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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUBE AND COTTAOE GABDENER. 



[ April 18, 1872. 



of tho sun. Many a promising crop lias been sacrificed by in- 

 attention to this particular. Continue to put m cuttings ol 

 Dalilias ; pot-off those already rooted, and harden such as 

 are more advanced. Strike Pansy cuttings in the shade, bow 

 seed in a similar situation. 



GEEENHOCSE A^-D CONSEEVATORT. ^ _ 



Proceed with the staking and tying-out of plants requiring 

 such assistance, but if former du-ections relative to growing 

 plants with short-jomted wood be carried out, stakes may m a 

 great measure be dispensed with ; although some will be neces- 

 sary to give the plant its desh-ed shape, never use more than 

 ■will effect that purpose. Turn each plant frequently round, 

 that it may not become one-sided. Hardwooded plants should 

 he frequently examined with respect to their drainage. At this 

 season uiauy of them are either in bloom— as most of the 

 Kew Holland plants— or approaching that state, and will, con- 

 sequently, require a considerable amount of water, more es- 

 pecially large specimens not shifted smce last season. It will 

 be obvious that, if the drainage is imperfect, or, on the other 

 iand, the entire mass of roots does not get equally moistened ^ 



the death of the plants must soon occur from one or other of '"^^-^^''S cydonia japonica: "are noV evergreen, bat "very good, 

 the above causes : hence the necessity of paying attention to ^^ceeea on an east or west aspect except those marked othei-wise. 

 this important point, particularly when the most dehcate cheistmas Bose add Lily of the Y.u.i.ei after Flowemsg (Em), 

 plants are the first to suffer. The regular admission of air, ] -The plants Aooiabe hardened off, and plantrf out m Kood nchh„.ht sou 

 according to the state of the weather and the period of the 



suhiect : -" In the autumn there is one feature pecuUar to Canada— namely, 

 the crimson tint of the foliage. This eSect is principally produced hy the 

 leaves of the Maple tree, which torn to a deeper and more vivid red th^ 

 even those of the Vu-ginian Creeper. But the Maple in Canada has another 

 excellency •, it produces in the spring a valuable sugar, which exudes from the 

 tree when tapped. The Maple-sugar season is quite an epoch in the year. It 

 occurs in the early spring, when the first warm weather causes the sap to rise. 

 An inci-ion is then made in the bari, and the bleeding of the tree takes 

 place. Two or three frosty nights and warm days are needed at this ensis, 

 to facUitate the flow of sugar and improve its taste. The fluid is boUed and 

 becomes solid when cold. But as syrup it is very pure and agreeable. — 

 (Bishop Oxendcn's " My First Year in Canada.") 



Plants fok Wills (Salopian).— The, best and quickest-growing of all 

 climbers for walls are the Ivies, and of these the Irish (Hedera cananensis), 

 EngUsh (H. Helix), H. digitata, and H. Biegnenana. Among climbers, not 

 eve?Kreea, are Ampelopsis hederacea, A. Veitohu, which, with the lyes naniea 

 and Jasminum nudiflorum, wiU succeed on a north aspect ; Anstoloclua 

 Sipho, Lonicera aureo reticulata, CaprifoUum flexaosum, C. Penclymenum, 

 C sempervirens BrownU and floribundum, Clematis l^ortunei, 0. hybnda 

 splendida, C. montana major, C. Jackmamii, and C. Vitalba-the last wiU 

 ■ on a north aspect— Wistaria sinensis and its variety alba, aud Jas- 

 offlcinale grandill rmu. i: , r -rccn plants not climbers are Berbens 

 stenophylla, -Buddlea ^.1 » -, ' ■ : hus flonbundus, 'C. papiUosus •C. m- 



te°ernmus CerasusLaiu i.i ' ' ' , ,,,;a. Cotoneaster microp yUa, Crattegus 



pfracantha, ♦Escallonia n^i Ki..ii>;i, i; -landulosa, 'Gaiiya eUiptica, Ligns- 



trum iaponicum, MagnoUa grandillora, Exmouth vaiiety ; and Photima serru- 



-■ ■ •- - south or south-west aspect. Vibarnum sus- 



All will 



day, will not only be advantageous to the health, but conduce 

 to the preservation of the blossom, of the many elegant plants 

 •which decorate conservatories at this tmie. Continue to shift 

 .those greenhouse plants which require it. Pelargoniums aud 

 Calceolarias for early blooming may be kept comparatively 

 close and syringed daily. 



