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THE GARDENING WORLD , 
•July 16. 1904. 
specimens, and if that as caused by want of feeding or too much 
feeding. The Ramblers have been in the ground for three or four 
years, and have great promise of bud, but they are covered with 
white .stuff like nriidjetw, and the owner fears the flowers will never 
come out this year. She will be glad to know if it can be cured, 
and what ie the cure. 
The Rambler Roses are affected with the ordinary mildew, bat 
in its second and more final stagei of development, which is very 
difficult, if possible, to cure. The best plan would have been to 
frequently syringe the bushes with water, and then dust the 
affected foliage with flowers' of sulphur in the early part of the 
year, when the mildew first shows itself, and is easy to eradicate 
bv the above means. Another plan is to dissolve 3ozs. or 4ozs. 
of soft soa-p in a gallon of water and sponge the affected leaves. 
This is somewhat tedious but effective. We fear many of the 
blossoms will not open ait. all, so badly affected are they with 
the white felt-like masses, of mildew. As soon as it can he deter¬ 
mined that the blossoms will Hot. open, they may be cut off, 
together with, those portions of the. shoots ami the leaves which 
are attacked, and the whole burnt to: prevent, the fungus falling 
to the .ground and commencing the attack next year. Rambler 
Roses are rather liable to. attack, and dry soils and seasons are 
said to favour the fungus. In shaded and sheltered position? 
amongst trees, and sometimes against walls, mildew seems more 
abundant and virulent than where the plants are fully exposed 
to light and air. While shelter is favourable to the development, 
of the fungus, it. is unfavourable to the Roses, which get into 
a. weak and unhealthy condition, thus* laying themselves open to 
attack. 
Wild Flowers. 
Will the Editor kindly state in an early issue where, in Middle¬ 
sex and Surrey, these are fairly abundant., and names of some 
of these—Nature’s gams, that, in summer time, so richly jewel the 
earth with their fair and beautiful flowers P (Inquirer. ) 
Wild flowers are plentiful everywhere just now on the heaths 
and commons and by the waysides. Near London all the more 
interesting of them have got pulled ere this time, and 1 on some 
of the heaths, particularly those under the County Council, it i? 
forbidden to'pick even the flowers of the Corse. By going 
further 'afield, however, you will have no difficulty in getting 
fir were of Some kind or other, though they may be rather dusty 
at the roadsides. The more common flowers are, howevei, 
plentiful on open spaces a® soon as you get away from populous 
places. To name them would not help you much, .as they are 
scattered about, and the spots cannot be indicated. To name 
and localise rare, things for the purpose of being pulled would be 
stigmatised as rank treason by every lover of the same, and even 
by'those who only take a general interest in them. When we 
o-o abroad to look a.t them we do not pull them, nor wish others 
to do so. The justice of these remarks you will realise when you 
come to learn how fast these beautiful wild flowers are disappear¬ 
ing from their local habitats in all populous and much-frequented 
districts, even where they are under the protection, so-called, of 
any local authority. 
Names of Plants. 
(G. Wilkinson) 1, A garden variety of Potentilla, possibly a 
double variety of P. argyrophylla atrosanguinea, but you should 
send leaves as well as a flower ; 2, send when in bloom ; 3, 
Lathyrus pratensis ; 4, Jacob’s Ladder (a species of Polemonium, 
but shrivelled beyond recognition. Please pack your flowers in 
damp moss. Every one of the small bits you sent were dried 
and curled up.—(A. R. B.) 1, Geranium pratense album ; 2, 
Erysimum perofskianum; 3, Malcolmia maritime; 3, Iberia 
umbellata var. ; 4, Lychnis Coeli-rosa cardinalis; 5, Lavatera 
trimestris ; 6, Nemophila. abomairia.—(H. R.) 1, Spriaea japomca 
alba ; 2, Lonicera japonica.; 3, Clematis Yitalba ; Deutzia 
crenata flore pleno ; 5, Cytisus nigricans.—(M. R.) 1, Abutilon 
mLgamotamicum variegatum ; 12, Abutilon Thompsoni varie¬ 
gatum ; Buddleia globosa; 3, Lupinus a.rboreus; 4, Berber!? 
