September 29, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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tinct colours such as velvety crimson, lilac, rose, 
purple, pink, and pure white, like those we noted in 
the garden of J. C. Stogdon, Esq., Inglenook, 
Bellaggio. The large-flowered form of the Chinese 
Pink, above mentioned, varies to a still greater ex¬ 
tent, and many of the hues are richer and glowing in 
tone. A dark crimson sort named Crimson Belle 
may be had separate from the rest, and is notable 
for the intensity of its flowers as well as the dark¬ 
ness of its foliage. Mixed seeds give rise to colours 
of endless arrangement and distinctness, and both 
single and double strains may be obtained; we pre¬ 
fer the former. The stems of both these easily 
raised subjects facilitate the plants being used for 
cut flower purposes, for which they are exceedingly 
showy. 
ASTER TENELLUS. 
The histories of some plants are full of food for 
reflection even if not always interesting except to the 
botanist. That under notice is a native of Cape 
Colony, and has had a large number of names con¬ 
ferred upon it by botanists. It is an annual with 
slender, much branched stems, bearing numerous, 
mauve flowers with a yellow disc in a sort of corymb. 
The leaves are small, linear, entire, dark green, and 
somewhat hairy. In short it may be described as a 
plant of similar habit to the Swan River Daisy, but 
differing in the foliage and other respects. We noted 
an edging of it recently in the garden of J. C. Stog¬ 
don, Esq., Inglenook, Bellaggio, where it looked very 
pretty indeed, and quite uncommon. The Geneva 
Plantarum refers it to Felicia fragilis. On the other 
hand the Index Kewensis has two names for what it 
considers two plants, namely Asters tenellus and 
Felicia fragilis. Thunberg in his Flora Capensis 
gives it two appellations—namely, Aster dentatus 
and A. tenellus, for varying forms. Harvey and 
Sonder in their Flora Capensis call it A. tenellus, and 
give numerous synonyms besides describing five 
varieties which do not remain true to character- 
They record it as abundant in the western districts, 
and varying from annual to biennial and perennial 
according to conditions. The stems also vary from 
2 in. to 14 in. in height or length, and are erect, or 
procumbent at the base, ascending or prostrate. 
The varying forms might prove serviceable for 
bedding purposes, but particularly for edging. 
ERYNGIUM PANDANIFOLIUM. 
The leaves of this plant in a state of nature attain a 
length of 4 ft. to 6 ft. and are spiny-serrate, concave 
along the upper surface and glaucous. They there¬ 
fore resemble very much the leaves of a Pandanus or 
Screw Pine as the specific name implies, and are 
therefore very different from the European species of 
Eryngium, with which most cultivators are more or 
less acquainted. The species is a native of Monte 
Video and in this country may be considered as half 
hardy only. A plant of it flowered last year in the 
garden of W. Stopher, Esq., Bellaggio, Surrey, and 
the stems were 7 ft. high. The frost in winter injured 
the plant to some extent and the flowering doubtless 
weakened the plant also. The flower heads 
are moderate in size, globular, with very little 
of the involucre which is so ornamental in better 
known species, and the flowers are purplish. The 
stems it may be acknowledged are very stately, but 
the foliage is even a more striking feature, because 
so unlike most kinds of vegetation that can be grown 
in the open border. Several suckers came up from 
the old root of the plant in question, and the leaves 
are now 3 ft. to 4 ft long. A little protection of 
bracken or something that would keep frost from the 
crowns would render considerable assistance in 
bringing such plants through the winter. 
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SOCIETIES. 
Royal Horticultural, Sept. 25 th .—The Conference on 
hardy trees and shrubs, held at Chiswick on 
Tuesday, was unfortunately marred by unpropitious 
weather, so that the attendance was very small, and 
owing to the want of any definitely defined useful 
object in the programme, no importance attaches to 
the meeting. A large quantity of cut sprays and 
branches of trees and shrubs were sent to the 
meeting from various places, but the bulk might 
well have been kept at home, for any possible 
interest that attached to the specimens. They were 
arranged on benches in the open air, while Dahlias 
and Gladioli in grand form, Orchids and fruit were 
staged in the large vinery. Orchids were not 
numerously represented, but those shown were of a 
varied character. A small group of new kinds came 
from Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, includ¬ 
ing the curious Dendrobium cruentum, Aerides 
Lawrencae, Cattleya albanense, the new Cypripe- 
dium Arnoldiae, the pretty Oncidium triquetrum, 
and the beautiful Cattleya Walkeriana. A group of 
Orchids, consisting chiefly of Dendrobium formosum 
giganteum, set up with Pancratiums, Palms, and 
Ferns, was exhibited by Mr. J. Prewett, Swiss 
Nursery, Hammersmith. The flowers were large 
and plentiful. A small lot of Orchids was also sent 
up by Thos. Statter, Esq. (gardener, Mr. R. 
