February 24, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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crowded out by other things. There are some 
dozen or more sorts with variously scented foliage, 
such as Nutmeg, Lemon, Rose, etc. ; and a few 
among them have, when well-grown, really handsome 
foliage. For instance, the Fern-leaved Lady Ply¬ 
mouth, a variegated form of the Rose-scented. 
These make a most welcome addition to a bouquet 
or any arrangement of cut flowers during the winter. 
I have known some to be extensively grown for this 
purpose during the dull months*bf the year, and very 
highly prized they were by the ladies.— W.B.G. 
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SOCIETIES. 
The Edinburgh Botanical.—At the fourth meet¬ 
ing of the current session of this Society, Mr. 
William Sanderson gave a note on Angraecum 
sesquipedale, an Orchid, native of Madagascar, 
rather difficult to grow, of which he had a particu¬ 
larly fine specimen in flower. Professor Bayley 
Balfour read a note on the recurrence of Scottish 
Utricularias, of which three species had been de¬ 
scribed for Britain, chiefly with the object of direct¬ 
ing the attention of botanists to the plant. Professor 
Balfour also read a paper by Mr. G. C. Druce on the 
flora of Wester Ross. The result of repeated 
botanising expeditions by Mr. Druce had been to 
bring the total number of plants recorded for the 
county up to over 570. Mr. Lindsay, curator of the 
Royal Botanic Garden, gave a report on the state of 
vegetation and temperature at the garden for the 
month of January. The thermometer had been be¬ 
low freezing point on nineteen occasions. The lowesj 
record was g° on the 7th. On the 6th and 8th the 
temperature had been 138 and 15°. The lowest day 
temperature was 22° on the 6th ; the highest 58° on 
the 14th. There was rain on twelve days, and snow 
on six days. Of the forty selected plants whose 
dates of flowering are recorded to the Society, ten 
came in flower during the month. In the rock 
garden, twenty-two plants came in flower, compared 
with thirteen in January, 1892. Mr. A. D. Richardson 
gave meteorological notes on the past month. The 
mean of the barometer had been 29 66, fully a 
quarter of an inch below the average of the three 
previous years. The rainfall was 2 330 inches, being 
1-572 inches above the average of the last three 
years. Mr. R. L. Harrow gave a note on the 
principal plants which had come into flow'er in the 
plant houses at the gardens during last month. 
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WHAT TO DO IH THE GARDEN. 
Allamandas.—Any necessary pruning of these 
not yet accomplished should now be seen to, 
so that the plants can be repotted before they 
are too far advanced. In pruning, take care 
to leave shoots in such a position that the plants 
will be well furnished when tied into shape. Use a 
compost consisting of good fibrous loam for the 
greater part with a smaller amount of peat and 
plenty of sand to keep the whole porous and open. 
Give good drainage and pot rather firmly. 
Bougainvillea and Clerodendron. — The 
different species of Bougainvillea require separate 
treatment in the manner of pruning, but in the case 
of B. glabra, the most commonly cultivated species, 
the flowers are produced on the young wood so that 
pruning may be accomplished now before the plants 
are repotted. The shoots may be thinned out and 
spurred back simply with the view of laying a proper 
foundation or framework for future growth. Pot in 
about equal parts of fibrous loam and peat with the 
requisite amount of sand and drainage. 
Dipladenias.—The slender twining shoots of this 
class of plants cannot receive full justice if tied down 
as they are in the progress of growth, because one 
side of pot plants must be considerably shaded from 
light, especially if large specimens are grown in lean- 
to houses as they usually are. Greater justice would 
be given them if the young shoots are afforded the 
opportunity of twining upon cords near the glass. 
The shoots can be taken down and the specimens 
tied into shape after the flower buds attain some 
size. A compost similar to that suitable for Clero- 
dendrons may be given them, and it should be in 
proper condition as to dryness before the operation 
is commenced. 
Dracaenas.—Plants that have got too tall to be 
of any service for ordinary decorative purposes may 
be ringed, that is, have a notch cut out of the stem 
all round, just under the leaves, and a handful of 
sphagnum tied round them; in cases where the 
specimens are valuable and the wood rather hard, a 
pot may be sawn in two and tied round the stem. 
This could be filled with light compost, till roots are 
thrown into it, after which the head may be severed 
from the parent plant. All the soft wooded kinds 
of moderate size may be severed from the plant and 
put in sandy compost in small pots and placed in 
a brisk bottom heat where they will soon form 
roots. 
