Janoary 10, 1868. ) JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



55 



snrfaco in the hoase should also bo kept moist, so ng to maintain a moiat 

 atmosphere. The temperature shoulU be from GO ' to fifj'^ at night, and 

 from 75 ' to 80" by day with sun. Care should bo tnlion not to overwater 

 the plautB, bat to keep the soil moiet uutil tho pbxntu are growing freely, 

 when liberal supplies of water will be ne^-dod. Clerndendron ThomMona; 

 will succeed with thu same treatment as des^cribed for the Allnmanda^. 

 Itougainvillea speciosa and spoctabjlia may have all the old bare shoots 

 cat out, preserving theltest woU-ripincd shoots, of which only the points 

 should be taken otT. The plaut may he potted in a compost of sandy 

 tibrous loam two-thirds, and one-third leaf mould, with a free admixture 

 of ahari) sand. Every encouraf-'oment should be given to ensure a good 

 growth, whidi hc-ing made, tho plnnts should have the lighteRt and mosit 

 airy situation that can he given, nud tho supply of water must be gradu- 

 ally reduced to just sutticient to keep the foliage frcFh. The Stepbanotis 

 will thrive if treated in the same manner as the AUamaudns ; only in 

 pruning, the shoots should not bo shortened, merely removing the long 

 bare shoots, and thinnini; tho others out if very close together on the 

 troUis. Leave the strongest, best-situated shoots with prominent eyes. 



Climbers ani> Plants Fon Conservatory {Dplliii).—We cannot re- 

 commend annual climbers for a conservatory. They are of too short 

 duration, and leave g'lps when they are over. Permanent plants are far 

 better. \Vc would advise you to procure Kenncdya inophylla floribunda, 

 Jasminum gracile variegatum, Lapageria rosea, Maudevilla suaveolens, 

 Pftssiflora Newmanni, Rhynchospermum jasmluoides, and Sollya linearis. 

 If you reijuire any for tlie back wall, Luculiagratissima and Habrotham- 

 nna elegaus would" probably succeed, only the climbers on tho roof must 

 not be nearer thera than S feet. A few good plants for a conservatory 

 are Acacia armata, oleifolia elegans, longiflora magnifica, and gi-andis ; 

 Chorozcma cordata splendens, Citrus japonica (Otaheite Orange), and 

 C.nobilis (Mandarin Orange^, Coronillaglauca variegata ; Daphne indicn, 

 Erythrina crista-galli, Hibbertia Reidii, Indigofera decora, Kalosanthes 

 coccinea superba, K.miniata grandiflora, Lilium auratum.L. lancifoUum. 

