August 18, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
793 
bium Blumeimajus, bearing a lengthy spike of bloom, 
was exhibited by Mr. Owen Thomas, of the Royal 
Gardens, Windsor. 
A Silver-gilt Banksian Medal was accorded to 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for a large 
group of stove and greenhouse plants, including 
Palms, Dracaenas, Caladiums, Strobilanthes Dyeri- 
anus, Begonia semperflorens Vernons, the beautiful 
New Holland plant Baberingtonia camphorosma, 
and Abutilon Souvenir de Bonn. A Silver Flora 
Medal was accorded to Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, 
Swanley, Kent, for a group of tuberous Begonias, 
single and double, including a long line of the double 
white Octavie in a floriferous condition. A Silver 
Flora Medal was awarded to Messrs. Kelway & Son, 
Langport, Somerset, for a large collection of 
Gladioli, many new kinds, some of which were 
certificated. They also had a collection of Sun¬ 
flowers, Eryngium planum, Gaillardias in some 
quantity, and other herbaceous plants. A Silver- 
gilt Banksian Medal was accorded to the Messrs de 
Rothschild (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson), Gunnersbury 
House, Acton, for a large group of Campanula 
pyramidalis in blue and white varieties, all of which 
were well grown and flowered in pots. Messrs. E. 
D. Shuttleworth & Co., Fleet, Hants, exhibited 
-Phloxes, Pentstemens, Lilies, Gladioli, and other 
herbaceous plants as well as Roses, and were 
accorded a Silver Banksian Medal. A Tropaeolum 
named Boule d'Or, a Cockscomb named Sunrise and 
other flowers were shown by Messrs.Dickson,Chester. 
A group of greenhouse Ferns, Begonias, Coleus Dis¬ 
tinction, and other subjects was shown by Mr. C. Hol¬ 
den, 6i, WarwickRoad, Ealing. Clethra alnifolia, C. 
speciosa, and Roses were exhibited by Messrs. Paul 
& Son, Cheshunt, and they also had a larger collec¬ 
tion of cut Roses, Lilies, Begonias, Cannas, and 
hardy herbaceous plants, for which a Silver Flora 
Medal was awarded. A new early flowering Chry¬ 
santhemum named Lady Fitzwigram with white 
flowers, and Pelargonium Mrs. Wright were 
exhibited by Mr. H. J. Jones, Ryecroft Nursery, 
Plithergreen, Lewisham. A large collection of Sweet 
Peas in named varieties was exhibited by Messrs. 
Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B., as well as a collec¬ 
tion of Carnations, which must still be gay in the 
cooler climate of the north. Being somewhat novel 
thus late in the season, and the Sweet Peas neatly 
arranged in bunches, a Silver Flora Medal was 
awarded. A group of dwarf Antirrhinums, some 
Cactus Dahlias, early Chrysanthemums, and orange 
and orange-scarlet flowers of tuberous Begonias 
were exhibited by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. A 
Silver Flora Medal was awarded to Mr. John 
Forbes, Hawick, Scotland, for a large collection of 
Hollyhocks cut with the full length of their stems, 
and forming the finest exhibit of this popular old 
flower that we have seen in London for some twenty 
years. All were named varieties, including many 
fine ones, and were remarkable for their clean 
foliage and absence of disease. A small group of 
Caladiums, a Croton, and a Dracaena, several of 
which were certificated, was exhibited by Mr. Bause, 
South Norwood ; Lilium elegans Batemannae L. 
Ukeyuri, Milla biflora, &c. were exhibited by Mr. 
T. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. A 
collection of Cactus, Pompon, show and single 
Dahlias, as well as Pentstemons, and Sweet Peas 
was staged by Messrs. J. Cheal & Son?,, Lowfield 
Nurseries, Crawley, Sussex, for which a Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded. A collection of very 
fine varieties of Cannas was exhibited by Messrs. 
Vilmorin-Andrieux & Co., Paris. Some well-flowered 
bunches of Tecoma grandiflora were exhibited by 
Mr. Beasley, gardener to the Right Hon. Lord 
Ashcombe, Denbies, Dorking, for which a Cultural 
Commendation was accorded. Hedera Helix 
tesselata was shown by Miss Browning-Hall, Algiers. 
A pot plant of Primula Poissoni was exhibited by 
G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., Weybridge and Wisley. 
At a meeting of the Fruit and Vegetable Com¬ 
mittee, a Silver Knightian Medal was awarded to 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a collection 
of hardy fruit, including Apples, ornamental Siberian 
Crabs, Pears, Morello Cherries, and Plums ; of the 
latter there were 33 dishes, mostly, if not ail, 
different varieties. They also had some fruiting 
trees of Peaches in pots. A Silver Banksian Medal 
was awarded to Mr. R. Nicholas, Castle Hill Gardens, 
South Molton, for a group of eleven large Pine Apples. 
