May 7, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Deutzias.— Encourage the growth of Deutzias 
after they have finished flowering by putting them 
in a vinery or Peach-house at work, and supplying 
them with plenty of water. In the case of large 
plants that have thoroughly filled their pots with 
roots, frequent supplies of weak liquid manure 
would assist them greatly. They should not be 
overshaded, although they will stand a little of it 
without greatly injurious effects. 
Tuberous Begonias.— Plants of these that were 
started early will now require abundant supplies of 
water, and those with long stems should be supplied 
svith neat stakes, not only to support them but to 
prevent crowding and give them all an equal degree 
of light and air. 
Vineries. —Grapes that are now colouring in the 
early houses should be kept warm by artificial 
means, so that a little ventilation may be given them 
by night, and more by day. What damping down 
may be done should be given early in the morning 
on bright days. Reduce the ventilation again early 
in the afternoon, keeping the fires going. Houses 
in which the Grapes are ripe should be kept cooler 
and drier. Young vines may now be planted in out¬ 
side borders. The roots should be shaken out of 
the pots and spread out evenly within 6 in. of the 
surface, and should the soil be dry when planting 
give a good watering after mulching with fairly well 
rotted manure. 
Peaches.— Where the fruits have commenced 
their second swelling in the early house, in 
order to colour them properly, every attention should 
be given to the proper exposure of the fruits to 
sunlight. Tie in all shoots not already so treated, 
and by means of short stakes or labels elevate the 
shoots bearing fruit, so that the latter will be on the 
upper side of the trees and fully exposed by being 
between the foliage and the glass instead of below 
the foliage. 
Cabbages, Cauliflowers, &c. —Plantations of 
these that were sown in spring may now be made, 
so as to take advantage of the recent beneficial 
rains. They soon get established when put in moist 
soil and with the warm weather that may be 
expected presently. The autumn sown Cauliflower 
will all have been planted out by this time, but 
successional sowings made under glass in February 
should now be in fine condition for planting out. 
Carrots and Parsnips.— If late Parsnips are 
required the final sowing may be made at once. Of 
course they cannot be expected to attain the size of 
those sown in March or early in April, but they will 
be useful to those who prefer young roots. What 
has been said of Parsnips will also apply in part to 
Carrots ; but late sowings of Intermediate, Nantes 
and Long Red Surrey will come on more quickly 
than Parsnips. 
Recently-transplanted Fruit Trees.— During 
dry weather, large trees that were transplanted last 
winter will require occasional copious waterings till 
the roots have taken a thorough hold of the soil. It 
is better to insure their thorough establishment in 
early summer, otherwise they may start into growth 
in autumn, when the shortening days and the 
increased amount of wet often starts newly-trans¬ 
planted trees into fresh growth. 
©tntuavp. 
It is with sincere regret that we announce the death, 
on the 2nd inst., of Mr. Edward Cooper, who for 
exactly seventeen years was head gardener to the Rt. 
Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, M.P , at Highbury, Bir¬ 
mingham. He attended church on the previous 
evening with his daughter, and a brother gardener 
saw him as late as ro o’clock on Sunday night, when 
he was in excellent spirits. Mrs. Cooper woke about 
4 o’clock on Monday morning, and finding her hus¬ 
band was ill, sent immediately for the doctor, who 
saw that life was extinct, and tjiat he could not possi¬ 
bly have lived ten minutes after being taken. The 
cause of death was cerebral apoplexy, with effusion 
of blood to the brain, caused by the rupture of a 
blood vessel. Mr. Cooper was greatly esteemed by 
a very large circle of friends, and great sympathy 
exists for Mrs. Cooperand family. 
Mr. Alfred Watkins, nurseryman of Hockerill, 
Bishop Stortford, died on the 25th ult., after a com¬ 
paratively short illness. Mr. Watkins was much 
respected in local horticultural circles, and we regret 
to say has left a widow and several children. 
Questions add ansuieRS. 
Mushroom Beds in the Open-air.— G. P. : A 
Mushroom bed made in the open-air should take the 
form of a blunt backed ridge from 3ft. to 4ft. wide at 
the bottom and about 2J ft. high in the centre, and 
as long as you like to make it. Collect your horse- 
droppings from the stable fairly free from long 
straw, until you have obtained a sufficient quantity. 
Keep them under a shed if possible, and turn them 
over every other day to promote fermentation until 
the rank heat has been got rid of. Then make up 
your bed, treading or beating it firm, and leave it 
until the temperature subsides to about 8o°, when it 
may be spawned and soiled. From 2J in. to 3 in. of 
soil will be ample, and it must be beaten firm and the 
surface made smooth with the back of a spade. 
Then cover the whole bed over to the depth of 
about 12 in. with straw or long litter from the 
stables, to throw off heavy rains and maintain an 
equable temperature in the bed. 
