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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GAKDENER. 



[ October SI, 1867. 



placing against that opening a fi inch wall of the old sweet 

 material in the pit, and afterwards covering the surface in the 

 usual way. No steam ever appeared, and the sprinkling of dry 

 ashes is as dry as the day it was put on, whilst thehottom heat 

 we wanted for a short time has been effectually gained. 



With a heap of leaves in reserve, a little stable litter, and the 

 mowings from the lawn, after grass cutting begins, there need 

 be no diiliculty in obtaining a little bottom heat when wanted 

 in most gardens, even from such unpromising, unworked, 

 unsweetened materials. The only point to be considered is, 

 that whilst you heat the surface-covering no noxious fumes 

 shall be permitted to come through it. In the ease jnst re- 

 ferred to, if we had made our bed of fresh rank material right 

 up to the opening, the fumes would have come through there, 

 however carefully we had covered the surface, and that would 

 be something like bolting our doors and leaving the windows 

 open. When the system is in operation every old bed that is 

 to be renewed will have plenty of material just suitable for the 

 surface-covering, and the plants may go in at once without any 

 waiting for sweetening. Bulk of fermenting material is often an 

 abject, and this plan, safe when thus acted on, preserves bulk 

 and ensures, when well done, a more gradual decomposition, 

 and consequently a more prolonged heat. Even Cucumber- 

 beds generally last from spring until now ; and when the rotten 

 part is wheeled away in winter enough of half-decomposed 

 sweet material generally remains to be available for the sur- 

 face-covering that keeps all right. However, as already stated, 

 let all who are timid, or have as much fermenting material as 

 they choose, sweeten and half rot their materials in the good 

 old way. 



We have little room to say more than that the pleasure 

 grounds are still very fair, and as yet we have removed nothing, 

 except some belts of Centaurea candidissima, as we did not 

 take cuttings soon enough, so as to be quite sure, also some 

 Golden Chain and Mrs. Pollock Pelargoniums. A few sunny 

 days have brought out the flowers amazingly. 



We have commenced clearing and fresh arranging the houses 

 for the winter, have stripped all the leaves from the low Fig- 

 house, and all the fruit likewise, as we have long proved that 

 Ijng-continued bearing, say into November, always injures the 

 first crop in early summer, and we have cleared a low house next 

 to them, chiefly used for Ferns. Here we bad to cut a Stephan- 

 otis down, as it became infested with mealy bug, and we may 

 state this is the first time we have been troubled with such a 

 visitor for many years. We recollect seeing a few on a small 

 plant sent here more than a twelvemonth ago, and thought we 

 cleared it thoroughly, but no doubt we had missed one or two. 

 We hope we have destroyed it by doing away with the worst plant 

 and thoroughly cleaning the house. The glass roof is low, and 

 as the sashes are moveable, instead of washing the woodwork 

 and glass on we took it off, and well we did so, as many bugs 

 had insinuated themselves opposite the bad plant between the 

 sides of the sashes and the rafters. They had also found their 

 way across the partition, and had begun to sliow on the Fig 

 shoots. We trust the hot water and hot soap-suds will destroy 

 them ; but no one can be too careful in looking over bush plants 

 to prevent their introduction. — E. F. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— October 30. 



A MODERATE busincss doing with Bcarcely nny vnnntion in prices. 

 Among other imports we are now receiving Prickly Pears from Sicily, 

 which sell at from 2s. to S.'. per doz. Portugal and Spanish Grapes are 

 now coming in in large quantities, but very few samples have any keep- 

 ing qualities. Arrivals of Potatoes are heavy, both coast\\"ise and by rail, 

 maintaining last week's quotations. 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes dnz. 



Asparagus .... bundle 

 Beans, Kidney, i sieve 



ScarletRun.^ sieve 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Bras. Sprouts ^ sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cucumbers each 



pickling .... doz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish .. bundle 



e.i. 



to 4 Leeks bunch 





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 2 6 

 

 6 

 

 

 

 6 

 

 



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, Lettuce per score 



S 6 , Mushrooms pottle 



8 , Mustd.,t Cress, punnet 



3 I Onions per bushel 



6 [ Parsley per sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas per quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



, Shallots lb. 



! Spinach bushel 



j Tomatoes per doz. 



I Turnips bunch 



4 I Vegetable Majrows,dz. 





 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



F. it A. Dickson & Sons, 106, Eastgate Street, and Uptou 

 Nurseries, Chester. — Cataloque of l\(tses. 



Peter Lawson & Son, 1, George IV. Bridge, Edinburgh, and 

 28, King Street, Cheapside, London. — Catalogue of Forest Trees 

 and Shrubs. 



Charles Turner, Koyal Nurseries, Slough, — Select ListofNeio 

 and oUwr Fc lav (ioniums^ Anricidas, Carnations^ dc. — Catalogue 

 of Ruses, Fruit Trees, Hardy Trees and Shrubs, d'C. 



