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THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 15, 1888. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETIES, 
Royal Horticultural .—December 11 th. 
The last meeting of the season at the Drill Hall, 
Westminster, was held on Tuesday, when, as might be 
expected from the raw, cold, and foggy nature of the 
weather, very few plants of any kind were brought out, 
and anything more dreary could not well be imagined. 
Mr. F. Foreman, Eskbank Nursery, Midlothian, N.B., 
exhibited a group of Skimmia Foremani, consisting of 
thirty-two plants of various sizes, lifted from the open 
ground and put in pots. They were heavily laden 
with fruit. Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, 
Kent, showed some blooms of Primula sinensis, 
exhibiting red, crimson, salmony red, pink, and other 
colours, together with a named variety, Cannell’s 
Pink, which was certificated. Some well-flowered 
plants of Primula ohconica, with much larger clear 
rosy lilac flowers than the original, were shown by 
Mr. D. Campbell, gardener to Dr. Wood, The 
Priory, Roehampton. A basket of Chinese Primulas 
was shown by Messrs. J. James & Son, Farnham 
Royal, Slough, for which a vote of thanks was accorded. 
A pan of hardy Pri mroses in full bloom was exhibited 
by Mr. R. Dean, of Ealing, who was also accorded a 
vote of thanks. A similar award was also made to 
Messrs. Collins Bros. & Gabriel, 38, Waterloo Road, 
S.E., for a Carnation named White Andalusia, which 
is fringed at the margin, and fragrant. Mr. Johu 
Odell, Goulds Green, Hillingdon, also had a vote of 
thanks for Cyclamen persicum Rosetta, with large 
bright rose-coloured flowers. Yotes of thanks were 
accorded to Mr. Rowe, Nunfield Gardens, Dumfries, for 
Pleione maculata and a yellow Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mum ; and to Messrs. Heath & Son, Cheltenham, for 
Masdevallia ignea rubescens and M. Lindeni, with 
scarlet flowers and violet nerves. The latter colour has 
been derived from M. Yeitchii, which was used as one 
of the parents. 
At a meeting of the Fruit Committee, Mr. W. Black- 
more, Dunyard Gardens, Exeter, exhibited some Apples, 
amongst which was one similar in size and colour to 
Cox’s Orange, and named Queen of the Exe. Another 
showy Apple, a seedling, was shown by Mr. J. Brown, 
Stamford and Peterboro’. A Cultural Commendation 
was awarded to Mr. Campbell for an exhibit of twenty 
well-grown and blanched plants of Batavian Endive. 
Some vegetables were also exhibited by Mr. R. Gilbert, 
High Park Gardens, Stamford, including Gilbert’s 
Universal Savoy and Chou de Burghley. Asparagus 
Chicory was exhibited by Mr. J. Willard, Holly Lodge 
Gardens, Highgate. A curious exhibit, in the shape of 
a Lime tree with contorted or twisted branches, was 
made by Mr. G. Swailes, The Nursery, Beverley. It 
was one out of some hundreds that appeared amongst 
specimens that had been layered. A kind of artificial 
manure was shown by Mr. A. Dean, Bedfont, consist¬ 
ing of sea shells gathered and calcined in a small kiln 
by a Kentish pilot in his hours of leisure. Large 
collections of Turnips and Brussels Sprouts were 
brought up from the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
gardens at Chiswick. Amongst the Turnips a 
continental strain of Yellow Finland was extremely neat, 
deep in colour, and of small size. Other good yellow 
kinds were Robertson’s Golden Ball, Selected Golden 
Ball, and Dobbie’s Golden Ball. Of the white kinds, 
Snowball, Silver Ball, and The Model were very fine 
kinds. The best of the purple-top varieties were 
Yeitch’s Purple-top, Early and Extra Early Purple-top 
Milan, and the Red Strap-leaf. White Strap-leaf was 
also a small and neatly-formed kind. Green-top 
varieties included some fairly good samples of Early 
Stone, Stratton’s Green Round, and Covent Garden 
White Globe. The Long Red Tankard is certainly a 
curious kind, shaped somewhat like a Carrot, but is 
not likely to become popular. A collection of Brussels 
Sprouts included some nineteen of the leading varieties, 
which need not be particularised, as a recent report of 
them will be found on p. 228 of this volume. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Cypripedium insigne. — Exors : A very good form, but not 
special extra. It does not come near C. insigne Maulei. 
Hellebores. — J. Wells : The present is not a good time to 
transplant Christmas Boses, because they are now making a 
considerable amount of root-growth, which has been, moreover, 
proceeding for some time. If done in spring they have no time 
to re-establish themselves before the drought of summer sets 
in, although if planted in rich open soil and well mulched or 
kept watered they do fairly well. A very good time is 
September, just before the moisture of autumn induces them to 
send out fresh roots. If done later in autumn you are liable to 
injure the young roots; but their advancement will depend 
greatly upon the season as to moisture. Never divide your 
plants with the spade, as it is a barbarous method, destroying 
great part of the roots. Carefully remove the soil and pull the 
crowns apart with their roots intact, using a knife when 
necessary to severe the more firmly-attached pieces. 
