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THE GARDENING WORLD . October 5 , 1907 
vou sent us. It is the grub of the fly that 
attacks the stems of Cabbages and Cauli¬ 
flowers. In that case they may often be 
found sticking partly out of the stems and 
can be picked out in large numbers. In this 
instance, they have to get inside the stems 
to get something to feed upon and they eat 
out the pith with the succulent tissue lying 
round it. We fail to see how you are going 
to save the plants which get thus bored. 
So long as they continue healthy, therefore, 
they might be preserved, but if they show 
signs of flagging you cannot possibly get 
good flowers from them after that stage has 
been reached. Such plants should, of 
course, be dug up root and all and burned 
to destroy the grubs in them. The usual 
or best known method with Cabbages is to 
steep some quicklime or freshly ground 
lime in a barrel or tub of water for twenty^ 
four hours and then to dip out the clear 
liquid to water the base of the stem of the 
plants. A good plan would be to commence 
earlier in the season, say in July, and 
syringe your plants with some strong smell¬ 
ing liquid, such as diluted tobacco water 
or very weak petroleum emulsion. This, if 
done once in ten days during the period of 
active growth, might save your plants by 
keeping the fly away. After the Wall¬ 
flowers have been dug from the ground for 
planting out in their flowering quarters the 
ground might be trenched 2^ ft. deep, put¬ 
ting the top spit into the bottom. The fly 
passes out of the stem into the soil after a 
time and undergoes its changes within a 
few inches of the surface of the ground. 
Then if the top spit is put in the bottom 
of the trench during winter the perfect fly 
would be unable to get to the surface in 
spring. You should also select a piece of 
fresh ground for your plantation each year. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
2261. The Jumping- Bean. 
Just lately I have been reading about the 
antics of a jumping Bean. Is there any 
truth about it, or is it all a myth, that it 
jumps and rolls about on the table when 
laid down ? What is the name of the plant 
that produces it, and could I grow it m 
a greenhouse? (C. C. Ridgman, North¬ 
ampton.) 
It is not the Bean or seed itself which 
jumps about, but its antics are caused by the 
movements of a grub of a moth which is 
feeding inside the bean. When the grub 
shifts its position it causes the seed to roll 
about on any smooth surface. The moth 
causing it has been named Carpocapsa salti- 
tans, but a more correct name would be 
Graptolitha Sebastianiae. The seeds are 
those of a plant named Sebastiania bilocu- 
laris, which is a native of New 'Mexico, and 
no doubt could be grown in a stove ff you 
could get the plant, hut then you would 
have to breed the moth as well, otherwise 
you could not have the beans attacked in 
this country by a foreign moth. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
A. Kennelly, Chadwell Heath, Essex.— 
List of Bulbs, Roots, Tubers, etc. 
R. Wallace and Co., Kilnfield Gardens, 
Colchester.—Catalogue of Lilies, Hardy 
Plants and Bulbs. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(A. C. Dixon) 1, Campanula portenschlagi- 
ana (often named C. muralis in gardens); 
2, the seedling appears to be Calamintha 
Clinopodium, but is not in character. 
Flower it and then send it. 
(W. Brown) Erica cinerea. 
(H. G. Parish) 1, Juniperus chinensis; 2, 
Cupressus lawsoniana; 3, Pinus Strobus; 4, 
Picea orientalis ;■ 5, Pseudotsuga Douglasii. 
(Kitty, Perth) 1, Aster Novi-Belgii; 2, 
Aster longifolius var. ; 3, Borago officinalis, 
an annual kitchen herb; 4, Papaver 
orientale; 5 and 6 are varieties of Aster 
Novi-Belgii; 7, Polemonium caeruleum al¬ 
bum ; 8, a garden variety of Pyrethrum; 
g, Veronica Teucrium; 10, Kerria japonica. 
(T. R.) 1, Erigeron speciosus; 2, Lilium 
tigrinum; 3, Lyriope spicata; 4, Rudbeckia 
speciosa; 5, Campanula lactiflora caerulea. 
(A. S. D. ) 1, Lastrea spinulosa; 2, Las- 
trea Filix-mas cristata; 3, Pteris palmata ; 
4, Cyrtomium falcatum; 5, Pteris hastata; 
6, Selaginella uncinata. 
(W. Alan) 1, Helxine Solierolii; 2, Pilea 
muscosa; 3, Scirpus cernuus; 4, Phalaris 
arundinacea variegata; 5, Begonia Rex var. ; 
6, Apple of Sodom (Nicandra physaloides). 
NAMES OF FRUITS. 
(W. Stocker) Apples : 1, King of the Pip¬ 
pins ; 2, Os-lin; 3, Wellington (syn. Dume- 
low’s Seedling); 4, Cox’s Orange Pippin; 
5, Hawthornden; 6, Adam’s Pearmain; 7, 
Duchess of Oldenburg ; 8, Striped Beaufin ; 
9, Emperor Alexander; 10, The Queen; 11, 
Lane’s Prince Albert; 12, Lord Grosvenor. 
Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Events. 
Abbreviations used. 
