July  17,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Plan  of  a  Bothy — Competition. 
“  Well-wisher  ”  promises  a  first  prize  of  £3,  and  the  Editor  sup¬ 
plies  a  second  prize  of  £1. 
The  rules  of  the  competition  are  as  follows The  plan,  drawn 
to  scale,  must  not  exceed  Tin  broad  by  Tin  deep,  and  must  be 
clearly  defined  on  stout  paper.  The  plan  must  provide  suitable 
accommodation  for  six  men,  and  the  cost  of  the  building  ought  not 
to  exceed  £200  to  £220.  A  statement  of  the  general  "items  of 
cost  should  accompany  the  plans,  together  with  any  written 
comments  thereon.  The  competition  is  open  until  Christmas, 
1902,  by  which  date  all  plans  must  be  in  the  hands  of  the  Editor. 
The  sender’s  name  and  full  address  should  he  enclosed  when  send¬ 
ing  the  plan,  and  the  sender  will  alone  be  held  responsible  for  it. 
HYDRANGEA  “  SPORT  ”  (J.  Blackburn).— As  you  say,  the 
plant  is  a  very  ornamental  one  for  pot  culture.  It  is  a  distinct 
variety  of  Hydrangea  hortcnsis,  and  is  named  variegata. 
TOMATO  LEAVES  CURLING  (E.  D’Olier).— The  most  pro¬ 
bable  cause  of  the'  leaves  curling  is  too  dry  an  atmosphere  and 
an  insufficient  supply  of  water  at  the  roots,  but  the  old  leaves 
usually  curl  more  or  less,  and  some  plants  are  more  given  to  it, 
as  you  note,  than  others.  Mulch  with  short  manure,  supply 
water  abundantly  at  the  roots,  and  keep  the  house  a  little 
closer. 
ROSES  FOR  GREENHOUSE  (H.). — Your  request  implies  that 
you  need  Roses  for  training  up  the  roof,  but  you  do  not  say  so. 
For  this  purpose  we  doubt  if  any  will  give  greater  satisfaction 
than  Marechal  Niel  and  Gloire  de  Dijon :  the  best  reel  variety  for 
the  same  purpose  is  probably  Reine  Marie  Henriette.  As  a 
rule  they  are  far  better  planted  in  good  soil  than  kept  in  pots. 
Two  good  Roses  for  growing  in  pots  for  forming  bushes  are 
La  France-  and  Niphctos,  of  which  strong  plants  well  cultivated 
give  a  wonderful  quantity  of  acceptable  flowers. 
INSECT  TO  NAME  (East  Ham).— It  is  the  creature  known 
by  various  popular  names,  such  as  Rove  Beetle,  on  account  of 
its  wandering  habits  and  quick  movements;  Cocktail  Beetle, 
from  its  custom  of  elevating  the  abdomen  when  alarmed  or 
angry ;  and  Devil’s  Coach-horse,  from  its  blackness  and  sinister 
appearance.  Its  proper  name  is  Ocypus  olens.  It  is  a  pre¬ 
dacious  beetle,  and  the  larva  is  as  predacious  as  the  perfect 
beetle,  and  when  food  is  scarce  or  the  appetite  keen  lias  not 
the  slightest  hesitation  in  feeding  on  its  own  species.  It  is  not 
injurious  to  vegetation,  but  a  friend  of  the  horticulturist,  as 
it  destroys  some  of  his  worst  enemies,  your  having  found  it 
feeding  on  slug  being  much  in  its  favour. 
USES  OF  WATER  LILIES  (J.  IT.).— The  leaves  and  stems 
of  these  plants  and  their  relatives  are  generally  stringent  and 
bitter,  the  roots  possessing  these  qualities  very  strongly  de¬ 
veloped.  The  rootstocks  of  Nymphgea  alba,  the  common  White 
Water  Lily,  contain  a  quantity  of  starch  and  mucilage,  with 
tannin  and  a  narcotic  principle  that  is  removed  by  washing,  the 
roots  being  then  used  as  food  in  some  countries,  particularly  in 
Sweden.  We  do  not,  however,  think  the  petals  would  be  very 
beneficial  for  the  purpose  you  name.  The  flowers  of  the  yellow 
Watr  Lily,  Nympluea  lutea,  are  said  to  possess  a  narcotic  pro¬ 
perty,  and  in  some  parts  of  England  they  are  called  Brandy 
Bottles,  from  the  resemblance  of  their  odour  to  brandy.  In 
Turkey  a  cooling  drink  is  prepared  from  them. 
