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squeezed when the plants are being handled. A remedy that 
lias been brought before our notice consists of Barfll’s borogly- 
ceride, obtainable from any good druggist. A teaspoonful of 
this, dissolved in a pint of hot water, and the injured hands or 
arms washed in it, is said to give immediate relief. When 
obtaining the remedy you could inquire of your druggist about 
the method of application. 
Probable Age of Passiflora Constance Elliott (H. E. S.) 
The variety was raised by Messrs. Fuller and Son, Newton 
Abbott, Devon ; but in what year we cannot say. It received 
a .first-class certificate from the Royal Horticultural Society on 
May 27th, 1884, when shown by Messrs. Lucombe, Pince and 
Co., who put it into commerce in 1885. It is just possible that 
it was raised in 1882 or 1883, but our memory does not serve us 
as to the particulars of its raising. The above will serve as a 
guide in any case as to its first- appearance in public. 
Hollies, Flowers and Berries (Omega). 
Some Hollies bear only male flowers, that is, consisting only 
of stamens, and, consequently, cannot bear berries. Others 
are female, that is, they have ovaries or seed vessels, and would 
produce berries provided there are male trees not very far off 
to supply the pollen, which would be carried to them by bees 
and other insects, which are attracted in large numbers by the 
sweet scent- of the flowers. Sonne Hollies have both stamens and 
ovaries in the flowers, and, under favourable circumstances, would 
produce berries .when old enough. You say that some Hollies 
bear neither flowers nor fruit. Such trees, we presume, are not 
old enough to do so, and you must have patience with them. 
Names of Plants. 
(R. M.) 1, Nephrolepis exa-ltata ; 2, Nephrolepis davallioides 
furcans ; 3, Pteris hastata ; 4, Selaginella Martensii ; 5, Poly¬ 
podium aureum.—(T. Reid) 1, Eranthis hyemalis ; 2, Galanthus 
Elwesii; 3, Narcissus Tazetta papyraceus ; 4, Nepeta Glechoma 
variegata ; 5, Sedum sarmentosum variegatum ; 6, Alyssum mari- 
timum variegatum.—(W. W.) 1, The Winter Heliotrope is Peta- 
sites fragrans.—(C. B. G.) The material sent does not serve to dis¬ 
tinguish it from- Cedrus Libani. If the branches are horizontal 
it is almost certain to be this species.—(E. F.) 1, Oplismenus 
Burmanni variegatus ; 2, Selaginella kraussiana variegata ; 3, 
Eupatorium weinma-nnianum ; 4, Cytisus fragrans; 5, Acacia 
riceana.—(H. A. L.) 1, Primula floribunda ; 2, Pelargonium 
Raclula.—(Perplexed) 1, Eupatorium weimmannianiim ; 2, Stro- 
bilanthes dyerianus ; 3, Prunus japonica flore pleno albo ; 
4, Begonia corallina ; 5, Cupressus pisifera squarrosa ; 6, Lygo- 
dium scandens.—(J. D.) The Henbane (Hyoscyamus niger). 
Communications Received, *bMw 
Chas. Comfort.—Robert Sydenham.—S. Peel.—Harry Bosliier. 
—Borderer.—Nil Desperandum.—Cal.—A.—J. C.—H. E. 
Edwards.—John G. Brock.—H. W. Ward.—W. B. G.—J. C. 
Dick.—Horti.—George Garner.—Charles Toope and Son. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Fisher, Son & Sibray, Limited, Royal Nurseries, Hands- 
worth, near Sheffield.—Seeds. 
Hogg k Robertson, 22, Mary Street, Dublin.—Robertson’s 
Garden Seeds, etc. 
Drummond & Sons, Limited, Stirling, N.B.—Garden Seeds ; 
also Pamphlets, entitled “Guide to Vegetable Culture,” and 
“ Abridged Guide of Flower Seeds.” 
Thomas S. Ware (1902), Limited, Ware’s Nurseries, Fel¬ 
t-ham, Middlesex.—Select Vegetable and Choice Flower Seeds. 
