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THE GAKDENING WORLD 
July 27, 1889. 
and greatly respected through life for his urbanity of 
disposition and great kindness of heart. His com¬ 
mencement of business was in a very small way with 
Pansies, Fuchsias, Dahlias, Calceolarias, and a few 
other things ; and to these specialties were soon added 
Roses, for the cultivation of which both father and son 
quickly became famous. Besides organising and 
building up the greatest industrial enterprise in the 
town, Mr. Henry Lane took great interest in the man¬ 
agement of local affairs, and for a period of about forty 
years was one of the churchwardens of the parish. In 
this respect the son followed in the father’s footsteps, 
for at the time of his death he was the oldest of the 
local guardians of the poor, for several years he had 
served the office of surveyor, he was a trustee of several 
local charities, and several years ago was appointed one 
of the town governors of the grammar school. He was 
closely concerned in the introduction of gas into Berk- 
hamstead, and eventually became chairman of the 
directors of the gas company. He was also an original 
shareholder and chairman of the water-works company ; 
he established the Berkhamstead and N’orthehurch 
Cottage Garden Society ; for over forty years he was 
the proprietor of the “King’s Arms” Hotel, and was 
well known in Masonic circles, being a Past Provincial 
Grand Pursuivant, and Past Master and Treasurer of 
the Berkhamstead Lodge (504), of which he never 
missed a meeting for forty years. In the discussion of 
the horticultural questions of the day he never took a 
very active part, but did good service to the trade some 
years ago in fighting out a rating case, which was the 
means of bringing relief to others besides himself. 
As an exhibitor he rendered good service, both in 
his early days and for many years afterwards, to the 
Horticultural Society of London, now the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society, and the Royal Botanic Society. 
Fifty years ago Henry Lane & Son were large growers 
of Roses, and some ten years later were about the first 
to thoroughly test the qualities of the Manetti as a 
stock on a large scale. It may also interest some to 
know that in those days, such was the primitive 
character of the modes of heating then in use, the pots 
of Rose cuttings were plunged in sawdust in a pit 
heated by an open gutter of hot water. They were 
exhibitors of the Rose at the old Horticultural Society’s 
rooms in Regent Street, and subsequently at Chiswick; 
they took high honours for several years for cut blooms 
shown early in April—a great achievement in those 
days, and we believe that they were the first to show 
specimen Roses in pots in this country, some time 
previous to 1844, in which year (May) the Council 
offered prizes for Roses in pots, and Lane & Son took 
the Gold Banksian Medal in the first competition we 
have found a record of. About thirty years ago Mr. 
Lane had a fine lot of specimens of Sikkim Rhododen¬ 
drons, which were much admired at the London shows; 
he also early took the hardy Rhododendrons in hand, 
and was one of the first to demonstrate on a large scale, 
in his nursery on Berkhamstead Common, the fact that 
Rhododendrons will grow as well in loam as in peat. 
To the subjects which the business was commenced 
with, and the Roses and Rhododendrons, hardy orna¬ 
mental trees and skrubs and fruit trees were in due 
time added. Of Denyer’s Victoria Plum Mr. Lane, 
perhaps, made more money than any other nurseryman, 
and as a specialty among ornamental trees should be 
mentioned his stock of Araucaria imbricata, which a 
comparatively few years ago was unrivalled. Fruit 
culture with Mr. Lane was a great hobby ; he planted 
himself a large orchard on high ground behind the 
town, taking the best London market gardens as his 
model, and he excelled for many years in the culture 
of Grapes, notably Muscats, both planted out and in 
pots, samples of which have graced many an exhibition, 
and taught many a gardener a useful lesson. The 
Vines which used to give him the grand bunches which 
were seldom beaten on the exhibition table, were planted 
out in a house at the back of which ran a small 
rivulet, with the border only a few feet above its level, 
and thus for years they taught the useful lesson, still 
but very imperfectly learned by many, that the Vine 
is a water-loving plant, and rejoices in a plentiful 
supply. 
Mr. Lane was—if not one of the founders of the 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution—at least one 
of its earliest supporters, and, next to Mr. John Lee, 
was the oldest subscriber on the books. He was also 
for many years a prominent member of the Fruit 
Committee. In August, 1868, he lost his eldest 
son, John Edward, junior, at the early age of thirty- 
one years (a young man of great promise, and who was 
the inventor of a new boiler — Lane’s horizontal 
chamber boiler—which many practical men considered 
the nearest to perfection that had then been brought 
out) and is succeeded in the business by his only 
surviving son, Mr. Frederick Quincey Lane, who in a 
marked degree inherits the best traditions of his 
ancestors. 
