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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 26, 1889. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Apple and Pear Diseased. — E. G. J. Spaike: The spotting 
on the Apple sent us would appear to be due to deficient root 
action. At all events we could not detect the presence of any 
fungus by microscopical examination. We have seen the same 
thing previously, in the case of Lord Suffield and Golden Spire 
Apples, both of similar texture, with soft flesh. Here and there 
in the interior, but at no great distance from the surface as a 
rule, pale brown spots'appear, and these become darker and at 
the same time assume a spongy or corky appearance. The tissue 
shrinks, leaving shallow hollows on the surface, which also 
becomes pale brown. The case ought to be investigated from its 
very earliest commencement. The Pears were attacked with 
the Cladosporium dendriticum, a skin disease known under 
many names, including that of Helminthosporium pyrorum. 
It never penetrates deeper than the surface, but prevents the 
skin from growing, so that the internal parts continuing to grow 
cause cracking. Leaves, shoots, flowers, and fruit are attacked 
alike by this fungus. Cracking is also said to be caused by cold, 
wet, and ungenial soils, as well as by the presence of thrips on 
the young and growing fruit. No cure is known, and the only 
method of palliating the evil is to remove all affected parts as 
soon as they are noticed and bum them to prevent the parasite 
from spreading. Lifting the trees and replanting them in good, 
sound, well-drained loam has also been practised by some fruit¬ 
growers with success. 
Crystallised Grasses. — Iris : Make a strong solution of alum 
with hot-water, allow it to cool somewhat and then dip the grass 
plumes in when dry. 
Fruit-preserving Machines. — New Zealander : Before buying 
you would do best to write for information to Michael Doyle, 
Esq., Rochester, New York State, U.S.A. 
Iris Robinsoniana. — Iris: Y r ou are in no worse case than 
many others in not being able to flower this plant. It is an 
extremely shy bloomer, and we have not ourselves seen it in 
bloom. At Kew it is planted out in a warm greenhouse tem¬ 
perature, but we believe it has never flowered there. 
Names of Plants. — T. W., Leeds: Roupala Pohlii, generally 
called R. corcovadensis in gardens. J. Parnell: The Trollius is 
T. europreus, late flowering, and if constant may be called T. e. 
serotinus ; Aster, Novi-Beli var.; and Rudbeckia sub-tomentosa. 
D. Wright : The plant received from Australia belongs to the 
natural order Euphorbiaceie, tribe Pliyllantheae, but we cannot 
get any nearer to its identity without flowers. Plants: 1, Ony- 
chium japonicum ; 2, Gazania splendens ; 3, Begonia Rex var.; 
4, Escallonia macrantha. 
Vine Borders.—A. Lamb: We should be well contented to 
use either sample in the absence of the other, but should take 
No. 1 for choice as it contains the most fibre. 
Worms in a Bowling Green.— Bowler: There was an article 
in the market called Worm Soap, but we do not see it offered 
now. Lime water is the best and cheapest to use on a large scale. 
Communications Received. —W. M. R.—J. H.—W. G.— 
W. T.—W. H.-J. C.—R. S.—D. P.—R. 0.—W. S.—Battle. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Fred. Burvenich, Gentbrugge, near Ghent, Belgium.—Hardy 
Trees and Shrubs, Fruit Trees, Greenhouse Plants, &c. 
W. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate Nurseries, N. — General 
Catalogue of Stove and Greenhouse Plauts, Hardy Shrubs, Fruit 
Trees, &c. 
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THE WEATHER. 
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean reading 
of the barometer during the week ending October 19th 
was 29'54 ins.; the highest reading was 2979 ins. on 
Monday morning, and the lowest was 29'98 ins. on 
Saturday morning. The mean temperature of the air was 
49'4°, and 1'8° below the average in the corresponding 
weeks of the twenty years ending 1868. The mean 
showed an excess on Tuesday and Wednesday, but was 
below the average on each of the other days of the week. 
The general direction of the wind was southerly, and 
the horizontal movement of the air averaged 8'5 miles 
per hour, which was 2'2 miles below the average in the 
corresponding weeks of sixteen years. Rain fell on two 
days of the week to the aggregate amount of 070 of an 
inch. The duration of registered bright sunshine in 
the week was 17'8 hours, against 267 hours at 
Glynde Place, Lewes. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 21 si. 
Messrs. Hukst & Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report no animation in 
market for agricultural seeds. White Clover is slightly 
dearer. Other varieties of Clover seeds unchanged. 
Rye Grasses steady. Bird seeds dull. 
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CQVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October ‘Hhrd. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. 
Apples .J-sieve 2 0 7 0 
— Nova Scotia, barrel 12 0 16 0 
Grapes .per lb. 10 2 6 
Peaches _per doz. 4 0 10 0 
s.d. 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 1 6 
— St. Michaels, each 2 0 
Plums.J-sieve 2 0 
s.d. 
