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JOUBNAIi OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GABDENEB. 



[ Muy 9, 1867. 



plants drying so quickly. This would be nil washed off bv 

 the first shower, and if dull days should come without rain, 

 the most of it would come off by drawing a large hair broom 

 over the glass. Such spattering from a syringe would be done 

 to a large extent of glass in a few minutes, and it is a useful 

 practice e-specially when, as in the present case, such bright 

 weather follows after dull drizzling weather. This is the 

 quickest and cheapest mode we know of for giving a slight 

 temporary shade. 



ORNAMENTAL DErAKTMENT. 



The fine weather after the rains hag made the grass grow 

 far beyoud our reach, and in such cases, for removiug Daisies, 

 Ac, our daisy knife has been very useful, making a large 

 space green in a short time. Our chief work, besides at- 

 tending to cuttings, potting, and watering, has been fresh 

 arranging verandahs, conservatory, &c. ; taking Azaleas, Cy- 

 tisus, &c., to the coolest places where a little shade can be 

 given ; placing Scarlet and other Pelargoniums where they 

 would have more light, air, and coolness ; moving Fuchsia's 

 where they could have plenty of air and room to grow. All 

 these matters require much forethought where a large extent 

 is to _ be made ornamental and there are no houses or pits 

 especially for such preparatory purposes ; but every house has 

 to serve many purposes besides supplying fruit as the chief 

 object. Under such circumstances plants grown in shade will 

 be apt to become drawn a little, do what you will, a matter 

 sometimes lost siglit of when much is wanted with very inade- 

 quate means, and when comparisons are made between results 

 so obtained and results in different circumstances, where a 

 house c.-in pretty well be devoted to one definite object. This 

 is a subject which some most intelligent, deserving, successful 

 gardeners have wished us to advert to prominently ; but we 

 would rather that some other coadjutor or correspondent would 

 give it attention, and allow the matter to be fairly ventilated 

 for the benefit of all parties. 



_ These general fresh arrangements are not desirable' but at 

 times^ they can scarcely be avoided. It is well when a plant 

 past its best can be removed and be replaced by another, 

 without any general clearing out ; but the latter plau has this 

 advantage at times, that an old plant-house may he made by 

 fresh arrangements to look altogether a different house. As in 

 our case, hitherto we have had a largo space under glass to 

 make ornamental, which we could only do when all danger 

 from frost was over. Such a fresh arrangement two or three 

 times a-year was almost indispensable, besides the temporary 

 changes referred to. Thus with other minor matters, the Azaleas 

 not removed have been placed in the shadiest part of the con- 

 servatory, and the Camellias, about over, have been taken to 

 the late vinery, and as the chief attraction besides were Salvias, 

 Cinerarias, and Primulas, these, though some are very good 

 still, yet being past, instead of coming to their best, were all 

 removed, the house, stage, &c., well washed, a fresh arrange- 

 ment made with the Azaleas, as above alluded to, and florists' 

 fancy Pelargoniums, Scarlet Pelargoniums, Fuchsias, Lan- 

 tanas, &c., so that the house has an entirely different appear- 

 ance from what it had a few days ago. Even with no change 

 of material, a small house may be made very attractive by so 

 changing the arrangement of the plants, as to present a different 

 appearance. When the amateur enters his small house, and 

 finds every plant in its accustomed place, the feeling of mo- 

 notony will creep over him, which would be dispelled even by 

 the interest awakened from having to seek for his favourite 

 plant under a freah arrangement combined with other plants. 



— B. r. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— ?.Iay S. 



We have no altprntion much tn note liere. prices remain nearly the 

 same. A large quantity of new Potatoes from Lisbon baa oaseil the 

 market, and we daily expect our West of Enpland ci-owers to commence 

 sending. Hothouse fiuit far in excess of the demand. 



FRUIT, 

 s. d. s. d I 



Apples isiova 



Apricots doz 



Cherries Ijox 3 4 



Chestnuts bush. 



Curranta A sieve 



Bhick ". . do. 



PiKS doz. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 9 1 



Gooseberries ..quart 16 



Grapes, Hothouse.. lb. 5 10 



Lemons 100 5 10 



B. d. s. d 



OtoS I Melons each Otol) 



I Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (dessert) ..doz. 



kitchen doz. 3 



Pin; Apples lb. 5 



I Plun.s j sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberr.ps lb. 



Strawberries oz. 6 



10 



VEOETABLKS. 



.Artichokes each 



Asparapns buudle 



Beans, Kidnoy, per 100 



ScarletUun.i sieve 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brus. Sprouts ^ siovo 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower dnz. 



Celery bundle 



Cucumbers each 



pickling doz. 



Kndive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish . . bundle 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce per doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mustd.& Cress, punnet 

 Onions.. .. per bushel 



Parsley per sieve 



Pnrsnipa doz. 



Peas per quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kiduey do. 



I Radishes doz. bunches 



Rhaharb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Seft-kftle basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes.... per doz. 



Tuniipt bunch 



Vegetable Marrows dz. 



s. d. 8 



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Walnuts busli, 10 20 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Books (H. 0.1. — We intend publisliint^ siiL-h a work fts you mention 

 nest sprin-,'. The botanical p-irt of the Uictiomiry you mention has not 

 been published in a separate form. 



