Mnich  2P,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
283 
TWELVE  BEST  SHOW  AND  FANCY  DAHLIAS  FOR 
EXHIBITION  (H.  F.). — These  are  as  follows: — Shows:  Mrs. 
Gladstone,  R.  T.  Rawlings,  John  Walker,  Duchess  of  York,  Colo¬ 
nist,  J.  T.  West,  Win.  Rawlings,  Duke  of  Fife,  Harry  Keith, 
Win.  Powell,  Mrs.  Langtry,  and  Dr.  Keynes.  Fancies:  Rev. 
J.  B.  M.  Camin,  Duchess  of  Albany,  Mrs.  Saunders.  IMrs.  John 
Downie,  Goldsmith,  Matthew  Campbell,  Dorothy,  T.  W.  Girdle- 
stone,  Emir  Pasha,  Frank  Pearce,  Buffalo  Bill,  and  Peacock. 
“GERANIUM”  CUTTINGS  WITH  LEAVES  DIS- 
FIGI’RED  (G.  H.). —  The  young  leaves  are  infested  by  the  rust- 
mite,  Tarsonynuis  species,  not  different  from  that  infesting  Box 
leaves  and  manj'  other  plants,  including  Begonias,  Gesneras, 
and  Gloxinias.  It  is  a  miiinte  thrip-like  creature,  but  with 
eight  legs,  and  belongs  to  the  Araclinidse  or  spiders.  The  animal 
is  very  pernicious  in  both  the  young  and  adult  stages,  causing  the 
young  leaves  to  have  a  crumpled  and  browned  appearance,  and 
preventing  the  free  growth  cf  the  plants.  It  has  become  verr 
prevalent  in  recent  years,  especially  under  glass.  The  best  means 
of  keeping  the  pests  in  check  is  by  the  use  of  Wood’s  Veltha,  or 
by  spraying  the  plants  occasionally  with  tobacco  water,  coating 
the  plants  on  both  sides  of  the  leaves  with  the  fine.st  possible  film, 
and  repeating  at  intervals  of  about  a  week,  two  or  three  times, 
'the  plants  then  grow  out  of  the  disease,  simply  because  the  pests 
are  held  in  check.  When  once  established  in  a  house  it  is 
difficult  to  eradicate  them,  the  only  thing  known,  to  be  of  any 
u.se  is  frequent  spraying  or  dipping  in  tobacco  water. 
ORCHIDS:  WHENCE  IHIEY  OBTAIN  PHOSPHATES,  &c. 
(M.  Mannei’ing). — Orchids  obtain  phosphates  and  other  nutriment 
exactly  as  other  plants  do,  viz.,  in  solution  through  the  medium 
of  the  root  hairs.  We  remember  reading  somewhere  that 
Orchids  are  the  blue  ribbonists  of  the  plant  world,  and  need  very 
little  in  the  way  of  manurial  stimulants;  this,  and  the  fact  of 
living  without  much  soil  has  probably  led  to  your  difficulty.  But 
sufficient  nutriment  for  their  purpose  is  contained  in  the  atmo¬ 
spheric  moisture  with  which  they  must  be  plentifully  sui’rounded, 
and  in  the  water  poured  about  their  roots.  The  bark  to  which 
they  attach  themselves  in  their  native  habitats  collects  by  ihs 
natural  roughnes.s  a  certain  amount  of  animal  and  vegetable 
debris,  this  in  its  turn  containing  the  essential  elements  to 
bnild  up  the  cells  and  tis.sues  of  the  plants.  The  rain  falling 
upon  it  dissolves  these  and  renders  them  available  for  absorp¬ 
tion  by  the  root  hairs.-  We  trust  this  will  be  sufficiently  clear  to 
you.  The  best  book  on  Orchid  culture  is  “Williams’  Orchid- 
Growers’  Manual,”  published  by  B.  S.  Williams  and  Son,  of  the 
Paradise  Nurseries,  Upper  Holloway,  London.  N.  Information 
respecting  Odontoglossums  is  given  periodically  on  our  Orchid 
page. 
