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JOURNAIi OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 29, 1868. 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



John Cranston, King's Acre, near Hereford. — Catalogue o/ 

 Hoses, — Catalopne of Transplanted Forest TreeSy Conifers, 

 Evergreens, Fruit Trees, dec. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



»♦• We request that no one will write privately to the depart- 

 mental writers of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. AU 

 communications should therefore be addressed solthi to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, dc, 171, Elect 

 Street, London, E.G. 



We also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them an- 

 swered promptly and conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 



N.B.— Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 



Clifton Horticultcrax Show {C. S.)»—Vie cannot erive a decided 

 opinion on a case of which we have not the particulars ; Imt we may say 

 generaUy that a judce having awarded a prize to an exhibitor, pives that 

 exhibitor no unalterable title to the prize, and it may be withheld if it be 

 shown to the satisfaction of the Committee that the exhibitor was dis- 

 qualified. 



Ground Vinery (TT. ^.).— The Vines rpquiro prnning, &c., just the 

 same as when p-own in a greenhouse. You will find full directions, 

 drawings, &c., in " The Vine Manual." which you can have free by post 

 from our office if you enclose thirty-two postage stamps with your 

 direction. 



Fruit Trees for Walls (P. ii.),— We should plant Morello Cherries 

 againet the north aspect, and Marie Louise and Winter Nelis Pears 

 against the south aspect. 



Cucumbers— Pine Apples iJ. B., Jcrsci^l.—Either Telegraph nr Rion 

 House Improved would suit you for Cucumbers. Any London seedsman 

 who advertises in this Journal could supply the seed." You can have " The 

 Pine-Apple Mflntinl," free by post from our office if you enclope thirty- 

 two postage stnmps with your address. You can also have ''In-door 

 Gardening for the Many," if you enclose twenty postage stamps. It giyes 

 directions for Cucumber culture throughout the year. 



Glazed Cylinder Vineries (-4jna(cur). — Mr. Eivers's hexagonal 

 vinery stands on a bill exposed to west and sonth-west winds. During a 

 violent storm last winter it gave way 3 or 4 inches without breaking the 

 glass. It has since then been made firm by driving spars into the ground 

 on the opposite side to that exposed to the west. The open top seems 

 very beneficial, ns no watering or syringing is required, and Grapes ripen 

 •well. It should be covered with a'mat in the month of May to exclude 

 the spring frosts. The curled ends should be cut otT, and manure 1 to 

 Ih inch in depth spread on the surface over the roots of the trees, in a 

 circle from 3 to 4 feet in diameter, and allowed to remain ther-^ till 

 March, when the surface may be stirred 2 inches in depth with the four- 

 pronged steel forks used in gardens. 



Salwat Peach fP. S.).— Eleven inches in circumference is large, and 

 W; ozs. in weight is heavy, for a Salway Peach. 



Preserving Medlars {J, C, 3fiicfcrow^.— Spread them singly on sand, 

 open side downwards, fiist dipping the stalk end in strong brine to check 

 mouldiness. 



Select Hybrid Perpetual Boses f/rff ml. —Andre Leroy, AJfred de 

 Rougtmont. Anna de Picsbnch. Baronne Pelletan de Kinkelin, Beauty of 

 Walthnm, Caroline de Sansal, Charles Lefebvre. Comte de Xauteuil, Due 

 de Cazes, Ducde Rohan, Francois Lacharme, Geant desBatailles. GL-ciral 

 Jacqueminot, Gloire de Santenay, John Hopper, Duchesse de Morny, Le 

 Rhone, Leopold L, Lord Macaulav. Louise Magnan, Madame Boutin, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Martchal Vaillant, Paul Desgrand, Pierre Not- 

 ting. Prince Camille de Rohan, Prince L.'on, Senateur Vaisse, Vainqueur 

 de Goliath, Virginal, and William Griffiths. 



