March 27, 1897. 
477 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
Kilnfield Gardens, Colchester, had a few 
Erythroniums and Tulipa kaufmanniana. 
A Silver Banksian Medal was awarded to the 
Rev. G, H. Engleheart, Appleshaw, Andover, for a 
collection of cut blooms of hybrid and seedling Nar¬ 
cissi, which contained many fine forms. 
The competition for the Veitch prizes for the best 
flavoured Apple and Fear showed a great falling off 
as may well be expected from the advanced state of 
the season. Fifteen dishes of Apples were submitted, 
the first prize going to Mr. Powell, gardener to Col. 
Bryner, M.P., Islington House, Dorchester, with 
Allen’s Everlasting. Mr. J Day, gardener to C. J. 
Massly, Esq., Galloway House, Garlieston, took 
second place with Adam’s Pearmain. Pears were 
only represented by two dishes, and were poor and 
lacking in flavour. Mr. W. H. Divers, Grantham, 
v as awarded the second prize with Marie Louise. 
Questions Ann snstueRS 
*,* 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 b\ 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.] 
Smell of Hyacinths injurious.— Enquirer-. There 
may be, and doubtless are, some people to whom the 
odour of Hyacinths may be disagreeable if not 
injurious. Instances have beea recorded from time 
to time of some one being injured by the powerful 
odour of some flower or other if present in too great 
numbers. There are, of course, people of weak con¬ 
stitution, who are greatly inconvenienced by the 
odour of one kind of flower, but not troubled at all by 
the scent of something else. It is similar in this 
respect to poisoning by Primula obconica. There 
can be little real danger to health in the case of 
Hyacinths. It is often a case of mere imagination 
and recalls the lady who fainted at the visit of a 
friend carrying a Rose, the smell of which she 
imagined was injurious to her. It turned out that 
the Rose was merely an artificial one. 
Propagation of ForsytDa suspensa. — W. G.\ 
There are several ways of effecting this, amongst 
which that of taking cuttings in the autumn and 
dibbling them firmly and thickly into pots of light, 
sandy soil and placing them in a cool house or pit 
from which the frost is excluded. The rooting 
process could be hastened in spring by putting the 
cuttings into heat. They strike almost as freely, 
however, as Willows, and after this has taken place 
you should give them plenty of ventilation. The 
shrub may also be propagated by layers and by 
takiog off rooted suckers. The tips of drooping 
shoots often come in contact with the soil, and root 
into it of their own accord. All these may be 
removed from the parent plant in spring and planted 
in lines to grow to a useful size for forcing. 
Tomato all the Year Round. — T. Ward : By care¬ 
ful management you might secure a supply of fruit 
all the year round by means of this variety; but that 
would a'so apply to several other free-setting sorts. 
You would have to sow late in order to keep the 
plants growing and fruiting as far into the winter as 
possible. The fruits, if removed from the plants 
before they are dead ripe, and placed in a 
moderately high, or even a cool temperature, but 
with a perfectly dry atmosphere, they would keep in 
a usable condition for many weeks. An endeavour 
should also be made to get a batch of plants into a 
fruiting condition as early in the year as possible, 
with the view of making the seasons join. 
Names of Plants.— J. M. : i, Tetrathecaericoides ; 
2, Eriostemon scaber; 3, Eupatorium weinman- 
nianum ; 4, Azalea mollis var. ; 5, Acacia platyptera. 
— A.H.: 1, Pelargonium tomentosum ; 2, Semper- 
vivum tortuosum variegatum ; 3, Lonicera Caven- 
dishii ; 4, Selaginella apus; 5, Senecio Kaempferi 
aureo-maculata, often termed Farfugium grande. —• 
J. C. S. : 1, Corydalis solida; 2, Sisymbrium Sophia. 
— H.J.: 1, OJontoglossum nebulosum ; 2, Dendro- 
bium findlayanum ; 3, Dendrobium crassinode ; 4, 
Oncidium maculatum; 5, Odontoglossum odoratum. 
— T. Norrie: 1, Scilla sibirica ; 2, Puschkinia 
scilloides ; 3, Draba aizoides ; 4, Primula rosea ; 5, 
Forsythia viridissima ; 9, Pulmonaria augustifolia. 
