June  19,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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c;ommonsand  footpaths  preservation  society 
address  of  the  Secretary  (Mr.  Lawrence 
Chubb)  is  25,  Victoria  Street,  London,  S.W. 
DRESSING  FOR  VINE  BORDER  (Light).- We  are  afraid 
you  do  not  study  the  fortnightly  notes  on  Vines  under  Work  for 
the  Week,  else  you  would  there  find  all  you  inquire  about.  For 
swelling  crops,  however,  and  to  encourage  surface  rooting,  apply 
light  dressings  (loz  to  S(]  yd)  of  Thomson’s  Vine  Manure  or 
Clay’s  Fertiliser.  Your  name  and  address  should  accompany 
any  query  or  communication  you  may  send  in  future. 
TOMATO  BRANCH  DISEASED  (H.  G.).— The  fruiting 
branch  or  truss  is  infested  by  a  mildew,  evidently  that  known 
as  Hop  Mildew,  Sphserotheca  castagnei,  in  the  conidial  condi¬ 
tion,  which  is  sometimes  a  scourge  on  Cucumbers,  but  Ave  have 
not  before  seen  it  on  Tomatoes.  The  fruit  is  infested  by  Tomato 
Black  Rot,  Macrosporium  tomato,  and  the  rust  or  stripe  on  the 
truss  stem  is  caused  by  that  parasite.  The  mildew  has  certainlj' 
been  retarded  by  the  dressing  of  black  sulphur,  but  flowers  of 
sulphur,  with  one  part  of  slaked  lime  added  to  tAvo  parts  of 
sulphur,  is  more  effectual.  This  dressing,  howeA'er,  has  no 
effect  on  Black  Rot,  Avhich  probably  is  accelerated  in  its  attacks 
by  the  presence  of  the  mildcAV,  for  Macrcsporium  tomato  is 
generally  a  Avound  parasite.  All  affected  fruit  should  be  col¬ 
lected  and  burned,  and  the  plants  sprayed  Avith  sulphide  of 
potassium  solution,  loz  to  2^  ga.l  of  Avater,  first  dissoH'ing  the 
sulphide  in  about  a  quart  of  hot  Avater,  and  then  diluting  to 
2^  gal  with  cold  Avater.  The  spraying  should  be  repeated  at 
frequent  intervals.  The  poAvder  fungicides,  such  as  antiblight, 
are  effective  against  the  disease,  but  only  preventing  its  spread, 
for  once  the  fungus  enters  the  tissues,  only  destruction  of  the 
affected  parts  is  of  any  aA-ail.  Remove  all  such  and  burn  them. 
PEAR  LEAVES  BLISTERED  AND  FRUIT  “SCABBY” 
(R.  C.). — The  leaves  are  Avhat  is  knoAvn  as  blistered,  the  spots 
being  caused  by  the  Pear-leaf  gall  mite,  Phytoptus  (Enophyes  of 
some)  pyri.  This  pest  causes  the  spots  or  blisters  on  the  leaves, 
Avhile  the  black  patches  are  caused  by  “  scald  and  cracking  ” 
fungus  of  Pears,  Fusicladium  pirinum.  The  Pear  mite  is  best 
prevented  by  thoroughly  spraying  the  tree  Avhile  dormant,  or  just 
before  the  buds  commence  SAvelling  in  the  spring,  Avith  paraffin 
emulsion,  termed  soluble  paraffin  (petroleum  or  kerosene), 
diluted  Avith  seA'eu  times  its  bulk  of  Avater,  preferably  hot,  and 
applied  at  ai  temperature  of  135deg.  Thorough  treatment  is 
necessary,  so  as  to  reach  the  mites  hibernating  in  the  folds  of  the 
outer  scales  of  the  buds.  Their  ravages  may  be  checked  in  the 
current  year  by  spraying  Avith  the  folloAving  combined  insecticide 
and  fungicide,  Avhich  acts  Avell  against  the  Pear  mite  and  the 
cracking  and  scabbing  fungus  :  — Paraffin  emulsion,  8oz  ;  sulphide 
of  potassium,  commonly  called  “  liver  of  sulphur,”  loz ;  Avater, 
3  gals.  Both  the  e)nulsion  and  sulphide  are  best  dissolved  in  hot 
Avater,  say  the  first  in  a  gallon  and  the  latter  in  a  quart,  and 
when  dissolved  add  the  tAvo  together  and  soft  Avater  to  make 
3  gals.  Spray  the  infested  tree  tAvo  or  three  times  at  interA'als 
of  a  fortnight,  Avetting  the  under  as  Avell  as  upper  surface  of  the 
leaves. 
CULTURE  OF  JAPANESE  MAPLES  IN  POTS  (Ignoramus). 
