October 28, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
137 
Eranthemum nervosum (pulchellum).—The 
plants of these will soon be of good service in sup¬ 
plying a colour that is by no means plentiful at this 
time of the year. It delights in an abundance of 
moisture at all times and must not be neglected 
during the flowering period. 
Begonias. —Good service can now be relied upon 
from the various fine types of shrubby Begonias 
that flower in winter, such as B. semperflorens 
carminata gigantea, B. s. Vernon’s variety, B 
ascotensis, B. Knowsleyana, B. Gloire de Sceaux, 
and several others which are now great improve¬ 
ments upon the varieties which had to do service a 
few years ago and are still employed in some es¬ 
tablishments. B. insignis must not be overlooked, 
for it is still a very free-flowering and useful kind. 
Keep the plants near the light and do not crowd them 
or the foliage will be spoiled to the great injury of the 
plants and their power to bloom. 
Cyclamens. —The present is a very suitable time 
to sow seeds for flowering next autumn. Stand the 
seed pans in a house with a rather high temperature 
until the seeds are germinated, when they should be 
removed to a cooler place, but still kept in heat 
sufficient to keep them growing slowly but steadily 
all the winter. 
Primulas. —All the Chinese Primulas should 
now be accommodated in heated structures well 
exposed to light and judiciously ventilated to keep 
the foliage sturdy and healthy. The old double¬ 
white should now be proving very serviceable in the 
conservatory. 
Melons. —Plants that are still swelling up their 
fruits must be treated somewhat differently from 
what they would in summer. The atmosphere 
should be kept comparatively much drier; on dull 
or rainy days it will not be necessary to damp down 
at all, but when the sun is bright, every available 
space may be damped down. At such times ventila¬ 
tion may be given with great advantage, but the 
ventilators should be closed early. Push aside any 
leaves that may prevent the rays of sunshine from 
falling upon the fruits. This will forward and 
materially improve the latter. 
Oranges. —Where the fruits are still unripe, keep 
up a night temperature of 65°. The trees do not 
require a great deal of moisture at this season of the 
year, either at the roots or in the atmosphere, but they 
should be well exposed to sunshine, otherwise the 
fruit may crack. Top dressing may be given if the 
trees show signs of an impoverished soil by their 
lerves becoming yellow. The top dressing may 
consist of good fibrous yellow loam, and a 
fourth part each of leaf soil and good stable manure. 
Gladioli —These may be lifted and the tops cut 
down to 6 in. in length and kept in some dry shed or 
other place for a time till they become thoroughly 
dried. Then the leaves and scales may be removed 
and the corms stored away in moderately moist 
sand or cocoa-nut fibre for the winter in some frost¬ 
proof shed. 
Gannas. —When these are lifted a quantity of 
soil should be left about the roots, and the clumps 
packed together on the floor of some house where 
the frost is kept out. If they get very dry they must 
be watered with a rosed watering pot. 
Spring bedding. —Where some quantity of this 
is used, a commencement should be made with the 
planting of such things as Wallflowers, Silene, 
Myosotis, Primroses, Polyanthus, Daisies, Arabis 
and other things of that sort with which the beds 
are made gay in spring. For the sake of variety 
some beds may be filled with dwarf Hollies, 
Retinosporas, Cupressus and other Conifers that 
are well adapted for such purposes. Previous 
to this, however, the beds should be well manured 
and deeply dug. 
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Questions ADD AnsraeR?. 
Greenhouse Bulbs.— Amateur ; It would take up 
too much of our space to name three or four dozen of 
the best bulbs for greenhouse culture; but we can 
give the names of a few of the best kinds. Amongst 
Hyacinths may be mentioned La Tour d’Auvergne, 
white; Grand Vainqueur, white; Grand Maitre, 
deep porcelain blue ; King of the Blues, dark blue; 
Lord Derby, pearl blue ; King of the Belgians, deep 
red ; Norma, satin-rose and cosmos rich rosy-pink. 
