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JOURNAL OF HORilCULTUEE A ND COJTAGE GARDENER. 



[ March li, I81'i 



n,n 1,1111, The tot, or crown need not he higher than level with the rim of the 



Syi-iu"o freely, ns the foliage is very liahle to the attacks of lea spiier. nom 

 the present time to AprU is a good time to pot. 



HmnrP (F 1 -We think wo can answer "Wiry Potatoes are » '»™''?1 

 veSte?"-Beca; eThey have then- eyes ahont them Lo °» J'M «n 

 tost f -r k gardeners' dmner-" The game of hfe-shuffle the cards a? yen 

 will, spades always win." „ v t--„„„ 



Cjcoa-nut FinnE Kefose (ff. A. L.).-Apply to Messrs. Bai-sham, Ivmgs- 

 ton-on-Tharaes. , .,, 



SuTOurao LioHT (A. W. B.).-Pamt the glass vmde your gi-eonhouse with 

 whiting and water, adding a Uttle Prussian hlue. . ,. , , , 



CoscREirao Vine Border (Wmo).-A3 your '' Sfff™ »"^^ ''=f j.^^^^^^ 

 nnddrv" we would not concrete. Ground hme (blue has) i? what is usett. 

 Wettnd twrsaSs to a yard of rough gravel suffloient; if a httle more Imie 

 were added the concrete would be better. 



,.., Tirpsiir Hummer Hi!i).— I'odcv voiiv rimimstances 



li ; |..,. i.iiii'tiugR little. Ccnhr 1.. 1 1 . '- . IhcMola 



:.!, i vlo and plant hi s). 111. -i ■ • .■;ii..ve the 



,,, , ,,,l,odswewonldcroH-„lii II iiK^colaria 



mhs'ii i"th Lobelia, and two of M, . I'-l! " i '■l,i,'od witn 



Planting Fr/ 

 we would men 1 

 cornuta all rii,'hi 

 seed-p,ds. Thn 

 Aiu-ea floribuudi 

 Flower of Spring. 



PnlMuLAS THE SECOND Yeae U-AM.; »''.)-Totav-e80od plants 

 sow every yeai-, but the old plants will flower again nest ^tim^j ^^ ™? 

 plants have not flowered we think.they wiU do so 'his spnng^ (Yeelv an 

 Itppn them in a Ught any position in a greenhouse, water them lieeiy, anu 

 .ive^vea"li<Juid manure once a-wcek. After flowermg ?!»:'=';, j^^'^Vto a 

 frame, keep them rather dl-y, after May p ace them out °' 4™'^ ™JX'' "VJ 

 dight y shaded position, and remove aU the old leaves and fl™«;,«'»"'%„^ 

 July top-dress, ind place the plants m a cold frame, but only t" P'"*""' t"^™ 

 from heavy rains, which are very injurious to the flowers. The plants wiu 

 flowei well frZ August to November, and may afterwards be thi-own away. 

 Si oXthat yoimgVfats may take their P'Sje- For flowermg figmN^^^^^^^^ 

 bpi- to Anril sow at the beginning of AprU. We have plants now m e\iA!neni 

 conlnion that have been hi flower smte November, and have cut from them 

 some huutheds of ti-usses of flowers. /r r n I — We consider the 



Pruninj Laukels, Hollies, and Yews (E. O. It.). — We consiaei me 

 hegiuuiug of April the best time to cut-m evergi-eens, aud 1f\l^^'^^^^^„ 

 in all bat veiT forwai-d seasons, and we should advise your deterruig piunmg 

 un?il then, e JpeciaUy as regai-ds the HoUies. Prumng wil do no harm ^ en 

 if deferred until the shrubs have begun to swel then; buds, ami mail s. lU- 

 growth, for the roots wiU send up sap more freely for the ,lr > .-.■ i|ni„ ii i i 

 dormant buds which you seek bycuttmg-hack to caU intuit I i ■ ; ■ 



if the weather be cold, as it very often is in Aprd and ev,^, i " ' ■; ,,,,, „ „ 

 are deprivel of the shelter the outer parts afford, and t,i. 1'.'^: ';' ' 

 sheltered by them are consequently tender. We therefore do lu.t ad^ isc piim 

 ingstaibs too early. The beginnmg of AprU for Lauiel and lew, up to May 

 for HoUies. 



