JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER 
0.^9 
June  28,  1900. 
White  Dutch  Currants  on  Eihes  aureum  Dying  at  the  Union. — 
{R.  W.  G.). — There  is  no  trace  of  fungus  as  you  suspect,  though  the 
bark  of  both  scion  and  stock  is  destroyed  round  the  stem  at  their 
junction,  and  this  is  the  cause  of  the  death  of  the  White  Currant,  the 
stock,  or  Ribes  aureum,  being  quite  sound  immediately  below  in  both 
wood  and  bark.  The  disease  resembles  that  occasioned  by  bacteria, 
and  known  in  the  United  States  as  “  fire  blight.”  The  bacteria,  named 
Micrococcus  amylovorus,  probably  gained  access  by  the  wound  made  in 
working  the  Currant  on  the  stock,  a  cavity  being  formed  holding 
water  and  thus  providing  the  needful  moisture.  We  do  not  consider 
Eibes  aureum  too  strong  a  stock  for  White  Dutch  Currant  grown  as  a 
standard  ;  indeed,  we  have  seen  some  fine  plants  on  that  stock. 
Covent  Garden  I!l[arket. — June  27th. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Fruit. 
Drapes,  black  . 
Lemons,  case  . 
Melons,  house,  each 
Oranges,  case  . 
Pines.  St.  Michael’s,  each 
Strawberries,b8kt  4  to  6  lb. 
,,  peck  ... 
Apples,  Tasmanian . 
8.  d.  s.  d. 
8  0tol8  0 
Apricots,  box . 
0  8 
1  3 
Cherries,  box  . 
0  9 
1  3 
„  1  bushel . 
6  0 
10  0 
„  ^  bushel . 
3  0 
6  0 
„  Dutch  Duke,  J  bsfil 
4  6 
5  6 
Currants,  Black,  per  lb.... 
0  0 
0  3 
Gooseberries,  J  bushel  ... 
1  3 
1  9 
B.  d.  B.  d. 
1  0  to  3  0 
10  0  30  0 
1  0 
10  0 
I  0 
1  3 
4  6 
2  0 
25  0 
6  0 
2  0 
6  0 
Cucumbers  not  Swelling  (L.  G.). — When  the  leaves  of  Cucumbers 
or  other  plants  are  burned  or  otherwise  seriously  injured,  the  roots  are 
seriously  affected  in  proportion  to  the  extent  of  the  injury.  They 
cannot  imbibe  food  as  before,  and  if  they  could  it  would  be  crude  and 
non-nutritious  in  the  absence  of  leaves  to  purify  it  and  fit  it  for 
promoting  healthy  growth.  If  you  water  plants  with  few  leaves 
exactly  as  you  do  others  with  many,  either  the  healthy  do  not  have 
enough  or  the  injured  too  much.  The  supply  must  be  in  accordance 
with  growth.  When  the  plants  produce  stout  healthy  leaves  like  the 
others,  as  they  may  do  under  careful  treatment,  the  fruits  will  no 
doubt  swell  ;  but  if  the  plants  are  much  injured,  and  do  not  make  new 
growth  freely,  it  will  be  advisable  to  train  shoots  from  the  others 
for  gradually  occupying  the  space  which  otherwise  might  not  be 
usefully  turned  to  account.  We  have  seen  a  Cucumber  plant  cover 
a  roof  20  feet  by  15  feet,  and  bear  abundantly  throughout;  but,  as 
you  may  imagine,  the  roots  were  well  fed  with  frequent  surface 
dressings  of  rich  turfy  loam  and  plentiful  supplies  of  water  alternating 
with  liquid  manure. 
Average  Wholesale 
8.  d.  s.d. 
Artichokes,  green,  doz.  ... 
1 
6  to  2  0 
Asparagus,  green,  bundle 
0 
9 
3  0 
Beans,  Long  Pods  . 
2 
0 
3  0 
,,  Jersey,  lb . 
0 
6 
0  9 
Beet,  Red,  doz . 
Cabbages,  tally . 
0 
6 
1  6 
6 
0 
7  6 
Carrots,  new,  bunch 
Cauliflowers,  spring,  per 
0 
3 
0  6 
dozen  ...  ...  ...  ... 
1 
3 
4  0 
Celery,  bundle . 
1 
0 
1  9 
Cucumbers,  doz . 
2 
0 
4  0 
Endive,  doz . 
1 
6 
2  0 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0 
2 
0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0 
8 
0  0 
Lettuce,  doz.  . 
0 
6 
0  0 
,,  Cos,  score,  from 
0 
6 
2  0 
Mint,  green,  doz.  bunches 
2 
0 
0  0 
Prices. — Vegetjibles. 
8.  d.  s.d. 
