Nov. 22nd, 1884. 
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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
size. The other collections in this class were oi 
unusually good quality. Mr. C. E. Matthews exhibited, 
not for competition, an interesting group of Cape 
Heaths and Epacris. Three -very fine pots of 
Mignonette came from the Mayor, each plant being 
fully 2 ft. 6 ins. in diameter. Chinese Primulas, 
always a great feature in autumn exhibitions at 
Birmingham, were not quite up to the usual standard. 
Messrs. H. Pope & Sons took the principal prizes in 
almost all the classes. A very beautiful group of plants 
was exhibited by Mr. Hans Niemand. In the centre 
of the group was a very fine specimen of the climbing 
Asparagus, and among the other plants shown were 
Arum Lilies, Poinsettias, Ferns, Palms, and other 
ornamental plants. Special praise must be awarded 
to the arrangement of this group. Mr. E. H. 
Vertegans also contributed an excellent group of 
plants, which, like the one just mentioned, was not 
for competition. Messrs. E. Smith & Co., of Worcester, 
sent a very extensive collection of rare, hardy, orna¬ 
mental Evergreens, chiefly Japanese. Messrs. H. 
Cannell & Son, of Swanley, Kent, sent a collection of 
Chinese Primroses, many of them new varieties; 
a very fine lot of cut flowers of Zonal Pelargoniums 
and single Chrysanthemums, and specimens of a new 
White Zonal Pelargonium, “ Queen of the Belgians,” 
which is a decidedly valuable acquisition. Messrs. 
Pope & Son exhibited a beautiful group of 150 
Zonal Pelargoniums, remarkably well-grown and well- 
flowered, Heaths, dwarf Chrysanthemums, and other 
plants, all in fine condition. Mr. F. Perkins, of Leam¬ 
ington,had a good collection of single Chrysanthemums. 
Some splendid bouquets were exhibited by Mr. Ver¬ 
tegans, Mr. Hans Niemand, Messrs. Perkins & Son, of 
Coventry, Messrs. Pope, and Mr. H. Mayo. In the 
class for gentlemen’s gardeners Lady Edwardes’s 
gardener was first, Mr. J. G. H. Payton’s second, and 
Mr. W. C. B. Cave’s third. In the classes for Ferns 
Mr. H. Elkington won the first prize, and Miss Cooper 
(daughter of Mr. Chamberlain’s gardener) the second. 
A very charming collection of cut Orchids, which 
included some very rare varieties, was shown, not for 
competition, by Mr. Chamberlain, M.P. Wreaths and 
crosses of considerable size, and containing choice 
flowers, well arranged, were exhibited by Mr. James 
Tompkins and Mr. Vertegens, Messrs. Perkins & Son, 
of Coventry, and Mr. T. Perkins, of Leamington. 
Messrs. Perkins & Son also contributed some fine 
bouquets of Eoses. The fruit department included 
215 dishes of Apples, and a finer lot was, perhaps, 
never seen at an exhibition; eighty-six dishes of 
Pears, most of the fruit being of exceptionally fine 
quality; and a very fine display of Grapes for a 
provincial show. Among the miscellaneous fruits 
were some fine Pines, Melons, ripe Strawberries, and 
autumn Raspberries. 
northern part of Texes, and described by the friend 
who sent it to him as having an effect on horses 
similar to that of opium on the human frame. It 
was called “ loco,” and the horse became dazed, grew 
thin, and died; and some ranchemen lost largely by 
its effects. Dr. Aitken mentioned that he intended 
to experiment upon it in order to ascertain more 
definitely whether it was a narcotic.—The Eev. D. 
Landsborough, Kilmarnock, communicated a paper on 
Australian and New Zealand plants grown on the east 
coast of Arran. 
