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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 28, 1896. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, 
received a Silver Banksian Medal for a group of 
hardy spring flowers in which Narcissi played a 
conspicuous part. Sir Watkin, Bastemil, Beauty, 
Empress, Mrs. Thompson, Cynosure, Mrs. J. G. 
Baker, Obvallaris, Queen Bess, and Princeps were 
some of the best forms shown. The St. George’s 
Nursery Co., Han well, Ealing, were again strongly 
in evidence with a grand display of Cyclamen. It 
would be indeed difficult to over praise the merits of 
this exhibit for the quantity and quality of the 
flowers were remarkable (Silver Flora Medal). 
Some superbly - flowered Clivias sent by 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Victoria and Paradise 
Nurseries, Upper Holloway, N., were awarded a 
Bronze Banksian Medal. Robusta, Ambroise 
Verschaffelt, and Holloway Beauty were some of the 
best varieties on view. 
A splendid batch of Calla Little Gem, contributed 
by Mr. E. Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens, 
Elstree, Herts, obtained a Silver Flora Medal. The 
plants throughout were dwarf and stocky, and, 
including the flowers, did not measure more than 
18 in. or 2 ft. in height. 
Eighteen varieties of cut Camellias were shewn by 
H. W. Pownall, Esq., Whilford House, St. 
Margaret’s-on-Thames. Cineraria blooms of grand 
quality were exhibited by Messrs. James Veitch & 
Sons. A small group of Clivias was staged by Mr. 
Wm. Bull, King’s Road, Chelsea. A Bronze Banks¬ 
ian Medal fell to the lot of Mr. John Wiggens, 
gardener to W. Stacy, Esq., Drayton House, West 
Drayton, for a group of Cyclamen. Very strong 
indeed were the zonal Pelargoniums exhibited by 
Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. Such 
varieties as Midsummer, Olivia, John Forbes, White 
Lady, Galatea, Mme. Jules Chretien, and Duchessof 
York, appeared to special advantage. Samples of the 
new beddiog Primrose, Kentish Bedder, and the 
double white Daisy The Bride, also came from 
Swanley (Bronze Banksian Medal). 
Vegetables were represented by a single collection 
sent by Mr. Geo. Wythes, gardener to Earl Percy, 
Syon House, Brentford. It comprised a quantity of 
different kinds of saladings, Seakale and Asparagus, 
apparently of excellent quality (Silver Banksian 
Medal). 
A few dishes of Apples were forthcoming, but they 
contained nothing worthy of special remark. 
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Questions add Msojens 
Will our friends who send us newspapers he so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Names of Plants. — J. H. 0 .: Ribes macrostemma, 
otherwise known as Ribes speciosum.— J. C. : 1, 
Odcntoglossum nebulosum; 2, Oncidium cheiro- 
phorum ; 3, Cattleya Trianaei var. ; 4, Cattleya 
Trianaei Schroderae ; 5, Odontoglossum odoratum. 
— W. H.\ 1, Pleris quadriaurita tricolor: 2, 
Selaginella reptans ; 3, Polypodium aureum ; 4, 
Asplenium flaccidum — T. B. : 1, Arabis albida; 2, 
Crocus bicolor Cloth of Silver ; 3, Crocus susianus ; 
3, Helleborus foetidus.— A. M. : 1, Dendrobium 
brymerianum ; 2, Dendrobium crassinode; 3, Den¬ 
drobium nobile (a relatively good variety).— 
W. Walker : 1, Acacia dealbata; 2, Chlorophytum 
elatum variegatum. 
