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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 9, 1890. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Special attention is paid in the columns of The 
Gardening World to the answering of questions on 
all subjects connected with practical horticulture, and 
the naming of Plants (other than Florists’ Flowers) and 
Fruits, in which department the Editor is assisted by 
gardeners and specialists of great experience. 
Aspidistra.— A. Saunder: The plant called A. elatior varie- 
gata is simp’y a taller form of A. lurida. 
Camptosorus rhizophyllus. — G. R. A.: The correct name of 
this Fern is Scolopendrium lhizophyllum, and there may be a 
little confusion in different catalogues where the first name is 
that generally given. It was introduced from North America 
many years ago, and used to he pretty frequent in collections 
where it was kept as a curiosity, on account of the peculiar hahit 
the fronds have of becoming attenuated at the apex, and bearing 
a young plant at the apex. It is, as you say, the same plant, now 
occasionally sent out under the correct name. 
Chrysanthemums. — F. M. : Under the circumstances we 
should let the crown buds go, of the varieties named, and take 
the terminals as they come a few weeks hence. 
India rubber Plant. — A. Saunder : The Indiarubber Plant, 
Ficus elastica, always grows with a straight stem, and one 
leading bud, unless this is pinched out, but it is no advantage 
to do so for a window plant. Ficus macrophylia, or the 
Indian Banyan, has a branching habit in a young state. 
Names of Fruits. — G. R. A.: The Gooseberries were half 
cooked when they reached us, and quite beyond identification. 
A. M. D. : Too much decayed. All fruit sent to be named should 
he not quite ripe, and well packed, or a journey through the 
post renders them past recognition when they reach us. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices, 
s.d s.d. 
Cherries.£ sieve 2 0 10 0 
Currant, black, % sieve 5 9 6 0 
— red. \ sieve 3 0 4 0 
Grapes .per lb. 10 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Peaches....per dozen 1 0 12 0 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Strawberries., per lb. 0 3 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Weolesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Aralia Sieboldi ..doz. 6 0 18 0 
Bouvardias ..perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Calceolaria, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 0 60 0 
— viridis .doz. 12 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar, doz .6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var.,perdoz. 4 0 18 0 
Fuchsia _per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Geraniums (Ivy), doz. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Heliotrope, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Hydrangea ..per doz. 9 0 24 0 
Liliums, various, doz. 12 0 30 0 
Lobelia.per doz. 3 0 4 0 
Marguerites per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Palms in variety, each 2 6 21 o 
Pelargoniums ..doz. 6 0 12 0 
Pelargoniums,scarlet, 3 0 6 0 
Rhodanthe ..per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Out Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. s.d. s.d. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 0 
Bouvardias, per bun. 0 6 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 2 0 
—.doz. bchs. 3 0 6 0 
Cornflower doz. bchs. 16 3 0 
Encharis .. per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Esclischoltzia ,12 bch. 2 0 4 0 
Forget-me-not ,12 buns 2 0 4 0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms. 2 0 4 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 0 6 10 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 2 0 4 0 
Lavender ....12 bus. 3 0 5 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
MaidenhairFern, 12 bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 16 3 0 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums, 12 spy 3 . 0 6 10 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 6 
Pinks, doz. bchs. .. 2 0 6 0 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 10 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 0 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 0 
— Tea_per dozen 0 6 2 0 
— Red.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano .. per doz. 10 2 0 
— Moss per bnch_ 0 4 16 
Roses, dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Spirea. doz. bUDs. 4 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 2 0 3 0 
Sultan_doz. bchs. 3 0 4 0 
Sweet; Peas.. doz. bns. 2 0 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 0 
Names of Plants. — J. Rotten: Phacelia tanacetitolia. R, 
Kemp: 1, Lilium pardalinum ; 2, Chrysanthemum latifolium; 
3, Lobelia cardinalis ; 4, Campanula isopliylla alba. J. G. R.: 
1, Mentha Pulegium ; 2, Arenaria balearica ; 3, Mentha Requieni; 
4, Dianthus sinensis Heddewigii; 5, Dianthus deltoides; 6 ; 
Lysimacliia clethroides. D. Bell: Lycaste plaDa var. 
Pelargonium Sport. — C. Salvidge: Undoubtedly a true 
sport, and nothing unusual among these plants. Whether it 
will be of any commercial value is very doubtful, as we have 
so many good things in the same way. 
Retarding Red Currants. — H.Gerrard: If your plants are 
grown in the open, the only plan you can adopt is to shade the 
bushes, and atthe same time cover them with netting to keep off 
the birds. Some adopt the plan of covering up the bushes with 
mats, but if the latter are kept on for any length of time it 
cannot but be detrimental to the ripening of the wood, and the 
chances of a good crop next year. You should grow some plants 
especially for the purpose, training them against a north aspect 
CONTENTS. 
page 
Acineta Barkeri. 7S1 
Amateurs’Garden, the_ 77S 
Antirrhinums and Sweet. 
