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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 21, 1896. 
Eiley gradually to recover; the dark eyes opened 
wearily and looked round in surprise at seeing so 
many people near her. Lord Bewdley was kneeling 
at her side gently chafing her hands; behind him 
stood Wilfred Graham seriously pulling his long 
dark moustache; on the other side stood old Mrs. 
Goodenough, Susan’s aunt. Susan herself stood in 
front holding a cup of warm soup. 
“You are all very kind, I am sure,” said Eiley 
smiling feebly. “ I am well again now, thank you.” 
“Drink this here warm soup, Miss Eiley,” cried 
Susan. “It will do you good, and it ain’t mine! 
Mr. Graham went and bought of it,” 
The curate coloured ; but Eiley looking up at him 
with a smile, said quietly, “ Mr. Graham is always 
thoughtful and kind.” Taking the cup she drank a 
very little of the soup. 
“ Try to finish it, darling, to please me,” whispered 
Lord Bewdley. A slight tinge of pink appeared in 
Eiley’s pale cheeks ; she took the cup again and by 
degrees emptied it of its contents. Old Mrs. 
Goodenough, who had suddenly become very much 
interested in her ‘‘top lodger,” began to think it was 
time that she took part in the proceedings, so dropping 
a curtesy she said in a bland voice, “If you please, 
gentlemen, would you like to take Miss Deane down 
to my little parlour ? She's quite welcome, I’m sure, 
poor dear ; and it’s dreadful cold up here with the 
window broke.” 
“ Thank you, Mrs. Goodenough, ’ answered the 
curate; "butlhavea cab at the door, and when 
Miss Deane feels well enough to move, I am going to 
take her away.” 
“ Graham and I have been talking it over, ” 
explained Lord Bewdley in reply to Eiley’s look of 
inquiry. " We want you to go and stay with his 
sister for a few weeks; she has been feeling rather 
dull lately and says it will be a charity on your part 
to pay her a visit. Or you could go there just for 
a day or two whilst I make arrangements for taking 
you to the Manor. Would you like to go back there, 
Eiley, as Lady Bewdley ? What do you say, darling, 
could you be happy as my wife ?” 
Directly Lord Bewdley had commenced speaking 
to Eiley, the curate had taken the landlady and 
Susan across to the window and started an energetic 
conversation about the breakage, cost of repair, etc.; 
so that the lovers were practically alone. 
“ I have loved you ever since you were ill at the 
Manor, Eiley, and intended telling you the last time 
I saw you ; do you remember that evening in the 
music room ?” 
“ Yes,” said Eiley, softly, “ I remember.” 
“ I thought you liked me a little, Eiley,” he 
continued; “but when you went away without a 
word and never sent so much as a line, I was obliged 
reluctantly to think I must have been mistaken. 
Was I, Eiley ? Say I was not ; tell me that you love 
me, darling.” 
Eiley endeavoured to speak, but her lips refusing 
to form the words required of them, she raised her 
drooping lashes and gave one timid glance at his 
eager face; the shy look told him all he wanted to 
know. 
He pressed the white hand he held to his lips 
murmuring, “ Heaven bless you, my-.” 
“ If you please, miss—oh lor !- ” 
It was Susan who had turned round at this most 
inopportune moment. 
" I’m sure I bsgs your pardon, my lord, and Miss 
Eiley, but you see I did’nt know as—” 
“All right, Susan,” said Lord Bewdley, coming 
forward. “ Run and put your hat on, there’s a good 
girl ; I want you to go with Miss Deane as far as 
Miss Graham's.” 
Half an hour later Eiley Deane drove away from 
5, Bristol Lane, in company with Wilfred Graham 
and Susan. Lord Bewdley returned to Grosvenor 
Square, having arranged to call upon her in the 
evening to see how she was after the journey. 
[To be continued.) 
