February 6, 1892. 
THE.GARDENING WORLD. 
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result, and besides getting too large in a short time, 
the plants will not keep so well in winter. 
Temperature in the Stove.— After the annual 
repotting is given it will be necessary to give less air 
for a week or two to enable the roots to get estab¬ 
lished in the fresh soil, and to encourage top growth 
also. More atmospheric moisture may be given, 
and the night temperature increased to 65°, except 
on very cold, windy or frosty nights, and a consider¬ 
able rise may be allowed during the day, especially 
from sun heat. 
Cucumbers. —The early-sown plants should now 
be fit to plant out on the mounds or heaps of 
soil prepared for them, or about to be prepared, 
in the Cucumber house. Previous to this all 
parts of the woodwork and glass in the interior of 
the house should be thoroughly washed down, and 
the walls whitewashed. Allow the mounds of soil 
to become warmed to the same temperature as that 
of the house before planting the Cucumbers. Keep 
up a night temperature of 65° to 70'', with a rise of 
io° by day, or even more from sun heat, and give 
a little air on favourable occasions. 
Stock of Bedding Plants. —The stock of diffe¬ 
rent kinds to be planted out in the coming summer 
should be gone through to see whether there is 
sufficient in each case. Where the stock falls short 
of the requirements, the autumn struck cuttings or 
the plants housed for the purpose should be placed in 
a vinery or peach house at work to start them into 
growth in order to take cuttings. The latter should 
be placed in a moderately strong bottom heat to en¬ 
courage the development of roots. 
Pelargoniums, Verbenas, &c— The autumn- 
struck cuttings in boxes or where there are several 
together in a pot, may now be singled out and potted 
up separately. Lobelias might with advantage be 
transplanted into other boxes, giving them more 
room. This will sometimes prove serviceable where 
space is a matter of some consideration as well as 
the quantity of pots required. Pelargoniums may 
be kept a little longer if it is intended to tie up the 
roots in balls of soil surrounded with moss, and to 
place the plants in a cold frame at once after danger 
from severe frost is over. Keep them in a cool house 
until they can be planted in the frames. 
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©bitaan?. 
We learn from The American Florist of the death at 
Maywood, New Jersey, on the gth of January, of Mr. 
James Taplin, formerly well known in this country 
as gardener to the late Duke of Devonshire at 
Chatsworth. Mr. Taplin was a native of Ludlow, 
Shropshire, his father being gardener at Ludlow 
Castle. He served as a young man in a number of 
the best English gardens, and eventually became 
gardener at Chatsworth, which place he left about a 
quarter of a century ago to go to America, and was 
succeeded by the late Mr. Thomas Speed. In 
America he was for several years with Mr. George 
Such, of South Amboy, N.J., and about fourteen 
years ago bought the property on which he was re¬ 
siding at the time of his death. Mr. Taplin proved 
himself both here and in the States to be a cultivator 
of the very highest class, and made many warm 
friends in his adopted home. He has left a widow, 
two sons and two daughters. 
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Questions add ansuieRS. 
*,* 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." 
Poisonous Plants.— Flos.; The Manchineel-tree 
(Hippomane Mancinella) and the Upas-tree (Antiaris 
toxicaria) are very sparingly cultivated in the gardens 
of this country, and then only in the economic 
houses of botanic gardens. Various species of 
Colchicum (of which C. autumnale is the most 
common) are cultivated in gardens for the sake of 
their flowers which are very ornamental in the 
autumn monihs. They are of course hardy and are 
grown in the open ground. There are two annual 
species of Datura having pale violet flowers, namely 
D. quercifolia and D. Latula. On the other hand 
there is a greenhouse species named D. meteloides, 
which has either bluish-violet or white flowers, but 
the two colours would be on different individual 
plants. The Water Hemlock (Cicuta virosa) occurs 
on the banks of streams and in wet places, but is not 
very common. The Tithymale (Euphorbia Cyparis- 
sias) is a plant about 12-in. to 15m. high, 
densely covered with small, linear, light green leaves, 
with yellow flowers, and is often grown in herba¬ 
ceous borders amongst other plants of that character. 
By Ulma you probably mean Ulmaire, and if so it is 
the Meadow Sweet (Spiraea Ulmaria) which requires 
no description. 
Gas-lime for Cabbages, &c.— C. M. R.: It is 
now rather late in the season to apply gas-lime in the 
fresh state to the ground if Cabbages are to be planted 
soon. But taking it for granted that two months will 
elapse before Cabbages are planted or Carrots sown, 
the gas-lime would by that time have lost so much of its 
dangerous properties as to.be harmless to vegetation. 
There is another way of dealing with it however, 
namely, by spreading it out on some hard surface to 
expose it to the action of the air for about two 
months before use; it could then be swept up and 
applied to the ground. Its action upon the grubs 
would however be less effective than when pointed 
or forked into the ground in the fresh state. As to 
the quantity to be used it is a question of using one’s 
judgment. Break it up fine and give the ground a 
good sprinkling, just as one would scatter sand or 
ashes upon ice to prevent foot passengers or horses 
on a road from slipping. 
