September 17. 1868. | 



JOURNAL OF HOUTIOUIiTURE AND OOTTAaE GARDENER. 



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Arramqiko a New Garden (J. li. Boyd).— It ia next to impossible to 

 Gombino vtirious raodos of plnntinfi on tlio same ground, and yet have 

 each of thc'Jo in the hiRhest perfection. The following remarks miiy bo 

 of importance to you:— 1st, Your garden confiats of two equal f-Toups of 

 five clumps each, in front of a ran;^6 of houses, nud banked at tho ends, 

 tSc, with fine masses of Khododondroas, and a wall covered with Ivy. 

 The centre of each of these groups ia a largo diamond-shaped bed, 

 and the four fii,'iire3 round it would be squares but for one sido boiuR 

 brokcn-in upon by tha diamond. Nothing could bo simpler, and the shari) 

 angles of tho squares and tho di;imond are artistic, if not picturesque. 

 As a plain Dutch garden nothing could be more in keeping, and for a Koso 

 garden with gravel paths, and stone, slate, or tile, or even Box cdging«, no 

 plan could be more nppropriLito. Now, as to advising you. Tbo two centre 

 feeds have three standard Roses each, the spaces between fillod-up with 

 dwarfs, and the other fuur beds are of mixed herhaceoug plants, and 

 information is required as to a Itoscry or grouping with flowering 

 plants. First, v:o think, that tho centre bed would loolt better with five 

 Btandr.rds ; if made into a Koso bed, tho tillest in the centre, and 

 four of equal size round. The others we would plaut :n tbc same way, 

 with standards, half-standards, and dw.irfs. No better arrangement 

 could bo made for a Kosc garden ; and if first-rate Poses are wanted, 

 nothing else ought to grow with them, except snch edgings as you have. 

 Secondly, We would not advise you to centre each group, as now, with 

 Rosea and then plaut tho four "larger beds with bedding plants, as tho 

 Rose centre will look poor in tho autumn, when contrasted with the 

 bedding plants. In fact, the centre would neutralise the gaiety of the 

 ether beds. Thirdly, Without ilopc-^, the two groups would look very well 

 if filled with bedding plants. Tho next most effective mode would be to 

 fill one group with Roses, with a few low plants among them, and tho 

 other group with bedding plants ; and lastly, we would suggest a plan we 

 have adopted at times with good eflect. Plant from throe to five standard 

 Roses in each clump. Mulch these Roses well, plant a climber, as n Con- 

 volvulus or Tropx^olum, nbout SO inches from the Hose, and then train it 

 towards the stem and let it run over it, and in the autumn a little over 

 the head of the Rose. *frhe30 make rough pillar stand points in the beds, 

 and then we would ring them all over with broad bands of contrasting 

 colours. This will do away, however, with all dwarf Roses. 



Select Hahdy KnoDODESDROKS and Azaleas {E. G. E.).—JRhododeii- 

 'Vrojjs ; Atrosanguineum, Barclayanum, Blanche superbe, Blatteum* 

 Comet, Hogarth, John Waterer, Lefevrcanum, Waculntnm purpurcum. 

 Toward!, Victoria, and William Downing. AzaJcas : Aurai^tia mnjorf 

 Calendulacea coccinea, Dcccrata, Prince of Wales, Rosea flavesccns. 

 Triumphaas, Princesse d'Orange, Marie Dorothee, Etendard, Pontica 

 alba (Thompson's), Ne Plus Ultra, and Coccinea major. The host time 

 to plant Rhododendrons is during the next six weeks. The Azaleas 

 should be planted as soon as tho leaves begin to fall, or at the end of 

 October and beginning of November. 



