January 30, 1S92. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
345 
born at Hackney, and it is assumed that his father 
was a gardener as all his brothers followed the gar¬ 
dening profession. He received his early training in 
one or other of the small nurseries for which Hack¬ 
ney was then noted, and in due time entered the 
classic establishment of the Loddiges, where he 
worked himself up into a position of trust. His 
next move was to the Pine Apple Nursery 
of Messrs. Arthur Henderson & Son, when that 
establishment was in the hey-day of its prosperity. 
Here he stayed until 1856, w r hen in conjunction with 
the late Mr. B. S. W illiams, of Holloway, he com¬ 
menced business as a Nurseryman in the Seven 
Sisters Road, but the partnership lasted only some 
five or six years, and on its termination he established 
himself at Tooting, and with the assistance of his 
old foreman Brown, a contemporary of the late John 
Dominy at Exeter, and a subsequent employe in the 
Rollison’s Nursery at Tooting, he developed a large 
business in hardy plants. Both Parker and Brown 
were not only expert cultivators of hardy plants but 
possessed a wide knowledge of them, and for a number 
of years their groups of specimens as exhibited at the 
South Kensington and Regent’s Park Shows were 
very hard to beat. For some years Mr. Parker was 
also a member of the Floral Committee, and a regular 
attendant at the Royal Horticultural Society’s 
meetings at South Kensington, when by reason 
of his tall, massive proportions, the peculiar 
clerical cut of his garments, and the little black 
bag from which he seemed to be inseparable, 
Robert Parker was a very conspicuous habitue. 
A few months after the death of his first wife some 
ten years ago he went into • retirement, and 
thenceforth was very seldom seen by any of his 
former friends. 
We learn with much regret of the death at Kew 
on the 14th inst. of the well known botanical artist 
Mr. W. H. Fitch, aged seventy-five. Mr. Fitch 
came from Glasgow to Kew with the late Sir 
William Hooker about fifty years ago, and for some 
forty years he prepared all the plates published in 
the Botanical Magazine, besides making drawings for 
nearly all the important botanical works which have 
emanated from Kew. In consideration of his valu¬ 
able work as a botanical artist he was a few years 
ago granted a Civil List pension of £100 per annum. 
Qoescions aod snsmeRs. 
'«* Correspondents are requested, in order to avoid delay, 
to address all communications to “The Editor” 
or “ The Publisher,” and not to any person bv 
name, unless the correspondence is of a private 
character. Telegrams may be addressed “ Bambusa 
London." 
Ccelogyne asperata. — J. F. A. \ We find on 
microscopical examination that the interior of the 
leaf you sent us was infested with myriads of minute 
Bacteria of an oval form in groups and branching 
clusters. On the under side of the leaf outside were 
clusters apparently of the same organism in globular 
masses in the resting stage. We are inclined to 
think that the decay of the leaf accounts for the 
presence of the organisms in question, rather than 
that the latter have attacked the leaf and caused it 
to decay in places forming the brown and blackish- 
L° Wn S P°^ S that disfigure the leaf. You say that 
the pseudo-bulbs are going the same way. It seems 
that decay had first commenced at the roots owing 
to the bad state of the material they were in, and 
that decay once commenced in that has proceeded 
from the base of the plant upwards. Healthy sap 
cannot ascend to the leaves from decaying roots and 
pseudo-bulbs ; and it appears to us that the leaves 
are being starved and poisoned owing to the state of 
the roots and pseudo-bulbs. The plant cannot do 
any mrther good, and as a precaution we should burn 
it, lest the ailment might be communicated to others, 
though we hardly think it probable. Examine the 
state of the roots and the material surrounding them, 
to see whether our surmise about them is correct. 
Names of Plants. — G.W.G.: 1, Lselia anceps ; 2, 
Pterts tremula ; 3, Sonchus pinnatus ; 4, Selaginella 
caulescens, or some garden variety of it; 5, Begonia 
msignis ; 6, Dracaena concinna.— E. W.M. : 1, Adian- 
tu P? hispidulum ; 2, Adiantum cuneatum var. ; 3, 
Adiantum cuneatum gracillimum ; 4, Pteris cretica 
nobihs apparently, but too small a piece to be cha¬ 
racteristic, and it may only be a form of P. serrulata 
cristata ; 5, Pteris serrulata ; 6, Lomaria Gibba.— W. 
Richards : 1, Acacia pubescens : 2, Acorus gramineus 
variegatus ; 3, Lomaria chilensis; 4, Aspidium sp. 
which we do not recognise ; 5, Carex Morovii, some¬ 
times called C. americana variegata; 6, Pteris quad- 
naurita argyreia. 
Mustard and Cress. — Querist : To grow Mustard 
a ™ Cress, fit to cut, from seeds in 20 minutes- is 
absolutely impossible. The story of what your lady 
friend said she saw at Brighton would not do even 
for Munchausen. 
Moss on Lawn.— W.L.: Rake off as much of 
the moss as you can, and then top dress the lawn 
with a good rich compost mixed with lime. Any¬ 
thing that will make the grass grow will help to keep 
the moss out, but sulphate of iron is of no use. 