3 0 
4 6 
4 6 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 6 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 0 10 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 6 
s.d. s.d. 
Herbs .. ..per bunch 0 2 0 4 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 5 0 
Lettuces ..per dozen 16 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 2 0 
Onions.. ..per bushel 3 6 5 0 
Parsley.... per hunch 0 6 
Radishes .. per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 0 6 0 9 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Out Flowers.—Averi 
s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..3 0 6 0 
Asters, French. 
per bunch 
Asters.... 12 bunches 3 0 6 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 bunches 3 0 6 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
12 blooms 10 3 0 
Cornflower,,12 bnchs. 
Dahlias .. 12 bunches 2 0 4 0 
Eschscholtzia,12bchs. 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Forget-me-nots. 16 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Gladioli ..12 bunches 6 0 12 0 
Gladioli brenchleyensis, 
doz. sprays 10 16 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 3 0 9 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
Plants in Pots.—Aver 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Asters .per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Arum Lilies..per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Begonias, various,doz. 4 0 9 0 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 12 0 
Cockscombs _doz. 3 0 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 18 0 
se Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d . 
Lilac, white, 
per hunch 5 0 7 0 
Lilium lancifolium, 
12 blooms 10 3 0 
Lilium longiflorum, 
12 blooms 3 0 6 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 10 4 0 
Pansies ..12 bunches 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 0 9 16 
— scarlet .. 12 sprays 0 4 0 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum. 12 buchs. 2 0 6 0 
Roses, Tea, per dozen 10 3 0 
— Red.per doz. 0 6 10 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 0 6 10 
Steplianotis,12 sprays 3 0 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen, o 6 10 
Violets... .12 bunches 10 16 
— French, per bunch 10 2 6 
-Parme, per buch. 5 0 6 0 
.ge Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s. d. 
Evergreens, in var. ., 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Fuchsia.per doz. 3 0 9 0 
Heliotrope ..per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Hydrangeas.. per doz. 6 0 15 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Palms iu variety, each 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 2 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe . .per doz. 
Solanums perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateur’s Garden, the_ 123 
Ammobium alatum . 123 
Apple orchards, our. 119 
Bournemouth Gardens.... 122 
Bouvardia Humboldtii 
corymbiflora . 124 
Carnations, dressing. 120 
Chrysanthemum, Amy 
Furze. 120 
Chrysanthemum notes .... 11S 
Chrysanthemum shows .. 118 
Cranberries . 117 
Cypripedium vexillarium.. 124 
Dahlia Juarezii .. 123 
Dressing flowers . 116 
Elseodendron orientale.... 122 
Fruit notes . 119 
Fruit question, the . 120 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies . 125 
page 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 125 
Horticultural Societies.... 125 
Judges’ liabilities . 115 
Masdevallia tovarensis_ 124 
Mutisea deeurrens. 123 
Nicotiana colossa . 124 
Orchid notes . 124 
Pencil buds dropping _ 119 
Pinks. 120 
Plums, late. .. 119 
Polyanthuses, gold-laced.. 120 
Railway Rates Act . 116 
Rudbeckias. 117 
Sage, the Jerusalem. 123 
Scottish notes . 119 
Seeds, the growth of. 116 
Solanum sisymbriifolium 124 
Solanum guineense . 124 
Tritonia Pottsii . 117 
Watering, winter . 116 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
PAGE 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 114 
J. C. Stevens . 114 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 113 
Carter & Co. 126 
W. Gordon . 115 
Reform Seedsman . 126 
Ant. Roozen & Son . 113 
Benjamin Soddy. 114 
R. Smith £ Co. 114 
Sutton & Sons . 113 
R. Sydenham . 115 
Van Tubergen, Junr. 113 
J. W. Woodward . 115 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 113 
Carter & Co. 126 
J. Cheal & Sons. 126 
Dicksons . 115 
Kelway & Son . 115 
II. Lane & Son . 115 
Sutton & Sons. 113 
Ryder & Sou . 115 
R. Sydenham . 115 
Clematis. 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 126 
R. Holmes . 113 
W. Strike. 113 
Florists’ Flowers. 
31. Campbell . 113 
J. Galvin. 113 
J. Laing & Sons. 115 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 113 
T. Lord. 114 
S. Rogers. 113 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 126 
J. Cheal & Sons. 126 
G. Cooling & Sons. 115 
Dicksons . 115 
R. Neal. 114 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
Fruit Trees and Roses. 
H. Lane & Son . 115 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son 114 
T. Rivers & Son. 115 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
Garden Sundries, &e. 