Bedding Arrangement.— Carpet Bedding ; You 
could utilise the plan you have sent with a little 
variation in detail. For instance, each of the four 
circles in the angles of the bed might be concave or 
lined off with a line and two pegs from the centre of 
the middle one. Then again these same circles 
might be run out to an angle or point into the angles 
of the bed with their sides running parallel with 
those of the bed, that is, on the two sides extending 
from the angles of the same. The central one 
might be made in the form of a diamond with 
concave sides, having its angles opposite the middle 
of the sides (not the angles) of the bed. In this case 
the inner sides of the circles might be left in a 
convex condition as they are at present and run into 
angles as above described in the corners of the bed. 
The four outer figures might be planted as you 
indicate, but' they should have a line of Kleinia 
repens separating them from the general ground¬ 
work of Mentha. 
Names of Plants. — W. Y. : 1, Dendrobium 
linguiforme ; 2, Dendrobium miniatum ; 3, Asplen- 
ium obtusatum lucidum.— J.Gold: 1, Narcissus 
incomparabilis aurantius plenus, or, Butter and 
Eggs ; 2, N. incomparabilis albus plenus sulphureus, 
popularly known as Codlins and Cream, or Sulphur 
Phoenix : 3, N. incomparabilis Titan.—S. K. G. : 1, 
Cypripedium Argus; 2, Cypripedium barbatum 
Crossii, otherwise known in gardens as C. b. War- 
nerianum and C. b. biflorum ; 3, Narcissus Pseudo- 
Narcissus plenissimus.— W. G. : 1, Dendrobium 
chrysotoxum; 2, Dendrobium Pierardi ; 3, Euonymus 
japonicus foliis variegatis ; 4, Euonymus japonicus 
latifolius - albus; 5, Hypolepis californica; 6, 
Selaginella Martensii robusta.— IF. Davis'. Acropera 
Loddigesii. 
Daffodils Mixed.— A . Ii. J. : Put a peg to each 
of the different kinds and tie a parchment label or 
something of that kind to them, marking by name or 
number each sort so that you may know what you 
are doing when you come to lift them. We should 
not disturb them for the present, but tie the flower 
stems loosely to the pegs so that you may be able to 
trace the bulbs after the foliage has died down. 
This will allow the bulbs to ripen in the natural way 
and ensure their flowering well next year, whereas if 
you disturb them now it will greatly weaken them. 
Propagating Sempervivum tabul^eforme.— 
A. F.: You may do this now, but the best plan 
would have been to do it in the autumn, so that the 
young plants would have been formed by this time 
and ready to plant out in a bed of prepared soil 
consisting of plenty of sand and decayed leaves well 
worked into the natural soil. They cannot be ex¬ 
pected to be of much service the first season, as the 
plants take some time in attaining size when propa¬ 
gated from leaves. The latter should be taken off 
in the autumn and thickly dibbled into light sandy 
soil in pots covered with a layer of silver sand. As 
the young plants are developed at the very base of 
the leaves the latter should be put very shallowly 
into the soil and stood in a light position on a shelf 
near the glass in a house or pit not kept at a lower 
temperature than 50° at least by night. As soon as 
the young plants have made a few leaves, pot them 
off singly into small pots with the old leaf still 
attached "to them if not already decayed, for the 
latter will assist the young plants greatly in ac¬ 
quiring size and strength. 
Lifting Rhododendrons.— T. B. : You may lift 
them now or later on with reasonable hope of suc¬ 
cess. The flowers will open all right provided the 
operation is properly performed. Take out a trench 
all round the plants so that you may be able to lift 
the plants with as good a ball as possible. If done 
in showery weather so much the better so long as 
the soil does not get puddled and muddy. A moist 
atmosphere prevents the roots from getting dried up 
between the time they are laid bare till finally planted 
and covered up, while at the same time it prevents 
loss of moisture from the leaves to some extent and 
promotes fresh growth. 
Young plants on Asplenium bulbiferum.— 
J. R. West : If you have a bell-glass to put over the 
pot or pan in which you insert the plantlets you may 
remove them from the mother plant at once, because 
the bell-glass would keep the atmosphere about the 
plants moist until roots are formed. The dry atmo¬ 
sphere of your room would be prejudicial to their 
rooting, unless protected in this way when severed 
from the mother plant. You can, however, proceed 
in a different and equally successful way, by placing 
another pot or pan close by that containing the old 
plant, so that a whole frond with its complement of 
young plants may be layered or pegged down upon 
the surface so as to hold it in position till roots are 
developed. Use a compost consisting of peat and 
sand in equal proportions with plenty of sand. Press 
it down firmly and water frequently so as to encourage 
the development of roots. In this way you can get 
any number of useful little plants for the purposes 
you mention. 
