January 9, 186B. ] 



JODBNAL OP HORTICULTURR AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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tcfls water will, probably, restore thom. Coratcsse do Jaucourt ifl ft very 

 superior Rusq. 



Nkw Zkai.and T.acbel [O. .V.).— It ia the Corsnoocarpns lipvigatus, and 

 is thus raeulioned in the " Trea^un* *^' ilotany :"—" The tree, ftccordinjf 

 to Dr. Pennett. is vrxluod in New Zealand for the sake ol its fruit and 

 Heeds ; the former i» of the size of a Pluui, pulpy in the interior and 

 sweet. Tiie seeds are used iu times of scarcity, and contain a tasteless 

 forinaoeous subatanre. The raw seeds, however, are poisonous, and pro- 

 duce ypiiKUiodic pains, piddinees, and partial paralysis ; to obviate which 

 efl'octs they are atciimed for twenty-four hours, and then either buried in 

 the griiund, or allowed to snult in nater for some days." 



TviNU-iN 8TnAc.e.LiNO Cyi'Ress Trkes {n. T.).— We should tr>* to tie-in 

 the bra'iches dittplaced by the snow storms of the winters of 1865 and 

 I86C. We would use strong tarred rope, equal in thickness to the brnnches 

 to be tied; and if the tyinf? be done effectually the branches will, pro- 

 bably, recover their erect and proper position in the course of a few years. 

 The tiirred rope will lust a lonf; time, but it may be necessary to renew 

 it in order to keep the strag.'^lint* branches in their proper p<isition. If 

 you con remove them without makiuj^ gaps, that will be the most certain 

 mode of gecurin{< tho symmetrical character of the trees ; but we fear 

 you cannot do so without disfiguring tho latter for a long time. It ia well 

 to do without tying if you can. 



Vallota PURPt rea Pottino {,T. Lvck). — You may pot it if necessary, 

 l>ut it iri well not to overpot. as it flowers mure freely when its roots are 

 confined than when nven^otted. The dr.iinase should be good, and thero- 

 foro the plant should be turned out of its pot and tho drainage made 

 Cood, placing in a larger pot if tho roots are very much matted. Loosen 

 tho ball, and remove as much of the old soil as pussible, but be careful 

 not to injure the roots. If tlio plant has very few roots shako away all 

 tho old soil, and pluce it in a i)ot twice the diameter of the bulb, for thot 

 size is sufficient. If you have more than one bulb in a pot. the pot may 

 be larger in proportion. The book you name is a good one, but not tho 

 best. 



Croccbes Eaten by Mice f.7. F. C.).— We think that the mice eating 

 the Crocuses in the beds and lea\ing those in pots untouched, is attri- 

 butable to the former not beiog planted so deeply as the latter, and being, 

 tliertjfore, more ef\sily attacked. When the mice have devoured those in 

 the beds they will find ont those planted more deeply. We are not aware 

 that mice devour the foliage; but they will, probably, att:ick the bulbs in 

 pots as soon as it appears above ground, if not before. You may trap 

 them wiih a figure-4 trap, baited with the half of a Crocus bulb, or a 

 whole small one. 



Mealy Btg on Vines (Y. Z.).— We would remove all the loose bark, 

 especiallv that on the spurs, and it maybe done quite down to the 

 wood. Under the old bark you will find the insects in greater numbers 

 than you supposed. There they lurk until forcing is commenced. Any 

 dressing of the Vines will be of little or no avail, because it cnnnot reach 

 the bugs unless the loose bark lie taken oft. After clearing the Vines well 

 of loose bark you may wash them thoroughly with water at 140^, and 

 afterwards paint them with a solution of Gishuret Compound at the rate 

 nf 8 ozs. to the gallon of water. This strength will not injure the buds 

 if you only apply it before they begin to swell. The Vines slumld be 

 washed with a p.iint brush, and the solution of Gishurst applied with the 

 same, rubbing it well into every crevice. 



Cinerarias Losing their Floweb Stems f7rfcm).~We are unable to 

 Assign a reason for the stems dying off. Probably their being eaten by 

 some insect is a cause for it ; but we are not able to form an opinion with 

 so little knowledge of the treatment the plants have received. There 

 must be some cause of the decay at the surface of the soil. Appleby's 

 "Orchid Manual" will suit you. You can have it free by post from our 

 ofSca by enclosing thirty-two stamps with your address. 



