fi6€ 



JOURNAL OP HOKTICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GAKDENER. 



[ April 11, 1867. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— Apkii. 10. 



The remarks in oar lust week's report contiuuo to npplv to tho Btate of 

 the market generally. Quotations for some articleo iire rather lu^^er. 



\'EGETAELES. 



Artichokes each 



Asparagna .... bnndle 

 Beaas, Kidney, per 100 



ScarlotKim.A sieve 



Beet, Ked '. doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Bros. Sprouts A sieve 



Cabbage .". doz. 



CapBiciims 100 



Carrota bunch 



Canliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cacambers euch 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 



.PozLDel .bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Hcrbft bunch 



Horseradish . . bundle 



s. d. B. 

 6 too 





 2 



2 

 



6 





 



y 

 u 



2 



s 



8 



3 



2 6 





 S 

 3 

 

 3 

 

 8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce per doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mu8td.& Cress, punnet 

 Onions. ... per bushel 



Parsley per sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas per quart 10 



Potatoes bushel 4 



Kidney do. 



Radishes doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doa. 



Sea-kalo basket 



ShaUots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes. . . . per doz. 



Turnips bunch 



Vegetable Marrows dz. 



rl. s. 



;{ too 



2 







9. d. s. d 



Apples ^ sieve 2 to 3 



Apricots doz 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnuts bush. 



Cturants ^ sieve 



Black do. 



WgB doz. 



Klberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 9 1 G 



Gooseberries ..quart 



Grapes, Hothouse.. lb. 10 20 



Lcmoas loo 5 10 i 



Melons each 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (dessert) . . doz. 



kitchen doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Phims i sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspbemes lb. 



Strawberries oz. 



Walnuts bush. 10 





 10 



d. B. d 



OtoO 















6 



4 



10 















2 



20 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



••• "We request that no one will write privately to the depart- 

 mental writers of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. AJl 

 communications should therefore he addressed solely to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, d'c, 171, Fled 

 Street, London, E.G. 



We also request that correspondents will not mis up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them an- 

 swered promptly and conveniently, but write them od 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 



N.B. — Many questions mu3t remain unanswered until next 

 week, 



F1.0WERS TN DRAwrNG-RooM (H. -B. ./.).— We cannot possibly tell what 

 book will aid you in kecpingupa display of flowers in your drawing-room, 

 unless we know what means you have of cultivating them. The sprig 

 you enclosed is of Deutzia gracilis. 



Pbtvet Berries PorsoNOUs (/?. S.).— There is no doubt that the berries 

 of the Privet (Ligustrum vulptare) are injurious, and to veiy voung chil- 

 dren have proved fatal. Last year a child two and n half veaVa old died 

 xroffl eating them. Tho case is reported in the " Medical Mirror." 



Hats's Constant Sto\^ {Drina) —One of the stoves would exclude 

 frost in ordinary mnters from a house 15 feet by 8 feet, but it would not 

 answer, we think, for propagating pui'poses. 



Slate Tubs Fon Orange Trees, &c. (Kit),— They may be had of Mr. 

 W. Beck, Slate Works, Isleworth. 



Back Number.— If '^Edgwokth" wants the first Number {January 

 2nd), for ISiiG, and will tiend me his address, I will send the Number to 

 him.— Henry H. Cave, Briog, Lincolnshire, 



Mitlbeery {B. p. Bartlctt).~'Theve is no stock for grafting this fruit 

 upon that would hasten its coming into bearing. Wo have heard of large 

 branches being planted, which rooted and bore fruit long before the trees 

 from small cuttings were productive. 



Modes of Vine Trainikg (J. Uoirit.y).- There are some Vines, such 

 as the Golden Hambm-fjh, that bear best on the young wood; and in 

 other Vines there are circumstances, such as when the roots are deeper 

 thau desirable, in which tbe Vines will bear freely on last year's canes, 

 when they will not bear so freely if closely cut back on the 'spur system. 

