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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 18, 1896. 
Arthur. We cannot get down those stairs again. 
Hold out that blanket! " he shouted to the men 
below. Raising the insensible form of Eiley in his 
arms, he pressed a despairing kiss upon her pale 
lips. “ Now then, my men ! be careful! a little 
nearer, that’s it: now ! ” He threw Eiley's light 
form from the window and then staggered back¬ 
wards. Wilfred hastily put his own round him. 
•• It's all right old fellow ! The men caught her quite 
safely. I will throw Susan.” 
Susan having been landed in the blanket, the 
curate turned to the dog, which was lying upon the 
floor, which commenced to burn, flames licking 
through the cracks. •' We must not forget poor 
Carlo.” Having thrown Carlo to the men, the 
friends were just deciding which should jump first, 
when the fire engine arrived. 
The firemen immediately raised their ladder to the 
window, and Lord Bewdley and Wilfred Graham 
descended in safety. They had only just stepped off 
the ladder when the floor of the room they had left 
fell in. 
(To be concluded in ouy next.) 
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Questions add adsujgks 
• ( * 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. 
Cast Iron Plant Houses. — Omicron: The large 
Palm house at Kew is built of iron. Amongst 
private establishments that have come under our 
notice in which smaller ranges of iron houses are to 
be seen, we might mention Stanwick Hall, Darling¬ 
ton, the property of the Dowager Duchess of 
Northumberland, and Aldermaston Court, Reading, 
the seat of C. E. Keyser, Esq. There is a 
prejudice amongst gardeners against iron houses, on 
account of their being cold, consequently wood is 
usually employed, except in the case of very large 
structures such as at Kew, where great strength and 
rigidity in proportion to the size of the bars are 
needed. 
Tulips and Hyacinths. — E. B. : The value of 
these bulbs is greatly discounted after being forced. 
If you take care of them by sheltering them in a 
frame after they have finished flowering, and water¬ 
ing them when necessary till the foliage dies down, 
they may be utilised for spring bedding by planting 
them out at the usual time in autumn. If they are 
allowed to ripen off their foliage in the beds they 
might continue to improve; but owing to their 
having to be lifted while still quite green, the bulbs 
suffer accordingly. You might make something of 
them by planting all the small and undersized bulbs 
in rich, light soil in the reserve garden. As the 
bulbs get sufficiently large vou can use them for 
bedding purposes. They will not be so good the 
next year after being forced, but, if you manage them 
well in the reserve garden, your stock of them may 
be kept up indefinitely, if you care to go to the 
trouble. 
Cactus Dahlias. — Omicron : A white variety is 
Mrs. A. Peart. There are plenty of decorative white 
varieties. Yellow sorts of the true Cactus type are : 
Lady Penzance, clear sulphur-yellow; Lady H. 
Grosvenor, clear yellow ; Blanch Keith, pure yellow ; 
Kaiserin, sulphur-yellow ; St. Catherine, cadmium 
yellow; Viscountess Folkstone, primrose ; and May 
Pictor, pale yellow. Scarlet sorts are Dean Hole, 
vermilion-scarlet; Crawley Gem, crimson-scarlet; 
Emily Girdlestone, orange-scarlet; Kynerith, rich 
vermilion; and Professor Baldwin, orange-scarlet. 
The above are all much freer in flowering than the 
old Juarezii. 
Orchid Flowers. — John Moore : The flowers sent 
were those of Dendrobium nobile, differing slightly 
in the three cases, but not sufficiently in the face of 
so many named sorts to be distinguished by a 
separate name. A batch of imported plants usually 
varies considerably within certain limits, but the 
variations are reckoned varieties and not hybrids. 
The flowers were brightly coloured and pretty, and 
will probably increase in size as the plants get 
established. One of the varieties, however, had a 
bloom of good size. 
Eucharis bulbs rotting away.— P. H., Bro'ty 
Ferry. Unfortunately we are but too familiar with 
the appearance of bulbs such as those you send us. 
