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THE GARDENING WORLD 
January 20, 1900. 
respect for the men who are able to withstand the 
excessive and trying heat of forcing houses, and who, 
on the other band, must suffer ofttimes the severest 
of cold weather. For men who did this, whose 
closing days were still hard, and who had not now 
their previous vitality, the Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution was upheld. Mr. Geo. Munro, of 
Covent Garden, seconded the remarks made by the 
chairman. Unlike many such like institutions in the 
country, the G-.R.B I. was superior in this, that 
every penny its officers received went direct to the 
subject to be relieved, and they had paid away 
£3,000 odd during 1899. The institution was pro¬ 
gressing, too, for there had been £84 more in sub¬ 
scriptions, the total for the year being £1,574. They 
had given £383 to the Victorian Era Fund, a fund 
meant to support those needy cases who were not 
fortunate to be elected for a pension. Every appli¬ 
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for a number of years he would receive a welcome 
donation in pounds for the years. Of the Good 
Samaritan Fund £520 had been invested. More of a 
like reference was given, showing that the officers 
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society's benefit. Songs were given between the 
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secretary, in which he remarked very fully on the 
ability of that energetic officer. The gathering 
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Questions Km ansiseHs. 
Marica gracilis Producing Runners.— J. T : It is 
no uncommon thiDg for this plant to behave in the 
way you state. Runner is hardly the right name 
for the phenomenon. When the flower stems are 
allowed to remain after the blossoms fade, they be¬ 
come proliferous, that is, they bear little plants in 
the axils of the spathes or bracts, by developing 
buds there which are usually dormant, at least in 
plants of allied or related species and genera These 
little plants in course of time grow so strong that 
the old flower stems are weighted down by them 
unless supported. They are never very strong, but 
we may look upon this habit as an expedient of 
Nature for bringing the young plants in contact 
with the soil, into which they can ro-t and so ex¬ 
tend the area occupied by the mother plants. Some¬ 
thing very similar may be met with in the common 
greenhouse plant, Chlorophytum elatum, and 
others. 
Liquid Manure for Apple Trees. — A. M. K .: 
You cuuld not do better than use the liquid manure 
at present rather than let it run to waste. The soil 
will retain a great deal of the nutrient properties of 
the manure, and the tree roots will soon be active if, 
iudeed, they are really dormant at the present time. 
Even if it is diluted by the rain water it will still 
conlain a certain amount of nourishment. 
Moss on Lawn.— H. B. IV. : If not naturally well 
drained the ground should be seen to in this respect, 
otherwise the grasses will do badly, all to the advan¬ 
tage of the moss. When this has been seen to give 
the mess a good raking with an iron rake, 
sweeping off the loose moss. Then top-dress the 
grass with some good rich soil wherever attainable, 
and in which you should put a good quantity of 
slaked lime. About the middle of March, before the 
ground gets too dry, sow some grass seeds over the 
bare spots, giving it a rake to partly hide the seeds 
from birds. Then roll it. 
Young Trees Barked and Gnawed.— R. IV. : The 
mischief has no doubt been done either by field mice 
or by voles, the latter often being termed short-tailed 
mice. You should set traps as forthe common mouse; 
and also try other expedients for they are very 
wary. By digging holes in the ground near, or close 
by, the plants they torment by barking them, and 
plunging some old zinc pails up to the rims in the 
said holes, you will almost certainly catch some, 
perhaps a good many. Put four or six inches of 
water in these pails, and if you grease the sides of the 
same the marauders will be unable to get out after 
falling unexpectedly into the traps thus prepared 
for them. It is during the night principally that the 
mischief is done, because these mischievous rodents 
are not then so liable to be disturbed at their work. 
Chrysanthemum Cuttings Forming Buds. — 
Beginner-. Buds at this season of the year can be of 
no service and should therefore be removed to en¬ 
courage fresh growth from the base or near the base 
of the stem. You state that you want to grow them 
for greenhouse decoration, and at the same time ask 
from which buds they flower best. If you want 
bushy plants you must pinch them several times to 
get a number of shoots, alter which you should allow 
them to grow freely and form buds for autumn 
flowering. The blooms will only be of moderate 
size with that style of treatment. To get large 
blooms of Edwin Molyneux, you should pinch the 
plants in the third week in March, and take the 
second crown bud. Lady Ridgway requires 
somewhat different treatment. The plants should 
be allowed to grow unchecked till the stem breaks 
naturally, that is, till it forms side shoots near the 
top. The second crown buds should be taken. 
Vtviand Morel should also be allowed to break 
naturally’ and the late crown buds secured sometime 
between the 21st August and the end of the month. 
Ntveus comes best irom the second crown buds; 
but you must pinch the shoots about the third week 
of April. On the other hand, Florence Davis 
should be pinched about the third week in May, and 
the first crown hud secured. The above treatment 
for the varieties named is meant for the production of 
large blooms, about three or four on a plant, but 
sometimes less. 
Names of Plants. -A. C.. 1, Petasites fragrans ; 
2, Ligustrum ovalitoiium aureum ; 3, Jasminum 
nudiflorum.— G. B. ; 1, Selaginella kraussiana 
Browni; 2, Adiantum Williamsii ; 3, Davallia hirta 
cristata ; 4, Adiantum amabile; 5, Aspidium (or 
Cyrtomium) caryotideum ; 6, Davallia elegans. — A. 
M, : 1, Oncidium kramerianum ; 2, Cypripedium 
Godefroyae ; 3, Aloe mttraeformis. — E. J .: 1, Chlcr- 
ophytum elatum medio-pictum ; 2, Curculigo recurv- 
ata variegata; 3, Eupatorium riparium ; 4 Cestrum 
(or Habrothamnus) elegans. 
Communications Received—Ferns (next week). 
— D. Chisholm.—G H Cox.—Canny (next week).— 
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