June 17, 1898 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
665 
and whenever it makes’’its appearance, have the 
plants dusted with flower of sulphur or syringed with 
water containing sulphur mixed with it. A dry 
atmosphere should afterwards be maintained, but do 
not neglect the plants at the root. 
Camellias. —When placing these out of doors it 
will be well to be careful not to expose the plants to 
strong sunshine all at once, or the young foliage may 
get scorched during the heat and the aridity of the 
atmosphere. A light shading during the middle of 
the day for a time would ward off all danger till the 
young foliage hardens. 
Annuals for the Greenhouse. —The more use¬ 
ful annuals generally grown for this structure are now 
gay and help to make amends for the poor progress 
they are making out of doors. It is now time to sow 
again for autumn flowering, such things as dwarf 
Scabious, Rhodanthe, Mignonette, Browallia elata, 
mixed Cornflowers, and others. 
Auriculas. —Some growers like to repot their 
plants early and others delay it to the end of the 
season. It must be apparent, however, that the 
summer is the best season for the plants to make 
their fresh growth in preparation for flowering next 
spring. Further, when the pots are well filled with 
roots while sunshine is still plentiful, they will keep 
through the winter better than those that are kept 
growing till late in the autumn by being shifted late. 
Lilies in pots. —To prolong the flowering period, 
place a batch of the pot-grown Lilies out of doors 
in a sheltered position. This will likewise keep the 
stems sturdy and strong. Those retained under 
glass should be neatly staked with bamboo sticks, 
which are effective and by no means conspicuous. 
Keep the plants cool and as near the glass as 
possible, looking closely after green-fly. A dusting 
of tobacco in the terminal buds will often effect a 
complete remedy. 
Questions add ansuieRS 
Dandelions on a Lawn.— W. Yerbllry : The most 
effective plan of getting rid of Dandelions on a lawn 
is to get some sulphuric acid (oil of vitriol) in a wide 
necked bottle, into which a pointed stick can be 
readily dipped. Then go regularly over the lawn, 
cut off the heads of the Dandelions well down, and 
put a drop of the acid in the centre of the root-stock 
left in the ground. If the acid be good the opera¬ 
tion will be thoroughly effectual. You must of 
course be careful not to let the acid touch your 
hands or any part of your clothing, and to keep the 
bottle under lock and key when not in use. 
Names of Plants. — David Ryrner : r, Odontog- 
lossum Pescatorei (a good average bloom). 2. Onci- 
dium pulviiiatum. 3. Masdevallia maculata. 4. 
Iris siberica. 5. Iris virginica. 6. Spiraea callosa. 
— R. B. L. : The Caper Spurge, Euphorbia Lathyris. 
Tree Fern.— J. C, Aberdeen'. We can only 
suggest that the cause of your tree Fern throwing 
up its fronds more to one side instead of evenly all 
round may be that the light draws the fronds more 
in the one direction, or that the crown has met with 
some accident or some injury to cause arrested 
development on the one side. Have you examined 
the crown carefully to see if this is the case ? 
Enamelled Pots.— Scoria : The glazing is done in 
the process of manufacture before the pots are fired. 
We like a hard, W'ell-baked pot, but cannot recom¬ 
mend glazed ones. 
Drying Orchid Blooms. — Amateur : Get a box of 
perfectly dry silver sand, and bury the flowers in the 
sand with all the parts in a natural position. The 
sand will gradually abstract the moisture from the 
flowers, which will retain their natural colours to a 
great extent. 
Communications Received.—G. J. I.— E. J.B. — 
B. F.—H & S.—G. A. L —E. S. D.-R. B. L — 
W. M.—E J. B.—Castor. 
TRADE CATALOGUES”RECEIVED. 
C. Bennett, Standard Nursery, Homebush, New 
South Wales.—Ever-blooming and other Roses; 
Cactus and other Dahlias, &c. 
Vineries. —Theberriesintended to be kept through 
the winter should have the thinning completed 
without further delay. They should also be more 
severely thinned than those intended for use before 
the leaves fall, as they are more liable to damp 
during wet or damp weather when crowded. As the 
berries swell freely all the week lateral growths may 
be allowed to grow so long as there is space for the 
foliage without crowding. Ventilate early in the 
morning to dispel any moisture that may be on the 
berries and to prevent scalding. 
Melons. —Young plants now making their growth 
should be attended to in the matter of watering, 
tying, and feeding. Ventilation isalso most essential 
to secure firm and short-jointed stems. When the 
flowering shoots are being produced wait till a suffi¬ 
cient number of female flowers are developed so that 
they may all be fertilised simultaneously. If 
fertilised at intervals, the first fruits take the lead 
and keep the later ones in a puny and stunted condi¬ 
tion, even if they do not drop off altogether. 
