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THE GARDENING WORLD 
January 22, 189S. 
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GREEN PEAS JUNE TO NOVEMBER. 
A correspondence was raised in the Daily Press last Autumn upon the shortness of the season when Green Peas are available, both in gardens and 
- — " ’ ' -— the best collection selected from 1,024 rows we had under trial last season. It would ba 
on the market. We now offer the following as representing 
difficult for us to give precise dates for putting the s>ed into the ground, as so much depends upon 
made any time between these dates, and the last sowing not later than the second week in June. 
HEIGHT. 
DESCRIPTION. ft. 
soil and situation. Successional Sowings may be 
NAME. 
Carters’ Lightning 
Carters' Early Morn 
Carters’ Daisy 
Carters’ Danby Stratagem 
Carters’ Model Telephone 
Carters' Model Telegraph 
Carters’ Michaelmas 
First Early White Raund 
First Early Marrowfat .. 
Second Early Marrowfat 
Mid-season Marrowfat .. 
Main Crop Marrowfat . . 
Main Crop Marrowfat . . 
Late Marrowfat . . 
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WHEN TO SOW. 
In February 
End of March 
Middle of April 
End of April 
Middle of April 
End of April 
May to June 
EXPECT READY 
TO PICK. 
May to June 
During June 
Early J uly 
July .. 
July .. 
July and Aug 
Sspt. to Nov. 
The Collection—1 pint each of 7 varieties, price 12/6; 1 quart each of 7 varieties, price 22/6, Carriage Free. 
CARRIAGE FREE. 
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Quesnoos ADD 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers he so good 
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 .] 
flower of Odotoglossum crispum.— T. S .: There is 
nothing wrong about the form of the flower, as the 
sepals and petals are relatively broad and over¬ 
lapping one another. Before it would be appre¬ 
ciated, however, it would have to be twice its present 
size as least. We take it for granted that the plant 
is small and not yet thoroughly established. The 
true quality of the flower is best seen when the plant 
has attained full vigour. The variety is what we 
should call a light one, being nearly white, with the 
exception of the lip, which is blotched. The petals 
are beautifully crisped, and altogether the Variety is 
pretty, but far too small at present to be appreciated. 
Fowls Manure for Vines, &c —Reader : The most 
valuable constituent of plant food that fowl droppings 
Contain is nitrogen. Tfce phosphates in it are also 
valuable in their way. The absolute value of the 
droppings would depend upon the richness of the 
food supplied to the fowls, and whether or not the 
droppings have at any time been subjected to rain 
or allowed to get wet. The drier they are kept till 
required for use the better; if exposed to rain the 
soluble nitrogen gets washed away and lost. Upon 
these facts depend the strength of the droppings 
and the quantity you may safely apply 
to Vines, Tomatos, and Strawberries. It the drop¬ 
pings are dry jou may put a peck in a bag and 
sink the latter in a tub or tank containing 20 to 24 
gallons of water. After it has been in the water three 
or four days you should give the bag a shake up now 
and again to facilitate the distribution of 
the manurial ingredients in the water. With 
this liquid you may water jour Tomatos and 
Strawberries about every second or third day after 
the fruits or some of them are set. We should 
understand they are in pots. Vine borders 
may be watered with this solution every time they get 
sufficiently dry to require it. The droppings in the 
bag might be renewed every ten days or so. Make 
an estimate of the strength of the droppings ac 
cording to their purity, that is, freedom from litter, 
&c , and whether they have previously been kept 
dry or not. Always err on the side of giving the 
liquid too weak rather than too strong. You may 
also give the Vine borders a dressing now of half 
a bushel to the rod of ground, pointing it in with a 
fork. About a six-inch potful of droppings might 
be mixed with each bushel of compost for the 
Tomatos and Strawberries, breaking the droppings 
up rather finely and well mixing them with the potting 
soil. 
