August 10, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
799 
Popularity as auxiliary to other flowers in floral 
decorations of many kinds. The individual flowers 
are small. Those of the variety under notice are 
perfectly double, so that the flowers represent little 
balls, whiter thaD the original and rather more 
bulky. It remains to be seen whether this will be 
much employed in decorative work ; but for garden 
decoration, and for drying (if it will dry) to mix with 
everlastings in winter, it should enjoy a considerable 
run of popularity. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. D. S. 
Thomson & Sons, Wimbledon, Surrey. 
Polyantha Rose Eugenie Lamesche. — The 
flowers of this new Polyantha Rose are small 
individually, but freely produced in bunches. While 
in the bud state they are heavily overlaid or tinted 
with crimson. The inner petals before expansion 
are of a deep apricot, and when fully expanded are 
of a pale, soft yellow. It will prove suitable to plant 
with other varieties for the sake of contrast it 
affords. (Award of Merit.) Messrs. Paul & Son. 
Sutton’s Spotted Gloxinias. —A very large col¬ 
lection of Gloxinias, raised from seed sown last 
February, was exhibited by Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading. Amongst them was a group of Sutton's 
Spotted Gloxinias of the crassifolia type, charac¬ 
terised by flowers of great size, with an endless 
variety of markings, large and small spots of various 
colours on a white ground, and in some cases with 
hieroglyphical markings like Chinese characters, or 
something similarly indescribable. Others, again, 
had a few large blotches upon them of a shape we 
have never previously noticed in this variable class 
of flowers. 
Carnation Charles Martel —In this we have a 
yellow ground fancy Carnation of a very pronounced 
character. The lower half of the petal is creamy 
yellow, while the upper or apical half is richly 
variegated with branching yellow lines on a red 
ground. (Award of Merit.) Mr. C. Turner, Royal 
Nurseries, Slongh. 
Yellow Ground Picotee Wasp. —The ground 
colour of this variety is lemon-yellow with a rose 
edge. The outer petals have an occasional rose 
streak running down them, otherwise the neatness of 
the edging has been carried to great perfection. 
(Award of Merit.) Mr. C. Turner. 
Yellow Ground Picotee Lady Bristol. —The 
yellow ground of this pretty variety is edged and 
slightly streaked or flaked with rose, the bloom being 
of large size. (Award of Merit.) Mr. C. Turner. 
Fancy Carnation Heroine. —The creamy-white 
ground of this variety is flaked in a variety of ways 
with purple and rose, and likewise edged with the 
same colours. (Award of Merit.) Mr. Charles 
Turner. 
Fruit and Vegetable Committee. 
Gooseberry Cobham. —The fruits of this variety 
are large, yellow, nearly smooth, and of pleasing 
flavour. (Award of Merit.) Mr. T. Cuckney, 
Cobham Hall Gardens, Gravesend. 
Airtight Bottles for Preserving Fruits.— 
An Award of Merit was accorded to Messrs. G. V. 
de Luca & Co., 6 and 7, Long Lane, Aldersgate 
Street, London, E.C. The special plan of con¬ 
struction is a stopper that when screwed down after 
the fruit is boiled in the jars will keep the contents 
air-tight and sound. To open the bottles a hole 
should first be made in the specially constructed lid 
or stopper. 
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fiardp fruit Garden. 
Fruit gathering is the chief work in this department 
during the next two months. To gather fruit does 
not seem to require a large amount of knowledge, 
but it takes an expert fruit grower to know when is 
the proper time to gather the various crops, especi¬ 
ally those which are to be stored in the fruit room. 
Each variety must be watched and gathered at 
precisely the right period, even to within a couple of 
days, for take many Apples, for instance, if they are 
gathered a few days too soon they become insipid, 
and if they are a few days too late they will not 
keep. It takes a keen eye to detect this exact period, 
and then when it is detected it wants a determined 
mind to see that they are gathered at once. 
