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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
October 19, 1907, 
aphides in this position is to flood the roots 
with strong soapsuds once or twice, and 
then fill in the soil again. Paraffin emul¬ 
sion may he made by getting two gallons 
of paraffin, half-pound of soap, and one 
gallon of water. First dissolve the soap 
and then pour the paraffin into it. Churn 
it while it is still warm until the liquid 
assumes the form of a thin creamy paint. 
Allow this to stand for a while, and if any 
paraffin floats on the top, dissolve a little 
more soap and thoroughly churn it again 
with the syringe. When about to use it, 
add about nine to twelve pints of water to 
each pint of emulsion. Stir this thoroughly 
and it is ready for use. 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
2301. The Century Plant. 
Would you please tell me the correct name 
of the Century Plant? A neighbour showed 
me a large Yucca, which, he said, was the 
Century Plant, and said it flowered with 
him once and was not likely to bloom any 
more. (R. Dennison, Cambs.) 
It is altogether wrong to apply Century 
Plant as a name to the Yucca. The true 
Century Plant, as generally understood, is 
Aloe americana. It is wrong, however, to 
say that that plant only flowers once in a 
century, because .it will flower in much 
shorter time if it has plenty of soil in which 
to grow and a sufficiently high temperature. 
It only flowers once, when the main axis 
dies. The Yucca may flower many times, 
possibly not every year, but at frequent in¬ 
tervals after it gets large enough to flower. 
If the temperature was sufficiently high, and 
the soil and situation quite suitable, we 
have no doubt the Yucca could be flowered 
every year or every second year. 
NAMES OF FRUITS. 
(W. Stocker, Surrey) Apples : A, Picker¬ 
ing’s Seedling; B, Pine Apple Russet; C, 
Tom Putt; D, Duchess of Gloucester; E, 
Ribston Pippin; F, Gascoyne’s Scarlet; 
Pears : G, Seckle; H, Beurre Clairgeau. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
(W. R., Forres) We do not undertake the 
naming of florists’ flowers, such as Carna¬ 
tions, Roses, Chrysanthemums, Fuchsias, 
etc. They are too numerous, and it is en¬ 
tirely a matter of memory. The best way 
is to get them compared with a good-named 
collection. 
(A. 'G. B.) 1, Aster diffusus horizontalis ; 
2, Tropaeolum tuberosum; 3, Tropaeolum 
aduncum; 4, Chrysanthemum uliginosum ; 
5, Anemone japonica alba. 
(J. Alexander) 1, Jasminum nudiflorum; 
2, Fuchsia Riccartoni; 3, Ligustrum ovali- 
folium; 4, Veronica angustifolia. 
(A. M., Surrey) 1, Veronica Lyallii; 2, 
Campanula portenschlagiana. 
(T. B. W.) 1, Aster Amellus; 2, Chrysan¬ 
themum uliginosum; 3, Helianthus deca- 
petalus; 4, Rudbeckia nitida; 3, Anemone 
japonica hybrida; 6, Rudbeckia speciosa; 
7, Helenium autumnale. 
(J. Wood) 1, Crataegus Pyracantha; 2, 
Cotoneaster Nummularia; 3, Cotoneaster 
microphylla ; 4, Rhus typhina. 
TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 
Wm. Watson and Sons, Ltd., Clontarf 
Nurseries, Dublin.—Watson’s Carnations; 
also Floral Work at i8f, Nassau Street, 
Dublin. 
Frank Cant and Co., Brainswick Rose 
Gardens, Colchester. — Catalogue of Roses. 
W. Atlee Burpee and Co., Philadelphia, 
U.S.A. —Special Trade Offer of Tall Sweet 
A moral character is attached to 
autumnal scenes; the leaves falling like 
our years, the flowers fading like our 
hours. Chateaubriand.. 
