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THE GARDENING WORLD 
October 22, 1904. 
young foliage may liave light. This would he a better plan 
than crowding your houses in winter. 
Fruit Trees for Garden Walls. 
Will you kindly give me the names of the best varieties of 
fruit trees to grow outside on kitchen garden walls—12 dessert 
Pears, 12 Peaches, 12 Plums, 6 Nectarines, 6 Apricots, 6 Cher¬ 
ries ? (W. B.) 
In giving a selection of fruits we have given attention to season 
of ripening, so as to extend it over the longest period ; also 
quality and the cropping capabilities of the varieties. A dozen 
Pears in the order of ripening would be Beurre Giffard, Souvenir 
cle Congres, Williams’ Bon Chretien, Louise Bonne of Jersey, 
Marie Louise, Pitmaston Duchess, Belle Julie, Doyenne du 
Ccmice, Beurre Diel, Easter Beurre, Josephine de Malines, and 
Beurre Ranee. Peaches to give a succession would be Early 
Alexander, Hale’s Early, Rivers’ Early York, Gros Mig- 
nonne, Noblesse, Bellegarde, Dymond, Thomas Rivers, Sea 
Eagle, Princess of Wales, Walburton. Admirable, and Golden 
Eagle. Plums in the order of ripening should include Rivers’ 
Early Prolific, Rivers’ Czar, Denniston’s Superb, Transparent 
Gage, Victoria. Greengage, Jefferson, Pond’s Seedling, Reine 
Claude de Bavay, Coe’s Golden Drop, Rivers’ Monarch and 
Late Orange. Nectarines suitable for outdoor culture are Early 
Rivers, Dryden, Elruge, Lord Napier, Newton, and Spenser. 
Apricots in order of ripening would include Large Early, He-ms- 
kerk, Breda, Moorpark, Royal, and Gross© Peche. Cherries 
in the order of ripening might include Early Rivers’, Frogmore 
Bigarreau, May Duke, Bigarreau, Napoleon, Black Tartarian, 
and Morello. 
Names of Plants. 
(D. H.).—1, Polystichum angulare- (it is British, and if it bears 
young plants on the fronds it is the variety P. a. proliferum); 2, 
Sedum spurium; 3, Crassula coccinea, often named Kalosanthes 
cocoinea.—(n. H.). 1, Ginkgo- biloba (The Maidenhair Tree); 2, 
Vit-is Coignetiae ; 3, Hypericum Androsaemum; 4, Lychnis coro- 
naria.—(M. H.). 1, Helianthus decapetalus • 2, Helianthus multi- 
florus plenus; 3, Aster Novi-B-elgii var. ; 4, Aster diffusus hori- 
zontalis; 5, Aster ericoides ; 6, Aster multiflorus.—(A. M. J.). 1, 
Iter berks Thunbergii; 2, Berberis vulgaris- foliis purSreis; 3, 
Acer plata-noides; 4, Am-elanchier canadensis; 5, Ne-gundo 
aceroid-es va-riegata-; 6, Cornus Mas aure-a elegant-issima.— 
(W. T. H.). 1. Chrysanthemum uligino-sum ; 2, Chrysanthemum 
latifolium ; 3, L-esp-edeza Sieboldi; 4, Aueuba japoniea lo-ngifolia-; 
5, Colutea arborescens ; 6, Lupinus arboreus; 7, Rhus Cotinus.— 
(H. A. L.). 1, Eupat-orium ageratoide-s; 2, Cosmos bipinnatus; 
3, Anemone jap-onica hybrida; 4, Sedum sp-e-ctabile; 5, Crataegus 
Pyracant-h-a; 6. Helenium autumnale. — (T. W.). 1, Cattleya 
Loddigesii ; 2, Cattl-eya labiata ; 3, Cypripedium spice-rianum ; 4 
Oypripedium) lawrencea-num; 5, Odo-ntoglossum grande.-(Reader)’. 
1 Sedum rup-estre; 2, Eryngium planum; 3, Violet Princess of 
Wales; 4, Hieracium aurantiacum. 
Names of Fruits. 
(Wm. Campbell.) 1, Small’s Admirable; 2, Ecklinville Seed¬ 
ling ; 3, Cox’s Orange Pippin; 4, Lane’s Prince Albert; 5, 
Bromley s Seedling (probably); 6, Claygate- Pearmain. 
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Trade Catalogues Received. 
Dicksons, Chester. —Forest and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, 
Ac., 1904-05. 
Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Winehmore Hill, London. N. 
—Perry’s Catalogue of Hardy Border and Rock Plants, Part II. 
Peter Lambert, Nurseryman, Trier, a Mosel, Germany.— 
Specialities: Roses, Ornamenta-l and Forest Trees for Park and 
Garden Planting. 
0. W. D’ Alcorn, F.R.H.S., Potato- Specialist, Spalding, Eng¬ 
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CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
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Agricultural Organisation 
Society. 837 
Begonias at Bexley Heath... 842 
Botanical Gardens and 
Parks, the Nilgiris . 837 
Bougainvillea glabra on a 
wall. 851 
British weights and measures 837 
Buds and twigs. 847 
Bulb bedding. 845 
Euphorbia jacquiniaeflora in 
pots, ete. 845 
Fruit trees, ripening of the 
wood of . .. S46 
Fruit under glass. 838 
Gardening for the million ... 848 
Haemantlnis multiflorus. 844 
Iris sieheana . 844 
Kitchen garden, t lie. 839 
Leaf, the fall of the. 850 
Lilium auratum, a line . 851 
News of the week. 856 
Orchids, among the. 838 
Paterson’s Potatos . 837 
Plants recently certificated . 852 
Potato Up-to-Date . 844 
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Potato, varieties of . 851 
Questions and answers . 856 
Roden . 846 
Rose Lady White. 84S 
Royal Irish Nurseries, New- 
townards. 840 
Society and association notes 855 
Societies: 
Liverpool root and fruit 
show. 854 
Royal Botanic Society. 854 
Stove and greenhouse, the... 839 
Sweet Peas from Crvenham 
Park. 851 
Tree notes from Perthshire . 849 - 
Trees and shrubs, liardy. 840 
Vines and their culture . 850 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Bull’s head on Elm tree. 849 
Haemantlnis multiflorus. 843 
Iris sieheana . 845 { 
Rose Lady White (see Sup¬ 
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Vegetables from Aldenham 
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