Raspberry Planting (-■flTJ'ia).— We grow the plants on trellises, with 

 the canes 1 foot nparl, and the rows 6 feet from each other. When the 

 stool system is practised the plants should be 4 feet apart from row to 

 row, and 3 feet fr=m plant to plant. One well-rooted cauo is enough to 

 plant, and it should be cut down to 1 foot from the ground in the spring 

 of the first year, so as to encourage suckers. No more than six canes 

 should be left to each stool when the plants are strong enough to produce 

 that number, which will be in the third year. 



Oleander Culture (3/. B.).— A compost of two-thirds loam from 

 turves, one-third peat or leaf mould, and nne-sixth sharp sand, will grow 

 the Oleander well, good drainage being provided. It succeeds well in a 

 greenhouse, and should have a light situation. In winter it should bo 

 kept dry at the roots, but not so dry as to affect the foliage. After growth 

 commences in fpring it cannot be too well supplied with water, and when 

 it is in flower the pot may be set in a saucer, kept full of water until the 

 flowering is past and a good growth made. Afterwards watering should 

 be reduced, and the plaut ought to have full exposure to tho sun, and the 

 lightest position the house affords. A mofet atmosphero when the plant 

 is making new growth will be beneficial, and so will a dry one when the 

 wood is ripening. It is propagated by cutting?, which strike readily in 

 a bottle of water, or in soil, the puts being plunged in a gentle hotbed of 

 from 70" to 75 . Cuttings of the present year's growth are tho J>est if 

 taken ofi' after the growth is complete, with or without a small portion of 

 last year's wood. 



Compost for Variegated Pelargoniums (Jt^'m).— Two-thirds sandy 

 fibrous loam, best from turf, and the remaining third equal parts of old 

 cow dung or very rotten hotbed manure, sandy peat or leaf mould, and 

 silver sand. They should never be watered until the soil becomes dry, and 

 before it is so dry as to cause tho leaves to flag give a good watering 

 sufficient to show itself at tho drainage. 



Keeping Plants under a Greenhouse Stage (F. J.). — You may 

 strike cuttings under your gieenhouse stage, but it is not a good place, 

 as the drip from the pots on the stage will probably fall on the pots or 

 pans of cuttings, make it too damp for them, and eauso them to rot or 

 damp-ofl*. The house being well ventilated is not conducive to the suc- 

 cess of the cuttings, for. as a rule, they require a close, moist atmosphere. 

 Under the stage is not a good place for wintering beddiug plants ; but as 

 you say you will take care there shall be no drip, you may winter many 

 bedding Pelargoniums, especially ttose taken up from the beds. Liliums, 

 Salvia patens, and plants which have little or no foliage in winter, will 

 be safely kept under the btago if the drip be reduced to a minimum. 



Seedling Rose {E. M.^.— It is to be regretted that you did not bud a 

 few strong Manetti or Briar stocks with the seedling Moss R'^se, as the 

 plants would next year have made vigorous shoots, and these, if not 

 pruned, would have produced flowers iu the following year. Your plants 

 b^ng vigorous, wo would not pruue nor take them up and replant, but 

 would leave them undisturbed, and allow them to tako their chance of 

 blooming. If they would not flower we would then advise your budding a 

 few stocks, and allowing the plants to grow without pruning until flowers 

 were produced. It is probable you may flower them next year. Possibly 

 a few buds might now take if inserted. 



Aebor-Vit.t: Badly Fcp.nished with Branches (J. T.).— The only 

 plan will be to cut out the old or dead wood, and by tying the branches 

 closer together, or training in some young shoots, make it more close and 

 compact. Probably a judicious pruning would answer your purpose, but 

 in pruning leave plenty of young wood. 

 White Jasmike Pbopagation {Idem).~lt is propagated readily by 



layering, which is a sure method, and also by cuttings of the ripined 

 wood put in now in saady soil iu a cold frame, and kept close and shaded 

 until rooted. 