They are very badly attacked with the Eucharis or 
bulb trite; and you can see ihe mites easily with a 
magnifying lens of moderate power, by lifting 
portions of the dead scales of the bulbs. Those 
that are decayed in the centre should be thrown 
away or burnt. The remainder should be shaken out 
of the soil and washed clean with water, which should 
be conveyed some distance from the house or poured 
down a drain. After this remove all decayed 
portions of the bulbs with a knife and wash them 
with a strong solution of Gishurst Compound, soft 
soap, and sulphur mixed, strong soot water, Condy’s 
Fluid, Bridgeford’s Antiseptic, Firtree Oil or 
Lemon Oil. You need not use all of these insecti¬ 
cides, but one or other of them. You will see some 
of the above advertised in the columns of The 
Gardening World during the past and previous 
weeks. After letting the bulbs get dry you could 
repeat the operation after two or three days. The 
bulbs will take no harm by exposure. Make up a 
fresh compost and re-pot the bulbs, placing them in 
the stove. We do not think that resting the bulbs in 
a cold house is advisable. They may be slightly 
attacked for many years, yet thrive and flower very 
well if kept in stove heat and moisture all the time. 
We have repeatedly noted this fact. 
Cultivation of the Litchi. — J. M. : There are 
various spellings of the word Leichee (which you use) 
such as Litchi, Leechee, Litschi, &c. The botanical 
name of the plant is Nephelium Litchi. It is a tree 
about 20 ft. high, and said to be a native of Southern 
China, though it is only known in a state of cultiva¬ 
tion. The plants coming from India for you, are, 
no doubt, cultivated there. These facts will furnish 
you with a clue to its cultivation. We have our¬ 
selves had the care of it at one time and found no 
difficulty with it as a pot plant. It requires the tem¬ 
perature of a moderately warm stove, with plenty of 
water at the roots when growing vigorously, and to 
be kept clean with the syringe as in the case of stove 
plants generally. Fibrous loam with a fair quantity 
of sharp sand and good drainage will meet its 
requirements in pots. To fruit it, however, we 
think it would require to be planted out in 
the bed of a stove or warm conservatory so as to 
allow it to attain sufficient size. In this case more 
particularly the drainage should be sufficient to 
allow all superfluous moisture to drain away from 
the roots, and so prevent anything like stagnation 
about the latter. 
Various Questions. — Rubens: Diervilla rosea is 
not a variety nor species of Caprifolium, but belongs 
to the same family, namely—the Caprifoliaceae. The 
mineral heliotrope is deep green with blood-red or 
yellow spots, a combination hardly likely to occur 
amongst flowers, though you may find it in the 
foliage of some Caladiums. It you mean the blood- 
red variety of Jasper, then it would be necessary to 
get a specimen for comparison. Very few are agreed 
as to what particular hue is meant by blood-red, for 
it varies. The botanists use such names as Heuchera 
sanguinea, Ribes sanguineum, Geranium sanguineum, 
Cornus sanguinea, &c. ; but if you examine and 
compare the flowers of the first three, and the bark 
of the last-named, you will find them all different. 
The mineral hyacinth is merely a red variety of 
zircon, and we think you could match it amongst the 
old varieties of Hyacinthus orientalis. The orange- 
red Martagon flowers in June. Most gardeners and 
others pronounce the words Heuchera and Gesnera 
as if the second e was short, but the pronouncing 
dictionary says it should be long. The ibex or 
chamois can climb equally as well as the goat if not 
better. It, of course, belongs to the goat tribe. 
Grubs devouring Auriculas. — Plague : The 
grubs you send are not those of beetles, which we 
suspect are harmless from the colours you mention, 
but belong to Daddy Long Legs or Crane Fly 
(Tipula oleracea). We are surprised that they should 
be so plentiful in a London suburban garden, but we 
have known a similar case on a previous occasion, 
though they disappeared next year. The grubs are 
popularly known as Leather Jackets, from the colour 
and toughness of their skin. The best remedy is 
hand-picking, and we should advise you to proceed 
with it at once, if you are to save your Auriculas. 