Communications Received. — ’Mam— A. P — 
Visitor.—Toogood & Sons.—David Stuart.—J. C. 
Chard.—T. H — A. Herd — W. M.—L. D.— Fob.— 
T. Machin.— A. L W. Rushton.—Tenterden.— 
Tenderfoot.—Subscriber.—C. B. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, 4, Quai de la 
Megisserie, Paris.—Catalogue of Seeds of Hardy 
Trees and Shrubs, and Seeds of Plants for the 
Orangery and Greenhouse. 
Montbretia, Schizostylis, 2/- 100; Auriculas, double Prim 
roses, Hepaticas, 1/3 ; Polyanthuses Aquilegias (various), gd. 
doz. Enniston, Kilnessan, Neath. 
Carnations, finest named varieties, for border or exhibition, 
similar sorts to those I successfully exhibited at the National 
Carnation Shows last season, good rooted layers, 4/- doz. 
Germania (the best yellow), Mr. Muir (the best white), 6 of 
each 4/-, 3 of each 2/3. Wm.Kenyon, Shlpperbottom, Walmer- 
sley, Bury, Lancashire. 
Potatos grown purposely for seed ; lists of fourteen early and 
late varieties free, also hand-picked eating Potatos or Carrots 
2/-cwt. Lill, Martlndales, Lincoln. 
Good hardy Perennials, 25 roots in 12 sorts, Yellow Day 
Lily, Scarlet Lychnis, Yellow Anemone, Yellow Doronicum, 
Red Centaurea, Iceland Poppy, Welsh Yellow Poppy, West 
Larkspur, White Campanula, Aster, Rudbeckia, Crucianella; 
the lot, 1/6 free. Rector, Hardingham, Attleboro'. 
Golden Trumpet climbing Honeysuckle, bears most 
delicious flowers all the summer,red berries all the winter. Six 
large flowering plants 1/- free. Yellow Broom strong-rooted 
trees,' 1/- doz. free. A. Symonds, 65, East Street, Horncastle. 
H erbaceous&alpineplants, 
&c., for the best collections of these extant, all hardy 
g-own and grand, see FORBES’ New Catalogue, 11)97, over 
140 pages, giving colour, height, time of flowering, and a mass 
of other useful information. Free on application.—JOHN 
FORBES, Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland. 
N EW TOMATO — YOUNG’S 
ECLIPSE. Award of Merit at R.H.S. Tomato trials 
at Chiswick, very highly commended at Willesden Great Show 
also Crystal Palace Fruit Show,—96. Seed, ^-packet, gd. : per 
packet 1/6 and 2/6. 
A. W. YOUNG & Co., The Nurseries, Stevenage, Herts. 
B egonias, young’s prize 
STRAIN SEEDS, 6d. and is. per packet to colour or 
mixed. Double Mixed is. and is. 6d. packet. Bulbs Mixed, 
grand strains, 25 for 3s. 6d. free. A. W. YOUNG & Co., The 
Nurseries, Stevenage. 
G ARDEN NETTING.—Tanned, Rot- 
less, and Waterproof, for protecting buds and bloom 
from trost and birds, and seed in the ground. No gardener 
should be without it. 100 by 1 yd. wide, 3 /-; 100 by 2 yds. 
wide, 6/-; 300 by 1 yd., 9/-. Any widths and lengths made. 
Carriage paid on orders over 5/- value. Lists free.—A. 
POTTER, Net Words, Wolverhampton. 
SLY'S IMPROVED PATENT TRUSS 
Supersedes all Others. 
Worn by Sir A. Clark (late President of the Royal College 
of Physicians.) 
Recommended by Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson. 
Forty-four Prize Medals, Diplomas, and Royal Appointments 
awarded. 
Write for particulars and Prices. 
SLY BROS., OXFORD. 
CERNS AND FERN CULTURE. By 
X J. Birkenhead, F.R.H.S.—How to grow Ferns, with 
selectfons for stove, warm, cool, and cold greenhouses ; for 
baskets, walls, wardian cases, dwelling-houses, &c, Price, 
IS., by post, is. 3d. —PUBLISHER, i, Clement’s Inn, Strand 
London, W.C. 
