March £0, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
493 
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Soil for Alternantheras.— A Iternantheras: They 
are not at all particular in the matter of soil, pro¬ 
vided it is neither stiff clay nor poor sandy or 
gravelly material. In either case this might be 
remedied by removing the soil to a depth of 12 in to 
18 in , and replacing it with soil from beneath the 
potting benches or any fairly good material that 
may be lying about in the soil yard. This could 
further be improved by means of leaf soil and 
ordinary river sand, if of a more adhesive nature 
than desirable. If your garden soil is fairly good, 
however, you need not remove it, but simply dig in 
a good dressing of leaf soil or old hot-bed manure, 
or even ordinary farmyard manure in a well-rotted 
condition. Elevated positions in the garden should 
be avoided in planting Alternantheras, both on 
account of the exposure and drought. Low-lying 
positions, where the soil is likely to be cool and well 
exposed to the sun, yet sheltered from the wind by 
the means of shrubs or trees at a little distance, 
would be most suitable for making beds of Alternan¬ 
theras. You should also give copious supplies of 
water in the afternoon during times of drought to 
enable the Alternantheras to tide it over. 
Carpet Bedding.— Diagram No. 3 : Plant No. 1, 
with Alternantheramagnifica; No. 2, with Echeveria 
secucda glauca; No. 3, with Iresine Wallsi ; No. 4, 
with Pyrethrum selaginoides; No. 5, with Mentha 
Pulegium gibraltaricum ; No. 6, with Pyrethrum 
selaginoides ; and No. 7, with Echeveria secunda 
glauca. That would seem to be the best arrangement 
of the materials you wish to employ To relieve the 
monotony of the bed you might plant a Dracaena, 
an Aralia, a young plant of Grevillea robusta or 
something of similarly graceful habit in each of the 
three circles 1, 1 and 3. In the broad space (No. 5) 
on either side of the bed, and right in the centre of 
the space plant a moderate sized specimen of 
Echeveria gibbiflora metallica. Then in each of the 
four angles of No. 4, plant a specimen of Gasteria 
verrucosa or a small specimen of some of the green 
Alces or anything else of that nature which you might 
have. We have never discerned that any of the 
Alternantheras is more hardy than another, and have 
not noticed any difficulty in growing them without 
protection by the middle or end of June. 
Best late Potato.— Omega : As the best all round 
late Potato for a gentleman’s table we think you 
could not do better than get Magnum Bonum or 
Maincrop. The former has for many years been 
well known for its heavy cropping and disease- 
resisting qualities; it is suitable for field or garden 
culture and is well known to be of excellent quality. 
Being naturally a late Potato it keeps in good con¬ 
dition for a longer period than perhaps any other 
kidney. Maincrop is also a disease-resisting Potato, 
and though similar in several respects to Magnum 
Bonum, it has smoother and more even tubers and 
ripens a little earlier. It is a heavy cropper of ex¬ 
cellent quality. 
Artificial manure for Orange trees.— Omega : 
The manures that are most suitable for Orange trees 
are nitrogen, phosphorus, potash and lime. You 
may order an all-round manure from your manure 
merchant if you consider that the best plan. You 
could however supply the nitiogen in the form of 
deer or sheep dung as a top-dressing mixed with 
loam. Phosphorus may be supplied as crushed 
bones mixed with the compost when re-potting : or 
bone meal.might be mixed with the top-dressing. It 
is less durable than crushed bones. Potash you can 
get in the form of kainit, or you can use wood ashes 
as a top-dressing or mixed with the potting compost. 
Lime can be supplied in the form of mortar rubble 
mixed with the compost. 
Potatos and worms.— Omega : If you refer to 
earthworms, we consider it is unnecessary trouble to 
put anything in the drills along with the sets. If you 
are thinking of wireworms then you might use wood 
ashes around the sets ; but unless the ground is full 
of the worms it would be hardly necessary to go to 
such trouble. We should rather select another 
piece of ground, for wireworms would be more likely 
to injure the young tubers than the old sets, and we 
do not believe that you could apply anything to pre¬ 
vent them. Trenching the ground in winter to ex¬ 
pose the wireworms to the action of frost and birds, 
and the setting of traps consisting of Potatos on sticks 
buried in the soil would help you to get rid of the 
nuisance. 