Training of Clematis . — D W. D.: You had 
better attend as closely as you can to the training of 
the young shoots and stems as they grow during each 
summer for the first few years at least until they 
cover the allotted space. At the winter pruning it 
will be very difficult or impossible to do this on 
account of the interlacing of the stems and the 
twisting of the petioles or leafstalks, which become 
hard and woody, rendering the unravelling of the 
stems during winter a work of great difficulty or an 
impossibility. This is more particularly the case 
with the early summer flowering varieties. In some 
districts C Jackmanni is cut down to the ground 
annually after frost has killed the foliage, and y. ung 
stems trained up regularly every year. Tne best 
plan is to train up the young stems separately,distri¬ 
buting them regularly over the alloted space. After 
they get to the top of the wires, they may be allowed 
to hang down loosely, at least during the summer 
months. They may be trimmed back more or less 
in winter for the sake of tidiness ; but you must 
remember that the early flowering kinds bloom from 
the wood cf the previous year, so that this must not 
be cut away, if you can avoid it. Separate the 
stems and tie them upright before growth recom¬ 
mences in spring. Do not give any pruning at first 
beyond cutting away dead or weak and useless 
shoots. 
Starting Dahlia Roots — D. W.D. : Your best 
plan under the circumstances would be to pot up the 
roots, without dividing them, in the month of March 
and put them in cold frames,provided they are secure 
from frost. In the absence of better Convenience 
could you not make up a bed of fermenting manure 
to start the roots ? Cover the manure with a few 
inches of soil and stand the pots on the top of it, 
covering the whole with a cold frame. This would 
bring the roots along as fast as anyone in a private 
establishment could desire. As the shoots come 
away give them more and more ventilation accord¬ 
ing to the state of the weather, finally hardening 
them off by taking’the lights off altogether during 
the day, or even at night provided there are no signs 
of frost. The plants will be dwarf, but should flower 
well enough during the end of summer and autumD, 
till frost cuts them down. 
Names of Plants. -G. Clayton : Acacia dealbata. 
— G. Ross : 1, Ficus repens minima ; 2, Ficus falcata ; 
3, Tillandsia zebrina ; 4, Carex brunnea variegata. 
—A . Warwick : 1, Coleonema album ; 2, Pelargonium 
radula; 3, Oncidium praetextum; 4, Dendrobium 
nobile (a fairly well coloured and pretty variety) ; 5, 
Odontoglossum Rossii majus ; 6, Laelia anceps — 
J. C. \ 1, Nephrolepis davallioides furcans; 2, 
Nephrolepis acuta ; 3, Pteris scaberula ; 4, Hedera 
Helix arborea.— A. Reid : Pernettya mucronata. 
Communications received.—T. B.—L. K —R. 
W.—Street & Co.—Sutton & Sons.—N. McF.—H. 
E.—A D. W — J. B. C.-S. N. S.—R. G. W.—W. 
A.—E. H. N.—J. Clanrig.—F. E.—Gracias.—L. R, 
- Rob.—G. Wilkins.—Enquirer. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, and 
Barnet, Herts.—Descriptive Catalogue of Flower, 
Vegetable, Farm Seeds, &c. ; also New Chrysanth¬ 
emums. Select List of the Latest and Choicest 
Introductions. 
John Sharpe & Son, Bardney, Lincoln.—Guide to 
Practical Gardening. 
Benjamin Soddy, 243, Walworth Road, London, 
S.E.—Soddy’s Seed Catalogue. 
P. Lambert & Sons, Trier, Rheinprovince, 
Germany.—Catalogue and Price-list of Vegetable 
and Flower Seeds. 
Laing & Mather, Seed Merchants and Nursery¬ 
men, Kelso-on-Tweed.—Garden Seeds. 
James Cocker & Sons, 130, Union Street, Aber¬ 
deen.—Seeds and Plants. 
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SEED MARKET REPORT. 
London, Jan. 18 th, 1898. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 152, Houndsditcb, and 27, 
Seed Market, Mark Lane, report .moderate supplies 
of Red Clover which readily sold at full prices. 
English Trefoil meets a demand at an advance of 2s. 
per cut. in prices paid in August last. White Clover 
and Alsike steady. 
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Crown Gfants at low prices, in other Provinces. Also Cheap 
improved Farms; 
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Canada has gold and other minerals in abundance, also 
immense forests, productive fisheries, important manufactur¬ 
ing industries, the largest area of fertile land available for 
settlement in the world, and a growing import and export 
trade in all commodities. 
Pamphlets, Maps, reliable information and advice on all 
matters ot interest to intending settlers, and as to the trade 
and commerce of the Dominion may be obtained gratis and 
post free, on application to the 
HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR CANADA, 
1Victoria Street, London, S.W. 
