THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 1.2,1891. 
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S. Lehmanni is also a late flowering and showy 
species. Young plants of the latter if potted on will 
commence flowering shortly. S. Mocciniana may 
be had in bloom almost at any time. Cuttings put 
in now will flower in winter or spring. Dibble the 
cuttings into pots of light sandy soil and plunge 
them in a propagating frame. As soon as rooted, 
pot them off singly, and pinch out the tops after they 
have taken to the fresh soil if bushy plants are 
wanted. 
Camellias. — The buds on all plants, at least 
which -were flowered early, will now be showing 
themselves, and plants in small pots requiring a 
shift before winter should have the Operation per¬ 
formed at once, so that the roots may get established 
in the fresh soil before winter. About an inch of 
fresh soil all round the old ball will be quite 
sufficient, and this should be made quite firm. 
Fibrous peat and turfy loam, with plenty of sand and 
some half inch bones, will constitute a suitable con- 
post. 
Vines. — In houses where late grapes are grown a 
night temperature of 75 0 must be kept up in order 
to hasten the ripening process, which must be com¬ 
pleted towards the end of the month, otherwise the 
grapes cannot be expected to ripen well. A little top 
air should be kept on all night to prevent moisture 
from settling upon the berries. Unless a long 
season with plenty of fire-heat is given to Gros 
Colmar the berries do not assume their proper 
colour, and they have an earthy flavour, particularly 
if the vines are heavily loaded. If the borders are 
inside they must not be allowed to suffer for want 
of water. 
Peaches. —As the trees become cleared of fruit, 
whether under glass or out of doors, the old wood 
which has just borne should be cut away to allow 
the remainder to get properly ripened by plenty of 
exposure to light and air. The borders will require 
frequent attention in the matter of watering in the 
case of those that are under glass. 
Hardy Fruits. —Early and midseason varieties 
of Apples and Pears will now require looking after 
and gathering when ripe, otherwise many of them 
will drop, be blown down by heavy gales, or injured 
by birds which soon find out those that are ripe. 
Apples now about fit to gather are Devonshire 
Ouarrenden, Peach, Keswick Codlin, Peasgood’s 
Nonsuch, Lord Grosvenor, Worcester Pearmain, 
and others. Amongst Pears are Jargonelle, Beurre 
d'Amanlis, Souvenir du Congres, Williams’s Bon 
Chretien, and others. Owing to the lateness of the 
season some of the above are later than usual. In 
the case of Plums it will be necessary to net the 
trees, in order to preserve the fruit if birds are 
numerous in the locality. 
Phloxes and Penstemons. —Cuttings of these 
useful summer and altumn flowering plants may 
now be taken and placed in boxes of sandy soil to be 
kept in frames during the winter. Some growers 
prefer to take cuttings of Phloxes early in the 
season and to have them ready for planting out in 
the autumn. This gives them time to get well 
established before sending up their flower stems in 
spring. Penstemons are more tender, and must have 
the protection of a frame till March or the beginning 
of April. 
Tomatos out of doors.— Whether in the open 
ground or on walls, close attention must be given to 
the pruning back of all laterals so as to fully expose 
the fruit to what sunshine' we may yet get. No 
further extension of growth should now be permitted, 
because Tomatos set after this date cannot be 
expected to ripen. 
Cabbages. — Prepare ground for planting out 
spring Cabbages. It should be well manured and 
dug a short time previously to its being planted, to 
allow its settling down before the operation. Good 
kinds for this work are Veitch’s Earliest of All, 
Ellam s Early, Enfield Market, Early and Large 
York. The plants in the bed should be properly 
thinned to allow their being properly hardened by 
exposure to light. Slugs do not then so readily 
attack them, and a larger proportion will be able to 
pass the winter in safety. The smaller growing 
sorts will only require to be planted a foot apart and 
18 in. between the lines. 
Questions add AnsojeR$ 
Who is an Amateur? —Alphonse Smets : This is a 
question which admits of various explanations accord¬ 
ing to the ruling of different societies. The real 
translation of "Amateur "is one who cultivates a 
study or art for the love of it and not for gain. An 
amateur from a horticultural point of view is one 
who grows fruits, flowers or vegetables for the love 
of them, and this is accepted by the large London 
Societies, which therefore admit gentlemen and their 
gardeners as amateurs. Other and smaller societies 
who give encouragement to the cottagers define an 
amateur as one who may have help occasionally but 
does not employ a gardener regularly. Such societies 
reserve classes in their schedules for nurserymen or 
traders, gentlemen’s gardeners, and amateurs or 
cottagers. So in all these cases the subject is one 
for the consideration of the committee, who should 
clearly define what they mean by the term, and who 
should or should not be included in it. If this were 
done, and the same clearly stated in the schedule, 
there need be little misunderstanding in the matter. 
