March 2, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
425 
Mr. Slater : Mr. Matthews was not aware of it; in 
fact, he was ill in bed at the time, and did not know of 
it till after the account was paid. 
Mr. Sheil : The Act would be a dead letter if such 
a point as that could be taken. 
Mr. Slater continued to argue the point, but 
Mr. Sheil said there was no defence, and he should 
inflict the full penalty, £ 5 . 
Mr. Grain asked the learned magistrate to mark 
his sense of the case, by ordering the defendent to pay 
something towards the cost of the prosecution. 
Mr. Sheil : I will give £10 10s. for costs. It is a 
most useful Act, and the fraud is a most deliberate and 
mischievous one. 
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We regret to record the death on the 14th ult., of 
Mr. Edward Tidswell, late of Wood Street, E C., 
aged fifty-six years. Mr. Tidswell was for many years 
a warm supporter of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent 
Institution, and on the death of Mr. Wrench was 
unanimously elected to the office of treasurer, which he 
resigned some two or three years ago. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Books.— E. N. A.: The Art of Budding and Grafting, by 
Charles Baltet. Macmillan & Co., 3s. 
Chrysanthemums.— L. H. : A barrowful is a very elastic term, 
and should not be taken to mean any particular standard 
measure, but if you put it at two bushels, and work to that in 
proportions, you will not be far out. You ought to get from 
four to six fair blooms of the sorts named from 8-in. pots, but 
we should be doubtful about good ones. Roseum superbum as 
a Japanese is the nearest in colour to Dr. Sharpe, and is a good 
free-blooming sort. 
Names of Herbs.— Me. J. : To give the whole of the names of 
plants that have been used at one time or other as herbs, would 
make the list a very long one, but the following includes all the 
more common kinds, namely, Sage (Salvia officinalis), Mint 
(Mentha piperita), Thyme (Thymus vulgaris), Basil (Ocymum 
Basilicum), Marjoram (Origanum Marjorana), Savory (Satureja 
hortensis), Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium), Chives (Allium 
Schoenoprasum), Clary (Salvea Sclarea), Coriander (Coriandrum 
sativum), Dill (Anethum graveolens), Fennel (Foeniculum 
vulgare), Garlic (Allium sativum), Tarragon (Artemisia Dra- 
cunculus). Tansy (Tanasetum vulgare), Sorrel (Rumex scutatus). 
Parsley (Petroselinum sativum), and a few others of less im¬ 
portance. 
Names of Plants.— J. Dawson: 1, Angnecum eburneum var. 
virens; 2, Adiantum concinnum latum; 3, Sisyrhynchium 
grandiflorum ; 4, Gymnogramma calomelanos var. chrysophylla. 
H. K. : 1, Davallia hirta cristata ; 2, Blechnum brasiliense ; 3, 
not recognised ; 4. Orchis mascula, flowers in April and May, 
colour purple. The Ferns are very bad specimens, with no fruit 
on either of them. 
Night-soil.— Omega : Ordinary garden soil, road scrapings, 
the clearing of ditches, anything, in fact, that will absorb 
ammonia. A little lime mixed with the heap will do good, 
especially if your land requires it. 
Odontoglossums.— G. It. T.: Besides those stated to be 
already in your collection, the following are good, useful, and 
distinct kinds—namely, Odontoglossum Pescatorei, 0. Insleayi, 
O. luteo-purpureum, 0. odoratum, O. Oerstedii, O. blandum, 
0. vexillarium, O. Roezlii, O. pulchellum majus, O. Edw r ardi, 
O. ramosissimum, O. coronarium. The last-mentioned is rather 
difficult to grow successfully, because it requires special treat¬ 
ment ; and instead of the last three you might grow some of the 
many supposed natural hybrids, such as O. mulus, 0. Wilcke- 
anum, 0. eugenes, O. elegans, O. Andersonianum, O. Ruckeri- 
anum, and others which are as easily grown as O. crispum 
(0. Alexandra'). 