The bulbs range from 5d. to is. apiece. Splendid 
Tulips are Kaizerkroon, crimson-scarlet and yellow ; 
Vander Neer, rich violet; Yellow Prince, La Can- 
deur, white; Rex rubrorum, crimson-scarlet; Rosa¬ 
mund!, rose-pink; Rose Blanche, the best double 
white ; Pottebakker Yellow ; Pottebakker Scarlet ; 
Pottebakker White; and Rose Superbe, rose; all 
varying from is. 6d. to 2S. 6d. per dozen. Then for 
Polyanthus, Narcissus you might have Grand Mon- 
arque, Jaune Supreme, yellow and orange, and White 
Pearl, white, ranging from 3d. to 4d. apiece. Good 
Daffodils are Emperor, bicolor Horsfieldi, Tenby 
Daffodil, Golden Spur, Sir Watkin and Narcissus 
Poeticus ornatus. There are collections of bulbs 
offered at prices prices ranging from 12s. 6d. to 
/4 4s. and they include a great variety of 
things ; but if you did not want those offered, you 
might state your case to some good bulb merchant 
and he would meet your requirements exactly. The 
above varieties are suitable both for pots and out¬ 
door culture. 
Tuberous Begonias. — Nemo : Leave the tubers 
in the ground till the stems are cut down by frost, 
or till the end of this month, if the weather remains 
open. Then lift them carefully, and remove the soil 
as well as you can. Take them under cover and 
allow the tubers to lie on the bed of greenhouse or 
even a warmer place until they part with some of 
their superfluous moisture ; then pack them in boxes 
amongst cocoa-nut fibre for the winter, keeping them 
in a moderately warm house where frost cannot get 
at them. 
Mildew on Pansies.— Fife ; The mildew affect¬ 
ing your Pansies would not attack the Chrysan¬ 
themums, as the fungi are different in each case. 
Both may be mildewed without the one affecting the 
other. Dust the leaves of Chrysanthemums with 
flour of sulphur. 
Chrysanthemums for cut flowers.— Fife ; 
Four white varieties are Elaine, Elsie, creamy- 
white; Lady Selborne, and Ethel, good for late 
work. Good yellow varieties are Mrs. Hawkins, 
early and dwarf, Sunflower, Source d’Or, orange, 
and Mrs. H. J. Jones, also called Yellow Ethel, and 
good for late work. Of the dark kinds we should 
employ Mon. Wm. Holmes, orange-red, often bright 
crimson, early ; Mon. Henry Jacotot, rich crimson, 
shaded gold, early ; L’lle de Plaisirs, crimson and 
yellow ; and Mon. Bernard, rosy-purple. Of the 
above, Elaine, Lady Selborne, Source d’Or, Ethel, 
Mrs. H. J. Jones and Mon. Wm. Holmes are most 
abundantly grown as cut flowers for market purposes. 
You can get Lady Selborne and the other tall kinds 
to be dwarf by cutting them back in spring. Mon. 
Wm. Holmes, Mrs. Hawkins and several of the rest 
may be flowered in October. 
WooDLiCE.— J. D. W .—A most dangerous but 
very effectual method of getting rid of woodlice in 
living rooms is to cut a Parsnip into small squares 
and boil it in an old pot or saucepan mixing a small 
portion of arsenic with it. The bits of Parsnip must 
be cooked soft, but not so that they will fall to 
pieces, and then placed in their haunts. Extreme 
care must of course be taken in dealing with such a 
deadly poison. Another plan is to trap them by 
putting some cold boiled potatos in small, dirty 
flower pots with some loose dry moss on the top, 
and examining them every morning. And yet 
another trap, and a very killing one, is to put a 
rough, uneven surfaced, dirty old board on the floor, 
under which the woodlice will gather for shelter as 
daylight approaches, and may generally be captured 
in large quantities. 
