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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 2, 1889. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Begonias. — T. D. H.: Tes _ towards autumn. 
Cypbipedium Harrisoniantjm. — A. C. states that he has a 
twin-flowered scape of this hybrid, and asks if this is not an 
unusual occurrence. We can only say that we have not our¬ 
selves seen one, but we should be glad to hear from any of our 
readers who have. 
Herbaceous Plants. — J.T., Ruthin: From a botanist’s point 
of view, an herbaceous plant is any subject not having woody 
stems, and the term therefore includes everything with the 
exception of trees and shrubs. Bulbous, tuberous, and succulent- 
leaved plants, such as Sedums, Sempervivums, &c., would 
therefore come under the term of lierbaceuus plants. There are 
many herbaceous plants that may be had in flower by the end of 
March, and as you do not say for what purpose you are about 
to employ them, it is impossible for us to make any selection. 
The following are, however, good—namely, Orobus vernus, 
Solomon's Seal, Dielytra spectabilis. Narcissus bicolor and its 
numerous fine forms, such as N. bicolor Horsfieldi, N. b. 
Empress, and N. b. Emperor; also Gold-laced and other Poly¬ 
anthus, Auriculas, Lily of the Valley, and Astilbe japonica 
(Spiraea japonica). To these may be added the common 'Prim¬ 
rose and all the kinds that cluster around it, including many 
European, Himalayan and other Primulas, not forgetting P- 
denticula, P. Sieboldii, &c. ; also Forget-me-nots, Leucojum, 
Snowdrops, Scillas, Dog's-tooth Violets, several species of 
Narcissi, Sisyrinclii um, Saxifragas, &c. 
Name of Orchid. — B. Barber: It is impossible to say exactly 
what your plant is from the roots and bits of stems sent, but it 
is no doubt a Cattleya of the 0. guttata type, or a Lselia of the 
L. purpurata or L. elegans type. Much less can we tell its 
value without flowers. To do this you must establish and 
flower it. From the specimens sent we presume that it is a 
newly imported piece. You had better put it in a well-drained 
basket, using fibrous peat, sphagnum and broken crocks as a 
compost. Keep the stems moist by frequent syringing till the 
buds push, roots develop, aDd the plant commences to grow 
freely, when you may supply the roots with water in proportion. 
Put it in the Cattleya or intermediate house, and consult our 
columns at the beginning of each month for the temperature 
required during the same. 
Names of Plants. — Mrs. Lsadbetter: 1, Dendrobium primu- 
linum; 2, D. Pierardii. Richard Colles: 1, Polysticlium acu- 
leatum; 2, Polysticlium angulare; 3, Polysticlium angulare 
proliferum sub-var; 4, Goniopklebium appendiculatum. 
Systematic Botany. — P. E.: Henfrey and Masters’ Ele¬ 
mentary Course of Botany, published by Van Voorst, Paternoster 
Row, London, price 15s.; Oliver’s Elementary Botany, pub¬ 
lished by Macmillan & Co., Bedford Street, Covent Garden, W.C., 
price 4s. 6d. ; Lindley’s School Botany, price 6s., and Lindley’s 
Elements of Botany, price 9s., both published by Bradbury, 
Agnew & Co., Bouverie Street, London, E.C. There are 
no good books solely devoted to the subject of carpet bedding, 
but you would probably find what you want by getting the 
Guide to Hampton Court Gardens, by Mr. Graham, Superinten¬ 
dent of the Gardens, Hampton Court, Middlesex. 
Communications Received. —N. F.—F. R. H. S.—E. L.— 
R. C. F.—G. E.—H. O.-G. W. H.—C. B.—J. C. & Co.— H. & S.— 
C. L. A., New York.—A. 0.—C. F. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Cocker & Sons, 59, Nicholas Street, Aberdeen.— 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Florists’ Flowers, &e. 
B. R. Davis, Hendford Hiil, Yeovil.—New, Rare, and Beau¬ 
tiful Begonias. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending Jan. 26th 
was 30'21 in.; the lowest reading was 80'01 in. on 
Sunday at noon, and the highest 30 ’32 in. on Wed¬ 
nesday morning, The mean temperature of the air 
was 38'5°, and 1T° 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 
five days of the week, hut showed an excess on Friday 
and on Saturday. The direction of the wind was 
variable, and the horizontal movement of the air 
averaged 8'5 miles per hour, which was 5'4 miles 
below the average in the corresponding weeks of 
sixteen years. Rain fell on two days of the week, to 
the aggregate amount of 0'15 of an inch. The duration 
of registered bright sunshine in the week was 5 '3 hours, 
against 7 '5 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 a steady sale 
for Agricultural Seeds ; French Red Clover is dearer ; 
English Red and Cow Grass almost exhausted ; White 
Clover, Alsike and Trefoil, steady; Rye Grasses, 
unchanged ; Rape Seed, scarce. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET 
January 30th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 2 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots .... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 0 
Cucumbers .... each 0 6 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .... per bunch 0 2 
Potatos. 
s.d. s.d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 13 
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 3 19 
Turnips _per bun. 0 
3 6 
0 4 
Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys. 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. bnchs. 2 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 3 
Azaleas .... 12 sprays 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 1 
— 12 bunches . 2 
Cornflower, 12 bunch. 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 
Eueharis ..perdozen 4 
Gardenias, 12 blooms.12 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 6 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 
Mimosa, French, 
per basket 4 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 1 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 6 
s.d. 
s.d. 
s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
6 
0 
12 sprays 0 9 
i 
0 
6 
0 
-French, doz. 
