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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 18, 1903. 
tlie secretary of the Brighton and Sussex Horticultural and 
Mutual Improvement Association is Mr. Rupert Millar, 87, 
Western Road, Brighton. 
Should Leaves he Removed from Tomatos 1 (Solauum.) 
There are many diverse opinions upon this point, but we think 
that the practice of removing the leaves is often overdone. When 
a plant is thoroughly denuded of its leaves it cannot possibly 
bring the fruits to that perfection which it would if properly 
furnished with foliage. In the first place, the crowding of the 
plants themselves must be avoided. Whether grown under glass 
or out of doors there should be sufficient room between the plants 
for the fruits as well as the foliage to get properly exposed to 
light and air. If that is the case the fruits will ripen up nicely, 
even if most of the foliage is left on the plants. In any case we 
should not advocate the entire denuding of the stems of foliage 
for the sake of ripening the fruit. The quality of the latter would 
be better even if it is necessary to tie back the leaves so as to 
expose the fruits rather than cutting it so hard away, as is prac¬ 
tised by some growers. 
Preventing Maggot in Carnations. (C. Menzies.) 
As a rule the maggot is most troublesome to Carnations in the 
open air, and the difficulty is that the, damage is done before 
you are aware of the presence of the enemy. To "uard against- 
this to some extent you should commence syringing the foliage, 
but not the flowers, with some insecticide of disagreeable odour 
that will prevent the mother flies from laying their eggs on the 
young leaves. Some of these remedies, or preventives, are 
tobacco water, Gishurst’s compound, and quassia. Fairly weak 
solutions of these, but just sufficient to give the plants the odour 
of the same, will help to drive away the flies, and therefore save 
you much trouble later on in the season. It will be necessary, 
however, to be watchful, and whenever any shoots show any 
signs of distress these should be cut off and the grub extracted 
and destroyed. If it has once got inside the shoot the latter can 
be of no further service, so that you need not hesitate to cut 
it off. 
Names of Plants. 
(T. B. W.) 1, Senecio puleher; 2, Mentha Requieni ; 3, 
tieranium sanguineum ; 4, Spiraea Douglasii ; 5, Iris xiphioides 
var. ; 6, Malva mosohata alba.—(J. Warner) 1, Rosa canina 
dumalis; 2, Habenaria conopsea; 3, Orchis pyramidalis; 4, 
Oxalis floribunda ; 5, Lathyrus latifolius albus ; 6, Eryngium 
olivierianum ; 7, Eryngium giganteum.—(J. S.) 1, Laelia tene- 
brosa ; 2, Cattleya gaskelliana; 3, Oncidium macranthum ; 4, 
Masdevallia I,indeni ; 5, Cypripedium venustum.— (G. Baird) 1, 
Solanum jasminoides; 2, Potentilla fruticosa; 3, Veronica 
angustifolia parviflqra; 4, Veronica Traversii ; 5, Cytisus 
aetnensis ; 6, Cytisus purpureus.—(D. B.) 1, Onoclea germanica ; 
2, Cystopteris fragiiis ; 3, Osmunda regalis ; 4, Lastrea mon- 
tana ; 5, Lilia petiolaris.—(W. H.) 1, Elaeodendron orientale ; 
2, Aralia elegantissima; 3, Calathea zebrina; 4, Oplismenus 
Burmanni variegatus ; 5, Carex brunnea variegata ; 6, Zebrin" 
pendula.—(T. M.) 1, Verbascum Thapsus ; 2, Chlora, or, more 
correctly, Blackstonia perfoliata ; 3, Lotus corniculatus ; 4, 
Lathyrus montanus ; 5, Apera Spiee-venti ; 6, Spiraea Filipen- 
dula ; 7, Lychnis Githago ; 8, Erythraea Centaurium. 
Communications Received. 
L. E. Henwood.—H. W. W.—T. W. Dollery.—A. R. Good¬ 
win _H. B.--H. J.— H: Cannell and Sons.— J. M. D.—E. F.— 
R. A. D.—T. B.— P. L.—F. S.— J. M’L A. J. B. — W. W,— 
J. F. S.—W. R.—E. M. R,—Western.—E. A. S. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Geo. Bunyard and Co., Limited, The Royal Nurseries, Maid¬ 
stone.—A descriptive list of Strawberries, summer fruits, Grape 
vines, Figs, etc. 
James Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey.- -List, of 
-Carnations, Tree Carnations, Picotees, and Auriculas. 
Heed Bros., Market Square, Penrith. — Catalogue of bulbous 
flower roots for 1903. 
