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THE GARDENING WORLD 
March 5,1898. 
is so artificial fertilization must be resorted to. 
Where the houses are excessively damp the pollen 
seldom gets dry, so that it is impossible for the fruit 
to swell. To overcome this give the trellis a sharp 
tap about the time air is put on in the morning. 
It will be observed that a spot of moisture will 
fall from each flower, which, if allowed to remain, 
would keep the pollen moist all day. About mid¬ 
day select the most prominent flowers and fertilise 
them in -the same way as Melons by rubbing the 
pollen on the stigma. Avoid overcrowding of the 
foliage by regulating the growths ; stopping should 
always be done either at the first or second joint 
beyond the fruit according to the state of the plants. 
When young two j'oiuts may be allowed, but as 
the trellises become covered leave only one.— 
Kitchen Gardener. 
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Tlie Oidiid Brower's Calendar. 
Shading —Assuming the sun blinds as recom¬ 
mended in the previous calendar are all in position, 
it will, perhaps, be necessary to whiten over spaces 
where they do not quite meet, also the ends, etc. A 
good composition for this purpose, and one we 
always use is made up of the following ingredients :— 
get 3 lbs. of whitening and mix with half a gallon of 
skimmed milk; add to this half-a-pint of turpentine, 
thoroughly mix and apply with an ordinary white¬ 
wash brush. The turps make it adhere to the glass 
and prevent its being washed off every time there is 
a shower. There is, of course, an objection to the 
use of turpentine on the roof glass on account of the 
likelihood of its being washed off into the tanks, but 
if it is put on when fine and bright, it will soon dry, 
and is not easily removed. 
Firing.— During the spring time when the sun 
pops in and out, great caution must be observed with 
the artificial heating. It is at no time good for the 
plants when fire-heat and strong sun-heat clashes, so 
that whilst it is as well to have the fires low on 
bright days it would not do to let them out altogether. 
But to counteract any undue raising of the tempera¬ 
ture it is best to run the blinds down for a few hours, 
or at bright intervals which prevails in showery 
weather. 
Cattleya Trianaei.— A fine variety of this spring¬ 
flowering Cattleya is a valuable acquisition ; but 
what a lot of bad ones you flower out of an importa¬ 
tion before you come across even a passable variety. 
It is much cheaper in the end to pick up fine ones in 
flower, it saves time, labour, and disappointment. It 
is just as well to remembar that a bad one requires 
just as much space and attention as a good one. The 
plants ar^ just now making a good show. After the 
flowers fade, they will begin to make roots freely and 
must be encouraged by being afforded some fresh 
material should the old have become exhausted. As 
I have often pointed out, we are not great advocates 
for top dressing, it makes the top look nice, but it is 
not a fair index to the whole. However, if the peat 
is good and the plant has not utgrown its pot, there 
is no harm in pricking a littl live sphagnum moss 
here and there. 
Cymbidium Lowianum.— Where there is good 
accomodation for such strong growing plants, there 
is, I am sure, nothing that pays better to grow than 
does this Orchid, whether for pleasure or profit. 
When well treated it flowers with amazing freeness, 
and regularity. Its lasting properties, too, are 
unsurpassed, and are not even equalled in any other 
Orchid. The colour, too, orange-green sepals and 
petals, with bronze lines and the bright crimson lips, 
appeals to the refined tastes of the ladies. 
Cool House. —OdoDtoglossum triumphaDsis now 
in season. I am glad, too, to note that this yellow- 
ground Odontoglot is again coming into favour. It 
is singularly handsome and effective when well 
flowered. There is a chance, too, of getting a 
specimen of O. excellens, the natural hybrid between 
O. Pescatorei and O. triumphans, so that no wonder 
newly imported plants go well at auctions. There 
is only one thing that can be urged against it, and 
that is, it soon goes flabby when cut, and is therefore 
not in much request as cut flowers. 