Names of Fruits. — H. F. R. ■. i. Nonsuch; 2, 
Rymer; 3, Blenheim Orange; 4, Winter Calville ; 
5, Cox’s Orange Pippin; 6 and 7 rotten ; 8, Cox’s 
Pomona.— A. B. and IP. B. next week— Pomona-, i, 
Gravenstein ; 2, Red Auturpn Calville ; 3 and 4, not 
recognised; 5, Bedfordshire Foundling; 6, Rymer. 
Sweet Violet.— A.B. : The Sweet Violet (Viola 
ordorata) is truly a native of this country as well as 
of the continent. In this country it is confined 
to the east and south-east of England, and has be¬ 
come naturalised in other places. In its wider range 
it is a native of Europe, North Africa, North and 
West Asia to the Himalayas. No doubt many of 
the cultivated varieties have been obtained from 
continental sources, as the names Marie Louise, 
Comte Brazza. Neapolitan, Czar, White Czar, and 
Russian would indicate, but the species is undoubtedly 
a native of Britain in the places named above. 
Pansies diseased.— Pansy : We fail to find any 
evidence of disease on the specimens you sent us, 
but they may possibly have been mildewed in the 
early part of the season, and all the affected leaves 
have died. The drought, too, had a ripening effect 
upon the shoots, but since the cool weather set in 
the mildew has disappeared and several of the varie¬ 
ties, such as Peacock, Columbine, Queen of Scots 
and other Pansies grown for bedding purposes, have 
commenced to grow again at the tips producing dense 
tufts of leaves. They can even be used for cuttings 
and rooted. There is no necessity for cutting them 
off; many of them will probably die down in win¬ 
ter ; and in any case you may look to the young 
shoots for the best blooms next year. 
Names of Plants.—G. T.: i, Euonymus euro- 
paeus; 2, Adiantum trapeziforme; 3, Ceanothus 
azureus var.; 4, Coronilla glauca; 5, Griselinia 
littoralis; 6, Strobilanthes isophyllus; 7, Rivinia 
laevis; 8, Cotoneaster frigida; 9, Pernettya mucro- 
nata var. H. IP.: i, Cotoneaster micropylla; 2, 
Cotoneaster buxifolia; 3, Rhus typhina; 4, Ailan- 
thus glandulosa; 5, Berberis stenophylla. R. L.: i, 
Abies Pinsapo; 2, Abies brachyphylla; 3, Picea 
orientalis ; 4, Acer macrophyllum; 5, Acer plata- 
noides; 6, Euonymus radicans variegata. Delta 
Odontospermum maritimum.—. S.: i, Linaria 
purpurea; 2, Erigeron glabellus; 3, Erigeron 
mucronatus; 4, Helianthus orgyalis.— J. West-, i. 
Thymus carnosus ; 2, Ligustrum sinense ; 3, Helian¬ 
thus cucumerifolius ; 4, Erica gracilis ; 5, Cyclamen 
neapolitanum. 
Market Apples. — Delta : Cooking varieties that 
appear in the markets are Keswick Codlin, Lord 
Suffield, Duchess of Oldenburgh, Manx’s Codlin, 
Dumelow’s Seedling or Wellington, Blenheim 
Orange, Cellini, Alfriston, and Bedfordshire Found¬ 
ling. Dessert varieties that find great favour and 
are good bearers are Devonshire Quarrenden, Irish 
Peach, King of the Pippins, Duchess’ Favourite, 
Yellow Ingestrie, Blenheim Orange, Cox’s Orange 
Pippin, Golden Pippin, Red Astrachan, and Ribston 
Pippin. Many others are sold in the market, but 
except local and often unnamed sorts they are less 
common or of poorer quality than the above. They 
succeed well on the English Paradise and the Doucin 
stocks. 
