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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 6, 1898. 
The Cottagers' Classes, chiefly devoted to 
vegetables, were located in a separate tent. Great 
care must have been exercised by the cultivators to 
get such good vegetables in a dry season. Mr. W. 
Ames, Beddington Corner, had the best collection, 
showing about twenty sorts. In another class Mr. 
J. H. Stevens led the way. Mr. H. Shoebridge had 
several of his vegetables in fine form, being second. 
Mr. Harvey Hopkins, i, Ivy Cottages, The Writhe, 
Carshalton, was a good third, but was weak in some 
of his dishes. Mr. H. Sell took the fourth position, 
showing large Onions. 
Potatos in most cases were fine. Mr. Harvey 
Hopkins was first for white varieties, followed by 
Mr. O. McRae, Beddington Corner. Mr. W. 
White, Westcroft Stables, was first for coloured 
Potatos, Mr. G. Bowditch, Wallington Corner, being 
second. 
Mr. John Parfitt, William Street, Carshalton, had 
the best autumn sown Onions. Mr. W. White took 
the lead for spring sown Onions. Mr. F. Fuller, 
London Road, Wallington, had the best Shallots, 
followed by Mr. Harvey Hopkins. Mr. J. H. 
Stevens had the best eight dishes of Potatos, 
of which four dishes were boiled and judged 
for quality. He also had the best dish of boiled 
Potatos. Other vegetables were well shown. 
Mr. Harvey Hopkins was first for three dishes of 
fruit, three other prizes being awarded. He was also 
first for Gooseberries. Mr. E. Bowditch had the 
best Black Currants; and Mr. W. Stedman, 
Penolver Cottage, Church Lane, Beddington, had 
the best Red Currants. 
In the Champion class for the best kept allotment 
or cottage garden, the first prize was taken by Mr. 
Oliver McRae with 143 points. Mr. J. Parfitt had 
the best kept and cropped allotment ground. Mr. 
E. Bradley, Bandon Hill, had the best kept and 
cropped cottage garden. Mr. F. W. Eastland, 
Mitcham Junction, had the best kept and most taste¬ 
fully arranged flower garden. 
Miscellaneous.—A triangular and pretty group 
of plants near the entrance of the large tent was set 
up by A. H. Smee, Esq., C.C. (gardener, Mr. W. E. 
Humphreys) " My Garden," The Grange, Walling¬ 
ton, Surrey. Two tall and well grown Humeas, one 
either side of a Tree Fern, formed the background in 
front of which Trachelium caeruleum, Francoa 
ramosa, Statice Sewerzowi, Cattleyas, Cypripediums 
and other Orchids did much to brighten up a beauti¬ 
ful and tastefully arranged group. Palms, Ferns 
Caladiums and Begonias of the Rex type served as 
a set off to the flowers used. He also had another 
group at the far end of the tent. 
A good length of side tabling was occupied by Mr. 
John R. Box, West Wickham and Croydon, who had 
hardy herbaceous plants, Sweet Peas and Roses. 
Amongst the Sweet Peas, Blanche Burpee, 
America, Countess of Aberdeen, Lovely, Mars, Mrs. 
Eckford, Prima Donna, Princess May aud Royal 
Rose were some of his newer varieties. Mrs. John 
Laing, Victor Hugo, Alfred Colomb, Susanne Marie 
Rodocanachi and Marchioness of Londonderry were 
fresh amongst the Roses, notwithstanding the great 
heat. 
The One and All Seed Company, Agar Street, 
Strand, London, had an exhibit of flowers, 
vegetables and seeds. 
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Questions add snsroeRS. 
•,* 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 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 
grrnv collections of them.] 
Sir Joseph Paxton. — Omega : As far as we can make 
out from contemporary accounts of the death of Sir 
Joseph Paxton he retained his position at Cbats- 
worth to the last. He was born at Milton Bryant, 
near Woburn, Beds., either in 1801, 1802, or 1803, 
most probably in the latter year, but all three dates 
are given in different books. He was foreman in the 
Chiswick arboretum in 1824, became superintendent 
at Chatsworth in 1826, and was knighted in 1851 
after having built the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park 
for the great International Exhibition of that year. 
