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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 14, 1900. 
Messrs. Wm. Paul & Sod, Waltham Cross, Herts., 
exhibited a tremendous wealth of hard-wooded 
plants, &c., in flower. Camellias, which Messrs. 
Wm. Paul & Son seem to have taken in hand, were 
very fully showD. Some fine plants bearing a load 
of well-fcrmed, full and strong blooms were to be 
seen. Genistas, Pyrus Malus, Laburnums, &c, 
were also shown. (Silver Gilt Banksian Medal). 
Messrs. R. & G Cuthbert, Southgate, Middlesex, 
weie strong in Azaleas, Staphyleas, &c. Azalea yodc- 
gama, a Japanese species of a lavender-mauve 
colour, was very attractive, then among the mollis 
and sinensis hybrids the following were very fine:— 
George Cuthbert, a buff-red; Mrs. A. E. 
Endtz, a deep yellow with a touch of orange; Pres. 
Carnot, Anthony Koster, and others. Of the pure 
mollis varieties Ernest Bacb, a pinky-cream coloured 
variety; Emile, Consul Cerezole, and Alphonse 
Levallee may be selected as the choicest of the col¬ 
lection. Sambucus racemosa plumosa aurea added 
further freihness in colouring. (Silver Flora 
Medal.) 
Messrs. R. Wallace & Co , Kilnfiela Gardens, 
Colchester, showed Erythronium Hendersonii, 
Fritillaria aurea, F. pudica, Anemone blanda syn- 
thenaica, Tulipa kaufmanniana, and Iris stylosa 
speciosa. 
Messrs. Paul & Sons, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
showed standard Rose Paul's Carmine Pillar, and 
other China and H. Tea Roses in pots. Hippeas- 
trums, Azaleas, Valeriana Phu aurea and Anemones 
were exhibited. 
Mr. John Jackson & Co., 17, Philpot Lane, E.C., 
exhibited a revolving barrel for the cultivation of 
Strawberries, Tomatos, flowers, &c. The framework 
of the barrel is drilled with holes through which the 
plants grow, their roots being in the soil inside. 
Miss Fanny W. Currey, The Mall House, Lismore, 
Ireland, was awarded a Silver Cup presented by 
Messrs. Barr & Sons, King Street, Covent GardeD, 
for a collection of Narcissi. The exhibit comprised 
a varied selection of many of the finest varieties, 
though the quality of the blooms were not quite so 
fine. N. incomparabilis Autocrat, N. Victoria, N. 
Viscountess, N. William Goldring, N. Johnstoni, 
Queen of SpaiD, N. maximus, N. Horsefieldii and C. 
J. Backhouse. (Barr’s Silver Cup.) 
Messrs. Geo. Jackman & Son, Woking Nursery, 
Surrey, exhibited a collection of Narcissi and alpine 
plants. A fine pan of Doronicum austriacum was 
much admired, Aubrietia deltoidea, Anemones,Primu¬ 
las, Morrisias, &c., were well shown. Among the 
Narcissi, Barrii conspicuus was very well seen, 
Orange Phoenix and albicans, &c , were also in force 
and good. Sanguinaria canadensis major, a white star 
like flowering alpine, made a fine show. (Silver 
Banksian Medal.) 
Messrs. B. S. Williams & Sod, Upper Holloway, 
London, showed a number of fine tree Carnations. 
Two baskets of Potato Syon House Prolific were 
shown by J. B. Joel, Esq , Northaw Gardens, Potters 
Bar, by Mr. J. May, the gardener in charge. Mr. 
May says of this variety, which was raised by Mr. G. 
Wythes, that it is one of the best Maincrop varieties 
he knows of, being of excellent quality when cooked, 
a good keeper and not subject to disease. A 
Cultural Commendation was deservedly given for 
the two fine lots. 
Mr. D. Hazelwood showed a fine strong Cucumber, 
good for this time of year. 
Mr. Geo. Wythes, Syon House, Brentford, ex¬ 
hibited a boxful of Strawberries Royal Sovereign 
variety. Mr. Wythes has been supplying ripe 
Strawberries since March 14th. The samples were 
of deep colour, firm flesh, large and well formed and 
of an appetising flavour. 
Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Lowfield Nurseries, 
Crawley, had a splendid display of Apples. The 
collection amounted to sixty dishes and included the 
following among others:—Carlisle Castle, Gas¬ 
coigne’s Scarlet, Worcester Pearmain, King of 
Pippins, Castle Major, Winter Queening, Brownlee’s 
Russet, Sandringham, Bess Pool, Alexander, 
Bismarck, Wellington and Chelmsford Wonder. 
Silver Knightian Medal.) 
