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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 14, 1893. 
Cucumber’S. —Young plants should not be 
allowed to bear heavily thus early, but rather en¬ 
couraged to make a strong and vigorous growth by 
surface feeding, and by judicious ventilation. Of 
course there may be instances where the fruits are 
really wanted, and in such cases there is no choice ; 
but feeding and regulating the number of fruits will 
tell to advantage. 
Penennial Asters. —The October dowering kinds 
are now so gay that they constitute a special feature 
in the garden where care has been exercised in 
securing the best kinds to be had, and they are now 
very numerous. The gales that may daily be ex¬ 
pected should be guarded against by having the 
stems all properly and neatly secured to stakes, not 
bundled together in such a manner as to hide and 
destroy half of the flowers. 
Violas, See.—It is not yet too late to put in cut¬ 
tings of such things as Violas and Pansies, for the 
suckers and young shoots which they have thrown 
up since the cool weather set in are in much better 
condition for rooting than those in the beginning of 
September. Warm, dry weather is very unsuitable 
to the propagation of this class of plants. 
Calceolarias.—A sufficient stock of these should 
now be put in to root, either in boxes, or what is 
better, a cold frame that may be protected by fern 
and mats in winter when necessary. 
Beet.—A dry day should be selected for the lift¬ 
ing of the roots. Be careful not to break or injure 
them in any way, or they will bleed and become use¬ 
less. Some prefer to pack them in dry sand in a 
shed, but they can be kept in a moister condition by 
selecting a dry border and transplanting them as it 
were into trenches like forest trees, with exception 
that they may be placed in three parallel rows in 
each trench, and completely covered with an inch of 
soil above the crown of the root. In case of severe 
frost, some bracken may be placed over the top, so 
as to facilitate the obtaining of supplies whenever 
necessary. 
Lettuces. —Plants of a usable size now in the open 
ground should be lifted carefully with balls of soil 
and planted in frames, but not too thickly, or it will 
cause damping. Water the plants to settle the 
soil about them immediately after planting ; ventilate 
freely on all favourable occasions to keep the plants 
healthy. 
Quescions add AnsroeR?. 
Black Alicante Grape.— D. A/.: Bunches of 
this Grape have been repeatedly shown weighing 
over 5 lbs. in weight. Mr. Hunter, of Lambton, 
once exhibited a bunch at Edinburgh weighing 
gj lbs., and on another occasion at Manchester he 
put up one weighing 8 lbs. 3 ozs., but for the 
moment we are unahle to give the dates. 
Names of Fruits.—E rratum : y. B.—At p. 89 
for No. 6, Catoille; et Souvenir ” read ‘‘ Calville St. 
Sauveur.” Constant Reader: 2, Lane’s Prince 
Albert; 3, Norfolk Beefing ; 4, Wadhurst Pippin ; 
6, Ecklinville Seedling; 8, Sturmer Pippin ; 10, King 
of the Pippins.— J. D.: i, William’s Bon Chretien ; 
2, Althorpe Crassane.—Apples.—i, Ecklinville Seed¬ 
ing ; 2, Pott’s Seedling; 5, Pine Apple Russet; 6, 
Reinette du Canada ; 7, Cellini Pippin.—IF. Bason : 
2, Scarlet Nonpareil ; 3, King of the Pippins ; 4, 
Dumelow’s Seedling; 5, Blenheim orange ; 6, Beurre 
Diel; 7, Triorophede Jodoigne.— IF. S. : i, Fondante 
d'Autumne ; 2, not known.—J. A. C. : i, Verulam ; 
2, Beurre Clairgeau ; 3, Durondeau ; 4, Urbaniste; 
5, Marechal de la Cour; 6, Swans HeaT— 5 . J.: i, 
Ribston Pippin ; 2, Duchess of Oldenburg; 4, Sam 
Young ; 5, Sturmer Pippin ; 6, Golden Reinette.— 
Severn : i, Beurre Clairgeau ; 2, Beurre Diel; 3, 
Doyenne. Boussoch. 