1 
0 
bunches 
2 0 
5 
0 
1 
0 
Poinsettia, doz. blms. 
4 0 
6 
0 
4 
0 
Primroses, .doz.buns. 
1 0 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Primula, double, bun. 
0 9 
1 
0 
Ranunculus, French, 
2 
0 
per doz. bncLs. 
2 0 
4 0 
6 
0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 
1 0 
1 
6 
1 
0 
-French, 12 bun. 
2 0 
6 
0 
6 
0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 
1 0 
3 
0 
30 
0 
— Red.per doz. 9 0 
IS 0 
1 
0 
— Red, Frencli,dozen 
2 0 
3 
0 
4 
0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 
2 0 
4 0 
— Safrano, French 
9 0 
per doz. 
1 0 
3 
0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 
2 0 
3 
0 
1 
0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 0 8 
1 
6 
9 
0 
Violets ..12 bunches 
1 0 
1 
6 
6 0 
— Parme, French, 
4 
0 
12 bunches 
5 0 
7 
0 
— dark French, bun. 
1 6 
3 
0 
6 0 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 
4 0 
8 
0 
1 
6 
White Lilac, French, 
9 
0 
per bun. 
5 0 
7 
0 
No alteration in prices of Fruit and Plants in Pots. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateur’s Garden. 35S 
Begonias, seedling. 356 
Carnations, yellow-ground 356 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 352 
Cypripediums. 355 
Davallia Tyermanni . 359 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 354 
Gardeners of the future .. 35S 
Gardenias. 352 
Habrothainnus elegans.... 35S 
Hoyas. 353 
Insect-catching plants_359 
Insects, scale, from British 
Guiana . 357 
Ixoras. 358 
Leaves, forms of. 359 
PAGE 
Odontoglossum blandum... 344 
Odontoglo 'sum vexillarium 
Leopoldii. 361 
Orchids and the fogs. 35S 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 361 
Peas, market . 351 
Pelargoniums, Zonal. 357 
Plants for pot culture .... 353 
Potatos, cooked. 351 
Primulas. Chinese. 356 
R. H. S. Committees _356 
Seed trade, the . 356 
Twickenham nursery, a .. 354 
Vegetables, notes on. 353 
Wattle, the silver .35S 
Winter’s Tail, the . 351 
INDEX TO ADVERTISE ME NTS. 
Anthracite. page 
W. H. Essery . 364 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 350 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 349 
Carter & Co. 351 
P. McArthur . 349 
R. Sydenham . 349 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 349 
Bunyard & Co . 349 
Daniels Bros. 350 
Ireland & Thomson ... . 349 
Sutton & Sons. 349 
T. S. Ware. 362 
Webb Sons. 351 
B. S. Williams. 350 
Chrysanthemums. 
R. Owen . 351 
De Reydellet . 349 
G. Stevens . 349 
Turner & Son ... . 362 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 362 
Creepers for Walls. 
A. J. A. Bruce. 349 
R. Smith & Co. 349 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 349 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 363 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J.-W. Galvin . 362 
J. Laing & Sons. 349 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 349 
B. S. Williams. 350 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunvavd & Co. 349 
R. Neal. 350 
R. Smith & Co. 351 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 363 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 363 
T. Rivers & Son. 362 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
B. Field. 364 
H, J. Gasson . 349 
T. Hawkins. 349 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 349 
A. Outram . 364 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co. 349 
R. Sankey & Son . 349 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 364 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 364 
Herbaceous Plants. 
W. B. Hartland. 363 
PACE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 349 
C. Frazer . 349 
J- Gray. 364 
T. Hawkins. 349 
A. Peel & Sons . 349 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 349 
J. Weeks & Co. 349 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 349 
Gishurst Compound. 349 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 364 
Manures. 
Jensen’s Guanos. 362 
Native Guano Co. 364 
Standen’s.. 349 
W. Thomson & Sons. 349 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 364 
Gishurstine. 349 
Harrison’s Knitter. 364 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 349 
Schweitzer’s Cocoatina... 364 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 364 
Orchids. 
W. Gordon . 350 
F. Horsman & Co. 349 
Hugh Low & Co. 350 
P. McArthur . 349 
Roses. 
