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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 15, 1898. 
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GREEN PEAS—JUNE TO NOVEMBER. 
A correspondence was raised in the Daily Press last Autumn 
the market. We now.- offer the following as representing the best 
for us to give precise dates for putting the seed into the ground, as 
between these dates, and the last sowing not later than the second 
NAME. 
Carters’ 
Carters’ 
Carters' 
Carters’ 
Carters' 
Carters' 
Carters’ 
Lightning 
Early Morn 
Daisy 
Danby Stratagem 
Model Telephone 
Model Telegraph 
Michaelmas 
DESCRIPTION. 
First Early White Round 
First Early Marrowfat .. 
Second Early Marrowfat 
Mid-season Marrowfat .. 
Main Crop Marrowfat .. 
Main Crop Marrowfat .. 
Late Marrowfat .. 
The 
Collection. 
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upon the shortness of the season when Green Peas are available, both in gardens and on ra 
collection selected from 1,024 rows we had under trial last season. It would b 1 difficult 
so much depends upon soil and situation. Successional Sowings may be made any time | 
wefek in J une. £ 
HEIGHT. EXPECT READY R 
ft. WHEN TO SOW. TO PICK. CARRIAGE FREE. ^ 
Per pint. Per qrt. O 
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3 
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5 
5 
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f 1 pint each of 7 varieties, price 12s. 6d.J 
\ 1 quart each of 7 varieties, price 22s. 6d.J 
WHEN TO SOW. 
EXPECT READY 
TO PICK. 
CARRIAGE FREE. 
In February 
May to June .. 
Per pint. 
2s 
Per qrt. 
3s. 6d. 
End of March 
During June .. 
2s. 
3s 6d. 
Middle of April .. 
Early July 
2s 
3s 6d 
End of April 
July .. 
.. 2s. 
3s. 6d. 
Middle of April .. 
July .. 
.. 2s. 
3s 6d. 
End of April 
July and Aug. .. 
2s. 
3s, 6d. 
May to June 
Sept, to Nov. .. 
.. 2s. 
3s 6d. 
Carriage 
Free. 
PURCHASERS SHOULD SEE THAT THESE PEAS ARE IN OUR SEALED PACKETS. 
The Queen’s Seedsmen* 
237, 238 Sc 97, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, 
they are protected by the foliage of the Strawberries. 
Clayey and heavy soils are often infested in the 
way you mention. Nevertheless, it might be worth 
your while to try some remedies. Wood ashes or 
charcoal dust is considered a better remedy than 
either soot or lime, This might be scattered over 
the ground in spring after growth has been pro¬ 
ceeding for some time. A second application might 
be given before covering the ground with straw to 
protect the berries from being splashed with sand 
and mud. Ducks might be allowed to roam at 
large over the Strawberry ground at all times un¬ 
til the berries get to some size. A good way of 
applying lime would be to steep some quick-lime 
in a large barrel or two and then water the ground 
with it by means of a rosed watering pot. This 
should be done in moist warm weather when the 
slugs are out feeding, or on dewy mornings or even¬ 
ings. The lime water should be allowed to settle till 
it is clear before using, and if very strong it should 
be diluted. Nitrate of soda dissolved in water and 
distributed over the ground in the same way is also 
said to be a good remedy. If done after the fruits 
are of some size, it would be less likely to cause an 
over luxuriance of leaves, than if it were done 
earlier. Wet weather is your chief enemy, greatly 
assisting the slugs, when the crop is ripening. 
Unfruitful Walnut. — J . T. Thurston : It would be 
difficult to say exactly why your tree will not fruit 
more abundantly without knowing something of the 
circumstances of the case. Trees raised from nuts 
do not as a rule come into bearing until they are 
eighteen or twenty years old, though frequent trans¬ 
planting in the nursery stage sometimes causes them 
to come into bearing as early as the sixth year. 
Trees that are budded or inarched always come into 
bearing at a much earlier age than trees raised from 
nuts. As to the other points at issue we suggest that 
you root-prune the tree if it is growing too vigorously 
Take out a trench half way round the tree and at a 
distance of 5 ft. from the trunk, cutting the stout 
roots with a clean cut, and also those that penetrate 
the soil perpendicularly. This may be done now, 
and the remainder at the end of next September. If 
your tree is in poor soil feeding would be the most 
obvious remedy. This could be done by top-dressing 
the soil very heavily with old but rich soil from 
beneath the potting benches, mixing it with leaf 
mould, wood ashes, and well decayed stable manure. 
This could be done now and again next autumn. 