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Questions add 
Best Method of Writing on Labels.— J.T.,C.T .: 
In the short articles which appeared on this subject 
in our pages a few weeks ago it was impossible to 
enter into all the details concerning labels. There is 
a considerable diversity of opinion, as you say, 
with regard to the end of the label from 
which the writing should commence. As far as 
reading them is concerned, we think it is a matter of 
little importance, because the reader must turn his 
or her head one way or the other in order to see 
what is written upon the labels in pots. Our opinion 
is that the name should commence at the top, or as 
near it as possible. The reason for this is that labels 
decay, and often break off at the point where they 
enter the pot. In other cases the name becomes un¬ 
readable there owing to the moisture rotting the 
label or causing the paini to come off. Then, when 
you want to renew a label, part of the name may be 
gone; but you can generally make out what the 
name is if you can get hold of the beginning of the 
words. On the contrary, if you can only see the 
tail end of the name it is more difficult to remember 
what the rest should be. This, we think, is a good 
reason why the name should begin at the top of the 
label. 
The Bluebell of Scotland.— E. C. H. D. : This 
is Campanula rotundifolia, the round-leaved Bell¬ 
flower, otherwise well known as the Harebell. It is 
common everywhere on dry banks by the wayside 
and on heaths, moors, &c., where the soil is not too 
wet for it. The Bluebell of England is Scilla 
nutans, but though this is found in Scotland in some 
abundance it is generally on private estates to which 
the public has access only on special occasions. 
Scandix Anthriscus.— E. C. H. D .: The proper 
name of this plant is Anthriscus vulgaris. It is also 
known as Chaerophyllum Anthriscus, Lam. It is 
named Scandix Anthriscus in English Botany, t. 818. 
The older botanists are not in agreement with the 
modern ones, hence the different names often given 
to the same plant. 
Isolepis setacea, Br.—E.C.H.D .: Under this 
name and spelling, the plant in question is given in 
The Student’s Flora of the British Islands in the edition 
of 1870. There are newer editions but we do not have 
any of them at hand. Other authorities give the 
name as Scirpus setaceus, L, the plant being the 
same. The reason for the two names is simply a 
difference of opinion between two botanists as to the 
value of certain botanical characters possessed by 
the plant. What edition of the book in question do 
you happen to have ; and what is the date of it ? We 
cannot imagine that the plant has been omitted. The 
London Catalogue adopts the name Scirpus setaceus, 
Linn. 
Scarlet Eschscholtzia.— A. G. B. : The name of 
the variety you want is most likely Eschscholtzia 
californica Mandarin which is deep red or scarlet on 
the outer face and orange internally. Another one 
approaching it, but quite distinct is E.c. crocea, with 
orange flowers ; a double form of this, namely, E.c. 
crocea flore pleno, differs only in having a much 
greater number of petals. 
Names of Plants.—A Soydell : 1, Potentilla 
species (material insufficient); 2, Herniaria hirsuta ; 
3, Thesium liuophyllum ; 4, Euphorbia Helioscopia ; 
5, Fagopyrum esculentum ; 6, not recognised ; 7 and 
8, Bunias orientalis.— A.C. : 1, Forsythia suspensa; 
2, Spiraea Thunbergii; 3, Spiraea japonica; 4, 
Akebia quinata.— D. M.: 1, Anemone coronaria var.; 
2, Anemone blanda; 3, Chionodoxa Luciliae; 4, 
Corydalis solida; 5, Erica carnea.— A. G. B.: 1, 
Dendrobium primulinum ; 2, Odontoglossum Hallii; 
3, Odontoglossum crispum ; 4, Dendrobium crepida- 
tum ; 5, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis ; 6, Odontoglos¬ 
sum Pescatoter— E. C. H. D. : A variety of Narcis¬ 
sus Tazetta, known in gardens as the Polyanthus 
Narcissus.— A. P. R.: 1, Stanhopea eburnea; 2, 
Onychium japonicum; 3, Amomum Cardamon ; 4, 
SkimmiaFortunei.— T.A.R. : 1, Crocus vernalis var.; 
2, Erythronium Dens-canis ; 3, Stachys lanata ; 4, 
Lamium maculatum; 5, Scilla sibirica.— R.M.: 
1, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum ; 2, Cyclamen Coum ; 
3, Arabis albida; 4, Helleborus viridis; 5, Narcissus 
Telamonius plenus; 6, Saxifraga oppositifolia alba 
— H.T. : 1, Sanchezia nobilis; 2, Pernettya mucron- 
ata ; 3, Boronia heterophylla ; 4, Coronilla glauca ; 
5, Acacia Drummondi; 6, Acacia lineata.— A.C.: 1 
Dendrobium crassinode; 2, Oncidium sarcodes ; 
3, Oncidium maculatum ; 4, Dendrobium primulinum! 
