September 19, 1807. ] 



JOUKNAL OP HOKTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENEK. 



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boxes would be perfectly safe. We trust tbat niitliorities will 

 not in general imitate sucb a prohibition. Itjis cheering to 

 have plants iusiJe r.f the windows of our livinf,'rooni9, but 

 from June to the middle of October most of them will thrive 

 better outside than inside, more especially if at tirst nnd last 

 they are removed inside at night. AVe have no objection to 

 such plants being properly secured, and tliat everything like a 

 nuisance or an annoyance to others should bo prevented ; but 

 that secured, we contend that encouragement and not dis- 

 couragement should be given to the thus ornamenting the 

 windows. The street, or the house, thus ornamented will al- 

 ways have a very different appearance from those left in their 

 bare, undowered grandeur. .\s the season advances additional 

 care should be given to window plants to keep them clean and 

 attractive, and many things, as Scarlet Pelargoniums, if out of 

 doors, will need but little water, as the heavy dews, even with- 

 out rain, will be almost enough for them. — E. F. 



COVENT GARDKy MARTCRT.— Skptemueii iw. 



The supply of wi»ll fi-iiit is becinniii;; to full nJV; but nil other kinds of 

 fruit aro plentiful. Pears (lonsiiit of Mario Louise, Suumier Bou Chr.'ticn, 

 aud Docbesso d'AQgoulemc. 



FBDIT. 

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Melons Cflch 



8. d. 

 1 Otol 



Apples i sieve 



Apricots .". doi^ 



Cherries III. 



Ohestnnts bush. 



Cnrrants j sieve 8 6 



Blaek do. 



FlK8 doz. 2 



Filberts lb. 1 



Cobs lb. II 



Gooseberries . . quart 



Grapes, Hotliouso.. 11-.. 1 G 



Lemuus 100 8 



Nectarines do?,. 



Orannes 100 



Peaches doz. 



5 Pears (desgortj ..doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



3 Plums i sieve 



' Quinces doz. 



I RaspbeiTi^s lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



4 Walnuts bush, in n 



12 I do per lOU 1 



Artichokes each 



Asparsijrus bundle 



Beans, Kidney, i sieve 



SearletRun-i sieve 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Bmg. Sprouts ^ sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capaicams 100 



Carrots bunch 



CaDllSower doz. 



Celery bundle 1 



Cucumbers each 4 



piekliu<* doz. 2 



Endive doz. 1 



Fenuel hunch 8 



Garlic lb. 8 



Herbs bunch S 



Horseradish .. bimdle 2 6 



VEGETABLES. 

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StoO C 







2 



2 



2 



fi 







1 



2 

 6 

 2 



- _ Leeks bunch 



Lettuce per score 



!I fi Mu.shrooma pottle 



;t Mustd.A Cress, punnet 



!i , Onions, .per doz. belis. 



1 fi Parsley per sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



1 6 Peas per quart 



3 I Potatoes bushel 



8 I Kidney do. 



4 Radishes doz. bunches 



2 Rhubarb bundle 



8 Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



1 Tomatoes per doz. 



Turnips bunch 



4 • Vegetable Marrovvs.dz. 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



J. Kellett, Nurseryman, itc, TVellington Nursery, Ileaton 

 Chapel, and Green Lane Nurseries, Heaton Norris, Stockport. 

 — Dutch nnd other Floin'rinrj Jlidbx. 



John Crsnston, King's Acre, near Hereford.^Ca(«?(i(;!«; of 

 Selected Hoses. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



•»• We request that no one will write privately to the depart- 

 mental writers of the ".Tonrnal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed »olehi to 

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

 Street, London, E.G. 

 We also request that correspondents will not mix np on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to pet them an- 

 swered promptly and conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 

 Abf.luoschatl's (Lady /Cin.fll.^Your Indian corresiiondcnt mnst have 

 meant Abelinoschns, once a Kenus of plants, now united to Hibiscus. 



