March  17,  1898. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Names  of  Fruits.  —  Notice.  —  We  have  pleasure  in  naming  good 
typical  fruits  (when  the  names  are  discoverable)  for  the  convenience  of 
regular' subscribers,  who  are  the  growers  of  such  fruit,  and  not  col¬ 
lectors  of  specimens  from  non-subscribers.  This  latter  procedure  is 
whoUy  irregular,  and  we  trust  that  none  of  our  readers  will  allow 
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  addressees  of  senders  of  fruits  or 
flowers  to  be  named  must  in  all  cases  be  entelosed  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  oj 
change  towards  ripening.  Dessert  Pears  cannot  he  named  in  a  hard  green  state. 
(Evans).  1,  Bramley’s  Seedling  ;  2,  Wyken  Pippin  ;  3,  Catshead  ;  4, 
D’Arcy  Spice  ;  5,  Winter  Nelis  ;  6.  Olivier  de  Senes.  (Dispter). — Your 
friend  is  certainly  wrong.  The  Apple  is  not  Winter  Hawthornden,  but 
Brarhley’s  Seedling  without  a  doubt. 
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  Howering  plants,  and  Fern  fronds 
should  bear  spores.  Specimens  should  arrive  in  a  fresh  state  in  securely 
tied  firm  boxes.  Thin  paper  boxes  arrive  in  a  flattened  state.  Slightly 
damp  moss,  soft  green  grass,  or  leaves  form  the  best  packing,  dry  wool  or 
paper  the  worst.  Those  arrive  in  the  best  condition  that  are  so  closely  or 
firmly  packed  in  soft  green  fresh  grass,  as  to  remain  unmoved  by  shaking. 
No  specimens  should  be  sent  to  rest  in  the  post  office  over  Sunday,  on 
which  day  there  is  no  delivery  of  postal  matter  in  London.  Specimens  in 
partially  filled  boxes  are  invariably  injured  or  spoiled  by  being  dashed  to 
and  fro  in  transit.  Not  more  than  si<  specimens  can  be  named  at  once, 
and  the  numbers  should  be  visible  without  untying  the  ligaiures,  it  being 
often  difficult  to  separate  them  when  the  paper  is  damp,  (f^uhscrih^r). — 
Kach  of  the  Cattleyas  is  a  form  of  Trianse,  and  none  of  them  has  had  a 
specific  varietal  name.  There  are  many  superior  forms  in  commerce. 
The  other  specimen  is  Fergularia  odoratissima.  (E.  M.  C). — 
1,  Adiantura  cuneatum  grandiceps  ;  2,  Asplenium  biforme  ;  3,  Lomaria 
gibba  ;  4,  Prunus  Pissardi  ;  5,  Pyrus  (Cydonia)  japonica.  (R.  B.  S.l. — 
1,  A  good  form  of  Cattleya  Tria'  te;  2,  Sparmannia  africana.  (A.  V.  B.). — 
1,  Siaphylea  colchica  ;  2,  Acacia  dealbata  ;  .3,  Saxifraga  ceratophylla. 
(Single  IF,). — Your  package  was  crushed  flat  when  it  arrived,  and  the 
specimens  were  quite  dead.  Send  fresh  ones  properly  packed  and  correctly 
addressed,  in  accordance  with  the  instructions  at  the  head  of  this  column, 
and  we  will  gladly  assist  you,  (Pen  and  InkA. —  Specimen  much  dried 
through  delay  in  delivery,  consequent  on  being  incorrectly  adilressed.  It 
is  probably  Veronica  speciosa. 
TRADE  CATALOGUES  RECEIVED. 
R.  A.  Bath,  Ltd.,  Wisbech. — Florists'  Flowers. 
W.  Clibran  &  Son,  Altrincham.— /«/>«  Seeds. 
Z.  Coleman,  Sandwich,  Seeds. 
Cooper,  Taber  &  Co,,  Ltd.,  Southwark  Street,  London. —  Wholesale 
Farm  Seed  List. 
E.  P.  Dixon  *  Sons,  Hull.— Farm  and  Garden  Seeds. 
Ell wanger  &  Barry  Rochester.  U.S. A.— 
A.  Hart  &  Sons,  Guildford.^ — Seeds 
Hogg  &  Robertson,  22,  Mary  Street,  Piiblin. — Farm  Seeds. 
Kent  &  Br3'don,  Darlington.  -  Farm  Seeds. 
E.  H.  Krelage  &  Son,  Haarlem. — Novedies  in  Plants. 
Toogood  &  Sons,  Southampton. — Farm  Seeds. 
Vilinorin,  Andrieux  &  Co.,  Quai  de  la  Megisserie,  Paris. — 
Chrysan  themums. 
