January  6,  1898. 
JOURKAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
themselves  to  be  made  the  mediums  in  infringing  our  rules.  Special 
attention  is  directed  to  the  following  decision,  the  object  of  which  is 
to  discourage  the  growth  of  inferior  and  promote  the  culture  of  superior 
varieties.  In  consequence  of  the  large  number  of  worthless  Apples  and  Pears 
sent  to  this  office  to  he  named,  it  has  been  decided  to  name  only  specimens  and 
varieties  of  approved  merit,  and  to  reject  the  inferior,  which  are  not  worth 
sending  or  growing.  The  names  and  addresses  of  senders  of  fruits  or 
flowers  to  be  named  must  in  all  cases  be  enclosed  with  the  specimens, 
whether  letters  referring  to  the  fruit  are  sent  by  post  or  not.  The 
names  are  not  necessarily  required  for  publication,  initials  sufficing  for 
that.  Only  six  specimens  can  be  named  at  once,  and  any  beyond  that 
number  cannot  be  preserved.  They  should  he  sent  on  the  first  indication  of 
change  towards  ripening.  Dessert  Pears  cannot  he  named  in  a  hard  green  state. 
{H,  A.j, — 1,  Nec  plus  Meuris  ;  2,  Easter  Beurre  ;  3.  Winter  Nelis. 
(T,  H,  B,'), — 1,  Alfriston  ;  2,  Northern  Greening  ;  3,  New  Hawthornden  ; 
4,  Newton  Wonder.  (^Amateur'), — Excellent  examples  of  Cox’s  Orange 
Pippin.  (P,  B,  S,). — 1,  Gloria  Mundi ;  2,  Golden  Winter  Pearmain  ; 
3,  liibston  Pippin;  4,  Blenheim  Pippin.  (C.  F.  W).— Passe  Colmar. 
Names  of  Plants. — We  only  undertake  to  name  species  of  plants,  not 
varieties  that  have  originated  from  seeds  and  termed  florists’  flowers. 
Flowering  specimens  are  necessary  of  flowering  plants,  and  Fern  fronds 
should  bear  spores.  Specimens  should  arrive  in  a  fresh  state  in  firm 
boxes.  Slightly  damp  moss,  soft  green  grass,  or  leaves  form  the  best 
packing,  dry  wool  the  worst.  Not  more  than  six  specimens  can  be  named 
at  once,  and  the  numbers  should  be  visible  without  untying  the  ligatures, 
it  being  often  difficult  to  separate  them  when  the  paper  is  damp. 
(F*  F.). — 1,  A  variety  of  Cypripedium  insigne  ;  2,  Lselia  anceps  ;  3, 
Cypripedium  barbatum.  (F.  T.). — 1,  Ophiopogon  jaburan  variegatum  ;  2, 
Bambusa  Fortune!;  3,  Kentia  Canterburyana ;  4,  Diefienbachia  picta  ; 
5,  a  variety  of  Coleus  that  could  only  be  named  by  comparison  in  a 
large  collection.  (A,  W,  W.j, — 1,  Tillandsia  Lindeni  ;  2,  Phoenix  dacty- 
lifera  (the  Date  Palm)  ;  3,  Selaginella  Kraussiana.  (A.  S,j. — 1,  Meyenia 
erecta  ;  2,  Oncidium  tigrinum  ;  3,  dead. 
EDITORIAL  NOTICE. — It  is  particularly  desired  that  all  communi¬ 
cations,  parcels,  catalogues,  and  newspapers  intended  for  the  Editor, 
be  sent  direct  to  8,  Rose  Hill  Road,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
GARDENERS’  CHARITABLE  AND  PROVIDENT 
INSTITUTIONS. 
The  Gardeners’  Royal  Benevolent  Institution. — Secretary 
Mr,  G.  J,  Ingram,  .'50,  Parliament  Street,  London,  W.C. 
United  Horticultural  Benefit  and  Provident  Society. - 
Secretary,  Mr.  W.  Collins,  9,  Martindale  Road,  Balham,  London,  S.W. 
Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Funt^  —  iSecretom  Mr.  A.  F.  Barron. 
The  Royal  Gardeners’  Orphan  Fund,  Chiswick,  W. 
CO  VENT  GARDEN  MARKET.— Jan.  5tii. 
FRUIT. 
8.  d.  s.  d. 
s.  d. 
S.  (1. 
Apples,  \  sieve . 
4  •  • 
1  6  to  4  0 
Grapes,  lb . 
Lemons,  case  . 
...  0  8  to  2  0 
Cobs  . 
4  4  4 
22  6  24  0 
...no 
14  0 
Filberts,  100  lbs. 
