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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 7, 1908. 
G^fgsapthemum coror?arium 
Morning Star. 
gardening, and you cannot get one that goes 
into the different subjects very exhaustively 
without getting a large and .expensive book. 
In any case, there would scarcely be a book 
making a feature of those forms of garden¬ 
ing which you mention. The best complete 
book on the subject would be the "Gardeners’ 
Assistant,” m six volumes, at 8s. each, with 
carriage extra, we presume. It is published 
by the Gresham Publishing Co., 25, Far- 
ringdon Avenue, London, E.C. 
267 2. Book on Nursery Work. 
Will you be so kind as to .inform me in 
your "Enquire Within” column where I 
could procure a book on inside nursery work 
and the price of same? (Grafton, Shef¬ 
field.) 
There is no book, that we are aware of, 
under that title, as the work very much de¬ 
pends upon what that nursery makes a spe¬ 
ciality of. But if you get experience of in¬ 
side work in private gardens it will practi¬ 
cally enable you to carry out work in a nur¬ 
sery where the same plants are grown, only 
in larger quantities. “ Greenhouse and 
Stove Plants,” by Thomas Baines, is sold 
by Mr. John Murray, Albemarle Street, Lon¬ 
don, price 12s., with postage extra. Graft¬ 
ing is another important kind of work which 
is very little practised in private establish¬ 
ments. A book on that subject is “ The Art 
of Budding and Grafting,” by Chas. Bal- 
tet, and, if still in print, sold by Mr. W. 
Robinson, 17, Fur-nival Street, London, 
W.C. The price is probably about 3s. 6d. 
2673. Cotton and Jute Seed. 
For purposes of botanical study I require 
a small quantity of Cotton seed and Jute 
seed. Will you kindly say where authentic 
specimens may be obtained, as the ordinary 
seedsman is unable to procure them. (James 
Reid, Lanark.) 
You can get seed of the common Cotton 
plant (Gossypium herbaceum) from Messrs. 
Thompson and Morgan, 5, Carr Street, Ips¬ 
wich. You can get four varieties of Cotton 
from Messrs. Vilmorin-Andrieux et Cie, 4, 
Quai de la M6gisserie, Paris. These are 
sold under the names of Coton de Georgie 
(long staple). Sea Island Coton (long staple), 
Coton de la Louisiane short staple), and 
choice Upland Cdton. You can also obtain 
Jute seed from the last-named firm, who 
name it Chanvre de Calcutta (Corchorus tex- 
tilis). Jute is also obtained from Cor- 
chorus olitorius, of Linnaeas, and C. capsu- 
laris, of Linnaeus. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Little and Ballantyne, Carlisle.—Farm 
Seeds. 
R. H. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, 
Wisbech.—Bath’s delect Plants and Seeds, 
direct from the Floral Farms. 
Thomas S. Ware (02), Ltd., Feltham, Mid¬ 
dlesex).—Ware’s Hardy Perennials for Her¬ 
baceous Borders and Rockeries, also for 
Water and Bog Gardens. 
Hy. Richardson and Company, Skelder- 
gate Bridge, York.—Annuall Circular of 
Chemical Fertilisers. 
NAMES OF PLANTS . 
(R. Wilson) 1, Winter Aconite (Eranthis 
hyemalis); 2, Galanthus Elwesii; 3, Scilla 
bifolia; 4, Fatsia japonica; 5, Chlorophy- 
tum elatum variegatum. 
(J. Sfurt) 1, Nepeta Glechoma variegata 
(two small leaves); the long-stemmed one is 
Tradescantia multicolor. 
(R. E. D.) 1, Golden Privet (Ligustrum 
ovalifolium fol-iis aureis; 2, Daphne 
Mezereum; 3, Daphne odora; 4, Tusilago 
Farfara (a weed); 5, Vinca minor or Lesser 
Periwinkle. 
(C. H.) 1, Begonia metallica; 2, Oxalis 
cernua; 3, Oplismenus Burmanni variegatus. 
Besides the Autumn Queen, there are 
numerous other species of Chrysanthe¬ 
mum, and two of them are as frequently 
cultivated in gardens as the autumn one. 
These are C. coronarium and C. carina- 
tum, of which there are numerous very 
beautiful single and double varieties in 
gardens. They are of a very accommo¬ 
dating nature, and can be sown in autumn 
for early summer blooming, as well as in 
spring for a succession. They can a 1 so 
be cultivated in pots, both out of doors in 
frames and in greenhouses with the ob¬ 
ject of getting beautiful flowers at other 
periods than those which bloom in the 
autumn. Nevertheless, vast quantities 
are grown for the market even in sum¬ 
mer. 
We have selected a new and beautiful 
variety of C. coronarium named Morning 
Star, and we are indebted to Messrs. 
Dickson, Brown and Tait, 43 and 45, Cor¬ 
poration Street, Manchester, for the use 
of the accompanying illustration to lay 
before our readers. Information can thus 
more readily be conveyed by a picture 
than by description, especially to those 
who are not well versed in the technical 
description of plants. It is an annual, 
and so hardy that it can be used in the 
several ways above named. The species 
having been under cultivation for many, 
years has given rise to many truly beau 
ful varieties, ranging from pure white 
golden-yellow. That under notice pi 
duces large primrose-yellow flowers 
great quantity, extending over a period 
many weeks. Its beauty will best 
seen by contrast with other and beautif 
varieties of the species in cultivatic 
The pale yellow flowers are refined a 
pretty, and their particular beauty m 
best be brought out by contrast wj 
white and yellow varieties. 
In general appearance it will be 1 
garded by many as an Oxeye Daisy? 
Marguerite, according to their knowlee 
and experience. It is, however, vf 
beautiful and valuable, because so eay 
accommodated in any garden that en > 
a fair amount of sunshine every day. r 
even every week, provided the soil is 1- 
tivated to enable it to make a fairly vi r- 
ous growth. It is not at all particular 
the matter of soil, provided that it is 
dered loose and open by gjiod tilth, ia 
has been manured either with st.l« 
manure or good leaf mould. Even t se 
who have no accommodation in the 
of glass can sow it in the open at thee- 
ginning of April and thin out the pi its 
from 3 in. to 8 in. apart. This enable?’? 
plant to branch freely, and thus keejJp 
a succession of bloom. 
Copyright, D. B. and 1 . 
Chrysanthemum coronarium Morning Star. 
