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JOURNAL  ON  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
Noyciiiber  19,  1903. 
CARllOTS. — These  roots  are  better  out  of  the  ground  and 
placed  in  a  cool  store.  It-  is  not  important  to  dry  them  so 
thoroughly,  but  they  must  ratlier  be  on  the  dry  side  than  the 
Avet  side,  as  if  stored  in  heaps  for  any  length  of  time  rootlets 
will  be  emitted. 
POTATOES. — The  stores  of  tubers  liaA'ing  now  become  to 
a  great  extent  dry,  should  be  examined  for  any  indications  of 
disease  in  the  tubers.  This  is  important,  as  any  infected  speci¬ 
mens  Avill  soon  damage  others.  Remove  the  small  tubers,  and 
at  the  same  time  a  selection  for  saving  for  seed  ma,v  be  made. 
Tubers  intended  for  table  use  must  have  light  excluded  from 
them,  and  additional  coA'ering  given  when  severe  frosts  are 
imminent. 
PARSLEY. — Pick  out  all  yellow  leaves  and  unsuitable 
foliage  from  the  Parsley  bed.  The  beds  of  autumn  seedlings 
should  be  kept  clear  of  weeds.  A  few  strong  plants  may  be 
lotted  for  taking  under  coA'er  in  seA'ere  Aveather,  but  the  beds 
of  plants  must  be  also  protected. 
WINTER  GREENS. — SaAmys,  Brussels  Sprouts,  Borecole, 
and  Broccoli,  having  a  proportion  of  yelloAv  leaA’es  hanging  about 
them,  shoulci  have  these  cleared  off,  and  the  plants  made  tid,v 
for  the  Avinter.  Weeds,  Avhich  haA'e  groAvn  luxuriantlj"  and 
revelled  in  the  damp,  should  not  be  alloAved  to  choke  the 
plants  and  disfigure  the  ground. 
TRENGHING  GROUND.— Some  portion  of  the  kitchen  gar¬ 
den  should  be  deeply  trenchect  each  season.  Where  the  ground 
lias  not  been  moved  for  years  to  a  fair  depth,  bastard  trenching, 
Avhich  consists  of  deep  digging  Avithout  changing  the  position 
of  the  spits,  .shouhl  be  adopted.  This  obviates  bringing  inert 
soil  to  the  surface  aud  burying  the  best. — E.  D.  S. 
Trade  Notes. 
Roses  ;  The  “  Dean’s  Collection.” 
Referring  to  our  remarks  on  page  397  in  the  notice  of  the 
Ver,v  ReA'.  the  Dean  of  Rochester,  Messrs.  B.  R.  Cant  and  Sons, 
Colchester,  Avrite  to  sat'  that  they  alone  supply  the  .selection 
termed  the  “  Dean’s  collection.” 
John  Russell,  Brentiwood. 
AVe  have  receiA'ed  the  folloAving  letter  from  the  Essex  Nur¬ 
series,  Brentwood: — “Permit  me  to  point  out  that  in  your 
notice  of  the  National  Chrysanthemum  Society’s  great  shoAv  at 
the  Palace,  you  haA’e  credited  Mr.  John  Russell,  Richmond, 
Avith  the  display  of  a  hardy  group,  Avhereas  it  Avas  my  exhibit, 
‘John  Russell,  BrentAvood.’  The  firms  are  noAV  independent  of 
each  other.  I  trust  that  you  Avill  kindly  correct  this. — J. 
Russell.” 
Timber  Growing  on  a  Commercial  Scale. 
Me.ssrs.  Dicksons  and  Co.,  of  1,  AA'aterloo  Place,  Edinburgh, 
in  sending  us  their  catalogue  of  forest  trees  and  other  nursery 
stock,  draAv  attention  to  their  remarks  made  on  the  first  feAv 
pages  of  the  catalogue.  All  avIio  secure  one  of  these  catalogues 
can  read  the  letter  in  extenso,  and  Ave  may  only  notice  in  this 
place  that  Messrs.  Dickson.s  are  eager  to  see  the  prepositions 
made  b,A'  the  recent  Departmental  Committee  on  Forestry  made 
effectiA’e.  Great  Britain  has  tAvent.y-one  million  acres  of  Avaste 
or  idle  land,  and  their  afforestation  is  a  matter  of  “  grave 
national  concern.”  The  firm  also  refer  to  the  Common  Larch 
“  canker,”  and  they  suggest  as  a  substitute  to  the  Common  or 
European  Larch  the  Japane.se  Larch  (Larix  leptolepis).  This  is 
a  cjuick  and  vigorous  groAver,  and  c^uite  hard.v. 
Leek  Show  at  Kelso,  N.6. 
