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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
August  22,  1901 
causes  the  skin  to  become  craoked,  and  fungoid  growths  seizing  on  the 
exposed  flesh  impart  a  musty  unpleasant  flavour.  The  soil,  however, 
must  be  kept  properly  moistened,  and  air  moisture  provided  by  damping 
the  floor  and  border  occasionally,  or  whenever  the  surface  becomes  dry. 
This  will  benefit  the  foliage  and  not  do  any  harm  to  the  fruit,  providing 
the  ventilation  is  free  and  a  little  left  on  constantly.  When  the  fruit 
ripens  too  rapidly,  a  slight  shade,  such  as  tiffany  or  thin  scrim  canvas 
drawn  on  to  the  roof-lights,  will  be  advantageous,  and  may  prevent  the 
fruit  shrivelling  at  the  apex,  this  occurring  frequently  when  exposed  to 
the  direct  rays  of  the  sun. 
Late  Houses. — Let  the  fruit  have  full  exposure  to  the  light,  drawing 
the  leaves  aside,  and  raising  depending  fruit,  with  its  apex  to  the  sun, 
by  placing  laths  crosswise  of  the  trellis.  Keep  the  growths  tied  as  they 
advance  in  length.  Laterals  should  be  pinched  to  one  leaf,  but  in  the 
case  of  trees  carrying  heavy  crops  they  may  be  allowed  moderate 
extension.  Continue  syringing  in  the  morning  and  afternoon  on  fine 
days,  until  the  fruit  commences  ripening.  Provide  a  little  ventilation 
constantly,  and  increase  it  early  in  the  day.  Afford  sufficient  water  to 
the  inside  and  outside  border  to  keep  the  soil  down  to  the  drainage  in  a 
moist  state,  but  avoid  making  sodden 
and  sour  by  needless  applications.  A 
light  mulching  of  short  lumpy  manure 
will  tend  to  keep  the  soil  moist  and 
enoourage  surface  rooting. — St.  Albans 
Trade  Catalogues  Received. 
William  Bull,  536,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea> 
S.W. — Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Crocus, 
and  tuberous  rooted  plants. 
Wm.  Clibran  &  Son,  Oldfield  Nurseries, 
Altrincham. — Clibran’s  Bulbs. 
Wm.  Cutbush  &  Son,  Highgate  Nur¬ 
series,  London,  and  Barnet,  Herts. 
—  Carnations. 
Dobie  &  Mason,  22,  Oak  Street,  Man¬ 
chester. — Dutch  and  French  flower¬ 
ing  Bulbs. 
W.  Baylor  Hartland,  Ard-Cairn  Nur¬ 
series,  Cork.  —  Daffodils,  Single 
Tulips. 
Hartley  &  Sugden,  Ltd.,  Halifax, 
England. — New  and  Revised  Cata¬ 
logue  of  Heating  Apparatus  Boilers. 
E.  H.  Krelage  &  Son,  Haarlem,  Hol¬ 
land. — Dutch  Bulbs,  1901. 
John  Peed  &  Son,  West  Norwood, 
London,  S.E. — Bulbs. 
Albert  P.  Upstone,  35,  Church  Street, 
Rotherham,  Yorks. — Bulbs. 
Yilmorin,  Andrieux  &  Co.,  4,  Quai  de 
la  Megisserie,  Paris.  —  Flowering 
Bulbs  and  Strawberries. 
B.  S.  Williams  &  Son,  Victoria  and 
Paradise  Nurseries,  Upper  Hollo¬ 
way,  London,  N. —  Bulbs;  also 
Catalogue  of  Fruits,  Shrubs,  Car- 
nations,  and  Herbaceous  Plants. 
Next  Week’s  Events. 
Friday,  August  23rd.  —  Rock  Ferry 
Horticultural  Society’s  Exhibition. 
Saturday,  August  24th.  —  Newton, 
Earlestown  and  District  Horticul¬ 
tural  Society  (Liverpool). 
Monday,  August  26 :h. — Sharrow  and  District  Floral  and  Horticultural 
Society’s  Show. 
Tuesday,  August  27th, — Brighton  and  Sussex  Horticultural  Society’s 
Summer  Show  at  the  Royal  Pavilion  (two  days). 
Wednesday,  August  28th. — Glasgow  International  Exhibition,  in  associa¬ 
tion  with  Glasgow  and  West  of  Scotland  Horticultural  Society,  £1000 
in  prizes  (two  days)  ;  Westerham  Horticultural  Society’s  Show. 
Thursday,  August  29th. — Sandy  Exhibition  ;  Wellingborough  Dahlia 
Show. 
Phenological  Observations. 
Gillenia  trifoliata. 
August  23rd  to  August  29th. 
23  Fri.  Gold-spot  moth  seen. 
24  Sat.  Starlings  flock  together. 
25  Sun.  Winged  ants  migrate. 
26  Mon.  Grey  plover  comes. 
27  Tu.  “  Knot  ”  arrives 
28  Wed.  Fruits  of  Berberis  ripe. 
29  Thr.  Martins  collect  on  roofs. 
Plants  dedicated  to  each  day. 
Tansy. 
Sunflower. 
Perennial  Sunflower. 