Gathering Apples. —It is a great mistake to 
gather Apples while they are hot from the effects of 
the sun, as they often turn sour in consequence of 
such treatment. 
Gathering Peaches and Apricots.— 
These may be gathered at any time of the day, but 
they should be perfectly dry at the time. A cool 
room is necessary if Peaches are to be kept for any 
time, but they are never more luscious than when 
taken straight from the tree and put into the 
refrigerator for an hour and then eaten. Warm 
Peaches are too sickly for most tastes, but there are 
few who would not like a dish of cold ones to eat 
during the heat of the day. Apricots are better if 
allowed to lay for a few days before eaten. Like 
their companions the Peaches, they are greatly 
improved by being placed in a cold chamber for a 
few hours. 
Earwigs. —Do not neglect to take precautions 
against these fruit destroyers, or they will soon spoil 
a whole wall of fruit. There seems no more effec¬ 
tive a remedy than the old fashioned one of placing 
Bean stalks at frequent intervals along the walls and 
blowing through them every morning. 
Watering. —Trees which are swelling their 
fruits must not lack moisture at their roots or they 
will either ripen them prematurely or shed them 
altogether. It is worse than none at all to only give 
them driblets; a thorough soaking will do for a 
week or two if the ground is mulched or kept stirred 
with a Dutch hoe. 
Nailing. — Shoots which are required for 
furnishing should be kept well in, rxcept those which 
are near the base of the tree and likely to be of a 
weak nature ; these should be allowed more liberty 
and encouraged to make all the growth passible. 
Pruning. —Those shoots which were shortened 
back early in the season will in many instance^ have 
made fresh growth ; these should be again shortened 
to two leaves. 
Morello Cherries are making a good show 
this season and should be protected from their 
arch-eremies, the birds, whenever possible. 
Raspberries.- Thin out the suckers, and 
select those for next season’s canes. As soon as the 
fruit has been gathered, the old canes should be 
carefully removed, so that the young ones can 
obtain the maximum amount of light and air.— F. J. 
THE PLANT HOUSES. 
Although many districts have been treated to a 
deluge of rain the atmosphere is still very dry and 
licks up the moisture in the houses much quicker 
than what the gardener is pleased to see it, and now, 
with his busiest season close at hand, he does not 
want to have the can in his hand for the greater 
part of the day. Damping down must be done, and 
frequently, too, if the plants are to be kept in good 
health. 
Chrysanthemums. — These are not at 
present glass-house plants, but they are under the 
care of the men of that department, and doubtless 
these men wish they were not, for they are a lot of 
trouble at this time of the year, and many a young 
gardener has been brought to hate the sight of this 
beautiful autumn flower through the restrictions 
their attention has put on his recreation. It may 
look like versing socialistic views, but what a com¬ 
parison may be drawn at the present time between 
the gardener and his noble master ! and strange to 
say, the more noble, the worse the conditions seem 
to be. The young struggling gardener starts his 
day’s toil at 6 a.m. and stops for tea at 6 p.m. 
Surely this ought to be sufficient for one day in 
weather like this, but no! he is expected to take an 
interest in his charge, and at 6.30 p.m. he may be 
found bast and knife in hand tying up his ’Mums. 
This and disbudding is a very important work just 
at present, and it must not be neglected if the 
blooms are to be of a good quality. The young 
journeyman does his fifteen hours per day, with 
often fourteen days to the week, for the average 
sum of 2s. 6d. per day, and a bothy or shed to live 
in, while his master indulges in making speeches in 
Parliament to suit various newspapers, and his 
mistress gives costly garden parties. The 'Mums 
must have attention, and if this attention must be 
given at night then it ought to be paid for, or, as 
matters stand at the present day, when young men 
can so easily find other employment the high class 
intelligent gardener will become a being of the past. 
