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JOUUNAL OF IIORTIOULTURE AND COTTAOE G.UtDENKR. 



[ Jano 6, 1807. 



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VrNE TTkiitialthv (/Jfuf).— Tho w:\sted tondril-llke bnnrhfiq are the 

 result of tho want of corroUtive action betwoon branches and roots, partlv 

 tbo conflpqnonco nf the roots beinR over-deep, of unripenod wood, or of 

 oTPrcroppmR ia the previous year. It may also, to some extent, be 

 nwinff to the state of the foliage. wUich isoompletoly overran with thrips. 

 The VinoR nould do no (jood whilst in that state. Now. we can only re- 

 commend yon to Hmoke your hou'io fonr or tWe times with tobirco, leav- 

 iuff a nitrht or two between each tiino. Before smoUini? Hhut np the 

 house by three o'clock. Let all the Vine'? bp dry, and then ne\t. morning 

 early Ryrint;e freely with water at 100\ If thti leaven are a fair sample 

 you will have to repeat the process fonr or five times at least. 



pREVESTiN-t; Grapes Sh^vkin^ (J. .-f.).— For Vinos planted thirtr-flve 

 yearn we would recommend you to brin^' forward strontf youn;? Vines, 

 ond replace the old ones bydeffreca. Meanwhile, as the Vines now show 

 so well and are ho henlthy, we would, to avoid shankini?. run a deep drain 

 in front of the bord<>r, and if the weather be dry water the border with 

 manure water. If you could not make the drain you might make two or 

 three dumb wells. 



Air RooTfl of Vivns f j:. S.).— The roots on the stems will alwavs be 

 produced frrcly under two circumstances— first, when the atmosphere 

 of the house is kept very moist, and secondly, when from various causes 

 the temperature at the roots ia much lower than the temperature of the 

 house, or there is any other canso for tho roots not rootint? kindly at the 

 time in the border. Some ffardeners encijun<je them rather than other- 

 wisc; butthoni^h Ro Innij as vitjornns theradd totho stren!,'t,ho{ the Vine, 

 they dr>' up at the coIourin<; period when most strentjth is wanted. 

 Another circumstance aKflinst them is, that whilst thoy root freely in the 

 honse, there is so far n check ffiven to the free rootintjin the border and 

 therefore we consider it advisable to cut them off rather th^,n enconraffe 

 them. As corroborative of these remarks, we may remark that this root- 

 infi rncide takes place chiefly in forced vineries, where there is likely to bo 

 more difference between the top and the mot temperature. 



CucuMBEUR FAtr.KT> (W. M.).—We could discover no insects on the 

 encumber leaf, but there were marks as if thrips had been visitint? yon. 

 It IS a small insect, and jumps as yon approach it. There are a few places 

 that look as if viPited bv red spider. Neither insect likes tbo fumes of 

 sulphur, such as Riven off by a hot-water pipe, or bv the sun ahininp on it 

 when plastered apainst a wall. Neither likes the free use of the svrinffo. 

 For the thnps you will have to smoke with tobicco several times and 

 synnge freely; but if the uenorality of the Joaves are as bad as those 

 sent, we would advise bringing on yoimi? plants in another place. Take 

 whatyoucan from the present plants, then turn thoinout, removini? all the 

 soil, ants, and all, smokiuK the place with hurninc aulnhnr. keeping shut 

 up for twenty-four hours. Then wash all the walls, fill them with fresh 

 rtoil, and replant with the fn^sh plants. If the leaves are all as bad as the 

 one sent, tobacco smoking would be more waste; if only a few are so, 

 then smoke and syiinpe. 



