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JOUBNAL OF HOKTICDLTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ January 31, 1867. 



to the whole. The pipe was burnt away while other parts of 

 the boiler were comparatively good. All the ailvautages of a 

 connecting pipe, and others, are secured in the terminal saddle 

 boiler without this serious drawback. The water freely circu- 

 lates between the back piece and the sides, both top and bottom, 

 so that a tap fixed in any part effectually empties the whole. 

 Mr. Abbey, speaking of this boiler, says (Vol. X., page 320), 

 " This is the greatest stride made for a long time in heating by 

 hot water with the saddle boiler." — T. J. 



THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 



EXHIBITION AT BURY ST. EDMUNDS. 



The following is the official list of the special prizes which 

 will be offered for competition at the above Exhibition : — 



£ s. d 

 Royal Houticultdkai. Society.— A Silveh-gilt Ccp, for the 

 best and most effective gioup of 20 Plants— 10 Foliage and 



10 Flowering plants 25 



N.B.— These will be arrnuRed by the exhibitor, and in 

 accordance with his own tnsto ; he will be required 

 to find his own stands if he considers them neces- 

 sary. 



County Cop, for the best 9 Fuchsias in IS-inch pots 7 7 



County Cup, for the best Stove or Greenhouse Plants in Flower 8 8 



County Cup, for the best ;i Pine Apples, distmct 8 6 



Ladies of Buky — Siiveu Cup, for the best 12 Orchids 20 



SecondPrize.— SILVER Cup, for 12 Orchids 7 7 



Town of Bury. — Silver Cdp, for the best 12 Fei-ns, native or 



exotic. Pots not to exceed 12 inches in diameter. (Amateurs.) 10 10 

 Town op Bury.- Silver Cup.— 12 Ferns, native or exotic. 



(Nui-serymen.) 10 10 



Town of Bury.- Silver Cop, for the best 6 Lvcojiods, distinct 5 5 

 Town of Bury.— A Watch or Cup, for best 8' Window Plants, 



grown by a Mechanic or Labourer 3 3 



Town of Bury.— Silver Cup, for the best three groups of Fruits 



and Flowers for the decoration of the dinner table 10 



N.B. — It is not necessary that Fi-nit and Flowers should 

 be mixed in all the gi-oups. The prize will be 

 awarded by a jury of ladies. 

 The Borough Members for Bury. — Silver Cup, for the best 



Hand Bouquet for Ladies 6 G 



Second Prize.— Ditto 4 4 



These prizes will also be awarded by a jurv of ladies. 

 Ipswich Town Cup, for the best 6 pot Vines, in fruit, 3 kinds.. 6 

 Ipswich Town Cup. for the best 12 Orchard-house Trees, in 

 fruit, not less than 6 tlistinct kinds. It is not necessary 



that the fruit should be ripe in this class 10 



Eve Horticultural society. — Silver Cup. — For the best 

 24 Cut Roses on single stems, grown bv an amateur, a 

 member of any H orticultural society in the County of Suffolk 10 10 

 Town of Stowmarket.— Gold Medal, for the three heaviest 



bunches of Grapes 10 10 



WoODBRIDGE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — SILVER CUP, for the 



