T HE GARDENING WORLD . 
January ij, 1907, 
HOUSE-WASHING. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(T. W.) i, Thuya plicata ; 2, Thuya 
orientalis; 3, Cupressua lawsoniana ; 4, 
Cupressus pisifera squarrosa.—(L. D.) 1, 
Daphne Mezereum; 2, Vinca Minor; 3, 
Viburnum Tinus; 4, Euonymus japonicus 
albo-marginatus; 5, I.igustrum ovalifolium 
foliis aureis : 6, Lo-nicera japonica aureo- 
reticulata. — (Geranium) 1, Pelargonium 
Radula; 2, Pelargonium quercifolium ; 3, 
Pelargonium peltatum var. ; 4, Pelargonium 
cucullatum var. ; 5, Chlorophytum elatum 
variegatum.—(J. W.) Val'lota purpurea.— 
(C.W.M.) Aspidistra lurida variegata. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
David W. Thomson, 113, George Street, 
Edinburgh.—Seed List. 
Wm. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, Lon¬ 
don.—Flower, Vegetable, Farm Seeds, &c. 
W. Wells and Co., Ltd., (Late of 
Farlswooa) Merstham, Surrey.—Special list 
of Novelties. 
John Downie, 75 and 77, Shandwick 
Place, Edinburgh. — Seed Catalogue; also 
Herbaceous Plant Catalogue. 
Fisher, Son and Sibray, Ltd., Hands- 
worth, Sheffield.—Fisher’s Seeds. 
T. Methven and Sons, 15, Princes Street, 
Edinburgh.—Seed List. 
Chas. W. Breadmore, 120, High Street, 
Winchester.—Breadmore's Seeds. 
McHattie and Co., Chester.—Garden 
Seeds. 
Daniel Brothers, Ltd., Norwich. — 
Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
Robert Veitch and Son, 54, High Street, 
Exeter. — Catalogue of Flower Seeds, Veget¬ 
able Seeds, Implements, &c. 
Horace J. Wright, F.R.H.S., 32, Dault 
Road, Wandsworth, London, S.W.—Cata¬ 
logue of Sweet Peas, Flower and Vegetable 
Seeds. 
Herd Bros., Penrith.—Specialities in 
Garden Seeds, Flower Seeds, Garden 
Manures, &e. 
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Appointment.— Mr. Robert K. David¬ 
son. for the past eighteen years head 
gardener at Keppoch House, Cardross, 
Dumbartonshire, N.B., has been ap¬ 
pointed to a similar position at The 
Gardens, Strathallan Castle, Machany, 
Perthshire, N.B. He enters on his new 
duties on January 10th. 
The Horticultural Directory and 
Year Book. — The new edition of this an¬ 
nual is now on our table, and includes the 
usual features, the most important of 1 
which is the names and addresses of nur¬ 
serymen and gardeners in the British Isles. 
The names of nurserymen are given un¬ 
der the counties in which their respective 
establishments are situated, but a con¬ 
siderable improvement would be an alpha¬ 
betical list of nurserymen, the names to 
be followed by the county in which the 
full address is given. This would facili¬ 
tate reference in the case of those that 
are only moderately widely known. The 
Editor also regrets the late arrival of mam- 
names and addresses, which have, there¬ 
fore. not been inserted, but the senders 
themselves will be the chief losers. Great 
care has, however, been exercised in get¬ 
ting the lists correct, entailing much la¬ 
bour. The list of private places, with the 
nearest railway station appended, is also 
a valuable one for travellers. The book 
runs to 592 pages and is-indispensable to 
those having to communicate frequently 
with gardeners, nurserymen or the secre¬ 
taries of societies throughout the country. 
TOMATOS OUTSIDE. 
A REMARKABLE CROP. 
W hat I consider a most remarkable 
crop of outside Tomatos has been grown 
by Mr. A. Dodd, gardener to Dr. E. 
Baines, of the Windmill, Henley-on- 
Thames, and I am asked to write an 
essay on the same. After making very 
careful inquiries I am informed by Mr. 
Dodd that he has gathered from 80 plants 
of Lister’s Prolific no less than 300 lbs. of 
dead-ripe fruit, which he has weighed a.s 
he gathered them; also 6oibs. of green 
ones, which had not ripened up, from the 
same plants, which have been used in the 
house for chutney. Surely this is a 
grand crop grown at a private place. 
