THE GARDENING WORLD. 
August 31, 1907. 
roes well, the earliest pans of cuttings 
may be stood outside the frames for a 
ichile to harden before housing them for 
the winter. Silver Sand. 
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Horticultural Societies’ 
Diary 
of Forthcoming Events. 
Abbreviations used. 
u—Association H.—Horticultural 
on.—Amateurs ILL—Mutual Improve- 
ihy.—Chrysanthemum ment 
m.—Committee meeting m.m.—Monthly meeting 
ott.—Cottage or Cottagers S.—Society 
1 .—District wun.—Weekly meeting 
.._Gardening or gardener 
Thus :—The Templeton G. Am. and Oott. M.I.H.S. 
-aideners, Amateurs’ and Cottagers’ Mutual Improve- 
lent Horticultural Society. 
September. 
ind.—Horsforth G.M.I.S. (w.m.); Four 
Elms G.S. (m.m.); Walsall 
Florists' S. (m.m.); Mansfield H.S. 
(m.m.). 
;rd.—R.H.S. (bi-m. exhibition of flowers 
and fruit 1 to 6 p.m. Lecture at 
3 p.m., by Mr. James Hudson, 
V.M.H., on “Terrace Garden 
Plants”); Croydon and D.H.M.I.S. 
(m.m.); Stirling and D.H.A. 
(m.m.). 
;th.—Ancient S. of York Florists (show); 
Wood Green and D. Am. H.S. 
(m.m.); Forest Gate and Stratford 
Chy. S. (m.m.); Barking and 
Ripple Chy. S. (m.m.); Profes¬ 
sional Gardeners’ Friendly Benefit 
S. (m.m.); Dulwich Chy. S. 
(m.m.); Rotherham Chy. S. 
(m.m.); Loughborough G.M.I.A. 
(m.m.). 
th.—National Dahlia Society (show at 
Crystal Palace, 2 days); Ipswich 
and D.G. and Am. A. (m.m.); 
Bideford and D.H.S. (m.m.); Ter- 
rington and Marshland H.S. 
(m.m.); Sheffield FI. and H.S. 
(m.m.). 
th.—Batley and D. Chy. and Paxton S. 
(m.m.); Greenstreet and D.G. and 
Cott. S. (m.m.). 
th. —Leeds Paxton S. (w.m.); Isle of 
Wight H.A. (m.m.); Preston and 
D. G.M.I.A. (m.m.); Blackburn 
and D.H.S. (m.m.). 
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idelweiss as a Market Flower. 
A Danish gardener has succeeded in 
'rowing Edelweiss, the famous Alpine 
lower peculiar to the dizziest heights of 
he Swiss Alps. The enterprising gar- 
lener is exporting large quantities of the 
lowers to Swiss hotels, where they are 
old to tourists. 
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TRADE NOTICE. 
TREILLAGE. 
A small, well-illustrated p amp Met on this 
inbjeot has been written by Mr. J. P. White, 
t’he Pyghtle Works, Bedford. It is a system 
>f house decoration in which the idea of 
rellis work is carried to great perfection in 
he form of work to adorn many situations 
-bout a home that might otherwise be a 
aere eyesore. This happens in the case of 
•dd glass-covered balconies, irregular alcoves, 
oof gardens, and odd or forlorn spaces left 
iy some structural alteration subsequent to 
he building of the house. The illustrations 
uve samples of his work, and we understand 
hat he is not only the pioneer, but also the 
sader in treillage work in this country. 
How to Grow— 
Pansies and Violas. 
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These are among the most easy and de¬ 
lightful flowers to grow; and the coming 
month must find the enthusiast busy if 
he desires tasteful beds of these deservedly 
popular flowers next year. 
Both are propagated in two ways, 
namely, by cuttings and from seeds. 
Propagation from Cuttings. 
In July or August select short and 
sturdy growths about three inches long. 
Cut these off just below a joint. Insert 
in well dug soil of leaf mould and loam, 
with a plentiful admixture of silver sand. 
Water carefully, and never allow the soil 
to become quite dry—although excess of 
moisture is also harmful. These cuttings 
will stand the winter quite easily. 
If preferred, however, they can be win¬ 
tered in a cold frame in boxes filled with 
the same compost as above mentioned. 
Plant about 5 inches apart, and allow air 
at ever}’ opportunity; only protecting the 
frame from severe frosts with mats. 
Violas can be layered as in the case of 
Carnations, but better results are ob¬ 
tained by the above method. 
Propagation from Seeds. 
Sow a carefully selected strain of seed 
in boxes filled with leaf mould and loam 
in equal proportions, with a plentiful ad¬ 
dition of silver sand, in July or August. 
