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THE GARDENING WORLD- 
July 3, 1897. 
ship at Dunrobin Gardens, and also worked there for 
some time as a journeyman. He retired from active 
service about 5 years ago with a liberal pension from 
Sir Tollemache Sinclair, his old master. The direct 
cause of death was influenza, but his end, we rejoice 
to say, was painless and peaceful. 
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Questions add ad$uj6rs 
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as to mark the paragraphs or articles they wish us to see. 
We shall be greatly obliged bv their so doing. 
[ 1 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.] 
Names of Plants — Sigma : The Aspen or 
Trembling Poplar (Populus tremula)— W. G. : 1, 
Cattleya Mendelii ; 2, Cattleya gaskelliana; 3, 
Lycaste aromatica ; 4, Oncidium pulvinatum; 5, 
Cypripedium Hookerae.— T. M.\ i, Dianthus del- 
toides; 2, Dianthus multiflorus, a mule Pink or 
garden hybrid; 3, Iris sibirica; 4, Spiraea astil- 
boides; 5, Saxifraga Cotyledon pyramidalis; 6, 
Potemilla fruticosa.— J. P. : Sidalcea Candida— W. 
Barclay : 1, Rosa gallica var.; 2, Rosa indica var.; 
3, Spiraea ariaefolia ; 4, Iris Pseudacorus ; 5, 
Corydalis lutea ; 6, Cytisus albus.— T. Good : i, 
Asplenium bulbiferum minus ; 2, Athyrium Filix- 
foemina Victorae ; 3, Oreopteris montana ; 4, Aspi- 
dium angulare lineare; 5, Pteris quadriaurita 
argyrea; 6, Platyloma rotundifolia.— J. P. C.: 1, 
The Judas Tree(Cercis Siliquastrum) ; 2, Verbascum 
Tbapsus.— F. Brewer : Spiraea Filipendula flore 
pleno ; 2, Armeria vulgaris; 3, Aconitum Napellus 
var.; 4, Oenothera fruticosa; 5, Geranium arme- 
num ; 6, Salvia Horminum.— J. S. : Roscoea 
purpurea.— Omega : The Bird’s-foot Trefoil (Lotus 
corniculatus). Other question next week. 
Doable Poet’s Narcissus not flowering. — J. T. : 
Both the single and the double forms of Narcissus 
poeticus have a bad habit of coming blind at times 
without any apparent reason, or at all events the 
case is not always explainable. Recent lifting 
frequently causes them to flower badly during the 
following season.but they should be fairly established 
and flower well the second year. We have always 
seen this variety flower best when the bulbs were 
getting rather crowded by being left in the same 
place for some time. Possibly the sudden and 
great changes of temperature, or probably a frosty 
night injured the outer segments of the flower. 
The specimens you sent certainly looked like this, as 
the inner segments were generally fresh. On the 
other hand, we have known severe drought to check 
the development of flower buds when they were 
beginning to swell up. You do not say anything 
about your soil. If it is deep, loose and rich, we 
should allow it to get firm or even tread it for that 
purpose in the neighbourhood of the bulbs. If the 
soil is poor and sandy, a top-dressing of farmyard 
manure in winter would be advantageous, leaving it 
there till it decays. We should certainly give the 
bulbs another trial, for they might behave properly 
next year. 
Ants and Strawberries. —John Holmes, Jun .: The 
ants must be uncommonly numerous in your Straw¬ 
berry plantations to do so much harm, and by reason 
of their numbers individually and the number of 
nests all over the ground, it will be difficult to get 
rid of them without going to a deal of trouble. Many 
specifics or remedies are given for the destruction of 
ants, but as some of them are deadly poisonous they 
cannot be recommended for use in a Strawberry 
plantation. Air-slaked lime has proved useful in dry 
weather. It should be dusted over the nests and the 
ground in the immediate vicinity. Guano is also 
said to be useful applied in the same way A good 
remedy for use in spring is calomel. One part of it 
mixed with ten parts of sugar, should be employed 
by laying it about in little heaps about their nests. 
The sugar will tempt them to eat the bait and cause 
them to die. If there were no plants on the ground 
you could use carbolic acid or paraffin oil, which 
would kill or drive them away. Any or all of these 
remedies should be applied at intervals for some 
considerable time, in order to get rid of the ants 
effectually. Frequent disturbance of the soil, where 
possible, would in time drive them away. 
Aphides on Lettuce.— T. B.: There are several 
spices of aphides that attack Lettuce, some pre¬ 
ferring the leaves and others the roots. From what 
you say of them, the species is evidently Siphono- 
phora Lactucae. It is difficult under the circumstaaes 
to give an effectual remedy after the leaves begin to 
form a heart on account of the shelter afforded them. 
The attack begins when the plants are still quite 
small, and you should attempt to eradicate the past 
then by syringing the interior of the plants frequently 
with strong soapy water. The small leaves wi 1 never 
become usable, so that no harm will result from this 
treatment in the early stages of the plants. You 
should also give the plants plenty of room, not crowd¬ 
ing them, and keep the ground thoroughly clear of 
weeds. 
Peas failing.— F. Brewer : The soil you sent us is 
full of a fungus, evidently a small fruiting Peziza. 