Rose Ccltcre (Q. Q.).— "If the Briars which have been budded pnsli 

 at this Jate peason, take them up carefully, shake the roots out, and re- 

 plant them. Except for this cause, it is best not to remove them. Do not 

 break ofi"the fibrous network. Orange fungus was evidently the cause 

 of failure. There is no preventive nor cure except a pair of scissnrs 

 patiently applied. Cut it out as early as it appears. It afi'ects the under 

 sides of the leaves. I never knew it begin earlier or more plentifully than 

 this spring. My Rose-tree folinge is as good now as in May. Funci of all 

 kinds spread rapidly, destroy the action of the leaves, and produce ill- 

 health. A practised eye will detect fungus at once by the discoloration 

 of the upper side. It forms on the under Bide, then bursts, and forms 

 *Fenian centres,' till it spreads over a whole garden. Kill aphides now, 

 and also early in spring. You will find them at both these seasons on 

 the trees against the south wall. I have hardly had an aphis about my 

 place this ses son. Of the varieties you possess, Madamo Victor Verdier 

 is first-rate. The following are, in my opinion, of proved Enses the best 

 crimson:— Charles Lefebvre, Alfred "Colomb, Senateur Vaisse, Madame 

 Victor Verdier, Pierre Netting, Duchesse de Caylus, and Maurice Bernar- 

 din. I think very highly of Antoine Ducher and Lndy Suffiekl. I think 

 you would be ri^ht to buy Princess Mary of Cambridge, Baronne de May- 

 nard (lovelv), Marie Baumann, which bears a high character; Antoine 

 Ducher ; Annie Wood, shows nn eye ; Francis Treyve, not yet proved here ; 

 Charles Verdier,first-rate ; Black Prince, and Madame Margottin. Com- 

 tesse Jancourt is only just come. Chirles Marcottio is thin-petallcd, but 

 distinct. Comte Peringe I do not know. As regards stirring tie surface in 

 summer lightly over the space occupied by the roots, it cannot be done too 

 often. It lets in the night dews, which are in proportion to the solar heat, 



moreover, less water will suffice. When ground is hard and baked, watering 

 will only cool the surface without reaching all the extremities of the 

 roots. Roses on the Manetti stock will do well in a north-east aspect if 

 well looked after. Of the thirteen Roses named, 1 should not think highly 

 of La Reine, Frani;ois Lacharme (which requires high cultivation), 

 Duchesse de Cambacfres, Duchesse de Caylus, Madame Julie Daran, 

 Michel Bonnet, Madame Charles Wood (delicate), and Mademoiselle 

 Gustave Bonnet. King's Acre is worthless, being a bad opener ; Gloira 

 de Santenay is a bad grower ; Madame Boll is a good grower but some- 

 what tender; Madame Moreau is not tender, but is not a very good 

 grower, yet occasionally very flue and distinct. Instead of La Reine you 

 should buy La Ville de St. Denis, Gloire de Vitry. on its own roots, and 

 the new Rose Madame Alice Dureau, probably the best of its year. It 

 has been the best novelty here. I think well of Madame Rolland (not the 

 same as Madame Roland), it will bloom again in a few days. It is a good 

 grower. La France is distinct and handsome, a good grower, and a very 

 quick bloomer, but I should thiuk it would soil in a wet summer. It is a 

 pretty Rose for glass. Its petals are reflesed at the edges, which is not a 

 virtue.— W. F. Radclyffe." 



Pegging-down Roses (A Render). — " Roses for pegging-down must not 

 be very stifl'in their wood. At any rate great care must be observed in 

 bending the shoots. The long shoots need not be cut out every year, only 

 when they want renewal. The young shoots should be cut back a little 

 to a good eye in sound wood. I believe the following are good and suit- 

 able Roses : — Hybrid Perpctualx — Anna Alexieff, Comte de Nanteuil, 

 Baronne Prevost, Due de Cazes, Empereurde Maroc. Elizabeth Vigneron, 

 Gent-ral Jacqueminot. Jules Margottin, Lady SulHeld, La Ville de St. 

 Denis, Baronne de Maynard, Madame Alfred de Rougemont, Madame 

 Knon-, Mart-chal Vaillant, Marguerite de St. Amand, Maurice Bernardin, 

 Mrs. W. Paul, Pierre Netting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Souvenir de Dr. 

 Jamain, and Souvenir de Comte Cavour. C/iirta— Mrs. Bosanquet, 

 Bourbon — Acidalie. Tcrt— Sombreuil, Devoniei sis and Rubens. All the 

 above are good on the Manetti stock. — \V. F. RADaovEPE." 



Aquatics for Stove iS. P.).— NymphiDa Cierulea, N. Devoniana, Papyrua 

 antiquorum, and Pistia stratiotes. 



Flowering Gloxinias in June (Idem). — To have thera in flower in 

 June they should be started at the beginning of February. Thev should 

 now be dried oflf and put to rest without loss of lime, as upon their having 

 a good rest depends a vigorous and healthy growth. Do not keep them 

 dust dry as that is apt to ciuse the roots to become farinaceous, and 

 they rot when water is given. Setting the pots on a damp floor will 

 afl'ord enough of moisture. 



