Noveu,bor 21. 18OT. 1 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENBB. 



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,,u«ry Awly to Mr. 5iv7rrNu;8o;i;>«. Sawbri.l«.,w,;r.b, Horls, for tbo 

 MoDoiti slocks. TUo Polargouium cuttings ought to root in the room jou 

 iitoution. 



cnbinot ot biiltcrllios ia kopt In too dnniii «. sit.mtion, or tli.it tlio speci- 

 mens wiro not sumoli-nlly .IrioJ botoro boing put in tlio 'l"-"" "»•,;; «'';• 

 couimcna vou again to saturate the intectoa -I'"''""'!'' "''^'.^"Xl as a 

 ■/.inoColln» ,m.l carbolic nci.1. It not then succosxriil, thoy should, as a 

 Inst rosmt, bo put into a very closo-Bhulting tin case, and placed for a 

 abort time in an oven. — W. 



Arran.;e:ient ov Tref.9 is OncnAUD W'"".^-"'^^"!""''']!^" ''•■,'; 

 0.:EKSli..lsb; iC'o.m<..l.-Thcdi»tnnco between the pots In ><>" lenn-to 

 orchard house must depend on the size of the plants. For sma plan » 

 :i feet will do, for larger plants nmro space will bo >c'|nned. \Wtli j our 

 lfi.feel-«ido lean-to house we would plant out against the back wan 



plan if you liked, and lUl Ihe spaces with pots in the meantime. Tie 

 7.ine sheathing will, if properly done, prevent dr,p from f <;'•■"'"«" ''l""'^ 



d.ung injury to a Mushro,.Mi bed beneath the stage Hank dung taken 

 will bo apt to injure the plants. Wo have grown lino Mushrooms in sud 

 places ; but if it was early in spring that we made the ^""l,^^" '?' 1>,'^° > 

 of Riron inainild day, had the dung well sweetened, P'"'^'','", '' ,^"\» 

 without much shaking, and as the bed was rare y above a foot n depth, 

 beat it down, and covered over with an inch of sol. \ cry little steam 

 would e.^enpe after this. When tbo heat was suitable we nioved the soil 

 with the hand, and inserted tho spawn in the dung. In ""»"■"" ";f'°°« 

 the chance of a clearing and changing of the plants in the l-ouso. f" 

 making tho bed, and replacing and renewing after the bed was made. 

 If not, wo took similar care to what we d,d in spring. \N 6ha>c i,rown 

 Jlualirooms in almost every conceivable place; but if the floor benealli 

 the stage of a greenhouse necessitates the carr>mg on of most of the 

 materials, wo would prefer a close shed where a barrow can go at once. 

 However, wo have had flue gatherings under stages. 



(1F.R.VXU-MS OR PKLAnooNlvsis ( fior/orf/imii ).-All the varieties formerly 

 called "bedding Geraniums" are now called "bedding relargoniums 

 There are no (ieraniums, in fact, to speak botanically correct, that are 

 suitable for bedding. 



PLOWKU-r.ARnEX Plax (A. B. C. i>.rl.«).-We do not plant gardens we 

 only criticise: but if vou want to know where the Coleus will look best, 

 thou we would put it in tho beds 9. fl, and yon might suiTound it with 

 Mrs. Pollock Pelargonium, or, which is better, with Centaurea ca id., 

 disaima or Cineraria nmritinia. Then, if you did that, y", "'«" P'"" 

 f, G, with Mrs. Pollock, and surround it with Iresine. If Coleus will 

 thrive, tho four beds will bo very flue. These circles, however, spoU the 

 plan. 



MusiinooM-DED (.\Vim.«;«).-Thc materials used tor the Mnshroom-bed 

 will be proper or not, just as they are rightly or improperly descnbed. 

 Wo would use no rotten dung for Mushrooms; but dung half decoyed, 

 and rathi r dry and flbrous, as mav be obtained from linings and old hot- 

 beds, not rotten, will answer well. We would use no soil from woodstacks, 

 . V . . . . — * ^1 — :,i..., ■\T..jT.i.rtf\mo A thick- 



as it is apt to contain germs of many fungi besides Mushrooms. A thick- 

 ness of 4 inches of cowdung is a great deal, unless well-dnoAl previously. 

