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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
October 10, 1903. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 
The Editor invites enquiries for reply in this column. 
enquiries may cover any branch of gardening. Questions should be 
put as briefly as possible, and written on one side oj the paper only, 
a separate sheet oj paper should be used for each question. 
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Anonymous communications are treated m the usual editorial manner. 
Address letters: The Editor, “The Gardening World,” 37 and 
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Vines and Peaches in One Honse. 
We have never seen Vines and Peaches grown in the same 
house, and should imagine that it is carefully avoided by all 
aood growers of fruits. The Peaches would ripen earlier than 
the Vines, or should do so, and the treatment necessary for 
finishing off the fruits would be unfavourable to the proper 
development of the Grape Vines, as the berries and bunches 
would still require the temperature kept at a higher figure 
than Peaches. Indeed, Peaches require a lower temperature 
than Vines throughout the season, to get them at all m good 
form. In any case, we should dissuade you from any attempt 
to wrow Vines and Peaches in the same house, if you have any 
control over the matter. As you say, the Vines would come 
next to the glass and the Peaches would be planted against the 
back wall of the lean -to house. The leaves of Vines cast a very 
dense shade, so that you could only have a very short rod on 
the front glass, otherwise they would completely shade the 
Peaches on the back wall, and under these conditions you could 
only get a crop of fruit poorly coloured, if, indeed, you get a 
crop at all worthy of the name. The west aspect would also be 
a very poor one for the cultivation and ripening of Vines. 
Fencing Garden Ground. (G. M.) 
We fail to see how you can compel your neighbour to put up 
a proper fence between your land and his for your benefit. It 
seems to us that there had been no fence there before. Had 
there been a fence there when you took the land, and this 
fence-was taken down, it might then have been made a form 
of grievance. Usually fences are put up for the protection of 
one’s own property, and unless such a fence has been put, 
up, the owner can scarcely claim damages if someone’s cattle 
were to break into his garden or grounds. If there had been 
a fence previously, and that was removed to the detriment of 
your premises, it seems to us that some reparation would have 
to be made, but it is a knotty question, on which you had better 
consult a solicitor before taking any serious action. 
Chrysanthemum Flowers for Exhibition. (M. D.) 
We are not surprised that you have difficulty in getting good 
Chrysanthemum flowers, considering the manures that you use. 
Nitrogenous manures have the effect of causing the vegetative 
part of the plant to grow, at the expense of the flowers. By then- 
use you can get plenty of stems and leaves, but the stems, being 
kept growing by this class of manures, cannot ripen or become 
properly firm for the production of large blooms. Unless the 
steins attain a certain amount of maturity or firmness good 
blooms will be impossible. We should advise you to use more 
potash, either in the form of kainit or muriate of potash or 
wood ashes. The latter should, indeed, be used largely in the 
make-up of the compost for the later and final potting. Ibis 
manure has the effect of steadying gnwth and causing shorter- 
jointed stems of a more woody character than the manures 
which you have been using., A safer plan would be to use 
superphosphates and potash in some of the forms we have 
just mentioned at the time of potting. A little nitrogenous 
manure would then be advantageous in stimulating growth so 
as to counteract the effect of the other manures when used 
alone. These nitrogenous manures being of a readily soluble 
nature, at least if used in the form of nitrate of soda or sul¬ 
phate of ammonia, should only be used after the pots are 
getting full of roots, after the final potting, and should then, 
only be used in moderation—that is, in a weak state. If you 
take this course, you would be using an all-round manure. On 
the other hand, "if you do not think you are sufficiently ac¬ 
quainted with these manures, you might ask your manure 
merchant or sundriesman to furnish you with an all-round 
manure suitable for Chrysanthemums, asking him for directions 
how you may use it with Safety. Different makers make up 
their manures differently, and it is always well to have some 
idea of the nature and strength of the artificial manure which 
you employ. You should have better colour in the flowers 
from the second crown buds and from terminals than you would 
from first crown buds. 
Root Pruning Apples and Pears. (J. Walder.) 
