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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 10, 1897. 
The exhibits of cut Roses were not up to the 
standard numerically, the leading honours in the 
open class gorng to the well known Scotch firm, 
Messrs. Croll, of Dundee, who gained first for 
twenty-four distinct, and first for twelve Teas. For 
forty-eight distinct there was no competition. The 
collections of fruit are really splendid, all due credit 
to the show and exhibitors, the Grapes and Straw¬ 
berries being far above the average. In Class LII., 
for a collection of fruit, ten kinds, Mr. J. 
Edmonds carried off the first prize, /8, his Grapes 
Madresfield Court and Muscat of Alexandria, and 
Strawberries James Veitch being specially note¬ 
worthy. The second was awarded to Sir J. W. Pease, 
Bart, M.P. (gardener, Mr. Mclndoe), who had also 
a splendid exhibit; third, Earl of Harrington 
(gardener, Mr. J. H. Goodacre, of Chrysanthemum 
fame), who also gained second for Peaches, the first 
going to Mr. Sheepshanks' gardener, Mr. A. Large; 
third, Mr. J. Edmonds. 
In class LIV. for bunches of Black Hamburg 
Grapes, first, Rt. Hon. Lady Beaumont (gardener, 
W. Nicholls) ; second, Mr. W. Sheepshanks, whose 
exhibit only lacked colour, but who gained the 
second place for three bunches of white Grapes by 
a splendid exhibit for both size and colour. The 
first goes to Lady Beaumont, whose Grapes give 
token of splendid culture, together with first for a dish 
of twelve Tomatos, and first for a tray of vegetables. 
Sir J. Pease, Bart., is second for the latter. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. —Messrs. Clibran, of 
Manchester, had a large and varied exhibit of some 
of their specialities, Violas, Zonal Pelargoniums, and 
a collection of herbaceous plants of exquisite beauty. 
The well known Ipswich firm had an exhibit of their 
Ichthemic Guano. Messrs. Webb & Sons, Stour¬ 
bridge, had a splendid collection of Sweet Peas. 
Messrs. Edwards & Son, of Nottingham, had a large 
exhibit of their famous pottery for table decoration. 
Questions add snsroeRS 
*,* 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 by 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.] 
Converting a Vinery into a Rose House —I should 
be glad if you will give information upon the 
following. I have a house that has been used as a 
vinery that I am thinking to turn into a Rose house. 
The house is a lean-to rather heavily built; the size 
as follows : Length, 40 ft. ; width, 15 ft. ; height of 
back wall, 14 ft. ; front to roof, 7 ft. ; length of roof, 
18 ft. The two ends are walled up to the roof ; 
stage, 2 ft. wide along front level ; stage in centre 
with walk back and front. The middle stage is very 
strong and coveied with gravel. I should be glad 
of the opinion of some of your readers. If you 
recommend the roof to be covered, or part of it, 
would you plant in vine border or in pots on front 
stage ? Also say something about the back wall and 
ends, and kinds best suited if you recommend all 
pot plants There are other houses that plants may 
be taken for forcing at any time. My object is 
quantity for cutting when there are none outside. 
The house is heated with hot water and well 
ventilated top and bottom. Any information 
through the Gardening World will oblige.— Roses. 
Names of Plants— Botan\ 1, Linaria vulgaris ; 2, 
Matricaria inodora ; 3, Silene inflata ; 4, Epilobium 
angustifolium ; 5, Galium cruciatum ; 6, Rumex 
acetosa ; 7, Lathyrus pratensis ; 8, Vicia Cracca ; 9, 
Hieracium vulgatum ; 10, Centaurea nigra ; n, 
Anthriscus sylvestris; 12, Equisetum arvense; 13, 
Tanacetum vulgare; 14, Rhinanthus Crista galli.— 
J. J. 1, Geranium sanguineum ; 2, Geranium re- 
tlexum ; 3, Lupinus elegans ; 4, Iris sibirica ;■ 5, 
Euphorbia Cyparissias; 6, Ltlium pyrenaicum ; 7, 
Chelidonium majus ; 1, Alchemilla alpina conjuncta. 
—H. W. : 1, Lychnis alpina ; 2, Lychnis fulgens ; 3, 
Spartium junceum; 4. Masdevallia Lindeni ; Mas- 
devallia ignea .—A. J. B. 1, Pteris longifolia ; 2, 
Asplenium Bellangeri ; 3. Asplenium flabellifolium ; 
4, Wocdwardia radicans — G. H. : 1, Oncidium 
pulvinatum ; 2, Cattleya Mossiae ; 3, Cypripedium 
Sedeni; 4, Dendrobium chrysotoxis suavissimum ; 
5, Aerides odoratum. — J. Walters: 1, Helenium 
pumilum ; 2, Geum miniatum. 
