August 30, 1890 . 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
827 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
A Jack-in-the-Green Pansy. — J. M.: The specimens you 
sent are, as far as we have seen, very unusual for a Pansy. The 
sepals have grown out into leaf-like organs, serrated at the 
margins and longer than the petals in at least three out of the 
five. They are normally produced into auricles, or free portions 
at the base; but in this instance they are unusually long, leafy, 
and deeply toothed or lobed. The variety may well be called a 
Jack-in-the-green Pansy, comparable to the Primroses and 
Polyanthus known under that name. It is certainly an interest¬ 
ing curiosity and well worth preserving. The corolla is also 
pretty, almost perfectly circular, with much imbricated and 
very wavy petals, making the flower appear almost semi-double. 
The petals are violet-purple with darker veins, white margins 
and a large, velvety, brownish crimson blotch on the lower one. 
Books. — Stella: Loudon’s Trees and Shrubs of Great Britain 
(F. Warne & Co.) 
Carnation, Mrs. Muir. — M. Campbell : There are quite 
enough petals to make a perfect flower, but not so many as in 
some other varieties, and when any are removed in process of 
dressing for show, the flower certainly has a thin appearance. 
The calyx is stouter than in many other sorts, and it is un¬ 
doubtedly a good flower. 
Carnations and Picotees. — Amateur: Prices range from 
Is. 6 d. per pair upwards, according to the merit of the varieties, 
and you had better try the cheaper, well-tried sorts to 
commence with. We cannot attempt to say which are the best 
six—there are too many first-class flowers now to attempt it. 
You will find Mr. Dodwell’s book of great help to you in making 
a selection. 
Names of Plants. — S. M. S. : The dark one is Oncidium 
pnetextum, and the other Oncidium longipes. J. M. : Eccremo- 
carpus scaber. W. Gale : 1, Adiantum cuneatum grandiceps ; 
2, Gymnogramme calomelanos chrysophylla ; 3, Lomaria chi- 
lensis, apparently, but there are no spores on it; 4, Davallia 
platyphylla (no fruit); 5, Adiantum concinnum latum ; 6, Poly¬ 
gonum cuspidatum. W. A. B. : I, Tecoma radicans ; 2, a species 
of Prunus, not recognised ; 3, Spiraea Lindleyana ; 4, Cassinia 
fulvida ; 5, Cassia laevigata (yes, greenhouse); 6, Ophiopogon 
jaburan fol. var. ; 7, Hieraceum aurantiacum; 8, Adiantum 
Capillus-Venaris ; 9, Adiantum cuneatum grandiceps. J. F. : 
A variety of Ulmus campestris, which we have failed to more 
closely identify. There are many of them and very difficult to 
distinguish. 
Roses. — A. M. D.: Sorry we cannot oblige'you with the names. 
It is only possible to identify garden Roses by comparison with 
growing plants, and we would advise you to seek aid in a local 
nursery. 
Roses.— C. Salter-. The “queer pest” that is stripping the 
leaves off your Rose trees, is the caterpillar of the Geometer 
Moth. The best remedy is to hand pick them. 
Seedling Florists’ Flowers.—S. Devon: If you pack them 
carefully, and send them away in time for them to be delivered 
early on the morning of the meeting day, you may address them 
to Mr. Barron, L. S. R. V. Drill Hall, James Street, West¬ 
minster. They will receive all due attention. It would be as 
well to send an advice note beforehand. 
Vines.— Anxious: It undoubtedly is shanking, but as only the 
points of two bunches are affected, and the Vines are young and 
only carrying one bunch each, we should suspect that the main 
stems of the bunches affected have in some way become injured, 
rather than that the fault is at the roots. Cut off the shanked 
berries, and closely watch if any more go in the same way. 
Your treatment is quite correct. 
Walnuts. — C. Salter: Put them in small casks, sprinkling a 
little salt among them as they are put in in layers, and keep 
them in a cool cellar till wanted. We have kept them very well 
in this way. 
Communications Received.— J. P.—A. M. D.—G. H. K.— 
G. W.—G. H. K.—W. R.—A. H—R. J. H. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
E. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge.—Dutch and other 
Bulbs. 
Hewitt & Co., Solihull, near Birmingham.—Alpine and 
Hardy Herbaceous Plants, &c. 
Harrison & Sons, Leicester.—Spring-flowering Bulbs and 
Roots. 
F, Sander & Co., St. Albans.—Catalogue of Orchids. 
Robert Veitch & Son, Exeter. — Dutch Bulbs and other 
Flower Roots. 
