April 27, 1889. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
553 
From a Cape paper we regret to learn of the death, on 
March 25th, in his sixtieth year, of Mr. John Wilson, 
Superintendent of the Municipal Parks at Port Eliza¬ 
beth. Mr. Wilson, who was a native of Scotland, went 
to Port Elizabeth in 1861 from Rondebosch, where he 
was gardener to the Rev. John Fry, and was engaged 
by the municipality to lay out a public park, and from 
that time until his death held office under the Council, 
with advantage to the town and honour to himself. 
St. George’s Park, which is shown with pride to 
visitors, is the result of his indomitable energy and 
perseverance. When he took the site in hand it was 
like the veldt surrounding it, fearfully rocky, with no 
depth of soil, and to lay out a park there appeared to 
many the very essence of absurdity ; hut Mr. Wilson 
knew better, and against enormous difficulties succeeded 
in literally making the wilderness “blossom as the 
Rose.” He was held in very general respect and 
highly esteemed for his many estimable qualities, and 
in token of such respect the Mayor and Town Coun¬ 
cillors, many of the municipal employes, also members 
of the Scottish Association, and other friends followed 
his remains to their last resting-place in the Presby¬ 
terian burial-ground. 
We also regret to record the death, on the 17th inst., 
of Mr. James Dickson, gardener to R. Jardine, Esq., 
Castlemilk, Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire, aged fifty years. 
From twelve to twenty years ago, the name of 
“ Dickson, of Arkleton,” was familiar as a household 
word among gardeners in the north, he being the grower 
and exhibitor for several years in succession of monster 
hunches of Syrian, White Nice, and other varieties of 
Grapes, the largest of which was the hunch of Syrian, 
which weighed when cut 26 lbs. 8 ozs., and which was 
exhibited in 1876 at the International Fruit Show held 
in Edinburgh. Mr. Dickson commenced his gardening 
career at Portmore, Peeblesshire, in 1853, and subse¬ 
quently served as a journeyman at Cunnoquhie, in 
Fifeshire, and Moredun, Liberton, near Edinburgh, and 
in 1862 went to Arkleton, where he laid out the gardens 
in the two following years, and planted the Vines 
which subsequently brought his name into high repute 
among his confreres. A few years ago Mr. Jardine 
transferred his gardener to Castlemilk, where he died 
much respected by a wide circle of friends. 
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LAW NOTES. 
Pp.epakation of Plans by Landscape Gap.deners. 
Vertegans v. Mason.— This was an action brought in 
the Birmingham County Court, before Judge Chalmers, 
to recover £9 9s., the cost of a plan. In 1884, a 
conversation took place between plaintiff and defendant 
about laying out and planting St. Thomas’s Church¬ 
yard, and plaintiff alleged that he received an order 
from defendant, upon that occasion, to prepare plans 
and specifications. These were duly prepared, and an 
offer made to do the work for £274 5s. Plaintiff sent 
in his account to defendant for £23 3s. 3d., being £9 9s. 
for the plans, and 5 per cent, commission on the 
£274 5s. The plans were not used, and defendant 
refused to pay for them, alleging that he did not give 
the order. The claim for the commission was with¬ 
drawn, and on examination of defendant it appeared 
there had been an understanding as to the work being 
done. Judgment was given the plaintiff for £5 5s. 
and costs, His Honour remarking that it was too often 
the case that people went to professional men and 
expected them to give advice free. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending April 13th 
was 29'32 ins. ; the lowest reading was 29'll ins. on 
Monday evening, and the highest 29 55 ins. at the 
end of the week. The mean temperature of the air 
was 43'5°, and 3‘5° below the average in the corre¬ 
sponding weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The 
mean showed a slight excess on Monday, but was 
considerably below the average on each of the other 
days of the week. The general direction of the wind 
was easterly, and the horizontal movement of the air 
averaged 8'9 miles per hour, which was 3'2 miles 
below the average in the corresponding weeks of sixteen 
years. Rain fell on five days of the week, to the 
aggregate amount of 0'56 of an inch. The duration 
of registered bright sunshine in the week was 8.6 
hours, against 14’2 hours at Glynde Place, Lewes. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Name of Phlox. — li. Bentley: Several have been misled by 
the numerous names attached to this plant in gardens. The 
true name is Phlox rcptans. Owing to its creeping habit it is 
also occasionally sold under the name of P. stolonifera. Another 
name given to it is P. crassifolia, the application of which is not 
particularly apparent. As you say, the plant may be found in 
many gardens under the name of P. verna, which is, however, 
merely a garden appellation, and should not be used, although 
the plant does (lower in spring. Different individual plants vary 
with purple or pale violet (lowers, the former being the more 
plentiful, but otherwise they are not distinct in any way. 
Names of Plants.—/. Boulton: 1, Vauda tricolor; 2, Cym- 
bidium Lowianum ; 3, Odontoglossuin sceptrum; 4, Aerides 
crispum. Pembroke: Crassula coccinea, a handsome summer- 
flowering plant, and certainly worth growing. 