Much need not be said about 'Mum culture, as 
every professional gardener takes such an interest in 
them that they know their requirements off by 
heart. There is one thiog though that I might 
remind the man in charge of, and that is to keep a 
sharp look out for rust, and if a plant should be 
found with the least signs of it it should be isolated 
immediately. If it is not searched for at frequent 
intervals it often gets well hold of the plants before 
it is detected. Where the plants are io a crowded 
condition they are most liable to be attacked. 
Mignonette. —This makes a very valuable 
plant for winter work, and a batch should now be 
sown in good soil in 48’s and 6-in. pots. When the 
young plants get a fair size they should be thinned 
out to about five in a pot. The best place for them 
is either on a cool house shelf or in a frame, but 
wherever they are they must always be kept within 
a few inches of the glass, and if the air is very dry 
they will be better if they are syringed every day 
when the weather is bright. 
Cinerarias. —The earliest batch of plants 
should now be ready for potting into their flowering 
pots. After this has been done they will be best 
placed in cool frames with protection from the snn. 
Take care to give the bottom of the frame a good 
dusting with soot and lime before they are put into 
it, or slugs, which are very partial to the young 
growths of Cinerarias, may cause trouble. 
Cyclamen. —These should now be potted on 
into their flowering pots, at least the earliest of 
them. Keep them close for a few days after they 
have been potted and spray them at intervals. In 
many gardens a tiny insect like a white, half-grown 
thrip, is causing much trouble this season. Preven¬ 
tion is always better than cure, and it is a good 
plan for all those who have a batch of plants to dip 
them in an insecticide occasionally. It is not a 
difficult, neither is it an expensive operation, and it 
may save a large amount of sponging, which seems 
the only way of ridding the plants of it when once it 
attracts them, and when once Cyclamen have to be 
sponged they are bound to lose much of their 
beauty, as they are such brittle subjects to deal 
with. It is a great mistake to coddle Cyclamen, 
and they ought to have plenty of air left on through 
the night. When they are syringed in the after¬ 
noons the ventilation may be lessened for an hour or 
two, but it should always be put on again at night 
until the nights are too cold. 
Pelargoniums. —Those plants which were 
cut down some time ago will now be breaking again. 
As they do so, they should be shaken out carefully 
and potted into the smallest pots possib’e If the 
soil is moist, they will not require water for some 
time, but should be sprayed frequently and kept 
close until they start to grow again. 
Roses. —Many growers consider this a good 
season to strike tender Roses. An ideal place for 
them is under bell glasses in the vinery. 
Auriculas should be potted now and placed in 
a cool frame. They are best kept close for a few 
days after potting, but air must be given freely as 
soon as their roots get hold of the new soil. 
Camellias. —These are now swelling up their 
buds nicely and must be carefully attended to with 
water and an occasional weak stimulmt. Never let 
them get dry or the result will be that they will drop 
their buds later on in the year. 
Cinerarias. —A batch should be sown this 
month for summer flowering. 
The Plant Stove. —Growth is well advanced 
in this department now, and a more liberal supply of 
air should be given to ripen the growths so that 
they are able to stand the changes of the winter 
season better. 
Spring - flowering Stove Plants.— 
Those which require repotting should have it with¬ 
out delay. If they are left until later, they do not 
have time to recover and fill their pots with roots 
before the winter sets in. Those which have made 
sufficient growth should be checked by withholding 
manure and lessening the water supply, but not so 
much as to cause them injury. 
Succulents. —A sharp eye must be kept on 
the weather at this season, for we may now expect 
heavy showers, and as these are not conducive 
towards the best of health in this family, it is time 
they were put back under glass, or otherwise have 
some lights at hand that can be utilised to protect 
them when danger in the form of a deluge threatens 
them. 
Pinks. —Cuttings of Pinks should now be struck 
in bottom heat and potted on for pot work. Of 
course, only the more choice varieties are worthy of 
this trouble, as the Carnation makes such a formid¬ 
able rival.—C. 
