October 3rd, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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handsome trees, with immense leaves over a yard in length, 
and it should certainly be included in all collections. 
Pyrus salicifolia pendula., the Willow-leaved Pear, with its 
elegant habit and silvery white leaves, is very conspicuous. 
Sambucus nigra pendula is a desirable form, so also are 
Cotoneaster, Royleii pendula, Ulmus, Peters,ii pendula, very 
fine ; Crataegus Oxyacantha variega.ta pendula, Cornus florida 
pendula, Robinia, monophylla pendula, Euonymus pendulus, 
Gleditschia, Bujotti pendula, and Sophora japonica pendula. 
A. E. Tiiatgher. 
Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree. 
Hardy Fruit. 
Storing Fruit. —During the next fortnight the majority of 
Apples and Pears will be nt for harvesting, and, as the supply 
is short in most, instances, the most should be made of what 
there is by careful handling. Only a few weeks back we were 
congratulating ourselves on the very fair crop at our com¬ 
mand compared with other parts of the country, but, alas! a 
terrific gale, the like of which has not been recorded for many, 
many years so early in the autumn, visited us on September 
10th, lowering to the ground the very best of the fruit, espe^ 
dally Apple®, standard trees suffering most, trained espaliers 
the least. A shaped tree I have advocated more than once 
solely on that account. Bruised or maggoty fruit should not 
be stored with the better, but used up in the kitchen or made 
into cider or jam, the latter being none too plentiful of the 
better fruits. Such late varieties of Apples as Bramley’s 
Seedling, Newton Wonder, Lord Burleigh, Allen’s Everlasting, 
Northern Greening, Court Pendu Plat, Sturmer Pippin and 
Adam’s Peamrain; and of Pears, Easter Beurre, President 
Barabe, Passe Crassane, Josephine de Malines, Oliver de Sevres 
and Nouvelle Fulvie, should be the last to be gathered. 
Nuts. —Filberts should be fit early in the month, gathering 
on a fine diy day, and spreading out on a. mat in an airy shed 
for a couple of weeks for the husks to dry before storing away 
in bulk. I find they keep very firm in the fruit-room if placed 
in a. box or barrel and kept quite air-tight, with or without the 
husks. Walnuts may be treated similarly after the outer 
covering lias been removed when quite dry, but. I find these, if 
kept- too moist, begin to grow rather early in the season, so 
should be spread out thinly early in the year. 
Late Peaches, such as Walburton Admirable, Princess of 
Wales, Lady Palmerston, and Golden Eagle*, have been slow in 
ripening this autumn, though the week ending September 19th 
was all in their favour. The last-named variety is the latest to 
ripen with us, but. I am afraid that unless we get a. return of 
bright, warm weather for a. -week or so*, the flavour will be 
nothing grand. Sea Eagle, Devonian, and Nectarine Peach 
are* all late kinds; the two latter have given us some good- 
flavoured fruits of fine size and colour. 
The Winter Moths,. —The great, mischief caused by these 
pests in early spring, when their eggs* reach the caterpillar 
stage, are now well known to all fruit cultivators, and it is 
to their interest that methods of preventing these wingless 
female* moths from crawling up the stems of our Apple and 
other- fruit trees in early autumn and winter months, theredo* 
lay their eggs in the crevices of the bark and shoots, should 
be adopted. There are several moths* more or less* embarked 
on the destruction of our fruit crops, but* the winter moth 
(Cheimatdbia brumata) and the great winter moth (Hyberaiai 
defoliaria) cause the greatest injury, beginning their tactics 
early this month, appearing from chrysalids in the ground 
under or near Apple* trees that were infested with caterpillars 
the* preceding spring. Grease-bands have proved the most* 
effective. Ordinary carhgrease, without tar, smeared over 
tough grease*-proof paper, fastened round the tree-stems with 
string, renewing this sticky substance from time to time, will 
catch many o*f these moths, while, if allowed to*' dry up the 
effect is lost. In dealing with aged trees with rough bark, it 
is necessary to* scrape a little off, so that the paper shall fit 
tightly, or the moths crawl under and ascend the tree. Messrs. 
