42 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 16, 1893. 
Melons.—Plants that are now being brought for¬ 
ward for late autumn fruiting should not be kept in a 
close, moist atmosphere, otherwise, the stems will get 
drawn, and the leaves thin. Plenty of ventilation 
must be given, and in the afternoon the syringing 
should be done early so that the leaves will be dry 
before night. The aim should be to get short- 
jointed, sturdy wood and small leaves, in fact, to raise 
plants of good constitution and which will be able to 
stand deficient light and mature a crop in November. 
Cucumbers.—Where only one house can be de¬ 
voted to Cucumber growing in winter, the best time 
for planting is during the first week of this month. 
In case the house should not be ready, the second- 
best plan is to give the plants a shift into larger pots, 
so as to keep them growing healthily. In houses 
where Cucumbers are grown for early winter fruiting, 
the surface of the beds should be mulched, to retain 
the moisture and keep the young feeding roots there. 
Plenty of water will be necessary where the plants 
are making good growth in fine weather. 
Cardoons.—Take advantage of the present suita¬ 
ble weather for having the leaves of the Cardoons 
earthed up. Get some hay bands twisted before 
commencing. Then one man should hold the leaf 
stalks together while another winds the hay bands 
round them. After all have been treated in this way, 
the earth should be placed round them and as high 
as the hay bands, pressing the soil firm to exclude 
light and air. 
Cabbage Planting.—Advantage may be taken of 
the moister condition of the ground to have the 
Cabbages, that were sown about the end of July, 
planted out. Do not plant where Cabbages were 
grown last year or last spring. The ground from 
which Onions have been lifted would be highly suit¬ 
able, but it must be trenched and manured before 
putting another crop on it. 
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few weeks ago, but only a few of the sepals in this 
case had been transformed into green leaves, and 
all the rest were large, bright yellow, and in some 
respects showy. 
Grub in Chrysanthemums. — R. Owen : The 
enemy at work is one of the Tineina, a class of 
moths numbering 650 British species, and as the 
caterpillars are all very much alike it would be im¬ 
possible to determine the species unless in the per¬ 
fect and winged state. Should we succeed in bring¬ 
ing them to that state we shall hunt up the species 
and inform you. In the meantime a remedy has to 
be sought. The eggs are laid upon the plant, and 
the grub, hatching out, eats its way into the heart of 
the growing stem just below the flower buds either 
before or after the the latter are developed according 
to the stage of growth of the plant. Apparently the 
presence of flower buds is immaterial to the insect, 
although when eating into the succulent stems the 
flower buds are also injured, and in any case pre¬ 
vented from reaching maturity. As there is now 
lit tie hope of saving the flower buds, the best plan 
would be to remove all that are seen to be affected, 
and burn them while the caterpillars or grubs are 
still in them. Prevention is even a better plan. 
This should be attempted next year by syringing 
the plants with tobacco water of sufficient strength, 
yet not so strong as to injure the plants. This'will 
prevent the mother moth from laying her eggs there. 
A surer plan would be to syringe the plants with a 
mixture of Paris green or London purple at the rate 
of one ounce of the insecticide to nineteen gallons of 
water. The ingredients are both highly poisonous, 
containing arsenic, and must be used with caution. 
The operation should be carried out before the 
insects make their first attacks, and repeated at 
intervals of a fortnight if necessary. 'When the 
young caterpillars hatch out and commence to gnaw 
their way into the buds they will get poisoned by 
the thin layer of the arsenite on the buds and stems. 
Transplanting Carnations. — R. S. : You can 
transplant the layers into well-prepared ground any 
time from the end of this month up to the beginning 
of November, provided they are well rooted and the 
ground is moderately moist, which it probably will 
be soon, now that the days are shorter, the weather 
cooler, the rain generally plentiful as the autumn 
wears on. 
QUeSCIODS ADD ADSOJGR^. 
Names of Plants.— Severn Bank : i, Tecoma 
grandiflora; 2, Begonia Sutherlandi; 3, Begonia 
Weltoniensis.—CowstuH^ Reader ; i, Tecoma radi- 
cans ; 2, Magnolia grandiflora; 3, Tamarix gallica; 
4, Juniperus communis (if it is erect, then it is J. c. 
suecica). iThe fruit next week.— J. M .: i, 'Veronica 
Andersoni variegata; 2, unrecognized, send when in 
fruit; 3, Calceolaria pinnata ; 4, Calendula offici¬ 
nalis Meteor (has been in commerce many years). 
Dahlia Flowers Eaten.— H. West: This might 
be the work of caterpillars of several of the night- 
flying moths. Examine the underside of the blooms 
during the day to see if caterpillars are lurking there, 
when they should be picked and destroyed. If none 
can be found, the damage is in all probability being 
effected by earwigs. By placing small pots contain¬ 
ing a little dry loose moss in the bottom on the top 
of the stakes and examining them regularly every 
morning you can soon destroy a very large number. 
In t'nat way the pest can be thoroughly kept in check, 
and the blooms saved from disfigurement. 
Larv;e on Peaches. — G. Morris : The aphides are 
really the cause of the mischief, and not the large, 
green, thin skinned and slimy larvae. The latter are 
those of a fly belonging to the Syrphidas, a family of 
carnivorous insects that are more active in destroy¬ 
ing aphides than the ladybirds themselves. To 
satisfy yourself about this, take off some of the 
shoots infested with aphides and having some of the 
larvae you send us. In a few days the aphides will 
have disappeared and the green larvae changed into 
the pupae or resting stage. In a few days they will 
appear in the perfect state and beautiful flies they 
are. Thus we have the marvellous translation of 
aphides into a large two-winged fly, but not by their 
own will. To destroy the aphides dust the infected 
shoots with tobacco powder while they are wet, or 
syringe them on purpose. 
