I HE GARDENING WORLD, 
December i:, iqoS. 
Chrysanthemums. 
By R. BARNES. Work for December. 
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The young grubs or the eggs may have been 
in the soil used for potting, or the mother 
weevit may have laid the eggs after the 
potting was done. Very possibly some of the 
perfect weevils are still about the place, and 
may cause you further trouble. You should 
lay pieces of board or slate about the house 
in which your Primulas are grown. This 
could be done when leaving off work, and 
then the traps examined in the morning. 
The weevils come out to feed at night, and 
then lay up in .anything that will .afford them 
shelter. Everything not required in the 
house should, therefore, be cleared out ex¬ 
cept the traps you lay down. Crevices on 
the walls should be cemented. You may Lay 
a white sheet under the benches if they are 
open, and come in with a lantern at night, 
turning the light suddenly upon the plants, 
and if any weevils are present they, will drop 
down and feign to be dead, when you can 
catch them on the white sheet if conveniently 
situated for the weevils falling. Other 
plants in the house may, however, harbour 
them, and you can try all of these plants to 
ascertain whether there are any of the per¬ 
fect weevils in the house. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(David Chapman) The plant sent is An- 
thriscus sylvestris, also variously named 
Wild Beaked-Parsley, Wild Chervil, Cow- 
Weed and Cow-Parsley. It has net the smell, 
of Myrrh nor the white markings on the 
leaves. The leaves are not so finely divided 
as those of Hemlock (Conium maculatum). 
1 he dying leaves' are handsome, as you say. 
(W. D. Cross) 1, Cctcneaster microphylla ; 
2, Gaultheria Shallon; 3, Euonymus ja- 
ponicus afbo-marginatus; 4, Veronica Tra- 
versii. 
(K. Andrews) 1, Eurybia argophylla; 2, 
Acacia verticillata; 3, Acacia riceana; 4, 
Polygala myrtifolia grandiflora ; 5, Erica 
gracilis; 6, Lomaria gibba. 
(F. C. W.) 1, Jasminum nudiflorum ; 2, 
Laurustinus (Viburnum Tinus); 3, "Oupres- 
s.is obtusa; 4, Cupressus lawsoniana; 5, 
Eiica carnea. 
(W. Henderson) 1, Pelargonium R.adula ; 
2, Pelargonium cucullatum var. ; 3, Pteris 
ctetioa umbrosa. 
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During the summer months nothing is 
more beautiful than the various kinds of 
garden Pinks, and especially the various 
white sorts. All points considered, 1 
doubt there being any one that surpasses 
Mrs. Sinkins. In some positions 
Pinks are far more satisfactory than 
others. When residing in the west of 
England on a wet soil and low situa¬ 
tion these would not grow. They soon 
got the mildew that paralysed the foliage, 
checking all growth. Now, in my gar¬ 
den on a light, dry soil, they are just the 
opposite, and nothing could be finer than 
two long rows layered as an edging to 
the centre path. These are a foot wide. 
During June they were a mass of white. 
Seldom have I seen such fine blooms. 
There is an advantage in growing them 
thus; they form a pleasant object with 
their ash-grey foliage when out of bloom, 
causing hardly any trouble, and give 
hundreds of blooms. It is astonishing 
how long these will remain in health for 
many years in a suitable soil. When 
they have room thev extend to large 
patches. I once had one 14 vears. old, 
and this some seasons produced over 100 
flowers. 
West Surrey, 
As soon as good cuttings can be 
obtained a start should be made to raise 
a stock of plants for another year. A 
good rooting medium is a mixture of one 
part loam, one part leaf-soil, and one 
part sand, worked through a rather fine- 
meshed sieve and well mixed. If plants 
are required for exhibition purposes the 
cuttings should be rooted singly in 
thumb-pots in a close frame inside a 
greenhouse, but if only ordinary decora¬ 
tive purposes are aimed at a simpler 
method is to fill the frames to the depth 
of about four inches with soil prepared as 
above and dibble the cuttings in about 
three inches apart, taking care that each 
one is made firm at the base. One good 
watering from a fine-rose watering can is 
usually sufficient to support the cuttings 
under these close conditions until roots 
are formed, when another good watering 
must be given a day or so before the 
young plants are taken up to be potted. 