A..—Association H— Horticultural 
Am.—Amateurs M.I.—Mutual Improve- 
Ohy.—Chrysanthemum ment 
c.m.—Committee meeting m.m.—Monthly meeting 
Oott.—Cottage or Cottagers S.—Society 
D—District w.m.—Weekly meeting 
G.—Gardening or gardener 
Thus The Templeton G. Am. and Oott. M.I.H.S. 
Gardeners, Amateurs’ and Cottagers’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Horticultural Society. 
October. 
7th.—National Fruit Growers’ Federation 
(Council Meeting R.H. Hall, West¬ 
minster, 3 p.m.); Horsforth 
G. M.I.S. (w.m.); Walsall Florists’ 
S. (m.m.); Kirkby Malzead H. and 
Ag. S. (m.m.); Mansfield H.S. 
(m.m.); Four Elms G.S. (m.m.) 
8th. — Crawley and D. G.M.I.A. (m.m. — 
Impromptu in “Horticultural Sub¬ 
jects” by members); Milton and 
Sittingbourne H.S. (m.m.); So¬ 
ciety of Jersey Gardeners (m.m.); 
Biddenden Cott. G.M.I.S. (m.m.) 
9th. — East Anglian H. Club (m.m.); 
Nottingham and Notts. Chy. S. 
(m.m.); Sheffield Chy. S. (m.m.) 
10th.—Woking H.A. (m.m.); Studley 
H. S. (m.m.) 
nth.—Ambergate Cott. G.S. (m.m); 
Weybridge and D.H.S. (m.m.) 
12th.—Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.); Thorn¬ 
ton Heath and -D.H.S. (m.m.) 
Stanhopea platyceras. 
The blooms of this Orchid are amongst 
thedargest of its kind. The sepals, petals, 
and curiously lobed and horned lip are 
white and more or less densely spotted 
with dark purple or nearly crimson. 
Award of Merit by the R.H.S. on 3rd 
September, when shown by the Hon. 
Walter Rothschild, M.P. (gardener, Mr. 
A. Dye), Tring Park, Tring. 
Grand Yorkshire Gala. 
The promoters of that important North 
Country event, the Grand Yorkshire 
Gala, Floral and Musical Exhibition, 
mean next year to eclipse all previous 
efforts on the occasion of their fiftieth 
annual show, which will be held on June 
17th, 18th, and 19th, in Boptham Park, 
York. At this great Jubilee Exhibition 
prizes to the amount of one thousand 
guineas will be offered for competition, 
and enterprising and ambitious exhibitors 
from every part of the kingdom, as well 
as from many foreign countries, may be 
expected 10 take part in the contest for 
honours. 
The secretary of this well-known fixture, 
Mr. Fred Arey (Davyhall Chambers, 
York), has sent us the schedule of prizes, 
and we note that there are four Jubilee 
Commemorative Classes. In Class “A,” 
which is open to the world, ^100 are 
offered in four prizes—^40, ,£30, £2.0, and 
£10 —for the most imposing and meri¬ 
torious display of foliage and flowering 
plants. In Class “B” £(50 are offered in 
four prizes for the best combination dis¬ 
play of horticultural products. In Class 
“C” are offered ,£25 in four prizes for 
bulbous and allied plants and cut flowers, 
and in Class “D,” which is for gardeners 
and amateurs resident in Yorkshire only, 
£25 are offered for the best display of 
the produce of Yorkshire gardens. The 
first prize of £(10 in this class includes 
the “Williams” Memorial Silver Medal. 
It may be mentioned that in various 
classes under the head of Orchids ,£93 10s. 
are offered for competition, ,£82 10s. for 
fruits and vegetables, £66 10s. for Roses, 
and /40 for Pelargoniums. 
The Royal Horticultural Society wil] 
visit the show and supplement the above 
prizes by awarding R.H.S. medals and 
commendation cards, and the Royal So¬ 
ciety will also give a certificate to any 
new or rare exhibit of exceptional merit. 
Dunfermline Horticultural Society. 
Dunfermline Horticultural Society have 
a higher aim than that of merely holding 
exhibitions of garden products at different 
seasons. In the winter months the mem 
bers provide lectures, with the object of 
educating each other by means of inter¬ 
change of ideas. The syllabus issued for 
the season is a very comprehensive one, 
and has a distinctly local as well as 
general character. • The following are the 
subjects and authors The preserving 
and bottling of fruit”—Mr. George P. 
Berry, Edinburgh; “The influence of 
horticulture on our better nature”—Mr. 
James Dunagan, Pittencrieff Park; “The 
growing of spring flowering bulbs in pots 
for exhibition”—Mr. J. E. M’Killop, 
Beveridgewell; “Fern culture”—Mr. An¬ 
drew Collins, Braco, Perthshire; “Tea 
planting in India”—Mr. Colin M‘Lean, 
Musselburgh; “The culinary pea, its his¬ 
tory, constitution, and cultivation”—Mr. 
Thomas Robertson, gardener, Fod; 
'“Room and window gardening”—Mr. R. 
C. Dickson, Raploch, Stirling; “The 
Daffodil ”—-Mr. James Mitchell, Broom- 
hall. 
With ruddy fruit the orchard now is 
hung; , 
The golden hop droops pendent in the 
breeze, 
For Autumn from her ample hand hath 
thrown 
Her richest treasures on the laden trees. 