Odontoglossum citrosmum.— In the interme¬ 
diate bouse this beautiful Odontoglot is pushing up 
its spikes from the centre of the young growths, and 
should be well looked after, for slugs and small shell 
snails attack them in the your.g state. Our plants 
are rather shrivelled, owing to their being kept dry 
to induce them to flower freely. After the spikes are 
well up they receive a good soaking without wetting 
the young growths, which would tend to make them 
rot. — C. 
Questions add adsujgks 
*,* Will our friends who send us newspapers be so good 
as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged bv 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.] 
Old Fashioned Rose— Sigma : We quite agree 
with what you say regarding the Rose Felicite 
Perpetue ; but, under any other name it would 
smell as sweet. Now that you have given the 
proper rendering of the other old favourite, namely, 
Village Maid, we have no difficulty in tracing 
the same. It is an old garden variety of Rosa 
gallica, having white flowers, striped with red, 
and what rosarians would term a Gallica Rose. 
Grub at the roots of Apple Trees.— J. H. W. : 
The grub you sent arrived in a very damaged con¬ 
dition, hut as far as we can see there is no cause for 
alarm. It was evidently ihe grub of a beetle, but 
looked more like a predaceous insect than otherwise, 
that is, one that lives on other insects. Tn any ca-e 
it was perfectly distinct from the grub of any of the 
cockchafer tribe, which are well known to be de¬ 
structive to the roots of a large number of garden 
plants, including fruit trees. Nor was it any of the 
weevils that usually make themselves obnoxious in 
gardens. We presume you have no direct evidence 
of injury to the roots of the trees. It is very doubt¬ 
ful if the grub could have recently been brought by 
manure, particularly if the latter was at all wet, from 
the courtyard or stables. 
The Damping of Cucumbers.— Wm. Witard: You 
will find some bints on this subject towards the end 
of the article headed Kitchen Garden Calendar. 
Lifting Parsnips.— T. Read: The roots will take 
no harm if you lift them carefully and pile them 
alternately with layers of moist sand. The object of 
covering them is to prevent their getting dried up by 
the loss of moisture. In the absence of room in a 
shed they may be stored in some out-of-the-way 
corner facing the north, or at least screened from 
sunshine, to avoid starting them early into growth. 
The manuring and digging of the ground may then 
be accomplished without let or hindrance. 
Yew Twigs Poisonous — W. R. ; There have been 
cases of poisoning amongst horses, attributed to this 
cause from time to time. Cut and withered twigs 
are more dangerous, or have been more blamed than 
the fresh twigs and foliage on the tree. You can 
easily avoid any risk by sweeping up the prunings 
and wheeling them to a heap where a fire may be 
kindled, and every scrap of Yew piled upon it as the 
fire is proceeding. None should be left lying about 
where they may be blown by the wind in the way of 
cattle. 
Standard Gooseberries.— Interested : Those we 
have seen have all been grafted or budded on stems 
about 4 ft. in height. The Golden-flowered Currant 
(Ribes aureum) was the stock used, probably on 
account of the rapidity of its growth, whereby a 
clean stem can quickly be obtained. These stan¬ 
dards flower and fruit freely enough, at least for a 
| number of years, though we cannot say how many. 
They are both curious and ornamental, and useful 
in proportion to the quantity of berries they produce. 
The heads standing as they do, clear of the ground, 
the berries are not liable to be splashed with sand 
and mud. They are no more proof against attacks 
from birds than the ordinary bush, but, while small, 
could perhaps be more easily protected by netting. 
Names of Plants — G. Guyott: Dendrobium Pier- 
ardi.— W. K.: r. Coronilla glauca; 2, Grevillea 
thelemaDniana; 3, Asplenium obtusatum lucidum ; 
4, Pteris argyraea; 5, Doryopteris palmata.— A. C.: 
1, Crocus vernus var.; 2. Scilla sibirica; 3, Vinca 
major variegata ; 4, Ilex Aquifolium ferox argentea ; 
5, Prunus cerasifera Pissardi; 6, Viburnum Opulus 
sterilis (the Snowball-tree).— H. D. : 1, Tillandsia 
zebrina; 2. Pellionia daveauana; 3, Eupatorium 
weinmannianum ; 4, Coleonema album. 