 Linum trigynura, Monoehattim ensiferum, Blyrtus communis, Polygala 

 Dalmaisiaua, Rhododendron jasminiflornm, Statice liras sic re folia, H. pro- 

 fuea, Witsenia corymbosa, and Vallota purpurea. You will, of course, 

 have Camellias, Azaleas, Primulas. Cinerarias, Cyclamens, Calceolarias, 

 Pelargoniums, and Fuchsias ; and if you have a cold pit you may with 

 safety indulge in a few of tho hardwooded plants ; but unless you have a 

 pit to move them into in summer your success will be very indifferent 

 with them. We name a few :— Acrophyllum venosum, Aphelexis macran- 

 tha purpurea, A. prolifera Barnesi, Koronia Drummondi, E. serrulata, 

 Chironia glutinosn,Correaspeciosa major, Brilliant, auddelicata ; Crowea 

 saligna major, Dracophyllum gracile, Dillwynia Henchmanni, Eriostemon 

 intermedium, Geuetyllis tulipifera, Grevillea punicea splendens, Lesche- 

 naoltia formosa, Pimelea dccussata, P. Hendersoni, and the following 

 Epacrises — viz., hyacinthiflora, Lady Panmure, The Bride, delicata, 

 grautliflora rubra, rubella, and miniata splendens. They are very desir- 

 able for early spring and early summer bloom. After blooming they 

 ;3hoald bo removed to a cold pit. A few plants having ornamental or 

 variegated foliage will add much to the efiect — Arundo donax variegata, 

 Chamferops Fortuni. Dracrena australis, Farfugium grande, Hydrangea 

 japonica variegata, Isolepis gi-acilis, Phormium tenax, Sanseviera carnea 

 variegata, and Sedum Sicboldi variegatum. We have, probably, named 

 many more than you will require ; but you may select from them what 

 you will have acc<jmmodation for. Do not obtain too many, but allow every 

 plant plenty of room, as a few plants well grown will be more satisfactory 

 than many crowded togfether and spoiling each other. Balsams, Celosia 

 argentea, C. pyramidnlis aurea, C. pyramidalis coccinea, Cockscombs, 

 Globe Amaranths, Sensitive-plant, Thunbergia alata, and its white variety, 

 are fine tender annuals for conservatory decoration, requiring to be 

 raised and grown in hotbeds. Achimenss would succeed, also Gloxinias, 

 if you were to forwax'd them in the hotbeds and grow them there until 

 showing for bloom. Clianthus Dampieri and Tacsonia Van-Volxemi 

 would most likely succeed in your house. 



Strat.'peery Forcing (Jd^r/i).— Presuming the plants to be in pots 

 well filled with roots, yon may remove them to a shelf near the glass, 

 where they can have abundance of air. The plants should be carefully 

 watered until they are coming into flower ; afterwards they should be well" 

 supplied with water, and when the blooms are setting the pots may be 

 put in saucers kept full of water. You cannot give too much air and 

 light. StrawbeiTies will do well in any house having a greenhouse tem- 

 ■ perature. We should prefer a well-grown plant of Pteris tricolor to 

 Blechnum corcovadensc, as the former can be kept in one-foui-th the 

 space, and is much richer in colour; but a well-grown plant of the 

 Blechnum is very ornamental from its graceful tree-Fem-like habit, and 

 the rich pink of its young fronds. 



Grafting Roses (J. P.).— Mnnotti stocks grafted with Roses m Febrn- 

 ary or early in March, according to tho season {it being necessary to 

 trraft when tho sap in the stocks is rising, and before tho scione have 

 begun to grow), are in general successfu! ; but not ao much so as wh^jn 

 the stockH are placed in a frame over a gentle hotbcrd and kept <loee. 

 Grafting being p.-rrurnird by tho whip process, tho junction should be 

 claved ; and tho b.-t protcLiim that can be afl'ordod is to cover the union 

 firmly with soil, raising it uround tho stock in the f.mn of a cone, with 

 one or two of the eyes of the gi-aft only left aliovo tho surface. If the 

 grafts succeed thev will show bloom buds and flower the same year 

 at tho usual season, dependant, of course, on the vigour of the plautB 

 and the maturity of the wood used for graftintj. Bottom heat insurep a 

 more speedy and certain union of stock and graft. Stocks may be planted 

 in soil over a hotbed and covered with a frame kept close, and being 

 gi-afted they will succeed; but tho success is not so certain, nor the 

 growth so good, as when tho stocks are established in pots. The gi-aftecZ 

 plants may be removed in May, after thev have been well hardened-r^, 

 and if carefully removed and watered the check will bo slight. The 

 union of stock and graft will be complete in three or four weeks: but the 

 time is dependant on the temperature. In the open ground it will be 

 about six week=;. The best indication of the union being cllected is the 

 putting-forth of fresh shoots, and when these are a inches in length the 

 union may be considered complete. There is not, that we are aware, any 

 objection to the grafting of Briar stocks in February or March. It was 

 practised before the Manetti was known as a stock ; but the latter is now 

 in greater repute, and, wo think, deservedly so. Tho number of eyes 

 left on the graft, or their being long or short, may not have any great 

 effect on the succes of tho operation, but it has on the plants' after-gi'owth, 

 for the shorter they aro the more vigorous will be the growth ol tbe 

 I shoots made by the graft. Cuttings of the Manetti Rose will grow if put- 

 in in spring, but not so well as if planted in autumn. 

 Roses in DECEamEit and January [M. JI.).— "If Rosea are required so 

 ' late they must not be allowed to bloom moro than one previous series. 

