Febniary 1, 1872. ) 



JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE G.UXDENEB. 



ally good; Souvenir ^^^J^ Ktse^'SSsb^^'pTedi d™Ku™Lo'^ 



Settaes good; Lord Macaulay, very fine, doi-k ci-unson, good; Madame 

 Louise Carique, liglit rose, good. 



Variegated Ivv (J. S.).-The Ivy you s^od is H. palmata, or bo neai- to 

 it that it is uot worthy o£ introduction as a novelty. U you trace the v^i d 

 forms oJ this hrutuil plant in its native habitats, yon «11 find a mde 

 divergence in the sizes and forms of the leaves. 

 POMEGEANATE |B. E. H.).-It caunot be grafted on a Lemon stock. 

 CARn^NG PLANS INTO PRACTICE (7,»ram,»).-A series of dh^ections havB 

 been pubUshed iu our columns. 



DFFErrivE FLUE-HEATING {B. S. jr.).— To prevent your fire btu-nmg so 

 fuSously >™ wranf that a damper fixed in the *'""'^ "f/t'S '^JTs 

 fi?e just as you wish, hut if your flue is at aU fa-^l'^ ' ^^lish Jt th^same 

 way mto the house. Another remedy is to fl:. a ^^^ '° yo'f a*P''. ^''^^^^^^^^ 

 as to vour flrehole, and bv closing both you will prevent the lapid oomuustion 

 by exclnXig the ail. Afar better plan wiU bo to fix a jl''l;?g/"« '\«^"f 

 opening, as fitted to boilers when hot-water is used for hea mg. -W horti- 

 cSltural ironmonger can supply one.-(From a Covre.pondcil, T. S. S.) 



DroDOKisiNG Sewage.— .rf Comtant Suhscriler has a manui-e pump to the 

 sewa°eSwWdi throws the sewage water mto a smaller tank from which it 

 is used for The "arden, and he aski how to deodorise this supply in the small 

 tank before usiw it, with the best and cheapest deodoriser, and he quantity 

 o be used. tS? earth of the g.arden .^vill he an efflcient -4 'he cheje^^ 

 deodoriser U the sewage be pumped into the smaU tank daily, and enougn 

 irth aMed t?mak-e it feto avlrj- stiff mud, there will beUttle or no offensive 

 smell. ,„ ,_, i 



CVCLA.IEN PERSicua NOT Thrivino (S. P. -S. X). - We are unable to 

 accoiSt fS the decay of the corms. unless by their }^-^S^-^?^°J^i^fl 

 dried-oa. The forcing temperaturetowhichtheyweresubiectedtofl^owerthem 

 in a twelvemonth, and the planting out-doors m the foUowmg sammer, may 

 have acta! injmriiusly on them. If you had given «J™ ^,f ""%*0°"75?'=;* 

 nn nottin" and kent them near the glass m a temperatm-e of Horn su to do , -n e 

 S'tifey ^iSvfdTne better." From the leaves --^onld say yonr plants 

 are suffering from cold and damp. Givemorean-, '' P°=?''™ ^'°f ',° ™^£f "l 

 and a temperature of 45^ to 60". Wo consider the best summer tieatment of 

 ^olamen nersicnm is to plant it out m a cold frame shaded from the mid-day 

 s£^t"keeTthelShts on constantly, but tilted hack and front, and to repot 

 in \'uiJllsrmenTto corms begin to grow remove them to a house with a 

 temperature of 45° to 50". 



Stopping Young Pelargoniums (^. B.).-Do not stop the young plaiits 

 a foot high, but let them go to flower, men that is past and the wood fmn^ 

 cut thenT down to three or four eyes. You may, if you like, cut them back now 

 to ttaee or f^ eyes, in which case they will be more dwarf, and will not flower 

 until late. „ ^ * n 



Heating Cucumber and Melon House (D. J. E.j.-A fine '°r -^ f""" 

 house is more economical thanheating with hot-water pipes though the latter 

 fs on the whole much better. We advise you to use a small sad^e boto and 

 hot- water pipes. The bed should be 5 feet wide and heated with two rows ol 

 8-incrnires for bottom heat, and four rows of 4-inch pipes for top heat. A 

 iTofmbhle should he plack over the pip-, and on '^-' ^j^-^ °^ f™,*,™^ 

 soU. We advise you to adopt the plan practised by Mr. Douglas, and described 

 hy him iu the Journal for January 18th. 



