August 13, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
793 
should be heavily syringed twice a day, taking care 
to thoroughly wet the under-surface. Shade from 
bright sunshine, during the middle of the day, if there 
is bright sunshine, and the atmosphere will thus be 
prevented from getting too parched and dry. 
Hymenocallis ovata. —This is better known as 
Pancratium fragrans. As the buds are about to ex¬ 
pand the plants may be taken into a cooler house 
with an airy, dry atmosphere, and the flowers will 
last all the longer in fine condition. 
Gloxinias. —Although Gloxinias are perennial, 
tubers only one year old generally give the most 
satisfactory results. The seedlings of this year 
should therefore be examined from time to time as 
they come into bloom, and marked so that the worth¬ 
less kinds may be thrown away after flowering. 
While in bloom the house may be kept cooler and 
more airy, whilst avoiding cold draughts. 
Lomaria gibba. —Seedlings grow with great 
vigour if properly attended to ; they should there¬ 
fore be attended to in the matter of potting when 
they require it and before they get pot bound, other¬ 
wise they are liable to loose their fronds wholesale if 
neglected in the matter of watering. 
Browalia elata. —Some of the batch of seedlings 
grown on in pots for the decoration of the conserva¬ 
tory, if pinched back some time before they come 
into bloom, will throw out side shoots and come into 
bloom much later than those not so treated. 
Eupatorium Weinmannianum. —If very dwarf 
plants of this are required for flowering in the con¬ 
servatory in spring, cuttings from the tips of the 
shoots of larger plants may be taken off now and in¬ 
serted in light but rich soil in 32 sized pots in which 
they may be flowered. After being inserted they 
may be placed in a cold frame and kept close till they 
form roots. 
China Asters. —Those in the open ground are 
now fast coming into bloom, so that if any are re¬ 
quired for conservatory work, the best formed plants 
and those well set with good blooms may be lifted 
and potted up. If the ground is at all dry, it should 
receive a good soaking of water some hours pre¬ 
viously to the operation of lifting. After they are 
potted transfer them to a cold frame for a few days 
where they may be kept close and shaded if necessary 
during bright sunshine till the roots have taken to 
the fresh soil. 
Vine Borders. —Now is the time to renew the 
borders where such is necessary. Where both inside 
and outside borders exist, only one of them should 
be renewed at present, deferring the other till next 
year at this time. Before commencing to take out 
the old soil have the fresh compost in readiness, con¬ 
sisting of good turfy loam, old mortar and a good 
sprinkling of half inch bones. Burnt clay or ballast 
is a good thing for mixing with the soil to improve 
its mechanical condition. Shade the house while 
the operation is being effected and for some days 
afterwards, and until the new soil has replaced the 
old. the roots should be covered by a damp mat. 
Peaches. —The trees on outside walls should be 
frequently gone over so as to gather the fruits before 
they become dead ripe. Put some tissue paper over 
the shelves of the fruit room and here lay the fruits 
as they are gathered. They will keep for a week or 
ten days when so treated especially if care has been 
taken in handling them. Trees in pots under glass 
and from which the fruits have been gathered, may 
be repotted if in want of it. The operation will tend 
to check luxuriant growth, which on young trees is 
often greater than is desirable for fruit bearing. 
Figs in pots. —Care will have to be exercised in 
the damping down of Fig houses after this time, more 
especially should damp and dull weather prevail, 
otherwise the fruit will be liable to damp off. The 
damping down should be limited to the pathways 
and other surfaces where moisture may be distributed. 
In the event of bad weather fire heat will have to be 
employed, so that ventilation may be given to main¬ 
tain a dry, airy atmosphere. The treatment need 
only be continued while the plants continue to bear. 
Fruits on walls. —Currants, Gooseberries, 
Morello Cherries and other soft fruits of that kind on 
north walls must now be protected with netting, if 
not already done, to keep the birds from destroying 
them. Previous to this the summer growths may be 
pruned back to 6 in. in length to allow the nets to lie 
moderately close to the wall but yet at a sufficient 
distance to keep the birds from getting at the fruit. 
Strawberries. —A piece of ground for the new 
plantation should now be got in readiness by trench¬ 
ing it two feet deep and incorporating with it plenty 
of manure. The ground should afterwards be 
trodden firm, especially if in any way of a light char¬ 
acter, and furrows drawn out at 2J ft. apart where 
the strawberry runners are to be planted. The 
latter having been layered in pots at the proper time 
should now be in good condition and making nice 
stocky crowns. 
Questions add snsuieRS. 