Belladonna Lilies. — M. M. : We believe that all 
the varieties mentioned in the note to which you 
refer were raised in the nursery of MM. Dammann & 
Co., San Giovanni a Teducio, near Naples, and that 
you would be able to get them by applying to that 
.firm. 
Propagating Daphne Cneorum.— M. M. : The 
usual method of propagating it, is by layering. This 
may be done at once in a peaty soil and kept rather 
moist during the summer months. If not in peaty 
soil at present, you should get some to. incorporate 
with the natural material. Make a slanting and 
upward cut in the stems, similar to the treatment 
given to Carnations while being layered, and peg 
down the shoots in such a way that the cut will 
remain slightly open Some of the prepared compost 
should be put around the mother plant after removing 
some of the old material so that the layers may be 
beneath the surface when covered. By this means 
the moisture may be more easily preserved about 
them The layers should not be disturbed till 
autumn, and not even then unless you intend to pot 
them and place them beyond the reach of frost. D 
Cneorum has occasionally been grafted upon the 
stems of D. Laureola for the purpose of 
forming miniature or dwarf standards with stems, 
12 in. or 18 in. high. 
Chrysanthemums for Out-door Culture.— 
P. M. : The following varieties are amongst the best 
for cultivation in the open ground, and contain 
many of the larger-flowered ones generally termed 
early-flowering Chrysanthemums —Madame Des- 
granges, Lady Fitzwygram, Mrs. J. R. Pilcher, all 
white ; G. Wermig, Airs. Hawkins, and Precocitc, 
all yellow ; M Gustave Grunerwald, silvery-white 
and rose; William Westlake, yellow; Charles 
Gougnon, orange-yellow ; La France, pink ; Golden 
Shah, golden-buff; and White Petite Marie The 
latter is only 6 in to 9 in. high, very floriferous, but 
somewhat delicate. The first five and M. Gustave 
Grunerwald are all large-flowering, early varieties ; 
the rest are Pompons 
Communications Received. —J. C.—R. M.—RI 
A K-T. J. F.—T W.—J. B—J. H. L.—E. A — 
R. G. M.—A.—W. S.— J. V. & S.-T. W. McH.-T. 
C. & Co. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
March 26th, 1895. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, & 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a brisk demand for 
Grasses and Clovers Perennial Ryegrasses realised 
higher prices. Italian Ryegrass dull. Clovers 
steady. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
March 27th, 1895. 
Fruit.— Average Wholesale Prices. 
1. d s. d. ( s. d. s. d. 
Apples.per bushel 30 90 Grapes, per lb. 10 36 
Nova Scotia Apoles | Pint-apples. 
per barrel 12 o 21 o I —Si. Michael's each 26 60 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs.18 o 
1. d. 1. d. 
60 Lettuces ...per dozen 
3 0 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices 
1. d. t. d. 
iGlobedoz. 3 
inch, perlb. 2 
per dozen 2 
... per doz. 3 
per bunch o 
rs.doz. 3 
per bundle 1 
s .each 0 
ench, djz. 2 
.ner bunch 
r-euuces ...per dozen 2 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 
Onions.per bunch * 
0 
0 
Unions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
6 0 Seakale...per basket 2 6 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 4 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
2 0 
0 9 
3 0 
0 6 
0 0 
1 6 
0 6 
3 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
t. d. 1. d 
Arbor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 60120 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 o 
„ specimen 
plants. 5 o 10 6 
Cinerarias, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Cyclamen, per doz. 9 0 re 0 
Dracaena, various, 
per doz. r 1 o 30 o 
Dracaena vlridls,doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica, various, doz.... 9 o 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o r8 o 
Evergreens.invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Cut Flowers.—Averac 
s. d. s. d. 
