November 28, 1867. I JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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bo colder before morning, when, nccording to the stftte of the weather, you 

 can let it alone or set it Roinp; briskly, ns necesann,'. A few trials will be 

 nccesHary until you become iiciiuainted with your furnace. Peoi)le talk 

 ioftrnedly of certain stovea burning all night, and for ho manyhoura witliout 

 attendance. Why, wo could do that with any of the scores of Inrnacea we 

 liave managed ; but then, of course, if wo kept the tiro in and the com- 

 busti'in wan very slow, wo did not obtain much boat, because wo just 

 wanted it to bo mild and continuous. For mere coni greenhousea in 

 temporary frosts, a quick lire and done with it is often tlie best. 



Oeapes (C- J. Kenirorthji). — Dr. Hogg will attend to your request. Ho 

 did ni<t get the letter and the list you refer to. Your communication 

 has been received with thanks. 



LF.r.rMEB I'nou Madaoascar. — " Having soon the above advertised in 

 the 8]>ring I obtained some seeds, and out of the jiacket sent to me there 

 were three varieties. The smallest seed was a runner, and the other two 

 dwarf-J. I find no improvement whatever upon our ordinary varieties of 

 Dwarf Kidney Beans.— Thomas Reynolds, Oardetirr, Otjston Hall." 



Thomson's Styptic [W. P., Dfrhy). — Apply to Messrs. Young & Soni 

 Dalkeith, N.B. ; but most nurserymen and seedsmen would supply it. 



Preserving Moss (ft. Palmer). — Cover it over halt an inch deep with 

 dry sand, and dry thoroughly by exposure in an oven heated suflicicntly 

 juat not to burn it. 



Glass (W. S. W.). — We know of no inherent objection to foreign glass 

 in greenhouses, &c. We should prefer in an orchard-bonso 21-oz. foreign 

 to l.'l-oz. British, if the former would admit as much light eyen as the 

 British ribbed glass. The thicker glass is ao much less liable to break- 

 age. 



FowLEE'9 Insecticide (J. M. K.). — See our advertising columns of this 

 week. Your other questions will be replied to in our next. 



EMir.RATiNG (A Constant litadtT). — We never name any country to 

 which we would advise a young gardener to emigrate. Acciuirements, 

 constitution, and numy other circumstances have to bo known before 

 such advice ought to be given. 



Packing Tree Ferns for Importation {An Old Siihscrihcr). — We have 

 received consignments of these from the antipodes, the root portion 

 being covered with moss, and the stems in like manner slightly covered 

 with the same substance. They were occasionally sprinkled with water 

 tn maintain the vitality of the " trees ■' during the transit, and except in 

 two instances, in which the rats had completely taken out the hearts, the 

 plants upon potting soon recovered. It is not necessary to pack them in 

 cases, as they are as safely shipped in packages the same as fruit trees 

 are packed at home. 



KnuBARE AND Sea-kale FORCING f-L. P.).—Yonr modo of forcluff theso 

 is very good, but you say the stalks grew very long and stringy. We can 

 only account for this from their being kept much too dry, nnd the heat 

 being excessive. A temperature of from GO^ to 65' is sufficient. You 

 should gather before the stalks become too long. Light must be excluded 

 from the Se;i-kale, so as to have it blanched, but this is quite immaterial 

 as regards the Uhubarb; it is, however, mostly preferred blanched, as it 

 is made to appear more dehcato. Keep the soil moist, and diminish tho 

 heat. 



Honeysuckle Infested with Insects {South Hampahire). — Yotir 

 Honeysuckle is, we think, annually attacked with aphis. If you were to 

 syringe it forcibly twice or thrice, say at intervals of a week, with soap- 

 suds, and twice a-week with water, the insect would be subdued : but if 

 not, syringe with tobacco water, a gallon as obtained from the manufac- 

 turer being diluted with six gallons of rain water. It should be applied 

 in the evening, aud in the morning a good syringing vnih water should 

 be given. 



Sheltering Broccoli (A. P.I.— Y'ou are quite right in placing Broccoli 

 with the heads to the north, as they are protected from tho sun by the 

 leaves. When the heads are facing the south the sun falls directly on 

 them ; and if in the preceding night they have been frozen stiff, they are 

 very often little short of parboiled. Y'ou will do well to adhere to a 

 practice you have found successful. 



Transplanti>g Newly Bcddf.d Roses (Idem). — There is no risk in 

 moving Roses budded this season beyond that common to tbem at any 

 future period. There is risk in all transplanting; but there is no more 

 in your case than wore the trees older— indeed, they will move more 

 Sftfely, 



Peas for Succession ifr/f'Tn). — Wo would have the following sorts: — 

 Daniel O'Ronrke for first early. Essex Rival for second early, Veitch's 

 Perfection for main crops, and Hairs's Dwarf Mammoth for late crops. 

