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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 12, 1897. 
various plants you have at command, we might have 
suggested some other arrangements. Princess 
Beatrice has pink flowers with a white centre. You 
will be almost sure to use some of these again if you 
give them a trial The tuberous Begonias should 
always be selected to colours. Both the tuberous 
and fibrous-rooted Begonias may be propagated by 
seeds or cuttings, the latter being taken at any time 
during summer. Seeds may be sown in January, 
but only the B. semperflorens will be ready to plant 
out the same year. Either tubers of the previous 
years seedlings or of cuttings of tuberous Begonias 
should be used for regular bedding, so as to have 
them in flower early. 
Peach trees Blistered .-Peach : The leaves you 
sent were not affected with the true Peach blister 
which is caused by a fungus named Ascomyces de¬ 
formans. On the other hand they are suffering to 
some extent from the silver leaf disease, but the 
appearance may partly be due to theeffect of the cold 
east winds of May, the drought by day and the frost 
at night. All these acting upon the foliage of trees 
recently lifted could hardly fail to leave some bad 
result. We have frequently seen Roses under similar 
conditions affected in the same way. If that is really 
what is the matter the trees will yet partly recover 
with more genial weather, and be about all right next 
year. The slight blistering of the leaves we believe 
to be due to an attack of aphides while they were just 
expanding and tender. We have frequently seen the 
leaves of Peaches much more curled and wrinkled 
from that cause. We should advise you to closely 
examine the trees whenever there are young leaves 
upon growing shoots, and if aphides are present 
syringe the trees and give the affected shoots a good 
dusting of tobacco powder. The syringing is merely 
to make the powder stick on ; it can be washed off 
in a day or two if the fly has been destroyed. Next 
spring as the buds commence to open keep a sharp 
eye upon them, and whenever aphides make their 
appearance give a good dusting of tobacco powder. 
Carpet bedding designs. —Arthur Keen : There 
used to be a considerable number of designs for 
carpet bedding in the “ Guide to Hampton Court,’ 1 
and probably there are so yet. The book is not 
costly, something like 6d. Apply to the Super¬ 
intendent, Hampton Court, Middlesex. 
Names and addresses of Gardeners. — Inquirer: 
The book you require is The Garden Annual.” It 
is sold at the office of The Garden, 37, Southampton 
Street, Strand, London, W.C. 
Tomatos diseased. —Alister : The samples you 
sent us were affected by the black spot of Tomatos 
caused by the fungus Cladosporium Lycopersici. 
Usually it does not spread very rapidly nor do very 
extensive damage, unless the conditions are more 
than usually favourable to its growth. The spores 
that fall upon the dead and decaying style on the 
top of the fruit, germinate there, and so enter into 
the interior, causing the skin to become shrunken 
and black. You cannot do anything to cure the 
fruits so attacked ; therefore cut off and burn every 
one of them that shows the disease, to prevent its 
spreading. Keep the atmosphere of the house cool 
and dry by plenty of ventilation all day, leaving a 
little on at night to carry off all vapour that may 
arise. Expose your plants to full sunshine. They 
do not require shading. The heavy soil you men¬ 
tion has nothing to do with the malady. If you 
follow these directions the disease will not spread to 
any serious extent The moist atmosphere is what 
you have got to guard against. 
Names of Plants.— T. McB. : 1, Arisaema 
speciosum ; 2, Boronia heterophylla; 3, Eulalia 
japonica variegata—S. Mitchel: 1, Phlox cana¬ 
densis; 2, Syringa persica ; 3, Cotoneaster Simonsii ; 
4, Cotoneaster microphylla ; 5, Rosa spinosissima, a 
double variety.— R. W. : r, Masdevallia harryana ; 
2, Odontoglossum luteo-purpureum var. ; 3, Onci- 
dium pulvinatum; 4, Oncidium sphacelatum; 5, 
Dendrobium infundibulum ; 6, Lycaste plana.— T. 
M. : 1, Piptanthus nepalensis .—Colonel E. W. 
Bahrby: 1, Cattleya Mossiae; 2, Masdevallia 
coriacea.— J. H. W. : 1, Ranunculus aconitifolius 
florepleno; 2, Centaurea montana alba; 3, Pulmon- 
aria officinalis; 4, Veronica gentianoides ; 5, Saxi- 
fraga hypnoides ; 6, Hesperis matronalis.— TV. C. : 
1, Erinus alpinus ; Claytonia sibirica ; 3, Saxifraga 
muscoides atropurpurea ; 4, Astragalus Hypoglottis ; 
5, Rubus arcticus ; 6, Tiarella cordifolia ; 7, Saxi¬ 
fraga Aizoon; 8, Anemone dichotoma ; 9, Saxifraga 
hypnoides leptophylla. Please put some slightly 
damp moss with the specimens next time, as they 
were very much dried up. 
