THE QARDEN1NO WORLD. Januar ? 9 1904 
We suppose you mean Lilium speciosum, 1 the other name being 
a ;ven quite in a mistake,, as the true L. lancifolium is little 
known. The beds in question might have been Prepared m 
autumn bv the incorporation of leaf mould and sand with . 
natural soil, of the latter might he taken out enhrel, to h . 
denth of 2 ft, and the excavation tilled up with a prepared and 
suitable compost, after making sure that all superfluous water 
in the bottom of the bed would have the means of running 
awav The bulb itself should be completely covered with silvei 
sand or clean river sand, so as to prevent it coming m contact 
with any manure or other matters that might be detrimental 
to 1 wei y fa"f you received the bulbs sufficiently early m the 
an umn bey could have been planted in such prepared so 
SSTthe same time as the Hyacinths air Tulips were dealt 
with There is another point, however, which you could^ yet 
free'from aphides they will 
have started into growth by planting time and take to the soil 
soon after they are planted out. 
ordinary Dandelion be used for the purpose of forcing 
“it ordinary^Dandelion^wliicli you find’ about the garden, but 
more particularly in meadows, will be just as good. « anyoth r 
so far as duality and properties are concerned, but there ale 
improved varieties in gardens and readily obtained from t e 
l d one nntl as a lDOor variety requires as much, attention 
?ro d wt P p S rop“V«^ 
the latter. The Dandelion is very variable even in. a state or 
nature but the seedsmen have now obtained varieties bavn ^ 
broad leaves, and others that are more succulent or fleshy, so 
that when blanched you would get much more substance from 
an improved and well-grown one than from a starved root o 
small-growing variety. 
Names of Plants. , w _ 
(H. W.) 1, Helleborus niger altifolius (often iuamed H. n ; 
maximus in wardens); 2, Erica oarnea ; 3, Gaultheria Shall on , 
4 Garnya elliptica.-(T. B. J.) 1, Billbergia splendens ; 2, 
Primula'floribunda ; 3, Sibtborpla, peregrma ; 4, Zebnnia pen- 
dula • 5 Coroiii 11 a glauca-—(E. M. R.) 1, Eupatormm riparmm ; 
2, Erica hyemalis ; 3, Reinwardtia trigyna ; 4, 
tera._(C. D.) 1, Calauthe vestita lutea oculata, 2, PenstropUe 
speciosa ; 3, Asplenium ebeneum. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
William Cutbusii and Son, Highgate, London, N —Flowei, 
Vegetable, Farm Seeds, etc., for Spring ; also Special Descrip¬ 
tive List of Roses ; Descriptive List of Fruit Trees ; Catalogue 
of Select Hardy Herbaceous, Alpine, Aquatics, and Bog 1 lants , 
Patalncme of Trees, Shrubs, Climbers, etc. 
Robert Veitph and Son, 54, High Street, Exeter.-Catalogue 
of Flower Seeds, Implements, Garden Sundries, etc. 
FisHEa, Son, and Sibray, Limited, Royal Nurseries, Hands- 
wurth near Sheffield-—Seeds. . . , „ , 
John Forbes, Buccleuch Nurseries, Hawick, Scotland. Cata¬ 
logue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. _ , 
W. Atlee Burpee and Co., Philadelphia, L.S.A. Burpee s 
^ Bradley Bros., The Nurseries, Mill Lane, Bardney, Lincoln¬ 
shire, England-—Concise Book of Seeds. 
Toogood and Sons, . Southampton.— 1 Toogoocl s Garden Seeds. 
Trade Notices. 
Mr. Cornelius Barnard.— We understand that Mr. Cornelius 
Barnard who has been with Messrs. Hugh Low and Co., the 
Royal Nurseries, Bush Hill Park, Enfield, for a great many 
years, and was recently employed as a wholesale traveller for 
them has now left their service. This does not apply to Mr. 
Harrv Adam Barnard, his brother, who has been with the firm 
for a longer term as wholesale traveller, and still retains that 
P °Messrs Patti, and Son. —We have liiterto been accustomed 
directin'? our readers to the Old Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts, to 
find Messrs. Paul and Son, but those who find themselves in 
London for a limited space and may not have time to call at 
the nurseries can make a call at No. 6, Wormwood Street, 
Broad Street, London, E.C., where Messrs. Paul and Son have 
now opened a branch of tlieir business, where seeds, bulbs, and 
horticultural sundries of all kinds will be kept in stock. Here 
also orders may he booked for Roses, fruit trees, and plants of 
all kinds. The office is within two or three minutes’ walk of 
Broad Street Station and Liverpool Street Station. 
Gleanings from the World of Science. 
R.H.S. Scientific Committee, November 24th. 