Melons were shown by Mr.W. Palmer,Cobden Villas, 
Andover ; by Mr Thomas Webster, gardener to R. 
H. Murray, Esq., Spinfield, Great Marlow; by Mr. 
T. W. Sansom, Widworthy Court Gardens, near 
Honiton, Devon ; by F. C Carr-Gomm, Esq. 
(grower, Mr. A. J. Reid), Farnham Chase, Farnham 
Royal, Slough; and by Mr. Geo. Wythes, Syon 
House, Brentford. A new ridge Cucumber named 
Baker’s Triumph was shown by Messrs. Jarman & 
Co., Chard. A collection of ornamental Gourds was 
exhibited by Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, showing great 
variety. They also showed a collection of Apples, 
Pears, Plums, and ornamental Crabs, for which a 
Silver Banksian Medal was awarded The Apples 
were particularly well coloured. A box of Tomatos 
was shown by Mr. A. G. Freer, Nelson Nursery, 
Nelson Road, New Brompton, Kent. A Silver 
Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. Owen Thomas, 
Royal Gardens, Windsor, for a collection of Peaches, 
Nectarines, Apples, Pears, and Melons. 
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WHAT TO DO IN THE GARDEN, 
Dracaenas. -Specimens that have seen good service 
and are now getting too tall to be admissible in most 
ordinary kinds of decorative work may have their 
tops taken off and rooted. In the case of very hard- 
wooded kinds, such as D. Goldieana, or large-headed 
specimens, it would be safer, perhaps, to ring them 
just under the leaves and place two halves of a pot 
round them, filling the same with some light 
material till roots are formed, and then remove the 
already rooted plants. 
Crotons. —Plants in pots so small that they could 
not be expected to winter well, may have a shift 
now, and they will get sufficiently established before 
the short and sunless days arrive to pass the winter 
safely. Continue to strike good strong shoots of 
well-coloured and narrow-leaved kinds so as to 
furnish a stock of small plants for decorative 
purposes. 
Gloxinias. —As late batches of Gloxinias come 
into bloom and show the quality of the flowers, 
mark those that are worthy of preservation for early 
flowering next year. It is of no advantage to keep 
old and exhausted tubers when good batches can be 
quickly and easily raised from seeds. 
Gardenias. —- Continue to syringe the plants 
freely, with the object of keeping them clean and 
healthy. Some cultivators, if they have the con¬ 
venience of pits in which they can plunge them, 
take off the lights in the evening so as to expose 
them to the night dews and induce the plants to rest 
and ripen their wood. 
Hard-Wooded Plants. —Many hard-wooded 
greenhouse plants will ripen their wood better if now 
removed to the open air and stood on a bed of ashes, 
to prevent the ingress of worms, for the next six 
weeks or more according to the state of the weather. 
There will be less danger now of the roots next the 
sides of the pots getting injured through the heat of 
the sun as they would a few week ago. 
Azaleas, Heaths, etc. —Should we have much 
sunshine, but more especially drying winds, after 
these plants are placed in the open air, it will be 
necessary to give great care to watering for a time, 
as the soil, especially on the top and round the sides 
of the pots, soon gets dried up after removal to the 
open air. 
Show and Fancy Pelargoniums. —The earlier 
batches that were cut back some time ago will now have 
budded sufficiently to be ready for repotting. Shake 
out the roots and reduce the ball to such an extent 
that smaller pots may suffice for a time. Trim the 
roots if necessary, and use good fibrous and mellow 
loam with a little sand for repotting them. No 
water beyond syringing will be required for a week 
after repotting. 
Zonal Pelargoniums. —All plants intended for 
winter flowering should be kept in the open fully 
exposed to sunlight and sufficiently far apart to 
avoid all crowding. The pots may be plunged to 
advantage, but on the proper exposure of the plants 
to sunlight will depend the ability of the plants to 
flower well when taken indoors. Well ripened, 
short-jointed wood is all essential. 
Calceolarias. —In order to have good plants for 
spring-flowering the sowing of the seeds should no 
longer be delayed. Sow the seeds in pans of mellow, 
loamy soil, made smooth on the top, and after 
sowing sprinkle some fine material over the top to 
keep the seeds in position. Cover with a pane of 
glass and shade from bright sunshine till the plants 
are up, when they should be well exposed to light 
though not to direct sunshine. 
