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March 11, 1905. 
layer of soil. During June the cockchafers are sure to find out 
this plentiful supply of food and proceed to lay their eggs t lere. 
The manure can then be examined in July or early m August 
and if the cockchafers are at all plentiful m the neighbourhood 
you will find large numbers of them m the form of grubs hatched 
from the eggs laid by the adult specimens, which make then 
•mne-iruice in May. Bv destroying them you will thus have 
prevented the eggs'from being laid amongst the Grass and doing 
future damage. 
trees are bad!, infested w.th Mussel-scale, 
and we shoS like to know the best way of eradicating or reduc- 
die pest, through the columns of your valuable paper. 
^Trftlrefirst place we should recommend you to give the stems 
and main of tire tree a good scr-nMaing 
usincr an old and rather worn brush, which will have the ettect 
in full °Towth and the foliage tender, so that it would-b 
dangerous to apply anv powerful insecticide. At present you 
ould svrin m tl et■ ■links and branches wherever the scale appears 
S ira emuhion It should be made so that none of 
vvuth pekohjni , } emulsion is allowed to settle 
S; rlS If any ^ appears this should either he taken off 
or eke more soap agU* to the 
evefeose S scales which have not been killed by the process of 
washing or scrubbing. 
B Would vou kindly mention a book suitable for a beginner m 
the study of botany ; also price and where procurable. i 
should feel much indebted to you if you do so. I am a week y 
reader of The Gardening World, and have learned much tiom 
it.' Wishing it continued prosperity. (J M L.) 
We presume vou want a book which will deal with the elements 
of botany, that'is, to give you information on the forms of plants 
and their several parts, including the flower and something 
of the facts relating to the life and growth of the plant 4 or 
such a purpose we should recommend “ Elements of Botany, 
by Francis Darwin, F.R.S., quite a recent and up-to-date book. 
It may be obtained from Messrs. Clay and Sons, Cambridge 
University Press, Ave Maria Lane, London, E.C.. If you want 
a flora that will give you descriptions of the various plants to be 
found in this country, you might get Babington’s “ Manual of 
British Botany,” which may be obtained from Messrs. Gurney 
and Jackson, Paternoster Row, London, for 9s., with 
postage extra. A good work also is the “ Student’s Flora of 
the British Isles,” by J. D. Hooker, obtainable from Messrs. 
Macmillan and Go., Bedford Street, London. 
Names of Plants. 
(4. L.) 1, Era-nth is hyemalis ; 2, Iheris gibraltarica ; 3, Chei- 
ranthus mutabilis ; 4, Scilla bifolia ; 5, Cyclamen ibericum ; 6, 
Cornus. Mas —(A.. G. B.) 1, Asplenium ebeneum ; 2, Lomana 
ciliata ; 3, Polystichum angulare ; 4, Pteris palmata.—{Jag. 
Anderson) 1, Primula verticillata ; 2, Begonia knowsleyana ; 3, 
Maranta bicolor ; 4, Sparmannia African a ; 5, Hoya carnosa ; 6 , 
Cyperus alternifolius variegatus.—(C. B. G.) 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, 
Salix cinerea (slightly varying forms from wet, boggy, or half 
shady situations) ; 6 , Ilex Aquifolium laurifolia (the Laurel¬ 
leaved Holly, a variety of the common one. There is or was a 
yellow-fruitecl variety of it, so that the tree you mention is pro¬ 
bably a female form, and cannot produce berries unless there is a 
pollen-producing form in the neighbourhood. There was also a 
variety with white-edged leaves that did not produce berries).— 
(W. D.) 1. Hamamelis arborea ; 2, Pyrus japoniea ; 3, Forsyth ia 
suspensa; 4, Lonicetra Standishii ; 5, Rhododendron praecox ; 
6 , Daphne Laurecla.—(H. T. B.) 1, Adonis amurensis ; 2, 
Petasites fragrams ; 3, Galanthus plieatus ; 4, Scilla sibirioa ; 5, 
Saxifraga burseriana ; 6 , Anemone Hepatica rubra plena. 
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CONTENTS OF THIS WEEK. 
PAGE 
PAGE 
Acacia hastulata. 
. 200 
Peat and its products . 
195 
Apples in pots . 
.202S 
Potato culture in wet soils... 
202 
British Gardeners’ 
Asso- 
Primula megaseaefolia. 
2on 
ciation. 
. 203 
Primulas, Messrs. Carter and 
Carnations in winter, 
Mai- 
Co.’s. 
206 
m aison. 
. 205 
(Questions and answers_ ... 
212 
Carter, Messrs., and 
Co.’s 
Rhododendrons . 
198 
Primulas. 
. 206 
Roses, pruning . . 
203 
Crocus hernmneus_ 
. 208 
Society and association 
Cruciferae . 
. 190 
notes. 
209 
Diagrams, floral. 
. 199 
Societies: 
Eremurus robustus ... 
. 199 
British Gardeners’ Asso- 
Eriostemon myoporoides. 205 
ciation . 
208 
Flower shows. 
. 207 
Royal Caledonian Horti- 
Fruit under glass. 
. 196 
cultural . 
195 
Garden, the kitchen... 
. 198 
Stove and greenhouse, the .. 
196 
Herbs, culinary. 
. 200 
Trees and shrubs, hardy. 
197 
Horticulture, to be, or not to 
be, apprent.ced to... 
. 208 
ILLUSTRATIONS. 
Trisgalatica . 
. 209 
Diagrams : 
Lily, the Book of the 
. 204 
Cruciferae . ... 
201 
Linaria alpioa rosea... 
. 207 
Leguminosae. 
205 
Marquis de Pins, the 
. 201 
Liliiflorae . 
207 
News of the week. 
. 210 
Eremurus robustus . 
199 
Nympliaeas, hardy ... 
. 201 
Eriostemon myoporoides ( See 
obituary. 
. 208 
Supplement) 
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. 197 
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