Judges PiLrERiNo Melon Seed (O. K.).— It is not customary for 

 jiingoB to take seeds out of tho prize Melons, and anyone who does bo 

 IS a pilferer. If, as you say, any exhibitor bus a good Melon and intends 

 to seud it *mt, it is a wrong inflicted on him. The judges at poultry tthowa 

 might as justly take the eggs laid iu the exhibition pens by the hens 

 exhibited. 



Clearing Huddy Water (J. T.).— Your only plan will bo to have it 

 filtered. 



Heading-dack Manetti Stocks (P. J. N.).~Yau can cut off tho head 

 of the stock to within an inch or two of tlie bud, and tlio cuitingH will 

 answer to form stocks. They should be taken from t!io ono-yoar-old 

 wood, and be in lengths of 10 or 1-2 inches. They should bo planted in 

 November, and the heading-back need not take place till then. 



Ivy-leaved Pelargonium (Calhedral).~^i].\cr Gem, with variegated 

 f.jliage, has lilac rose or pink flowers, blotched in the upper petals with 

 purplish crimson. There are several new hybrids be'.wcen the Ivy- 

 leaved nud Zonal Pelargoniums to be sent out next year. 



Prilivlas (A. C.).— We do not kuow the address of the grower yon 

 name. There is but little difficulty iu growing them fine if the rules 

 often published are followed. 



Gunter'3 Tart Apple {B. D.). — Tho reddish-fleshed Apple that so 

 melted and gratified your palate, was probably tho Golden Noblo, and it 

 deserves tho name as a lutchen Apple. The leaf you enclosed is not of 

 the Pii>tanthu3. 



Golden Feathep. Pyrethrum (R. IT.).— The seedling will do for bed- 

 ding next summer. Directions for sowing are in our last number. 



Tobacco Drying lP.ev. W. H. F. fl".).— The leaves ara to be gathered 

 when they assume a yellow tint, tied in small bunches, and hung up in 

 801713 bhady airy placo to dry. When crisp watch for the first humid 

 state of tho atmosohere, whf^n they wiil become soft, and pack them 

 evenly iu a box wi'th the ends or butts all one way ; press moderately, 

 and a shght heat wiU be generated. Whilst warm take out tho bunches, 

 phake in the air to let off the heat, repack lightly, and, when thoroughly 

 drj- and cool, store tightly in a barrel, and keep there for use. The leaves 

 which turn black and smell disugreCHbly will not be spoiled if you dry 

 them, but if fungus attack them they v.ill lose their virtue. 



Plants Fon Hanging Baskets and Vases (A Beginner].— \ie i^reauma 

 you wish for plants that will bear the open air in summer. The Ivy-leaved 

 Pelargoniums are good, there being varieties with pink, scarlet, white, 

 and mauve flowers, and silver and gold variegation ; Gazania splendens. 

 Convolvulus manritanicus, Alyssum variegatum. Fuchsias in variety. 

 Heliotropes, Lobelia speciosa, Niereiubergia gracilis. Petunias, Verbena 

 Maonet:i, Maurandyas, Lophospermum Hendersoui ; and Tropreolums 

 Ball of Fire, Eclipse, Garibaldi, and Lohbiauum elegans. These leqmro 

 the protection of a greenhouse in winter, and may be increased to any 

 extent by cuttings for planting next year. Of hardy plants we may men- 

 tion Calystegia pubcscens, Linaria cymbalnria, L.cymb.ilaria alba, Litho- 

 spermum fruticosum, Lysimachia nummularia, Sasifraga sarmentosa, 

 S. Fortuni variegata, Vinca elegantissima, and the gmaii-leaved green 

 and variegated Ivies. 

 Removing and Planting Evergreen and Forest Trees {Idem).— AS 

 I soon after this as the ground becomes moist and the shrubs have com- 

 pleted their growth, is the best time to move and plant evergreens. De- 

 ciduous and forest trees are best moved as soon as the leaves are falling, 

 or have fitllen. 



