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THE GARDENERS^ MAGAZINE. 
August 16, 1913. 
do not suffer from lack of moisture. At the 
same time remember that the plant must 
not be allowed to stand continually in a pan 
of water. Give three teaspoonfuls of fine 
bone-meal four times between now and the 
end of October, mixing it with a little fine 
soil, and spreading it evenly over the soil 
surface. Such a dressing will suit a plant 
growing in a pot a foot in diameter, and 
must be reduced or -increased according to 
the size of the bowl. These Japanese trees 
often suffer from semi-starvation. 
THE LOOFAH.—E. C. C., Is not the 
Loofah a vegetable product; and, if so, 
what?—^The Loofah so frequently used in the 
bath as a flesh rubber, is the vascular net¬ 
work of the interior of a gourd named Luff a 
egyptiaca. This gourd, known also as the 
Towel Gourd, is very largely grown in th€) 
tropics, and the vascular network of the fruits 
is put to a variety of uses, such as stuffing 
saddles, lining helmets, etc. 
NAMES OF PLANTS. 
XTndier this heading we can only undertake to name 
specdee and well-marked varietie® of plants, and 
not florists’ flowers. Specimens should be packed 
in stout boxes with damp (not wet) moes, or some 
leaves, as packing material, to ensure their reach, 
ing us in a fresh state. It is easential tha.t flowers 
must accompany specimens of flowering plants, that 
fern fronds be fertile, and that numbers be firmly 
attached to the specimens so that they can be 
seen without any untying. We cannot promise to 
name more than six specimens at one time from 
any one oorreepondent. 
M. M., Shirley.—Acauthus mollis. 
L. B. €., Oxshott.—1, Globularia vul¬ 
garis ; 2, Liatris pycnostachya. 
D. W., Abingdon.—1, Eupatorium canna- 
binum; 2, Trachelium caeruleum. 
O. F. E., Uttoxeter.—1, Cattleya Harri- 
sonae; 2, Odontoglossum Harryauum. 
C. M., Aldershot.—1, Epidendrum vitelli- 
nnm majus; 2, Pentstemon Newbury Gem; 
3, Heliauthus rigidus; 4, Statioe latifolia. 
B. G., Teignmouth.—1, Solanum jasmi- 
noides; 2, Hypericum Moserianum; 3, 
Olearia Haasti; 4, Veronica incana; 5, Leu- 
cophyta Brownei. 
OBITUARY. 
SIE EICHAED COOPER, BART. 
With much regret we record the death of 
Sir Richard Cooper, Bart., which occurred 
recently at White Hill, Berkhamsted, in his 
66th year. Sir Richard, who was a native of 
Shropshire, was the head of the firm of 
Messrs. Cooper and Nephews, Berkhamsted, 
the well-known manufacturers of fungicides 
and insecticides for use in the garden and 
on the farm, and exporters of pedigree live 
stock. Sir Richard Cooper was a keen agri¬ 
culturist, farming some 2,000 acres of land 
chiefly in Shropshire, and a generous sup¬ 
porter of the Smithfield Club and other socie¬ 
ties associated with the iifaprovement of 
cattle. 
FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 
NEXT WEEK. 
WEDNESDAY, August 20.—Shrewsbury Floral Fdte, 
two day®. • 
THURSDAY, August 21. Aberdeen Horticultural 
Society; three days. 
SATURDAY, August 23.—^Bridge of Allan Horti- 
oultural Society. 
The following dates of exhibitions have been re¬ 
cently announo?d:— 
Drighito-n Chrysanthemum Show, November 11 and 
12, in the Dome and Com Exchange; thirty- 
fijwt exhibition. 
Bedford Ghryiaanthemum Show. November 12. 
Chester Paxton Society’s Chryisanthemrim Show, 
November 18 and 19. in the Town Hall, Chester. 
The Rev. J. Bernard Hall, B.A., 
secretary of the North of England Hortdcul- 
tural Society, has accepted the living of Farn- 
ham-with-Scotton, near Knaresborough, but 
will continue to act as hon. secretary of the 
northern society. 
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