September 1. 1863. ] JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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been propagating for the flower garden, and, after other 

 tilings, going on witli Variegated Geraniums, placing them 

 thickly in portable boxes to avoid moving them until spring. 

 These cuttings are about an inch long and wUl bo ijlaced in 

 an au-y place under glass. We wUl foUow with the common 

 Scarlets, and will merely take a batch of each kind and 

 come over them again, as we do not wish to inj ure the out- 

 line of the bods for two months to come. These boxes 

 average 3 feet in length, 9 inches wide, and 3i inches deep, 

 made of any boards we can lay our hands on. The boards 

 are not planed, but are whitened, and the openings give 

 sufficient di-ainage. About an inch of rough stuff goes over 

 the bottom, then fresh sandy soil, and a spiinkling of sand 

 on the surface. We must not speak of the future ; but we 

 shall be vexed if one per cent, of the cuttings made should 

 bid us good-bye. After the trouble of putting them in, it is 

 very annoying to see, first one, and then another, go off. 

 Cai-e must be taken to prevent this. A gardener told us 

 the other day that he was once advised to cany home his 

 cuttings, throv/ them out in the sun for a day, and then 

 make and plant them. This may do with Scarlet Geraniums, 

 though even with them we see little advantage in ever al- 

 lowing them to shrivel ; at least, it would not do any good 

 with such Httle bits as we use. With respect to most plants 

 the advice was equivalent to telling a man to take the 

 cuttings home carefully, and then throw them on the rub- 

 bish-heap. — R. F. 



TRADE CATALOGUES EECEIVED. 



R. Parker, Exotic Nursery, Tooting. — Catalogue of Stove, 

 &i-eenhouse, and Hardy Plants, Hyacinths, and Bulbous Roots, 

 ^c. 1863. 



Charles Turner, Slough. — Catalogue of Bulbous Flower PMOts 

 and TuUiys, 4'-c. 1S63-64. 



COVENT GAEDEZ^r MAEKET.— August 29. 



The market continues very well stocked both with fruit and vegetables. 

 Wa;l-fruit m particular is cuuiing in in very great abundance. The sup- 

 ply of Grapes and Pine Apples is quite sufficient for the demand. Melons 

 are plentiiul. lilbens are bringing rather better prices in consequence of 

 the supply falling olT. Potatoes are still hravy. Flowers chii-fly consist of 

 Orchids, Pelargoniums, Verbenas, Asters, Calceolarias, and Mignonette. 



FEUIT. 



p. d. 3. d 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



We request that no one wiU wi-ite privately to the de- 

 partmental writers of the " Jom-nal of Horticultm-e, 

 Cottage Gardener, and Country (jcntleman." By so 

 doing they are subjected to unjustitiable trouble and 

 expense. All communications should therefore be ad- 

 dressed solely to The Editors of the Journal of Horticul- 

 iure, S(c., 162, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



We also request that con-espondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those 

 on Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them 

 answered promptly and conveniently, but wi-ite them 

 oil separate communications. Also never to send more 

 than two or three questions at once. 

 We cannot reply privately to any communication unless 

 under very special ch-cumstances. 



Use of Moss FOB Deaisaoe (B. F. J/.).-iMos8 is probably not necessary 

 to be placed over the potsherds in the course of i.otting i.lants. Anything 

 ■will CIO for the purpose that will prevent the hue soil hlling-up all the 

 inter.vtices between the crocks. Much depends upon what plants are being 

 potte.l. whether the plant has to remain in the same pot a short time or a 

 long time. If a long lime we like a little moss ; if a short time and growing 

 quickly, as in pottins-off Balsams in spring, or young Cucumbers, sc., it 

 is no matter what is used. We cannot tell the name of the enclosed 1 em. 

 It is a seedling from some of the Laslrea laniUy. 



Trkmakdc.4 vEETiciLLATA CoLTUKE (.E. )r.).-It IS dcscribcd in most 

 botanical and horticultural works as Tetratheca verticillata. It was disco- 

 vered by Mr. Drumii>ondat the Swan Uiver, and was first flowered in this 

 country by Me^5rs. Low, of the Clapton Nnrsery, in 1346. It is a charming 

 greenlionse [ilant and easily grown. It requires plenty ol root-room, and 

 a soil composed of equal parts sandy fibrous loam .,ud leal moukl well 

 drained. It is propagated by cuttings of the young side shoots in sand 

 under a bell-gla-s, air being adii.itlcd constantly to prevent dampmg. Be 

 c.rcful not to give too much watrr, or to pour it over the leaves. 



Vines in Boxes (jVoifijiji/iamJ.-If we had a choice we shoulo prefer 

 boxes to pots, but Vmes may be grown equally well in either. Ki.h turfy 

 loam three p..rts, and one part tboroughly-decayea stable-manure will 

 lorm a good compost. The Purple Cuusumia is as easy to cultivate in a 

 warm vinery as any other variety. 



ruop..oATlON BY Begcma i.e.ves (?. B.).- It is wcll kuowu that 

 Begonia leaves will emit roots and lorm plants; therefore it is not sui- 

 prisi-ig ihat young plants have arisen irom the bases ot the leaves ol your 

 specimens of Begonias Hex, Vicloiia, and Marsiialli. 