Orchids. — F. S. IV. : I, Dendrobium Wardianum, a good 
average variety; 2, Dendrobium densiflorum albo-luteum; 3, 
Dendrobium chrysotoxum ; 4, Dendrobium densiflorum, a poor 
variety. 
Pansy and Viola. — Pansy : There is no difference botanically 
between a Pansy and a Viola, because all of them are descended 
from species of the genus Viola. The recognised difference is 
that taken from a garden point of view. Pansies, both show and 
fancy, are descendants of garden origin from V. tricolor, and, 
as is generally supposed, crossed with some allied species. 
Violas, popularly speaking, is the name given to Viola cornuta, 
V. tricolor lutea, and their numerous improved forms, which are 
now much used for bedding purposes, especially in Scotland. 
They are more strictly perennial in character than the Pansies, 
more easily preserved and propagated. They are also of more 
robust constitution, and more easily grown. The first ones sent 
out were generally of some shade of yellow or blue, the latter 
kinds perhaps being the most plentiful, and represented by V. 
cornuta, Perfection, Cliveden Blue, Blue King, Enchantress, 
Holyrood, and others. The yellow kinds were represented by 
V. tricolor lutea grandiflora and others. There are no end of 
colours now, and apparently some of the so-called Violas to be 
seen now have been obtained by crossing the original bedding 
kinds—descendants of V. cornuta—with the Pansy. 
Polygonum for a Bank.— JR. J. Smith: There are two or 
three very strong-growing kinds in gardens that would suit your 
purpose of forming a screen during the summer months. If the 
bank consists of light soil, you had better remove some of it, or 
simply add a quantity of fresh and richer material, and plant 
Polygonum cuspidatuin (also known as P. Sieboldi) on the top 
of it. P. sachalinense is a stronger growing kind, but as far as 
the flowers are concerned, the first-named is the more ornamental. 
Shrubs for Town Planting. —Will some readers of The 
Gardening World give me the names of a few uncommon 
shrubs that they have found to be suitable for planting in our 
large towns and cities ?— A. D. W. 
Tree Peonies. — H. Stuart: You complain of their not being 
hardy in the south, whereas in the northern counties they not 
only stand in the borders unharmed, but flower freely without 
any protection whatever. As a rale the winter and early spring 
is milder in the southern counties, thus causing vegetation to get 
excited. Tree P.conies are very easily started into growth, as 
those who force them well know, so that mild weather acts upon 
them in the same way. Should spring frosts occur, the youBg 
shoots and flowers get destroyed. At some places the plants are 
covered up with mats, or protected in some way, and this has 
the effect of starting the shoots into growth prematurely. 
Should the covering-up at nights be neglected, and frost occur, 
the young shoots inevitably suffer more than if the plants had 
been wholly unprotected. In the colder parts of the country 
they are much later in starting into growth, and accordingly 
escape the spring frosts. 
Communications Received. —W. B. H.—M. R —J. W. D.— 
W. B.—Rev. G. S.—C. F.—D. O.—J. A. C.—T. B.—O. G. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. 
E. H. Ivrelage & Son, Haarlem.—List of Hyacinths. 
Rawlings Brothers, Old Church, Romford.—Dahlias. 
R. B Laird & Sons, 17, South Frederick Street, Edinburgh.— 
General Plant Catalogue. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 24 th. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi .. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. !) 0 18 0 
Azalea.per doz. 18 0 42 0 
Cineraria ..per dozen 6 0 10 0 
Cyclamen ..per doz, 9 0 18 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracsena 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,invar.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Ficus elastica ..each 16 7 0 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous .each 2 0 10 0 
Genista ... .per dozen 9 0 12 0 
s. d. s.d. 
Heliotrope ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Hyacinths ..per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Lilies of the Valley, 
per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, doz. pots 6 0 12 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
Pinks, &c., per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Pelargoniums,per doz.12 0 18 0 
Primula sinensis,doz. 4 0 6 0 
Roses, H.P., per doz.12 0 24 0 
Roses, Fairy, per doz. 9 0 12 0 
Spiraea.per doz. 9 0 15 0 
Tulips.per doz. 6 0 9 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Asparagus.... per 100 14 0 
Beans, French, per lb. 3 0 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 
Celery .. ..per bundle 3 0 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
6 0 
3 0 
5 0 
0 10 
3 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .... per hunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 20 
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 _perbun.J) 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. [ Pine-apples, St. s.d. s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 4 0 Michaels.each 2 0 7 0 
Grapes .per lb. 2 0 6 0 Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 10 16 
Grapes, new .. ,, 4 0 C 0 Strawberries., per lb. 2 0 4 0 
Canadian and Nova Scotia Apples, per barrel, 7s. to 17s. 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Anemone, French, per 
doz. bunches. 10 4 0 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms.. 2 0 4 0 
Azaleas .... 12 sprays 06 10 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 9 10 
Camellias, white, doz. 2 0 4 0 
— coloured. ,, 0 6 16 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Cyclamen.. 12 blooms 0 4 0 9 
Daffodil, dble.,12 bun. 2 0 4 0 
— single, various_ 4 0 9 0 
— or Lent Lily ,, 16 3 0 
Eucharis .. per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 3 0 6 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 4 0 6 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. 4 0 6 0 
s d. s.d. 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 10 16 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 4 0 6 
Primroses..doz.buns. 0 6 10 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 10 
Ranunculus, French, 
per doz. bnclis. 2 0 4 0 
Roman Hyacinths, 
French, 12 bun. 10 2 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
— Red, French.dozen 16 2 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 10 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 16 2 0 
Tulips .... 12 blooms 06 10 
Violets ..12 bunches 0 6 10 
— Parme. French, bun. 2 6 3 0 
— Czar, French „ 16 2 0 
— Dark ,, ,,0910 
Wallflowers,12 bnehs, 4 0 6 0 
White Lilac, French, 
pel bun. 10 13 
White Narciss, French, 
doz. bunches 3 0 6 0 
CONTENTS. 