Present: Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S. (in the chair); Messrs. 
Odell-, Baker, Saunders, Chittenden, Worsdell, Holmes, Massee, 
Douglas, and Nicholson ; Dr. C. M. Cooke, Professor Boulger, 
Rev. G. Henslow, hon. sec. 
Scientific Investigations at Wisley. —Professor Boulger re¬ 
marked that it would be a comparatively inexpensive procedure 
to erect a Pine wood building on a brick foundation for labora¬ 
tory, store room, etc., probably not exceeding £100 in cost. It 
was proposed to add this suggestion to the memorial to the 
council. 
Canker in Apple Trees. —Badly diseased twigs were received 
from the neighbourhood of Salisbury. They proved to be 
attacked by Nectria ditissima. The only remedy suggested by 
Mr. Massee was to prune off all small wood and burn it, as well 
as to cut out diseased parts of boughs and tar the places. 
Pear Shoots Diseased. —Specimen of diseased shoots was 
received from the Priory, Eynsford, Kent, from Mr. E. D. Fen. 
Air. Massee suggested the following procedure : “ The twigs are 
attacked by a fungus called Fusicladium pirinum. All diseased 
twigs should be pruned, and, along with fallen leaves and fruit 
lying under the tree, collected and burned. It would be an ad¬ 
vantage to spray the tree with Bordeaux mixture next spring, 
just after the leaf-buds have expanded.” 
Experiments for Commercial Purposes. —Mr. F. Baker re¬ 
ported some results of his experiments and observations on legu¬ 
minous plants. For the last five years a few varieties of garden 
Peas, field Peas, Runner Beans, Vetches, Sainfoin, and other 
plants of the same natural order have been grown on good and 
poor soil respectively, parts of each plot being specially well 
tilled, parts dunged, and parts treated with phosphatic and 
potassic fertilisers. Strips were arranged so that some spots 
should be well tilled, and also have a dressing of all the fer¬ 
tilisers, and other spots to vary from nearly the same treatment 
to the poorest field culture. Results have shown that garden 
Peas and Beans cannot be profitably grown in very poor soil, 
manured solely by mineral fertilisers ; but these respond well 
to tillage, dung, and then the minerals. On the other hand, 
Vetches, field Peas, Sainfoin, and others of the older plants 
grown on the farm can be most profitably grown on poor soil, 
manured solely with minerals. Dung will largely increase the 
yield of stem‘and leaf in all, but does not materially increase 
the yield of seed. If, therefore, seed be required, grow on poor 
chalky soil without dung ; but if fodder is required, dung may 
be profitably used as well as minerals. The experiments also 
show the great use of the Vetch in ameliorating the soil, greatly 
enriching it, and, at the same time, cleaning it very economi¬ 
cally It is suggested that garden plants, having been for many 
fenerations forced to an unnatural extent, are not able to adapt 
themselves to different conditions of soil, etc., wlieieas field 
crops, which have had to seek for food to a large extent, are able 
to develop specially well-formed roots, which easily absorb 
water and such phosphatic, jiotassic, and other mineial plant 
foods as are available, and on these roots are developed large 
numbers of nodules by means of which an ample supply ot 
atmospheric nitrogen is assimilated. 
CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
Apple Wagener 
Wells . 29 
Chrysanthemums, single ... 29 
Clianthus Dampieri tri¬ 
color . 29 
Conservatory at Nun Apple- 
ton, new 7 . 34 
Flower garden, the. 25 
Fruit culture, British. 23 
Fruit, hardy . 25 
Fuchias for exhibition, re¬ 
marks on growing . 28 
Garden refuse . 31 
Gardener, the lady . 28 
Hotbeds and garden frames, 
utility of. 30 
Lettuce, Sutton’s Supreme 
Cabbage. 31 
Lilacs for forcing... 31 
Lysimachia Henryi.. 29 
News of the week . 39 
Onions, large. 36 
Orchids, among the. 24 
Potato boom, the. 23 
PAGE 
Primulas as garden plants . 
Questions and answers . 
Smith and Co., Messrs. R. . 
Societies:— - 
Bridlington, Carshalton, 
and WallingtoD.. .. 
National Potato Society... 
Royal Horticultural . 
Society and Association 
notes. 
Sweet Peas, audits of.. 
Taxus baccata and its varie¬ 
ties . 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 
Trees, street . 
Trenching . .. 
Willow bark for smoking ... 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Apple Wagener ................ 
Chrysanthemum V innie 
Wells ... 
Clianthus Dampieri tri¬ 
color . 
Conservatory at Nun Apple- 
ton (see Supplement). 
Lysimachia Henryi. 
27 
42 
27 
38 
23 
37 
39 
32 
35 
24 
33 
35 
23 
35 
36 
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