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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 2, 1895. 
particular variety can be procured very freely from 
cuttings. However, this is so. and cuttings chosen 
with care will now strike as freely as Lobelia and 
make beautiful plants by August. The cutting should 
be fairly hard. Those of a stumpy nature are pre¬ 
ferable ; for instance, those that have broken from 
the side. Many of these, if one will notice it, have 
already formed the crown or rootstock. This is 
what the plant roots from, the only thing necessary 
is to break them away. Procure the smallest pots 
at hand, crock well, fill the pots with a mixture of 
good loam, leaf soil, and sand. Then take a dibber 
and make a hole in the soil, place your cutting in 
position, and before filling take a pinch of sand of a 
sharp nature and fill the hole round the cutting- 
Place in a propagating frame or deep box covered 
with glass and give as much bottom heat as possible. 
The top of the pipes themselves will not be too hot, 
but do not forget to water in proportion to the heat 
given.— J. G. Pettinger, Strawberry Dale Nursery, 
Harvowgate. 
PEAR UVEDALE’S ST. GERMAIN. 
Many gardeners at the present time are not only 
bewailing the wholesale loss of vegetables, but the 
loss of fruit has to be added' to the sum total of the 
destruction caused by the frost that exceeded in 
severity any that has been experienced in the 
southern counties during the experience of the 
present generation. Where frost has got into fruit- 
rooms, both Apples and Pears have been frozen 
hard, so that when the thaw came the fruits collapsed 
wholesale. It is satisfactory to know that some 
kinds came through the icy ordeal with comparative 
safety; we say comparative, for in all probability 
those fruits which have once been frozen hard can 
never have the same consistency again, and will 
probably decay much sooner than they otherwise 
would have done. Those who have well constructed 
fruit-rooms may consider themselves fortunate if the 
cold enemy has been kept from the fruits. Amongst 
those which stand the greatest amount of frost 
are the tough-fleshed itewing Pears, including 
Uvedale’s St. Germain, which was utilised at Merton 
House, Chiswick, for stewing purposes even while 
frozen so hard that it could scarcely be pared. 
Since the frost went and the flesh has regained its 
natural softness, the Pears are still fit for use, and 
on being cooked assume a deep amber-yellow hue, 
and constitute agreeable eating. 
LATE-PLANTED SNOWDROPS. 
Those who have permanent plantations or beds of 
Snowdrops, or who planted them early in the season > 
were delighted with the fine display which they 
made before Christmas; but, alas, their season of 
beauty was short-lived. Although wonderfully 
hardy, the flowers may yet be destroyed by 
unfavourable conditions. A coating of light snow 
will not injure them provided it is not of long dura¬ 
tion nor becomes compacted on the top of them. 
This is, however, what too frequently happens, and 
the flower stems get broken down and flattened 
against the ground beyond all hope of recovery. 
Those that are sheltered by overhanging bushes, 
under hedges, and in other ont-of-the-way places_ 
have not suffered so much even when partly above 
ground ; but when so situated they are frequently 
much later in coming into bloom than those in open and 
sunny situations. Bulbs planted in November are 
now, however, pushing through the ground, while 
some of them are in bloom as if nothing had 
happened. Those who utilise them for the purpose 
of early spring bedding will concur in these remarks, 
and will find that the opening buds are an earnest 
that more are ready to follow and will come away 
more or less rapidly, according to the general 
temperature of the atmosphere, but more particu¬ 
larly if we get a fair amount of sunshine during 
the day. 
FROST IN ESSEX 
I send you an accouut of the degrees of frost recorded 
here, during the recent severe weather, and to which 
I myself have given strict attention. The thermometer 
stands at three feet from the ground. On the 27th 
January there were 29 0 of frost; on the 3rd February 
20 q ; on the 5th 24“’; on the 6th 32 ; on the 7th and 
8th 39 0 ; on the 9th 32 0 ; and on the 10th 36'-’. 
From the 27th of January to the 20th February, the 
aggregate amount of frost for the 25 hights has been 
535°.—S. Butcher, Burnes, Essex. 
Questions add adsorbs- 
%* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
Pruning in Frosty Weather. — Omega : The plea 
put forward against the pruning of fruit trees in 
frosty weather is that the wood is liable to split by 
the action of frost on the freshly exposed tissues. 
This would apply more particularly to the short side 
spurs with a bud left near the tip. In the case of 
forest trees there would be less danger, more particu¬ 
larly when the whole length of the side shoots is cut 
away. We have, however, seen both fruit and forest 
trees pruned in stormy and frosty weather without 
any apparent serious harm. 
Potatos Discoloured. — Omega : There are many 
reasons for Potatos getting discoloured after being 
cooked, and you can better draw the conclusions 
from actual examination of them to determine what 
is the matter. Some varieties are naturally dark 
internally, both before and after being cooked. The 
Potatos may be of bad quality, with little starch in 
them and watery, or they may have been frosted. 
In short, there are cases in which it is difficult to 
assign a reason, and the cook might or might not be 
able to explain it in certain cases. 
