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THE GAKDENING WORLD 
August 16, 1890. 
twenty-four sorts of best Violas, in nicely set up 
bunches, with foliage, were a pretty feature, amongst 
them being The Mearns, Lady Amory, and Mina 
Baxter, all rich coloured, with white markings in the 
top petals, resembling each other, and all beautiful ; 
Bridesmaid, a beautiful pale cream, without any 
marking whatever ; Duchess of Albany ; Goldfinder, 
pale yellow, edged with brownish lilac ; Duchess of 
Fife, cream and yellow, with lilac margin ; Data, rich 
violet; Marchioness of Tweeddale, pure white ; Dawn 
of Day, white, spotted with blue-lilac ; Blue Cloud, 
deeper in the blue margin than Skylark ; Columbine, 
white, bordered with pale lilac-pink ; Lothair, white 
and bluish lilac, very pretty ; Yellow Boy, Spotted 
Gem, Mrs. Baxter, Queen of Scots, Elegans, York and 
Lancaster, striped; Princess Beatrice (new), very 
beautiful ; Golden Gem, a pure self of good form, and 
entirely free from any marking ; Magpie Improved 
(new), and May Queen (new), both lovely blotched 
varieties ; and Mrs. John Pope, rich violet, with blue 
and white blotches, an extra fine new variety. Messrs. 
Pope & Sons, nurserymen, contributed some fine 
Dahlias and splendid floral arrangements. 
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
Cucumbers, Diseased.— IF. Thomas: Your plant is attacked, 
so far as we can see, by the well-known Cucumber disease, for 
which the only remedy is extirpation, root and branch. You 
would do well to remove the plant at once, and as much of the 
soil about the roots as convenient, put in some fresh compost, 
and encourage the more free giowth of the healthy plant left. 
Next season try a change of seed. 
Chrysanthemum Sport.— G. Ross: Next week. 
Madresfield Court Grape Cracking.— A Reader : Perhaps 
next to Chasselas M usque, the Madresfield Court is the most 
liable of all Grapes to crack, and on that account most gar 
deners, who have it, have resorted to the practice of keeping 
the borders drier during the finishing stage to prevent an undue 
flow of sap to the berries, but we have reason to believe, from 
what we saw at Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, recently, that 
this is a mistake. Mr. Perkins, a most admirable Grape grower, 
gives this variety an abundance of moisture from start to finish 
and cracking is unknown now in his fine crop. His argument 
is that the skin of the Madresfield soon toughens or hardens if 
not constantly supplied with moisture, and when this happens 
before the berries are finished, they will crack instead of expand, 
as other varieties do, and we believe his reasoning to be sound. 
Insects on Chrysanthemums.— IF. A . : The jumping insects 
you mention are Frog Hoppers (Aphrophora spumaria). They 
are certainly doing your plants no good, but they were even 
more harmful while in the larva state during the months of May 
and June, while the plants were in a young and tender state. 
They cause what is known as the Cuckoo Spit, which you should 
have brushed off so as to expose and kill the larvae concealed 
beneath it. By killing the insects now you may prevent the 
occurrence of so great a number another year. 
Mites on Begonias, Fuchsias, and Gloxinias.— Gardener, 
co, Kildare : The under-side of the leaves of the Begonias sent 
were shining in places as if they had been varnished over, and 
no doubt have been attacked with mites. Specimens of the 
latter we found both on the Gloxinias and on the Fuchsias, but 
they may have changed or crawled from the one to the other 
during the journey. The mites may be destroyed by syringing 
the plants with solutions of soft-soap and sulph'ir. Several 
applications may be necessary, as a few are always sure to 
escape after the first application. The soil you sent seemed to 
be good. There were some pupa skins apparently of the wire-' 
u T orm ; and there were various organisms in the leaf-soil. You 
could get rid of them by baking or thoroughly drying it on a 
flue or some similar place before using it for such choice things 
as Begonias and Gloxinias. The roots are probably affected with 
nematoid worms or some similar organisms, which soon destroy 
the roots, and, consequently, the Whole plant of many subjects 
It might prove advantageous to get soil from a fresh locality. 
Old soil, in which the roots have gone bad, should be conveyed 
out of the garden and not used again. 
Names of Plants.—AT. K. : Catalpa syringajfolia. George 
Beo.ton: 1, Centaurea macrocephala ; 2, Bocconia cordata. 
