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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
May IS, 1901. 
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Dwarf Begonias.— Bedding ; Considering the size 
of the bed, we think it hardly necessary to use the 
rose-coloured variety, except as an edging round a 
square patch of the white one in the centre. You 
could do that if you liked, and it would form a 
blending or a connecting link with the crimson one 
(Vernon) with the bronze leaves. The latter should 
fill the remainder of the bed with the exception of a 
double edging, say of blue Lobelias and Mesembry- 
anthemum cordifolium variegatum, the latter being 
outermost, because dwarfest. We do not think it 
advisable to mix the Mesembryanthemum with the 
Begonias in any way, because they are too dwarf, 
and would presently cover the ground so as to com¬ 
pletely hide any groundwork you might plant. You 
can only use a groundwork to advantage when using 
taller plants, such as tuberous Begonias, which 
could be planted sufficiently far apart to show the 
effect of the groundwork between them. The dwarf, 
fibrous-rooted Begonias you propose to use in this 
bed, will not permit of a groundwork, nor do they 
require it 
Swollen Buds of Black Currant not opening.— 
J. C. : The buds you speak of are infested with the 
Currant Gall-mite (Phytoptus Ribis). They will 
never open, and your best plan will be to carefully 
pick off every one of them and burn them to destroy 
the small mites in them. You should proceed 
w.th this at once or the mites will soon begin to 
leave them, if, indeed, they have not already 
commenced to do so. They begin to change their 
quarters, or at least the younger ones do in June 
and the early part of July, by commencing to travel 
towards the young buds of this season which are 
being formed. If some of the bushes are too bad 
they may be grubbed up at once and burned, filling 
their places by healthy bushes in the autumn. If 
there are swollen buds upon them be careful to cut 
Off every one without breaking them or some of the 
mites may escape to work further mischief. 
A Dozen Good Cactus Dahlias. -T. B. W. : This 
number could now be easily doubled, but the varie¬ 
ties named will furnish the nucleus of a collection. 
Cycle is clrar crimson ; Mrs. John Goddard, 
crimson-scarlet ; Night, maroon; Magnificent, pale 
orange-salmon ; Starfish, orange-scarlet ; Fantasy, 
scarlet ; Earl of Pembroke, rich purple ; Keynes’ 
White, white ; Mrs. Gordon Sloane, terra-cotta; 
Britannia, salmon-pink; Island Queen, rosy-lilac; 
and Lady Penzance, canary-yellow. There are 
many others more or less differing in being lighter 
or darker, and in the profusion or otherwise of the 
blooms they produce. Some have loDg stalks and 
others short oues, but those named above are of all 
round gcod average quality and worthy of attention. 
Hardiness of Maize.—IF. Cox-. When properly 
hardened off be'ore putting them out. Maize plants 
are fairly hardy by ccmparison, for instance with 
bedding plants. When the latter can be put out 
with safety, so can Maize, which we regard as 
hardier than Dahlias cr Heliotropes. About the end 
of this month or the beginning cf June, therefore, 
will be the time to plant them out, if the weather is 
fairly settled about that time. The point is to get 
your plants properly hardened before putting them 
in the open. Plants taken out of a warm house with 
a more or less confined atmosphere, and planted in 
the open ground would be as liable to suffer from the 
effects of the sun and wind quite as much as from a 
low temperature at night. Put them in a cold frame 
for a time and then take off the lighis at night or 
stand the pots in front of one of the hothouses for a 
few days. 
Bed of White Ageratum. — Bedding Of the 
various plants you name we think the plan would 
answer best to fill the bed with the White Ageratum 
and surround it with a double edging. Place a line 
of Iresine Wallsii next to the Ageratum, and outside 
of all a band of Mesembryanthemum cordifolium 
variegatum. A bare line of the latter next the 
Ageratum would form no contrast, while at the same 
time it would be too dwarf to form an edging to 
plants 8 in. or 9 in. high. The edge would be, in 
fact, too abrupt or flat. The Iresine would make a 
better cbntrast and should go next the Ageratum. 
Propagation of Pyrus Maulei.— A. R. M.: You 
could raise it from seeds, which it produces freely. 
Plants so raised would take longer to bloom but you 
stand the chance of getting something new, with 
lighter or darker flowers. Another method would be 
to graft it about the end of March on young plants 
of the Japan Quince (Pyrus japoaics) If you have 
any young plants of the latter in stock you could 
bud them wiih Pyrus Maulei in July or August 
This latter would be the readiest or quickest means 
of getting up a stock of the shrub in question. 