Ferns |.I CoTv>tant /ir'iT.f/rl.- -" British Ferns,'' by G. W. .Tohnson. A 

 new edition has jnst been published, nnd can be had free by post from 

 our office if yon enclose forty-fonr stamps with your address. 



GoLDEN-VF-iNED Lea^-ks OF PF-LAROosirM IP, s. U'.). — We sbonld like 

 to know the history of this plant with reticulated leaves, which is n new 

 feature amonu the Zonal Pel.nrconiums. Cannot you brinj; a plant of it to 

 the Flornl (V^mmittec, where its meritswould be decided ? Itiscertaiuly 

 very curious. , 



Vioi* coRNCTA (JiM(fci«).— The specimen you enclosed is true. We 

 cannot decide upon mere surmise. The succession mty not have been as 

 yon say, or if it was, an interval may have been between the death and 

 the succession. 



Seedlixc. Flowkbs (.v. i!.|.— Sot one of them is superior. They are 

 good average border flowers. 



Books (Poniop/oliX).— London's ".Sulmrban Horticulturist" was pub- 

 lished by W. .Smith, years ago a bookseller in Fleet Street, but now gone. 

 It can only be obtained secoud.hniid. Mcintosh's "Book of the Garden • 

 is published bv Jlessrs. Blackwood. Price of Vol. I., 5I»>., and of Vol. U., 

 37». C<(. {J. Currir).— We do not know the book you name. 



Bi.ACK Varnish for KAll.ti!o {H. Briithl).— Hill & Smith's Patent 

 Black Varnish. Their olHco is 22. Cannon Street. West, London. Their 

 manufnetory is at the ISricrley Hill Iron Works, Dudley. 



Bl.ACK Morocco Grai'Ks Crackixi; (rc'"n»-— This Grape is very sub- 

 ject to crack, and wo attribute it to the roots being in a wet border, and 

 to excessive humidity iu the atmosphere of the house. The only remedy 

 that wo know is to keep tho soil moist or well watered during the early 

 stages of growth of tho Vine, and after the fruit changes colour, the 

 border being then all right as to nioisluro, to keep water away from the 

 border, and if the latter is exposed, to protect it from rain by a water- 

 proof covering of some sort, and to keep tho atmosphere as dry as 

 practicable. 



Pear Tree in Paved Yard UsPKUiTrn. (J!. W.l.— Early in March 

 make holes with a crowbar between the paving stones, and about 1 foot 

 apart, 1« inches to 2 feet deep mot more), and commencing 2 feet from 

 tho stem proceed outwards to a distance from the stem all round equal 

 to the height of the tree, and with a watering-pot fill the holes with water, 

 reneniiig it haU-a-dozcn times at least as the water subsides. When the 

 tree has thus had a good watering fill the holes with good rich soil, and if 

 the tree has a great number of trusses of bloom thin away half or one-third, 

 according to their closeness together. When the blossoms are losing the 

 petals give a good watering over the stones, and the water will find its 

 way down to the roots by tho openings made with the crowbar, then fill 

 these with fine soil. 



Golden-veined Periwinkle Losing Variegation (W. I>.). — The 

 golden variegation will return when the plant's prowth is lessened. The 

 only thing you can do to cause a speedy return to its abnormal state is to 

 plant it in rather poor soil in a somewhat shaded and warm dry situa- 

 tion. The planting in rich soil would not contribute to tho return of the 

 variegation, but, on the contrary, retard it. 



MvEiLE Diseased i A. JT. J. i.>.— The leaves sent to ns appeared de- 

 stroyed by the ravages of tlirips, though the evidences of their presence 

 are obliterated bv the washing with water. The leaves of the tree, if at 

 all like those sent, will all fall. We would advise the syringing of the 

 tree with a solution of 4ozs. of soft soap dissolved in a gallon of tobacco 

 water; one gallon of the tobacco water Irom tho tobacconist should be 

 diluted -with six gallons of water, and a gallon of the diluted tobacco 

 water is to be used tor syringing, holding in solution 4 ozs. of soft soap. 