Variegated Pineapples —Take suckers from 
the base of old plants and root them to maintain a 
supply of healthy young stuff. Those taken from the 
crown of the fruit are dwarfer, more compact and 
take longer time to reach the fruiting stage again. 
Preference should therefore be given them when 
working up a supply of stock. 
Marantas.—The present is the most seasonable 
time to propagate this class of plants by division. 
The operation should be performed just when the 
young growths commence to push. A compost of 
two-thirds of good fibrous loam and one-third of leaf 
soil with plenty of sand will meet their requirements. 
Give plenty of heat, water and atmospheric moisture 
when making their growth. 
Vines.—In dull weather no attempt should be made 
at the hard forcing of the early Vines. About 65° 
will be sufficient for the minimum night temperature, 
raising-it to 70° early in the day so that a little air 
may be given, for a longer or shorter time according 
to the state of the w'eather for the time being. 
During bright sunshine the house may be closed 
early, so as to allow the temperature to run up pretty 
high with sun heat. Its influence or effects could be 
modified by a copious damping down of the paths 
and all available spaces. Keep the Hamburgh 
house intended for late work as cool as possible for 
the present. Young rods in houses about to be 
started should be tied down in a horizontal position 
to induce them to start evenly. 
Figs —The earliest batch of Figs in pots will now 
require much care to carry them over the present 
critical stage of their growth. An abundance of 
water at the roots is a necessity, and a top dressing 
of cow manure would greatly aid them. But means 
must be devised for retaining the water given, so 
that it may penetrate all parts of the soil occupied by 
the roots. Some growers place a rim of manure 
round the edges of the pots, and others use a collar 
of some material for the same purpose. Syringe 
well so that all parts of the stems and foliage may 
be reached so as to keep down red spider. 
Peaches on open walls.—Nailing and tying 
must be completed without delay as the buds are 
now' getting into a very advanced condition. Prepar¬ 
ations should ba made for protecting the trees while 
in bloom. All contrivances necessary for the sus¬ 
pending of netting, frigidomo, or other material should 
be got into a thorough state of preparation, and new 
frigidomo obtained where the old may be worn out. 
Strawberny Plantations.—In some instances 
through the lack of spare ground, the making of 
fresh plantations of Strawberries in the autumn was 
deferred. All should now be in readiness, and if the 
ground has been trenched and heavily manured, the 
runners laid out in beds in the autumn should be 
planted in their permanent positions. 
Quescions add AnsmeRS. 
Lapagerias Flowering. — J.W. : It is impossible 
to say how long a Lapageria will take to reach a 
flowering stage from the time it is potted. That 
depends entirely upon the treatment you give it and 
the facility afforded the plant of making a good 
growth. It is the strength of the plant and not its 
age that determines the time when it will or can 
flower. A plant may be kept in a pot for ten years 
without flowering if the pot is too small to enable 
the plant to make vigorous growth. If planted out 
it would come on more quickly than in a pot. You 
can, however, flowerit in a large pot or tub by shifting 
it on as it grows; under those conditions you may 
flower it in two or three years. The progress that the 
plant makes will be the best guide as to when it will 
flower. You cannot expect the stems it now possesses 
to flower at all. Strong stems will by and by arise 
from the base and flower in due time- Protect those 
young stems from slugs which are very fond of them. 
As to the age to which they will live, it all depends 
upon good treatment. They should live a life time 
and appear as vigorous then as ever. Probably 
some of the plants first introduced are still alive. 
Seakale Planting.— y. if. : We should utilise 
the crowns for forcing, so as to economise all parts 
of the plant. Leave the thick portion of the root 
upon it to supply nourishment to the leaves. Some 
people plant the crowns, but if they are strong they 
generally run to flower. Use pieces of the rooc 
about 2 in. to 4 in. long and as thick as the little 
finger. For the purpose you mention we should 
plant the roots about 18 in. apart in the rows, and 2 
ft. from row to row. Another way would be to plant 
them 18 in. apart each way and have an alley or 
pathway of 2 ft. to 2 ft. 6 in. between every three 
rows both to allow the plants space to make good 
growth and to allow you to get at them, to earth up 
and cut the crowns in spring. 
Communications Received. — J. G. C. — H C P 
—Pinkie—A. D. W.—W. F.—R. G. W.— J. S — 
A. J. B. — J. G. P. — Kentishman. 
TRADE CATALoTuES RECEIVED. 
Oasis Nursery Co., Westbury Station, Long 
Island, U.S.A.—Tuberous Begonias, Hardy Per¬ 
ennials, &c. 