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London 
Names of Pl\nts. — A. IV. R. : Monardadidyma ; 
2, Eryngium amethystinum 3, Sedum spurium splen- 
dens; 4, Veronica incana; 5, Lathyrus sylvestrisplaty- 
phyllos. A. Ferguson: 1, Alonsoa incisa; 2, Celsia 
-arcturus; 3, Catalpa bignonioides. F. L.: 1, 
Liquidambar Styraciflua; 2, Acer dasycarpum ; 3, 
Hypericum oblongum; 4, Kitaibelia vitifolia; 5, 
Tilia petiolaris; 6, Spiraea sorbifolia. C. B.G.: 
Fuchsia alba coccinea. T. Brand: i, Genista 
aetnensis ; 2. Pyrus Aria. 
Dahlia Sport. — C. B.G. : As in other large classes 
of garden plants whose natures have been much 
altered by cross-breeding and cultivation, we find 
varieties of Dahlia are very much given to sport¬ 
ing. For instance, amongst the Pompon Dahlias to 
which your variety evidently belongs, there are 
several with crimson and white tipped florets, that 
sometimes show flower-heads that are wholly crimson 
or purple, as the case may be, or half the head may 
be of one colour and the other different. We do not 
remember a case, however, exactly like the flower- 
head you send us, having three or four of the outer 
rows of florets clear yellow and all the centre pure 
white. The behaviour has not yet been accounted 
for otherwise than by the unmixing of characters 
which have been mixed by crossing. We think you 
are mistaken in supposing the variety to belong to 
the large section termed show or fancy Dahlias. 
Budding Roses. — Wm. Fitzjohn : July and August 
to the middle of September is the time when the 
bark rises freely, dependent to some extent upon the 
state of the weather as to dryness or moisture. The 
bark rises more freely in showery weather when the 
plants are making rapid progress. Buds inserted in 
July and the early part of August at least, will 
generally start into growth the same season. By 
budding late in August and the early part of 
September the buds will take and remain dormant 
till the following spring. In this condition they are 
less liable to be injured or killed by frost than if they 
had made a young and sappy growth before winter. 
Insert the buds as near the roots as possible in the 
case of dwarfs, by pulling away some of the-soil to 
get at the base of the stem. After the bud has taken 
it may be lightly covered with soil which will afford 
it protection in winter. The stocks may be left 
at full length, unless they are growing very 
vigorously, and that will assist in keeping the inserted 
buds in a resting state. In spring they may be partly 
headed back to encourage the buds to start, and 
when this has taken place the stems of the stock may 
be disbudded gradually and finally cut clean back to 
the insertion of the buds. 
Begonias for bedding.— H. : When you obtained 
the tubers it would have been good practice to put 
them in small pots and stand them in a greenhouse 
or better still in a frame in a sunny position. By 
keeping the frame close for a time the tubers would 
have started into growth much more rapidly than 
they did in the open ground. The conditions favour¬ 
able to rapid progress in the open ground area rather 
warm and showery month of June and warm 
weather in July and August which may be dry. We 
have, however, seen them do well in a wet season. 
The past June was altogether too dry for rapid pro¬ 
gress. hence the advisability of starting them in pots 
even if they should have been late in being planted 
out. The ground in which you intend to bed them 
out should be dug up roughly to the action of frost 
in autumn so that the soil may get pulverised. You 
could also improve its staple by adding plenty of 
decayed leaves and road scrapings. Plenty of cow 
manure would also act in the same way, and this 
may be dug into the soil in autumn in a rank condi¬ 
tion, which will improve the mechanical state of the 
soil as well as be ready to feed the Begonias by the 
time they commence to grow in it. Never despair, 
good culture will overcome all difficulties by 
persevering with it. 
Caterpillars on Peas. — Geo. French : The green 
caterpillars you speak of as infesting the buds and 
destroying the leaves and flowers of your Peas are 
most likely those of the Silver Y. Moth. It is not 
the only marauder that behaves in that way, but it 
is one of the most common. When about half 
grown the caterpillars become grey and soon there¬ 
after deep brown. They are very voracious, and 
destroy a large quantity both of leaves and flowers 
before they become full fed. Nor is this all, for the 
sparrows tear the buds and young Peas to pieces in 
order to get at the caterpillars. As the flowers and 
young Pea pods are dropped upon the ground, the 
sparrows are evidently after the tender-young cater¬ 
pillars. Owing to the way in which they hide 
between the leaves of the buds, it is difficult to 
apply any insecticide that would kill the insects, and 
tedious though it may seem, the best plan seems to 
be to examine the buds and destroy the pests by 
hand picking them. A few grubs do a great amount 
of harm, and everyone that is removed will save a 
great deal of mischief. 
Barberry Seeds. — Alex. Hadley : If the quantity 
of berries you collect is moderate, you could squeeze 
them by hand in a pail of water until the berries are 
thoroughly broken and the juice squeezed out The 
water may then be poured off and the seeds allowed 
to get dry, after which they may be rubbed to 
crumble the skins and the seeds extracted by 
winnowing or sifting. In large quantities they may 
be laid in alternate layers with sand, and allowed to 
lie till spring, when they may be sown as they will 
mostly germinate during the coming summer. 
