March 28, 1908. 
THE GARDES L\Q WORLD 
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file possible for the Vine to make shoots 
ft. long without producing flowers. For 
Vine growing out of doors the tempera- 
re during a great part of the season is 
o low, and although the Vine grows vigo- 
msly it really grows too much, shading 
ly fruit that may be produced, but more 
kely preventing the wood from ripening 
-operly, so that no fruit can be produced, 
his particular Vine should be planted in a 
nery with a plentiful supply of heating 
jparatus, because it requires a longer grow- 
g season than several other Grapes in 
iltivation. It should also be confined to 
d rods, and the side shoots from these 
lould be pruned back to one or two buds 
fly at the winter pruning. If you car. let 
; know the conditions under which your 
ine is growing we can give you particulars 
at will bear upon the point at issue. 
731. Plums on Different Stocks. 
As a constant reader of The Gardening 
"orld, I am, for the first time, writing to 
;k your opinion. I find many valuable 
Lnts in “ G.W.” now and again, as only 
.st week I found out a case similar to mine, 
seedling Plum tree which is four years old. 
till you let me know if I can get good re¬ 
fits from different ways of putting grafts 
1 different stocks? (Lloyd, Anglesey.) 
Plum trees are usually grafted on seed- 
ng Plums, which are raised by sowing the 
eds or stones and grafting them when they 
et of sufficient size. Plum trees are, of 
>urse, grafted about the end of March, 
• they may be budded later in the season, 
^cording to the convenience of the operator. 
: you refer to putting Plums on Pear, 
pple or White Thorn stocks, we do not 
fink that you would get very good results 
timately, even if a union can be formed 
:tween the graft and the stock. After a 
imber of years Plum trees would grow 
ore slowly than Apples or Pears, so that 
good union is not likely to Se formed be- 
?een those Stocks and the Plum. There is 
better chance possibly between the Plum 
id the Cherry. It ffiight be worth your 
hile trying what you could effect in that 
spect. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
732. Address of Nerine Grower. 
Will you kindly give me the address of a 
»d Nerine grower ? They are not cata- 
gued in the ordinary books (Reader, 
ent.) 
When you mention ordinary books, we 
esume that you mean catalogues, and in 
is particular case it would be necessary 
consult bulb catalogues. We find that 
erines are catalogued by a considerable 
amber of people, but at least eight species 
.d some varieties are catalogued by Messrs, 
irr and Sons, King Street, Covent Gar¬ 
in, and a smaller number by Messrs. James 
sitch and Sorts, King’s Road, Chelsea, 
indon. 
733. Books. 
Are there any small gardening books pub- 
ihed on various subjects? If so, will you 
ease send me a list with prices. I want at 
esent the following :—(1) Herbs (such as 
arsley, Mint, Thyme, etc.), (2) Hanging 
ants in baskets, etc., (3) Indoor culture of 
fibs. (Geo. T. Brown, Durham.) 
(1) “ The Book of Herbs,” by Lady Rosa- 
nd, is published by Mr. John Lane, The 
idley Head, London, at 2s. 6d., postage 
:tra. (2) We do not know of a book on 
tnging baskets, but j'ou could apply to 
r. Lane. (3) “ The Book of Bulbs,” by S. 
rnott, F.R.H.S., is also published by Mr. 
>hn Lane, at the same price as the above. 
Popular Bulb Culture,” by W. D. Druery, 
is sold by Mr. L. Upcott Gill, Bazaar 
Buildings, Drury Lane, London, at is. 2d., 
post free. At this office you can obtain three 
small manuals, “The Fifty Best Roses,” 
“ Select Annuals and Biennials,” and “ Se¬ 
lect Dahlias,” at i^d. each, post free. You 
can also get “ Select Carnations, Picotees 
and Pinks,” at is. gd. in cardboard or 2s. gd. 
in cloth covers, post free. “ Chrysanthe¬ 
mums” may be obtained for is. 2d., post 
free. 
2734. A Substitute for Glass. 
Can- you give me any information about 
the preparation called “ Eureka,” which 
the manufacturers claim to be a substitute 
for glass? Also, can you tell me where I 
can get it? If you can recommend it, I 
propose using it on a house against a south 
wall for the purpose of bringing on seed¬ 
lings, striking cuttings and such-like uses. 
(R. S., Co. Clare.) 
The material you mention is known as 
“Eureka” Transparent Water Paper, and 
resembles thick parchment, but is only sub¬ 
transparent when compared with glass. It 
might serve to cover cuttings which already 
have a store of reserve material, but we 
should not recommend it for seedlings which 
have no reserve material' 1 * * 4 * 6 after the seed 
leaves are fully developed and require all the 
diffused daylight they can get. In such 
cases we should recommend that the seed¬ 
lings be reared under glass till they have 
attained some size, after which the“Eureka” 
material could be used chiefly as a protec¬ 
tion by night, while the seedlings could be 
exposed by day. It would answer the pur¬ 
pose of shading during very bright periods 
of sunshine. Its most important use, we 
consider, is as a substitute for glass for 
covering frames in autumn and winter, so 
as to throw off the wet. There is no reason, 
however, why you should not use it for 
covering at least one frame for experiment, 
and we only wish to caution you agairet 
using it for too young seedlings. It is 
obtainable from Mr. C. A. Christiansen, 
Southall, Middlesex. 