Best way of growing Cyclamen. -L. hi : For 
autumn flowering you should sow the seeds in 
October or November in good fibrous or turfy loam, 
sufficiently decayed to make it mellow and friable ; 
mix this with an equal proportion of leaf mould 
rather flaky or not too decayed, with sufficient 
clean, sharp sand to render the whole porous and 
open. Drain the seed pans with pot sherds, and fill 
them with the compost, making it rather firm Make 
little holes in the compost, about ij id. apart each 
way, and drop the seeds singly into them. Stand the 
seed pans in a house with a temperature ranging 
from 45 0 to 50° Fahr., which should be kept as 
regular as possible. The seedlings having plenty of 
room may be allowed to grow till they have made 
two or three leaves, when they may be transferred to 
thumb pots singly. Place these in the same 
temperature and keep them well exposed to light and 
well ventilated. Shift them into larger-sized pols as 
they require it, and keep them growing steadily and 
without check, till they bloom in 4^ in. or 6 in. pots 
according to size. Shade them in very hot weather 
in summer, and when the flowering pots are getting 
filled with roots, assist with weak liquid manure 
from the stables and cow-houses; but manures 
should always be used cautiously. When first put 
into pots give them more loam and less leaf mould ; 
and the loam should be increased till the last shift 
when it may consist mostly of turfy loam, with 
sufficient sand. Keep the heat pretty uniform, the 
atmosphere moist, and do not neglect watering. See 
that the plants do not get infested with thrips. If 
you sow in January or February for late flowering, 
germinate the seeds in a temperature of 6o° to 70° 
Fahr. Give them plenty of light in winter, shading 
in summer as for autumn sown plants. 
Address of Onion Raiser. — F. K. : The address is 
Mr. H. Deverill, 30, Cornhill, Banbury, Oxford¬ 
shire. 
Transplanting Narcissi, — Omega : You may trans¬ 
plant them any time between this and the end of 
August; that is, you should do it after the leaves 
have thoroughly died down and before the bulbs 
commence to push out fresh roots If we get plenty 
of rain and warm weather, the bulbs might begin to 
grow before the end of August; so to avoid risk of 
breaking the roots, you should make a point of 
lifting the bulbs before we get much of a rainfall. If 
you transplant them now they will be quite safe. 
We do not know that there is any actual necessity 
for keeping the bulbs out of the ground at all if the 
fresh site is ready for them. If not, you can keep 
them in a cool dry place up till the middle of Novem¬ 
ber,if necessary ; but the sooner they are planted after 
the end of August the better. Bulbs of Narcissi 
have been planted as late as December, but at the 
expense of their weight and growing power. Make 
a point of planting early rather than late. 
Climbers to flower in Autumn. — Inquirer ; In the 
more favoured districts in the south of England, we 
have seen Rose Gloire de Dijon flowering beautifully 
till Christmas and after ; and though your county is 
not so far south as Devon, yet it is more under the 
influence of the Gulf Stream and presumably milder. 
Nevertheless, we can suggest other subjects that will 
flower late. Passiflora caerulea with blue flowers, 
and P. c. Constance Elliott, a white variety, flowers 
till frost comes, and the yellow, egg-shaped fruits 
hang till well into winter, unless very severe frost 
destroys them. Solanum jasminoides, with white 
flowers, also blooms late in the open air. Tecoma 
radicans and T. grandiflora, with crimson-scarlet 
flowers, especially the first named, should give you 
satisfaction. Clematis Flammula, with a profusion 
of small, white flowers, blooms in early autumn, say 
in August and September. Magnolia grandiflora 
makes a magnificent wall plant, with large white, 
sweet-scented flowers, but grows only moderately 
rapidly. Clematis Jackmanni, with moderately 
large, rich purple flowers blooms till frost comes, if 
the stems are cut to the ground in winter and trained 
up afresh in summer. Rich soil helps it greatly. 
Jasminum revolutum (yellow) flowers from May to 
October; and J. officinale (white) from Tune till 
October. 
Araucaria imbricata coning.— A. J. Vaughan 
Pryse : You do not say whether the tree that bears 
the cones is a male or female. The male or pollen¬ 
bearing cones are cylindrical, not unlike those of 
such Pines as Pinus excelsa or P. Strobus. The 
female cones are roundly-conical. Sometimes both 
kinds of cones are produced on the same tree ; but 
this is uncommon. If the cones are female, fourteen 
of them produced on a tree about 30 ft. high, would 
be an unusually large number, though probably not 
breaking the record. It would be difficult to say 
why your other tree of the same size is not bearing 
cones, because trees vary greatly in that respect. 
Some mature earlier than others, but generally the 
Araucaria attains a good age before it fruits. If the 
fruiting tree is a male that might account for it, 
because male cones are usually the first to be pro¬ 
duced by a good many Conifers. If you send a cone 
either now or when mature,we could tell you whether 
it is a male or female, if you have any difficulty in 
determining. 
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