COMMUNICATIONS  RECEIVED.—W.  L.,  YT.  N.,  F.  E., 
Editor  of  “The  Gardeners’  Chronicle,”  W.  H.  Y.,  E.  E., 
W.  R.  R.,  T.  F.,  J.  W.  T.,  London  Correspondent  of  North 
Queensland  “Herald,”  A.  H.  C..  W.  J.  D.,  G.  S.,  J.  R.  S.  C., 
J.  S.  U.,  E.  B.,  J.  H.,  H.  R.  R..  J.  H.  V..  H.  S.,  Secretary 
National  Auricula  and  Primula  Society,  W.  W.,  Secretary  Royal 
Society  of  St.  George,  W.  A.  T.,  Janies  Bell,  Royal  Botanical 
Society;  C.  B.  (please  note  our  addre.ss) ;  G.  H.  H.,  R.  R., 
L.  Graham  Lewis,  Oxfordshire  County  Council,  J.  J.  Willis. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS. — Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (H.  P.). — 1,  Nephrolepis  |pectinata ;  2,  Asplenium 
Colensoi ;  3,  Adiantum  decorum ;  4,  Tfavallia  eanariensis ;  5,  Asplenium 
foenieidaeeum ;  6,  Platyeerium  aleieorne. 
TRADE  NOTES. 
The  Marquis  of  Salisbury  has  presented  the  two  volumes  of 
“  Ca.ssell’s  Dictionary  of  Practical  Gardening,”  which  has  recently 
been  published,  to  his  head  gardener,  Mr.  George  Norman, 
V.M.H. 
Sprayers  for  Garden  Pui  poses. 
We  have  to  acknowledge  the  receipt  of  a  reference  sheet  con¬ 
taining  descriptions  and  illustrations  of  the  forms  of  knapsack 
and  carU.sprayers  introdneed  by  Me.ssrs.  Charles  Clark  and  Co., 
20,  Great  St.  Helens,  London,  E.C.  These  we  may  briefly 
enumerate  as  follows :  The  “  Eclair,”  which  is  fully  detailed  here, 
and  which  “  accomplishes  the  effective  distribution  of  ‘  Bordeaux 
Mixture.’  ”  It  is  also  used  for  whitewashing  and  disinfecting  pur¬ 
poses.  A  preparation  named  “  Vermorite,”  an  antidote  to  Potato 
disease  and  other  Cryptogamic  maladies  of  plants,  is  explained  ; 
and  the  useful  “Meduse”  Lamp,  for  the  wholesale  destruction  of 
moths  and  other  injurious  night-insects,  deserves  consideration. 
Horticultural  College,  Swanley. — The  report  for  1902  and 
a  new  syllabus  of  work  for  1903  have  been  issued  by  the  authori¬ 
ties  of  the  Horticultural  College,  Swanley,  Kent.  A  colonial 
branch  has  been  organised  ;  students  can  take  up  a  colonial  train¬ 
ing  course  and  live  as  far  as  may  be  under  conditions  of  colonial 
life.  Two  exhibitions  of  £50  have  been  arranged  for  the  year. 
Me(eorolcgical  Observations  at  Chisv?ick. 
Taken  in  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society’s  Gardens  at  Chis¬ 
wick,  height  above  sea  level  24  feet. 
Date, 
Temperature  of  the 
Air. 
Temperature  of 
the  Soil. 
At  9  A.M. 
1903. 
Mar^h. 
eotion  c 
Wind. 
At  9  A.M. 
Day. 
Night 
Rain. 
At 
1-ft. 
deep. 
At 
2-ft. 
deep. 
At 
4-ft. 
deep. 
O  B 
«  to 
®  2  2 
&  ©rt 
>4 
5 
Dry 
Bulh. 