Gardeners' Examinations (Idevi). — Write to Mr. Richards, Assistant 

 Secretary. Royal Horticultural Society's Garden, South Kensington, 

 London, \i. 



Orciuds {A Qw-n/).— Of tbe list of Orchids sent tlie following would 

 succeed in a greenhouse with a temperature of 50^ in winter, a corre- 

 sjionding beat being given during the summer, with a moderately close 

 and humid atmosphere: Oncidium ornilhorhynchum, O. leucochilum, 

 O. crispum, and O. pulvinatum ; Odontoslossum grande, O. citrosmum, 

 O. pulchellum, and O. maculatum ; Trichopilia tortilis ; Epidendrum vi- 

 toUinum, E. aromaticum, and E. macrochilum album ; Brassavola glauca ; ' 

 Cattleya citrina; L:rlia albida, L.acamiuatu, andL. furfuracea ; Lycaate 



Skinneri, ond L. aromntica : Sophronitis cemua ; Acinota HumlwldtiJ 

 and Ilarkeria LIndleyana. All theno we have grown »n ii cool house* 

 5 lower than the temperature you name. The otheru named we havo 

 tried to Home extent, but they do not Buccocd. They require a store 

 temperature. 



Pottino Cyclamens {Calcnrin\ — Seedling bulba of Cyclamens may h© 

 potted at this season, especially if of the pertiicum rare, «nd they aro 

 Udt expected to bloom befuro February. It is a good practice to arlopt 

 with gro\\ing, but not blooming, plants of Cyclamen persicum. especially 

 when a late bloom and extra-sized plants are required, the potting being 

 carefully perfumied without rtisturbiMg tho ball. Other Cychimons do 

 best if placed in their Ijlooming potH before, or when they are beginning 

 to grow. Disturbing them in any way when ahowing for bloom is bad, 

 as it more or less disarranges the lulijigo. 



Selaoiweli.a Offsets (/"(/rm). — You could not have adopted abetter 

 plan, and there ia every reason to conclude they will do well. I>o not 

 keep the boil very wet, but let it be moist, and admit a little air every day, 

 but without reducing the moisture nnd temperature so much as to cause 

 them to flag. When they become rooted they will succoed in anight tem- 

 perature of 50\ 



Select Camellias (IT'. G. f;.i. — Mario Morren, Queen of Beauties, 

 Storyi. Rubens, Fimbriatn, Alba ]>lcnn, Benneyii. Mathotiaun, Jenny 

 Lind, Mrs. Cope, Giovaui Santarelli, and Carlotta Popudoff. We are not 

 a^varo that grafting Camellias on Onin^o and Lemon stocks has been 

 Itractised. and we do not think thoy would succeed. It is a matter for 

 experiment. 



Vine Fibres Decayed {J. Ji. B.).—Tho roots sent havo many of tho 

 fibres quite dead, and, we think, owing to the unsuitable materials of 

 which the border is composed, which cannot be otherwise than too close 

 and retentive of moisture. Being principally clay, it has settled into a 

 close wet mass, which, inwtead of improving, must get worMc, there being 

 nothing to keep it open but the lime rubbish and bones. We cannot 

 understand how any one can be so stupid as to endeavour to drain a Vino 

 border by putting rubble over tlie bottom, and then concreting npon tho 

 rubble. How is the water to pass away ".' It ia only making a receptacle 

 for water to lodge in. Tho concrete ought to have been at the bottom of 

 the border to prevent the roots going do\Tn, and then the rubble 9 inches 

 thick, with a drain at the lowest point to carry off any accumulation of 

 water; tut as it is, the water cannot pass through the concrete into the 

 rubble and to the drain. The concrete where it is, is worse than if tbe border 

 had not been drained nnd no rubble put in. Clay is a bud material to 

 form a Vine border of. A little marl may do pood ; but clay should be 

 avoided. Good turf, cut '2\ or S inches thick from a pasture whtre the 

 soil is a light rather than heavy loam, is best for Vine borders. We do 

 notwouder at the fibres decaying ; it is only what might be looked for. 



Climbers for Stove (Idem). — Allamanrta grandiflora, A. Schottif, 

 Thunbergia Harrisii, Manettia micans, Hoya carnosa, Clerodendrou 

 Thnmson.T, Bignonia grandiflora, Combretum purpureum, Passiflora 

 qundrangularis, and Stephanotis floribunda. The wall must not bo 

 shaded by plants or by climbers on the root, othertvise they will not 

 succeed. 