Communications Received. —W. A. T.—W. C. 
—M & Co.—W. D.—R B.—D. P. L — J. W. W.— 
A. H.—C. H. B —C. T.—F. F.—P. L.—X.—J. C. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
W. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate Nurseries, N.— 
Hyacinths, Tulips, and other Bulbous Roots. 
Dicksons & Co., i, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.— 
Dutch and other blower Roots. 
Dickson, Brown, & Tait, 43, 45, Corporation 
Street, Manchester.—Autumn Catalogue of Flowering 
Bulbs. 
J. R Pearson & Sons, Chilwell Nurseries, 
Nottingham.—Dutch and other Flowering Roots. 
Little & Ballantyne, Carlisle.—Bulb Catalogue 
for 1892. 
Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., 4. Quai de la 
Megisserie, Paris.—Bulbous Plants, Flower Seeds, 
and Strawberries. 
Ant. Roozen & Son, Overveen, near Haarlem.— 
Dutch and Cape Bulbs, &c. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
A ugust 9 th, 1892. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152 Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a moderate 
demand for Trifolium Incarnatum at unchanged 
rates. New English Italian also meets a steady sale. 
New Rape seed is of good quality, and offered at 
moderate prices. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
A ugust 9 th. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d s. d. 
Black Currants \ sve 4043 
Red Currants ...| sve. 26 30 
Grapes.per lb. 10 20 
Peaches... per dozen 20 80 
s. d. s d 
Melons.each 16 20 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Strawberries per lb. 03 09 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 9 
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 04 09 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d. s. d 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch o 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach, per strike ... 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 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. 
t. d. s. d. 
Asters .per doz. 40 60 
Balsams .per doz. 30 60 
Begonias ...per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Dracaena term., doz. 24 o 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 o 10 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 0 
Fuchsia, .per doz. 30 60 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Cut Flowers.—Avera 
s. d. s. d 
Ivy Pelargoniums, per 
doz. pots 40 60 
Lilium Harrisii.doz. 12 o 24 o 
Lilium lancifolium... 12 o 24 o 
Lilium Auratum. irf o 36 0 
Lobelia,.per doz. 26 40 
Marguerites, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 26100 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums.perdoz. 6 o 12 o 
—scarlet.per doz. 20 40 
iE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 20 4 01 
Asters.doz. bun. 30 60 
— French .bun. 06 13 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 30 
Carnations, doz. bun. 40 60 
Cornflower doz bnchs 16 30 
Eucharis ...per doz. 20 40 
Gardenias 12 blooms 16 40 
Gladioli...doz. buns. 6 o 12 o 
— .doz. spikes 10 20 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 03 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 16 30 
Liliums var., dz.blms. 10 30 
MaidennairFern,i2bs.4 060 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Myosotis or Forget- 
me-not, doz. bnchs. 20 40 
s. d. s. d 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 10 30 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 30 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 09 
Pinks.doz. buns. 20 40 
Pansies, doz. bchs ...10 20 
Pyrethrum doz bnchs 20 40 
Or chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 02 08 
Roses, doz bunches 20 60 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 10 20 
— Sa£frano...per doz. 10 16 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis, dz. sps. 20 40 
Stocks.doz. bun. 30 60 
Sweet Peas, dz. bns. 20 40 
Sweet Sultan, dz. bn. 20 40 
Tuberoses, per doz 0 3^0 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE. I PAGE. 
Begonia, Fringed White!... 789 
Calla, the Mourning. 784 
Carnations and Hollyhocks 788 
Cypripedium Aylingi . 792 
Cypripedium Godefroyae 
leucochilum.. 79 2 
Davallia tenni folia Veitchi 790 
Dendrobium lineale. 79 2 
Dianthus monspes ulanus 790 
Edinburgh Botanic Garcen 786 
Floricultur e. 785 
Fuchsias at Chiswick . 788 
Gardener’s Calendar . 792 
Hampton Court Park . 784 
Herbaceous Border, the ... 791 
Hollyhock, the . 784 
Horticultural Societies ... 790 
Indigo fera Gerardiana ... 790 
Iris Kcempferi.-788 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 792 
Parks, the Public and the 784 
Parsley . 789 
Passiflora Imperatrice 
Eugenie. 790 
Peristeria Lindeni. 792 
Plums of America. 791 
Rose in Autumn, the. 783 
Silver Wedding, Mr. and 
Mrs. Veitch’s . 785 
Thymus Comosus. 790 
Todeas in the Open 
Ground. 789 
Tomato, Flying Dutchman 7S7 
Vallota purpurea carnea... 790 
. Vegetable Garden.... 787 
Zingiber D'Arceyi . 789 