Some classes may be left open to any competitors, 
others to nurserymen only, to gardeners and to 
cottagers. Either of the latter may be included 
under the term amateur, but it must be clearly speci¬ 
fied which. If it is wished to distinguish between a 
gentleman who employs a gardener occasionally from 
a cottager, then the term amateur would meet the 
case. 
Melons Dying. —Wclton : The specimens you sent 
had every appearance of having died through the 
effect of what growers term canker. This disease is 
produced by a fungus named Glaeosporium laeticolor, 
which attacks the roots and the lower part of the 
stem near the soil, causing the roots to die and the 
stem to split in bad cases. The supply of water and 
food material being cut off by the destruction of the 
roots the plant gradually dies and the fruit ceases to 
swell as you say. The fruit may ripen, but it can 
never acquire the quality it would have done if 
brought to maturity on a healthy plant. While the 
plants are young great care should be exercised in 
watering not to wet the collar of the stem just where 
it enters the soil. The latter should be made up in 
a mound and the Melons planted on the top. The 
sides and the base, but not the top of the mounds, 
should be watered. Plenty of ventilation should 
also be given to enable the plants to grow sturdily 
and resist the disease as long as possible. When 
once the plants are attacked they can never be cured, 
because the fungus lives in the interior of the roots 
and stem. In making up your Melon beds another 
year the house should be thoroughly cleansed, and 
all the woodwork and glass washed to get rid of the 
fungus spores. Also get soil from a fresh source if 
possible, because the fungus may have come with 
that now in the beds. 
Tulips for Pot Culture. —Omega : It would be 
difficult to name any single variety and call it the best, 
because tastes differ so much, and so do the purposes 
for which they are required. We should understand 
from what you say, that some of the large, late- 
flowering kinds are what you require. For very 
early work, you should try the white, yellow, scarlet, 
and other varieties of Due Van Thol. The following 
may be described as second earl}-, and good kinds for 
pot work or forcing, namely, Pottebakker White, 
LYmmaculee, White Swan and Pax Alba, all white ; 
good red or scarlet kinds are, Keiser Croon, yellow 
striped red, Belle Alliance, scarlet, Couleur de Car¬ 
dinal, fiery-scarlet, Vermilion Brilliant, dark ver¬ 
milion, and Pottebakker Scarlet; yellow kinds that 
would prove suitable are Pottebakker Yellow, Chry- 
solora, golden-yellow, Canary Bird, bright yellow, 
and Yellow Prince. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Charles Sharpe & Co., Sleaford, Lincolnshire.— 
Spring Flowering Roots. 
Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B. — Dutch Bulbs, 
Florists’ Flowers, Fruit Trees, &c. 
Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
—Catalogues of Daffodils, Dutch, Cape, Californian 
and other Bulbs. 
PI. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. — Dutch and other 
Bulbs, Roses, Strawberries, &c. 
Robert Sydenham, New Tenby Street, Birming¬ 
ham. — Dutch and other Bulbous Roots. 
William Sydenham, Tamworth. — Fancy Exhibi¬ 
tion Pansies. 
H. G. Smyth, 21, Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane, 
W.C.—Price List of Garden Requisites. 
Charles R. Shilling, Hartley Wintney, Winch- 
field.—Trees, Shrubs, Plants, and Bulbs. 
John Jefferies & Son, Cirencester.—Select 
Bulbs. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September yth, 1891. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report an improved demand 
for Trifolium incarnatum at unchanged fates. Rye 
and Winter tares sell freely. Clover seed steady. 
Ryegrasses firm. Finest Rape seed scarce. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September g!h. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
. , , . s. d s. d. s. d. s. a. 
Apples... per J-sieve 1030 Pine apples, F.ng., lb. 
Currant,blk.,i-sieve —St. Michaels, each 26 50 
“ re d..A-sieve Peaches .perdoz. 10 60 
Grapes.per lb. 06 16 Plums. it-sieve 10 26 
Kent Filberts ioolb. 30 0 35 0 Tasmania Apples, 
Nova Scotia Apples per case 10 0 14 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 o 
Asparagus.per ico 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 4 
Beet.per dozen 2 o 
Cabbages ... perdoz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers,English, 
per doz. 3 o 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 060 
Endive, French, doz. 263 
0 6 
3 o 
2 6 
6 o 
Herbs . per bunch o 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 o 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 o 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions . per bunch o 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 3 6 
Tomatos . per lb. o 6 
Turnips . per bun. 0 6 
4 o 
1 6 
2 o 
o 6 
-~ ~ ~ O'-' A LAI lliyAO.pi 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ...doz. 6 o 12 o 
Bouvardias...per doz. 8 0 12 o 
Coleus.per doz. 30 60 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
DracEenaviridis,doz. 9 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 o 18 o 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 o 
s. d. s. d. 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 o 24 o 
Liliums,various, doz. 12 o 30 o 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 26210 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 60 90 
—scarlet.per doz. 20 40 
Cut Flowers.—Average 
s. d. s. d. I 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 50; 
Asters, doz. bunches 30 60 
,, French „ „ 90120 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 20 
— per dozen bunches 40 60 
Dahlia, doz. bunches 20 40 
Fucharis ...per doz. 20 4 o ! 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 40 
Gaillardia, doz. bun. 20 40 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 03 06 
Lavender, doz. bun. 40 50 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 20 40 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 30 60 
— various, doz. blms. 10 20 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 090 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 16 40 
Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 16 30 
Myosotis. .doz. bchs. 20 40 
Pansies, doz. bunches 10 20 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 04 09 
— scarlet... 12 sprays 03 04 
Poppies, various, doz. 16 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 20 40 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— mixed... doz. bchs. 1640 
— Red.doz. bchs. 20 60 
— Saffrano...per doz. 06 10 
— Tea.. per dozen 1030 
Stephan otis, dz. spvs. 20 40 
Sweet Sultan,doz. bh. 20 30 
1 Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 1630 
| Tuberoses, per doz. 03 06 
GOITTELTTS. 
