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JOUBNAIi OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENBB. 



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own report, being unaware that any change in the prize cards 

 had been made. That change was unauthorised and erroneous. 



The Council of the Koyal Horticultural Society, with the 



consent of the exhibitors, determined to extend the time of 

 keeping open the Great Show to Whit-Monday and Tuesday to 

 allow holiday-folks an opportunity of seeing such a magnificent 

 display, and this concession was taken advantage of by a large 

 number of persons. The attendance of visitors during the 

 Show has been as follows : — Tuesday, June 4th, 50G0 ; Wednes- 

 day, 1154; Thursday, 3351; Friday, 3107; Saturday, 1064; 

 Monday, 3826 ; Tuesday not yet ascertained. 



According to the " Journal of the Society of Arts," the 



following prizes were adjudged to gardeners at the final examina- 

 tions, conducted under the auspices of the Society. The first 

 prizes for Botany and Floriculture, of £5 each, were awarded to 

 Robert Greaser Kingston, aged 20, Richmond Parochial Library 

 and Reading Room, gardener. The second prize of £3 for Flori- 

 culture, was allotted to William Pritchard Roberts, aged 27, 

 Bromley Literary Institute, gardener. The first prize for Fruit 

 and Vegetable culture, £5, was adjudged to John Charles Higgs, 

 aged 26, Southampton AthenEoum, gardener ; and the second 

 prize to George Stanton, aged 26, Slough Mechanics' Institute, 

 gardener. The Royal Horticultural Society's prizes were awarded 

 as follows : — In Botany : first prize, £5, to Robert Greaser Kings- 

 ton, 20, Richmond Parochial Library and Reading Room, gar- 

 dener. Second prize, £3, Richard Lee Keenan, 23, Richmond 

 Parochial Library and Reading Room, gardener. No other 

 candidate qualified to receive a prize. In Floriculture : first 

 prize, £5, Piobert Greaser Kingston, 20, Richmond Parochial 

 Library and ReadingRoom, gardener ; second prize, £3, William 

 Pritchard Roberts, 27, Bromley Literary Institute, gardener. 

 In Fruit and Vegetable culture : first prize, £3, John Charles 

 Higgs, 26, Southampton Athenffium, gardener; second prize, 

 £3, G. Stanton, 26, Slough Mechanics' Institute, gardener. The 

 " Gardeners' Chronicle " Prize of £3 is awarded to Robert 

 Greaser Kingston, 20, Richmond Parochial Library and Reading 

 Room, gardener. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Prepare gi-ound for planting out Brussels Sprouts, Borecole, 

 Broccoli, Cauliflowers, and Savoys. Peas, sow Knight's Marrows; 

 if dry weather continue, the drills for Peas, Kidney Beans, &c., 

 should be rendered moist before sowing, and if the seeds are 

 previously steeped in water for eight or ten hours rapid ve- 

 getation will be insured at this period of the season. Turnips, 

 take advantage of the first cloudy weather to sow a portion of 

 the main crop of winter Turnips. They should be sown in 

 drills whilst the ground is freshly prepared, placing in the bot- 

 tom of the drill a compost of rotten dung, in order that roots 

 may be emitted at once, and that the plants may form rough 

 leaves sooner, so as to be out of the reach of the fly. 



FRniT GARDEN. 



Particular attention will now be required with regard to wall 

 trees planted last season. In the case of Pear trees it will be 

 desirable that a central shoot be trained upright, and one on 

 each side to form the lower tier ; but in order that the latter 

 may acquire greater vigour, they should not yet be brought to 

 a horizontal position. If they appear of equal strength, they 

 should diverge at the same angle, but if unequal the weaker 

 should be allowed the greater elevation. "The lowest side 

 shoots of Peach and Nectarine trees should also he encouraged 

 by as much elevation as can be afforded, consistently with the 

 possibility of bringing them to their ultimate position, that of 

 an angle of about 43° for a Uttle distance from their origin, and 

 then nearly horizontal. If the central shoot exhibit too great 

 luxuriance, its point may be inclined to either side ; a few of its 

 laterals may yet be permitted, lest by stopping them the lower 

 eyes should break prematurely. Disbud Figs, retaining no 

 more wood than is required for the next season. Be sure to 

 select the short-jointed wood. 



FLOW-ER GARDEN. 