John T. Gilbert, Dyke, Bourne, Lincolnshire.—Bulbs and 
other Flower Roots. 
Benjamin Soddy, 243, Walworth Road, S.E. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
August 25th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, Seed 
Market, Mark Lane, report a steady sale for Trifolium 
incarnatum. English. Seed realises higher figures. 
French unchanged in value. Mustard and Rape steady. 
Red Clover owing to some speculative sales is 4s. per 
cwt. dearer. Rye Grasses unchanged. 
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OOVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Aug. 27th. 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s.d. s.d. 
Artichokes, Globe, doz. SO 6 0 
Asparagus .... per 100 
Beans, French, per lb. 0 4 
Beet .per dozen 2 0 3 0 
Cabbages_per doz. 16 2 0 
Carrots ....perbuncb 0 6 
Cauliflowers, English, 
per dozen 3 0 6 0 
Celery .. ..per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .... each 0 4 0 6 
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 ....perbun. 0 6 
Potatos. —Kent Regeats, 80s. to 100s. par ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton ; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d s.d. 
Apples .. per }-sieve 3 6 5 0 
Cherries.J sieve 
Currant, black, 4 sieve 
— red.J sieve 
Grapes .per lb. 0 9 2 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Kent Filbert, 100 lbs. 50 0 52 6 
Peaches....per dozen 1080 
Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 
— St. Michaels, each 2 6 7 6 
Plums ... .per 4 sieve 8 0 12 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
Asters.per doz. 3 
Aralia Sieboldl ..doz. 6 
Balsams _per doz. 3 
Bouvardias .. per doz. S 
Calceolaria, per doz. 3 
Cyperus, ..per dozen 4 
Dracaena term., doz. 30 
— viridis .doz. 9 
Erica, various ..doz. 12 
Evergreens, in var.,doz. 6 
Ferns,invar.,perdoz. 4 
d. s.d. 
0 6 0 
18 
6 
12 
6 
12 
60 0 
24 0 
18 0 
24 0 
18 0 
s.d. s. d. 
Fuchsia _per 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 0 
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 0 
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. 
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. 2 6 4 0 
Lilium, various, 12 bis. 0 6 4 0 
MaidenhairFern,12bns 4 0 9 0 
Marguerites, 12'bun. 3 0 6 0 
Mignonette ..12 bun. 10 3 0 
s.d. s.d. 
Pansy .. per 12 buns. 10 2 0 
Pelargoniums,12 spys. 0 6 1 
— scarlet ..12sprays 0 3 0 
Pinks, doz. bchs. ..20 6 
Primula, double, bun. 0 6 1 
Pyrethrum, doz. bchs. 2 0 4 
Rhodanthe ...12 buns. 3 0 6 
Roses.per dozen 16 3 
— Tea _per dozen 0 6 2 
— Red.per doz. 10 2 0 
— Saffrano ..per doz. 10 2 0 
— _dozen bunches 2 0 6 0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays 16 3 0 
Sultan_doz. bchs. 2 0 3 0 
Sunflower ...12 buns. 2 0 4 0 
Sweet Peas. .doz. bns. 10 2 0 
Tuberoses, per dozen. 0 3 0 6 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Achimenes . 823 
Amateurs’Garden, the_ S24 
Bananas at Syon .S’22 
Bean, Chelsea Giant White 824 
Beans, Runner . 820 
Cattleya Massiana. 826 
City Fruit Show. 820 
Crieff Flower Show . 826 
Cypripedium Alfred. 826 
Dumnore East Flower Show 823 
Fort William, Flower Show 
at. 825 
Frost, effects of, in Aus¬ 
tralia . 821 
Fruit growing in Ireland.. 820 
Fuchsias, sportive. 824 
Gardeners’Orphan Fund.. 827 
Hollyhocks. 819 
PAGE 
Kniphofla Macowani. 825 
Lielio-Cattleya Proserpine. 826 
Lobelias, a collection of .. S22 
Lilium tigrinum. 825 
Melons at Syon House .... 824 
Nature, mending . 820 
Onions . 820 
Orchid notes . 826 
Our Flower Show . 822 
Peas for seed . 820 
Pentstemon puniceus ... 825 
Petunia, Holborn Blue.... 824 
Potato disease, the . 824 
Primroses. 825 
Royal Horticultural Soeiety826 
Thurstan’s, Mr., garden .. 822 
Winter, preparing for .... 821 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. page 
Protheroe & Morris . 818 
J. C. Stevens . 818 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 817 
Levenshulme Horticul¬ 
tural Co. 818 
J. Peed & Sons . 817 
Roozen Bros. 818 
Ant. Roozen & Sons. 817 
Silberrad & Son. 817 
Sutton & Sons. 819 
R. Sydenham . 819 
Van Meerbeek & Co. 819 
E. Webb & Sons. 818 
Catalogues 
Dobbie & Co. 817 
Sutton & Sons. 817 
Coal. 