 In ordinary cases in spur-pruning, when the spurs get away from the stem, 

 the bringing up a fresh shoot from the bottom will permit of the main 

 shoot being replenished and the old one cut away without any break in 

 the house. For instance, if last year's shoot was cut down to 4 feet in 

 length, then the spurs on the old main rod could be cut oflf fnr that 

 height; next yenr 11 piece more may be denuded of its spurs, and the third 

 yearthe whole cut oflat the bottom. Under thisplan the Vine would have 

 no more to do than before. It is a very doubtful point, however, whether a 

 Vine increases in energ^i'^ in proportion to tho limited space it occupies. 

 If your Vines are so young and doing well, we do not see the importance 

 of the fresh-rod system ; but we know it is a good plan if caiiied out. Of 

 conrso when this one rod is encom-aged, fewer laterals are left on the old 

 •earing rod. 



Muscat Vns-E Weak {An Old Sub.)— We should think your Muscat 

 Vine is merely righting itself, if the account of the state of tho roots, 

 &c., is correct. Tbe energies of the plant were paralysed by cropping too 

 early. We have known Vines bear heivily tho second season, but it 

 required years to bring them round. The breeder of horses knows the 

 foUy of working a foal too early, and many Vines suffer from having bo 

 much to do wheu young. 



Vines Unproductive (John Bahey). — Unless you have good experience, 

 it is too late to do more with the border this season than make holes to 

 see that there is no stiignant water about the Vines, and encourage 

 these to grow as much as possible during the summer ; and as they are 

 so weak, encourage young bhoots from the bottom, oue from each Vine, 

 so as to cut out the spurred rods next season. In the beginning of 

 October lift and replant the roots in a suitably drained, prepared border, 

 and during the summer you could be preparing the materials. 



RiBBON-BonDER (Constant Subscriber). — Wo answer every communi- 

 cation that reaches us. Wo have given so many examples of ribbon- 

 borders, that a fancied list of arrangements now would do little good, and 

 even then every correspondent would like his owu p:irticular case con- 

 sidered. Your proposed arrau^'eraeut will do very well — namely, Ceraa- 

 tium, blue Lobelia, yellow Calceolaria; Tom Thumb, Christine, and 

 Scarlet Pelargoniums, the last at back and to be higher, but if you 

 had a white row or white-foliagod Pelargoniums between the two scarlets, 

 such would be more efft^ctive "tliau Christine. A purple or a blue, high 

 enough, would also be better than a piuk between two scarlets. Some 

 people, however, admii-e this combination, and much of the interest of 

 the border will depend on tho planting, and the heights being suitable. 

 On the latter account we doubt if your dwarf, white-leaved, creeping 

 Cineraria will do as well or be as compact as tho Cerastiura. In fact, we 

 doubt a little if this creeping plant is a Cineraria at all, and rather think 

 it is an Arctotis, which, however interesting, does not make so good au 

 edging plant as Cerastium. 



Gauze for Fruit Protecting (Old Subscriber).~^lT. Keane informs 

 us that the shading used extensively for fruit trees is called " Brown's 

 iJoral shading." It is a gauze of cotton, and is tacked over the fruit 

 trees and left on night and day during the blooming season. It is used 

 by Mr. Grieve, gardener at Culford Hall, Suffolk, and many others, and is 

 sold in pieces at all large London seed establishments. 



Asphalt Wales (T. TT'.I.— The followingis the mode of forming them : 

 — Take two parts of very dry lime rubbish, and one part coal ashes, also 

 very dry, and both sifted fine. In a dry place, on a dry day, mix them, 

 and leave a hole in the middle of the heap, as bricklayers do when making 

 moi-tar. Into this pour boiling-hot coal tar; mix, and, when as stiff as 

 mortar, put it 3 inches thick where the walk is to be. The ground should 

 be dry, and beaten smooth, sprinkle over it coarse sand ; when cold, 

 pass a Ught roller over it, and in a few days the walk will be sohd and 

 waterproof. 



