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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 8, 1889. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
It is particularly requested that correspondents 
will favour us with their' communications as early in 
the week as possible, and that they address them only 
to “The Editor.” - 
Chrysanthemums.— Omega : It is impossible to say that every 
Chrysanthemum cut down now will bloom next winter, but the 
probability is, of course, that they will. Cut them down to 
about 6 inches from the top of the pot, and consult the article 
in our columns for May Ilth. p. 577, for information as to the 
right time for cutting back the different varieties. 
Clematis. — S. H. IF., Blandford: The specimens sent are the 
summer blooms of Clematis Jackmanni alba, and, as usual, when 
allowed to flower from the old wood, they are abortions. This 
treatment should be reversed; the plant should be cut down 
every winter and only allowed to bloom on the young shoots of 
the current season’s growth, when, so far as Mr. Noble's 
experience goes, the flowers always come correct, i.e , a white 
counterpart of C. Jackmanni. Bee p. 771, vol. iv. 
Mounting Pansies. — Pansy : Perhaps the prettiest way is to 
mount them in the form of a spray or posy. To do this you 
must select your flowers, and lay them out so as to partially 
overlap one another, and gum them into position with a mixture 
of gum arabic and gum tragacanth in equal proportions, put on 
the reverse side of the flowers. Dried Perns would make a 
pretty background and fringe. 
Names of Plants. — Juno: Stanhopea oculata ; 2, Stanhopea 
Wardii. Box without Utter or name: 1, Saxifraga hypnoides ; 
2, Diplacusglutinosus puuiceus; 3, Gazania splendens; Mar6chal 
Niel Bose affected with mildew ; give applications of flour of 
sulphur. R. C. F.: Pernettya mucronata. A. Chalmers : Onci- 
dium cornutum. Four Young Gardeners: 1, Ranunculus acris 
flore pleno ; 2, Saxifraga cuscutEeformis; 3, Orobus niger; 4, 
Myrrhis odorata ; 5, Baptisia tinctoria ; 6, Polygonum bistorta; 
7, Melampyrum pratense; 8, Lysimachia nemorum; 9, Scilla 
nutans carnea ; 10, Geranium phseum ; 11, Fumaria officinalis ; 
12, Geranium Robertianum. IF. J. D.: 1, Buddlea globosa; 2, 
Asphodelus luteus, which must have been thrown out of some 
garden. 
Seedling Columbines.— Aquilegia: The seedlings of which 
you send us blooms, although raised from Aquilegia coerulea, 
have been fertilised with pollen from A. chrysantha, or they must 
have been of a hybrid nature when you received them. Aqui- 
legias hybridise with one another freely, and the two above- 
mentioned species being intimately allied, it is difficult, or 
impossible, to keep them separate if grown in proximity to one 
another. The eight different varieties you send us are all good 
in their way, and certainly deserving of cultivation; but we 
cannot say that they are either different or superior to those of 
the same species already in cultivation. Some years ago Mr. J. 
Douglas, Great Gearies, Ilford, was instrumental in raising some 
beautiful hybrids from these two species, and of bringing them 
before the public. They are now, however, pretty widely dis¬ 
seminated in gardens. 
Tomato Diseased. — Omega: Without seeing the fruit we can¬ 
not say what particular fungus is the cause of the black spot 
on your fruits, or whether it is a fungus at all, but the best 
thing you can do is to cut off the affected fruits, and keep the 
soil about the roots and the atmosphere drier. Most amateurs 
fail to get the best results from Tomatos through a too liberal 
use of the water pot. 
Communications Received. —M. V.—0. & M.—H. McM. 
R. C. F. (many thanks).—S. &S.—Gamma, Edinburgh.—T. D. H. 
—E. W. & 9. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending June 1st 
was 29’61 ins.; the lowest reading was 29'45 ins. at 
the beginning of the week, and the highest 29'80 ins. 
on Saturday morning. The mean temperature of the 
air was 557°, and 1*1° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean was below the average on each of the first six 
days of the week, whereas it showed an excess on 
Saturday. The general direction of the wind was 
south-south-west, and the horizontal movement of the 
air averaged 111 miles per hour, which was 0'8 miles 
above the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen 
years. Rain fell on five days of the week, to the 
aggregate amount of 1'33 in. The duration of regis¬ 
tered bright sunshine in the week was 47'2 hours, 
against 38 '2 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 5th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Pine-apples, St. ».d. s.d. 
Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Strawberries., per lb. 2 0 4 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 5 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 16 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 2 8 5 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English,- 
per dozen 3 0 5 0 
Celery .. ..per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 4 0 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
| s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 0 4 
J Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 1 i 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.. ..per bushel 7 0 9 0 
Parsley... .per bunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 2 0 3 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. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. 