BTOTE. 



The cUmbers in this house wiU require daUy attention. 

 Shift Achimenes, Gesneras, and pot others for succession. 

 Orchids will require greater humidity, as the increasing power 

 -of the sun will induce a more rapid evaporation. Provide 

 efficient material for shading every portion of the house, 

 and proceed with the potting and general regulatiofl of the 

 plants. Dendrobium nobUe will remain in bloom for a length 

 .of time if removed to the stove. 



PITS. 



Scarlet Pelargoniums, Petunias, Verbenas, aud other plants 

 ior bedding-out should be removed to a cold frame, that a 

 bardy habit may be induced preparatory to being planted out. 

 Pot-off annuals and cuttings generally. Give air abundantly 

 to Neapolitan Violets. — W. Keane. 



DOINGS OP THE LAST "WEEK. 

 We very much regret, and so will our readers, that iHness 

 iias prevented Mr. Fish sending his usual contribution this 

 ■week. 



TKADE CATALOGUE EECEIVED. 

 William Paul, Waltham Cross, London, ^.—Catalogue of 

 jSoseSy Pelargoniums, Camellias, Azaleas, d-c. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 K.B. — ^Many questions must remain unanswered untU next 

 week. 

 Eemoviso Greenhodse (W. R. TT.).— You cannot remove any part of it 

 l)ut the moveable sashes. You may take these away, but all the brickwork, 

 forick floor, and woodwork you cannot legally take away. 



Waste Land by Railways (Tioo Gar(ie«rs).— We believe that the land 

 is let in places. Write to the SecretaiT of any line yon prefer, and ask the 



Thinning Pears (W. C.).— In doing this it is highly desirable to leave the 

 iruit evenly distributed over the tree. If the clusters of blossom are thickly 

 ylaced, we leave only the terminal fmit. If it is desirable to leave three 

 iniit, as in your illifetration, we would, besides the terminal one, leave the two 

 at y and z. We have sometimes left Pears hanging in clusters of from three 

 to five, but the fruit was not so fine as that distributed evenly over the tree. 

 In thinning, it is well to leave the best-looking fruits. 



Peach Tree Shoots Dying (A Constant Reader). — The roots being out- 

 side are too cold and torpid to supply sufficient sap for the rapid growth of 

 (the shoots inside the house. Put a heap of fermenting dung over the roots 

 for a week or more to thoroughly warm the soil ; then remove the heap, but 

 keep the soil's surface mulched 2 or 3 inches deep, and let the mulch remain 

 on throughout the summer. 



Croquet La^vn Tdfty and Bare (J. Darnton). — Top-dress the lawn with 

 a mixture of earth and leaf mould, rake it smooth, sow at once Small Yellow 

 Clover (Trifohum minus), at the rate of 6 lbs. to tho acre, and then roll it. 

 Write to Mr. Wragg, Stoke Park, Ipswich, for information about the eggs. 



Redness of Leaves in Canada (F. P.). — The red autumnal tint is espe- 

 cially caused by the leaves of the Maple. The following extract is on the 



border shaded from the noonday sun. They should be watered after 

 plantin", and in dry weather. They will not be suitable for growing m pots 

 next year, but after a season's growth in the open air may be used again 

 for pot cultui-e. 



Plants for Covering a Trellis (W. R. P.j.-Bignonia raclicans and 

 Aristolochia Sipho are not suitable for a screen m the °P'=° J'^'^;,"" '"=' 

 the former requires a south waU, and the latter a west one. We should have 

 the plants naied in the answer to "A Young lisodtr " in to-day s Journal, 

 which see. They will all serve your purpose. 



EOOTED CoTTINGS OF GERANinMS AND CALCEOLARIAS (6. H. IT.).— ThOSB 



which are rooted will be available for this year, but the unrooted will not. 

 Procm-e rooted cuttings at once, place them singly in small pots ; set the 

 Geraniums in a frame over a gentle hotbed, keep them close and shaded until 

 estabUshed, then admit an- freely, and by the end of May they will be good 

 plants. The heat of the bed need not be more than Go , or, faibng that, a cold 

 frame wUl suit, only thev will not start so freely. The Calceolarias will suc- 

 ceed in a cold frame, and instead of being potted they may be planted 3 inohos 

 apait in good rich soil made fli-m, keeping close and shaded until estabUshed; 

 then admit air freely, and harden well ofl before planting out. They wiU Uower 

 finely from July to the end of the season, but no time must be lost m pro- 

 curing the rooted cuttings. 



