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THE GARDENING WORLD 
February 9, 1901. 
heartily agreed to. Mr. C. E. Wilkins declined 
thanks. Mr. Richard Dean, V.M.H., was re-elected 
general secretary. Mr. E. C. Jukes and Mr. T. 
Bevan were also elected Honorary Fellows. 
There were no new affiliated societies to name on 
this occasion. The alteration to Rule VIII. was 
approved of (see last week's issue, p. 356), Rule III. 
remains as it was. The secretary announced that 
the annual outing of members would take place 
about the first Monday in July to Downside, 
Leatherhead, the seat of A. Tate, Esq , where Mr. 
Mease is gardener. 
The ballot for the members of committee was then 
taken. Seven members of the late committee 
offered themselves for re-election, namely, Messrs. 
F. Gilks, W. Howe, G. Langdon, R. C. Pulling, J. 
T. Simpson, A. Taylor, and T. L. Turk. The 
following are the names of the new members:— 
Messrs. E. F. Such, Maidenhead : J. T. Berridge, 
Upper Tooting; W. Owen, Maidenhead; J. W. 
Euston, Ilford; F. Milsom, Tulse Hill; F. Bush, 
Totteridge; A. Seabro.k, Buckhurst Hill; R. 
Ballantine, Hackney ; D. Phillips, Woodford; and 
W. Logan, Lewisham. 
The evening’s business terminated about 9 30. 
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for his article on " French Beans,” p. 358. 
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Timely notes or notices about interesting matters or current 
topics relating to gardens, gardeners, or gardening, are 
always cordially welcomed. When newspapers are sent 
would our friends please mark the paragraphs or articles 
they wish us to see ? 
Marguerites going bad.— H. I. : The specimens 
you rent us showed unmistakably that the Chrys¬ 
anthemum Leaf Miner (Phytomyza nigricornis) has 
been the cause of the mischief, as we suspected. We 
found the grub itself as well as the pupa case from 
which a fly had emerged. The latter was in a leaf 
stalk, showing that the grub is omitting nothing in 
which it can find food ; greenfly was also present. 
Cut off the worst of the leaves that are tunnelled 
with gray lines, and try and find the grub in the 
others. A swelling will often show where the grub 
or pupa is lying in the tissue of the leaf. Squeeze 
the same between the finger and thumb to kill it. 
Examine all the leaves of the cuttings carefully and 
treat them in the same way. Then get some weak 
tobacco water and syringe the cuttings about every 
ten days so as to prevent the female flies from laying 
their eggs upon the leaves. By perseverance you 
will keep down the flies, and may yet save a good 
few of the cuttings. If there are live flits in the 
house it would be a good plan to fill the house with 
tobacco smoke some calm evening when there is no 
wind, and leave the house closed till morning. The 
temperature you mention is high enough for keeping 
rooted cuttings. When you want to root more 
cuttings you can put them in sandy soil in the warm 
house, but you must remove them to cooler quarters 
when rcoted to prevent the plants from getting 
drawn. 
Show and Cactus Dahlias for Exhibition.— H. 
Pratt : A dozen good show Dahlias should include 
the following or most of them :—Harry Keith, rosy- 
purple ; Henry Walton, yellow-edged vermilion ; 
James Cocker, purple; Joha Hickling, bright 
yellow; Mrs Gladstone, soft blush, always popular ; 
Mr. CbamberLio, rich marocn ; Nugget, orarge, 
tipped sea-let; R. T. Rawlings, clear yellow ; John 
Wa:ker, the finest white in cultivation; Countess, 
blush-white; Florence Tranter, blush-white, 
edged rosy-purple ; and Mrs. Saunders, yellow, 
tipped white (the best fancy Dahlia). For 
good Cactus Dahlias you^might select: Arachne, 
white, edged crimson ; Magnificent, cream, suffused 
salmon-buff; Laverstock Beauty, vermilion ; Daffo¬ 
dil, canary-yellow; Mrs. John Goddard, crimson- 
scarlet ; Standard Bearer, fiery-scarlet: Keynes 
White, the best ivory white ; Stella, vivid crimson ; 
Harry Stredwick, deep maroon tipped fiery crimson ; 
Countess of Lonsdale, rich salmon ; Mrs. J. J. Crowe, 
clear canary yellow; and Mayor Tuppeney, yellow, 
edged pink in the centre, the rest being orange-fawn. 