Andre Leroy, Angers, France. — Supplement to Catalogue of 

 Fruit and Forest Trees^ Shi'ubSj d'C. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



N.B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 



Books (T. T.).—Yon can have the dictionary you Dame free by post if 

 you forward to our office 5s. 8rf. in postage stamps with your address. 



GvnrNOGRAMMA TARTAREA {A Ronx-nhire Gardc7icr). — As it produces 

 yellow spores, we think you have some other species than G. tartarea. 



Pyrus scandica (A Constant Reader). — This was formerly called Cra- 

 tiegus scandica, and subsequently Pyrus intermedia. Loudon considered 

 it to be only a variety of Pyrus aria. 



Name of Rose (Pop), — It is Marechal Niel, about which so much has 

 been wi-itten in our Joui'ual recently. It will stand the winter against 

 your sonth-west wall. 



Asparagus Kale {F. H.). — It is quite on old vegetable with twenty 

 synonymes, such as Buda Kale, &c. It is boiled like any other Borecole. 



Roses for a South-west Wale (C. E.). — Four out of the twelve 

 named for a low south-west wall — Gloire de Dijon, General Jacqueminot, 

 Due de Cazcs, and Baronne Prevost. Of the remainder named, four of 

 the most compact are Senateur Vaisse, Jules Margottin, Madame Victor 

 Verdier. and Jules Margottin. Almost any of them would suit. The best 

 way to secure ground plants is to tie one or two stems to the stake, and 

 to sui)port tbe others loosely with mattiug. The branches of Rose trees 

 like a free circulation of air. Allow them as much freedom as you can. — 

 W. F. Radclyffe. 



Hardy Quick-crowding Dare Roses (Amateiir, Killoehtrn). — The best 

 are Due de Gazes, Prince Camille de Rohan, Princesse Mathilde, not full 

 but handsome ; Empereur de Maroc, Pierre Netting, and Vicomte Vigier. 

 These on the Mauetti stock, highly cultivftted, would climb to 6 or 7 feet. 

 If a very lofty dark pole Rose is wanted, Frederick II., summer Rose, not 

 full but free-flowering and handsome, would do. The others are Hybrid 

 I-'erpetual and good. — W. F. Radclvfee. 



Climbing Roses for North-east Wall (Marctto), — The best twelve 

 climbiug Roses, with variety of colour, for a north-east aspect, weU 

 sheltered, are Baronne Prevost, rose ; General Jacqueminot, scarlet 

 crimson ; Madame Louise Carique, rosy crimson ; Gloire de Dijon, orange 

 yellow; Sir J. Paxton. cherry crimson; Celine Forestier, yellow; Jules 

 Margottin, bright crimson; Anua Alesieff, rose; Due de Gazes, dark 

 crimson; Duchesse de Medina Cceli, rich purplish crimson ; William 

 Griffiths, Siilmon rose; and Maurice Eernardin. viimilinn. If a white 

 Rose is wanted, Acidalie, Marguerite Bonnet, or Madame Alfred de Rouge- 

 mout would do. If a blush one is needed, I recommend Marguerite de St. 

 Amand, one of the best new Roses of later years. If more than these 

 are wanted. I recommend Madame C. Crapelet, Madame Clemence Joig- 

 neaux, and La Ville de St. Denis.— W. F. Radclyffe. 



Pit for Wintering Plants (Q. It. S.).— For a span-roofed pit, it is 

 best to hinge the sashes on brackets, easily taken off and on for cleaning 

 the glass. A lean-to may be done the same way, and the sashes may ba 

 held up by pointed sticks when wateriug, &c. ; but it is often better in 

 a common pit to have them to slide, as then they are easily moved to be 

 cleaned, but if you prefer hinging, do so. 



Prize for Six Plants in Flower U. ^.).— It is quite certain that 

 mure tban one separate Lilium, Amaryllid, or Achimenes could not be 

 shown for this prize if the exhibitor intended the pot containing them to 

 be counted as only one. If the pot oi-iginally contained only one Achime- 

 nes or other plant, and was filled merely by its nnseparated offsets, it 

 would be entitled to be counted as a single plant. Vallota purpm-ea may 

 be exhibited as a greenhouse plant. 



Propagating Drac.enas and Pandandses (J. Baker). — You may cut 

 down your Dracienas as you propose, and put the tops in as cuttings. 

 They will root freely if placed in a brisk bottom heat, and kept close, 

 moist, and shaded. You will best succeed with the Pandanus by taking 

 off the side branches or suckers, and putting them in as cuttings in a 

 brisk bottom heat, with a close, moist atmosphere, and shade until 

 rooted. The beginning of March is a good time to put in the cuttings, 

 but you may do it bow if you have heat. A bottom heat of from 75° to 

 8J- is necessary, together with a corresponding top heat. 