T.  S.  Ware,  Hale  Farm  Nurseries,  Tottenham. — Hardy  Peiennials, 
Florists’  Flowers. 
B.  S,  Williams  &  Son,  Holloway. — Seeds, 
CO  VENT  GARDEN  MARKET.— March  16th. 
FRUIT. 
8.  d. 
s.  d. 
s.  d. 
8.  d. 
Apples,  J  sieve  ... 
...  1  6  to  4  0 
Grapes,  lb . 
2  0  to  3  0 
Cobs  ’ . 
•  •  • 
...  21  0 
t2  6 
Lemons,  case  . 
11  0 
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. 
8.  d. 
A^p^ragiis,  per  1 00 
•  •• 
...  0  0  to  0  0 
Mustard  and  Cress,  punnet 
0  2  to  0  4 
B  -ans,  A  sieve  ... 
•  •  • 
...  0  0 
0  0 
Onions,  bushel . 
3  6 
4  (1 
Bi-et,  Red,  doz.... 
•  •  • 
...  1  0 
0  0 
Parsley,  doz.  bnehs.... 
2  0 
3  0 
Carrots,  bunch  ... 
...  0  3 
0  4 
Parsnips,  doz . 
1  0 
0  0 
Cauliflowers,  doz 
•  •• 
...  2  0 
3  0 
Potatoes,  cwl . 
2  0 
4  0 
Celery,  bundle  ... 
...  1  0 
0  0 
Salsafy,  bundle . 
1  0 
0  0 
Coleworts,  doz.  bnehs. 
...  2  0 
4  0 
Scorzonera,  bund'e . 
1  6 
0  0 
Cucumbers . 
...  0  4 
b  8 
Seakale,  basket . 
1  6 
1  0 
Endive,  doz. 
...  13 
1  6 
Shallots,  lb . 
0  3 
0  0 
Herbs,  bunch  ... 
•  «  • 
...  0  3 
0  0 
Spinach,  pad  . 
0  0 
0  0 
Leeks,  buneh  ... 
...  0  2 
0  0 
Sprouts,  1  sieve  . 
1  6 
1  9 
Lettuce,  doz.  ... 
...  1  3 
0  0 
Tomatoes,  lb . 
0  4 
0  9 
Mushrooms,  lb.... 
«•« 
...  0  6 
0  8 
Turnips,  bunch . 
0  3 
0  4 
PLANTS  IN  POTS. 
Arbor  Vita3,  var.,  doz. 
s.  d.  s.  d. 
6  0to36  0 
Ferns,  var.,  doz . 
a.  d.  s.  d. 
4  0tol8  0 
Aspidistra,  doz . 
Aspidistra,  specimen 
18  0 
30  0 
Ferns,  small,  100  . 
4 
0 
8  0 
5  0 
10  6 
Ficus  elastica,  each . 
1 
0 
7  0 
Azalea,  per  doz . 
24  0 
30  0 
Foliage  plants,  var.,  each 
1 
0 
5  0 
Cineraria,  per  doz . 
6  0 
10  0 
Hyacinths,  doz.  pots 
8 
0 
12  0 
C3'clamen,  per  doz  . 
9  0 
18  0 
Liliutn  Harrisi.  doz . 
12 
0 
18  0 
Dracmna,  var.,  doz . 
12  0 
30  0 
Lvcopodiums,  doz . 
4 
0 
6  0 
Uracajna  viridis,  doz. 
9  0 
18  0 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz.  ... 
0 
0 
9  0 
Erica  hyeinalis,  per  doz  ... 
9  0 
15  0 
Myrtles,  doz . 
G 
0 
9  0 
,,  gracilii,  per  doz.  ... 
f5  0 
9  0 
Palms,  in  var.,  each . 
1 
0 
15  0 
,,  various,  per  doz.  ... 
8  0 
12  0 
,,  specimens  . 
21 
0 
63  0 
Ruonymus,  var.,  doz. 
6  0 
18  0 
Pelargoniums,  soarlot,  doz. 
4 
0 
6  0 
Evergreens,  var.,  doz.  ... 
4  0 
18  0 
Tulips,  various,  doz.  bulbs 
0 
9 
1  0 
AYER.IGE  WHOLESALE  PRICES.— CUT  FLOWERS.-Orchids  in  variety. 
