JOUENAti OP HORTICtLTTJBE AKD COTTAGE G.yilDENEB. 



[ Febraory 8, 187-2. 



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1 a hotbod of 70^ to 70 , aud plautcd rut 



i tTVO- 



CucnmlMT • 

 bers, beins 

 light home. ,, , ... 



should think that a^ninst Mr. Laxtnn's "f "J'^'^^' .^ '', , ' ',, ,' ,' A" ,pero;- 



noDeof ouroldPcas will stand a diance. Wewould i. -i \' dsor- 



o£ the MaiTO,vMWimamsl ; nfl;rnad Beans, Mouan, .1^ t Ss 



of Beets, Dell's Crimson, and Pmo Apple S''™^; ';'■,; , ',,,.,., Dauvcr's 



wf.^li..nlil ..■pr.t.eitliei Mn„]\^> 1 ^'-^' .^i^^i^^;, j,,, ,, ;,, .,1,, \n,,i. Miu-eh,or when 



"" "'' " ' ' - ■ i"i' I-' '^ ' ',, ji, II,',, ,| ,||,,|,, ,.,,|,inii:. ^nitphes of water. 



'\' ! 'j ','.' '"'",'.' 'i, I,' . ti'nr^nliiii:' 'i ni.:v In mild weather, and 



'^'■' ' '"', '".' .', '], ,'. ].,.M,t ill! 1 1-. >ni the middle of 



1 ■'"'," ''",,,':'', i'„ ', ''. 'l ;,',,', -11.. 1 ,1- i'i>' ..■ommon White 



' ■ ' ' ' " ■ i' , , ' , ' i ; , , ! I ( I up with a Rood 



■ ■ " ' , '' . "i , ,,i ,: , I •,.!■• i\i.'d to each part. 



growing' r 



Okn.im 



— Chamn 



and its ^ 



folia vari 

 Dial), s 



id Fi 



too much air, so loog as they are kept from frost, 

 the "lass than 6 inehes. Water thoroughly whja 

 live w"eak liquid manm-e twice o-weck diiring the 

 nd, and keep the plants clear of iasects. 



I'oTs Fon n\TT OF Doors is Scmmer (C. B. E.t- 



, , ,1 I Mil I'l . Thormium tonas, Aralia Siebold. 



I : , lius, Abutilon Thompson!, Agave 



I i , (_-a filamentosa variegata, Y. aloi- 



,1., ,.,,ll;;iini. I II ^'raciU..;. Humea elegans la bien- 

 ■ood. 



Vamofs (O 0). — By sprinkUng common salt between each layer of 

 leaf^oiJ'li..le,inthirtness,so as to make it white, and by turning it over 

 ^^^^"^litii;;'.;^!'^! thol-onghly mixing plenty of ,nickUine wi^h it tos 

 fungus may be destroyed. Wo highly approve °' V'"'™"' "■■^'S'^''^'^'-^ 

 r,.,lnniiiTii inafi-ame and surrounding the roots with soil, and tying tnem 

 up wMTmosB. Datma Huberiana is a good plaut^ for rli^itogon lawns 

 ^th sSubs. It requires now to be sown in brisk heat, and t_o be P'O™ in » 

 good heat, so as to have the plant strong before plantmg-out. Tbf seeds 



freely if steeped before 

 f pmperature fi-om W to lOO'" 



! for 



ri, V, l—Tlie d 



Pot 





AshtopFlnke, llr.i i' '■ 'I '•'• ^ " '"' ''',''', 

 Kidney, Prince .i[ W.i'- ,/-i ' ' ■;',,■,,,,; V, i,,! 



Giant Kmg, Main l-i'."!-. Aiu ■■ ■ .'-I - • h i.h.i' , m . ■ 



Flom-ball, and The Queen's. l',a ;, Laxt..,, -m ■ i ,. -. " 



of the MaiTows, Maclean's Best of Ml and !• i , m ■ " 



Hunih-edfold. You did not say liow mnn,^ I ml ,', ' " ' V '"i,' Iv-i "" "'"" 

 namedhalf a dozen kidney and round Potat.ii . ;uin n. HI ,1 '. . 