Johnson), Stand Hall, Manchester. Cattleya aurea 
superba, C. Leopoldi, Stand Hall var., and C. 
bicolor caerulea were handsome and interesting. 
A collection of cut branches of hardy shrubs 
exhibited by His Grace the Duke of Wellington, 
Strathfieldsaye was awarded a Silver-gilt Banksian 
medal. Colonel Murray received a Silver Floral 
medal for a very fine collection, a like award being 
made to His Grace the Duke of Buccleugh, 
Dalkeith, gardener Mr. Dunn, for a similar collection. 
Messrs. R. Veitch & Sons, Nursery, Exeter, also 
received a Silver Flora Medal for shrubs, whilst 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons of Chelsea received a 
Silver-gilt Floral medal, in a like class. Silver 
Banksian medals were awarded to A. Waterhouse, 
Esq., Yattendon Court, Newbury, to W. H. Maxwell 
Esq., and to Viscount Powerscourt, Powerscourt, 
Enniskerry, for collections of shrubs. Mrs. Halford, 
Westonbirt, and Mr. G. Wythes, Syon House, 
received Silver Knightian medals, and the Right 
Hon. the Earl Cowper was awarded a Bronze Bank¬ 
sian Medal in this class of exhibits, Mr. Hudson, 
gardener to the Messrs de Rothchilds was awarded 
a Gold Medal for a remarkably fine collection of 
specimen scented leaved pelargoniums, in pots. 
Some of the plants were six feet in height, and 
about five feet in diameter. 
Tables were placed in the great Vinery and here 
the cut flowers with a few of the shrubs were laid 
out. An interesting exhibit was made by Mr. O. 
Thomas, The Royal Garden, Frogmore, of seven dis¬ 
tinct species of trees upon which Mistleto was growing. 
Messrs. Paul & Sons, received a Silver-gilt Floral 
Medal for a collection of hardy and semi-hardy 
shrubs. Such plants as Pernettya alba and Prosea 
nanus were in pots, but a great portion consisted of 
cut branches. Ulmus plumosa aurea looked very 
bright as did also the scarlet-berried alder. Messrs. 
Bunyard & Co., Maidstone, Kent, received a Silver 
Flora Medal for a magnificent exhibit of evergreen, 
and deciduous shrubs. Manykindsof Cornus, Spireas 
Acer, Berberis and Weigelia were in first-class condi¬ 
tion. Dahlias, with the exception of the single varieties, 
were splendidly represented in quality. A group of 
Cactus, single, and Pompon varieties, exhibited by 
Mr. Thomas S. Ware, of Tottenham, received a 
Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. Mrs. Francis Fell, 
Ernest Plasse, and C. and J. S. Roach, amongst the 
Cactus, and Rev. Geo. Boggies amongst the singles, 
were particularly noticeable. The blooms were 
tastefully arranged with sprays of Asparagus and 
pieces of Eulalia gracillima, and looked very effective. 
Mr. Hudson, gardener to the Messrs, de Rothschild, 
of Gunnersbury House, was given a Bronze Banksian 
Medal for a pretty little group of Cactus and Pom¬ 
pon Dahlias, lightened by sprays of Asparagus, and 
edged with neat little plants of Asplenium bulbiferum. 
Mr. G. Humphries, of Kington Langley, was 
awarded a Silver Banksian Medal for a good collec¬ 
tion of Dahlias, which comprised twenty-four 
blooms of eight varieties of Cactus, May Pictor, 
Robert Cannell, and Countess of Radnor being 
especially good; and sixty blooms of show and 
fancy varieties. Blooms of Rev. J. Goodday, 
Rebecca, Vice-President, and Mrs. Langtry were 
amongst the best in this latter section. Seven 
dozen blooms of show and fancy Dahlias, together 
with sixty Cactus and decorative varieties, exhibited 
by Mr. J. Walker, Thame, Oxon, met with appro¬ 
priate recognition in the way of a Silver Flora 
Medal. Blooms of Mrs. Gladstone, Majestic, Duke 
of Fife, and John Heckling, were in excellent con¬ 
dition amongst the show and Fancy varieties, Lady 
Penzance, Robt. Cannell, and Lord Lyndhurst being 
some of the best Cactus sorts. A Silver Banksian 
Medal was awarded to Messrs. Keynes, Williams & 
Co. for a very good exhibit of Cactus and decora¬ 
tive Dahlias, sorts like Earl of Pembroke, Mrs. 
Haskins, and Gloriosa being particularly fine. 
A collection of Liliums exhibited by Messrs. Wallace 
& Co., Colchester, together with a few Watsonias 
and Montbretias received a Silver Banksian Medal. 
Mr. S. Mortimer, of Ro vledge, Farnham, received a 
Silver Floral Medal for a magnificent collection of 
cut blooms of show and fancy • Dahlias. Messrs. J. 
