November 12, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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& Co., St. Albans, included a batch of excellent 
plants of Acalypha Sanderi; also A. godseffiana and 
Dracaena godseffiana. 
A charming group of Nerines was set up by Mr. 
Lane, gardener to H. J. Elwes, Esq., V. M. H„ 
Colesborne, Andoversford. The flowers included 
a number of delicate and beautiful shades of pink, 
salmon and scarlet. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal). 
Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood Nurseries, Redhill, 
Surrey, had a long table filled with cut Chrysath- 
emums. Of the large blooms shown, Miss Nellie 
Pockett, Mrs. White Popham, Mrs. J. W. Barks, 
Lord Ludlow, John Pockett, Mr. T. Carrington, and 
Leocadie Gentils, represented some very fine novel¬ 
ties. Mr. Wells likewise showed a number of 
bunches of decorative varieties, the chief of which 
was that grand yellow Mytchett Beauty. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmoutb, Devon, had a num¬ 
ber of large blooms of Chrysanthemums, Celeste 
Falconnet, Le Grande Dragon, and Autumn Glory 
being the best. 
Mr. Robert Owen, Maidenhead, had a few splen¬ 
did blooms of new Chrysanthemums. Mrs. J. W. 
Barks, Mrs. Mease, Col. Cromer, Mrs. W. C. Egan, 
and Edith Owen were really first-rate. 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, sent 
large clumps of the late perennial Aster Trades- 
cantii, A. grandiflorus and A. Drummondii Sappho. 
The Chelsea firm also had a batch of the new 
Dracaena The Sirdar, likewise a group of Begonia, 
Mrs. Heal and B. Myra, two handsome winter- 
flowering forms. 
From Messrs. W. Ray & Co., Teynham, Kent, 
came blooms of Chrysanthemum Archer Raj. Mr. 
N. Molyneux, gardener to J. C. Gamier, Esq., 
Rookesbury Park, Fareham, had blooms of Chrys¬ 
anthemum Jane Molyneux and John Miles. 
At a meeting of the fruit and vegetable committee a 
Gold Medal was awarded to Messrs. Geo. Bunyard & 
Co., Maidstone, for a magnificent collection of a ioo 
dishes in as many varieties of dessert Apples. The 
fruit was well coloured and splendidly finished 
throughout. Wealthy, Cox’s Orange Pippin, Blen¬ 
heim Orange, Baumann’s Red Winter Reinette, 
Colville Rouge Precoce, Worcester Pearmain, King 
of Pippins, Mabbott’s Pearmain, Ok era and Ailing- 
ton Pippin were some of the best of the nurseries' 
fine varieties on view. 
That exceedingly useful and valuable Cucumber 
Every Day was represented by seventeen fruits sent 
by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, of Reading. This variety 
is one of the best and most reliable in existence, and 
on this occasion the samples submitted were well up 
to the mark. 
A dish of fruits of the Tree Tomato (Cyphoman- 
dra betacea) was sent from the Royal Gardens, Kew. 
These fruits were ripened in the Mexican House at 
Kew. 
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[ 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.] 
Eradicating Scale on Crotons.—7. W. H .: The old 
custom of sponging the leaves with a strong solution 
of soft soap or Gishurst's Compound is a safe and 
good method of getting rid of scale, though rather a 
slow process. It is a mistake to use a brush, whether 
soft or hard, upon fine foliage plants. You can 
hardly do otherwise than scratch the leaves, which 
sooner or later will show the injury. Kerosene 
emulsion or petroleum emulsion are good insecticides 
with which to spray stove plants at intervals in 
order to keep scale insects, mealy bug and other 
vermin of that kind in check. Petroleum, better 
known as paraffin, is the more easily obtained of the 
two oils. To make the emulsion get a gallon of 
petroleum and half a gallon of milk, either sour or 
fresh, it does not matter. Agitate or churn this with 
the syringe till it assumes the appearance of thin 
butter, or thick cream. Take one pint of this mix¬ 
ture and add to it 1 j gallons of water, adding the 
latter gradually and stirring the mixture vigorously 
all the time. The plants affected with scale and 
other pests may be lightly syringed with this mix¬ 
ture at intervals during the growing season, and at 
longer intervals during the autumn and winter 
months if necessary. An examination of the plants 
now and again will show when syringing is necessary. 
Remember that the emulsion must be properly 
made. A mere mixture of paraffin and water is 
dangerous at all times. We doubt if soot water 
would have the desired effect on scale. 
Chrysanthemums from Seed.— WiIson : Seedlings 
do not always show what they are capable of doing 
the first year. It depends largely upon the time the 
seed was sown, the length of time the plants have 
had to develop their full natural vigour, and the 
treatment they have had during the growing period. 
Good treatment and a long growing period will 
generally make them show what they are worth, but 
if they only promise fair it is necessary to try them 
a second year, taking the cuttings at different times, 
and growing them on, when rooted, in batches treated 
somewhat differently, and taking the first or crown 
bud of some, and the second crown, or the terminal, 
of others. By adopting these several methods a 
good grower can put any particular variety fully to 
the test the second year from seed. Many seedlings 
attain their very best from the first year under good 
treatment. 
Shrubs with Coloured Bark in Winter.— A. 