Potting Cyclamens (Idem). — In potting the corms of Cyclamen persi- 

 cum they should be entirolv covered with soil. The old plan of leaving 

 half, or more than half, of them out of the soil is exploded. 



Culture of Clerodendron TnoaisoN.E and Balfourii (Idem).— They 

 are both stove climbing plants, and require a stove temperature. At this 

 season water should be sparingly given, and by full exposure to light 

 secure the ripening of the wood. In winter give no more water than 

 enough to keep the wood plump. In February perform whatever pruning 

 may be required, thinning out the old wood and shortening the long 

 shoots, but leaving enough of the young shoots of last year, and when 

 they begin to push encourage their growth with moisture and an increase 

 of temperature. When the plants have shoots a few inches long repot, 

 removing all the old soil as far as it can be done without inj ury to the roots, 

 and use a compost of two-thirds fibrous loam from turf, and one-third 

 sandy peat, with a free admixture of sand. Good drainage must be given; 

 If convenient plunge in a hotbed, taking care not to make the soil very 

 wet but only moist, shading from bright sun, and keeping the atmosphere 

 moist. When the plants have become again established encourage them 

 with plenty of heat and moisture, affording a light situation, and regulate 

 the shoots, training them thinly rather than very closely together. 



Intermediate Stocks (N. £.).— Your plants raised from seed sown 

 early in spring ought to have flowered this autumn. If they withstand 

 the winter they will bloom finely next spring. There are two sorts of 

 Intermediate Stocks. One, called " Earliest-flowering Autumnal Inter- 

 mediate," if sown in spring will flower in August and until destroyed by 

 frost; and the other, "Intermediate or Autumnal-flowering," should 

 be sown in July, potted-oflf, and wintered in a cold frame, and it will 

 flower early in the following season and continue along time in beauty, 

 being on that account very valuable. For blooming at the same time as 

 the bedding-out plants, the Ton-week Stocks are the most suitable. — G. A. 



Propagating Echeveria metallica (JS. PhilUps).~It may be pro- 

 pagated by eyes, or a leaf taken ofi" with a kind of heel as you describe. 

 These, inserted in sandy soil in spring, and plunged in a hotbed, will Boon 

 root if covered with a glass and kept moist and shaded. No doubt the 

 best of all modes of propagation is by seed, but this is not very plentiful ; 

 therefore, we should prefer propagation by eyes, or division of the plant. 

 The latter is a safe mode of increase, but can only be practised with 

 large plants. You may grow it well in a compost of equal parts of turfy 

 light loam and sandy peat, and a third part of charcoal in pieces from 

 the size of a pea up to that of a hazel nut, with pieces of grit or sand- 

 stone of like size (or crocks will do), and silver sand, the whole well 

 mixed. Let the drainage be good. Manure is of no advantage, though a, 

 little old dry cow dung will give increased vigour. 



Select Fruit Trees for Walls (A. B.).— The south aspect of yotir 

 north wall will be suitable for Apricots, Peaches, and Nectarines. 

 Apricots: Kaisha, Heniskerk, and Moorpark ; if you wish for an early 

 s-ort add Orange, and for preserving Shipley's Early. Peaches : Early 

 York, Royal George, Sulhampstead, Grosse Mignonne, Bellegardo, Chan- 

 cellor, Barrington, Late Admirable, and Stirling Cai^tle. Nectarines: 

 Kivers's Orange, Elruge, Hardwicke, Violette Hutive, and Pitmaston 

 Orange. The north aspect will only be useful for Cht'rries of the Morello 

 tribe, of which Belle de Charmeux, Belle Magnitique, Morello, and St. 

 Margaret's are the bcfit. Your other low north aspect — i.e., of the south 

 wall, will be suitable, because low, for Red and White Currants and Goose- 

 berries, which may be had late by netting Ihem. You wilt have two west 

 and two east aspects. One-half of one of the east aspects we would 

 devote to Cherries: Belle d'Orleans. Werder's Early Blnck, Bowyer's 

 Early Heart, Black Tartarian, May Duke, Elton, Royal Duke, Florence, 

 Bigarreau Napoleon, and Late Duke ; and the other half to Plums : July 

 Green Gage, Angelina Burdett, Early Orleans. Early Prolific, Victoria, 

 and White Magnum Bnnum. On the other east aspect have Pears and 

 Apples. Apjiles : Adains'3 Pearmain, lEaddow Pippin, Calville Blanche, 