In 1853 he commenced reconstructing the Crystal 
Palace on Sydenham Hill and finished it in 1854, in 
which year he became Member of Parliament for 
Coventry and continued to represent this division of 
the county till he died. Sir Joseph did not give up 
his lucrative position at Chatsworth after having 
designed the Crystal Palace, but at the same time 
he followed the profession of architect and civil 
engineer after that masterpiece of his life time. 
The Duke of Devonshire made Sir Joseph the 
manager of his large estate in Derbyshire, and, dying 
some years in advance of the latter, left him a muni¬ 
ficent legacy. Sir Joseph visited the flower show at 
the Crystal Palace shortly before his death, but was 
then very feeble, and continued to get weaker till he 
died at his residence, Rockhill, Sydenham, close to 
the Palace, on June 8th, 1865. 
Apples and Gooseberries. — W. Thom : We had a 
suspicion that the nature of the ground was at the 
root of the evil in connection with the Apple trees. 
The land consists of heavy clay soil that would be 
greatly improved by draining, trenching and manur¬ 
ing. Land that is good for Gooseberries would also 
bear heavy crops of Apples provided it is improved 
in the manner we mention and well tilled by rough 
digging in winter and frequent hoeing in summer to 
keep down weeds, and keep the surface loose and 
open. Such soil is capable of yielding heavy crops 
and will continue to improve year after year. Apples 
would, of course, require shelter by means of trees 
outside the garden provided the position is at all 
bleak and exposed. Gooseberries bear well, as you 
say, but are liable to die off when old. The best 
way to remedy this is to have a quantity of young 
bushes coming on in a reserved part of the garden 
and to trench a piece of ground every few years, 
when it becomes necessary, and make a young 
plantation of bushes, it may be only a few rows at a 
time. By this means you will always have them in 
good bearing order. 
Pounds of Fruit in a Sieve. —J■ M .: The weight 
varies somewhat in Covent Garden according to the 
kind of fruit. Thus a sieve of Black Currants, Red 
Currants or Cherries would be 24 lbs. nett. A sieve 
of Gooseberries (green or ripe), Plums, or Damsons 
would contain 28 lbs. nett. We cannot say whether 
these weights would hold good for other places, but 
think it would as far as the large centres are con¬ 
cerned, for they are now working much on the same 
lines. It might be worth while making enquiries 
locally in the case of other places in which you might 
be interested. 
Publisher of Plant Lore of Shakespeare.— 
Omega : The book named •• Plant Lore and Garden 
Craft of Shakespeare," by the Rev. Henry N. Ella- 
combe, M.A., was published in 1878, by William 
Pollard, North Street, Exeter ; but as far as we can 
learn he merely printed it for the author, and does 
not sell it. You should, therefore, apply to the 
author at Bitton Vicarage, Bristol, Gloucestershire, 
who will no doubt be pleased to give you particulars 
concerning the price, which is not stated in the book 
itself. 
Specimen to Name, &c ,—J.T. Thurston : The 
name of the plant you sent is Sedum stoloniferum 
ibericum, a native of Asia Minor and other countries. 
It is not a native of Britain and can hardly, there¬ 
fore, be reckoned a weed. There are several 
varieties of S. stoloniferum, some having dark, 
others pale, and the present variety white, flowers. 
It is a cultivated plant and interesting for the sake of 
contrast with dark varieties, such as S. s. splendens, 
which is the darkest and best form. 