 Wo insert the spawn before wo cover with loam, and much depends on 

 tho stJto of the bed then ; not too wet, nor too dry, and at the warmest 

 not over s,-, . With vour materials of tree leaves, raw dung, rotten dnng, 

 &c.. wo w,.uld have'proooeded thus:-We would have shaken out the 

 droppings from tho dnng and a portion of the shortest Utter, mis wa 

 would have thrown into a heap at tho present season to dry We w-ould 

 have mixed the long fresh dung with your tree leaves, and allowed them 

 to heat strongly in a heap, so as tc ejpel slugs and kill spores ot fungi. O! 

 lliis for vour shod we would have made a bed at least 14 inches deep, well 

 trodden' and beiiten, and allowed it to remain for a few days: then we 

 would have added 3 or 4 inches of the droppings, beaten hrm, and 

 watched the heat. As soon as this was safe wo would have inserted tho 

 spawn, beaten, and left for a day ; and if the heat was all right, we would 

 have covered with half an inch ol eowdung and Ij inch of loam, and Deal 

 flni), and in a few days covered with litter to keep the heat regular. 



Anole for Vinerv Roof (S.j.- There is no better angle for the root 

 of a general vinerv than one of 4.'i°, or a right angle ; but in a lean-to, of 

 course, vou would'have little or no front glass at that aiig c. ^^ c do not 

 .mite understand about the angle " per yard wide.' The matter was 

 alluded to lately. If wc know better what you want wo will do our best. 



JlARixllAl. Niv.i, r.osE (G. S.l.— "Tbe specimen sent I believe to be the 

 true Mar. chal Ni..l. There is no other Rose, except Isabella Otray, that 

 could possibly represent Mar.chal Kiel. The bloo.n and truss sent ap- 

 pear to 1.0 tho same as produced by Mar.chal Niel sent to me by M. E. 

 Verdier and Mr. Kevnes. It ' G. S.' would send a truss early next season 

 I could better doterroino the case. I have bloomed contemporaneously 

 and beantitullv Marechal Niol and Isabella Gray. The pomts of diffe- 

 rence seemed to mo tn bo— Mar.-chalNiol is larger, thicker in petal, easier 

 to unfold, larger in foliage, and apt, late in tbo season, to rot at the necK 

 of the stalk. Isabella (irav is u liltlo smaller, fuller, more golden, nar- 

 rower in the leaf, longer in opening, and hardier late in the season at the 

 neck. An amateur, seeing them side by side here, told li.e that he could 

 see no diflerenco. A critical eye would see that tho above distinctions 

 were tho dilTeroncc. They were Iwth lovely Roses, and I have bought 

 twentv.flvc more of Mnrechal Kiel on its own roots, and three more of 

 laabella Gray. Both wcro bloomed hero in tho open garden.— « . t ■ 



RADCI.VFFE." 



PuRri.isii-i,EAVED Vises (J. P. O 1.— The Vino with purplish or red 

 leaves observed by you in the vineyards near Auxerre, in Franco, is tho 

 Teinturier. 



TmsNiNO Lily of tiif. Valleyueps iLiUie C.).— Your beds, wo pre- 

 sume, are verv ol.i, and the plants a eompleto mass. It so thinning 

 would be of little use. Your best plan will bo to take up the whole of the 

 plants and make a fresh plantati.m. The ground should bo deep y dug, 

 iind have a liberal dressing ot rotten manure and leaf mould worked in. 

 If the soil bo heavy a liberal dressing ot shani sand will prov e benellcial. 

 The beds are best 4 feet wide with one-foot alleys between them. Four 

 rows may be planted in each bed, the two next the aUcys 6 inches from 



the sides of the bod, and the others 1 foot apart T''" P'"°'\ J?,^:|;,''|'^P°' 

 in about (i inches aoart in the rows, and in small clusters ol two or vnrei 

 crowns eai?,? They should ho so plsnted that the crowns will be JO*t 



covered v^ti. soil, 'a top-dressing '^"-''■'""•='1 ■"""';: LTb?; remo eS' 

 and it need not exceed nn inch in thickness, and ought not bo remoied, 



burthe^ound between the rows should bo "'i^^f ■"Xmlli hi ^en>o"ed 

 and in summer any weeds that make their appearance shoubl bo rtmo"'! 

 a hey awcar^ wVter being given between '1'« "V" -iV""/^ ?;;>„7»'„''a« ; 

 In autumn tho ground between the ^""« /''""'* ^'^, ' »^ iL^'.'J";,' " „i 

 toli.dressing of rotten leaves given. Uf cour^e tho plants '"''"l;" «^"! 

