. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ucture, theboiler being heated by a ring of gas-burners placed inan outside furnace, from which the gas fumes maybe carried off by means of a flue pipe. Insects: W.^ We do not think that either of thetwo insects sent (both Myriapods) have had anything todo with the injury to the roots of the Larch. The one(Lithobius forficatus) is a carnivorous animal, andmust therefore be acquitted of vegetable rapine. Theother (Armadillo vulgaris), although a vegetablefeeder, has not very strong jaws, and pref
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. ucture, theboiler being heated by a ring of gas-burners placed inan outside furnace, from which the gas fumes maybe carried off by means of a flue pipe. Insects: W.^ We do not think that either of thetwo insects sent (both Myriapods) have had anything todo with the injury to the roots of the Larch. The one(Lithobius forficatus) is a carnivorous animal, andmust therefore be acquitted of vegetable rapine. Theother (Armadillo vulgaris), although a vegetablefeeder, has not very strong jaws, and prefers softerfood than Larch bark or wood. The marks left onthe wood are very like those left by the beetle, Hy-lobus abietis, but its work is above-ground, whereasthis is below. The other most probable culprit is thelarva of Otiorhynchus notatus. A better search mayfind some of the grubs still at work, or beetles on theplants. Andrew Murray. Perforatep Flower-pot : Crocus. The illustrationgiven below {fig. 107) will give you an excellent ideahow to plant a vase of this kind. The holes in the. Fig. 108.—VASE of spring flowers. sides may be planted either with Crocuses or Squills,and the top with Hyacinths, Tulips, or Narcissus. Grapes : W. P. D. We only know of one BlackAlicante Grape, but it has many aliases. What issometimes called the Kempsey Alicante is really theMorocco, or Black Morocco as usually so called. Bothare good late Grapes, but the last-named generallysets badly, and on that account is not much If the wood is stout and hard cut them back toabout 5 feet. Four or six fair-sized bunches wouldnot hurt them next year. NamIiS oe Fruits: F. VV. P. i, Broom Park; 2,Autumn Bergamot; 3, Beurr^ de Capiaumont ; 4,Winter Nelis.—//, A. B. 3, 9, Yorkshire Green-ing. Pears: r, CatiUac; 2, Glou Mor9eau; 3,Iranc Real dHiver—very miserable examples.— If. B. I, Ilawthornden ; 2, Kymer ; 3, DowntonPippin ; 5, King of the Pippins ; 7, 8, Smalls Admir-able. The others
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