Cutting down Box Edgings.— C. M. R In your 
part of the country we should defer cutting down 
the edgings till April, and then we would select a 
favourable time. For instance if the weather during 
the first week is very dry and cold it might be advan¬ 
tageous to wait for a change to a milder and more 
moist time. This would encourage fresh growth, 
and the edging would soon recover and present a 
fresh appearance. There would not be much danger 
of the sun burning the old leaves if done at that 
time. Should the weather be very mild during 
March it might be advisable to perform the opera¬ 
tion towards the end of that month. Of course we 
presume that even when your edgings are hard cut 
down there will still be leaves upon them ; otherwise 
we would lift them and relay them, breaking up the 
plants into suitably small pieces. 
Names of Fruits.— G. B. : 1, Alfriston ; 2, Dutch 
Mignonne .—Knebba : 1, Golden Reinette ; 2, Reinette 
du Canada; 3, not recognised; 4, Josephine de 
Malines ; 5, not known-— R. J. C.: next week. 
St. Peter’s Worts .—Omega : There are several 
species of St. Peter’s Wort in cultivation, including 
Symphoricarpus racemosus and S vulgaris, both of 
which are pretty common in gardens. The first 
named is the most common, and is the common 
Snowberry, a shrub which generally gets laden with 
snow-white berries during September and October. 
It grows about 4 ft. or 5 ft. high, and when laden with 
fruit you can hardly mistake it for anything else. 
Mistleto Seed .—James Harvey : The seeds may 
be placed in position upon Apple trees at once. It 
may be done in two ways, namely by rubbing the 
viscid fruits upon young branches until they adhere, 
or by making a cut in the bark and lifting the latter 
until the fruits or seeds can be pushed in beneath it. 
The usual plan is to place the seeds on the under 
side of branches so as to escape the eye of birds till 
germination takes place. To make them more 
secure however you could tie a thin piece of canvas 
or tiffany over the places where the seeds are 
inserted until they germinate and pierce the bark, 
after which they will be pretty safe. 
Tomatos, Cucumbers, Vegetable Marrows.—- 
Omega : All of these are usually classed as vegetables 
by gardeners and by the framers of exhibition 
schedules. Tomatos are sometimes admitted in 
classes set apart for fruits, but they do not as a rule 
carry very much weight with the judges, even if they 
do not disqualify the exhibit. They are generally 
admitted in classes for vegetables, where they carry 
more weight with judges ; and in some instances 
separate classes are made for them, where they can 
be judged upon their own merits. Speaking from a 
botanical point of view, all the three kinds you 
mention are undoubtedly fruits, and are classed as 
such. 
Communications Received.—E. H. K.—J. P.— 
F. & B.—W. J. B.—R. J. C.—W. D.—Con. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 1st, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditc-h, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, E.C. report White 
Clover firm. New English Red Clover is now com¬ 
ing out in larger quantities, and prices if anything 
are easier. There is no alteration in Foreign Red 
Clover or Alsike, Trefoil is unchanged. The market 
for Ryegrasses looks like being much dearer. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 3 rd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Apples... per J-sieve 10 50 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel u 0 18 0 
..per lb. 
s. d . s . a . 
1930 
Grapes. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Cobbs... per 100 lbs. 40 o 
r jc. 1 AnLA: 
s . d. s . d. 
ArtichokesGiobedoz. 30 60 
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 0 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each o 6 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herb'- .per bunch 0 2 
mr.r. AUE. 1'RICES. 
1 6 
3 ° 
2 6 
6 0 
o 9 
3 o 
o 6 
s. d. s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
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. 0 0 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
2 o 
2 o 
o 6 
3 0 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to looi/per tonKent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
d - *■ d ■ -. d. t. d 
Chrysanthemums,doz 6 o 12 o 
— large .per doz.i2 o 24 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. pots 12 o 24 o 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 2t 0 
Dracaenaviridis.doz. 9 0 18 o -scarlet '.Zfperlof. 4060 
jJ. U L n P er _ doz - _9 0 12 o Poinsettia, ...per doz. 9 o i3 o 
Erica Hymalis, per 12 o 18 u 
— gracilis, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 o 18 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Hyacinths,...per doz. 6090 
- — - - - 1 uu/y. 
