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an opportunity of comparing it with a specimen in 
the nurseries, you will see how closely it agrees with 
that variety. Yours is certainly fine and must run 
Crimson Rambler pretty close as far as the bunches 
of flowers and their colour are concerned. You will 
observe, however, that the leaves of your plant are 
very soft and downy beneath. 
Seedling Yiolas. —Merchiston : The Viola you sent 
was very pretty,and, as far as the specimens permitted 
us to judge, is distinct from Marchioness; but the 
flowers were not packed to ensure their arriving in a 
fresh condition. There should have been some 
slightly damp moss in the box with them in order to 
keep them fresh. The weather here at the time of 
their arrival was very hot and dry ; in addition to 
this the box was crushed in coming through the 
post. The flower was shapely and moderate in size 
with the top petals very pure; but when dry the 
lower petals were creamy. We cannot say 
anything about the substance or texture 
of the flower, as it was dried up. You say 
the habit is far superior to Marchioness, and 
if so, that would ba greatly in its favour, as there are 
many Violas in cultivation not nearly so good in 
habit. Another point you must determine is whether 
the flowers are produced continuously all through 
the summer. It is worth propagation and further 
trial, by which alone you can judge of its proper 
value. If you send us more flowers please put them 
in damp moss. 
Seedling Carnations Dying. —Merchiston : The 
cause of your seedlings dying so soon after germin¬ 
ating is rather mysterious, unless, indeed, your sur¬ 
mise about a minute fly is the true explanation. 
Carnations are liable to the attacks of numerous 
enemies at all periods of their life, and any particu¬ 
lar cause can only be determined on the spot, or by 
sending us specimens, which in your case would be 
rather difficult. Greenfly is very partial to Carna¬ 
tions, but we have never met with a case so soon 
after germination. The pest can easily be checked 
by fumigation, or by tobacco powder, the latter 
being, perhaps, the safer method at that early stage. 
It can be dusted on the seedlings while they are wet, 
and must be done on the very first appearance of the 
fly. We should advise you to be careful about 
watering, to keep the plants well exposed to light 
and air, and to use soil from a different source on 
next occasion, the latter precaution being to deter¬ 
mine whether there may not be something deleterious 
in the soil, such as eelworms. 
have reference to its being an old generic name used 
by the herbalists for the Hard Fern (B. Spicant). 
It simply means the spiked Blechnum. 
Names of Plants.—/. T. Thurston : x, Tradescan- 
tia zebrina, with a little more variegation than usual, 
but not constant, we fear ; 2, Tradescantia zebrina ; 
3, Salvia Herminium (yes, you are right in consider¬ 
ing the terminal tuft as leaves, or more properly 
modified leaves, often spoken of as coloured bracts); 
4, Saponaria officinalis flore pleno .—Sigma : The St. 
John's Wort growing out of the wall is Hypericum 
hircinum, a native of continental Europe, and there¬ 
fore a garden escape.— W. L. : Selaginella Braunii; 
send a fresh specimen of the flowering plant.— A. W .; 
i, Hibiscus syriacus ; 2, Rubus phoenicolasius ; 3, 
Origanum vulgare ; 4. Colutea arborescens; 5, Rosa 
rugosa, or some of its varieties ; 6, Viburnum Opulus. 
— G. Marston: 1, Odontoglossum harryanum; 2, 
Dendrobium moschatus .—Richard S .: 1, Lilium 
tigrinum splendens; 2, Physalis Alkekengi; j, 
Cotoneaster buxifolia; 4, Periploca graeca; 5, 
Tropaeolum tuberosum ; 6, Asclepias tuberosa.— A. 
J. IV.: 1, Asplenium Adiantum-nigrum ; 2, Adian- 
tum caudatum ; 3, Asplenium formosum; 4, Ane¬ 
mone japonica elegans; 5, Rubus fruticosus discolor 
fl. pi. ; 6, Mentha Requieni; 7, Eryngium gigan- 
teum.— A. D.: Poterium officinale is now the recog¬ 
nised name. The common name is Great Burnet.— 
Thoms.: Origanum vulgare, the Common Marjoram. 
Communications Received. —H. D. Fleming.— 
H. E. M.—A. P.—W. L.—A. G. O. S.—A. Sadler. 
—G. H—Geo Russell.—Harrison D.—Wm. Car¬ 
michael.—J. G.—W. B.—A. L —W. S.—T. W. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Pape & Bergmann, Quedlinburg, Germany.—Price 
List of Bulbs, Bulbous Plants, Strawberries, &c. 
