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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 4, 1894. 
Peaches.—The warm weather is bringing on the 
Peaches very rapidlj’, and there may at any time be 
a glut of them, and a failure in the supply a little 
later on. In view of that, go over the trees every 
day and gather those that are ready. If collected 
before they become so soft that the fingers indent 
them while gathering, the fruits will keep ten days 
in good condition if carefully picked and placed in a 
basket padded with cotton wool, and taken to the 
shelves of a cool fruit room, padded in the same 
way. As successional houses become cleared of 
fruit, throw them open and ply the garden engine 
upon the trees to thoroughly clear them of red 
spider and other vermin that may have got a footing 
during the ripening of the fruit. 
Melons.—Preparations should now be made for 
obtaining a supply of Melons in the autumn. Where 
no adequate provision has been made in the way of 
houses and fittings, a temporary arrangement can be 
efiected bj- making a bed over the hot-water pipes of 
a house by means of a wooden framework, of rough 
material, it may be. On the wooden beams and 
boards, place some leaves or turves and over this 
place the compost which should consist of friable, 
fibrous loam with a good quantity of wood ashes. 
A narrow ridge or bed of soil is preferable to a wide 
one for winter work, because the plants grow more 
slowly and make firmer jointed wood, than where the 
roots can ramble in a great body of soil. The plants 
■will also be less liable to damp OS' at the collar under 
these conditions. 
Cauliflowers.—A sowing of Cauliflowers to be 
wintered in cold frames and planted out in February 
or March according to the season, may be made 
about the third week of this month, or ten days 
earlier for northern districts. They will come into 
use before those sown in February under glass. 
Early and late kinds should be used to ensure a suc¬ 
cession. 
oaescions ard snstueRs 
XAiiEs OF Pl.vxts — Omiga : The Greater Bird’s- 
foot Trefoil (Lotus major) ; the botanical name of 
the Bedstraw is Galium.— H.: Lasthenia glabrata. 
— J. Bums.: i, Sidalcea malvaeflora ; 2, Tradescan- 
tia' virginica rubra ; 3, Stachys Betonica var.; a, 
A'eronica longifolia rosea, and tied up with it was a 
piece of Clematis integrifolia with a large blue 
flower ; 5, Francoa appendiculata ; 6, Stachys lanata ; 
7. Verbascum nigrum.—IF. H.: i, Tilia platyphyT 
los; 2, Tilia cordata; 3. Rhus typhira; 4, 
bpartium junceum; 3, Genista aetnensis i 6, Prunus 
cerasifera Pissardi.—G. R. J/. : i. Galega orientalis ; 
2. Lath}-rus rotundifolius; 3, Geranium pratense 
flore pleno; 4. Borago officinalis.—S. Gsorse: i, 
Oncidium flexnosnm ; 2, Miltonia spectabilis'" Rns- 
selliana. Omega: Odontospermum maritimum ; it has 
no English name as far as we are aware. J- L .; i, 
Epilobium Fleisheri; 2, Achillea Clavennae; 3’ 
Spiraea Douglasii. 
Tobacco M.ater .—Omega : The mixture is to be 
used in the proportions stated on the 14th ult. It 
would be very strong, but all that is necessary is to 
wet every part of the foliage affected by the black 
fly, and not to waste the material by drenching the 
tree till the liquid runs away. I'he tree or trees may 
be drenched with clean water the following morning. 
Mixtxg Paraffin and Soft So-W.—O mega ; 
L se a wine glassful of paraffin to three or four 
gallons of water according to the nature of the 
plants you are going to syringe. There is no absolute 
necessity of mixing soft soap with the liquid in any 
particular proportion. Wnat you should do is to 
use rain water if obtainable, and dissolve soft soap 
in hot water in sufficient quantity to make a good 
lather when poured into the mixture of paraffin and 
water, and well plied with the S3Tinge. This is 
generally done at the discretion of the operator. 
Sp.anish^ Irises.— G. Lamb : You can lift them 
after the foliage has completely died down and 
plant them in the same bed in the autumn 
after it has been deeply dug and reprepared. 
It the soil is very poor some well rotted 
manure may be put in the bottom, but not 
in contact with the bulbs. If they have been 
grown for some years in the same place, it advan¬ 
tageous to plant them elsewhere for the sake of fresh 
soil. Yon may replant at once if you find con¬ 
venient for it is not neccessary to keep them out of 
the soil for any length of time—in fact it is un¬ 
desirable to do so. Drainage is an important matter 
but particularly during winter, so that in preparin'^ 
a l»d this should be seen to in the first place. Frost 
will not harm them, so long as the soil about the 
bulbs is not water-logged. 
^ Bloom of grapes .—Omega ; MTiea grapes are be- 
ginning to finish off and show a bloom on the skin, 
the}’ can no longer derive any benefit from carbonate 
of ammonia, which should accordingly be stopped, as 
well as applications of any other kind of manure. It 
would not injure anything, provided you use it in 
moderation. The odour of carbonate of ammonia 
will speak for itself, and when getting too powerful 
you should remove some of the lumps. Two or three 
pieces about the size of those of lump sugar will be 
quite sufficient according to the size of your vineiy, 
as it is a highly concentrated and powerful sub¬ 
stance. 
