May 27, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
617 
Questions add AnsmeRs 
How to Propagate the Bottlebrush,— J. P. : 
The species of C.allistemon have the title of Bottle¬ 
brush applied to them, and if they are the plants you 
refer to, then they are propagated by seeds and 
cuttings. Old plants produce seeds fairly readily, 
but the plants raised in this way take several years 
to attain a state to flower. Ripened cuttings of the 
young shoots may be rooted in sandy soil in pots 
placed under a hand glass in a moderately warm 
place. Plants raised in this way flower while yet 
quite small. Use a compost of loam, peat and sand, 
with a liberal supply of the latter for the cuttings 
until they become rooted. 
Names of Plants. — J. P.: i, Saxifraga Aizoon 
rosularis; 2, S. Sternbergii; 3, S. hypnoides 
gummifera; 4, S. Aizoon minor; 5, S. hypnoides 
var. ; 7, S. Andrewsi; 8, S. Aizoon intacta; 9, S. 
cuneifolia; 10, S. Geum var; 11, S. Hostii; 12, S. 
umbrosa serratifolia ; 13, S. coespitosa var.; 14, S. 
Aizoon intacta; 15, S. Aizoon var. ; 16, S. Aizoon; 
17, S. cochlearis; 18, S. lingulata lantoscana; 20, 
Dianthus-sp. ; 21, Dianthus plumarius, rose and 
white varieties; 23, Erodium macradenium ; 24, 
Erodium trichomanaefolium. The three others had 
no numbers attached to them. The Saxifraga with 
transversely oval leaves was S. cuneifolia Taygetea, 
the other was S. Aizoon var The Crucifer is 
Aubrietia antilbani.— T. H. : The Fern is Nephro- 
dium decompositum, or if you like it better, Lastrea 
decomposita. The Schomburgkia is the darkest and 
brightest we have seen.— Learner-. 1, Saxifraga 
coespitosa hirta ; 2, Saxifraga granulata flore pleno ; 
3, Polemonium caeruleum album ; 4, Polemonium 
humile or P. Richardsoni of gardens. — Omega : The 
Oriental Poppy, Papaver orientale; the yellow 
flower is Creeping Crowfoot, Ranunculus repens. 
Title of Book Wanted. —Can any of your 
readers tell me in what book the following lines are 
to be found ?— Flos. 
11 A pothos from a treetop down, 
Looked on the Thyme mid herbage strown, 
And for its neighbour bent to show 
Its scorn, observed, “ How awful low 
Is your position, and then, you 
Are doomed ere to be reptant too 
With a frail tremulous stem, that from 
The Earth is scarcely seen to come! 
While mine into the air does soar 
Accompanied by the Oak, that o’er 
The forest tops, and with it can 
The empyrean, e’en attain. 
“ Oh ! I your elevation find 
In evidence," the Thyme rejoined ; 
“ But my position I am fain 
By my own efforts to maintain, 
Whereas, if that arboreal prop, 
No longer served to help you up. 
Such is your flaccidness, that you, 
Indeed, would rise less than I do. 
And, thus, you’d an example give, 
That none, in justice, should receive 
A rise in life for getting praise 
Whene’er themselves they did not raise.” 
Liquid Manure and Peaches.— GA .: Your 
Peaches would have derived considerable advantage 
from the application of liquid manure soon after 
they were set. You are not too late, however, as the 
fruits will derive great benefit from liberal treatment 
during the period of second swelling after they have 
stoned. The liquid manure must be diluted accord¬ 
ing to its strength, or a good soaking may be given 
the borders and the liquid manure poured on directly 
afterward. 
Bougainvillea not flowing. — G A. : Encourage 
your plant to make as much growth as possible 
during the growing season by a plentiful supply of 
water. Towards autumn, limit this supply to induce 
the ripening of the wood, and in winter keep the 
roots almost as dry as you would a Cactus until 
the shoots commence to grow again. Flowers may 
then be produced if the plant and its stems are old 
enough. You cannot expect the plant to flower for 
some time after being cut down by frost, because the 
shoots produced are too young. Keep the plant in 
a warm greenhouse during winter to prevent any 
mishap in the future. The plant should be kept as 
near the glass as possible, or what is better, train it 
up under the rafters of the house, so that it may get 
all the sunlight possible to harden and mature the 
wood. 
Syringing Pear Trees in Bloom.— Constant 
Reader: The syringing may not have been the direct 
cause of the fruit not setting; but we should consider 
that syringing, and more particularly water supplied 
by a hose, as in your case, would be more damaging 
to the fully opened bloom than beneficial. A frosty 
night following the syringing would also prove more 
hurtful to the bloom than if the latter had been dry.- 
We should have confined the water' to the root of 
the tree till the fruits had set; then syringing over¬ 
head would have been beneficial. 