The  firm's  annual  open  Lyon  Leek  Competition  took  p’acs 
AA'ithin  the  premises  of  Messrs.  Laing  and  Mather  (incorporated 
Avith  Stuart  and  Mein),  and  Avas  again  an  unqualified  success. 
There  Avere  nine  prizes  offered,  and  the  conditions  AAcre  that 
each  exhibit  should  comprise  three  Leeks,  groAvn  from  seed  pur¬ 
chased  from  the  firm.  Exhibits  Avere  sent  in  from  all  parts  of 
the  country,  even  from  as  far  south  as  Devonshire  and  CornAAall. 
In  all  there  Avere  thirty-six  lots  shoAvn,  and  they  made  a  A’ery 
attractiA’e  display,  the  qualit.v  and  size  of  most  of  the  exhibits 
testifying  to  the  excellence  of  the“  Lyon  ”  A-ariety.  The  fir.st 
prize  lot,  shOAvn  by  Mr.  Hood,  Dryburgh,  contained  three  re¬ 
markably  good  and  evenly-groAvn  Leeks,  the  blanched  poi’tions 
of  Avhich  Avere  nearly  18in  in  length,  being  at  the  same  time 
clo.se  and  fine  in  texture.  The  second  prize  lot,  belonging  to 
Mr.  A.  J.  Har  rison,  Lauder,  although  not  so  evenly  clraAvn  as 
the  first,  Avere  also  A'ery  fine,  and  one  of  the  three,  Avhichi  had 
fully  18in  of '  blanch,  attracted  considerable  attention.  The 
folloAving  Avere  the  lirizeAvinners  : — 1,  R.  Hood,  Dryburgh,  St. 
BosAvells;  2,  A.  J.  Harrison,  Lauder;  3,  W.  Moore,  NuiiAvick 
Gardens ;  4,  John  AVightman,  Eslington  Park  Gardens,  North¬ 
umberland ;  0,  AA'.  Hodgson,  Prudhoe;  6,  James  Steel,  Kelso; 
7,  Thomas  Fairbairn,  Benrig  Gardens,  St.  BosAvells :  8,  Thomas 
AA'atson,  Cannongate,  AhiAvick ;  9,  R.  T.  Rae,  SunlaAvs,  Kelso  ; 
specially  commended  for  quality,  J.  M.  Burkett,  Dunfermline. 
The  judges  AAere  Messi’s.  Charles  Street,  Floors  Castle  Gardens, 
and  AAhlliam  Chaplin,  SpringAvood  Park  Gardens. — (‘‘Kelso 
Mail.”) 
All  correspondence  relating  to  editorial  matters  should  be  directed 
to  “The  Editor,”  12,  Mitre  Court  CIiambers,  Fleet  .Street, 
London,  E.C.  It  is  requested  that  no  oho  Avill  AA-rite  pri\'ately 
to  any  of  our  correspondents,  seeking  information  on  matters 
discussed  in  this  Journal,  as  doing  so  subjects  them  to  unjustifi¬ 
able  trouble  and  expense.  In  naming  plants  Ave  only  undertake 
to  name  species,  or  AA  ell-marked  varieties,  and  only  six  on  any 
one  occasion.  Florists’  floAATrs  Ave  do  not  name. 
GARRYA  ELLIPTTCA  FRUITING  (J.  S.).— It  is  compara- 
tiv’cly  rare  for  Garrya.  elliptica  to  produce  fruit,  as  it  is  dioeeioms 
— :that  is,  bears  the  male  and  femalei  floAvers  on  different  plants, 
and  the  male  plant  is  the  one  chiefly  grown.  Are  you  sure  that 
your  plant  is  the  true  G.  elliptica.^ 
BOOK  ON  AMIGETABLE'GROAVING  (Juvenile).— “  Beckett’s 
A'egetable  Growing  for  Exhibition,”  published  by  Alessrs. 
AV.  H.  and  L.  Collingridge,  148  and  149,  Aldersgate  Street, 
London,  E.C*.,  price  3s.  tid.  ;  or  if  you  require  a  smaller  Avork, 
A’^egetable  C’ulture,”  by  A.  Dean,  F.R.H.S.,  published  by 
Messrs.  Macmillan  and  Co^,  London,  price  Is. 
ACACIA  DRl  MMONDI :  BUDS  FALLING  (Puzzled).— 
“AVould  you  kindly  tell  me  through  the  medium  of  the  Journal 
the  rda.son  of  Acacia  Drummondi  dropping  the  buds?  It  is  in  a 
cool  house,'  potted  in  peat  and  sand,  and  the  roots  are  appa¬ 
rently  healthy.” 
