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THE GARDENING WORLD 
Decamber 17, 1904. 
be more inclined to produce big leaves and long-jointed stems 
than to produce flowers when the light is bad. The stems 
should be trained up the walls as they grow, and to get flowers 
from them in winter they must be kept in a house with a 
temperature of 48 deg. to 50 deg. They should also, even 
if on a wall, be as near the glass as possible, or, at least, 
not overhung by trees or climbers, to get the best results m 
winter. 
Brewers’ Hops. 
Last spring we used some spent brewers’ Hops for giving 
young plants a start in frames, as they gave rise to considerable 
heat. They are now very much decayed’, looking like leaf 
mould. Would they be of any service as a substitute 1 (Hor-) 
There is very little fibre in Hops, which soon decay after 
being fermented. They indeed become very much like well- 
decayed cow manure after a short time, and as such they would 
be very suitable for manuring light land. Owing to their close, 
compact nature they would enable light soils to retain moistuie 
to a much greater degree than only little-decayed stable manure. 
We should not for this reason care about using it m compost 
for plants intended to be kept for some time in the sa ™ e 
pots. Partly-decayed leaf mould would be much more suitable 
for such purposes. It might be worth your while to test their 
value, by using it in the case of a few plants alongside of others 
for which you use leaf mould. The relative merits of the two 
might then be compared. The plant used in both cases should 
be the same. 
Fruits for a North Wall. 
We have a wall facing north, but not shaded in any way. 
What fruits would you recommend that would be useful for a 
late supply of dessert ? ... 
There are several subjects that would ripen fruits on such 
an aspect, but in the matter of flavour they cannot compare 
with those which have been matured by full exposure to the 
sun. Their chief recommendation is that they give a suppiv 
after the ordinary one- is over. Morello Cherries give as 
much satisfaction as anything on that aspect, and if left until 
they become almost black the tart flavour partly leaves them, 
when they are very choice for dessert, especially amongst those 
who prefer a brisk flavour. Choice varieties of the Goose¬ 
berry night also be grown on such an aspect, including \Vai- 
rington Red, Aston Red, Champagne, and other good varieties. 
Red and White Currants also succeed well on a north aspect, 
and hang over a long time, provided they are well protected 
by netting against the birds. Black currants would also 
succeed under such circumstances, but although they would 
constitute a profitable crop, few people care to use them for 
dessert purposes on account of their particular flavour. If 
there is a border in front of the north aspect wall Raspberries 
can be profitably grown there, and would give a late supply 
after those in the open had been exhausted. Raspberries 
naturally like little shade, but more particularly do they like 
the ground to be kept cool over their roots, thus supplying a 
sufficiency of moisture. By using good varieties they would 
make.a useful variety for dessert purposes. 
Name of Fruit 
(F. G.) Apple Lane’s Prince Albert. 
Names of Plants 
(D. L.) 1, Azara micropliylla ; 2, Viburnum Tinus ; 3, Jas- 
minum nudiflorum ; 4, Berberis japonica; 5, Skimmia For- 
tunei ; 6, Cotoneaster micropliylla.—(R. C. H.) 1, Lastrea aris- 
tata variegata ; 2, Cyrtomium caryotideum ; 3, Lastrea decom- 
posita glabella ; 4, Pteris Wimsettii ; 5, Lastrea mollis corymbi- 
fera; 6, Asparagus medeoloides.—(W. P. B.) 1, 'Cypripedium, 
insigne ; 2, Zygopetalum Mackayi ; 3, Cypripedium leeanum! 
superbum; 4, Odontoglossum Pescatorei.—(A. J. B_.) 1, Pelar¬ 
gonium fragrans; 2, Pelargonium denticulatum ; 3, Pelargo¬ 
nium Lady Plymouth ; 4, Reinwardtia trigyna ; 5, Peristrophe 
speciosa.—(Arbor.) 1, Buxus balearica ; 2, Cupressus pisifera 
plumosa ; 3, Cupressus pisifera squarrosa ; 4, Juniperus sinen¬ 
sis ; 5, Juniperus communis fastigiata ; 6, Taxus baccata fasti- 
giata. 
Communications Received. 
R. Dean.—W. Truelove.—M. L. de Vilmorin.—H. Arnold.—- 
R. Thatcher.—J. Peebles.—F. G. T.—E. T. L.—Henry H. Gib¬ 
son.— H. Arnold.—F. Wellesley.—A. C.—E. F. S.—T. R.— 
E. M.—A. W. D.—R. B.—W. W.—D. P. 
Trade Catalogues Received. 
W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon.—Descriptive Catalogue of 
New and Select Chrysanthemums. 
James Veitch and Sons, Ltd., King’s Road, Chelsea.—Cata¬ 
logue of Seeds, 1905. 
Sutton and Sons, The Royal Seed Establishment, Reading.— 
Sutton’s Amateurs’ Guide in Horticulture for 1905. 
Frank Lillet, Bulb and Chrysanthemum Specialist, Guern¬ 
sey.—Catalogue of Chrysanthemums. 
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