Agrostis vulgaris or Creepm-'-Toote.l Bent (^ass. is u ut. ini.^iieu.,c 

 enclosure wo should plant vitii l..r,,i _ I.. .. MI. I'w- ""''^, ' , 



„ ,r< I 11 ..■,,,,,, t 1- I" lir liiid fv.im the youngest 



Sea-kale WEAK {Cowh.n,. - 11:. ,i. j i • ; ■ ' ,' ^^ „|,,| ,,,, ,.„n t,,,m,hed, 



plants or those two or thro. >-M ,. . _ ^ ^, ^^^ ^ Early in 



manured, and mixed with .ami ,i .1 _ ^^^ ^^^1 ^^ ^ di.-tance of 



March plant them ontm lows^ 1 ■ ;,,,, ,;,,■,,,,,;, ,,1, ,, and, especially if 



ISmchesmtherows. Itisnel t.. - 11 ■ . , , ^.j^salt at the 



the soil IS heavy and the gi'-niml ^^■ 1^ ' ^ ^ ^ ^^^ ^^ ^ square 



close of March, and again lit till' ' I . ' , ■ ni ,,l Miv tn ilr rlii-" "1 



yards, and watered with liqiiiil iM 11 1 "'' j ",,,1,]' ,',,,^ i„ nm-.d 



Au'gnst, as often as it scjm- n ■ ' ' , ' ' V 1" ' il n i. m ', 1- 



but loft t.i die diiwn lii-t, 11'.. I'l '" ,' ;,|,,,|, , ".i^.,, ',,,.,, ,,, 



vembi'i-. Tl". i'l.'t-.y'f ^ ■' '■ ,,,, ,,' /, ,, ,,,, „,;tii n 



startin I' "'I ',' I ;, . i. Iii'i'. ;ind 



i the 



..iff iliti 



) hours in water of 



ms for sowing this 

 11 imported seed is 

 ' net lose patience, 

 ivdmit abundance 

 III' to keep the soil 

 .,.,,... pots, grow them in 

 d shift them into larger 



plat 



, , , , , '.■ slielf in a greenln - 



I II I,. , hade them from the bright s,.., ... AC "k^. 



, i,"l,i in.l III ill I'.mter. It appears to be hardy. The young Oleandei 

 6 ttowei-buds did not expand last year will flower this year m May if yon 

 B it first in a waiTO house, and later on in an ordmaiy gi-eenhouse , so let 



the bunch i 

 Habi 



IT, Park Trees (J. P., of Tori 

 ,, „ ,„., , ,, |i. trees be 8 feet in height, - 



a-aiusi 1 1' .. -.1 1". 111. .\sh. Common Beech, Pill 

 nut liiiiil.l. li.l mill I'.inWe ■^'liite, nlso Scarlet 

 Chestnut, \Vv..|l I'.lin, Kivli.^li Tllm, T.imo, \"..r"-,.v 

 Enghsh, Tm-key, audScaii.' : "I'l -^v. imi.i.. m. i" 

 Thorns as standards, whirl I h... . n -i. i ■ n. ' 

 exposed, and the ground i. 'iiiiill. i" i" i '• .. 

 Beech and Sycamore, whiih Mitli u- m n .'i I . " 

 all. If you have awet spot plant I'.ir li. l'.i,iliir-. mi 

 Peach and Nectarine Trees iIi-mii-... i' 'im 

 trees are growing in rich or damp liuviiii-i tl"". «i.l i 

 ■ inevitable. If the bordei reqiiue.^ 

 that'there may be no danger from stagnant 

 obtain well-decaved turfy loam, Uft the tree' 





I — E.-r planting in parka 



1 t il . .1 mid secm-ed 



i:,, I, r..i-i. Chest- 



1 ,1 1 ',il Spanish 



, , ■: ; Oak, 



1,', I ,, ■ 1 i",'|-',i,'; also 



I : . ,. I'lnidpaUy 

 ,1' i.'ii ,11" the best of 

 \l I- .. 