 The tree being thoroughly wetted, both on the under and upper side of 

 tho leaves, allow the mixttire to become dry upon the tree, and then wash 

 it off with water at a temperature of 1'20^ In a week repeat the washing 

 or syringing with the tobacco waier and soft-soap solntion. and syringe 

 the tree twice a-dav afterwards for a week or ten days with water, keeping 

 th» soil no more than moist, as tho demands of the head will be at a 

 minimum, and avoid a state of the soil approaching wetness through the 

 winter. 



PLANTrNG Roses (r. J. ff.i.— We would not advise the planting of 

 dwarfs between the standards, for it is not conducive to the well-being 

 of either, and docs not contribute to, but is destructive of, good effect, 

 in place of standnrds we would plant dwarfs on the Manetli stock or 

 Briar if your soil is heavy and cold, for dwarfs are belter adapted for 

 beds than standards, and they have an advantage over the standards in 

 case of a severe winter like the past, .\void overcrowding and too close 

 planting. A few good well-giow-n plants are far more satisfiictoi7 than a 

 number crowded and badly groivn. Your horse nnd cow manure obtained 

 in Julv, being now well-tiimed and mixed, will be in a fit state to dig 

 into the ground iu October, and be proper for planting Roses in No- 

 vember. 



WiNTEnrNG Lobelia St. Clair, Roses in Pots, and Caioeolabia* 

 (IT. f'.).— The Liihrlia St. Clair is all bnt. if not quite hardy, surviving 

 in a well-drained soil over the winter with a covering of hall-decayed 

 leaves or littery manure 3 inches thick, or, if grown in pots, may be 

 plunged under a wall or fence in a dry, warm situation, nnd a thin cover- 

 ing of leaves or litter will make them safe for the winter. The pots 

 should be plunged an inch deeper than the rim of the pots to allow for 

 the settling of the ashes. The Hated in pots, early in October, may have 

 the pots plunged in coal ashes, covering the rims of the pots, choosing a 

 warm and drv situation, sheltered from cold winds. afTordinff them pro- 

 tection in cold, frosty weather bv a little dry hav or straw between and 

 over tho shoots, removinc it in mild weather, Catceolariat should be 

 wintered in a cold frame, the cuttings being put in at tlic close of this or 

 enrlv in next month, keeping them well airod. but protected from heavy 

 rains by drawing on the lights, and from frost by a covering of mats and 

 straw in addition to the lights, 6 or S inches of straw over the lights being 

 sufticieiit protection. During very frosty weather the covering need not 

 bo removed, but remain on day and night and after the frost until the 

 ground be thawed. 



Red Spider in ORcnARD.HorsE (T. O.i— Yon may take two 12 or 

 ISinch flower-pots, and half All Ihcm witli fresh unslneked lime. The 

 honso should then be shut up closely, and the lime being sprinkled with 

 water in sutlicient quantity to cause it to slack, then a fair-sized hnndfnl 

 of flowers of sulphur should be strewed over it in each pot. nnd allowed 

 to remain in the house nil night. In (he morning the trees sbonld be 

 thorouahly s>Tinged in even- part. This will destroy the spider, and the 

 one sjTinging will not greatly damage the fruit if clear rniawnter be used. 

 Waterinc. Plants when the Sfn Shines (0. o. O.i. —There is this 

 mnch "sense" in the remark "Ton should not water plants when the 

 sun is shining npon them." that it is exceptional in nnturo rather than 

 the rule, the evils being that tho wetting of the foliage when the sun is 

 powerful leaves drops or wet places upon the leaves, which, lieing heated 

 bv the sun's rays, cause the leaves to sjiot or blister, nnd this mere parti- 

 cillarly when the air is calm and the water not dispersed by the move- 



