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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 25, 1899. 
ARDEN1NG SlSCELLANY. 
BEGONIA COCCINEA. 
Visitors to the greenhouse at Kew cannot fail to 
notice the two fine plants of this handsome winter¬ 
flowering Begonia that are to be seen at the southern 
end of the house, one on each side of the doorway. 
They are trained to wires, and in this position they 
display to the full their fine decorative qualities. 
The flowers which are rich coral-red in colour, in¬ 
cluding the strongly winged calyx, are produced in 
long, drooping panicles, which, seen in the gloom of 
a winter’s day, are glorious in their richness and 
vividness of hue. The leaves are large, rich green, 
ovate-oblong in shape, with undulated and in some 
cases toothed margins. The stout green stems are 
mottled obsurely with white when young, but this 
mottling disappears with age. For training to a 
trellis, as at Kew, the plant is simply perfection, and 
should commend itself to all those who have charge 
of conservatories that have to be kept gay in fair 
weather as in foul, in winter as in summer. Like all 
the rest of ihe Begonias, B. coccinea has an un¬ 
equivocal dislike to London fogs, but that it may be 
grown successfully within a short distance of the 
great city the examples at Kew afford unmistakeable 
evidence. B. coccinea is a native of Brazil, whence 
it was introduced to this country about the year 
1842. 
ANOTHER SHIFT ON. 
Gardeners, as a rule, are very conservative, and in 
no direction are they more so than in that of plant 
names. Once let a name be attached to a plant and 
become generally associated with it, and no matter 
how conclusively the botanist may show that it is 
not the correct one, the old handle is still used, and 
the new one ignored. Lasiandra macrantba is a 
name well known in gardens, but the Dame was over¬ 
ruled by the botanist and became Pleroma macran- 
thum. Now another shift on has been given, and the 
plant becomes Tibouchina macrantha. This con¬ 
tinually shifting and alteration of names is very 
puzzling and provoking to both the amateur and 
professional gardener, although, of course, the 
botanist has good and sufficient reasons for making 
the change. We opine, however, that the latest 
change will not worry gardeners much. Lasiandra 
the plant has been, and Lasiandra the plant probably 
will be with them until the end of the chapter. 
Quescions add adsqjers. 
*.* 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 tv 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.] 
Black Fly on Peaches. — H. Walker : We should 
not say that the mild weather has much to do with 
it. The higher temperature maintained in the houses 
to start the trees into growth is quite sufficient to 
account for the early appearance of the fly. We 
should not advise you to fumigate the house till after 
the ftuits are well set at least. In the meantime the 
fly will be increasing and weakening the young shoots 
by causing the leaves to curl up. We have seen some 
gardeners as determined to keep the pest in check 
that they used paraffin, which they applied with a 
brush to the affected parts, but that is rather risky 
work. The best aod safest plan would be to syringe 
the trees lightly with water in the early part of the 
day, just dewing them over, then dust the affected 
parts with tobacco powder. This need not be 
washed off afterwards but left there, and the fly will 
be destroyed in a few days in so far as they have 
actually been dusted. The dewing of the trees with 
water before the operation is simply to make the 
powder stick on sufficiently long to take full effect 
upon the fly. 
The Stag's-horn Fern (Platycerium). — W. Mars- 
land : You can grow it in pots if you like, but we do 
not think it the best method of dealing with this 
particular Fern, on account of the peculiar mode of 
growth of the barren fronds. You would have to 
keep the crown well above the edge of the pot so that 
the barren fronds could be clear of the pot, and to 
avoid the water given in the ordinary course wita 
the watering pot. As the plant is often or generally 
one-sided in its growth, the water you apply would 
be inclined to run off without penetrating the ball of 
soil, particularly if you once let it get dry. A better 
plan would be to grow the Fern either in an Orchid 
bisket of some form or other, or in a wire basket, so 
that it could be dipped in the tank without wettiDg 
the barren fronds, or growing crown when you want 
to apply water 
Name of Fruit.— J. Bradshaw: The Apple has a 
close resemblance to Dumelow’s Seedling, but the 
season being now so far advanced, it is altogether out 
of character, and cannot be recognised with certainty. 
Please send it agaiu in autumn or early winter when 
in season. 
