GGO 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 13, 1904. 
split, and the stems are of good substance. It came out of a 
batch I sowed last year, but I do not know its parentage. 
(A. R. L.) 
It might be described as a yellow ground fancy Carnation, 
being freely striped with red. The chief faults, according to 
modem standards, are that the flowers are small and the petals 
not wery broad, but these faults might be improved by dis¬ 
budding as soon as the flowers have reached the stage that the 
side buds can be nipped out without injuring the terminal one. 
Another point of great importance is that the constitution of the 
plant should be strong, and that the variety flowers freely. 
These are points, of course, that only yourself can) determine. 
The process of disbudding may cause' the petals' to become 
broader with the increased size of the flowersi. For cut flower 
purposes and ordinary border decoration the plant seems well 
worth perpetuating until you can get better. The question of 
whether a variety is worth keeping depends very much upon 
whether you have any better ones. Your object should always 
be to seek for improvements by crossing and selecting and dis 
carding all the less important ones. 
Applying Sewage to Vegetables. 
We can get sewage in any quantity, and it haj been suggested 
that I should use it for the kitchen garden. Any information 
as to how this should be used would be considered a favour, as I 
feel doubtful about it. (J. R. W.) 
We should not apply it in any way that would bring it in con¬ 
tact with the leaves of such things as Cabbages, Greens, and any¬ 
thing that is likely to 1 be eaten. The best plan would be to mix 
the sewage with the soil in the form of compost heaps, both for 
the purpose of diluting the sewage and fixing valuable consti¬ 
tuents in the soil employed. Compost heaps of this kind can 
practically be made at any time of the year, and would be a 
valuable fertiliser for crops of various kinds. Providing there is 
any liquid matter in it, the more reason you would have for 
mixing it with the soil for the purpose of top-dressing vegetables, 
and for retaining the valuable constituents of the same. 
Seedling Cactus Dahlia. 
1 should like to have your opinion of a new seedling Cactus 
Dahlia raised here, and flowering for the first time. (H. A.) 
It is yet too early to determine the true value of a seedling- 
flowering for the first time. Later flowers should be better, and 
you should disbud to get size. The flower stem might he 
stronger, as that is a fault of too- many of our Cactus Dahlias. 
The stems require too much wiring or fixingi up in some way 
either for exhibition purposes or home decoration. It is also a 
defect in plants that are used for garden decoration. The 
colour is good enough, though not very different from several 
other varieties already in commerce. Freedom of flowering 
should also he taken into account. The full value of the variety, 
therefore, will best be seen towards the end of this month and 
during the next. The variety, as far as it shows itself at present, 
is good enough so long as you have nothing better, but it would 
be well to compare new varieties with those already existing. 
Names of Plants. 
(W. L. A.) 1, Potentilla i: epalensis ; 2, Campanula rhomboid 
alis ; 3, Campanula rapunculoides ; 4, Phlox paniculata var. ; 
5, Veronica suhsessilis ; 6, Erinus alpinus ; 7, Verbascum 
nigrum.—(Japonica) 1, Euphorbia Paralias ; 2, Glaux maritima ; 
3, "Glaucium flavum ; 4, Lavatera arborea ; 5, Centranthus ruber ; 
6, Centaurea Scabiosa,—(W. D.) 1, Orchis pyramidalis ; 2, 
Erythraea Csntaurium ; 3, Viburnum Lantana.—(E. D. Wilson) 
1. Oncidium concolor ; 2, Masdevallia ignea ; 3, Masdevallia 
harryana ; 4, Cattleya Eldorado ; 5, Oncidium flexuosum.— 
(A. P.) 1, Impatiens Roylei ; 2, Achillea decolorans ; 3, Lychnis 
Coeli-rosa ; 4. Malope trifida grandiflora ; 5, Chrysanthemum 
carinatum vai\ ; 6, Coreops’s tinctpria.—(M. B.) 1, Genista tinc- 
toria ; 2, Colutea arborescens ; 3, Rhamnus catharticus ; 4, Jas- 
minum revolutum ; 5, 'Spiraea tomentosa.—(Quo.) 1, Hibbertia 
dentata ; 2, Ceropegia Woodii ; 3, Nepeta Glecboma isophylla 
alba ; 6, Oplismenus Burmanni variegata ; 7, Sedum sarmen- 
tosum variegatum.—(R. W.) 1, Carex brunnea variegata ; 2, 
Lippia citriodori ; 3, Celsia arcturus ; 4, Todea barbara. 
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Buckingham Palace Gardens 643 Rose show, autumn .. 643 
Cape Fig-wort . ^ . 643 
Carnations, layering . . 646 
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Kitchen garden, the. 614 
News of the week. 658 
Orchids, among the. 645 
Pyrus spectabilis. 652 
Uuestions and answers . ... 659 
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Trees and shrubs, hardy. 646 
Wordsley and Kinver. 653 
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Cytisus fragrans (C. race- 
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