Watering Vises ix an In-stoe Border (Av .4maVur).— Mnch will de- 

 pend on the state of the weather. If the weather is vprv bright with dry 

 wind the Vines ^vill require water every day, especially if the liorder has 

 been made of light loam that does not retain inoisturo long after water- 

 ing, and the Vines are in a very vigorous state of growth." This applies 

 to the pcno 1 of the Vine setting its fruit, and so on to the commencement 

 of the colouring nf the berries, when they should not he so liberally sup- 

 plied with water. With regard to the quantity of water to be given, 

 ^Amateur's" judgment should be his best guide. No one could state 

 the exact quantity, as so much depends on the nature of the soil the 

 border is composed of. If it is an open sandy soil a large quantity should 

 be given at each watering ; on the other hand, if it is a retentive soil the 

 Vines are growing m, a less quantity will bo sutBcient, but small drihblota 

 of water are not to be recommended at any time. Mr. Wills nlways 

 applies it in eufiicient quantity to thoroughly soak the soil the Vino or 

 other plants are gi-owing in. If the drainage of your Vine border has 

 been properly seen to you cannot err bv applying waterin large quantities 

 ns soon as the roots of the Vine are in full action, and from that time to 

 the period named above. As soon as all the berries have changed colour 

 the water-pot may be put aside, only using it occasionally to keep the 

 Vines from flagging. All the air that can bo givon with a liicher tempe- 

 rature IS also then required to give tho berries that fine finish and flavour 

 which are the most necessary and essential points the Vino cultivator 

 should keep in view. 



Robe Isabella Gray not Flowerixo (A Ten-yenrs Subscriber). —We 

 can only account for the Rose showing buds and not expanding them, 

 from the atmosphere being kept too close and moist. Give more air, and 

 keep the plant near tho glass. 



Propaoating Daphne cneorum (Idem).— It is best propagated by 

 layering into small pots placed in the ground around the plants. Anv 

 disposable bushy shoots put in the soil up to the leaves, and pegged 

 securely in tho soil, and about an inch below the surface, will succeed. 

 It IS not nccessnry to make a slit or cut. but that facilitates tho rooting. 

 Shoots Inycred now will be well rooted by the autumn. 



pROPAfiATioN OF RnBuns AND Trees 'J. B. 1^.).— Rhododcudrous may 

 be layered m spring before they bcufin to gi-ow, or in autumn after the 

 growth is perfected, and we think autumn n^*'fer.^blo. Kvertn-een shrubs 

 should be layered in September or in March, hut the former is more 



dqnirable. Deciduous troe^ and shrnhs shonld bo layered in autumn 

 sfter tho loavfl^ fill, and cittings of evergreens, as Ijiiirols, shouM be 

 put in daring Sentt'inber, or of Aucubns early in the mouth, and cuttings 

 of Coniforae at tho end of August. Wo consider the cut in layering prefer- 

 able to the twist. 



Fkrn- pRONns BucKKNUD— E\,TKS DT WooDT.icB (Pier! ■!)— The yotmg 

 fronds dio off b-^foi-,! they uufobl, from cold, wet, and suddoii changes of 

 temperature. K'^nu the atmospiiere more humid, and avoid wetting the 

 fronds, and give a slight increase of temneraturo. We nev.u- heard of 

 woodlico being destroyed l>y "' carbonic acid gas,'" and if you create such 

 a g'4s in y.jiir fernery as to drive awty the woodlico, we think your own 

 life and that of thuso entoring it will ho ]"oopardi3»d, to say nothing of 

 the destructiiiu of i)\^ plants. You say you have follow^il o'lr advice and 

 catch them by humlreds, but you really do not see that it leasens the 

 quintity. We can onlv say, Set more traps or baits. Wo are certain 

 you will exterminate them. 



PRUsr*i(i F,VEU''.nr:E>j TF.nrs and Snurms (.f .<?«?)« ■ri?.^r>.~\rbutns yon 

 may cut-in in spring. >m\. unless it grows unshapely it should not he pruned 

 at all, and it as well as Evergreen Oik-i should not have any pruning 

 beyrmd the caf.tiug-out of a long niked branch, or the shortening of 

 irregulir growthsi. This should be ibme in spring before thoy begin to 

 grow. Portugal liTireN should be pruned early in Mnv, cutting them in 

 to any shape or form refiuired. and if compact close head'^ are wanted 

 they should bo gone over ng.iin at the end of August. Laurels may bo 

 cut ia June, or if they require much cutting it should be done ejirly in 

 April. We. however, cui ours at the end of Mayor eirly in Jane, and 

 again in August. Aucubis should be cit insnrin^ before tho growth is 

 made, and then only ; and tho Liurustiuus should ba cut early in May, 

 and tho young growths not after .vards shoi'teuod, as they flower from tba 

 ends . 