If you desire a black or nearly black variety you 
could choose Night, and leave out Daffodil, as Mrs. J. 
J. Crowe, of the same colour, is better. 
Preparing Leaves of Saintpaulia for Propaga¬ 
tion.— L. H. : It would bo a better plan to commence 
propagation from leaves in spring than in autumn, 
because then the light would be better and the leaves 
would make a more determined effort to grow. We 
do not think that very great heat is an advantage. 
At the same time if the atmospheric moisture is con¬ 
tinuously too great the leaves will be liable to damp 
off. The moisture must be moderate, but at the 
same time the leaves must not be allowed to dry up. 
Cut the midrib of the leaf across in two places and 
peg the leaf on to sand or sand and peat just kept 
moist in a moderately warm stove. Cover the 
leaves with a band-light or bell-glass, and see that 
condensed moisture does not drip upon the leaves in 
too great quantity. Use full grown leaves, but 
not those that are beginning to get yellow or to 
decay. 
Painting Hot-water Pipes.— L. H. ; According 
to the testimony of many practical gardeners lamp¬ 
black and oil is the best mixture for painting hot- 
water pipes. Do not use any of the ordinary paints 
whatever. 
The best Thing to Syringe on Small Fruit Trees. 
— L. H. : The birds may be kept away from your 
trees by syringing the latter with petroleum emul¬ 
sion. The principle of the latter is petroleum or 
paraffin, as it is usually called ; but in its ordinary 
form it would most likely injure the trees and bushes 
by penetrating the buds. The best way therefore is 
to make it into an emulsion in the following way : — 
Boil i lb. of soap in a gallon of water, pour the boil¬ 
ing mixture into 2 gallons of petroleum, and stir it 
violently with a force pump or syringe for five or 
more minutes until it forms a white creamy-looking 
liquid like thin paint. Allow this to cool, and to 
every gallon of the mixture add 9 gallons of water, 
and syringe the trees with this. You need not make 
it all up to usable form at once, but only such quan¬ 
tity as you may require. The rest may be kept in 
bottles until required. If any paraffin should appear 
on the top of the creamy liquid after standing for a 
little time you must boil some more soap and add to 
it, churning the same with the syringe or force 
pump. See to this before you prepare to make any 
use of it. You will find petroleum emulsion very 
useful for various other purposes, such as cleaning 
stove plants, greenhouse plants, &c., from bug and 
scale. 
Celeriac Having Little Brown Spots Through It. 
— L. H : Could you send us a specimen to examine ? 
We should probably find out the cause from the 
examination of a tuber. 
Hardy Annuals for the Far North.— D. Dingwall : 
Half a dozen useful kinds besides those named in 
vour list should include Shirley Poppies in mixture, 
Scabiosa atropurpurea in mixture, Clarkia elegans 
in variety, Malope trifida grandiflora, purple and 
white vars.; Centaurea Cyanus, the Cornflower, in 
variety; and Sweet Sultan, yellow. We take it for 
granted that you grow Sweet Peas in variety. There 
is nothing finer for cutting. Many of the fine strains 
of biennials ought to do well with you, including 
Canterbury Bells, Sweet Williams, Foxglove in fine 
spotted varieties, and Wallflower. A large number 
of perennials ought to succeed well in sheltered 
borders and furnish flowers for cutting. 
Names of Plants — R. M.: 1, Lonicera fragrantis- 
sima ; 2, Viburnum Tinus ; 3, Cryptomeria elegans 
(the winter hue of the foliage, not injured); 4, 
Veronica pinguifolia. — A.L. : 1, Eupatorium wein- 
mannianum ; 2, Pteris hastata macrophylla; 3, 
Selaginella emilliana.— W. R. : 1, Calathea zebrina; 
2, Zygopetalum Mackayi; 3, Dendrobium nobile 
var. 
What Price to Pay for Binding “ The Gardening 
World.”— H. I. : This will vary greatly according to 
the Dature of the binding and the arrangement you 
may make with your local or or any other bookbinder. 
We have heftrd of a reader getting it done in card¬ 
board and cloth for is. 3d. per volume; but these 
must have been very special terms. Cases for bind¬ 
ing may be obtained from this office for 2s. 6d. each, 
in the style we ourselves use. Then the additional 
work of fixing on the covers could be done by any 
bookbinder for about is. per volume. 
Communications Received. — A. J. Stonemans.— 
S. of W A.—P. C. M. Witch.—Kelway & Son.— 
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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
John Russell, Richmond, Surrey.—Catalogue of 
Choice Garden Seeds. 