RASPBERRIES  FOR  AUTUMN  BEARING  (Anon).— 
October  Red  is  the  best,  withstanding  wet  better  thafi  most 
others,  Large  Monthly  being  dwarf-growing  and  an  abundant 
bearer,  but  the  fruit  is  not  so  large  as  October  Red  or  Belle  de 
Fontenav.  Orange  d‘Automne  is  very  large,  yellow  or  orange, 
and  good  in  flavour;  but  October  Yellow,  though  less,  in  size 
of  fruit,  is  more  prolific.  By  double  bearing  we  presume  is  meant 
the  fruit  borne  sometimes  on  the  canes  of  the  current  year’s 
growth,  which  is  usually  most  common  when  the  season  is  moist 
and  the  canes  make  vigorous  growth.  These  have  been  scarce 
with  us  this  season,  but  have  been  usually  sufficient  to  give  a 
supply  as  an  accompaniment  for  Red  Currants  in  tarts  and  dessert 
until  the  autumn-bearing  sorts  continued  the  supply  until  the 
approach  of  winter. 
GORDIUS  AQUATICUS  (G.  U.).— 1 The  above  is  the  name  of 
the  singular  creature  which  children  call  horsehair  worms,  and 
we  suppose  many  thousands  of  horse  hairs  have  been  placed  in 
water  by  them  under  the  erroneous  notion  that  they  be  converted 
into  the  worms;  hence  the  common  name  that  is  applied  to  them. 
They  are  found  in  many  parts  of  Great  Britain,  but  whether 
“all  over”  it  or  not  we  ai-e  unable  to  say.  Their  distribution, 
however,  is  general,  not  partial  merely. 
SECOND  CROP  FIGS— PAULOWNIA  IMPERIALIS  (R.  H.). 
— It  is  not  possible  for  you  to  preserve-  the  Figs,  which  are  now 
larger  than  Filberts,  on  a  tree  in.  the  open  air  so-  that  they 
will  ripen  next  year.  They  will  all  shrivel  and  drop  off  whatever 
you  may  do  to  secure  them.  Nor  is  it  practicable!  to  protect 
the  flower  spikes-  of  this  tree  so  that  the  blooms  will  expand 
at  this  late  season  of  the  year.  Thei  nights  are  too-  cold  for  that 
to  be  accomplished,  and  such  buds  as  you  have  sent  will  shortly 
fall.  We  are  not  able-  to  state  definitely  the  cause  of  the  brown 
patches  on  the  leaves.  If  you  have  not  had  a  shower  of  hail  in 
your  district  they  have  probably  been  caused  by  the  puncture  of 
an  insect.  The  red  Apple  you  have  sent  is  Fearns  Pippin,  the 
other  Keddlestone  Pippin. 
FRUIT  FOR  AUGUST  AND  SEPTEMBER  (Constant 
Reader). — If  you  have  a  warm  position  out  of  doors  we  should 
noth  plant  Apricots  in  the  house,  but  should  add  the  Moorpark 
to  those-  you  name,  and  plant  against  a  wall  with  south  aspect  in 
the  open  air.  Some  of  the  best  Plums  for  exhibition  are  Goliath, 
also  called  Emperor,  end  of  August  ;  Pond’s  Seedling,  end  of 
September;  Kirke’s,  middle  of  September;  Jefferson,  middle 
of  September;  Transparent  Gage,  beginning,  of  September- 
ITuling’s  Superb,  end  of  August;  Denniston’s  Superb,  middle  of 
August;  and  Washington,  middle  of  September.  The  exact- 
period  of  ripening  depends  on  seasons  and  districts ;  we  have 
f ;iven  the  usual  times  of  ripening  in  the  open  air  near  London, 
t-  is  for  you  to  determine  in  accordance  with  the  climatic 
character  of  your  district  whether  you  plant  any  of  the  trees 
under  glass  or  not.  You  may  graft  the  Black  Hamburgh,  Alicante, 
Gros  Colman,  or  Madresfield  Court  on  the  Lady  Downe’s  stock 
provided  it  is  healthy. 