Attend to the tying-up herbaceous plants that are tall or 

 showing flower, such as the different kinds of Rockets, Pasonies, 

 double and single Lychnis, &c., in order to prevent their being 

 injured by the wind. Take up Anemone pavonina as soon as 

 the foliage begins to die off, clean the roots, and store them 

 away in an airy cool shed or loft to dry. Collect seed of the 

 Poppy Anemone as it ripens, and sow it at once in a sead-bed ; 

 the plants will bloom ne^t season if seed is sown during this 



month. Dog's-tooth Violets will succeed well if taken up, parted, 

 and replanted as soon as the fohage is matured. Mow lawns 

 often during this growing weather. Hoe and rake borders ; 

 remove dead leaves and blossoms, and water any of the recently- 

 planted beds in which plants have not taken sufficient hold of 

 the groHnd. Verbenas, Petunias, and similar plants should bo 

 pegged down where it is requisite to cover the surface of the 

 beds. Fine specimens of Fuchsias may be planted out on 

 lawns, also largo Pelargoniums, chiefly of the scarlet kinds, and 

 should be well staked. Ten-week Stocks may yet be sown for 

 a display in September and October, and a little late Mignonette, 

 as also a few of the best annuals for autumn work. Ranun- 

 culuses are in bloom in early localities, shade from the powerful 

 rays of the sun, and occasionally water with soft water between 

 the rows. Look sharply after a green caterpillar exactly the 

 colour of the stem. It will generally be found just under the 

 blooms. Pinch off the laterals, and thin the buds of Pinks, in 

 order that those intended for exhibition may increase in size. 

 Water those grown in pots during the evening, and tie with 

 waxed thread the pods of those which are sufficiently advanced. 

 Carnations and Pieotees will now require considerable attention, 

 e.'camine the ties and see that no stems are pinched or con- 

 tracted ; continue to fasten others as they elongate ; remove 

 laterah, and use every means to encourage robust growth. 

 Pansies for exhibition should have a slight awning over the bed. 



GREENDOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



Now is the time to encourage a rapid and sturdy growth in 

 Corrajas, Epacrises, Pimeleas, Chorozemas, Leschenaultias, 

 Polygalas, Ericas, iSrc. A constant stopping of gross shoots will 

 be necessary, in order to equalise the sap, and encourage the 

 lower part of the plant. Let liberal shifts be given during the 

 season, in order that the pots may be tolerably well filled with 

 roots before the approach of winter, thereby guarding against 

 stagnation in the soil. As a general compost for the most of 

 these tribes, we would recommend three parts of a fibrous 

 heath soil in a lumpy state, and abounding in sharp grit, to 

 one part of a free turfy loam ; a good sprinkling of charcoal 

 from the size of a Pea to that of a Broad Bean, with a portion 

 of pounded crocks of similar size, should be added to the mass. 

 It is hardly necessary to urge the necessity of thorough drain- 

 age ; let it, however, be thorough. Crocks carefully placed to 

 provide outlets for the water, and these again covered with a 

 smaller size of pounded crocks and charcoal, and finally with' 

 the roughest part of the compost, to place the ball on, will be 

 found, although apparently troublesome at first, to be by far 

 the least so in the end. This mode of arranging the parts 

 of a compost, as also the drainage, will be found very essential, 

 if not absolutely necessary, where liquid manure is constantly 

 used. Cinerarias done blooming may be cut down, dipped in 

 tobacco water to clear the aphides, and turned out into a raised 

 bed in the kitchen garden or reserve ground ; they will pro- 

 duce an abundance of suckers by the end of August, and may 

 then be increased. 



STOVE. 



The principal work in this house is to attend to the climb- 

 ing plants ; see that they are all properly trained either to 

 stakes or trellises. Some of them may require stopping to 

 cause them to throw out a greater profusion of shoots. The 

 beauty of these useful plants depends much on the training 

 which they receive during the period at which rapid growth is 

 going on ; many of them are ruined owing to the want of timely 

 attention in this respect. Keep down the green fly by fumi- 

 gation, the red spider by syringing, and the mealy bug with the 

 linger and thumb. The thrips, one of the worst of enemies to 

 gardeners, may be subdued by constant smoking, and occa- 

 sionally syringing with lime and soot water in a perfectly clear 

 state ; but this, and all other insects, when once they make 

 their appearance, must be followed up in right earnest until 

 they are completely destroyed. Where a great amount of heat 

 is indulged in to promote the rapid growth of Orchids, some of 

 the Guatemala kinds, the Lajlias, and those from cool and 

 mountainous regions, should be separated, if possible, from the 

 main stock. A vinery in which a trifling amount of heat is 

 kept up would do. Abundance of moisture in the atmosphere 

 must, however, be provided. 



PITS AND FRAJIES. 



Put in cuttings of the most choice kinds of Phloxes or other 

 herbaceous plants, in order that they may be rooted before the 

 frames are again required for autumn cuttings. Shade during 

 the day, sprinkle and shut up early in the afternoon. 



FORCINQ-PIT. 



The young stock of Gardenias are the chief occupants here. 