Names OF Plants.— y. C.: Vitis heterophylla 
humulifolia.— Geo. Wood: i, Coreopsis lanceolata; 
2, Coreopsis latifolia; 3, Aster Novae-Angliae 
pulchellus; 4, A. Novi-Belgii laevigatus; 5, A. 
Novi-Belgii Robert Parker; 6, Anemone japonica 
elegans; 7, Erigeron mucronatus.—H. S. : i, 
Solanum Dulcamara; 2, Pentstemon campanu-' 
latus; 3, Linaria vulgaris peloria; 4, Linaria 
pallida; 5, Berberis Darwinii.— Alex. Hardy: i, 
Mimulus luteus; 2, Oxalis coniculata rubra ; 3^ 
Calceolaria amplexicaulis.— J. L. B.: i, Aspid'iuni 
angulare var.; 2, Lastrea montana ; 3, Asplenium 
fontanum.—y. Milligan: i, Picea Smithiana; 2, 
Picea Smithiana (both specimens are evidently taken 
from young trees; seedlings usually vary much in 
habit); fruits next week .—A. S. Young : Coronilla 
Emerus, the Scorpion-Senna Coronilla. 
The Winter Moth.— R. G. : The bands should 
be put on at once as the moths may be expected at any 
time after this date. Use bands about 6 in. broad and 
smear the cart grease over them after they are fixed 
round the trunk of the tree close to the ground level. 
A piece of flat wood or a broad label will answer the 
purpose of smearing on the grease. The material 
for the bands should consist of brown paper of a 
glazed nature and which will prevent the grease 
from soaking through, as it is injurious to the trees 
by stopping up the pores of the bark. Look over 
the trees at intervals of two or three days, when the 
moths are busy to remove those that stick in the 
grease, and would form, as it were, stepping stones 
for others to pass over their bodies and so get up 
into the trees. Replace the grease at intervals with 
fresh materials when the old is getting dry. 
Skimmias not Fruiting.— A. B., Kent: The pro¬ 
babilities are that you have got male plants only, and 
which usually flower in great profusion, and at that 
time are more showy than the berry-bearing plants, 
but they do not and cannot bear fruit. To make 
sure of getting the right thing, you should select and 
buy the plants when in fruit. The male plants have 
stamens only in their flowers, a fact that can be de¬ 
termined in spring. 
Communications Received.—C. E. O.—J. S.— 
J. C.—G. E. N.—R. D.—T. W.—L. L.—J. H.— 
D. M.—T. A.—A. P. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
H. Cannell& Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Carnations, 
Picotees, Pinks, and new Chrysanthemums. 
The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leeds.— 
Cheap Orchid Catalogue. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October loth, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report an increased 
enquiry for Winter Tares at hardening rates. 
Trifolium incarnatum dull. Mustard and Rape 
steady. Ryegrasses unchanged 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October nth, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Apples.per bushel i o 6 q 
Cob Nuts, per loo lb. 27 6 30 o 
Grapes, per lb. 0916 
Peaches ... per dozen 16 6 o | 
s. d, s. d 
Plums.J sieve 16 26 
Melons.each 06 20 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d, 
ArtlchokesGIobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. o 4 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 20 30 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
s. d. s, d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 20 30 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Smallsalading.punnet 0 4 
Spinach ... per strike 4 0 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 0 g 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Avera 
s. d. s. d. 