... 
0  0  0  0 
St.  Michael’s  Pines,  each  2  6 
5  0 
VEGETABLES. 
8.  d.  s.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
Asparagus,  per  100  ... 
444 
0  0  toO  0 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet  0  2 
to  0  4 
Beans,  4  sieve . 
4*  • 
0  0  0  0 
Onions,  bushel . 
...  3  6 
4  0 
Beet,  Red,  doz . 
10  0  0 
Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.... 
...  2  0 
3  0 
Carrots,  bunch . 
44  4 
0  3  0  4 
Parsnips,  doz . 
...  1  0 
0  0 
Cauliflowers,  doz. 
2  0  3  0 
Potatoes,  cwt . 
...  2  0 
4  0 
Celery,  bundle . 
10  0  0 
Salsafy,  bundle . 
...  1  0 
0  0 
Coleworts,  doz.  bnchs. 
2  0  4  0 
Scorzonera,  bundle  ... 
...  1  6 
0  0 
Cucumbers . 
0  4  0  8 
Seakale,  basket . 
...  1  6 
1  9 
Endive,  doz . 
13  16 
Shallots,  lb . 
Spinach,  pad  . 
Sprouts,  ^  sieve 
...  0  3 
0  4 
Herbs,  bunch  . 
0  3  0  0 
...  0  0 
0  0 
Leeks,  bunch  . 
0  2  0  0 
...  1  6 
1  9 
Lettuce,  doz . 
13  0  0 
Tomatoes,  lb.  . 
...  0  4 
0  0 
Mushrooms,  lb . 
... 
0  6  0  8 
Turnips,  bunch . 
...  0  3 
0  0 
PLANTS 
s.  d.  8.  d. 
IN  POTS. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
Arbor  Vitm,  var.,  doz. 
4  4  4 
6  0to36  0 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz. 
...  4  0tol8  0 
Aspidistra,  doz. 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
4  4  4 
18  0  36  0 
Ferns,  var.,  doz. 
...  4  0 
18  0 
•  •• 
5  0  10  6 
Ferns,  small,  100  ... 
...  4  0 
8  0 
Azalea,  per  doz. 
•  •• 
30  0  42  0 
Ficus  elastica,  each... 
...  1  0 
7  0 
Chrysanthemums,  doz. 
4  0  9  0 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each  1  0 
5  0 
„  „  single  plants 
16  2  0 
Lilium  Harris!,  doz.... 
...  12  0 
18  0 
Cineraria,  per  doz.  ... 
Cyclamen,  per  doz,  ... 
•  •• 
9  0  15  0 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ... 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz. 
...  3  0 
4  0 
•  •• 
12  0  18  0 
...  4  0 
9  0 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz. ... 
12  0  30  0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
...  6  0 
9  0 
Dracmna  viridis,  doz. 
•  •• 
9  0  18  0 
Palms,  in  var.,  each... 
...  1  0 
15  0 
Erica  hyemalis,  per  doz 
444 
9  0  15  0 
,,  specimens  ... 
...  21  0 
63  0 
,,  gracili»,  per  doz. 
4  4  4 
6  0  9  0 
Pelargoniums,  scarlet,  doz4  4  0 
6  0 
,,  various,  per  doz. 
444 
8  0  12  0 
Tulips,  various,  doz.  bulbs  0  9 
1  6 
Euonymus,  var.,  doz. 
444 
6  0  18  0  1 
AVERAGE  WHOLESALE 
Arum  Lilies,  12  blooms  ... 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch... 
Bouvardias,  bunch . 
Carnations,  12  blooms  ... 
Chrysanthemums,  12bnchs. 
,,  ,,  12  blooms 
Eucharis,  doz . 
Gardenias,  doz . 
Geranium,  scarlet,  dozen 
bunches . 
Hyacinths  (Roman)  dozen 
bunches . 
Lilac  (French'),  bunch  ... 
Lilium  longiflorum.  12 
blooms  . 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12 
sprays  . 
Maidenhair  Fern,  dozen 
bunches . .  ... 
Marguerites,  doz.  bunches 
PRICES.- 
CUT  FLOWERS.— Orchids  in  variety. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
4  0  to  6  0 
Mignonette,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
2  0  to  4  0 
1  0 
2  6 
Mimosa  or  Acacia,  bunch 
0  6 
0  8 
(French)  . 
0  9 
1  0 
1  0 
3  0 
Narciss,  white  (French) 
2  0 
6  0 
dozen  bunches  . 