weather m snrhiH and early m summer, and continue watering untU the 

 rave^heSn^oTuiryeUow! then discontinue it, „The P'"','^;^*""^, ^^^ 

 „ „lnon nn a shelf in a cool auT gi-eenhouso, settmg the pots in pans nueu 

 wftf^and ke*tt'et"evenVen-tl?e plants are^* -*• Th^ r^^^'^^^^ 

 potted every second or thnd year, and always firmly. Keep them unuor 

 rather than overpotted. ,,.„,, m „ 



Son IN Greenhouse foe T.acsonia and Passifloea (JT. f---^^^f 

 both succeed n a compost of two parts light flbrons loam, one part leaf soil, 

 one part sandy peat, and half a ?art of old ll''t.''''i ""J™™' of °sh'a^ sS" 

 mixed and chopped up, but not veiy fiuely, adding one pa, t of sharp sand 

 drauimg the bolder weU, and placing the soil about 2 feet deep, and mches 

 above the mtended level. »v„ „i,,,ta ;„ n m'pBnhouse, 



Planting Cinnas (Mem).— We should gi-ow the plants m a greennouse, 

 ptacetlem in a eold frame in May, and plant out at '.l^^^f "« '^»,™?° 

 month choosin" a sheltered situation, for they have a miserable iipP™«uco 

 Xrexposed to wUids, though just as much the contrary when placed in 

 good" rlch?light sou in a sheltered warm position. Afford plenty of watei in 

 cTi-y -weather. ^ 



Aphis on Strawhereies in Vineby (■^,J°'"!"/°''"Y,? w''lt ^uZt 

 safelv fumigate a vmery with tobacco when the Vines are m leaf. "/?" "J"' 

 innrethTvtaesif the tobacco paper be good, and *o house not med with 

 smoke to an excessive degiee. FUl it so that yon cannot see a plant fiom the 

 outside, and let the foUage of the Vmes and plants be diy. 

 B«K Nombees (E. R. A.).-Yon can have Nos. 464, 471, and 473. 



^Tho follow 



1. hulls 





Palms and othee Plants in r.ixs iCaniht 



will answer for the windows of y nnln n-l im. 



weather it would he advisable to 1 1 i i i - • 



Prtlms— Chamterops Fortunei, C. I .''']' 

 austraUs, and Seaforthia elegaus. "': ' '''""'' 

 oaria excelsa, Draosena indivisa, 1>. Imcata; l^'as^ 

 aloifolia variegata. 



KosF Gabeielle.— " C. D." inquh-es where plants of Gahiielle, a Hybrid 

 Pe^etu'al Sa^ can !"> ^ad ? WUl some of our readers answer the query ? 



cannot give a definite answer. 



EOSE^ IN A CONSEHVATOEY {Tijro).-Yom: house wiU be a roseiy under 

 glass. Havhigiioflreheat, you WiU need to provide for the «iiii.i l"' '; ■ " 

 of the roots of the Koses you gi-ow in pots. You wiU eith, i i - ; ■ - i ,^^ 

 thepots to the rim hi ashes, or, what 13 neater- m coooa-uui - 



Plants eor Boede 

 have partly annuals ai 

 tills, as annuals cannoi 

 we should have Lohel 

 pose, and Calceolaria i; 

 your hirdor wUl ouly 

 Aly 



rv Wai.ic (.'1 Sirtscriftcr). — You seem to wish to 

 ,,,,ilv li Mil," plants, but we should not advise 



, I, ,,ih biiddrng plants. For our own part 



,„,," I iM I tlio '"walk, then Geranium as you pro- 

 111 ijii>t Ini. with aline of PerUla at the back, but 

 idmitof three rows. Another way is Vaiiegated 

 J front; the second line some dwarf-gi'owing goiu- 

 lea'vBl Ger.^uium, with the flowers not removed; or Golden Feather Pyrethi-um 

 ,^ould do if the liowers were removed, and Imperial D warf Ageratum m the 

 S ro^ If you wUh for annuals have LobeUa speciosa, which you may 

 rafse from seed sown now in a hotbed; Sapunaria calabnca for the second 

 l^nriXNasturthjmTomThuuibSj™^^^ 



Siie'ba'iw dX Crimion Beet, which is both ornamental and useful. 