Mr, Dodd furnishes me with the follow¬ 
ing details of his cultivation: — We dug 
out trenches across the garden, which 
were 9 inches deep, and well forked up 
the soil from the bottom, then mixed up 
a compost consisting of good turfy loam, 
short stable manure, and a quantity of 
wood ashes, and soot, mixing the whole 
together, then filling the trenches with 
same. They were planted the first week 
in June, three feet apart in the rows, only 
leaving 3 trusses on each plant. The 
leading shoot was then stopped, and they 
were then syringed on all dry mornings, 
This helped to set the bloom so much 
tetter, treating them in this way during 
the growing season. Mr. Dodd is a con¬ 
stant reader of The Gardening World, 
and would like die Editor to pass his 
opinion on this, his successful crop, and 
would be pleased to read this essay. 
In addition to Tomatos he has been 
highly successful with Raspberries, the 
variety being Superlative. He informs 
me that he has 12 rows of strong canes 
from which he has gathered 329 lbs. of 
ripe fruit, and unprotected from the 
birds. T his, I consider, is a good crop 
of fruit. Mr. Dodd says his soil is of a 
very heavy clay, with a gravelly sub¬ 
soil. 
J. Nibbs. 
Henley. 
[The 3oolbs. ripe fruit from 80 plants 
grown out of doors was a good crop, be¬ 
ing at the rate of 3lbs. 120ZS. per plant, 
but last season was a very favourable one 
for ripening them, though it was less 
favourable to the setting of the fruit, 
owing to the long continued dry weather. 
—Ed.]. 
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UNITED HORTICULTURAL BENEFIT 
AND PROVIDENT SOCIETY. 
The monthly committee meeting of this 
society was held at the Royal Horticultural 
Hall, Vincent Square, S.W., on the 10th 
pit- Mr. Charles H. Curtis presided. 
Seven new members were elected, making a 
total of ninety-six for the past year. The 
amount paid for sickness during the month 
was ^36 17s. Several letters containing 
postal orders sent to the secretary recently 
have not reached. On enquiries being made 
by the secretary, it was found that the 
orders had been cashed, excepting one, 
which is not yet traced. Members are ad¬ 
vised to cross all orders sent by them in 
future, as they cannot then be cashed at 
any Post Office, but must pass through a 
Bank. 
Winter being the least busy season of 
the year is generally chosen by gardeners 
for the annual spring cleaning. If plants 
are to be grown in a clean and healthy 
manner, the houses in which they are 
cultivated must also be kept clean, and 
should be thoroughly washed at least once 
a year. If possible the house should be 
emptied of all its plants, but if this is 
impracticable, one end should be cleared 
and washed first, afterwards removing the 
plants to the clean end while the other 
part is being done. A small handful of 
soft soap should be well mixed in a 
bucketful of water, and a little syringed 
on a portion of the house. Be careful 
to do the highest parts first, which should 
then be well washed with a scrubbing 
brush, not forgetting the glass, for which 
a softer brush will be found useful. Odd 
earners, the breeding places of insects, 
must not be overlooked, and the whole 
should then be well syringed with clean 
water. 
Too much should not be attempted at 
once, as the syringing with clear water 
must be done before the part scrubbed 
has had time to dry, and should the day 
be sunny this takes but a very short time. 
A dull day is best chosen for the opera¬ 
tion, as the glass is difficult to clean when 
the sun is shining brightly. The stages 
should be scrubbed, thoroughly over¬ 
hauled, and repaired, if necessary. The 
ashes or gravel, if any, should be washed, 
or better still, renewed, as the old is al¬ 
most sure to contain woodlice, slugs, and 
many other insect pests. Having finished 
washing the house, the plants should he 
the next consideration. 
Any creepers on the roof, which of 
course have been taken down during the 
washing, should be sponged with soft 
soap or some insecticide before being 
again tied up. If the season is suitable 
for pruning, this is best done at the same 
time. The pot plants should then be 
carefully cleanecT, sponging if necessary, 
their pots washed, afterwards arranging 
them as tastefully as possible. The 
trouble taken will be amply compensated 
for by the improved appearance and in¬ 
creased vigour of the plants in their clean 
surroundings, 
F. A. Edwards. ' 
Hants. 
ROSES might have been seen quite re¬ 
cently in full bloom in the open air at 
Llanfairfechan, North Wales. 
A Resurrection Ff.rn.— Some timp 
ago we mentioned the Selaginella known 
as the Resurrection Plant. There -are, 
however, several which behave more or 
less in the same fashion. The hoary 
Polypody (Polypodium mcanum) is a 
native of Florida, and known as the Re¬ 
surrection Fern of that country. The 
fronds are liable to crumple up when sub¬ 
jected to a period of drought, but in the 
presence of moisture they are able to re¬ 
cover themslelves more or less completely 
again, unless they had actually been 
killed by the length of time they were 
kept in a dry condition. 