A temperature of 50 degrees will be found 
most favourable during the rooting 
period, and to prevent damping of the 
cuttings they should be looked over every 
day and all decaying.parts removed. x 
The past season has been a trying one 
for exhibitors, and many varieties of 
’mums from which much was expected 
have proved disappointing. Among those 
Colonial Fruit Show. 
The annual show, organised by the 
Royal Horticultural Society, of Colonial 
fruits, was opened by Lord Strathcona 
and Mount Royal, G.C.M.G., at the 
Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, 
on November 26th, when there' was a 
large gathering, including Lady Strath¬ 
cona, the Rt. Hon. Lord Balfour of Bur¬ 
leigh, K.T., Sir Albert Rollit, the mem¬ 
bers of the Council, and a number of re¬ 
presentatives of various Colonial Offices. 
The show was a large and comprehensive, 
one. There were magnificent displays 
of Apples from British Columbia, Nova 
Scotia, New Zealand and Berwick, N.S., 
very fine exhibits of Oranges, Grape 
Fruits, Nuts and other fruits, as well as 
preserves, cider, honey, etc. 
In introducing Lord Strathcona, Lord 
Balfour observed that this was the 
twelfth show of Colonial fruit which their 
society had held under its own auspices. 
The object of these shows was to stimu¬ 
late the production of the best fruit, and 
the society wished to ; afford information 
to the growers as to the best means of 
placing it on the market, and to inform 
the home consumers where they could 
get the best article that their fellow sub- 
iects all over, the world could produce. 
Though the society lost several hundreds, 
of pounds in organising the show, yet they 
mrurred the loss cheerfully, because they 
that have given most satisfaction as spec 
men blooms are Mrs. A. T. Miller, F. S 
Vallis, Reginald Vallis, Lady Talbo 
J. H. Silsbury, Mme. P. Radaelli. Pre ; 
dent Viger, Algernon Davis (which a] 
pears to have improved), Mrs. Norma 
Davis (a beautiful type of flower, seldoi 
seen in its best form), Mme. G. Rivol 
magnificent (unajoproached for colour 
and Gen. Hutton. Among the newer ir 
troductions the variety Splendour appear 
likely to take high rank as an exhibitio 
sort. 
Among decorative varieties crimso 
Source d'Or, W. Meredith, Freda Bedfon 
and Foxhunter are welcome additions. . 
good dozen single-flowering kinds ar 
Robert Milner (yellow’), F. W. Smit 
(pink), Bronze Pagram, White Pagram 
Edith Pagram (rose, with white ring roun 
the disc), Mary Richardson (salmon 
Merstham White, Crown Jewel (bron.w 
yellow), Victoria (cream), Nancy McGilli 
cuddy (reddish crimson), Earlswoo 
Beauty (creamy-white), and Framfief 
Beautv (deep red). The last two are latt 
flowering varieties, being usually in flowe 
until the end of the year. 
Among Anemone-flowering kinds Mrs 
Caterer (pure white) and Mrs. Parr 
(creamy pink) ,are elegant and usefu 
varieties. 
thought it was their duty, although the} 
liked to get a word of thanks for whai 
they did in the interests of the consumer. 
Lord Strathcona, speaking of his re 
collections of eighty years ago, observed 
that then there was no possibility of send¬ 
ing such delicious fruits from a more dis¬ 
tant country; now, however, with cold 
storage, they could have anything and 
everything they liked in good condition 
from every part of the Empire. They 
ought to feel, added Lord Strathcona. 
that they were under a very great obliga¬ 
tion to the Royal Horticultural Society 
for all they were doing, not for the pur¬ 
pose of gain to themselves, but in true 
patriotism and in the interest of the Em¬ 
pire. 
Royal Botanic Society of London. 
At the first meeting, since the vacation, 
of the Fellows of this society, on Novem¬ 
ber 27th, Mr. P. S. Stephens, K.C., took 
the chair. Mr. R. Fletcher, Mr. E. 
Owners, and Mr. L. J. LTndervvood were 1 
elected to the Fellowship, and the names 
of 11 others were read for nomination. 
The Chairman congratulated the Fellows 
upon a large increase over 1907. A vote 
of condolence was passed to -the family 
of Sir Alfred Pitman, M.D.", whose, re¬ 
cent death, at the age of 100, has de¬ 
prived the society of its oldest Fellow, A 
long lyst of donations to the gardens, was 
read. . . - D 