The Walnut also likes shelter from cutting winds, 
especially in spring when the tree is in flower. Late 
spring frosts also destroy the blossom. Climate is a 
potent factor in the fruiting of the Walnut; but there 
should be no difficulty on that score in your district. 
Shelter from east winds would be serviceable, how¬ 
ever. You will have to study which of the above 
remedies most applies to your case and act accord¬ 
ingly. 
Excrescencea on Apple Trees — Examination : 
Your trees are very badly aflected with the American 
Blight (Schizoneura lanigera) a species of woolly 
plant louse allied to Aphis, and. in iact, belonging to 
the family Aphididae. The specimens you sent us 
are as bad as we have seen upon young trees. The 
Woolly Louse attacks the bark of the young shoots 
in summer, and punctures the bark in order to suck 
the juices. As a result the injured shoots cannot 
swell properly, but split, and then develop warty 
excrescences of spongy tissue. The insects take up 
their quarters where they get the most shelter. You 
did right to wash the shoots with an insecticide. You 
do not mention what you used, however. You should 
repeat the operation again in spriDg when the 
weather gets warmer. A useful wash can be made 
wi h a solution of 5 lbs. of quicklime,1 lb. of sulphur, 
and 2 gallons of water, heating until the sulphur 
is dissolved. Use a painter’s brush, half worn, with 
which to wash the shoots, rubbiDg the insecticide 
well into the axils of the branches and the cavities 
in the injured wood. The work might be repeated 
during summer if the pest shows itself. Paraffin 
emulsion is another good remedy, but must be care¬ 
fully and properly made to prevent damage to the 
foliage. A safe remedy would consist of Gishurst's 
Compound, which you may use in lather from the 
cake, rubbing it well into all cracks and crevices. 
You might remove some of the soil from the base of 
the trees, and re-place it with fresh. Persevere till 
you succeed in eradicating the pest. 
Name of Fruit.— J. G.H.: Apple Tom Putt. 
Names of Plants. —A • D.: Phyllanthus augusti- 
folius, sometimes called Xylophvllum angustifolium 
in gardens. — J. T. Thurston : 1, Berberis Aquifclium, 
popularly known as the Mahonia; 2, Lavandula 
dentata — G. M.: 1, Viburnum Tinus; 2, Pinus 
excelsa ; 3, Pinus Strobus ; 4, Libocedrus decurrens ; 
5, Retinospora leptoclada; 6, Abies Veitchi; 7, 
Cryptomeria japonica.— A. Westland'. 1, Odonto- 
glossum crispum andersonianum; 2, Dendrobium 
formosum giganteu.n ; 3, Cypripedium superbiens ; 
4, Lycaste Skinneri var.—if. G. : 1, Anthurium 
warocqueanum : 2, Eranthemum argenteum ; 3, 
Jacaranda mimosaefolium ; 4, Begonia fuchsioides; 
5, Begonia semperflorens carminatum giganteum.— 
T.H. : 1, Helleborus foetidus; 2, Erica carnea ; 4, 
Hedera Helix palmata; 5, Hedera Helix con- 
glomerata. 
Communications Received —J. B. Crichton — 
W. B. G.—A. W.—McDougal Brothers—R. G. W. 
— Solanaceae — A. D. Webster—Lebrun.—A. L. — 
S. G.-R. W.—N. A —G. Herd—T. S.-W. A.— 
J. Mayne—A. S.—Rob. — O. T. — G., Hendon— 
Hardy Plants — F. Ayres—E. Morton—N.B. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Pape & Bergmann, Quedlinburg, Germany — 
Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Barr & Sons, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent 
Garden.—Barr’s Seed Guide. 
Thos. S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Totten¬ 
ham, London. — Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds. 
Robert Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
—Unique List of the best Vegetable and Flower 
Seeds. 
M. Cuthbertson, Rothesay, N.B.—Flower and 
Vegetable Seeds, Herbaceous Plants, Roses, Pansies, 
Violas, &c. 
Dicksons & Co., Seed Merchants, 1, Waterloo 
Place, Edinburgh.—Dicksons' Garden Seeds. 
William Baylor Hartland, Seedsman, Patrick 
Street, Cork, Ireland. — Year book 1898, High 
Quality Garden Seeds. 
Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset.- Kelway's 
Manual of Seeds, Plants and Bulbs. 
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SEED MARKET REPORT. 
London, Jan. nth, 1898. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 27, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report a moderate enquiry 
for agricultural seeds. English Red Clover is being 
marketed slowly and price is expected to recede when 
weather is more favourable for threshiDg. Foreign 
Red Clover is in full supply and very cheap. White 
Clover offers at reasonable rate. Alsike neglected. 
