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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 6, 1900. 
Harris), Hammerwook, East Grinstead, for Comte 
de Lamy. R. Leigh, Esq., beat Col. A. Houblon 
(gardener, Mr. W. Harrison), Hallingbury Place, 
Bishop's Stortford, for a dish of Doyenne du Cornice, 
each tabling fine samples. 
J. W. Digby, Esq., M.P., Sherbroke Castle, 
Dorset, led for Durondeau, R. Leigh, Esq., here 
taking second place. There were eleven handsome 
entries. 
The latter led for Josephine de Malines. Louise 
Bonne of Jersey was shown to the extent of nineteen 
dishes, most of them exceedingly fine. Lord Polti- 
more here received first award, and A. Pears, Esq. 
(gardener, Mr. W. Farr), Spring Grove House, 
Isleworth, succeeded as a good second. F. W. 
Buxton, Esq , beat R. Leigh, Esq., for Pear Marie 
Benoist. Marie Louise was best as shown by Lord 
Suffolk, there being twelve dishes. R. Leigh, Esq., 
won with beautiful samples of Marguerite Marillat, 
and F. W. Thomas, Esq., second. The Earl of 
Ashburnbam was first for Pitmaston Duchess. 
There were seventeen Dishes. G. H. Hadfield, 
Esq., of Moraston House, Ross, won for Souv. de 
Congres. Lord Suffield won for Thompson's ; Lord 
Poltimore for Triomphe de Vienne ; and H. Padwick, 
Esq., Manor House, Horsham, for Winter Nelis, of 
which there were ten dishes. 
Roger Leigh, Esq., wound up his list at Class 
CLXX.by winning first for " any other variety ” with 
beautiful fruits of Mdme. Treyve; Earl Stanhope 
came second with Magnate, there being twenty- 
seven entries staged. 
Miscellaneous Exhibits. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, S.E , had 
altogether four groups and a collection of fruit in 
the show. The collection of herbaceous plants we 
overlooked in the hurry of going to press on the first 
day of the show. They had many varieties of 
Michaelmas Daisies, Golden Rods, Perennial Sun¬ 
flowers, Gaillardias, Coreopsis, &c. Very fine also 
were their pompon and Cactus Dahlias, the latter 
including fine blooms of Radiance, Charles Wood- 
bridge, Emperor, Countess of Lonsdale, Mrs. 
Carter Page, Mrs. J. J. Crowe, Progenitor, Loyalty, 
Loadstone, Mrs. Houlder, and Lovely Eynsfort. 
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[Correspondents, please note that we cannot undertake to 
name florists' flowers such as Carnations, Pelargoniums, 
Chrysanthemums, Roses, nor such as are mere garden 
varieties, differing only in the colour of the flower. 
Florists' flowers, as a rule, can only be named by those who 
grow collections of them .] 
Treatment for White Egg Plants.— H. I. : Sow 
the seeds in March in a temperature of 65° or some¬ 
where about that. As soon as the plants have made 
a couple of rough leaves they may be put into thumb 
pots and shifted on again as the pots become filled 
with roots into larger ones. Those of 5 in. to 6 in 
should be large enough for the final shift. When the 
plants are in bloom the atmosphere of the house 
should be kept dry and airy by means of top ventila¬ 
tion. To insure the dissemination of the pollen you 
might fertilise the flowers by means of a camel hair 
brhsh. When the fruits begin to swell you may feed 
the plants wiih weak liquid manure. Syringe the 
plants twice a day to keep them clean. Stove treat¬ 
ment is what they require, though they may be grown 
in a greenhouse after the fruits are well set and 
swelling. 
Garden Infested with Green Fly.— D. W. D.: 
We should think your^garden is very much sheltered 
by trees or houses, or both, and this state of matters 
very much favours the rapid increase of green fly. 
Shelter from high gales of wind is very beneficial, 
but the Roses should be planted some distance from 
houses or trees if you can possibly manage it. In 
winter you might try an expedient that is sometimes 
adopted with fruit trees. Early on some frosty 
morning you might syringe the Roses with a strong 
solution of soft soap and water. This will soon be¬ 
come a sheet of ice, enclosing the twigs and branches, 
when the operation may be repeated. When the 
thaw comts the ice is said to tall away, bringing 
with it the eggs of red spider, green fly, and other 
plant enemies, and leaving lhe Roses pretty clean. 
In the spring time, when the parent green flies of 
colonies settle upon the plants they can more effect¬ 
ually be dealt with than when they have increased 
and become thoroughly established. Syringe the 
bushes with the juice of one pound of tobacco 
steeped for some time in hot water. Add a lump of 
soft soap to make the mixture adhere to the plants 
and green fly, and when it is cool thoroughly syringe 
the Roses with it. The operation will have to be 
repeated several times perhaps till the flowers are 
almost expanded, to kill aphides that come from a 
distance. 
Culture of Tuberoses.— H. 1 . : When you receive 
the roots or tubers have them potted up singly in 48 
or 32-size pots, according to the strength or size of 
the tuber. Very few crocks will be sufficient. Use 
light sandy loam with some well decayed cow 
manure, to which sufficient sand has been added to 
make the whole porous and open. Stand the pots on 
the bench of a stove or propagating pit, or if you 
can plunge them in cocoanut fibre where they will 
get bottom heat so much the better. Water care¬ 
fully till roots are well developed ia the pots, after 
which you may use weak liquid manure twice a week. 