Fig Leaves Injured —IF. B. G .: The leaves you 
sent were very much infested with a fungus in those 
places where they were reddish-brown. The fungus 
seems to be confined to the surface of the leaf, the 
mycelium forming a close felt, and now covered with 
short, oblong spores, rounded at the ends and in 
myriads. The first precaution you should take is to 
keep the atmosphere of the house drier till you get 
rid of the fungus. You might first of all dew the 
leaves over with the syringe, and then dust them with 
flowers of sulphur. The worst of the leaves should 
be cut off at once and burned, for, judging from the 
enormous number of spores, we think that the fun¬ 
gus must spread very fast under the influence of heat 
and moisture. If the plants have done bearing, 
perhaps the best plan would be to stand the pots out- 
of-doors, which will dry up and harden the leaves, as 
well as ripen the wood, and, perhaps, prevent further 
spread of the fungus. If the first dusting of sul¬ 
phur is not sufficient you might repeat the operation, 
making sure that all the affected leaves at least get 
dusted. 
Names of Plants .—E.C.H.D.: 1. Verbena 
officinalis, known as Common Vervain, Holy Herb, 
Juno’s Tears, Pigeon’s Grass and Simpler’s Joy ; 2, 
Cichorium Intybus, or Chicory. — Botan: 1, Lychnis 
flos-Jovis; 2, Polemonium caeruleum album ; 3, Cen- 
taurea macrocephala (this had no number but as 3 
was missing we suppose this was intended) ; 4, 
Hieracium aurantiacum ; 5, Galega officinalis alba ; 
6, Campanula glomerata; 7, Anchusa italics; 8, 
Deutzia s;abra flore pleno.— L. M. 1, Vitis 
cinerea; 2, Malva moschata; 3, Deutz a scabra 
purpurea plena.— J. W. : 1, Lythrum Salicaria ; 2, 
Nepeta Mussmi teucrifolia; 3, PentstemoD barbatus ; 
4, Geranium Endressii; 5, Inula glanduligera.— W. 
H .: 1, Cattleya gaskelliana ; 2, Colloeyne speciosa; 
3, Masdevallia harryana .— E.C.H.D. : 1, Equiset- 
um arvense ; 2, Origanum vulgare or Common Mar¬ 
joram; 3, Caucalis Anthriscus. 
Communications Received.—J. Mayne —J. O’B. 
—Jas. Hawkes.—W. Swan.—Harrison, D.—G. R.—- 
W. B.—H C.—A. L. G—T. B.—R. W.—A. G. M. 
— H. G.—J. K. S.—Mint.—Rob — C. O. Stokes.— 
W. Haines.—Geo. T.— Menzies.—Dalziel.—K. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Little & Ballantyne, Carlisle.—Bulb Cata¬ 
logue. 
Dickson, Brown & Tait, 43 & 45, Corporation 
Street, Manchester.—Autumn Catalogue Bulbs, &c. 
Wm. Baylor Hartland, Seedsman, Cork.—Well- 
ripened, Irish-grown Daffodils and Rare Tulips. 
E. H. Krelage & Son, Royal Bloemhof Nur¬ 
series, Haarlem, Holland.—Krelage's Dutch Bulbs, 
Cape, Californian, Asiatic, and other Bulbous and 
Tuberous-rooted Plants ; also Novelties and Desir¬ 
able Plants. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
August 3 rd, 1898. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Fricii. 
Apples ...per bushel 00 00 
Cobbs . 00 00 
per ioo lbs. 
Grapes, per ib. 16 36 
Pine-apples 
—SI. Mlehael’s each a 6 76 
Strawberries per lb. 0 4 13 
Black Currants, per 
half sieve 6 6 
Vegetables.—Averac 
Red Currants, per 
halt sieve 5 0 
Cherries, per half 
sieve 40 96 
Raspberries,per cwt. 40 o 
Ripe Gooseberries, 
per halt sieve t 6 30 
Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. i. 
ArtichokesGlobedoz. 20 40 
Asparagus,per bundle 30 80 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0916 
Beet.. per dozen 1 0 
Brussels Sprouts 
per half sieve 10 i 6 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1013 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 20 30 
Celery.per bnndle 10 16 
Cucumbers per doz. 26 36 
Endive, French, doz. 16 20 
Cut Flowers.—AverA' 
t.d. s. d 
Atom Lilies, lablms. 3 0 40 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2030 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 06 08 
Carnations doz.blms. 10 30 
„ doz. |bun. 40 80 
Euobarls ...per doz 20 40 
Gardenias ...per doz. 10 30 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 30 60 
Lillum longlflorum 
per doz. 30 40 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays to 20 
Mr rguerites, is bun. 1630 
1, 4, s. d- 
Herbs .per bunch 0 a 
Horse Radish, bundle 10 go 
Lettuces ...per dozen 13 16 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunob 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 10 13 
Seakale...per basket 16 a 0 
Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 30 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips ....per bun. 0 3 
ie Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s.d. 