Horne*, fruit-tree growers*, of Cliffe, near Rochester, supply this 
preparation, with bands of paper to put it on, at a voi] cheap 
rate. It can also be had from most sundriesmen in the hor¬ 
ticultural trade. This precaution, with fruit-tree spraying 
early in spring, should rid our fruit plantations of many of its 
enemies*. James Mayne. 
Bicton, Devonshire. 
The Stove and Greenhouse. 
Nepenthes. — These* plants are best adapted for basket cul¬ 
ture, as then their pitchers*—which are the chief characteristic 
of the genus—depend gracefully, and have a more natural 
appearance than when grown in pots. \\ ithout a doubt the 
best pitchers are produced upon dwarf healthy plants ; there- 
fore any that have become tall should be cut* down and the 
tops inserted in thumb* pots filled with fibrous peat, chopped 
sphagnum, and some* nodules* of charcoal or crocks. They 
may be* expected to become rooted in about six weeks if 
plunged to the rims of the pots in a bottom heat of 1 5 deg. 
When rooted shift on into a, size larger pot, using the same 
compost 'as* advised for the cuttings. Replace in the propagat¬ 
ing bed, and keep freely growing by maintaining a humid 
atmosphere about them until the spring, when they may be 
transferred to* the baskets for suspending in the stove or warm 
fernery. 
Eranthemums. —For making a. brilliant display in warm 
houses during the ■winter, these flowering plants are unsur¬ 
passed. Daedalacant 1 i us nervosus is perhaps* the brightest and 
best of the genus ; it bears trusses of deep blue flowers over a 
long period, which are much appreciated. It is advised to 
strike the* cuttings in spring, and after re-establishing the 
young plants in warmth for a. few weeks they are accorded a 
position in the greenhouse o*r in pits for the summer. If not 
already done*, they should be carried to the stove, setting them 
well up to the light to prevent drawing.' A weekly application 
of liquid manure will now benefit the* plants in a marked degree. 
Begonias. — The tuberous-rooted kinds wall now be going toi 
rest for the winter. Let the* supply of water be reduced gradu¬ 
ally until the* leaves* and stems decay, when it may be withheld 
altogether, and the plants stored in a frost-proof shed o*r under 
the 'greenhouse stage for the winter. The winter-flowering 
specie® and varieties, of which Globe de Lorraine may be taken 
as the type, will now be showing flower, and if the plants* are 
laro-e and healthy there* will be no* further need to pinch out 
the buds. Liquid cow or sheep manure* may still be given 
twice weekly, but it should be well diluted and care taken that 
none falls* upon the* delicate flowers or foliage, or they will 
be marked. 
Freesias. — Four neat stakes should be placed to each plant 
of the earliest batch, and a. piece of raffia, passed round them 
to* support the stems, taking care* not. to* pierce* the* bulbs* with 
the paints of the stakes. These plants resent hard forcing, but, 
if well-ripened, good-sized bulbs* were potted up early, they 
should by now have* made several inches of stout growth in cold 
frames. Remove to a, shelf in a, light* position in the green¬ 
house, and apply w r eak liquid manure twice weekly when it is 
seen that the pots are filled with roots*. Such plants, if well 
tended, will flower before Christmas. 
Humea elegans. —The month oif July is the best time to 
sow seed of this useful plant, and where* this was done the 
plants will now be growing freely. Shift on into* larjrer pots 
as required, using a compost, of equal parts loam, leaf-soil, de¬ 
cayed manure, and sharp sand. In repotting care should be 
taken not to injure the delicate roots, and if the soil be moist 
when used no water should be given for a few days, when a 
thorough watering in may be given. K. M. 