Propagating Plants.— P. P. : If you receive the plants in 
pots, put them into the warm greenhouse for a few days, then 
fresh pot them, put them in heat, and as soon as they make 
new growth, commence propagating. If they are shaken out 
of their pots, of course you must pot them at once. 
Strawberries.— Omega : Plant them as soon as you find they 
are beginning to make fresh growth. 
Communications Received.—W. D.—J. P.— A. G.—J. T. — 
R. 0.—W. B. H.—J. L. & S.—A. O.—B. L. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 2oth. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditcli, report a 
moderate inquiry for Agricultural Seeds. Trefoil 
realises higher prices. Bed, White, and Alsyke steady. 
Bye Grasses meet a steady call at rates current last 
week. Bape Seed dearer. Bird Seeds unchanged. 
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COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 27th. 
No alteration in Fruit and Vegetables from last week. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. bnchs. 2 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 3 0 6 0 
Azaleas ....12 sprays 0 8 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 9 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 0 3 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 2 0 
—12 bunches . 2 0 6 0 
Cornflower, ] 2 bunch. 
Cyclamen..12 blooms 0 4 10 
Eucharis ..perdozen 4 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 12 0 30 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 5 0 9 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
12 sprays 0 6 10 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 6 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
Mimosa, French, 
per basket 4 0 6 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet ..12 sprays 6 0 9 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Paper White Narciss, 
12 sprays 0 9 10 
-French, doz. 
bunches 2 0 5 0 
Primroses, .doz.buns. 0 9 16 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Ranunculus, French, 
per doz. bnebs. 2 0 4 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
12 sprays 10 16 
-French, 12 bun. 10 3 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 6 0 12 0 
— Red, French.dozen 2 0 3 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 2 0 4 0 
— Safrano, French 
per doz. 10 3 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 2 0 3 0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 08 16 
Violets ..12 bunches 10 16 
— Parme.French,bun. 3 0 4 0 
— Czar, French „ 16 2 0 
— Dark ,, ,,1016 
— dark French, bun. 13 2 6 
Wallflowers,12 bnchs, 4 0 SO 
White Lilac, French, 
per bun. 5 0 6 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies, .per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Azalea.per doz. 24 0 42 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 9 0 12 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 9 0 IS 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastics ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Genista ....per dozen 9 0 18 0 
Hyacinths ..perdoz. 6 0 9 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
per doz. 12 0 24 0 
Marguerites perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 
per dozen 60 90 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Solanums_perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Tulips.per doz. 8 0 10 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE I 
iEsculus rubicunda . 422 
Amateurs’ Garden, the_ 422 
Apples from cuttings .... 423 
Auriculas. 420 
Bear’s Foot. 422 
Carnations and Picotees .. 420 
Chionodoxa sardensis .... 423 
Clover seeds, dyeing .... 424 
Colonial marvels . 4!6 
Crocus, Cloth of Silver.... 422 
Crocus, early-flowering.... 417 
Cyclamen Coum. 423 
Cyclamen ibericum . 423 
Daffodils, a group of. 421 
Fruit prospects . 416 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 424 
Hyacinthus azureus. 423 
King's Norton Nurseries .. 417 
Law notes . 424 
Leaves, forms of. 418 
Marigolds, African. 422 
PAGE 
Narcissus Cyclamineus.... 422 
Obituary . 425 
Odontoglossum Rossii 
Humeanum. 424 
Orchids from Priorwood .. 423 
Orchid Growers' Calendar 423 
Oncidium sphacelatum.... 424 
Peas, Seed. 416 
Pinks, laced. 420 
Primrose, a blue. 420 
Primula erosa . 422 
Prunus Pissardii. 423 
Rose Garden, the . 417 
Rose, the. 420 
Salpiglossis. 423 
Scottish notes.419 
Seeds, doctoring. 415 
Snowball Tree.423 
Synonyms, manufacturing. 416 
Tomato culture. 418 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page 
W. H. Essery . 427 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 414 
J. C. Stevens . 414 
Bulbs. 
