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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 1, 1888. 
and fine form it would be difficult to surpass. P. L. 
Mills, Esq., Ruddington Hall, Notts (gardener, Mr. 
Hesford), came in second with a good lot, from which 
the premier bloom in the show (a grand example of 
Belle Paule) was selected ; Mr. George Taylor, Not¬ 
tingham, was third. Eor six Japanese Mr. Hesford 
and Mr. Wilson were again successful in the order 
named. For twelve large incurved varieties Mr. 
Oliver Land, Nottingham, an artisan, succeeded in 
obtaining the first prize with huge flowers ; Mr. George 
Taylor, another artisan, coming in second ; and Mr. 
Wilson third. The other classes for cut blooms were 
well represented. 
For six Chrysanthemum plants Mr. Wilson was first 
with nicely grown specimens ; and R. E. M. Webb, 
Esq., Nottingham (gardener, Mr. Collins), was second ; 
and the same order of merit obtained in the class for 
three plants. For a single specimen plant Messrs. J. 
R. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, came in first with a grand 
specimen measuring 6 ft. through, and only 3 ft. high; 
Mr. Wilson was second, and Mr. Collins third. 
Fruit was well shown, and in a keen competition 
with collections of twelve varieties, H. R. Clifton, 
Esq., J.P., Clifton Hall (gardener, Mr. Anderson), was 
first, his Gros Colmar Grapes and Pitmaston Duchess 
Pears being very good ; Mr. C. J. Mee, Wollaton Hall, 
and C. J. Cox, Esq., Bashford (gardener, Mr. Meadows), 
each showing creditable collections, came next in the 
order named. There was also a strong competition 
with six dishes of dessert Pears, and with a similar 
number of dishes of dessert and kitchen Apples, Messrs. 
Attenboro, Meadows, Mee, and Anderson obtaining the 
principal honours. Messrs. Anderson, Booth and 
Meadows were the most successful exhibitors of black 
and white Grapes. Special prizes were offered for 
collections of vegetables, and Mr. Mee and Dr. Powell 
staged excellent produce. In the classes for Potatos 
Mr. Fletcher, Annesley, obtained the principal prizes, 
his renowned Lord Tennyson playing a conspicuous 
part. The treasurer, Mr. A. Page ; the vice-president, 
Mr. S. Thacker ; and the chairman of the committee, 
Mr. W. H. Farmer, each contributed collections of 
plants not for competition, and the indefatigable 
secretary, Mr. Edward Steward, assisted by the 
members of the committee, ably carried out the arrange¬ 
ment of the show.— J. H. TValfcer. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Asparagus Beetle. — J. R. Clark: Your beds are affected with 
the Asparagus Beetle (Crioceris asparagi). You should examine 
your beds earlier in the season so as to detect the beetle in the 
larva state, which is even more harmful to the young stems and 
little branches (popularly termed leaves) than the fully-developed 
beetle itself. Neither of them should, however, have any 
quarter, and if not too numerous may be hand-picked by looking 
over the beds at intervals from July till October When very 
numerous this is not at all practicable; but a remedy must be 
tried, otherwise the stems will become weaker and weaker every 
year owing to the ravages of the pest. No remedy should, how¬ 
ever, be applied till after cutting the Asparagus for use has been 
completed—say about midsummer. After this the stems and 
leaves may be dusted with white Hellebore powder about every 
eight days throughout the season. Soot mixed with salt at the 
rate of twenty parts of the former to one of the latter, applied in 
the same manner as the Hellebore, will exterminate or greatly 
reduce the numbers of the insect in the course of two years. 
Bulbs. — J. C. H.: It all depends upon the present condition of 
your bulbs as to what will be their value at flowering time. Of 
course supposing your bulbs to be still plump, firm, not sprouted, 
and in every way in excellent condition, you cannot expect them 
to produce such strong and good exhibition spikes of bloom as if 
they had been put in about the early part of November. For 
ordinary decorative purposes they still have time to make fairly 
good growth, provided they are not hurried by too much forcing, 
but allowed to come on gradually in a greenhouse. You should 
pot them in the ordinary way in good compost, which should 
not be too wet at the time of potting. Stand them in a cold 
frame, placing them in ashes or coco-nut fibre; do not give any 
water till they have commenced growing, have been uncovered, 
and show signs of becoming dry. In general they will not 
require water till they have been removed to the greenhouse, the 
window-, or some other airy position. 