Mushrooms,  lb .  0  6  to  0  8 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet  0  2  0  0 
Onions,  bag,  about  1  cwt.  5  6  6  6 
„  Egyptian,  cwt.  ...  6  0  0  0 
Parsley,  doz.  bunches  ...  2  0  4  0 
Peas,  Jersey,  lb .  0  9  10 
„  English,  per  bushel  3  0  5  0 
Potatoes,  cwt .  5  0  10  0 
new  Jersey,  cwt.  10  0  12  0 
„  Teneriffe,  cwt....  12  0  14  0 
Radishes,  long,doz .  0  6  0  0 
„  round,  doz.  ...  1  0  0  0 
Shallots,  lb .  0  4  0  0 
Spinach,  bushel  .  2  0  3  0 
Tomatoes,  English,  doz.  lb.  3  0  5  0 
Turnips,  new  .  0  4  0  8 
Vegetable  Marrows,  doz....  4  0  6  0 
Iris  Leaves  and  Roots  Diseased  (T.  M.). — The  leaves  and  crowns  of 
the  rhizomes  are  infested  by  a  fungus  closely  allied  if  not  identical  with 
Botrytis  galanthina.  The  disease  is  said  to  be  induced  by  the  plants  or 
clumps  being  grown  too  closely,  and  through  having  the  plants  on  the 
same  ground  for  a  number  of  years.  The  disease  attacks  the  leaves 
and  passes  down  to  the  crowns,  destroying  these  at  the  junction  with 
the  rhizomes,  and  in  consequence  the  growths  are  destroyed,  even  the 
rhizomes  or  root-stocks  decaying.  The  best  preventive  of  the  disease  is 
to  give  the  plants  a  change  of  ground  occasionally,  and  not  to  use  the 
feeding  material  in  a  raw  but  a  well  decomposed  state.  It  has  also  been 
found  advisable  to  use  occasionally,  especially  in  the  early  spring,  a 
top-dressing  of  fertiliser,  such  as  the  following  :  superphosphate  of 
lime  twelve  parts,  nitrate  of  potash  seven  parts,  nitrate  of  soda  nine 
parts,  sulphate  of  lime  nine  parts,  mixed  ;  apply  5  lb.  of  the  mixture 
per  square  yard  in  the  spipng,  sprinkling  on  to  as  well  as  about  the 
plants,  but  first  lightly  covering  the  rhizomes  with  some  thoroughly 
decayed  rich  material.  It  should  be  applhd  by  or  before  the  plants 
commence  growing.  As  regards  cure,  we  suggest  the  removal  of  all 
the  diseased  parts,  cutting  cleanly  and  burning  them.  Afterwards 
dust  the  plants  by  means  of  a  bellows  apparatus  with  a  fungicide  in 
powder  containing  sulphate  of  copper. 
“  Insects  ”  from  Vine  Border  (ff.  N.). — The  specimens  you  have 
submitted  are  fine  ones  of  snake  millipedes,  Julus  terrestris,  one  of  the 
British  species,  as  to  whose  harmful  propensities  there  can  be  no  doubt. 
It  is  a  general  feeder,  eonsuming  both  decaying  and  living  substances. 
It  usually  attacks  plants  at  the  roots,  eating  the  tender  rootlets,  and  in 
particular  it  feeds  upon  root  crops — Potatoes  and  Carrots.  It  also 
feeds  upon  the  fleshy  i-ootlets  and  even  crown  stems  of  Strawberries, 
being  particularly  fond  of  tne  fruit.  On  a  Vine  border  it  chiefly  does 
harm  by  the  larvae  feeding  on  the  young,  tender,  spongy  roots,  the 
adults  also  being  equally  partial  to  them.  No  doubt  the  pest  has  been 
encouraged  by  the  decaying  vegetable  matter  and  manure,  and  the 
removal  of  these  may  be  an  advantage  in  getting  rid  of  the  pest.  But 
we  should  have  tried  the  effect  of  soot,  which  is  known  to  either  kill  or 
drive  the  millipedes  away,  a  peck  being  the  proper  quantity  to  apply 
per  rod.  Nitrate  of  soda  finely  crushed  has  also  been  used  with  good 
results,  an  ounce  being  applied  per  square  yard.  The  soot  is  sometimes 
applied  in  liquid  form,  two  handfuls  of  soot  being  used  to  a  gallon  of 
water  ;  also  the  nitrate  of  soda  dissolved,  1  oz.  to  a  gallon  of  water. 
The  paraffin  oil,  one  to  fifteen  parts  water,  will  no  doubt  have  given 
them  a  dose  they  are  not  likely  to  recover  from,  but  it  is  not  a  good 
application  for  the  roots  of  Vines.  The  millipedes  are  very  fond  of 
cotton  cake,  hence  this  has  been  used  to  attract  them  to  the  surface  of 
the  soil,  and  then  the  border  may  be  watered  with  a  solution  of 
Little’s  soluble  phenyle,  a  wineglassful  to  three  gallons  of  water, 
giving  about  as  much  as  watering  a  seed  bed. 
Average  'Wholesale  Prices. — Cut  Flowers. 
A.rums  ...  ...  ...  ... 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch... 
Carnations,  12  blooms  ... 
Cattleyas,  per  doz . 
Eucharis,  doz . 
Q-ardenias,  doz . 
Deranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
bnchs . 
Lilium  lancifolium  album 
„  „  rubrum 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12  bun. 
