Pebnuiry 28, 1867. ) 



JOUENAL OF HdBTICOTTXJBE" ANP' COTTAO^ ' GABDENEB. 



fo* 



Hbattho and PlJlSIIKO A COSSEETATOBT (G. S. H)-T1>0 four hot- 



w«^r™e«wo';iTr"hat yoa want, but "-ey would do better^ they 

 were on the »ame level; three flows and ""f «'°f,„„^Sva Mam atta. 

 Medeola wo wonid snbstitnte Bignonia capens.s """i K™°«^y»5arr5 atta. 

 For the back waU we would use Acacia armala. and A. D™™^™'^^;^™^ 

 for the ends Passiflora kermesina, B.gnon.a '=''''"'^1 ?°'L°''^y d^^^^U 

 toniana, and Jasminum sambac. Oranges, Lemons, 4c., would do weu 

 Against such a walL 



FiPENSE or A Gakdem (J. S. S.l.-We consider that f 16 would be 

 ai^pte for seeds fJrXee acres of kitchen and one and » Ij*"^"" °' 

 iSasire garden, onless you dipped deep .nto "P™^>™ °°""^!; J° 

 ordinary drcumstances, about six men nndcrthe gardener should manage 

 such a place; but we have great I'f i^''7 '°i"™e: an opin.on as 

 we have knoi^n more men work harder in 'be space of one acre than 

 the same number of men did in six or seven acres. Much depends on 

 tie cTracter of the sSl, the succession of flowers, "°4 ^ene-^ croppmg 

 obtainin" eyerything possible from houses, or being content with crops 

 wheTthey coSTlS £ost cases an employer can easUyjudgefrom see- 

 ing how the men work, and the judgment used "> setting them to ^rk^ 

 WS have great faith in activity and mdustry ; we have no faith in mere 

 worSi-long hours, and we kiow that must be done in some Plf^e^, and 

 thmthc desired result may not be secured. Regular hours and adhered 

 £^e best Jor »U p^ies,^and then exceptional <^'^lfL'Z,!^V'}^T^ 

 will be attended tJwith zest and pleasure. Our "'""^'""^^ *° f " " 

 decision rests very much on what is done. F"""^'"'^'^^' 'lateen ^T^ 

 of a lawn, on which there is scarcely a Plantain or »aisy to be seen. To 

 keep that in such a state requires a .'"Sreater amount of labour th^ 

 another where Daisies and Plantains rival and more ^an "™i '^f^^I'/^'. 

 We quite agree with you as to coloured earths, ic, as a substitute for 

 Bower-beds^ When so used the figure looks bast when all composed of 

 such coloured materials. Avoid having a bed of flowers and then a bed 

 of coloured earth, nothing will look more mcongrnous. 



COKSTBUCTINO A Melok-pit (Hf ».1.-A very good Melon-pit a lean-to, 

 and useful for general purposes, may be thus constructed ^-Widtb, 8 teet 

 height at back, 74 feet ; height in front, 4i feet ; path at back 8 feet 

 which will admit of several nine-inch shelves being placed agamst the 

 back wall, which wiU be useful in winter and sprmg especially. At the 

 width of the path from the back wall, build another waU, 30 inches or 

 moKin height. This will enclose the bed. At the bottom of that hare 

 two four-inch pipes, cover them with 4 or 5 inches of open rubble, next 

 with an inch of fiiie gravel, then with 20 inchesof soil. Have two pipes in 

 front for top heat, and train to a treUis, 16 mches from the glass. -<*■ ««' • 

 rate span-roofed house may thus be formed for early and late viork - 

 Width, from 12 to U feet ; height at sides, waU, 3 feet; height at apex, 

 8 feet ; path down the middle, bed on each side, and heating below aad 

 above, as already stated. There will be no necessity for dung, have a 

 trellis for training. 



SttABlNG Matehiax. (if. R. C.).-The best material we have tried is 

 U&ny No. 8. It should be tacked to a roUer 2i mches m diameter, a 

 atrip of cloth being placed over it, and the tacks passed through both mto 

 the wooden roUer The other end of the material should be fastened to 

 a strong lath 2 inches wide and three-quarters of an mch thick, the shred 

 of cloth being used as for the roller to prevent the material conung away 

 in consequence of the nails. This lath should be nailed on the rafters at 

 the upper part of the house, the material being the fnU width of the 

 house. The roller should be attached to a wooden wmder to receive the 

 cord, so that the blind may be wound up or down, wrapping itself 

 around the roUer as it is let down, and off when it is wound up ; to this 

 the cord should be nailed, and a pulley being fixed at the top of the 

 house, and the cord put through it, the blind may be rolled up or let 

 down at wilL It is best put on outside the house, lor which purpose 

 only the above plan is eligible. 