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Questions add adsorbs 
*,• Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Peach leaves drying dp and dropping.— B.W. : 
The leaves you sent were affected with a disease or 
malady that is termed the silver-leaf disease by 
gardeners. No real remedy has yet been discovered 
for this evil. Hitherto the chief plan pursued was to 
cut oft the affected leaves and burn them. The tree 
has probably never been cured by this process, 
however. Seeing that your tree has been behaving 
in this way for the last three years, and that it 
is old, we think the best plan would be to grub it up 
next autumn, replace the soil with fresh material, and 
plant a young tree. We do not think the old ttee 
would recover and it occupies valuable space. 
Acorns, Sweet Chestnuts &c. — Australian : To 
keep these fruits for one or two years it is necessary 
to place them in a cool, dry place so as to prevent 
them from germinating. Ia moderate quantity this 
is done by keeping them in bags, also in dry sand. 
In your case, you can devise means according to the 
quantity you have to store; but in any case they 
must be guarded against moisture during seasons 
"when the temperature is high. They might be 
stored in boxes to prevent mice and other vermin 
from getting at them. There should be some holes 
in the boxes to provide ventilation, but perforated 
zinc should be put over the holes to keep out 
vermin. 
Garden produce. — Omega : You have sent a list 
of vegetables for March, but you have asked no 
questions about them. Possibly you have addressed 
the wrong letter to us. 
.Names of Plants.— A.T.: i, Nuttallia cerasi- 
formis; 2, Lonicera Cavendishi; 3, Acerrubrum.— 
17 .^ 4 .: 1, Cardamine trifalia ; 2, Omphalodes verna ; 
3, Narcissus obvallaris; 4, Scilla sibirica ; 5, Daphne 
Mezereum.— L.G.: 1, Woodwardia radicans; 2, 
Sparmannia africana; 3, Begonia sempeiflorens 
Vernon’s var.; Anemone Heptatica rubra. 
Book.— T . D. Hatfield : We shall be pleased to let 
your friend have book at price quoted. 
Various questions. — Rubens : Some of the Sweet 
Williams might be described as clover-red. But 
why use such a term ? Many of the Clovers are 
anything but red. The true species of Safflower have 
yellow or orange flowers. You must remember that 
the commercial article obtained from Safflower is 
an extract. Lychnis fulgens, L. haageana, and some 
others of that kind may be described as of stammel 
colour; it simply means some red colour paler than 
scarlet. One or more of the species of Opuntia are 
grown for the purpose of supplying nourishment for 
the cochineal insect. Lathyrus rotundifolius flowers 
in July. In pronouncing Lathyrus, put the accent 
on the first syllable ; the third one is short. Poly¬ 
gonum Bistorta has rosy-pmk flowers, not turkey-red. 
Rhodochiton volubile is allied to Maurandya and 
Lophospermum, but not the same. Petunias have 
funnel-shaped flowers and viscid leaves and stems. 
The beauty of the flowers of a Canna is due to 
modified stamens, which are flattened out and 
coloured like petals. The true petals are compara¬ 
tively insignificant. The leaves are like those of a 
Banana in miniature. Purple or purplish may some¬ 
times be used to describe red colours in this country, 
but only by those whose notions of colours are rather 
imperfect or hazy. Colours are not well understood 
by the masses generally. 
Communications Received.— J.C.Stogdon.—M.M. 
—E. Scaplehorn. — James Cameron.—A.D. Webster. 
—C. B. G.—John Ford.—W. H. W.—R. L.— 
U., Ealing.—T. Y.—J. Harewood.—McDougal.— 
Subscriber.—Joe.—Oxon.—F. A. B. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED- 
Vilmorin - Andrieux et Cie, 4, Quai de la 
Megisserie, Paris.—Seeds of Hardy Trees and 
Shrubs, and Seeds of Plants for the Orangery and 
Greenhouse. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. 
Prothsroe & Morris. 
458 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Carters . 
Daniels Bros. 
Dobbie & Co. 
J. Forbes. 
R. Smith & Co. 
..458 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. Etherington . 
H. J. Jones.. 
..458 
Coals. 
