March 25, 1869. ] 



JOURSAL OP HOBTICULTUBE AND OOTTAQE QABDENER. 



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aro qaito saffioicut for all reiiiiiiouicutf- at this particular seaBOD. Thoro 

 are some Tomatoes from Algier.s. 



motx. 



Apples . 



^■^ sieve 



Aprioots do/.. U 



Oberries lb. u 



Chestnuts bush. 10 



Carrants ^-j sieve 



Black do. U II 



Figs doz. « 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 1 « 



Gooseberries . . quart 



Orapes,Hothouao..lb. 15 U 



Lemons lUO 4 



d. R. d 

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s. d. fl 

 •2 to ! 



(I 



(I (I 



11) U 















20 U 

 8 



Melons each 



Nectnvines do/,. 



Dranses 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (dessert) . . doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums ?j sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries oz. 



Walnuts bush. 10 



do 100 1 





 4 U 











1 U 







12 

 



13 

 10 















a 6 



16 



2 



VEOETABLES. 



Artichokes doz. 3 



Asparagus 100 5 



Beans. Kidney . . hd. 1 



Beet, Bed doz. 2 



Broccoli bundle 1 



Brus. Sprouts ij sieve 3 



Cabbage doz. 1 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots hunch 6 



Cauliflower doz. 3 



Celery., bundle 1 6 



Cucumbers .... each 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



(iarlic lb. 



d. s. 

 0to6 



U 9 

 

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Herbs bunch 



Horseradish ..handle 



d I 











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II 





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Leeks bunch 



Lettuce score 



Mushrooms .... pottle 

 Mnstd.& Cress.punnet 



Onions bushel 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Turnips bnnch 



s. d. s. d 

 4 to 6 

 10 3 



1 



2 



8 



a 



9 



8 



1 



3 

 10 



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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Six RH0D0DEKDB0N3 (5«i(0-— Ttc =i£ we named have all the qualities 

 you mention. 



WrNDow G.ARDENS (J. Walker).— It you enclose ten postage stamps 

 with your direction, and order " Window Gardening for the Many," it will 

 be sent you by post from ihis ofiic3. 



Camellia iJiivfnis).~Wheu a gardener speaks of a Camellia, he means 

 the Camellia japonica. The whole genus are natives of China and Japan, 



Bddding Roses on Manetti Stocks {A. B.). — There was a wrong 

 arrangement in the directions \v.^ gave last week. The words " late in 

 the year" should have been inserted in the last line, and the sentence 

 then would have been " Late in the year it is better that it should re- 

 main dormant." 



Collection of Roses (W. IT., Norieich).—" I have looked over the 

 list, it contains nearly all the good Roses. A few I do not know, and 

 some I should not have recommended. You had better prune them, and 

 add the following to your collection — viz. : — Marguerite de St. Amand, 

 Madame Julie Daran, John Keyucs, Madame Masson, Baron Gonella, 

 Baronne de Ma>Tiard, Mdlle. Emile Boyau, Gloire de Vitry, Souvenir 

 de Comte Cavour (not full but \ery handsome), Madame Alice Durean, 

 La France, Madame Rolland i blush), Ouchesse de Caylns, Mari-chal 

 Taill-ant. Baronne Pelletan de Kinkelin, Charles Verdier (a grand Rose), 

 Ci'Iine Forestier, and Marecbal Niel. Ti'ti — Sombreuil (a fine Rose in 

 all respects). Souvenir d'Elise, Ruben?^, Souvenir d'un Ami, Adam, and 

 EUse Sauvage. I have reinstated Madame Masson, not a very good 

 grower, as we cannot do without it. It looks like a tumbler of claret. 

 Gloire de Chatillon is the same Rose. — W. F. Radclyffe." 



TaANSPLANTlNa Yew, Arauoaria, and Wellingtonia (An Old Sub- 

 scriber). — The best time to move the above is as soon after the middle of 

 September as the growths are complete, the earlier the better ; the next 

 best time is the end of March or beginning of April, or a short time be- 

 fore they commence active growth. The Umbrella Pine, or Sciadopitys, 

 you may obtain of the principal nurserymen advertising in our columns, 

 but we cannot recommend dealers. 