T.H.W.-. 1, Iberis sempervirens ; 2, Saxifraga 
Sibthorpii ; 3, Euphorbia Cyparissias ; 4, Pulmon- 
aria saccharata ; 5, Doronicum caucasicum; 6, 
Sedum lydium (the cold weather has made it red 
but the colour will disappear when growth re-com- 
mences )—E C.H.D. : 1, Poterium Sanguisorba (not 
confined to the sea-side) ; 2, Psamma arenarii 
(purely a seaside plant, binding the sands)— Sigma : 
Lonicera fragrantissima. — E C.H.D. : 1, Luzula 
sylvatica ; 2. Anemone fulgens flore pleno ; 3, 
Narcissus Tazetta var. ; 4, Narcissus incomparabilis 
Orange Phoenix. 
Time to Sow Salsafy and Scorzonera.— W. E. 
For the earliest crop you could have made a sowing 
at the end of March ; but as the roots are liable 
to become woody and stringy at an early period, you 
had better not sow the main crop till the end of 
April. A late sowing may be made at the end of 
May, if you think it necessary. The ground for 
these crops should have been thoroughly trenched in 
the autumn to a depth of 2 ft. or thereby so as to 
ensure cleaD, tapering, and not forked roots. No 
fresh manure should be used as that would make the 
roots fork. Ground that has been manured for 
some previous crop would answer admirably. If the 
soil was not trenched in autumn you should now lose 
no time in accomplishing it. 
Tulip Bulbs Decaying instead of Growing.— Jos. 
Batty : The bulbs you sent us were attacked by the 
too well-known bacterial disease caused by Bacillus 
Hyacinthi. The bacillus attacks the scales of the 
bulb when decay sets in, and then fungoid growths 
follow until the bulbs are completely destroyed. 
Tulips are very often much eaten and bored into by 
snails, especially about the crown during the period 
the bulbs are ripening off. They crawl down the 
opening in the soil made by the swaying of the 
Tulip stems when in full growth. These attacks by 
snails favour the entrance of the bacillus as well as 
the spores of fungi. After bulbs once become 
attacked it is impossible to save them, so that the 
best thing you can do is to burn all bulbs that are 
seen to be decaying. Some varieties seem to be more 
liable to the disease than others; at least, that is our 
experience. We have healthy bulbs growing in the 
same beds where they have been for years. Several 
varieties thrive and increase every year, while some 
others completely die out with the disease. As the 
disease (Bacillus Hyacinthi) lies or lives in the 
ground for some years after the bulbs have been re¬ 
moved, it would be a good plan to grow something 
else in that part of the border for a few years. You 
might try Daffodils or any other bulbs except Tulips, 
Hyacinths, and other members of the Lily family. 
We do not think that the old hay dug into the border 
was the cause. The renewal of the soil should have 
been a remedy, but perhaps you did not go deep 
enough. 
Celery and Asparagus having a bitter taste.— 
W. W. : It is difficult to account for your experience 
with respect to the vegetables you name. We do 
not think the soil would be responsible for it, pro¬ 
vided it is fairly well drained, either naturally or 
aitificially. The Celery might not have been very 
well blanched in the first instance, or it may have 
been kept too long before use after haviDg been sent 
into the house. Much of the Celery that came into 
the market during last autumD, was stringy and by 
no means well blanched or tender. Its tough nature 
may have been due to a long, droughty summer, 
which prevented free and fairly rapid growth, where¬ 
by the characteristic crispness of good Celery is 
ensured. Blanching should have rectified this, as 
far as the core or central portion at least of the 
sticks was concerned. We believe brown paper 
collars are often used, by exhibitors at least, for the 
purpose of blanching both Celery and Leeks. They 
keep the stalks of the Celery and neck of the 
Leeks clean, and in the dark, so that they 
become well blanched, clean, and white. You 
do not say whether the Asparagus is from 
the open ground, or whether it has been 
forced. If from the open ground, the harshness 
may be due to the long spell of cold sun¬ 
less weather, whereby growth has been retarded, 
making the sticks really old before they are long 
enough for use. Then, again, it might throw some 
light upon the subject to ascertain whether the cook¬ 
ing process adopted had any prejudicial effect upon 
the Asparagus. Of course, green Asparagus (that is 
unblanched) would be stronger in flavour than the 
blanched article; but many connoisseurs consider the 
high flavour an improvement upon the blanched and 
relatively tasteless article. 
Communications Received.—W. B. Sowerby.— 
E. Beckett.—T. E. Henwood.—C. Macquarie.—M. 
Temple.—David Airdrie.—W. K.—C. B. G.—H. M. 
F. —E. R.—A. M.—G. B. 
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