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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 4, 1896. 
management of its curator. This state of matters 
was still further augmented by the great International 
Exhibition of 1873. 
True gardening was ever uppermost in the mind of 
Mr. Findlay, and he was all the more able to keep 
this to the front when he became secretary as well 
as curator in 1875. He met with an abundant 
measure of success in his endeavours to keep up the 
shows to their accustomed standard The work was 
a great strain upon his constitution, and he had 
occasionally to renew his physical energies by taking 
a holiday away from the scene of his labours. In 
1881 a Testimonial Committee was organised, and 
on November 24th of the same year, a meeting was 
held under the presidency of the Mayor, who pre¬ 
sented Mr. 'Findlay with a cheque for £ 1,000 , 
together with a gold watch and chain, in recognition 
of his services. At the same time his wife received 
a present of a gold watch and chain. 
Mr. Findlay was awarded a Veitch Memorial 
Medal for distinguished services to horticulture, the 
presentation being made at the hands of Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., in 1890. The deceased had been in 
indifferent health for some time past, and in fact had 
been declining rapidly since the death of his wife 
last year. His friends, and all who were in any 
degree intimate with him, could not fail to see his 
greatly changed appearance at the last Whitsuntide 
show. The nature of his complaint made recovery 
hopeless, and he died at the age of sixty-one. 
Manchester, and horticulture generally, have lost a 
valuable servant, and a kindly-disposed and good- 
hearted friend, whose place will be difficult to fill. 
Mrs. G. W. Cummins.— We regret to announce 
the death of Mrs. Cummins, the wife of Mr. G. W. 
Cummins, gardener to A. H. Smee, Esq., The 
Grange (My Garden), Carshalton, Surrey. She had 
been ailing for some time past, but grew worse, and 
passed away rather suddenly on Saturday night, the 
20th ult. She was an industrious, loving, and 
cheerful wife, and a devoted mother. Mr. Cummins 
is left with seven children, the youngest being only 
three years old. He is well known in the district, 
being the hon secretary of the Beddington i 
Wallington, and Carshalton Horticultural Society, in 
the exercise of which office he takes a lively interest 
and a deal of pains. In his untimely bereavement 
he has the sympathy of all connected with gardening 
in his neighbourhood, as well as beyond that radius- 
The funeral took place on the 24th ult., when a 
number of wreaths were sent, including a handsome 
one from the committee of the flourishing society 
above named. 
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Questions add adsorbs 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers be sd good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Woodlice and Seedlings —G. L. . There are various 
ways of trapping them such as making shelters with 
slates and boards under which the animals may 
creep at night. These traps can be examined in the 
morning. We consider prevention better than cure 
even in this case, and there is no better plan than 
keeping the neighbourhood of the frames thoroughly 
tidy. All cracks and crevices in the wood should be 
stopped up with putty, all loose rubbish such as 
boards, slates, bricks, &c., that are not actually 
wanted, cleared away. See that the soil lies close to 
the frame so that no space is left for the creatures to 
crawl into. The seems and crevices of all walls in 
the vicinity should be cemented, leaves cleared away, 
and the place generally swept up. With these pre¬ 
cautions and by setting traps of hollorved-cut Potatos 
and Turnips close by the seedlings, the nuisance will 
soon abate. 
Maidenhair Ferns Refusing to Grow.-— Quo: 
There must be something wrong about the roots. 
See that the drainage is perfect; and while doiDg 
this, take particular notice if there is anything in the 
way of grubs or worms that should not be there. It 
very frequently happens that some of the weevils 
which frequent hothouses, but particularly the Black 
Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) lays its eggs in 
the soil and the grubs hatching out, commence to 
feed upon the roots, doing considerable injury. The 
Clay-coloured Weevil (O.picipes) and the Red-legged 
Garden Weevil (O.tenebricosus)are not entirely blame¬ 
less. If you find grubs in the soil, the best plan is 
to turn out the plants and repot them in fresh soil. 
See that all grubs are destroyed and the old soil 
taken some distance from the garden. 
Preserving the colour of Strawberries for Jam.— 
P. R : We have never learnt that any special 
method was necessary in order to preserve the 
colour of Strawberries when made into jam. There 
are several precautions which you must take how¬ 
ever, in order to secure the best results. You’ must 
gather the fruit early in the morning before the sun 
has made them hot. They must be dry, and per¬ 
fectly ripe, but not over-ripe, nor in a state of 
incipient decay. Bad fruit should not be used for 
this purpose if you must be particular about the 
colour. Use only the best crystallised sugar, not 
brown sugar. Above all you must be particular 
about the kind of berry-pan employed for boiling the 
fruit. An ordinary cast iron pot must not be used 
on any account. A copper pan will give good 
results provided it is kept perfectly clean. A 
japanned vessel will give even better results, and is 
easily kept clean It is made of ordinary cast iron 
we believe, but the inner surface is coated over with 
porcelain or some similar white material. Such 
pans are more modern than the copper ones, are 
cheaper to buy, and more easily kept clean. Boil 
slowly so as not to break the fruit which should be 
of medium size, and take the vessel off the fire when 
the jelly portion of the fruit is of the proper degree 
of firmness, but not over dense. Never, on any 
account boil or break the fruits till they are reduced 
to a thick paste or pulp. When the above method 
of procedure has been carefully carried out, we 
have never known it to fail. A little experience is 
necessary to insure success on every occasion, but a 
careful operator can get over any little difficulty 
which may occur. 
