THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. G3 



NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Tecoma Jasminioides. — A Two Tears' Subscriber. — The plant in question should 

 be grown in a greenhouse and trained up the rafters. It may either be grown in a 

 large pot or planted out in a border, but it is not suitable for training over a trellis 

 fixed in a pot. The most suitable compost is one consisting of loam, leaf-mould, 

 and peat, with a sprinkling of sand. If the loam is full of fibre the peat can be 

 dispensed with. 



Pruning Jasminum officinale. — A Subscriber. — The growth should not be 

 clipped back, as you suggest ; but instead, thin out all the weakly shoots and 

 fasten the others to the walls. The longest branches may be cut back to about half 

 their length. 



Planting Flower Garden. — Dorset. — The beds numbered 1, 2, and G ought to 

 match, and we should recommend you to plant 1 and 2 with Geranium Flower of 

 Spring, and Verbena Purple King ; and 6 with Geranium Mrs. Pollock and Verbena 

 Scarlet King. The bands across the centre of 3 and 4 ought to be the same ; and you 

 can employ either the Amaranthus or the Ageratum. A band of the Ageratum and 

 an edging of Amaranthus would be decidedly preferable. A band of yellow calceo- 

 larias in each of the beds would also be suitable. In either case the edging of both 

 beds should bs alike, but whether it consists of the Golden Feather or the Amaran- 

 thus must be left to your discretion. The former will be the most suitable if the 

 latter is employed in the centre. The three corner beds should have an edging of 

 Mangles' Variegated Geranium, and Iresine Herbsti should be left out of the 

 arrangement. The proposed planting of 5 is quite suitable. In planting 7 and 11 

 put the geraniums in the centre by all means, and unless your soil suits the Viola, 

 we would advise you to edge botli the beds with Lobelia speciosa. The other 

 arrangements are quite right. Flower of Spring is much better for edging pur- 

 poses, and if you have a sufficient stock of Bijou you will do well to employ it iu 

 1 and 2, and the Flower of Spring in 9. 



Kainit. — M. A. I)., Northampton.— The agent in this country for the genuine 

 " Leopoldshall Kainit," to which allusion was made, is Mr. Meyerstein, 22, Queen- 

 street, London, E.C. There are, we believe, several worthless imitations sold under 

 the name of Kainit, therefore purchasers should be careful in buying this manure. 



Indoor Fernery. — 31. A. D. — You will find the desired information in the 

 Floral World for July, 1869. The "Fern Garden," published by Messrs. Groom- 

 bridge and Sons, price 3*. 6d., contains a chapter on the construction of indoor 

 ferneries. 



Lime. — M. A. D. — Spread the lime over the surface of the ground and dig or 

 plough it in as quickly as possible. 



J. S. — You must prune all the shoots before vegetation becomes active, or the 

 vines will suffer severely from loss of sap. No advantage would result from prun- 

 ing in the manner proposed in your letter. 



H. G. — No doubt the soil of your garden is congenial to roses upon the stock 

 mentioned, and therefore you have nothing to fear. 



Mealy Bug. — P. S. — Wash the plants thoroughly with a solution of Gishurst 

 Compound, prepared according to the directions accompanying it. The vines, after 

 the loose bark has been removed, and the canes well washed with the solution, 

 should be painted with a second solution of the compound, to which a small propor- 

 tion of sulphur, soot, and clay has been added to give it consistency. In preparing 

 the Compound, adhere strictly to the directions, because if used too strong it will 

 injure the plants. 



Ornamental-leaved Begonias. — J. R. N. — The following are very distinct and 

 beautiful, and require the same treatment as Begonia Rex, namely : Comte Alfred 

 de Limminghe, Marshalli, Charles Wagner, Queen of England, Keramis, Splendida 

 Argentea. Could you oblige us with a few details with your name attached f 

 They would be very acceptable to mr.ny readers who have only the convenience of 

 a window for plant-growing. 



Diseased Pelargoniums. — M. A. L. — The soil in which the pelargoniums are 

 grown has become sour, probably through the pots being imperfectly drained. 



An Edinburgh Subscriber is informed that the prices can generally be obtained 

 by application to the leading nurserymen. 