Transplanting Ehododendroks {S„bscHb„-).^The best time to trans- 

 plant Rhododendrons is during September and October and -^ "J-^i '™'^ '^^ 

 £iiddle of February up to the second week o April, ^ast year we p anted 

 several hundreds in May, indeed the Rhododentoon can *« ^'"'i.''''^™"^ 

 good halls that they may be safely remnv. 1 «t »vv t''™ ,° , W JJ™"^ '^^^^ 

 times named are preferable. r«v/,' ' ' ^" !,' ''^"'taceSn S- 



anumsuEerbum,Ught crimson; Brir.'^n . : n lut , Loriaceum, wniie, 



Ma™anTadedpink; Paxtoni, rose n, 1„ :, ;;;-'■;';■ ret°"'Th^e"a«''of 

 ?^arf ha\u™"ThrrUo^^y r cf';xCBllok''iibIt,^bt;t''Lger^^^^^^ 

 N"ro rosy purple finery ™fted ; Old Port, plum ; Mi-s. Johii Cluttou, white; 

 Alarm. whiteTentre, deeply scarlet-edged; and Lady Dorothy Nevill, pmTile, 

 spotted black, , . 



Select Half-hardv Annuals {B. B.).-Of novelties AmamnthuBsahci- 

 fohns mustlake precedence. Ageratnm Imperial Dwarf, Phlox Heynholdi and 

 ca^ctoXs! are th?ee good novelties; Tagotes signata flure-pleno, Brachycome 

 iberidifoUa, dwarf striped French Marigold, Lobelia «?''""«»• '^'''^'^'X''^ 

 vars., large-flowering Ten-week Stocks, PUox Drummondl, vars., Schizanthus 

 retus'us, and Yenidium calendulaceum. 



Frrns ELASTIC 1 NOT THRIVING (CTwitfait Fii((oii).— The leaf sent htts cvory 

 appea^anL o ha% been destroyed by some solution and we t^nkf -^ P'- 

 ifalso suflermg from cold and damp. Keep it thrier at the root ; mdecd^iN o 

 no more water in winter than will be sufficient to keep the leaves fresh. ^Vhen 

 growing copious suppUes are required. If you could place the plants in a 

 Ke lith a moist Rowing temperature of from 50 to 5j>- at mght until they 

 make fresh growth Sai roots we think the foUage would become healthy. 



Propagating Camellias agnommus).-Yon must procure stocks of the 

 single varieties, either by sowing the seeds or ra.smg P^f ^ from cnttmgs of 

 the ripened shoots inserted firmly m sand, " ?■ ='°>*%™'>^J™^'iV 'm Sin°s 

 about a month, and then placing in a gentle hotbed The plants from cuttings 

 must be grown untU they are strong enough to graft. This must be done in 

 April, before the scions begin to grow, placmg the ™^'',<''l,PlX'„''lJ',,'J'i'J 

 sweet hotbed. Camellias are easily increased by marchmg, elevating the stocks 

 on pots or otiier contrivance to the height needed, but you must hrs secure 

 the stocks. Keane's "In-door" and " Out-door Gardening " would suit you. 

 They may he had by post from om- office for Is. 1M. each. 



Primula Seed-Az-ALEas after Flowerinc^Croton Leaves Green 

 (.S( Honorc ) —Primula sinensis flmhriata alba, P. sinensis flmhriata rubra, 

 P. 'smensis fimbriata lilacina marginata, wiU give you white, red, and lilac 

 They may be had in separate colours from the principal seedsmen advertisin 

 in our columns, of whom we draw cur suppUes, and they are extra fine this 

 year. Order Cineraria seed saved from a fine collection. The Azaleas from 

 ■ which you have removed the flowers should bo placed m a house with a mght 

 temperature of 55= to 60=, and he syringed, and a moist atmosphere maintamod 

 untS the growth is complete, and then they should have a more airj and cooler 

 house. The Croton may have lost its leaves from on ottack »' thrijis, or 

 from hemg kept wot at the roots in alow temperature. Examine the diimage. 

 repot if needed, afford the Ughtest position you have, do not overwater, and 



with sunny weather your plant wUl have tho fresh giowths wed cjlomc . 

 Crotons require light to colour well. 



ViNF Culture (ranoramuii).—Xn planting a vinery it is desirable to arrange 

 foJlTo p°errent'r?ds to eacL Yin|^ To o^uin t^-e wewouU ^-om up at 



'^UTtlte^e^i^^T^&S^- n S ;rnt^o allow shoots to 

 mow on the upri-ht pai-t of the stem before it reaches the ratters. You caa 

 ruh off the buds with your fingers as they appear. 



qFTFcTioN OF Vines (H. Coe).-You can grow aU the Vines you name in 

 a heated house witi Black Hamburghs. Phmt the ^-^'^"^^J-''^''^' ^="* 

 of the house, but it is not desirable to grow them with Hamburghs. 



Scale on Orchard House Trees (-!'' OW S,.5»cri6.r).-ThesmaU scale 

 on Tour trees is very difficult to dislodge; we have had it onoui o™P»' t";?f' 



SnTsr±tj;rfXhr^rui^rw^d^^^^^^^^^^^^ 



a mtt brash usin"' warm rain water in which soft soap has been dissolved. 



fIower Gabden Plan (-^'^ ^'''''''■'''1-W<>lik<'tli'^ ^ffauf ment H^ 

 6 had white centres the whole would he unproved. We t™,^' J;,™'' 

 centre, would he improved by Lobelia half-circle etlgrngs mstead of Ceiastium. 

