January 14, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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sandy soil.” The latter statement is the correct 
one. 
(To be continued.) 
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SOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL.— Jan. loth. 
Exhibits were only moderate in quantity at the 
meeting on Tuesday last. Orchids were most abun¬ 
dant, and practically the most prominent feature on 
the tables, Acalypbas and other foliage plants and 
forced flowers occupied the rest of the table space. 
Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., Chelsea, exhibited 
a collection of Orchids, amongst which we noted fine 
flowering plants of Laeliocattleya Pallas, Lc. 
dominiana langleyensis, Cymbidium traceyanum, 
and the hybrid Cattleya leucoglossa. Some beauti¬ 
ful Cypripediums were staged, including C. Zeno, 
C. Euryades, C. Niobe, C. arthurianum pulchellum, 
and C. oenanthum superbum, the two latter being 
particularly handsome. Well-flowered and beautiful 
also were Dendrobium endocharis and D. Cassiope. 
(Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, 
London, staged a group of Cypripediums in great 
variety. Beautifully marked forms were C. nitens, 
C. leeanum superbum, C. insigne Wallacei, C. i. 
Maulei, and C. i. grandiflorum. C. Pitcherianum, 
Williams’ var., and C. wallaertianum were also 
large, and richly-coloured flowers. A few other 
Orchids were also mixed in the group. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, staged a 
small group of Phalaenopsis stuartiana, Oncidium 
Rogersii, O. cruciatum, Cattleya Harrisoniae var., 
C. percivaliana, and others, making some pleasing 
contrasts in colour. Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., 
also staged such new Orchids as Epicattleya Mrs. 
James O’Brien, Cattleya breautiana, and Angraecum 
Veitchii, all hybrids. 
Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart, (grower, Mr. W. H. 
Young), Clare Lawn, East Sheen, exhibited a plant 
of Phalaenopsis grandiflora which has been in the 
Clare Lawn collection since 1884. He also had 
flowers of P. leucorrhoda, P. amabilis, P. stuartiana, 
P. schilleriana, and P. Casta. Cypripedium The 
Sirdar, C. Cromer, and C. parkenianum Tate's var., 
all very beautiful hybrids were shown by Henry 
Tate, Esq., Allerton Beeches, Liverpool. Norman 
Ccrokson, Esq. (gardener, Mr. Murray), Oakwood, 
Wylam-on-Tyne, exhibited some Calanthes, includ¬ 
ing a large rose-coloured one, named Calanthe 
Phoebe. 
Laelia anceps rosefieldensis was staged by De B. 
Crawshay, Esq. (gardener, Mr. S. Cooke), Rosefield, 
Sevenoaks. Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Enfield, showed Phaius tautzianus. Sophro* 
nites rossiteriana, a beautiful yellow variety, was 
exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, (grower, 
Mr. W. H. White), Burford Lodge, "Dorking. W. P. 
Burkinshaw, Esq., The West Hill, Hessle, Hull, exhi¬ 
bited a dark and well-marked variety of Cymbidium 
traceyanum. Cypripedium J. Howes was staged by 
Walter Cobb, Esq. (gardener, Mr. J. Howes), Dul- 
cote, Tunbridge Wells, also the beautiful C. insigne 
Dulcote var. and C. bellatulum Dulcote var. Laelia 
Latona, Down House var., was staged by Sir Wm. 
Marriott, The Down House, Blandford. 
R. I. Measures, Esq. (gardener, Mr. H. J. Chap¬ 
man), Cambridge Lodge, Camberwell, exhibited 
Cypripedium insigne arthurianum and C. buchan- 
ianum magnificum. Mr. T. Rochford (gardener, 
Mr A. G. Abraham), Turnford Hall Nurseries, 
Broxbourne, exhibited Odontoglossum ruckerianum 
Rochford's var., a very fine thing, indeed. Norman 
Cookson, Esq., also exhibited Cypripedium scho- 
fieldianum superbum. 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent Garden, 
had a small batch of their improved strain of Chinese 
Primulas. The plants were characterised by re¬ 
markable dwarfness and compactness of habit. The 
single blue variety was particularly good, the colour 
being clear and bright, and the size and form of the 
flowers good. 
From Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, came 
a group of new plants. The most conspicuous 
feature in this exhibit was Acalypha Sanderi, which 
was represented by eight well grown plants. The 
pretty dwarf A. godseffiana, the distinct Dracaena 
sanderiana, and the very handsome Licuala Jean- 
enceyi were all shown. 