Centropoqon Lucyanus. — R. ill.: This plant is not wild any¬ 
where as you suppose, so that no native country can be given. 
It is a hybrid between Centropogon fastuosus and Siphocampylus 
betulaefolius, the latter being the pollen parent. It was raised 
by M. Desponds, of Marseilles, in 1856, and was named and 
described by Van Houtte. Its free-flowering character in autumn 
and winter has obtained for it a wide dissemination in gardens. 
Chrysanthemums. — H. N., St. Germans: Edwin Molyneux, 
Madame C. Audiguier, W. G. Drover, Ralph Brocklebank, 
Baronne de Prailly, and Avalanche. There are a number of 
other sorts, which when well grown equal these in size. 
Chrysanthemums at Liverpool. —Could any of your readers 
tell me how many years Mr. Hobbs exhibited cut blooms of 
Chrysanthemums at the Liverpool shows; also if he was ever 
beaten, and by whom? —A Constant Reader. 
Epiphyllums with Stems. — Boh. Hanson: There are two 
methods by which you may obtain dwarf standard specimens 
such as you describe. One is. to make cuttings of Epiphyllum 
truncatum or any of its numerous varieties, and gradually prune 
off the side branches as the plant grows so as to increase the 
vigour of the main stem, which should be tied upright to a stout 
stake. When of the desired height allow the branches to form a 
head. Much time is, however, saved, and a strong stem at once 
obtainei by grafting pieces of the Epiphyllums on the stems of 
Pereskia aculeata. After grafting keep in a moist pit or stove 
until a union has been effected. 
Map.guep.ite Cuttings. — Omega: We rather doubt whether 
you could manage to strike the varieties of Chrysanthemum 
frutescens under hand-lights after this time of the year, but if 
you have plenty of cuttings you might risk a trial, making sure 
that the hand-lights or frames are securely covered up trom 
frost. A safer plan would be to put them in pots, and stand the 
latter in a greenhouse. You would also be surer of rooting them 
when the days are getting longer in spring, using a little fire 
heat. 
Names of Chrysanthemums. — J. Price : There are a few 
naturally dwarf Chrysanthemums, such as Mons. Freeman, 
Mons. W. Holmes, Cullingfordi, and others, but the fine dwarf 
groups of Chrysanthemums exhibited at the leading and other 
shows are not made up of specially dwarf kinds ; so that to give 
a list of the names of plants exhibited in this way would be 
merely to repeat many of the kinds that occur with equal fre¬ 
quency in the stands of cut blooms. The dwarf habit of plants 
shown in groups is due for the most part to special culture. 
About the end of May or the beginning of June the plants are 
cut down to within 6 ins. of the pots, frequently entirely 
denuding them of leaves. They are thus kept back and remain 
dwarf, while those not so treated are tall. You might try the 
experiment yourself with a few plants; and also propagate late, 
say in March, and pinch a few times to get them bushy for con¬ 
servatory work. 
Names of Fruits. —IF. L.: 1, Duchesse d’Angouleme ; 2 
Beurre Clairgeau ; 3, not known ; 4, Trioinphe de Jodoigne. 
Names of Plants. —IF. S.We do not recognise the Ccelogyne 
which comes nearest to C. fuscescens. IF. M.: The Cypripedium 
is C. Haynaldianum ; the other is Vanda tricolor, a rather fine 
variety. Omega.: 1, Chrysanthemum frutescens var ; 2, Chry¬ 
santhemum frutescens. J. E. : 1, Symphoricarpus racemosus ; 
2, Cotoneaster Simondsii; 3, Cotoneaster microphylla ; 4, 
Pliysalis Alkekengi. A. J. K. : 1, Pinus Strobus; 2, Pinus 
austriaca; 3, Picea Engelmanni; 4, Picea nigra; 5, Tsuga 
canadensis. S. Gray: We cannot undertake to name Chry¬ 
santhemums—there are too many of them. What do you want 
to know about Elaine ? The flower enclosed w-ould be included 
with second-size blooms here. 
