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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 28, 1899. 
Questions add msoisrs. 
with a relatively small price from a trader who would 
have to wait for his customer. 
6?1^DENIN6 B60KS 
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*,* 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 tv their so doing. 
[Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniumt , 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, Mr 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.] 
Coelogyne cristata showing Flowers — W.S. W.: 
The flower spikes are premature, and we should 
suspect that you have kept them too long in the 
warm house, at the same time giving a supply of 
moisture that has caused this early growth. How¬ 
ever, as the spikes are so few, it may be that the 
plants yet contain many more hidden away at the 
base of the leaves, so that your best plan would 
be to place the pans containing them in a cooler 
house. Very little water will then be necessary, 
in fact, just sufficient to keep the pseuicbulbs 
from shrivelling. Although you have been keeping 
them drier lately it is just possible that an undue 
amount of moisture has been lodging about the roots 
of those crowns which have proved so precocious. In 
any case a c oler house, with less water, will retard 
the remainder of the crowns till the temperature rises 
in spring or till you again move them into warm 
quarters. 
Top-Dressing a Yinery Border. — J. E .; You 
may treat the vinery border much the same as that 
for Peaches. It would be superfluous to use super¬ 
phosphates and bone meal at the same time, as they 
both supply much about the same chemical ingre¬ 
dients. In place of bone meal we should use $-in. 
bones, or even more finely crushed bones, as they 
would be more lasting than either bone, meal or 
superphosphates. About a 6-in. potful of bones 
would be sufficient for a barrow-load of the compost 
you make up for top-dressing. As to the general 
nature of the top-dressing it might consist of two- 
thirds of old potting bench soil, and one-third 
well decayed stable yard manure. The more con¬ 
centrated manure such as superphosphates should be 
used at the rate of 3 lbs. to the square rod of ground 
or a little less, that is, if you decide to use this in 
place of crushed bones. Lime rubble you could use 
at discretion ; cotton cake about the same as super¬ 
phosphates or half as much again ; and wood ashes 
as for Peaches. Take off 3 in. of the old soil, place 
on as much of the compost and point it in with a 
fork. If you cannot get sufficient potting bench 
soil, then use the other ingredients, and point it into 
the surface of the border with a fork. This should be 
done at once. 
Best Time to Plant Anemones .—Omega : You do 
not mention the particular species of Anemones 
which you desire to plant, but we suppose you mean 
the Poppy Anemones (Anemone coronaria). If so, 
they are perfectly hardy, and may be planted at 
any time from September till March. You may, 
therefore, plant at once in prepared soil, if it is of 
a clayey or wet nature and requires special treat¬ 
ment. By planting the roots now they will come 
into bloom in April and the beginning of May, 
lasting till the middle of the latter month, or thereby, 
according to the state of the weather. Should you 
desire a succession then plant a second batch about 
the end of February and the beginning of March, 
and they will flower from the middle of May till 
about the middle of June. 
Plan to keep Begonia Tubers. — Omega : The 
first thing to see to is that the tubers are thoroughly 
ripened. If you are obliged to lift them before the 
leaves fall, or the stems break away naturally or 
are cut down by frost, then you should lay them in 
sandy soil with the foliage fully exposed to light and 
air to ripen off. If they are cut by frost you should 
lift them at once, and before the injured stems have 
time to affect the tubers. Then lay them in a dry, 
airy shed or similar place where they can be pro¬ 
tected from frost till the stems practically fall away 
of their own accord. After this you can rub off the 
soil adhering to the tubers, and after letting them 
dry for a little, pack them away in boxes in layers 
alternately with cocoanut fibre just sufficiently moist 
to prevent shrivelling, but not so wet as to cause the 
tubers to decay by dampness. The boxes can then 
be stood away in a greenhouse where they can be 
kept dry, and safe from frost. Avoid getting them 
shrivelled, however, by having them too near flues 
or hotwater pipes. You should keep them quite cool 
so that no moistening will be necessary till it is time 
to pot 01 box the tubers in spring to start them 
into fresh growth. 