From Messrs. Jas. Veitch & Sons, Ltd., came a 
quantity of dwarf specimens of flowering, berried, 
and fcliage shrubs. Hamamelis arborea was repre¬ 
sented by some weil-flowered little samples, which 
abundantly demonstrated the fcee-floweiing charac¬ 
ter of the species, even when the plants are small. 
Skimmia fragrans, S. f. rosea, S. Fortunei, and S. 
japonica formed an interesting collection. A neat 
specimen of Taxus baccata erecta semper aurea was 
also noteworthy, The Chelsea firm likewise sent a 
stand of flowers of their now famous greenhouse 
Rhododendrons, of which the flowers attracted as 
much by their brilliance as by their diversity of 
colour. Such varieties as Thetis, Princess Alexan¬ 
dra, Diadem, Sybil, Amabile, and Souvenir de J. S. 
Mangles were all in grand form. Davallia mooreana, 
D. decora, and D. intermedia, a superb hybrid 
between these two species, were on view. 
A very bright and charming exhibit of bowls and 
baskets of cut flowers, set up with foliage and 
grasses, was contributed by Mr. F. Miller, no, Ful¬ 
ham Road, South Kensington. Not only were the 
blooms exceptionally clean, but the arrangement 
spoke well for Mr. Miller's artistic taste and his 
practical skill in carrying ideas into effect. Large 
single and double Daffodils, Jonquils, Lilies of the 
Valley, Hyacinths, Christmas Roses, Freesias, and 
Tulips were all in evidence. Trails of Smilax were 
twined in and out among the flower receptacles with 
excellent effect. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Saintpaulia ionantha alba was sent by Mr. P. 
Blair, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, Trent- 
ham, Stoke-on-Trent. A plant of Gerbera Jamesoni 
came from Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Bush Hill 
Park, Enfield, whilst a few flowers of Cyrtanthus 
intermedius were contributed by Mr. F. W. Moore, 
Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. 
A most effective exhibit came from R. B. Luch, 
Esq., The Cottage, Wood Hall, Dulwich, in the 
shape of fruiting sprays of Asparagus deflexus. 
These were of great length, and must have been cut 
from a fine old plant, for there was plenty of fruit. 
These sprays were fastened to Bamboos, and in¬ 
serted in a vase. E. Spreyer, Esq., Boxchurch, 
Dorking, had three vases of blooms of the late white 
Chrysanthemum Elaine Squelch. 
At the meeting of the fruit and vegetable commit¬ 
tee only one exhibit of fruit was brought up for con¬ 
sideration. This, a collection of thirty-eight dishes 
of Apples in twenty-six varieties, sent by Mr. 
W. J. Empson, gatdener to Mrs. Wingfield, Ampt- 
hill House, Ampthill, was awarded a Silver Knightian 
Medal. The fruit was clean and well preserved 
throughout, such varieties as Baumann’s Red Win¬ 
ter Reinette, Sandringham, Newton Wonder, Annie 
Elizabeth, Gascoigne’s Scarlet, King of the Pippins, 
and Lord Derby showing up well. 
Samples of fruit wines were submitted to the commit¬ 
tee by Messrs. Jno. Christmas & Co., Worplesdon, 
Surrey. They included Morello Cherry, Black, and 
Red Currant, Damson, and Grape Champagne. A 
vote of thanks was passed. 
Mr. J. Miller, gardener to Lord Foley, Ruxley 
Lodge, Esher, sent a very nice basket of Mush¬ 
rooms. 
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Questions add AnsmeKS 
*„* 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.'] 
Ivy Living after being Cut. Sigma writes to say, 
concerning the question on p. 302, that he cut an Ivy 
stem about 4ft. from the ground, it being the largest 
of several leading stems. He constantly looked to 
see that it had not joined with the upper portion, 
and pulled out the lower part long afterwards to 
make sure that it was completely severed. As the 
upper portion continued to live he concludes that 
the plant derives nourishment from the suckers on 
the stem, that is, from the aerial roots. There were 
no true roots at 4ft. from the ground, that is, above 
the point where the stem was cut. As far as we 
can see the upper portion of the stem that was cut 
might possibly have been connected with one or 
more of the others by a natural process of grafting, 
thereby securing both moisture and nourishment. If 
all the stems had been cut it would have been a surer 
test. 
Planting Mistleto.— Bath : The operation is a very 
simple one. All that you have got to do is to get some 
well ripened berries; break them between the finger 
and thumb, squeezing the stone or kernel out of the 
pulp. Then with a knife cut the bark of an Apple, 
White Thorn, Willow, Poplar or Lime tree in such a 
way that it may be lifted up and the stone of the 
m'stleto berry inserted beneath it. This operation 
is chiefly intended to conceal the stone from birds so 
that it may not be disturbed till it has germinated 
and taken firm hold of the tree. Tie a piece of 
matting over the bark so as to keep the wound closed 
and hide the stone or seed. It makes very little 
growth the first year, and no leaves at all, but you 
need not despair on that account, but have patience. 
