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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t April 23, IStli. 



sent it is well to sow a few Brussels Sprouts Savoys &c. .under i 

 protection in March. These pricked-out, and planted-out soon , 

 come in early in the autumn. i ii. ii • ,i 



CaiiUfli)icer.< —Planted-out the second, pricked-out the thnd 

 crop, and banked-up the earliest crop, which is coming on 

 strongly. Gathered some nice dishes of Asparagus during the ] 

 week The forward shoots had to a gi-eat extent been protected j 

 from frosty nights by setting flower-pots over them. 



FRUIT CiEDEN. 



Nothing could be more trying for out-door frnit—bright 

 sunny days, followed by much wet, frost, snow and sleet. 

 Trees on walls have sufiered little, but we have doubts if the 

 Plums Pears, and gorgeous bloom of Cherries will pass nnm- 

 jured.- The frost would do little harm in comparison with 

 what the wet and sleet attending it would do. 



ORUAMENLVi DEPAnlMENT. 



We hear of people turning out Geraniums and Calceolarias 

 wholesale. We think these frosty nights must have taught 

 them a lesson. For ourselves, we never could see the use ol 

 runnin" the risk of such early planting. We have thousands 

 of such plants in open earth trenches, but then we do not allow 

 much frost to touch them, or the snow or sleet to lie among 

 them We have known many cases where such starved plants, 

 turned out so early, have not recovered themselves before the 

 middle of summer, and even then showed traces of the mjury 

 they had suffered. — E. F. 



TBADE CATALOGUE KECEIVED. 

 John Scott, Merriott Nurseries, Crewkerne, Somerset.— Ca/ix- i 

 lo(juc of Bedding Plants. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



♦ * We reauest that no one will write privately to any of the 

 ' correspondents of the " Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed soldi/ to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, d-c, 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E.G. 

 We also request that correspondents will not mix up on tlie 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardeiinig ainl tho -e on 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to 'M thoia 

 answered promptly and conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 

 N.B.— Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 

 GlKDEMEns' EXAMIN-ITION (.I. B. C.).— Tlio ucst is uot li-'icd; it will he 

 i>l;er;is°l "Fi-ait Manual" will not !)e iiublisheA tor montus to come. 

 LouaoQ-b book is out of print. - Cutla-!! Gardeners' Diotioniuy and Sup- 

 plement can b3 had. We know 



air If the plants have been recently repotted and the pots are not fuU of 

 roots do not repot, but keep them in the temperatur-e named. Many of them 

 if kept rather diy in May mil then stai-t tor fruit, and others wiU foUoiv, 

 producing fi-uit at the time you require. Do not crowd them ^■" f °" P'^'y 

 Sf room, and keep them close to the swss. To npeu fi-uit at the time you 

 name you wUl need to have plants s'aowins fruit m May and June. Encourage 

 them with plenty of heat, moistme, light, and air. 



H.JU1D MiNUEE roH Gauden (P. T. B.).-Instead of watering with liquid 

 manure we would now "ive your crops a dressing of guano in moist weather, 

 an.l make a second appUcation in June in moist weather, at the rate of Sew t. 

 nrr arro. You may water in diy weather with 2 ozs. of guano to a gallon of 

 water, "Ivin" in dry weather a good soaking once or ty.ice a- week to all 

 Krowin-°cropb. It may also be apphed to fniit trees weak m gi-owth, or winch 

 have heavj- crops of fniit. To such, good soakmgs should be apphed m dry 



I the 



niiciNTHS IN Beds (Idfml.— Allow the Hyacmths in beds to remain 

 -rouuA until the leaver tm-n yellow, then take up the bulbs, drj- them, , ..„„.„ 

 the off .n, Anrr ll,.' v.hnle in a cool dl7 place, and plant again m October or 

 1 thev will bloom well the following year, if not quite 



N:ivc 



I., fludv ;. 



;oilthiit li 



^•ei7 haudsome fuU spikes of b 



We have seen some planted in rich well-dl'ained 

 elforauumberof years annually, and they produced 



; to fori] 



They had 

 large patch. 