Yalue of Agave americana variegata.— Botan .: 
There is no regular supply and demand for this plant 
so that there would be considerable difficulty in 
stating the actual market value of plants of certain 
sizes. Small stock plants sell at prices ranging from 
2s. to t 03., according to size. The smallest of your 
plams would be worth the last named figure as a 
retail price and the largest about £1 or thereby ; but 
the difficulty is in finding a customer for large and 
costly plants. There is really no market for very 
large plants so that you would have to be content 
Peaches Dropping from the Trees.— J. E. : 
From wbat you say it would seem that you have 
been over-cropping and, at the same time, not giving 
them sufficient nourishment to sustain the load of 
fruit. We should suggest; however, that you ascer¬ 
tain the condition of the lower strata of soil in which 
they are growing. You say tha f you have been giv¬ 
ing them plenty of water ; but that in itself would be 
an evil if the drainage is bad or the soil become 
worn out and inert owing to the complete decay of 
the fibre in it, and possibly water-logged during the 
growing season. Dig down to the bottom of the 
border carefully with a fork to ascertain its con¬ 
dition, and if in proper order you can then 
think of feeding At the same time you should 
see that the branches and haves are not too crowded 
by the laying in of too many of them, as that would 
weaken the shoots and foliage. In the absence of 
good loam you should make up a top-dressing 
of a mixture of potting soil that has been once 
used, mixed with well decayed stable yard manure, 
cotton cake or even night soil, and lime rubble. To 
the above mixture you should add two or three 
spadefuls of wood ashes obtained from the burning 
of prunings, thinnings, &c., of trees and shrubs. We 
should have no objection to the addition of some 
superphosphate and soot. If the borders are high 
at present then you could remove 3 in. of the old 
soil, and apply as much of the dressing. This 
should be done at once, and the trees will get the 
benefit of it before spring, or, at all events, the 
top-dressing will be more ready to supply plant 
food when you apply water in spring. 
Names of Plants — Omega: 1, Aster laevis; 2, Aster 
diffusus horizontalis; 3, the Sunflower is Helian- 
thus giganteus.— W. Keen : Euonymus europaeus — 
Botan: 1, Agave americana variegata; 2, see 
separate paragraph ; 3, Apple next week ; 4, Sela- 
ginella emiliana : 5, Heuchera sanguinea.— T. M .: 
1, Eulalia japonica variegata ; 2, Calathea zebrina ; 
3, Maranta bicolor ; 4, Begonia corallina ; 5, Oplis- 
menus Burmanni variegatus (usually called Panicum 
variegatum); 6, Pteris tricolor.— W. M.: t, Per- 
nettya mucronata alba; 2, Symphoricarpus race- 
mosus ; 3, Ltgustrum vulgare : 4, Euonymus euro¬ 
paeus.— H. C.; 1, Masdevallia tovarensis; 2, Onci- 
dium incurvum; 3, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis 
schroderianum ; 4, Laelia pumila dayana.— R. M. : 
t, Aster Novi-Belgii; 2, Aster Novi-Belgii densus ; 
3, Aster ericoides ; 4, Solanum jasminoides ; 5, Gas- 
teria verrucosa.— A. L. : r, Oncidium Forbesi; 2, 
Cattleya bicolor ; 3, Oncidium ampliatum majus.— 
H.Cair: 1, Euonymus latifolius albus; 2, Euony¬ 
mus latifolius aureus; 3, Asparagus medeoloides, 
usually called Smilax, though erroneously; 4, 
Arbutus Unedo. 
Communications Received— Omega.—R. H.— 
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s. d. 
Apples ...per bushel 2 0 
Cobs . 0 6 
Grapes, per tb. 0 8 
Pine-apples 
-St. Mlobael’s each a G 
strawberries per peck 0 0 
Black Currants, per 
half sieve 0 0 
A. 
1 0 
o 7 
2 6 
7 6 
0 0 
s. d. S. d 
Red Currants, per 00 00 
half sieve 
Cherries, per half 
sieve 00 00 
Raspberries,per cwt. 00 00 
Ripe Gooseberries, 
per halt sieve 00 c 0 
Vegetables.—Average Wholesale Price 
s. d . t, d 
ArtlchokesGlobe dor. 20 40 
Asparagus.per bundle 0000 
Beans, French, per 
per lb. 0 9 
Beet.. par dozen 
Brussels Sprouts 
per halt sieve 1 0 
Cabbages ... per doz. 1 0 
Carrots ... per bunch 0 3 
Cauliflowers.doz. 2 o 
Celery.per bundle 1 0 
Cucumbers per doz.0 10 
Endive, French d 'Z. 16 
3 0 
I 6 
s. d. s. d 
Herbs ......per bunch 02 00 
Horse Radish, beadle 1 0 
Lettuces ...per dozen 1 3 
Mushrooms, p. basket 1 0 
Onions.per buneh 0 4 
Par=i'y ... pa. bunch 0 3 
R; dishes... p )r dozen 1 0 
f eakala...per basket 1 6 
Small salad, punnet c 4 
Spinach per bushel 2 0 
Tomatos. per lb. 0 2 
Turnips ....per bna. 0 3 
2 0 
1 6 
1 6 
0 6 
1 6 
2 0 
3 0 
0 4 