[AA"e  cannot  explain  the  cause  other  than  that  the  .soil  in 
Avhich  they  are  groAving  must  ha\’e  been  too  much  dried  at  some 
recent  date.  This  might  cause  a  sudden  change  in  th^  constitu¬ 
tion  of  the  plant. — Ed.] 
CROSS  BETAVEEN  RASPBERRY  AND  BLACKBERRY 
(0.  J.  D.) — You  allude  to  the  Loganberry,  Avhich  is  a 
cross  betAvecn  a  Raspberiy  and  a  Blackberry,  the  former  being 
the  seed  bearer,  or  a  Raspberiy  crossed  by  a  Blackberry.  The 
fruit  of  this  is  borne  in  clusters,  and  is  long  and  dark  in  colour, 
AA’ith  a  sharp  acidity  Avhen  half  ripe,  but  of  a  rich  flaA’our  Avhen 
black,  Avhen  it  is  fit  for  the  dessert.  It  bears  A’ery  freely  treated 
like  a  Raspberry.  The  Loganberry  is  shoAvn  natural  size  in  the 
Journal  of  Hnr'ticuUurc,  October  8,  1903,  page  329. 
CROSS  BETAVEEN  RASPBERRY  AND  STRAAVBERRY 
(Idem). — You  may  secure  plants  from  any  of  our  advertisers  avIio- 
are  fruit  gioAvers.  You  Avill  find  the  hybrid  a  cUvarf  groAving 
(1ft)  subject,  Avith  Raspberry-like  foliage.  It  has  a  bushy  habit. 
The  fruits  are  Ijke  StraAvberries,  very  gritty  (from  the  seeds) 
and  insipid.  It  is  someiAvhat  ornamental,  but  Avill  not  furnish  a 
useful  de.ssert. 
CHRYSANTHEMUAI  RUST  (D.). — Yes,  the  fungus  is  bad 
in  many  places,  and  has  evidently  come  to  stay.  So  far  as  Ave 
knoAV  the  best  prec’entive  treatment  is  spraying  at  inteiA’als, 
dating  from  the  groAvth  of  neiv  leaves,  Avith  potassium  sulphide 
solution,  aaIucIi  not  only  destroys  the  rust  spores,  but  also  those 
of  other  fungus  pe.sts  that  attack  Chrysanthemums.  RemoA’ing 
IcaA’es  or  plants  shoAving  the  slightest  trace  of  the  disease  is 
excellent  practice'.  The  fungus,  iioav  recogni.sed  as  Puccinia 
Chrysanthemi,  is  as  commonly  seen  in  the  rust  stage  as  Uredo 
Chrysanthe’ini,  as  first  stated  in  the  Journal  of  Hnrticuliure  in 
1897,  and  .shown  in  the  number  for  October  13,  1898.  page  285, 
has  no  connection  Avith  the  fungus  found  on  HaAvlvAveed  (Hiera- 
cium),  being  more  closely  related  to,  if  not  a  form  of  Puccinia 
tanaceti.  Where  the  disease  has  existed  it  is  very  important 
to  destroy  all  leaves  likely  to  produce  or  contain  telentospoi-es, 
otherAviso  a  recurrence  of  the  disease  is  practically  certain. 
The  uredo  form  continues  in  the  living  leaA'es  of  plants  groAvn 
under  glass  during  the  Avinter,  hence  a  careful  look-out  for  the 
fungus  must  be  constantly  kept,  and  the  affected  leaA'es  collected 
and  burnt  before  the  pustules  burst  and  liberate  the  spores. 
NAMES  OF  PLANTS.  —  Correspondents  whose  queries  are 
unanswered  i'll  the  vresent  issue  are  respectfully  requested  to  consult 
the  following  number,  (S.  B.). — 1,  Pelargonium  citriodorum ;  2,  P. 
tomentosuin ;  3,  Reidia  glaueescens ;  4,  C  roton  (C  odiseum)  Reedi. 
(F.  J.  T.).— 1,  Crocus  dainascena;  2, Rudbeckia digitata  (late  flowering); 
3,  Chrysogonum  virginicum.  (B.  P.). — 1,  Muehlenbechia  A'arians;  2, 
Alagnoiia  grandiflora;  3.  Kadsura  chinensis.  (W.  L.).— 1  and  4, 
Lastrea  filix’inas  (male  Fern);  2  and  3,  Lastrea  dilitata  (Broad 
Buckler  Fern) ;  5.  Polypodium  A'ulgare  (common  Polypody) ;  6,  Arbutos 
Adrachne. 
Trade  Catalogue  Received. 
Alessrs.  AV.  Clibran  A  Hou,.A\tvme\iam.— Chrysanthemums. 