Madresfield Court Grape Cracking.— J. L .: 
You must have allowed the border to get dry while 
the berries were making their growth, during the 
dry weather. When a supply of water is sooner or 
later given, the roots and stems carry up more 
moisture than the berries can properly appropriate. 
The skin is unable to grow fast enough as the pulp 
swells, and cracking follows as a result. To guard 
against this, take good care in future to keep the 
roots well supplied with water at all times, and the 
berries will be kept in a growing condition without 
suffering check, and thereby escape the danger of 
cracking. 
Green Begonia Flowers.— Wm. Green : The 
flowers sent are certainly great curiosities, but by no 
means new. The plants may be worth preserving 
out of mere curiosity if you care to do so, but the 
public has not yet and probably will never take 
kindly to them unless they have something more to 
recommend them. One variety received an Award 
of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society a 
Names of Fruits.— Constant Reader: 1, Emile 
d'Heyst; 2, Comte de Lamy ; 3, Van Mons. Leon 
Leclere. 
Communications Received.— W. W. & S.— 
W. Y. B.—R. S. H.—F. S.—R. O.—E. W. & S.— 
J. w. B.—W. H.—E. B.—E. M.—G. T. M. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Barr & Son, 12, 13, King Street, Covent Garden 
W.C.—Popular Bulbs. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Seeds, 
Bulbs, Plants, Shrubs, etc. 
G. Phippen, Reading.—Dutch Bulbs and Mis¬ 
cellaneous Roots. 
Fotheringham &Co., Dumfries.—Selected Dutch 
Bulbs and Spring-flowering Plants. 
John T. Gilbert, Dyke, Bourne, Lincolnshire.— 
Bulbs and other Flower Roots. 
Edward Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge.— 
Selected Seed Corn. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
September, 12/A, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a slow sale for 
Trifolium incarnatum at easier rates. Winter 
Tares are in short supply and readily find buyers 
at an advance. Rye firm. Mustard and Rape 
unchanged. Ryegrass steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 13/A, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Apples.per bushel 10 60 
Cobbs, per loa lb. 30 0 
Grapes, per lb. 0916 
s. d. 
Plums.J sieve i 6 
Melons.each 0 6 
Pine apples. 
Peaches ... per dozen 16 6 o | —St. Michael's, each 2 6 
No alteration in other prices from last week. 
s. d 
2 6 
i 0 
6 0 
OOnSTTE^STTS 
PAGE 
Abutilon megapotamicum...39 
Ailantus glaudulosa.39 
Bulbs, early .39 
Chrysanthemum Notes.36 
Chrysanthemum Seedlings 36 
Dahlia Show at Earl’s Court4i 
Floriculture in America.33 
Gardener’s Calendar.41 
Grapes, Market.31 
Hampton Court, bedding at 33 
Hardy Fruit Garden.35 
Hippeastrum brachyandrum39 
Japanese Nurseries.34 
Lavender Industry, the .38 
Law Notes .41 
Loasa lateritia .39 
Lotus peliorhyinchus.39 
PAGE 
Mealy-bug on Vines.39 
Nicotiana afhnis.39 
Onion, the .31 
Orchid ?, What is an .32 
Pedigree Races in Horti¬ 
culture .35 
Ramsgate Public Park.34 
R H.S. at Islington .40 
Science Gleanings .35 
Selection in Seed Growing 38 
Shrubbery, in the.36 
Societies .40 
Tecoma grandiflora.39 
Verbena, the .31 
Verbena teucrioides.35 
Working Men’s Flowers.34 
Wycombe Abbey .36 
FLOWER SHOWS, 1893. 
Revised to date. 
SEPTEMBER. 
26. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
27. —N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
27 28, 29.—Hardy Fruit Show at Earl’s Court. 
27, 28.—County of Gloucester & Cheltenham R.H.S. 
OCTOBER. 
10,24 R H.S., Drill Hall. 
11,12,13.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
25.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
28,29.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
NOVEMBER. 
1.2. —Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
1,2 —Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Barnstaple Chrysanthemum Shovi. 
I, 2. — Steyning Chrysanthemum Show.- 
2.3. —Forest Gate and Stratford Chr-santhemum 
Show. 
2.3. —Ascot Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —Highgate Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3.4. —Cornwall Chrysanthemum Show. 
3.4. —Grimsby Chrysanthemum Show. 
6.—St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. 
7,8.9.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
7.8. —Eastbourne Chrysanthemum Show. 
7, 8.—Brighton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Kingston Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —Leeds Paxton Society’s Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—Evesham Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
8, 9.—Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Brixton, Streatham, etc.. Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
8.9. —Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Dalston Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Guildford Chrysanthemum Show. 
8, 9.—Northamptonshire Chrysanthemum Society. 
10.—Exeter Chrysanthemum Show 
10. —Windsor Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.11. —Derby Chrysathemum Show. 
10.11. —Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
II. —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show. 
11. —Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 
II.— Crewe Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Ipswich and East of England Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. 
14, 15.—Plymouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Hartlepool Chrysanthemum Show. 
14.15. —Cardiff Chrysanthemum Show. 
14,28.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. . 
15. —Ealing Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.—Reading Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
15.16. —York Chrysanthemum Show. 
15, 16, 17.—Hereford Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
16, 17, 18.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show. 
16, 17.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
17. —Crediton Chrysanthemum Show. 
17,18.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show^ 
21.22. —Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
22.—Beverley Chrysanthemum Show. 
22.23. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Show. 
23.24. —Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
24.25. —Eccles Chrysanthemum Show. 
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