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THE GARDENING WORLD 
June 13, 1908. 
to be carefully conducted by opening the 
ventilators earlier or later in the morning 
according to the amount of sunshine, and the 
ventilation gradually increased as the sun 
gains power. You should never let the tem¬ 
perature get too high and then reduce, it by 
putting on a great amount of air, because 
by that means you give the Vines a check and 
lay them liable to an attack of mildew. 
Ventilation should be conducted equally 
Training the laterals of a young 
Vine that has been -pruned in 
•winter. 
from end to end of the house, so that there 
will be no draught from one end of the house 
to the other. Keep an outlook for mildew 
upon the leaves and apply flowers of sulphur 
to the surface when you see the least trace of 
mildew. The temperature at night would 
depend largely upon the stage at which the 
Vines are at present. You would do well to 
consider these matters and let us know what 
stage your Grapes have reached, and ask us 
to let you know anything concerning which 
you may have difficulty. For instance, when 
the Grapes begin to colour somewhat dif¬ 
ferent treatment is required than when the 
berries are the size of Peas. See p. 376 for 
an article on Grape thinning. There is a 
series of articles on Grape growing in The 
Gardening World for last year, namely, on 
pp. 279, 296, 307, 327, and 376, which you 
can get at this office. 
GARDEN ENEMIES. 
2938. Ferns and Snails. 
We have a double row of Ferns in front 
of the house, then some Irises, and in spring 
Tulips. Every year the foliage of the Irises 
and other plants gets eaten by snails, or 
at least I can find nothing else that would be 
likely to do it. The foliage gets very un¬ 
sightly. Could you recommend anything 
that would destroy them or trap them t (R. 
P. Dunn, Middlesex.) 
Snails would eat the foliage of such 
things, but slugs also are very fond of Irises 
and young ones can so readily hide away 
amongst the leaves that it is difficult to get 
at them. Your best plan would be to dress 
your garden ground with some of the well- 
known remedies, such as “ Kilogrub,” “ Va- 
poriite,” or “ Alphol.” This could be scat¬ 
tered over the ground, and amongst the 
Ferns as well as Irises, which serve as hid¬ 
ing places for vermin of a variety of kinds, 
and you could gradually get rid of the pests. 
These remedies are much more effective than 
lime. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
2939. Gardener Wanted. 
In reply to Mr. J. Slaiter, Mr. Charles 
Baldock, Mr. G. R. Salter, and others, we 
have sent their names and addresses to A. H. 
Louis, Esq., who was in need of a gardener. 
2940. Botanic Names of Plants. 
I should be glad if you could give me some 
instructions as to how 1 could learn the 
botanic names of plants. (W. J., Surrey.) 
Your .best plan if you are unacquainted 
with botany would be to get a book by which 
you could get to know the names of the 
various parts of plants and the meanings of 
the terms applied in botany. For instance, 
you could get “ Elementary Botany,” by W. 
Oliver, from Messrs. Blackie and Son, 50, 
Old Bailey, London, E.C. The price is 
about 2s. There is a more recent book on the 
subject under the same name by M. A. Liver- 
sidge, sold by the same publishers for is. 6d. 
with postage extra. To make yourself ac¬ 
quainted with the names of plants, your best 
plan would be to get a book dealing with 
wild plants. If you would have a difficulty 
in finding them out by descriptions, perhaps 
the simplest book would be “ Flowers of the 
Field,” toy the Rev. C. A. Johns, and sold 
by Messrs. George Routledge and Sons, Ltd., 
Broadway House, Ludgate Hill, London. 
The price is 7s. 6d. It has numerous 
coloured and black and white illustrations. 
A more complete or exhaustive book, but 
without illustrations, is a “ Manual of Bri¬ 
tish Botany,” by Babington, and sold by 
Messrs. Gurney and Jackson, Paternoster 
Row, London. The newest and ninth edition 
is sold for 9s. Babington’s botany is very 
useful, as it contains a glossary of terms, 
giving the meanings of the words. 
2941. Table Decoration. 
Can you inform me where I can get the 
up-to-date book for table decoration? (C. M., 
Lanarkshire.) 
There is a recent and up-to-date book en¬ 
titled “ Flower Decoration in the House,” 
by Miss Gertrude Jekyll, and sold by Messrs. 
George Newnes, Ltd., 3-12, Southampton 
Street, Covent Garden, London, price 6s., 
with postage. This book contains illustra¬ 
tions of fifty-seven vases of flowers of very 
varied kinds, many of them done up in the 
tasty Japanese style. 
NAMES OF PLANTS . 
(A. Cartwright Dixon) The plant is Tol- 
miaea Menziesii, allied to Tiarella, Tellima 
and Saxifraga. 
(T. M., Beds.) The Japan Quince (Cydonia 
japonica). See under Trees and Shrubs for 
propagation. 
(Reader) The Summer Snowflake (Leuco- 
jum aestivum). 
(F. H.) 1, Croton variegatum; 2, Croton 
picturatum ; 3, not recognised ; the regal and 
decorative Pelargoniums we cannot under¬ 
take to name, nor any other florists’ flowers. 
The best way is to take them where there is 
a good named collection and compare them. 
