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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 21, 1897. 
Questions add AnsmeRS 
*,* 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 bv 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.] 
Tomatos diseased —C.B.G.: The specimens sent 
were suffering from what is termed the Black Spot of 
Tomatos,which is caused by the fungus Cladosporium 
Lycopersici. This disease does not, as a rule spread 
very rapidly, nor is it difficult to grapple with, if the 
Tomatos are grown under suitable conditions. A 
moist atmosphere favours the fungus, but that con¬ 
dition is unfavourable to the Tomatos and should not 
now be permitted. Give plenty of light and air on 
all occasions, so as to maintain a sweet and airy 
condition of the atmosphere. While this will favour 
the ripening of the Tomatos it will prevent the spread 
of the fungus, which requires moisture to germinate 
the spores and enable them to enter the fruits by way 
of the decaying style. You will notice that the 
fungus always enters this way and radiates round 
the style, unless the top of the fruit is ragged else¬ 
where and favours an entrance. In the meantime 
remove and burn all affected fruits so as to destroy 
the fungus. Such fruits are incurable and therefore 
useless. 
Names of Plants. — A. 0. : Tecoma radicans. — 
J. C. S. : i, Filago germanica ; a, Aster Tripolium ; 
3, Euphorbia exigua ; 4, Sonchus arvensis, affected 
with Uredo ; 5, Vicia tetrasperma ; 6, Poa aquatica, 
otherwise Glyceria aquatica ; 7, Senecio erucaefolius ; 
8, Chenopodium polyspermum. — J. Gage : It is 
evidently Eryngium planifolium, but you ought to 
have sent a good leaf to make certain of the species. 
— Sigma : You have sent at least two species of 
Epilobium, but most of the seedlings were small and 
starved by being crowded. That with the 4-lobed 
stigma was Epilobium parviflorum ; the other was 
E. palustre, though some of the specimens were not 
entirely typical.— A. C. : Erigeron speciosus ; 2, 
Malope trifida grandiflora ; 3, Tilia petiolaris ; 4, 
Ribes aureum, often used as a stock for Goose¬ 
berries ; 5, Symphoricarpus vulgaris variegatus ; 6, 
Chrysanthemum carinatum.— H. J. : 1, Masdevallia 
Veitchi ; 2, Cvpripedium bellatulum ; 3, Oncidium 
longipes.— C. Hardy ; 1, Campanula carpatica ; 2, 
Campanula pumila ; 3, Mentha rotundifolia 
variegata ; 4, Epilobium rosmarinifolium ; 5, Phlox 
paniculata var ,—F. L. : 1, Linaria purpurea ; 2, 
Verbascum phoeniceum ; 3, Rhus Cotinus , 4, Rhus 
typhina.— M.C. : 1, Caucalis Anthriscus ; 2, An- 
thyHis vulneraria ; 3, Lychnis Flos-cuculi; 4, Bartsia 
Odontites ; 5, Geum urbanum ; 6, Euphrasia officin¬ 
alis.— R.L. : 1, Blechnum occidental ; 2,Nephrolepis 
cordifolia ; 3 , Nephrodium Otaria (aristatum of gar¬ 
dens) ; 4, Adiantum cuneatum variegatum ; 5, Episcia 
fulgida. 
Peaches diseased. — Charles Etherington : The root 
pruning you mention would have no direct result in 
causing the fruits to assume the ruined appearance 
presented by those you sent us. The tree was 
affected, you say, with curly blight in spring, and by 
this we should understand you to mean that it was 
attacked by aphides causing the leaves to curl. This 
might have been the case to some extent, but we 
suspect that Peach blister, caused by the fungus 
Ascom} ces deformans, was the principal ailment in 
spring. We should have been pleased if you had 
sent some of the curled leaves. By placing a section 
of one of the fruits under the microscope we detected 
the asci of the fungus in question, by hundreds or 
thousands. The fruits must have been attacked in 
the early stages of their growth, so that the affected 
portions could never afterwards swell. It is a skin 
fungus, never penetrating to any great depth, as you 
may determine by cutting a fruit open. All the 
affected fruits should be cut and burned at once, as 
they can never be of any use for table. All the 
blistered leaves,and even the shoots that are attacked 
and swollen should be cut off in spring and burned. 
If the tree is very bad the best plan would be to up¬ 
root it and burn it; because when once badly attack¬ 
ed the malady is renewed year after year. We should 
not plant a Peach tree in the same place, at least not 
for some years. A Pear, Plum or Cherry might be 
planted there, and Peaches elsewhere. 
Auricula seed — T.S. : The best plan is to sow 
the seed as soon as ripe, because this favours germin¬ 
ation mere speedily than if the seeds were kept and 
allowed to become thoroughly dry before being 
committed to the soil. You had better sow it at once 
in seed pans or boxes, in a compost of sandy loam 
and leaf mould. Stand the pans in a greenhouse or 
frame, and keep them under glass all the winter. 
Some of the sseds lie a long time before germinating, 
si that you must not be in a hurry to throw them 
away. Very ofien the latest seeds to germinate 
produce the finest varieties. If mo?s is inclined to 
grow on the surface of the pans during winter, give 
them a good sprinkling of 1'ght sandy soil. 
Stopping Tomatos out of doors— W.JH : No 
more flowers need be allow ed 10 form after the end of 
July, as fruits developed from such cannot possibly 
ripen out of doors in our climate. You might there¬ 
fore top them about that time every year ; and you 
cannot too soon do it now. After about the middle 
of next month they make little progress in ripening, 
unless the weather be very fine. 