Button Hole Roses.— Delta : The following 
varieties are suitable for the purpose, and can be 
grown outside ;—William Allan Richardson, Niphe- 
tos, Reve d’Or, Inocente Pirola, Madame Lambard, 
Madamoiselle Lazarin Poizeall, Marie Van Houtte, 
Princess Beatrice, Rubens, Safrano, Catherine 
Mermet, The Bride, Celine Forestier, Devoniensis, 
Homere, Madame Cusin, Isabella Sprunt, Ma 
Capucine, and Sunset. 
Communications Received.-— J. C.—W. S.—W. 
W.-E. P. L.—-W. J. B.—W. H. S.—Wessex.— 
Practical.—Another Spade.—S.—E. D. W.—W. 
H. S. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
October 24!^, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report little business doing 
in agricultural seeds, prices all round are unchanged. 
Supplies of Winter Tares almost exhausted. New 
English Red Clover offers more freely, but finds no 
buyers at present figures. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
October 25//;, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s, d. 
Apples.per bushel 20 76 
Cob Nuts, per 100 lb. 27 6 30 0 
Grapes, per lb. 0920 
Plums.§ sieve 1630 
s. d. 5. d- 
Melons.each 06 20 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
(. d. t. d.\ 
ArtlchokesGlobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 0 4 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 20 30 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 3050 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
t. d. t. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2030 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Smallsalading.punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 3 0 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 09 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average 
t. d. s. d. 
Asters, doz. pots . 40 60 
Begonias.per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Chrysanthemumsdoz. 4 0 12 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Coleus.per doz. 40 60 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 80 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 o 60 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average 
s. d. 
Arum Lilies, I2blms. 3 o 
Asters, doz. buns. 3 0 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations...per doz. i o 
doz. bunches. 4 0 
Chrysanthemumsdzbn3 o 
doz. blooms.0 6 
Eucharis ...per doz. 4 o 
Gardenias 12 blooms 2 0 
Heliotropes,i2 sprays 0 4 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 0 
Lilium speciosum 
doz. blooms 20 40 
Lilac,French,perbch. 4 060 
MaidenhairFem,i2bs.4 060 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 i 0 | 
Wholesale Prices. 
i. d. M d. 
Fuchsia .per doz. 60 90 
Heaths.per doz. 9 o 18 o 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 6 0 10 o 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 o 
Pelargoniums sclt.dz. 20 40 
Solanums ...perdoz. 9 0 12 o 
Wholesale Prices. 
I. d. s. d. 
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. 6 0 12 0 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Ren.doz. blms. i 0 16 
— Saffrano...per doz. 1620 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 20 40 
Tuberoses, per doz 04 06 
Violets, Parme, French 
per bch. 26 36 
Violets, Czar, French 
per bch. 20 26 
Violets, English 
doz. bchs. 16 20 
s d 
5 0 
6 0 
1 0 
2 0 
8 0 
6 0 
4 0 
6 0 
4 0 
0 6 
9 0 
OOnSTTEOSTTS. 
PAGE 
Autumn flowers .128 
Bahamas in Winter, the ...130 
Cannas in America.132 
Celeriac .131 
Chrysanthemumsat Chelseai34 
Chrysanthemums, Japanesei27 
Conifers, ornamental. 132 
Coreopsis maritima . 135 
Cypripedium, abnormal ...131 
Dahlias,Cactus and Pomponi32 
Dahlias, single...i 35 
Gardeners’ Associations ...136 
Gardeners’ Benefit Society 128 
Gardeners' Calendar.136 
Grapes, small berried.131 
Horticultural Lecturing .128 
PAGE 
Indian Corn .134 
Leek Shows .129 
Maize, CountryGentleman'si 3 i 
Marigold, Me-xican.135 
Monarda Didyma .131 
Peas and Mushrooms.133 
Roses, lilting and potting ...133 
Scarlet Runners .132 
Science Gleanings.131 
Shamrock, the.129 
Societies.I 35 
Solidago Shortii .135 
Spinach .131 
Sunflowers.134 
Vegetable Garden, the.131 
Vic4as, late flowering.129 