Onion. — H. N.: Veitch’s Main Crop, or Rousham Park Hero, 
both very fine sorts of the White Spanish type. 
Schizostylis coccinea. —A Constant Subscriber: Not knowing 
the conditions under which your plants are placed, nor the 
treatment to which you have subjected_them, it is impossible 
for us to say why they have not flowered with you. Our 
experience is that Schizostylis coccinea is easy to grow. Should 
the soil be of a dry sandy nature, or clayey, and liable to become 
baked in summer, the plants are liable to die out. In the sunny 
south, a quantity of peat in the soil is found to be of great 
advantage ; and if the soil should naturally be of a dry nature, 
liberal supplies of water are essential to success. When put in 
the greenhouse in autumn, a sunny light position should be 
given, and the plants never allowed to get dry. In the autumn, 
lift early enough, so that they may become established before 
short days and cold weather set in. 
Seeds of Dictamnus. — E. C. Berry: Seeds of the Dittany are 
furnished with a hard, smooth and shining coat, almost imperme¬ 
able to water after they get dry. They should therefore be 
sown without further delay, in fact they would probably have 
come up better the following spring if they had been sown as 
soon as ripe. You may, however, sow them now in well-drained 
pots or pans, placing the latter in a cold frame, or better, in a 
heated one or a greenhouse to hasten the processes preparatory 
to germination. 
The Wise Apple. — S. G.: This is a local Worcestershire name 
applied to Court Pendu Plftt, on account of that variety always 
flowering and coming into leaf about a fortnight later than other 
sorts, and consequently almost always bearing a crop. 
Communications Received.— A. W.—R. B. L.—A. 0.— 
W. E. R.—Scarecrow.—W. M.—J. M.—A. Bentley.—W. W.— 
J. H —J. H. H.—Southdown.—W. D.—W. W. 
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TKADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
R. B. Laird & Sons, Royal Winter Garden, Edinburgh.— 
Trade Offer of Nursery Stock for 1SS9. 
Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.—Forest Trees, 
Ornamental Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
November 27th. 
Messrs. Huest & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report American Red 
Clover steady, lowest grades of French Red Clover offer 
at easier rates, finer qualities steady. There is no 
change in values of White Clover, Alsyke, or Trefoil. 
Rye Grasses keep firm. Bird Seeds unchanged. Blue 
Peas are firm. 
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COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
November 28th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. ! s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Beet, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 10 13 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 : Onions, per bushel .. 7 0 9 0 
Carrots_per bunch 0 6 Parsley, per bunch ..0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, | Radishes, per dozen.. 1 6 
per dozen . 30 40 Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery, per bundle ..20 1 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers, each_ 0 6 0 9 Tomatos, per lb.10 13 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 Turnips, per bun.0 6 
Herbs, per bunch_ 0 2 0 4 I 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. Pine-apple3, St. s.d. s.d. 
Apples, 1-sieve. 2 0 4 6 Michaels, each_ 2 0 7 0 
Cobs .. per 100 lbs. 100 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Grapes .per lb. OS 2 6] 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 10s. to 20s. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, doz.. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 9 0 IS 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per dozen . 40 90 
— large plants . .each 2 0 5 0 
Colens.per doz. 2 0 4 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 12 0 IS 0 
Cyperns, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each. 2 0 10 0 
Ficus elastica each.. 16 7 0 
Fuchsia, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
per dozen . 20 60 
Primula sinensis, 
per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0 6 0 
Azaleas ... .12 sprays 0 10 1 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 4 0 
— 12 bunches . 4 0 12 0 
Cornflower, 12 hunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 6 10 
Eucharis. per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 9 10 
-French, doz. 
hunches 2 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet, 12sprays.. 0 4 0 9 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 10 16 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 16 
— Red.per doz. 0 6 10 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 16 
Stephanotis,12 sprays GO SO 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
Violets ..12 bunches 10 10 
— Parme, French, 
Maidenhair Fern, 12 
bunches 4 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 
9 0 
6 0 
4 0 
12 hunches 3 
— dark French, bun. 1 
White Lilac, French, 
pel bun. 5 
6 5 0 
6 2 6 
0 7 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 1 
PAGE 
A'liantum Williamsii. 