F. GirroRD, Montague Nursery, Tottenham, N. 
—Ninth Annual Catalogue of Carnations and 
Pinks. 
Ant. Roozen & Son, Overveen, near Haarlem, 
Holland.—Catalogue of Choice Dutch and Cape 
Bulbs, dec. 
Ed. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge.— 
Webbs’ Selected Bulbs, 1898. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
September 6 th, 1898. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Priori. 
1 . d t d. 
Apples ...per bushel 30 70 
Filberts .50 0 00 
per 100 lbs. 
Grapes, per ib. 08 16 
Pme-appies 
—St Michael's earb a 6 76 
Strawberries per lb. 
Black Currants, per 
half sieve 00 00 
8 . d. s. d. 
Red Currants, per 00 00 
halt sieve 
Cherries, per half 
sieve 00 00 
Raspberries,per cwt. 50 o 
Rips Gooseberries, 
per hall sieve 13 16 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
r. d. t. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 20 40 
Asparagus,per bundle 3080 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0916 
Beet.. per dozen 1 0 
Brussels Sprouts 
per half sieve 10 16 
Cabbages ... per doz. 10 13 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 20 30 
Celery.per bundle 1016 
Cucumbers per doz. 26 36 
Endive, French, dez. 16 20 
s. d. 8 . d. 
Herbs .per bunch 0 a 
Horse Radish, bundle to 20 
Lettuces ...per dozen 13 1 C 
Mushrooms, p. basket 10 16 
Onions.per bunob 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 10 13 
Seakale...per basket 16 2 0 
Small salad, punnet o 4 
Spinach per bushel 20 30 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips ....per bun. 0 3 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
>. d. s. e. 
Aium Lilies, xablrns. 3040 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 06 08 
Carnations doz.blms. 09 16 
„ doz. bun. 40 80 
Euobarls ...per doz 20 40 
Gardenias ...per doz. 10 30 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 30 60 
Llllum longlflorum 
per doz. 30 40 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 10 20 
Marguerites, 13 bun, 1630 
a. t*. a. u, 
MaidenhalrFern,iab8.4 060 
Mignonette, 12 bun. 16 30 
Orchids, doz. blooms 10 80 
Pelargoniums, ia bun. 30 60 
Red Roses, per doz. to 10 
Roses (indoor), doz. 06 10 
,, Tea,white, doz. 10 20 
„ Perle . 10 20 
1, Safrano . 10 a o 
,, (English), 
Pink Roses, doz. 10 20 
Smllax, per bunch ...16 20 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms.06 10 
Flams im Pots.—Average Wholisalb Prices. 
i. d. 1, d. 
ArborVltae.per doz. 12 0 36 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 o 36 0 
„ speoimen 5 0 10 0 
Calceolarias, per doz. 40 6 c 
Coleus, per doz. 30 50 
Dtaoaena, various, 
per doz. ia o 30 0 
Dracaena vtrIdls,doz. 90180 
Euonymus, var. doz. 0 o 18 0 
Evergreens,lnvar.doz 6 o 24 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 012 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 6 0 
Ficus elastlca, each 10 50 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaoh 10 50 
Fuchsia, per doz. 50 80 
Heliotrope, per dozen 40 60 
060 
• • «, wi 
Hydrangeas, per doz. 8 0 10 0 
Ivy Geraniums, 
per doz. '4 
Lilium Harrlssii, 
per pot 1 6 
Lycopodiums, doz. 3 0 
Lobelias, per doz.... 3 0 
Marguerite Daisy doz.4 0 
Mignonette, per doz. 4 0 
Myrtles, doz. 6 o 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 
Palms, Specimen ...31 0 
Pelargoniums ... 8 o 
Rhodanthe...per doz. 3 o 
Scarlets .per doz 3 
do 
3 o 
4 o 
5 0 
9 0 
6 0 
Spiraea, per doz..,. 6 0 
Meaning of Spicant —Sigma : The name Spicant, 
so well known in the British Blechnum or Lomaria, 
refers to the fertile frond which has a fanciful re¬ 
semblance to an ear of corn, such as wheat, and is 
derived from Latin spica, an ear of corn. The capi¬ 
tal letter with which the specific name begins may 
W. Drummond & Sons, Stirling.—Bulbs and 
Roots. 
H. B. May, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper 
Edmonton, N.—The Edmonton Ferns; Exotic 
Varieties raised by Mr. H. B. May. 
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