Vi.-TrTvnTK MAER0W4 IN Frame-Vaeiods (K J.).— Wo do uot advooatc 

 „ ™h, , t le^e to frirn^r e"opt uutil they become established, then remove 

 ? ipf-ai^ies a w"in sT.nilHn,, b-in- .•hnscn. Besides, we consider frames can 

 tue names, 11 wo^ ill . ,i,,,,,| ,|,;^„ for subjects that do better outside. 



hshed befoie wmtei 



T„p tb. 



early - 



the early pa 



.-ith ha 



; ly ui i\ i 



N3S {iniwiai )—»e should take up the cuttmgscaiefully, pot 

 4- inch p Its and place them m a cold fiame keepmg them rather 



. , l^ 1 .. mnuil, ftRH.lv. aild 



: CITTTIN3S {Ig 



I )-V, 



nl h 1 Ifi 



.. „. „._ untU theyaie giowiu fieelv. and 

 , I I atasable to set the pots on coal ashes Water 



" ' Maj the cnttiu 8 wiU ha\e looted sufficiently 



, U Be caieful not to bieak the lOots, which 



h and we have no doubt you wiU have some 

 fi , Ijt 1 lutheu own i ots lejuue a li„ht iich loam 



weU diimel othci ise thev ii net sucieel We piesume >ouis are the 

 Dwuf Scabious oi it mxv be the S ^c t Scrhicu, It is ho«evei unmatenal, 

 OS tl , c 1 il k 1 I will fl ,w ei the fli St , eai if the seeds aie son n eaily and 

 tl 1 f 1 I in heat plautm„ out m May as jou piopo e. We 



( lid m) —Lmge floii led —Beauty of Stoke yeUow and 



I 1 1 I uil Ml H le hli Ondiuc cieim tipped 



hla 1 n L 1 'll' ^ ' V ' ', 'vZl\[ 



bion-eliel Cxold ' ' \x]"xtl 



a dttpei shade I i i I ii,> ■ 



Eve pine white 1 , , , , i,,v V,'. i 



Little Gem pea b 11 I \M i i ,,''/,,, ^ '",'' \ ',',,„ h™ 

 maioon Maiy Lml siilphm blu h Mil, ttiUhie mmI lel feoUcn t ps, 

 James Foisyth iiange cum en aulMiss Poweis white tipped with pmk. 



Gueensev LiLi NOT Fldw„ein (B D G ) -The most hkely cause of 

 the pfant not ft weung is the leaf giovth bein toi smaU ,n I ni most cas^s 

 theb-ilbs are planted in too light soU. It should be a stion j eUow loam, 

 aud the plants should be set on pans filled with sand kept wet in sumniei. 

 When growmg the plants should be weU watered, especially dm-mg dry 



b.auds, though they may 1" ■ ■' '""^'' 



„,,,•, II iiir. "I . them. The Roses hitendril ■ ■ -u 



y,,i li. .Ill 1 iLit cover the roof too thickly ■ n I 



„ vr nil ..III mil thi-ive. Keep them di-y li' ' ■ ' " 



1 , I ih,' 1 \torual atmosphere is above In i < mi -m u 



I I ■keep the house with a veiy moderate niiiojiiil "i ."i- 



1 , l.niary encom-age growth by the free use of the syringe, 



ii- so as to correspond with the morease of heat, (.-lose 



iliii ill • spring, storing-np a good amount of sun heat, but m 



le early part of b da,' you°caii hardly ^give too much an if aojitmo=rphere 



,11 1,0 fivoil CO ns to be di-awn up or let down at will, and be kept on oniy 



S^EHSSt£^=h^-:fthS;;r-.iS 



That would answer your purpose. 