Wrightson : A fairly moist situation, or, at least, one 
that does not get baked and dry in summer, should 
be selected as a site for making clumps or plantations 
of shrubs with coloured bark, particularly if you in¬ 
tend (o include Willows. Low or level spots in the 
vicinity of water would be both appropriate and 
suitable for Willows. Fairly moist soil would enable 
good growth to be made. With the same object in 
view, a good dressing of manure should be given the 
ground while it is being trenched or otherwise pre¬ 
pared. The plants should annually be cut back like 
Willow stools, in order to encourage the develop¬ 
ment of strong shoots that will all be of the same 
age, that is, of one season's growth, which is always 
brightest if not so thicklv planted as to prevent due 
exposure to sunshine. The shaded side of the shoots 
is generally much paler than the sunny aspect. 
Fruits to Name — P. D., B. :—Apples.—1 and 2, 
King of the Pippins; 3, Blenheim Orange; 4, 
Winter Pearmain ; 5, Dumelow's Seedling ; 6, Old 
Pearmain; 7, Red Ribbed Queening; 3 , Lady 
Henniker ; 9, Alfriston ; 10, Reinette du Canada ; n, 
Sturmer Pippin.— Sigma : Apple Blenheim Orange. 
— Clydesdale : Apple Golden Reinette.— North : 1, 
Pear Bellissime d’Hiver (culinary) ; 2, Pear Beurre 
Clairgeau; 4 and 5, Apple Egg, or White Paradise. 
FIXTURES FOR 1898. 
November. 
15.—Chester Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
15.—Leeds Paxton Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
15.—Stirling Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
15.—Folkestone & District Chrysanthemum Show (2 
dajs). 
15.—Belfast Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
15.—Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show (2 
days). 
15.—York Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
15.—Brighton Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
13.—Ipswich Chrysanthemum Show (2 days), 
15. —Liscard Chrysanthemum Show. 
16. —Ascot, Sunninghill, Sunningdale, and District 
Show (2 days). 
16.—Bristol Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16.—Banbury Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16.—Hull Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16.—Tonbridge Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16.—Lewes Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16.—Faversham Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
16. —Chippenham Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
17. —Scottish Horticultural Society’s Show at 
Edinburgh (3 days). 
17.—R. B. and H. S. of Manchester Chrysanthemum 
Show (3 days) 
17.—Aylesbury Chrysanthemum Show. 
17.—Norwich Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
17. —Lincoln Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
18. —Broughton-in-Furness Chrysanthemum Show. 
18.—Wrexham Chrysanthemum Show. 
18.—Stockport Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
18. —Bolton Chrysanthemum Show (2 days.) 
19. —Arbroath Chrysanthemum Show. 
19.—Batley Chrysanthemum Show. 
21. —Lyons Chrysanthemum Show. 
22. —R.H.S. Committees and Lecture. 
23. —Aberdeen Chrysanthemum (2 days). 
23. —Galloway Chrysanthemum Society’s Show at 
Newton Stewart. 
24. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Auction Sales. 
Mellersh. 162 
Protheroe & Morris .162 
Bulbs. 
Barr &■ Sons.164 
W. B. Hartland .161 
Ant. Roozen & Sons .161 
Simpson & Son.161 
Sutton & Sons.161 
R. Sydenham .161 
C. G. Van Tubergen .161 
Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd. 164 
T. S. Ware, Ltd.. 164 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Sons .161 
Bunyard & Co .161 
W. B. Hartland.161 
Kelway & Son .161 
J. Peed & Sons.164 
Simpson & Son.161 
Sutton & Sons .161 
W. Wells. 161 
Chrysanthemums. 
Cannell & Sons.165 
H. J. Jones.164 
W. Wells .165 
Florists’ FlowerB. 
Kelway & Son .161 
J. Peed & Sons.164 
C. Phillips.161 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Sons, Ltd.176 
Fruit Trees. 
G. Bunyard & Co.163 
J. Cheal & Sons .165 
P. Le Cornu .165 
R. Smith & Co.164 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
J. Arnold.161 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst. ...161 
A. Outram .162 
H. G. Smyth.162 
Heating Apparatus. 
W. Cooper, Limited .163 
Richardson & Co.161 
Thames Bank Iron Co. ...161 
Hardy Plants. 
Hole & Son .-..161 
Hood Gardens.161 
T. Jannoch.165 
Kelway & Son.161 
Percival.1C1 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.161 
W. Cooper, Ltd.163 
J. Gray.161 
Messenger & Co., Ltd, ...164 
W. Richardson &Co. ,..164 
J. Weeks & Co., Ltd.161 
Insecticides. 
Glshurst Gomponnd .161 
G. H. Richards.162 
Manures. 
Chemical Union.161 
Clay & Son...161 
W. Colchester.161 
W. Thomson & Sons.i;6 
Wood & Son, Ltd.176 
Miscellaneous. 
Cuthbert’s Mushroom 
Spawn . 161 
Ef p’s Cocoa.176 
Essery’sCoal .176 
Gishurstine .161 
Leeds Orohid Co.165 
Smyth's Baskets..161 
Woollen Mfg. Co.161 
Orchids. 
J. Cyphet .164 
P.McArthur ......164 
I. W. Moore, Ltd.162 
F. Sander & Co .161 
Stanley-Mobbs & Ashtoni6i 
Publications. 
G. Bunyard & Co.165 
Darlington.163 
Gardening World .161 
Leeds OrcbiJ Co.161 
Ogilvie .163 
Roses 
R. Smith & Co.164 
J. Walters .163 
Seeds. 
Hu?h Low & Co.....161 
R. Smith & Co .164 
Strawberries. 
Cannell & Sons .i6t 
W. Carmichael.....162 
Laxton Bros.161 
Trees. 
H. Lane & Son .164 
