JOURNAL OF HOKTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t July 4, lBe7. 



f ' The ease with v?hich Cacti can be grown, and well grown, is 

 marvelleus. They require a tolerably dry atmoppbere, exclusion 

 of frost, very Utile water— only just sufficient to keep them from 

 shrivelling in winter, and, as soon as early summer is at hand, 

 the fullest exposure possible under hand-lights to the hottest 

 sun. Keep the pots plunged in cocoa fibre or sawdust, and 

 syringe copiously several times a-day, so ns to keep up a moist 

 heat at 80" or 90°. About September growth will have ceased, 

 when water, &c., must he diminished, and air given. This is 

 all that is required to cause a plant of Echinopsis Zuccarini in 

 a 48-pot to develope six or eight flowers, one of which will 

 scent a large conservatory. 



I have nuw the Night-blooming Cereus with several flowers 

 about to expand ; and to prove tbe tenacity of life in this tribe, 

 I may mention that the cutting from which this plant was 

 raised laid dormant on a shelf in the greenhouse for more 

 than twelve months, and then suddenly vegetated. A second 

 example has jubt occurred with me, which I think worthy of 



note. A tall Cereus hexagonus that for the last three years 

 has flowered well, has now outgrown my house, having attained 

 a height of 10 feet. I have cut off the top 6 feet long, and 

 having suspended it in the hothouse three weeks ago, with a 

 tuft of loose, damp moss around the cut portion, it has thrown 

 out fine roots, and is ready to begin life " anew," but as an 

 old flowering plant. The cutting weighs about 25 lbs. The 

 root portion of the stem, about 4. feet long, will make a fine 

 stock for grafting. 



Another ciuious fact has just come to my notice — namely, 

 that a plant of the Prickly Pear last year produced fruit which 

 did not ripen, and one of these unripe fruit had thrown out a 

 perfect flower and fruit from its side near the apex. 



If you can spare room to insert these hasty lines, it may 

 induce some amateurs to undertake the culture of this beau- 

 tiful section of plants, and I am confident that none will be 

 disappointed. I shall be most happy to afford any assistance 

 in my power. — C. M. Major, Cromwell Ilou&e^ Croydon. 



DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF HERBACEOUS PLANTS 



The plants named in the following list are those which, from 

 my own obser^'ations and eiperienoe, appear to be the most 

 pretty, shony, curious, or interesting of hardy herbaceous 

 perennials for gardens; but, doubtless, many more could be 

 added. 



Those marked with an asterisk (*) are the moat deserving of 

 cultivation where only a limited number can be grown ; e indi- 

 cates those which are very showy, useful, or desirable ; c, such 

 as are in some way remarkable, having showy flowers ; and r, 

 those hut little known. 



Months of Flcweeinq. 



Achillea aurea Jxrne to September 



*A. niillcfuliam rubra July to October 



Adenophora denticulata c .... July 



•Adonis vernalia March and April 



•Agrofcteiunia coronaria Juoe to Septeujber 



•A. corouaria splendens Juue to September 



•A. coronaria bicolor 



•A. purpurea plena July to September 



■*Ajuga alpina e May to July 



A. reptaus variegata 



Adoxa moschatellina c March to May 



•Alstruuieria aurantiaca July to September 



April aud May 



March to May 

 April to Juue 

 April and May 

 April to Juue 



September A October 



*A. j'aponica Honoiine Jobcrt e . September & October 



•AJyssuui sasatile 



•A. aaxiitile compactum e 



•Anemone apponnina 



*A. corouaria 



*A. hortensia , 



*A. horteusis fulgens e ., 

 •A. j;iponica 



A. muci.ssrflora 



A. Pulsatilla 



A. palmata r 



A. nemorosa plena 



A. nemorosa rubra plena. . 



A. sulphurea e r 



Anchusa pnniculata 



Antenuaria margaritacea 



A. hyberborea c 



Anthericum liliastrum 



•Antirrhinum mfijus 



*Aquilegia glandulosa e. . . . 



A. Skiuneri 



•A. vulgjiris, var 



A. formosa e 



•Arabia albida 



•A. lucida vnriegata c 



Arnica montana r 



I\Iay !ind June 



April and May 



May aud Juno 



Miirch to May 



Miireh to May 



April and May 



Juue 



July to September 



July 



May, July 



June to August 



May to July 



May and June 



May and June 



May to July 



April aud May 



July and August 



*Asclepia3 tuberosa e July to September 



A. amffiua July and August 



Asperula odorata Bluy aud June 



A. montana Juno and July 



A. cynanchica July 



•Aster alpinus tf June to August 



*A. alpiuus albus July and August 



A. amellua August &. September 



A. duni0BU3 September & October 



•A. grandiflorua <! October & November 



A. novre-a'igUajruber September & October 



A. tenuiiolius September & October 



Astragalus aristatus Mny to July 



A. «lr>ii. curnides June and JiUy 



Aubrielia delt >idea April to June 



•A.deltuiueaj,'raudiflora c April to Juue 



•A. Campbelli e April to Juno 



•Betonica grandiflora e June and July 



Baptisia australis June and July 



*Belli9 peieinia vars March to August 



•B. perennis aucubwfoUa e March to Augbst 



■Campanula aggregiita c June to August 



•C. cHtpiitica c Juno to August 



•C. carpatica alba June to Anuust 



C. pulla Juue and July 



C. macrantha Juno and July 



•C. specioba c May to July 



C. porsicirolia major July to Septemler 



C.perBicifolia albo plena July lo ^"ntemter 



»C. pyrnmidalis c July 



Catananche carulea Ju'y to October 



Colour of Floweh. 



yellow 

 red 



blue 

 yellow 



rosy crimson 



deep crimson centre 



white, ro&c 



double crimson 



deip blue 



variegated foliage 



greenish yellow 



orange 



yellow 



yellow 



blue 



various 



various 



scarlet 



rosy purple 



white 



white and yellow 



violet 



yellow 



white 



reddith 



sulphur or lemon 



deep blue 



white aud yellow 



leaves silvery white 



white 



various 



blue and white 



scarlet and gi'een 



various 



red and orange 



white 



golden variegation 



orange jcUow 



orange 



purpli> 



white 



pink 



flesh 



lilac purple 



white 



purple 



white 



blue 



red 



white 



purple 



lilac and yellow 



purple 



bluish lilac 



violet purple 



purple 



blue 



various 



red and gold netted fol. 



blue 



blue 



white 



blue 



purple 



l)ui-ple 



blue 



white 



blue 



blue 



Soil. 



loam 



loam 



loam, peat, and sand 



loam, and limestone 



loam and gravel 



loam 



loam 



loam 



sandy loam 



peat aud loam 



loam and sandy peat 



eandy peat and loam 



loam and limestone 



loam 



sandy loam 



rich light loam. 



loam 



loam 



loam 



calcareous loam 



sand peat and loam 



loam and leaf mould 



loam aud leaf mould 



bandy peat 



sandy peat 



t-andy loam 



sandy loam end peat 



loam 



sandy loam 



sandy learn 



sandy loam 



sandy loam 



sandy peat 



gi-itty loam 



sandy loam 



loam and grit 



loam 



peat and sandy loam 



sandy loam 



sandy loam 



calcareous loam 



gritty loam 



gritty loam 



gritty loam 



loam 



loRm 



loam 



loam 



rich loam and grit 



sandy loam 



li^ht loom 



li^ht loam 



ligbt loam 



rich loam 



rich loam 



rich loam 



rich loam 



sandy loam 



jeat and sandy loam 



loam 

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 loam 

 loam 

 loam 

 li -b loam 

 loam 



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