Seeds to be J inch deep and about an inch 
apart. Water carefully and place in a 
cold frame. Prick out into similar com¬ 
post when the seedlings show the second 
leaf. Allow plenty of air, and only pro¬ 
tect from frost. Plant out into beds in 
April. 
These plants require a deeply dug soil, 
and liberal treatment with weak liquid 
manure when blooming. Remove 
withered blooms, and when the flowering 
season is over cut down all w’oody flower 
stems. Few pests attack them if well 
grown. Green fly and red spider are 
among the most prevalent; but any in¬ 
secticide will readily dispose of these. 
Slugs are troublesome, but their 
ravages can be prevented by means of 
slug traps, or an application of “slug- 
death” to the beds, or around individual 
plants. F. W. D. 
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Buddleia variabilis magnifica. 
Since its introduction from Central 
China B. variabilis has shown itself liable 
to variation in the size of the spikes and 
the colour of the flowers. At least two of 
the forms have received distinct names 
as varieties. B. v. magnifica bears spikes 
of flowers about 2 feet long, and these 
myriads of small, densely arranged 
flowers, are dark rose lightly tinted with 
clear blue. The plant proves perfectly 
hardy in a great variety of soils, and 
v.'here this is the case it may be pruned 
rather hard in the autumn, but in cold 
localities the pruning may be deferred 
until spring, as some of the branches are 
liable to be cut back by frost. This hard 
pruning, even when done by frost, seems 
to have the effect of causing the plant to 
throw up very vigorous stems during the 
course of the summer, and these shoots 
flower splendidly, producing a magnifi¬ 
cent effect. Although the plant is rela¬ 
tively new, we think it is time that it 
should be more extensively planted for 
blooming in July and August, when 
flowering shrubs are relatively scarce. A 
full page illustration of this variety ap¬ 
pears in “Revue de l'Horticulture Beige ” 
for August. 
Gooseberry Mildew. 
To prevent such pests as Gooseberry 
mildew, the Board of Agriculture, stated 
Sir E. Strachey, in the House of Com¬ 
mons on August 16th, is considering an 
order to prevent the importation of plants 
and bushes except by license. 
Popularity of Kew Gardens. 
As evidence of the popularity of Kew 
Gardens, and the growing love among 
holiday makers of flowers and trees, it 
may be stated that no less than 92,000 
visitors were at Kew last Bank Holiday, 
and on the previous Sunday the number 
was 62,000. 
Passion Fruit’s Name. 
There is a craze just now for the Pas¬ 
sion Fruit, large quantities of which have 
been recently received at Covent Garden 
from Australia. It is stated, however, in 
a contemporary, that the real Passion 
Fruit comes from the Cape, where, under 
its name of Granadilla, it ripens to per¬ 
fection. It is larger, finer flavoured, and 
more fragrant than the Australian fruit. 
A writer says that this fruit derives its 
name from the fancied resemblance, when 
the fruit is cut in half in a certain way, 
to the symbols of the passion. The cross, 
the crown of thorns, and the nails, he 
states, are all represented. 
A City Custom and its Origin. 
The. annual custom by which the Fruit¬ 
erers’ Company make a presentation of 
choice fruit to the Lord Mayor, who then 
and there entertains them at dinner, was 
recently observed. Like other usages, 
it has materially changed since its intro¬ 
duction. Originally founded to settle a 
squabble between the Lord Mayor’s 
meters and the Guild as to tolls on fruits 
entering the City, the gift merely con¬ 
sisted of twelve baskets of Apples, which 
were carried by the company’s porters 
from Farringdon Market (now demo¬ 
lished) to the Mansion House. It now 
includes every conceivable variety of 
luscious fruit in season. 
“ Bees for Pleasure and Profit.” 
Those who are interested in the keep¬ 
ing of bees for the production of honey 
will find a considerable amount of infor¬ 
mation got together in a book of 100 pp. 
and dealing with some of the many pro¬ 
blems which confront the bee keeper. 
The history and development of the bee, 
of course, is dealt with, also swarms and 
swarming, making of straw skeps, bar 
frame hives, and the various accessories 
essential thereto. The author tells the 
beginner how to make a start in bee keep¬ 
ing, how to lay the foundation of a hive, 
etc. The manipulation of bees is another 
interesting question, as well as the extrac¬ 
tion of honey which has been stored by 
the bees and how to feed the bees after¬ 
wards, so that they may live through the 
winter instead of being killed by sulphur 
fumes as in the old way' of dealing with 
them. The book is published by Crosby 
Lockwood and Son, Stationer’s Hall 
Court, London, E.C., at is. 