Mr. Robert Lindsay, Curator of the Royal Botanic 
Gardens, in his report on the temperature and 
vegetation at the gardens, stated that since the last 
meeting of the Society, on July 10th, outdoor 
vegetation, had, on the whole, made satisfactory 
progress. July was a very wet month, there being 
only seven days when no rain fell, and thunderstorms 
were frequent throughout. The lowest night tempera¬ 
ture was 39 degrees, on the 20th and 26th of the 
month ; the highest 55 degrees, on the 10th and 16th. 
The lowest day temperature was 58 degrees, on the 
24th ; and the highest 77 degrees, on the 8th and 
14th. August and September were dry, and during 
the latter month all outdoor work had little interrup¬ 
tion. During October the dry character of the 
preceding months was continued. There were 
nineteen dry days, and the -wind was westerly 
throughout the whole month. The first frost this 
season occurred on the 11th, when 29 degrees, or 
3 degrees of frost, were registered, and again on the 
29th, when 28 degrees occurred. The highest night 
temperature was on the 16th, 49 degrees ; the lowest 
day temperature was 45 degrees, on the 10th, and the 
highest 69 degrees, on the 4th. Deciduous trees and 
shrubs had parted with their foliage early. Forest 
and fruit-trees generally had formed firm well- 
ripened wood, which would be a great advantage in 
the event of a hard winter taking place. Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, Azaleas, and other ericaceous plants had 
not been so well set with flowers for some years back. 
The season was most favourable for transplanting and 
outdoor work generally. On the Rock Garden 315 
species and varieties of dwarf-growing herbaceous and 
Alpine plants came into bloom since last meeting, 
making a total of 1,112 for the season, as against 981 
at the same date last year, being the largest number 
yet recorded as having flowered there in one season. 
Mr. Lindsay stated that, through the kindness of 
the Japanese Commissioners to the International 
Forestry Exhibition and Dr. Cleghorn, a large quantity 
of seeds of Japanese trees and shrubs, many of them 
new to cultivation, had been presented to the Royal 
Botanic Garden. The seeds appear likely to germinate, 
and may yet not only form a lasting memorial of the 
Exhibition recently closed, but might also form a most 
interesting exhibition of their own. 
GARDENERS’ BENEVOLENT 
AUGMENTATION FUND. 
LONDON SEED TRADE, 
November 19th. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, of 152, Houndsditeh, and 
39, Seed Market, Mark Lane, London, report that 
to-day’s market was dull, and that the large supplies of 
English Red Clover have caused a further reduction 
in values. White Clover, Alsike, and Trefoil are 
unchanged in value, with moderate supplies. Hemp 
seed is cheaper. Linseed and Canary firm. Blue 
Peas, owing to a better demand, are held for more 
money. 
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COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
November 20tli. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. \ s. d. s. d. 
Apples, i-sieve. 1 6- 4 0 ! Kent Filberts and 
— Nova Scotian, per I Cobbs, per 100 lb. 60 0-62 6 
barrel .10 0-13 G Pine-apples, Eng., lb. 4 0-60 
— Extra samples.20 0- ... j Pears, French, p. doz. 16-30 
Grapes, per lb. 0 9- 3 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Artichokes,Globe,per 
dozen . 2 0- 4 0 
Beans, French, lb. ... 0 4r- ... 
Beet, per dozen . 2 0- 3 0 
Brussels Sprouts, J sve.2 6- 3 0 
Cabbages, per dozen 16-20 
Carrots, per bunch... 0 6- ... 
Cauliflowers, English, 
dozen . 3 0- 4 0 
Celery, per bundle ... 1 6- 2 6 
Cucumbers, each ... 0 6- 0 8 
Endive, French, per 
dozen . 2 6- 3 6 
Garlic, per lb. 0 6- ... 
Herbs, per bunch ... 0 2- 0 4 
s. d. s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 3 0-40 
Lettuces, Cabbage, 
per dozen . 1 6- ... 
— Cos, each . o 2- ... 
Mint, green, bunch... 0 4- ... 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10-20 
Onions, per buslil. ... 2 6- 3 6 
Parsley, per bimeh... 0 6- ... 