Trefoil stead}'. Ryegrasses unchanged. 
McArthur & co.’s 
1898 HORTICULTURAL GUIDE 
for Amateurs k Exhibitors. 
SENT POST FREE TO INTENDING CUSTOMERS. 
T HIS Guide or Catalogue is beautifully arranged and illus¬ 
trated. and contains one of the finest selections i f 
Novelties in the Kingdom. The greatest care has been taken 
to select the finest quality seed, and cannot fail to give sati'- 
faction. All who wish to have beautiful flowers in their green¬ 
houses, and in the open ground, at about half the price adver¬ 
tised by other firms, should send for this Gnide. 
The very smallest orders are acceptable, and will receive as 
much attention as the larger ones. 
Threepence in the Shilling discount allowed for Cash Only 
on all orders booked before the end of January, and can be for¬ 
warded whenever customers wish. 
Order this Guide At Once to prevent disappointment, as I 
have only a limited number of copies and cannot reprint 
My advertisement for Prize Collections of Flower Seeds will 
appear in January. 
Please mention tli : s Paper to — 
McARTHUR & CO., Seed and Bulb Merchants, 
Medbourne, Market Harborough. 
Late STONCOT NURSERY, Sutton, Surrey. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
January 12th, 1898. 
Fruit,—Average Wholesale Prices. 
-. A j d. 1 1. A. s . d . 
Apples ...per onsbel 6 o 12 0 Grapes, pent. 16 26 
Cobbs . 1 .22 6 24 0 I Pine-apple9 
per 100 lbs. |—St. Mlohael's each 2 6 60 
Vegetables.—Averag 
*. A. t. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 20 50 
Asparagus,per bundle 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0 9 t o 
Beet.. per dozen 2 0 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 10 1 6 
Cabbages ... per doz. 10 13 
Carrots ... per bnncb 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 16 30 
Celery.per bundle 10 16 
Cucumbers per doz. 60 80 
Endive, French, djz. 10 20 
; Wholesale Prices 
1. .1. s. d . 
Herbs .per bnncb o 1 
Horse Radish, bundle 16 26 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 1 6 
Onions.per bnnob 04 06 
Parsley ... per bnnch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 1 c 13 
Sbakale...per basket 16 20 
Small salad, pnnnet o 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 30 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
Cut Flowkks.— Average Wholesale Prices 
«. A. i d 
Atnm Lilies, isblms. 40 60 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 1630 
Azaleas, doz. sprays 09 16 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 08 
Carnations doz.blms. 16 30 
C h r y s a n t hemums 
dozen blooms 1040 
Chrysanthemums, doz. 
bunches 6 0 15 o 
Daffodils, per dozen 13 16 
Euobarls ...per doz 4060 
Gardenias ...per doz. 30 60 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 50 80 
Liliam longtflorcm 
per doz. 40 60 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 1020 
Lilac (French) per 
bunch 3046 
Mprguerltes, 12 bnn, 20 40 
I. d . S . d 
MaidenhalrFern.i2bs.4 080 
Mimosa, French, 
bunch 910 
Narcissus, white, 
French,doz.buns. 20 30 
Orchids, doz. blooms 16 90 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 40 80 
Py'rethrum doz. bun. 1630 
Roses (Indoor), doz. 610 
„ Tea,white, doz. to 20 
„ Perte . 16 40 
,, Safrano . 10 20 
„ (English), 
Pink Roses, doz. 20 40 
Smllax, per bunch ... 1630 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .03 04 
Tulips, various, doz. 09 16 
Violets (Parma), per 
bnnch 30 40 
„ ,, doz. bun. 1620 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
«. d. 1. d. 
AiborVitae.oer doz. 12 0 36 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ speolmen 5 0 10 0 
Azalea, per doz. 30 o 42 o 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 0 120 
Cineraria, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Cyclamens, per doz. 12 0 18 0 
Diaoaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 0 
Dracaena vlridis.doz. 90180 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evsrgreens.invar.doz 6 o 24 0 
Erica Hyemalisp.doz.g o 15 o 
ErlcaGracllis.perdoz. 6 o 90 
Erica,various,per doz. 8 o 12 0 
I -d .A, 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 012 o 
Ferns, small, per too 40 f 0 
Ficus elastlca, each 1050 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaoh 10 30 
Ltlium Harrissii, 
per pot 20 40 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 g 0 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 b 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums 
Scarlets .per doz 26 60 
Tulips, various, doz. 1020 