,1^ ;; .ii(fr). — If your 

 III I .strong late gi-owths, 

 diamiug, see that this is 

 ivatcr near the roots. If 

 and replant them, nstug 



doze 



blam;hiUi 



ears old the plants 



keep oil \' :I h :i .l"..' II ' 1 I ' 



they will com., iiiiiiiiiill.i, tl 

 or leaves to exclude aii' and 

 ought to be veiy strong. , „ ., m r^, ■ ,i„ 



T.„„»,Nr BosFs IN Pots IJ. W. i.)— The Mai-echal Neil and Gloire de 

 PttONlNo KosEs '^ ,"-;;%; '•,;\,.o„,|i, no,vcuthack,if veiy strong to 

 Dijon Koses oiii }'■! • .. ^.„ ,,,f...„ „,.thm. Prune Tacsoniasplendens 



^rthehacrwal .'.';" . r. . '. ... :. u'tln; out the long bare shoots, and en- 



on the back won . iv,verted tm-f is good for placing on 



:S";^i "m ' .1 .''■ lorries in pots for forcing; 



7,.,, ,,, 111 . 1 mns (.Wofu'sj.-Six Zonals tobe pmchedin 



^^ . , . , , , inraic! Duchess, Blue Bell, Lord ChanceUor, 



S™'!'" , ir i.'' 1-.. ,1, lini.i.'aniiiid. ofdi-.aina-^e, auiiichof voii.d, 

 Pencl'-'ii'., .I'l'l ' ...I. .. I '" 'om- .1 



compost, and thcrcstiif Ir .! ■ . l'^ "" ' ' ' ^ 

 t part silver sand 



luld, and half 



d be grown. Cover 

 lid fr 



'vatc 



"RTiei 



.-. nla-.- 



the seed lightly, water ■ i ' ' ii 



glass, but shaded frnm til. '. ' ' ' "', 



thepliiiil , m, v.. II III', -m' . ■: ' ■ 1 "I" I; I'll. ' ■"■■ ; ^^. , j.^, ,,|,,,., ^i,,,, ,, 



Hardi'i. i: .. 1 . II I" ... I ". ""'" ' ,■ , " , , ; , ,, ,,,,„, ,,;,,,,i|,,i 



Slighllv li.i I. I |. 'Il'.i ■ .11 I . I" '''''• .'.' ■ ,,,,1 Vllnil :.i 111' II I- 



ForwiiiM 'l....M.i.|ii . Ill .1 .. .. . .1 . .Ill I I'.y ^ '11 ,",,,,, „,,^ ,,,„[ 1,^.1 luL.^m.i 



vars. timliriata alba, ' ' i' i ^ , .inii' Ilicro are few 



oi-e excellent, and also i i l. ' , ,, i:;,,^ jo be cleared by 



crops that maybe put 111 1.- . . ■ ; , ^ ,„ _ and Lettuce from 



the latter date, indeed vi Um ;""'., - \^.^ „, j^qj as the present 

 autumll-so^^■n plants. linuiMii.. viii .i.iii i .i . „„veve weather Plums 



''''^"'drronlLwood'ol^th^pii'^^ioTyet^ stem"^^^ 

 ^L^t^iS:'^":^^ ^y'^P^'j^o^ot the cun-entyeai. strong 



-Worms in Pots (.S.ili. . ' . - l !■ m, ' ' " ,,, ,,- phu-mg lib. 



soaked for thi-eo hours m li-- ■ ' ; im- '"'J^yj^.^. "'..^,^. ^,' stu-riu" it up 

 SliS^o^N^Tto^st^nd mitu'the th^ck part has subsided, whju the 

 clear water is dl-a^vu off for use, 



MEION-GROW-ING IK Gkeenhoitse (An A,,at,-ur).-U yon 7?=^!; to P'"^- 

 Melons vom- house must he cleai-ed of „.l ,.n...enhouse plants but thosta 

 require the same temperature as Mel.m-. ilm 1 Im „,., im ..m I k ^ ^^^ 

 boUerwillanswer, Iratit shmldbeRin^ 1.1 1 'I ;; '. '• ]• ^ ^ .j,, ,, , 



for two plants in-tead of one, and llMii t ,.,"",,„,„.;,„ .,,,,, ,i,,,vMif 

 should have plenty of holes, with rubble o -.i ''"'"',',-, ^ ^^ j,, j^i, .,«, 



si^rirpreV°vicToro?5i?b,yrfl^^^^^^^^ 



fleslied -will suit yon. 



