March 5 , 1892. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Fpacris. —Those who desire their plants or some 
of them to come into bloom daring the aiitumn 
months, should cut the young shoots well hack as 
soon as the flowers fade, and place the plants in a 
warm and genial atmosphere to induce them to start 
into vigorous and early growth. A vinery just 
started, or a house with a similar temperature, will 
meet their requirements for a time, till the vines get 
too densely furnished with foliage, after which they 
may be removed to a cooler and better-ventilated 
house. 
.Hard wooded Plants.- —Many of these are now 
in bloom, including Boronias, Pimeleas, Choro- 
zemas, Polygalas, Kennedy as, Darwinias, and others; 
or if they have been retarded in a cool house, they 
will commence blooming shortly. Plenty of ventila- 
on should be given on all favourable occasions so 
as to keep them sturdy and healthy and prolong the 
flowering season. Avoid cold draughts as much as 
possible, particularly during the prevalence of cold 
east winds. 
Peaches. —The fruit in the early house should 
now have reached the stoning period, or will soon be. 
No attempt should be made at hard forcing until 
that stage is over, or many of the fruits will drop. 
A temperature of 55 0 to 6o° will be quite sufficient 
at night, until stoning is completed, after which, if 
it is desired to hasten the growth and maturity of 
the crop, a greater amount of artificial heat may be 
given. 
Melons. —After the young plants have attained 
the desired height and have been stopped, attention 
will have to be given to the laterals. Thin out all 
superfluous ones, and after those have attained a 
length of 18 in. or 20 in. they should be stopped to 
encourage the production of flowering shoots. Main¬ 
tain a rather dry atmosphere till the fruits are set, 
and the fertilisation of the flowers should be effected 
in the early part of the day, when the atmosphere of 
the house is in a light and airy condition. 
Cucumbers —Plants in bearing should be more 
liberally supplied with liquid manure than previously, 
because the lengthening days and the greater sun 
power is now giving greater impetus to growth. The 
night temperature may be kept up to 650 or 70°, with 
a rise of 10" or 15° by day, or even more than this 
at closing time from sun heat. Plenty of moisture 
must of course be maintained in the atmosphere by 
syringing and damping down. 
Forced Potatos. —Plenty of ventilation should 
be given to frames containing Potatos, Radishes, 
Carrots and such things as are being forced by means 
of fermenting manure. If kept too close the stems 
and leaves will get drawn, which is altogether con¬ 
trary to good cultivation, and inimical to the pro¬ 
duction of good crops. When the crops are in an 
advanced state the sashes may be entirely drawn off 
in mild weather. 
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©bituan?. 
We greatly regret to record the death, at Cairo, on 
the 22nd ult., aged fifty-nine years, of that well-known 
patron of horticulture, E. G. Wrigley, Esq., of 
Howick House, Preston. He was the senior partner 
of the well-known firm of Messrs. James Wrigley & 
Sons, paper makers, of Bridge Hall, Bury, having 
entered the firm at the age of seventeen years, and 
mainly by his exertions has the firm been raised to 
its present high position. For upwards of half a 
century the firm has supplied The Times with the 
paper used in the printing of that journal. For 
many years past he had devoted most of his leisure, 
and no inconsiderable portion of his vast wealth, to 
horticulture, and possessed one of the finest collec¬ 
tions of Orchids in the country, and the only collec¬ 
tion of any note in the neighbourhood of Preston. 
For some time Mr. Wrigley had been ailing in health, 
and in October last he left England to winter at his 
villa in Algiers. Three weeks ago he proceeded to 
Cairo, whence came the news of his somewhat unex¬ 
pected demise from the malady from which he has 
long suffered. 
Another great patron of horticulture also passed 
away on the 23rd ult., in the person of Mr. R. S. 
Holford, whose collection of pictures at Dorchester 
House, Hyde Park, was of world-wide reputation, 
and whose collection of trees, shrubs, and plants at 
Westonbirt, in Gloucestershire, was one of the most 
remarkable in the country. For many years the gar¬ 
dens at Westonbirt have been the Mecca of horticul¬ 
turists in the west of England, and nothing more en¬ 
joyable to the true lover of plants or of landscape 
beauty could be found than a visit to that delightfnl 
and princely place. 
