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NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(C'has West) i, Daphne Mezereum; 2, Cor- 
nus Mas; 3, Erica carnea; 4, Viburnum 
Tinus. 
(M. D.) r, Galanthus nivalis; 2, Galan- 
thus Elwesii; 3, Galanthus nivalis flore 
pleno; 4, Crocus susianus; 5, Crocus aureus 
var. 
(A. S. Wood) 1, Rhododendron indicum 
amoenum; 2, Adonis amurensis; 3, Saxi- 
fraga burseriana major; 4, Cyclamen iberi- 
cum; 5, Scilla bifolia; 6, Saxifraga sancta. 
(T. Webb) 1, Acacia armata; 2, Choisya 
ternata; 3, Boronia megastigma; 4, Pelar¬ 
gonium denticulatum. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Barr and Sons, ii, 12 and 13, King 
Street, Covent Garden, London.—Barr’s 
Hard}' Perennials, Alpines and Aquatics, 
Hardy Climbers, etc.; also New and Rare 
Flower Seeds ; and Floral Gems from South 
Africa for Spring Planting. 
James Mason, 63, Cr.awshay Road, North 
Brixton, London, S.W.—General Catalogue 
of Seeds, Plants, Rose and Fruit Trees, 
Horticultural Sundries, etc. 
Young and Co., Hatherley, Cheltenham.— 
American 'Carnations. 
The “ Pf.rifcta’’ Go., 22, Mehetabel Read, 
Hackney, London, N.E.—Perfecta Slug and 
Worm Killer. 
T. Fred. Wustenhoff Dz., F.R.H.S.; 
Sassenheim, Holland.—Wholesale Cata¬ 
logue of Holland Bulbs and Flower Roots. 
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Easter Holidays. 
To those who are anticipating a rest¬ 
ful and health-giving change from the 
present sphere of worry during the Easter 
recess, the ABC Excursion Programme 
just issued by the Great Central Railway 
Co. will strongly appeal. Within it? 
covers are conveniently tabulated an al¬ 
most unlimited choice of resorts suitable 
for all tastes and requirements. The 
arrangements for Thursday, April 8th, 
embrace nearly 600 seaside and inland 
resorts, extending through the Midland 
Counties, Yorkshire, Lancashire, Lincoln¬ 
shire, North-East and North-West Coasts 
and North of England generally. The 
trains are equipped with Buffet Cars, en¬ 
abling meals to be served on board at a 
most reasonable tariff. For those who 
cannot leave until late on Thursday, 
extra fast ti*ains are provided, departing 
from Marylebone at 10 p.m. and 12.30 
midnight. Special trains will also be run 
on Good Friday, Saturday, Sunday and 
Monday (Bank Holiday). Other notice¬ 
able features o? the programme are the 
issue of Saturday to Monday* week-end 
tickets, frequent day and half-day facili¬ 
ties, and cheap cycle and pedestrian tour 
tickets to the picturesque and historical 
countrv in Middlesex, Herts and “ Beechy 
Bucks." Copies of this comprehensive 
publication may be obtained free at Mary- 
lebone Station, Company’s Town Offices, 
and Agencies, or by post from Publicity 
Department. 216, Marylebone Road, N.W. 
We have received a copy of the Annual 
Retort. etc., for iqo8, of the National 
Dahlia Society. Some 70 new varieties 
were last year submiffed to the inspection 
M the judges, who awarded certificates to 
f l'-vcn of them. Certificate:; were awarded 
to nine new varieties bv the Joint Com- 
, of the N D.S. and the'R.H.S. 
Winter Violets. 
These are always welcomed when 
flowers are scarce and dear to buy. 
Damp is the greatest enemy of the Violet 
frame, and must be kept at bay by careful 
airing. On bright sunny days draw the 
lights off altogether, and stir the surface 
of the soil, but on rainy or unsettled days 
just tilt the lights at the side. Do not 
water often, but when you do give a 
thoroughly good supply that will last for 
a few weeks ; choose a bright day, and 
do it early so that the leaves will get dry 
before night. Red snider must be 
watched for, and any plants affected by it 
carefully omitted when propagating. 
E. VYNER. 
A Home-Made Hanging- Basket. 
