VI, 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
December 26, 1903. 
Presentation to .Mr. Andrew Hope.— A large and influential 
gathering of the'members of the Devon and Exeter Gardeners’ 
Association, met at the Castle Hotel, Exeter, on the 18th inst., 
for the purpose of presenting Mr. A. Hope with a gold double 
watch-chain on the occasion of his resigning the secretaryship 
of the association, after a period of 12 years, that is, since its 
commencement. The chair was taken by Mr. W. Mackay (hon. 
treasurer), and Mr, Charles Ham made the presentation. The 
seal of the watch bore the inscription: “ Presented to Mr. A. 
Hope, from members and friends of the Devon and Exeter' 
Gardeners’ Association, after 12 years as hon. secretary, Decem¬ 
ber 18th, 1903.” Among the speakers were the chairman, 
Messrs. Ham, Weeks, Slade, Charley, Wyatt, Turner, Betts, 
Kitto, Riccards, Blanchard, Rose, Buzzacott, and Hope, the 
latter returning thanks and also contributing to the evening’s 
enjoyment. 
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS* 
The Editor invites enquiries for reply in this column. These 
enquiries may cover any branch of gardening. Questions should be 
put as briefly as possible, and written on one side of the paper only ; 
a separate sheet of paper should be used for each question. 
Readers are also invited to give their fellow gardeners the benefit 
o’* their experience by sending supplementary replies. 
Replies cannot be sent by post, even if a stamped , addressed 
envelope is enclosed, and the return of specimens cannot be undertaken. 
Anonymous communications are treated in the usual editonal manner, 
Address letters: The Editor, ‘‘The Gardening World, 37 and 
38, Shoe Lane, London, E.C. 
Large Hydrangea in the Open. (T. M.) 
Hydrangea hortensis must not be treated in the same way 
as H. paniculata, which is even more hardy, and may be cut 
back with impunity. It indeed flowers best when hard cut 
back in March, and allowed to develop its strong shoots, which 
terminate in panicles of bloom, during the month of September 
in the open. H. hortensis, that is the common Hydrangea, is 
quite different in its nature. All the best trusses of bloom 
are produced from the 'terminal buds, and these are the most 
liable to be cut down by frost during winter. This acts m; 
exactly tlie same way as if the plant were pruned. It may 
make strong growth during the following summer, but nc 
flowers whatever will be produced unless some of the stronger 
side buds have escaped the frost. This species should never, 
therefore, be pinned, except by cutting back the straggling, 
shoots to keep the plants more shapely in the case of large 
specimens. If the plants cannot be taken indoors during 
winter, it would be worth your while to try the American plan 
of covering up the stems with soil, so as to keep the frost from 
destroying the terminal and other large buds, which alone 
give flowers. To render this work more easy, some soil might 
be taken out at one side of the bush, and then the latter heeled 
over so as to get the branches upon the ground, where they 
could be easily covered with soil, or even a heavy layer of 
bracken or leaves. 
Lifting Fruit Trees. (A. R. M.) 
It is not necessary that the trees should be permanently 
planted immediately after they are lifted. If obliged to lift 
them before you can transplant them to their new quarter^, a 
trench should be taken out in a shady position, and the trees 
laid in the trench upon their sides, so that the roots and a 
portion of the stem may be covered over with soil. This 
is termed heeling them in, and if properly done, they may 
even be left in this position until spring without any harm 
accruing. Care must be taken then to plant them soon after 
they are taken out of the trenches, so that the roots can again 
be covered up before they get dried by the wind. 
Pigeon Manure as a Fertiliser. (D. R.) 
This is one of the strongest natural fertilisers^ if it is kept 
dry, not subjected to rain until it is placed upon the ground, 
say about the time that the plants are sown or planted, when 
it should be rubbed up rather fine, and distributed rather thinly 
over the ground, to be lightly forked in. It is valuable for 
Onions, Leeks, Parsnips, Carrots, and other vegetables of that 
character. A top-dressing of it, consisting of a mere sprinkling 
over the ground after the plants are in full growth, would 
prove, perhaps, more serviceable than if put in about the time 
of sowing the Onions, for instance, because the spring rains are 
frequently very heavy, and wash much of its properties away 
before the plants are ready to avail themselves of it. 
Begonia Gloire de Lorraine Fruiting. (W. M L. H.) 