Burrell & Co., Howe House, Cambridge, were 
awarded a Silver-gilt Flora Medal for a superb 
exhibit of cut spikes of named varieties of Gladiolus, 
hardy cut flowers and Dahlias. Mr. C. Turner, of 
Slough, also exhibited some good blooms of the 
decorative Dahlia, Mrs. Turner; also two dozen 
blooms of show and fancy varieties. A fine group of 
cut flowers, of early-flowering Chrysanthemums 
(principally of the Japanese type), exhibited by Mr. 
W. Wells, The Nurseries, Earlswood, deservedly 
obtained an award of a Bronze Banksian Medal. A 
group of fine foliage stove plants, shown by Messrs. 
F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, is deserving of men¬ 
tion. The specimens exhibited of Begonia Rajah 
and Eriocnema Sanderae were particularly fine. 
Specimen branches of a number of hardy trees and 
shrubs were exhibited from the Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Amongst them a splendidly-berried branch of the 
Sea Buckthorn—Hippophae rhamnoides, attracted 
much notice. Fruit and vegetables were fairly 
well represented. A collection of mixed fruits was 
shown by Lord Foley, Ruxley Lodge, Esher. A 
collection of vegetables sent from the Borough of 
Richmond Allotments,contained some clean and well- 
grown specimens. An exhibit of Tomatos from 
Frogmore grown upon a wall outside were in exceed¬ 
ingly good condition for the past unfavourable season. 
The variety grown was Frogmore Selected. 
Quescions md AnsuieRs. 
Names of Fruits.— IF. Keen : 1, Beurre Diel ; 2, 
Beurre Hardy ; 3, Duchesse d’Angouleme. Argyle : 
The numbers being pinned on, all got loose and 
mixed up in such a way that we cannot identify them. 
The best plan is to wrap each fruit separately in a 
piece of paper, enclosing a number with the speci¬ 
men. J.P.C. : Pear Grosse Calabasse, Plums. 
1, Sandall's; 2, Mitchelson’s ; 3, Coe’s Golden Drop, 
4, rotten. 
Names ofPlants. — Omega : The flowers sent were 
thoseof Matricaria Parthenium. The large-flowered 
forms of the Chrysanthemum belong to Chrysanthe¬ 
mum morifolium, better known as C. sinense. J.N .; 
1, Dimorphanthus mandshuricus; 2, Ligustrum 
japonicum ; 3, Ornithogalum longebracteatum ; 4, 
Not recognised; 5, Griselinia lucida; 6, Abies 
Veitchi; 7, Abies Nordmanniana; 8, Clematis 
Flammula; 9, Liriodendron tulipfera. Broughton ; 
Monarda didyma, the Oswego Tea. 
Ant Hills. — Omega : Your best plan would be to 
wait till November or December when there is a 
chance of some frosty weather. Then cut off the 
turf above the nests and dig the la ter out, spreading 
the contents upon the grass. The frost will destroy 
the pupae, but fowls might be encouraged to follow 
the operator and pick up both ants and pupae, which 
will be very dormant about that time. You may 
drive them away now by opening the top of the nest 
and dropping guano in and around the opening. 
Asafoetida, Carbolic acid or some other strong¬ 
smelling substance may be used instead. 
Fern Scale. — R. S. W. : The scales you send are 
what are known as the Fern Scale (Dactylopius 
longifilis). The chief difficulty you will have in 
getting rid of them will be owing to the delicacy or 
tenderness of the fronds of Adiantum farleyense, on 
which they have established themselves. We should 
begin by rubbing off the large brown specimens with 
the fingers or a small brush. Those scales are dead, 
but they harbour beneath them a large number of 
eggs or young ones if hatched out. The oldest and 
worst infested fronds may be cut off, after which the 
plant should be syringed every second day with a 
quarter of a pound of soap dissolved in a gallon of 
water or with kerosine emulsion at the rate of a gill 
in six gallons of water, washing it off with clean 
water two hours after. Do it carefully so as not to 
break the fronds with the weight of water. A new 
vapourising preparation, named “ Xcell All,” is 
warranted to destroy scale, but you had better use it 
carefully till you see how it acts upon the fronds. It 
is sold by Mr. G. H. Richards, Old Shot Tower, 
Lambeth, who will doubtless give you directions for 
its use. 
Dictionary. — A. Curtis : We think Johnson's 
Gardener's Dictionary, published by Messrs. Bell & 
Sons, York Street, Covent Garden, will be most 
useful to you. Price 8/- 
Cotton Bug. — C. M. Didsbury : The name you 
give is quite new to us, but since you mention it as 
infesting Apple trees, we should understand that you 
mean the American Blight or Woolly Aphis You 
have been using paraffin to get rid of the insect, and 