W. H. Essery . 
Florists’ Flowers. 
M. Cuthbertson . 
••457 
Daniels Bros. 
J. Forbes. 
W. J. Godfrey . 
••458 
J. D. Hamon . 
-457 
H. J Jones. 
•458 
J. Laing & Sons . 
-457 
T. Lord . 
-457 
G. Stuart. 
J. Sutherland . 
j. Wells . 
••457 
Voung & Dobinson. 
•457 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd. 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
G. Bnnyard & Co. 
• •4 S8 
R. Smith & Co. 
-458 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Corry & Co. 
Epps & Co.. 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst,.. 
457 
A. Potter. 
W. Richardson & Co.... 
.472 
H. G. Smyth . 
•457 
C. West . 
Williams’ Shading. 
Hardy Plants. 
J. Forbes. 
• 4 SS 
Heating Apparatus. 
Messenger & Co. 
•472 
Thames Bank Iron Co.. 
457 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons. 
•457 
W. Cooper,Ltd. 
•457 
]• Gray . 
■457 
W. Richardson & Co . 
•457 
1. Weeks & Co . 
457 
Insecticides. 
Corry & Co. ... . 
Gishurst Compound .... 
Nicotine Soap.. 
.471 
Manures. 
C. Beeson . 
W. H. Beeson . 
Clay & Son... 
W. Colchester. 
Native Guano Co. 
....471 
Standen’s ..'.. 
W. Thomson & Sons 
...472 
Webb & Sons . 
,...471 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 
Gishurstlne . 
'•••457 
Juno Cyc'es . 
....472 
Mesitla Valley Irrigation 
Colony... 
...463 
Rubber Stamps . 
—471 
Netting. 
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss 472 
H. J. Gasson . 
A. Potter. 
,...472 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co.437 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher . 
Leeds Orchid Co. 
W. L. Lewis & Co. 
P. McArthur. 
F. Sander & Co. 
Palms, &c. 
Iceton. 
Roots. 
Bird & Wallace . 
— 457 
R. Smith & Co. 
Roses. 
J. Cowan & Co. 
R. Smith & Co. 
J. Walters . 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 
H. Cannell & Sons. 
• ••459 
Carters . 
—457 
W. Cooper. 
-457 
J. Forbes . 
...458 
Groves & Son . 
...45s 
W. B. Hartland . 
-457 
Kennelly. 
-457 
Little and Ballantyne... 
...45s 
Pennell & Sons . 
-459 
F. Roemer. 
R. Smith & Co. 
Sutton & Sons. 
—457 
j. Veitch & Sons. 
Witton & Co. 
-457 
Trees & Shrubs 
R. Smith & Co. 
...458 
Yines. 
J. Cowan & Co. 
OOUTB1TTS. 
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Amateurs, hints for.464 1 National Chrysanthemum 
Asarum maximum .469 ! Society .461 
Books, notices of .46S Orchid Notes & Gleanings 463 
Calanthe Veitchi.467 1 Orchids at MaidaVale.468 
Cattleya Rex.465 i People we have met .462 
Celery.466 Phlox decussata .468 
Chrysanthemums, summer ! Plant Houses, the ....463 
flowering .467 Plants recently certificated 462 
Crystal Palace SpringShow46g Platyceriums on cork.469 
Eiley Deane (a serial tale) 469 j Potatos .461 
Gardeners' Royal Benevo- Potatos, popular exhibition467 
lent Institution.465 Radstock Horticultural 
Gardening Miscellany .469 | Society .460 
Hardy flowers in season ...469 ' Reading and District Gar- 
Hardy trees tor the con- deners'.466 
servatory .459 Scottish Horticultural Asso- 
Lawns, &c., sowing down...466 ' ciation.461 
Manchester Royal Botanic j Strawberry Louis Gauthier+tio 
and Horticultural Society46o Sutton’s Cinerarias .461 
Melons, the culture of .467 1 Vegetable Calendar .462 
Violet Princess of Wales 46S 
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