February 16, 1907. 
TT1E GARDENING WORLD. 
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Han well Souring. 
Herefordshire Beefing. 
Lane’s Prince Albert. 
Lord Derby. 
Lord Grosvenor. 
Mere de Menage. 
New Hawthornden. 
Pott’s Seedling. 
Royal Jubilee. 
Cox’s Pomona. 
Peasgood’s Nonsuch. 
Gloria Mundi. 
The Queen. 
Stirling Castle. 
Warner’s King. 
Dessert. 
Adam's Pearmain. 
Allington Pippin. 
Brownlee’s Russet. 
Claygate Pearmain. 
Cornish Aromatic. 
Cox’s Orange Pippin. 
Team’s Pippin. 
Golden Pippin. 
King of the Pippins. 
Lady Sudeley. 
Beauty of Bath. 
Irish Peach. 
Mabbott’s Pearmain. 
Margil. 
Ribston Pippin. 
Roundway Magnum Bonum. 
Worcester Pearmain. 
Golden Reinette. 
Washington. 
Wealthy. 
Rival. 
American Mother. 
Melon. 
W. C. Harris. 
Herts. 
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Mildew • - - 
& Damping. 
A LETTER TO THE EDITOR. 
Sir, —As so many of our readers of the 
"GW.” are asking assistance in the mat¬ 
ter of our common enemy, mildew, and 
its cure. I send a remedy I have tried 
again and again, and others to whom I 
have recommended it say the same, that 
I it far surpasses sulphur, even in the worst 
leases. I get some ordinary builders' 
1 lime, slake it in a box, and, after it has 
I gone to a dry powder, sift it through a 
tine sieve, and then dust it on and around 
the plants. As soon as damping off is 
seen, if a plant such as Pelargonium or 
sappy plants of any kind are 'badly af- 
jfected, brush the lime on with a camel 
hair brush. Even if the stems are nearly 
I dropping off, it will in most cases cure 
the evil. If the lime has lain for twelve 
months it must be kept and used in a 
dry state. It can be used with a distri- 
ibuter, just the same as any other powder. 
For plants in boxes, such as Stocks, etc., 
so liable to damp off, it has proved a 
great success. If dusted around the 
: plants it will prevent damping. I have 
1 tested it for several years, and always use 
I it, although I am but an amateur at gar- 
i dening. I hope this will be of some use 
jto someone. 
E. Savage. 
The Laurustinus. 
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Quite a number of species of Vibur¬ 
num are grown in this country, but the 
larger number of them are deciduous 
and bloom some time between May and 
July. That represented by the accom¬ 
panying illustration is quite an exception, 
as it 'blooms some time during the winter 
or spring, according to the condition of 
the weather. Should it be mild and open 
for any lengthened period in autumn the 
flowers may even open in a mild winter in 
the southern and more favoured parts of 
England. In winters, like the present, the 
blossom is delayed, but the numerous 
buds assume a bright red appearance and 
serve to give the garden variety and 
cheerfulness even in winter. 
It is an admirable subject for the front 
garden of villas and cottages which face 
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Viburnum Tinus. 
Those who like to adorn their cool con¬ 
servatory or greenhouse with flowers in 
winter could easily raise a batch of young 
plants in summer and grow them con¬ 
tinuously in pots for this particular pur¬ 
pose. During summer they could make 
their growth in the open air, and be 
taken indoors at the end of September 
to bring them along slowly. V hen the 
plants go out of bloom they can be cut 
back immediately, so that they have all 
the season to make and mature fresh 
growth. By this method of pruning the 
bushes can" be retained in a small state 
for many years, thus keeping them in 
compact and useful form for this class of 
work. The flowers are also suitable for 
cutting, and they are always finer under 
glass than out of doors. 
The Laurustinus (Viburnum Tinus). 
the south or any quarter except the north 
and east. This gives a considerable 
amount of shelter, and the bushes repay 
it by the cheerful appearance they pro¬ 
duce. As the buds expand the flowers 
become pure white. 
Some people in private places grow a 
batch of plants in pots to flower under glass 
during the winter. They can then be in¬ 
dependent of the weather, and the glass 
has the effect of making the flowers a 
purer white. This is particularly the re¬ 
sult of keeping the flowers clean, but it 
is also due in no small measure to the 
higher temperature, the shelter, and the 
more subdued light under a glass roof. 
Fruit from Slagheaps.— Prof. Bot- 
tomley, of King’s College, at a lecture sug¬ 
gested that slagheaps should be inocu¬ 
lated with the microbes found in the roots 
of Clover, so that fruit trees planted there 
might be capable of producing crops. 
Inoculating Trees.— A report comes 
from Washington that the roots of fruit 
trees are often found to be in a more ex¬ 
hausted condition than the parts above 
ground. The idea was conceived of in¬ 
oculating (or vaccinating according to 
some reports) with a solution of sulphate 
of iron. The idea is that such injections 
will prolong the life of the tree. 