The Orchard House. —Where Peach and Pear 
trees are grown in pots they must now be top-dressed, 
if this has not already been seen to. Well-made 
farm yard manure makes a good surfacing and while 
preventing the escape of moisture from the soil, also 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 14 th, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d s. d. 
d. s. d 
Melons.each 16 26 
Strawberries, per lb. o 6 10 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. j, d. 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case . 5 o 10 o 
Grapes, per lb. 1026 
Peaches ... per dozen 3 0 12 o 
Asparagus per buudle 16 50 
AruchokesGiobe doz. 30 60 
Beans, French, perlb. 16 20 
Beet.per dozen 20 30 
Cabbages ... per doz. 16 26 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 6 
Cauliflowers, Eng.dz. 30 50 
Celery.per bundle 2 6 
Cucumbers .each 04 08 
Endive. French, doz. 26 30 
Herbs .per bunch 02 06 
Cut Flowers.—Avera 
s. d. s d 
Arum Lilies, mblrns. 20 40 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 10 
Carnations...per doz. 10 30 
doz. bunches. 40 80 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 16 30 
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 o 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 26 50 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs. 4 060 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 20 40 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 20 4 c 
Orchid Bloom in var. 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 16 20 
Mushrooms, p. basket 13 20 
Onions.per bunch 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 6 
Radishes... per dozen 1 6 
Seakale .per bkt 00 00 
Smallsalading,punnet 0 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 9 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
iE Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 06 09 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 30 6 c 
Pinks, doz. bunches... 10 30 
Pyre.lirum doz. bun. i 6 40 
Primula, double, bun. 06 10 
Red Roses, doz. blis. 30 80 
Roses, yellow, dozen 20 40 
— Red.doz. blms. 20 30 
— Saffrano...per doz. 16 20 
— Tea.per dozen 06 20 
Spiraeas, doz. bunchs 3 060 
Stephanotis,dz. sprays 16 26 
Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 40 80 
' Sweet Sutton,dz.bhs. 30 60 
Tuberoses, per doz 06 10 
supplies it with food. Some good artificial manure 
may also be applied if the natural manure is not so 
good as might be desirable. Syringe the trees twice 
daily and shut up the house early in the afternoon. 
Strawberries —Pot plants may be put in the 
open ground as soon the crop is gathered. A second 
crop from them in the autumn would be highly 
desirable, especially seeing that the outdoor crops 
will be finished very early this year. It will be 
necessary to water them for a time till they take to 
the fresh soil. 
per bloom, from 03 10 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d. s. d. s d. 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Cineraria ...per doz. 60 90 
Dracaena term., doz. 18 0 36 0 
Dracaena viridis.doz. 9 0 18 0 
Erica, various, doz. 12 o 24 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 0 18 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 60100 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Fuchsia .per doz. 6 0 12 o 
Genista .per doz. 90120 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 60 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 o 12 0 
Nastui tiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 4080 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 o 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 90150 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Saxafrage...per doz. 12 o 18 o 
Spirea, per doz. 60120 
Celery.— Plant out the main batch at once in well- 
OONTB1TTS. 
prepared trenches, in the bottom of which plenty of 
well decayed farm manure has been used. As soon 
as planting is completed give a good watering to 
thoroughly settle the soil about the plants. 
Dwarf Beans. —A sowing, if made now, will 
come in suitable for late autumn use. See that those 
in full growth are not getting attacked by green or 
black fly, particularly the latter, as the dry weather 
has been very favourable to vermin of all kinds. 
Lettuces and Carrots. —A late crop of Carrots 
may be sown now for diawing in a young state in 
the autumn. Lettuces may also be sown where they 
are intended to grow. Sow thinly and after the 
plants have attained some size they may be thinned 
out to the proper distance apart. 
PAGE. 
Aster alpinus.663 
Bean, Early Mazagan .659 
Cabbage,Sutton’s Imperial 659 
Celery, storing.659 
Cineraria maritima, the 
golden.658 
Crops, condition of the.656 
Dianthus caesius.657 
Drought in the garden .653 
Dicksons’ Nurseries, 
Chester .660 
Eulophiclla Elizabetniae ...663 
Floriculture .658 
Flowers in fogsy weather...659 
Gardeners’ Calendar.664 
Gloxinias and Fuchsias.65S 
Herbaceous border.660 
Ltelie Owenias .6 4 
Law Notes.664 
Maiarsthemum bifolium ...663 
Miitonia vexillaria .664 
PAGE. 
Odontoglossum Anderson- 
ianum var.664 
Onions and Peas.659 
OrcbidManual forAmateurs662 
Pansy Show, the.655 
Pea, Blue Express .659 
Peas, high prices for.656 
Phal«enopsis Culture.664 
Plants, choice, in flower...660 
Plants, new certificated.662 
Rhubarb Seedling, a....659 
Rose Season, the.656 
Schubertia grandiflora.(63 
Science Notes.659 
Scottish Horticultural 
Association .657 
Societies.664 
Sonerilla Baron Salier.663 
Strawberries.650 
Suburban Villa, a .663 
Vegetables, early forcing...659 
Violas, late flowering.658 
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