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JOUBNiriOP HORTIOOLTUBE ANO COTTAGE GABDENBB. 



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Hkedlino Pelaroonidm 'S. 01.— Yonr oondlinR PelarRonium iB very 

 lirctty auJ almoit identical wilh oao nnmea VibcoimtnSH (JaBllerosai', to bo 

 Hhortly aeut out by Mr. ^VilJlsptt. 



Ll.1T OP Roses iHjmuncuUn),—" The qne'tions are. wliicU shouia ho 

 discardi'il or aJdoii ? I shonld n( t biiVii advised yon, it eonMultod heforo 

 imrcbasini!, U huv Alphonso Damnisin, Blairii No. 3, Boursnult, (Jatborinc 

 (iuillot, Client loir. Duchess of Norfolk, Diioboss <■( Sutherland, Dundee 

 Kambler. K. lieite rerpetunlle. General WasbiuKton, Duo do Hobau, 

 Oloirc de Sauten.iv, Mad,imo FiUion, bad grower ; Louis XIV., Mdlle. 

 Bonnaire, Prineo L.on, RuRa, Souvenir d'.\braham Lineohi, Virginale, 

 Laurent llescourt, and the Key. H. Dombr.ain. Those I do not know— 

 C'lotildo Holland, Mrs. J. Berneri, and Kate Ilausburg. These are ou 

 trial here — Frani;oi8 Trevye and Monsieur Noman. Deductinf,' these the 

 list is very good. Add tho foUrwin^j— Baronno Provost, Bladaine .lulio 

 Daran, Madame Marie Cirodde, I fancy the best Hose of itayear ; Madanio 

 Alice Duroau, lino; Olotildo Roiland, blush; Antoine Ducher, extra; 

 .Sombrcuil, Adam, .\drieuuo Christophle, distinct and beautiful ; Iila<-k 

 Prince, Ladv Suffleld, Mdlle. Ernde Boyau, and Baronne do Maynard. I 

 think that if yon add these to your list, you will have all that are 

 really good. Of tho new Koscs of the year my impression is, that 

 Adrionne Christophle II have seen this in bloom) ; Madame Jacquier, 

 Perfection de Lyon, Jlonsicur .rournoaux, Charles Leo, Mario Sisley, 

 Prince Leopold (W. Paul), and Adolphe Brongniart will all bo sought 

 after. Madame jacquier is my hope. It is the colour we want. Of 

 course, tiio above is only guess. I have reinstated Madame Masson ; I 

 cannot do without it. It wants a Uttle looking after. -W. F. Radclvffe." 



Pkuniko Roses (A Young Rosarian)-— Yonr Roses we should prune-in 

 closely, cutting tho shoots to within two or three buds or eyes of their 

 haao, BO as to encourage strong shoots, as without close pruning you can 

 hardly expect them to make good shoots this seaFon, they being so 

 recently planted. If left as they are, or pruned the same as established 

 plants, "they would in all probaVility only make a few weak shoots and 

 have a stunted appearance, therefore cut them back to two or at most 

 three buds or eyes, 



yERBENAS ildfm).~0t those you name we should retain for a dozen — 

 Lord Leigh, Attraction, Nemesis, Beauty, Indispensable, Meteor, William 

 Dean, Uazeppa, Beauty of England, Auricula, Lx^lia, and Crimson 

 King. 



Erratum.— Page 248, second colnron, fourth line, for " and they should 

 not," read " and they cannot be exposed to too strong light,'' t^c. 



Composts for Plants (An Amiteur].—¥oT Preony-flowercd Astern, two 

 parts loam from rotted turves, one part old cow dung, and one pL'.rt leaf 

 monld, with a free admixture of sharp sand, the whole well mixed 

 together. For Fancy PelargoniuviSt use two parts sandy loam, one part 



sandy peat, and one part of old cow dung and loaf mould, wPh one-sixth 



of silver sand, well mixed. For double /''((c/tH»'7«, two-thirds tlbrous loam 

 and one-third rdd cr>w dung, with one-sixth of leaf mould, and one-sixth 

 silver sand. For /•'fnwici, two parts turfy loam, and one part each leaf 

 mould and old cow dung or well rotted hotbed mini tiro. For Balsams, two 

 parts turfy sandy loam, and one part well rotted manure. 



