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aOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



t July 0. 18^ 



thifi with 9 inches thick of a compoBc consisting of sandy loam two-thirds 

 and leaf mould one-third, well mixed, placing the soil taken ont of the pit 

 around the sides. In the centre put ont the plant, tiimintj it out of the 

 pot with the ball entire, and give a pood waterinK. If convenient cover 

 ■the plant with a hand-glass, and if this has a move.ible top pluce the top 

 oroeswiae daring tbe day so ae to admit air, otherwiee tilt it on one sidu. 

 Thia may remain until the plant requires mom, then remove it. The 

 kand f,'las8 iB not a necessity ; the plant will do well without it. Water 

 oopiously overhead in dry weather. It will in that way be much larger 

 and finer than if grown in a greenhouse. 



GaowiNo Mdshroomb after CocnurBERS [W. ST.). — In such a case 

 without removin-^ tbe manure of the hotbed, the best mode is to t«ke 

 j»way the soil, insert spawn in the manure after breaking it up a little, 

 and then replace with 2 inches of soil. If we had to do all this we would 

 not ODiy move the surface of the manure, but we would add a few fresh 

 droppings if we could. 



Ants in the Soil op a Potted Apiuoot [IT. B.). — Water your pot 

 with gnano water, or even with lime and soot water, made by mixing 

 quicklime and soot in the water, and the ants will leave you. If you 

 were to place tar on the wadding round tbe stem thty will not pass it. 

 Syrince the head with clear soot and lime water, and that will clear it fur 

 tLfi time. 



Hyacinths {Slif/o'!. — We cannot search florists' catalogues for prices. 

 You had ^>etter write to two or more florists, tell them what you require, 

 and ask for prices, &c. 



Orange Tsee— Potted Mobcat Vine (Saltert07i).—We would remove 

 tbo frnit from tbe Orange tree, wash it well, and place it under glass 

 vbere it can have the gi'oatest heat and a free supply of air. The heavy 

 crop last year was too much for it. You had better fruit Ibe Muscat in 

 the pet under glass. Even at your place, we do not think it would do 

 nnch out of doors. Do not cut down now. 



Amaeanthds niBCOLOE (P. J. Newlin]. — Amarantbus " discolor" is not 

 known to Mr. Gibson, of Eattersea Park. He has beds of Amaranthus 

 bicolor, tricolor, and meIancholica« ruber. 



Peaches Mildewed (Dor^c^).— The frait is afi'ected with mildew. The 

 OBly remedy is dusting with flowers of sulphur as snon as a speck shows 

 Iteelf, and ttiking care that the roots are not sufTering from dryness. 

 Dryness at the roots and a moist atmosphere is n frnitful source of mil- 

 dew. It will also be promoted by too dry an atmosphere with too much 

 Boibtnre' at the roots, etpccially if the weather be dull. 



Tobacco Powdeb (F. i?.).— We are doubtful if the tobacco powder will 

 banish Ihripti from Vines and red spider from Melons, but you should try 

 on a small scale. *' R. F." stated the other week, that though it destroyed 

 flj it also injured the green fruit of British Queen Strawberry. Smoke 

 and syriEge. 



Old Stbawberet Beds (Agnes). — In thinning old Strawberry rows or 

 beds, the weakest shoots, and the shoots or crowns having the smallest 

 bOils, are cut out. This is dene without interfering with tho roots, con- 

 sequently the slips remove J would he of no value for planting when com- 

 pered with runntrs having roots. It is only in pood Innmy soils that such 

 a practice is at all desirable, but many are in alarm about making a freeh 

 bed ; and ti cated as above and fresh mulched every winter, we have 

 known Strawberries bear well many years. 



"Lof/a (Idem). — A loamy soil, as generally understood, is synonymous 

 with a good garden soil. If rather stiff from having a porlion of clay, it 

 1b called a clayey loam, and in that the Strawberry flonrisbes. In a 

 ]if{Lter soil, a Bandy loam, the Strawberry grows freely, but does not last 

 so long. 