Evergreens for a Rookery (M. I. JO.-The followin? used to form the 

 undlS^wSi beneath a rookery, but the dh-t which fell *'™ .-''ove c^^^J^^^ 

 ahrabi to look anything but evergreen. Evergreen Privet, Ehododendron 

 pontku4, coSmo^Yew.'common atd variegated HoUy, ™mmon and Portugal 

 LamS, Box, Butchers' Broom, and Alexandi'lan Lani-el, Spurge Laurel, Ivie,, 

 Periwuikles, and, best of aU, Aucuba. 



Growing Zonal Pelargoniums for Exhibition {A. B.)--The plants 

 shSd be?wo or thi-ee years old, and grown in 8-inch pots tu^ they -U no 

 do to compete ivith those gi-own m larger jiots than the„e. /ncy suou u uo 

 pruned now, and kept diy untU they are beginning to ^e?''. j''™ *li<=y f "X 

 be cai-efuUT repotted. The pots must be moderately dramed, and filled with 

 a coSS of two parts light loam, half a pai-t of leaf soU and old manm-e, oue- 

 si^tHu t of eCcoal, and the same of silver sand. Keep them moist and in a 

 moist atmosphere, with a temperature of from 50' to 55", increasmg to 10 

 Til' with sun heat. In May repot them into 8-inch pots, and m the hot om 

 each" these put an oysteJ-sh'ell histead of crocks; lay on the t°P ^f_ "^^ 

 some boUed bones and the charcoal which remams after sif fug m ^ half men 

 sieve. The smaller oAia.-coal ma, bemixed witMhe ™^^^^^ 



inri- iL lew uaj=, aud whcu the _ 



, , , twice a- week. Tie tiowu the shoots so 

 M 1m m in the middle of May, aud iu Juno 

 ,.,. -iblc; but if uot, keep them as cool aud 

 ay be removed to within sis weeks of the 



stopped within eii-'bt weeks. Plants 2 feet 



the pots fille-l ■ 



moderately :it n' i i>'ii i'm m ,,.1 



■well develo)!!'! ■ ■ !■ i ■ . 1 



as to cover tli' : ■■■ ■'■ ;■ ■ 



remove the ]i1:lui _. 1- :i ■■■■ ■! i"' 1 



airy aa possible. The tru.s^L's 



t^T^^Lttl 'SeS:lndSiSS^S l=l^r;o;;ir^aui- a -chance 



Fi'on^a dozen Ji^HhoSd be able tS select haU. Zonals should be shown, but 



you may grow some Nosegays. 

 VrnTET ruLTUEE (S P. S. X.).— Youi' soU IS too heavy. Could you not 

 VIOLET Coi'TUEi.^lft.^i'^^^^^ i^^j ^^^ ^^^ ^^^^.^ Plant rooted ninners 



n-du" "round enriched with leaf soU and old manm-e, 1 foot 

 imst'with soot every ton days, so as to keep red spider 

 1 1 u- ruuners, and stn the gl'Oimd about the plants frequeiitl} . 

 , in frames those wanted tor eai-ly fiowering, keep them 



,. ^^^ „, 1 .,amit air. Those left out-doors should have the gi-ountt 



sthTod, and a'top-dr-esshigof leaf soU before severe weather sets m A border 

 with ai east, north-east, or north-west aspect is most suitjible-m fact wo 

 irow oms on a north border. The leaves you sent us have the appearanc^ of 

 S°u^ual to plants growmg hi a wet cold soU. Dram the gi-omid better, 

 and give a Ughter soU and abimdance of an-. 



Soil for Eoses (D. H.I.-" Str.mg loamy sand" ought to grow Hoses well 

 if you mean that it is a strong loam yet uot clayey. Gypsum to such a soil 



lighten it by 



• uul di,, 