Peagh Fruits Cracking.— Chas, Meeho.n: Lord Palmerston 
is a large late ripening variety, with a firm flesh, and would no 
doubt be improved by a little heat so as to help the fruits to 
swell and mature properly. The weather has been by no means 
favourable to the ripening of many kinds of fruit, the nights 
particularly being very cold. We would also suggest that you 
should examine the state of the border in case the roots might 
be over dry, and so stinting the supply of moisture necessary to 
keep the foliage and the fruit healthy and vigorous. 
To Destroy Bindweed. — J. E. Catts: You cannot well 
apply anything that will kill the underground rhizomes without 
at the same time killing the Box edgings. Even if a weed-killer 
mixture is applied carefully to each plant, only a small portion 
near the surface would be killed. The best plan would be to 
lift and re-lay the Box edgings in autumn ; then fork and turn 
the ground over, carefully removing every bit of fleshy under¬ 
ground stems—generally spoken of as roots. In succeeding 
years any pieces that may have been left will throw up fresh 
shoots, but if these are rigidly removed as they appear, the 
remaining portions must soon die away. In breaking up the 
Box see that none of the Bindweed gets replanted. 
Tomatos Diseased.— Rumex: Preventive measures should be 
adopted rather than remedies, as the foliage very suddenly gets 
destroyed or rendered of little value to the plant after it has 
been attacked. The specimens you sent us were attecked by 
Cladosporium fulvum, a fungus that appears as floceulent 
white patches on the under surface of the leaves, but as it gets 
older and spores are becoming matured, it assumes a brown hue. 
Soon after this the leaves collapse, thoroughly rotten. As a 
preventive to the spread and germination of the spores, you 
should keep the atmosphere of the house quite dry and equally 
ventilated, so as to prevent as much as possible draughts of air 
from one part of the house to another. You might try copper 
sulphate spray on plants not in fruit, as the fungicide is highly 
poisonous. Dissolve one pound of sulphate of copper in sixteen 
gallons of water and spray all parts of the plants, including 
the under surface of the leaves. Another mixture consists of 
nine pounds sulphate of copper, eleven pounds of lime, and 
twenty-two gallons of water. Stir up the whole thoroughly, and 
apply at intervals of one month by means of the syringe. 
Communications Received.— R. S. — Mrs. C.— F. H.— J. T. — 
W. J. T.—F. C.-W. D.—W. J. J.-J. S.—B. L.—W. B.—S. C — 
E. 8. D. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
James Veitch & Sons, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W.— 
Catalogues of Fruits, and of Hyacinths and other Bulbous 
Roots, £c. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E.—Bulbs, Fruit Trees, 
Roses, &c. 
Dickson, Brown & Tait, 43 & 45, Corporation Street, Man¬ 
chester.—Flowering Bulbs, &c. 
Vilmorin, Andrieux & Co., 4, Quai de la Megisserie, Paris.— 
Flowering Bulbs and Strawberries, &c. 
Dicksons (Limited), Chester.—Dutch and other Bulbous 
Flower Roots. 
W. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, N.—Hyacinths and other 
Bulbous Roots. 
W. Baylor Hartland, 24, Patrick Street, Cork.—Key to the 
Floral Album of Daffodils. 
William Bull, 536, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W.—Tuberous- 
rooted Plants and Bulbs. 
►>£-<- 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Aug. 13 th. 
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. 16 2 6 
Carrots .... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 30 60 
Celery .... per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 0 9 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 3 0 
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 bunch 0 6 
Radishes ..per dozen 1 6 
Small salading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach, per strike ..20 
Tomatos _per lb. 0 4 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 con. 
Fbuit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. 
Apples .. per J-sieve 3 6 4 6 
Cherries.J sieve 6 0 7 0 
Currant, black, J sieve 4 0 4 6 
— red.J sieve 3 0 4 0 
i.d. s.d. 