Arnm Lilies, r2 blms. 30 40 
Azalea, doz. sprays 06 10 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations doz.blms. 20 30 
Double Daffodils, 
doz. bchs. 15 0 18 o 
Single Daffodils, 
doz. bchs. 24 o 30 o 
Eucharis ...per doz. 40 60 
Gardenias ...per doz. 40 60 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 60 80 
Lilac (French) 
per bch. 5 G 60 
Lllium long'florcm 
per doz. 40 60 
Margueiltes. 12 bun. 16 30 
MaHenhalrFern,t2bs.4 o b o 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 o 
Pelargoniums.i2 tun. 60 90 
Primula, double, doz. 
sprays 06 10 
Poicsettia, doz. 
blooms 40 60 
/. d. t. d. 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 i? 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 60 
Ficus elastica, each 10 •» o 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 2 o 10 o 
Hyacinths, per doz 90120 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Marguerite Daisy, 
per doz. 60120 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0610 
Primulas, doz.40 60 
ie Wholesale Prices, 
4. d. 1. d 
Pyrethrum doz. bun, 2040 
Roses (indoor), doz. 06 10 
,, Tea,white, doz. 10 20 
„ Yellow, doz. ...20 30 
,, Safrano 
(English), doz. ...13 20 
Roses (French), 
yellow, doz. 
blooms .16 20 
Roses (French), red, 
doz. blooms. ...20 26 
Smilax, per bunch ... 4 0 60 
Stephanotis, doz. 
sprays .40 60 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .04 06 
Violets (English) doz. 
bun.16 26 
Violets (French) 
Parme, per bun. 3040 
Violets (French) 
Czar, per bun. ...20 30 
Violets (French) 
Victoria,doz. bun. 26 50 
CJN'TBNTS, 
Argon . 
PAGE 
-487 
Bran, Parisian, dwarf .... 
..490 
Celery, violet . 
Chrysanthemum Hairy 
..490 
Wonder. 
• 4S9 
Cypripedium Brysa . 
Dendrobrium atro- 
, 4 S6 
violaceum. 
Dendrobium Wardianum 
.486 
Elvinia . 
.486 
Deutzia gracilis .•. 
.483 
Flower Clocks. 
.4S5 
Flowers and the Voice.... 
.4S8 
Forest trees, splitting of . 
Frost, the action of, on 
■487 
plants. 
Gale ot March 24th . 
■484 
PAGE 
Gardeners’ Improvement 
Societies . .492 
Haarlem Bulb Show.4S4 
Iris reticulata .490 
Knowledge, a little.48S 
Law Notes..493 
Lycaste Skinneri alba .486 
Manures for Vines.4S7 
Obituary.493 
Orchid Houses .4S7 
Orchid Notes .486 
Plant Houses .486 
PlantsRecentlyCertificated485 
Royal Botanic Society.488 
Societies .491 
Tussilago farfara .490 
Vegetable Culture.490 
ORCHIDS. 
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Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAMES CYPHER, 
_Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
Carnations ! Carnations ! 
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The Choicest Varieties in Cultivation, from the 
late Mr. Dodwell's Garden, 
FROM 6s. PER DOZEN, UPWARDS. 
DESCRIPTIVE list on application to— 
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THE CO TTAG E, STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
FRUIT TREES A SPECIALITY. 
An immense stock of all the best varieties for Garden 
Market, or Orchard :— 
Special Quotations for quantities to crow for market. 
New and Rare sorts not obtainable elsewhere. 
Apples.—A grand stock of Standard and Half-standards, 
Dwarfs, Cordons, and Trained. 
Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches, and Apricots in all forms. 
Gooseberries, Currants, and Raspberries. 
Strawberries, all the best of the old and new varieties, open 
air plants or in small pots. 
Send for Descriptive List and Guide, Post Free, 6d. Gratis 
to Customers (one of the most complete issued). Ordinary 
List Free 
JOHN WATKINS, 
Pomona Farm Nurseries, Withington, Hereford. 
FLORISTS’ FLO WE R S 
AND 
HARDY BORDER PLANTS. 
FORBES’ ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
for 1895 is now ready, and will be posted to all intending 
Purchasers. 
