July 8, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
713 
Cucumbers. —In properly constructed houses, in 
sunny positions, it will be necessary to shade during 
the hotter parts of the day. Atmospheric moisture 
must also be kept up by freely damping down the 
paths and beds on bright days. The aim of the cul¬ 
tivator should be to get short-jointed wood and 
moderately large leaves with short, crisp footstalks. 
Abundant ventilation in the early part of the day, at 
least, is necessary for this. 
Celery. —The main crop of Celery should now be 
planted as soon as the ground can be got ready. 
Dig in plenty of well decajed manure in the bottom 
of the trenches, and give a good watering to settle 
the soil when the planting has been completed. The 
occasional showers of rain with which we have been 
favoured will encourage rapid growth, and as the 
nights become longer progress will be corres¬ 
pondingly great. 
Late Tomatos.—Young plants potted up now, or 
even later, and stood out of doors till severe weather 
makes it necessary to, take them in, will set a 
quantity of fruit which will ripen and prove very 
useful in the autumn. A vinery from which the 
leaves have fallen, or some similar house will enable 
them to complete their growth and ripen admirably. 
They will, in fact, constitute a succession to those 
grown out of doors. 
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Questions idd ansaoeRS- 
Seeds from Mount Tabor. — W. W. : If the 
seeds are still fresh and good, many of them would 
germinate if sown in pots and placed in cold frames. 
To give them a better chance however, you could 
place the pots in which they are sown in a warm 
greenhouse, keeping them moist but not saturated 
till they appear. There are many plants in this 
country which came from vatious parts of Syria, in¬ 
cluding some from the mountains and which prove 
hardy while others are half hardy. 
Red Spider on Vines.— Omega : This could be 
kept in check by free ventilation and regular syring¬ 
ing with clean water. You do not state at what 
stage the berries are. If still in a young and grow¬ 
ing state, then vigorous syringing twice a day, but 
more particularly when closing the house, would 
destroy the pest. We caution you against putting 
sulphur on your flues lest at any time the latter 
should get over heated and burn the sulphur to the 
great injury of the leaves. But there would be less 
danger in painting a board and laying it on the flue, 
so that when the latter gets heated, it would commu¬ 
nicate a mild heat to the sulphur on the board and 
so raise a sufficiently strong fume to kill the spider. 
Feeding Vines.— Omega : The best thing you 
could do in your case is to damp down the paths and 
borders with diluted liquid manure. This may be 
obtained from the drainings of the stables, or it may 
be made by putting some good cow manure in a tub 
and filling up the latter with water. After it has 
steeped for a time, the liquid clear of the straw may 
be used and diluted according to its strength. An 
evaporating pan placed on the flue and kept filled 
with water and liquid manure would answer admir¬ 
ably. 
Names of Plants.— Omega : i and 2 are Tufted 
Hair Grass (Aira coespitosa); 3, Common Bent 
(Agrostis vulgaris) ; the white flowers are those of 
the Feverfew (Matricaria Parthenium) ; the other is 
the Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum).— 
A. J. M:. 1, Campanula latifolia; 2, Campanula 
carpatica; 3, Campanula portenschlagiana; 4, 
Helenium autumnale pumilum ; 5, Gaillardiaaristata 
var.; 6, Lilium croceum.— M. S.: 1, Sibthorpia 
europaea; 2, Thymus Serpyllum albus; 3, Cam¬ 
panula isophylla; 4, Stachys germanica.— K. M. : 1, 
Dianthus plumarius garden var.; 2, Campanula 
rhomboidalis ; 3, Aconitum variegatum, frequently 
called A. Napellus bicolor; 4, Dianthus plumarius 
garden var.; 5, Spiraea lobata; 6, Centranthus 
ruber; 7, Funkia ovata argenteo-variegata; 8, 
Potentilla argyrophylla atrosanguinea garden var.; 
9,Pyrethrum roseum var.; 10, Spiraea filipendula flore 
pleno; 11, Galega officinalis alba; 12, Hydrangea, 
but cannot be named without flowers ; 13, Habro- 
thamus elegans ; the rest next week.— W. R C. : 1, 
Aloe frutescens; 2, Aristolochia Clematitis ; 3, 
Solidago canadensis; 4, Helenium autumnale; 5, 
Chrysanthemum lacustre.— P. M. : 1, Lysimachia 
punctata; 2, Geranium pratense; 3, Hieracium 
aurantiacum; 4, Sidalcea malvaeflora; 5, Cam¬ 
panula sarmatica; 6, Veronica spicata; 7, Cam¬ 
panula persicifolia calycanthema alba; 8, Potentilla 
argyrophylla atrosanguinea garden var.— Omega-. 1, 
the dwarf Helenium (Helenium autumnale pumi¬ 
lum) ; 2, Chrysanthemum species, please send 
leaves ; 3, Yellow Bedstraw (Galium verum); 4, the 
Mollugo-like Bedstraw (Galium Mollugo). 