Grapes .per lb. 1 0 3 0 
Peaches....per dozen 10 SO 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Asters.per doz. 3 0 6 0 
Aralia Siebolai ..doz. 6 0 IS 0 
Bonvardias ..perdoz. S 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. 9 0 24 0 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 0 IS 0 
Evergreens,invar.,doz.6 0 24 0 
Ferns, in var., per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Fuchsia _per doz. 3 0 6 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Geraniums (Ivy), doz. 3 0 6 0 
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. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms ..2 0 4 C 
Asters .12 buns. 2 0 6 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 
Dahlia.12 buns. 2 6 4 0 
Eucharis ..perdozen 2 0 4 0 
Eschscholtzia,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, 12bis. 0 6 4 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns.4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 16 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12spys. 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 
Rhodanthe ...12 buns. 3 0 6 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 
— .... dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 2 0 3 0 
Sultan_doz. bchs. 3 0 4 0 
Sunflower ...12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Peas..doz. bns. 16 4 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden, the. .. . 794 
Arnebia cornuta. 795 
Beans, early French. 791 
Beet, Cheltenham Green 
Top. 796 
Carnation, Horace. 793 
Carnation show at Man¬ 
chester .792 
Cattleya, a fragrant.796 
Ceroxylon niveum. 794 
Chiswick Conferences .... 7S7 
Coollattin Gardens . 790 
Corn harvest, the . 7S7 
Cottagers’ shows. 791 
Cypripedium H. Ballantine 796 
Dahlias. 793 
Foxglove, the woolly .... 795 
Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.. 705 
Gilia androsacea. 795 
Gladiolus Lemoinei . 795 
Horticultural Societies.... 796 
James, Mr. J., death of .. 792 
Jam Exhibition, the. 787 
Kohl Rabi . 790 
PAGE 
Lettuces . 789 
Lettuce, a large. 795 
Lpelia elegans Turneri .... 796 
Lilium speciosum album.. 795 
Lobelia speciosa.792 
Masdevallia Lowii. 796 
Oucidium Harrisonianum 796 
Papaver somniferum, The 
Bride. 795 
Poppy, The Mikado. 795 
Potato disease.7S9 
Raphis liumilis . 79 
Sobralia xantholeuca. 79° 
Specialties at Chiswick .. 79*) 
Stocks . 79’ 
Strawberries . 79^ 
Sulphate of copper, &e. .. 79“ 
Telegraph Cucumber. 79° 
Thunbergia alata . 79° 
Tomatos, planted out .... 79 J 
Torenias, choice. 79 u 
Violas. 79* 
VVelfia regia. 79“ 
Williams Memorial, the 791 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 786 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 785 
Dieksons, Limited. 787 
W. B. Hartland. 787 
J. Peed & Sons ... . 785 
Ant. Roozen & Sons. 7S5 
Silberrad & Son. 7S5 ^ 
R. Sydenham . 787 j 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 787 
Jas. Veitch & Sons. 786 | 
B. S. Williams & Son ... 7S6 
Coal. 
United Anthracite Col¬ 
lieries . 799 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . 785 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 787 
Nelson . 785 
Smith. 7S5 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 7S7 
W. Golby. 785 ; 
J. Laing & Sons. 786 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 785 
Lane . 7S5 
J. Stevens. 7S7 
Sutton & Sous. 7S5 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 7S5 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold. 7sg 
G. Carradice . 7 S 5 
Fisher & Sharpe. 7S6 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 7S5 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 7S6 
G. R. King. 786 
Slngieide . 7S5 
H. G. Smyth . 7S6 
The “Stott" Distributor 786 
Conway G. Warne. 7S6 
page 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 799 
C. Toope & Son . 7S6 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
W. Cooper . 
J. Gray. 
Hayward .. .. 
Mellowes & Co. 
W. Richardson & Co. 
J. Weeks & Co. 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic 
Gishurst Compound ... 
Nicotine Soap. 
.. 78.5 
.. TSo 
.. 7S5 
~ 785 
.. 786 
“Stott” . 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 
Clay’s Invigorator. 
Standen’s. 
W. Thomson & Sons ... 
... 785 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 
.. 799 
Gishurstine. 
A. Outram . 
Pears’ Soap . 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 785 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 
... 7S6 
P. McArthur . 
Roses. 
H. English . 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham . 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunvard & Co. 
J. Cornish. 
... TS5 
Dicksons Limited. 
... 7S7 
T. Rivers & Son. 
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words. Displayed Advertisements, per inch, 6s. ; per column 
(12 ins. long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £5; per page, £9. Special 
quotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6d. , prepaid. 
Postal and Money Orders to be made payable to B. Wynne, 
at the Drury Lane Post Office, W.C. 
*** Advertisements for the current week, and also 
“ Stop Orders,” yiust reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
THE ORCHID FLOWER HOLDER 
(patented). 
A useful invention for Orchid Growers and Floral Decorators. 
Price,per dozen, 3s. 9 d., postpaid . 
TO BE HAD OF 
ALFRED OUTRAM, 
7, MOORE PARK ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, S.W. 
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