Besides keeping them well supplied with moisture at 
the root the stems and foliage may be syringed like 
other stove plants to help growth and keep the plants 
clean. As the plants reach the flowering stage the 
foliage may be kept drier and the atmosphere cooler. 
As they come into bloom they may be transferred to 
the conservatory or greenhouse. 
Book on Practical Forestry. — Wm. Power &■ 
Co.: The most recent book on the subject as far as 
we know is “ Practical Forestry," by A. D. Webster, 
and published by Messrs. Rider & Co , 14, Bartholo¬ 
mew Close, London, E.C. The second edition is 
priced at 5s. We cannot say whether it gives 
"probable expense and work capable of being done 
per day," but it gives details of various things in 
connection with practical forestry, and is otherwise, 
we believe, a useful and good book for the money. 
Removal of Trees and Fruit Bushes.— J.L.P.. 
If the trees and bushes had been nursery stock, liable 
to be lifted and sold at any time, you would have 
been perfectly within your rights to do so. In the 
case of permanently planted trees, that is, for the 
production of fruit, it alters the reading of the law. 
Without an agreement to the contrary with your 
landlord, we believe that the trees would become his 
on the expiry of a certain time, or in case jou should 
leave the place. We think it a pity you did not 
make an agreement with him about the trees and 
bushes before you planted them, as they should by 
this time be in good bearing, and therefore valuable 
property. Considering that you had only an annual 
lease, as indicated by your simply paying the rental, 
it would have been worth your while to have come 
to some agreement or arrangement with the pro¬ 
prietor before planting permanent and valuable 
trees that were in the ordinary course of things 
bound to become his at any time. If the trees are 
numerous it might be worth your while to consult 
a solicitor before attempting to remove them. We 
(ear you cannot claim compensation in the absence 
of an agreement for permission in the first place to 
plant the trees. 
Names of Fruit.— T. F.: Plums, 1 and 2, decayed; 
3, Kirke's ; Apples, 4, not known; 3, Ecklinville 
Seedling ; 6, Lord Derby ; 7, Landsberger Reinette; 
8, Lord Grosvenor ; Pear, 9, William’s Bon 
Chretien. 
Names of Plants.— J. R. 1, Aster Amellus; 2, 
Aster Novi-Belgii; 3, Aster Novi-Belgii densus: 4, 
Aster Novi Belgii laevigatus; 5, Solidago canaden¬ 
sis ; 6, Eryngium giganteum ; 7, Chrysanthemum 
uliginosum— A .C .: 1, Pyrus Aria ; 2, Pyrus pinnati- 
fida ; 3, Symphoricarpus racemosus ; 4, PyrusAucu- 
paria fructu luteo.— A. M. 1, Cassia cccidentalis ; 
2, Cuphea ignea ; 3, Anemone japonica elegans ; 4, 
Gasteria verrucosa.— C. B. G.\ 1, Scrophularia 
Scorodonia; 2, Menyanthes trifoliata; 3, Galium 
verum; 4, Chrysanthemum maximum (an escape or 
planted).—!?. M. : 1, Carex brunnea variegata ; 2, 
Fittonia argyroneura ; 3, Eulalia japonica variegata, 
4, Pellionia daveauana ; 5, Pistia Stratiotes — D. C. : 
1, Echeveria secunda glauca; 2, Kleinia repens; 3, 
Pachyphyton Lracteosum, 4, Sedum rupestre; 5, 
Sempervivum canariense; 6, Sempervivum tortuo- 
sum varieeatum ; 7, Sedem sarmentaceum carneum. 
— A. J. B. : 1, Gaultheria Shallon; 2, Pernettya 
mucronata var. 
Communications Received.—D. M.—C. B. G — 
J. C., F., Chard.—C. Etherington, next week.—A. 
G.—M. H —T. B.—R. and C.—W. J. C —W. R.— 
M. C.—J. W.—P. N.—D. C.-J. Peed & Son. 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
George Bunyard & Co., Royal Nurseries, Maid¬ 
stone.—Catalogue of Fruit Trees ; also George Bun- 
yard & Co.’s Novelties. 
Theodore Turner, Begonia Nurseries, Great 
Sutton, Chester.—Catalogue of Bulbs, Roses, &c. 
Wm. Watson & Sons, Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin. 
—Carnations. 
Thomas S. Ware, Ltd , Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Feltham, Middlesex.—Ware's Catalogue of Bulbs 
and Plants for Autumn Planting—H; acinths, Tulips 
Narcissus, &c. 
Ed. Webb & Sons, Wordsley, Stourbridge and 
London.—Webbs’ Catalogue of Selected Seed Corn. 
Joseph Mock, Trier a. d. Mosel, Germany.—Price 
List of Trees, Roses, &c. 
Pinehurst Nurseries (Otto Katzenstein, Mana¬ 
ger), Pinehurst, Moore County, North Carolina.— 
Wholesale Trade List of North Carolina Woody and 
Herbaceous Plants, &c. ; also How to Make Tree 
Seeds Grow. 
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SHOW FIXTURES FOR 1900. 
October. 
9.—National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
November. 
6. —National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
7. —Sevenoaks and West Kent Chrysanthemum 
Society (2 days). 
December. 
4.—National Chrysanthemum Society (3 days). 
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