535 
H. English . 534 
R. Holmes . 533 
P. B. O'Kelly. 533 
J. Smith . 534 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Cheal & Sons.. 536 
B. R. Davis. 533 
J. Dobbie & Co. 533 
H. English . 534 
J. Laing & Sons. 536 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 533 
A. Lister . 536 
T. Lord. 536 
T. S. Ware . 536 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
R. Neal . 536 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri. Hort. Chemical Co. 535 
J. Arnold. 536 
Boundary Chemical Co. 533 
Deighton & Co. . 548 
H. J. Gasson . 533 
J. T. Greenrod & Son .. 54S 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. ... 547 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 534 
W. Pen Dennis . 534 
A. Potter. 54S 
H. G Smyth . 534 
T. Walker. 536 
Hardy Plants. 
Barr & Son . 533 
H. English . 534 
E. Leigh . 533 
T. S. Ware. 536 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper ..*. 535 
T. Read. 54S 
Thames Bank Iron Qo,.„ 548 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 533 
W. Clark.-. 533 
W. Cooper . 534 
J. Gray. 533 
Hayward . 533 
Mellowes & Co. 533 
A. Peel & Sons . 533 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 535 
J. Weeks & Co. 533 
Insecticides. 
Agri. Hort. Chemical Co. 535 
Blundell, Spence & Co... 547 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 533 
Corry, Soper, Fowler, 
& Co. 535 
Deighton & Co. 548 
Fir Tree Oil. 54S 
Gishurst Compound. 533 
W. C. Lee... 533 
Nicotine Soap . 533 
Picrena. 535 
Slugicide . 533 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bates. 536 
Ransomes, Sims, & Jef¬ 
feries . 535 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 533 
S. C. Clay. 533 
Clay & Levesley. 54S 
Native Guano Co. 547 
W. Thomson & Sons. 533 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 54S 
Gishurstine. 533 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets. 533 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son . 536 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 533 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultrl.Co. 534 
P. McArthur . 533 
Roots. 
R. Neal. 534 
J. Carter & Co. 537 
R. Smith & Co. 533 
Roses. 
H. English . 536 
W. Rumsey. 533 
T. S. Ware . 536 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 533 
R. Dean . 534 
J. Forbes . 536 
B. Hartland . 533 
Hooper . 533 
E. Leigh . 533 
J. Peed & Sons . 548 
Sutton & Sons . 533 
Vertig 3 ns & Co. 536 
J. Watkins ... .. 534 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 533 
Trees. 
H. Lane & Son . 536 
R. Neal. 536 
Vines. 
J. Peed & Sous . 533 
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Extract from Thirteenth Annual Collection of Reports. 
NATIVE GUANO for Potatos, Vegetables, Vines and Fruit. 
C. FIDLER, Reading, used it for Potatos, and says: “1 
found your Manure give very satisfactory results.” 
F. PAY, Gardener to Lord Tennyson, reports: “Potatos, a 
good crop; Grapes, coloured well; Strawberries, very fine 
fruit; Chrysanthemums, good flowers and fine foliage ; Celery, 
extra large; Tomatos and Cucumbers did well with it. A 
valuable Manure and easily applied." 
NATIVE GUANO for Roses, Lawns, Ac.— 
A. SLAUGHTER, Steyning, used for Roses Results: 
“ Fine dark foliage ; good substance and bloom, and strong 
growth. A good stimulant for Roses." 
G. WOODGATE, Gardener to Lord Wolverton, used for 
Lawns. Result: “Very satisfactory.” 
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THE 
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Supersedes all Others. Without which 
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FOR SHADING CLASS ROOFS OF ALL KINDS. 
Is the Cheapest. Goes four times as far 
as the old preparations. Note its merits 
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Messrs. Carlton, Contractors for the painting 
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“ By order of the Directors we applied this Shading to 
the glass roofing of the Glasgow Exhibition, and found it 
possessed great advantages over all other preparations we 
had met with. Being applied cold it was most convenitnt 
to use, and while it resisted the action of the rain the whole 
season it was at once easily removed by gentle rubbing after 
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1 lb. (cost Is.) makes half a gallon for use. 
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Maintains its Superiority over all Rivals 
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at Chiswick , and other public places near Loiidon, the 
" Perfect ” Weed Killer is trusted for making a clean sweep 
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