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September 25, 1897. 
tion of Dahlias, whether grown for exhibition or 
otherwise. For ten years past at least he has given 
his attention to herbaceous plants getting together a 
valuable and widely representative collection. Roses 
are another speciality of the firm, and an extensive 
collection has been got together, as many an exhibitor 
and visitor to various shows in Scotland can testify. 
Besides being an ardent cultivator and exhibitor, he 
was also a raiser of Roses, Pansies, Pentstemons, 
Phloxes and Violas. Sunnypark Rival was raised so 
long ago that it seems to have been the first Pansy 
in cultivation of a decidedly blue colour. It is still 
cherished as one of the best of its kind. 
So well known was Mr. Cccker in the North, that 
his services as judge were constantly in great request 
at the various horticultural shows—a striking testi¬ 
mony to his knowledge of florist’s flowers and garden 
produce generally. In this capacity he has served 
at Edinburgh, Newcastle and the Crystal Palace. 
The general nursery stock of the business is located 
at the Sunnypark Nursery, but the Roses which have 
been brought into such prominence during recent 
years, are grown at Morningfield. The ground here 
slopes to the south, and is well drained, thus enabling 
the Roses to be grown to great perfection even in the 
northern latitude of Aberdeen. That hybrid 
perpetual Roses can be grown here we are not 
suprised, but that Tea Roses should succeed so well 
in the open is indeed marvellous, considering the 
difficulties with which southern growers have to con¬ 
tend. Some seventy acres are planted with Roses 
and merely sheltered by hedges. In our report of 
the nursery in 1895 it is recorded that 50,000 dwarf 
Tea Roses were grown here, and passed successfully 
through the winter of 1894-95. Climbing Roses are 
grown by thousands, as are the best hybrid perpetual 
varieties. Rosa rugcsa in numerous varieties also 
find a home here and fruit as freely as they do in the 
warmer and more sunny south. Mr. Cocker leaves 
a widow, the two sons in the business, and three 
daughters. 
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as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged by their so doing. 
[ Correspondents , please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them.] 
Seed Pods of Lilium giganteum and Frost.— 
M. M'L. :We do not think that green seed pods 
would stand much, if any, frost without greater or 
less injury. You can protect them, however, for a 
considerable time >et without much danger, as early 
autumn and lxte spring frosts are easily warded off. 
By driving in a few long stakes round the plants, and 
securing them at the tcp by means of a piece of tar 
string, you will have made a framework over which 
you can throw a mat every night before leaving the 
garden, whether frost threatens or not. By so doing 
you can save yourself the trouble of going back late 
at night to it in case of frost. By tying the tops of 
the two stems together you can protect both as easily 
as one. Leave the stems attached to the bulbs as 
long as you can, and, unless winter comes early, they 
should mature where they are. After that you may 
cut the stems and hang tnem up so that the seeds 
will not drop out in case the pods should open. Let 
them complete their lipening iD this way in a green¬ 
house or other place protected from frost before re¬ 
moving them from the pods. We intend using one 
of the photos as soon as we can find space. 
Seed Growing. — Eureka : The soil should be poor 
rather than rich, as the seeds would be more likely 
to ripen early during fine weather. If the ground is 
too rich the plants keep growing and flowering to a 
late period, so that the autumn rains spoil the seed 
before it can be harvested and dried. You might try 
Delphiniums, Antirrhinums, Godetias, Clarkias, 
Poppies of sorts, Tropaeolums, Marigold 0 , Golden 
Feather, Eschscboltzia, Candytuft, Nemophila 
insignis, fine strains of Mignonette and similar 
things. The best plan is to begin with a few things 
and do them well. Many varieties of one species 
should not be grown except at long distances apart, 
in case the bees, &c., might mix them, which they 
are very apt to do Gain experience by careful 
trials of a few things till you feel able to deal with 
more difficult subjects. Cockscombs and Celosia 
pyramidalis require careful management in frames 
over a shallow hot-bed, but you might learn in course 
of time to do ths m well. Some of the hardy annuals 
might be sown rather thickly in autumn and thinned 
out in spring to the necesary distances between the 
plants. 
Lilium sulphureum not flowering.— M. M'L.: 
You do not tell us whether you have been growing 
this Lily in pots or planted Out. It requires the 
protection of a greenhouse, though it may with ad¬ 
vantage be stood out of doors in a sheltered place 
with full exposure to sunlight during summer. It is 
usually grown in pots and flowers well, though we 
think it might even grow stronger if planted out 
either in a greenhouse or in a frame, where it may 
be protected in the colder weeks of late spring and 
early summer. Your bulbs have evidently not been 
very strong when you got them, or else you have 
been growing them in too small pots. You might 
use a gin. or loin, pot for each bulb, giving plenty 
of drainage, and not overwateriug the plants till the 
soil is well permeated wi'h roots. This ought to 
encourage vigorous growth and ensure flowering. 