Communications Received.—P. L. Brown. - 
H. C. P.—W. M. N., Plymouth.—-The Leeds Orchid 
Co. -H. Mann-F. A. Walton -T. B —A. C.— 
H. B —A. R.—W. C. M.—S. G.—P. W.—Era. 
G. T. L. —A. N.—Stolon.—Leonard E. R. J. 
Askew.—T. T. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
F. H. Horsford, Horsford’s Nurseries, Charlotte, 
Vermont, U.S.A.—Hardy Ornamental Trees, Plants, 
Bulbs, Shrubs, Ferns, Vines. 
Luther Burbank, Burbank’s Experiment Farms, 
Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California, U.S A,— 
The 1898 Supplement to New Creations in Fruits 
and Flowers. 
Toogood & Sons, Southampton. — Toogood’s 
Royal Farm Seeds. 
W. P. Laird & Sinclair, 73, Nethergate, Dundee. 
List of Farm Seeds. 
COVENT 
GARDEN 
March 2nd, 1898. 
MARKET. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Pricii. 
i.dtd.X' s, d, s. d. 
Apples ...perbushel 4 <3 100 Grapes,perib. 20 36- 
Cobbs .21 0 22 6 I Pine-apples 
per 100lbs. | —St Mlohael’s each a 6 76 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
t. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 2 0 
Asparagus,per bundle 3 0 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0 9 
Beet.pur dozen 
Brussels Sprouts 
per half sieve 1 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 0 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 2 o 
>. d. 
a 0 
8 0 
1 6 
1 3 
Celery.per bundle 10 16 
Cucumbers per doz. 6 o 12 o 
Endive, French, doz. 16 20 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1, d. 
Herbs .per bnncb 0 a 
Horse Radish, bnndle 1 o 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 o 
Onions.per bnncb 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 
s. d. 
Aiom Lilies, ta blms. 2 0 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 1 6 
Azaleas, doz. sprays 0 4 
Bouvardlas, per bun 0 6 
Carnations doz.blms 1 6 
Daffodils, per dozen 0 5 
Eucuaris ..per doz 3 o 
Gardenias ...per doz. 6 o 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 4 0 
Lilians longlflorvm 
per doz. 4 0 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 0 6 
Lilac(French)per bun. 3 0 
Mi-rguentcs l 2 bun a 0 
M&.,uennalrFern,r3bs.4 o 
Mimosa, French,bun. o 9 
Narcissus, white, 
doz. buns. 1 0 
s. d 1. d. 
3 o Orohlds, doz. blooms r 6 
3 0 Pelargoniums,la bun. 6 0 
0 6 Red Roses, per doz. 4 0 
0 8 Roses (indoor), doz, 0 6 
30 ,, Tea,white, doz. 1 0 
0 q „ Perle . 1 6 
40 ,, Safrano . 1 0 
90 „ (English), 
Pink Roses, doz. 3 0 
6 0 Primroses, doz. bun. 1 o 
Smllax. per bunch ... 1 6 
6 0 Snowdrops,doz. bun. 0 9 
Tuoeroses, doz, 
1 3 blooms .r o 
4 6 Tulips, various, doz. 0 6 
4 0 I Violets (tarma), per 
8 o bunch 3 0 
10' ,, ,, doz, bun. 0 9 
! Wallflowers,doz. bun. 4 0 
n r\ * 
j. d. 
2 o 
1 6 
1 6 
0 6 
1 3 
2 o 
3 o 
1 o 
s. d 
9 o 
8 0 
6 o 
1 o 
2 0 
4 0. 
2 0 
8 0 
1 6 
2 6 
1 6 
z 6 
1 3 
4 O 
2 o 
6 o 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
i. d. t. d. 