1  0 
2  6 
1  0 
4  0 
Orchids,  var.,  doz,  blooms 
1  6 
12  0 
4  0 
6  0 
Pelargoniums,  doz.  bnchs. 
4  0 
6  0 
3  0 
6  0 
Roses  (indoor),  doz . 
0  6 
1  0 
,,  Tea,  white,  dozen  ... 
1  0 
2  0 
6  0 
9  0 
,,  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
1  6 
4  0 
,,  Safrano(English)doz. 
1  0 
2  0 
0  9 
1  0 
,,  ,,  (French)  per  doz. 
0  6 
1  0 
3  0 
5  0 
,,  ,,  ,,  per  100... 
5  0 
7  0 
„  Pink,  dozen  . 
1  0 
2  6 
4  0 
6  0 
Srailax,  bunch . 
1  6 
2  6 
Tuberoses,  12  blooms 
0  3 
0  4 
1  0 
2  0 
Tulips,  dozen  blooms 
1  0 
1  6 
Violets,  dozen  bunches  ... 
1  6 
2  0 
4  0 
8  0 
„  Parme  (French), 
2  0 
3  0 
bunch  . 
3  0 
4  0 
A  PROFITABLE  OUTING. 
Mr.  Barlow  sends  his  two  pupils  out  for  a  walk  together  in  the 
country  lanes;  one  returns,  having  met  with  nothing  whatever  of 
interest ;  the  other,  on  the  contrary,  can  discourse  fluently  for  hours 
on  the  beauties  and  curiosities  he  has  seen.  He  is  a  bit  of  a  prig, 
but,  after  all,  is  much  more  to  be  admired  than  the  boy  who 
just  strolls  along  with  dull  eye  and  inactive  brain.  How  many  of 
us  are  like  Sandford  and  Merton,  the  two  pupils  of  Mr.  Barlow  ? 
We  fear  we  often  miss  many  and  great  opportunities  for  self- 
improvement  through  idleness,  or  perhaps  ignorance. 
Then,  again,  we  frequently  see  things  that  inteyest  us  greatly,  but ' 
having  no  command  of  language  or  powers  of  description,  we  cannot 
impart  our  information  to  others,  and  yve  do  not  trouble  to  cultivate 
the  gift  of  narration.  En  passant,  we  may  remark  that  this  branch 
of  a  child’s  education  is  often  neglected,  and  surely  there  is  nothing 
much  more  pleasing  than  a  pithy  speech,  or  a  neat,  well-constructed, 
essay. 
An  extract  from  the  “  Surrey  Mirror  ”  “  On  Agriculture  on  the 
Continent  ”  has  come  under  our  notice,  and  we  are  greatly  pleased 
with  the  manner  in  which  the  subject  is  treated  by  the  writer, 
Mr.  A.  Holm,  juu.,  of  Belchworth — a  student  who  achieved  great 
distinction  at  the  South-Eastern  Agricultural  College  (County 
Councils  of  Kent  and  Surrey)  at  AVye — winning,  in  addition  to 
the  gold  medal  of  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society  of  England  and 
other  honours,  the  scholarship  offered  by  the  Surrey  C.C.  to  investi¬ 
gate  agriculture  in  Denmark  and  Sweden.  We  highly  commend 
the  wisdom  of  a  step  like  this.  A  young  man  specially  well  educated 
in  agriculture  is  allowed  the  chance  of  travelling  in  company  with 
some  of  the  leading  agriculturists  of  the  day,  and  sees  under  the  most 
favourable  aspects  the  farming  methods  of  Denmark  and  Sweden. 
We  treated  of  this  dairy  tour  a  few  months  ago,  but  the  informa¬ 
tion  worked  on  then  was  by  no  means  so  full  as  these  notes  now 
before  ns.  Personal  friends  told  us  much  of  interest,  but  they  did  not 
see  things  with  young,  fresh  eyes,  nor  did  they  make  their  narrative 
so  interesting. 
The  first  great  event  of  the  tour  was  the  inspection  of  Wedellsvorg, 
on  the  Island  of  Jutland,  the  estate  of  Count  Wedell.  The  property 
extends  over  54  square  miles,  and  the  home  farm  is  of  large 
extent — namely,  940  acres.  It  appears  all  is  under  the  plough  save 
110  acres,  so  that  the  labour  bill  must  be  heavy.  The  cattle  are 
•entirely  of  the  Red  Danish  milking  breed— 190  milk  cows,  and  110 
young  stock.  In  this  herd  the  tuberculin  test  is  used  twiie  a  year. 
These  good  jieople  are  more  awake  than  we  to  the  dangers  and 
losses  arising  from  tuberculosis  (English  farmers,  please  copy).  The 