Set on some boys to the job if you have no time 
yourself; the earlier in the morning the better, as 
they hide during the drier parts of the day. They 
are nearly full-grown, so that by destroying them at 
once you will prevent them reaching the winged 
state and repeating the evil next antumn, for that is 
when the eggs hatch out. Wholesale remedies have 
been advocated, but they have very little effect 
owing to the toughness of the skin of the grubs. 
Names of plants. — A. C:. i, Muscari botryoides ; 
2, Corydalis cava ; 3, Scilla sibirica ; 4, Omphalodes 
verna ; 5, Pulmonaria augustifolia — H. W. : 1, 
Cornus sanguinea ; 2, Prunus spinosa ; 3, Lamium 
purpureum ; 4, Equisetum maximum.— T. B.: 1, 
Cornus mas.— H.C. : 1, Odondoglossum Cervantesi; 
2, Odontoglossum odoratum ; 3, Oncidium sarcodes. 
— J. A. W.: 1, Forsythia suspensa; 2, Lonicera 
involucrata probably (send when in bloom); 3, 
Arbutus Andrachne; 4, Stenotaphrum glabrum 
variegatum : 5, Mesembryanthemum (send when in 
bloom); 6, Chlorophytum elatum variegatnm.— 
A. C. : 1 and 3, Dendrobium densiflorum (No. 1 is 
the best) : 2, Dendrobium densiflorum luteo-album, 
better known as D. thyrsiflorum; 4 and 5, 
Dendrobium densiflorum pallidum, varying slightly; 
6, Dendrobium Farmeri; 7, Cattleya citrina; 8, 
Vanda tricolor insignis; 9, Trichopilia (Pilumna) 
fragrans ; 10, Dendrobium nobile, very fine and near 
D. n. Wallichi. 
Communications Received. — Gamma.— Thos. 
Grinfield.—W. L. —A. E. Stubbs.—W. Fowkes.— 
H. A. Tracy.—H Weeks.—Visitor.—W. B. G.— 
D. W. M.—A. A. W. Ward.—A. T. M.—H. A.— 
W. T.—L. J,—Orlando.—S. B.—J. T. R.—Enrique. 
—F. Downton.—A. U.—Andy.— L. A.—T. Griffiths. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
April 14th, 1896. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a brisk demand 
for Agricultural Seeds The finest grades of English 
Red Clover are in short supply, and held for an 
advance. Foreign Red Clover is selling freely at an 
advance of 2s. per cwt. White Clover, and Trefoil 
dearer. Alsike steady. Ryegrasses firm. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
April 15th, 1896. 
Fruit,—Average Wholesale Pricks. 
1. d 1. d. 
Apples.per bushel 20 46 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 13 o 17 o 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs.30 0 
Vegetables.—Averag 
1. d. 1. d. 
ArtlchokesGIobedoz. 20 30 
Asparagus.per bundle 50 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 09 10 
Beet.per dozen 20 3 c 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 2 6 
Cabbages ... per doz. 10 13 
Carrots ... per bnnch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 20 30 
Celery.per bundle 1 0 
Cucumbers per doz. 20 36 
Endive, French, djz. 1 6 
s, d. s. d. 
New Grapes, per lb. 10 40 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Miohael's each 26 So 
Strawberries, per lb. 4 0 60 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per case 14 0 18 0 
E Wholesale Prices 
1. d. s. dj 
Herbs .per bunch 02 00 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunoh 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 16 29 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 23 
Tomatos.. per lb. 0 6 09 
Turnips.per bun. 3 0 
Azalea, doz. sprays ...0 4 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2 0 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2 0 
Bcuvardlas, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations doz.blms. 16 3 u 
Daffodils, doz. bchs... 16 60 
Euoharis ...per doz 3040 
Gardenias ...per doz. 26 40 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 40 60 
Hyacinth, doz. spikes 16 20 
Hyacinth (Dutch)var- 
ious, per box 16 40 
Llllum longlflorum 
per doz. 30 50 
Lily ot the Valley, 
doz. sprays 06 10 
Mfrguetltes, 12 bun. 16 30 
MaiienhalrFern,i2bs.4 060 
Narciss, various, 
doz. bch. 1640 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 0 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 60 90 
Parme Violet (French) 
per bunch 30 40 
s. d. s. d. 
