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JODBNAI/ OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ June 18, 1868. 



sert, and the old plant will be little disfigured, as tbe leaves 

 conceal the wound made by pulling the cutting out at the joint. 

 A ahadj place, a sandy soil, and a hand-light are the best con- 

 ditions for insuring success. In a sunny spot shade daring 

 the day, and give a little air at night. 



Ranunculuses will now need a considerable quantity of mois- 

 ture. A firm, moist, well-drained soil is their delight. One of 

 the best methods for securing these conditions in such weather 

 is to loosen the mere surface, make some holes in it, and water 

 the soil well, touching the leaves with the water as little as 

 possible ; and then as the surface becomes rather dry, cover 

 with riddled rotten dung. This will keep the roots moist 

 without the necessity of wetting the foliage. 



As soon as possible we will have verandahs, corridors, con- 

 servatory, &o., fresh arranged, and thus get many Pelargoniums 

 of the florist and fancy kinds out of doors, first in a shady 

 place, and then in a sunny spot to harden the wood. Azaleas 

 now in corridors, will be removed (o the conservatory, where 

 they can bo kept a little closer by themselves. In limited 

 space it is impossible to give just what such plants like now 

 without injuring others. Even an unhealed glass house would 

 suit such plants well that had growth to make, as a close moist 

 atmosphere could be kept about them, and more air when 

 needed. The sun can now make any place under glass a hot- 

 house. A cold pit for grafting, inarching, and other purposes, 

 in such weather is just as good as a hotbed. — R. F. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— June 17. 



Heavy arriTols of rongli goods are now coming to band daily, much 

 in a poor condition for want of rain. Strawberries and Cherries have 

 aleo largely increased in bulk, and the demand for them has been very 

 steady, and most of tbe stands have been cleared. 



Apples a sieve 



Apricots doz. 



Cherries lb. 



ChestnntB bush. 



Cnrrants 3^^ sieve 



Black do. 



Figs doz. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries ,. quart 

 Grapes, Hothonse. .lb. 

 Lemons 100 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus 100 



Beans, Kidney ....100 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Bras. Sprouts % sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



CanliSower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cucumbers each 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish . . bundle 



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8 

 8 12 



Melons each 4 



Nectarines doz. 1ft 



Oranges 100 4 



Peaches doz. 12 



Pears (dessert) ..doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 6 



Plums }-^ sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspbcrrjps lb. 



Strawberries . . per lb. 



Walnuts huBh. 10 



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Leekp bunch 



Lettuce .... per score 

 Mushrooms .... pottle 

 Mustd.& Cress, punnet 

 Onions.... per bushel 



Parsley per sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas per quart 



Potatoes buthel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes doz. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots 'V 



Spinach 1 1 8h3 



Tomatoes.... poi uo^,. 

 Turnips ...... bunch 



d. s. 

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



•«• "We request that no one will \^Tite privately to tbe depart- 

 mental writers of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Counfry Gentleman.*' By eo doing they 

 are subjected to unju?;tifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed solphj to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, dc. 171, Fleet 

 Street^ London, E.G. 



ADVEETisnJO HoRTi CULT URAL BooKs, — " Is it Dot a Very short-sighted 

 policy on the part of booksellers, publishers, and authors of horticulture, 

 4c., not to advertise their works? Many books on such subjects are 

 reviewed by you and other journalists, but it is vain to look in your 

 columns for an advertisement of the books themselves, and many parties, 

 of course, would not run the risk of ordering books without knowing the 

 price of same. I could quot« endless instances of the want of inform- 

 ation on this point. — W. H. B." 



Books (T. H. Dogahun). — Keane's "In-door Gardening" details the 

 management of stove and greenhouse plants. You can have it tree by 

 post from our office if you enclose twenty postage stamps with your 

 address. {A Youna Qardener). — Read Johnson's '* Science and Practico 

 of Gardening,'* and the "Cottage Garderers' Dictionary." If you write 

 to Mr. Richards, A=»8iBtant Secretary, Royal Horticnltural Society, South 

 Kensington, he will give you information relative to the examinations. 

 The two bouka we have named can be had from oar offloe, post free, if 



you enclose 9s. in postage stamps with your address. (P. Y.). — Lance'a 

 "Hop Farmer" is the only modern work on tlie subject that we know. 

 (C It. H.). — Lowe's " British Ferus " will answflr your purpose. 



Grapes Cracking (J- B. C/(i7/0H)i— Your Grapes were so smashed in 

 the letter we had difficulty in making anything of them. They appear to 

 have what is called rust, and the tissue being hard and dry will naturally 

 crack. Give air cautiously, and do not allow a cold current to pass over 

 the Grapes early in the morning. 



CiiASSELAs Napoleon or Bicane Grape (T. E. Partridge). — ^Mr. 

 Knight is not a nurseryman, but now gardener to the Duke of Roxburghe, 

 If you write to Mr. Rivers you may procure it from him. 



Mildew on Ghapes {A Suhitcrihcr).—'Wc have repeatedly eradicated the 

 mildew from the berries by literally covering the bunches with flowers of 

 sulphur in a eonp phite held beneath them and rolling the bunches in 

 them. The sulphur may also bo dusted over tho leaves, ami the stemB 

 painted with a mixture of it. clay, and water. Tho mildewed berries will 

 crack if they are 7tot sulphured. 



Vine Leaves Diseased ( W. B., Lancaster). — Your Vine leaves are very 

 curiously affected. It is a tendency to fasciation of the tbree principal 

 veins in the middle of the leaf. It is very curious, and we shall have the 

 matter investigated. Do not the Vinos exhibit languor in their growth ? 