QUEsncns mo snsuieps. 
Propagating Vinca roSea.— R . I K . \ This triay 
best be done in early sumnder, soon after , the new 
growth commences and when young shoots of 
sufficient length can be obtained. Young shoots 
about 2 in. or 2jin. may be taken off at a joint, and 
inserted in pots of light sandy soil containing a good 
proportion of sifted leaf soil. The p ts should be 
placed under bell-glasses or hand-lights, in the 
absence of a properly constructed propagating 
frame, and kept in a warm place till roots are 
developed. The lights or bell-glasses may be taken 
off for ten or fifteen minutes in the morning to 
change and dry the atmosphere about them. When 
the cuttings are rooted, pot them off singly, and 
return them to heat, and when they recommence 
growing, pinch out the points to make the young 
plants bushy. 
Names of Plants. — E. IF. A/.: 1, Selaginella 
Kraussiana (if the tips are yellow in spring it is the 
variety S. K. aurea) ; 2, S. apus; 3, S. Martensii 
variegata; 4, S uncinata (often called S. caesia in 
gardens); 5, S. Kraussiana Brownii aparently but too 
much crushed and dried up to be sure; 6, S. 
Braunii, often but erroneously called S. Willdenovii 
in gardens. Please send in a box next time as the 
specimens were crushed flat, withered up, and very 
difficult to recognise. A.W.: 1, Streptosolen Jamesoni; 
2, Sempervivum tortuosum variegatum ; 3, Herniaria 
glabra; 4, Stachys lanata; 5, Sedum sarmentosum 
variegatum; 6, Selaginella Kraussiana. A.J.R .: 
1, Ansellia africana ; 2, Dendrobium crassinodi; 3, 
Cypripedium barbatum ; 4, Odontoglossum trium- 
phans. H. Catto: Clivia miniata var. ; 2, Clivia 
nobilis, 
Pine woods, Waltnut, trees, &c. — Flos.: Theglow- 
ing lines or circles of light of which you speal, as oc- 
curing in dark Pine woods, might probably be what 
our forefathers used to call ignis fatuns or Will-o’-the- 
Wisp, due to the burning or glowing of phosphorus 
in the wet soil. It might and does also occur in 
other places than Pine woods, such for instance as 
in marshes, on moors and other badly drained 
places which used to be morecommon than they are 
at present. We doubt if Pine trees would thrive any 
better for being infested with tree-hoppers, particu¬ 
larly if the latter feed upon the trees by extracting 
their juices or otherwise. The wheat may blacken 
upon the soil in the heat of summer if badly 
attacked with disease, such as is caused by some 
fungi; but that would not be due to the heat 
directly. Walnut trees are less frequently cut 
down in this country than other kinds, for the 
simple reason that there are very few to cut down. 
Market Gardening. F. C. writes :—Being desir¬ 
ous of starting a market garden and wishing to make 
an estimate of cash and probable return, I should be 
glad if you would favour me with answers to the 
following questions. (1) When is the best time of 
the year to commence ? (2) What kind of soil is 
most suitable, and in what neighbourhood within 
about fourteen miles of London is that soil to be 
found? (3) What book (price and publishers), would 
give me calculated results, rotation of crops of 
vegetables, &c. (4) If any book is published show¬ 
ing what profit can be made by growing vegetables 
for market ? (5) What acreage could one man (with 
the help of two women) cultivate? (6) What would 
be about the cost of legal business, surveyor’s fees, 
&c., connected with the purchase of say about fifty 
acres with house ? 
[We can only advise our correspondent to let 
market gardening alone ; he evidently knows nothing 
about it, and would only lose his money; but per¬ 
haps some of our readers may be able to help him to 
the information he requires. Ed.] 
Communications Received.— E. P.—W. P. R. 
(many thanks).—J. Duncan.—C. L. Allen.—W. F.— 
W. N.—H. E. M.—M. C.—J. B. W.—Omega —T\ O 
—W. R. S.—Hortus. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Reid & Bornemaun, Trewsbury Road, Syden¬ 
ham, S. E.—Chrysanthemums and other florists, 
flowers. 
E. H. Krelage & Son, Haarlem, Holland.—Bulbs 
for spring planting. 
