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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 26, 19Cb. 
on the trees at the present time beyond trying to save what fruits 
may still be healthy. Next year you should syringe the trees 
with Bordeaux Mixture before the flower buds expand, then again 
after the petals drop. It will be necessary to repeat the applica¬ 
tion of the fungicide at intervals of ten days or a fortnight until 
you entirely check the growth of the fungus. Growers have often 
oeen able to save their fruits by commencing thus early and re¬ 
peating the wash at intervals as above mentioned. It would, 
therefore, be worth your while to do the same in commencing as 
early as we state. 
India Rubber Plant too Large (A. F. M.) 
Your best plan would be to propagate from the plant so as to get 
young specimens. Yo do not say whether there are more than 
one top to the plants, but in any case you can root all the tops 
upon the plants so as to get specimens already of a useful size 
for decorative and other purposes. A very good method is to 
push the point of the knife right through the stem at the point 
where you wish roots to form. Put a peg of wood or something 
similar into the opening so as to prevent it from closing up and 
healing over. Tie some sphagnum moss round the portion of 
the stem so treated, and keep the moss moist until roots are 
formed into it. When roots are pushing through the sphagnum 
freely you can then take off the top below the roots and put it 
in a 48-sized pot, using light sandy soil so as to prevent the 
roots getting waterlogged owing to propagation being effected 
at this late period of the year. In pushing the knife through 
the stems in order to make an opening it will be necessary to 
make the cut sufficiently long so that the peg of wood may keep 
the parts, open. The opening should be right up the centre 
of.the stems. ' 
A Hardy Clerodendron (E. M. A.). 
No doubt the species to which you refer is either C. tricho- 
tomum or C. foetidum, both of which are natives of China, and 
are sufficiently hardy in this country in the open air in all the 
more favoured districts where the climate is sufficiently mild 
in winter. A stock of them might be kept up by taking cuttings 
and rooting them, whereby you might have a sufficient stock of 
voung plants indoors in case of a severe winter if your locality 
is ill any way particularly cold or exposed. In the neighbour¬ 
hood of the sea plants stand well and form large bushes during 
the course of a season, flowering freely in fairly average seasons. 
The better-known stove subject usually termed C. balfourianum 
in gardens would not be hardy, so that we think it scarcely neces¬ 
sary even to make experiments with it, although you might 
utilise ir for flowering in the open air during the summer, after¬ 
wards removing it indoors at the end of the season. 
Scented-leaved Pelargoniums (A. N. S.). 
Some of the best varieties for cultivation on account of the 
pleasing aroma of the foliage are P. denticulatum, P. d. filiei- 
folium,°P. Radula, P. tomentosum, P. citrinum, P. capitatum, 
and P. quercifolium. Most of these are now fairly common m 
gardens, and widely obtainable. A number of hybrids have also 
been raised, so that there should be no difficulty in getting 
varieties to suit your purpose. The first two above mentioned 
are amongst the most popular and useful for the purpose, as they 
grow to large size, are very easily cultivated and very agreeably 
scented. P. capitatum is used for extracting attar of Geranium. 
A handsomely variegated sort is P. Lady Plymouth, which seems 
allied to Radula, but is not identical, and may possibly be a 
hybrid. The leaves are finely divided, and have broad creamy 
white edges. 
Names of Plants. 
(Veld) 1, Saxifraga muscoides (send when in bloom to get 
the variety); 2, Silene Scliafta ; 3, Helianthus rigidus; 4, 
Campanula persicifolia alba ; 5, Campanula pyramidalis alba ; 
6, Pelargonium fragrans.—(J. Onn) 1, Laelia crispa; 2, not 
recognised ; 3, Asparagus plumosus ; 4, the moss was Selaginella 
kraussiana.—(Ignotus) 1, Galega officinalis alba , 2, Clematis^ 
heraclaefolia dividiana ; 3, Tradescantia virginiana; 4, Aster 
Linosyris; 5, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides.—(T. B.) 1, 
Gladiolus dracocephalus ; 2, Physostegia virginiana ; 3, Pent- 
stemon barbatus ; 4, Lobelia Victoria; 5, Clematis recta; 6, 
Erica vagans.—("IV. D.) L Chrysanthemum latifolium , 2, 
Matricaria inodora flore pleno ; 3, Lilium tigrinum ; 4, Aconi- 
tum Fischeri ; 5, Montbretia, garden var. ; 6, Clematis Flam- 
mula; 7, Hamamelis virginica.— (J. Fitt) Lysimachia cletli- 
roides.—(T. H.) 1, Desfontainea spinosa ; 2, HeliantlTus, not 
recognised ; 3, Spiraea Filipendula; 4, Anthemis tinctoria; 5, 
Anaphalis margaritacea ; 6, Hieracium aurantiacum.; 7, Poly- 
gonum amplexicaule ; 8, Seduro stoloniferum , 9, Malva mos- 
chata. 