Heliotrope for a Conservatory.— Inquirer: The 
reason why Heliotropes on the walls of conserva¬ 
tories are pale in colour is most probably because 
the old Peruvian Heliotrope only has been planted. 
Shade and the confined atmosphere of glasshouses 
would however have a tendency to make the flowers 
paler than if they were out of doors ; but we should 
advise you to get President Garfield or some other 
dark-flowered and strong-growing variety, to plant it 
under favourable conditions, train up the strong 
shoots, and give the plant time to develop. You 
may as well grow a good variety, for a bad one takes 
the same amount of space, time, and attention. 
Yellow and White Buttercups.— T.A..R.: It is 
not a Buttercup though in general aspect of the 
flower it much resembles one. It is Limnanthes 
Douglasii of the botanists and belongs to the 
Geranium family. Nor is it a British plant, but a 
native of California. It seeds with great freedom in 
this country and must be an escape from some 
garden, or may bavtp been thrown out amongst 
rubbish. Seedlings are perfectly hardy and live out 
of doors through the winter. 
Names of Plants.— W. E. : Omphalodes lini- 
folium.— E. T. N. : 1, Adiantum cuneatum; 2, 
Adiaotum glaucophyllum; 3, Adiantum cuneatum 
grandiceps ; 4, Chloroph) turn elatum variegatum. 
The larva in a case is one of the Mason-bees, 
probably Anthophora retusa or Megachile muraria. 
It is quite harmless.— Stuart: 1, Polemonium 
Richardsonii ; 2, Campanula turbinata ; 3, Potentilla 
argyrophylla atrosanguinea semi-double form; 4, 
Delphinium elatum, probably the variety eaeruleum 
or La Belle Alliance; 5, Lilium Martagon; 6, 
Sidalcea Candida ; 7, Lupinus polyphyllus; 8, Cam¬ 
panula carpatica pelviformis ; 9, Campanula car- 
patica var. ; 10, Aubrietia deltoidea Leichtlinii; n, 
Dicentra formosa ; 12, Chrysanthemum latifolium.— 
A. Gray: 1, Trachelium eaeruleum; 2, Campanula 
latifolia ; 3, Lilium candidum.— J. Wilcox: 1, Rosa 
lucida; 2, Deutzia crenata ; 3, Malope tiifida grandi- 
flora ; 4, Spiraea japonica. 
Communications Received.—J. Veitch & Sons.— 
Barr & Sons.-—C. P. Lucas.—L’Horticulture Inter¬ 
nationale.— C. Annoot-Braeckman.—A. T.— R. K. — 
Nemo.—Fulton. — Warwick.—S. West. — R. B., T.— 
S. J.—W. Ward.— X.—H. G., B.—J. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London.—Des¬ 
criptive Plant Catalogue. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
June 30th, 1896. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report an absence of 
demand for agricultural seeds; prices all round un¬ 
changed. New Trifolium incarnatum is expected to 
be ready for delivery in a fortnight. 
GONTEN'TS. 
PAGB PAGE 
Amateurs, hints for .704 
Books, notices of.709 
Cabbage. 706 
Calochortus venustus 
Eldorado strain .703 
Carnations and Picotees ...707 
Carnation Hope.703 
Chrysanthemum frutes- 
cens nivale compaclum 703 
Chrysanthemums at mid¬ 
summer .708 
Fruit Notes .702 
Fruit trees and Roses at 
Bush Hill Park.706 
Gardeners, past present 
and luture.705 
Gardenias .708 
Gardening Miscellany.708 
Geranium pyrenaicum .702 
Geranium sanguineuin.705 
Geum Heldreichi .703 
Kniphofia Northiae.708 
Lavender King.703 
National Viola Society ...703 
Nertera depressa .709 
Obituary.709 
Orchids from Rosemount 
Perth .702 
Orchis latifolia.707 
Pansies, fancy, from 
Hawick .708 
Peas, trial of garden .705 
Pits and Frames.703 
Plant Houses, the .703 
Plants recently Certificated702 
Primula japonica.709 
Reading and District Gar¬ 
deners .702 
Reading, National Rose 
Show at.708 
Richmond Horticultural ...709 
Royal Agricultural Society 706 
Salvia argentea .709 
Societies.709 
Syax japonicum.705 
Sweet Williams from 
Holmesdale Nurseries ...702 
Travellers Notes, a.,.699 
Vegetable Calendar .703 
Windsor Rose Show.707 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET 
July 1st, 1896. 
Fruit,—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1. d *. d . 
Apples.per bushel 
Cherries half sieve... 40 80 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, perioolbs. 
j, d . s . d . 