._ ,, ,,.-1, ,-,-, ,i ,, Till v^Mysrtr.rhnvvr).-ThoY]^^^^\^■^^n^^o^ 



^_ _^^^^,^ ^ ,,{ the li'iim al'M'it the roots. 



" V["-.i Tm I. " I 1 ■■.. H-i ■■' ../I'.B.JH.K— ForaUkilia-"rnnit fyrr-^-.-rhrV-.-vo 

 ,ii,,i,'iM ■ ■■"■ ' . nil'.' tliau transplanhi' I''.' ■ ■' ^ 



,,,,, .,...' \ ■ .,1 ■ I ; ■ ■■ I' r,,],ped twice dm-in" '■ ■ I'^-i- ^''i '''' 



IHPut \' M'llil li.r I I 'II ^ "li 'i"''f !!■ dozen less vi^'ni'i I'l- -l:---' -■ -■. I'l' l^ ~ ■■ .I'i 



li'ive fiu'in^lH-a the wall with heai-inj^ wood. We w.iuid ik.i, aaw.-.f_,v.-ii to 

 lenlaiit the tree now: cut back the shoots to half their leu-tU, ^ud m sum- 

 mSr^'heiitho t?ee L malchig yoims wood, pinch hack the shoots that are 

 inclined to be vigorous. ■ 



Conservatory (£r,niisKM--In statmg no shelf should be opposite the 

 nlSe dass wuiSow ,ve merelv refeiTed to the naiTow shell or platform con- 

 toued"S lold the sides! ■ There would 1"= ™.°f'=«^'"'y "' ^P°;^?/^„'' 

 hue of this shelf if this window were not made into "^ <•' ™-^ , V ,""'''lr'„° 

 should.snppose the stage opposite to be filled by till. I" I i miiini -^ ^ 

 square-cutlathswiUanswerveiyweUforapathwu:., . I. ii '. -| 



as ii-on grating. The heating pipes wiU be out o[ 1 1 ■ . i n in . ", ; 



You are quite right as to the an-angement of tb. l;'!';': -,„;;;'.';'';;,'; ;,^^;.; 

 the nir-nine is fixed at the highest pomt. It is of little impoitau.A iwitim 

 you Sfhat pl^e out of doors or Lt We should thirik that * - ^/-'^ 

 lifiiirht would be ample. The end should be bent down, so as to loim a semi 

 eh-de trnrevent &st, &c. gettmg mto it. We presume that -you have a 

 Snnl'v cisfem of sor^e sort, taking cold water to the bottom of the boUer, 

 and^that this is Ser than the highest part of the pipes II Jon-^^^t 

 iXom all the winter: you had better have three pipes mstead of two all round 



r the stag 



„xtni,l R.rl 



„ld p, 



-Tinfv 1< 



im of a 

 of some 



oam add 

 time at 



rvWb'tlm'urates'^ue reqnir'ed' but Muscats 'ire not generally gi-owTi for an 



time tlti^ 



ids h: 



ished an inch." The hea 



1st now he gi-adualiy 



," ,. \M II /. ' 1 1 link the faU of the 



^'■^"'''' I'-i'-' * " , i" I „ . ii..ii!|i'' ■ I, It™ il wehadknowu 



roof Mill 111' 'iiiii' -iiiiii.inii. .11 »■ . . . ^^_ ^1^^^ I jj^^, rafter sash bai-s 



"SSSaT^ X^ Sr i^ck^SjTSS^ 



lus\!i^ w?uwSate a7^m mo?e seLe, and would be no great eyesore. 



, ,,., , ,|. ,, -OR a WlNDO-w Ma. 4mnfe«r).— As you dishke to go 



'"/'■,' , '. . i.riipagating cases advertised, to stand I " 



!'(,,,,, o 1 1; al pfan would be to proceed! 



ifoUin 

 ^iVTiu'liM wide, ia inches d. 



18 



Khes d|. 



of a table, 

 top moveable 



11. 1' 



this tli.'v slii.iil.l I". I'liii'V. I I.. II 

 will have plenty of light, or be gi- 



xild int il head room i 



V with a zu.c or tm plate, perforated oi "V*'"'^ 

 . bv which to fill that vessel or drawer vyith hot 

 say fi-om 2i to 3 inches, eo that there miX be no 