J. Arnold. 113 
Carson & Sons. 114 
Geo. Coppin & Sons . 113 
H. J. Gasson . 113 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 113 
H. G. Smyth . 114 
J. Taylor & Son. 113 1 
PAGE 
Heating Apparatus. 
Albion Lamp Co. 127 
J. Attwood . 113 
Jones & Attwood . 127 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 127 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 113 
W. Clark . 113 
W. Cooper . 126 
C. Frazer’s Exors. 127 
J- Gray. 113 
H. Hope . 113 
A. Peel & Sons . 113 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 113 
J. Weeks & Co. 113 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic... 113 
Gishurst Compound. 113 
Picrena. 127 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 113 
W. Thomson & Sons. 113 
Miscellaneous. 
Cadbury’s Cocoa. 12S 
Epps’ Cocoa. 127 
Gishurstine . 113 
Harrison’s Knitter. 127 
Osman & Co... 127 
A. Outram . 127 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 113 
Bernard Wilson. 113 
Mushroom Spawn. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son. 126 
Orchids. 
P. McArthur . 113 
Trustees of the late J. 
Stevenson. 113 
Plants, various. 
T. Jannoeh . 115 
Kelway & Son. 114 
Thyne’s. 114 
J. H. Virgo . 113 
Roses. 
G. W. Boothby . 113 
H. English . 113 
Ryder & Son . 115 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
J. Walters . 113 
Seeds. 
R. Smith & Co. 114 
Situations . 126 
Societies’ Announce¬ 
ments . 114 
Notice to Subscribers. 
T he sixth volume of the gar- 
DENING WORLD commenced with the number for 
Sept. 7th. The INDEX to VOL. V. was published with the 
number for August 31st, 
Publishing Office: 17, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
SITUATIONS VACANT. 
W ANTED, for a Market Nursery, a steady, 
industrious Man, used to Hot-water Fitting, Carpen¬ 
tering, &e., &c.—Apply, with references, by letter only, to 
“ Market,” c/o J. W. Vickers, 5, Nicholas Lane, E.C. 
/HARTERS’ CHOICE BULBS, as supplied to 
V7 H.M. the Queen and the London County Council. 
ryiHE BEAUTIFUL EASTER LILY.— 
_l_ For festival decorations, and in establishments where a 
quantity of snow-white bloom is required, this lovely Lily is 
invaluable. It can also be readily forced into bloom by Christ¬ 
mas. Magnificent groups were exhibited by us during last 
spring at the Royal Botanic and Crystal Palace Shows, on both 
occasions gaining an important award. These displays were 
pronounced by all who saw them to be the finest exhibits of 
pure white Lilies ever staged. We again hold the entire stock 
of the largest cultivator in Bermuda, and are now supplying 
fine sound bulbs, price Is. and 2s. each, 10s. 6d. and 21s. per 
dozen, carriage free. 
CARTER'S CATALOGUE, containing a beautifully Coloured 
Plate of this charming Lily, together with full particulars of all 
other choice Bulbs and Roses for autumn planting, gratis and 
post free from 
CARTERS, Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 237 and 238 
High Holborn, London, W.C. 
G reenhouses. —- Span-roof complete, 
with Ventilators, Irons for opening, half-glass door, 
Staging, all glass, &c., &c. Made in sections so that they can 
he erected by any haDdy man in a few hours. 7 by 5 ft., 56s.; 
9 by 6 ft., £4 ; 12 by S ft., £6 ; 15 by 10 ft., £S Ss. ; 20 by 10 ft., 
£11 10s.; 25 by 10 ft., £17. Any size or shape made. Strong 
Garden Lights, painted and glazed. 3 by 4 ft., 6s. 6 d. ; 6 by 4 ft , 
9s. each, packed and put on rail. For illustrations of above and 
prices of Lean-to's, J-Spans, Conservatories, Cucumber Frames, 
Summer-houses, Poultry-houses, Sashbars, and Glass, send for 
List, post free. Good, sound, well-seasoned materials only used. 
Estimates for every description of horticultural building. 
Plans, &c., free. 
W. COOPER, 101, Shandy Street, Mile End Road, London, E. 
mi IT Trees 
For Market and Private Growers. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, ETC. 
Descriptive CATALOGUES Post-free. 
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FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
SPECIALLY LOW AUTUMN OFFER and 
Catalogue of about 1,400 Species aud Varieties, free on 
application. 
Illustrated Catalogue, Is. 6d.,post free. 
W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSERY, 
SALE, MANCHESTER. 
CUTBFSH’S 
MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Price 6s. per bushel; Is. extra 
per bushel for package ; or 6d. per cake, 
free by Parcel Post, Is. None genuine 
unless in sealed packages, and printed 
cultural directions enclosed, with our 
signature attached. 
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NURSERYMEN 4 SEED MERCHANTS, 
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