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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 29, 1903. 
frosty, unless the cold was sufficiently continuous to prevent 
them from starting into growth until the weather becomes more 
genial. A rather light and friable soil should be selected for 
them if such is at command, as they make their growth early 
and then go to rest. If you desire to grow them in pots, they 
could be potted up any time in September and covered up with 
cocoa-nut fibre in tire open air till they had made roots and 
started into growth. You can retard or hasten them by keeping 
them, firstly, in a cool place, and, secondly, by taking into 
gentle heat those that you wish to hasten into bloom. 
Soil for Potting Narcissi. (Omega.) 
Narcissus bulbs are not at all particular in the matter of 
soil when they are potted up, provided it is sufficiently porous 
to let the surplus water run freely away. They delight in large 
quantities of water when making their growth in pots, and you 
should make it a point never to allow them to become dry, but 
give them copious supplies of water until they pass out of 
bloom. A compost that will answer very well would be three 
parts good fibrous loam, one part well decayed manure, and 
one part leaf mould, and sufficient sharp sand to make the com¬ 
post perfectly porous. The amount of sand necessary will 
depend upon whether the loam used is sandy or otherwise. 
After the pots are well filled with roots and the plants, growing 
freelv and showing their flower scapes you could assist them 
with weak liquid manure. 
Pea and Cabbage Crops. (Jones.) 
With a garden of the size you mention, you should certainly 
have had more than two boilings of Peas last year, and the 
same must be said of Cabbages, with which you seem to have 
been very unfortunate. We think that in your part of the 
country there would be no difficulty in the matter of climate 
unless the garden is exposed and windy. Clay soils should also 
be made to produce excellent crops, both of Peas and Cabbages, 
but as you have mentioned no particulars concerning treatment, 
nor why the plants would not grow, we should think that trench¬ 
ing would greatly help you, whatever the difficulty may be. 
Usually gardens that have been newly placed under cultivation 
are most infested with wireworm, and if this is the reason why 
such things as Peas and Cabbages will not grow, the soil must 
be infested indeed with these creatures. It would be well to 
ascertain if this is really the cause of the trouble, because if 
the crops are being destroyed at the rate which you would seem 
to imply, you cannot have far to go to find some of the enemy 
by digging up the soil. The gas lime may help to some extent; 
but here, again, we think that trenching is even more effective, as 
it helps to keep the ground clear of many enemies. The more 
choice plants could be protected by the setting of traps consist¬ 
ing of pieces of Potatos and Carrots buried in the ground near 
the plants, and examined every morning to collect the wireworm. 
By putting a piece of stick into these traps, they will be much 
more easy to find when you desire to examine them than if 
simply buried in the soil. 
Names of Plants. 
(A. D.) 1, Lysimachia vulgaris, or Yellow Loosestrife.—> 
(J. B.) We cannot undertake to name mere garden varieties of 
florists’ flowers. We should suggest that you try the nursery¬ 
man from whom you obtained the flowers, as they could com¬ 
pare them with the growing plants. The Pyrethrums are single 
and double varieties of Chyrsanthemum roseum (otherwise- 
named Pyrethrum roseum). The Phloxes are garden forms of 
Phlox paniculata and P. acuminata.—(Burnetts) A, Polygonum 
cuspidatum ; B, Saponaria officinalis ; C, Sisymbrium officinale, 
a common weed, as. you are probably aware; D, Gaultheria 
Shallon.—(J. R. B.) The seedling or juvenile stage of Cupressus 
pisifera squarrosa.—(W. W.) 1, Malva moschata ; 2, Sidalcea 
malvaeflora ; 3, Physostegia imbricata ; 4, Geranium armenum ; 
5, Poterium canadense ; 6, Lysimachia punctata.—(D. A. R.) 
1, Eryngium oliverianum ; 2, Lychnis coronaria ; 3, Phlox 
paniculata var. ; 4, Campanula latifolia alba ; 5, Francoa ap- 
pendiculata ; 6, Sedum Telephium ; 7, Sedum maximum atro- 
purpureum; 8, Anemone japonica.—(Philomathus) 1, Sagina 
procumbens; 2, Arrhenatherum avenaceum bulbosum; 3, 
Bromus mollis ; 4, Funkia lanceolata; 5, Helianthus multi- 
florus plenus ; 6, Sedum Ewersii; 7, Lysimachia vulgaris. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
H. N. Ellison, F.R.H.S., 3 and 3a, Bull Street, West Brom¬ 
wich.—Catalogue of Bulbs on approval. 
Vilmorin-Andrlettx et Cib., 4, Quay de la Megisserie, Paris. 
—Catalogue of Flowering Bulbs and Strawberry Plants ; also 
Autumn Seeds. 
Fisher, Son and Sibray, Limited, Royal Nurseries, Hands- 
worth, near Sheffield.- Bulbs. 