Wet 
Bulb. 
Highest. 
Lowest. 
J  a  g 
a* 
Sunday  ...15 
s.s.w. 
detr. 
44-1 
dep. 
41-1 
dee. 
51-4 
dee. 
30-3 
Ins. 
deg. 
42-4 
deg. 
44-1 
deg. 
45-3 
Monday  ...16 
s.s.w. 
45-9 
41'5 
49-9 
35 '4 
— 
42-5 
44-1 
45  3 
21-7 
Tuesday  ...17 
s.w. 
47-3 
43-3 
51 -4 
37-2 
015 
42-5 
44-1 
45-3 
23-6 
Wed’sday  18 
w. 
42-9 
39-9 
51-4 
42-5 
— 
44-4 
44  2 
45-3 
40-0 
Thursday  19 
w.s.w. 
50  7 
47-4 
53-2 
42  5 
0  06 
44-5 
44-7 
45-3 
35-2 
Friday  ...20 
w.s.w. 
51-9 
470 
57 '3 
49-6 
— 
45  9 
450 
45  5 
44-8 
Saturday  21 
s.s.w. 
49-2 
44-2 
56-1 
47’0 
46-7 
45-6 
45-5 
44  0 
Means  ... 
1 
1  47-4 
1 
43'5 
53-0 
40-6 
Total. 
0-21 
44-1 
44-5 
45  4 
326 
The  days  have  been  bright  and  windy,  with  showers  on  two  of  them. 
Covent  Garden  Market.— March  2Sth. 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Fruit. 
s.  d.  s.  d 
,  Cobs  and  Filberts,  lb. 
,  Lemons,  Messina,  case 
Oranges,  case 
Apples,  culinary,  bush.  3  1)  to  6  0 
,,  Tasmanian, case  12  0  14  0 
Bananas .  10  0  15  0  ^  , 
Grapes,  Alicantes  ...  2  6  3  6  1  Pines,  St.  Michael’s 
,,  Colman  .  3  0  3  6  i 
Averaire  Wholesale  Prices.— Vegetables, 
d.  s.  d 
Artichokes,  green,  doz.  2 
,,  Jerusalem,  sieve  1 
Batavia,  doz .  2 
Beet,  red,  doz .  0 
Cabbages,  tally  .  3 
Carrots,  bunch  .  0 
Cauliflowers,  doz.  ...  1 
Corn  Salad,  strike  ...  1 
Cucumbers  doz .  3 
Endive,  doz .  1 
Herbs,  bunch  .  0 
Horseradish,  bunch  ...  1 
Lettuce,  Cabbage,  doz.  1 
0to3  0  Leeks,  bunch  . 
0  0  Mushrooms,  forced,  lb. 
0  0  Mustard  &  Cress,  doz. 
1  0  '  punnets . 
5  0  Onions,  bushel  . 
0  0  Parsley,  doz.  bnchs.  ... 
2  0  Potatoes,  cwt . 
1  3  Radishes,  doz . 
5  0  Spinach,  bush . 
0  0  Tomatoes,  Canary  Isles, 
0  0  per  case  . 
1  6  Turnips,  bnch.  ... 
Average  Wholesale  Prices.— Plants  in  Pots. 
Aralias,  doz . 
Araucaria,  doz . 
Aspidistra,  doz . 
Cinerarias,  doz . 
Crotons,  doz . 
Cyperus  alternifolius 
doz . 
Dracaena,  var.,  doz.  ... 
,,  viridis,  doz. . 
Erica  melanthera,  doz. 
,,  M’'ilmoreana 
Ferns,  var.,  doz . 
small,  100 . 
4rnms,  doz . 
Asparagus,  Fern,  bnch. 
Bouvardia,  coloured, 
doz.  bunches  . 
Barnations,  12  blooms 
]!attleyas,  doz . 