Artificial M.axure for Celery. —Omega ; If you 
get the manure already mixed, it should contain 
about 4 to 5 per cent of nitrogen, 8 to 10 per cent of 
phosphoric acid and 6 to S per cent, of potash. This 
mixture should be sprinkled over the ground when 
the plants are growing and and worked into the soil 
by means of the hoe. Other kinds of manure you 
can use separately are wood ashes, bone meal, dried 
blood and sulphate of potash. Nitrate of soda is a 
very quick acting manure for heavy and fairly rich 
soils, but in case it is poor you should use bone meal 
in addition, and wood ashes ; or you may substitute 
kainit for the latter. 
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LONDON SEED TRADE. 
July STst, 1894. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a small demand 
for Mnstard and Rape at prices current last week. 
English and French Trifolium incamatum offer on 
reasonable terms ; trade slow. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
August 1st, 1894. 
Fscit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Apples.per bnshel 00 00 
Cherries, per hli sieve 00 00 
Blk Cnrrancs.hlf.sieve 3 036 
Red „ „ 2026 
Grapes, per lb. 10 20 
Melons .each 10 30 
s. d. 
Peaches & Nectarines, 
per doz. 2 0 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 2 6 
Strawberries, per lb. 0 0 
s. d. 
8 o 
6 0 
0 o 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
I. d. d. t. d. J. d. 
.ArtlchokesGlobe doz. 30 60 Horse Radish, bnndle 20 40 
Beans, French, perlb. 10 00 Lettuces ...per dozen 20 3 c 
Beet.per dozen z o 30 Mushrooms, p. basket to 16 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 Onions.per bonch 04 06 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 Parsley ... per bnnch 0 6 
Carrots, new, per bch. I 6 Radishes... per dozen i 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 60 Seakale...per basket 00 00 
Celery.per bundle 16 20 Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Cucumbers .each 04 08 Spinach per bushel 3 o 
Endive, French, doz. 26 30 Tomatos. per lb. 0 6 i c 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 Turnips.per bnn. 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
, ... „ i- d. s. d. i.d. t d 
-■ispiQistra, per doz iS o 42 o Hydrangea...per doz. 9 0 24 0 
—specimenplants.eacby o 15 o Ivy Geranimns, doz. 40 60 
Calceolaria, per doz. 306 o Lobeba .per doz. 30 4 c 
Crassnla, per doz. ...12 o 30 o Marguerites, perdoz. 6 0 12 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 Mignonette, per doz 30 60 
Dracaena term., doz. iS o 36 0 Mnsk .per doz. 20 40 
Dracaena viridis.doz. g 0 i 3 0 Nasiurtiuns,perdoz. 16 40 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 40 80 Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 80 Pelargoninms.per dz. 6 o 12 0 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 —scarlet.per doz...3 060 
Heaths.per doz. 9 o 21 o I Rhodanthea, per doz. so 60 
Heliotrope...i>er doz. 3 o 6 0 | 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
rxj.LLiii ulUlSf. 2 0 30 
.\sters,French,perbch.o 8 i o 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 0 g 20 
Carnation, doz. bchs. 20 40 
Cornflower, doz.bchs. 10 20 
Eucharis ...per doz. 20 40 
Forget-me-Not, 
doz. bchs. 10 30 
Gardenias 12 blooms 10 30 
Gypsophilta,doz.bchs.2 030 
Heliotropes.12 sprays 03 06 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 20 40 
Lilium candidum 
doz. blms. 0406 
Lily of the Valley, doz. 
sprays.i 020 
I. d. s. d- 
MaidenhairFem,i2bs. 4 060 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 10 40 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Pelargoniums 12 sps. 04 e 6 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 20 40 
Poppies ...doz. bchs. 09 16 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 20 60 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Roses .doz. bchs. 20 60 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 z 0 
— Red.doz. blms. c 6 10 
— Saffrano...per doz. i c 16 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
, Stocks.doz. bchs. 20 30 
I Sweet Sultan doz bchs I 630 
, Tuberoses, per doz 04 06 
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Cabbage in Lincolnshire ...7^ Orchid growers calendar 
Calancrina nmbellata.776 Orchids, new, certificated. 
Cata^mm Chrysiyanum ...771 Pears, on gathering. 
Cauliflower, sowing.770 Peas, more abi^ut. 
Cottage Gardens.777 Plants,new, certificated.... 
Dendrobinm ciliatum.771 Plenrothallis Kranzl im'i 
Desert Plants.771 Poteniillas . 
Frmt Crops, our .768 Rose, Madame Bruant.... 
Gaieandra lagoensis .771 Roses, own root. 
Gardeners’ Calendar.777 Science Gleanings. 
vj^ardening in the Sciliies ...767 Shmbs, on pruning. 
H^dy plants in fl^ower.772 Sobralia Veitchii. 
Hillingdon Nursery, the ...769 Societies... 
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Lycaste ScuronbruQeiisis...77i 
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