Strawberries at North Wiif.atlev. —There is a fair crop of 
Strawberries and Cherries, the ingathering of which was in full 
swing last week. There is likely to be a nice yield of Goose¬ 
berries and Currants. Apples, Pears, and Plums will, it is 
feared, prove a partial failure. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PAoa 
Carnations, Malmaison . 623 
Cespedesia discolor. 618 
Exeter gardeners’outiDg ... 613 
Ferns, plumose British . 620 
Fruit under glass. 616 
Garden, the wild . 621 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution. 613 
Herbaceous plants, notes on 
hardy .. 615 
Kalmias and Rhododendrons 
at Regent’s Park . 619 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at. 616 
Kitchen garden, the... 614 
Marguerite, Coronation . 617 
Mosquito plant, the. 628 
News of the week. 628 
Odontoglossum harryanum . 616 
Orchids, among the. 615 
Philadeiphus grandiflorus ... 616 
Pitcher Plant, the Austra¬ 
lian . 622 
Planting, is showery weather 
the best for. 623 
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Plants recently, certificated . 617 
Questions and Answers. 629 
Roses and how to grow them 622 
Seeds, the vitality of . 613 
Societies :— 
Hanley Horticultural Fete 626 
Manchester Rose Show .„ 625 
Royal Horticultural. 624 
Walton-on-Thanies Rose 
show... 624 
Wolverhampton . 626 
Society and association news 627 
Stove and greenhouse, the... 614 
Strawberries in barrels . 618 
Strawberries, perpetual. 623 
Tillandsia Lindeni . 616 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Cespedesia discolor . 618 
Kalmias and Rhododendrons 
at Regent’s Park . 619 
Marguerite, Coronation. 617 
Pitcher Plant, the Austra¬ 
lian, see Supplement. 
Strawberries in barrels . 623 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
fa<m 
Alpine garden, the . 603 
Corydalis thalietrifolia . 595 
Daisy, the . 600 
Eremurus Warei . 594 
Estate book, the country 
gentlemen’s . 591 
Fruit-growers’ deputation ... 591 
Fruit, hardy . 592 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevo¬ 
lent Institution. 606 
Herbaceous plants, a plea for 596 
Humea elegans, the culture 
of . 596 
Hybrid in Kew Gardens, 
curious. 604 
Kalanchoe feltbamensis. 605 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at.-. 605 
Kitchen garden, the. 592 
Lilium giganteum . 598 
Lilium Jankae . 605 
Malmaison culture, points in 595 
News of the week.- 610 
Obituary. 605 
Orchids, among the. 593 
Orchis, hardy species of. 599 
PAOl 
Ornithogalum arabicum. 602 
Peas for table, early. 595 
Philadeiphus, the dwarf. 604 
Plant food, something about 597 
Questions and Answers . 611 
Roses in the Temple Gardens 601 
Sander’s Orchid Guide . 591 
Societies:— 
National Rose . 606 
Royal Botanic . 608 
Royal Horticultural . 608 
Society and association news 609 
Stove and greenhouse. 594 
Tourist Guide, the Great 
Eastern Railway a. 591 
Tree in the world, the oldest 598 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 593 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Carnations, group of Mal¬ 
maison... 595 
Kalanchoe felthamensis. 597 
Lilium Jankae . 603 
Orchis latifolia. 599 
Ornithogalum arabicum, see 
Supplement. 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
JULY. 
21st. — R. H. S. Committees. 
National Carnation and Pico- 
tee Exhibition. Tibshelf Rose 
Show. 
22nd.—Northumberland, Durham, 
and Newcastle Botanic and 
H.S. Exhibition (three days). 
Cardiff Rose Show (two days). 
Newcastle Summer Show 
(three days). Glasgow and 
West of Scotland Pansy Show. 
23rd.—St. Ives, Hunts, H.S. 
Show. Selby (Bradford) 
Flower Show. Gwenap (Ply¬ 
mouth) Flower Show. Salter- 
hebble Rose Show. 
28th.—Warsop Flower Show. 
29th.—Copdock and Washbrook 
Flower Show. Midland Car¬ 
nation Show (two days sub¬ 
ject to alteration). Chester¬ 
field Floral Horticultural 
Show. 
AUGUST. 
1st.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
3rd.—Basingstoke Summer Exhi¬ 
bition. Newbury Annual Ex¬ 
hibition. Sheffield Annual 
Exhibition. Headington 
Show. 
4th.—R.H.S. Committees. Abbey 
Park, Leicester, Flower Show 
and Gala (two days). 
5th.—Dudley Exhibition and Fete 
(two days). Mortimer Show. 
10th.—Royal Botanic Society's 
Anniversary Meeting. 
12th.—Bishop’s Stortford Sum 
mer Show. 
18th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
19th.—Shropshire Show (two 
days). Eastbourne Summer 
Show. 
20th.—Jersey Exhibition (two 
days). 
21st.—Devon and Exeter Show. 
Stratheam Show (two days). 
22nd.—Mauchline Flower Show. 
25th.—Brighton and Sussex H.S. 
Summer Show (two days). 