Put in several seeds so as to give you as many 
chances. 
Sulphide of Potash and Newly Painted Houses.— 
I think it will be of interest to some of your readers 
to give the results I have found in using the sulphide 
of potash on Cyclamen which you recommended me 
in The Gardening World, November 27th, 1897. 
Having had the house just painted in which I 
grow my Cyclamens, and being troubled with the 
fungus again, I applied the mixture recommended. 
By some means or other a little was splashed on the 
paint, which turned it quite rusty immediately, and 
the house will have to be painted again.— F. G. 
Brewer. [No calculations could have been made at 
the time you speak for the effect of the fungicide 
upon the paint of the house, and least of all on fresh 
paint. Sulphide of Potassium is a poisonous sub¬ 
stance, of which, we dare say most people are aware. 
The question at issue is more complicated than at 
first sight appears, for the water employed^in the 
solution may really have been at the bottom of the 
mischief, as has occurred in the experience of 
gardeners. Moreover in the case of fungicides as 
well as insecticides that have not been tried suffici¬ 
ently often for the operator to get acquainted with 
any special peculiarities they may possess, it would 
be well to take the utmost precaution in using them. 
In this particular case it would have been a good plan 
to have removed the Cyclamens to some other house 
or pit merely till the syringing had been effected and 
the leaves partly dried again. Of course we do not 
blame you for not using the precaution.] 
Harrison s Big Musk.— Bath : Seeing that this is 
a hybrid between Mimulus moschatus and M. luteus, 
we doubt very much whether it would come true 
from seed. We have never tried it, however, as it 
can be propagated so freely from cuttings or divisions. 
It might be worth while trying what you can do by 
means of seed, although the latter does not seem to 
be freely produced in greenhouses and conservatories, 
where it is usually grown. You might get something 
better, probably something worse; but in any case it 
would be an interesting experiment to make. We 
should be pleased to learn what success or otherwise 
you may have. 
How to flower Lycoris aurea, &c.—If any of your 
correspondents are successful in flowering Lycoris 
aurea, L. sanguinea or L. radiata, I should be much 
obliged if they would tell me what treatment they 
adopt. I have grown these three species for some 
years, and have tried various methods of culture ; 
they grow vigorously, but never yet have I succeeded 
in getting these to flower.— J. Rose, Oxford. 
Names of Plants.— J. L. R. \ 1, Tsuga mertensi- 
ana, of Carriere, which is considered the correct 
name for T. albertiana, of A. Murray; 2, Tsuga 
canadensis.— A. McD. : 1, The tree beside the bridge 
is Picea pungens; 2, The tall trees are Abies nord- 
manniana.— R.M.: 1, Choisya ternata; 2, Erica 
hyemalis; 3, Cytisus racemosa, not Genista; 4, 
Pteris straminea.— A.G.B.: 1, Lomaria gibba; 2, 
Sanchezia nobilis ; 3, Strobilanthes dyerianus; 
4, Salvia rutilans, the Apple-scented Salvia.— 
W. R. : 1, Helleborus foetidus; 2, Sempervivum cal- 
careum ; 3, Lonicera fragrantissma ; 4, Azalea indica 
var. 
Communications Received.- M. Todd.—Omega. 
—H. G. Bourne.—C. B. G. — F. J. T.—Anderson.— 
H. M.—M. M.—W. B. G.—Arnold — A. M. Stover. 
—C. C.—A. L. N.—Y. O.—Geo. M— Rob.— 
Lettuce.—Viola. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Cutbush & Son, Highga'e, London.—Descrip¬ 
tive Catalogue of Flower, Vegetable, Farm Seeds, &c. 
Charles Sharpe & Co., Limited, Sleaford.— 
Standard Seeds. 
H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Complete 
Catalogue of Golden Seeds. 
Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Tottenham, London.—Ware's Catalogue of Flower 
and Vegetable Seeds. 
W. Drummond & Sons, Ltd., Stirling, N.B.— 
Drummond’s Garden Seed Catalogue. 
Harrison & Sons, 33, Market Place, Leicester.— 
Leicester Seeds ; also Wholesale Seed List. 
F. Urquhart & Co., 11, Union Street, Inverness. 
—Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. 
Barr & Sons, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent 
Garden, London.—Barr’s Seed Guide. 
H. W. Weguelin, F.R.H.S , Dawlish, Devon.— 
Carnations and Picotees. 