. 214 
Irish notes . 
... 210 
Aerides suavissimum ... 
. 215 
Lselia anceps alba.. 
... 215 
iEschynanttiu* speciosus. 
. 215 
Leeks, monster.. 
... 210 
Amateurs’ Garden. 
. 214 
Marguerites. 
... 207 
Asters, late-flowering — 
. 209 
Monochaetum ensiferum 
.. 214 
Begonias, a new race of.... 
. 207 
Nepenthes, new. 
.. 215 
Catasetum, a miniature .. 
, 215 
Odontoglossum crispum 
.. 215 
Chrysanthemums, a chat 
Orchids, Mr. G. Firth’s 
.. 210 
about . 
, 212 
Potatos and Peas . 
.. 211 
Chrysanthemum notes ..., 
. 211 
Primroses, hardy . 
... 213 
Chrysanthemum shows .. 
. 216 
Quince, the. 
.. 211 
Columnea Kalbreyeriana.. 
, 215 
Rochea falcata. 
.. 211 
Flowers, November --- 
. 214 
Scutellaria Mocciniana 
.. 211 
Ferns, Hart’s-tongue _ 
. 209 
Seeds, vitality of . 
.. 20S 
Ferns, variegated . 
. 20S 
Smoky Jennets . 
.. 207 
Floriculture. 
, 212 
Tillandsia Duvaliana.... 
.. 215 
Gales, the. 
. 207 
Trevesia eminens . 
.. 214 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 
, 215 
Tulips, on planting .... 
Vegetable notes. 
.. 212 
Gladioli, hardy hybrid_ 
, 214 
.. 211 
Impatiens Hawkeri _. 
, 213 
Wallflower, a gynantherous 215 
INDEX TO 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page i 
Herbaceous Plants. 
PAGE 
Hockaday & Co. 
205 
R. Smith & Co. 
... 219 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 206 
J. C. Stevens . 206 
Books. 
Garden Annual . 207 
W. Wood & Son. 205 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 205 
W. Bull... . 205 
J. Carter & Co. 205 
P. McArthur . 205 
R. Sydenham . 205 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 205 
James Gray . 205 
H. Hope . 205 
A. Peel & Sons . 205 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 205 
J. Weeks & Co. 205 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 205 
Fir Tree Oil. 219 
Gishurst Compound. 205 
Nicotine Soap.. 205 
Lethorion. 219 
Chrysanthemums. 
G. Goodson . 205 
Turner . 205 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 205 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 205 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths, 
&c. 
W. Strike. 205 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 219 
J. Turner. 205 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 206 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 205 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 206 
J. Cheal & Sons. 206 
R. Smith & Co. 206 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 219 
G. Jackman & Son. 205 
T. Rivers & Son. 206 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Brinkwortli & Sons . 205 
B. Field. 206 
Greenhouse Plants, &c. 
J. Nicoll . 205 
Glass. 
J. B. Robinson . 219 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 219 
J. Jones & Sons. 205 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 205 
C. Toope & Co. 205 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 205 
W. Thomson & Sons. 205 
Miscellaneous. 
Birkbeck Bank . 219 
Epps’s Cocoa . 219 
Gishurstine. 205 
Harrison's Knitter. 219 
Smyth's Orchid Basket-s 205 
Schweitzer’s Cocoatina... 219 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 219 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 206 
F. Horsman & Co. 205 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 206 
Hugh Low & Co. 206 
P. McArthur . 205 
Trustees of the late J. 
Stevenson. 205 
Potatos. 
Dickson S: Robinson. 207 
Roses. 
H. English . 205 
Ewing & Co. 206 
C. H. Gorringe . 205 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 206 
S. G. Runisey. 205 
R. Smith & Co. . .. 206 
J. Walters. 205 
Seeds. 
W. B. Hartland. 205 
Hooper & Co. 219 
Situations. 
Wanted. 219 
Strawberries. 
R, Smith & Co. 219 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Ewing & Co.. 206 
Robert Neal . 206 
R. Smith & Co. 205 