Date Palm. — 71 /. 71 /. : The small portion of the 
leaf you send, and the rough sketch you make of the 
plant showirig its habit, amply testify that it is not a 
Palm of any kind, but a Dracaena—probably D. 
fragrans—but it is difficult to determine the same 
from so small a portion. The reason for your plant 
going wrong is no doubt the freezing to which it was 
subjected last year. Injury is not always immediately 
apparent with such subjects. Possibly the roots 
were partly killed. In any case we think that some¬ 
thing is wrong with the rcots. No application of 
any manure can be effectual in restoring the plant 
after it is so far gone. We advise you to take off the 
suckers with roots attached to them if possible ; if 
thereare no roots to them, pot them singly in small 
pots and plunge the pots in the bed of a propagating 
case. The Date Palm has huge pinnate leaves, and 
you could not mistake it if once you had seen a plant 
or a picture of it as compared with the plant 3 ou 
have. 
Rooting Genistas.— 7. Fouell : Spring is the 
best time to root cuttings of Cytisus racemosus, for 
that is the plant, we believe, which you speak of as 
Genista. When the cutiings are about 3 in. long 
take them off with a small heel of the old wood and 
insert them firmly in pots of sandy soil under a bell- 
glass. Place the pots under bell-glasses, hand-lights, 
or in a properly-constructed propagating case in a 
temperature of 55- to 6o c , where the cuttings will 
emit roots in due course. 
Flowers, Plants, Colours, &c. — Rubens : Clove- 
red, which we would speak of as crimson, would 
describe the colour of some dark varieties of Sweet 
William. Spergula is the botanical name of Spurrey, 
not of the Stichwort. Most species of Arabis have 
white flowers, but a few, such as A. blepharophylla, 
have pink or rosy flowers. Some of the very darkest 
of the varieties of Iberis umbellata might be described 
as cherry-red, but not very appropriately. The 
Scarlet Lychnis is L. chalcedonica, an exotic, and 
totally different from L. diurna of our woods and 
glens. Opuntia vulgaris and O. rafinesquiana flower 
in July. The Valerian that grows on old walls 
(Centranthus ruber) flowers from June to September. 
The Virginian Creeper flowers in August and 
September. Salvia coccinea flowers in July, August, 
and September. Sedum Telephium flowers in July 
and August. The red or scarlet Pimpernel flowers 
from May to October. 
Lilies in the Way. — G. S.: Some species, such 
as L. dahuricum, L. umbellatum, and L. bulbiferum, 
possibly others, put up with a deal of bad usage, and 
succeed fairly well even after being transplanted at 
this time of the year. This is our experience, but it 
is a barbarous plan which we should not advise you 
to attempt if you can help it. If you must lift them, 
use a spade and dig well beneath the bulbs taking a 
quantity of soil with them. 
The best Raspberry going. — M. M. : It might 
be difficult to name the best Raspberry for every 
district and garden ; but we know that none of them 
could beat Fastolff in years gone by for your northern 
locality. At the p esent time Superlative is giving 
most satisfactory results, both in private and market 
gardens in the South. It is a remarkably vigorous 
grower and cropper, and you could do worse than 
give it a trial. Baumforth’s Seedling and Red 
Antwerp, which you mention, are very good in their 
way, but we should prefer Superlative and Fastolff, 
both large fruited red varieties. 
Communications Received. —Coila.—J. J., B.— 
J. G. Pettinger.—Ignotus.—Geo Russell.—W. Y.— 
Corry & Co.—J. Martin. — Pennell & Sons.—W. 
Baylor Hartland — Thos. Grinfield.—A. Bayliss.— 
R. B. — Saxon.—W. Fry.—D. B.—S. Body. — Street 
& Co. — M. Cuthbertson.—C. West.—J. S.—W. Seal 
—Thos. S. Blow. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED- 
Nathan Smith & Son, 167, West Maumee Street, 
Adrian, Michigan.—Descriptive Catalogue of 
Chrysanthemums. 
J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley, 
Sussex.—Spring Catalogue of Dahlias, Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, Bedding Plants, &c. 
Thomas B. Blow, Welwyn, England.—Illustrated 
Catalogue of Bee-keepers' Supplies. 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris. 474 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son .473 
Carters .*..473 
Daniels Bros.475 
Dobbie & Co.473 
J. Forbes.473 
R. Smith & Co.475 
Chrysanthemums. 