Balsams Dami'Ino-off ilflrm), — Wo cannot account for tho Balsams 

 dainpin^^-olT after they have formed the tlrst pair of loaves ; hut wo think 

 they are' kept at too great a distance from tho glass, and have not air 

 enough, that the soil is too wet, and the plants too close together in the 

 boxes. 



CucDMBER Plants Intdred by Rank Steam (Hem).— The best remedy 

 is to attend to the preparation of tho dung before the bod is made, anl 

 by frequent turnings and mixings to have it thoroushly swoetenod. Yom 

 may now prevent injury to tho young plants by allowing a little venti- 

 lation night and day oven when cold, to allow of the rank steam escaping. 

 There need not be a large opening, but one large enough to admit of 

 the steam passing off. 



Tricoloued Pelaroonhims (Lc Veau d'Or).— The names of tlie Pelar- 

 goniums almost identical with yours in their foliage, are Little Golden 

 Christine, Little Pet, and Little Lucy, all varieties raised by Mr. Wills. 

 Little Golden Christino is a charming and a very profuse-llowering kmd, 

 its bright yellow foliage being at, all periods during tho summer months 

 enlivened by its pretty piuk flowers, which are borne in groat profusion 

 above the foliage. Tie plant has also a very dw.arf and neat stylo of 

 growth, seldom attaining more than r> inches in height. If you wish to 

 see specimens, go to the nurseries of those who have especially raised or 

 cultivated them. They advertise in our columns. Go also to the Royal 

 Horticultural Society's Exhibition of Pelargoniums next Juno. 



Artillery Plant iJ. W. C.).— Also called the Pistol plant, is Piloa 

 muicosa. It is a small stove succulent, requiring tho same treatment 

 as the Cacti, and is readily propagated by cuttings. It looks like a Lyco- 

 podium, and if the flower buds are wetted the anthers hurst, and the 

 pollen is discharged in a smok* form. 



Manchester Show (A. B. r;,).— We do not know. You had better write 

 to the Secretary, Mr. Bruce Findlay. 



Name of Frdu- (./. A., Croxccomhc Court).- It is Citrus decnmana, or 

 Shaddock. 



Names of Plants (E. F. S.).— Anemone coronaria flore-pleno. {Arhutius 

 iinedol. — Selagioella Braunii (S. pubescens of gardens), Erythroninm 

 dens-cania. (G. S.|.— We know of no genus called Vivonia. Is it not 

 Veronica or Viviania written imperfectly? When the plant produces 

 flowers send us one of them and a leaf. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week ending April 13th. 



General Remarks. 



Overcast, cloudy but fine ; clear and fine .at night. 



Showery, overcfist and mild ; cloudy, very flue. 



Foggy ■ densely overcast, cold wind ; overcast at night. 



Dense fog ; fine ; very fine ; dense fop at night. 



Fine, hazy ; very fine and hot ; clear and nne. 



Very fine ; fine and very warm at night. 



DenEely overcast ; very fine ; clear and fine, starlight. 



POULTRY, BSE, AND PIGEON CHBONICLE. 



SHEPHERDSWELI, (NEAR DOVER) POULTRY 

 SHOW. 



Tm.T Show WAS lield in the goods-station warehouse, on April *2ncl, 

 Rud went off with great iclat. The day wag beaatifnl, the Show 

 tbron^hoat was well attended, and altogether we must congratulate 

 the Society on their success, lliss Hales, of Canterbury, exhibited 

 largely, and she showed her birds to advantage. The birds in every 

 class were very fairly represented, and the IJiicks were decidedly good. 