PtANTS FOR Beds from Seed (T. riicS.rr).— You may flU your beds by 

 sowing seed of the foUowing early next month in a gentle hotbed :--Yeni- 

 dium calendnlacenm, yeUow ; Tagetcs signata pumila, yellow ; Lobeba 

 erinus specJosa, blue; Calceolaria scabiosa-folia. yeUow ; Dwarf trench 

 Marigold, orange, and striped ; Petunia hybrida, various ; Ten- week 

 Stocks, the Large-flowering being best; Asters, particularly the %ictoria, 

 and Phlox Drummondi in variety. When sufficiently large to handle 

 they should be pricked off and grown on. The foUowing, which require 

 the same treatment— namely, Cineraria maritima, silvery foUage ; Penlla 

 nankinensis, brown-bronzed foUage. and Amaranthus melancholicas 

 mber, with red foUage, you wUl find useful. Of hardy annuals you may 

 have Saponaria calabrica, pink, and its white variety ; Tropieolnm Tom 

 Thumb Beauty, scarlet, crimson, and yellow varieties, and Kmg of Tom 

 Thumbs. 



Dahlias for Exhibitios (/. Prifc^nrifl.— The foUowing are first-rate 

 —Leah, deep golden vellow ; Ne Pins Ultra, bronzy rose ; Charlotte Uor- 

 ling, white <Tound, edged and tipped \vith rosy crimson ; Lord Derby, 

 i-osy crimson ; Andrew Dodds, dark maroon : Bod Ridley, red : Miss Hen- 

 shaw, white; Anna Keynes, white, tipped with Ulac rose; « lUie .\ustin, 

 buff; Criterion, deUcate rose ; Lilac Queen, lilac; and Beauty of Hilper- 

 tOD, purple. 



RAPHASos cACDAirs Ctn.TCRE (Tyro).-lU »"atmentdoeB not differ 

 fro^hat of the common Radish, only the pods and °°t »« ""' JJ Jg| 

 nart nsed The seeds may be sown in pots in good light soil about tn« 

 mWd?e o AprS! and placed in a gentle heat When the young plants are 

 kJrenough to handle, they may be potted f ,„^'°Sly,!'' ^'^j^n^' j'iw 

 abetter plSn is to sow the seeds singly m small pot», and when a lew 

 Lche8hi"hto harden off, and plant out 1 foot apart every ''JJ-^" "-.fX?,^^ 

 Sen liio^iire, the soU being in good heart. This Radish prefers a bghti^ 

 loam Water will be necessarv- during hot weather. The seed may P« 

 so™ in the open ground in May, or plants may be grown in jKrta in the 

 greenhouse ; for a single plant a nlne-mch pot answers weU. The height 

 is dependant on the treatment. 



PtXARGONmHS (S. R.).-T,reh,e SW.c».S^o,<;.--Charles Turner JJolm 

 Hoyle, The High Admiral, 'WilliamHoyle, Celeste, BntishSaUor Pretty 

 Mnrv Ardens Connueror, 'Clara, Diadem, and Novelty, bir. beteci rrencn 

 fSd --l^^tterfy, Neslor, -Wallace, -Alphonse DnyaJ, Madame LeUn- 

 dSL, and Eugene ^buval. Six Fa»C!,.-«Duchess of Somerset, "Silver 

 Mantle, "Clytie, Mrs. Ford, Acme, and The Rover. 



Twelve Select Single ai.t> Docble-coeollaed Fuchsias (I^'. 

 -•Oneen of Whites, 'Diadem, 'Dreadnought, 'Blanchette, 'Limd of 

 Plenty. 'Charming, ExceUent, Marvellous. Banks's Beauty, War Eagle, 

 Rose of Denmark, and Sunshine. 



Soil foe Acacia DEUaMONM, armata, akd Chorozehas (Idm).— au 

 th?h^ weU t a compost of twi-thirds turfy sandy peat and one-third 

 «^ lo^m, Sding on?-sixth of silver sand. Provide good Manage They 

 require the same treatment as most greenhouse plants, affordmg them 

 a light and airy situation. 



