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THE GARDENING WORLD, 
ember 24, 1904. 
be allowed to get into the condition of dust, otherwise all the 
small fibrous roots will get killed and the Fuchsias will be in 
a poor condition by the time they are potted and placed in one 
of the houses again. We see no reason, however, why they 
should take any hurt for being kept in a dark place provided 
they are perfectly cool and not too dry. 
Insects in Orchid Pots. 
While watering some Orchids numerous small brown insects 
keep jumping out of the sphagnum. They seem too small to do 
much harm, but they might be causing damage to the roots. 
Any information about this would be welcomed. (Oxcid.) 
The creatures you mention are most probably springtails, and 
though not insects, they are closely allied. ' In the case of old- 
established plants we do not think they are capable of doing 
injury to the roots. In the case of young roots, however, it is 
just possible that a large number of them might be capable of 
doing some damage. Entomologists will scarcely admit that 
they are capable of eating plants, but gardeners have an idea 
that they do damage to seedling Orchids. ~ If very numerous, 
you can take advantage of their habits of leaping and prepare 
a tray or piece of board by covering it with some sticky sub¬ 
stance -such as tar, treacle, or grease of some sort. I his board 
could then be placed in a convenient position while you hold 
the Orchid pots over it and disturb the moss so as to cause the 
springtails to leap on the board, and thus secure them. 
Chrysanthemum Rust. 
Some of our favourite varieties of Chrysanthemum were rather 
badly rusted last October, but I kept picking off the diseased 
leaves and burning them. The old plants have been cut down 
some time, and the suckers seem quite clean. Would it be safe 
to use them as cuttings? (A. L.) 
It is just possible that there is now no fungus in the tissues 
of the plant, though there might be spores about the houses. 
The fungus lives in the interior, and seeing that the leaves were 
badly infested in October it is possible that the mycelium of 
the fungus w T as still in the leaves or bark of the stems when 
they were cut down. These should be burnt, and not allowed 
to lie about until spring, otherwise they may give rise to fresh 
infection. It is just possible that the cuttings are perfectly clean, 
though they cannot be guaranteed, seeing that spores must have 
been plentiful in the atmosphere if the leaves were not removed 
before the bursting of the infested tissues. It would be advan¬ 
tageous before inserting the cuttings to dip them in a solution 
-T i oz. of sulphide of potassium to a gallon of water ; by dipping 
them you would make sure that every part of the cutting was 
wetted with the solution, and this in itself would act as a pre¬ 
ventive in case there might be spores in the atmosphere of 
the houses. The cuttings might be syringed at intervals with 
the same solution by way of a precaution, and should any of the 
cuttings have fungus upon the leaves they should be rejected 
while you are making a selection of the more suitable ones. 
By exercising this precaution and always giving the plants plenty 
of room, there will be less danger of the malady spreading to 
that extent which it would under crowded conditions. 
Bcuvardias Losing their Leaves. 
During some necessary repairs to the piping here we had to 
use a small movable stove to keep up the temperature, but after 
twenty-four hours the boiler was at work again. Some of the 
plants have since dropped most of their leaves, especially the 
Bouvardias. Would the stove have been the cause of this ? 
(E. B.) 
Many stove plants, but especially those of a soft-wooded 
character, are liable to lose their leaves when affected in any¬ 
way by smoke. Sometimes this is brought about by the in¬ 
fluence of fog near large towns, where there are always many 
impurities in the fog. If there was no fog at the time it is 
almost certain that there must have been some escape of fumes 
from the stove, either in the way of sulphur or other gases. 
A very small escape of sulphur fumes, however, is quite suffi¬ 
cient to account for the Bouvardias losing their leaves. They 
cannot be expected to flower so well after losing their leaves, 
though a few flowers should be produced. The old plants will 
be good enough, however, for supplying fresh stock. The use 
of the stove may be regarded as accidental, but on future occa¬ 
sions it would be well to keep stoves out of the plant houses 
where the heat can be kept up in any other way. 
