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i^^^^^^^l_^^^ORTlCULTraE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



foVfiSrCj^^^t^'V^fti^f/y^- '- f "-8 land with f„„r tines, and 



Hop leaves in my hedge, are smearid ^^^t J i^'" l' ZZTU"'- , V'"' ""^ 

 to give, unless I saw the Rnsn nI«^tT i. ^ ';"'^<"y know what advice 

 dissolve a 0Z3. of blue vi riolin ho w„t;,. " fw '?.'"',« ""'y » '««- ^o^^x 

 water, and pour it ove?tho rfTecteriln^f '^ *? 'V''"'' gallons of cold 

 watering pot well afterwards. wLerevouserif'™'- ."""'^ °"' y"" 

 out with your flnper and thumb r„(„^,. .11^ ^°'? " ^P°' °^ '™ "■«'' '' 

 it.-W. F. R,Dcr.YrFE.-' ' "'" *" inferior wood allected with 



[ Aagast 27, 18B3. 



inft?rce!°ex^e1,pt^afe/whTch'rre'^L?s°'' "' "''"^ '''""' ''"'^ ^ "^^ fi"-^' 



loo^lf rs't"w^?hout"trir flowtrs'""-'Th?v '■^'""r^ f"--«)-They always 

 flowerkss. nowers. They should therefore be exhibited 



.;^se'rrm'enTerru!^V™u?e'y-^"tr ""?'?■ *" ""^ "' *"" ''"^^^<^ 

 depart from oni rule not to re'-"--- ' "^ i''^'"' ^^'^ '""""'' 



another. °' '° recommend one dealer in preference to 



welfmli'^l^ed for pSes'for^'evT/ll' ='"'''■''' '•-".' "^^^ »'°™'' '"'"'>? been 

 yomig Strawberry plants The four oTA°°'' ''"'" *" ^°°'^ """"^h for 

 Paxton is good as an earlv W» «, K ""^ "J^""* "'■'= excellent. Sir J. 

 Late Pino are both fi?st?ate in Si ^es™^^^^^^^^^ ^°«^ "°'» Progmore 



ion will probably not be able to rhlZ ^f' . H""^ """y 8°°* indeed, 

 advise you by all means to hav.pi '^'""f "^ ^""^"^ '"» season. I 

 neither do the berrS' n han« a lon^t'"'""^' «*■?", P'""' "«^" bums, 

 it, July ISth. I think p^j ho??/ .Jlhi' *'"'■ ^ Ao'sbod the season with 

 especially the last namfd Guano t?" f""^^" '"•<' b"t for Strawberries, 

 for them.-W. F. ElScLYFrEj" ' '''°°<l™^°ire, and soot are also good 



Sp!?gu?armaTn.''rtLTntf.f„''"'^''\'^-'---^'=''''- ■"> '»"1> i" the 

 and substitute grnvel"^ say 4 „? InZl ' ,''"' '>'« «;°"W remove the grass 

 sides of the gravel we V„,?M^? /!£''?. '^""b. and then alonj the 

 Sedums. Thefe we would auiwti^„'^- "'? Saxifrage and different 

 the gravel, so that thVwalk, slTnnM^ '"'t??^"''' ''"'^ ^over pieces of 

 AH we should want woiw be mere W an S*"!" = ''°' "^^'"''^ '" '"^th. 

 know this plan will be picturesque aVd°pS'^^o"''"° '°' '™"^S- ^^ 



uaedEMdJlPssbw-combustTonriliro'^' t"""! ^-"')-We have not 

 to its answering. Do not sunnosp f ""--selves, but we have no doubt as 

 from dust, and do not be led^wav w^fTIb'' '?"' «?? b"Uer wHl free vou 

 boUer with almost no full AsToThr^u "^? '<'''' that you can heat any 

 that is aU right, and there is1he improvement '' ""^ '^'^edom from smell, 



#s°?''^a?drer^>''|eTE'o';,?^-.'a-;ItL'^:'jT''^* V'' -"P"'"' "=* - 

 latter gives the distances from rSwpv =t k""^"^""!!"" directory." Tlie 

 serymen as well. It marblrdYor^'.yo^'^Jrb'i.-lf'or^T/' "' """ 

 ?a?t?hr.?;?PrvrH?-r,P--°J«3f )^Yon mn^ i--^ --'-■'el the 

 in commerce "-in other w^SlfS itttVyetsoli\7?h1-;;|a';'"" ^'=' 

 pdrarw:£^^rop^-,?„^-- .P.^.^I-Plnm t^reeLTstdards 



'^rnrs:r,~Cr 



45=, which represents the nearest approach ("o fi"/" '5'''f<»"'L<'ordons is 

 the parent stem. All experience showftbL? k '.Jf^u^ by a branch with 

 agamst walls. Dm-ing th" first vm^i! ° '"'■','■? *>"' ""^'e for trees 

 ^der to an angle of 70 so as to^nr.^;,,^,™""', " '^ "Bht to keep the 

 mien.sufflcient%xtension°sobtninerfirT'''' ^?"*'^ °° either side. ' 

