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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 9, 1900. 
thrums, the double white Rocket, and many bunches 
of the new hybrid coccinea Clematises. The pretty 
little Edrianthus dalmaticus and Harrison’s Briar 
Rose were also set up. (Silver Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Rothesay, N.B., staged, as 
they did at the Temple Show, a collection of lovely 
Sweet Peas. All the best varieties were represented. 
(Silver Flora Medal) 
Lord Gerard (gardener, Mr. Walters), Ashford, 
Kent, showed a new Carnation named Lady Gerard, 
of an undecided colour, nearly white, but with a 
tinge of greenish-cream shade in the centre. The 
plants were dwarf. 
From Lord Aldenham, Aldenham Court, Elstree, 
came a basket of the Nectarine Lord Napier; 
splendid fruits all of them, fine shape, good size, and 
very deep colour. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, The Queen's Seedsmen, 
Reading, staged, as we have stated, a number of 
kinds of vegetables. The novelty of these was that 
they were staged growing in pots and boxes. The 
exhibit covered 6o ft. of tabling. It was interesting 
ta see the Potatos inboxes with their tubers laid 
bare and exposed to view through a glass side 
specially prepared to show them off. Cucumbers 
were trained archingly, plants and fruits being 
present, and between each two pots of Cucumbers 
there were pots of Peas. Potatos and Tomatos in 
dishes occupied the front. It was a wonderful 
exhibit, and deserved even more than the Silver 
Gilt Knightian Medal awarded. The following is a 
list of the varieties of vegetables and salads ex¬ 
hibited :—Peas: Sutton's Early Giant, Sutton's Ai 
May Queen, and Empress of India. Cucumber 
Sutton’s Lord Roberts. Potatos : Sutton's Ring¬ 
leader, Ninety Fold, May Queen, A i, Harbinger, 
and Sutton’s Ashleaf. Also Sutton’s Winter Beauty 
Tomato, and Sutton’s Peerless Cucumber in dishes. 
Messrs. Lnxton Bros., nurserymen, Bedford, staged 
a “ delicious ” collection of Strawberries, all of them 
new and improved varieties. Laxton’s Mentmore 
was seen in all its beauty ; Laxton’s Fillbasket, a 
bright red one, and Laxton’s Leader, a very 
large, deep, rich red fruited variety, with a very 
tempting aroma. Laxton's Climax, is a rich coloured 
berry of large size and good appearance, resulting 
from Latest of All x Waterloo. Another variety, 
with Latest of All x Frogmore Late Pine as the 
parents, received an Award of Merit, namely, Lax¬ 
ton’s Trafalgar. The appearance is not all that one 
could wish, and for market work it will not do, but 
the gentleman’s gardener will find nothing finer in 
flavour among Strawberries. 
Messrs. Thos. Rivers & Sons, Sawbridgeworth, 
exhibited a few boxfuls of Nectarines, in the varieties 
Early Rivers, Cardinal, and Lord Napier. The 
fruits were very even and beautiful. 
Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Braiswick Nursery, 
Colchester, showed a collection of Briars flowering 
shoots. Inermis, Carmine Pillar, White Banksian 
rugcss rubra, R. America, rubrifolia, and others 
were shown. 
Messrs. R. Wallace’ & Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester, came out strongly, more strongly than 
they have hitherto done at Drill Hall meetings this 
year, with Irises and many choice herbaceous cut 
flowers. Iris germaaica Enchantress, I. g. Victoriae, 
I. g. Princess of Wales, I. g. astarte, I. g. Queen of 
May, Lilium Thunbergtanum marmotum aureum, 
Brodiaeas, Calochorti, Aquilegias, Ixias, Gladioli, 
Eremuruses and many other fine subjects. (Silver 
Flora Medal.) 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cbeshunt, 
exhibited trusses of hardy Rhododendrons, H. T. 
Rose, J. B. M. Camm, tricolor Beech, and Pad’s 
hybrid Rhododendron Duke of York. 
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Questions sob xnsroeRS. 
Daw’s Champion Rhubarb.— W. G. : The chief 
recommendation that this variety possesses is its 
earliness for open air work. It will have leaf-stalks 
6 in. long when Victoria Rhubarb under the same 
conditions is still only in the bud state. The stalks 
are also stouter about this time than many of the 
really early varieties, and of the richest dark 
crimson red. Other varieties are more serviceable 
later in the season, either for kitchen or market use, 
because they produce larger stalks, and greater 
weight for the ground occupied. The old Victoria 
Rhubarb is still an excellent sort for late work, and 
it is also fairly highly coloured. For early work 
Daw's Champion is no doubt very useful, for by 
planting it in a warm sheltered border you can get 
it much in advance of most other varieties. For 
colour, not only of the skin, but in the centre of the 
stalk, Ready Ruby would be hard to beat. 