Vallota pitrpcbea (7A.m).-U3e a compost of turfy loam and one- 

 thM leaf mould ; afford good drainage, and an abundant supply of water 

 whUst ifis ^owiig, with a Ught and airy situation when at rest, and but 

 little water. 



mwoLVl-LCS MAFEITAXICCS FOE BASKET IX GhEEKHOUSE (IijOT,)^ 



TtoH on^of 'he beT?f basket plants. It requires a compost o turfy 

 loam peat! ^d leaf mould in equal parts with a &" =itoixtuie of sajd 

 Thrbasket should be Uned with moss to keep the soil m. -Afford a light 

 situation and plenty of water. , , , .. -,. 



Punvmr vs Diseased (fT.l.— We should remove the whole of the aoUV 

 sha^g the roots treeVom it. and repot in entirely fresh soU with a Uttle 

 charcoal or charred material mixed with it. 



RnsFs FOB Heavy Clayey Soil (IV. Claj/l.-Questions should be more 

 p^ic^ar Leafing outliillet Paifait, a beautiful but tender variegated 

 K^e all the summSr Roses that I have ever had are smtable to any land 

 or curate No other kind of Roses is equal to or even near to them m 

 adaiStion to^ soils and climates. I have had these Roses in chalky 

 soi?hght loaiTi^d h^vy, wet, sandy loam, chiefly g^o™* gtots, on 

 Manetti stocks or on their own roots; and, with proper attention, I can 

 "commend them ; but, to careless people, I recommend no o^er Rose, 

 thansumrer P,oses on any stock, or autumnals on strong "own roots. 

 It is ridSSoas to suppose an autumnal Rose on its own roots or on a^y 

 "her sTocr^thout root-protection, could «"T>™„„="<^^ J J^f ^''^^ ^Z 

 have had. The power of endurance, however, depends not only on the 

 sort! but also on the condition of the P'ant- ifs^rirf |.rp.lua^.-Chari« 

 Lefebvre, Jules Margottin, John Hopper, WilUam Gnftths, Baron ne 

 vost .senateur Vaisse, General Washington, \ictor \erdier, Madame V. 

 Verdicr GeoSe Prince, Dr. Andry, Caroline de Sansal, Reme d'Angle- 



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BoursJ^-.^cSe Sir J. Paxton, and Bouquet de Flore; under a souU. 

 w^l s^venS de \k Matmaison. Cftiaa.-Mrs. Bosanquet-thc cream. 

 ?ea -SoSfuil TcLrmM .Yo,«».».-Gloire do Dijon and Mareoha^ 

 vf»l v?rvhardv Noivtte,.-Mmte Vibert and Mad. Slasson, both small 



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Toweroi Sv^rco^TS? ^J^c^^fi^^ 



the mode o' cSivation. Not knowing what your treatment is we cannot 

 offer any suggestions (t. J. p.).-Write to Messrs. Rivers, Nur- 



Oeangeasd LEMON Teee» '''^yf^'use bUnds for your conservatory 

 fiffS- fs'Istood a'Saie?iaf ai anyrbut painting theinside of the gla.3 

 with a solution of size and a little whitening mixed m it is the least m- 

 couvenient. , „^_so 1 Spinea salicifoUa, Willow-leaved 



^^p^rVT'lfisTnlive-ofsiberi", but 'occurs wild in Westmorel^^ 

 Cumberland, and elsewhere in England The seeds are astrmgent. The 



other specimen is too imperfect for identificaUon. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Saburba of London for the Week ending February g6th. 



Wed. . 20 

 Thors. 21 

 Pri. .. 22 

 Sat. .. 23 

 Son... 24 

 Men... 23 

 Toes. . 26 



THBRMOMETEH. 



BAB03fETEB. 



Max. 



30.479 

 80 485 

 80.412 

 30.456 

 30.216 

 30.146 

 29.990 



Mean 30.312 



Hin. 



30.407 

 .30.428 

 30.328 

 30.406 

 30.133 

 29.965 

 29.960 



30.233 



53.14 



Earth. 



Ittdp. 



49 

 49 

 49 



49 

 48 

 48 



3 ft. dp. 



46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 46 

 45 

 45 



45.71 



Bain in 

 inches. 



Geseral Rrwarks. 



W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 

 S.W. 



w. 



N.E. 



.06 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .01 

 .00 



Hazy; fine; very fine at night. 



Uniformly overcast ; overcast throughout. 



Overcast throughout. 



Fine ; very fine ; clear and fine at mght. 



Densely overcast ; line throughout. 



Fine ; very fine ; densely overcast ; slight ram. 



Slight drizzle ; hazy ; overcast. 