On the 17th inst. also, died at Belton, near Grantham, 
Mr. George Sage, who for many years was a neighbour 
and friend of Mr. Lane, at Ashridge. Mr. Sage for a long 
period had charge of the fruit and kitchen gardens at 
Ashridge, which he managed with an amount of skill that 
brought him high renown among his gardening friends, 
and gained for him the respect and esteem of his em¬ 
ployer, Lord Brownlow, who several years ago transferred 
him to his other seat at Belton. Mr. Sage especially 
excelled as a fruit grower under glass, and the pot 
Vines which he grew fcr table decoration will be 
remembered by those who have seen them as perhaps the 
best of their kind ever grown. He was for some years a 
member of the Fruit Committee, and as an able, 
practical, and most unassuming man was much 
respected. He had been seriously ill for a long time, 
and so little expected to recover that his successor had 
been appointed in the person of Mr. Emerton, who for 
four years was general foreman to Mr. Lowe, at 
Ashridge. 
The death is also announced, as having taken place 
on the 2nd inst., of Mr. David Dartxall, who was 
formerly manager of Messrs. Veitch & Sons’ Nurseries 
at Coombe Wood, and latterly in business as a nursery¬ 
man and florist at Tunbridge Wells. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Continental Nurseries.— A. M. P.: Antwerp: Mr. Charles 
Van Geert's. Ghent: Mr. Aug. Van Geert’s, and Mr. Louis Van 
Houtte’s. Brussels: L'Hortieultural Internationale (Pare 
Leopold) and Mr. Peeters'. Paris: Messrs. Thibaut & Keteleer 
(Sceaux), and Mr. Truffaut at Versailles. The Botanical Gardens, 
as compared with Kew, are not worth wasting any time upon, 
hut the one at Brussels and the Jardin des Plantes at Paris may 
interest you. 
Gloxinias Diseased. — S. S. M. : Your Gloxinias have been 
attacked with a species of Acarus, which is the sole cause of the 
leaves becoming brown and discoloured in places, chiefly on the 
under surface, as if they had been scalded. The calyx and corolla 
of the flowers have also become punctured with them, and when 
that is the case the buds never expand, or if they do so they are 
deformed. You cannot cure your plants now, as the evil has 
been done and they are past remedy. The only thing you can do 
now is to ripen the tubers properly and make a fresh start next 
year. Keep a close watch over the plants during the whole of 
the growing season, and whenever the least trace of the enemy 
is discernible the leaves must frequently be sprayed all over, 
but particularly on the under surface, with a solution of soft- 
soap, Gishurst Compound, or other insecticide, and the results 
will be all the more certain if you use a little sulphur in the 
mixture. Remember always that the pest must not be allowed 
to spread, otherwise the leaves will get spotted and your labour 
for the season will be lost. If one application is not sufficient 
give another, and keep the atmosphere of your house moist. Use 
a syringe with a fine rose. The texture and hairiness of the 
leaves will not allow sponging to be done. 
Grapes Damaged. —Young Gardener: The specimens you 
sent us appear to have been damaged or scalded, or injured in 
some way or other before attaining their present size, and 
the skin being injured while yet tender has not grown or 
swollen out in those places. There is another way of accounting 
for it by the crowding and squeezing of the berries and bad 
ventilation, which would induce scalding by the retention of an 
undue amount of moisture. The short stalks of the branches 
of the bunches of Lady Downes would give rise to undue 
crowding more than most other kinds of Grapes. We could 
detect no signs of a fungus whatever under microscopic exami¬ 
nation, but the cells in the injured parts were very much 
flattened, and their contents partly discoloured. We would 
advise you to remove the damaged berries and leave a little air 
on at night. 
Names of Plants.— Juno: 1, Stanhopea tigrina var. (approach¬ 
ing the variety nigro-violacea, including the richness of its 
colouring): 2, Ophiopogon jaburan variegatus ; 3, Aspidium 
(Cyrtomium) faleatum. IF. Stevens: Both the Odontoglots 
appear to be natural hybrids, which we will endeavour to 
identify by next week. 
Roses.— 7. Wright: Having planted them only last October 
they could not be expected to flower much this season, so that 
you ought to leave them where they are, and encourage them to 
make a good growth. Your borders being well drained, we 
suspect the Marechal Niel planted at the ends do not get water 
enough, and you should try more liberal feeding. Mulch the 
borders and apply liquid manure occasionally. To flower them 
in winter you must ripen them well in autumn, and in winter 
maintain a night temperature of 45° to 50”, with a rise in the 
day-time. 
Seedling Hollyhock.— ColHs £ Woodward: The flower was 
hopelessly smashed coming through the post. Send another 
bloom tied to the bottom of a small wooden box, with a little 
damp paper underneath, and no other packing. 
