January 27, 1870. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENEK. 



breeding time, and autumn. I appeal to the ladies, just to 

 imagine a nestf ul of young Goldfinches starving through the old 

 birds being caught, or, if one only is eaught the young die just 

 the same, their remaining parent pining miserably away ; and 

 all just to enable some tramping vagabond to get intoxioated 

 on his route. I must do respectable dealers the justice to say, I 

 think as a rule they do not encourage birdcatching in nesting- 

 time — at least, I hope not. If farmers were alive to their own 

 interests they would not allow the destruction on their lands 

 of such a pretty and useful bird as the Goldfinch. 



Surely little birds are as worthy of protection as terriers' 

 tails and ears, to trim which is declared by law to be " cruelty 

 to animals."— C, Hereford. 



[We, and many able contributors, have pleaded for small 

 birds. Goldfinches and all other soft-billed birds are more than 

 harmless, for they live either upon instets or the seeds of weeds. 

 Even Bullfinches, Tomtits, and other bud-destroyers do good 

 in the same way at some seasons of the year, and the econo- 

 mical, reasonable practice would be to have some persons 

 employed to scare them away during the bud-opening period 

 in spring.] 



LIST OF PLANTS IN FLOWER DURING 

 DECEMBER. 



c. 11. Nepeia violacea 

 Myosotis alpestria 

 Schizostylis coccinea 



per^iine 

 Asnhoilelua luteus 

 Alyssum eaxatile 



compactum 

 Clematis Jackmann 

 Nignli.i hispanioa 



Dianthus deltoides 



Marie Pare 



superbns 



Plumbago capensis 



Primula acaulis 



4. Teucrium lacidam 



Vinoa herbacea 



arge.ntea 

 Helleborus niger 



Icetidaa 

 Ammobium alatuin 

 Tritoma Uvaria 

 Antirrhinum majua 

 Leptoaiphon densifloraa 

 Viacaria splendena 

 LoboJia Erinna 

 Aeter chmensis 

 Sedum cagrulenm 

 Malva mobchiita 

 ChryBautbemums various 

 Phlox Drummondi 

 Reseda odorata 

 7. Achillea compacta 



b errata 



Agathaea cceleBtis variegata 

 Delphinium Barlowii 

 Campanula carpatica 



garganica 

 Aaperula oJorata 

 Calandnnia umbellata 

 Astrantia major 

 Betonica stricla 

 Erinus alpiims 

 Hieracium alpinum 

 Aster Amelluri 

 Cydonia jaioiiica 

 Ajuga genevenBU 



reptana variegata 

 Pentalemon coccmeum 

 11. Cichorium Eudivia 

 Verbena venosa 

 Viltadenia trilobata 

 Obeliscaria pulcherrima 

 Phlox Counteaa of Home 

 Daphne Laureola 

 Erica carnea 

 Rose Bourbon Queen 

 Hamamelia virginioa 

 Kerria j^iponica 

 Caliimpclia acabra 

 Omphalodes verna 

 Statice Armeria 

 Ranunculus repena 



StHU;u.'Hs HpcciOBH 

 Tanacetuin volgare 

 Thymus ufficinalis 

 Veronica incana 



spicata 



d< j ntata 



tanrica 



syriaca 

 liagnrus ovatus 

 Hesperis matronalis 

 Gynerium argenteum 

 Matthiola annua 

 Jasminum nuditlorum 

 Erysimum Pcroilskianuu 

 Gaiega officinalis 

 Gilia tricolor 

 Lupinua nanns 

 11. Dianthus Caryophyllua 



Heddewigi 



barbatus 

 CiBtus vuigaria 

 Collinsxa bicolor 

 €uphea platycentra 

 Chnlono barbata 

 ■Colchioum auiuranale 

 Lychnis coronaria 

 Aira crespitosa 

 Pyrethrum Parthenium 

 Silene Sehafti 

 Anchuaaiialica 

 Unaria purpurea 



Cymbalaria 

 <Enotheia macrocarpa 



grand iflora 



Rudbeckia laciniata 

 Sedum dentatuni 



biebol ii 

 Draco oephaluni gTandiflo- 



Brachycome iberidifolia 

 Cacalia anrea 

 Galandrinia speciosa 

 Lonicera Periclynienum 

 Calliopsis tinctoria 

 22. Rhododendron hi autuin 

 Centaurea depressa 

 Aster teneliua 

 Pentstemon venustam 

 Abronia umbellata 

 Rnta graveolens 

 Viburnum Tinus 

 Alyssum maritimum 

 Atriplex hortensi3 

 AnagalHs grandiflora 

 Hydrangea japonica 

 Crocus Boryauus 



Rose, Crimson China 

 — M. H., Acklam Hall, Niddlesbrough-on-Teet>: 



one of the first to bring the Chrysanthemum before the Lon- 

 don public, and boasted that last year's show was the best he 

 had ever had. He has been the means of promoting nearly all 

 the Chrysanthemum Societies round London, and some in 

 various parts of the country, and by encouraging a taste for 

 flowers he effected much good amongst the working classes in 

 the metropolis, and especially in the ragged schools. He waB 

 the author of a work on the culture of the Chrysanthemum, first 

 published in 1857, and he was also a contributor to various 

 gardening journals. In Mr. Broome we have lost a most 

 friendly contributor, and many will miss a kindly companion. 



