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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 22, 1895. 
actually be flooded ; but you must remember that 
it is a bog plant like our native species Oxycoccus 
palustris which grows in bogs in forest districts of 
the north of Scotland as well as upon moors. The 
American Cranberry has been partly naturalised in 
boggy places in some parts of Flintshire. In any 
case you might make up a peat bed for it, and flood 
it if you can till the fruits begin to ripen. 
Flowering of Oncidium Sfhacelatum.— John 
Proctor : This species takes a remarkably long time 
to develop and pass through its various stages. 
Seeing that your specimen has commenced to throw 
out its side shoots, it will require eight or ten weeks 
longer to develop the branches and expand the 
Sowers, Of course if the temperature is kept 
tolerably high the development will be greatly 
Hastened, but you will hardly get it in bloom much 
under the time stated. 
Sportive Pelargoniums.— A'. F.H. : Many classes 
of garden plants, such as Roses, Chrysanthemums, 
Carnations, Pansies and others are very liable to 
sport. The new forms are propagated as varieties, 
aid prove more or less constant, but reversion is 
pietty frequent. Sports often give rise to other 
sports. The regal Pelargonium Duchess of Albany 
which you send is not a hybrid in our opinion, but 
is simply an improved form of P. cucullatum, 
obtained by the crossing of varieties for many 
generations. For this reason they are very liable to 
sport like the specimen, which you send and for 
which we thank you. By rooting the shoots which 
sport in this way you could add to your number op 
varieties. 
Gentiana acaulis.— M. McLaren : It is moisture 
rather than shade which is beneficial to the Gentians. 
This is more particularly the case in the south of 
England, where the climate is much drier than in 
the north of Scotland ; and we speak from experi¬ 
ence because we have grown G. acaulis both in 
your county and in the neighbourhood of London. 
The scil in which it is grown should be fairly reten¬ 
tive of moisture during the summer months and 
trodden quite firm after planting. We should not 
advise you to lift the plants before September or 
October, when the weather will be cool and moist. 
If you have a difficulty in keeping the soil moist 
during summer, you may work scrnle peat into it 
wheD digging just before planting. This will keep 
it cooler than other soils would be. Retain soil 
about every clump or tuft you replant; tread the 
soil, then put in the pieces in a line with a trowel. 
In the meantime you could make up a good compost 
of substantial loam with some peat in it, and give the 
plants a top-dressing round and over the roots to 
keep the plants healthy till autumn. Give them a 
good soaking of water occasionally in dry weather. 
In moist soils several species of Gentian may be 
grown with or without peat. 
Mimicry of Plants. —Scotch Subscriber: Infor¬ 
mation on this subject is scattered through a number 
of papers and books, and we do not remember where 
to lay hands upon most of them, but you will find 
something on the subject in Flowers, Fruits - and 
Leaves, by Sir John Lubbock. From p. 92 to 96 you 
will find an account of mimicry amongst seeds and 
fruits, and on pp. 127 to 131, mimicry amongst 
leaves. The book is published by Macmillan & Co., 
London. Price 4s. 6d. 
Names of Plants. —F. Parker : 1, Salvia rutilans ; 
2, Iris sibirica; 3, Aloe mitriformis; 4, Kerria 
japonica flore pleno; 5, Cystopteris fragilis; 6, 
Spiraea discolor ariaefolia; 7, Lonicera flexuosa 
aurea reticulata; 8, Polypodium Dryopteris.— 
K. F.H.\ 1, Centaurea montana rubra ; 2, Festuca 
glauca; 3, Trifolium subterraneum; 4, Hesperis 
matronalis; 5, Pelargonium (see separate answer); 
6, Lychnis diurna.— D. R. B. : 1, Stachys lanata ; 2, 
Astrantia major; 3, Heuchera americana; 4, 
Erigeron purpureus ; 5, Crucianella stylosa; 6, Inula 
Hookeri; 7, Horminium pyrenaicum; 8, Hemero- 
callis Dumortieri; 9, Centranthus ruber ; 10, Francoa 
(please send when in bloom); 11, Asphodeline lutea ; 
12, Centranthus ruber,dark var.; 13,Centranthus ruber 
albus ; 14, Spiraea Aruncus ; 15, Flesperis matronalis 
alba ; 16, Scrophularia nodosa variegata ; 17, Sedum 
rupestre macranthum ; 18, Lupinus polvphyllus ; 
19, Lilium davuricum ; 20, Spiraea Filipendula flore 
pleno; 21, Thermopsis montana; 22, Barbarea 
vulgaris flore pleno ; 23, Dictamnus Fraxinella alba ; 
24, Salvia sylvestris; 25, Centaurea montana alba ; 
26, Aconitum variegatum ; Helleborus foetidus ; 28, 
Hieracium Pilosella ; 29, Lilium Martagon ; 30, 
Doronicum Pardalianches; 3i,Veronicagentianoides. 
Please have mercy on our time and patience ; send 
fewer specimens on any one occasion.— H.W.: 1, 
Astrantia major ; 2, Veronica incana; 3, Veronica 
Teucrium latifolia; 4,Spiraea Filipendula flore pleno; 
5, Lathyrus niger ; 6, Campanula grandis ; 7 Gera¬ 
nium Eudresii; 8, Lycium barbarum. 