United Authracite Col¬ 
lieries . 818 
Cut Flowers. 
H. English . S17 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead. 819 
Nelson . 817 
Smith. 817 
B. 8. Williams & Son ... 819 
Florists’ Flowers. 
E. S. Dodwell. 819 
W. Golby. 817 
R. B. Laird & Sons . 817 
E. Morley. 817 
Fruit. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 817 
J. Le Cornu & Son. 819 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
Agri-Horticultural Chem¬ 
ical Co. 819 
J. Arnold. 81S 
Fisher & Sharpe. 818 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 817 
Horticultural and Agri¬ 
cultural Chemical Co. 832 
Ponkey Potteries . 819 
H. G. Smyth . 828 
G. R. King. 818 
The “ Stott ” Distributor 818 
C. G. Warne.... S28 
PAGE 
Heating Apparatus. 
Thames Bank Iron Co.... 828 
C. Toope . 813 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons . 817 
W. Cooper . 828 
J. Gray. 817 
Hayward . 817 
Mellowes & Co. 817 
W. Richardson & Co. ... 817 
J. Weeks & Co. 817 
Insecticides. 
Bridgford’s Antiseptic ... 817 
Gishurst Compound ...... 817 
“Picrena” . 818 
“Stott” . Slg 
Manures. 
W. H. Beeson. 817 
Clay’s Invigorator. 817 
Standen's. 817 
W. Thomson & Sons . 817 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa. 828 
Gishnrstine. 817 
A. Outram . 81S 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 817 
Orchids. 
Liverpool Horticultural 
Co. 81S 
P. McArthur . 817 
Roses. 
H. English . S17 
Seeds. 
R. Sydenham. S19 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants. 
H. English . 817 
Howard. S17 
Strawberries. 
G. Bunyard & Co. 817 
J. Cornish.. 817 
W. Lovel & Son. 817 
T. Rivers & Son . 817 
R. Smith & Co. 819 
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 5 s.; per half-page, £5; per page, £9. Special 
uotations given for a series. Gardeners and others Wanting 
Situations, thirty words for Is. 6 d., 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,” must reach the office not later than the 
first post on Wednesday Morning. 
B. S. WILLIAMS 
MEMO RIAL FUND. 
“ To perpetuate the memory of the late Mr. 
B. S. Williams, by investing a, sufficient 
amount to place a certain number of 
Orphans of Gardeners on the Gardeners’ 
Orphan Fund, as ‘ Williams Memorial 
Orphansand also to give Prizes in 
Money with ‘ Williams Memorial Certifi¬ 
cates ’ for excellence in the Cultivation of 
Plants.” 
GENERAL COMMITTEE. 
(With power to add to their number.) 
Chairman : 
SHIRLEY HIBBERD, Kew, near London. 
Hon. Treasurer : 
H. J. VEITCH, 544, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
Joint Hon. Secretaries ; 
A. OUTRAM, 7, Moore Park Road, Fulham, S.W. 
JOHN A. LAING, Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, S.E. 
B. Armitage, Sorrel Bank, Pendleton. 
W. Bailey, Lypiatt Park Gardens, Stroud. 
Baker, W. Y., Thames Bank Iron Company, Southwark. 
II. Ballantine, The Dell Gardens, Staines. 
W. Bardney, Osmaston Manor, Ashburne. 
S. Barlow, Stakehill, Castleton, Manchester. 
A. F. Barron, Chiswick. 
P. Barr, King Street, Covent Garden. 
E. Benary, Erfurt, Germany. 
P. Blair, Trentham. 
J. Broome, St. Peter’s Square, Manchester. 
W. Bull, King's Road, Chelsea. 
R. Bullen, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow. 
H. A. Burberry, King’s Heath, Birmingham. 
Burn, J., Superintendent, Parks, Leicester. 
