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THE GARDENERS MAGAZINE. 
Septmbkb 211,1 
ANSWERS TO 
CORRESPONDENTS. 
Editorial Oommunioationfi should be addressed to the 
Editor of The Gardeners’ Magazine, 148 atfd 149, 
Alderegiate Street, E.C. 
Specimens of plants, flowers, and fruits for naming 
tinues into spring. C. repandum or C. 
bed^raefolium, C. libanoticnm, C. ibericum, 
and C. Atkinsi flower in the spring. These 
will provide sufficient for a start, and then 
a few others may be added if these succeed. 
FORMALDEHYDE FOR BLACK SPOT 
o^n fid’ on EOSES.-W. G P. Wimborne: My dm. - 
Magazine, “ Endsleigh,” Priory Park, ployer has purchased a bottle of formic alde- 
Kew, Surrey, and as early in the week as possible, hyde solution for spraying roses, suffering 
All parcels must be si^ciently prepai^ ^ irom Black Spot, but no directions were sent 
foJ with the bottle of eoluGon, indicating at 
reproduction in The Gardeners’ Magazine. He will what strength it should ^be used, so I should 
also be greatly obliged by oorreopondents sending }yQ grateful if yOU can inform me'how this 
early intimation of interesting local events relating funericide should be used.-—We expect the _ 
fnnlicide you refer to is. PorinaJd^yde, ' 
METEOROLOGICAL 
observations. 
TAKES IN- THE HOTAL HORTIcriTrii 
SOCIETY'S GARDENS AT WISUT, sVlim' 
Height above Sea-level. 150 
September 7 
September 13, 
which has been found efficacious in the treat¬ 
ment of black spot on roses, .at the rate of 
one tablespoonful to a gallon of soft water 
for summer spraying, and two tablespoons- 
ful to a gallon of water for winter spraying. 
Formaldehyde is about a 40 per cent, solu- 
ijDg matter to which they 
oorres-pondenta are requested 
the paragraph. 
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION AT 
NEW YORK.—J. W., Liverpool: Will you 
pleurse give me the name and address of the ^ 
secretary of the International Flower Show tion of formic aldehyde, so, if it is the latter 
to be held in New York next year?—The you have, you must gauge accordingly. A 
secretary is Mr. John Young, 54, West 28th tablespoonful of commercial formaldehyde 
Street, New York. (40 per cent.) in a gallon of water is a one- 
HOUSING PERPETUAL CARNATIONS, eighth per cent, solution, and two table 
—M E Halstead: I have some good plants spoonsful is a one-fourth per cent, solution, 
of perpetual carnations, in pots, plunged in It will be better to obtain commercial for- 
ashes out of doors, but sheltered from rain maldehyde and spray the roses and surround- 
by means of glass lights supported on a ing ground with a solution as suggested, 
wooden frame. They have made splendid every week or ten days, using the stronger 
growth lately, and a friend suggests I should (two tablespoonsful) solution, after leaf fall, 
house them al once. My contention is that at mid-winter and in February, 
unless severe weather sets in the plants will FALLING APPLES. — H. P., Yeovil: I 
be better out of doors than in the greenhouse, ^m in some trouble because such a large 
Kindly give me your opinion on this matter, number of our apples are falling from the 
—^The plants should be housed without de- trees. This is not due to wind or to insect 
lay; indeed, we consider perpetual carnations pests, as the apples are perfectly sound and 
grown out of doors during the summer should the weather has been capital. Can you sug- 
be housed directly September commences, gest a reason for Wellington, Lane’s Prince 
The cool conditions of autumn induce free Albert, and other late apples falling in such 
growth in the outdoor plants, but such numbers at this early date.—^We think that 
growth is very susceptible to attacks from <iry weather is the cause of premature fall- 
rust, and the longer the plants remain un- of apples; we have noticed that where 
housed the greater is the danger in this watering and mulching have been carried 
direction. Under gla^ drier atmospheric out in gardens, the crops are good and few 
conditions can be provided, and a firmer fruits have fallen; but in the case of or- 
growth secured such 'as will withstand di^ase chard trees, or those in gardens which have 
and flower well. Nor is anything gained, not been watered, the fruits have fallen in 
provided the plants have been properly large numbers. ' W^atering now will assist 
stopped, by attempting to retard the period the trees, but is not likely to be of much 
of flowering by means of open air treatment. service in saving the present crop of fruit. 
GRASS OF PARNASSUS.—S. R., Torring- - 
ton: I am anxious to plant some Grass of NAMES OF PLANTS. 
Parnassus in my little bog garden, but am ^ g ^ Croydon.—Bignonia radicans. 
not certain as to the best time to plant. I L L * Brighton — 1, Trachelium cseru- 
have already marked some g<^ specimens ^ Hibiscus syriacus. 
not far from my home, where they grow well g ^ Corbridge.—1, Eupatorium pur- 
in a wild marshy spot, but I do not wish to . 9. Berberis etenophylla; 3, Rud- 
September 13. 