William Colchester & Co., Ipswich, England.—William 
Colchester k Co.’s Fertilisers. 
W. Drummond & Sons, Limited, 57 and 58, Dawson Street, 
Dublin.—Drummond’s Garden Seed Catalogue. 
Gilbert & Son, Dyke, Bourne, Lincolnshire.—Gilbert’s Gold 
Medal Sweet- Peas. 
Z. Coleman, Sandwich, Kent.—Vegetable Seeds-, Seed 
Potatos, Sweet Peas, etc. 
Samuel Dobie & Son, Heathfield Gardens, near Chester.— 
“ The Amateur’s Garden Annual for 1903.” 
SECRETARIES OF SOCIETIES will oblige by 
entering in their books the new address of THE 
GARDENING WORLD, 37 and 38, Shoe Lane, 
London, E.C., and notify us as to dates of meetings, 
shows, etc. 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
PAGE 
Climbing plants, the devices of . . 5 
Orchids, among the . 6 
Kitchen garden, the . 6 
Greenhouse, the cold . 7 
Views and reviews . 17 
Romneya Coulteri . 19 
Anemone fulgens .'. 19 
Hepaticas .. 19 
Journal of the Kew Guild, the .:. 20 
Chrysanthemum cuttings . 21 
Antirrhinum majus Peloria . 21 
Plants, new or interesting . 22 
New plants:—Glaucium flavum tricolor, Dianthus piuina¬ 
rms fl. pi. Argus, Decaisnea Fargesii, Calliopsis hybrida 
superba, Pink Edmund Mautlmer, Helianthns cncumeri 
fob us albus fl. pi. 22 
Quizzings by “ Cal.” .... 24 
Sweet Peas, facts and fancies about .'.. 26 
Apple-growing for profit. ..-. 23 
Bothies, gardeners’ .....!. 29 
Illustration?. 
Succulents^ a bed of ...,. . ... 9 
Poppy, the Danebrog and the Mikado .... 11 
Opium pipe .I.... 12 
Poppy head, scarified . 12 
Ramondia pyrenaica at Kew . 13 
Magnolia stellata . 15 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PAGE 
Orchids, among the ..'... 36 
Kitchen Garden, the . 36 
Fruit tree planting . 37 
Plants, notes on hardy . 37 
Osteomeles anthyllidifolia . 38 
Shrubs, winter flowering . 38 
Societies . 39 
Channel Islands, a visit to the . 40 
Gunnera manicata. ' ..7 . . 41 
Ferns, British . 42 
Osmunda regalis, cultivation of . 42 
Irises now in bloom . 43 
Corydalis thalictrifolia . 43 
Thistle, the Melon . 44 
Strawberry tree, the . 44 
Bounce, our friend the . 44 
Hall of Horticulture, the . 45 
Gardening, the world of . 46 
Parsnip, the Giant Cow . 47 
Thistle, the.Cotton ..'... .....! . 47 
Juniors’ page and Correspondence . 48 
News of the week . 49 
Colour in flowers, description of . 51 
Hybridising . 51 
Quizzings by “Cal.” . 52 
Seed Room . 52 
Iris, Early flowering . 52 
Questions and Answers . 53 
Time-table, working by . 53 
Bothies, Gardeners’ .. 53 
Illustrations. 
Gunnera manicata at Gunnersbury House, Acton . 41 
Corydalis thalictrifolia . 43 
Melocactus communis . 44 
Heracleum villosum . 47 
The death occurred on Wednesday, the 31st ult., at his resi¬ 
dence, Ashwood House, Stranraer, of Mr. Garlies Mitchell. Mr. 
Mitchell carried on an extensive nursery business. For many 
years he was closely identified with the public life of the town. 
He was a member of the Town Council, a magistrate, chairman 
of the School Board, and of Leswalt Parochial Board. He was 
a devoted student of the literature of the national hard, and 
owned a fine collection of Burnsiana. Mr. Mitchell was about 
seventy years of age and unmarried. 