 havodecaycHl before this is done In spring <''"""'' ""''I'^t-eranV 

 should not be stirred, hut the alleys niay b , °""">^ P°'°\^'* "vY-'i "° J 

 roughness ...i tho bods being '1™Y" "'''■''", V'°',u a do^envSars to 

 ,»-ill l,av.- a lino bloom tho second year, and for halt a dojen >eara lo 

 ^o ie"^" You ma°y cutout Ipaces in yoir beds 1 ^'f ,»'.J;'- J-^i^if/^S' 

 of G inches, with tbo plants in it, between each, and ■■'■"°,;'"« ."'«„P^°;^ 

 from the foot spaces you will have rows 1 foot »I'f';, ''>,'' ,^'Y'',\J^''4'5 



li:rtS'.t^:^^'l^'^»"i;r.m::^^""^-^>??^'^™T^^ 



sequently it should not be stirred. A dressing of rich compos! or leaf 

 mould alter the foliage decays, wiU bo all you need give the plants 

 Pi.l-M Trees unfbcitfui. (W<'m).-It you were to "■"«'■•» '''«?,"'^^,? 



son down to the roots ""'l '■'1'1"«« !'.^"''> ' '""^^ifrt'lol™ it^ ike?v the 

 small from a pasture where the soil is a rather light loam, it is "koly tnc 



"ot»wourdbe\rought up into it. You ■»»y.?'™ Sil r^s'^t wUl P«ve 

 of manure upon the chopped sods, and wo think the result will prove 



beneficial. _ ,»*!•, 



Gloire be Duos Rose against -Wai,!. (Hcm).-Yoa may r'snt tli'' 

 Rose on it" own roots against a wall, tho ground being properly PreP"^* 

 bv trench ng and manuring. The gi-ound about the stem and for some 

 .listanco from i°, may, early in December of each year, be mulched with 

 littery manure. 



Rhodopendron Edgwortiii Culture (X. V.).-The cuUuro of this 

 snlendW llhododendron is not difficult. It should have, for the size of 



£o plant a "ither large pot, which should be «cll-aiaiued^ A compost of 

 (,,rfv neat two-thirds and oiie-th rd veUow loam will grow it well, suver 

 sand betnradded i he soil be deileient of that material, Good peat 

 TeTng oZinale, no addition need bo made. Th» comport should be 

 torn in eies wi h the hand, and made rather small, but it ought not to 

 bo sifted In potting, the crown or neck of the plant should he kept 

 rath, 1- hi'^h-tlmt is slightly elevated in the centre of the pot. Avoid 

 notlina whilst the soiris wit, as tbe compost ought to bo made rather 

 firnia^id if this be done when the soil is wet it will be made a close, im- 

 pe"ions''n,a',s The plan cannot have too much air, or bo kept too near 



he Bhrss,Tnd when iUs making fresh growths ''■» .»'"f P''^'rI^,'«,'', red 

 ho kont humid but airy. Moisture and air are essential to a gof d ma'nrett 

 ^„„T Tiheral waterings ought also to be supplied, and at no t me 

 fught ihe so" to be ome'drv. 'in winter the soil must "e ^ept moist ; 

 ^n summer the plant should be copiously watered l.ut avoid makmg the 

 soil sod° en Ferneries are much too close tor Khododen Jro.is tor though 

 revelling °n moistie they delight in a well-ventilated atmosphere. 

 Eradicatino Horseramsh fHof.;ii.rl.-The only plan to pursue is that 



' renmveSlTor digging is nothing more than n means of propagation so 

 long as the roots are left. 



RFMovrar. Fios (G. .S. T.j.-The fruit that remains upon Fig trees 



mmmmmEsm 



pea in the preceding autumn. 



NONPAREIL GAS BoiLER (Fre,I.).-We kuow nothing of the gas boJer 

 named beyond that stated in the advertisements. ,„, ,^„,,„„,, 



common garden soil to ad ti^^^^ ^^^ ,,„,j„ „, ,ods, 



above the ground level, it will be 3 feet deep. , , . 



msmmmsm 



which roll and mow 1X3 usual. .!.„„„ = 



. \r^T,Txt Wait (r/fcml.— ChrvfiBnthemums 

 w^l"nTsre^d ^Sder^fn'o^th* w^ll^u^leTs^.^an't^^d sLe distance from it. 

 nr tho seflson is verv mild, 

 or inc season • xiniirs (Dr ro.Tl.-A decoction of quassia 



TnspSig.Tshort time before they begin growing voor ™r 



dcndrons, but BerberU Dorwinii and aqmlolmm; Hollies, cspeciauy 