— As  they  are  deciduous,  they  should  be  procured  in  autumn, 
though  many  species  and  varieties  are  groAA  n  in  pots  for  sale,  and 
may  thus  be  purchased  at  any  season.  If  procured  out  of  pots 
they  should  be  potted  in  the  size  that  will  hold  the  roots  com¬ 
fortably,  not  potting  them  deeper  than  they  have  been  in  the 
soil  before,  draining  the  pots  Avell,  and  placing  a  little  of  the 
rougher  parts  of  the  compost  on  it.  They  do  Avell  in  any  good 
loamy  soil,  or  three  parts  turfy  loam  and  one  part  leaf  mould  or 
thoroughly  rotted  manure,  Avith  a  half  part  of  sharp  sand. 
Pot  moderately  firm,  and  plunge  in  ashes  over  the  rims  of  the 
pots  in  a  sheltered  position  outdoors  Avhere  protection  can  be 
given  in  severe  Aveather,  or  preferably  place  in  a  cool  house,  and 
if  frost  is  not  excluded,  the  pots  must  be  protected,  or  preferably 
plunged  in  ashes,  during  severe  Aveather.  In  February  or  March 
they  may  be  placed  in  a  greenhouse,  or  house  Avith  that  tempera¬ 
ture,  and  when  in  good  groAvth  they  can  be  removed  to  the 
conservatory,  or  used  for  other  decorative  purposes.  After  about 
the  middle  of  June  the  plants  may  be  stood  outdoors,  plunging 
the  pots  in  ashes,  and  there  they  may  remain,  Avith  due  attention 
gh’en  to  AA'atering  and  syringing,  until  the  retuim  of  severe 
weather,  when  they  are  better  removed  to  a  cool  house, 
and  from  this  they  can  be  placed  in  heat  as  required.  It  is  better 
each  year  to  stand  the  plants  outdoors  for  a  time,  though  this 
need  not  be  done  until  their  beaut.y  under  glass  is  on  the  AA'ane, 
as  the  exposure  hardens  the  AAmod.  The  thing  is  not  to  oA^er- 
AA’ater,  though  affording  due  supplies,  yet  making  the  soil 
sodden  and  sour  by  needless  supplies  is  a  common  error  in  the 
culture  of  hardy  trees  and  shrubs  in  pots  under  glass. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un- 
ansicered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  coJtsuU  the 
following  number.  (W.  H.  and  S.).  —  Draeoeeplialum  nutans. 
(F.  .1.  P.). — 1,  Genista  hispanica,  or  Spanish  Broom  ;  2,  Corydalis 
Intea.  (J.  S.,  Ronndhay). —  Your  full  address  ought  to  accompany 
any  communication  to  this  office.  The  flower  is  an  Oneidium. 
(W.  B.  P.  G.).  ~1,  Primus  Padus,  the  Bird  Cherry;  2,  Magnolia 
acuminata,  the  Cucumber  Tree.  (EiIav.  Smith). — The  Kcav  authorities 
state  your  floAver  to  be  a  species  of  Cypella,  but  AA-as  too  much 
Avithered  for  determination.  (Sutton).  —  Keev  authorities  identify 
your  floAver  as  Fritillaria  pudica,  Sprenej.  (H.  S.  J.). — 1,  Vh'roniea 
gentianoides  ;  2,  Achillea  macrophylla ;  3,  Scilla  nutans  alba  ;  4.  Ribes 
aureum.  (Zoe). — Rhaphiolepis  ovata  (syn.  japonica),  or  Indian  HaAv- 
thorn  ;  2,  Primus  Mahaleb  ;  3,  Rhododendron  amoenum.  (J.  F.  T.). — 
I,  Polygonum  Bistorta ;  2,  Thalictrum  aquilegifolium ;  3,  Allium 
tricpietrum  ;  4,  Ailgle  sepiaria  of  gardens,  but  pi'operly  Citrus  trifoliata. 
COMMUNICATIONS  RECEIVED.— J.  A.  Carnegie-Cheales, 
G.  S.,  J.  AVatkins,  S.  A.,  G.  P.  M.,  Orange  Judd  Company, 
W.  H.  D.,  AV.  R.  R.,  E.  S.,  H.  H.  T.,  W.  H.  D..  H.  D.,  F.  J. 
Nightingale,  AV.  Ralphs,  R.  I.  Lvneh,  J.  Pegler,  R.  C.,  G.  C., 
M.  W.  H.,  G.  J.  I.,  E.  M.,  R.  b.,  H.  Pratt,  A.  M.C.,  J.  T., 
J.  B.  (thanks  for  photo),  C.  J.  Mee,  Barr  and  Sons,  H.  S., 
J.  P.  H.  BeAvsher,  A.  O’N.,  H.  E.  K.,  H.  H.  R.,  F.  H.  K., 
T.  A.,  W.  G.,  H.  D.,  J.  M.  R.,  D.  C.,  E.  M.,  AV.  J.  M., 
R.  P.  B.,  G.  H.  H.,  AV.  N.  B.,  Board  of  Agriculture,  J.  O. 
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Msteorolo^ical  Observations  at  Chiswick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chis¬ 
wick,  height  aboA'e  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date. 
