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JODBNAIi OF HOBTICULTUBB AND COTTAGE GABDENER. 



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((iaiviuia MaDgoaUiiu) ; tUo Clove (Corj^-opliyllufl aroniaticiis) ; the 

 Katineg (Mvristii'ii ninscbutft) ; tho Cassia Oil })labt (Ciiiiiuiuotuam 

 Cassia) ; the ViiuUlii (Vunilla aroraatlcft) ; the iilack IV-ppcr /Piper 

 uif^iu) ; tho Clioi'ohito or Cacao (Thcobroma cacaol ; t!io Bitter 

 Wood (Qu^Ksia aiiiarai ; the Gambotjo (tinrrinia pictorial; the Cam- 

 phor tree (Dryohnlanoiis ramphorn) : tho Caontclioni^ or Indiu-nibber 

 (Siphouia elafttica) ; tlio Gutta Pereha (I^oimndra K»ttal : the Crotou 

 oil plant (Croloii ti^liuui) ; the Poison tree (Antiaiirt toviraria) ; the 

 Kenzoiu (St\rH\ beuzoiu) ; tho Sand lior tree (Hura crepitans); six 

 varieties of IMantains ; six varieties of Manpos ; and eisbt varietieB of 

 Sugar-cane. Tlio next contribution which I have to ai'lmowled^et is 

 a quantity of Cinchona seed and a lurpe variety of Peruvian Maize, 

 from C. Led^'iT. I'lst]. ; also, a veiy valuable case of bulbs from Messrs, 

 .). N'eitch it Sons, of the Uoyal Kxotic Nursery, London. 



I am glad to siiy tliat the desire which I have so Ions cherished, of 

 miccessfully cultivatinf^ in the gardens tho most valuable species of 

 tho Cinchona, has at length been realised. Some of those received in 

 the Wardian case from .lava have been planted out in a sludtered and 

 otherwise favourable situation ; althon<;!li not more than si-X weeks iii 

 tho ground, they have made very consideiable progress, and give every 

 indication of adaptability to tho soil aud climate of Queensland. The 

 seed sown, comprising three species (succiruhra, Calisaya, and oUi- 

 cinalis), ha.s also germinated sncccssfully, and hundreds of the plants 

 will be quite ready for planting out in the ensuing spring. Tlie Duritm 

 (Dnrio zibetblnus) ; the Hitter Wood (IJuassia amaral ; the Chocolate 

 (Thcobroma cacao) ; and Croton Oil plant (Croton tiglium) ; havclihe- 

 wiae been transferred to their permanent positions, and give evidence 

 of a moat liealthy ami vigorous growth. Whilst on tliis branch of the 

 sabjoct, I think it right to observe that there aro three or four of the 

 new and most precions plants, such, for example, as tho Mangosteen, 

 tho Vanilla, Nutmeg, and Clove, which 1 am inclined to believe, 

 owing to the severity of a portion of our winter, would thrive much 

 better a few degrees further north ; and with that view, aud in order to 

 insure safis provision for such very delicate tropical plants as the 

 colony might receive from time to time, I would respecffuUy suggest 

 that a piece of ground should be set apart — say at Kocltiugbani Bay, 

 or at some phico in that latitude — as a nursery plantation under tho 

 special direction of tho Government. A considerable number of these 

 plants ore now (March liHtb), ready for removal, and if a ]dautation 

 such as I suggest n-cro reatly to the north, tho ensuing spring would 

 afford a most opportune time for transporting them thither, together with 

 collections of tiin Cinchonas aud otlier rare aud valuabh- plants. 



The donations (»f Mai/.e, numbering iu all I'M) varieties, forwarded 

 .specially for experiment, have been carefully tested, and in no instance 

 have they equalled, much less exceeded, the Maize commonly cultivated 

 in the colony. The large Peruvian, the only variety from which great 

 things were expected, and which, from the size it attained in the first 

 stages of gro^vtIl, induced a belief in its snpcriority, proved to be a 

 failure iu the gardens ; although I hear from one person to whom I 

 distributed some of tho seed, tluit it produced remarkably well iu tho 

 neighbourhood oi Ipswich. Those in the gardens grew to a great 

 height, some of them u]>wards of II feet, but. singular to say, very few 

 of tliem yielde«l more than one cob, aud that was so dimiuutive in 

 balk and thinly grained as to render it scarcely worth tho ti'oublo of 

 gathering. 



Of tho useful frees already growing in tho gardens, I may mention 

 the following as having fruited and seeded for the first time during the 

 year — a fact which may ho regarded as the best proof of their effectual 

 acclimatisation — viz., .Mlspice (Eugenia pimento!. Avocado Pear 

 (Porsca gratissjuui). Tallow tree (Stillingiasobiferat, Cherimoly (Anona 

 cheriniolia). and Mango (Mangifera indica). The trees and shrnba 

 which I noticed in previous reports as having fruited and seeded, con- 

 tinue to produce excellont crops, tlie size and quality of the fruit in- 

 creasing OS tho trees advance iu maturity. Tho Coflfco shrubs have 

 yielded this season an unusually large and fine crop, and continue to 

 ho a general subjec't of admiration among visitors. The Indigo, Cinna- 

 mon, Cotton. Sugar, Tobacco, Ginger, Cassava, &c., arc in a flourish- 

 ing condition. — W,\lter Hux, Colonial Jlotantst, and Director of 

 JJuliutloU <liin!rnx. 