The Burr or Burdock.— Flos: The plant of 
which you speak is not a Bramble. It is the Arctium 
Lappa and belong to the composite order typified by 
the Daisy, Chrysanthemum, Ragworts, Dandelions, 
and - others of that class. The true Brambles are 
species of Rubus, and, like the Raspberry, belong 
to the Rose family. 
Hoya carnosa.— Constant Reader : We are not 
sure that it is usual for this species to produce a 
second crop of bloom from the same flower stalks, 
and are inclined to think that it is very frequently 
prevented by the cutting off of the umbels of bloom 
for the cut flower basket. Hoya imperialis flowers 
two or three times from the same flower stalks, and 
doubtless many other species of Hoya as well as of 
allied genera behave in the same way. You may 
also remember that Masdevallia tovarensis flowers 
two or three times from the old flower stems. It 
took Orchid growers some time to discover this till 
some one, more careless than the rest, left the flower 
stems on the plant and was rewarded the following 
season with a better crop of bloom than the first. 
There is still something to learn in this respect 
concerning other plants. 
Communications Received.— A. O.—-J. McN.— 
N. N. S.—P. B.—W. A.—O. T—W. P.—E. J. B — 
A. V. M. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Thomas S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham.—Dahlia and Begonia Catalogue. 
Kelway & Son, Langport.—Wholesale Lists of 
Seeds, Plants, Trees, etc. 
Pitcher & Manda, Short Hills, New Jersey, 
U.S.A.—Floral Treasures of the United States 
Nurseries. 
John Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, London, S.E.— 
Tuberous Begonias. 
L’Horticulture Internationale, Brussels.— 
Lists of Orchids and new plants. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
May 17/A, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case . 5 o io o 
Grapes, per lb. 2036 
Peaches ... per dozen 6 0 18 o | 
s. d. s. d 
Melons.each 20 36 
Strawberries, per lb. 10 3 6 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. 
Asparagus per buudle 1 6 
AruchokesGlobe doz. 3 0 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 6 
Beet.per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 3 0 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 0 4 
Endive, French, doz. 2 6 
Herbs .per bunch 0 2 
Cut Flowers. 
s. d. 
5 
6 
2 
3 
2 
5 0 
s. d. 
Horse Radish, bundle 2 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 6 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 3 
Onions.per bunch 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .per bkt 1 6 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. 1 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
s. d. s d 
Azalea, doz sprays.o 409 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations, 12 blooms 10 30 
Cornflowers, dz. b in. 20 40 
Eucharis ...per doz. 30 60 
Gardenias 12 blooms 10 26 
Gladiolus,White,dzbn4 090 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays 06 09 
Iris, var.,doz.bunches 6 0 12 0 
Lilac, White, French, 
per bunch... 40 50 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 20 30 
Lily of Valley.dz. bhs. 3 060 
MaidennairFern,i2bs. 4 060 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 40 
Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. 
Narcisse, various, doz. 
bnchs . 2 o 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 6 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 4. 0 
Pinks, doz. bunches... 
Pyreihrum doz. bun. 
Primula, double, bun. 
Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 
Roses, yellow, dozen 
— French, per bnch 
— Red.doz. blms. 
— Saffrano...per doz. 
— Tea.per dozen 
Spiraeas, doz. bunchs 3 o 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 1 6 
Tuberoses, per doz 0 6 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
j. d. 
4 0 
2 0 
2 0 
0 6 
2 6 
s. d 
4 0 
o 9 
6 e 
3 o 
4 o 
1 o 
1 0 
4 0 
1 6 
3 0 
2 0 
2 o 
6 o 
2 6 
1 o 
s. d. 5. d . 
Azaleas... per doz 24 o 42 0 
Cyperus .per doz. 40120 
Cineraria ...per doz. 60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 o 36 o 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica, various, doz. 12 o 24 o 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 o 18 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 60100 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 o 
Genista .per doz. 90120 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
s. d. s d • 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 60 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 o 
Nastu tiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 40 80 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Primula Sinensis 
per doz. 40 60 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 90150 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Spirea, per doz. 60120 
CONTENTS. 
rAUt. j 
Anemone sylvestris .614 
Anemonopsis macropbylla 614 
Dahlias .608 
Earl’s Court Exhibition ...613 
Floriculture .612 
Flower Show Dates .6r4 
Gardeners’ Calendar.616 
Guild of Kevv Gardeners...60S 
Hakgala Botanic Garden...610 
Insect life ....611 
Judges and Judging .612 
Kennedya prostrata Marry- 
attas .612 
Kentish Fruit Season .608 
Manchester Show .615 
Manual ot Orchidaceous 
Plants.610 I 
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National Auricula Society 612 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar 616 
Pasonia Whitmanniana.614 
Phlox divaricata.614 
Plants, new, Certificated ...6oj 
Potato?, diseases of..615 
Rain, the.607 
Roses under Glass ..612 
Scarlet Runners .611 
Societies.615 
Technical Education.6io 
Tomato, the .60S 
Vegetable Garden, the .611 
Vegetable Marrows.611 
Wakefield Paxton Society 61 i 
Which is right ? ..'.....614 
FLOV/ER SHOWS, 1893. 