J. Peed & Sons, Roupell Park Nurseries, Norwood 
Road, S E.—Dahlias and Gloxinias. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 1st, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a brisk demand 
for Foreign Red Clover at an advance of 2s. per cwt. 
Supplies of English Red and Cowgrass short, and 
meet a ready sale. 
COVENT GARDEN MAkKET. 
March 2nd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Apples... per £-sieve 10 50 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 0 25 0 
s. d. s.a. 
Grapes.per lb. 19 30 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Cobbs... per 100 lbs 40 o 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s: d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Asparagus, Eng:bun; 10 o 13 o 
Beans, French; perlb. 10 16 
Befet.. pel dozfeh 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ..: per biinch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each i o 16 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
:d: 
Horse Radish, biindie 2 o 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p;basket 1 3 
Qnloiis.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes....per dozen 1 6 
Smallsaladmg.punnfet o 4 
Seakale ...per basket 2 o 
, Spinach, per strike 1 $ 
■ l-omatos. per lb. o 8 
Turnips.per him. 
t. d 
2 8 
2 8 
d 6 
1 d 
6 
Pota tjs.— 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. s. d. s. d. 
30 o 42 o ; Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 
Azalea .per doz, 
—Mollis......per doz. 24 o 36 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 o 12 o 
Cineraria ...per doz. 8 o 12 0 
Daffodils .. per doz. 9 o 15 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 o 
EpiphvUum per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Erica Hymalis, per 12 o 18 o 
— gracilis, per doz. 9 0 12 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 o 18 
Genista.per doz. 10 o 12 o 
Hyacinths,...per doz. 60 90 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. pots 12 o 18 o 
Marguerites, per doz. 9 o 12 0 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 21 0 
Primula Sinensis per 
doz. 40 60 
—scarlet.per doz. 40 60 
Solanums...per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Tulips.per doz. 80 90 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa 
French per bunch 
Anemone various, 
French, dcz. bun. 2 o 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 3 o 
Bouvardias, per bun. o 6 
Carnations. 12 blooms 2 o 
Daffodils, double, 
doz. bunches 4 o 
—Single, doz. bchs 6 o 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 o 
Freezia.doz. bun. 3 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 4 o 
Hellebore or Christmas 
Roses, dr>z. blooms o 6 
Heliotropes,12 sprays o 6 
Hyacinths, 
doz. sprays 3 o 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 4 6 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 o 
Liliumsvar.,doz blms. 1 6 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunches 6 o 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs 6 o 
6 o 
9 o 
6 o 
6 o 
9 o 
3 0 
4 0 
6 0 
1 6 
9 o 
9 o 
1 o 
s. d. 1 s. d. s. d 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
1620 Mignonette... 12 bun. 1 6 
Narciss. var., Scilly, 
doz. bunches 2 o 
Narciss, French, 
paper whit-, doz. bs 3 o 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 1 0 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 6 o 
Poinsettia doz. blms. 4 o 
Primula, double, bun. 0 9 
Primula single, doz. 
sprays 04 06 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 
Roses, yellow, dozen 
— Red.i doz. blms. 
— Saffrano...per doz 
— Tea ..per dozen 
Tuberoses, per doz. 10 20 
Snowdrops, doz. bn. 10 20 
Violets, Parme, Frnch 
per bunch 26 30 
— Czar, French bch. 16 20 
— Dark, French, 
doz. bunches 16 20 
—English, doz. bchs. 10 16 
4 o 
6 o 
o 3 
3 o 
4 o 
1 o 
6 o 
8 0 
3 0 
3 o 
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PAGE 
Acacia ovata.424 
Amaryllis, a double .413 
A-mygdalus Davidiana alba42i 
Annuals, H irdy .413 
Calanrhe Sandhurstiana ...425 
Carnat on, the green ..418 
Cattleya Percivaliana .425 
Centropogon Lucianus.413 
Deutzias.413 
Floriculture .413 
Flowers and their guests . .418 
Food ot Plants ... .421 
Gardeners’ Calen lar .425 
Gar lexers’ Orphan Fund...420 
Gardeners’ Situations.417 
Gardens, some old..422 
Mann es.4^7 
EJNT L’S. 