The new Catalogue for 1895 is enlarged to about 150 pages 
and very materially improved, embracing everything new and 
old worth cultivating in the way of Florists’ Flowers and 
Hardy Plants with accurate description and prices, copiou - 
notes as to their origin, how, and where best to grow, a full 
index of the common or popular names of Hardy Border 
Plants and a vast mass of other valuable information tha. 
cannot be had elsewhere, which renders this the best, most 
reliable, and complete catalogue ever issued on this popular 
class of plants. 
JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland 
COLEBROOK S FISH MANURE. 
The finest Manure for Vines, Tomatos, Chrysanthemums 
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Also Pure COD LIVER OIL—Pts, 1 /-, Qts. 2/- 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Alpines. Horticultural Builders 
Guildford Hardy Plant j. Boyd & Sons . 8 
. .48i J. Gray . J S t 
Anthracite Coal. W. Richardson & Co... 4 Sr 
W. H. Essery .496 J. Weeks & Co. 4S1 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
4S2 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
Daniels Bros. 
...48I 
H. Deverill. 
,..482 
H. J. Jones. 
R. Smith & Co. 
••494 
R. Sydenham. 
Chrysanthemums 
R. Owen . 
. 481 
W. Wells. 
..482 
Ferns. 
W. & J. Birkenhead .... 
••494 
Shuttleworth, Ltd. 
.483 
Florists’ Flowers. 
Ckeal & Sods . 
-494 
B. R. Davis . 
Dobbie & Co. 
J. Forbes. 
••493 
H. J. Jones . 
. 4S2 
J. Laing & Sons. 
, 481 
T. Lord . 
..481 
A. Medhurst. 
• 493 
S. Pye. 
4 S r 
Shuttleworth, Ltd. 
• 483 
J. Wells .-. 
Fruit Trees, &c. 
T. Rivers & Son . 
4S2 
Shuttleworth, Ltd. 
• 483 
R. Smith & Co. 
494 
J. Watkins. 
-493 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold . 
493 
Epps & Co. 
•495 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst ... 
481 
A. Outram . 
- 49.3 
Rigby, Wainwright, & Co.481 
Sankey & Son . 
■496 
C. G. Warne. Ltd. 
■495 
Heating Apparatus. 
Jones Sc Attwood. 
..495 
Thames Bank Iren Co... 
481 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Guddford Hardy Plant 
Nurserv . 
.. 4 si 
Kelway & Son . 
Morse & Sons . 
E. Rayner . 
Robinson . 
Shuttleworth, Limited . 
.483 
Insecticides. 
Clibran & Son . 
Gishurst Compound.. 
.... 48 f 
E. G. Hughes . 
Lawn Mowers. 
Ransomes, Sims & 
Jefferies . 
Manures 
C. Beeson. 
W. H. Beeson. 
.... 494 
1 Clay & Son.. 
. 49 6 
W. Colchester. 
B. W. Colebrook . 
. 49 3 
Icthemic Guano . 
..481 
Ichthion Guano. 
Native Guano Co. 
Standen’s . 
W. Thomson & Sons 
.-—495 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps’ Cocoa . 
Fleet St. Printing Stores 495 
PI. J. Gasson. 
Gishurstine. 
Jadoo Fibre Co. ....... 
Juno Cycles . 
. 495 
Porter’s Crocks . 
. 495 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 481 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher . 
Leeds Orchid Co. 
F. Sander & Co. 
Trustees late J.Stevenson 4S1 
Roses. 
Cocker & Sons. 
.483 
T. Rivers & Son . 
. 4 «’ 
Shuttleworth, Ltd. 
.4S3 
R. Smith & Co. 
. 494 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son. 
Daniels Bros. 
.4S2 
H. Deverill. 
.482 
Laxton Bros.. 
.481 
R. Smith & Co. 
. 494 
Sutton & Sons. 
. 4 81 
R. Sydenham. 
W. E. Tidy. 
.4S3 
J. Veitch & Sons.. 
.283 
Webb’s .. 
Strawberries. 
B. G. Berrv. 
.481 
W. Lovel & Son .. 
Tiles. 