Communications Received.— W.B.G.—A.P.— 
A.D.W.—M.T., Stirlingshire.—Longmans & Co.— 
J.G.P. 
Vines and Vine Culture.—The best book on Grapes. By 
Archibald F. Barron, Superintendent of the Royal Horticultural 
Society's Gadens, Chiswick; Secretary of the Fruit Com¬ 
mittee. Demy 8vo., Handsomely bound in Cloth, Price, 5s. 
post free, 5s. 3d., from Gardening World Office, 1, 
Clement's Inn, Strand, W.C. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June igth, 1895. 
Fruit,—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1 . d 
Apples.per bnshel 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 12 0 
Cob Nuts and Fil¬ 
berts, per 100 lbs. 
Tasmanian Apples, 
per ease 8 0 
s. d. 
i. d. s, d. 
Grapes, per lb. 620 
Pine-apples. 
—St. Michael's each 26 60 
Strawberries . 02 08 
Peaches.per doz. 4 0 18 o 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
1. d. t. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 30 60 
Asparagus,per bundle 16 40 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 0 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 3040 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers.doz. 30 60 
Celery.per bundle 16 20 
Cucumbers .each 03 06 
Endive, French, djz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
1. d. 1. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 2 0 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunoh 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale...per basket 
Smallsaladlng,punnet 0 4 
Spinach .per lb. 0 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d. 
s. d. 
5. d 
Arnm Lilies, isblms. 3 0 
6 0 
Pansies, doz. bun.1 0 
Azalea, doz. sprays 0 6 
1 0 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 6 0 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2 0 
3 0 
Peonys, doz. bchs. ... 6 0 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 0 6 
1 0 
Primula, double, doz. 
Carnations doz.blms. 2 0 
3 0 
sprays 0 6 
Euoharls ...per doz. 4 0 
6 0 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 2 0 
Gardenias ...per doz. 3 0 
4 0 
Ranunculus, doz. 2 0 
Geranium, scarlet, 
Roses (indoor), doz. 0 6 
doz. bunches 6 0 
8 0 
,, Tea,white, doz. 1 0 
Iris, doz. bun.4 0 
18 0 
,, Yellow, doz. ... 2 0 
Lilac (French) 
„ Safrano 
per bch. 4 6 
5 0 
(English), doz. ... 1 3 
Lilium lancifolium 
Red Roses.3 0 
per doz. 4 0 
6 0 
Pink Roses .5 0 
Lilium longlflorum 
Roses (French) 
per doz. 3 0 
4 0 
Moss, doz. 1 0 
Lilium candidum, 
Roses (French) red, 
per doz. 1 6 
2 0 
doz. blooms. ... 2 0 
Lil, of the Valley, 
Smilax, per bunch ... 4 0 
doz. bchs. 6 0 
15 0 
Stephanotis, doz. 
Mrrgueiltes, 12 bun. 16 
3 0 
sprays .3 0 
Ma,ienUalrFern,i2bs.4 0 
6 0 
Tuberoses, doz. 
Narcissus, doz. bchs. 2 0 
4 0 
blooms .0 4 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 
12 0 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
s. d. 
2 0 
9 ° 
9 o 
1 o 
4 o 
4 o 
1 o 
2 o 
3 0 
2 o 
6 o 
7 0 
1 6 
2 6 
6 0 
4 ° 
0 6 
1. d. 1. d. 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 0 
„ specimen 
plants. 5 0 10 6 
Ca oeolaria, per doz. 40 80 
Dtacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 o 30 0 
Dracaena virldis.doz. 90180 
Erica, various,doz.... 9 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 o 18 o 
Evergreens,invar,doz 6 0 24 0 
Fe, ns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Fe os, small, per 100 40 60 
Ficus elastica, each 1050 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 2 0 10 o 
t. d. 1. d. 
Fuchsia, per doz. 60 90 
Heliotrope, per doz. 60 80 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 o 18 o 
Ivy Geraniums, per 
doz . 4080 
Lobelia, per doz. 40 60 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
| Mignonette, per doz. 50 60 
j Marguerite Daisy doz 6 0 12 o 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 o 63 o 
Pelargoniums,perdoz. 9 o 15 o 
Rhodanth, per doz. 50 90 
Scarlets, per doz. 30 90 
Stocks, per doz. 40 60 
OOITTENTS. 
page 
Amateurs, hints for .6J0 
Bearded Irises.t>82 
Campanula. G. F. Wilson 683 
Carnation Madame Step- 
man .683 
Celery, Notes on.680 
Chardwar, Orchids at .683 
Crambe cordifolia .683 
Dutch Horticultural 
Society .676 
Early Peas.677 
Edinburgh Botanic 
Society .676 
Garden, An Amateur's 680,681 
Gardenias.683 
Gardening Miscellany .683 
Geranium armenum .683 
Gooseberries, Red Spider 
on.682 
Heib Bed, the.680 
Iris marmorata.683 
Laburnum Adami, legends 
of .684 
Laburnum, the oak-leaved 683 
Lady Gardeners' Con¬ 
ference .677 
page 
Lamium macnlatum 
an 1 earn .683 
Lathyrus tingitanus .683 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons 
annual excursion.676 
Obituary.O85 
Orchid Houses, the .679 
Orchid Notes & Gleanings 679 
P.ant Houses, the. .679 
Plants recentlyCertificated679 
Pits and Frames.679 
Robinia hispida .683 
Robiaia Pseudacacia var. 