Names of Fruits. — Geo. Weston : 1, Apple, Blenheim Orange; 
2, Court of Wick; 3, Pear, Beurre d'Aremberg; 4, Comte de Lamy. 
A. Rettie: 1, Pear, Forelle ; 2, General Todtleben. Thos. Lamb : 
1, Pear, Glou Morceau; 2, Apple, Mere de Menage; 3, Cox's 
Orange ; 4, Beauty of Kent; 5, Alfriston; 6, Tower of Glamis. 
Names of Plants.— J. Robinson: Catasetum macrocarpura. 
J. Davis: Odontoglossum maxillare, better known in gardens, 
perhaps, under Professor Beichenbach’s name of 0. Madrense, 
but the first name was previously given by Lindley, and is, 
therefore, the correct one. It is quite distinct from 0. cristatum 
to which you referred it. L. C.: 1, Masdevallia Eeichenbachiana; 
2, M. polysticta ; 3, M. ignea; 4, M. tovarensis. H. McIntosh: 
1, Helleborus niger altifolius; 2, Jasminum nudiflorum; 
3, Hamamelis virginica ; 4, Viburnum Tinus ; 5, Thuja (Biota) 
orientalis ; 6, Thuja gigantea. 
Onions Hotting. — A. L. Mudie: There is no disease affecting 
the specimens sent us, and their rotting is merely due to the 
fact that they ripen badly all over the country owing to the 
absence of sunshine during summer, the low temperature, and 
the long-continued moisture about the time they are usually 
pulled and laid out to dry. Sort them over and remove all bad 
specimens at frequent intervals, and keep them as dry and airy 
as possible. 
Spots on Apples. — Henry Garland: Tour Apples are affected 
with a fungoid disease, named Cladosporium dendriticum. The 
malady no doubt commenced in the early part of the season, and 
although you may not have noticed anything particularly the 
matter with them when you gathered them, there can be little 
doubt that the disease w r as there, and has continued to spread 
in the fruit room, the atmosphere of which may be moist. There 
is no known remedy, and the only way of preventing the spread 
of the disease is to destroy all badly affected specimens during 
the growing season. 
Thvrsacanthus Losing Leaves. — R. Miller: A great many 
of the Acanthaceae are very liable to lose their foliage in winter, 
especially the lower leaves. Tnis may be brought about by the 
soil having got dry at any time, but it more frequently happens 
by the plant being badly situated as to light, and again when 
they receive a check through the sudden lowering of tempera¬ 
ture. It sometimes happens that they are used for decorative 
purposes, and when removed to the low temperature, the 
sudden check causes the leaves to drop. Some of the causes may 
have been operating on your plants, but you do not give any 
conditions under which they have been placed. When being 
grown on from cuttings in summer, although a pretty high 
temperature is necessary to ensure a free growth, yet they must 
receive plenty of ventilation to harden them. 
Communications Beceived. — J. W. & Co. — B. D.—S. — 
F. B. S.—W. H.—W. P. B.—T. S. W. — Scorius. — S. C.— 
G. S, A.—Ascot.-C.—A. W.—G. F. W. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Carter & Co., 237 & 23S, High Holbom, W.C. — 
Flower and Vegetable Seed Catalogue for 1S89. 
A. M. C. Jongkindt Coninck, Dedemsvaart, near Zwolle, 
Holland.—Wholesale Trade List of Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Plants, 
Bulbs, &c. 
S. Fox Armitage, High Street, Nottingham.—Fruit Trees, 
Boses, &c. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending Dec. 8th 
was 29'91 in. ; the lowest reading was 2975 in. at the 
beginning of the week, and the highest 30 '06 in. on 
Thursday morning. The mean temperature of the 
air was 49'1°, and 6 7° above the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. 
The mean showed an excess throughout the week, the 
warmest day was Wednesday, when the mean was 
53 0°, and exceeded the average by 10'4°. The general 
direction of the wind was S.S.W., and the horizontal 
movement of the air averaged 127 miles per hour, 
which was O'l mile above the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of sixteen years. Rain fell on three 
days of the week, to the aggregate amount of 0'17 
of an inch. The duration of registered bright sunshine 
in the week was 11'5 hours, against 9'3 hours at 
Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report Clover seeds 
steady, Red Clover being firmly held, and a slight 
advance is paid for this article in France owing to a 
large German demand. Alsyke, White, and Trefoil 
are unchanged. Rye Grass keeps steady. There is no 
alteration in the prices of Bird Seeds. Blue Peas are 
unaltered. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
December Vltli. 
No alteration in prices of Fruits and Vegetables. 