Death of Mr. Broome. — We regret, in common with many 

 others, to learn that Mr. S. Broome, gardener at the Inner 

 Temple, died of apoplexy on the morning of Saturday, the 

 22nd inst. He was born on the 29th June, 1806, at Weston- 

 under-Lizard, Staffordshire, and served his apprenticeship 

 in the gardens of the Earl of Bradford. Afterwards he 

 came to London, to the Temple, where he continued gar- 

 dener for thirty-eight years — that is, until his death. He was 



RENDLE'S PLANT PROTECTORS. 



In your impression of the 13th inst. there is a letter signed 

 ,' C. P. Peach." He does not say that 1-inch boards are better 

 than earthenware ; he cannot say that. All Mr. Peach says is 

 that the inch boards are cheaper. How does he prove that 

 they are cheaper ? His lowest price is Is. 2d. per foot with 

 boarding 1 inch in width, fixed up with wire and staples. My 

 price for a 10-feet length is 10s.— W. E. Bendle. 



[Here this subject must close, except in our advertising 

 columns. — Eds.] 



WINTER-FLOWERING ORCHIDS.— No. 2. 

 Odontoolossums. 

 The collectors who have been for some years past exploring 

 the high mountain ranges of Mexico, Peru, New Granada, and 

 Central America, have largely increased and enriched our 

 collections, both by the introduction of new species of this 

 genus and the reintroduction of some very beautiful kinds 

 which had been lost to cultivation through unskilful treatment. 

 Many species of Odontoglossum are found growing at an alti- 

 tude of 7-8000 feet, or even more. Such being the case, it is 

 but natural to infer they cannot require great fire heat ; thus 

 in growing this and other genera from similar habitats, the 

 great drawback to an Orchid house, as it used to be understood 

 — namely, unbearable heat, is entirely removed. 



Odontoglossums, with but few exceptions, succeed well in a 

 temperature of from 40° to 55° during the winter months, and 

 in summer the nearer the thermometer can be keot to 65° or 

 70° the better; at no period of the year should they be sub- 

 jected to a dry atmosphere, but by a judicious application 

 of water, a moist and cool, but quiet, atmosphere should be 

 maintained; plenty of fresh air must circulate through the 

 house, but avoid draughts and rough currents of wind. 

 During summer the direct rays of the sun must be kept from 

 them, and to meet their requirements in the most effectual 

 manner a house with a northern aspect is preferable to any 

 other, for in a house thus situated a cool, moist air can be 

 maintained, even in the hot parching days which we sometimes 

 experience in the summer, at which time, of course, no fire is 

 necessary. In a house facing the north I have grown many 

 species and varieties of this and other genera with great suc- 

 cess at the temperatures given above, and, saving in very cold 

 nights in winter, some of the ventilators have been open day 

 and night all the year round. 



Iu potting Odontoglots, drain the pots well, and for potting 

 material use only good, sweet sphagnum moss and fibrous 

 peat, which may have a small portion of sharp silver sand 

 mixed with it with advantage. Special care should also be 

 taken to keep the pseudo^ bulbs well above the rims of the pots, 

 and their bases clear of the soil, so that young growths do not 

 get buried or rotted just after starting, which, of course, is 

 their most tender age. In a state of nature they are not so 

 buried, for so loosely do they grow amongst the moss upon the 

 forest trees, that a lasso skilfully thrown will bring down vast 

 quantities at each time. 



Several more species than those noticed here are winter 

 bloomers, but the best are given. Those which are omitted 

 are either uninteresting, or such as I have not considered per- 

 manent in their habit of producing their flowers at this par- 

 ticular season. 



Odontoglossum grande. — One of the best known, and cer- 

 tainly the most showy of the whole genus ; it is usually con- 

 sidered an autumn-flowering kind, but, fortunately, amongst 

 the great quantities which have been imported a variety has 

 appeared which, flowering from the old or fully-formed growth, 

 gives us its charming blooms during December and January. 

 The pseudo-bulbs are dark heavy green, supporting a pair 

 of broad coriaceous leaves of nearly the same colour. Scape 