Sept. 7—Sunday. 
„ 8-Monday. 
„ 9 -Tuesday. 
„ 10—Wednesday. 
„ 11—Thursday... 
:D»y ifu 
'Wisi 
TiMrEEATvai or 
wild marshy spot,-- -.- - pureum 
move them until the proper time arrives, amp'lexicaule; 4, Othonnopsis cheiri- 
P. O., Whitehaven.—1, Aster acris; 2, 
CATALOGUES RECEIVHX 
DIC'KSOiNS, CHEiSTBR.—A oomf) 
bul'bs, retarded plants, sundries, 
gs;rA:r,.“«!rsrs• 
oeolariao axe aOeo ruAii 
THO«. S. WARE, LIM., FELTtt^. i 
and wen-arranged eataloguce; one 
and vaxions eiprong-flowei^g 
to Tosee, fruit txees, and flowering ^ 
‘’'bees, LIM.. LIYEltPOOL.-A 
the covers, ineide and out, oairying 
tmtkms of sciUas, tulips, hyaeanffij. : 
the intervening page^ are peeked wiw 
‘“rfe^AND S0NS^BTN^^‘ 
italogue from 
Your help will be greatly appreciated.—You ' 
may move and transplant the specimens of 
catalogue from tihie old fim, ^ to frt* 
headquarters at Eynsford, “ jjarey 
omamenital tree® and -owing, 
ceous plant., ewda lor autaam ww w. 
___ ‘I^TlkTEK A.ND W.. 
Parnassia palustris at almost any time from fiiipendula; 3, Sedum spectabile; <>' :;i-’ 
4, Hyperic«rMoserianum; 5. Dabceeia poll- 
iKustrations. _— 
early spring, when signs of new growth 
folia. 
M. M. G., Stafford.—1, Artemesia annua 
2, Rudbeckia speciosa; 3, Anemone vitifolia 
PLANTING HARDY CYCLAMENS.— 
C. H., Keswick: The autumn-flowering 
hardy cyclamens have greatly interested me 
during the last week or so, and I am wish¬ 
ful to plant some corms. It seems to me that 
I have an ideal position on a warm, shel- 
4, Quercus Cerris; 5, Prunus Piseardi; 6, 
Senecio Clivorum. 
O., Guildford.—Oncidium microchilum, a 
variable sp^’cies, and somewhat rare in culU- 
vation. It was discovered in 1838 by Mr. G. 
Ure Skinner, in Guatemala, and flowered for 
FORTHCOMING ENGAGEMENTS. 
NEXT WEEK. 
MONDAY, Sciptemiber 22.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society; Floral Committee at Eeeex Hali, Stra^. 
at 3 o’elock; Executive Oomimittee at 7 o ol<mk. 
1 have an ideal position on a warm, snei- , Man Chester 
tered bank, thinly shaded by tre«s, where 
the soil is chiefly vegetable matter overlying 1841. It is not a P“rt“"larly 
chalk. Kindly advils me as to the probable species, and the form you have is e.specially 
suitability of such a site, and also the best dull, 
time to plant.—In such a warm, well-drained 
position as that indicated the hardy cycla¬ 
men should prove successful. Planting must 
be don© when the oorms are at rest, that is, 
during June or July for the autumn-flowering 
kinds, and Octol^r or November for the __ 
spring-flowering kinds. There seems no good TUESDAY, iSeiptemiber 23.—Royal Horticul'tral S<> 
reason why you should not try both sectionfe, ’by^r'^^^ 
unless you ar© ab^nt fi^m home during the L^'(>Lp. Dah^ OoSpetitiou and Vegc 
springtime. Shallow planting is desirable, table sihow wild be held on thdis date, 
and the oorms should be so placed that the WTLDNESIDAY, Septemibeir 24.—Kendal Flower Show, 
top of each is level with t^ surface of the 
soil. If it 18 easily procurable add some nch ^ety’s ExM^tiion of BritS^rown Fruite; two 
sandy loam to the staple soil. Cyclamen daye. 
africanum C. cilicicum, C. graecum, C. nea- FRIDAY, Sep+emiber 26.—Annual Oonferenw of Affile 
politannm; and C. europ»um, flower variously ^ Horticultural HaH 
from late summer to late autumn. C. Coum SATURDAY, September 27.—Longformamfi Hortioul- 
often flowers quite in the winter, and con- tutal So^ty. 
CONTENTS. ^ 
Answers to ^ 
Apple Culture Garden ^ ^ 
Aiiriurds to Antiirhmume 
Bronze and Tric^r-le«^ 
Exhibitions and v 
Exportation of Plants ••• 
, Goldien Garde^ 
Influence of Ga.rdening on ^ ^ 
•rasedflora cwrulea ••• . 
- 
N?w Plianifls. and Flo^»«" ... ... 
N^e of the We^ 
Work for the Week 
i ■vaargn'itt 
esenool Gardening ^ 
Summer Flowers at i 
Tne Deve' 
[ELHSTBATIO^ 
DorotJiy .S' ” 