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 . 6 0 12 0 
— large plants .. each 2 0 5 0 
Coleus.per doz. 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 12 0 18 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. SO 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 elastics 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 . 00 90 
Poinsettia ..per doz. 10 0 15 o 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Boman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 0 9 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 bunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 6 10 
Eucharis, per dozen.. 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 6 0 9 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet, 12sprays.. 0 4 0 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 9 10 
-French, doz. 
bunches 3 0 6 0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 4 0 6 0 
Primroses, .doz.buns. 10 2 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Boman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 10 16 
-(French),12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Boses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Bed.perdoz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 16 2 0 
Stephanotis,12 sprays CO 8 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 9 16 
Violets ..12 bunches 10 16 
— Panne, French, 
12 bunches 3 6 5 0 
— dark French, bun. 16 2 6 
Wallflowers,12 bnehs, 4 0 SO 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 5 0 7 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 246 
Apple and Pear trees, 
dwarf. 241 
Asparagus Chicory . 247 
Begonia, John Heal . 24S 
Boiler power, insufficient.. 24S 
Bouvardias and Primulas 247 
Butter-nuts. 247 
Cattleya Dowiana. 244 
ChrysanthemumConferenee 239 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 241 
Chrysanthemum shows .. 249 
Cypripedium Haynaldi- 
anum. 248 
Cypripedium Sanderianum 24S 
Cypripedium venustum .. 248 
Davallia Assamica. 243 
Fruit notes . 240 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 249 
Gardeners of the Future .. 247 
Garrya elliptica . 24S 
Horticultural Societies.... 250 
Impatiens Hookeriana .... 247 
Impatiens Sultani. 242 
PAGE 
Intermediate house, the.. 242 
j Irish notes . 242 
Kittybrewster Nursery.... 242 
Laportea moroides. 24S 
Lilium candidum . 248 
Oncidium curtum . 249 
Onion, the. 244 
Orchards, formation of new 240 
Pansies in December. 244 
Paraffin in the garden .... 242 
Peach lore. 247 
Phalu-nopsis at Clapton .. 249 
Primulas at Beading. 244 
Bose Conference. 239 
B. H. S. Committees. 247 
Savoy, Long-headed.247 
Scottish Horticultural As¬ 
sociation . 243 
Scottish notes . 243 
Skimmia Foremani . 247 
Spathoglottis Viellardi.... 249 
Stock, East Lothian. 242 
Trees, effects of smoke on.. 245 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page 
Hockaday & Co. 237 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 23S 
J. C. Stevens . 23S 
Books. 
Garden Annual . 23S 
Sutton & Sons . 237 
W. Wood & Son .. 237 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 237 
J. Carter & Co. 239 
P. McArthur . 237 
B. Sydenham . 237 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. & G. Drover . 237 
G. Goodson . 237 
G. Stevens . 037 
J. Turner. 237 
Clematis. 
B. Smith & Co. 239 
Creepers for Walls. 
A. J. A. Bruce. 239 
B. Smith & Co. 237 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 237 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 252 
J. Turner. 237 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 238 
J. W. Galvin . 239 
Godfrey. 237 
J. Laing & Sons. 237 
B. B. Laird & Sons . 237 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 239 
J. Cheal & Sons. 23S 
G. Cooling & Sons. 23S 
H. Lane & Son . 237 
B. Smith & Co. 239 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 23S 
G. Jackman & Son. 237 
T. Bivers & Son. 23S 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
B. Field. 23S 
E. Van Der Meersch. 237 
Greenhouse Plants, &c. 
J. Turner. 237 
E. Van Der Meersch. 237 
Glass. 
J. B. Bobinson . 252 
Heating' Apparatus, page 
Jones & Attwood . 252 
J. Jones it Sons. 237 
Messenger & Co. 252 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 237 
C. Toope & Co. 237 
Herbaceous Plants. 
B. Smith & Co. 23S 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 237 
James Gray . 237 
H. Hope . 237 
A. Peel & Sons . 237 
W. Bichardson & Co. ... 237 
J. Weeks & Co. 237 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic... 237 
Fir Tree Oil. 252 
Gishurst Compound. 237 
Nicotine Soap. 237 
Lethorion. 252 
Lilies of the Talley. 
T. Jannoch . 23S 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 237 
W. Thomson & Sons. 237 
Miscellaneous. 
Birkbeck Bank . 252 
Epps’s Cocoa . 252 
Gishurstine. 237 
Harrison's Knitter. 252 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 237 
Schweitzer's Cocoatina... 252 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 252 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 23S 
F. Horsman & Co. 237 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 23S 
Hugh Low & Co. 23S 
P. McArthur . 237 
Roses. 
H. English . 237 
C. H. Gorringe . 237 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 23S 
S. G. Bumsey. 237 
B. Smith & Co. 23S 
J. Walters. 237 
Seeds. 
J. Carter & Co. 239 
W. B. Hartland. 237 
Hooper & Co. 252 
Situations 
Wanted. 250 
Strawberries. 
B. Smith & Co. 252 
Trees and Shrubs, &e. 
Bobert Neal . 23S 
B. Smith & Co . 237 
SITUATIONS WANTED. 
ggt Gardeners and others Wanting Situations and Announce¬ 
ments of Vacancies, thirty words for Is. 6 d., prepaid. 
C DENNING, for five years Read gardener 
• to Earl of Chesterfield, Holme Lacy, desires re-engage¬ 
ment, leaving through place changing hands.—Address, The 
Gardens, Holme Lacy, Hereford. 
E vening employment wanted 
by an experienced accountant and organiser. Abstainer. 
—CAFE, Gardening World Office, 17, Catherine Street, 
Strand, W.C. 