CLIMBERS FOR LATTICEWORK (A Youno Rmdsrj.-You do not say whether 

 the latticework is in the open giound or against a wall. We should plant it 

 with Clematis Fortunei, 0. Helena, C. hybrids splendida, C. Jackmanni, Capri- 

 foUum Periclvmeuum, and C. sempervUens floribundum, with some cUmbmg 

 Eoses, as Dundee Kambler, Ruga, Queen of the Belgians Ayrshire Roses ; 

 Madame d'Aiblay, Hybrid ClunbUig; and BusseUiana, Multiflora race, ino 

 only way to remove the grass growmg ammgst the Aiyssum will be to pull 

 it up by the roots as much as possible ; and if that cannot be done without 

 DuUm" up tho Aiyssum as well, you may reduce the growth of the giTiss by 

 pulling ofl the tops when they can be laid hold of by the hand, and this i;e- 

 peatediy done mav enable the Aiyssum to outgrow the grass. In the holes m 

 the waU we do not know what you could plant, unless you were to fill them as 

 weU as you could with soil, and plant seedling WaUflowers, Lmana Cymba- 

 laria and L. alpina. The smaU wood Ivy would be good. You cannot raise 

 Cucumber plants unless you can command light as well as heat, therefore 

 the place over the boUer wiU not suit. 



Mignonette for Winter Flowering (A Lovir of Flowers).— We sow 

 earlv m May in a pan of light turfy loam, with the addition of one-thu:d leal 

 soU'and a sixth ol shai^ sand. The pan is placed m a frame ; when the seed- 

 liu'-s appear air is admitted freely. The plants, when an mchhigh, are potted 

 in 3-mch pots, and phiced m a cold frame on coal ashes. They are watered 

 as requUed, aud when the pot becomes full of roots they are shifted mto 

 4-mch pots. They are afterwards kept in the frame with abundance of dli. 

 and are watered overhead every evening. When they need a support we give 

 them a small greeu-pamted stick about 2 feet high, tie the mam stem to that, 

 and pmch out aU the flowers as they show up to September, at which time 

 we have them in 8-inch pots. They ai-e shifted into 6-mch pots when those 

 4i inches in diameter are full of roots; aud by the bcgimnng of October they 

 are nice plants about 2 feet high and 18 inches to 2 feet through. They flower 

 throughout the wmter, but to do so aU the spikes should be cut as they come 

 into flower,and none ought to be aUowed to seed. The plants need tymg,^ 

 the shoots are very brit'tle. The soU we use is two P"''? I'S" '"''y . "^ 

 chopped up rather small but not sifted, one part leaf soU, half » P*'' oW 

 hotbed manme aud a free admixture of sand. Sometimes, but not always, 

 we add a Utile sandy ptat. In ;;ro«iug Mignonette it is uaportant ;o water 

 onlv when needed, never to allu-.v the plant to flag, but also never to soddea 

 the soil. Plenty of air and li-ht are requu-ed, and for flowering a tempeiatme 

 of 45' at night. The kmd we grow most is the Large-flowered Pyramidal. 

 The New White (Parsons's) we shaU grow more extensively this season. 



Tea Koses (A Constant Suhsaiber).—'Fovcei Boses the second year ought 

 to have more than three or four blooms on at a time, but this wiU not be 

 accompUshed merely by pinching back.^ They want to^be jepotted mto good 

 BoU, to be plu 



sou Lo o= M..-" — „ the openVound, and to have the wood weU ripened. 

 Car4 should be taken not to aUow the soU to be soured by worms. Give o 



: them up too much, 



guano added to prevent fungus, is as good as any. 

 necessary. Above aU do not weaken plants by di-a 

 and giving too much dry heat. 



HoNEYDEW (J. G. K.).—B.ea,t attended by dryness of the soil is veiy 

 liable to produce an imnatm-al exudation upon the leaves of some plants, and 

 is nopulirlv known as honevdew. It is somewhat analogous to that outburst 

 of blood which in such seasons is apt to occur to man, and arises from the in- 

 creased action of the secretory aud cu-culatory system, to which it aaoioa 