ArborVitae.per doz. 12 0 36 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ speoimen 5 o 10 o 
Azalea, per doz. 24 o 36 0 
Cineraria, per doz. 60 90 
Cyclamens, per doz. 12 0 18 o 
Di aoaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 0 
Dracaena vlrldls.doz. 90180 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 o 
Evargreens,Invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Erica Hyemalisp.doz.g 0 15 o 
EricaGracilis.per doz. 6 090 
Erica,various,per doz. 8 o no 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 012 0 
Ferns, small, per roo 40 60 
I. d. 1. i. 
Ficus elastlca, each 10 50 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaoh 10 50 
Hyacinths, doz. pots 6 0 12 0 
Lllium Harrissii, 
per pot 20 40 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 90 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums 
Scarlets .per doz 26 60 
Tulips, various, doz. 10 19 
Zenesta, per doz. 8 0 12 0 
INDEX TO 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris .418 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons .417 
Bunyard & Co.417 
J. Forbes.419 
Kelway & Son .417 
J. Peed & Sons.421 
F. Roemer.417 
C. Sharpe & Co.432 
Simpson & Son.417 
R. Smith & Co.42' 
Sutton & Sons .417 
J. J. Tboolen.417 
Chrysanthemums. 
Church Bros.417 
Devon Nursery.417 
J. Hole & Son .417 
R. Owen.4*7 
Richardson .4r7 
T. S. Ware.420 
Florists’ Flowers. 
F. Gifford ....42° 
Kelway & Son .417 
J. Laing & Sons .420 
McArthur & Co .419 
Morle & Co...419 
J. Peed & Sons.419 
T. S. Ware.420 
J. Wells .417 
T. S. Ware.4 20 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.432 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co.4 ; 7 
R. Smith & Co.419 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.417 
Essery's Coal.432 
EvesonCoal andCokeCo 4r7 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst. ...417 
Pinches’ Labels .432 
Porter’s Stakes.417 
H. G. Smyth.4r8 
Summer Cloud.419 
W. Wood & Son, Ltd. ...432 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper, Limited ...431 
Messenger & Co.418 
Thames Bank Iron Co .. 417 
W. Riohardson & Co.432 
Horticultural Builders. 
I. Boyd & Sons.4r7 
W. Cooper, Ltd.431 
J. Gray.4>7 
W. Richardson & Co .... 432 
J. Weeks* Co., Ltd.4t7 
Insecticides. 
Corry & Co.418 
Gishurst Compound .417 
ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Manures. 
Chemical Union . 
Clay & Son .. 
Homco . 
Mumnure .. 
Native Guano Co. ... 
Ohlendorff’s . 
Standens' . 
W, Thomson & Sons 
Webb & Sons . 
Miscellaneous. 
Canadian Emigration 
Cooper's Cycles . 
. 43 i 
Epps’s Cocoa . 
. 4>8 
Gishurstlne . 
Juno Cycles . 
Netting. 
Rigby, Wainwright & Co. 417 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher . 
Leeds Orchid Co. ... 
W. L. Lewis & Co.... 
P.McArthur . 
. 419 
F. Sander & Co .. 
.417 
Publications. 
Gardening World.,.. 
Macmillans . 
Ogilvie . 
Roses. 
G. Bunyard & Co . 
B. R. Cant . 
J. Cocker & Sons . 
. 417 
R. Smith & Co . 
J. Walters .. 
Seeds. 
Austin & McAslan .... 
Barr & Sons . 
H. Eckford.420 
Fidler & Sons .,.420 
Hurst & Son.420 
McArthur & Co.419 
Morle & Co......419 
T. Peed & Sons.420 
F. Roemer.417 
Simpson &Son.419 
R. Smith & Co.419 
Sutton & Sons.421 
R. Sydenham .417 
J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. ...421 
T. S. Ware .420 
B S. Williams * Son ...420 
Webbs’ .420 
Weed Killers. 
Acme Chemical Co.419 
Boundary Chemical Co. 417 
W. Wood & Co, Ltd.432 
Situations, &c. 4 t8 
Societies 418 
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