Obituary. 
Mr. James Smith. 
A familiar figure at the Drill Hall meetings and exhibitions 
of the Royal Horticultural Society has just passed away in 
the person of Mr. James Smith, V.M.H., F.R.H.S., who for 
29 years was head gardener to the late Baron M. Rothschild, 
and latterly to Lord Rosebery, at Mentmore, Leighton Buz¬ 
zard. 
During this long period of his life Mr. Smith led a busy life, 
and was, in consequence, well known to the gardening fra¬ 
ternity. For many years he has been a Fellow of the Royal 
Horticultural Society and a member of the Fruit and Vege¬ 
table Committee of that body. When the Victoria Medal of 
Honour in Horticulture was established in a.d. 1897, for the 
purpose of commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Her 
Majesty the late Queen Victoria, Mr. Smith was elected as one 
of the first recipients of the honour in the original list of 60. 
His opinion in gardening matters was highly esteemed, and 
he was a writer of repute in the gardening journals. He was 
also in frequent request as a judge at the principal flower 
shows in England and Scotland. He took rank as a good all¬ 
round gardener, and in the way of specialities he had a good 
knowledge of Orchids, Chrysanthemums, fruit, and vegetables. 
In the cross-breeding and raising of useful garden subjects he 
was no mean authority. He was born in the parish of New 
Machar, Old Aberdeen, and at his death was 66 years of age. 
Mr. William Sturdy. 
This old resident of Thornton died at Redhill, Surrey, on 
Wednesday, the 11th inst. He took up his residence at Thorn¬ 
ton in February, 1858, serving as gardener to the late Mrs. 
Richard Cavendish, the Hon. Richard Cavendish, Mr. W. T. 
Cavendish, Mr. Peel, and Mr. Whitehouse. Then he was agent 
for the estate until it was sold to Mr. Whitworth. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PAGE 
Apple Peasgood’sNonsuch... 810 
Aster alpinus superbus . 811 
Bath, Ltd., Messrs. 814 
Boys, choir, as gardeners ... 816 
Bulbs and bulb potting . 818 
Cabbages, big . 814 
Campanula pyramida'is. 817 
Conservatory at Cotham 
House. 816 
Cultivation, decreasing . 807 
Fruit under glass. 809 
Garden, notes on a private... 810 
Gift of an enthusiastic 
orchidist. 810 
Hardy plants, notes on . 808 
Hyacinth, the . 812 
International Horticultural 
Exhibition at Edinburgh . 807 
Ivew, the best flowering plants 
at . 813 
Kitchen Garden, tire . 808 
Luxury, an amateur’s. 818 
News of the week. 822 
Nurseries, round the . 814 
Orchids, among the. 809 
Potato Northern Star. 811 
PAGE 
Potato Sir John Llewellyn . 812 
Questions and answers . 823 
Raspberry Superlative . 807 
Saxifraga lingulata lantos- 
cana. 811 
School of gardening, a 
London . 807 
Seeds, vitality of. 815 
Societies :— 
London Dahlia Union ...... 819 
Royal Horticultural. 820 
Society and association news 822 
Stove and greenhouse, the... 810 
Thuya plicata aurea . 812 
Trees and rainfall. 807 
Vegetables, drying . 807 
Vines, renovating old. 817 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Aster alpinus superbus . 811 
Conservatory at Cotham 
House (see Supplement). 
Potato Northern Star. 81< 
Potato Sir John Llewellyn... 814 
Saxifraga lingulata lantos- 
cana. 81S 
Thuya plicata aurea . 81! 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
Bulbs on grass . 
Common tuber, the forgotten 
use of a . 
Daffodils, a plea for forced... 
Eryngium oliverianuiu ...._ 
Flowering plants at Kcw, the 
best . 794 
Foxglove in medicine, the ... 785 
Gladioli from Langport . 796 
Hardy trees and shrubs, 
notes on . 787 
Heaths, hardy . .. 790 
Irises, bulbous . 785 
Kitchen garden, the. 786 
Letters to the Editor . 798 
Old English flowers at Earl’s 
Court Exhibition . 797 
Orchids, among the. 787 
Plants recently certificated . 792 
Purification of residuary 
waters. 795 
PAOl 
Questions and answers . 80.’ 
Round the nurseries. 79’ 
Societies:— 
Edinburgh Autumn Flower 
Show . 79i 
Manchester Flower Show . 80 
Paisley Flower Show . 80' 
Royal Horticultural. 80 
Stirling Flower Show. 80' 
Spikenard of the ancients, 
the . 79 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 78 
Tulips . 78 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Eryngium oliverianum . 79 
Gladioli from Langport (see 
Supplement). 
Lilium pyrenaicum . 79 
Nardostachys Jatamansi, or 
Indian Spikenard...... 79. 
Saxifraga squarrosa. 79 
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