Fni't anit Vejrc- 



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NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 

 At the Midsummer examination of the Royal Horticnltural 

 Society, seven candidatea appeared and received the following 

 certificates : — 



, Floriculture. 



1. William Spinks let , 



i. R. Wvnne 1st 



8. W. Stewart 



•t. .J. McArdle ,-iwi..i.; 2nd /, 



5. F. Hardosly 2nd 3rd. 



«. P. M. Hurbidge 1st ...,j 2nd. 



7, James Williamson 2Dd ...i.... 



Tho first six are Chiswick students, and the seventh was re- 

 commended by Mr. Gibson, of Battersea Park, where he is at 

 present employed. 



The Mooting of tho Pomological Congress of France is 



to be held this year iu I'aris, and the fruit exhibited on the 

 occasion, will, after the laboorg of the Congresii are OTer, 



be transferred from 84, Bue Grenelle St. Germain, to th® 

 horticultural department of the Universal Exposition. It is ex" 

 pected that this year there will be one of the finest exhibitions 

 the Congress has ever held, although those at MontpclLer and 

 Bordeaux were marvellously successful. 



• — — The following I'loral and Horticultural Societies have 

 announced their intention to hold exhibitions during the 

 present month, in addition to those we published last week : — 



August 1st Willosden. 



,, 7tU Largo (Edinborgb). 



„ Htb llcldrum N.B. 



„ 13th St. George's and Prior's Leo (Wel- 

 lington, Salop). 



„ ., Tewkesbury. 



14lh Ebon, N.IJ. 



„ 15th Ilkeston and Shipley. 



„ Kirriemuir, N.E. 



„ 20th IJttoxoter. 



„ 2l5t Hurtou-un-Trent. 



„ 22nd Kempscy. 



„ 24th Greiit West lading ( WakeOold). 



„ 27th Manchester. 



„ 29th Bristol aud Chiton. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KIICUEN G.inDEV. 



Broccoli, continue planting out ; also Grrciis of all kinds. 

 Cabbage, sow Yanack, Battersea, or Fulham. A few seeds of 

 the Couve Tronchuda, or I'ortugal Cabbage, may be sown, and 

 the plants protected iu a frame during winter. The dwarf 

 variety is the most delicate in quality. If aphides attack 

 the Cabbage tribe, water with clear lime water, and stir the 

 ground frequenlly. CiU-qi, reserve some of that pricked-ont 

 for planting-out next month, to come in late in the spring; 

 it should be protected when necessary in winter, but not. 

 blanched by earthing-up till spring. Endive, sow, and con- 

 tinue planting good beds, increasing the elevation of the beds 

 as the season advances. I.ettnce, let a good sowing of Bath 

 Cos be made directly. This will stand all tho autumn, and 

 on well-prepared ground will produce fine Lettuces ; some of 

 the later plantings from this sowing may be covered with in- 

 verted garden-pots after tying up. Some fine largo Lettuces 

 can be preserved by such means until tho early part of the 

 winter. Putaloes, if this showery weather continue much 

 longer we may expect some indications of the Potato disease ; 

 to counteract in some measure its baneful effects we would 

 advise all who may be troubled with it to use quicklime, 

 slaked very shortly before using it, applying it whilst the 

 atmosphere is dry, and so thickly as to thoroughly whiten 

 the whole plant. Next to lime, as a practicable aud useful 

 application, all charred refuse, sawdust, old tan, and vegetable 

 waste may be employed with an unsparing hand. Sticks for 

 Scarlet Runners and for the climbing varieties of KiJnrij Beam 

 cannot be obtained in many cases, and in such attention must 

 be paid to topping, which has generally the effect of inducing 

 abundant produce. 



FRUIT GAIIDEX. 



At this period a very general stopping of late growths and 

 laterals should take place ; both in wall trees and espaliers, it 

 may, for the most part, be accomplished by pinching off the 

 extreme points. This is particularly necessary where it is de- 

 sirable to carry out a dwarfing system. With regard to other 

 forms, however, there can exist no reason for suffering over- 

 excited trees to continue producing wood which can never be 

 perfectly ripened, and which must be pruned away in the 

 ensuing winter. The necessary consequences of this proceeding 

 are a greater concentration of sap in the neighbourhood of the 

 fruit, an inducement to the axillary buds to prepare for deve- 

 lopment, and a powerful incitement to equalisation of the sap, 

 thereby encouraging a greater uniformity of growth. Attend 

 well to fruit trees of all kinds. Little superfiuous wood should, 

 if possible, be formed on tender fruit trees after the middle of 

 this mouth. Not only the fruit but the wood for the ensuing 

 year must be ripened. Kven Pear, Apple, Plum, and Cherry 

 trees, are amenable to this law in some degree. Continue to 

 make new plantations of Strawberries. The merits of the i 

 Downton should not be overlooked. If well grown, and allowed 

 to become perfectly ripe, which it only is when nearly black, 

 few varieties, if any, can compete witli it. Where Gooseberries 

 and Currants are required to be preserved till a late period on 

 the plants, all superfluous shoots ought to bo cleared away ■, 

 previously to netting. The Bed Wariingt«ia:Aiui:tha.SffiaiL..-a 

 lUjUiih li«d are suitable for this porpgae, ., riaa) -.aU^ti ra'jiii »Ml 