What roots we came across in the soil had some of 
these little white cups attached to them. The upper 
part of the roots and the base of the stem were 
also attacked, and the fungus in this case had 
passed into another stage, showing little black 
pimples on the stem. We have, therefore, little 
doubt that the roots of your Peas have been attacked 
by the fungus and thereby destroyed, thus checking 
the growth of the haulm and the pods. We would 
suggest that you should carefully dig up the roots 
and burn them along with the haulm. Then trench 
the ground 2 ft. deep, and give it a good dressing of 
gas-lime, mixing it well with the top I2in. Nothing 
should be planted or sown in the soil for six weeks 
or two months, if the gas-lime is at all fresh. Straw¬ 
berries, Cabbages, Broccoli, Potatos, or some such 
crop may be planted on the same ground, but not 
Peas, either this or next year. Wood ashes would 
also help to enrich the soil, which must be exhausted 
both by the fungus and crops grown upon it. 
Celery Fly.— D. D. : In the first place you must 
pick off and burn all the blistered leaves to kill the 
grubs in them, otherwise you will get a second brood 
of flies in autumn. The small blisters may be 
squeezed between the finger and thumb to kill the 
grubs in them, and preserve as much of the foliage as 
possible. You can also dust the plants with dry 
soot while the sun is shining and the flies about. 
You must persevere some time in burning the blis¬ 
tered leaves. 
Commanications received — Leonard Brown.— 
Coila.—E. Webb & Sons.—Inquirer.—Botan, next 
week.—G. B.—W. White—J. R. L—W. Fey- 
Season—Reader—T. Ascot—Q.—C. Sharpe. 
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Boilers. — Testimonials. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
June 30 th, 1897. 
Fruit.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
1. d s. i. 
s. 1i. 1. d. 
Apples.per bushel 
Black Currants J sieve 
Red „ i sieve 
Cherries half sieve... 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 
Cob Nuts 
Grapes, per lb . 20 36 
Pine-apples 
—St Mtohael’s each 26 60 
Plums per J sieve. 
Strawberries, per lb. 1 6 26 
| Tasmanian Apples 
per oase 
per 100 lbs. 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 20 s 0 
Asparagus,per bundle 26 30 
Beans, French, per 
pound 10 13 
Beet.per dozen 2 0 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 
Cabbages ... per doz. 10 13 
Carrots ... per bnncb 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 20 30 
Celery.per bnrdle 10 16 
Cucumbers per doz. 26 3 0 
Endive, French, djz. 16 20 
1. d. s. d. 
Herbs .per bunch 0 2 
Horse Radish, bundle 20 40 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p.basket 1 0 
Onions.per bunoh 04 06 
Parsley ... per bunch 0 3 
Radishes... per dozen 1 c 13 
Seakale...per basket 10 13 
Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 30 40 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
Arum Lilies, 12 blms. 2040 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 2 030 
Bouvardlas, per bnn. 04 06 
Carnations doz.blms. 10 30 
Euoharls ...per doz 30 40 
Gardenias ...per doz. 2040 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 40 60 
Iris, various doz. bun. 4 o 12 0 
Lilac, White (French) 
per bnch. 3646 
Lilium longiflorrm 
per doz. 30 40 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 10 20 
Mfrguerltes, 12 bun. 20 40 
M&iaenbalrFern,i2bs.4 080 
Narciss, various, doz. 
bunches 1640 
s. d. s. d. 
Orohlds, doz. blooms 1 6 12 o 
Paeonies, French 
doz. bun. 50 90 
Pansies 12 bun. 1620 
Primula, double, doz 
sprays 06 06 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 40 60 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 1630 
Roses (indoor), doz. 610 
„ Tea,white, doz. 10 26 
,, Niels .. 16 40 
,, Safrano . 10 20 
„ (English), 
Red Roses, doz.2 040 
Pink Roses, doz. 30 50 
Smilax, per bunch ...20 40 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .10 16 
Plants ie Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
Aibor Vitae 
per doz. 12 0 36 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ speolmen 5 0 10 0 
Arum Lilies, per doz. 8 0 12 0 
Dtaoaena, various, 
per doz. 12 0 30 0 
Dracaena vlrldis.doz. 90180 
Euonymns, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evergreens,Invar.doz 6 0 24 0 
Erica, various, per 
doz. 9 0 18 o 
Ferns, invar..per doz. 4 012 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 60 
Ficus elastlca, each 1050 
Foliage Plants, var., 
eaoh 10 50 
H liotrope...per doz. 40 60 
». d. t. 1 . 
Hydrangeas per doz. 9 0 12 o 
Ivy-leavedGeranium, 
per doz. 4080 
LUium Harrissii, 
per pot 16 30 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Lobelia .per doz. 30 50 
Marguerite Daisy doz.6 0 10 0 
Marguerite Yell»w, 
per do*. 5090 
Myrtles, doz. 60 go 
Palms in variety,each 1 0 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 0 
Pelargoniums ...doz. 8 o 12 0 
Spiraea ...per doz. ... 8 0 10 0 
Scarlets .per doz. 26 5 0 
Roots and bedding out 
plants plentifnl and 
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