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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 30, 1900. 
N., showed Malmaison Carnations, Centaurea mari- 
tima aurea, Hibiscus Cooperi, Crotons, and Ferns. 
Messrs. Thos. S. Ware, Ltd., Hale Farm Nur¬ 
series, Feltbam, London, showed a fine collection of 
cut hardy flowers, including Lilium rubellum, L. 
pomponium, L. longiflorum Harrisii, &c. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, The Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, 
showed a small but interesting collection of Paeonies, 
and a full collection of cut hardy flowers. 
Lord Gerard (gardener, Mr. H. Walters,) East- 
well Park, Ashford, showed a magnificent collection 
of Melons. (Silver Banksian Medal.) 
Mr. W. Hayward, Floral Depot, Fife Road, 
Kingsloc-on-Tbames, had a glorious exhibit of floral 
decorations, of which we shall make further note. 
Messrs. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, N„ 
showed an open air group of their now well-known 
cut bushes, and the fun comes in when the remark 
is passed that “ Cutbush's cut bushes are exceed¬ 
ingly fine.” Peacocks, swans, chairs, tables, &c., 
were numerously shown. They also had a collection 
of trained Ivies in pots. 
Competitive Exhibits. 
In the vegetable competitions, J. B. Johnstone, 
Esq. (gardener Mr. D. Gibson), Coombe Cottage, 
Kingston, had three first prizes for distinct collec¬ 
tions of vegetables, nine sorts in each collection. 
Mr. Gibson thus succeeded in carrying off the prize 
offered by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, of Reading. 
The Magnum Bonum Cauliflower,Perfection Tomato, 
Snowball Turnip, Globe Beet, Leviathian Onion, 
Centenary Pea, and Sutton’s Favourite Carrot with 
Potatos, Beans, &c., were all of very high merit. 
Mr. Gibson was also first in classes 91 and 23. The 
cottagers' exhibits brought forth a keen competition 
in most classes. 
For a group of plants arranged for effect, the first 
prize fell to H.E. Fordham, the Nurseries,Twicken¬ 
ham. This was in class I. In class 92, Sir F. 
Wigan, Bart, (gardener C. Want), Clare Lawn, East 
Sheen, was first. 
J. W. Harker, Esq., The Elms, Ham Common, 
was second. Both were fine groups. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, won first prize in 
Class III. for six show and decorative Pelargoniums, 
and also in Class IV. for six fancy Pelargoniums. 
Messrs. Frank Cant & Co., Braiswick Nursery, 
Colchester, won for forty-eight Roses. His Mdme. 
Jules Groley, Dr. Andry, General Jaqueminot, 
Mdme. Jules Finger, Mrs. F. Cant, Marie Bau¬ 
mann, and others were exceedingly fine. Mr. B. R. 
Cant was second; Messrs. D. Prior & Son, Col¬ 
chester, third. 
In Class IV. Messrs. Prior & Sons were first, 
Mr. B. R. Cant second, and Messrs. F. Cant & Co. 
third. 
READ THIS. 
Competition continues next week. 
The prize last week was awarded to Mr. John C- 
Dick, Champfleurie, Linlithgow, for his article 
" About Bouvardlas,” p. 678. 
Questions Ann seshjsrs. 
National Carnation and Picotee Show. — J. 
Durward : The date of the show at the Crystal 
Palace is now definitely fixed, we are informed, for 
Wednesday, July 25th, next. 
Ants Damaging Fruit. — J. Dunvard : Holes in 
the walls of all fruit houses infested with ants should 
be cemented. They might then take up their 
quarters in the soil of the borders. You might be 
able to drive them away by frequently raking the 
soil infested by them ; and by sprinkling the ground 
with paraffin and water at the rate of one gallon of 
the former to six of the latter. Another method is 
to get fairly deep jars into which you should put 
sug ar and water or even strong smelling molasses and 
water so as to attract them. If you sink the jars to 
the rim in the soil near their haunts, or place pieces 
of wood by way of ladders against the jars, the ants 
will climb to the edge of the same and fall in trying 
to get at the strong smelling liquid. By these means 
large numbers will be drowned. Should you con¬ 
sider the jars unsightly you can cover them with 
p’eces of slate or cardboard, raised sufficiently above 
the jars so as to admit the ants to get beneath. 
Caterpillars rolling the Leaves of Roses.— 
A. G. B. \ The use of insecticides might be tne means 
of k lling a few grubs rolled up inside the leaves of 
Roses, but many would escape unharmed for the 
simple reason that the insecticide cannot get at the 
caterpillars nor tbe leaves they may be feeding upon. 
Paris Green, at the rate of £ lb. to 150 gallons of 
water might be tried on the bushes or standards, 
but the most effective remedy, even if the most 
tedious, is hand picking. The Rose leaves of all 
valuable kinds should be unrolled and the cater¬ 
pillars caught and destroyed. While opening the 
leaves be careful that the grub does not let itself 
down by a thread and so escape, for some of them 
are very lively, particularly the caterpillars of the 
Rose Tortrix, a small species of moth. The bundle 
of leaves might even be squeezed between the 
finger and thumb before opening them, as many of 
the caterpillars would be prevented from escaping. 
Names of Plants.— J. Benbow: Montia fontana, 
the popular name being Blinks.— L. L. : Oxalis 
Acetosella subpurpurescens, a variety of the Wood 
Sorrel, whose name in the Celtic tongue is given as 
Seamrag or Seamrog, meaning Shamrock. It is a 
variety of the plant we mectioned in March; but a 
numbsr of plants we have since seen from Ireland as 
the true Shamrock turn out to be Trifolium minus 
Would you kindly state where it was growing ?— 
R. M. : 1, Erigeron philadelphicus ; 2, Potentilla 
argyrophylla atrosanguinea ; 3, Veronica longifolia 
rosea; 4, Phlox ovata; 5, Potentilla fruticosa; 6, 
Geranium Endresii. — A. C.\ 1, Nycterina selagin- 
oides; 2, Helianthemum vulgare var.; 3, Ranun¬ 
culus amplexicaulis ; 4, Robinia Pseudacacia.— A. 
Buist : 1, Iris variegata (with claret-purple and yellow 
flowers) ; 2, Senecio Doronicum; 3, Iris versicolor 
(with claret-purple flowers). We give the colour of 
the Irises as some of the labels had dropped off the 
plants coming through the post.— Philomathus : 1, 
Chaeropbyllum s)lvestre ; 2, Poa annua; 3, Dactylis 
glomerata elegantissima ; 4, Rosa indica, and being 
spineless agrees with the variety R. i. cruenta ; 5, 
Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum. 
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