Communications Received — Sutton & Sons.— 
Jas. Barthewao.— J. O’B.—S. C.—A. Outram.— 
W. L. — J. C. S. — C. — R. D. — M. M'L. — T. 
Cockerill,—P. McArthur.—P. J—R. S.—W. L G.— 
Amateur.—W. H. J.—Ney.—B. K. 
Carnation Germania. — Amateur. — The yellow 
Carnation Germania although a fairly old variety is 
still a good one. Its constitution might be better 
certainly, but good cultivation must overcome that 
difficulty. You have done well to include it in your 
collection 
Malmaison Carnations are propagated by layering 
the cuttings round the sides of the pots in July, Y. Y. 
A good plan is to knock the plants out of their pots 
and plant them in a prepared bed of soil, which 
method of procedure gives a greater amount of room. 
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Melons. — Mens .—Hero of Lockinge, Countess, 
Sutton’s A.I., and Blenheim Orange, are all good 
varieties, and you may depend upon any or all of 
them. For a Cucumber we prefer Rollison’s Tele¬ 
graph, although many growers like Lockie’s Per¬ 
fection. 
Chinese Primulas — L.L.A.— A cold frame with 
an ash bottom will suit the plants capitally. Water 
carefully, and shade them from the sun. You may 
keep the frame close for a day or two after the 
removal from the warmer house, but then you may 
give a fair amount of air. 
Filmy Ferns. —R■ Madoc .—It is hopeless for you 
to attempt to grow Filmy Ferns in your greenhouse, 
unless you enclose them in a separate glass case, 
The atmosphere is ffir too dry, and in order to do 
them well it should be at saturation point. If you 
can give them a special case in a corner of the house 
and shade them carefully, well and good. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June gth, 1897. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Fxicib, 
Apples.per bushel 
Black Currants J sieve 
Red „ J sieve 
Cherries half sieve... 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 
Cob Nnts 
per roolbs. 
1. d t, d. 
s, d. s. d. 
Grapes, per lb . 20 36 
Pine-apples 
—St. Miohael's each 2 6 
Plums per J sieve. 
Strawberries, per lb. 2 6 
Tasmanian Apples 
per oase 
6 0 
4 0 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
ArtlchokesGlobe doz. 
Asparagus,per bundle 
Beans, French, per 
pound 
Beet.per dozen 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 
Cabbages ... per doz. 
Carrots ... per bunch 
Cauliflowers.doz. 
Celery.per bundle 
Cucumbers per doz. 
Endive, French, doz. 
1. d 
i 0 
3 0 
1 3 
2 0 
I 3 
3 0 
1 6 
3 0 
2 0 
(. d. s. d. 
Herbs .per bnnch 0 2 
Horse Radish, bundle a 0 • - 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per buneh 0 4 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 1 0 
Seakale...per basket 1 0 
Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushsl 3 0 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 6 
4 0 
0 6 
4 o 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s.d. j. d 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2040 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 20 30 
Bouvardias, per bun. 06 09 
Carnations doz.blms. 10 30 
Euobarls ...per doz 30 40 
Gardenias ...per doz. 16 26 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 30 60 
Iris, various doz. bun. 4 o 12 o 
Lilac, White (French) 
per bnch. 3646 
Liliam longiflorum 
per doz. 26 40 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 10 20 
Mf rguerltes, 12 bun. 20 40 
MaidenhalrFern,i2bs.4 080 
Narciss, various, doz. 
bunches 1640 
s. d. s. d. 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 o 
Paeonies, French 
doz. bun. 50 90 
Pansies 12 bun. 1620 
Primula, double, doz 
sprays 0606 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 40 60 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 20 49 
Roses (Indoor), doz. 610 
,, Tea,white, doz. 10 26 
,, Niels . 1660 
11 Safrano . 10 20 
„ (English), 
Red Roses, doz.2 040 
Pink Roses, doz. 30 50 
Smilax, per bunch ... 3 6 60 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .10 16 
Wallflowers, 12 bun. 16 36 
Plants ie Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1, d. 1, d. 
Azaleas, each . 20 36 
Aibor Vitae (golden) 
per doz. 6 0 12 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ specimen 30 50 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 80120 
Dtaoaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 o 
Dracaena vlrldis.doz. 90180 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evergreens,invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Erica, various, per 
doz. 9 0 r8 0 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 0 12 0 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 f 0 
Ficus elastlca, each 1050 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 10 30 
Heliotrope...per doz. 6090 
t. d. t. 4 , 
Hydrangeas per doz. 8 0 10 0 
Ivy-leavedGeraoium, 
per doz. 40 80 
Lllium Harrissii, 
per pot 16 30 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 50 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 12 0 
Marguerite Yellow, 
per doz. 5090 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 15 o 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums ...doz. 9 0 15 o 
Spiraea ...per doz. ... 8 0 10 o 
Scarlets .per doz. 26 50 
Roots and bedding out 
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great variety. 
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