Removing Camellias (W. .9.).— We would certainly remove the Ca- 

 mellias now if they have not started into growth ; but if they have it 

 would be better to defer moving them imtil the growth is complete, and 

 then perform the operation carefully. There is nothing better for Ca* 

 mellias than a moderately light turfy loam, the turf being pared off 

 l\ inch thick, that pai-t only being used. 



Poinsettia Culture (A Subscriber, J. JJ.).— You should at once place 

 the plants in a temperature of 65'^ at night, and in a moist atmosphere 

 they will soon start into growth, water being si)aringly given. When the 

 shoots are an inch or two long repot the plants in smaller pots, using a 

 compost of equal parts of turfy loam, peat, and leaf mould, and adding 

 sand liberally. Keep them close and shaded for a few days, then place 

 them near the glass, and take out the points of the shoots when these 

 are 3 inches long. Shift the plants into their blooming-pots (they are 

 generally required in small pots), early in June, and if placed in a light 

 and airy situation, and afforded the ordinary treatment of stove plants, 

 they will bloom in autumn. You may take ofT the shoots when they are 

 about 3 inches long quite close to the stem. Insert them in silver sand, 

 plunge in a hotbed, aud cover with a bell-glass; they will be weU rooted 

 in six weeks. It then potted off. repotted in July in five-inch pots, and 

 not stopped, they will afford a fine bloom in autumn and winter. They 

 require a position near the glass, a moderate amount of air, a moist 

 growing atmosphere, and copious waterings. 



Cutting Down and Grafting Cereus hexagonus (C. M. Major), — 

 Now is a good time to cut dowu the plant, the upper part being left on a 

 shelf for the cut to heal over, and then putting it in sharp sand. This is 

 also a good time to gi-aft the different kinds of Epiphyllum upon the 

 stump ; we would use exclusively the kinds of pendent habit, but you 

 may employ any of the trailing kinds of Cereus also— kinds that will best 

 suggest themselves to you. 



Early Spring-flowering Plants (B. U.).— Hepaticas, double and 

 single blue, single white, double and single red ; Primroses, the single 

 and double yellow, double white, lilac, crimson, and puri)le ; Daisy, 

 double crimson, piuk, and white, also double crimson with gold-striped 

 leaves, very handsome; Polyanthus, single and double. Of Violets, the 

 single and double blue, Russian varieties, and the lavender blue Neapoli- 

 tan, the sweetest and best. Draba aizoides and borealis, yellow; Pulmo- 

 naria mollis and olhcinaUs, purple and red ; Viola lutea, yellow ; Cheiran- 

 thus MarshalU aud longifolius, brown and yellow; Arabis mollis and 

 mollis variegata, also alpina and its variegated form, all v,-hite ; Alyssnm 

 montanum and saxatiie compactum. yellow ; Aubrietia deltoidea and pur- 

 purea, purple; Orobus vci-nus, purple; Phlox alpinus Nelsoni, white; 

 P. verna, rose colour. In addition to the above. Tulips, Hyacinths, 

 Crocuses, and Snowdrops, Scilla sibirica, and S. bifolia, Winter Aconite, 

 Narcissus angustifolius, N. juneifolias, and Iris reticulata. The best 

 time to plant all the above where they are to bloom is early in autumn. 

 They may be obtained from any of the principal nxu'serymen. 



Training Roses against a House (Idem). — The best material is No. 13 

 galvanised wire horizontally placed, parallel with the courses of bricks, 

 or about o\ inches apart. 



BiGNONiA RADiCANs PROPAGATING (M. C.).— Thc plant IS readily in- 

 creased by layers, and by cuttinijs of tho youug shoots tnken off with a 

 heel, and placed in sand in a mild hotbed. Cuttings of the half-ripened 

 shoots also strike freely in a bulbed. The colours of the flowers vary 

 nmch with the soil and situation, and there is variety nomed B. radicans 

 superba, an improvement on the species. 