Aralia Sieboldi: How to Propagate.— J.L.-. It 
could no doubt be increased by cuttings of the 
shoots put firmly into pots of sandy soil, and put in 
a close propagating pit to root. Owing to the size of 
the leaves, however, the cuttings take up a deal of 
space, and it would be more convenient if you 
require a quantity of the species to procure a packet 
of seed, which, we think, would be readily obtain¬ 
able from some of the principal seed houses. 
They may be sown in a box and stood in a warm 
house till they germinate, after which cooler treat¬ 
ment will meet their requirements admirably. They 
come along slowly in their earlier stages, but you 
can pot them off after they have made a few leaves, 
placing them in pots sufficiently large to take their 
roots and allow tor a little growth to be made. 
To Work up a Stock of Phlox Nelsoni.— H. West : 
If the breaking up or division of the plants you have 
got will not be sufficient to give you the desired 
number of plants, we would advise you not to break 
them up but to wait until the young growth has been 
made and is beginning to harden up. Then take 
cuttings and put them in firmly, in sandy soil, in 
pots. Stand the latter in a frame facing the north, 
or in a shady position, and cover them with hand- 
lights. Let the cuttings have plenty of light, but no 
direct sunshine till they show that roots are begin¬ 
ning to be formed. 
Asparagus Kale.— D. M. R.: It is late now for 
getting plants of the largest size, but as their use is 
for the production of sprouts or young shoots in 
spring, they have still sufficient time to make good 
growth for that purpose before the winter checks 
their development. By sowing the seed now in care¬ 
fully prepared soil, and watering the bed so as to 
ensure speedy germination, the plants will be large 
enough for putting out when you have vacant 
ground by the clearing off of the stems of early 
Peas and the digging of early Potatos. 
Sparrows and the Blossom of Early Peas.— 
H. W., T. : Sparrows do sometimes prove themselves 
a nuisance to Peas even after they have reached the 
flowering stage. For the sake of the early varieties 
at least you can run a few black cotton threads along 
each side of the rows of Peas, fixing the threads to 
the Pea stakes at the same height as the blossom. 
Carnations Failing to Grow. —A. G. B. : Al¬ 
though the layers seemed healthy and strong when 
you planted them out, it is more than likely that 
the crowns were infested with the grub of the Car¬ 
nation Fly. The eggs are laid upon the leaves of 
the plants during the previous summer and early 
autumn. Toe young grubs hatch out and pierce 
their way into the leaves, and from them into the 
core of the main stem or even the side shoots of 
larger plants. The leaves on such shoots may main¬ 
tain their fresh appearance during the winter and 
spring months, but whenever the weather becomes 
warm they begin to wither away, because the grubs 
have eaten out the heart of the stems. Sometimes 
the presence of the enemy may be detected in 
autumn, and whenever you can detect the same you 
should cut off the affected shoots pretty low down in 
order to make sure of getting the grubs in them. 
They should be burnt in order to destroy the grubs, 
and prevent attack next year. 
Names of Plants .—E C H.D. : Polygonum Bis- 
torta.— A. Henderson : 1, Rhodotypos kerrioides ; 
2, Arundinaria Fortunei variegata; 3, Berberis 
stenophylla; 4, Pyrus Aria; 5, Rubus deliciosus. 
— Abbo.: Sedum glaucum ; 2, Sedum lydium ; 3, 
Veronica Gentiacoides; 4, Cerastium arvense; 5, 
Artemisia Abrotanum .—R L. : 1, Miltonia Phalae- 
nopsis, Miltonia C.lowesii : 3, Dendrobium 
thyrsiflorum ; 4, Cypripedium phillipinense.— 
RA.D. : 1, Aspleuium marinum ; 2, As- 
plenium Trichomanis; 3, Asplenium bulbiferum 
minus; 4, Pteris loDgifolia; 5, Polygala dalmaisi- 
ana ; 6, Ophiopogon japonicus.— R.M. ; 1, 
Pellionia daveauaia; 2, Elaecdendron orient- 
ale; 3, Pbyllanthus speciosus; 4, Gasteria; 
verrucosa ; 5, Ornithogalum longebracteatum. 
D. H. C. E .: Corydalis lutea, a native species, some¬ 
times grown in gardens .—Andrew Hutton : 1, Adonis 
vernalis ; 2, Orobus vernus ; 3, Doronicum planta- 
gineum excelsum ; 4, Saxi raga granulata fl. pi. ; 5, 
Barbarea vulgaris variegata, the common form 
grows wild by the sides of streams; 6, Alyssum 
saxatile sulphurea.— D. R.: Pilea muscosa, the 
Artillery Plant.— Student : 1, Armeria maritima 
Veitchii; 2, Aesculus rubicunda (syn. A. carnea).— 
L.: Saxifraga Geum. 
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