MaidenhalrFern,iabs.4 060 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 16 50 
Orchids, doz. blooms 10 80 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 30 60 
Red Roses, per doz. to to 
Roses (indoor), doz. 06 10 
,, Tea,white, doz. 10 00 
,, Perle . 1020 
,, Safrano . 10 20 
„ (English), 
Pink Roses, doz. 16 30 
Smllax, per bunch ...16 20 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms.10 16 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
(. d. t, d. 
ArborVltae.perdoz. 12 0 36 o 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 o 
„ specimen 5 0 10 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 40 60 
Coleus, per doz. 30 0 
Dtaoaena, various, 
per doz. 13 0 30 0 
Dracaena vlrldls,doz. 90180 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evergreens,lnvar.doz 6 0 34 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 oia 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 f 0 
Ficus elastlca, each 10 50 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaob 10 30 
Fuchsia, per doz. 50 80 
Heliotrope, per dozen 4 060 
>. d. >. a 
Hydrangeas, per doz. 8 0 10 0 
Ivy Geraniums, 
per doz. 40 60 
Lillum Harrissii, 
per pot 16 a 0 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Lobelias, per doz.... 30 50 
Marguerite Daisy doz.4 0 9 0 
Miguonette, per doz. 40 60 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 o 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...ai o 63 0 
Pelargoniums ... 9 o 12 o 
Rhodanthe...per doz. 30 40 
Scarlets .per doz 26 60 
Spiraea, per doz.... 60 90 
INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS! 
Bulbs. 
C. G. Van Tubergen . 7 6 9 
Sutton & Sons.769 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons .769 
Bunyard & Co. 7&9 
Kelway & Son .769 
J. Peed & Sons.771 
Simpson & Son.769 
Chrysanthemums. 
Devon Nursery.769 
Florists’ Flowers. 
W. Cutbush & Son.770 
Kelway & Son .769 
J. Laing & Sons .771 
R. Owen.769 
J. Peed & Sons.771 
J. Stevens .769 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons.Ltd.783 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co.769 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.769 
Corry & Co.769 
Eveson Coal & Coke Co. 769 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst. ...769 
A. Outram .783 
Porter’s Stakes.769 
H. G. Smyth.769 
Summer Cloud .783 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper, Limited ... 77 ° 
Messenger & Co.770 
Richardson & Co.770 
Thames Bank iron Co ...769 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.763 
W. Cooper, Ltd.771 
]. Gray.769 
W. Richardson &Co./70 
J. Weeks & Oo., Ltd.769 
Hose. 
F. Reddaway & Co.. Ltd. 770 
Insecticides. 
Corry & Co. 
Glshurst Compound ... 
Manures. 
Anglo Continental Guano 769 
C. Beeson . 
Chemical Union. 
Clay & Son. 
W. Colchester. 
Meggitt's. 
Standen's . 
W. Thomson & Sons... 
Miscellaneous. 
Corry & Co., Ltd. 
Frosteen . 
Gishurstlne . 
Smyth’s Baskets. 
Netting. 
H. J. Gasson. 
A. Potter. 
Orchids. 
J.Cyphet . 
P. McArthur . 
F. Sander & Co . 
Stanley-Mobbs & Ashton76g 
Publications. 
Darlington. 
Gardening World. 
....783 
Ogilvie. 
,..783 
Seeds 
Evans’ Seed Sowing Co. 784 
Simpson & Son.. 
....769 
Webb & Sons .. 
Shows 
783 
Strawberries. 
Bunyard & Co.. 
Laxion Bros. 
Tents. 
A. Pottef... 