(A. R. D.) 1, Saxifraga rotundifolia; 2, 
Saxifraga Geum; 3, Asperula odorata; 4, 
Lunaria annua or Honesty; 5, Funkia lan- 
ceolata undulata; 6, Hesperis matronalis; 7, 
Paradisia Liliastrum. 
(D. R.) 1, Berberis stenophylla; 2, Loni- 
cera Xylosteum ; 3, Lonicera involucrata; 4, 
Berberis Darwinii; 5, Olearia Haastii; 6, 
Philadelphus coronarius. 
(John ELsworth) It is Rose Gloire Lyon- 
naise, certainly not Gloire de Dijon, both 
flowers and leaves being different. 
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Strawberries reduce heat, quench 
thirst, and are gently laxative. For the 
complexion no fruit can stand in competi¬ 
tion with the' Strawberry. 
TheTemple Flower Show. 
List of Official Awards. 
Veitchian Cup.—F. Mentieth Ogilvie, 
Esq., for Orchids. 
Gold Medals. —Messrs. J. Veitch and 
Sons, foliage plants, flowers, etc. ; \Y. 
Cutbush and Son, Roses, Carnations, Al¬ 
pines ; Sander and Sons, Orchids and 
foliage plants; Charlesworth and Co., 
Orchids; Major G. L. Holford, C.I.E., 
C.V.O., Orchids; H. Low and Co., Or¬ 
chids, Carnations, etc. 
Silver Cups. —Sutton and Sons, miscel¬ 
laneous ; Barr and Sons, herbaceous; 
Bunyard, herbaceous and fruit; Waterer, 
J. and Sons., Rhododendrons, etc. ; May 
and Sons, Ferns, etc. ; L. R. Russell, 
Clematis, shrubs, etc. ; R. Smith and Co., 
Clematis, herbaceous; C. Turner, Roses 
and Azaleas ; Paul and Sons, Roses, etc. ; 
Jackman and Son, herbaceous; Pulham 
and Son, Alpines, etc. ; J. Cheal, trees, 
shrubs, herbaceous ; W. Paul and Son, 
Roses, etc.; T. Cripps and Son, Acers, 
etc. ; R. P. Ker, Hippeastrums ; A. Perry, 
herbaceous; R. G. Cuthbert, Azaleas, 
etc. ; Hon. V. Gibbs, Pelargoniums and 
Streptocarpus; C. F. Raphael, Carna¬ 
tions, etc. ; Blackmore and Langdon, Be¬ 
gonias ; R. Wallace and Co., herbaceous; 
Sir J. Colman, Orchids; W. James, Esq., 
Carnations and Paeonies ; Cypher, Or¬ 
chids, etc. ; M. Prichard, herbaceous. 
Silver Gilt Flora Medal. —T. S. 
Ware, Ltd., Begonias, Carnations; Can- 
nell and Sons, Roses, Calceolarias, Can- 
nas, etc. ; Carter and Co., flowering 
plants; Mount, Roses; Hobbies, Ltd.. 
Roses; Reuthe, herbaceous, etc. ; A. 
Dickson, Tulips; J. Hill and Son, Ferns; 
A. J. A. Bruce, Sarracenias; Armstrong 
and Brown, Orchids; H. Burnett, Carna¬ 
tions ; A. F. Dutton, Carnations ; R. 
Ashworth, Orchids. 
Silver Gilt Knightian Medal.— 
Rivers and Son, fruit trees in pots ; Lax- 
ton Bros., Strawberries. 
Silver Gilt Banksian Medal.— J. 
Peed, Caladiums, Gloxinias; Bakers, her¬ 
baceous plants; J. R. Box, Begonias; 
Craven Nursery, Alpines; Fromow and 
Sons, trees, shrubs, etc.; Notcutt, herba¬ 
ceous. 
Silver Lindley Medal. — F. Mentieth 
Ogilvie, Orchids. 
Silver Flora Medal. — F. Cant and 
Co., Roses; D. Russell and Son, trees, 
shrubs, etc. ; J. Laing, Begonias, Cala¬ 
diums, etc. ; C. W. Breadmore, Sweet 
Peas; A. R. Upton, herbaceous ; Webb 
and Son, Calceolarias; B. R. Cant, 
Roses; Dobbie and Co., Violas, etc.; 
Hogg and Robertson, Tulips; McBean, 
Orchids; J. W. Moore, Orchids;-R. Gill. 
Rhododendrons. 
Silver Knightian Medal.— Thatcham 
Fruit Farm, vegetables; Stephenson, As¬ 
paragus. 
Silver Banksian Medal. — J. D. Enys, 
Myosotidium; W. P. Horton, Alpines; 
King’s Acre Nurseries, herbaceous ; A. M. 
Wilson, Tulips; W. Bull, Orchids, foliage 
plants; H. Crane, Violas; Misses Hop¬ 
kins, Alpines, etc. ; Lillev, F., bulbous 
plants; G. Prince, Roses; Watkins and 
Simpson, vegetables; R. H. Bath, Tulips 
and Carnations; A. LI. Gwillim, Bego¬ 
nias ; Harwood, A. J., Asparagus; Jan- 
noch, Lilacs, etc. ; Ladhams, B., herba- 
ceous ; Page, W. H., Carnations; Bell 
and Sheldon, Carnations. 