Potting Roses {Novice).—Vfe advise you to shift the Roses into larger 

 pots at once. It is now a good time to do so. They will succeed very 

 well in tho cold frame during the winter, moving them after pruning into 

 the greenhouse, and you will have an earlier bloom. 



" Cut Flowers, Twelve Bunches, Distinct Varieties" {Ignoramus). 

 —It is very much and very generally to be lamented that the committees 

 of horticultural shows do not express their prizo lists more clearly. Wa 

 p-esume that the committee who ofl"er a prize in the above words did not 

 mean to exclude " species." We presume also that they mean each 

 bunch to consist of one species or one variety, and not that each bunch 

 may have several species or several varieties in it. You hc.d better ask 

 the Secretary what is meant. We do not think the Pampas Grass is 

 within the intention of " cut flowers." 



Insects os Cabbages (Svbicriher).— They are the Aphis raphanL 

 Syringing with tobacco water, or ductieg ^ith tobacco powder, are tho 

 only practicable remedies. 



Names of Fruits (An Old Subscriber).— Wc have named those we at 

 once recognised, but we protest against so many being sent by one 

 inquirer. If each package which cumes to us contained, as yours did, 

 thirtysi'ven specimens, we should be obliged to decline naming them. 



I, Beurrr de Ranee : 4, Winter Nehs ; 6, BeuiTL- d'Aremberg ; 8, Bcurre da 

 Kance ; lU. Baronne de Mello ; 11, Louise Bonne of Jersey ; 12, Doyenne 

 Oris; IS, Passe Colmar; 14, Rousse Lench ; 16, Aston Town; 18, Croft 

 Castle ; 19, Van Mons Leon Leclerc ; tO, Gros Housselet ; 22, Beurre Hardy ; 

 24, Van Mons Lron Leclerc ; 25, Forelle ; 26, Nouveau Poiteau ; 29. Beurre 

 Diel ; 31, Eeurrc de Capiaumout; £2, Van Mo rum ; S3, Passe Colmar; 

 S6, Duchesse d'AngouUme. (Mrs. J. Nruman).—Youx Apple is Early 

 Harvest, an excellent early variety, which appears to do well in your 

 northern climate, Barusley. (C. P. B.].-\, Kerry Pippin; 2, Court of 

 Wick ; 8, Autumn Pearmain ; 4, Winter Greening; 5, Scarlet Nonpareil; 

 0, Fearn'B Pippin. Others not recognised. (David Williams}.-!, Parry's 

 Pearmain ; 2, Calville Blanche d lite ; 3, Stuimer Pippin ; 4, Hereford- 

 shire Pearmain ; 5, Pearson's Plate; 7, Kerry Pippin ; 8, Dutch Codlin; ■ 

 9, Ribston Pjppiu ; 10, Braddick's Nonpareil ; 12 and 13, Pomme de Neige ; 

 14, Dutch Mignonue ; 16, Golden Winter Pearmain ; 17, Conseiller de la 

 Cour; 18, Crassaue. \1!. Hav^inond}.— !, Flowtr of Eent ; 2, Winter 

 Greening ; 3, Spriugrovo Codlin. (F. P.) —The berries are of the Cornel, 

 Cornus mascula. (G. B.).~2, Comte de Lamy ; 3, CatiUac ; 4, Passe Col- 

 mar; 5, Dunmore; 6, Koyai Dauphine. (Old Subscriber in Yorkshire).^ 

 No. 1, Beurie d'Amanlis ; 2, Bergamotte CadeLte;3, Passe Colmar. 

 (Quack).~Pcar3 : 1 and 7, Beurre Diel ; 2, Passe Colmar ; 5, Baronne de 

 Mello ; 8, CatiUac ; 9, Seckle. Apples : 10, Keinette Blanche d'Espagne; 



II, Nonesuch; 13, Manks Codlin; 13, Hawthomden; 15, Nonpareil; 

 16, Biru;ingham Pippin; 17, Trumpington. 18, Euonjmus latifoUus. 



