August 15, 1903. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
V. 
this means they will ripen more nearly together, and the crop 
will be gathered in a shorter period. This will give you finer 
fruits, though not such a large number of them. 
Pruning Escallonia. (L. W.) 
As a rule, this evergreen shrub requires very little pruning 
when grown upon a wall. However, it may be necessary to 
remove weak and useless shoots in order to prevent overcrowding. 
The leaders of the principal branches may be left for the ex¬ 
tension of the plant. Another object to be kept in view in the 
pruning of this shrub on a wall is merely to limit the plant 
within the space allotted to it. That, as a rule, would neces¬ 
sitate cutting the branches short at the limits allowed for the 
plant. A better plan would be to encourage some under shoots 
of moderate length near the ends of the branches. These can 
be nailed to the wall for the purpose of bearing flowers. They 
in turn would be liable to get too long, but you can make pro¬ 
vision for other shoots so as to keep the plant as well furnished 
as possible with flowering wood. The main points, then, to 
observe are to prevent overcrowding, to leave a sufficient num¬ 
ber of shoots to carry flowers, and to make provision for young 
shoots on the outskirts of the plant, to avoid giving the plant 
the appearance of being hard pruned there. 
Dwarf Plant for a Dry Bank. (R. S.) 
In the way of a flowering plant you can scarcely improve upon 
Hypericum calycinum, otherwise known as Rose of Sharon and 
St. John’s Wort. This plant will grow under the shade of 
trees, provided the shade is not too dense, and it will also suc¬ 
ceed even better in full sunshine. Usually it is found on the 
edges of copses and woodlands, where it is shaded at least 
during part of the day, but usually the bank is very dry, and 
this is what we understand you to mean when you require 
something that will succeed on a dry bank. 
Thistles near a Garden, (D. A. C.) 
Your best plan would be to send a labourer or boy with an 
old scythe or a hook to cut down the thistles at several periods 
of the year when making their growth. The first time might 
be in June, when the plants should be cut over close to the 
ground. This operation can be repeated as often during the 
summer, as the plants make a vigorous growth. This need not 
be very often during one season, but if cut when in the full 
vigour of growth the cut stems will bleed, and thereby greatly 
weaken the plants. It will also have the effect of completely 
stopping the production of seeds, and you will thereby enjoy 
immunity from thistle seeds being blown into the garden. 
Petunias failing to flower. (L. P. T.) 
The season has been too cold and wet for Petunias in the 
open air. You do not say whether your plants are single or 
double. We are not very favourable to the planting of double 
Petunias in the open air, unless it happens to be a very dry 
and warm summer. Some people also like the large flowered 
Petunias, but they flower very sparingly in proportion to the 
small single flowered ones, even in the best of seasons. 
Petunias are undoubtedly one of the best flowers you can grow 
if the season happens to be hot and dry, but in seasons like 
the present you must be prepared for a scanty display of bloom. 
Several strains are now in cultivation, and may be obtained 
from different nurserymen, and which produce small self- 
coloured flowers, or they may be more or less striped, but these 
always flower abundantly, more particularly if you plant them 
in beds of light soil. In another case, if the soil is in any 
way good, no manure should be applied for Petunias. These 
are only a few Jiints which we throw out for your guidance 
another year, as it must be remembered that certain flowers 
succeed one year and something else the next, according to the 
weather. 
Peas and Aphides. (W. G ) 
In such a season as the present aphides should have been 
well washed off by the heavy thunder showers, but something 
or other, either in the surroundings or the cultivation, must be 
at fault. Either the plants must be too crowded or the lines 
may be too close together, thereby producing an undue amount 
of shelter for the aphides. It is just possible that the Peas and 
the garden generally may be too much closed in and sheltered 
by trees or hedges, thereby preventing light and air from exer¬ 
cising their proper effect upon the plants. You do not state 
very clearly the nature of the surroundings or the shelter which 
the garden has, but we make the above suggestions so that 
you may if you can modify the conditions in which the Peas are 
grown, if possible, another year. You may remember that Peas can¬ 
not be too well exposed to light and air, and be more or less 
open to all quarters. In the meantime you might syringe the 
Peas with strong soapsuds, or, what would be equally effective 
if applied a time or two, would be to make the garden engine or 
hose play upon the plants as strong as they will bear without 
being torn down. Forcible washing in this way has beneficial 
effect upon the plants, and is very destructive to aphides. 
Names of Plants. 
