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JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



( August 11, 1873. 



diseased stock grown on the same ground last year, also the 

 year before. The soil might, from being rich, added to the 

 fresh dung, have caused that development of the Potato haulm 

 suited to the growth of the Potato fungus. In no other way 

 do I think the soil would have influence on or contribute to 

 the appearance of the disease, for I do not iiud there is any dif- 

 ference as to the susceptibility of Potatoes on fresh ground 

 well manured, and those having a change of ground, or grown 

 year after year on the same laud. This year, I am glad to say, 

 we have not found a diseased tuber in heated houses and 

 frames, in cold frames, or in the open ground. Mr. Br6haut 

 may plant in the same borders next season without fear of the 

 disease — even plant diseased tubers, and of the latter I can 

 answer that he will have sound tubers. Neither planting 

 sound Potatoes in ground which has produced diseased Potatoes, 

 nor planting diseased ones, will produce the disease. This 

 attacks the haulm first, then the tuber. Stay its progress in 

 the haulm ere it descends to the tuber, and the latter will be 

 safe. — G. Abbey. 



P.S. — Now that we have the disease appearing in great viru- 

 lence in Sussex, it may not be amiss to dh-ect attention to that 

 never-failing remedy — the pulling-up of the haulms when they 

 are first noticed to be spotted and blackened by the fungus. 

 Do this, placing the feet alongside of the haulms, so as to keep 

 the Potatoes from being drawn from the soil along with the 

 haulm, and we may at least have a fair crop — often as heavy 

 as if it were left to mature. The tubers may be waxy, but 

 they improve immensely after being taken up and stored dry. 

 — G. A. 



GOLDEN CHAMPION GBAPE. 



On paying a visit some two years back to an amateur friend 

 of mine in this locality, I was surprised and very pleased to 

 find this glorious Grape in its Sunday dress, and with no 

 appearance of spot. On inquiry I learned it set well without 

 any artificial means having to be resorted to. I could see it 

 swelled evenly, and was of a fine amber colour, with berries of 

 a prodigious size. On inquiring about its history I learned it 

 had been grafted on a stroug-growiug white variety which my 

 friend did not know, but supposed it to be Eoyal Vineyard. 



Profiting by the hint I went home fully determined to go 

 and do likewise. Therefore on the 1st of March I cut down a 

 Eoyal Vineyard Vine, which by the way is none of the best, and 

 then grafted on it, on the bottle system, one of the Champion. 

 It made a splendid cane, and I am this season rewarded with 

 seven bunches of Grapes that set freely, swelled their berries 

 regularly, and are now approaching ripeness with scarcely any 

 spot, but I can afford a little spot on such a grand Grape as 

 this. I ought to mention that the buuches are not large, but 

 compact and beautiful. — E. Gilbert. 



NATIONAL GOOSEBEEBY SHOW, 



Held at the Peel Arms Inn, Mason Street, Manchester, 

 August 2nd. 



William Kidgway. . 

 Francis Oldfield . . 



S. Birchenall 



John Wynne 



Thomas Burrows . . 

 Faithful Jameson. . 

 James Salsbury . . . . 

 Thomas Shaw .... 

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Daniel Bower 



-John Torkingtou . . 

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George Beckett 



Thoraas Bradley . . 



James Tbrelfall 



William Heath 



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Binger 28 



Shiner '17 



Antagonist 27 



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Garibaldi 27 



Plunder 25 



Overseer 24 



Beauty 27 



Leveller 25 



Stockwell 23 



Hero of the Nile . . 24 



Clayton 27 



Australia 24 



Hospool 23 



Careless 23 



WiUiam Eidgway London 31 



William Eidgway Dan's Mistake 28 



Bradley Bradley Ploughboy 26 



John Wynne Clayton 2G 



William Jones Beauty 24 



William Jones Macca'roni 24 



Thomas Bradley Lord Derby 24 



Alfred Tomkinson Conquering Hero . 23 



James Salsbury Eskender Bey 23 



John Wynne Bed Jacket 23 



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James Salsbm'y . . 

 Daniel Bower .... 

 William Eidgway 

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 Thomas Bradley 

 John Wynne .... 

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 Charles Leicester 

 Charles Leicester , 

 James Salsbury . . 



William Eidgway . 

 William Eidgway . 

 Francis Oldfield. . . 



Francis Oldfield 



James Birchenall . 

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 James Salsbury ... 



Daniel Bower 



Samuel Birchenall 

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Einger 28 8 



Leveller 26 20 



Catherina 26 15 



Garibaldi 26 8 



Mount Pleasant . . 25 15 



High Sherill .... 24 12 



Lady Haughtou . . 23 21 



Kitty 22 22 



Gem 22 6 



Hit or Miss 22 2 



Shiner 26 12 



Surprise 26 8 



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Loudon City . 

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Hospool 



Harriet 



Bough Green 



Telegraph 



Lizzard 



William Eidgway . 

 Samuel Birchenall 

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•John Wynne 



Faithful Jameson . 

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 Thomas Bradley . 



Daniel Bower 



Alfred Tomkinson . 



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Careless 



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Postman 24 17 



Victory 22 10 



Overseer 23 2 



Queen of Trumps . 22 1 

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Mr. Blackhurst . . . 

 Alfred Tomkinson . , 



William Jones 



George WiUdnson . . 

 Charles Leicester . 

 Samuel AUcock . . . . 



Bradley Bradley 



Joseph Walton 



John Barlow 



John Wynne 



George Eidley . . . . 

 Joseph Walton . . . . 

 WLUiam Broad . . . . 

 Charles Leicester . . 

 Samuel Birchenall. . 

 William Houge . . . . 

 William Eidgway . . 

 Charles Leicester . . 



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Dreadnought .... 



Valiant 



(Yellow) .... Ploughmaji 



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(Green) Sir Eoger 



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(White) Chester's Daughter 



Mary Houge 



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FLOWEES FOB OUB BOEDEES.— No. 1-4. 



CEANOTHUS DENTATnS.— Toothed Ceanothcs. 



With a few exceptions the plants of the Buckthorn family 

 are not remarkable for the beauty of their flowers ; the Ceano- 

 thes, introduced to this country from Califoruia, will, however, 

 do much to increase the interest attached to this tribe. The 

 flowers are, individually, very small, but this minuteness is 

 fuUy compensated for by the profusion with which they are 

 produced. The foliage, too, is extremely neat, especially in the 

 species selected for our illustration, and which is, perhaps, the 

 most interesting of the genus. Some fears were entertained 

 that the Ceanothus dentatus would prove only half-hardy ; the 

 specimen from which our figure was drawn was, however, 

 taken from a plant which had been fully exposed on a south 

 wall throughout the winter without any protection whatever, 

 and as its capability of resisting our winters will doubtless in- 

 crease with the age of the plant, we trust that this charming 

 species may be considered acclimatised. Like many other 

 shrubs cultivated in the open air, it would probably suiler con- 

 siderably from severe frost ; but as the peculiar habit of growth, 

 both of dentatus and most of the other species, renders it de- 

 sirable that they should be planted against a wall, the protec- 

 tion of matting can be afforded them without entaihug much 

 trouble or expense. 



The Ceanothus dentatus is a branched evergreen shrub, grow- 

 ing to the height of 7 or 8 feet, perhaps more. The whole of 

 it is covered with down, that on the branches being of a rusty 

 colour. The leaves are very small, the largest scarcely exceed- 

 ing three-quarters of an inch in length, with coarse teeth, a 

 revolute margin, and a pair of small scale-like stipules at then- 

 base. The foliage has a peculiar, but to us not unpleasant 