 I Their flower buds should all be cut off by the 1st of August. The plants 

 I should then be potted in C. R, or 12-sized pots, and placed aside. Beiore 

 ! frosts set in thev should be taken into the vinery, a gentle heat bemg 

 I afforded in very cold weather, and air should at all times bo given them. 

 I do not practise this myself, as I have Roses sufficient for my purpose 

 I out of doors. I cut my Wst bouquet January 4th. In mild winters X 

 I have them till February. The best Roses for glass houses are the Teas, 

 Tea-scuted Noisettes, and Hybrid Perpetuals. After a little time they 

 1 will supersede all others in or out of doors. BIoss and variegated Roses 

 I at present must be looked for among the summer Roses. The following 

 ! is a first-rate list of Roses for the purpose required:— TcrtJ;o.^(-s; Adam, 

 Boug-^ re, Safrano 'these two are only good in a bud state) ; Goubanlt, 

 peculiar scent ; Elise Sauvago, Devoniensis, Madame Margottm. y,icojm- 

 tesse de Cazes, Madame Willormoz, Souvenir d'un Ami; Souvenir d Ehse, 

 Rubens, and Sombreuil. The last is the hardiest of the race, dca- 

 scented Noisettes : Mart-chal Niel, Solfaterre, Gloire de Dijon, Lamarqne, 

 Celine Forestier, Isabella Gray, and Triomphe de Rennos. H<jbria 

 Pe}y€ti(als.— Rose-coloured : Comte de Nanteuil, William Gnftiths, h&- 

 ronne "Prevost, Comtesso Cecile de Chabrillant, Louise Margottm, Baron 

 Gonella, and Duchesse do Morny. Blush : Marguerite de St. Amand, 

 Caroline de Sansal, Souvenir de la Malmaison, Duchesso d'Orleans, 

 and Sceur des Anges. White : Madame Yidot, Madame Pvivers, Miss 

 Ingram, Madame Freeman, and Madame Alfred de Rougemont. Crimson .* 

 Charles Lefebvre, Senateur Vaisse. Madame Victor Yerdier, Victor Ver- 

 dier, Jules Margottin. Madame Boutin. Marechal Vailiant, Istadanie Johe 

 Daran. Duchesse de Cavlus, Lady Suffield, Baron Adolphe do Rothschild, 

 and Alfred Colomb. Dark Crhn:^Ofi or Mnrooii : Pierre Nottmg. Pnnce 

 Camille de Rohan, Empcrem- de Maroc, Due de Cazes, and Souvemr de 

 Dr. Jamain, a beautiful Rose.— W. F. Uadclyffe." 



Charcoal Ashes I A Youm Gfirdcnrr].— They would not do as a sub- 

 stitute for peat ; but thev would be an excellent manure for any crop. 

 Spread them over any plot just before digging, at the rate of about forty 

 bushels per acre. 



Drying Moss Green (.4. B.).— Cover it over half an inch deep with 

 dry sand, and dry thoroughly by exposure in an oven heated sufficiently 

 just not to burn it. 



Names of Fruits ( Veritas). —.4 pple3.—li Trumpeter; 2. Loan's Pear- 

 main; 3, Blenheim Pippin ; 4, Winter Greening; 5, Hollandbury j 7, Cos- 

 tard or Catshead ; Pear: 1, Verulam. 



Names o? Plants {PrittlaveU).—lt is only a fasciated stem of Daphne 

 laureola, commonly called Spurge Laurel, 



meteorological observations in the Suburbs of London for the week ending January 14th. 



POXTLTRY, B EE, and EOTJSEEOLD CHSOliilCLE. 



GREEN GEESE. 

 I SEE yon had an article on Geese in the Jonraal. Eelative 

 to the Green Geese, it is defective ; and if Mr. Dixon should 



ever be in Norwich at the fair held in the beginning of April, 

 he -will eee gosling.s, fit for eating, in the market, mostly at 

 10s. each, the produce of Geese which lay three times a-year. I 

 know of none anywhere else. They are called Grten Geese 

 because thev are fit to kill just when the country is becoming 

 green. — H. T7. 



[You are correct in all but the derivation of the name. They 



