June 29, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
697 
There were over twenty exhibits of a brace of Cucum¬ 
bers, ancl some first-rate vegetables were staged in 
competition for Messrs. Sutton’s and Messrs. Webb’s 
special prizes, Mr. J. Thorpe securing the first award 
for the former, and Mr. Mclndoe for the latter. 
Messrs. Henry Cannell & Sons sent cut double Begonias ; 
also Pelargoniums, including their new double white 
regal, Pearl ; a beautiful and distinct single, Souvenir 
de Mirande, cerise, with white centre ; and King of the 
Purples. Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale, set up 
about 300 plants of choice Perns, chiefly hardy, among 
them being Todfea grandipinnula, Adiantum Fer- 
gusonii, Athyrium plumosum elegans, and several others 
of considerable beauty. 
We are unable, for want of space, to mention every¬ 
thing which now deserves notice. Mr. M. Smout, 
Hastings, sent a rich display of “ocean flowers” for in¬ 
door decoration, which were greatly admired ; Mrs. 
Hodgkins, Manchester, showed a beautiful assortment 
of skeleton leaves; and Messrs. Foster & Pearson, 
Nottingham, sent a good display of their well-built 
horticultural structures. 
Royal Horticultural. —June 25 th. 
Hardy plants were the most prominent feature of the 
meeting at the Drill Hall, Westminster, on Tuesday 
last, including Boses, Irises, Liliums, Pseonies, Del¬ 
phiniums, and herbaceous plants generally. Fruit was 
represented by numerous small collections of Straw¬ 
berries, and the afternoon lectures by Messrs. A. F. 
Barron and G. Bunyard were devoted to that subject. 
A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. 
Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a general collection of 
herbaceous plants in a cut state. English Irises (Iris 
xiphioides) in great variety figured largely, and Liliums 
were numerous, including L. japonicum Krameri, L. 
Thunbergianum americanum, L. pardalinum, L. Mar- 
tagon album, L. Hansoni, L. monadelphum Szovitz- 
ianum, L. davuricum, and L. d. croceum. Amongst 
the other subjects were Alstroemeria aurantiaca, Spirsea 
filipendula plena, Hemerocallis fulva, Iris Monnieri, 
Ornithogalum pyramidale, Gnaphalium arenarium, 
Senecio macrophyllus, Iceland Poppies, Cypripedium 
spectabile, and others. A similar award was made 
to Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, for 
a fine collection of Pseonies (varieties of P. albiflora), 
Gaillardias, Delphiniums, and Pyrethrums. The only 
variety of the latter was Aphrodite, double pure white, 
with flat rays and a quilled disc. The Delphiniums were 
a superb lot, and several were Certificated. A Silver 
Banksian Medal was also awarded to Mr. William 
Gordon, Twickenham, for a finely arranged group of 
Liliums, Japan Maples, Palms, and Maidenhair Ferns. 
Liliutn auratum and L. a. pictum, with prominent red 
mid-ribs, constituted the prevailing feature of the 
group, and some fine forms of L. elegans stood along 
the front. Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham, had a collection of herbaceous plants, 
including a great number of Liliums—namely, L. mona¬ 
delphum Szovitzianum, L. Hansoni, L. pulchellum, 
L. Washingtonianum, L. pomponium verum, L. tenui- 
folium, L. Martagon album, and numerous forms of L. 
elegans. He also had Habenaria fimbriata, a very 
beautiful species with a three-lobed fimbriated lip, and 
others. An interesting group of plants was exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, consisting chiefly 
of hardy plants and a few Orchids. A greenhouse 
plant—namely, Leptospermum baccatum—was notable 
for the great profusion of white flowers produced by it. 
A vote of thanks was awarded for Bhododendron The 
Czarina, a hybrid variety. Andromeda speciosa pul- 
verulenta and A. s. cassimefolia, the former having the 
leaves powdery beneath, and the latter having green 
leaves and more widely expanded pure white flowers, 
together with Styrax japonica and Ceanothus, Marie 
Simon, were notable for their floriferous habit. They 
also showed Zygocolax (Zygopetalum) Leopardinum and 
Masdevallia Ellisiana, two of their n ew hybrids. Messrs. 
Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, had several stands of 
cut Boses. With the exception of Sappho, Medea, and a 
few other Teas, they were all H. P. varieties. Amongst 
them were Magenta Queen, magenta ; Grand Mogul, 
intense crimson ; Duchess of Albany, a new rose- 
coloured form of La France ; Spencer, pink ; and 
Marchioness of Lome, rose. 
The other exhibits were smaller. Orchids were more 
sparingly represented than on any previous occasion for 
a long time. Dr. Duke, The Glen, Lewisham, showed 
Cattleya Mendelii Hallse and C. Gaskelliana Sunray, 
having a purple blotch on the petals. Mr. F. Boss, 
Pendell Court, Bletchingley, exhibited an interesting 
variety of Orchis maculata, closely allied to 0. foliosa, 
and Coreopsis elegans, a curious Asclepiad. N. N. 