 . — //->.,.;.-,,, ,\ Tiimr (ivn iipiHipr mure nor less tlian tue 

 asSerf'^r wtffJoif Xh'ire^c£cS'at wrfSe'-TVy will not do as a 

 substitute for limo rubbish in makmg a Vme border. 



,r,Tr,«,- TirTTFNs ON Fruit Trees (CVninioM).- Paint thcm over with a 

 str^ iSitSje of qtncSiie and water;' or scrub them with a hrme of salt 

 and water. , ,, 



r r ,>j-r Trtpot t Onion iSt. E(£hiu?uZ).— Transplant as early m spiing as the 

 wea her andTate oTthTsS will permit. The (?o-^f °'^,^^<'ifj„«iS*S 



Smme If S hi a liquid form, an ounce to a gaUon of water is sufficient. 

 DRY EARTH Closets (I«9..ir«r).-There can be no V'f "°" '^J' Se 



sti^o^^s^v^^^^^H'Si?^ 



-r^fir SSi^SSHilf'^ ^ySS^^JS^aglJ^mell 

 L°m later-closets, house --^-. &«•• ^^ .Z^to'bSr S ■ c^slderei 



sruser^^LiLtartaZ c^LTtSS^^^^^^ 



gas£ S^g tS^ay through them. No trap should contam m such cases 

 less than from 3.i to 4 inches in depth of water. ,, ,,^ „, 



Salary ir<fcm).-We are quite unable to state what the salary should be of 

 an OTel^Ier of m esTate of from seven to eight thousand acres though com- 

 ^nlTf Vffices of ga^de^er, fo^^^^^^ trel^u'Se^m^rh at^ch"! t^ 

 S."Y:5t&llyfe LT^n^S"^! rf l,and^vh^ 



Srkfpr^.tTS1tl"o!irhrbLrtrafecLry"LTave'h^^^ 



with wa-es of iom £90 to £100 each. We have known large f '" te=J»P«'™- 



work or service given will be dkectly paid for m wages without makm„s up 

 dependent on any left-handed or under-handed sources. 



Rnrr ER ( CjmjVcl.-We hardly understand the question. We prefer saddle 

 boUer^cMia; because they are'simple, but we do not thmk there is anythi^. 

 to find fault with in any of the forms of boilers adverlisc.i m ""^ 1 » - 



Another corespondent wishes to kiiow whe h. r >-,i ,i ; j: .. ■ ^^^^ 



hoUers are best. Our experience is, that for all l-i- ■ ■ i,;,t in 



ironis to be preferred, but for large boilers, sii;. I'l i -' ■ ' ,-. 

 length, wrought iron is better. The larger tlh- ci-ir. : U" -i' 'i' > 

 difficulty of havmg it regular throughout. 



Wtntfring Geraniums in a Spare Koom-Forcing Aspabagus Out 

 OF SSSfs-TRENClX (.•lmatei<r).-Tho cause of the old Pl^nt^ot Gera- 



izBf^^^ -to"|v? ^ch wlL°l lr-«S 



iiiks^g^n?cSs£sr^?tt^:^^SBI 



IS^r^?LtSi^*n^J^e'?renSma?S^ 



ttaeeweeks OT a month. You must renew the fermenting material as the 



SS^o^Jrh^nTrmSh^r^^^^^^^^^^ 



fo?aTrTot'cr?psmani? between the first and second layer of.soil m the 

 t^enchwiilst for most other crops it is desirable to gi™ a dressmg of well- 

 rotted manure at the surface, and to pomt-m with a fork. 



Draining a Garden (C. S.).-As there is no outlet for water at the 

 nronefle"l your only plan will be to have a well as you propose and that 

 WiU be uselessTiless you have a pump to keep the water below the mouth 

 rtl?e^Sconveyii£the water ^flthe^l^^^^^^ 



'J?:?h1ouTlS^or\hrra£aywa?et"airi^^hewa^^ 



with the drain-pipes, or above them, make a. reservoir, '''"=^^7,^7J";.VweU 

 pond puddled at the sides, and with a pump draw the ."?ter om the weU, 

 iCyl keepmg it below the drain outlet ; in the «servon >t -fl^ »»j;»'^fj^ 

 for watermg purposes. The weU need not exceed 8 or « ^*««t "^ "';P/"^ "^„. 

 about a yard in diameter ; brick it round, and by havmg »" '^f^"^'" H™| 

 side of the pump you may tell exactly when the water should be pumped off. 

 TteeMaii?sTh" hole iLgth of theVound will be >^'^™"'; Jf/^ J.^.tf J^t 

 il."e them 5 feet from each side, and 15 feet apar^, ^-J^^S ^^I'^^tL VeU 