Winter Cucumber {Horicnsis). — The best, hardiest, and most prolific 

 viZLtcr Cucumbers are the old Lord Kenyon, or Sion House, and an im- 

 proved larger variety called Volunteer. Tliese are smooth-skinned, with 

 little or no spine, and are not so well liked as the darker Cucumbers by 

 Ibany ; but they arc very good from September to May, but in summer 

 are ecmetimes apt to be bitter. To have them at Christmas they should 

 be Bown by the middle of July. 



Packing Grapes [Idem). — Ihcre are many modes of packing Grapes 

 to go by railway. One of the best is to fix the bunches on cotton wad- 

 diDg or tissue p'lper on a board, tie them there, and then fix tbe board in 

 a box. so that however moved tho Grapes will remain the same. Another 

 good plan is to All a box full so that they cannot move, and place it inside 

 a&oiher box. 



Peas in Dry Hot Seasons (S.S.). — "R. F." recommends syringing in 

 saoh weatber, chiefly to newly-planted subjects in flower beds. It would 

 be of little use syringing rows of Peas, though they would be benefited 

 by Buch a syringing in an evening after being watered at the roots. 



From one-eisbth to one-qaarter of an ounce of tbe materials yoa mention 

 to a gallon of water would be very useful in a watering at the bottom. 

 The nitrate of soda would give the best growth, but we would prefer the 

 guano for frnitftilness. Hence tbe propriety of changing the fertiliser. 

 The watering will help to di&lodgo the moles. Placing tar in the nms 

 will cause them to move, but to destroy them you must trap- 



ERR.vrDM.— Pige 12, for •' lIaroon,""CamiUe Bemardin, read Prince 

 Camille de Rohao. 



Catei:pillar.s on a Pear Tree (B. fT.).— They ara the larva of Ten- 

 threrio clypeati. 



Dahlias (J Siihscribcr). — A Self is a flower with petals all of one colour; 

 a Fancy has pet ils of two or more coloars. 



Pea {H. Cullin). — It is a well-kno\vn variety of tbe cf^mmon garden 

 Pea, and is known botanically as Pisum sativum macrocarpum— that is, 

 tbe Large-podded cultivated Pea. It Is much cultivated in Franco, where 

 it is called Pois manoe-tout, or All-eatable Pea, because the shell is boiled 

 and eaten with tbe peas in them. 



Hybrid Lathyrus (S. £ M.). — J s being a profuse boarer is a merit, but 

 the colours ore too dull and confusod to command public patr >nage. 



Plants to Flower in a Greenhouse from OcroEERTO May (A. A. T.). 

 — In October Chrysanthemums will be coming on, and they are well sup- 

 plemented by Primulas ; in addition to which, bulbs such as Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, Narci-sus, and Crocuses, will tend to mike the house gay. In 

 March and April Cinerarias will be in flue bloom, followed by OatceolariaB 

 i'x May, and then by Pelargoniums. These are indispensable for green- 

 houso decoration. You should also have a plant or two of Deutzia gracilis 

 and Dielytra spectabilis, which, though harly, are very handsome. Of 

 greenhouse plants prupor we may name Camellia Alba plena and Pim- 

 briata, both white; Mrs. Abbey WiMer, white, striped carmine; La Pace, 

 white, striped and shaded scurlet ; Storyi, rosy pink ; aud Perfection, red. 

 Azaleas— Etoile de Gaud, light salmon, wbite margin ; FJo*ver of tbe Day, 

 white, strined rose; Gem, crimson scarlei ; Mars, orange scarlet; Ex- 

 tranei, v olet rose; and Gledstanesi formosa, white, striped and blotched 

 with scarlet. Epacrises The Bride, white ; and Hyacinthiflora, rosy 

 scarlet. Also Correa Brilliant, scarlet; Acacia Drummondi, A. armata. 