H. English . 349 
C. H. Gorringe . 349 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company. 363 
R. Smith & Co. 362 
J. Walters. 349 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 351 
Bunyard & Co. 349 
Carter & Co. 351 
J. Cheal & Sons. 349 
Daniels’ Bros. 350 
Dickson & Robinson. 350 
Harrison & Sons . . 350 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 350 
W. Paul & Co. 349 
Ryder & Son . 363 
Silberrad & Son. 349 
R. Smith & Co. 350 
H. G. Smyth . 350 
B. Soddy . 363 
Sutton & Sons. 349 
Thomson . 349 
T. S. Ware . 362 
Webb & Sons . 351 
Wheeler* Son. 351 
Situations vacant .363 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 350 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 351 
Robert Neal . 363 
R. Smith & Co. 349 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, Gd. 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. 6 d., prepaid. 
Advertisements for the current week, and also 
“Stop Orders,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
17, Catherine St., Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
ROSES in POTS. 
All the best Hew and Old English and Foreign sorts, 
from 18s. to 36s. per dozen. 
Descriptive List free on application. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 
WORCESTER. 
MY 
SEED CATALOGUE 
FOR 1889 
IS NOW READY, 
And Contains a Grand Lot of 
NOVELTIES 
And every FLOWER SEED worth growing will be found fully 
described, and many of them figured. The CATALOGUE contains 
NINETY-TWO PAGES 
Of closely printed matter, giving full descriptions of each, cul¬ 
tural directions for sowing and growing, and a vast amount of 
useful information not usually found in Seed Catalogues, and 
HUNDREDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 
Embracing the best ANNUALS, PERENNIALS, GRASSES, 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, GREENHOUSE SEEDS, etc., etc. 
Catalogue will he posted, free <m application. 
THOMAS S. ‘WARE, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, 
TOTTENHAM, LONDON. 
YYLD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
\_J Yews, bushy, and with a profusion of fibrous roots, 1J to 
2 ft., 6s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to 24 ft., 8s. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2J to 3 ft, 9s. per doz., 60s. per 100 ; 3 to 34 ft., 12s. per 
doz., S4s. per 100. Prices of larger sizes and other Evergreens 
suitable for Hedges ( e.g., Tree Box, Holly, Laurel, Privet, 
Cypress, Juniper, Thuja, &c.) on application. — RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
rriHE TUBEROUS BEGONIA, ITS 
X HISTORY AND CULTIVATION—Now Ready, Demy 
Svo., Cloth Boards, with 25 illustrations, including Portraits of 
Mr. John Laing, Mr. H. Cannell and the late Mr. R. Pearce. 
Price Is.; Post Free, Is. 3d. Gardening World Office, 17, 
Catherine Street, London, W.C., and all Booksellers. 
OA AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
O VA 5 VA YA VA the finest double and single varieties (some 
of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of every 
shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for climbing and 
bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong plants. Beauty of 
Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for bedding, recently 
sent out by us ; reduced price, 2s. Gd. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS.—25 
V_A Japanese, Is. 3d. ; 25 Incurved, Is. 3d.; 25 general show 
collection, Is. 3d., all in 12 varieties, true to name; 100 mixed. 
Is. 3d.; six Maidenhair Ferns, Is.; 2 Japanese Honeysuckles, Is.; 
6 Japanese Fruiting Roses, Is.; 2 Sweet-scented Myrtles, Is.; 
3 beautiful-leaved Begonias, Is. 3d. Peat, 2s. 6d. per sack, 5 sacks, 
10s. Every order of 2s. Gd. will he given a set of 6 of our seedling 
Gladiolus, which were the admiration of all who saw them last 
year. Carriage paid on Plants and Cuttings.—TURNER, Thatto 
’Heath, St. Helens. 
S ANKEY’S “MARKET POT” or LONG 
TOMS, the best “Garden Pot” for Bedding Plants and 
Market Work. The 3-in. Market Pot holds as much soil as an 
ordinary 34-in. pot, thus saving half an inch in room for each pot. 
Five sizes! 3-in., 34-in., 4-in., 4}-in., 4J-in.; no rims, nearly 
upright, 1 in. to 14 in. deeper than usual, very strong and much 
lighter in weightYthe very pot for Market Growers; great 
economy in room and weight. Largest Stock in United Kingdom. 
—RICHARD SANKEY & SON, Bulwell Potteries, Nottingham. 
TENSEN’S GUANOS are the most perfect 
f / Fertilisers. Promote and sustain all growths. Do not 
exhaust, but enrich the soil. Analyses guaranteed. Six Prize 
Medals awarded in 1SSS.—J. JENSEN & Co. (Lmtd). 109, 
Fenchurch Street, London. 
P ANSIES.—100 stout transplanted plants 
from open ground, in S named varieties, free, 2s. Gd. ; 100 
Flowering Shrubs, in 100 very choice varieties, stout transplanted 
plants from open ground, 1 to 4 feet, free, carefully packed, 
27s. 6d. Virginian Creepers, 12 strong transplanted plants, in 
S distinct varieties, including A. Veitehii (small-leaved), A. 
sempervirens (evergreen), A. variegata (charming pink and white 
variegation), free, 3s. 9 d, China Roses (the true perpetuals), 10 
strong plants, on own roots, in 10 distinct varieties, free, 
2s. 9(7.—J. GALVIN’S NURSERIES, Roscommon. 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 
A Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
The Nurseries, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 
