February 19, 1898, 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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ment which causes the leaves to blacken, com¬ 
mencing at the midrib and veins, After examining 
the specimens you sent us, we could see no symptoms 
of this form of decay as we Usually fand it. The 
skin of the stems was blackened and decayed, even 
in some eases while the interior of the stem was 
sound and green. Under the circumstances, we 
think the damping was due to the late period of the 
year at which the stems were struck. The crown of 
leaves was perfectly sound. The cuttings should 
have been inserted a month earlier so as to give them 
iime to form a callus, and possibly a few roots before 
the cold weather set in. Of course, you were not 
responsible for their not being inserted at the proper 
time, owiDg to the circumstance you mention. You 
might be able to get a fresh stock in spring ; and, in 
any case, you should on all future occasions use 
perfectly healthy cuttings as a safeguard against 
disease. It is advantageous to get a fresh stock now 
and again for this reason. When inserting them on 
future occasions, either ia boxes or frames, use 
plenty of coarse river or silver sand, with some leaf- 
soil, make the compost quite firm, as it then holds 
less moisture, and is safer for the plants in winter. 
Violets with curled leases.— H. D.: We found a 
few red spiders on the leaves, but do not think they 
were the Cause of the mischief. Green fly is often 
Very troublesome to the young leaves and shoots of 
Violas, but we found none on the plant sent, which, 
however, bore only a few very small leaves. We 
are rather inclined to think that the foliage was 
destroyed in autumn by some of the many destruct¬ 
ive fungoid pests that attack Violets, some in autumn 
and some in spring. You should have sent us speci¬ 
mens in autumn, however, as the enemy would have 
been present in a discernible stage. Although it 
may yet be hanging about on the plants the small 
and young leaves do not show anything Character¬ 
istic by which the pest can be recognised. If the 
pest proves to be a fungus it will be necessary to get 
fresh stock, planting it on fresh ground at a distance 
from the present beds. You do not say whether you 
have planted any of the Violets on a hot-bed with 
the object of getting flowers from them. It is just 
possible that by selecting the healthiest plants and 
growing them on a gentle hot bed, you would get 
them to grow and flower at a time when the fungus 
is resting. At all events it would be worth a trial. 
We should like to see specimens in autumn if you 
decide to keep the plants on for another year. 
Apples for Flavour.— Thos. Rixon : You, as a 
gardener, can show Apples for the Veitch flavour 
prizes. Three varieties of Apples and three varieties 
of Pears may be sent, but net more; each variety 
should consist of six fruits. Apply to the Secretary, 
Royal Horticultural Society, 117, Victoria Street, 
S.W. The next meeting of the society is on March 8th. 
Flank of Flower Beds.— T. B.: There are few, if 
any, books that give designs of flower beds such as 
you mention; but a good many designs used to be 
given in the “Guide to Hampton Court.” There 
has been a change of superintendents lately, and we 
are not sure whether the Guide is continued, although 
we think it should be. You might apply to the 
Superintendent, Hampton Court Gardens, Middlesex, 
enquiring whether it is still in print. We believe it 
costs about 6d. We gave an illustration of chain 
bedding in The Gardening World for September 
2nd, 1897. You might send us your full address (not 
necessarily for publication) and we may be able to 
help you further, as opportunity offers. 
Camellia Buds Dropping .—Oak Tree : We have 
little doubt that it is a question of treatment, over 
which, however, you may have little control. Plants 
in pots are very difficult to manage, especially after 
they get to some size. Some varieties are more 
liable to cast their buds than others, particularly 
early varieties that plump up very large buds at a time 
of the year when there is great liability to fluctua¬ 
tions of temperature and moisture. Genial mild 
weather often starts the buds into active growth, 
when a sudden change of temperature may act as a 
check and cause the buds to drop. The soil in the 
pots may get dry though it may appear fairly wet on 
the surface. We have known gardeners very 
unsuccessful with Camellias in pots ; but who were 
very successful when they made up a bed of good 
loam and peat into which they planted the Camellias. 
The latter then made excellent growth with 
dark green foliage and flowered profusely. 
Could you manage to make up a bed for your 
plants even it is only 2 ft. or 3 ft, wide and at least 
2 ft. deep. Insure good drainage, and use a compost 
of peat and loam, half and half, broken up rather 
roughly and mixed with a good sprinkling of sand 
and lumps of charcoal about the size of walnuts. If 
the plants are well exposed to light, we have little 
doubt they will repay the trouble. 
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suspeosa ; 2, L’bocedrus decurrens ; 3, Eupatorium 
ianthinum; 4, Carex brunnea variegata ; 5, Anemone 
Hepatica alba ; 6, Ctnonodoxa Luciliae.— R. IV.: 
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