SHEPPERSON’S NOVELTIES & SPECIALITIES. 
THIRTY-EIGHTH YE AR OF ADVERTISING. 
The following Novelties and Specialties having all been grown in a very exposed situation high up on the Derbyshire hills, are very hardy, stocky, and healthy, very different to -weak 
seedlings grown in warm favoured situations, which look nice, but very rarely succeed well. All Carriage Free for Cash with Order. Descriptive List free. 
C ARNATIONS, PICOTEES, 
CLOVES of the finest—named hardy 
(CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Special Cul- 
V-^ ture), not a collection of old-fashioned sorts, but 
the cream only of the best English, French, American, 
and Japanese raisers. Good, well-rooted plants, 12 for 
2/-, 2 5 for 3/6; true to name. 
and 
border 
varieties, many grand new sorts, strong layers wintered 
outside, 6 for 2/6,12 for 4/-, 25 (in 12 varieties) for 7/6, un¬ 
named varieties, 3/- per doz. 
N ew hardy Japanese primu¬ 
las.—T his class of hardy Primula, which has 
become so popular either for the outside border or the 
greenhouse since its introduction, has been greatly im¬ 
proved. The following collection is the production of 
Mr. Geggie, the celebrated raiser, whose collection hts 
gained first prizes, gold medals, and Srst-class certificates 
at Crystal Palace and many other important societies. 
Six distinct varieties (named) for 2/6; 12 for 4/-; 25 in 12 
varieties for 7/6. 
C ARNATIONS, PICOTEES, and 
CLOVES.—Will produce 80 per cent, of fine double 
flowers, in self, striped, and spotted varieties, including 
whites and yellows; all from the finest strains for the 
border. Twelve for 2/6 ; 25 for 4/6; 50 for 8 '-. 
P RIMULA CASHMERANA.—A really 
fine spring-flowering plant. Colour, bright mauvy 
violet. Free bloomer. Should be in every garden. Three 
for 1/-; 6 for 2/6; 12 for 4/-. 
TDHLOXES (Perennials).—Special cul- 
ture of early and late varieties, the cream oclyfrom 
Downie, Laird & Sons, Kelway, Ware, and other first 
growers. Six fine varieties for 2/-; 12 for 3/-; 25 for 5/6; 
true to name. Strong stools to bloom well. 
V IOLAS, during the past few years, have 
come to the front as few flowers have ever done. 
They are wanted everywhere. and very few plants produce 
so fine a display for so little trouble. I have a grand 
collection, including many new varieties. Twelve 
varieties, 1/6; 25 for 2/6: 50, in 25 varieties, for 4/6; true to 
name. 
A URICULAS (Alpines).—A Splendid 
T~\ Collection, the result of many years’ carefnl 
selection, strong plants to bloom well, 2/6 per dozen ; 25 
for 4/6. 
S WEET WILLIAMS.—A very showy, 
free-flowering border plant. Most useful as cut 
flowers for hand bouquets, &c. Good strong plants. All 
have been transplanted and wintered outside. Twelve 
strong plants for 1/6: 25 for 2/6. 
DYRETHRUMS (Double and Single).— 
L A grand collection to name, selected from the best 
English and French raisers as a hardy, free-flowering, 
easily.grow'n plant for all purposes. Three named 
varieties, 1/6 ; 6 for 2/6; 12 for 4/-: unnamed varieties, 31 - 
per dozen. 
A URICULA (Alpina).—The real old 
F\ Irish Dusty Miller ; a most beautiful hardy, easily 
grown, sweetly-scented; free flowering, yellow variety. 
Six strong plants, 2/-; 12 for 3/-. 
G AILLARDIAS (Perennial Hybrids).— 
A really grand collection of these most gorgeously 
marked hardy plants. Colours, scarlet, crimson, and gold, 
of different shades: blooms all summer. Good strong 
plants, 6 for 1/6 ; 12 for 2 / 6 . 
H OLLYHOCKS.—Warranted all fine 
double flowers, Chater's and Ware’s select strain ; 
strong year-old plants to bloom this summer. Six 
varieties, 2/- ; 12 for 3/-. 