Williams . 778 
Bee season, the . 772 
Carnation and Picotee 
Union. 776 
Carnations, seeding . 772 
Carnations, seedling. 778 
Cattleya gigas Shuttle- 
wortliii . 781 
Fruit Crops in Dorset .... 773 
Fruit prospects, our home 771 
Gardeners Orphan Fund .. 775 
Gardening notes from Syd¬ 
ney . 773 
Grove, the, Harefield _ 776 
Hop industry, the. 775 
PAGE 
Horticultural Societies .. 781 
Jams and preserved fruits 772 
Lilium monadelphum 
Szovitsianum . 77S 
Mignonette culture . 774 
Oncidium dasystyle. 781 
Orchid growers Calendar.. 781 
Pansies. 776 
Peas, a trial of. 772 
Rose in history, the. 778 
Roses in July . 773 
Roses, Stocks for . 779 
Sarracenias . 777 
Stanhopea insignis. 781 
Sweet Peas . 774 
Tomato disease, the . 771 
Williams Memorial, the .. 772 
Willows of E. Scotland_ 779 
wall. Then all they should require would be a double layer of 
an old lierriDg net to protect them from birds. 
The Yew Tree Smoking. — R. S.: Yes. We consider that 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
the explanation of the Yew Tree Smoking, as mentioned by 
Tennyson, would most probably refer to the shedding of the 
pollen in March or April, according to the season. The tree is 
dioecious, that is, the male and female flowers are on different 
trees, and the male tree is remarkable for the quantity of pollen 
it scatters in every direction about that time, covering every¬ 
thing within a considerable distance of it, The same thing 
might with propriety be said of Pinus sylvestris, P. austriaca, 
and several other species coining under our observation. The 
only other explanation perhaps which can be given is that of 
vapour arising from moisture or dew condensed upon the tree, 
and this may be seen when the sun suddenly shines out after a 
thunder shower or a warm summer day as well as at other times. 
Communications Received. —A. B.—J. T.- J. W. T._H. W.E. 
—J. H. H.—T. B.—J. H.—W. P.-E. R. J.—W. D.—T G — 
A. H. 
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TEADE CATALOGUES EECEIYED. ■ 
James Carter & Co., 237-S, High Holborn, W.C.—Dutch and 
other Bulbous Roots, Roses, &c. 
R. Gilbert, High Park Gardens, Stamford.—Choice Varieties 
of Strawberries. 
William Bull, 536, King’s Road, S. W.— Tuberous-rooted 
Plants and Bulbs. 
Dicksons & Co., Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.—Dutch and 
other Flower Roots. 
M. A. Dessert, Chenoneeaux, Indre et Loire, France.—Tree 
and Herbaceous Peonies. 
John Peed & Sons, Roupell Park, Norwood Road, London, 
S.E.—Dutch and other Bulbs, Seeds, &e. 
Roozen Brothers, Overveen, Haarlem, Holland.— Dutch 
and Cape Bulbs, &e. 
Alex. Dickson & Sons, 55, Royal Avenue, Belfast.—Dutch 
and other Bulbs, &c. 
James Dickson & Sons, 32, Hanover Street, Edinburgh._ 
Dutch Flower Roots, &e. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 770 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 769 
Dicksons, Limited..... 771 
W. B. Hartland . 771 
J. Peed & Sons .. . 769 
Ant. Roozen & Sons. 769 
Silberrad & Son .. 769 
R. Sydenham . 771 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 770 
Catalogue 
Cannell & Son. 7S4 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 770 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 770 
O’Kelly. 769 
Smith. 769 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 771 
J. Laing & Sons. 770 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 769 
Lane . 769 
J. Stevens. 771 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 769 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri - Horticultural 
Chemical Co. 7S4 
J. Arnold. 769 
J. Bentley. 784 
G. Carradice . 769 
Fisher & Sharpe. 7S4 
J. Haws. .. 784 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 769 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 7S4 
G. R. King. 770 
Slugicide . 769 
The “Stott" Distributor 781 
T. Walker. 769 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 769 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 769 
W. Cooper . 784 
J. Gray. 769 
Hayward . 769 
PAGE 
Horticultural Builders. 
Mellowes & Co. 769 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 784 
J. Weeks & Co. 769 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford's Antiseptic ... 769 
Gishurst Compound ...... 769 
Horticultural & Agricul¬ 
tural Chemical Co. 7S4 
Nicotine Soap. 769 
“Stott" . 7S4 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson . 769 
Clay’s Invigorator. 760 
Clay & Levesley. 7 70 
W. Thomson & Sons. 769 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 7S4 
Gishurstine. 769 
A. Outram . 7S2 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 769 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 770 
P. McArthur . 769 
Roses. 
H. English . 769 
Seeds. 
Sutton & Sons. 769 
R. Sydenham . 771 
Webb & Sons . 771 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
A. J. A. Bruce.. 771 
H. English . 770 
Howard. 769 
G. Neil . 769 
Ed. Pynaert. 769 
Strawberries. 
E. Bennett . 769 
G. Bunyard & Co. 769 
J. Cornish. 769 
Dicksons Limited. 771 
T. Laxton. 769 
T. Rivers & Son . 769 
C. Turner. 769 
Aug. 6th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe,doz. 3 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 6 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... .perbunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers ....each 0 4 
Endive, French, doz, 2 6 
6 0 
3 0 
2 6 
6 0 
0 9 
3 0 
s.d. 
Herbs ....per bunch 0 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0 
Lettuces .. per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.. ..per bushel 3 6 
Parsley... .per bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos .... per lb. 0 4 
Turnips _per bun. 0 6 
Potatos.— Kent Regents, 80s. to 100 s. per ton ; Kent Kiaue 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per bon. 
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