B.  d. 
Anemone,  dozen  bunches  2  0 
Arum  Lilies,  12  blooms  ...  2  0 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bunch...  1  6 
Azalea,  dozen  sprays  ...  0  4 
Bouvardias,  bunch .  0  6 
Carnations.  12  blooms  ...  1  0 
Daflbdils,  doz.  bunches  ...  3  0 
Eucharis,  doz .  3  0 
Euphorbia  jacquiniaffiora, 
per  buneli  .  I  0 
Gardenias,  doz .  4  0 
Geranium,  scarlet,  dozen 
bunches .  4  0 
Hyacinths  (Roman)  dnZ'-n 
bunches .  4  0 
Lilac  (French),  bun'  h  ...  3  0 
Liliuralongiflurum,  12 iilms  4  0 
Lily  of  the  Valley,  12spra^  3  0  6 
Maidenhair  Fern,  dozen 
bunches .  4  0 
Marsuerites,  doz.  bunches  2  0 
Mignonette,  doz.  bnctis. ...  2  0 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
to  4 
0 
Mimosa  or  Acacia,  bunch 
3 
0 
( French)  . 
0  9  to  1 
0 
4 
0 
Naiciss,  white  (French) 
0 
8 
dozen  bunches  . 
2 
6 
5 
0 
0 
9 
Orchids,  var.,  doz.  blooms 
1 
G 
12 
0 
3 
0 
Pelargonium-,  doz  bnehs. 
6 
0 
9 
0 
8 
0 
Primroses,  doz.  bunches... 
0 
9 
1 
0 
5 
0 
Ro.-es  (indoor),  doz . 
0 
6 
1 
0 
,,  Red,  per  doz . 
3 
0 
5 
0 
2 
0 
,,  Tea,  white,  dnzen  ... 
1 
0 
2 
0 
6 
0 
„  Yellow,  doz.  (Perles) 
1 
6 
4 
0 
,,  SafiMno(English  doz. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
,,  Pink,  doztn  . 
4 
0 
8 
0 
Smila.x,  bunch . 
1 
6 
2 
0 
6 
0 
Snowdrops,  12  bunches  ... 
0 
9 
1 
6 
4 
0 
Tuberose-i,  12  blooms 
0 
9 
1 
G 
6 
0 
Tulips,  dozen  blooms 
0 
6 
1 
0 
1 
3 
Violets,  dozen  bunches  ... 
0 
G 
1 
0 
,,  Parme  (French), 
8 
0 
bunch  . 
a 
0 
4 
0 
3 
0 
Wallflowers,  doz  bnehs.... 
3 
0 
5 
0 
4  0 
EXPERIENTIA  DOCET. 
These  few  notes  on  an  egg  incubator  are  from  a  lady  friend.  We 
thought  they  might  be  interesting  to  other  poultry  raisers. 
The  impossibility  of  getting  hens  which  are  early  and  constant 
layers  to  sit  has  been  my  trouble  for  some  time.  Even  if  I  get* 
as  I  have  done  several  times,  a  sitting  of  eggs  from  old-fashioned 
broody  hens,  either  most  of  the  eggs  produce  cockerels,  or  the  few 
pullets  from  the  force  of  bad  example  object  to  do  the  very  thing  I 
want  of  them.  Spring  after  spring  have  I .  scoured  the  country  to 
beg,  buy  or  borrow  sitting  hens.  Sometimes  it  answers,  but  as  a 
rule  the  journey  home  and  the  new  surroundings  all  act  as  a  charm, 
and  the  most  broody  hen  rarely  gives  a  glance  at  the  eggs.  She  has 
been  induced  to  “  mother,”  but  on  the  first  chance  breaks  away  and 
rejoicingly  joins  her  feathered  friends  in  the  yard. 
As  it  is  a  certainty  that  only  early  chickens  pay,  and  that  late 
pullets  spend  a  most  unprofitable  winter,  I  arrived  at  the  conclusion 
that,  come  what  might,  an  incubator  I  must  have.  Fortune  favoured 
me.  Through  the  kind  offices  of  a  friend  I  became  the  lucky 
possessor  of  a  100-egg  Hearson,  in  first-rate  condition,  for  the  modest 
sum  of  £3.  These  machines  new  are  catalogued  at  £10.  With  it 
were  a  double  set  of  thermometers,  egg  testers,  and  other  sundries. 
Circumstances  over  which  I  had  no  control  prevented  my 
starting  the  work  till  January  Gth  ;  on  that  day  I  filled  the 
copper  tank,  trimmed  the  lamp,  and  anxiously  waited  results.  For 
successful  incubating  the  drawer  tube  may  register  from  104°  to  105°, 
the  tank  tube  145°.  Of  course  the  temperature  of  the  room  has  to  be 
considered,  but  with  the  aid  of  the  book  sent  out  with  the  machine 
the  beginner  soon  sees  the  way  quite  clearly.  The  machine  soon 
registered  the  proper  degree  of  heat,  and  continued  perfectly  steady 
till  the  evening  of  January  8th,  when  the  eggs  were  committed  to  the 
drawer.  I  could  not  fill  the  drawer,  but  put  in  all  that  I  had,  big 
and  little,  after  having  marked  them  with  the  date  (January  8th). 