Fruit Trees Unfruitful (R.).— From what you say we should at- 

 tribute the unfruitful state of the trees to lack of vigour. You can do 

 nothing now beyond surface-dressing the soil over their roots with the 

 stable dung, freeing it as much as practicable of the straw, for a distance 

 of 2 or 3 yards all round the stem. Put it on from 1^ to 2 inches thick, 

 point it in with a fork, but not so deeply as to injure the roots, and then 

 blacken the surface with soot. In autumn give another good top-dressing 

 of manure, let it remain oa the surface during the winter, and point it 

 in in the spring. 



Ceangixg Vines tA. Allan).— ^^e would prefer grafting or inarching 

 the Vines, for then there would he a double chance. Grafting is best 

 done before the sap moves. We have grafted frequently with the stock 

 in leaf, and a scion at rest. Inarching is best done on the young wood, 

 when it is of some substance. For two late Vines we would recommend 

 the Calabrian Raisin and the Trobbiauo. We quite approve of the pro- 

 posed treatment of the Vine border, would not add much to the surface 

 at once, and would have nothing to do with blood or garbage. If your 

 blood manure is old, dry, and sweet, some of it wouli do no harm. 



Hyacfnths and Tulips after Flowering (An OldSttbseriber). — The 

 plants after flowering should be c.jutinued under glass either in a green- 

 house or frame, where they can be protected from frost until the foliage 

 turns yellow, and then water should he withheld, or they may be planted 

 out of doors in the flower borders after being well hardened ofif. but the 

 former is much the better plan. The bulbs may remain in the pots in 

 which they have bloomed, with the soil quite dry, planting them out in 

 autumn, for the bulbs are not worth growing in pots the second year, but 

 are fine for borders. 



Repotting Orange Trees (Idt:m). — By all means repot the plant now 

 if it requires it, but the fruit you need not remove ; leave it on, and it 

 Ts-ill fall in due course. It is rather curious and interesting to have a 



plant with ripe fruit, flowers, and young fruit at one time ; this, however, 

 is common with the Orange. 



Strawberries (fi. U. /(.).— Strawberries now taken up with good balls 

 and potted, will, uo doubt, give fruit if they have good crowns, and aro 

 furnished with trusses of bloom. Six-inch pots are the most suitable, 

 but for plants of the large sorts, 7-inch pots are not too largo. The price 

 of the pots varies considerably in different parts, but they may be had at 

 from 1.1. Cjd. to •lA.(jd per cast, and of the sizes named you will have of the 

 former twenty-four, and of the latter eighteen pots to the cast. Each 

 plant might give you from six t^* twelve good plants, the runners being 

 layered in small pots plunged in the ground, and the pots containing tho 

 parent plants should be plunged to the rim in coal ashes and be well 

 supplied with water in dry weather. The price of Grapes is dependant 

 on the quality. They are worth about In. Cid. per lb. at the time yoQ 

 name, but sometimes from their inferiority and over-supply they aro not 

 worth 6(/. 



Grafting Wax (Wcm).— You may form a good grafting wax without 

 sealing wax. but the receipt in the " Cottage Gardeners' Dictionary," ia 

 excellent, though a trifle dearer than 1 lb. Burgundy pitch. \ lb. common 

 pitch, 2ozs. beeswax, and .1 oz. mutton fat, melted, and put on with a 

 brush while warm. 



Scale on Camellias (Camellia).— We are unable to account for tho 

 scale on the Camellia shoot, but we do not think its being near the 

 diseased Peach tree had anything to do with it. The scale may be de- 

 stroyed by dipping or sponging the plant with a solution of Clarke's com- 

 pound, 3 ozs. to the gallon ; or the plant may be syringed, laying it on its 

 aide, and turning it round, so as to thoroughly wet every part. Avoid 

 making the soil wet with the solution, which should be used at a tem- 

 perature of 1*20 '. Gishurst compound, and Fowler's insecticide, are also 

 good remedies. 



Thrips on Pelargoniums (.47n')(<'iir).— Some of the leaves sent were 

 eaten up up by thrips. You had better fumigate several times with 

 tobacco, not very strong, and when the leaves are dry. Syringe at noon 

 the following day, and smoke again in a day or two. If that do not suit, 

 sponge with quassia water, or, better still, with weak glue water, just 

 strong enough that you can feel it sticky between tho fingers when cool. 