 In the "Modern Peach PruM?"iTi/l' ° '"^T '' *" ''5' for fruiting. 

 on back walls below, saj 12 feet hi^i ^nTf'^"""'^"' '° P'™' ='"«'« eordons 

 a double cordonl, when the wall ?l I „ ^"'T ? 'Second leader (formin" 

 an e^ellent heighTfor the back wall o'^a ea^n " l"*' ^'T ^^ '" 'f^ '«' " 

 I have always adopted and Sim Z^LJ \ ° ^°°'"'- ""'"e »re 13 feet. 

 qnarter-inch rods.'^ If horizonUl'; '?, "' " <b«Ronal wooden trellis of three- 

 strained, and Rniding rods used bSe„T„''''S'''S''*P'^y """'' be tightly 

 I'ghtly.attacbedatevery Wiuches Thefnlu'^'" "''' ^""^"^ ^''oufd be 

 nnes r-Hunfs Tawnv, Elruge Rh-er^s nl. ""'v? '!'''' '""" S""'! ''"e^'ta- 

 Downton, Royal Victoria S^eApple.-TC^£VnruT° ^"'^'=' ^^"^'Jen, 



thjr ""lk*st?a°;?d?arargre" ^"ht? wSr if ;?•/•'•-/"'« '" ">«- ^ 

 and It contains, besides the inform^.- '^e'"l''3' send it to you gratis, 

 well-eMcuted coloured lrawin»s of 1™ ''™. "?'' ^"^ "bout heating 

 other horticultural b^dWs a ;= La?lv !T'l"f'' Preenhouses, and 

 subjects. imuings. It IS reaUya book for reference on snch 



toow^o?'^opaSIa^'?„1e™„„^"l'•^^K'M™ Calxpoekia (J. r)-V.'e 

 fomia we sh^ufd think much the'samf of i.""' '"' -''"^'""" ^^^ Cali- 

 berry caces would answe" we I allo^n^ evi *; " w^ ^.'^'^ '° ""r Rasp- 

 wood, and the shoot or shoots for neT«„L-^,.'''°°' '° bave its bearing 

 Jn the south of Em-ope ^' *"'^°° ^ beai-ing, as often practised 



m 12 or IS-inch pots.^ Keep them i^o^Sn'"'" 'r*^" ?"''' "°til they are 



'^'.rrCr ''''■ "^"— --^^^^ and^ rrio-rei" "-" 



ascribe the want of flavoufif "vmir p^'T^"-™".'' " '=*'™ ^e C"" only 



watering. As thisis thei? fcst'year of^fri^'tin/w' '" '^.""^5 or ove.^ 



m-ai year 01 Irmtmg we would not repot the 



( '^yo^^^^^-:^ Z^^li Jl^Oetober and fresh surface. 



of''yru7pTo%^sed^£SSs^ sTeer^Z h'a?dlv"'F'=/"''' l,'"*'"^ '"« ^d* 

 we will give the best answer wo can to I'^n? ,■ ''"®'''™* ""'^ ' but 

 no wall we would prefer a sna^ roof tn n 1 ?"es''ons. 1, As you have 

 than a high wall. Except Tn ° part cnHr S °' "' ^JV ^■"' ""^ '^beaper 

 cular circumstance, we would no? a lvfe„ '^'"J^' "'"' *° ™'' '"""e P"''" 

 what you gain in waS^^ 1 belrSt^y cortcrh,l"°'' IT ^'''''^''J'' "^ 

 house will best stand lenijlbwi,? ,^Sk S'"^''^'-^'"""' b.v damp. The 



glass facing respectively tSf east and west''''if,s'''';'i'° 'T" P'"""*^ "^ 

 pose would be a house with sideJml .„!? ,. ^, "^°'"' P'^eo for your pur- 

 ventilatore in the wall -apex of the roof 7 f' {'^Tr' '" ^ '""^ '° beight ; 

 all fixed to the apex aid wall pS: ventija ?on^af'l ''T ^^^ ^•"" ' ""^ 

 an opening at each end over tto d'oo™av n vo,,^'' bfmg secured by 

 the house, then have two sliding v^in??.' I'. ^o" double the length of 

 wouldhcatsuehahoLe if doibfed ?fl '°•'■^;" "'^ "'ddle. A stove 

 the pathway would be best! """'"'"'■ " ''"e "^ the centre forming part of 



eeSntX1tto!S,TytTa4^-t^wo^'At7^"'^ T^^""' -"''« - - 

 just above the floJr level and me ^ntb^'^r" ^""'"'"''^ '" 'be wall 



outside. Then alongthe'waUs ?ou couM T '°- "'"""i''^'' ^^ " eowl 

 2f feet wide, and these 2 to 3 feet an.rf " 1 ^""f "gj"''''''' "Pe" shelves 

 plan of a flower garden. P*'^ '" '"""bt- We have received no 



we'l^xp^t°?^em"af^tf?th';"r^?ent'S-?h'e'dr'' °° '^-'^-o™' yet, but 

 spawn to run freely, whetw to •, fi»l^'„,. ^^^""™'"' ^'''^ """se the 



we have fecn them on publ" roads "leadow. After such a season 



bo?e^L^Sesttam"ie"'^o''nt''^?n^S'l^t''bT "".T ^^"°''"-' "■'-' 

