42 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 19, 1891. 
variegatus; 9, Dactylis glomerata elegantissima ; 10, 
Pentstemon gentianoides var. (garden varieties we 
do not undertake to name). 
Monstera deliciosa.— Wm. Reid : This plant may 
be grown in a warm greenhouse in this country, but 
thrives best in a moist, warm stove. It has fre¬ 
quently been fruited in the neighbourhood of London 
under the last-named conditions. The plant should 
be trained to some support and allowed to get to 
some size before it will produce fruit. It cannot be 
expected to grow in the open air under any con¬ 
ditions. 
Vine Shoots. — J. F.: Would you be kind enough 
to send some fresh specimens, as the last must have 
disappeared in some unaccountable way, owing to the 
change of offices. 
Gladioli.— M. : The Messrs. Kelway, of Lang- 
port, are by far the largest raisers of new varieties in 
this or perhaps any other country, and certainly 
have long been ahead of the French raisers. 
Clematis Eaten. — H. D.: The caterpillars seem 
to be those of the Pot-herb Moth (Hadena oleracea), 
and they do not confine themselves to Clematis but 
eat almost anything of a low-growing nature, whether 
herbs, or shrubs, and possibly trees. We tried them 
with Clematis, Convolvulus, Musk, and Trotceolum 
leaves, all of which they ate with apparent relish, 
devouring large quantities in a single night. The 
best remedy you can adopt now is to hand-pick them. 
This you can now' readily do owing to their large size 
and conspicuous nature. The more of them you can 
destroy now the fewer will there be to lay eggs next 
year, when the pupae, which lodge in the soil all 
winter, hatch out. The specimens you sent were 
nearly full fed so that the sooner you set about 
destroying them the better, before they bury them¬ 
selves in the soil. 
Cedar unhealthy.'— L.Imlah : The soil in which 
it is planted may be thin and gravelly, or at all events 
poor. The best plan to adopt would be to remove 
some of the top soil, and replace it with richer 
material, such as a mixture of old potting bench 
soil, old hotbed manure, and partly decayed leaves.' 
There should be a goodly proportion of good sub¬ 
stantial loam, so that when it settles down it may be 
of an enduring character. This laid on the top of 
the roots without disturbing the latter, would en¬ 
courage the development of fresh ones, and perhaps, 
give a fresh impetus to the tree next summer, and 
thereafter. You might also form a basin of some 
size round the tree, and give a heavy watering now 
and occasionally through the heat of summer while 
young growth is being made. 
Trop.eolum tuberosum. — B. Warwick: Properly 
speaking it is only half hardy but should outlive the 
winter in your locality by the sea side with a little 
management in winter. You should plant it in a soil 
that is dry and poor, rather-than otherwise, in a 
sunny position, and when the stems are killed down 
in autumn, protect the tuberous roots with a layer of 
cocoa-nut fibre. It would afford additional protec¬ 
tion if you placed a piece of slate in a slanting 
direction over it so as to throw' off the wet in winter, 
and preserved the soil about the tubers in a moder¬ 
ately dry condition. 
Bromus brizaeformis not flowering.— T. Reid : 
The grass you mention is a biennial not annual like 
Briza maxima, so that you have probably received 
the proper seed. The plants will flower next year, 
and they will do so all the better if you thin out the 
seedlings so as to leave a little space between each. 
The thinning may be transplanted elsewhere if so 
desired. 
Morello Cherries,— F. S. G. A.: It is quite 
true as you say that they are considered by most 
people to be fit only for preserving and culinary 
purposes, but others think highly of them for dessert 
purposes, the acidity being agreeable to their taste. 
The fruits must be allow'ed to hang on the trees till 
perfectly ripe, when they will be almost black. The 
trees must be netted in order to ward oft the birds 
which are often very troublesome. 
Communications Received. —W. P R —I T 
A. O.— J. C.—S. & S.—W. M.—W. D — B. L —A. 
P.—W. O.—W. P. R.—Frank—J. F. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
John T. Gilbert, Dyke, Bourne, Lines.—Bulbs 
and other Flower Roots. 
Ciiantrier Freres, A Mortefontaine, Par Plailly 
(Oise).—Aroids, Ferns, Bromeliads, Palms, Orchids, 
etc. 
Ant. Roozen & Son, Overveen, near Haarlem, 
Holland.—Choice Dutch and Cape Bulbs. 
.Thomas S. Ware, Tottenham, London.—Autumn 
Bulb Guide, and Autumn Plant Catalogue. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September 14th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Mark Lane Seed Market, report an improved 
demand for Trifolium incarnatum, stocks of which 
are almost exhausted. New Winter Tares and Rye 
offer at easier rates. Clover seeds steady, Rye¬ 
grasses unchanged, 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 16th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Apples... per J-sieve i o 30 
Grapes.per lb. 0 6 
Kent Filberts loolb. 30 0 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michaels, each 2 6 
1 6 
5 0 
s d. s. a. 
Peaches .perdoz. r o 60 
Plums. j-sieve 10 36 
Tasmania Apples, 
per case 10 0 14 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices 
. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 o 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 4 
Beet.per dozen 2 o 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers,English, 
per doz. 3 0 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 0 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .per bunch 0 2 
6 o 
0 6 
30 
2 6 
6 o 
o 9 
3 o 
o 6 
1 6 
2 o 
0 6 
r. d. s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 10 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch 0 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. o 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton ; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to loos, per ton ; Champions,-70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices, 
j. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ...doz. G 0 12 o 
Bouvardias...per doz. 8 o 12 o 
Chrysanthemums,doz 60120 
Coleus.perdoz. 30 60 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracrenaviridis.doz. 9 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 40180 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesalb Prices. 
s. d. 1. d. 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 o 24 o 
Liliums,various, doz. 12 o 30 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 0 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 21 o 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 60 90 
— scarlet.per doz. 20 40 
s. d. 
s. d. 