A. J. A. Bruce . 413 
Carter b Co. 425 
P. McArthur . 413 
R. Sydenham . 413 
Wild & Co. .. 413 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 413 
W. Cutler. 427 
C. Frazer . 413 
J. Gray. 413 
A. Peel & Sons . 413 
G. Preedy, Junr. 426 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 413 
J. Weeks & Co. 413 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 413 
Gishurst Compound 413 
CHOICE VEGETABLES 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND. 
Containing Vegetable Seeds Only, 
Price, Zj 6, 5/-, 7/6, 9/-, 17/6. 
Containing Flower Seeds Only, 
Price, 2 6, 5/-, 10/6, 15/-, 
21/-, 31/6, 42/-, 63/-. 
Containing Vegetable & Flower Seeds, 
Price, 10/6,14/-,22/6, 30/-. 
Sent to any address in Great Britain 
on receipt of Cash. 
FULL LIST OF CONTENTS GRATIS & PCST FREE. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Appointment, 
HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
B ARR’S SEEDS for PRESENT SOWING 
of FINEST QUALITY ONLY. Full descriptive Cata¬ 
logue, free on application to 
BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden. 
N ew incurved chrysanthe- 
MUM—ALFRED LYNE, two F. C. C., 2s. 6 d. each. 
L'AUTOMNE, F. C. C., N. C. S., 2s. 6d. each. Descriptive 
Catalogues on application.—G. STEVENS, Chrysanthemum 
Grower, St. John’s Nursery, Putney, S.W. 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 425 
Bunyard & Co. 413 
Daniels Bros. 415 
B. R. Davis. 413 
Dobbie & Co. 414 
J. Forbes. 426 
Sutton & Sons. 413 
Chrysanthemums. 
John Laing & Sons . 414 
R. Owen . 415 
De Reydellet . 425 
G. Stevens . 425 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 425 
Creepers for Walls. 
J. Peed & Sons . 413 
R. Smith & Co. 413 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 413 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 427 
P. B. O'Kelly . 425 
Florists’ Flowers. 
B. R. Davis. . 413 
Dobbie & Co. 414 
J. W. Galvin . 415 
J. Laing & Sons. 413 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 413 
Fruit Trees. 
Iran Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 426 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 413 
Jensen’s Guanos. 425 
Native Guano Co. 427 
Standen’s . 413 
W. Thomson & Sons. 413 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 426 
Gishurstine. 413 
Harrison’s Knitter. 426 
Pears’ Soap . 428 
Richardson Bros. & Co. 426 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 413 
Withers’ Eggs. 427 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 423 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher. 413 
W. Gordon . 414 
Horsman & Co. 413 
Hugh Low & Co. 414 
P. McArthur . 413 
J. Stevenson. 413 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co. 413 
Roses. 
H. English . 413 
Keynes, Williams & Co. 414 
Parker & Sons. 413 
R. Smith & Co. 426 
•T. Walters. 413 
H. IViffcn. 413 
Seeds. 
Victoria Lily of the Valley. 
ESSRS. HAWKINS & BENNETT, Lily 
Gardens, Twickenham, Middlesex, have a few more 
M 
yards of this beautiful novelty, which is superior both in its 
blooms and foliage to any yet offered. An eDgraving and 
instructions for planting, &c., sent with all orders. Price 25s. 
per square yard, packing included. They have also some extra 
large plants, very clean and healthy, of Stephanotis floribunda. 
Apply as above. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS.—NEW VARIE- 
VP TIES FOR 1889. Have obtained 7 Silver-Gilt and 
Silver Medals at the Exhibitions of November, 1888. Send for 
Catalogue to M. DE REYDELLET, a Valence, Drome, France. 