(D. T.) 1, Spiraea tomentosa ; 2, Spiraea Douglasii ; 3, Spiraea 
salicifolia paniculata ; 4, Veronica Traversii ; 5, Clematis Viti- 
cella ; 6, Cotoneaster Simonsii.—{E. M. R.) 1, Campanula rhom- 
boidalis ; 2, Campanula carpatica alba ; 3, Veronica longifolia 
rosea; 4, Veronica spicata amoena ; 5, Sedum spurium splen- 
dens ; 6, Lathyrus latifolius.—(T. M. W.) 1, Cypripedium Sedeni 
candidulum ; 2, Oncidium varicosum ; 3, Cattleya gaskelliana ; 
4, Oncidium flexuosum ; 5, Cattleya Loddigesii Harrisoniae.— 
(T. R.) 1, Achillea Ptarmica flore pleno ; 2, Malva moschata 
alba; 3, Spiraea Aruncus ; 4, Lindelophia spectabilis ; 5, 
Dictamnus Fraxinella ; 6, Stachys grandiflora ; 7, Pentstemon 
barbatus.—(W. W.) 1, Coronilla Emerus ; 2, Swainsonia coronil- 
lifolia ; 3, Solanum jasminoides ; 4, Senecio Kaempferi aureo- 
maculatus ; 5, Aloe mitraeformis ; 6, Aloe serra.—{A. R. D.) 1, 
Gentiana asclepiadea ; 2, Hypericum calycinum ; 3, Hypericum 
pyramidatum; 4, Veronica parvifolia angustifolia ; 5, Veronica 
Lyalli ; 6, Gillia aggregata. 
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Trade Catalogues Received. 
Baku and Sons, 11, 12, and 13, King Street, Covent Garden. 
—Barr’s gold medal Daffodils. 
James Veitch and Sons, Limited, Royal Exotic Nursery, 
Chelsea.- Bulb catalogue ; also novelties, and list of select 
Strawberries. 
Wm. Ctttbttsh and Son, Highgate, London, N.—Catalogue of 
Hyacinths, Tulips, etc. ; also catalogue of border, tree, and 
Malmaison Carnations, Pinks, Cloves, etc., and select list of 
Strawberries, Blackberries, etc. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
rAGE 
Agricultural Instruction in 
Germany. 689 
Banana trade, growth of the 689 
Basket bed in Lord Wim- 
borne’s Garden . 698 
Brambles, two double- 
flowered . 696 
Dickson’s Nurseries, Chester, 
Messrs. 693 
Elel. Regent’s Park. 692 
Fruit under glass . 691 
Hardy herbaceous plants ... 691 
Herbaceous border, the . 700 
Kew, best flowering plants 
at . 696 
Kitchen garden, the. 690 
Mosquito plant, the. 689 
News of the week. 705 
Orchids, among the . 690 
Plant food, something about 699 
Plants and stimulants. 701 
Plants recently certificated... 704 
PAGE 
Polypodium conjugation. 700 
Questions and answers. 706 
Science, popular . 697 
Societies :— 
Abbey Park flower show... 701 
Harpford and Ven Ottery 701 
Midland Carnation and 
Picotee. 703 
Society and Association News 704 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 691 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Basket bed in Lord Wim- 
borne’s garden (see Supple¬ 
ment) 
Beech, weeping, in the 
Chester Nurseries. 693 
Conifer borders in the 
Chester Nurseries. 695 
Polypodium conjugation. 7<it) 
Rockwork in the Chester 
Nurseries. 694 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
PAOB 
Allium kansuense. 675 
Alpine garden, the . 676 
Angelica (Angelica Arch¬ 
angelica) . 681 
Botanical Association, 
British . 671 
Campanula persicifoba 
Moerheimi. 680 
Carnations, layering . 683 
Da.lington, new pa'k for ... 681 
Floods in the Lea Valley .. 6S4 
Fruits, hardy. 672 
Garden, notes on a private.. 678 
Hohenlieim Agricultural 
High School . 671 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at. 676 
News of the week., 688 
rmi 
Orchids, among the. 972 
Societies :— 
Royal Horticultural. 686 
West London Horti¬ 
cultural . 686 
Society and association notes 684 
Stove ann greenhouse. 672 
Trees and shrubs, notes on 
hardy . 673 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Allium kansuense. 677 
Campanula persicifolia 
Moerheimi. (See supple¬ 
ment.) . 682 
Lilium pompon’um . 675 
Polypodium iridioides ramo- 
cristatum . 680 