 would not advise you tj u°e it'for l,»?tt ■''"'' "'*'•'' "' "^'er, then we 

 be all right could vou fill ,mth„V^]= vinenes. Such a boiler would 

 all round. Howev^er? we m^'iXZ't'',;; "' '" b«e 3 inches of waler 

 boiler, like a wasb-hiule "opper ' nd^et Tf7 ^""'^ '"'° '"' """^ " '"go 

 did not heat very soon, it Te^rheat^a long Ume "'"' "'"^' """ ""'"«'' " 



Cu^rffers^^'n'I'^horma wTut«n*;f "?;°.^ ^°" 1™-= "onpEns (Wm)._ 

 sparingly and weU?e"rt''n?eS1^"°feap'i^eWort'o li^se^'"" " '"P^"^** 



(i>^!™Mir-T\^e"oSs^raiStv°"''d"^""T' ™=' °--« TAB.E 

 procure very smaU youn° plams^h Jv S, , >°^- "^""^ '""' P^^P^^*' " ^ou 

 on at first in a pit o,?r7,me but vl?^ ''^™P'■°'■''' by bringing them 

 for ultimately e?ow°n<.h^m to d,3n5''« °''°"'-'' ™" '^'-' 'be best place 

 months. If you OToce'ed frL ?>,f H^ '^° """^^ ""* ""rly summer 

 have small pCs'Lf Sloe orTlum St „c?f?;fl,^^^5"■" ^•' ""'"ble to 

 them early in spring; .^nd keen them to f '"'"*'' '?-?"l"" ?»'»• graft 

 place; then as Vo»^h proceeds shm«,?,, ■"I'' "at.l the union took 

 using any larger than fvnmKtnu ■. *'"^?! "''° '"rgor pots, but not 

 sires the pJntsshouMnS L ™ ""'♦h"' 'i' "iameter. For pots of these 



^^a.rK;:£^?gfHr5?— --^^ 



the greenhouse as soon Ts the fruit bu^c JJS,"''^''^ "'"'"''' be Placed in 

 until the fruit has boon oatherpd nl «, '="^«": ""^ maybe kept there 

 the middle of June when^all danJer f,. %""r'''' '"* °"' °' ^oors after 

 tected from bird, ij?n snch f„I^".,'™" '^ °^^''- ■""* be there pro- 

 For table decora?ionthevwi!llen?raX looker w^^'Ve "'V P'""8e1- 

 glass with a low temDeratiirpT f,,r ?ho . ^ l'^' "ben taken from under 



artificial heat Jven to them v^rLlf''^^^} '"• ^"^S little or no 

 I the Peach Plum, Dennisto"', SWrtt r, "''^^''"W Prefer such kinds as 

 Jefl-erson, Heine' Claude <lo Bava? ioe-f ?„?."°''-.?"P''' "^^S"' ^^^"''^ 

 Red. If you purchase yom" plants our l?, f^ ^'°''' "■"* °°^'^ ^"'^ 

 n pot trees wSuld do the raT best for von Wh ""rserymen who deal 

 little trees curbed and in a bearin' J„.^' ^J ben once you have your 

 second season from the graft you wmhave^'.H^"''' '^''5' '^" '"' '° *be 

 except keeping them clean a/do,™™,^^ "^ ° more trouble with them, 

 mulching in sSmmrr as attfr thcTn^e 7f 7 ""?"' ","'* 'requent surface- 

 no potting for years if ?he"mi5chin'gira.\°ended"tT'"' ^"'^ '"'^ ""^ "^^"^ 



shoS^bf sow^ri^n <^fl"?8toehe's"rpUUri «J'^-'-«-)-Tbe seed 

 early in April. The after treatmemnL?i;?' ^^''P'"'''''-P'''P''red BoU 

 deal- of weeds,and when of a Szfflr?„rn-"'-''^'P-"'e the seedlings 

 18 inches apart in the^rows " "^°"»S, smgle them out to 



au't^^°n";rdlT kiptS^7r^fuMif?i^':''?.'f,,^^ F'f,"^'? " '"«" "»' '» 



cr^L^i,ynxret^t%^frlfSr^^°^ E'-^^ 



of an Orangef or some of that tri»'""w-,T,''' ''^* ™='°'''"' '» "^ '« that 



Ba^t"wMt^erS'ofGJir^''&^"?.'=^ ^^"7.'"' P"rple ; Maid of 



Dundas, white, purpUsh maroon beltin.': and M?s Laii-d "h»u h '^^ '^•"£? 

 maroon. Twelve more are— s^;f. •nfi,„^i„„i '"rs. L,aird, belted bright 



white, deep purple belting; Pladda, wUto and dui p™1e and AH?«c' 

 tion, cream white, purple belting •"" uaiK purple, and Attrac- 