A serviceable and inexpensive hanging 
basket can be made by anyone as follows : 
.Having fixed on the depth and diameter 
of the basket, take a pair of cutting pliers 
and cut some wire netting to the required 
depth of basket and a little over three 
times the desired diameter in length; 
form it into a circle with the ends slightly 
overlapping, and fasten by turning over 
the ragged ends from outside to inside. 
Now cut out a circular piece of wire net¬ 
ting to fit inside for a bottom. Use the 
finished edge of- the wire netting for the 
rim; push the bottom piece inside and 
fasten by turning over the ragged edge 
of the netting forming the body of the 
basket. Next, get three lengths of gal¬ 
vanised wire and fasten one end at equal 
distances round 'the rim of the basket and 
twist the other three ends into a loop by 
which to suspend the basket. Line with 
live moss and plant in the usual way. 
After planting dibble pieces of Selagi- 
nella kraussiana over the surface. 
C. C. 
Raising Vines from Eyes. 
The raising of Vines from eyes is a 
very interesting and fascinating pursuit. 
A good many gardeners err, when prun¬ 
ing their Vines, by heeling the shoots in 
under a wall. In my experience this 
should be avoided. Directly they are 
severed from the rods cut them up into 
lengths straightaway and proceed as fol¬ 
lows : Select the eyes from the base as 
much as possible. Cut them -straight 
through, leaving 1 inch of wood on each 
side of the bud. With a sharp knife re¬ 
move half the wood behind the bud in 
much the same way as Rose buds are 
prepared, but not quite so severely. Peg 
them down into the soil, eyes or buds 
uppermost, the pots being filled with a 
light sandy compost. Place the pots in 
a temperature .of 50 to 55 degrees and 
success is assured. 
Destroying Weeds. 
Although it is rather early to talk of 
eradicating weeds, yet it is a word in time.. 
It is almost too slow a process to weed 
the gravel walks by hand, and not alto- ■ 
gether the best. • One gallon of weed¬ 
killer as it is bought will ‘make about 
twenty-five for use, and this should he 
sufficient to treat eighty to one hundred 
square yards. It should be applied either 
early in the morning or in the evening, 
when the weather is fine and settled. The 
weed-killer should be well mixed, and ap¬ 
plied with a watering-can. On no ac¬ 
count, however, should the can be used 
to water plants until it has been well 
rinsed out. 
Whitchurch. F. PHILLIPS. . 
Liliums and their Culture. 
The bulbs of these showy plants should 
be procured at once. They are invaluable 
for decorations. They should be potted in 
a compost consisting of loam, leaf-soil, 
peat and sand. About half fill the pots 
when potting, so as to allow for top¬ 
dressing later on. Place them in a cold 
frame and cover with fibre several inches 
thick. As soon as the growths appear re¬ 
move the fibre and let them have as much 
light as possible. When the roots com¬ 
mence to grow from the stems top-dress 
with the same soil as for potting, adding 
some dried cow manure broken up finely. 
Never allow the plants to get dry. Feed 
well with Clay's and farmyard manure 
water when the pots are filled with roots. 
A few good varieties are as follows :—L. 
auratum^ platyphyllum, L. speciosum 
album, L.s. Kraetzeri, L.s. Melpomene, 
L.s. rubrum, L.s. roseum, and L. tigri- 
num Fortunei. 
Alton, Hants. W. H. Snelgrovk. 
Culture of Gaillardias. 
Gaillardias, as most people know, are 
amongst the best of all hardy perennials 
in the garden, with their glowing colours,. I 
such as crimson beautifully edged with 
gold and scarlet, and bright yellow. 
There is one variety to which I ’should 
like to draw the attention of our gar¬ 
deners, which is known as Kelwav-s King; 
this is a pure yellow, both disc’ and the 
petals. Nowisthetimeto nlant them. They 
will grow in any common garden soil’, 
and will bloom freely during the drvesf 
summer. Flowering time starts about 
Tune, and. lasts until the end of October. 
If you cut off the. old flowers vou will 
fine! that the plant looks;better, and will 
stay in bloom much longer by so doing. I 
To keep them during the winter months 
the best way is to put a little coal ash 
all around the crowns of the plant's. 
When there is a very severe frost, th? 
best thing is to put a little covering 
around them, such as dead stalks of 
Asters, and other things, 
Langport. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
April 3, 1909. 
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