Communications Received.— S. B.—P. B.—T. L. D.—H. P.— 
S. T.—J. B.-J. L—S. 0.—L. C. A.—W. Jameson—T. H. R.— 
R.S.—W.S. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
July 22nd. 
Messrs, Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditeh, report 
a moderate demand for Rape and Mustard. The 
arrivals of new Rape are out of condition owing to 
showery weather. Values not yet established. 
English Trifolium incarnatum. 
THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending July 20th 
was 29 68 ins.; the highest reading was 29'77 ins. 
on Thursday at noon, and the lowest 29'53 ins. at the 
end of the week. The mean temperature of the air 
was 58'7°, and 4'7° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean was below the average throughout the week, the 
coldest days being Tuesday and "Wednesday. The 
general direction of the wind was S.W., and the hori¬ 
zontal movement of the air averaged 9 0 miles per 
hour, which was O'6 miles below the average in the 
corresponding weeks of sixteen years. Rain fell on 
four days of the week, to the aggregate amount of 0 '43 
of an inch. The duration of registered bright sunshine 
in the week was 28 T hours, against 29'2 hours at 
Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
July 24 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. [ Pine-apples, St. i.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0; Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 3 0 Strawberries., per lb. 0 2 10 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 0 1 6 j 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. : s.d 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 Herbs _per bunch 0 2 
Asparagus ....per 100 Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 Lettuces .. per dozen 1 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 I Onions_per bushel 7 0 
Carrots ....perbunch 0 6 j Parsley_per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
per dozen 3 0 SO Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Celery_per bundle 2 6 Spinach, per strike ..20 
Cucumbers _each 0 4 0 10 Tomatos _per lb. 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6! Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kiduejs, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
s.d 
0 4 
5 0 
2 0 
2 0 
9 0 
1 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 0 
Asters, French, 
per bunch 10 16 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Carnations, 12 bnchs. 3 0 6 0 
Cornflower,.12 bnchs. 10 3 0 
Delphinium, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Eschscholtzia,12bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Eueharis .. per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 5 0 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 3 0 9 
Iris .12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
s d. s.d. 
Lavender, 12 bunches 4 0 6 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Pansies ..12 bunches 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 4 0 6 
Pinks ... .12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 2 0 6 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 0 6 10 
— Red.per doz. 0 3 10 
— Saffrano . .per doz. 0 6 10 
Stephanotis,12 sprays 2 0 4 0 
Stocks, doz. bunches 3 0 6 0 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bun, 3 0 5 0 
— Peas.12 ,. 3 0 6 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 6 10 
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 
Balsams .doz. 3 0 6 0 
Bedding plants,in var., 
per doz. 10 3 0 
Calceolaria .. per doz. 4 0 SO 
Cockscombs _doz. 4 0 6 0 
Cyperns, ..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 
Foliage Plants..each 2 0 10 0 
Fuchsia.perdoz. 4 0 12 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Heliotrope .. per doz. 4 0 SO 
Hydrangeas..per doz. 6 0 15 0 
Lilium auratum, doz. 12 0 24 0 
— longiflorum per doz. IS 0 30 0 
Lobelia _per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 3 0 6 0 
Musk . per doz. 2 0 4 0 
Nasturtiums_doz. 3 0 5 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 2 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,per doz 6 0 IS 0 
Rhodanthe ..perdoz. 3 0 6 0 
Saxifraga,various,doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Spiriea.per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Stocks.per doz. 2 6 4 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Annual Chrysanthemums, 
new double . 752 
Annuals for town gardens.. 755 
Aphis destroyers . 752 
Bignonia Cherere . 754 
Bouvardia, Mrs. R. Green.. 752 
Centaurea babylonica .... 754 
Chrysanthemums . 757 
Cornus sibirica Spathii .. 753 
Cucumber, Allan's Fa¬ 
vourite . 752 
Cymbidium tigrinum .... 760 
Cyrtomium faleatum. 754 
Dendrobium revolutum .. 760 
Flower gardens, colour in 752 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 760 
Gardeners’Orphan Fund.. 75S 
Gloriosa superba. 756 
PAGE 
Horticultural Societies.... 761 
Horticulture to the front.. 753 
Lane, J. E., death of. 761 
Lettuce, New York . 756 
Lobelia splendens. 754 
Marigolds, African & French 752 
Maxillaria fuscata. 760 
Obituary . 761 
Orchid notes . 760 
Orphan Fund anniversary 751 
Potato disease . 754 
Pteris serrulata plumosa.. 753 
Sage, G., death of. 761 
Scottish notes . 755 
Senecio macrophyllus .... 754 
Shrubs, maritime. 754 
Sobralia xantholeuca alba 760 
Spinea gigantea.753 
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