Sherwood, Esq., Dunedin, Streatham Hill (gardener, 
Mr. T. Jones), showed a specimen of the beautiful 
and rarely seen Dendrobium stratiotes, with erect 
twisted petals, and a white lip, beautifully reticulated 
with purple. Messrs. Heath & Son, Cheltenham, 
exhibited Masdevalli Heathii, a hybrid form. 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent, showed 
a new strain of tuberous Begonias, called Carnation 
Begonias, which were rose or rose-scarlet with a yellow 
ground ; also double Petunias, Clematis, Canterbury 
Bells, and double Balsams. A fine collection of Shirley 
Poppies was exhibited by the Bev. W. Wilks, Shirley 
Vicarage, Croydon, showing the most beautiful and 
delicate shades of colour, and some of the varieties 
showing a trace of yellow—a new shade in the strain. 
Mr. B. Dean, Ealing, also showed a collection of Shirley 
Poppies, amongst which was a semi-double pure white 
variety. He had also some seedling Carnations, amongst 
which a crimson variety named The Shah resembled 
the old Clove in colour. Lord Penzance (gardener, Mr. 
G. B. Baskett) sent a stand of a new H. P. Bose, and 
another of hybrid Sweetbriars, showing some beautiful 
shades of colour. Messrs. Hutchinson, Marston, 
Grantham, sent a box of cut and zonal Pelargoniums. 
A curious tuberous Begonia with single, semi-double, 
and double flowers of great depth, and named Mrs. A. 
Smith, came from Mr. Bobert Owen, Maidenhead. A 
stand of a new H. P. Bose named Miss Bose Boberts 
came from Mr. J. ChurchmaD, gardener to Miss 
Boberts, Bose Hill House, St. Clements. Mr. George 
Phippen, Beading, showed six boxes of Sweet Williams, 
for which he was awarded a vote of thanks. 
The fruit exhibited before the Fruit Committee con¬ 
sisted almost solely of Strawberries, and a Cultural 
Commendation was awarded to each of the six fol¬ 
lowing exhibitors :—Mr. T. Laxton, Bedford, who had 
three boxes of Laxton’s Noble, and a basket of Laxton’s 
Commander. Mr. B. Gilbert, Burghley, Stamford, 
who sent Noble, A. F. Barron, and Sir Joseph Paxton. 
Mr. S. Ford, Horsham, who showed specimens of the 
wild Strawberry grown in the garden. Mr. W. Allan, 
Gunton Park, Norwich, who sent four boxes containing 
a large number of varieties, amongst which were La 
Grosse Sucree, James Veitch, Mr. Badclifle, and others. 
Mr. J. Smith, gardener to the Earl of Bosebery, 
Mentmore, had also a large collection, including many 
popular kinds, together with Marguerite and Crown 
Prince. Mr. J. Watkins, Pomona Farm, Withington, 
showed Alice Maude, British Queen, and the Alpine 
Strawberry. The largest collection came from the 
gardens of the Boyal Horticultural Society at Chiswick. 
Besides the better-known kinds, the collection included 
The Pilot, Sir Harry, Manchester, the Crescent, 
the Alpine, and Sir Charles Napier. Messrs. 
George Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, had a collection 
of popular kinds that need not be severally men¬ 
tioned, together with Helen Gloede and others. 
Some seedlings with fruit of good size were shown by 
Mr. H. E. Bundle, Stoke, Devonport, as well as a kind 
named Peter the Great. A small lot was also forwarded 
by Mr. George Breese, Petworth, consisting of a box 
each of Sir Joseph Paxton, Lucas, and Dr. Morese. W. 