Disbudding a Vine (eiranml.-Wlien the shoots ai-e 2 or 8 inches long 

 they should bo rubbed off close t., ilv i.ait „li..ncc they proceed, leaiing those 

 required at 9 inches apart on op, • ' - ;ane ; thus tire shoots let 

 on e.^ch side will be 18 inches ar ' .Ustance as their disposi- 

 tion permits. These shoots sh. . n the joint beyond "^e irnit- 

 if there is no fruit, then at the In til leaf. The leadmg .shoot 



or rod should be trained to the top „f llic house before stoppmg, and its 

 laterals stopped at the second leaf. 



A.PHIS ON CoNSERTATonY Pi.iNTS (K. T. C.).-We ttdvise you to fill the 

 house with tobacco smoke, V -"ii •• -ening shou d bechosen and thou|h the 



We urefer fiimi-aiion. i'or re I spider syi'inge twice a-day. There is no 

 .I^a^n meauTol meventin- the attacks of insects; the best are suiBcient 

 ventUation no more than the requisite artiticial heat, and taking prompt 

 I measures to arrest then- progress on then- first appearance. 



Killing Grass on Geavel Walks (Iii<!m).-Probably the surest method 

 is to dissolve 1 lb. of powdered ai-senic in ttaee gallons ol cold water, bal, and 

 keep stilling for about ten minutes, then add 2 lbs. of crushed sodai stir the 

 whole well in the boiler, and apply it hot to the walks i„ .b> „.. tl,, , A 

 witeriu"-pot with a rose is the most suitable vessel for appli'" • I'" ivi !■ i it. 

 should be kept from the edgings. The quantity namt I ' ''■. : , r 

 ! 2-, Siiuare vards of walk. Our con-espondent informs us that ■ a ■ 

 '•usually ties common fowl feathers about 10 mches long, uu .i .•.iiii^ un i ii.o 

 rows of 'Peas, sUpping them up to the middle in a loop, and the wmd kcep» 

 them constantly on the move." The plan is useful, and may be seen in 

 pra'-tice in thousands of ai-tisans' and cottagers gardens. 



niiinviNG SiEAWBEREY BcNNERS (H. Corhctt).-Vfe consider that the 



ruuiira, ..f Strawben-y plants are best removed when they become crowded 



rul.lcrvi;.' the parent plant of much of its support. 01 coiu-se, when m- 



.,-,.,. is rc'iniiL'lthf vuiiu-rs must be left ; even then the best and eai'heit 



j siionVl li l' i^ ■ ' " ' ' "11 pots or in the gi-ound, so as to have them 



j.j,',(, 1 ', , , in:; theu-crownsbetorewinter. 



1 ,., ,,, , s Shoots (r'!.-»i).— We have tried cutting 



, also cutting the latter only, and 

 a-t, v/e left the small shoots last 

 ;n l.iice of fine stout heads. The 

 I I M seciu'e a good growth in the 

 ."It well-developed buds ; the pro- 



the Mui.l ' 



i ws find the 



yeai-, and ou 



Din- 



th^ t" 



TVUT.E DK' 



i'mr employers are right in thinking 

 ill he so high that they cannot he seen 

 ■best, and not more than 1 foot high, 

 " low corner glasses. It is impossible 

 j-v to be seen in the London shops. 

 ,- of no re.a3on why it should be liable 



iliL'. ( J .1 M lu '" 'I i-U'ii.— We kauiv of 

 be brjkeu, except by stones thrown at it. 



rouquAY V. SiDMooTH (B. N. G.).— Beyond a doubt select the first for 

 ur sojourn. In addition to other superior attractions it is close to the 

 ■vouKosery. You are a Kose- worshipper— go there and show the foUow- 

 • extract from a letter we have received, dated the 17th inst. ; it will msittc 

 a even more than usual atteutio 

 Torquay is at the pi-L-scnt moi 



The lanes 

 aeasou. I think I 

 with m\uy others g 

 pure they sc-,i lo 



:iMv 



thi. 



duce is then sme to be good. 



PRopiGiTisG Azaleas, DEniziAs, .iND Cvrnations (T. J. J.).— Cuttings 

 of the varieties of Azalea indica may be taken o£E when the shoots aie 

 3 inches or more in length, and have become rather fii-m. Take d inches ot 

 the ton of the shoots, paring them smooth immediately below a leaf, remov- 

 m" the leaves halfway up the euttiugs, and insert them round the sides of a 

 Bo't weU chained, and filled to within an mch of the rim with veiy sandy peat. 