Melons and 1 omatos. — Omega. For frame culture 
try Sutton’s A 1 scarlet flesh, and High Cross 
Hytirid, green flesh. We could not attempt to say 
which is the best under all circumstances. Either 
the Conference, Ham Green Favourite, or Horsford's 
Prelude 1 omatos would suit you for open air culture. 
The old Large Red is perhaps the freest setter, but 
does not give a good market sample. 
Cucumber and Tomato Culture.— Tomato. 
There is no separate work on the Cucumber, but 
there are several on the Tomato. Mr. Iggulden’s, 
published at 171, Fleet Street, price is., would 
perhaps suit you well. 
Vegetable Culture ,—D.C.T. ; No such book has 
ever been published as the one you require. If you 
get Mr. Earley’s w'orkon “Kitchen Gardening,” pub¬ 
lished by Bradbury, Agnew & Co., and apply your 
own common sense to the little points of detail on 
which definite instruction is not given, you will not 
go far wrong. 
Communications Received. —A. D.—D. T._H. 
E. M.—F. C. H.—J. F.—J. K. (next week). — G. B. 
—W. K.—T. D. H.—H. B. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Carter & Co., 237, 238, High Holborn, 
W.C.—Select List of Chrysanthemums. 
J. & R. Thyne, 83, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow.— 
Garden Seeds, Horticulturul Implements, &c. 
Fotheringham & Co., Dumfries.—Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. 
W. P. Laird & Sinclair, Dundee.—Spring Cata¬ 
logue of Garden Seeds. 
William Rumsey, Joyning’s Nurseries, Waltham 
Cross.—Select Seeds, Roses, Trees, Shrubs, &c. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley.—Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds. 
T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham.— 
Flower and Vegetable Seeds, Chrysanthemums, 
Begonias, &c. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
January 25 th, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a steady demand 
for White Clover. New English Red Clover, being 
of poor quality, does not find buyers at present high 
figures. Foreign Red Clovers realise rates current 
last week. Trefoil unchanged. Ryegrasses dearer. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 2 yth. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
$• d s. d. s. d. s.a. 
Grapes.per lb. 19 36 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 6 0 
Cobbs... per 100 lbs. 40 0 
050 
Apples... per £-sieve 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices 
. d. s. d. 
18 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 3 o 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 o 
Beet.per dozen 2 o 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers,English, 
per doz. 3 o 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each o 6 
Endive. French, doz. 2 6 
Herb° .per bunch o 2 
6 o 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch o 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Seakale ...per basket 2 o 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 
Turnips.per bun. 
- --X--- — “ “ . u. .^/vi L/UU. O 6 
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. 
Chrysanthemums,doz 6 o 12 0 
— large .per doz. 12 o 24 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracasnaviridis,doz. 9 o 18 o 
Epiphylium per doz. 90120 
Erica Hymalis, per 12 o 18 o , 
— gracilis, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o ! 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 40 18 o 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 o I 
Hyacinths,...per doz. 60 90! 
s. d. s. d 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. pots 12 o 24 o 
Marguerites, per doz. 60120 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 21 o 
—scarlet .per doz. 40 60 
Poinsettia, ...per doz. 9 o 18 o 
Primula Sinensis per 
doz. 40 60 
Roman Hyacinths, per 
doz. 9 0 12 o 
Solanums...per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Tulips.per doz. 80 90 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa 
French per bunch 1716 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 70 So 
BouvardiaS, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 20 30 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 09 20 
Chrysanthemums. 
doz. bunches 6 o 24 0 
Eucharis ...per doz. 60 80 
Gardenias 12 blooms 6 o 12 o 
Hellebore or Christmas 
Roses, doz. blooms 06 16 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 06 10 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz.sprays 06 09 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 60 70 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 o 10 0 
Liliumsvar., doz. blms. 16 30 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunches 9 o 18 0 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs. 4 090 
s. d. s. d. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 16 30 
Narciss, Paper White 
doz. sprays 09 10 
Narciss, French, 
doz. bunches 36 60 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 10 16 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 9 o 12 o 
Poinsettia. doz. blms. 40 90 
Primula, double, bun. 09 16 
Primula single, doz. 
sprays 04 06 
Roses, yellow, dozen 30 60 
— Red.doz. blms. 16 20 
— Saffrano...per doz. 20 30 
— Tea.per dozen 10 30 
Tuberoses, per doz. 10 16 
Violets, Parme, Frnch 
per bunch 46 50 
— Czar, French, bch. 26 30 
— Dark, French, 
doz. bunches 26 40 
— English,doz. bchs. 16 20 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. 
frotheroe & Me 
Catalogues. 
• 334 
Karr & Son . nn 
TX~kk:,. r. .... 
Dobbie & Co 
-333 
Harrison & Sons.», 
Kelway & Son. '..w 
C. Sharpe & Co .335 
Simpson .333 
Chrysanthemums. 
