206 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
. NOTICES. 
To Readers and Correspondents. 
W THE GARDENING WORLD ” is published by 
Maclaren AND Sons, 37 and 38, Shoe Lane, London, E.O. 
Telegrams and Gables: “Buns,” London. Telephone 
Number: 997 Holborn. 
“THE GARDENING WORLD” is published every 
Tuesday, and dated for the following Saturday. Price 
One Penny. Annual Subscription (prepaid), post free, 
6s. 6d. United Kingdom ; 8s. 8d. Abroad. Cheques and 
remittances generally should be made payable to 
Maclaren and Sons, and crossed London City and Midland 
Bank. 
Advertisement Orders should be addressed to • the Pub¬ 
lishers. The insertion of advertisements cannot be 
guaranteed for the following issue unless received by 
Saturday before date of publication. 
EDITORIAL.—Letters for publication, specimens for 
naming, requests for information, manuscripts and 
photographs must be addressed to the Editor. Corre¬ 
spondents should write on one side of the paper only, 
and give name and address as well as nom-de-plume. 
'lhe Editor will not be responsible for loss of unaccepted 
manuscripts, photographs, etc., but if stamps be enclosed 
ordinary care will be exercised to ensure return. If 
payment for photographs or text is desired, the price for 
reproduction must be distinctly stated, and it must be 
understood that only the actual photographer or owner 
of the copyright will be dealt with. All contributions 
of any kind in the Prize Competitions become the 
property t of the Proprietors of “THE GARDENING 
WORLD.” The Editor’s decision in Prize Competitions is 
finaL 
SPECIMEN COPIES.—The Publishers will be pleased 
to send specimen copies of - THE G * RDENING WORLD ” 
for distribution amongst friends, and will appreciate the 
services rendered by readers in this connection. 
Bdifotrial 
Ttoiumtiattou of 
The correct pronunciation of plant 
names has always been a difficult subject, 
and in proportion as the speaker or reader 
is unfamiliar with names of Greek and 
Latin origin. It is not merely the classi¬ 
cal languages, however, with which we 
have to deal, but in discussing a large 
number of subjects in gardening one is 
obliged to use French, German, Russian, 
and other names, as well as English, and 
those who are unacquainted with these 
languages must inevitably pronounce 
many of them wrongly, while if they do 
not give the pronunciation as in the ori¬ 
ginal it follows that each must use his 
own method of pronunciation. It is more 
easy to deal with dead languages, if we 
could get authorities whom all would 
follow; but a second difficulty comes in 
where those, who are not acquainted with 
the classical languages, cannot be induced 
to follow any written system of pronun¬ 
ciation. The more deeply that one dives 
into the subject, the more difficult it 
seems. 
Our contemporary, “ The Gardeners’ 
Chronicle,” has been printing a list of 
names followed by a second spelling of 
the word in order to assist the reader in 
pronouncing it. This list has now been 
published in book form. In the preface 
it is admitted that Veronica and Anemone 
have been wrongly pronounced for such a 
length of time that it is difficult to alter 
it. We could have wished, however, tl t 
the proper pronunciation had been in¬ 
serted for the use of all those who would 
take the trouble to learn, because, after 
all, no system of pronunciation will be 
followed by those who do not make some 
little effort. In “ Nicholson’s Dictionary 
of Gardening ” it is stated that Lindley 
and Hooker persisted in—the common 
error, so that, after all, those who pro¬ 
nounce Veronica with the accent upon 
the “on ” err in good company. 
While this list of names is an excellent 
one in a general way, there are some 
words which may seem wrongly or incon¬ 
sistently pronounced. For instance, 
Ginkgo is pronounced as if it was 
spelled Gmkko with the accent on 
the first “k.” Then, again, there are 
quite a number of German words into 
which we should put a guttural, but 
while the “ch” is pronounced as “k,” 
in other words, such as Wahlenbergia 
and Waldsteinia, the “w ” is sounded as 
if it were a “v. ” This' would seem to im¬ 
ply some knowledge of German. Another 
word which will prove a stumbling block 
to many is Cimicifuga. Here the accent 
is placed upon “fu,” while in “Nichol¬ 
son’s Dictionary of Gardening ” the accent 
is on the “if.” We have more than once 
been corrected upon this latter word, and 
As in the case of Chinese Primulas, the 
seeds of Cineraria are sown at different 
times, according to convenience or re¬ 
quirements, in order to give a succession 
of flowers. 
Those who desire to get their plants in 
bloom in the coming autumn will have to 
sow the seeds some time in April or May. 
Great care has to be taken in the rearing 
of these seeds, because, although they 
germinate and grow freely enough, the 
young seedlings are liable to damp off if 
placed under unfavourable conditions. A 
seed pan should be prepared (as shown at 
A in the sketches) by giving it plenty of 
March 27, 1909. 
also concerning Gladiolus, so that we may 
now return to our old method of pronun¬ 
ciation and quote an authority. 
While commending this list to all who 
desire to get a knowledge of the pronun¬ 
ciation of botanical generic names, we 
could have unshed that the author had 
extended the book so as to include speci¬ 
fic names, for, although the most of them 
are fairly easy, there are some of them 
upon which even educated men are not 
correct. For instance, the word mari- 
timum would seem to admit of the accent 
in more than one place. Some proper 
names in the genitive case are even more 
puzzling tlian many classical names; for 
instance, there is Rhododendron Przewal- 
skii. That and several other Russian 
names would be the better for illustration 
as to their pronunciation, particularly the 
first syllable in this instance. The "book 
may be obtained from the Publisher, 
Office of “The Gardeners’ Chronicle,” 41, 
Wellington Street, Strand, London, price 
is. 2d. post free. 
drainage, and then filling up with a light 
compost of loam, leaf mould and sand. 
A slight sprinkling of the finer portions of 
the soil should be spread over the seeds 
so as to just cover them. With a fine- 
rosed watering can just sprinkle over the 
top to settle the soil on the seeds. To 
save much watering after the sowing of the 
seeds, the pans should be made up, the 
soil pressed firmly, and then watered 
thoroughly. This water is allowed to 
drain away, of course, before the seeds 
are sown. 
A pane of glass placed over the pan 
will retain moisture. Place it in a tern- 
The Culture o! the Cineraria 