best 12 cut blooms of Picotees, grown bv an amateur 5 5 



Suffolk Gardeners' sm-ER Cup, for the" best 12 Cut Hoses, 



grown by a Suffolk Gardener 5 5 



Second Prize for Ditto. — Silver Cut 3 3 



Suffolk Gardeners' Silver CTp, for the best 12 Seedling Va- 

 riegated Pelargoniums of 1866 and 1867 10 10 



Suffolk Gardeners' Cup, in honour of Mr. D. Beaton, for the 



best collection of Bedding Plants 5 5 



Rev. Frederick Cheere, President of the Bury Horticul- 

 tural Society.— Prize, for the best 12 Pelargoniums, Show 

 or French 10 10 



Mr. Samuel Barrett Hardwick. — A Watch, for Cottagers, 



for the best collection of Vegetables 3 3 



Me. Sahuel Barrett Hardwick.— A Prize, for the best- 

 cropped and best-kept Allotment Garden within the borough 



of Bury 1 11 6 



Second Prize, for the second best ditto 1 1 



Thetfocd Horticultural Society.- Silver Cup 10 10 



Gardeners' Chronicle Prize.— Silver Cot.— For the best 

 collection of Fruits and Vegetables, made up as follows :— Of 

 Fruits, any five of the following eight kinds : Grapes, Melons 

 (2 fruits), Strawberi-ies, Gooseberries, Cun-imts, Raspber- 

 ries, or Apples (of the crop of 1866). Of Vegetables, any 

 eight of the following fourteen kinds — one basket or bundle 

 of each :— Pens, French Beans (or Scarlet Runners), Broad 

 Beans, Cauliflowers, Cucumbers (1 brace), Summer Cab- 

 bages, Early CaiTots, Turnips. Artichokes, Onions, Spinach, 

 Rhubarb, Potatoes, or Mixed Salading 20 



Journal op Horticulture Prizes.— Two first Prizes of the 

 value of i'lO 10s. each. — For the two best Desserts, consist- 

 ing of not less than seven kinds of Fruits of lb07, arranged 

 as for the table, combiniug quahty of fruit with taste in 

 arrangement. — Open to Gentlemen's Gardeners and Ama- 

 teurs only 21 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 



JuDGiXG from the number of letters we have received from 

 stibscribers complaining that they did not receive their last 

 Number on the usual day of publication, it would appear that 

 they did not observe the announcement in the previous Num- 

 ber that that day would thenceforth be Thursday. This, 

 which was the original day of publication, was abandoned for 



a time to meet the convenience of a former ))ubli6her ; but the 

 reasons for publishing on Tuesday having ceased, and the day 

 itself being exceedingly inconvenient from its following so soon 

 after Sunday, we have determined that in future the day of 

 publication shall be Thursday. 



The .\nniver?ary Jleeting of the Royal Horticultural 



Society will be held at South Kensington on the 12th of Febru- 

 ary at three o'clock for the election of the Council for the ensu- 

 ing year. We find the retiring members to bo Sir Arthur 

 Buller, Hon. William Cowper, and Mr. Wilson Saunders ; and 

 the gentlemen who are recommended as their successors are, 

 Hon. C. Grey, Mr. Wentworth Buller, and Major Trevor Clarke. 

 It has been said, " There is no Rose without a thorn ;" and 

 while we have reason to congratulate the Society on the return 

 of an ardent horticulturist in the person of Major Clarke, by 

 an inexorable law we have to regret the loss of Mr. AVilson 

 Saunders, without whom in its councils none of our metropo- 

 litan scientific bodies seems complete. Let us hope that by 

 another revolution of the wheel of time the hour will come 

 when we shall again have the benefit of his great experience 

 and mature judgment. 



A SUBSTITUTE for the ordinary cloth shreds for nailing 



trees to walls has been sent us by the Rev. W. Kingsley, of 

 South Kilviugtou, which for durability is infinitely superior to 

 that article. It consists of the clippings or refuse of the india- 

 rubber cloth, of which iudia-rubber hose and similar articles 

 are made. Besides its durability and perfect pliancy, it has 

 the advantage that it can be cut into shreds of the narrowest 

 width, and may even be made into thongs by which small 

 shoots can be tied. We believe it is made at Leeds, but 

 wherever there is a manufactory of india-rubber fabrics, it will, 

 in all probability, be obtained. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GAEDEN. 



Trenching and manuring must now be carried on in a sys- 

 tematic manner. Every piece of ground that becomes vacant 

 should not be trenched and manured indiscriminately, but with 

 reference to the future crops ; some of these will require no 

 manure, others need much, and almost all require some pecu- 

 liarity in the mode of preparation. Lose no opportunity of 

 bringing the soil into good working condition for the crops 

 which must soon be committed to it. A generous soil always 

 pays well for the extra labour of frequently turning and knock- 

 ing it about. .•l.',;^ja)a(;u.s', a fresh bed should now be planted; 

 a very considerable proportion of leaves should be used in the 

 formation of the bed. The beds in cutting should have air 

 freely admitted during the i^resent mild weather. Bi'mis, a 

 crop should be planted in boxes or pots, which should after- 

 wards be placed in a forcing-house. At the same time, a crop 

 should be planted in the open air, when the ground is in good 

 condition. Carrots, make a sowing of Early Horn on a slight 

 hotbed, either to succeed the former sowing recommended, or 

 to come in for a first crop. When the soil is light and dry, a 

 sowing may be made on a south border. Ciicumbers, as soon 

 as the fruiting-bed is ready for the plants, make a hole in the 

 dung beneath the centre of every light, and lay a few fresh-cut 

 turves in each ; afterwards lay a sufficient quantity of light soil 

 upon them to raise the plants, when planted, near to the glass, 

 then cover up and give air according to the state of the bed. 

 Onions, those who are short of old ones, or who wish to grow 

 some to a large size, should now sow White Spanish in a box, 

 which should be placed in a forcing-house. The Underground 

 sort should now be planted. Peas, sow in pots or boxes for 

 planting out in March ; also, sow two crops in the open garden, 

 one of an early sort, the other of an approved sort, which does 

 not come in so early. Itadishcs, sow another crop in a frame, 

 where there is a little bottom heat, or they may be sown where 

 Potatoes are planted. A crop should also now be sown on a 

 south border. Cut and prepare Pea-sticks for use ; lay them 

 flat in heaps, and place some weighty logs upon them to press 

 and keep them flat and spreading. 



FKDIT GAEDEN. 



When orchard trees are infested with insects or moss, the 

 bark should be well scraped with a blunt tool, to remove as 

 many of the larvae of insects as possible, after which the parts 

 should receive a coat of hot lime and soot in equal quantities, 

 mixed with urine until it attains the consistency of thick 

 paint. This composition should be well rubbed into the crevices 