Vines.—The present is a good time to remake the 
borders"of the early vinery where such is necessary. 
Should there be an inside and an outside border, 
only one of them should be renewed now, leaving the 
other till next year. Before commencing have all 
the necessary material to hand, including loam, 
bones, charcoal, and brick-bats for fresh drainage. 
Cover this drainage with a layer of turf placed 
upside down, and replace the roots in such a way 
that they will be 9 in. below the surface. Then 
cover them up and tread the soil firm Keep the 
house rather close for some days, and shade if 
necessary till the roots commence to grow afresh 
The Orchard House.—While the fruits are still 
ungathered from trees grown in this house the 
foliage must not be wetted. Should red spider show 
itself after the fruits have been gathered the remedy 
can readily be applied by means of clean water and 
the garden engine. Pinch any strong growing shoots 
that the trees may be making. Trees requiring 
repotting may have this operation accomplished 
any time now after the fruit is gathered, but before 
the leaves fall. 
Strawberries.—Runners layered in pots should 
now be ready for transferring to their fruiting pots. 
Four parts of good fibrous loam to one of good farm¬ 
yard manure will constitute a good compost in which 
to pot them. 
Propagation of Hardy Plants.—Pansy cuttings 
may now be put in, especially where they are wanted 
for pot culture in spring. Phloxes may be increased 
by the division of old plants, but it is a good plan to 
raise young plants from cuttings for making fresh 
plantations, and the present is a good time to do it. 
Pentstemons likewise if inserted in boxes now will 
make nice plants before spring. Rooted cuttings of 
Alyssum saxatile, Arabis, Aubrietias, Erysimums, 
and other subjects for spring bedding may be planted 
out in the reserve garden. 
Questions add snsajens. 
Names of Plants. — D. Rymer: Aerides quin- 
quevulnera, and Catasetum macrocarpum. H. F. R. : 
The annual is Gilia androsacea otherwise known as 
Leptosiphon androsaceus. The spiny plant is Cen- 
taurea Calcitrapa, a British weed on chalky soils. 
Enquirer : 1, Acer Lobelii; 2, Robinia Pseud-Acacia; 
3, Lonicera Xylosteum. P.M. : 1, Paparer orientale ; 
2, Artemesia vulgaris variegata; 3, Centaurea mon- 
tana alba ; 4, Anchusa italica ; 5, Bupthalmium 
salicifolium ; 6, Lindelophia spectabilis ; 7, Helian- 
thus decapetulus ; 8, Aconitum variegatum ; 9, Chry¬ 
santhemum latifolium, often called C. lacustre. 
Names of Fruits. — H. W.\ Plums: 1, Mitchel- 
son’s; 2, Old Orleans; 3, Kirke’s; 4, Denyer’s 
Victoria. 
Wasps. — W. S.: The method of destroying wasps’ 
nests most commonly adopted is to get some gas tar 
in a zinc pail or other vessel, dips some rags into the 
tar, thrust them into the entrances to the nests and 
set fire to them. It is of course not advisable to do 
this until after dark when most of the wasps are at 
home. Another plan is to dissolve about half-a- 
pound of cyanide of potassium in sufficient boiling 
water to cover it. Saturate some pieces of cotton 
wool in the poison and push them with a stick into 
the entrances to the nests, nearly closing the 
apertures. In half-an-hour’s time dig out the nest 
and destroy them. Cyanide of potassium is a 
dangerous poison and must be carefully handled. 
Gloxinias for Early Flowering.— Pinkie : We 
understand that you refer to old tubers which you 
are keeping over for another year. If so withhold 
water as the leaves are ripening off, and when the 
latter have thoroughly withered up stand the pots in 
some dry, warm house or corner of a house where 
they will not be subjected to drip. They will die if 
you put them in too cold a house as they are tropical 
plants. About the end of January or some time in 
February shake out the tubers and pot them up 
singly in small pots in a compost of loam, leaf soil 
and peat. The soil used should be fairly moist so 
that little or no watering beyond syringing will be 
necessary till they have started into growth. As the 
small pots get filled with roots, shift the tubers into 
flowering pots, ranging from sin. to 8 in. in diameter 
according to the size of the tubers, taking care not to 
break the brittle leaves. 
Bouvardias — Pinkie : You can prevent your 
plants from flowering simply by pinching out the tips 
of the shoots whenever, or even before, they show 
flower buds. Lift and pot them about the middle of 
September or later according to the weather, and 
place them in an intermediate house with a tem¬ 
perature ranging from 45^ to 50°. After the turn of 
the year, pinching should be discontinued and the 
plants watered occasionally with weak liquid manure 
to stimulate them into good growth. 