When in full growth you could feed with weak 
liquid manure; but beware of using manure of a 
rank nature in the soil. The bulblets might be kept 
in slightly moist sand during winter, and planted in 
a compost of equal parts of peat and loam, either in 
pots or in a frame, the bulbs to be lifted and kept in 
sand during winter again. 
Choice herbaceous plants — Eureka : Such things 
as you mention might be grown to advantage pro¬ 
vided you have the means of disposing of them. It 
is a question of finding out what is chiefly wanted, 
and of growing as many as are likely to be required 
each year. There would be less risk of large quanti¬ 
ties of stock on hand for which there might be no 
demand. 
Viola sport— J. Lick : The occurrence of sports 
amoDgst Violas is very common, and many of them 
keep true to the change or comparatively so, provided 
the sport is real and not merely apparent. A con¬ 
siderable number of varieties,particularly white ones, 
sometimes yellow, blue and purple varieties change 
colour to some extent at different periods of the year, 
being darkest in spring and autumn, and palest in 
summer, particularly when the atmosphere is very 
dry. If you consider the new colour sufficiently 
pretty and distinct to constitute a desirable variety 
you should propagate it from the shoots that have 
sported. In any case there would be no harm in try¬ 
ing what it may do next year. 
Names of Plants.— A. O. : The larger leaved 
species is Cotoneaster buxifolia; the other is 
Cotoneaster congesta. — Alex. Reid, fun. : Lycium 
europaeum.— A. T. : r, Aster Amellus ; 2, Lavatera 
trimestris; 3, Clematis Flammula; 4, Clematis 
Vitalba ; 5, Corylus Avellana purpurea ; 6, Berberis 
Darwinii.— W. Walls : 1, Oncidium incurvum ; 2, 
Odontoglossom Pescatorei var ; 3, Cypripedium 
harrisianum ; 4, Cypripedium Sedeni.— H. J. : 1, 
Liquidambar styraciflua ; 2, Acer dasycarpum ; 4, 
Pyrus japonica (it often behaves in this way); 5, 
Rosa indica monstrosa (the green Rose) ; 6, Fittonia 
Verschaffeltii.— A.N.: 1, Amaryllis Belladonna; 2, 
Colchicum autumnale ; 3, Sternbergia lutea.— R. 
Walker : 1, Pteris longifolia ; 2, Pteris cretica Mayi; 
3, Asplenium bulbiferum fabianum.— J. C. S. : 1, 
Cbenopodium rubrum; 2, Galeopsis tetrahit; 3, 
Setaria viridis.— Omega : x, Gout-weed ; Bishop’s- 
weed or Goat-weed (Aegopodium Podagraria); 
2, Small or Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis). 
— A. Robb: 1, Adiantum tenerum; 2, Adiantum 
Ghiesbreghtii; 3, Adiantum cuneatum ; 4, Adiantum 
formosum; 5, Ophiopogon Jaburan variegatus; 
6, Agapanthus umbellatus variegatus (Next time 
please pack Ferns with a little damp moss. The 
Adiantums were shrivelled up almost beyond recog¬ 
nition). 
Fruits to Name.—Correspondents please no'e that 
our Pomolog'St is away from home at present, but 
the fruits will he attended to as soon as possible. 
Communications Received. — T. M.—Omega.— 
A. O—A. E. S.—Laing & Sons.— H J. Hobby. — 
Inquirer.—H. Deverill.—W. P. L. —H. R.—W. A. — 
Allan Cameron — P. McCowan.—W. D.—Rowan.— 
Ash. - M. T. —S. L.—Geo. Tripps.—C. B.—Q. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Ant. Roozen and Son, Overveen, near Haarlem, 
Holland. — Catalogue of choice Dutch and Cape 
Bulbs, &c. 
John Russell, the Richmond Nursery, Richmond, 
Surrey.—Descriptive Catalogue of Dutch and other 
Flowering Bulbs, Herbaceous Plants &c. 
Pape and Bergmann, Quedlinburg, Germany.— 
Price List of Bulbs, Tuberous-rooted Plants, &c. 
Webb and Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge. — Cata¬ 
logue of selected Seed Corn, season 1897-98. 
Fredk. W. Kelsey, 150, Broadway, New York.— 
Selected Hardy Trees, Shrubs, Bulbs and Plants for 
Fall P.anting. 
John Cowan and Co., (Limited), The Vineyard 
and Nurseries, Garston, and Gateacre Nurseries, 
Gateacre, Liverpool.—Dutch Bulbs, Hyacinths, 
Tulips, Narcissi, Crocus, &c. 
Augustus G. Green, “ Rose Lands,"Gt.Horkesley, 
Colchester.—Rose Catalogue. 
Theodore Turner, Begonia Nurseries, Great 
Sutton, Chester.—Catalogue of Bulbs. 
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