L. Castle, 171, Fleet Street. 
A. G. Catt, Parkfieid Gardens, Harrow. 
M. S. Cliantin, 32, Avenuede Chatillon, Paris. 
J. Cocker, Aberdeen. 
J. Cole, Royal Nurseries, Ascot. 
J. Coombes, Engletteld Gardens, Reading. 
W. Craik, The Gardens, Hothfield Park, Ashford. 
J. Crate, Knightrider Street, E.C. 
G. W. Cummins. The Grange Gardens, Wallington. 
H. J. Cutbush, Highgate. 
E. R. Cutler, 50, Parliament Street. 
J. Dominy, Tadema Road, Chelsea. 
J. Don, Nottingham. 
J. Douglas, Great Gearies, Ilford. 
M. Dunn, Dalkeith Palace. 
H. Eekford, Wem, Salop. 
J. Edmunds, Bestwood Gardens, Nottingham. 
W. Elphinstone, Shipley Hall, 
b. Findlay, Botanic Gardens, Manchester. 
Foster and Pearson, Beeston, Notts. 
R. Gammon, Harastead Park Gardens, Newbury. 
J. E. Goodman, Bradbourne Hall Gardens, Sevenoaks. 
Haage and Schmidt, Erfurt, Germany. 
H. Gaskell, Woolton Wood, near Liverpool. 
R. T. Glendinning, Edinburgh. 
W. G. Head, Crystal Palace. 
H. Herbst, Kew. 
Dr. Hogg, 171, Fleet Street. 
W. Holah, Tile Gardens, Rv’dleaf, Penshurst. 
A. M. C. Jongkindt-Coninck, Dedemsvaart, Holland. 
P. E. Kay, Finchley. 
Dr. Ivelloch, Stamford Hill. 
J. H. Krelage, Haarlem. 
J. Laing, Forest Hill. 
W. B. Lathom, Botanic Gardens, Birmingham. 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking. 
R. Lindsay, Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh. 
A. McKenzie, The Warren, LoughtOD. 
G. McKinnon, Dalkeith. 
A. McKinnon, Scone Palace, N.B. 
L. J. Makoy, Liege, Belgium. 
W. Marshall, Bexley. 
Dr. Masters, 41, Wellington Street. 
R. H. Measures, The Woodlands, Streatham. 
J. F. Meston, 50, Parliament Street. 
W. H. Milner, Boothroyd, Brooklands, Manchester. 
D. Mitchell, Comely Bank, Edinburgh. 
J. Moir, Clement’s Park Gardens, Lochee, N.B. 
G. Monro, Covent Garden. 
F. W. Moore, Botanic Gardens, Dublin. 
J. O’Brien, Harrow-on-the-Hill 
E. Ortgies, BotaDic Gardens, Zurich. 
S. Osborne, East Sheen Gardens, Surrey. 
W. Paul and Son, Waltham Cross. 
C. Penny, Sandringham, King's Lynn. 
H. Perkins, Greenland Gardens, Henley-on-Thames. 
E. Pidsley, Westbrook Gardens, Sheffield. 
H. M. Pollett, Fernside, Bickley. 
Protheroe and Morris, Cheapside. 
W. Reed, Norbury Gardens, Ashbourne. 
W. Richards, 41, Wellington Street. 
W. Richardson, Botanic Gardens, Liverpool. 
W. Robinson, 37, Southampton Street, Strand. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Albans. 
C. J. Schofield, Wood Road, Whalley Range, Manchester. 
Baron Schroder, The Dell, Egham. 
J. Seward, Hawksfold, Fernhurst, Haslemere. 
N. N. Sherwood, Dunedin, Streatham Hill. 
G. Silver, Wroxall Abbey Gardens, Warwick. 
W. Smythe, Basing Park Gardens, Alton. 
W. Sowerby, Royal Botanic Society, Regent’s Park. 
J. C. Stevens, King Street, Covent Garden. 
A. Tait, Corporation Street, Manchester. 
Sir Joseph Terry, The Mount, York. 
O. Thomas, Chatsworth Gardens, Chesterfield. 
D. Thomson, Edinburgh. 
W. Thomson, jun., Clovenfords, Galashiels. 
R. Todd, Woolton Wood, Liverpool. 
H. Turner, Slough. 
Pynaert E. Van Geert, Ghent. 
T. S. Ware, Tottenham. 
R. Warner, Broomfield, Chelmsford. 
J. Watson, Earnoeh, Hamilton, N.B. 
J. Wills, South Kensington. 
J. W. Wimsett & Son, Chelsea. 
R. Wynne, 17, Catherine Street, Covent Garden. 
R. Wythes, Sion House, Brentford. 
G. Young, Fringilla, Linnett Lane, Ollet Road, Liverpool. 
Subscriptions varying in amount from 10 guineas 
to IOji. hope been paid or promised. All subscriptions 
wilt, in due time, be publicly ddxleriised. 