W. Etherington .473 
Coals. 
T. T. Pascoe...487 
Florists’ Flowers. 
J. Cheal & Sons .474 
M. Cuthbertson . 473 
Daniels Bros .475 
Dobbie & Co .473 
J. Forbes . 474 
J. Galvin .473 
W. J. Godfrey ....474 
H. J Jones .475 
J. Laing & Sons . 473 
T. Lord .473 
G. Stuart .473 
J. Sutherland .473 
J. Wells .473 
Young & Dobinson.473 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.488 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
R. Smith & Co. 474 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Corry & Co.473 
Epps & Co.473 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.... 473 
Jadoo .488 
W. Richardson & Co.473 
H. G. Smyth .473 
“ Summer Cloud” .474 
Greent'ouse Pla.nts. 
J. Laing & Sons .475 
J. Veitch & Sons.475 
Hardy Plants. 
J. Forbes.474 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 473 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd <ft Sons.473 
W. Cooper,Ltd.488 
!• Gray .473 
W. Richardson & Co ...471 
J. Weeks & Co.473 
Insecticides. 
W. Clibran & Son .4S8 
Corr & Co. .488 
Gishurst Compound.473 
Lawn Mowers. 
Sutton & Sons......473 • 
Manures. 
C. Beeson . 
W. H. Beeson . 
Clay & Son. 
W. Colchester. 
J. D. Kiik . 
.487 
Native Guano Co. ... 
.487 
H. G. Smyth. 
Sutton &Sons .. 
W. Thomson & Sons 
'...487 
Webb & Sons . 
. 487 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’s Cocoa . 
Gishnrstlne . 
Juno Cycles . 
.487 
Mesilla Valley Irrigation 
Colony. 
. 479 
Netting. 
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss 488 
H. J. vjasson. 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co.473 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher . 
W. L. Lewis & Co.... 
P. McArthur. 
F. Sander & Co. 
Palms, &c. 
Iceton. 
Publications. 
Macmillan & Co. 
Roots. 
Bird & Wallace . 
R. Smith & Co. 
Roses. 
J. Cowan & Co. 
R. Smith & Co. 
J. Walters . 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son . 
Carters . 
W. Cooper. 
J. Forbes . 
- 474 
Groves & Son . 
W. B. Hartland . 
Kennedy . 
Pennell & Sons . 
R. Smith & Co. 
Sutton & Sons. 
Witton & Co. 
Strawberries. 
S. Hamilton . 
Trees & Shrubs. 
R. Smith & Co . 
Yines. 
J. Cowan & Co . 
Weed Killers. 
W. Clibran & Son ... 
. 488 
Co;ry & Co. 
.473 
OOITTEITTS. 
PAGE PAGE 
Amaryllis at Chelsea.478 Plants recently certificated 478 
Amateu-s, hints for.480 i Potatos .481 
Birmingham Gardeners' , Preston and Fulwood 
Association .477 1 Horticultural Society ...485 
Books, notices of .478 ( Primulas, notes on hardy...483 
Carters' Cinerarias.4S3 Royal Botanic .484 
Clivias at Forest Hill.482 Royal Horticultural .485 
Devon and Exeter Gar- Saxifraga oppositifolia 
deners' Association.476 1 major. 4S4 
Grassendale Spring Show 47S | Science Gleanings.47S 
Hailstorm Insurance Cor- Shirley Gardeners’ Mutual 
poration, the.475 1 Improvement Association477 
Laing’s Chinese Primulas 477 : Societies. 484 
Lily of the Valley, home- Spring Flowers at 
grown .484 | Holloway .4S3 
Landscape Work .481 Spring Flowers at Long 
Mistleto.482 l Ditton.4S4 
Orchid Houses, the.479 ! Storage of Fruit.476 
Pea Notes . 483 Swiss Stone Pine . 484 
Plant Houses, the . 479 Syrian Hibiscus, the.484 
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