Iroton  foliage,  bun.  ... 
;iycas  leaves,  each 
Daffodils,  single,  doz. 
bnch . 
,,  double,  doz. 
bnch . 
Eucharis,  doz . 
Ereesia,  white,  doz. 
bnch . 
jlardenias,  doz . 
Jeranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
bnchs . 
[vy  leaves,  doz.  bun. ... 
Lilium  Harris!  . 
Lily  of  Valley,  12  bnchs 
Maidenhair  Fern,  doz. 
bnchs . 
Myrtle,  English,  bunch 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d 
5  0tol2 
0 
12 
0 
30 
0 
18 
0 
36 
0 
4 
0 
6 
0 
18 
0 
30  0 
4 
0 
5 
0 
12  0 
30 
0 
9 
0 
18 
0 
24 
0 
30  0 
10  0 
15 
0 
4 
0 
18 
0 
10  0 
16 
0 
Vholesale 
g. 
d. 
s. 
d 
2 
OtoO 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
6 
0 
8 
0 
1 
3 
1 
9 
10 
0 
12 
0 
0 
9 
1 
0 
0 
9 
1 
6 
1 
0 
2 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
2 
0 
0 
0 
2 
0 
3 
0 
2 
0 
3 
0 
6 
0 
8  0 
1 
6 
0 
0 
3 
0 
4 
0 
9 
0 
12 
0 
7 
0 
8 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
Ficus  elastica,  doz.  ... 
Foliage  plants,  var,  each 
Grevilleas,  48’s,  doz.  ... 
Lycopodiums,  doz.  ... 
Marguerite  Daisy,  doz. 
Myrtles,  doz . 
Palms,  in  var.,  doz.  ... 
,,  specimens 
Pandanus  Veitchi,  48’s, 
doz . 
Primulas  . 
Shrubs,  in  pots  . 
Spirpeas,  5in.  pots 
Marguerites,  white, 
doz.  bnchs . 
,,  yellow,  doz.  bnchs. 
Narcissus,  Sol  d’Or,  doz. 
,,  Pocticus,  doz  bnchs 
,,  Grand  Prime  ,, 
Odontoglossums . 
Orange  blossom,  bunch 
Roses,  Niphetos,  white, 
doz . 
,,  pink,  doz . 
,,  yellow,doz.(Per]es) 
,,  Liberty,  doz . 
,,  Generals . 
Smilax,  bunch  . 
Tuberoses,  dozen . 
Tulips,  pink,  doz.bnch. 
,,  white,  ., 
,,  yellow, 
,,  terra  cotta 
,,  scarlet 
Violets,  doz.  bun. 
Marie  Louise 
n 
1  > 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
0  4  to  0  0 
10  0 
15  0 
10  0 
20  0 
2  6 
5  0 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
0  2to0  2i 
0  8 
0  9 
1  6 
0  0 
3  0 
0  0 
2  0 
3  0 
4  0 
6  0 
0  9 
1  0 
3  0 
0  0 
’  4  0 
0  0 
0  0 
0  2 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
9  0tol2  0 
1  0 
5  0 
5  0 
0  0 
3  0 
0  0 
8  0 
9  0 
6  0 
9  6 
15  0 
30  0 
21  0 
63  0 
24  0 
30  0 
4  0 
5  0 
4  0 
6  0 
9  0 
10  0 
s.  d. 
s.  d 
3  0  to  4  0 
1  6 
2  0 
1  0 
1  6 
1  0 
2  0 
1  0 
1  6 
4  0 
5  0 
2  0 
0  0 
1  6 
2  0 
2  0 
4  0 
1  6 
2  0 
2  0 
4  0 
2  0 
2  6 
3  0 
0  0 
0  9 
1  0 
6  0 
8  0 
6  0 
8  0 
6  0 
8  0 
6  0 
8  0 
4  0 
6  0 
1  3 
2  0 
2  0 
3  0 