At the moment of writing we are sadly 
in need of a good soaking rain before it 
will be possible to do much among the 
Roses, so hard and dry has the ground be¬ 
come. The glorious weather of the past 
month has done much towards ripening 
the wood of the plants, and as long as the 
weather holds fine it will be wisest not to 
attempt to do anything in the way of mov¬ 
ing or transplanting. And writing of 
transplanting reminds me that when a bed 
of plants has made indifferent growth and 
given poor results it generally means that 
the bed requires re-making. 
It is a most astounding fact, but, never¬ 
theless, a true one, that many amateurs 
who will perhaps be careful to give their 
vegetable crops a change of plot, and 
talk glibly about crop rotation, expect 
their Roses to grow on the same ground 
year after year with just a coating of 
stable manure to keep them going. Never 
was there a greater folly. The more ex¬ 
perience I have in cultivating the Rose 
the more convinced am I that fresh and 
deeply stirred soil are two absolute neces¬ 
sities. To ground that is stale and im¬ 
poverished an addition of some good 
fresh loam works magic, and is worth 
any amount of manure. Where this is 
not procurable the next best thing is to 
double dig the bed and thoroughly in¬ 
corporate with the soil at the same time a. 
good dressing of fine bone meal and some- 
old rotten manure. Bone meal, when 
ground finely is a splendid manure for 
Roses, being lasting and keeping the 
ground sweet. 
Next month will be quite soon enough to 
commence upon this work, as the ground 
will probably be in better condition than 
it is at present. The plants should be 
carefully lifted, and, before being laid in 
in a sheltered spot, all the long fibreless 
roots and all the tap roots should be 
pruned back with a sharp knife. At the 
same time all useless snags, suckers and 
old wood should also be removed. Those 
who intend making new plantations should 
now get the work in hand as soon as pos¬ 
sible. It should be remembered that it 
is far better to plant twelve trees 
thoroughly well than twenty-four badly, 
and I should certainly never recommend 
any beginner to start with more than 
twelve. Unless he is fortunate enough to 
have a soil that suits Roses to perfection, 
he will find that the work entailed in pre¬ 
paring a piece of ground for twelve trees 
is a great deal more than he bargained 
for, that is, of course, if he doe; the work 
thoroughly. 
On poor light sandy soils much skill 
in the preparation of the ground is neces¬ 
sary to ensure success. The whole of the 
soil should be dug out to the depth of 
two feet six inches, retaining only the top 
spit if it is of any good, and wheeling the 
poor stuff away. On such soil drainage is 
far too perfect, therefore at the bottom of 
the beds it is a good plan to put the stiffest 
and roughest soil, or turf cut fresh from 
a meadow. Wood ashes, lime rubble, 
bone meal, and well rotted manure from 
pigstye or cowshed, should be well mixed 
together, and incorporated with the soil 
which is being used to fill up the bed. It 
may be a costly process, but the bed will 
last good for years, so that the expense 
will not be a constantly recurring one. 
Arthur R. Goodwin. 
Peas; and Two New “Spencers” for 1908. 
Otto Katzenstein and Co., 68, South 
Pryor Street, Atalanta, Georgia, U.S.A.—- 
Trade Price List of Tree and Shrub Seeds,. 
Roots and Bulbs. 
Ant. Roozen and Son, Overveen, near 
Haarlem, Holland.—Catalogue of Choice 
Dutch and Cape Bulbs, etc. 
F. C. Heineman, Erfurt, Germany.— 
Special Trade Offer of Novelties. 
J. Fred. Wusteniioef Dz., F.R.H.S., 
Sassenheim, Holland.—Watsonia Ardernei. 
Chas. L. Curtis, Chatteris, Cambs.— 
Bulbs-. 
-- 
Pompon Dahlia Hildegarde. 
The blooms of this variety are very 
small, neat, and of a soft mauve. Evi¬ 
dently there is art in growing a pompon 
Dahlia small, as some people manage to 
grow them too large. First-class certi¬ 
ficate to Mr. Charles Turner, Slough, by 
the London Dahlia Union at Regent’s 
Park on September 12th. 
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