Names of Plants 
(I. D. W.) 1, Agapanthus umbellatus variegatus ; 2, Saxi- 
fraga sarmentosa ; 3, Oxalis Bowiei.—( J.R.) 1, Juniperus com¬ 
munis fastigiata; 2, Cupressus obtnsa aurea; 3, Viburnum 
Tiims ; 4, Osmanthus Aquifolium ilicifolius ; 5, Ereea carnea.— 
(W. M. D.) 1, Oncidium varicosum ; 2, Cypripedium leeanum ; 
3. Cypripedium chamterlainianum.—(A. L.) 1, Muehlenbeckia 
complexa ; 2, Fuchsia procumbens ; 3, Senecio Kaempferi aureo- 
maculatus; 4, Nepeta Glechoma variegata; 5, Ceropegia 
Woodii ; 6, Gasteria verrucosa.—(J. Sim.) 1, Chlorophytum 
elatum variegatum ; 2, Acacia platyptera; 3, Clivia miniata 
var. ; 4, Hippeastrum aulicum. 
Communications Received. 
C. C.—W. W.—H. J.—Heather Bell.—A. M.—T. W.— 
H. E. D.— R. M.— A. P. M.—T. 0.—A. F.— E. A. S.—Edin.— 
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Trade Catalogues Received. 
Kelway axd Sox. Langpoit, Somerset. — Wholesale Catalogue 
of Gladioli. 
W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, Devon. — Chrysanthemums : Select 
Lists of Novelties and best Japanese Varieties. 
Vilmorix-Axdriet:x et Cie. , 4, Quai de la Megisserie, Paris. 
—Catalogue of Seeds of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, and Seeds of 
Plants of the Orangery and Greenhouse. 
Botjltox axd Patjl, Limited, Manufacturers, Ipswich.—Out¬ 
door Requisites for the Garden, Park, Pleasure Grounds, Kennel 
and Aviary. 
Dicksox, Browx axd Tait, 43 and 45. Corporation Street, 
Manchester. —Harden S e e :1 s. 
Carl Beck axd Co., Quedlinburg, Germany.—Seed Prica 
Catalogue for Wholesale. 
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Autumn and winter tints in 
America._. 1040 
Begonia Gloire de Sceaux... 1044 
Carnations, winter-flower¬ 
ing. 1043 
Cassiobury Park, Watford.. 1039 
Chrysanthemum Mrs. T. 
Dalton. 1049 
Cotoneasters, choice. 1047 
Cypripedium Rolfei super- 
bum . 1041 
Favourite, a winter. i... 1038 
Fernery, an interesting. 1044 
Flower Garden, the. 1037 
Fruit, hardy. 1036 
Herbaceous border, hardy.. 1036 
Hobart, the Government 
Gardens at. 1035 
Inoculation, soil. 103S 
Jams and preserves, pure 
cane . 1040 
Kew, list of seeds at. 1035 
London, old and new. 1035 
News of the week.. 1053 
Orchids, among the. 1037 
FI ants causing eczema. 1037 
Potato, history of the. 1035 
Pruning. 1041 
PA E 
Questions and Answers. 1055 
Rose Earl of Warwick. 1046 
Roses. - 1039 
Society and Association 
Notes. 1052 
Societies : 
Borough of Croydon Chrys¬ 
anthemum. 1051 
National Amateur Gar¬ 
deners’Association . ... 10,>0 
National Chrysanthemum 1050 
Spiraea Billavdi . 1044 
Stephanotis floiibunda. 1044 
Sutton’s Amateur’s Guide 1049 
Topiary Gardenirg. 1045 
Topics, current. 1042 
Tree®, costly Christmas. 1049 
Vine borders, renovating .. 1043 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Cotoneaster angustifo'ia, 
spray of. 1047 
Cotoneaster angust ifolia, 
plant of. 1048 
Cvpripedium Rolfei super¬ 
bum . 1041 
Rose Earl of Warwick (see 
Supplement). 