LoMOEaA rnAoaANTissiMA NOT F,,owK.EiNG (£. iJ.).-We caH Only ac- 

 count for your plant not flowering by supposing it to be on the shady side 

 „f a wall or to be shaded by some other object, or perhaps its routs weie 

 too wet to cniDle it to ripen its wood well enough the preceding autu.iin. 

 Try™ plant in a dry sunny place, and we expect it will flower it the other 

 conditions be right. 



CoTONE.,sTER NUMSiCLARiA NOT Fl.owEBlNG (/<ie»i).-The flowels of the 

 Cotoneaster are so slightly ornamental to the plant that fevv would regret 

 its not flowering, excepting lor the Iruit that follows. Peihaps JO-r plant 

 is in a shady or dan,p situation, both of which positions are inimical to Hie 

 plant flowe.ing well Remove it to a dry sunny bank, and the probability 

 is you will be rewarded by abundance of bloom. 



WniTE Lilies and Phloxes not Prospering (JT. J-)--" is seldom 



ruod at the sjuio place ; the one liking a 



I. The 



injured 



^^^^ _^ ^ _ Lilium 



that have not been disturbed for numfVears, and yet continue to flower 

 well Plants of many of the herbaceous Phloxes are oiteii iU-u»ed in winter 

 by having all the outside porlions of the plant trimmed off, so as to mak". 

 it as the operator s.ys, tidy-looking. Uiilortunateiy, in so doing the be. 

 part of the plant is cit awa.v, leaving only the centre or core, which flowe,» 

 but inditterenlly. It is belter practice, in the autumn or winter when the 

 boidci" are dressed, to cut away ail one side and as much of the middle as 

 can be dine, leaving the nice young portion of the other side which flowers 

 vigorously. The same remark holds good with Campanula and o her thing. 

 Generally speaking, the Phlox likes a damp season rather than a wet 

 ^tuation^ while on a dry place it sufi'ers severely, the plant showing all 

 he fppeaVanee of a potted' plant languishing for want o water Cuttings o 

 -■„m side Shoots, and cut into lengths of two or three joints 



these two plants are aoth found 



dry soil, the other requiring a deeper one and much more moisture. 



Lilies in a damp place suffer tiom slugs; and we suspect ihey have inj 



the flowering bulbs, otherwise we have oflen enough seen patches of Li 



riilox taken frrm side shoots, and cut into length; 



bt to be taken ott' early and 



, neither do we 



each, root freely in any sandy soil, but they oug 



before the shoots have attained two-thirds ol their grovvtii. 



BRUOMANSIA ARROREA FlOWEKINO DWARF (J/. T.}.-U is VCFy SCldom 



this species is met with flowering at 'te height jou mention 



think the mere fact of raising plants from the ripened wood ot a lormei 



yeLr will insuiVthis object, a/ .be flowers all proceed trom the wood of 



the current seast 



from the ripenec 



and lull expotur 



uuder glass ; an 



end of a hot sumiy summer, but they 



e tills Ul> eui-t iia ""- liv <• ^1 ^ —■- t _, , _, 



son, and not, like those of Uydraugeas and some o her plants 

 ed and prepared hud of a preceding autumn. A free gr.iwlt 

 ire to sinshine will in a general way insure liowers on plr-- 

 under glass; and those planted outside will also flower we t"«""^ds 

 - • ■ mnv summer, but they will not always do so in dull se.is 



We do not 



anv advantage 



or situations deficient of .-unshiiie. :„ ,„ hw«i i l con. 



pendulous-flowering plant like the Brugmansia blooming in » Jvvait a con- 

 dilion, as the flowers will be too low to be exammtd or looktd at with 

 comfort. _ 



ArfLVING GUANO AND SurERPnOSPBAIE OF LUIE TO Gj;"^™" ^^^^^ 



(?■. A i<.).-For hard-cropped g.^rdcn ground half a ton P."„»j;'„^';. "j^.J'.l^ 



given of each during the year ; but it ought to oe 

 times-say 3 cwt. at the time ol digging, and ihe 



iven at three or four 

 II uigso'B. "■■" ■■- .emaindor by surface- 

 stirnng during the summer. Most 'likely a »f';™'\.'-™i\;;„f/L"'t"lf'a 

 and of course an additional dressing will be wanted there again, but Mt a 

 ion per acre per aenum will be sutticient. Ammigst the ciops in summer 

 these manures are best applied just prior to ram. 



Latest Time at which it is Safe to P'-f -^ Strawbe «,« ,He,i.) -j 

 By taking oft the runners m good time '":'l.,I''»"'T,.rth-;^lsindi anted 

 gi^uiid, they may be taken up in October ^i'*' S°,!^f-f,'f,f „''„^/,'^|'"2 the^^ 

 Sut in their final quarters ■, and i f,';;;"^,.'^f '"^^,f "e s^ e d over them 

 plallting-out, let some rough pea-baiilm oi '/ ".'■;"",„'„„ j jjy taking 



K'u;;'^iri^i^£rv^rha;i;^2«s'tt^^L?;is,ti.iya/vaiiou? 



times during the wmtcr. 



« ,. roi jR ij\ T nrd RaMaii. Nemesis, DesdcmoHa, 



L J j-Sgi^^r;.^ ^:n:«^^Sr ---"-. --'- 



tarn, liuby, Admiral Millord, Faust, and Faiiest of the lair. 