J Carter & Co . 3,6 
H. J. Jones . 
R. Owen. ..jjj 
Pitcher & Manda 
Reid & Bornemonn.33; 
Reydellct .,33 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 346 
M. Taylor . . 
J. Smith . '....346 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Chcal & Sons . 334 
W. Dean., 
.337 
J. Peed & Sons.333 
Py. e .333 
J. Laing & Sons .333 
Fruits. 
B. G. Berry .. 
G. Bunyard & Co.334 
G. Jackman & Son.334 
H. Lane & Son .333 
J. I.e Cornu & Son.346 
T. Rivers & Son.346 
R. Smith & Co.. 
J. Watkins.346 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.333 
Boundary Chemical Co. 333 
Longford Wire Co.346 
A. Porter.346 
Rigby, Wainw right & C0.333 
R. Sankey & Son.=47 
H. G. Smyth.348 
A. C. Sterry .348 
Wood & Sons .348 
Hardy Plants. 
H. English.346 
Kelway & Son .333 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper .347 
Jones & Attwood.333 
C. P. Kinnell & Co.34S 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ...319 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons...347 
GOITTBITTS 
PAUfc 
Begonia Arthur Mallet .339 
Begonia Scharftiana.339 
Cattleya Percivalliana .343 
Chicago Exhibition.336 
Chrysanthemums from 
Seed.340 
Cypripedium barbatum 
Warneri .343 
Cypripedium callosum .343 
Economic Plants.341 
Floriculture .342 
Gardeners’ Calendar.344 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund...340 
Heating small greenhouses339 
Herbaceous plants.336 
Iris Bakeriana .339 
Laslia autumnalis . . .. 341 
... TAGr. 
W Cooper. .347 
C. I ruzer s Lxors .. in 
J-Gray . 
W. Richardson & Co.346 
J. Weeks & Co .. 333 
Insecticides. 
Bricigford’s Antiseptic ...339 
W. Cl ibran & Son .346 
Gishurst Compound . 333 
G. Murray . 333 
Nicotine Soap .333 
Manures 
Clay & Son .334 
Native Guano Co.346 
W. Thomson & Sons.. . 333 
Wood & Son.3 - y 
Miscellaneous. 
T. Beccham .347 
Epps’Cocoa.346 
Gishurstine . . 
A. Outiam . 3,'3 
Mrs. A. Peat .. ...'.'.'.”£47 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 333 
Mrs. G.Wass . 346 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son.346 
Orchids. 
Hugh Low & Co.733 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co.. 
P. McArthur. 333 
Seegc-r & Tropp . 333 
J. Stevenson. 327 
Roses. 
H. Cannell & Sons.343 
F. Cant .346 
T Rivers & Son .346 
W. Rumsey .34*5 
R. Smith & Co.333 
J. Walters. 313 
Seeds. 
Austin & M’Aslan .333 
J. Carter & Co.. 
B. L. Coleman.334 
Dicksons, Ltd.335 
Fisher, Son, & Sibraj ...334 
Garaway & Co.346 
Harrison & Sons.346 
Jarman & Co .335 
Little & Ballantyne .334. 
F. Roerner.333 
R. Smith & Co .335 
Sutton & Sons.333 
R. Sydenham .333 
J.Veitch & Sons.333 
Webb & Sons .534 
. . page 
Missionary, the new .333 
Obituary.344. 
Odontoglossum, new yellow 343 
Odontoglossum ramosis- 
simum.343 
Orchid hunting in Upper 
Siam . 340 
Pellionia pulchra.339 
Platycerium Willinckii.539 
Resurrection Plant.340 
Selaginellas .342 
Societies.344 
Soil Insects .336 
Tillandsia Lindeni.339 
Trichocentrum triquetrum 343 
Vegetable Wonders .342 
Winter Cherry, the.341 
EVERYBODY 
Who suffers from Bodily 
Aches and Pains, such as 
Rheumatism, Gout, Lum¬ 
bago, Headache, Pleurisy, 
Sciatica, Sprains and 
Bruises, 
SHOULD USE 
ST. JACOBS OIL 
1 / 3 . 4 - and 2 /© 
PER BOTTLE. 
GARDEN. 
BULBS, ROSES, &c. 
F OR whatever is wanted, mentioned or 
not in these columns, please to write immediately to ' 
H. CANNELL & SONS, whose Seed and Nursery Stock 
Is very complete and extensive, and where nearly everything 
for the garden is grown and supplied in large quantities in the 
finest possible condition, at the lowest prices, consistent with 
correctness and superior character. Never has there been such 
a complete Autumn Catalogue issued of everything required for 
the garden as the one we are now sending post free. Neither 
has there ever been such a splendid stock of best varieties of 
the many families of plants necessary to keep the garden in 
the highest st2te of perfection as we are now soliciting orders 
for. Our climate, soil, and facilities give us and purchasers 
many advantages, and we ask all to send for a Catalogue. 
h. canneUl &Tsons, 
SWANLEY, KENT. 