Fruit Trees for a Low Wall.— M. M'Laren : 
Apples and Pears might easily be grown on the walls 
you mention. Get the Apples upon the Paradise 
stock, as they will grow far less rampantly than those 
on the Crab stock. If you state what you want we 
think there would be no difficulty in getting dwarf 
trained trees suitable for espaliers. Failing this, you 
Could get maiden trees on the Paradise and train 
them horizontally. The lower pair of branches 
might start at 9 in. from the ground and be made to 
rise with a curve to ihe first wire, and then run out 
horizontally. The upper branches should be taken 
away from the tree horizontally to check rampant 
growth. Select varieties that do well in your neigh¬ 
bourhood. Pears should be obtained on the Quince 
stock, and may be trained precisely as described for 
Apples. There is another system, however, that 
should even prove more serviceable on a low wall. 
Train them as single, oblique cordons, at an angle of 
45 0 . You would thus get a longer stem than if trained 
upright, and the bend would check rampant growth. 
You could thus get a much greater number of varie¬ 
ties in little space than when you train them horizon¬ 
tally. The trees could be planted 15 in. to 18 in. 
apart, and taken up with a single stem. They must 
be on the Quince stock for this work. Select varie¬ 
ties that do well in your neighbourhood with, 
perhaps, a few others you would like to try. Plums 
do not, as a rule, succeed well in your neighbourhood ; 
but by skilful training in the fan-shape, you might 
get crops from Rivers’ Early Prolific, Earlv Orleans, 
and Victoria. Four wires would be sufficient for 
Apples and Pears, and six for Plums and Peaches. 
Hales’ Early and Alexander Peaches ought to ripen 
with you. 
Preserving Statice Flowers.- M. A.: No special 
preparation is required beyond cutting the flowers 
with long stalks when they are in their prime. It 
is the calyx that makes the most show, being either 
of some shade of blue, pink or white, and as it 
retains its colour loDg after the flowers are over and 
have dropped, all you have to do is to wait till the 
panicles of bloom have reached their best. You 
can then cut them, lie them in small bunches, and 
hang them up in a shady but airy place or open shed 
where they will be sheltered from rain till they dry 
and the stems become stiff. They will then remain 
bright and showy so long as you keep them clean, 
and clear of dust. 
Seeds of Everlasting Peas not Germinating — 
R. Watts : There is no occasion to be uneasy about 
the non-appearaDce of the seedlings. The seeds 
usually lie in the soil for a considerable length of 
time, whether they are kept in a hothouse or in a 
frame. Moreover, much beat is unnecessary, and, 
we think, of little advantage. If they are last 
year’s seeds, or even a year or two elder we 
think they will germinate in due time during the 
course of the spring as the temperature rises and the 
sun gains in strength. Stand them near the glass 
and do not overwater them. 
Names of Plants.— R.M.: 1, Jasminum nudi- 
florum ; 2, Berberis Darwinii; 3, Gaultheria procum- 
bens; 4, Ligustrum vulgare.— A, L. . 1, Begonia 
Rex var.; 2 Begonia knowsleyana ; 3, Allium neapoli- 
tanum ; 4, Tulipa Due Van Thol; 5, Salvia rutilans ; 
6, Ophiopogon japonicus.— R. W,\ 1, Dendrobium 
crassinode ; 2, Odontoglossum crispum ruckerianum ; 
3, Cypripedium leeanum ; 4, Cypripedium lathami- 
anum.— H. J. : 1, Saxifraga ligulata; 2, Scilla sibirica; 
3, Crocus susianus ; 4, Crocus vernus var. ; 5, Poly¬ 
gala Chamaebuxus ; 6,Daphne Mezereum.— A M.W.: 
1, Aspidistra lurida ; 2, Eranthis hyemalts. J.S.B .: 
1, Jasminum nudiflorum ; 2, Abies balsamea; 3, 
Cryptomeria elegans ; 4, Thuyopsis dolobrata varie- 
gata; s.Lonicera japonicaaureo-reticulata; 6, Nepeta 
Glechoma variegata; 7, is a Solanaceous plant, 
possibly Physalis Francheti, but it should be sent in 
flower or fruit; 8, Crassula (Kalosanthes) coccinea ; 
9, Nephrolepis exaltata; 10, Rosa rugosa, apparently, 
but you should at least send it when in leaf or 
flower. A.P.L.: Acacia dealbata. All the Acacias 
are popularly spoken of as Mimosas. The dried 
flowering shoots come from the south of France. 
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