Anemone, 12 bunches. 1 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 
Azaleas .... 12 sprays 0 6 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Camellias, white, doz. 2 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 1 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 3 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 
Ixia.12 bnclis. 2 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 2 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 bunches 3 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.6 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 
s d. 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 4 0 
Pansies ..12 bunches 1 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 4 
Polyanthus, 12 bnchs. 1 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 
Ranunculus, French, 
12 bnchs. 1 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 
— Red.per doz. 2 0 
— Red, French,dozen 1 6 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 1 0 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 1 0 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 4 0 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 3 0 
White Narciss, 
12 bunches 3 0 
s.d. 
4 0 
4 0 
1 0 
1 0 
4 0 
2 0 
6 0 
1 0 
4 0 
1 0 
4 0 
4 0 
4 0 
6 0 
1 0 
9 0 
6 0 
s.d. 
6 0 
2 0 
1 0 
0 6 
4 0 
1 0 
3 0 
1 0 
5 0 
2 0 
2 0 
4 0 
2 0 
6 0 
5 0 
6 0 
THE GARDENERS’ 
Royal Benevolent 
INSTITUTION. 
JUBILEEYEAR, 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 5 0 12 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Azalea.per doz. IS 0 30 0 
Bedding plants,in var., 
per doz. 10 3 0 
-in boxes ..each 10 3 0 
Calceolaria ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 6 0 10 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 9 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var. ., 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica .. each 16 7 0 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Foliage Plants..each 2 0 10 0 
Genista .... per dozen 90120 
Heliotrope ..perdoz. 4 0 8 0 
Lobelia _per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 5 0 10 0 
Musk . per doz. 2 0 4 0 
Nasturtiums_doz. 3 0 5 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 4 0 9 0 
Pelargoniums,per doz. 8 0 18 0 
Pinks, &e. .. per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Roses, H.P , per doz.12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy, perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Spiriea.per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks.per doz. 2 6 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 646 
Azaleas, hardy . 647 
Bees and fertilisation . 645 
Carnatious, transplanting 646 
Clethra arborea . 647 
Conservatory, a gay. 643 
Cucumbers, new. 647 
Fruit growing in pots . 643 
Fruit prospects . 640 
Gardeners’ Calendar, the... 64S 
Globe flowers, the. 648 
Guelder Rose, the. 644 
Horticultural Societies. 649 
Ipomaea hederacea. 641 
Kalmia latifolia . 647 
Lawn and Grass seed . 643 
Lily of the Valley culture 641 
Lindley Medal, the . 646 
Medlars, the .. 646 
Orchid-growers’ Calendar.. 648 
page 
Paraffin as an insecticide... 642 
Plants for decoration . 642 
Plants, new. 645 
Potatos, thinning . 647 
Pots, enameling. 647 
Reichenbaeh’s herbarium.. 640 
Rose, enemies of the. 641 
Rose shows, list of. 649 
Royal Botanic Society. 639 
Rhododendron campanula- 
turn. ... 647 
Scottish notes. 643 
Stock, the wild . 647 
Temjile show, the . 639 
Thunderstorm in the north 646 
Tulips at the Temple. 644 
Dtricularia Endresii. 047 
Veitch Memorial Medal ... 640 
Vines, syriDging . 647 
To celebrate the 50th year of this Institution 
the Committee will place on the Pension List 
the whole of the Unsuccessful Candidates at 
the late Election, Seventeen in number, upon 
the express understanding that the sum of 
£ 3,000 
he realised, in order to provide for the great 
Extra Annual Expense thus entailed, without 
trenching on the Reserved Funds. 
JUBILEE FESTIVAL 
AT 
The “ALBION,” Aldersgate Street, 
JUNE 13, 1889, 
LEOPOLD DE ROTHSCHILD, Esq., in the Chair. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales, &c. 
PAGE 
Protheroe & Morris . 638 
J. C. Stevens . 638 
Bulbs. 
Myatt. 637 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 637 
R. W. Beachey . 637 
Chrysanthemums. 
Turner . 637 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 637 
Creepers for Walls. 
R. Smith & Co. 637 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 637 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 639 
A. Cox . 637 
Florists’ Flowers. 
A. J. A. Bruce. 637 
J. Galvin. 637 
Grove & Sons . 637 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 637 
H. J. Ponting. 638 
S. Shepperson. 63S 
J. Wallace. 637 
W. K. Woodcock. 637 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 637 
Carson & Sons. 638 
H. J. Gasson . 637 
J. Haws . 652 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 637 
E. Griffiths Hughes . 651 
Merryweather & Sons ... 652 
W. Priest. 651 
R. Sankey & Son . 652 
H. G. Smyth. 63S 
Sphincter Grip Armoured 
Hose Co. .. 652 
Taylor & Son . 637 
Tootell & Co. 651 
Williams, Bros. & Co. ... 637 
Wood Green Potteries ... 651 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 652 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 652 
Toope & Co. 651 
Herbaceous Plants. 