Revised to date. 
JUNE. 
3 — Leicester and County Pansy Show. 
6,20.—R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
14,15,16.—York Floral Fete. i, 
20.—National Rose Show at the Drill Hall. 
2t.—Royal Botanic Society. 
22.—Ryde Rose Show. 
28.—Rose Show at Earl’s Court. 
28. —Richmond (Surrey) Flower Show. 
29—Eltham Rose Show. 
29. —Newport Rose Show. 
29.—Windsor Rose Show. 
JULY. 
1 -—National Rose Show at the Crystal Palace, 
i- — Chingford Flower Show. 
4-—Bagshot Rose Show. 
4-—Canterbury Rose Show. 
4. —Diss Rose Show. 
4- —Gloucester Rose Show. 
5 - —Ealing Flower Show. 
5 -—Royal Botanic Society Evening Fete. 
5. —Croydon Rose Show. 
5-—Dursley Rose Show. 
5-—Hereford Rose Show. 
5, 6.—Ipswich and East of England Horticultural 
Society. 
5, 6.—Lee, Blackheath, and Lewisham Horticultural 
Society. 
6. —Bath Rose and Begonia Show. 
6.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
6.—Farningham Rose Show. 
6.—Norwich Rose Show. 
6. —Sutton Rose Show. 
7. —Hitchin Rose Show. 
8. —Reigate Rose Show. 
11.—R.H.S., Chiswick. 
11. —Wolverhampton Rose Show. 
12,13.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. 
12. —Tunbridge Wells Show. 
13. —National Rose Show at Worksop. 
13.—Woodbridge Flower Show. 
13. —Boston Flower Show. 
14. —Helensburgh Rose Show. 
15. —New Brighton Rose Show. 
18.—Eye Flower Show. 
20.—Ludlow Flower Show. 
20, 2i, 22—Newcastle-upon-Tyne Summer Show. 
20. —Trentham Flower Show. 
21. —Ulverston Rose Show. 
22. —Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
25. R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
25. —Tibshelf Rose Show. 
26. 27.—Carnation Show at Earl’s Court. 
27. —Sleaford Flower Show. 
27.—Southwell Rose Show. 
27.—Halifax Rose Show. 
29. — Bedale Rose Show. 
AUGUST. 
1. —Oxford Union Carnation and Picotee Show. 
2. —Great Saughall Flower Show. 
5.—Midland Counties Carnation Show at Bir¬ 
mingham. 
5, 7.—Southampton Floral Fete. 
7.—Battersea Summer Show. 
7.—Beddington, Carshalton, and Wallington 
Flower Show. 
7.—Duffield Flower Show. 
7.—St. Neots Amateur and Cottage Horticultural 
Society. 
7. —Mansfield Flower Show. 
8. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
9, 10.—Flower Show at Earl’s Court. 
10. —Margam Cottagers’ Show. 
10.—Maidenhead Flower Show. 
10.—Taunton Flower Show. 
12. —Ovenden Flower Show. 
15,16.—Cardiff Flower Show. 
16. —Bishop’s Stortford Flower Show. 
16—Eling (Hants) Flower Show. 
16.—Reading Flower Show. 
16.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
16, 17.—Bilston Flower Show. 
18.—Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
18, 19.—National Co-operative Flower Show at the 
Crystal Palace. 
22. —West Malvern and Mathon Flower Show, 
23, 24.—Shrewsbury Summer Show. 
23, 24.—Gla.dioli Show at Earl’s Court. 
25.—Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland. 
29,30,31.—R.H.S., Agricultural Hall. 
30, 31.—Bath Autumn Show. 
SEPTEMBER. 
1.2. —National Dahlia Society's Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
5, 6.—Brighton Autumn Show. 
6,7,8.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
8.—Bute Rose Show at Rothesay. 
12,26. —R.H.S., Drill Hall. 
13,14.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural. 
13, 14.—Dahlia Show at Earl’s Court. 
27.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
27, 28, 29.—Hardy Fruit Show at Earl's Court. 
27, 28.—County of Gloucester & Cheltenham R.H.S. 
OCTOBER. 
10,24.- R H.S., Drill Hall. 
11,12,13.—National Chrysanthemum Society at the 
Aquarium. 
25.—N.C.S. Floral Committee. 
28,29.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
NOVEMBER. 
1.2. —Kent County Chrysanthemum Show. 
1.2. —Battersea Chrysanthemum Show. 
1, 2.—Steyning Chrysanthemum Show. 