William Laing, Seed and Bulb Merchant, Sutton, Surrey.— 
Bulbs. 
Gilbert and Son, Anemone Nurseries, Dyke, Bourne, Lin¬ 
colnshire.—Gilbert’s Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of 
Bulbs, Tubers, etc. 
Toogood and Sons, Southampton.—Toogood’s Royal Bulbs. 
Communications Received. 
James Crispin, F.R.H.S., and Sons.—W. K.—Geo. Price.— 
Kewite.—M. G.—G. D.—A. M. T.—T. W. M.—E. F.—J. R,— 
A. T.—W. K.--K. W.—F. A. L.—R. C.—H. M‘C.—D. W,— 
R. M.—A. C.—Quo.—E. D. M. 
CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE. 
PAGE 
Allium albopilosum. 736 
Amateur, troubles of an. 728 
Chrysanthemums, tying early 733 
Cowan and Co., Ltd., Messrs. 731 
Dahlias, among the Cactus... 729 
Fruit crops, the. 729 
Fruit under glass. 727 
Garden at Wisley, the new... 725 
Gloxinias from seed. 737 
Grape juice, unfermented ... 730 
Hampton Court Gardens ... 738 
Hardy plants, notes on . 726 
Heaths, hardy . 733 
Ivew, best flowering plants 
at . 730 
Kitchen garden, the. 726 
Lavender, sweet . 735 
May-Apple Jelly . 725 
Meteorological Office, a new 
use for the . 725 
News of the week. 744 
Orchids, among the. 727 
Plant secretions, use of . 725 
Plum, a stoneless. 725 
Propagation of plants for 
spring bedding . 734 
Questions and answers. 745 
PAGE 
Sambucus racemosa plumosa 
aurea . 728 
Science, gleanings from the 
world of . 734 
Societies :— 
Cowes Horticultural . 743 
Eastbourne Horticultural. 742 
Exeter. 741 
Exmouth. 741 
Hastings and St. Leonards 742 
Shanklin flower show . 742 
Shropshire Horticultural . 739 
Society and Association News 743 
Stove and greenhouse,the ... 728 
Strawberry beds, treatment 
of . 733 
Vincent Square, origin of ... 725 
Wheat twenty-eight years 
old. 738 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Allium albopilosum. See 
Supplement. 
Cypripedium Rolfei. 732 
Cypripedium Transvaal. 731 
Gloxinias at Moor Hall, 
Stourport . 737 
Oncidium kramerianum. 73S 
CONTENTS OF LAST WEEK. 
PAOB 
Begonias, fibrous-rooted. 718 
Bradley’s Nurseries, Mr. 
H. M...... ; . 713 
Carnations, fertilising. 717 
Cassia corymbosa._. 714 
Crinums, useful. 717 
Dianthus neglectus. 713 
Dickson’s Nurseries, Messrs. 711 
Fern garden, the hardy ...... 710 
Fossii trees as garden orna¬ 
ments . •• 715 
Fruit, hardy . 709 
Garden, notes on a private... 714 
Gift of a garden to the Royal 
Horticultural Society. 707 
Gladiolus Fire King. 713 
Hall, the new Horticultural 707 
Kitchen garden, the. 708 
Kew, the best flowering 
plants at. 712 
News of the week.- 723 
Olearia Haastii..... 712 
Orchids, among the. 708 
PAOl 
Ostrowskia magnifica. 71! 
Questions and answers . 72‘ 
Societies:— 
Gatacre show. 71' 
Leith Horticultural. 7F 
National Carnation and 
Picotee . 72 
Rock Ferry. 71 
Royal Horticultural. 72 
Society and association new r s 72 
Soot as a stimulant. 71 
Stove and greenhouse, the ... 70 
Summerhouse, a rustic ...... 71 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 70 
Tricker, Mr. William. 71 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Dianthus neglectus . 71 
Fossil trees as garden orna¬ 
ments. (See Supplement) 
Fossil root of a Cycad. 71 
Fossil trunk of a tree. 7. 
Gladiolus Fire King. 7 
FIXTURES FQR 1903. 
AUGUST. 
27th.—Dundee Floral Fete and Show. Stirling Flower She 
Grand Exhibition (three (two days), 
days). Sandy and District 
SEPTEMBER. 
1st.—R.H.S. Committees and 
National Dahlia Society at 
the Drill Hall (two days). 
3rd.—Warley Cottage Garden 
Show. Welshampton Flower 
Show. Alnwick Show. Pais¬ 
ley Show (two days). 
5th.—French Horticultural So¬ 
ciety of London meet. 
9th.—Ancient Society of Yo: 
Florists. Royal Caledonii 
Autumn Show (two day- 
York Dahlia Show. Derl- 
shire Agricultural and H ■ 
tdcultural Show (two days 
11th.—Manchester Dahlia Sh 7 
(two days). 
15th.—R.H.S. Committees. 