Radishes, per dozen... 1 6- ... 
Small salading, per 
punnet. 0 4- ... 
Spinach, per strike... 2 0 - ... 
Tomatos, per lb. 0 6-10 
Turnips, bunch . 0 6- ... 
Potatos. —Kent Regents, SO s. to 100s. per ton; Kent Kidneys, 
80s. to 100s. per ton; Champions, 70s. per ton. 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Abutilon, 12 bunches 2 0-40 
Azalea, 12 sprays ... 1 0- 1 6 
Bourvardias, per bun. 0 9-10 
Camellias, 12 blooms 2 0-60 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10-20 
Chrysanthemums, 12 
bunches . 2 0- 6 0 
— large, 12 blooms ... 0 6- 2 0 
Eucharis, per dozen 4 0-60 
Gardenias, 12 blms. 3 0-60 
Gladiolus, various, 12 
spikes . 1 0- 3 0 
Heliotropes, 12 sp. ... 0 6- 1 0 
Lapageria, white, 12 
blooms. 2 0-30 
s. d. s. d. 
Lapageria,red,12blms.l 0-2 0 
Marguerites, 12 him. 4 0-90 
Pelargoniums, per 12 
sprays. 1 0- 1 6 
—scarlet,per 12 sprays 0 4-0 9 
Finks, various, 12 
bunches .- ... 
Primula, double bun. 10-16 
Pyrethrum, 12 bun. - 
Roses, out-door, 12 
bunches . 9 0-12 0 
Roses, indoors, p.doz. 2 0-60 
Stephanotis, 12 spr. 6 0-90 
Tuberoses, per dozen 10-16 
White Jasmine, bun. 0 6-10 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. 
Aralia Sieboldi, per 
dozen . 6 0-24 0 
Begonias, per dozen 4 0-12 0 
Bouvardias, dozen... 9 0-18 0 
Chrysanth., dozen ... 4 0-60 
Cockscombs, dozen 
Cyperus, per dozen 3 0-90 
Dracsena term. doz. 30 0-60 0 
— viridis, per dozen 12 0-24 0 
Evergreens, in var., 
per dozen . 6 0-24 0 
s. d. s. d. 
Ferns, in var., dozen 4 0 - 1 $ 0 
Ficus elastiea, each... 16-70 
Foliage Plants, vari¬ 
ous, each . 2 0-10 0 
Lihum, various,p.doz. 
Marguerites, per doz. 
Palms in variety, each 2 6-21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet 
per dozen . 2 0- 6 0 
Petunias, per dozen 
Solanums, dozen. 9 0-15 0 
EDINBURGH BOTANICAL 
SOCIETY, 
A meeting of this Society was held on Thursday 
evening, November 13th, at 5, St. Andrew Square, 
under the presidency of Mr. Wh, B. Boyd. In his 
retiring address, the President directed attention to 
the subject of Mosses. One marked feature, he said, 
of the present day was the rapidly increasing taste for 
scientific knowledge among all classes of people, and 
the increased facilities for its acquirement. Botany 
was, perhaps, one science which had of late years 
increased most rapidly in popular favour. In our 
country Mosses had recently received, and were daily 
securing, the attention of cultivators ; and Mr. Boyd 
pointed out that their great variety and interesting 
features opened up a pleasant and profitable field of 
study. In concluding his address, the President 
spoke of the advantageous influence of the Forestry 
Exhibition, which he regarded as the greatest 
botanical event of the year, and expressed the hope 
that one of its results would be the establishment of 
a fully-equipped School of Forestry in Edinburgh, 
seeing that forestry was closely interwoven with our 
national prosperity. 
Dr. Paterson, Bridge of Allan, sent for exhibition 
a cluster of flowers, fourteen in number, of the 
beautiful Lapageria alba on a single stem, this 
abnormal occurrence being somewhat rare.—Dr. A. P. 