F ERNS, EVERGREEN.—12 hardy large- 
rooted kinds, 2s. 6<Z. 3 Royal flowering Ferns, Is. 6d. 
3 clumps Gentiana verna, Is. 6 d. 12 different Herbaceous Plants, 
2s. 6d. Free by Parcel Post. Price list free.—P. O’KELLY, 
Glenarra House, Ballyvaughan, co. Clare. 
To Lovers of Hardy Plants. 
B ARR’S HARDY HERBACEOUS 
PLANTS for BORDERS, ROCKWORK, and CUTTING. 
A select list of HIGH CLASS and EASILY GROWN Plants, 
only. Free on application to 
BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden. 
80,000 
CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
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. 6 d. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 413 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 426 
R. Neal. 414 
R. Smith & Co. 414 
Fruit Trees & Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son. 414 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 414 
Carson & Sons. 414 
H. J. Gasson . 413 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 425 
A. Outram . 426 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 413 
R. Sankey & Son . 426 
H. G. Smyth . 414 
B. S. Williams.. 426 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 426 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 427 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barr & Son . 425 
Hawkins & Bennett. 425 
Barr & Son . 425 
J. R. Box . 413 
Bunyard & Co. 413 
Carter & Co. 415 
Daniels' Bros.. 415 
Dickson & Robinson. 415 
B. W. Knight . 414 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Company . 426 
Silberrad & Son. 413 
R. Smith & Co. 415 
B. Soddy . 414 
Sutton & Sons. 413 
W. Thompson . 413 
Thomson . 413 
Webb & Sons . 415 
Wheeler & Son. 415 
Situations Vacant .426 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 414 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
Dicksons (Ltd.) . 414 
Robert Neal . 426 
R. Smith & Co. 413 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6 d. 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. 
P URE WOOD CHARCOAL, specially pre¬ 
pared for Horticultural use. Extract from The'Journal 
of Horticulture: —“ Charcoal is invaluable as a manurial agent; 
each little piece is a pantry full of the good things of this life. 
There is no cultivated plant which is not benefited by having 
Charcoal applied to the soil in which it is rooted.” Apply for 
pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE & 
HIRST, Leed s.__ 
O LD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
Yews, bushy, and with a profusion of fibrous roots, 1£ to 
2 ft., 6s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to 2J ft., 8s. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2i to 3 ft., 9s. per doz., 60s. per“l00 ; 3 to 3J ft., 12s. per 
doz., 84s. 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. 
TENSEN’S GUANOS are the most perfect 
tj Fertilisers. Promote and sustain all growths. Do not 
exhaust, but enrich the soil. Analyses guaranteed. Six Prize 
Medals awarded in 18S8.—J. JENSEN & Co. (Lmtd.), 109, 
Fenchurch Street, London. 
L ilium auratum, the golden- 
RAYED LILY OF JAPAN, can now he purchased in 
cases containing 50 fine Bulbs, at 25s. per case, sent free to any 
Railway Station in England and Wales on receipt of Postal 
Order for 23s. 9 d .; cases containing 100 fine Bulbs, price 40s. 
Fine and sound Bulbs, 4.s., 6s., 9s., 12s. and ISs. per dozen. 
CASES OF ASSORTED LILIES, as received from the Japanese 
Bulb Farms, containing 50 fine Bulbs in S choice varieties, price 
2os. per case. All sent carriage free. 
CARTERS', Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 237 and 23S, 
HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. __ 
O RCHID PEAT, best quality in the Market; 
also Fibrous Loam. Brown Fibrous Peat, and all other 
descriptions at the POLYGON ORCHID PEAT STORES. 
Loose Peat, on rail in London, 2 and 4 Ton Trucks, at from 12.?. 
per yard. Sold also in Sacks.—Address, JOSEPH ARNOLD, 
32, Polygon, N.W. 