Planting Asparagus for Forcing (.4. ^!!aa'.— The best way to have 

 Asparagus planted-out permanently for forcing is to have a bed in a brick 

 pit from 4 to G feet wide, to be covered with sashes when forced, and 

 to have hot-water pipes beneath the bed. and a small pipe roimd at the 

 top. The next best plan, and one which is frequently adopted, is to 

 have 4-feet beds, with sides of pigeon-holed brickwork, the intervals 

 between the beds filled with fermenting material, and the bed covered 

 with sashes, or with asphalt or wooden covers. In the latter case the 

 heads should bo cut, and set in damp moss for several days in a warm 

 light place previous to use. The simplest plan is to have a trench round 

 a bed in the open air, the sides kept up with slabs, and covered in any 

 simple way. We have had Asparagus early by covering the shoots with 

 pots. By the first mode, with good treatment, the plants may bear well 

 every year for some years, the secret of success being olitaining early 

 grow-th after cutting, and getting that growth ripened early. The usual 

 mode, however, is to have at least two beds, and to force one early every 

 alternate year, which keeps the roots longer in a vigorous condition. The 

 taking-up plan is very simple and eflfective, but it is attended with a great 

 loss of plants, which can only be excused on account of the better rota- 

 tion of crops it encourages in the kitchen garden. 



Flower Garden Arrangement (Jac/V).— There is nothing very strik- 

 ing in the plan, but if well planted it would look well, and be more likely 

 to do so when designed by the parties to be pleased. We can hardly 

 advise as to the planting, as we do not exactly con'prehend your proposed 

 plan, but the garden will he better balanced if Nos. 1 and 3 he planted 

 alike as to their main' features ; 6 and 11 should also pair ; 4 and 10 as 

 you propose, and .•; and 9 : and you may put purple Verbena in the centre 

 of Mrs. Pollock, and if the latter is strong, you may plant with the two 

 mixed, and have the blue edging. We would edge every bed, and that 

 would enable you to work up your materials. For instance, purple 

 Verbena would'make a good edging to Cloth of Gold Pelargonium, and 

 variegated Arabis would make a good ring in front of the Lobelia. 



Conservatory. &c.. Arrangement (A'.).— Wc think the range of 

 houses will look very well, and there will be no difficulty, as you seem to 

 intend to have a flreiilace for each house. The vinery would be best 

 if it had a pit along "the centre. This might be heated with pipes if 

 desirable, and would be very useful for propagating purposes. This pit 

 might be covered with glass, so that you could have what heat you 

 wanted in the pit, while by means of air you could keep the vinery as 

 cool as you might desire. If the conservatory is intended for pots we 

 would have a narrow platform and walk all romid, and a flat sparred 

 table in the centre. We presume you mean to heat by hot water. 



Plants for a Gas-lighted Corridor (Coniilrionan).— You will do 

 no good with any plants in your corridor in winter and spring, as long as 

 it is hghted with g.as in the usual way. You would improve it much by 

 using argand burners, and then taking a pipe from each burner into the 

 open air through the roof. In such a smoky place Pelargoniums, 

 Fuchsias, Myrtles, cicwill do as well as any plants. But having managed 

 the gas, tho next point is to give a little air at the top, and but little by 

 the front sashes, and cover the openings either with fine wire shades or 

 with fine woollen netting, to break the current of air and keep soot out. 

 But for the gas we would recommend Ferns and even the hardier stove 

 plants, which, with a little shade, would need little air, and, therefore, 

 there would be little soot. With the gas burning and no outlet at the 

 apex of the roof, no plants will thrive. 



Boilers (L. J. Flcmiiii;).— There is no boiler we know of that will 

 combine all the properties desired. With almost any boiler you can keep 

 the heat (45 ) you want in a greenhouse all night, but it must be, as you 

 state, by having the house as warm as wanted by nine or ten o'clock at 

 night, and then just allowing the heat to decline a little until, as you 

 state, it will be about 45 in the morning ; but that can only be done by 

 retarded combustion during the nigbt. That retarding is done by bank- 

 ing-up, and lessening draught by .shutting the ashpit door and the use of 

 a damper. There will thus be a loss of heat from the fuel, but then 

 there is the advantage of the mild continuous heat wanted. Were yon 

 to put on a are at nine o'clock at night, and allow that fire to bum 

 briskly, you would have more direct heat from the fuel, but much more 