It would be more advantageous to accomplish the root-pruning 
before the leaves fall than afterwards. The atmosphere is now 
sufficiently moist to make it safe to root-prune, even while, ihe 
leaves are still upon the trees. The reason for this is that 
the leaves now contain a considerable amount of reserve mate¬ 
rial, and before they fall they would still aid the tree in be¬ 
coming re-established while the soil is still warm. There is, of 
course, a considerable amount of reserve material in the stems, 
and during the autumn all this is being transferred down 
wards in order to develop and extend the root system. More 
roots are formed in the autumn and early winter than during 
the summer, in the case of well-established trees at least. One- 
reason for this is that the soil is moister and softer than during 
the summer months, and consequently the extension of roots 
is encouraged. The soil being still warn also encourages the 
underground production of roots, and the reserve material 
formed by the leaves makes it possible. 
Names of Plants. 
(C. A. H.) 7, Spiraea japonica Bumalda ; 8, Helenium pumi- 
lum ; 9, Aster Novi-Belgii niveus ; 10, a garden hybrid or variety 
of Delphinium ; 11, Chrysanthemum uliginosum (sometimes 
called Pyrethrum uliginosum); 12, Aster Novi-Belgii.—(M. D.) 
1, Solanum crispum ; 2, Genista tinctoria; 3, Cotoneaster 
Simonsii.—(A. J.) 1, Aster Novae-Angliae pulchellus ; 2, Echi¬ 
nacea purpurea; 3, Eryngium oliverianum; 4, Eryngium 
planum ; 5, Mentha rotundifolia variegata.—(H. Anstiss) 1, 
Passiflora caerulea; 2, Erica vagans; 3, Hamamelis virgin- 
iana ; 4, Gaultheria Shallon ; 5, Leycesteria ; 6, Symphoricarpus 
racemosus.- (T. W. S.) 1, Scabiosa arvensis ; 2, Scabiosa colum¬ 
baria ; 3, Oenothera fruticosa Youngi ; 4, Sidalcea malvaeflora. 
—(E. J.) 1, Selaginella Braunii; 2, Selaginella caesia; 3, 
Calathea zebrina ; 4, Ruellia Portellae.—(A. Walker) 1, Onci- 
dium kramerianum ; 2, Cyprijoe lium Godefrcyae ; 3, Cattleya 
Loddigesii. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Richard Smith and Co., Worcester. — Bulb List, 1903. 
H. Cannell and Sons, Swanley, Kent.—Autumn Catalogue, 
1903. 
Wm. Watson and Sons, Clontarf Nurseries, Dublin.—Wat¬ 
son’s Carnations. 
Communications Received. 
W. Dallimore.—H. N.—J. B.—F. J. C.—W. Horne.—A. H 
Samuels.—Omega.— F. J.-C.—W. Cartwright.—II. E. Archer.— 
A. T. P.—W. D. -A. M.— TI. H. D.—W. W.—J. R.—A, J, E, 
—R, F.—W. P. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PACK 
Aig'iurth nurseries, the. 853 
Campanula pyramidalis. 852 
Cyclamen seed, sowing . 850 
Drosera. or Sundew . 819 
Fmwers, the naming of wild 813 
Fruit show, lessons of the ... 851 
Fruit under glass . 845 
Garden vase, a unique. 817 
llanbury, Sir Thomas, at 
Chiswick. 843 
Iris au r ea . 847 
Kew,the best flowering plants 
at . 813 
Kitchen gaxlen, the. 841 
Bilium rube lum . 847 
N e .v England Association of 
Park Superintendents. 843 
News of the week. 859 
Nurseries, round the . 853 
Orchids, among the .. 841 
Orchids and symbiosis . 843 
Plants for table decoration . 849 
Plants, notes on hardy . 845 
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Practice v. theory .: 850 
Questions and answers . 800 
Roath Park, Cardiff . 840 
Saxifraga cochlearis . S47 ] 
Societies :— 
Harrow and Itoxeth . 857 
National Chrysanthemum 858 
Royal Horticultural. 854 
Society and assoc'ation news 859 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 840 
Streptocarpus . 850 
Tricuspidaria hexape'ala ... S54 
Violets for winter. 849 
Weals, machinery for cut¬ 
ting water .. 843 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Campanu'a pyramidalis (see 
Supplement). 
Garden vase, carpet bedding 
in the form of . S53 
Iris aurea . 847 
Lilium rubellum . 814 
Saxifraga cochlearis. 848 