Apples for Espaliers (A. F. i».).— Ashmead's Kernel, Cockle Pippin* 

 Corniah Gilliflower, Cox's Orange Pippin. Downton Pippin, Kerry Pippin, 

 Margil, Nonpareil, Pitmaston Nonpareil, Scarlet Nonpareil, Sturmec 

 Pippin, and Jonnetting. 



Names of Fruit {J. D.).— Apple it : 1, Colonel Vaughan's ; 4, Court 

 Pendu-Plat; 5, Lemon Pippin; 6. Winter Greening ; 8, Winter Pear- 

 main, or Duck's-bill ; 9. Braddick's Nonpareil. (J. W.,.iun.) —I, Spencer's 

 Seedling, is a local variety; 2, Minchall Crab; 3, Nelson Codlln. (J. P. 

 Lvmbar'd, /hibfi/i).— Your Apple ia Cambusnethan Pippin. 



Names or Plants (T, Brown ).—Gnflphalium arenaria. (.S.).— 1, Euphor- 

 bia apocyneiefolia (?) ; 2, Euphorbia jacquinireflora ; 3, The leaf appears 

 to be that of Comnielyna or Aneilema. {R. F.).— 1, Adiantum formosum ; 

 '2, Aspidium aculeatum ; 3, Coronilla pentaphylla ; 4, Ageratum cony- 

 zoides ; 5, Acacia Cipsia, var. (J. T.).— 1, Erautbemum sanguinolentum ; 

 2, Chama'rauthemum Williamsii, var. (T. »'.).—!, Justicia {Ruellia> 

 assurgens ; 2, Acanthace;e, but not possible to determine without a flower. 

 {,Ja.<f.Luck).^\, •!, Aspidium aculeatum, vars. ; 3, Asplenium Filix-fo-mina, 

 var.*' 4, Aspidium aculeatnm, var.; 5, Lastrea Filix-maa ; 6, Aspidium 

 lonchit'is. N.B.— Several of these aro barren and in a young state, bo that 

 the variety cannot be determined. 



METEOROLiOGICAIi OBSERVATIONS in the Subiirba of London for the week ending January 7tli. 



Wad. . 



Thars. 

 Fri. .. 



Sat. .. 

 Son.., 



Mon.. . 

 Tuea. . 



Mean 



BABOUETEB. 



Max. 



80.1S4 

 SO. 188 

 80.150 

 29.97fi 

 29-9fi6 

 29 880 

 80.000 



Min. 



30.100 

 SO.l.SO 

 30.n.S6 

 29.918 

 29.888 

 ii9.8I2 

 29.050 



thbbmouetrb. 



Mbx. Min. 



80.042 39 979 33.71 







26 



19 

 25 

 25 

 31 

 25 

 25 



25.14 



1 ft. dp. 3 fL dp. 



40 

 39 

 89 



88 

 88 

 39 



38.71 



40 

 39 



38 



38 

 38 



38.57 



Wind. 



NX. 



N.E. 



N. 



N.K. 

 N.E. 

 N.E. 



N.E. 



Ralala 



inohei. 



.00 

 .00 

 M 

 .09 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 



0.00 



Genebal Beuares. 



Overcast; frosty; overcast; brisk wind. 



Overcast with light clouds; fine; densely overcast, snowmg. 



Densely overcast; fine with sunshine ; overcast. 



Overcast, slight fog; densely overcast, sleet ; overcast. 



Overcast, ha/.y ; overcast; densely overcast. 



Slight fall of bnow, overcast ; overcast ; thawing. 



Densely overcast, frosty; fine with sunshine ; snowing. 



FOITLTaY, BEE. and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



SOMERSET COUNTY POULTRY SHOW. 



It 13 very rarely indeed that we have to record the holding of ao 

 excdllect a "tirst Show of Poultry and Pigeons as that which took place 



on the Ist, •2nd, and Srd of January at Westcn-super-Maro. The 

 general arrangements, however, betrayed great inexperience in the 

 management of a public Poultrj- Show, and, from tbe fact of the prize 

 list reaching our reporter at bo late an hour, we can do little moro 

 than simply record the returns, though wo havo conect<d the list, an 

 printed by the Weaton-saper-Mare Committee, by the award book of 

 one of the Jadge9. We deeply regret there shonld have been any 

 hitch of tho kind, as tho Show was nnqueationably one of first-rate 