Decaisneana.683 
Roses, a novel way of 
budding .684 
Rose culture under glass ...682 
Societies.685 
School of Horticulture, 
Summer.677 
Stock Princess Alice.683 
Stove, the .679 
Strawberries, new and old, 
cultivation of .675 
Trees and Soil.683 
Veitch Memorial Medals...674 
FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES, 1895. 
June. 
25.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
25.—Cowes (Isle of Wight) Rose Show. 
27. —National Rose Society at Gloucester. 
28. —Exeter Flower Show. 
29. —Windsor Rose Show. 
July. 
3.--Sutton Rose Show. 
3.—Ealing Rose Show. 
3.—Croydon Rose Show. 
3.—Farningham Rose Show. 
3, 4.—Lee, Blackheath and Lewisham Flower Show 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
4.—Eltham Rose Show. 
6 .—National Rose Society at Crystal Palace. 
6.—London Pansy and Violet Society at the Crystal 
Palace. 
9.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting and Rose Show. 
9, 10, 11.—Wolverhampton Floral Fete. 
10. —Reigate Cottagers' Flower Show. 
10.—Chelmsford Rose Show. 
10.—Redhill Rose Show. 
10. —Hitchin Rose Show. 
11. —Bath Rose and Begonia Show. 
11.—Helensburgh Rose Show. 
FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES.— Continued. 
11.—Woodbridge Flower Show. 
11. —Worksop Rose Show. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society's Evening Fete. 
13. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
13.—Wood Green Flower Show. 
17. —National Rose Society at Derby. 
18. —Halifax Rose Show. 
20. —Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
23.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
23. —Tibshelf Flower Show. 
24. —Beckenham Summer Show 
24.—National Carnation and Picotee Society’s Show 
at the Crystal Palace. 
24, 25, 26.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Summer Show. 
25. -Trentham Rose Show. 
26. —Wellingborough Flower Show. 
31.—Midland Carnation and Picotee Show, Birming 
ham (2 days). 
31.—Burton-on-Trent Flower Show (2 days). 
August. 
1.—Aberdare Flower Show. 
3, 5.—Southampton Summer Show. 
6.—Abbey Park, Leicester Flower Show. 
13.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
13. —West Malvern and Mathon Flower Show 
14. —Bishop Stortford Flower Show. 
14, 15.—Cardiff Horticultural Show. 
15. —Martock Horticultural Show. 
17 or 24.—National Co-operative Flower, Fruit, and 
Vegetable Show at the Crystal Palace. 
21, 22.—Shrewsbury Floral Fete. 
21.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
27. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
28, 29.— Bath Autumn Show. 
September. 
5, 6.—Stirling Flower Show. 
6, 7.—National Dahlia Society's Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
14. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
19. —Cambridge Horticultural Society's Show. 
26, 27, 28.—R.H.S. Fruit Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
October. 
8, 9, 10.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
15. —R.H.S. P* ;n Hall Meeting. 
29—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
30, 31.—Royal Jersey Chrysanthemum Show. 
31. —Highgate Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
November. 
1, 2.—Chrysanthemum Show at the Crystal Palace. 
4, 5.—Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
5, 6, 7.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
5 6.—Brighton and Hove Chrysanthemum Show. 
5, 6.—Southampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Brixton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Bromley (Kent) Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Coventry Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Wolverhampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7. 8.—Exeter Fruit and Chrysanthemum Show. 
12.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12, 13.—Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—West of England Chrysanthemum Society's 
Show at Plymouth. 
12, 13, 14.—Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
13. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Banbury Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Hull Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Rugby Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Lincoln Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15.—Bradford Chrysanthemum Show. 
14, 15, 16.—Edinburgh Chrysanthemum Shew. 
15, 16.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show. 
November. 
16, —Bacup Chrysanthemum Show. 
16.—Barnet Chrysanthemum Show. 
16.—Batley Chrysanthemum Show, 
20. 21, 22.—York Chrysanthemum Show. 
20, —Chesterfield Chrysanthemum Show. 
21, 22, 23,—Norwich Chrysanthemum Show. 
22, 23.—Manchester Chrysanthemum Show. 
26.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Alderley Edge and Wilmslow Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Show. 
December. 
3, 4, 5.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
10 —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
[The Editor will be greatly obliged if Secretaries 
will kindly forward the dates of their Society’s Shows 
for inclusion in the following list as soon as fixed.] 
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those most suitable for Cool-house, Intermediate-house, and 
Warm-house Culture, together with a Calendar of Operations 
and Treatment for each Month of the Year. In Cloth (Crown 
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