ROSES  FOR  BUTTONHOLES  (S.  T.).— Tea  Roses  are  among 
the  most  suitable  for  this  purpose,  and  there  are  few  gardens 
where  the  soil  is  good  and  the  atmosphere  pure  in  which  they, 
with  a  little  protection,  may  not  be  grown.  Free  and  good  are 
Niphetos,  Madame  Falcot,  Homere,  Madame  Van  Houtte, 
Madame  Lambard,  Safrano,  Perle  des  Jardins-,  C'omtesse  Riza  du 
Parc,  Madame  Jules  Margottin,  and  Souvenir  de  Paul  Neyron. 
The  old  crimson  China  Rose  and  Cramoisie  Superieure-  are  good 
for  your  purpose,  as  also-  are  the  Noisettes!  Triomphe  de  Rennes 
and  Aimeei  Yibert,  with  Baronnc  de  Maynard1,  Boule  tie  Ne-ige, 
and  Louise  Darzens.  Moss  Roses  are  indispensable — the-  common, 
crested,  Moss  de  Meux  and  Little  Gem  (W.  Paul),  the  latter  being 
very  charming.  Among  the  most  free  and  suitable  of  the  Hybrid 
Perpetuals  are  Jules  Margottin,  General  Jacqueminot,  and  La 
France.  We  have  probably  named  sufficient  for  your  purpose. 
The  advisability  of  digging-up  and  planting  your  established  Roses 
deeper  depends  on  the  depth  at  which  they  are  planted  now.  If 
they  grow  and  flower  freely  we  should  let  them  alone;  if  not, 
you  might  try  the  plan  you  suggest,  but  on  this  point  we  cannot 
advise,  since  you  have  not  stated  the  length  of  the  stocks. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS.— Correspondents  whose  queries  are  un¬ 
answered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult  the 
following  number.  (F.  M.).— 1,  Dendrobium  densiflorum  ;  2,  Brassia 
Lanceana  longissima  ;  we  found  but  two  flowers.  (R.  B.,  Halifax). — 
1,  Arnica  montana ;  2,  Galium  hybrid,  probably  a  cross  between 
mollugo  and  verum  ;  3.  Allium  Moly  ;  4,  Campanula  rotundifolia  ;  5, 
Orobus  vernus ;  6,  Campanula  persicifolia  alba.  (F.  L.,  Edinburgh). — 
1,  Crepis  sibirica ;  2,  Eschscholtzia  maritima ;  3.  Eschseholtzia 
Austinese ;  4.  Lactuea  macrophylla ;  5.  Boeconia  mierocarpa.  (The 
Burns). — Platystemon  californicus  (Papaveracere).  (J.  F.). — 1,  Cam¬ 
panula  laetiflora  ;  2.  C.  allarioefolia  ;  3,  C.  latiloba  ;  4.  C.  elegans ;  5, 
C.  pusilla;  6,  C.  garganiea  hirsuta.  (J.  B,). — Plagianthus  Lyali. 
(N.  B..  Kelso). — 1.  Liliura  croceum ;  2.  Hemeroeallis  fulva ;  3, 
H.  aurantiaea  ;  4.  Lilium  umbellatum  ;  5,  Othonopsis  eheirifolia. 
"All  Cry  and  Little  Wool.” 
“And  my  people  love  to  have  it  so.”  This  is  the 
enlightened  twentieth  century,  and  it  is  the  age  of  adultera¬ 
tion.  There  is  not  an  article  we  use  or  consume  which  does 