Primula Sinensis per 
doz. 40 Go 
Roman Hyacinths, per 
doz. 9 0 12 o 
Solanums...per doz. 90120 
.Tulips.per doz. 80 90 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. i j, a. s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
French per bunch r 6 2 o 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 6090 
Bouvardias, per bun. o 6 
Carnations, 12 blooms 2 o 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 09 20 
Chrysanthemums. 
doz. bunches 6 o 24 0 
Eucharis ...per doz. 60 90 
Gardenias 12 blooms 6 o 12 0 
Hellebore or Christmas 
Roses, doz. blooms o 6 
Heliotropes,12 sprays o 6 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
doz. sprays 0 6 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 6 o 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 o 
Liliumsvar., doz. blms. 1 6 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunchesi2 0 18 0 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 090 
1 o 
3 o 
1 6 
1 0 
7 0 
10 0 
3 o 
-O-- J — “uu. 4. VJ 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 1 6 
Narciss, Paper White 
doz. sprays o 9 
Narciss, French, 
doz. bunches 3 6 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 1 0 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 9 o 
Poinsettia. doz. blms. 4 o 
Primula, double,bun. o 9 
Primula single, doz. 
sprays o 4 
Roses, yellow, dozen 3 o 
— Red.doz. blms. 1 6 
— Saffrano...per doz. 2 o 
— Tea.per dozen 1 0 
Tuberoses, per doz. 1 o 
Violets, Parme, Ernch 
per bunch 4 6 
— Czar, French, bch. 2 6 
— Dark, French, 
doz. bunches 2 g 
— English,doz. bchs. 1 6 
3 0 
I O 
6 o 
1 6 
12 o 
9 o 
1 6 
o 6 
6 0 
2 o 
3 0 
3 ° 
1 6 
5 0 
3 ° 
3 6 
2 O 
CONTENTS. 
Apple, A Russian.354 
Apple tree culture .358 
Asparagus plumosus nanus..355 
Carex tristachys .360 
Cauliflowers, early.356 
Chrysanthemum Robert 
Owen .357 
Clematis, the. 358 
Cotyledon retusa.359 
Crocus Imperati...359 
Cypripedium Lathamianum36o 
Flowers of Tan.359 
Fruits, small.353 
Fruit trees, planting .356 
Garden Calendar.360 
Ha?manthus magnificus.359 
Floriculture .358 
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International Horticul¬ 
tural Exhibition .351 
Laslia anceps Stella .360 
Obituary.361 
Odontoglossum,Humeanum36o 
Orchid Notes .360 
Peas, Reserve .356 
Primulas planted out.356 
Primula sinensis rubra ...359 
Royal Horticultural Society352 
Science Glesnings .355 
Selaginellas .354 
Spinach .355 
Technical Education.352 
Vegetable Garden, the .355 
Wireworms .356 
Winter, the .352 
Worms in pots.359 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris 
Catalogues. 
Dobbie & Co 
Harrison & Sons.., 
Kelway & Son. 
C. Sharpe & Co ... 
T S. Ware. 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter & Co. 
H. J. Jones. 
R. Owen. 
Pitcher & Manda 
Reid & Bornemann. 
Reydellet . 
T. H. Spaulding. 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .. 
M. Taylor . 
J. Smith. 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Cheal & Sons . 
W. Dean. 
J. Peed & Sons. 
S. Pye. 
J. I.aing & Sons . 
J. Smellie . 
Fruits. 
B. G. Berry .^y 
G. Bunyard & Co.350 
G. Jackman & Son.350 
H. Lane & Son .349 
J. Le Cornu & Son.362 
T. Rivers & Son.362 
R. Smith & Co.350 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.349 
Boundary Chemical Co. 349 
B. Edgington .363 
W. H. Essery .362 
H. J. Gasson.349 
Longford Wire Co.362 
A. Porter.362 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co.349 
R. Sankey & Son.363 
C. G. Warne.362 
Wood & Sons .364 
Hardy Plants. 
Rev. G. Buck .349 
H. English.362 
Kelway & Son .349 
Knight, Clarke, & Co. ...362 
Lane.362 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper .363 
Jones & Attwood.349 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ...349 
page 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.349 
W. Cooper.363 
C. Frazer’s Exors .349 
J- Gray . 349 
W. Richardson & Co.349 
J. Weeks & Co......349 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ...349 
W. Clibran & Son .362 
Gishurst Compound .349 
G. Murray.349 
Picrena . 363 
Manures 
W. H. Beeson .349 
W. Colchester .363 
Native Guano Co.362 
Standens .349 
W. Thomson & Sons.349 
Wood & Son.364 
Miscellaneous. 
T. Beecham .363 
Epps’Cocoa.362 
Gishurstine .349 
A. Outram.363 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 349 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush & Son.362 
Orchids. 
Hugh Low & Co.349 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co.350 
P. McArthur...349 
Seeger & Tropp .349 
Roses. 
H. Cannell & Sons.350 
F. Cant .350 
G. Jackman & Son.350 
T Rivers & Son .362 
W. Rumsey .351 
R. Smith & Co.350 
J. Walters.349 
Seeds. 
Austin & M’Aslan .349 
Barr & Son .350 
J. Carter & Co.350 
B. L. Coleman.350 
Dicksons, Ltd.350 
H. Eckford .349 
J. Forbes .362 
Garaway & Co.362 
Harrison & Sons.362 
Jarman & Co .351 
R. Smith & Co .350 
Sutton & Sons.349 
R. Sydenham .349 
J.Veitch & Sons.351 
Webb & Sons .351 
B, S. W’illiams & Sou ...351 
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