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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May 21 , 1898 . 
is the Clay-coloured Weevil (Otiorhynchus picipes) a 
destructive pest in vineries, Peach houses and in the 
open garden as we 1 . Destroy every one of them 
you can find. We have no doubt this is the one 
that riddled the leaves of your Peaches with holes. 
Clear away all rubbish that would afford shelter to 
the weevil. Cement all the cracks and crevices in 
walls. Then lay down some short boards, slightly 
raised above the soil to act as traps, which should 
be examined every morniDg. You could also spread 
a white cloth on the ground under the trees attacked 
before leaving off work at 6 p.m. Go into the houses 
at night with a lantern; turn on the light upon the 
trees, giving the trees at the same time a sharp tap 
with the hand. The weevils will drop on the cloth 
and should be picked up and destroyed immediately. 
Persevere till you cannot find any more. 
Pear Leaves Blistered — M. M'Laren : The leaves 
sent are affected with what is known as Pear-leaf 
Blister, caused by a small mite named Phytoptus 
Pyri, which lives in the interior of the leaves pro¬ 
ducing the blisters. You cannot apply any remedy 
that would be effective; therefore, the best plan is 
to pull off all the blistered leaves and burn them to 
prevent the mite from going into the healthy leaves. 
The sooner you do this the better. Some may 
appear next spring, and you should serve them in 
the same way till you have mastered the pest. 
Apple de Nelge.— M. M'Laren : This is an older 
variety than Royal Snow, which was newly intro¬ 
duced to this country about the end of 1896, or the 
beginning of 1897, from Canada. 
Shrub or Small Tree for Town.— M. M’Laren : 
Amongst those we have seen giving satisfaction 
under the conditions you name are the Hop Trefoil 
(Ptelea trifoliata), Lilac (Syringa vulgaris), the Blad¬ 
der Senna (Colutea arborescens), the Lime (Tilia 
vulgaris), Caragana arborescens, Forsythia suspensa, 
the Flowering Currant (Ribes sanguineum), and the 
White Thorn (Crataegus Oxyacantha), and its 
varieties. 
Vines Diseased — Holly Bush : The Vine leaf you 
sent presents certainly a very curious appearance, 
and would seem to have been gnawed by weevils, 
such as the clay-coloured weevil (Otiorhynchus 
picipes) or the black Vine weevil (O. sulcatus). For 
remedies see under ‘‘Insects in Vineries” above. 
Keep a sharp look out for weevils, that is, long 
snouted beetles. They appear to have been punctured 
in places and might have been injured by small 
mites when unfolding ; but the leaf was too dried 
up to keep any if they had been there. Leaves 
with mites travel best with a little damp moss 
about them. 
Nitric Acid at Rothamsted.— John McEwan : We 
can furnish you with the loss of nitrogen per acre 
in the drainage for nine months in 1895-6. The 
report was issued before the completion of the 
year, hence its incompleteness. It is reckoned as 
nitrogen, not nitric acid, and in lbs. per acre. 
From soil 5 ft. deep the loss was for September, 
0.21; October, 2 00; November, 10.55; December, 
4.04; January, 1.60; February, 0.20; March, 3.52; 
April, 014; and May, 004. From soil 3 ft. 4 ins. 
deep the loss of nitrogen per acre was, September, 
0.27; October, 2.38; November, 10.84; December, 
398; January, 1.46; February, 0.20; March, 2.94; 
April, 013; and May, 0.02. We can, if desired, 
give the losses for the twelve months each of 
1893-4, and 1894-5 ; also the averages for eighteen 
years, &c. 
Names of Plants.— Wm. Keen-. Your plant is 
Echium fastuosum. one of the shrubby, Canary 
Island species of Viper's Bugloss.— J. T. Thurston : 
Fuchsia procumbens .—Enquirer : The green variety 
of Arum maculatum, by some botanists named A. 
maculatum var. immaculatum —Omega : The red 
flower is the Red Campion (Lychnis dioica; the 
other is the English Bluebell (Scilla nutans).— 
Constant Reader : 1, is a species of Bignonia from the 
New World; 2, is a Bauhinia, which may not be a 
native of Egypt any more than the BignoDia. We do 
not recognise either species, and both are too 
unfamiliar to be named from leaves. If they were 
raised from seeds they may take a good many more 
years to flower in our climate, because we have too 
little sunshine, especially in winter. When they 
flower we should De pleased to find the names for you. 
— A. C. : 1, Myosotis sylvatica ; 2, Trollius asiaticus ; 
3, Berberis Darwinii; 4, Syringa petsica ; 5, Dendro- 
bium chrysotoxum. 
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B. L.—C.— W. H. Patterson.—M. Temple.— 
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W. J. Godfrey, Carnation Specialist, Exmouth, 
Devon.—Specia List of New Tree or Winter¬ 
blooming Carnations. 
FIXTURES FOR 1898. 
May. 
25. —Temple Show (3 days); Bath and West of 
England at Cardiff (5 days). 
27. —Manchester Whitsuntide Exhibition (6 days). 
28. —Cheltenham Show (2 days). 
June. 
8.—Royal Botanic Society’s Floral Fete (two days). 
8. —Braintree Show (2 days) 
14. —Royal Hort. Society’s Committees. 
15. —Grand Yorkshire Gala (3 days). 
20.—Royal Agricultural Show, Birmingham. 
22. —Jersey Rose Show. 
23. —National Society’s Rose Show at Bath. 
28 —Royal Hort. Society Committees; Special Rose 
Show ; R.H.S. of Southampton (2 days). 
28. —Leeds Gala (3 days). 
29. —Richmond Horticultural Society ; Croydon 
Rose Show. 
July. 
2.—Rose Show at Crystal Palace. 
5. —Hereford Rose Show. 
6. —Farningham Rose and Horticultural Show. 
6.—Co. Boro' of Hanley Floral Fete (2 days). 
6. —Tunbridge Wells Rose Show. 
7. —Woodbridge Rose Show, 
g.—Manchester Rose Show. 
9. —Garden Party and Exhibition, N.A.G.A. 
12.—Wolverhampton Floral Fete (3 days). 
12. —Royal Hort. Society’s Committees. 
13. —Ipswich Rose Show. 
13. —Durham and Newcastle Hort. Society s Show 
(3 days). 
14. —National Rose Show at Halifax. 
20. —National Carnation and Picotee Society, at the 
Crystal Palace. 
21. —Sidcup Rose Show. 
26. —Royal Hort. Society’s Committees. 
August. 
1.—Beddington, Carshalton, and Wallington Show. 
1.—Leicester Show (2 days). 
1.—Northampton Hort. Society (2 days), 
g.—Royal Hort. Society’s Committees. 
I0 .—Bishops Stortford Hort. Society’s Show ; 
Hastings and St. Leonards Hort.Society's Show. 
10.—Salisbury Show. 
10.— Etwall & District Show. 
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