Correspondence and personal interviews invited. 
BEGONIAS. 
Single, in 4 colours, ios. ico, is. 0 d. doz. Send ior detailed list 
Of. X>. HAMON, 
CASTLE STREET, BIRMINGHAM. 
O RCHIDS of the highest quality, every 
plant guaranteed true to name, from 2/6 each. Please 
send for free list.—P. McARTHUR, The London Nurseries, 
4, MaidaVale. London W. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
fanuary igth, 1898. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
«. d t d. I t. d. 
Apples ...per bushel 60 13 o I Grapes, per lb. 1 6 
Cobbs .22 6 24 0 I Pine-apples 
per 100 lbs. | —St. Ulohael's each 2 6 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. i. 1, d. >. d. 
ArtlcbokesGlobedoz. 20 50 Herbs _..per bunch 0 2 
Asparagus.per bundle 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0 9 
Beet.. per dozen 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 1 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 o 
Carrots ... per bnneb 0 4 
Cauliflowers.doz. 1 6 
Celery.per bundle 1 0 
Cucumbers per doz. 6 0 
1 0 
2 0 
i 6 
1 3 
3 0 
1 6 
8 o 
Horse Radish, bundle 1 6 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 o 
Onions.per buuob 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 1 0 
Seakale...per basket 1 6 
Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 2 0 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
t, d. 
2 6 
6 0 
s. d. 
2 6 
1 6 
0 6 
3 0 
1 o 
Endive, French, doz. 1 0 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
t. d. 
Aiam Lilies. t2blms. 4 0 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 1 6 
Azaleas, doz. sprays 0 6 
Bcuvardias, per bun. 0 6 
Carnations doz.blms. 1 6 
Chrysant hemums 
dozen blooms 1 0 
Chrysanthemums, doz. 
buoches 6 0 15 
Daffodils, per dozen 0 q 
Euonarls ...per doz 4 o 
Gardenias ...per doz. 6 0 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 5 o 
Llliim longlflorcm 
per doz. 4 o 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 1 0 
Lilac (French) per 
bunch 3 0 
Marguerites, 12 bun. 20 
s. d | s, d. 
6 0 MaidenbalrFern,i2bs.4 0 
3 0 Mimosa, French, 
1 o < bunch 9 
0 8 Narcissus, white, 
3 0 French,doz.buns. 2 0 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 
4 0 Pelargoniums,12 bun. 6 0 
Pyrethrum doz. bnn. 1 6 
0 Roses (indoor), doz. 6 
t 6 ,, Tea,white, doz. 1 0 
60 „ Perle . 1 6 
go ,, Safrano . 1 0 
„ (English), 
8 o Pink Roses, doz. 2 o 
Snilax, per bunch ... 1 6 
6 0 Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .o 6 
2 0 Tulips, various, doz. o 9 
Violets (Parma), per 
4 6 bunch 3 0 
40 „ „ doz. bun. o 9 
1 0 
3 ° 
9 0 
8 o 
3 o 
1 0 
a o 
4 0 
2 0 
4 o 
3 ° 
o 8 
1 6 
4 o 
2 o 
Plabtb m Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
>. d. 1. d. 
ArborVltae.per doz. 12 0 36 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 0 
„ specimen 5 0 10 o 
Azalea, per duz. 30 o 42 o 
Chrysanthemums,doz. 6 o 12 0 
Cineraria, per doz. 9 o 12 o 
Cyclamens, per doz. 12 0 18 0 
Diacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 o 30 o 
Dracaena vlrldls.doz. g 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 o 
Evarereeus.Invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Erica Hyemalis p.doz.9 o 15 o 
EricaGracllis.per doz. 60 90 
Erica,various,per doz. 8 o 12 0 
I, d . t. d. 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 012 0 
Ferns, small, per roo 4 0 f 0 
Ficus elastica, each i o 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaob 1 0 
Ltlium Harrissii, 
per pot 2 0 
Lycopodiums, doz. 3 0 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 
Myrtles, doz. 60 
Palms in varlety.each 1 o 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums 
Scarlets .per doz 26 60 
Tulips, various, doz. 10 20 
5 0 
3 0 
4 ° 
4 ° 
9 0 
9 0 