W. Clibran & Son, 10, and 12, Market Street, 
Manchester.—Agricultural Seeds. 
J. G. Clarke, 61, Pershore Street, Birmingham,— 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds, Lilies, and other 
bulbs, &c. 
Dicksons, Chester.—Select Farm Seeds. 
Thomas S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham.—Choice Hardy Perennials, Hardy Florists’ 
Flowers, Trees and Shrubs, &c. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley.—Floral Guide for 
1894. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 20th, 1894. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a steady sowing 
demand for Agricultural seeds. English Red 
Clover and Cowgrass finds buyers at lower rates. 
Foreign Red, White, and Alsike steady. Trefoil 
almost exhausted. Ryegrasses unchanged. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
Feb. 21st, 1894. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. s. d, s. d 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael's, each 26 60 
Apples.per bushel 20 76 
Cob Nuts, per 100 lb, 40 o 42 6 
Grapes, per lb. 0926 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
r. d. s. d. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 30 6 ol 
Beans, French, perlb. 16 20 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 20 30 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 16 20 
Cucumbers .each 06 10 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
s. d. s, d. 
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 
Seakale...per basket 20 26 
Smallsalading.punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 3 0 
Tomatos. perlb. 10 16 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
(. d, s. d. 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Aspidistra, per doz 18 0 42 o 
—specimenplants,each5 0 15 o 
Azalea, per doz. 18 0 36 0 
Cineraria,per doz ... 6 o 12 0 
Cyclamen, per doz... 6 0 15 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridls.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 | 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 j 
I. d. t d. 
Ferns, small, per 100 4 0 10 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Genista...per doz. 9 0 15 o 
Heaths.per doz. 9 o 18 o 
Hyacinths... per doz. 60 90 
Marguerites, perdoz. 90120 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Solanums ...perdoz. 9 0 12 0 
Tulips. doz. pots 60 80 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Arum Lilies, izblms. 16 30 
Azalea, dozen sprays 04 09 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Camellia doz. blooms 1020 
Carnations...per doz. 1030 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3040 
Forget-me-Not, 
doz. belts. 40 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 6 0 12 0 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 06 09 
Hyacinths, doz. spks. 20 40 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 6 0 12 0 
Lily of the Valley, doz. 
sprays.0 610 
Lilac,French.perbch. 2650 
MaidentiairFern,i2bs.4 060 
Margueiites, t2bun. 20 40 
Narciss, French.white 
doz. bchs. 30 50 
Narciss. French, 
yellow, doz. bchs. 1626 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 to 
s. d. s. d. 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 40 90 
Mimosa, French. 
per bch. 10 20 
Pelargoniums 12 sps. 06 i c 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 40 60 
Poinsettia, doz. bloom 3 040 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 16 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Roses (French) 
doz. blooms 20 40 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 40 80 
— Saffrano...per doz. 20 30 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 10 
Tulips, doz. blooms 06 10 
Violets, Parma, French 
per bch. 16 30 
Violets, Czar, French 
per bch. 20 26 
Violets,English 
doz. bchs. 10 2 0 
Violets, French, 
doz. bchs. 06 16 
O O LT T :E TT “X'S 
PAGE 
Alocasia Sanderiana.405 
Bees and iheir propensities 402 
Begonias,Winter-flow ering 407 
Brussels Sprouts.408 
Calanthe Baron Schroder 403 
Cyclamens and Cinerarias 405 
Cypripsdium Capt. Lendy 403 
Cypripedium Fraseri.403 
Floriculture.404 
Fruit bloom, the.400 
Fruit trees, pruning .405 
Gardening Calendar .409 
Gardeners’ Testimonials...401 
Garden Wages.400 
Good King Harry .404 
Heating glass houses.404 
Laelio-Cattleya Mrs. Astor 403 
Laelio-Cattleya Tydea.403 
Leeks, large v. small.404 
PAGE 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society .401 
Onion Crops, the.406 
Onions.403 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 403 
Orchid Notes ..403 
Phalaenopsis at Clapton ...407 
Phalaenopsis Youngi.403 
Plants, new Certificated ,..406 
Pink Show for the South...404 
Rhubarb, notes on.403 
Root fibres in winter.399 
Rose Garden, the .402 
Seeds, sowing small.404 
Shrubs, early-flowering.408 
Stove and Greenhouse 
Plants.408 
Vegetable Garden, the.403 
Vegetables for Amateurs ...407 