James Spicer & Sons, 50, Upper Thames Street, 
and Queenhithe Dock, London, E C.—List of Jobs 
and Surplus Stock. 
Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie , Quai de la Megis- 
serie, 4, Paris.—General Catalogue of Seeds, Straw¬ 
berries, Flowering Bulbs, &c.; also List of 
Novelties. 
W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., 
U.S A.'—Burpee’s Farm Annual. 
John Forbes, Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland.— 
Catalogue of Florists’ Flowers. 
Alexander Cross & Sons, Ltd , 19, Hope Street, 
Glasgow.—Cross's Selected Garden See is. 
Pinehurst Nurseries (Otto Katzenstein, 
Manager), Pinehurst, North Carolina, U.S.A.— 
See is of Conifers, Trees, Shrubs, Perennials; also 
Surplus List of American Seeds in stock at the 
Pinehurst Nurseries. 
FIXTURES FOR 1901. 
(Secretaries of shows will oblige us by sending early notice 
of their fixtures.) 
February. 
12.—R.H.S Committees. 
15 —Gardeners’ Orphan Fund (Annual Meeting and 
Election) 
26.—R.H.S. Committees. 
28. —Kew Guild Annual Meeting. 
March. 
2. —Royal Botanical Society Meeting ; Societie 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres Meeting. 
4.—Wimbledon Horticultural Society Meeting. 
7.—Linnean Society Meeting. 
11. —United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society’s Annual Meeting at Cale¬ 
donian Hotel. 
12. —R H S. Committees. 
21. —Linnean Society Committees’ Meeting; Royal 
Botanical Society Meeting. 
26. —R.H.S. Committees; Brighton and Sussex 
Horticultural Society Show (2 days). 
27. —Liverpool Horticultural Show. 
29. —Blackheath Horticultural Society Meeting. 
April. 
3. —Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society Show, 
Edinburgh (2 days). 
4. —Linnean Society Meeting. 
6. —Royal Botanical Society Meeting ; Societie 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres Meeting. 
9.—R.H.S. Committees; Durham, Northumber¬ 
land, and Newcastle Botanical and Horticul¬ 
tural Society Spring Show (2 days). 
10.—Shropshire Horticultural Society Show at 
Shrewsbury. 
22. —Chesterfield Spring Show. 
23. —R.H.S Committees. 
24. — R.H.S. Examination in Horticulture. 
25 - Norfolk and Norwich Horticultural Society 
Exhibition. 
May. 
2—Linnean Society Meeting. 
4.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting; Societie 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres Meeting. 
7. —R.H.S Committees; Royal Gardeners'Orphan 
Fund (Annual Dinner at Hotel Cecil). 
13. —United -Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees' Meeting. 
16.—Royal Botanical Society Meeting. 
21. —Kew Guild Dinner at Holborn Restaurant. 
22. -R.HS. Great Temple Show (3 days); Gar¬ 
deners' Royal Benevolent Institution Annual 
Dinner at Hotel Metropole ; Bath and W. 
and S. Counties Society and Somerset 
County Agricultural Association at Croydon (5 
days). 
June. 
1. —Royal Botanical Society Meeting; Societie 
Francaise d’Horticulture de Londres. 
2. —Ghent Show. 
4.—R H.S. Committees; Devon County Agricul¬ 
tural at Torquay (3 days). 
6.—Linnean Society Meeting. 
10—United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees' Meeting. 
12.—Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association at 
Bodmin (2 days) ; Yorkshire Gala and Horti¬ 
cultural Exhibition at York (3 days). 
18.—R H.S. Con mittees. 
15.—Oxfordshire Horticultural Exhibition. 
20 —Linnean Society Meeting ; Royal Botanical 
Society Meeting. 
26. —N.R.S., Richmond. 
27. —Colchester Rose and Hort. Society Show. 
29.—Windsor and Eaton Rose Show in Eaton Col- 
' lege Grounds. 
July, 
2 —R H.S. Committees (Roses); Southampton Ex¬ 
hibition (2 days). 
3. —Hanley Horticultural Fete (2 days); Croydon 
Horticultural Society Show. 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
6.—N.R.S., Metropolitan; Royal Botanical Society 
Meeting ; Societie Francaise d'Horticulture 
de Londres Meeting. 
8—United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees' Meeting. 