Names of Plants. — Tam : Leucothoe Catesbaei; 
it should be grown in beds suitable for Rhodendrons, 
and is perfectly hardy. J. C. : 1, Azalea amoena; 
2, Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus obvallaris; 3, Sta- 
phylea colchica; 4, Scilla sibirica. A. West: 1, 
Selaginella Mertensii robusta variegata ; 2, Pteris 
scaberula; 3, Pteris straminea ; 4, Aspidium trian- 
gulum. 
Azalea mollis. — J.B. : The young shoots may 
be cut back within a few buds of the base, and 
unless the plants are old and large, this cutting back 
should bring them into suitable compass. Young 
and vigorous plants, if kept in good heat and urged 
to make a good growth, after having been cut down 
may be expected to ripen that growth and to flower 
tolerably well next year. They can hardly be ex¬ 
pected to make this growth in a greenhouse or the 
open air, though they may be placed in the open air 
to ripen up their wood and plump up their buds 
after completion of growth in a warm pit or stove. 
Old plants that require much cutting back into the 
hard wood cannot be expected to flower well the first 
year, but they should do so the second year. After 
cutting them back, keep the plants on the dry side, 
and syringe the wood frequently. 
Carpet Bedding. —Diagram No. 1. : There must 
be some mistake somewhere concerning the 
diagram, provided you have given the actual 
measurements of the bed. If it is 6 ft. wide, then 
according to the diagram it is 12ft. long; on the 
contrary, if it is really only 8 ft. long, then the large 
half circle at either end must be very much cut away 
to make the design fit into a bed 8 ft. long. This 
being the case, there would be no room for the 
small, half circles, one at either end. Use the 
smaller plants of Echeveria secunda glauca for the 
lines No. 5; Mesembryanthemum cordifolium 
variegatum will answer well enough for the ground¬ 
work No. 3; and Alternanthera paronycboides for 
No. 4. If you use Alternanthera amoena No. 2, we 
should use A. Versicolor for No. 1 : but you must 
remember that it is the usual custom in bedding of 
of this kind to plant Nos. 1 and 2 with the same 
variety of plant, because all the four ovals 
correspond to one another and form part of a 
uniform design. No 6 may very well be planted 
with Mentha Pulegium gibraltaricum, as it will give 
an air of coolness and repose to the whole. The 
small, central circle marked with an X cannot be 
very large, therefore we should plant a 'small, 
narrow-leaved Dracaena in it. In like manner we 
should place a small Cotyledon (Pachyphytum) 
bracteosum in the centres of the tour triangular 
patches marked No. 6. By slightly raising the small, 
central circle, you would be able to employ a 
groundwork of Antennaria tomentosa to set off the 
Dracaena. We should not use any of the Golden 
Feather, because there will be so much of yellow 
already in the broad bands of Mesembryanthemum, 
which must be kept neatly trimmed. If you make 
No. 1 and 2 all alike, Alternanthera magnifica would 
impart brightness to the whole. 
Communications Received. —W.H. C.—C. E. O. 
—A. W. G. W.—A. O.—C. W. C.—W. D. T.— 
E. Y.—S.—Tho.—B. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
Lewisham.—New and choice plants. 
Wilhelm Pfitzer, Stuttgart, Germany.—Seeds 
and plants. 
H. W. Weguelin, Shaldon, Teignmouth.—Carna¬ 
tions and Dahlias. 
Sutton & Sons, Reading.—Farmer’s Year Book, 
and Grazier’s Manual for 1895. 
William Clibran & Son, 10-12 Market Street, 
Manchester.—Agricultural Seeds. 
Auguste Chantin, 215, Rue de la Glaciere, Paris. 
—General Catalogue of Roses. 
Dicksons, Chester.— Genuine Farm Seeds. 
Thomas S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham. — Hardy Florists’ Flowers, Choice Hardy 
Perennials, &c. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
February 2.6th, 1895. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, & 39, 
Seed market, Mark Lane, report a better demand 
Agricultural seeds. The finer grades of German Red 
Clover realise an advance of 2s. per cwt. White 
Clover, Alsike, and Trefoil unchanged. Ryegrasses 
steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
February 27th, 1895. 
Market at a standstill owing to rough weather. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
j. d s. d. 
Apples..... per bushel 30 90 
Nova Scotia Apoles 
per barrel 12 0 21 0 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs.18 0 
Pine apples. 
—St. Mlohael’s each 26 60 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
Aspidistras, per doz 18 0 42 0 
—specimenplants.eachs 0 15 o 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Chrysanthemums, 
per doz. 60 80 
Cyclamen, per doz.... 9 0 18 o 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica hyemalis, per 
doz. 12 0 18 o 
„ gracilis per doz. 10 0 12 0 | 
i. d. 1. d. 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 30 80 
Ferns, small, per 100 30 60 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Marguerites, perdoz. 8 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per doz 60 00 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Primulas,perdoz. ... 40 60 
Solanums, 
per doz. pots 8 o 12 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1. d. s. d. 