SoLANT-H CAP3Tr^sT^u?I TREATMENT (H. (r. B ).— Tho pUut of which 

 you sent us a fruit nnd iprig is Solanum c^^^^cls•r',lm. a greenhouse or 

 half-hardy shruh. It mav be placed out of donrs from now until October, 

 but is bo.4t kept in a cold frame, or cool oiry greenhouse. 



Genista or Coronu-t, v after FLowKRixa (f./.'-mi.— If the plant re- 

 quires repjtting it «;'iti1 1 ha dioo at o-ic). A cimpost of sin.lv loam and 

 one-third leaf mould, witli a free admixture of snd, will grow it well, and 

 it miy bo cut ia ii nor'essary; but this should be done previously to 

 potting, the latter taking place when the new shoots arc a few inches 

 long. Tho plant may bo placed out-djors in summer, it being kapt well 

 supplied with water. 



Propaoatino Arabis vartegata (C. F. r.).— This plant may now have 

 the side runners slipped off, and, bfing placed in sand in a shady border, 

 and kept moi.it. they soon rout. This may be done from now up to Sep- 

 tember; but w^ prefer dividing the plants now, and the divisions form 

 nice plants for autumn planting. 



PnoPAG.vTiNO Ceuastium tojirntosux (Idem).~-ThQ bi^t method that 

 we have tried is to put in cuttings of the last year's growth at the end of 

 March or early in April, two or three together where wanted, inserting 

 them so that they may l>e two-thirds covered by the soil. They should be 

 put in in littlo ttifts, or two or three branches together, about 6 inches 

 apart from plant to plant, or from tuft to tuft. They make n splendid 

 edging by July. (.'iTttinL,'i 'Strike freely if iusevted in sind and nliccd in 

 a cold frame or shady I'order, and more quickly if placed in a mild hot- 

 bed. The plant i.^ easy of propagation by division. 



Roses for Training to House (Idi^m). — There are no evergresa 

 Roses such as you require, but we think the following would please you, 

 though they lose their leaves in winter, as every good Rose does;— 

 Bourbon, Acidalie and Sir Joseph Paxton ; Tea-scented, Climbing Devoni- 

 ensis, Gloire do Dijon, and i\rar jchal N'iel ; and Hybrid Perpetual, Mart-- 

 cbal Vaillant, Madsnio Louise Cnrique, Madame de Cambaeeres, Lord 

 Raglan, Jules Margottin. Mailamo Julie Darau, and Eugene Apport. 



Insects in Cucumber Krame {Gon»txint Reader,!. M ). — We think from 

 your description that tho insects of which you complain are woodlice. 

 They cannot be thrips. a-) these confine their excursions to the loaves and 

 stems, and may be found on the under si'le of the leaves of plants at- 

 tacked by them ; besides, tobacco smoke will destroy thcra, which yon 

 say it does not those ravaging your plants. Procure a toad or two and 

 place in tho frame. Tliey will clear the bed of woodlice in a short time. 

 We keep them in constantly. 

 Ferns (X. M. i^.).— Write to Mr. Sims, Nurseryman, Foots Cray. Kent. 

 Preserving the Colour ok Dried Flowers (jRus- . — Arrange and 

 press tho apecimen fl^it ; then put it into a tin dish partly filled with dry 

 sand, cover the specimen with more dry sand, and place in an oven at a 

 heat that will dry the plant quickly without scorching. Wo are told 

 that this mode preserves tho colours. We shall be obliged by information 

 on this subject. 



Names of Plants {C.F.). — Andromeda marlana. (Comlanf licadt^r). — 

 Aspleuium ndiantum nigrum ; 1, Tradescantia virginica ; 2, >retrosideros 

 citrina ; 3, Veronica gentianoides. (T. B ). — 1. Pelliea gerimiifijia ; 3, So- 

 laginella Kraussiana (?) ; 3, Asplenium rhizophorum ; 4. Pellsa hastata ; 

 5, Asplenium falcatum ; 6, Adiautum trapeziforme. (If. B.]. — 1, Adiantam 

 pedatum (?) ; 2, Adiantum capillus-Veneris; 3, Asplenium marinum 

 4, Pteris chinensis. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of Loudon for the Week ending June 4th. 