Communications received. —A O.—C. L S.— 
Sigma, next week.—E. V. G. —F. W. M. — F. Warne 
& Co.—B. Wells — R. C.— W. M.—P. T.— John 
Stoddart.—L. S.—T. O.—W. Monson.—Reader — 
Athos.—Rasp.—B., Northallerton, Lancaster. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
W. B. Hartland, Seedsman, Cork, Ireland.—Well- 
ripened Irish Daffodils and Tulips. 
Dickson, Brown & Tait, 43 and 45, Corporation 
Street, Manchester. — Autumn Catalogue of Flower¬ 
ing Bulbs, &c 
W. Drummond & Sons, Ltd., Stirling. — List of 
Bulbs. 
John Peed & Sons, West Norwood, London, 
S.E.—Catalogue of Bulbs. 
Dicksons & Co., 1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh.— 
Dicksons' Flower Roots. 
J. Carter & Co., 237, 238, and 97, High Holborn, 
London. — Carters' Bulbs. 
Dicksons, Limited, Chester.- Dutch and other 
Flowering Bulbs, &c. ; also Select Roses. 
LONDON SEED TRADE. 
August 17th, 1897. 
Messrs. Hurst & Son, 132, Houndsditch, and 27, 
S^ed Market, Mark Lane, report a good consump¬ 
tive demand for Trifolium and Mustard. Rape still 
tends upwards in value. Tares seem to be in large 
supply and good quality. Rye firmer in sympathy 
with advance in wheat. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. 
August 18 th, 1897. 
Fruit,—Average Wholesale Pkicis. 
s. d 
Apples.perbnshel 2 6 
Black Currants J sieve 
Red „ i sieve 
Cherries half sieve 
Nova Scotia Apples 
per barrel 
Filberts. 55 0 
Cobbs . 3 ° 0 
per ioo lbs. 
t. i. 
7 o 
t. i. 
Grapes, per lb . i 6 
Pine-apples 
—St. Mfahael's each 2 6 
Plums per J sieve. 5 0 
Strawberries, per lb. 
| Tasmanian Apples 
per oase 
s. d 
3 ° 
8 0 
7 6 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 1. d. 
ArtlchokesGlobedoz. 20 j o 
Asparagus.per bundle 
Beans. French, per 
per half sieve 40 50 
Beet.. per dozen 20 
Brussel Sprouts, 
per half sieve 
Cabbages ... per doz. 10 13 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 20 30 
Celery.per bundle 10 16 
Cucumbers per doz. 20 30 
Endive, French, doz. 10 20 
1, i. 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 
Small salad, punnet 0 4 
Spinach per bushel 30 40 
Tomatos. per lb. o 6 10 
Turnips.per bun. 0 3 
Cut Flowers.—Average Wholesale Prices. 
s. d. s. d 
Arnm Lilies. 12 blms. 20 40 
Asparagus Fern, bun. 1,6 3 0 
Asters (F_rench) per 
bunch 09 10 
Asters, various, doz. 
bunches 20 40 
Bouvardlas, per bun. 04 06 
Carnations doz.blms. 06 30 
Carnations, doz. bun. 30 60 
C h r y s a n t hemums 
dozen blooms 10 30 
Cornflower, doz.bun. 1020 
Euobarls ...per doz 16 30 
Gardenias ...per doz. 20 40 
Geranium, scarlet, 
doz. bunches 30 60 
Lilinm longiflori-m 
per doz. 20 40 
Lily of the Valley doz. 
sprays 10 20 
s. d. s. d. 
Mzrguerites, 12 bnn. 20 40 
MaiaenhalrFern,i2bs.4 080 
Orchids, doz. blooms 1 6 12 o 
Primula, double, doz 
sprays 06 06 
Pelargoniums,12 bun. 40 60 
Poppy, various, dcz. 
bunches 10 30 
Pyrethrum doz. bun. 16 30 
Roses (indoor), doz. 610 
„ Tea,white, doz. 09 20 
,, Niels . 1640 
,, Safrano . 10 20 
„ (English), 
Red Roses, doz.1 020 
Pink Roses, doz. 20 40 
Roses, doz. bun. 30 60 
Smllax, per bunch ...16 30 
Tuberoses, doz. 
blooms .03 04 
Plants in Pots.—Average Wholesale Prices 
1. d. 3. d. 
Atbor Vitae 
per doz. 12 0 35 0 
Aspidistra, doz. 18 0 36 0 
„ specimen 5 0 10 o 
Aster-, d iz. pots. 2 o 40 
Cockscombs,doz. pots 2 030 
Coleu<, doz. pots. 20 40 
Dtacaena, various, 
per doz. 12 o 30 o 
Dracaena vlrldis.doz. g 0 18 0 
Euonymus, var. doz. 6 0 18 0 
Evergreens,Invar.doz 6 0 24 o 
Ferns, invar.,per doz. 4 012 o 
Ferns, small, per 100 40 f ; 
Ficus elastica, each 10 50 
Foliage Plants, var., 
each 105c 
i d r. J . 
Fuchsias, per doz. ...40 60 
Heliotrope...per doz. 3040 
Hydrangeas per doz. 8 0 12 0 
Ivy-leavedGeranium, 
per doz. 30 60 
Lllium Harrissii, 
per pot io 20 
Lycopodiums, doz. 30 40 
Marguerite Daisy doz 40 90 
Marguerite Yellow, 
per doz. 50 90 
Myrtles, doz. 60 90 
Palms in varlety.each 1 0 15 0 
Palms, Specimen ...21 0 63 o 
Pelargoniums ...doz. 6 o 10 o 
Scarlets .per doz .1 140 
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