Arnm Lilies, i2blms. 40 60 
Azalea.doz. bchs. 6 0 10 0 
Bcuvardlas, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 20 30 
Chrysanthemums, 
doz. blooms 20 60 
,, doz. bunches 4 o 12 o 
Double Daffodils, 
doz. bchs. 15 o 18 o 
Single Daffodils, 
doz. bchs. 24 0 30 o 
Eucbaris ...per doz. 40 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 20 40 
Heliotropes,12 sprays 06 o g 
Hyacinth (Roman) 
doz. bch. 9 0 12 0 
Lilac (French) 
per bch. 60 6 
Lllium Harrisli, 
doz. blooms 6 0 10 0 
MaidenhalrFern,i2bs. 4 060 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 16 30 
s. d. i.d. 
Narciss (French) 
doz. bch. 40 60 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Pelargoniums 12 sps. 06 0 g 
Pink Roses...per doz. 30 60 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 20 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 09 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 so 
— Red.doz. blms. 30 60 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Scarlet Geraniums, 
doz. bchs. 50 90 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 10 
Violets (French) 
Parma, per bch. 5060 
Violets (French) 
Czar, per bch. 19 20 
Violets (French) 
doz. bch. 40 60 
Violets (English) 
doz. bch. 16 26 
OOIsrTEilsrTS. 
PAGF. 
Allotments for the People...419 
Amaryllis Belladonna.421 
Asparagus plumosus .427 
Catasetum Lindeni.422 
Catasetum splendens 
Aliciae.422 
Christmas Rose, the .427 
Dendrobium Ainsworthii...422 
Essex, frost in..428 
Fruits of the Cape.421 
Home Gardening.421 
Larch, disease of the.423 
National Chrysanthemum 
Society . 4 2 7 
Oncidium maculatum .422 
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Orchid Houses.423 
Orchid Notes and 
Gleanings .422 
Pansies and Violas.424 
Pear, Uvedale’s St. Ger¬ 
main.42S 
Pine Wood, a .424 
Plant Houses, the .422 
Rafflesia Arnoldi.424 
Science Gleanings.423 
Snowdrops, late planted...428 
Tree Planting in Wales...426 
Vegetable Garden, the.423 
Vegetables, early.425 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Anthracite Coal. 
W. H. Essery . 
■432 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
418 
Catalogues. 
Carter’s . 
■432 
Hartland. 
Little & Ballantyne. 
.429 
C. Sharpe & Co., Ltd. . 
.419 
R. Smith & Co. 
.429 
Sutton & Sons. 
.419 
R. Sydenham. 
T. S. Ware. 
.418 
Webb & Sons . 
.419 
Chrysanthemums 
Alfred . 
H. J. Jones. 
419 
W. Wells.. 
B. S. Williams & Son . 
.417 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .... 
Florists’ Flowers. 
B. R. Davis . 
•417 
I D. Hamon. 
.417 
J. Forbes. 
J. Laing & Sons. 
417 
T. Lord . 
A. Medhurst. 
419 
S. Pye. 
417 
J. Wells . 
B. S. Williams & Son . 
..417 
Fruit Trees. &c. 
T. Rivers & Son . 
429 
R. Smith & Co. 
429 
J. Watkins. 
..429 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold . 
429 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst... 
417 
A. Outran! . 
Rigby, Wainwright, & Co.417 
H. Robinson. 
417 
Sankey & Son . 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones & Attvvood . 
43 i 
Thames Bank Iron Co... 
417 
Horticultural Builders 
J. Boyd & Sons . 
417 
J. Gray . 
417 
W. Richardson & Co. 
417 
J. Sendall & Co. Ltd. 
.429 
J. Weeks & Co. 
417 
Insecticides. 
Clibran & Son .430 
Gishurst Compound. 417 
E. Griffiths Hughes .431 
Lawn Mowers. 
Sutton & Sons.417 
Manures. 
C. Beeson. 417 
W. H. Beeson. 417 
Clay & Son...431 
W. "Colchester.431 
B. W. Colebrook .431 
Icthemic Guano ..,17 
Ichthion Guano.417 
Native Guano Co.430 
Standen's .417 
Sutton & Sons .417 
W. Thomson & Sons ...430 
Webb & Sons . 43 ° 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa . 430 
Epps’ Peat. 430 
Fleet St. Printing Stores 431 
H. J. Gasson. 4>7 
Gishurstine. 417 
Jadoo Fibre Co....417 
Pamer’s Crocks .429 
Smyth's Orchid Baskets 417 
Orchids. 
John Cowan & Co.41S 
J. Cypher .41s 
P. McArthur. 417 
F. Sander & Co.417 
Roots for Forcing. 
G. Stevens . 417 
Roses. 
T. Rivers & Son .429 
R. Smith & Co.429 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son. 4 r 7 
Carter’s . 43 - 
J. Cheal & Sons .429 
Clibran & Son .419 
Daniels Bros. 4 lS _ 
Dicksons . 4 lS 
J. Dickson & Sons. 4 [ 7 
Hurst & Son.-.432 
Laxton Bros. 4'7 
Little & Ballantyne .429 
R. Smith & Co.429 
Sutton & Sons.419 
R. Sydenham.419 
W. E. Tidy. 4^9 
Webb & Sons . 4 ! 9 
