JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GABDENEK. 



[ March 24, 1870. 



nosed and hardened oS for planting, these received and needed 

 no watoinK in the intermediate weeks. In very sunny days at 

 Zl before 6 growing freely, the plants received a .light sprink- 



^nTlKmart give. If such turf pieces were set on 

 a hard bottem. and there was no artificial heat, it would not 

 matter much how soon the work was done ; but in such a case 

 M refer™ d to above, where a little heat will come from the 

 raised ridges of fermenting material, and the turf is : set on hal - 

 decayed rich material, from the middle to the end of Ma reh 

 will be soon enough for the work, as otherwise the roots would 

 b apt to extend too far, and then the plants would flag ; . i ht le 

 when first planted. Sometimes we have had to take up a .lot 

 a fortnight or three weeks before planting, and place them 

 close to'Ther on common soil, or a hard bottom to prevent 

 the roots running away. It is best when the roots hang out of 

 the turf Eke a shovt-eropped wig. One other advantage is 

 that these turf-grown plants are easily raised and potted m 

 autumn. — B. F. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS 

 In the Suburbs of London for the week ending March 22nd. 



16.— Heavy rain ; overcast ; densely overcast. 



17 —Densely overcast ; overcast ; mild at night. 



18.— Densely overcast ; densely overcast ; heavy clouds. 



19 —Overcast and cold ; overcast ; clear and fine. 



20 —Fine, overcast ; very fine ; densely overcast. 



21 —Slight rain ; showery ; densely overcast. 



22.— Showery ; overcast, very damp ; clear and frosty. 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



William Paul, Waltham Cross, ^oriion, ^.-Oatalogue of New 

 Hoses, Pelargoniums, Camellias, Hollyhocks, Phloxes, &c. With Plate 

 of Princess Christian Rose. ,„, ,, 



John Waterer & Sons, Bagshot, Surrey.— Catalogue of Shododen- 



' ^ownie, Laird, & Laing, StansteadPart, Forest Hill, London, S.E., 

 and 17, South Frederick Street, Edinburgh.— Descriptive Catalogue oj 

 Florists' Flowers, &c. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS, 



es- Being pubtislied in time for transmission ay the Thursday morning 

 mails, The Journal of Horticulture should, with but Jew ex- 

 ceptions, be delivered on the same day in all parts of the country. 

 If there is any delay, let our readers apply to the nearest railway 

 bookstall, an I bu paying their subscriptions in advance their copies 

 ■will be regvlarh) supplied. If country hool-scllers cannot obtain 

 the Journal in time, we shaU be obliged by tlteir communicating 

 tliefact to our Publisher. 

 »»* We request that no one will write privately to any of the 

 correspondents of the " Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed solely to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, etc., 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E.C. 

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

 week. 

 Books (E. B. J.).— A " Supplement" has been published to the " Cottage 

 Gardeners' Dictionary," including the new plants to the end of 1W>7. 

 " The Gardeners' Year Book," price ls„ published annually at our omce, 

 Including the new plants, flowers, fruits, &c, introduced during the 

 previous year. 



Seedlings of Czar Violet.— Mr. G. W.Bootbby says-" A correspon- 

 dent inquired of you a week or two ago aB to the probability of seed from 

 the Czar Violet producing plants like the parent. I noticed that in your 

 answer you thought that such a result need not be expected. Now, my 

 Czar and Giant seedlings differ very little, if at all, from the original. 1 

 have more trouble in getting the seed to grow than with any other part 

 of Violet culture, and I have come to the conclusion that it is the best 

 way to leave the seed on the plant, and to let it sow itself. I think, by 



this means, a greater number of seedlings will be obtained than by care- 

 fMl, ■ ,tl„ ring and preserving the seed and sowing in pots. 

 Sffoting Pelargonium (B. Godboht).-lt is very fine ; the pink-tinged 

 Seedlinu iFLAH.oNibiM nn dtbe noble 



tatt .SSlST Vffi Planl X a dwarf contact habit it will be 

 an acquisition. 



Aucoba (Ignoramws).-The male plants do not bear berries. There is 

 only one kind. 