 As you wish for none but the dwarfer sorts we have named such only. 

 All require stakes. 



Erythrina crista-galli Culture (An Old Stibscrthcr).—Tho plants 

 should l»e cut down in spring to within a few inches of the groimd, and 

 when the new shoots are a few inches long tho plants should be turned 

 out of the pots and most of the old soil shaken away. They may then be 

 shifted into pots sufficiently huge to hold the roots cooafortably— that is, 

 into pots a size less than those they were in : and in potting use a com- 

 post of rich turfy loam two-thirds, and one-third turfy sandy peat or leaf 

 mould, with a free admixture of silver sand. When the plants have filled 

 the pots with roots (as they will speedily do if i)laced in a gentle heat and 

 moi^t atmosphere after pottingi, they should be shifted at once into the 

 pots they are to occupy, which will varj* with the size of tho plants. 

 Good drainage should bo provided, and the compost should bo used 

 rather rough. Syringe twice or thrice daily, and sprinkle every available 

 surface to keep down red spider. Too light and airy a situation caniiut 

 be afforded, and to Keep them dwarf let them have a position near tho 

 glass. Thin out the shoots, leaving none but the strongest. 



Mulberry Tree Propagation (B.>.— The Mulberry tree is propagated 

 by cuttings of the bearing wood and last year's wood. They require to 

 be cut below an eye, and slantingly above a bud, 4 inches being left for 

 insertion in tho ground, and if they are 4 inches more than that in length 

 they are sufficiently long. Insert them half way in the soil, making it 

 light and sandy if not so naturally, and choose an open vot sheltered 

 situation. The cuttings should be put in early in spring. The Mulberry 

 is also propagated by layers, a strong shoot being layered in spring, and 

 a slit or notch being made an inch or two below a shoot or joint, which 

 p»rt will, of com'se, bo buried in the soil and be secured with a strong 

 wooden peg. Tho layer will be well rooted by autumn, when it may be 



detached from the parent. There is an advantage in layers—viz., trees 

 may be had in twelve months of a size that it will tike a cutting two or 

 three vears to attain ; but there is this disadvanta^^c attending them, 

 that wl'u-u a low branch or sucker is lnyered the plants do not bear any 

 sooner Ibuu a seedling, and are no better, unless it be that they are of less 

 vigorous habit. 



Fruit Tree Culture (Wf^jn).— "Fruit Gardening for the Many," free 

 by post from our office for five postage stampB, will suit you. 



Twelve Select Rhododendrons (T. C, .SiocfcporM.— Barclayannm, 

 Maculatum snperbum, Vandvke, John Waterer, Sandlefordianum, Nero, 

 Album triumphaus, Due de Brabant, Blandyanum, Genseric, Elfrida, and 

 Evcrestianum. 



Clisibers FORCoNSERVATORYfH. G.).— Passiflora ImpL-ratrico Eugenie, 

 Mandevilla suaveolens, Sollya heterophylla, Kenuedyarubicunda superba, 

 Cobiea scandens variegata, "and Clematis .Jackmanni. Fur tho wall out- 

 doors between the drawing-room windows, the Exmouth variety of Mag- 

 nolia grandiflora will suit you. 



MusHROOM-BED MAKING (An Jiiquirflf).— The stable litter mixed with 

 sawdust will answer very well. The sawdust will not injure the crop. 



Vines in Ground Vineries (I'lnr).— The Vines nnd the Grapes they 

 bear may either lie on slates placed as a flooring within the vinerj-, or 

 may bo trained to rods about 9 inches from the glass. 



Grafting Camellias (E. JenkitiAon). —Yon may graft your old inferior 

 sort with the Double White, and any stocks you may have may also be 

 grafted. March is a good time for grafting, the stocks being placed in 

 a mild bottom heat of 70 , and a top heat of 55= by nij-'ht and from 

 65^ to 70^ by day, with a rise from sun heat. The house should bo kept 

 close and moist, and, if practicable, it is well to cover them with hand- 

 glasses, by which tho taking of tho grafts will be more certain. Grafting 

 may be done after the plants have bloomed ; but it is best performed 

 just before they begin to push afresh. Whip-grafting is thomost eligible 

 mode, as it insures the neatest junction. When the grafts have taken 

 the plants should have air, and the pots be gi-adually withdrawn from tho 

 hotbed. 