Communications Received. — W. D.—H. E. M.— 
S. P.—G. J. M.—Experience—C. L. G.—G. B — 
G. A. S.—Daff—C.—R. S. M.—Eccles. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Clibran & Son, Oldfield Nurseries, 
Altrincham, Cheshire.—General Plant Catalogue. 
-- 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
May 2nd, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a smaller demand Tor 
Clover and Ryegrass, at prices current last week. 
Mustard and Rape are enquired for at hardening 
rates. Bird seeds steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
May 4th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Apples... per ^-sieve 10 50 
Canadian and Nova 
Scotian Apples 
per barrel 12 0 20 0 
Tasmanian Apple 
per case... 8 0 15 0 
Strawberries per lb. 
New Grapes per lb. 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 
s. d. s.a 
20 40 
3050 
2660 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Asparagus.bun. 20 50 
Beans, French, perlb. 20 36 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch o 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 06 10 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 0206 
Potatds. —Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
s. d. s. d 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Seakale ...per basket 1 6 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 1 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
2 0 
0 6 
2 6 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s. d. s. d. 
Acacia var.,perdoz. 12 o 18 o 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 60 90 
Azalea .per doz. iS o 42 o 
—Mollis.per doz. 24 o 36 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 40 80 
Deutzia...per doz ...60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 0 36 o 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 o 18 o 
Echeveria Pyramid- 
alis.9 o 18 o 
Erica Willmoriana 
per doz... t 2 o 18 0 
— various, per doz. 9 o 24 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Cut Flowers.—Avera 
s. d. s. d. 
Acacia or Mimosa 
French per bunch 1620 
Anemone various, 
French, doz. bun. 20 40 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Bluebells, doz. bchs. 09 16 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 30 
Cowslips, doz. bchs. 10 16 
Daffodils, double, 
doz. bunches 20 40 
—Single, doz. bchs. 16 60 
Eucharis ...per doz. 30 60 
Freezia.doz. bun. 20 40 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 06 10 
Hyacinths,12 bunches 3 040 
Jonquils, doz. bnches 10 20 
Lilac, French, 
per bunch 4050 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 26 40 
Liliumsvar., doz. blms. 16 30 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. bunches 6 o 10 0 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 080 
age Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 o 18 o 
Ferns, small, per ico 8 o 12 o 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 o 
Genista.per doz. 6 o 10 0 
Lily of the Valley, 
doz. pots 12 0 18 0 
Marguerites, per doz. 60120 
Mignonette, per doz. 60120 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 6 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz.12 o 18 o 
—scarlet.per doz. 40 60 
Primula Sinensis per 
doz. 40 60 
Spira&as......pcr doz. 8 o 12 0 
iE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 30 60 
Narciss, var., Scilly, 
doz. bunches 20 40 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 09 10 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 40 60 
Primroses, doz. bchs. 06 10 
Primula, double, bun. 09 10 
Primula single, doz. 
sprays 04 06 
Pansies, doz. bchs ... 1 6 20 
Polyanthus, doz. Lchs. 2 040 
Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 60 
— Red.doz. blms. 26 40 
— Saffrano...per doz. 16 26 
— Tea.per dozen 10 30 
Spiraeas...doz. bnchs 60 80 
Tuberoses, per doz 10 20 
Tulip, doz. bchs. 20 60 
Violets Dark, French, 
doz. bunches 16 20 
—English, doz. bchs. 10 16 
Wallflowers, 
doz. bunches 30 40 
ooisra?Ei3srTS 
Alpinia malaccensis 
Auricula culture.5C1 
British Fruit Growers' Associ¬ 
ation.566 
Broccoli.563 
Cabbages, Early.563 
Cattleya lablata. 56S 
Cherry House, a profitable 566 
Chicago Exhibition .562 
Club-root fungus.563 
Dalkeith Gardens.564 
Eccremocarpus scaber.567 
Euphorpia J-cquinias flora 56- 
Ficus elastica ..561 
Floral eccentricities.564 
Floriculture.56 1 
Frost and the Fruit bloom 564 
Gardeners Calendar.56S 
Gardener’s “ Encum¬ 
brance "... 559 
Hehenaria militaris .568 
PACE 
Mastic Cornois.5<r 
National Auricula Society...5C2 
Obituary.5C9 
Orchid Growers Calendar 567 
Ornithocephalus grandi- 
florus .56S 
Pine Apples in Florida.562 
Plants, New and Rare .566 
Plum Prospects .560 
Poiypodium subaemicula- 
tum .567 
Potato Stocks .550 
Rhododendrons, Green¬ 
house .567 
Science Gleanings.563 
Societies.568 
Soianum Jasminoides .567 
Spring Fiowenng Plants ...5 >1 
Tomato, Future of the ......560 
Triteleia Pomifolia.564 
Vegetable Garden, the.563 
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