F. Hume Dick, Esq. (gardener, Dir. W. Palmer), 
Thames Ditton House, Thames Ditton, showed Thames 
Ditton Hero Melon. The committee had under inspec¬ 
tion a box of “wood wool” from Dir. J. George, of 
Putney. Strawberries had been packed in it for a week 
previously by a member of the committee, and when 
exhibited the “wood wool” was found to be suitable 
for the purpose, as it had not tainted the flavour of 
the Strawberries, nor imparted its smell to them. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Boyal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending June 22nd 
was 29'94 ins.; the highest reading was 30'06 ins. on 
Tuesday morning, and the lowest 29 '86 ins. at the 
beginning of the week, on Thursday afternoon, and on 
Saturday afternoon. The mean temperature of the air 
was 59'6°, and 0'6° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean was below the average on Dlonday, Tuesday, 
and Wednesday, but showed an excess on each of the 
other days of the week. The general direction of the 
wind was N.E. and E.N.E., and the horizontal move¬ 
ment of the air averaged 8 '5 miles per hour, which was 
1*5 miles below the average in the corresponding 
weeks of sixteen years. No rain was measured during 
the week. The duration of registered bright sunshine 
in the week was 65'3 hours, against 68'4 hours at 
Glynde Place, Lewes. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Beans Bliohted. — G. M.: Your Beans are being destroyed by 
the bean or black fly (Aphids rumicis), a pest that is very 
difficult to exterminate. It commences about the top of the 
plants, and as the pest increases in numbers the lower parts of 
the plant and the flowers become black with them, and very 
soon get destroyed if means are not taken to check their pro¬ 
gress. Remember that when the pest first makes its 
appearance is the best time to attack it. Syringe your plants 
with soft soap, or soap suds, mixed with tobacco water. The 
latter should be made by steeping a pound of coarse shag or 
cut cavendish in six gallons of hot water, and mixing this with 
half-a-pound of soft soap. Syringe your plants heavily with this, 
and a few hours afterwards syringe with clean water to ward off 
any ill effects of the tobacco. 
Calandrinia umbellata. — G. Harris : You could easily raise 
seedlings of this in the open air, but seeing that it is now rather 
late for the plants to get established before winter in the open 
ground, you should sow the seeds in a pan of light soil, and place 
them in a cold frame or under a hand-glass, and keep the same 
close and shaded if need be till the seedlings appear; then they 
want plenty of air and light, together with attention in the 
matter of watering. After the seedlings become firm and fit to 
handle, prick them off in a box in lines an inch apart each way. 
When they have made nice little tufts, plant them in the open 
border or in the rockery. A number of plants may be grown as 
a reserve stock in frames, in case the others should be destroyed 
by severe frosts in winter. Keep them tolerably dry in winter, 
and when out of doors the soil should be well drained, so as to 
afford a dry medium for the roots. 
Chrysanthemums. — F. J. S.: If you want show-blooms of 
the largest size, you should not have taken out the points of 
the single shoots in May; the plants would have broken them¬ 
selves as soon as the crown-bud had formed. The best thing 
you can do now is to remove the side-shoots as they appear, and 
take the crown-bud, or the terminal one, which will, perhaps, 
answer best in your locality. Your other question next week. 
Chrysanthemum tricolor. — Geo. Hinds: Yes, you can save 
seeds of these readily. As the different varieties come into 
bloom, mark them, so that you can distinguish what are worth 
saving when the seeds ripen. Any particular colour can be 
distinguished by attaching a small label with a name or number, 
which should also be written in a book, so that reference can be 
made to the same when about to sow the seeds of any particular 
or choice kind. 
Grapes. — A. C.: The berries are scalded, and in a very bad 
way. They have either been bathed in condensed moisture, or 
wet from drip, when the sun has caught them, and, acting on the 
drops of water like a lens, has killed the tissues of the berries. 
All you can do to prevent its recurrence is to give more air and 
earlier in the day, So as to dispel the condensed moisture before 
the sun gains much power. 
Names of Plants. — An Amateur: 1, Phyteuma spicata; 2, 
Salvia sylvestris, dark variety. Thomas Merrifield: A rather 
distinct variety of Stanhopea Wardii, but the colour was nearly 
all gone except on the lip. E. G. : Ipomsei Bona-nox. 
Peach Leaves Dropping off. — Subscriber: The leaves are 
scalded or sun-burnt, in the same way as Grapes occasionally 
suffer, from the sun acting like a lens on spots of ivater, but this 
has nothing to do with their falling off, which, in the absence of 
any information to the contrary, we can only suggest may be due 
to the want of water at the roots, either at the present time or 
in the autumn when the trees were ripening up the wood. Giving 
air earlier in the morning, and not syringing the trees until the 
sun has lost its power for burning, will correct the scalding. 
Communications Received. —E. W. & S.—E. W. B.—TV. D.— 
J. W.—W. R. & Co.—-V. O.-D. W.-C. J.—W. P. D.—Heeley— 
T. C.-F. E. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Dammann & Co., San Giovanni a Teduccio, near Naples.— 
Wholesale Catalogue of Bulbs, Roots and Orchids. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
June 24 th. 
DIessrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, report 
market for Agricultural Seeds unchanged. Beport as 
to growing crops continue favourable, consequently 
there is no speculative demand. Dlustard and Bape 
sell slowly. Bird Seeds dull. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 26th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s . d . s . d . 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 3 6 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Pine-apples, St. s.d. 
Michaels.each 2 0 
Strawberries., per lb. 0 2 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
s.d. 
7 0 
0 8 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s . d . s . d . 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus ....per 100 3 0 SO 
Beans, French, per lb. 1 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages .... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ....perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 SO 
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 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 1 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. 1 0 16 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