The above Begonia very seldom produces female flowers, 
though it does occasionally do so; and several enthusiastic 
growers have made strong endeavours to get seed by crossing 
it with the pollen of some other variety. Hitheito, however, 
we have not heard that anyone has succeeded in raising new 
varieties by this practice ; otherwise we should have heard of 
it. We are afraid that such flowers are not perfect, and, although 
seeds may be produced, they may not contain an embryo. There 
is no reason why you should not make an attempt on your 
own account to raise seedlings, and we should be pleased to 
hear the results. 
Lythrum Salicaria roseum (E. C. H. D.) 
We are aware that this variety is not named in the London, 
catalogue, but that need not prevent your friend from making 
an account of it in his collection, as it is perfectly distinct from 
the other common form growing in a wild state. The plant is 
named as above in gardens only, because for garden purposes it 
is perfectly distinct. The flowers are a brilliant rose, almost 
shaded with scarlet, especially when the sun shines on it, and 
the plant produces more slender stems, narrower leaves, and 
glabrous, or almost so. The other form is a larger and coarser 
plant with pubescent stems and leaves and dull purple flowers. 
You will find a reference to it in Hooker’s “ Student’s Flora of 
the British Islands.” 
Names of Plants. 
(E. C. H. D.) The Strawberry tree, Arbutus Unedo.—(A. ,T. B.) 
1, Arabis lucida variegata; 2, Helleborus niger altifolius ; 3, 
Saxifraga cordifclia.—(W. J. R.) 1, Adiantum liispidulum ; 2, 
Pteris Wimsettii ; 3, Dendrobium Phalaenopsis schroderianum ; 
4, Calanthe vestita rubro-oculata; 5, Begonia metallica; 6, 
Begonia incarnata atropurpurea.—(J. R.) 1, Erica carnea ; 2, 
Berberis japonica; 3, Cupressus nutkatensis.—(W. A.) 1, 
Veronica speciosa var. ; 2, Daedalicanthus nervosus ; 3, Cen- 
tropogon lucyanus ; 4, the proper name of the Roman Hyacinth 
is Hyacinthus orient al is albulus. 
Communications Received. 
Wm. Jas. Penton.—John Craigie.—Con.—Japonica.—H. 
Arnold.—J. C.—H. Rowles.—J. W. Jackson.—Alexander John¬ 
stone.—J. C., F., Chard.—J. C. Peebles.—J. Cheal and Sons.— 
E. Tyler.—K. M.—E. A. S.—T. B.—W. D.— F. F.—J. R.— 
P. B.—F. T. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
Dicksons, Chester.—Select Vegetable and Flower Seeds for 
1904. 
Samuel Dobie and Son, Heathfield Gardens, near Chester.— 
The Amateur’s Garden Annual for 1904. 
.John Peed and Son, West Norwood, London, S.E. — Chrysan¬ 
themums for 1903-4; also Chrysanthemum Novelties and Win¬ 
ter-flowering Begonias. 
CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
Acacias. 1059 
Amaryllideae . 1059 
Cranberries . 1053 
Dublin Seed and Nursery¬ 
men’s Employees’ Associa¬ 
tion. 1066 
Flowers, frost . 1053 
Fruits, hardy .;.... 1055 
Fruits, two good, for the 
English market . 1063 
Fungoid diseases^in Austra¬ 
lia . 1053 
Hydrangea paniculata 
granditiora . 1057 
Kew, the best flowering plants 
at . 1058 
Kitchen garden, the . 1054 
Leamington’s gardens . 1064 
National Gardeners’ Asso¬ 
ciation . 1062 
News of the week . 1068 
Orchids, among the . 1056 
Plants from Central China, 
new . 1061 
PAGE 
Plants recently certificated 1058 
Potatos and their propaga¬ 
tion. 1056 
Questions and answeri. vi. 
Salvias . 1059 
Schizanthus wisetonensis... 1060 
Seasonable notes.-.... 1060 
Societies:— 
National Dahlia. 1066 
Royal Horticultural . 1065 
Society and Association 
notes . 1067 
Stove and greenhouse . 1055 
Trees and shrubs, hardy ... 1054 
Walnuts, shelling . 1053 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Eugenia Jambos. 1063 
Hydrangea paniculata 
granditiora . 1057 
Neplielium Litclii . 1064 