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Amateur’s Garden, the_550 
Antholyza aethiopica. 550 
Barlow and Horsefleld .... 550 
Calyptrogyne Ghiesbreght- 
iana. 550 
Olivia miniatum.548 
Cypripedium nitidissimum 551 
Dahlia, the . 547 
Drosophyllum lusitanicum 550 
Epiphyllum Makoyanum.. 544 
Fruit-growing statistics .. 54S 
Gardener’s Calendar. 551 
Gardeners’ holidays. 544 
Herbaceous and Alpine 
plants. 
Hibiscus mutabilis flore 
pleno . 550 
Hollyhocks, concerning .. 544 
Horticultural education .. 543 
page 
Horticultural Societies .. 552 
Law notes . 553 
May Blossom. 544 
Mutisia Clematis .546 
Nationality of products .. 546 
Obituary. 553 
Odontoglossuin Pescatorei 545 
Orchid notes . 551 
Pelargonium, a good .... 516 
Primula cortusoides 
Sieboldii 550 
Primroses, double. 548 
Rhododendron, 
Her Majesty 544 
Scottish notes, Vegetable 
Marrows . 547 
Shrubs, useful . 548 
Vegetable Marrows . 547 
Water . 546 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite. page 
W. H. Essery . 556 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 542 
J. C. Stevens . 542 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 543 
A. J. A. Bruce . 541 
P. McArthur . 541 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 541 
R. W. Beachey . 541 
J. Forbes. 542 
Chrysanthemums. 
De Reydellet . 541 
Turner . 541 
Creepers for Walls. 
Wm. Henrys . 541 
R. Smith & Co. 541 
Cut Flowers, Wreaths. 
W. Strike. 541 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 543 
P. B. O'Kelly . 541 
Florists' Flowers. 
B. R. Davis. ... 541 
Dobbie & Co. 542 
J. Galvin. 541 
J. Laing & Sons. 541 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 541 
R. Owen . 541 
H. J. Ponting. . 542 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 542 
Carson & Sons. 542 
Deighton & Co. 555 
H J. Gasson . 541 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 554 
Merryweather & Sons ... 554 
A. Outram . 543 
W. Priest. 543 
Rigby,Wainwright & Co. 541 
S. A. Sands . 542 
R. Sankey & Son . 556 
H. G. Smyth . 542 
Sphincter Grip Armoured 
Hose Co. 554 
Wood Green Potteries ... 556 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood . 556 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 556 
Toope & Co. 554 
Horticultural Builders. 
PAGE 
J Boyd & Sons . 541 
W. Cooper . 554 
C. Frazer . 541 
J. Gray. 541 
H. Hope . 555 
A. Peel & Sons . 541 
G. Preedy. 554 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 541 
J. Weeks & Co. 541 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 541 
Gishurst Compound. 541 
Paraffin Emulsion. 543 
Picrena .. 554 
Iron Fencing, &c. 
Bayliss, Jones, & Bayliss 554 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bate . 545 
Manures. 
Adams, Webster & Adams 554 
W. H. Beeson. 541 
Jensen’s Guanos. 541 
Native Guano Co. 543 
Richardson Bros. & Co.. 554 
Standen’s. 541 
G. Symondson. 543 
W. Thomson & Sons. 541 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 554 
Gishurstine. 541 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 555 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Win. Cutbush & Son. 543 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher. 541 
W. Gordon . 542 
P. McArthur . 541 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co. 541 
Roses. 
H. English . 541 
T. Rivers & Sou. 543 
R. Smith & Co. 543 
J. Walters. 541 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 541 
R. W. Beachey . 541 
Carter & Co. 543 
Sutton & Sons. 541 
Thomson . 541 
Situations wanted . 554 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 542 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Barker & Co. 541 
Barr & Son . 541 
Kelway & Son. 543 
R. Smith & Co. 542 
Strawberries. 
R. Smith & Co. 543 
Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
R. Smith & Co. 541 
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. 6d., prepaid. 
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. 