 A. oleifolia elegans, and A. longiflora magoifica, all yellow ; Boronia 

 Drummondi, pitik; Chorozema corditum splendene. orange and brown; 

 Cyclamen persicum, white, rose, and red varieties ; Cypripedium insigoe, 

 gi-een, tipped with white; Cytisus racemosus, yellow ; Eriostemon inter- 

 medium, lilac; Imintuphyllum mlniatum, orange scarlet ; Ifeschenaoltia 

 furmosa, orange scarlet; Luculia pratissima, lii;ic; Monochcetnm ensi- 

 ferum, rosy purple ; Rhododendron jusminiflorum, waxy white; and Val- 

 iota purpurea, scarlet. 



Weed on Lawn (i'l/rinf/a).— The weed enclosed is Plantain. It is beet 

 removed with a knife in showery weather, cutting the root a few inches 

 below tbe surface. This is troublesome, but is the only effectual means 

 of eradicating Plantain and other weeds. 



Grapes in Greenhouse ildem). — We can only conclude that tbe leaves 

 turuiug ye!l,)W at this season are affected by red spider or ntildew. The 

 latter may bo destroyed by dusting the bnnches, leaves, and shoots with 

 flowers of sulphur. The Grapes may not ripen from a deficiency of heat, 

 but thc-y do so admirably with us in a cool house without any fire heat 

 whatever. Give air early, and reduce it to a minimum early in the after- 

 noon. Tbe kinds you have may not be suited for a cool house. 



Propagating Ivy {Idein). — Ivy is propagated from se^d sown as BOon 

 as it is ripe in a bed of ligh' soil in a rather shady situation. CuttiBgP 

 put in now. or from now to tho end of Argust, in sandy soil in a shady 

 border, and kept moist and shaded, will be well rooted by autumn. Ivy 

 is also easily propagated by pegging down a branch, and coveriug it with 

 soil to tho depth of 2 inches for a length of 3 or 4 inches, watering in dry 

 weather. 



Insects (Tr.B ).— The patch of eggs and newly-hatched caterpUlars on 

 your Rose leaves appear to be those of Bombyx auriflaa, the Gold-tailed 

 moth ; but the injury which tbe leaves huve chiefly suffered appears to 

 be owing to their having been gaawed by the larva) of a small Sawfly. 

 we know no better remedy for the former than careful hand-picking. 



Names op Plaxts {T. B. W.) —1, Astilbe japonica; 2, Lychnis chalce- 

 donica ; 3, Nepeta italica. {T. U C. D ). — Gornus florida, var. scabra. 

 (E. E.). — Pteris serrulata, Aspidinm angnlare, Adiantum htspidulum. 

 Campanula spathnlata, Nierembergia gracilis. {./. C. S.). — Probably He - 

 racleum gigitnteum, but cannot be certain without a specimen. {A Lad}/, 

 Chenhire). — Epimedium macrauthum. (F. D.). — Stachys betonica. (J. W. 

 Dick). — 1, Orchis maculata ; 2, Cbierophyllum cerefolium ; 3. HypoohaBriB 

 radtcata ; 4, Kumex acetosella; 5, Lotus ni'ijor; 6, Mxosotis repens; 

 7, Kumex acetosa ; 8, Galium aaxitile. We mast defer giving the i 

 of 6ome of the Ferns sent till next week. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week ending July 7th. 



POULTRY. BE E, and HO USEHOL D C HRONICLE. 



PROFITABLE POULTRY. 

 I BEUEVE the majority of farmers think that to make a 

 profit of poultry is next to impossible ; that if there is no 



great loss from keeping them, and they can be kept ont of mia- 

 chief, the wife or sister may have her fowls for pin money, or 

 to indulge her fancy for pets, bnt that as to piofit it is ali 

 nonsense. 



Some amatenrs on the contrary think that they if had bnt 

 room to keep half a dozen large yards of fowls, wii grass land 