PAGE 
W. B. Hartland. 639 
Kelway & Son. 638 
J. H. McCiymont . 637 
S. Shepperson. 639 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 637 
W. Cooper . 651 
J. Gray. 637 
H. Hope . 637 
A. Peel & Sons . 637 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 637 
J. Weeks & Co. 637 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 637 
Corry, Soper, Fowler & 
Co. 639 
Gishurst Compound. 637 
Paraffin Emulsion. 631 
Perfect Weed Killer ...... 652 
Picrena. 639 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 651 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bate . 63S 
Manures. 
Adams, Webster & Adams 651 
W. H. Beeson. 637 
Jensen's Guanos. 637 
Native Guano Co. 651 
Standen’s. 637 
G. Symondson. 63S 
W. Thomson & Sons. 637 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 652 
Gishurstine . 637 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 637 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 639 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher. 637 
W. Gordon . 638 
P. McArthur . 637 
Roses. 
H. English . 637 
R. Smith & Co. 639 
Seeds. 
R. W. Beachey . .. 637 
Sutton & Sons. 637 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 63 S 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6<J. 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. 6d., prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C 
17, Catherine St„ Co vent Garden, London, W.C. 
Received since last week:— 
Sir EDWIN SAUNDERS, George St., Hanover Square 
Mrs. WHITBOURNE, Great Gearies, Hford (annual)... 
Mr. YEARNSLET, Denmark Hill. 
Mrs. NETTLEFOLD, Edgbaston, Birmingham 
S. H. PHILLIPS, Esq., Mapleton, Edenbiidge 
N. COHEN, Esq., Round Oak, Englefield Green 
Mr. G. WILLS, Tetcott Gardens, Holsworthy. 
J. NEWTON, Esq., Bridgeham, near Horley . 
J. NEWTON, Esq. ditto (annual)... 
Lady WHITWORTH, Stancliffe Park, Matlock 
E. F. SATTERTHWAITE, Esq., Ivingsfield, Kent ... 
Mr. RUFFITT, PanshaDger Gardens, Hertford 
Mr. WHITCHER, Seven Springs Gardens, Cheltenham 
Mr. BARNES, Stoodleigh Gardens, Tiverton 
HENRY TATE, Esq., Park Hill, Streatham 
W. TOTHILL, Esq., Stoke Bishop, Bristol 
Mr. SANDFORD, Baldon Gardens, Oxford 
C. K. WILD, Esq., Thornlies, Hampstead 
Baron FERDINAND DE ROTHSCHILD, M. 
Mr. ALYEY, Homestead Gardens, Carnfoith 
J. E. SCHWABE, Esq., Old Broad Street 
EDWD. D. STERN, Esq., 11, Princes Gate 
Mr. WOOD, Juniper Hill Gardens, Dorking 
R. SYDENHAM, Esq., Tenby Street, Birmingham 
(annual) . 
G. W. RYDER, Esq., Telford House, Streatham Hill... 
Mr. ROBINSON. Seed Merchant, Leadenhall Street 
(annual) . 
B. J. HUDSON, Esq., Sylva, Putney Heath . 
Mrs. FITZGERALD, Shalston House, Buckingham ... 
W. COBB, Esq., Silverdale, Sydenham. 
HENRY OPPENHEIM, Esq., Bruton Street . 
Mr. PAYNE, Abinger Gardens, Dorking. 
Anonymous . 
Major GAISFORD, Offington, Worthing. 
W. ROBINSON, Esq., The Garden, Southampton 
Street, W.C. 
F. C. PAWLE, Esq., Northeote, Reigate. 
E. LEVITA, Esq., 27, Ennismore Gardens . 
Major LYON, 1, Hill Street, Berkeley Square. 
Mr. NIXEN, The Gardens, Grizedale, Ambleside 
Mr. T. N. COX, Jun., 151, Houndsditch. 
Mr. MORGAN, Oak Lawn Gardens, Weybridge 
Mr. TUNNINGTON, Calderstone Gardens, Liverpool... 
Mr. TAYLOR, The Willows, Cheltenham . 
Mr. J. S. TREVOR, Bryngwyu Gardens, Oswestry 
H. JOACHIM, Esq., Airlie Gardens, S.W. 
Mr. BURRELL, Darly Gardens, Sunbury . 
The Right Hon. Lord DE ROTHSCHILD . 
Mr. PALMER, Drinkstone Gardens, Bury St. 
Edmunds. 
Mr. MOORE, Coedriglau Gardens, Cardiff . 
E. BANKS, Esq., Sholden, Deal. 
Mr. LODGE, Brougham Hall Gardens, Penrith 
Mr. KING, Taplow House Gardens, Taplow . 
Mr. RHYMES, Gardener, East Molesey. 
Mr. REID, Gardener, Fair Mile Park, Cobliam. 
Lord BURTON, Rangemore... 
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