Ajiril  28,  1904. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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IXSTRr:MEXT  FOR  POISOXIXG  WEEDS  (Weed-sting).— 
Apply  to  iMr.  C.  E.  West,  Higham  Hill,  London,  X.E. 
PLYMOUTH  SHOW.  -In  report  of  Plymoutli  Daffodil  Show 
(April  21)  line  25,  pai-agraph  2,  and  line  2,  pai’agraph  7,  “  Pen¬ 
zance  ”  should  have  been  “  Trnro.” 
PLAX  FOR  CARPET-BEDDIXG  (J.  F.).— We  here  give 
designs  for  a  carpet  bed,  an  exact  copy  of  one  which  was  formed 
at  Hampton  Court,  and  which  attracted  much  attention.  In 
the  design  submitted  the  author  departed  from  his  usual  .style 
by  enlarging  the  groundwork  area,  and  the  lengthy  propor¬ 
tioned  figures,  with  their  graceful  curves  and  warm  tone  of 
colouring,  appeared  in  hold  I'elief.  The  figures  of  two  serpents 
were  formed  to  balance  the  heavier  massing.  The  rainbow 
rides  of  the  two  mon.sters  were  ably  represented  by  Alternan- 
thera  amorna,  the  spinal  column  by  Mentha  Pnlegium  gibral- 
tarica,  while  a  single  compact  plant  of  Semjiervivnm  califor- 
nicum  formed  the  eye  of  tliis  vegetable  saurian.  Here  we  may 
fairly  ask  the  question,  How  far  may  ve  go  in  borrowing  figures 
from  the  animal  kingdom  to  represent  the  various  designs  of 
carpet  bedding?  X'^ot  far,  we  fear,  as  outside  the  lizard  family 
most  are  of  harsh  angular  outline.  One  can  introduce  with 
charming  effect  as  a  groundwork  Achyrocline  Saundersoni,  a 
shrubby  plant  of  the  Lavender  family.  If  cuttings  are  inserted 
in  a  cold  fi'alne  in  autumn,  and  treated  preci.sely  like  those  of 
shrubby  Calceolarias,  they  will  strike  readily.  This  will  he 
PablicatioDS  Received, 
The  Journal  of  the  Board  of  Agriculture,  April,  1904,  6d.  by 
po.st.  Contents:  Forestry  education  in  Great  Britain;  housing 
of  poultry  on  farms;  Belgian  department  of  agriculture;  breed¬ 
ing  of  live  stock  in  Belgium  ;  imsurance  of  live  .stock  in  Bavaria  ; 
preparation  of  alcohol  from  Potatoes  in  Germany  ;  United  States 
;  food  standards ;  aphides  or  plant-lice ;  prices  of  agricultural 
;  produce.  *  *  “Liver-rot  in  sheep,”  a  reprint  of  articles  in 
1  the  .Journal  of  the  Royal  Agi'icnltnral  Society  of  England,  with 
j  copy  of  correspondence  between  the  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
I  Fisheries  and  the  Royal  Agricultural  Society  of  England,  and 
I  a  prefatory  memorandum.  London,  4,  Whitehall  Place,  S.W. 
:  J'  *  “  Old  M’est  Surrey:  Some  X'otes  and  ^Memories,”  by  Ger- 
I  trnde  .Jekyll,  with  330  illustrations  from  photographs  by  the 
author.  Longmans,  Green,  and  Co.,  39,  Paternoster  Row, 
I  London.  13s.  net.  This  is  the  late.st  book  by  Miss  .lekyll,  and 
is  most  admirably  arranged.  We  hope  to  review  it  shortly. 
!  “  The  Calendar  of  Garden  Operations,”  enlarged  edition, 
'  adapted  to  the  requirements  of  cottage  gardeners,  allotment 
holders,  and  amateur  gardeners,  by  members  of  the  staff  of 
the  “  Gardeners’  Chronicle.”  Published  from  41,  Wellington 
Street,  Strand,  London,  price  7^d.,  post  free.  This  is  an  excel- 
1.  lent  little  book,  well  ari’anged,  and  comprising  the  main  feature.s 
1,  Alternantheiaparonydioidss  mnjo-. 
•J,  Iresi;,e  Herbst!. 
3,  Acbyrocline  Saiuidersoni. 
4,  Meiitlia  Pnlegium  gibralt.  rieum. 