Banded  Amaryllis. 
Hedge  Hawkweed. 
Golden  Rod. 
Yellow  Hollyhock. 
All  correspondence  relating  to  editorial  matters  should  be  directed 
to  “  The  EDITOR,”  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
Xiondon,  E.c.  It  is  requested  that  no  one  will  write  privately 
to  any  of  our  correspondents,  seeking  information  on  matters 
discussed  in  this  Journal,  as  doing  so  subjects  them  to  unjustifiable 
trouble  and  expense. 
Gillenia  trifoliata  {Dumbarton) . — Quite  hardy,  and  one  of  the  finest 
little  herbaceous  border  plants  you  could  select.  It  loves  a  good  loamy 
soil  in  a  warm  situation.  You  could 
obtain  plants  from  a  nurseryman  during 
autumn  or  next  spring.  Our  illus¬ 
tration  shows  its  elegant  habit;  the 
flowers  are  white. 
Plants  to  Name  ( H .  Guildford).— 
No.  1  appears  to  be  Oestrum  auranti* 
acum,  an  excellent  cool  house  evergreen 
shrub,  with  orange-coloured  flowers 
produced  in  August  onward  through  the 
autumn  and  winter.  No.  2  is  a  variety 
of  Star  Tulip  or  Mariposa  Lily,  and 
most  accords  with  Oalochortus  luteus  ; 
the  specimens,  however,  were  much 
dried  and  shrivelled.  ( Daniel  Holby). 
— The  shrub  is  Chionanthus  virginica 
var.  maritima,  or  The  Snowflower. 
Recipe  for  Tomato  Chutney  ( Reader )  - 
— Take  fifteen  large  unripe  Apples, 
fifteen  Tomatoes,  1  lb.  moist  sugar, 
1  lb.  Onions,  £  lb.  raisins,  £  lb.  sultanas, 
£  lb.  salt,  \  lb.  Mustard  seed,  2  ozs. 
powdered  ginger,  2  ozs.  powdered 
chilies,  and  3  pints  vinegar.  Peel,  core, 
and  slice  the  Apples  and  Tomatoes ; 
stone  the  raisins,  and  wash  the  sul¬ 
tanas  in  vinegar.  The  Onions  must  be 
finely  chopped.  Take  skins  and  cores 
of  Apples  and  boil  them  to  a  j  nip  in 
1  pint  of  water.  Boil  the  Apples  and 
Onions  in  the  pulp  till  quite  tender, 
with  a  little  of  the  vinegar,  then  add 
all  the  other  ingredients  with  the 
remaining  vinegar.  It  must  be  well 
stirred.  It  will  take  about  four  hours 
to  prepare. 
Small  Kind  of  "White  Wireworm 
at  the  Roots  of  Cinerarias  ( H .  Guild, 
ford). — We  do  not  know  of  a  small 
kind  of  white  wireworm  that  attacks 
Cinerarias  at  the  roots,  causing  the 
foliage  to  flag  and  the  plants  to  die 
off  ;  but  we  have  frequently  had 
experience  of  the  destructive  habits 
of  the  caterpillars  of  the  garden 
swift  moth,  Hepialus  lupulinus,  which, 
working  on  the  roots  and  root-stem  just 
below  the  surface  of  the  soil,  causes 
the  destruction  of  the  plants.  The 
caterpillars  are  cylindrical,  yellowish- 
white,  with  a  brown  horny  head,  and  we  have  known  them  pass  from 
a  plant  they  have  eaten  the  heart  out  of — that  is,  the  stem  just 
below  or  level  with  the  surface — to  another,  serving  it  in  the  same  way, 
and  so  on,  one  oaterpillar  being  oapable  of  doing  a  lot  of  mischief. 
We  do  not  know  of  any  better  means  of  riddance  than  oarefully 
examining  each  plant  with  a  pointed  piece  of  wood  round  the  base 
and  finding  the  caterpillar  and  destroying  it.  Soot  water  is  a  good 
deterrent  of  the  caterpillar,  and  also  valuable  food  for  the  Cinerarias. 
Perhaps  a  weak  solution  of  Little’s  soluble  phenyle,  say  1  fluid  oz.  to 
6£  gallons  of  water,  would  be  useful  in  making  the  oaterpillar  shift 
its  quarters,  and,  ooming  to  the  surface,  be  readily  captured  and 
destroyed ;  if,  indeed,  it  would  not  destroy  the  peat.  The  solution 
should  be  applied  in  about  the  same  amount  as  in  an  ordinary 
watering  with  water.  Tar  water,  made  by  boiling  1  oz.  of  gas  tar  in  a 
quart  of  water  for  about  half  an  hour,  or  until  it  will  readily  mix  with 
water,  then  diluting  to  6j  gallons,  may  be  used  similarly,  and  is  likely 
to  act  in  like  manner.  Possibly  either  solution  may  have  a  slightly 
prejudicial  effeot  on  the  Cinerarias,  but  this  will  shortly  be  recovered 
from.  Nitrate  of  soda  solution,  1  cz.  to  2  gallons  of  water,  also  has 
a  good  effeot  on  the  plants,  and  stupefies,  if  not  kills,  the  caterpillars. 