Rose Cuttings Potting Ulpnal.-The cuttings put jta ilart Septemj 

 ,,er under a north wall, ought, early m April, to be taken up and -Placed 

 singly in pots sufficiently large to hold the roots without cramping, UBUJg 

 a compost ,.f Ught turfy loam two-thirds, and one-third eaf soil or old 

 cow dung wth a free admixture of sharp mad. After, potting place the 

 ,,,„l- in a mild hotbed of from 65- to 70', and a top heat of Gu- to 65 , 

 shading and keeping them rather Cose and moist until they have re- 

 c ,, ,1 hop, the potting; then admit air freely, harden them off, and 

 ■ .too oui to fiay after danger from frost is past. Instead of placing 

 tm in a Ctbed.it would answer almost as well to pot them m April 

 'lace them in a cold frame, setting tho pots on coal ashes and keep the 

 ,i'., ',. ,.!,.* loo.-t. ami shaded from bright sun until they are again 

 , 1,'sl ' 1 w len they should have air freely. After they have been 

 weU harfened-off. plan? them out in May. In taking up the cu tang. b. 

 careful not to injure the roots, which are very brittle on their nisi iorm 

 "Plants for a Grave (W™)--Tne centre of dark Heliotrope and an 

 edging of Variegated Sweet Alyssum, we do not ^if?LK^gJK 

 n „ Thn less eaudv and conspicuous the plants are the better, reruin 

 nankhieusfs for tie centre, and White Alyssum, green or variegated, 

 as an edging, would answer. 



Pruning Marshal Niel Rose (Mem).- Your Rose planted last No- 

 venfhir we should n„w prune-in rather closely, cutting away the unripe 

 po? Kin o the shoot"? It will grow all the more freely in c°™e*«»«£ 

 aim sooner become established Owing to its being budded o the Gloire 

 ,1, DHon you may, if you wish, allow shoots to come from the sloca, dm 

 aalwouiltend ^'weaken the growth of the variety ™ k f °^ ?erv 

 part, as shoots, especially young shoots, from the base are generally very 

 vigorous If the plant were ours, we should not allow any snoots to 

 grow from the stock, but cut them away as they appear or rather rut .the 

 SradS ofl, and so throw as much support as possible into the Marechal Niel. 

 Pruning Roses (Trio).-We question your having seen branches 2 feet 



SS t^«ak??r^ £«£ RS» 55S 



to afford good I foliage and bloom, or, in other words a good eye on a part 

 of the shoot which from its hardness is well ripened. 



Solanum Capsicastrum Treathent (Cambria) -When tje plants 

 beginto grow tbev should have whatever pruning is required cutting 

 away tie "Id useless shoots, and cuttiug-in those which are too long, so 

 aTt produce a well-shaped plant The plants may then be pott ed re- 

 moving all the soil that can be taken away ™«\°"' ' ? W » th ^e roots 

 ■md th? comnost used may be two-thirds fibrous light loam and one-tmru 

 leal soft, with free admixture of sharp sand. Good drainage is neces- 

 sarv Pots large enough to hold tho roots without cramping them are 

 sufficient Shade the plants after potting, and keep the soil moist, but do 

 noSe it more than moist, until the roots ™ *^* *?££ ^ 

 fresh soil- then water fre.lv, and when the pots fill with roots shift the 

 ilants into Dots a size larger This should be done by July. The plants 

 Souldhave a light airy position in a cool house or pit Any irregular 

 gr^wlhs should b g e controlled by pinching <%^*Z?*?£**£. 

 ping the side shoots and encouraging the centre, you may have pyra 



Kungwith their fine .red J^^^^^SS 

 T^ant isV shrub tTm^'bTr-aised ftm cnttangs, but seedlings make 

 So b'est piants The seed should be separated from the pjwe" 

 Wries fall be sown in sandv soil, and placed in a hotbed, potting on the 

 Si wh, n large enow* singly in small pots. After hardening them 

 Tff remove them "o ^r?enhousi, "affording them a position near the glass, 

 and shifting into larger pots as required. 



Ivies for Sides of Windows (A Salopian).-"?** best .kinds of Ivies 

 would in our opinion, be those with moderUe-sized fo .age and we 



?he large-leaved sorts. For the inside o windows a*d .^nded baskets 



Donerailensis, digitate, taurica, and pennsylvanica. 

 Lapageria rosea Culture (A. BO-The plant is best grown in a 