Direction  of 
Wind. 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Rain. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
Lowest 
Temperature 
on  Qraas.  , 
1902. 
June. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4-ft. 
deep. 
Dry 
Bulb. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
49 
CO 
Q 
.a 
w 
49 
00 
& 
o 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Ins. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
deg. 
Sunday  ...  8 
N.W. 
53-7 
48-9 
56-8 
46-2 
0-01 
57-5 
56'5 
53-2 
43-9 
Monday  ...  9 
N.N.E. 
48-2 
44-2 
55'4 
44-5 
— 
56-5 
56-2 
53'3 
41’3 
Tuesday  ...10 
N.N.E. 
49-9 
43-8 
57-7 
38-2 
— 
550 
55-6 
53-3 
29-6 
Wed’sday  11 
S.S.W. 
55-3 
48-9 
59-7 
48-3 
002 
55-8 
55-3 
53-3 
Thursday  12 
S.S.E. 
52-6 
50-2 
55-8 
49-8 
0-33 
56-6 
55-5 
53-3 
45'5 
Friday  ...13 
S.W. 
53-8 
51-8 
54-1  ^ 
50-5 
1-00 
55-9 
55-2 
53-3 
500 
Saturday  14 
W.N.W. 
49-9 
48-3 
55-1 
47 '7 
0-40 
55-0 
550 
b3'3 
46'8 
Total. 
Means  ... 
51-9 
48-0 
56-4 
46-5 
1-76 
56-0 
55-6, 
53-3 
42-2 
Very  dull,  cold,  Avet  Aveather  has  been  the  prevailing  feature  of  the 
past  Aveek.  Avith  a  ground  frost  on  the  10th  iust.  The  rainfall  for  the 
month,  up-to-date  (fourteen  days),  is  3'25m.,  Avhile  the  average  for  the 
previous  three  years  for  the  Avhole  of  June  Avas  l-72in. 
Trade  Notes. 
Buttons’  Gift  of  Seeds. 
Messrs.  Sutton  and  Sons,  of  Reading,  liaA^e  sent  to  us  a  box 
containing  seed  packets  similar  to  those  they  haA’e,  and  are  still, 
sending  to  the  British  troops  in  South  Africa.  AVe  find  these 
boxes  contain  packets  of  the  folloAving  A'egetables ;  A  egetable 
MarroAA’,  Cabbage,  Lettuce,  Onion,  Radish,  Turnip,  Carrot,  Avith 
Mustard  and  Ci'ess;  also  one  packet  of  Coreopsis  and  one  of 
Sweet  Peas,  both  in  mixed  colours. 
Barker  and  Son’s  Sundial  List. 
It  is  the  endeavour  of  the  best  gardeners  not  only  to  produce 
the  finest  vegetables  and  choicest  fruits,  but  to  develope  the 
gardens  under  their  control  to  their  fullest  outward  interest  and 
beauty.  And  to  do  so  the  able  man  judiciously  includes  a 
A’ariety  of  architectural  features,  among  Avhich,  as  an  almost 
invariable  rule,  a  sundial  is  conspicuous.  In  this  connection  Ave 
Avould  briefly  draAv  attention  in  the  present  number  to  a  firm 
AA’ho  devote  themselA’es  to  the  making  of  sundials  of  all  patterns, 
both  ancient  and  modern.  Hie  name  of  the  firm  is  Francis 
Barker  and  Son,  and  their  address  is  at  12,  Clerkemvell  Road, 
London,  E.C.  Their  list  or  catalogue  is  most  interesting  and 
tastefuliy  produced,  and  Avhile  sundials  do  not  compare  with 
Avatclies  for  accuracy,  their  ancient  lineage  and  associations, 
their  silent  charms,  and  their  own  beauty,  ought  to  ensure  for 
them  a.  place  in  every  sunny  garden  or  park.  AV^e  have  pleasure 
in  commending  the  li,st  aa’c  name,  and  t-rust  that  some  of  our 
readers  maj’  develope  an  interest  in  sundials  and  dialling. 
Trade  Catalogues  Received. 
Geo.  Bunyard  and  Go.,  Ltd.,  Tlie  Royal  Nurseries.  Alaidstone. — List 
of  Strawberries,  Summer  Fruits,  Grapes,  Figs,  Dutch  Bulbs,  and 
Carnations. 
Frederick  Cooper.  Seed  ( JroAver,  AA’ellington.  Ncav  Zealand. —  Whole¬ 
sale  Price  List  of  Seeds.  1902 — 1903. 
.1.  Kingsmill,  Nurseryman,  SharoAv.  Ripon. — List  of  neie  Daffodils. 