Polyanthus, doz. bch. 1040 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 06 10 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2040 
Roses (indoor), doz. 10 20 
,, Tea,white, doz. 16 26 
„ Niels . 30 60 
,, Safrano 
(English), doz. ...16 20 
Pink Roses, doz . 30 60 
Smilax, per bunch ... 3 6 60 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .60 90 
Tulips, doz. blooms ...o 406 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .09 10 
Violets, doz. bunches 09 10 
„ Czar (French) 
per bch.... 2 6 30 
,, Victoria (Fnch) 
doz. bch.... 1016 
Wallflower, doz. bch. 10 30 
White Lilac (French 
per bunch 3050 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
f. d. 1. d. 1. d. 1. d. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
o 9 
4 o 
3 0 
1 0 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ specimen 30 50 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 90120 
Cyclamen, per doz ...9 o 15 o 
Cineraria, per doz.... 60 90 
Dtacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica,various,per doz.g 0 24 o 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o 18 o 
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 1050 
Genista, per doz. ... 6 0 12 o 
Hyacinth, doz., pots...6 090 
Hydrangea, various, 
per doz. 9 o 24 o 
Liliums, various doz. 180300 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 60 
Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 o 
Myrtles, doz. 60 go 
Mignonette . . 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 o 
Rcses, various,. 9 o 18 o 
Spiraea, per doz . 60 90 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris. 522 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sod . 
Dobbie & Co.. 
...521 
J. Forbes. 
....521 
Chrysanthemums. 
R. C. Notcutt. 
....521 
Florists’ Flowers. 
W. Baxter . 
T. Bones. 
J Cheal & Sons . 
—523 
M. Cuthbertson . 
..-523 
Daniels Bros. 
—523 
Debbie & Co. 
—521 
J. Forbes. 
—522 
J. Galvin. 
—521 
W. J. Godfrey . 
••••521 
H.J Jones. 
T. Lord . 
W. McLaughlin . 
....521 
J. Welis . 
J. T. West . 
Young & Dobinson. 
...521 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd. 
—536 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Corry & Co.522 
Epps & Co.536 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst.... 521 
A. Porter.521 
A. Potter.521 
H. G. Smyth .521 
Hardy Plants. 
J. Forbes.523 
Heating Apparatus. 
Messenger & Co.536 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 521 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.521 
W. Cooper,Ltd.536 
J. Gray .—.521 
W. Richardson & Co.536 
I. Weeks & Co.521 
Hose. 
W. Cooper. 53 6 
Insecticides. 
Corry & Co. .523 
Gishurst Compound.521 
Lawn Mowers. 
W. Cooper. —536 
Ransomes, Sims and 
Jefferies.522 
Manures. 
C. Beeson .521 
W. H. Beeson .521 
Clay & Son.-.336 
W. Colchester.521 
Native Guano Co.522 
Standen's .522 
W. Thomson & Sons ...522 
Miscellaneous. 
Bees..-523 
Epps's Cocoa .522 
Gishurstlne .521 
Juno Cycles .522 
Mesilla Valley Irrigation 
Colony.531 
A. Outram.536 
Netting. 
H.J. Gasson ..521 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher .523 
W. L. Lewis & Co.521 
P. McArthur.521 
F. Sander & Co....521 
Palms, &c. 
Dicksons . 523 
Iceton.523 
Publications. 
Darlington & Co.535 
Gardening World.535 
Pollett & Co.521 
Roots. 
R. Smith & Co. ..521 
Roses. 
J. Cowan & Co.523 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son .521 
J. Forbes . 523 
Kennelly.521 
Pennell & Sons .523 
Sutton & Sons.521 
Witton & Co.521 
Strawberries. 
S. Hamilton .521 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
J. Laing & Son.521 
Yines. 
J. Cowan & Co.523 
Dickson's .323 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISEMENTS 
Small Advertisements, solid type, 6d. per line of about nine 
words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s.; per column 
(12 ins. long), £3 5s.; per halfpage, £5; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations thirty words for is. 6d., prepaid. 
