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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 28, 1900. 
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Questions ADD MOTGKS. 
Strawberry Runners not Rooting. — A. J. M.\ 
The walking about amongst the plants in gathering 
the fruits, coupled with the dry weather, is no doubt 
responsible for the runners not rooting. The ground 
may also be of a light nature, or the surface trodden 
very hard. You should not have any difficulty in get¬ 
ting them to throw out plenty of roots presently if you 
throw down some fresh soil between the rows and 
lay a small stone over each runner, close to the 
young plant to keep it in position. A good watering 
or two after that just before leaving off work will 
cause roots to become active in a very short time. 
The lengthening nights with their dews are also 
coming to your aid. 
Poplars being Destroyed by Caterpillars. — 
D. A. W.: The caterpillars upon the leaves are those 
of a sawfly; and as they live exposed upon the 
leaves which they eat from the edges inwards, you 
can destroy them by syringing the leaves with 
London Purple at the rate of J lb. to 30 gallons of 
water. After the London Purple is thoroughly 
mixed with the water, keep stirring the latter while 
the syringing is being done. Just sufficient should 
be given the trees to moisten the leaves and no 
more. This should be done late in the afternoon 
when the sun is losing power. The caterpillars will 
get destroyed by eating the poisoned leaves. 
Delphiniums Flowering a Second Time — Sms: 
As soon as the main stems go out of bloom you can 
cut them down to half their length, but not more if 
they have fresh leaves upon them. If there are no 
leaves you can cut them to the base. Mulch the 
ground with short manure, and give it a good water¬ 
ing afterwards. The plants will begin to develop 
fresh stems, which will bear flowers later on. If 
dry weather continues a good watering once a week 
will help the plants greatly in developing strong 
stems. 
Budding Apples and Pears.— Quince : You can 
commence budding operations as soon as the shoots 
are sufficiently firm that you can remove the bud 
from the piece of wood you cut off without destroy¬ 
ing the little knot or root of the bud, that is its cen¬ 
tral axis or core. The buds should be inserted on 
the stem where there is old bark, that is, bark which 
is of the ordinary brown colour. It may be a little 
troublesome to lift the bark during dry weather, but 
you must work carefully if you find aDy trouble in 
this respect. 
Good Exhibition Hardy Herbaceous Plants.— 
T. Weston : There is a great variety of subjects from 
which to make a selection, but the following are 
favourite plants :—Spiraea Aruncus (male plant), 
Galega officinalis compacta alba, Campanula perst- 
cifolia alba grandiflora.Eryngium alpinum.Eryngium 
giganteum, Helianthus rigidus, Rudbeckia laciniata 
Golden Glow, Coreopsislanceolata, Coreopsis grandi- 
flora, Dracocephalum speciosum, Pentstemon barba- 
tus, Monarda didyma, late flowering Phloxes. &c 
Propagating Cheiranthus Marshalli.— W. M.\ 
This plant bemg a hybrid, and, possibly for other 
reasons, does not produce seed. Your only means 
of increasing it is by cuttings, which are not plenti¬ 
fully produced, as a rule. You should take them as 
they are beginning to get firm, and after dressing 
them with a sharp knife insert them firmly in pots 
of sandy soil. Keep them moist with a rosed can 
and cover with a bell glass or hand light. Shade 
them from direct sun during the day. After they 
are rooted and commenced to grow you can take the 
tops of them as cuttings. They will root sooner and 
more freely than those from the open. 
Names of Plants.— E. C. H. D. : Asperula 
Cynanchica.— Sigma : 1, Salix Caprea (does not 
seem to differ from the ordinary broad leaved 
English form); 2, Lonicera bracteata; 3, Pole- 
monium caeruleum ; 4, Stachys lanata — R. M. : 1, 
Melissa officinalis variegata ; 2, Thymus Serpyllum 
citriodorus; 3, Epilobium angustifolium ; 4, Cam¬ 
panula pumtla alba; 5, Stachys grandiflora; 6, 
Campanula latiloba, generally known as C. grandis 
in gardens; 7, Achillea Millefolium roseum — 
T. M. : 1, Oncidium crispum ; 2, Odontoglossum 
Pescatorei ; 3, Cypripedium lawrenceanum.— A. P. : 
I, Escallonia macrantha : 2, Galega officinalis alba; 
3, evidently a form of Rhus Toxicodendron. Could 
you send full grown leaves and flowers General 
Reader-. Conium maculatum, the Hemlock.—. 
J. D.W . \ 1, Polemonium caeruleum ; 2, Campanula 
latifolia pallida; 3, Campanula persicifolia alba 
plena; 4, Centranthus ruber; 5, Lonicera japonica 
aureo-reticulata ; 6, Nepeta Glechoma variegata.— 
A.W. : 1, Lysimachia vulgaris; 2, Melittis Melis- 
soph\llum; 3, Euphorbia Lathyris; 4, Centranthus 
ruber pallidus; 5, Rhododendron hirsutum; 6, 
Inula Helenium.— Geo. Russell : It is the Cloudberry 
(Rubus Chamaemorus). We have heard it called by 
the name you mention in Kincardineshire, and took 
it for a local name ; but Whether it should be spelt 
“evern,’’ “ avern," " averen," or " averine,” we 
have never been able to discover. The natives 
gather and eat it. — W. Mclver : That with the 
pseudo-bulb was Oncidium longipes; the smaller 
flowers were Oncidium pubes. 
Communications Received.—A. R. Sale. — W. H. 
P.—Wm. Carmichael—H. P. K. — W. Garton, junr. 
— L. H. Salmon. — Publishing. — W. B. — D. 
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SHOW FIXTURES FOR 1900. 
August. 
2. —Maidenhead Horticultural Society. 
3. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society. 
7.—Abbey Park, Leicester, Flower Show and Gala. 
16.—Ladywell, Lewisham and District Cottagers' 
Flower Show (2 davs); Royal Horiicultural 
Society, Aberdeen (3 dais), 
tg.—-Newton Stewart and Mmmgaff Floral and 
Horticultural Society (probable date). 
22. —Bucklebury and Marlston Horticultural 
Society. 
24.—Falkirk Horticultural Society; Bradford Hor¬ 
ticultural Society (2 days). 
30.—Stirling Horticultural Society (2 days). 
September 
7.—National Dahlia Society’s Exhibition (2 days). 
12.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (2 
days) 
27.—R.H.S. Fruit Show (3 days). 
October. 
g — National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
November. 
6 —National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
7. —Sevenoaks and West Kent Chrysanthemum 
'Society (2 days). 
8. — Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society (2 
days). 
15.—Maidenhead Chrysanthemum, Fruit and Vege¬ 
table Society (2 days). 
23. —Dundee Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
December. 
4. —National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
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