NAMES OF PLANT8 . 
(W. G. B.) Galax aphylla, imported for 
floral decorations. 
(J. Miles) Not recognised. Could you send 
flowers when in bloom? 
(Amateur) 1, Franciscea calycina; 2, Ara- 
lia filicifolia ; 3, Phyllanthus atropurporeus ; 
4, Selaginella Wildenovii; 5, Paullinia 
thalictrifolia ; 6, Grevillea robfista ; 7, Pilea 
muscosa; 8, Sparmannia africara ; g, Epis- 
cia cupreata; 10, Acalypha macafeeana. 
(A. B. C., Hereford) 1, African Lily (Aga- 
panthus umbellatus; 2, Nerium Oleander 
(popularly known as Oleander.) 
(J. C. W.) 1, Anemone Hepatica -. 2, Saxi- 
fraga apiculata; 3, Crocus susianus; 4, 
Crocus biflorus-; 5, Corvdalis solida. 
(R. D. Thomas) 1, Lonicera fragrantis- 
sima; 2, Cornus Mas; 3, Garrya elliptica; 
4, Daphne Mezereum ; 5, Veronica Traversii; 
6, Cupressus pisifera squarrosa.. 
(John M’Laan) The Hottentot Fig (Mesern- 
bryanthemum edule. 
(C. W.) 1, Asparagus Sprengeri; 2, Gas- 
teria verrucosa; 3, Begonia metallica; 4, 
Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans) : 5, 
Pteris cretica albo-lineata. 
(E. B. W.) 1, SciLla bifolia; 2, Eranthis 
hyemalis; 3, Helleborus foetidus; 4, Vinca 
minor ; 5, Acacia Drummondii. 
(R. M.) 1, Cupressus. nutkatensis (not 
Thuyopsis borealis) ; 2, Thuya plicata (often 
named T. gigantea, T. Lobbii, etc.); 3, 
Thuya cccidentalis; 4, Juniperus vir- 
giniana; 5, Junioerus communis fastigiata; 
6, Cupressus pisifera squarrosa. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Watson and Sons, Ltd., Clontarf 
Nurseries, Dublin. — Garden Flowers. 
Amos Perry, Hardy Plant Farm, Enfield, 
Middlesex. — Perry’s List of Perennials, also 
New and Rare Plants, etc. 
J. Chkal aNd Sons, Lowfieid Nurseries, 
Crawley, Sussex.—Spring Catalogue of 
Dahlias, Novelties and Best Varieties of all 
Classes. 
Barr and Sons, ii, 12 and 13, King 
Street, Covent Garden, London.— New and 
Rare Flower Seeds ter 1908; also Legu¬ 
minous Crops Suitable for ■treatment with 
Nitro-bacterine; and N nro-bacterine. 
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Destruction of Blight on Beech Trees. 
During last week some interesting ex¬ 
periments were made with the Beech trees 
on the estate of Archibald Grove, Esq., 
M.P., Pollard's Park, Chalfont St. Giles, 
for the extermination of the Cryptococcus 
Fagi, by Messrs. Merryweather and Sons, 
of London, in conjunction with the Board 
of Agriculture. The gentlemen repre¬ 
senting the above board were Dr. Stewart 
McDougall, of the Edinburgh University, 
Mr. Newstead, of the Liverpool Practical 
School of Medicine, and Mr. Lees, In¬ 
spector of the Board. Messrs. Merry- 
weather were represented by their en¬ 
gineer, Mr. A. T. Maryon. ” After the 
trees had been carefully examined by 
Dr. McDougall and his colleagues it was 
decided to treat them with a compound 
consisting of a paraffin emulsion with 
caustic soda. This liquid was distributed 
through a series of portable flexible pipes 
by means of a high pressure Mferry- 
weather sptay pump, operated by a small 
petrol motor, discharging the liquid at 
the spraying nozzle at a pressure of 
100 lbs. to the square inch. By the help 
of specially constructed scaling ladders 
supplied by the engineers it was found 
possible to get at close quarters with the 
pest, which mostly infests the trunk of the 
tree, and to sjiray the affected parts quite 
successfully. There is every reason to 
believe that this treatment, if persevered 
with by the owners of Beech forests, will 
soon entirely stamp out the disease which 
is making such ravages in the district. 
Examinations in Gardening. 
Gardeners and others wishing to sit for 
the Royal Horticultural Society's exami¬ 
nation in horticulture to be held on April 
8th are requested to send in their names 
on or before March 28th to the secretary, 
Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent 
Square, Westminster; also the name and 
address of their proposed supervisor, to¬ 
gether with postal order for 5 s. in pay¬ 
ment of entrance fee. The society is 
willing to hold an examination wherever 
a magistrate, clergyman, schoolmaster, 
or other responsible person accustomed to 
examinations will consent to supervise 
one on the society's behalf. If any candi¬ 
date desires to sit in London for this ex¬ 
amination, the society will make arrange¬ 
ments for him to attend at their hall in 
Vincent Square, S.W. The society will 
also hold an examination in cottage and 
allotment gardening on April 29th. This 
examination is intended for, and will be 
confined to, elmentary and technical 
school teachers. Teachers and assistants 
desiring to sit for the examination should 
apply at once for a copy of the syllabus 
to the secretary. 