PAGE 
Orchids at Ashford.... .419 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 425 
Packing cut flowers.419 
Pittos porum Tobira.424 
Plants for house decora¬ 
tion .417 
Plant Hunting on Roriama 420 
Potato, Beet, &c..419 
Primulas at Forest Hill.420 
Roses, notes on ‘.419 
Roses, Pruning .420 
Soils fjr Plants .419 
j Solanum Jasminoides .424 
j Stachys Sieboldi .418 
! Violets, cu’ture of .413 
i Wall Trees .418 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe Sc Morris ... 
414 
Bulbs. 
J. Carter & Co. 
•413 
. Kelway & Son . 
•4 I 3 
Catalogues. 
Dobb-.e & Co . 
•413 
Kelway Sc Son. 
• 4n 
T S. Ware. 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Carter Sc Co. 
•413 
H. J. Jones. 
•413 
R. Owen.. 
•4i3 
Pitcher & Manda . 
.414 
Reid Sc Bornemann. 
■413 
Coal. 
F. R. Crawshay . 
•413 
W. H. Essery . 
.414 
Ferns 
W. & J. Birkenhead .... 
J. Smith. 
•413 
Florists’ Flowers. 
M. Campbell . 
.413 
W. Dean. 
.414 
J. Peed & Sons. 
..413 
S. I’ve . 
• 413 
J. I.aing & Sons . 
•413 
R. Owen. 
•413 
Fruits 
I!. G. Rerry . 
• 4M 
G. Jackman Sc Son. 
.416 
T. Rivers Sc Son. 
R. Smith Sc Co. 
Garden Sundries, Ac. 
J. Arnold. 
.414 
Boundary Chemical Co. 
4i3 
B. Edgington . 
.416 
H. J. Gasson. 
.414 
Longford Wire Co. 
•4 r 5 
A. Porter... 
• 413 
Rigby, Wainwright Sc Co.413 
R. Sankey & Son. 
.427 
Hardy Plants. 
Rev. G. Buck . 
H. English. 
.416 
C. Morft-tt. 
.413 
Stansfield Bros . 
•4 r 4 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper . 
•4'5 
Jones Sc Attwood. 
•4 J 3 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 
413 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd Sc Sons. 
.415 
W. C Doper. 
4 3 
C. Frazer’s Exors . 
4i3 
I -Gray . 
4*3 
W. Richardson Sc Co . 
4i 3 
J. Weeks & Co.... -. 
413 
PAQ* 
insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ...413 
1 W. Clibran Sc Son .416 
Corry & Co.415 
Gisburst Compound .413 
G. Murray .413 
Picrena .427 
Slugicide.414 
Manures 
W. H. Beeson .413 
Clay & Son .413 
W. Colchester .415 
Native Guano Co.415 
Standens .413 
W. Thomson Sc Sons.413 
Miscellaneous. 
T. Beecham .427 
Epps’Cocoa.42” 
Gishurstine .413 
A. Outram .415 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 413 
Mushrooms. 
W. Cutbush Sc Son.........414 
Orchids. 
Hugh Low Sc Co.413 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. ..417 
P. McArthur.413 
Pitcher & Manda.414 
Seeger Sc Tropp .413 
Trustees late J. Stevenson4i3 
Roses. 
H. Cannell & Sons.414 
F. Cant .414 
G. Jackman Sc Son.416 
T Rivers & Son .416 
W. Rumsey .414 
R. Smith & Co.416 
J. Walters.413 
Seeds. 
Austin Sc M’Aslan .... 
Barr Sc Son . 
John R. Box . 
B. L. Coleman. 
Dicksons, Ltd. 
J. Downie . 
J. Forbes . 
J. R. K ng . 
Little & Ballantyne.... 
R. Smith Sc Co .. 
Sutton Sc Sons. 
R. Sydenham . 
R. Veitch Sc Son. 
J. S. Ware. 
J. Watkins . 
Webb Sc Sons . 
B. S. Williams Sc Son 
Strawberries 
B. G. Berry. 
T. Laxton . 
.414 
•413 
.414 
.416 
• 4H 
,416 
4H 
•414 
,416 
•♦13 
..413 
• *4 r 4 
..416 
..416 
..417 
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