Aitken exhibited a specimen of and read a note on 
Astragalus molissimus, a weed chiefly found in the 
Third List of Subscriptions. 
£ s. d. 
J. Wickens, Esq., Donnington Hall ... 5.0 0 
Mr. M. Biggs, Gardens, Garnstone. 0 10 6 
Mr. F. Helps, Foreman, Garnstone ... ... 0 5 0 
Lady Emily Foley, Stoke Edith . 5 0 0 
Mr. G. H. Green, Enville . 0 10 0 
Subscriptions on previous Lists . 34 7 0 
£45 12 6 
William Coleman, Eastnor Castle, Ledbury. 
— —a 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Liquid Manure.— A. X.— See “Home Manures,” in our 
issue o£ October 25th, p. 119. 
Oleanders.— J. C. —Oleanders frequently drop some buds 
on being removed from outdoors to the greenhouse, but those 
which remain will no doubt come to perfection. 
Calceolarias.— B. —The cold frame will be sufficient 
protection for your bedding Calceolarias, if carefully covered 
against frost. Remove the Cinerarias to the greenhouse at 
once. 
Names or Plants. — Hull. —1. Tacsonia van Volxemii; 
2. Solanum jasminoides ; 3. Justicia carnea.— 11. J. —Poly- 
stichum angulare proliferum.— C. C. —The varieties of 
Tuberous Begonias are so numerous that we cannot undertake, 
to name them. Tours are probably seedlings. There are 
many better. 
Passion-flower Fruiting. — Doctor. —It is not at all 
unusual for the blue Passion-flower, Passiflora coerulea (as we 
take your plant to be), to bear fruit freely in warm seasons, 
indeed on the outskirts of London, it seems to bear every 
year. We have never heard of the fruit being of any use or 
value. 
Communications received.— W. Macdonald (many 
thanks, we shall endeavour to follow the lines you indicate).— 
J. M—P.—W. S.—B. F. (many thanks).—C. W,—H, W. W< 
—H, W. 
CONTENTS 
PAGE 
Allotment question, the... 179 
Amateurs’ Garden, the ... 184 
Apple Congress Report, 
the. 180 
Apple, King of the Pippins 184 
Apple, Stamford Pippin ... 186 
Botanical Magazine , the 182 
Camellias, on grafting. 181 
Canford Manor . 189 
Cattleya exoniensis . 188 
Chrysanthemums at 
Messrs. Veitch’s. 1S8 
Chrysanthemum Shows, 
the . 179 
Edinburgh Botanical 
Society . 191 
Eucharis Sanderi (illus- 
trated) . 181 
Floral Nurseries. 1S7 
Floriculture . 1S6 
Florists’Flowers, Dressing 18S 
Flowers . 1S6 
Flowers, arrangement of 184 
Flowers out of Season. 186 
Fruit, gathering and 
storing. 1S6 
Fruit Preserve, Pyrus 
Maulei . 1S7 
Fruits . 1S6 
Fruit- Trees, Planting. 189 
PAGE 
Gardeners’ Royal Bene¬ 
volent Institution. ISO 
Gardening Miscellany. 180 
Gardens, notes on. 183 
Gooseberry,W ingham’s In¬ 
dustry . 186 
Home Manures. 183 
Heckfield Gardens . 1S3 
Impatiens Jerdoniae.. 187 
Lowfield Nurseries, the 
(with illustration) . 185 
Marguerite, the golden ... 182 
Miltonia spectabilis radians 18S 
Nerine amabilis. 187 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 1S8 
„ Notes. 188 
Orchids at Kew. 1SS 
,, wire injurious to 1S8 
Peaches and Nectarines... 182 
Peas . 187 
Pelargoniums, winter bloom¬ 
ing . 179 
Plants in flower at Oak- 
wood . 187 
Plants, Popular names of 1S9 
Roses, Gumming . 179 
„ utilizing the tops of 184 
Vegetables . 1S7 
Violets . 186 
Zygopetalum Mackayi. 1SS 
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