RoTAL lIoRTicuLTUR.\i, SOCIETY (;Y.*.— If you 'Write to J. Richards, 

 Esq., Assistant Secretary. Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensing- 

 ton, he will readily send you printtid particulars You can then decide 

 for yourself whetlior you will ba a ti^'o-'^uinea or £our-:.^uinea Fellow. 

 There is not a sufQcient number of pomologista to support a journal 

 devoted to their favourite pursuit. 



St.\lks of BuNcnES oi' i^b.^pes ?HANKrwG (Grapes).— We think that sixty 

 bunches from such a small house, 10 feet Ion;?, was rather over-cropping. 

 The shrivbUing-up of some of the bunches is owing to the excessive wet of 

 the soison, the unprotected state of the stems in winter, and rather too 

 moist an atmosphere inside the house. Give more air. 



Insects (Subscrtftfr).— The '-reptiles" at the roots of your Peas are a 

 species of snake millipede. Julus pulchellus. Strew some rape-cake dust 

 along the bottom of tlxo drills, then sow the Peas, and cover them with 

 the same kind of dust before covering with earth. 



Tea-scented and Noisette IloyKS (Rosamunda). — To have these bloom 

 in Au<,'nst they should have ihe necessary pruning at once, and should be 

 jilaoed out of doors in an open and sunny situation, the pots being 

 pluii'.:,'cd in coal ashes or other material. Allow Ihera plenty of room, 

 and top-dress the surface of the soil in the pots with rich compost. They 

 should be well watered and syringed on the evenings of hot d^ys. You 

 may plant them out of the pots in goo'l, rich, deeply-dng or trenched soil, 

 where they wiil grow more vigorously; we would do so now, pruning 

 them i:i a few days hence. It will be necessary to have a canvas or 

 other awning in readi-iess in order to retard the bloom?, if too early, and 

 also to ]»rotect them from rains and excessive drought and winds. If 

 you grow them in pots, they will be more readily removed and placed 

 in a cold pit if it be necessary to forward them. 



Walkep-'s ^tove. — " E. B. B." wishes to be informed if anv of our 

 readers have used thia stove in a plant-house, and if so, with what 

 results. 



Glazing a Small Span-roofed House (A. B. C). — 1, For such a small 

 span-house, 15 feet long, oue eud against the gable of a dwelling-house, 

 with side glass above the wall 3 feet in height, altogether about 5 or more 

 feut iu height, and supposing that the house at the ridge is from 9 to 

 10 feet in hei^Oit, you iier>d not be in any doubt us to the quantity of glass 

 v.'anted, by taking the square feet of the roof, eud, and sides, deducting 

 the spars for the sash-bars. 2, You will obtain very good glass for such a 

 purpose at about IGs. per 107 feet, cut to the size you wsiut; hut if you 

 wish to be secure, we would advise giving about one-third more for 21-oz. 

 sheet glass. 3, You would build such a hou'e most economically by 

 having two or three ventilators in the side walls, and having the whole 

 of the side glass, and the roof glass fixed. You would want one ventilator 

 on the roof, close to the gablo of the house now standing, and another 

 over the doorway, and then in very warm weather you could open the 

 door. For such a house we would use squares from 18 inches wide and 

 1-J or more in depth, and rafter sash bars li inch wide and from 3^ inches 

 deep, placed so as to receive the 18-inch-wide glass between the rebates. 

 4, Such span-roofed houses t>'ive more light than lean-to's, but of coui-se 

 tliey are much colder in winter, and require more fire to keep them 

 warm. Where a wall for a back already exists and costs nothing, wft 

 would be Lstrongly disposed to have a lean-to withaJixed roof. Very fine 

 things have l)eeu grown under lean-to's, and they require much less 

 fuel to keep them warm. Where a wall has to be built, then we would 

 prefer the low walls at the sides of a span-roof, as the glass and wood will 

 be choapi;r than brick. Of course the aspect is something. If a lean-to 

 you should have the sloping glass facing south, south-east, or srmth-west ; 

 with the end^ of the house pointing north and south or that way, you 

 would be sure of plenty of sun all day. 



Bees in Conservatory (E. M. iJ.).— The best and onlymethod that we 

 know of preventing bees from entering a conservatory is to have the 

 openings covered with hexagon netting. 



Taking up Tulips, Anemones, and IL-vnunculuses after Flowfe- 

 IKG {Idem}. — The bulbs and roots of thfse plants may be taken up after 

 flowering and when the foliage turns yellow, as they are then perfected. 

 They may be dried a little on a shelf in a cool airy shed, and when dry 

 stored away in sand, it does not injure them much, if at ad, if they ai'9 

 mature v/hen taken up, and they are planted early in autumn. 



Pricking-out Auricula Seedlings tE. F. TT.).— You may transplant, 

 or rather prick oflF, the seedlings sown this spring when they are largo 

 enoush to handle. A north b^irder will be a suitable place for ihem. Do 

 not plant too much under the shade of the wall or hedge Auriculas 

 like a moderately rich and rather strong loam ; but they will thrive in a 

 light ioil. 