Maidenhair  Fern,  dozen 
bunches .  . 
Marguerites,  doz.  bnchs. 
„  Yellow  doz.  bnchs. 
Mignonette,  doz.  bunches 
Average  Wholesale  Prices. — Plants  in  Pots. 
8.  d.  8.  d. 
2  0  to  3  0 
Narcissus,  double  white. 
2  0 
2  6 
doz.  bunches  ... 
1  6 
2  6 
Odontoglossums  . 
12  0 
18  0 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  bnchs 
4  0 
8  0 
Pseouies.  . 
2  0 
3  0 
Roses  (indoor),  doz . 
6  0 
9  0 
,,  Red,  doz .  ... 
„  Safrano,  doz  . 
3  0 
4  0 
„  Tea,  white,  doz.  ... 
3  0 
4  0 
,,  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
8  0 
18  0 
„  Marechal  Niel,  doz. 
4  0 
6  0 
„  English  (indoor)  ; — 
„  La  France,  doz. 
„  Mermets,  doz . 
•2  0 
4  0 
2  0 
4  0 
Smilax,  bunch . 
2  0 
4  0 
Acacias,  per  doz. 
Arbor  Vitie,  var.,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
Azaleas,  various,  each 
Boronias,  doz . 
Orotons,  doz . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.... 
Dracaena  viridis,  doz. 
Erica  various,  doz.  ... 
Buonymus,  var.,  doz. 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz. 
Ferns,  var.,  doz. 
„  small,  100  ... 
Ficus  elastica,  eech ... 
8. 
d. 
B. 
d. 
12 
0to24 
0 
6 
0 
36 
0 
18 
0 
36 
0 
15 
0 
20 
0 
2 
6 
5 
0 
20 
0 
24 
0 
18 
0 
30 
0 
12 
0 
80 
0 
9 
0 
18 
0 
8 
0 
18 
0 
6 
0 
18 
0 
4 
0 
18 
0 
4 
0 
18 
0 
4 
0 
8 
0 
1 
6  to  7 
6 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each 
Genistas,  per  doz . 
Geraniums,  scarlet,  doz.... 
„  pink,  doz.  ... 
Hydrangeas,  white,  each 
,,  pinK,  doz,  ... 
Lily  of  Valley,  per  pot  ... 
Lycopodiums,  doz . 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  ... 
Mignonette,  doz . 
Myrtles,  doz . 
Palms,  in  var.,  each 
,,  specimens  . 
Spiraeas,  per  doz . 
8.  d.  s.  d. 
4  0  to  8  0 
3  0  7  6 
4  0  6  0 
12  0  24  0 
3  0  4  0 
2  0  4  0 
16  2  6 
2  0  3  0 
3  0  6  0 
60  12  0 
4  0  6  0 
3  0  8  0 
4  0  6  O' 
8.  d.  s.d. 
1  0  to  5  0 
8  0  16  0 
6  0  10  0 
8  0  10  0 
2  6  5  0 
12  0  15  O' 
10  2  0 
3  0  6  0 
8  0  10  0 
8  0  12  0 
6  0  9  0 
1  0  15  0 
21  0  63  0 
8  0  12  0 
Impleinents  at  the  Royal  Sliow. 
Names  of  Plants  (T.  A.  J.). —  1,  Centaurea  cyanus;  2,  Veronica 
rupestris;  3,  Weigela  rosea  ;  4,  Geum  coccineum  flore-pleno ;  5,  Iberis 
sempervirens  ;  6,  Viburnum  opulus.  {F.  K.). — Hieracleum  gigantepm. 
(M.  W.  P,). — 1,  a  form  of  Cattleya  Mendeli  that  is  well  worthy  of 
preservation ;  2,  Miltonia  vexillaria ;  3,  Epidendrum  vitelHnum  ;  4, 
Cochlioda  Noezliana.  {M.  G.  R.}- — 1,  Salvia  argentea;  2,  Cypri- 
pedium  Lawrenceanum  j  3,  Asplenium  viviparum  ;  4,  A.  biforme  ;  5, 
Miorolepia  hirta  cristata;  6,  Adiantum  cuneatum  grandiceps.  (P.  C.  B.). 
— 1,  Maxillaria  tenuifolia  ;  2,  apparently  a  bad  form  of  Odontoglossum 
gloriosum ;  3,  Oncidium  sphacelatum ;  4,  Masdevallia  Pescatorei  ; 
5,  Jasminum  gracillimum. 
Machinery  already  plays  such  an  important  role  in  the  work  of 
every  well  managed  farm,  and  every  year  makes  the  farmer  so  much 
more  depend§nt  upon  it,  that  the  implement  department  of  the  great 
national  show  is  constantly  becoming  of  greater  public  interest. 
We  are  glad  to  find  that  the  amount  of  shedding  occupied  shows 
a  large  increase  on  last  year,  and  is  much  above  the  average,  as  are 
also  the  number  of  exhibitors  and  exhibits.  This  shows  that  not¬ 
withstanding  low  prices  of  farm  produce  the  trade  for  farm  imi’lements 