5 0 
6 o 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. ,2 o 
Asters, doz. bunches 3 o 
,, French „ „ 90120 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 20 
— per dozen bunches 40 60 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 09 30 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. bunches 40 90 
Dahlia, doz. bunches 20 40 
Eucharis ...per doz. 20 40 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 40 
Gaillardia, doz. bun. 20 40 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 03 06 
Lavender, doz. bun. 40 50 
Lapageria, r2 blooms 10 30 
Lilium Harrisii. 
doz. blooms 30 Go 
— various, doz. blms. 10 2 0 
s. d. s. d. 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 090 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 1640 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 1630 
Myosotis. .doz. bchs. 2040 
Pansies, doz. bunches 1 o 20 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 04 09 
— scarlet... 12 sprays 03 o 
Poppies, various, doz. r G 4 
Primula, double, bun. 06 1 
Pyrethrum,doz. bchs. 204 
Roses, yellow, dozen 204 
— mixed... doz. bchs. 164 
— Red.doz. bchs. 206 
— Saffrano...per doz. 061 
— Tea.. per dozen 103 
Stephan otis, dz. spys. 204 
Sweet Sultan,doz. bh. 203 
Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 1 6 3 
Tuberoses, per doz. 030 
GONTELTTS. 
PAGE 
Antirrhinums. 34 
Apples, British . 32 
Apple, Duches of Olden- 
burgh . 36 
Aster Tripolium. . 35 
Bog Gardens . 32 
Carnations, Seedling. 39 
Catasetum fimbriatum . 40 
Chelone barbata. 39 
Chrysanthemums, early ... 32 
Cydonia Maulei....... 40 
Dendrobium lencolophotum 40 
Edinburgh International, 
the.. 31, 36 
Epacris, the .. 33 
Floriculture . 34 
Fruit Notes. 36 
Fruit or Vegetable? . 39 
Garden Calendar. 41 
Herbaceous Border,the. 38 
Laburnum Trees in Towns 39 
r m- ^ , page 
Lilium Candidum . 40 
Limonia trifoliata . 40 
Melon, Halstead Favourite 36 
Miltonia Bluntii tubber- 
.siana. 40 
Pink Society, the National 34 
Plants, British, in London ^s 
Plants, New and Rare. 34 
Polygonum capitatum . 40 
Potato disease, the. 35 
Roses, Tea-scented.. 33 
Ramondia pyrenaica. 40 
Science Gleanings. 35 
Societies. 40 
Spirasa Japonica compacta 
multiflora .. 37 
Stock, Princess Alice...!!*.!!. 33 
Strawberry Culture . 37 
Turnips, Garden. 33 
Vegetable Garden . 39 
Watering and Syringing ... 38 
I^DEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 30 
J. C. Stevens. . 30 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son .29 
J. Carter & Co. 31 
Dicksons, Limited. 31 
Dobbie & Co. 29 
E. H. Krelage & Son. 30 
H. Low & Co. 30 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co.. 29 
Ant. Roozen & Son. 30 
Roozen Bros. 42 
R. Silberrad & Son. 29 
R. Smith & Co. 30 
Sutton & Sons. 29 
R. Sydenham . 29 
J. Veitch & Sons....,. 31 
E. Webb & Sons. 31 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 31 
J. W. Woodward. 30 
Climbers. 
R. Smith & Co.30 
Coal. 
W. H. Essery .31 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 42 
J. Smith. 29 
R. Smith & Co. 30 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Burch. 29 
J. Laing & Sons . 30 
J. Peed & Sons..... 29 
Thomson & Co. .. 31 
Fruit and Rose Trees. 
R. B. Laird & Sons.. 31 
T. Rivers & Son. 31 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 30 
Garden Sundries, <fcc. 
J. Arnold . 29 
Boundary Chemical Co.... 29 
Fisher & Sharpe. 43 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst ... 29 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. ...... 43 
R. Sankey & Son. 43 
T. Walker. 29 
C. G. Warne. 42 
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Greenhouse Plants. 
R. B. Laird & Sons. 31 
E Pynaert-van Geert. 20 
J. W. Silver . 29 
Hardy Plants. 
Creek 
29 
W. Dean. 2 q 
H. English.29 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attwood. 29 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 29 
C. Toope. 43 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons. 29 
W. Cooper. 43 
J- Gray . 29 
A. Peel & Sons. 29 
W. Richardson & Co. 29 
J. Weeks & Co.. 29 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 29 
Gishurst Compound . 29 
Picrena . 43 
Manures. 
S. C. Clay . 43 
H. J. Jones. 30 
Standen’s . 29 
W. Thomson & Sons. 2g 
E. S. Wiles & Co. 29 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’Cocoa .. 43 
Gishurstine . 29 
A. Outram. 43 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 29 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son.,,.. 42 
Orchids. 
L’Horticulture Inter¬ 
nationale. 44 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 30 
P. McArthur. 29 
Seeds. 
R. Dean. 29 
R. B. Laird & Sons. 29 
Strawberries. 
W. Bentley . 29 
G. Bunyard & Co. 30 
T. Rivers & Son . 29 
R. Smith & Co... 30 
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