Propagating Azaleas (Idem).— Azaleas may be grafted in the same 

 manner as CameUias. They are also propagated by cuttings taken from 

 the cuiTcnt year's shoots, aud these, when their bases have become a 

 little hardened, will strike root freely if inserted in pots well drained and 

 tilled to within an inch of the rim with a compost of very sandy peat, and 

 then to tho rim with silver sand. The shoots ought to be cut over below 

 a joint, and the leaves removed half way up the cutting. Put in the 

 cuttings round the sides of the pot, inserting them in the soil up to the 

 lowest leaf. The pot should be pbinged in a bottom heat of 70^ to 75% 

 aud be covered with a bell-glass, affurding shade from bright sun, a moist 

 atmosphere, and a temperature of from 65- to 70-. The best stocks for 

 grafting are seedlings, but any of the strong-growing kinds will do. 



MusA Cavendishii Fruit Damping (IT. H. H.).—\onr house is pro- 

 bably too moist and cold. Afford a brisk heat of from 65'' to 70^ by day, 

 from' fire heat, and of from 55 to 60^ at night, giving a moderate amount 

 of air, and it will suffice at this season if the atmosphere be kept moist 

 by sprinkling the floor, &c., in the morning. 



Plants Infested waTii THRiPs(-V.K.).—Y'our plants' leaves are severely 

 attacked l)y thrips, which may be destroyed by fumigation with to- 

 bacco. The house should be filled with smoke on a cahn evening, and 

 if care bo taken to have the foliage of tho plants dry, the plants you 

 name will not be injured by the fumigation. You must not expect one fumi- 

 gation to destroy the thrips, so badly infested as your plants seem to be. 

 The house should be filled with smoke every other night for a week, and 

 twice a-week for a fortnight, when you may probably overcome the pest. 

 The Myrtle cannot do otherwise than lose its leaves on the parts so badly 

 infested with thrips as that sent. The Camellia, Orange, and Myrtle 

 may be syringed with a solution of soft soap, at the rate of 2 ozs. to the 

 gallon of'water, and every leaf ought to be washed on both sides, but 

 especially the under side, using a sponge. The soap solution must be 

 kept off the Ferns and Begonias, also Gesneras, but it will not injure 

 Francisceas, Huyas, or Stephanotis. Be sure the foliage of the Ferns and 

 plants is dry before fumigation with tobacco. 



Ornamental Grasses (C. TT.).— Wecan strongly recommend the fol- 

 lowing, which we have grown, and find highly ornamental. Amongst 

 them are some of the Bamboos, more stately in growth and equally orna- 

 mental with tho Grasses. All are perennial and hardy. Carex japonica 

 variegata, C. riparia variegata, Festuca glauca, F. variabilis, Dactylis 

 glomerata variegata elegantissima, D. gloraerata variegata, D. elatior 

 variegata, Calnmagrostis arundinacea variegata, Holcns lanatus variegatus, 

 Elymus arenarius glaucus,Gynerium argenteum, G. roseum albo-margi- 

 uatum, Arundinaria falcata, Agrostis colorata variegata, A. vulgaris varie- 

 gata, Aira ciespitosa variegata, Acorus gramineus variegatus, Phnlaris arun- 

 dinacea variegata, Arundo conspicua, A. donax. A. donas versicolor, 

 A. mauritanica variegata, A. phragmitcs anrea, Stipa gigantea and Stipa 

 pennata, Bambnsa Fortuni variegata, B. Metako. aud B. graciUs. YoU 

 may procure plants by sowing seed of the following in spring :--Briza 

 maxima, Lagurus ovatus, Brizopyrura siculum, Agrostis nebulosa, 

 A. plumosa, Eragrostis elegans, Moliuia cjcrulea variegata, Cynosorus 

 echinatus, Pennisetum longistylum. Paspalum elegans, Hordeum juba- 

 tum, Anthoxanthum gracile, aud Pauicum colonum. 



Arbutu?, Daphne, and Clematis Propagation {F. G.}.— Tho Scarlet 

 Arbutus is propagated bvlavering it in spring in pots, which should be 

 kept watered throughout the summer, and by autumn the layers will be 

 well rooted. Daphnes mav also be increased by cuttings, employing for 

 the purpose the points of the growing shoots when ripe, or not more than 

 a year old. Insert them in sand in a cold frame, or in a shady border, 

 and cover with a hand-glass. They will be rooted in six weeks if kept 

 moist and shaded from sun. Cuttings of last year's woo-l should be 

 inserted in spring, or before the plants begin to grow, and cuttings of the 

 young growths, when their bases become firm towards the end of summer. 

 Clematis is increased by layering in spring, before tho plants begin to 

 grow, either in pots or in the open ground. 



Names of Fruit (H. B.).— 2, GlouMor^eau; S, Kirko's Lord Nelson ; 

 4, Round Winter Nonsuch. 



Names of Pt.ants (S. D. Go_^1.— We cannot undertake to name florists* 

 flowers. {A Siibscriftcr).— Thuja occidontalis, perfectly hardy. {S. B. 

 Fox). — Lichen ciliaris, commonly met with. 