5,  Alternanthera  amceiia. 
ti,  Sempervivum  califoivicum 
7,  Pyrethrum  Golden  Feather. 
8,  .Sedum  glaucum. 
found  a  valuable  hardy  addition  to  the  carpet  bed,  and  a  plant 
which  stands  clipping  admirably.  Failing  this,  the  following  | 
might  be  substituted  :—Antennaria  tomentosa,  Leucophyton  j 
Browni,  Mesembryanthemum  cordifolium  variegatum.  Cineraria 
maritima. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS.  —  Correspondents  whose  queries  are 
wnansivered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult 
the  following  number.  (A.  L.). — 1,  Anemone  appennina;  2,  Arabis 
albida  variegata ;  3,  Vinca  radicans  variegata.  ( J.  P.). — 1,  Thalictrum 
anemoneoides  ;  2,  Epimedium  rubrnm ;  3,  Phyllostachys  Quoili ;  4, 
Polyanthus  elatior ;  5,  Adoxa  Moschatella;  6,  Potentilla  nivea. 
(A.  N.). — 1,  Viola  cucculata ;  2,  Narcissus  Humei ;  3,  N.  poculiformis  ; 
4,  Prunus  persica  fl.-pl. ;  5,  Prunus  persica  fl.  rosea  pi.  (Norwood). —  i 
1,  Primula  rdsea ;  2,  Caltha  palustris  fl.-pl.  or  King’s-cups.  (N.  0.). — 
1,  Dendrobium  chrysotoxum  ;  2,  D.  Boxalli ;  3,  Odontoglossuiu  Rossi ; 
4,  O.  Pescatorei ;  5,  Cypripeditmi  villosum. 
NAMES  OF  FRUITS. —  Correspondents  whose  queries  are 
nnansivered  in  the  present  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  co?isult 
the  following  number.  (H.  M.  M.). — Apple,  Lemon  Pippin. 
- - 
Trade  Catalogues  Received. 
W.  Clibran  and  Son,  Altrincham. — Plants. 
Rcbt.  Holmes,  Norwich. — Chrysanthemums. 
of  gardening,  while  illustrations  are  liberally  used.  *  ,  *  “  The 
Estate  Magazine,”  April  2,  1904.  Single  copy,  6d.,  from  tho 
Country  Gentlemen’s  Association,  2,  Waterloo  Place,  Pall  iMall, 
S.W.  Some  of  the  articles  bear  on  “Estate  Book-keeping;  to 
make  the  best  of  onr  fruit;  Peas  as  a  field  crop;  pheasant 
rearing ;  pig-breeding  and  feeding  ;  slate  refuse ;  sugar  beet  cul¬ 
tivation  in  1903;  and  .some  estates  of  the  X’orth.  *  * 
“Spring  Gardening,”  Xo.  13  of  Rural  Handbooks;  post  free, 
7d.  This  is  a  booklet  for  the  mere  beginner,  and  seems  to 
us  expensive  for  all  it  teaches.  *  *  Board  of  Agriculture  and 
Fisheries,  Leaflet  X^o.  92,  “  Bunt  and  Smut.”  Also  Leaflet  102, 
“Quarter-ill,  Quarter-evil,  or  Black-leg.”  *  *  “Some 
X’eglected  Aspects  of  the  Fiscal  Question,”  by  .John  Shanks, 
Tubal  Works,  Barrhead,  X".B.  Glasgow,  David  Boyce  and  Sons, 
1904.  “It  is  to  the  labour  problems  that  attention  is  here 
directed.”  *  *  “  Citizens’  National  Union,  being  an  old 
age  pension  scheme  revised  and  brought  into  line  with  the  Fi.scal 
Que.stion  of  to-day,”  by  .John  Tullis,  Glasgow.  Paisley,  Alex. 
Gardner.  Price  6d.  *  *  “  Railways  in  Rhodesia,  with  maps 
and  statistics.”  London,  Rhodesia  Railways,  Limited,  2,  Lon¬ 
don  Wall  Buildings. 
“The  Orchid  Review,”  an  illustrated  monthly  journal  of 
orchidology.  Price  6d.  net,  from  the  editor,  Lawn  Crescent, 
Kew.  Contents :  Chysis  and  their  culture  ;  Diacrium  bicor- 
nutum ;  epiphytic  orchids  and  their  support  ;  leaf  mould  for 
orchids ;  orchids  in  season,  cultural  operations  for  the  month, 
A-c.,  Arc.  *  * 