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Amateur’s Garden, the . 22! 
Aphides, Domestic,. 23 
Begonia Froebellii . 23 
Brambles, Flowering and 
Ornamental . 17 | 
Chemical Manures for Peas, 
&c... 19 ! 
Chinese Pagoda-tree. 24 
Cryptogamic Diseases . 16 
Exacum pedunculatum ... 24 , 
Flower Garden at Keston, a 21 
Garden of England, the. 15 ( 
Garden, what to do in the 25 
Godetias. 18 • 
Habenaria carnea . 24 
Haemanthus Cinnabarinus 24 
Herbaceous Border, . 19 
Hydrangea paniculata 1 
grandiflora... 17 
International Show at 
Edinburgh. 20 | 
T T , page 
Filium pardalinum. 23 
Manchester Fruit Congiess 16 
Morello Cherries,' heavy 
crop of. 23 
National Pink Society . 18 
North, Away. . 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 24 
Perennial, what is a hardy 19 
Perfumes and health. 16 
Roman Hyacinths . 23 
Royal Caledonian Horticul¬ 
tural Society. 2 o 
Runner Beans, Early. 22 
Scottish Notes. 2 i 
Sobralia leucoxantha. 24 
Societies. 25 
Solandra grandiflora. 24 
Trade Sales . 15 
Tuberous Begonias out of 
doors . 22 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protherce & Morris 14 Greenhouse Plants. 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 13 
J. Carter & Co. 15 
J. G. Clarke . 14 
Dicksons, Limited. 15 
Dobbie & Co. 13 
Ireland & Thomson . 13 
E. H. Krelage& Son. 14 
H. Low & Co. 15 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. 13 
Ant. Roozen & Son. 14 
Roozen Bros. 14 
R. Silberrad & Son. 13 
R. Smith & Co. 14 
Sutton & Sons. 13 
R. Sydenham . 15 
E. Webb & Sons. 15 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 13 
J. W. Woodward. 14 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co. 14 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 14 
J. Smith. 13 
R. Smith & Co. 14 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Burch. 13 
J. Downie . 15 
Laing & Mather . 15 
J. Laing & Sons . 13 
J. Peed & Sons. 13 
Thomson & Co. . 15 
Fruit and Rose Trees. 
J. Downie . 15 
Ireland & Thomson . 28 
R. B. Laird & Sons. 15 
T. Rivers & Son . 15 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 14 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Acme Chemical Compy... 27 
Boundary Chemical Co.... 13 
Fisher & Sharpe. 14 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 27 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst ... 13 
R. Sankey & Son. 2S 
H. G. Smyth. 14 
J. Downie . 13 
Ireland & Thomson . 2S 
R. B. Laird & Sons. 15 
E Pynaert-van Geert. 13 
J. W. Silver . 13 
Hardy Plants. 
Creek . ,3 
W. Dean. I3 
H. English. I3 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 2S 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons. 13 
J. Cooper . 07 
J- Gray .13 
A. Peel & Sons. 13 
W. Richardson & Co. 27 
T. Weeks & Co.. i 3 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 13 
Fir Tree Oil .27 
Gishurst Compound . 13 
Nicotine Soap . 13 
Manures. 
S. C. Clay . 13 
Clay & Levesley. 27 
H. j. Jones. 14 
W. Thomson & Sons. 13 
E. S. Wiles & Co. 13 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’Cocoa .[27 
Gishurstlne . 13 
A. Outram. 28 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 13 
Mushrooms. 
W. CutbUsh & Son. 27 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 14 
P. McArthur. 13 
Seeds. 
J. Downie . 15 
R. B. Laird & Sons. 15 
Strawberries. 
W. Bentley . r3 
G. Bunyard & Co. 14 
T. Rivers & Son . r3 
R. Smith & Co. 14 