Darwini.— (T. D. W.) 1, Sedum album ; 2, Campanula carpatica 
alba ; 3, Campanula garganica ; 4, Potentilla nepalensis ; 5, 
Veronica spicata ; 6, Dianthus caesius.—(J. L.) 1, Campanula 
nobilis ; 2, Campanula latifolia ; 3, Hemerocallis fulva varie- 
gata ; 4, Stachys grandiflora ; 5, Lilium croceum ; 6, Lindelophia 
spectabilis; 7, Senecio Kaempferi variegatus.—(E. A. S.) 1, 
Maranta kcrckoviana ; 2, Cassia corymbosa; 3, Plumbago 
coccineu ; 4, Vinca rosea ; 5, Convolvulus mauritanicus. 
Communications Received. 
J. R. Jackson.—F. Goddard.—A. Garnett.—T. B.—R A. S.— 
E. F.—A. M. T.— D. B. E. A. S.—F. T.— M. D.— R L —^ 
F. W. A.—S. 0. T —C. M.—H. J. W.—E. F. W.— R. A. 
Obituary. 
Mr. M. M‘Laven. 
We very much regret to announce the death of this gentleman, 
at his residence, Fernilee, Murtle, near Aberdeen, on the 7th 
inst-. While he lived he pursued the very peaceful occupation 
of gardening in many of its branches, and died a peaceful death, 
passing away in his sleep, just as he could have wished. He 
cultivated fruits under glass, and took a close personal interest 
in the enemies of his plants, and adopted stringent means foi 
their eradication, studying how best he might combat them, 
and notifying the results of his labours. To his many plants 
he added Water Lilies some years ago, but took even a greatei 
interest in the true Lilies, many of which he cultivated. Liliun; 
giganteum he raised from seed, and nursed it to the flowering 
stage in his northern garden. Some years ago we gave an illus¬ 
tration of this Lily when it reached the flowering stage. Up tc 
the time of his illness and death he was still actively engaged 
in watching and tending seedling Lilies, some of which are now 
going to flower for the first time. He has thus failed to see the 
result of many years’ woik for which he had been patiently wait¬ 
ing for many years. Mr. M‘Lar@ni was an, 'assiduous reader ot 
The Gardening World for a. long period of years, but owim 
to his last, illness never saw the replies to his two last communi 
cations. He leaves a widow to mourn his loss, and to wlion 
we offer our sympathy and condolence at the passing away of ; 
true and enthusiastic friend of the gentle art. 
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CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
A'lanianda and • Bougain¬ 
villea, the . 574 
Apple, the alleged seedless... 582 
Arabis alpina ffore pleno .. 582 
Creepers, how to grow. 578 
Floral clock at Edinburgh ... 575 
Foliage plants of recent in¬ 
troduction, three . 581 
Fruit under glass. 572 
Garden, the luxury of a. 582 
Gooseberries, seizure of 
foreign.. ... 582 
Horticultural Directory, the 576 
Hybrid Tea Rose, the. 577 
Kitchen Garden, the . .. 574 
Lilies, pond . 571 
Meteorological observations 
at Holland House. 571 
National Fruit Growers’ 
Federation .. 571 
Nature Study at Swanley 571 
' Obituary .. 588 
Orchids, among the. 572 
Questions and answers. 587 
Rock Garden, the... 576 
PAG 
Ro?e Billiard et Barn*. 5! 
Rose Lady Battersea . ot 
Rose Mildred G ant.5! 
Rose Monsieur Oes r . 5! 
Rose Mrs. Oliver Ames . 5‘ 
Rose Niphetos, notable speci¬ 
mens of . 5^ 
Rose Ulster . 5! 1 
Roses at Waltham Cross. 5! 
Roses at Windsor. 5' 
Roses then and now. 5' 
Societies : 
Royal Botanic . 5! 
Royal Horticultural.. .. ... 5! 
Society and association notes 5; 
Stove and Greenhouse, the... 5 
West Indian cultures . 5! 
. ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Rose Billiard et Barre. 5. 
Rose Lady Battersea (see 
Supplement) 
Rose Mildred Grant. 5 
Hose Mrs. Oliver Ames .. 5 
Rose Ulster . 5t 