 Vines in an Engine HonsE (T. W. B.).— We would wiUer the Vines 

 outside, and in this hot weather we would damp the tiled (loor inside the 

 house, at least at midday, or oftener if it dries quickly. 



Vine Culture (P. S ). — You may now discontinue fires, the hotifle 

 being closed early, and a little air should bo given all night. In doU 

 damp periods a ceutle fire or heat will do good, and especially later in 

 the season, to thoroughly ripen the crop and wood. The stages, floors, 

 &c.. should he kept damp until tho Grapes are advanced in ripening, and 

 syringe the Vines in the evening with clear soft water until the berries 

 change colour for ripening, air being given early in the morning. Good 

 root action and the thorough matTU-atinu of the wood are essentials of 

 Vine-growing. The Vines may be pruned as soon as the leaves have fallen. 

 Azalea Cdltcre (Idcvt). — Azaleas require to be placed in a boose 

 where there is a gentle heat, after flowering, and should bo kept there 

 until they have made good growth and have set the flower buds. In a 

 houfce devoted to them tho atmosphere, after flowering, should be kept 

 closer, and mnisture should be piven abundantly. This is not the treat- 

 ment required for Heaths, and we do not consider Azaleas and Heaths 

 succeed well together. Azaleas should not bo turned out of doors after 

 they hav*^ made their growth, but be kept in a cool, well ventilated 

 house. Placing them outside will tend to keep down thrips, bnt it is not 

 desirable to turn them out of doors in summer on that acc^imt ; indeed, 

 it is a bad practice. 



Maggot in Onions (Id^vi). — Soot applied to the ground, giving a good 

 dressing, so as to make the surface quite black, is the best preventive. 

 It should he neatly pointed-in in-ior to sowing. There is no remedy ; 

 bnt as soon as the presence of the insect is detected, those plants of 

 which the leaves have flagged and are turning yellow should be pulled 

 up and burnt, and the beds watered with lime water, 10 lbs. of fresh 

 lime being sufficient for thirty gallons of water, or the beds may be w^ 

 watered with strong soapsuds, and then sprinkled with soot so as to 

 make the surface quite black. 



CAMELLiis IN Pots and in Borders (Idem).— Camellias thrive quite 

 as well planted in borders as in pots : good management is all that is re- 

 quired in either case, but there are instances when the heat cuUivatoi;s 

 at times fail. 



Grasses {L. H.^.—'^e know of no better volume on English andforeiga 

 Grasses than that by Miss Pines. 



HoT-WATEB Heating (Kent).— We do not know any dealer in second- 

 hand boilers. From 60 to 90 feet of 4-inch piping would heat your honse 

 if ynu did not propose forcing. Those who advertise in our columns 

 would be the best to refer to A small saddle-back boiler, new, would cost 

 from 50«., furnace fittings 30.*., and piping from 9(^ to 1». per foot, with 

 extras for curves and bends. 



Green Colouring for Glass (Jlf.). — We cannot tell what the green 

 colouring matter was which you saw on the glass of greenhouses in a 

 nursery in your neighbourhood, but green colour mixed up with size 

 water or even with milk will last the most of the summer. Wo have seen 

 blue used with good eflect, and would be glad to know what cheap colours 

 could be safest and most easily obtained. 



Peach Leaves BtisTEEED {A. Atkinf:on).—The leaves of your Peach 

 tree are blistered and mildewed. Apply flowers of sulphur. 



Cuttings of Pelargoniums (fi. H.). — We do not know where you can 

 get cuttings of Variegated Pelargoniums. You should try some florist. 



Mildew on Fekns (G. A. S.). — Mildew on the stipesis generally caused 

 by the plants being kept in a close moist atmosphere. It may be de- 

 stroyed by dusting with flowers of sulphur the parts affected. Mildew so 

 seldom sbows itself on Ferns that we should be obliged by your sending 

 us a frond with its stem iufestci with mildew as you describe. We make 

 no charge for answering queries. 



Nectarines Cracking {T. O.).— Wo should advise you to s}Tinge only 

 in the evening. Nectarines are much more apt to crack than Peaches. 

 Probably the foliage of ho trees is scanty, and the sun's rays fall directly 

 on the fruit. In that case we would t^hade the portion of roof over tbem 

 for a few hours, when the sun's rays fall most directly on the trees, and 

 continue this until the fruit begins to ripen. 



WooDLiCE in Hdtbed (T. H., Bolton).— The "spiders" we think afe 

 woodlice. Nothing is so t fifectual as to tread the sides of the frame inside, 

 making the soil very firm for a di--tanc6 of 4 inches or so all around; and 

 the first thing in the m *rniug pour boiling water acainst tho sides of the 

 frame inside, and on the firm portion of the bed. This repeated occasion- 

 ally will thin their numbers ponsiderably, and a toad placed iu the frame 

 would keep them down. 



RosE3 AT Paris (Eingsbridpe).— The first fortnight in July is too late in 

 any year to see the Ro?e gardens in the neighbourhood of Paris, but 

 especiallv eo in this exceptionally early spn-,(*n. Tbe most worthy of 

 no'e are M. Charles Verdier and M. Eugene Verdier at Ivry, and Monfi. 

 Margottiu at Bourg-la-Reine, the latter one of the best rosarians, and ftn. 

 hour's chat with him is a great treat. We hope for notes from an earlidr 

 visitor. 