 Fill them to the rim with silver sand, puttmg m the cuttmgs as far as the 

 leaves are removed, water gently, and cover them with a bell-glass just httnig 

 within the rim of the pot. It is best, however, to place the cuttmg-pot in 

 one of larger size, filling up the space between them to withm an inch of the 

 ton with ."rneks broken small, then put on a httle moss, and finish off with 

 silve,- .1,1.1 o,i wlii.li tlir l,cll-"l„-s should rest. Place the pots m a tempera- 

 .. . .,-'e,i ',., e.-, -.nl ,,,.,.]. tlie-.i trom sun. When the cuttings are rooted 

 1 place them singly in small pots 



cteetame uul,l"v!ll e.:i,ililisl,e.l' ; then harden-. 

 them to the gi-eonliouse. DenI . ■ in e pr i,M -'i' 

 of the cma-ent year after they , ■'■" I'^'i, ■ ; 

 those gi-own out of doors in ' " . i i v) \ 



soil, cover them with a hand-:;l. .iil leil'i 

 1,,,.,.. ,;,„. shoots may also be iuscrtcd iu luitu 



: thee 



el 1 



f the shoots 

 Iiine, and of 

 , V li, , rieminsamly 

 ,1 li.Mi l„,;lit sun. The 

 I. after the leaves fall, i 



la 



ill I" 



uothe 



I .ill. 



retm-n. We tiu-u our steps home van I, <: ■> - ■,, ii,.,ii 



sea-glimpses over fresh gates, and p. . 11'. -nryus 



home before we are aware how legs a, .i • . I ,. s ■■ I i in s rest 



makes us long for another stroll. ' To li. ...„,. .,. i;..,;j v.oj.U an I pa.tmes 



WooDLiCE (0. 0.).— You must be mistaken ; they will not walk through, 

 mich less "under" water. The marauders must be in the soil. We can add 

 nothing to om- frequent ropUes about trapping them. 

 PrMES TO Fruit from August to October (A Tii'entij-years Siihicrl- 

 — We do not think yom- plants now in 10-inch pots will fruit at the time 

 - ■ " - ■ ... ...J ,..-* ..^ tiip pot- 



1 wish. You do not say when they were repotted, hut w. 

 ui-efullof r lots, ui which case we would shift at once i,,,-. I.Viii.li 

 Hit ori a bottom heit of 80' to 83-: Dj not water m,i. 1. i ■, . ' 



until the roots are working freely in the fresh soil. 31 i . j 



of atmosplieric moisture, aud a top heat of 65^ at nielit iii . 

 ■with a ris 3 from sun heat of from 5-' to 15\ accompanieLl with ab, 



11 .t .. and 



,.,,,.,, 1,1 .t Deutzias are also readily propagated by layers. Tree Coj-na- 

 ,,,,, ,,, ,,„, pa. 'ated by cuttmgs, which maybe put m at any tune. They 

 ,,,', ,,i-'viii sandy soil, covered with a bell-glass, m a house 10 wiu-mer 

 than that 'in which 'the plants were gl-own from which the cuttmgs wore 

 taken. Shade from sim. 



'MBER-HousE Fo^nGATiSG ( If. C. B.).— We do not see why you should 

 ■ - with smoke, and that to the extent lequii'ed for 



1 filling the h 



ud thiips. We agree with yom- gai-dener, tobacco is the 

 and are not surprised at his objection to cayenne, which, 

 ig to the human lungs, is all but haimlessto aphides and ^ 



,T. +1,.^ «t..,ilirt„nf,s mnv be destroved bV wasMug With 



till., I 'li \eiv iiUtiitUlg to tne uuiuau luiiys, »a tii, uui. up«..i.v.o.j ".. -i--; ~ - 



tlnips llie b-al.' "ii the Stephanotis may be destroyed by washmg with 

 3 ozs of soft soap and a table-spoonful of spmts of tm-penttne to a gallon ot 

 water. Apply it either thl-ongh a syringe or with a sponge at a temperatm-e 

 of U0\ The ammonia vaoour is very useful, and would answer m a Lucumoei- 

 house Place guano water m the evaporation-troughs; and the proper 

 strength to employ is 1 oz. of guauo per gallon. It would alsxi be us^efid tor 

 the Stephanotis, and for it 2 ozs. of guano per gallon wdl not be too stiong. 



EosES MtLDEWED (.^11 AiiuUcur. Bcicsliiri/).— It seems that yours is a 

 bad case of mildew. We advise you to apply guauo water at eveij alternate 