Name of Pea.- — John H. Burton : In the absence 
of any information as to height, cropping qualities, 
etc., it is impossible to closely identify the Pea sent, 
but it bears a very striking resemblance to the Old 
Blue Scimitar, sometimes also grown under the name 
of Beck's Eclipse, and if it grows about 3 ft. high 
pods generally in pairs, and all are ready for picking 
about the same time. It is too near that variety to 
warrant another name being given to it. 
Mealy Bug in a Stove.— Will any reader who 
has been plagued with mealy bug in a stove and has 
exterminated it be good enough to favour us with 
his course of treatment and oblige many besides.— 
One in distress. 
Turnips for Winter Use.— Ctfnega : Should the 
autumn prove a favourable one, sowings of Turnips 
for winter use may be made up to the end of August, 
but you would be more certain of success to make 
several sowings at intervals of a fortnight, commenc¬ 
ing about the end of ]uly. Good sorts are Snowball, 
white, Golden Ball, yellow, Veitch’s Red Globe, 
purple, and Chirk Castle Black Stone with a dark 
skin. The latter is very hardy, but not of so good 
quality as the others in the opinion of some growers, 
but you might think different. 
Communications Received.— D P L_W A_ 
J. 1 ). -W. K. J H. B - T. W. -A 1 . J. H—A 
G.—W. H. R —C. G.—E. B.—W. R. 
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July 4th, 1893. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditch, and 39, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report no enquiry for 
Trifolium incarnatum. New Rapeseed is offering at 
moderate figures. Mustard unchanged. New 
English Trefoil is reported a short crop of medium 
quality. New English White Clover promises to be 
plentiful, quality good. 
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COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
July $th, 1893. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Pricbs. 
s. d s. d. 
Tasmanian Apples 
per case . 5 o 10 o 
Cherries. \ sieve 36 70 
Grapes, per lb. 1 o 2 6 | 
Peaches ... per dozen 30 8 o | 
Red Currants, J sieve 20 3 o | 
s. d, s. d 
Melons ... ..f?.... each 1626 
Strawberries, per lb. 0 0 00 
Pine apples. 
—St. Michael’s, each 26 60 
Black Currants, \ sve 4 o 
Vegetables.—Average Retail Prices. 
x. d. 
Asparagus per bundle 1 6 
ArnchokesGlobe doz. 3 0 
Beans, French, perlb. 1 6 
Beet.....per dozen 2 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 6 
Carrots ... per bunch o 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 
x. d. 
5 
6 
2 
3 
2 
5 0 
x. 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 o o 
Smallsalading,punnet o 4 
Spinach ... per strike 1 6 
Tomatos. per lb. o 9 
Turnips.per bun. 0 6 
x. d. 
4 0 
2 0 
2 0 
0 6 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. 
Arum Lilies, i2blms. 2 
Bouvardias, per bun. o 
Carnations...per doz. 1 
doz. bunches. 4 
Cornflowers, dz. bun. 1 
Eucharis ...per doz. 3 
Gardenias 12 blooms 2 
Gladiolus,White,dzbn4 
Heliotropes, 12 sprays o 
Lavender...doz.bun. 4 
Lilium Harrisii, 
doz. blooms 2 
MaidenhairFern,i2bs. 4 
Margueiites, 12 bun. 2 
Oi chid Bloom in var. 
per bloom, from 0 
4 o 
9 0 
o 6 
6 o 
Mignonette... 12 bun. 2 
Pelargoniums, 12 sps. 0 
— scarlet.12 bchs. 3 
Pinks, doz, bunches... 2 
Pyreihrum doz. bun. 1 
Primula, double, bun. 0 
Red Roses, doz. bhs. 3 
Roses, yellow, dozen 2 
— Red.doz. blms. 1 
— Safifrano...per doz. 1 
— Tea.. per dozen 0 
Stephanotis,dz.sprays 1 
Sweet Peas, doz. bhs. 4 
Sweet Sutton,dz.bhs. 2 
Tuberoses, per doz o 
d. x. 
4 
6 o 
6 o 
4 o 
1 o 
8 o 
4 o 
1 6 
2 o 
2 0 
4 o 
1 o 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale 
x. d. s. d. 
Cissus discolor...each 16 26 
Cyperus .per doz. 4 0 12 o 
Dracasna term., doz. 18 o 36 0 
Dracaena viridis,doz. 9 0 18 o 
Erica, various, doz. 12 o 24 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 o 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 18 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 6 0 10 o 
Foliage Plants, doz. 12 0 60 0 
Fuchsia .per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Hydrangea, per doz. 9 0 18 0 
Ivy Geraniums...doz. 40 60 
Prices. 
s. d‘ s d. 
Liliums, various, per 
doz.12 0 24 0 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 60 
Marguerites, perdoz. 6 0 12 o 
Nastuitiums, per doz. 30 40 
Mignonette, per doz. 4080 
Palms in variety,each 2 6 10 0 
Palms, Specimen ... 15 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums ... doz. 9 o 15 o 
— scarlet.perdoz. 40 90 
Saxafrage...per doz. 12 0 18 o 
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