 The Jjaniams were placed so lii;^h up as to be almost beyond 'he view 

 of all people, except thope blessed with very long eyesight and more 

 than average height. Tho Dorkiiigs were good, as also were the 

 Spanish. For Cochin.'^, Miss Hjiles won two prizes with two fair pens. 



In Brahmas Mr. Diing was first with an admirable Dark pen. The 

 Light variety also gained honours. The Qamc were good, and seemed 

 in good feather. The Hamburghs and Folish, too, were good birds, 

 and of the former there was a better show than usual for the south 

 of England. In the class for French breeds Mr. Dring won two prizes 

 with good pens. His Creve-Cceurs were very fine. This gentleman 

 also exhibited some very peculiar Mauritius Frizzled birds, which 

 were highly commended. The following is the list of awards : — 



OoRKiNos.— 1. E. R. Rice, Dane Court. 2, J. B. Plumptre, Goodnestone. 

 ;i, Miss Hales, Ciiuterbiiry. he, H. B. Mackeson, Hythe. 



Spanisu.— 1, Rev. F. T. Scott, Shepherdswell Vicarage. 2, C. G. Knowler, 

 St. Laurence. 8, Lady James, Betteshanger. 



Cochin-China.— 1 and 2, Miss Halea. 3, Rev. F. T. Scott. 



BsAnMA PooTR.\.— 1. W. Dring, Faversham. 2, Miss Hales. 8, G. Mills, 

 Woodville. he. Kev. F. T. Scott, 



Game.— 1, W. Ayers, EwelJ. 2, E. R. Rice. Extra 2 and 3, W. Foster, 

 Ripplo House. " 



Hamburghs.— 1, Miss Hales. 2 and 3, W. Jacob, Shepherdswell 

 (Golden-pencilled. J 



PoLANDS.— 1, MisB Hale_s.^2.J>ady North, Walderahare Park. 3, J. 



^'%^l.ll%l^t^l'oZ^^^^ii:. FU.che). 2 and3. W.Driog (HoudanB 

 ond Creve-Cceur). 8, Rev. F. T. Scott (Houdans). 



B.NTAMs-1. J B Plumptre. 2, R. Fowle. Wingham. S, J Hngman. 



ANV OTHER VARlETV.-lf Miss Hales (Sultans). 2, R. Noble, Canter- 

 bury (Silkies). 3, J. Jacob (Speckled Snssex). 



DOCKS (Rouen).-l, C. RatclifTe. 2, Col. J A. Rae. 3, W. Jacob. 



DnCKS (Aylesbury).—!, Miss Hales. 2 and 3, W. Jacob. 



Single Cock (Any kind).— Extra, Capt. Hall. 



Judge.— Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier. 



The Birmingham Show.— We nndersUnd that tho prize 

 list of the Birmingham Cattle and Poultry Show for the cnrrent 

 year will shortly be issued, au-l we are reqaested to state tliat 

 persons desirous of making any suggestions or offers of special 

 prizes should communicate at once with the Secretary, Mr. 

 Lytball. 



Hull and East Biding Poultry Snow.— We have been 

 favoured with a copy of the prize schedule of this intended 

 exhibition, which is to take place on the 12th and 13th of iMay 

 next. The premiums are most liberal, nine silver cups and 

 a silver medal being comprised in the prize list, and indepen- 

 dently of these the second and third prizes are severally i2 

 and il each. The Pigeon classes afford two prizes for each 

 class, of £1 and 10s. respectively. Rabbits and Canaries also 

 have their silver cups, and likewise liberal money prizes. Uf 

 the management of the previous H-.U Sliows we cannot speak 

 more highly than deserved, and the r>:fle Hall is well calcnlatea 

 for such an exhibition. When it is borne m mind how much 

 winning at this Show will influence the sale of surplus stocH 