Asters, doz. pots . 40 60 
Begonias.per doz. 9 o 12 0 
Chrysanthemumsdoz. 4 o. 12 0 
Cissus discolor...each 16 26 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 o 12 0 
Coleus.per doz. 60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 o 36 0 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 80 
Cut Flowers.—Averai 
s. d. s d 
Arum Lilies. 12 blms. 60 90 
Asters, doz. buns. 30 60 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 1020 
doz. bunches. 40 80 
Chrysanthemum5dzbn4 090 
doz. blooms.o 620 
Eucharis ...per doz. 40 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 04 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 60 90 
Lilium speciosum 
doz. blooms 20 40 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs.4 o 6 o' 
SE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s d. 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Fuchsia .per doz. 60 90 
Heaths.per doz. 9 0 iS o 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 10 0 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums sclt.dz. 20 40 
Solanums ...per doz. 12 o 15 0 
E Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 2040 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 40 60 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1640 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Red Roses, doz. bhs. 60120 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 10 16 
— Saffrano...per doz. 16 20 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 2 o 4 0 
Tuberoses, per doz 04 06 
OOnSTTEaSTTS. 
PAGE 
Achillea, the Pearl.104 
Autumn, the .95 
Bedding Plants, Surplus.96 
Bertolonias.99 
Boston House, Brentford ...98 
Buccleuch Nurseries, the...too 
Bulb Season, the .96 
“ Champion " Boiler, the ...97 
Chrysanthemum Notes.100 
Crataegus Pyracantha .104 
Dendrobes, King of the.98 
Dasoris.99 
Eudogens, Origin of..99 
Erodium Guttatum.104 
Gardeners' Associations ...105 
Gardeners’ Calendar.105 
Glastonbury Thorn, the ... 97 
Herbaceous border.100 
Indian Corn. 96 
Label, a cheap.104 
PAGE 
Melons of the Season.103 
Mushrooms .102 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society .103 
Oncidiuin incurvum . gs 
Onions at Chiswick. 99 
Rain, signs of. gg 
Roses, autumn.103 
Roses, striped . 97 
Rosery,the. 97 
Royal Gardeners' Orphan 
Fund .102 
Russell, Mr.,presentation toi04 
Science Gleanings .. gg 
Societies.104 
United Horticultural 
Benefit Society .102 
Vegetable Garden, the ...... gg 
Veitch, Mr. P. C. M...loi 
FLOWER SHOWS, 1893. 
Revised to date. 
OCTOBER. 
24 —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
25.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
28,29 —Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
31.—Portsmouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
NOVEMBER. 
I. —Exmouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
I.—Ryde Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
1,2 —Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. — Barnstaple Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Steyning Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —Forest Gate and Stratford Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
2.3. —Ascot Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3. —H'ghgate Chrysanthemum Show. 
2.3.4. —Cornwall Chrysanthemum Show. 
3.4. —Crystal Palace Chrysanthemum Show. 
3.4. —Grimsby Chrysanthemum Show. 
6.—St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. 
6.7.8. —East London Chrysanthemum Show. 
7.8. —.Liverpool Chrysanthemum Show. 
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. 
7.8.9. —National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
8.—Evesham Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
8. —Pembroke Chrysanthemum Show. 
8,g.—Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Brixton, Streatham, etc.. Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
8.9. —Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
8,g.—Bath Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Dalston Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Guildford Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Isle of Thanet Chrysanthemum Show. 
8.9. —Northamptonshire Chrysanthemum Society. 
9. —Lizard Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.—Exeter Chrysanthemum Show 
10. —Windsor Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.11. —Derby Chrysathemum Show. 
10.11. —Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
10.11. —Pontefract Chrysanthemum Show. 
11. —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show. 
II.—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. —Herefordshire Fruit and Chrysanthemum 
Show. 
16.17.18, —Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Show. 
16.17. —Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
17.—Crediton Chrysanthemum Show. 
17.18. —Sheffield 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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and GOLD MEDAL for Horticultural Buildings, at the 
International Horticultural Exhibition, London. 
Have combined in one the advantages of the two best forms of 
boilers hitherto made—the plain Saddle and Tubular Saddle. 
They heat more than twice the quantity of piping that can be 
heated by an ordinary saddle with an equal amount of fuel. 
They are durable, quick heating, easily set, and easyto manage. 
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Horticultural Builders and Hot-water Engineers, 
DARLINGTON. 