New Grapes, per lb. 10 20 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Mlohael’s each 26 60 
Strawberries, per lb. c 3 0 g 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 10 0 12 o 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
i . d . 
ArtlchokesGIobe doz. 2 0 
Asparagus, per bundle 1 o 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 9 
Beet.per dozen 2 0 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 
Cabbages ... p6r doz. 1 0 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 2 0 
Celery.per bundle 1 0 
encumbers per doz. 1 6 
Endive, French, doz. 1 6 
(. d . 1 . d . s. d. 
3 0 Herbs .per bunch 02 00 
3 o Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
1 o Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
3 c Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per buuoh 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
1 3 Radishes... per dozen 1 0 
Seakale...per basket 
3 0 Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 23 
3 o Tomatos. per lb. o 4 06 
1 Turnips.per bun. 3 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
j. d . s . d 
Arum Lilies, is blms. 2040 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations doz.blms. 06 20 
Carnations, doz. bchs.4 0 6 o 
Cornflower, doz. bchs.i 016 
Euoharls ...per doz 16 26 
Gardenias ...per doz, 26 40 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 30 60 
Lllinm longlflorum 
per doz. 20 40 
M?rguerites, 12 bun. 16 30 
MailennalrFern,i2bs.4 060 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 0 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 408 0 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 06 09 
Plants in Pots.—Avera 
1. d . 1. d , 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ specimen 30 50 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 60 90 
Calceolaria, per doz. 60 90 
Diacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 o 
Dracaena vlridls.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica,various,per doz.9 0 24 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o 18 0 
Evergreens,lnvar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 60 
Ficus elastica, each 1050 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 10 50 
Fuchsia, per doz.40 80 
1. d. s. d 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 20 40 
Roses (indoor), doz. 09 16 
„ Tea,white, doz. 16 26 
„ Niels . 20 40 
,, Safrano . 1020 
„ (English), 
Red Roses, doz. o 6 1 0 
Red Roses, doz. bchs. 20 60 
Pink Roses, doz. 30 40 
Smilax, per bunch ... 3 0 50 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .13 20 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms ... ...03 06 
White .Lilac (French 
per bunch 3050 
Polyanthus, doz. bch. 1030 
as Wholesale Prices 
>. d . 1 . d 
Heliotrope, per doz. 40 60 
Hydrangea, various, 
per doz. 9 o 18 o 
Ivy Geranium, per doz. 4 o 80 
Liliums, various doz. 12 o 24 o 
Lobelia, per doz . 30 40 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 12 0 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Mignonette . 40 60 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 o 
Pelargoniums, doz. ...6 o 10 o 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 
per doz. 30 60 
Rcses, various. 9 o 18 0 
Spiraea, per doz . 60 90 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris., 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 
Horticultural Co 
T. Jannoch. 
W. B. Hartland 
Chrysanthemums. 
H. J. Jones. 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. R. Box.. 
J, Stevens 
T. Turner 
J. Wells .. 
Young & Dobinson. 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd. 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.712 
W. Barlass. 697 
Corry & Co.693 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.... 697 
A. Potter.697 
H. G. Smyth .712 
A. Wasilieff . 697 
C.West .699 
Hardy Plants. 
T. Turner .698 
M. Chapman.697 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 697 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.697 
W. Cooper, Ltd.712 
J - Gray.697 
W. Richardson & Co.697 
J. Weeks & Co...697 
Hose. 
A. Potter.712 
Insecticides. 
Corry & Co.697 
Gishurst Compound.697 
Lawn Mowers. 
Ransomes, Sims and 
Tefferies.698 
Manures. 
C. Beeson .697 
Clay & Son....697 
W. Colchester.697 
Dobbie & Co.697 
H. G. Smyth.712 
W. Thomson & Sons ...69S 
Miscellaneous. 
H. J. Gasson .697 
Gishurstlne .697 
Hewitt’s Cloth.712 
Tuno Cycles .712 
Outram’s Holder.712 
Porter's Crocks .697 
Rubber Stamps .712 
Smyth’s Baskets ..697 
Tents .697 
Netting. 
H. J. Gasson .697 
A. Potter.697 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher .699 
W. L. Lewis & Co.697 
P. McArthur.699 
F. Sander & Co.697 
Roses. 
T. Cowan & Co.69S 
r. Perkins.697 
T. Turner .698 
Seeds. 
J. Douglas.697 
Sutton & Sons.697 
Witton & Co.697 
Strawberries. 
Bunyard & Co.697 
J. Veitch & Sons.699 
Sutton & Sons .697 
Yines. 
J. Cowan & Co.698 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 
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699 
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698 
697 
699 
712 
FFRNS & FFRN OULTURF, 
By J. Birkenhead, F.R.H.S. 
How to grow Ferns, with selections for Stove, 
Warm, Cool, and Cold Greenhouses; for Baskets, 
Wails, Wardian Cases, Dwelling Houses, &o. 
Price is.; by post, is. 3 d. 
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