Names of Plants.— R. M. : 1, Cercis Siliquas- 
trum ; 2, Arabis albida flore pleno ; 3, Cytisus pro- 
liferus ; 4, Berberis buxitolius ; 5, Berberis steno- 
phylla ; 6, Kalmia angustifolia.— A. D. M. : 1, Phlox 
amoena; 2, Phlox subulata var. ; 3, Doronicum 
plantagineum ; 4, Brodiaea uniflora; 5, Allium 
neapolitanum ; 6, Scilla campanulata alba.— A. S : 
1, Anemone fulgens; 2, Trollius europaeus; 3, 
Coronilla glauca ; 4, Pyrus Maulei.— H. M . : 1, 
Calathea zebrina; 2, Tradescantia multiflora; 3, 
Ribes aureum ; 4, Cupressus obtusa; 5, Cupressus 
pisifera plumosa.— D. C : 1, Doryopteris palraata ; 
2, Cyrtomium falcatum ; 3, Pteris cretica cristata ; 
4, Asplenium viviparum. — Filix : 1, Todea barbara 
(greenhouse temperature) ; 2, Polypodium pectin- 
atum.— A.L. : 1, Cattleya Mossiae reineckeana; 2, 
Oncidium sarcodes — J. M. : Kerria japonica flore 
pleno .—Gardener : Cedronella triphylla (Balm of 
Gilead). 
Communications Received. —T. W. Dollery.— 
M. Temple. — T. D.—W. L. (we had a report, but 
thanks) —E. L. M.—Barr & Sons —J. Gregory — 
R. H. S—Secretary, Staketgatan, No. 15, Gefle.— 
T. B.—A. M. 
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TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 
L’Horticole Coloniale, Societe Anonyme, 
Parc Leopold, Brussels, Belgium.—Special Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of Orchids. 
FIXTURES FOR 1901. 
(Secretaries of shows will oblig'e us by sending early notice 
of their fix hires.) 
May 
21. —Kew Guild Dinner at Holborn Restaurant. 
22. —R.H.S. 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). 
25. —Royal Botanical and Horticultural Society ot 
Manchester, Whitsuntide Exhibition (25th to 
30th). 
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 dayk). 
6.—Linnean Society Meeting. 
10—United Horticultural Benevolent and Provi¬ 
dential Society Committees’ Meeting. 
12.—Royal Cornwall Agricultural Association at 
Bodmio (2 days) ; Yorkshire Gala and Horti¬ 
cultural Exhibition at York (3 days). 
18. —R.H.S, Coumittees. 
19. —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 ip Eaton Col¬ 
lege Grounds. 
18. —Hoddesdon Exhibition; Royal Botanical Society 
Meeting. 
19. —National Carnation and Picotee Society (pro¬ 
visional). 
23 —Durham, Northumberland, and Newcastle 
Botanical and Horticultural Society Exhi¬ 
bition at Newcastle (2 days). 
24. —Strathbane Horticultural Exhibition (2 days) ; 
Southern Counties Carnation Society Show. 
25. —Prescot Exhibition ; Selby Exhibition ; National 
Sweet Pea Society (2 days). 
30. —Buckingham Exhibition; R.H.S, Committees. 
31. —Wilts. Exhibition. 
August. 
r.—Isle of Wight Horticultural Association Exhi¬ 
bition. 
2. —Devon and Exeter Horticultural Society; Sum¬ 
mer Flower Show. 
3. —Auldearn Horticultural Society. 
5. —Atherstone Exhibition ; Castleford Exhibition 
(2 day'); Eynsford Exhibition ; Cholmond- 
eley. 
6. —Abbey Park, Leicester, Flower Show (2 days). 
8.—North Oxford Exhibition. 
10.—Keighley Horticultural Society. 
13. —R.H S. Committees. 
14. —Clevedon Exhibition ; Sevenoaks Exhibition. 
16 — National Co-operative Festival at the Crystal 
Palace (2 days). 
17.—Bankfoot (Perth) Horticultural Society. 
20 —Grandpont Horticultural Society. 
2i. —Banffshire Exhibition; Eastbourne Exhibition; 
Hastings Flower Show. 
27. —R.H S. Committees. 
28. —Henley-on-Thames Exhibition ; Hinckley Ex¬ 
hibition. 
29. —Dundee Exhibition ; Thame Exhibition ; Stir¬ 
ling Exhibition (2 days). 
30. —Bradford Horticultural Society (2 days) 
September. 
3. —Bicester Horticultural Society. 
4. — Milton and Sittingbourne (2 days). 
6. —National Dahlia Society (2 days). 
10.—R H.S. Committees; Durham Flower Show (2 
days). 
ti.—Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (2 
days). 
17. —Dahlia Show, Royal Aquarium, Westminster 
(3 days). 
18. —Botley Show. 
24.—R.H.S. Committees. 
28. — Tamworth early Chrysanthemum Show. 
October. 
8.—N.C.S. Exhibition (3 days). 
10.—Fruit Exhibition, Crystal Palace (3 days). 
15. —R.H S. Committees. 
29. —Croydon Exhibition (2 days). 
30. —Exmouth Exhibition (2 days). 
November. 
1. — Newport (Isle of Wight) 2 days ; Cowes (2 days). 
5. —N.C.S. Exhibition (3 days). 
5. — Cardiff Exhibition (2 days). 
7. —Doncaster Exhibition (2 days). 
8. —Walthamstow Exhibition (2 days). 
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