POLYANTHUS and PRIMROSE 
1 (Hybrids). — Splendid mixed colours ; finest strain 
grown. 12 for 1/6 ; 25 for 2/6; 50 for 4/6. 
A STERS (Michaelmas Daisies).—Un- 
1\. rivalled hardy autumn flowering border plants, for 
cut flowers, &c. A grand collection of the latest improved 
colours, as pure white, pink, bright mauve, &c., six 
distinct sorts, 1 / 6 ; 12 for 2 / 6 . 
C ANTERBURY BELLS.—Grand new 
colours and new forms, double and single, Hose in 
Hose, Cup and Saucer, and other varieties, 12 plants to 
bloom well, 1/6; 25 for 2/6. 
G ERANIUMS.—Greenhouse varieties. 
Double and single, by Pearson, and other first-class 
raisers. Good, well-rooted plants, out of pots, 3/- per doz.; 
true to name. 
D ELPHINIUMS.—A splendid lot, 
raised from 12 varieties of Eelway’s, Double and 
Single, including all shades of Blue, from the very palest 
to the darkest. Good plants to bloom well, 6 for 2/-: 12 
for 3/-. 
T RIS GERMANICA.— Rivals of the 
X famed Orchid, flowers of peculiar formation, and most 
exquisitely marked with many bright and distinct colours. 
Quite hardy. Three named varieties, 1/6 ; 6 for 2/6; 12 for 
4/6. 
G EUMS.—The new Double Scarlet. A 
splendid hardy, free-blooming plant, fine for cut¬ 
ting, 12 for 1/6; 25 for 2/6. 
A QUILEGIAS.—A grand collection, 
11 including many new colours and new forms. Twelve 
best mixed varieties for 2/-. 
P ENTSTEMONS.— A splendid collec¬ 
tion to name: a very showy and useful bedding 
plant, 3/- per doz.; 25 for 5/6. 
P INK (Fimbriata alba major).—Large 
white fimbriated flowers. A very free bloomer. 
Should be in every garden. Good plants, 2 /- per doz. ; 6 
for 1/3. 
AMPANULA PERSI Cl FOLIA.— 
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Double Blue. All quite hardy, and unrivalled for border 
decoration, cut flowers, wreaths, &c. One of each for 1/6; 
2 of each for 2 / 6 . 
D ORONICUMS (Golden stars or hardy 
Marguerites).—Three first-class sorts. Harper 
Crewe, Clusii, and Plantagineum Excelsum. One of each 
for 1/6 ; 2 of each for 2 / 6 . 
'"TOMATO PLANTS.— Two first-class 
X varieties, Challenger and Conference; good plants ; 
1/6 per doz. 
A RMERIA (Thrift).—Pink and White 
1\. flowers, plant dwarf and cushion like, very useful 
tor Rockeries and edging to borders, quite hardy, 2/- per 
doz.; 25 for 3/6. 
‘HRYSANTHEMUM (Hardy Mar- 
_ guerite).—Large pure White flowers, dwarf and 
very free bloomer, most useful for border decoration and 
cut flower work ; 6 for 2/-; 12 for 3/6. 
T YCHNIS DIOICA RUBRA.—Double 
X— t Crimson flowers, a useful neat plant. This has been 
greatly admired by all who have seen it. Three for 1/6 
6 for 2 / 6 . 
1 O BEAUTIFULLY Spotted or pure 
1 Z/ White FOXGLOVES for 1/6; 25 for 2/6. 
lO HARDY Perennial BORDER 
X 4—7 PLANTS, named, distinct, and useful for decor¬ 
ation and cutting purposes, 2 /-. 
DYRETHRUM ULIGINOSUM.— 
T Large, pure white flowers. A very fine plant for 
decoration in the autumn, when flowers are scarce. Good 
strong plants, 6 for 2/-; 12 for 3/6. 
P OTENTILLAS.— A distinct and in¬ 
teresting class of hardy border or rock plants, pro¬ 
ducing an abundance of flowers of a splendid velvety 
texture, which are very attractive and ornamental, and 
for cut flowers they are grand. Three for 1/6; 6 for 2/6. 
SAMUEL SHEPPERSON, Florist and Seedsman, Prospect House, BELPER, DERBYSHIRE. 
