July 4, lS«fi. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTUIIE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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Uahauing a Newly-i'Lantid Thork and Beb(ih Hrikie (An AmUtur 

 (fanUn<-r).—Yua diil qiuti) right iu cuttinK the Thorn iir Quick plants 

 <luwn lifter pbintiliK thi' htnlKO. It would MtronRthi'U the (JuicliH. causing 

 tlic shootu til I'onio utrongor. nnrt a good Ijottoin wonlcl bn obtained at 

 once, whicli is ii muin point. So tur. tlmn, your bcdgo will have a good 

 foundation, wlii.'h you uiuat retain by trimming in the silica slightly curly 

 in Auguirt, UM.I keeping the bottom dear of weeds, so tliat the fence may 

 grow thick and elosc to the bottom. At any time after the Imitcb have 

 falleu up to that of their reappearance the top may be taken off to 1 loot 

 fi iuchos, if it has mailo xo much growth ; if not that heiglit, dti not cut it 

 down until after the second year's growth is porfi'cted. Continue to trim 

 ftto sides in in .\ugiist in future, and when the height of hedge is attained 

 take off the top at a few inches below the height re<|uired ; trimmiug 

 daring the sunmier in June, and another run-over in tlie end of August 

 win keep it very ne it. The lieech will need no trinuning this year, and 

 onlv at the sides uiiil the height of hedge is gaim'd. when it should have 

 the" top taken olV9 ii:'-hes or a foot lower than ultimately required. It ia 

 best to clip Beech h, .Igcs during the w inter, though they may be cut, like 

 (juiek and Privet hedges once or twice during the smnmer. 



lUislNH Krompton- STOCK.S i/i(cm I.— Sow the aecd forthwith in an open 

 .situation, and water if dry weather ensue. Wlien large enough to handle 

 plant out where intended" to bloom, selecting a sheltered situation, and 

 affording a littU proti-ction during severe wejither by means of funie and 

 flr or other clo.se.braucliea overgieens. The Stocks may he i>Iauted close 

 t'>getlier, so as to require thiuuing in M.arch ; but the safest plan is to pot 

 them in small pots, and place in a frame on a dry bottom on tlic approach 

 of frost, plunging the pots iu coal ashes, and giving air in mild weather, 

 and planting out witli the balls entire in March. 



Kaulv Peas.— We have received (.June 30th). from Messrs. Carter & Co- 

 a sample of their variety, "First Crop." The Peas nro an excellent 

 sample, dry and hard— evidence that the harvesting was not hurried. 



Woums in ViNE-BonDER {Witten Lorl^et—The earth worms were at- 

 tracted to the border by the manure. They will be heuelicial rather than 

 otherwise by making perfonitions in the soil. 



Air. IN Vinery (.( Huhtcribcri.— It requires to be kept well supplied 

 with moisture by pouring water on the paths, &c., freely ; but the venti- 

 lation must be good also by night and day, for stagimnt damp air induces 

 mildew. A dry hot atmosphere insures the introduction of red spider. 



Seedlinc. Carnations {Eatun M. D.i.— There is nothing remarkable in 

 yonr seedling Carnation but its size; it is what is termed iu floral lan- 

 guage a monster. It is not unusual for seedlings when they first come 

 into Bower to produce these gigantic forms. The flowers are totally 

 useless ; the superabundance of petals always causes the pods to burst, 

 which is very objectionable. 



Doi-BLE FccHsiA (.4. R. MeGuire.i.—Yonr seedling double Fuchsia is 

 not at all new, the bright colour of the sepals is a great recommendation, 

 but it is not lietter than Hercules, rniversal. and many others. The value 

 of the seedling would depend on the habit of the plant. We have no 

 recollection of receiving an Anemone flower from you in the spring. 



iNARonnia Vines (An AvMteur, Southampton). Unite green wood of 

 the scion to greon wood ot the stock when the shoots of each arc a or 

 a feet long. 



Select Carnations, Picotees, and Pnms (A. T. C.I. —The tastes of 

 northern and southern growers difTor, hut the fcdlowlug nro good and suit- 

 able for the northern and tnidland (^oimtiesr—funirtfiuTM.- Admiral 

 Curzon,LordKaneliffe,KUek Diiimruid, Lord Milton, Kauny, Sarah Payne, 

 Priimier, Squire Meynell, Firebraml. Siiortsinan, .\riel, Friar Lawrence. 

 Pir'itr,:< : Mrs. Norman, Isabella, Amy Rohsart, Lord Nelson, Mrs. Dod- 

 well, Robin Hr>od, Mrs. May, Finis, Mrs. JJaniard, Venus, Bortha, Mrs. 

 Msher. Pinkt : Beauty, Catlicrine, Climax. .lohu Bull, Lord Chancellor, 

 Lucknow. Lucy, New Criterion, Mrs, Enfield, Mary Ann, Puri>lo Perfec- 

 tion, Purple Gem. 



What Caisks tuf. Winds (Eir,-n.i.— Wo cannot reply better than by 

 the following ciuotution from one of the beat of our magai-.inos :— " Regard- 

 ing thorn in the simplest way, thev are evidently produced by the succes- 

 sive heating of those parts of the earth most directly ex})osedto the sun's 

 rays, the consequent expansion of those heateil portions i-( the atmosphere 

 in contact with the warm earth, ami the repliiei-in.Mil of these warmed 

 and expanded portions by cooler air from north and south. The operation 

 going on incessantly, a steady curr.Mit would he produced at all times 

 from both poles to the equator. This, indo'ed, soim ceases to be a north 

 and south cuiTent from the poles to tlie eqiuitor, for the heated air rising 

 aiul passing to the poles is moving ivitli the velocity of the earth's surface 

 at the equator-ora thousand miles per hour— while tho air starting from 

 the poles has no initial vciooity. Thus each hot current as it advances 

 northwards or southwards passes beyond the longitude of the place from 

 which it started, and each cold current as it travels toward tlie polo lag,s 

 behind the parts of the earth over which it auecessivc-ly travels. The 

 north and south winds thus become at length east winds at tho equator. 

 While approaching the equator they are north-east and simth-eaat winda 

 for a considerable distance, and in this state, within certain latitudes, are 

 called trade-winds, from their usefulness in navigation."— (Tftf English- 

 inait'^ Majazint! for Juli/.) 



Vinery (P. O. l»')iiti';o'<Kll.— With plenty of heating power, which, we 

 presume, you can easily have in your part of the countrj-, we do not 

 consider that your house is too high ; and the angle, 45', is a good one, 

 either for early or late work, or any work. If you feared the wind very 

 much you might have the height 2 feet less, but, with plenty of heat, we 

 would do as you propo.se. For the border, inside, we would advise from 

 •20 to '24 inches in depth, over a foitt of rubble, and that drained beneath. 

 It is much in your favour having the floor of the house, inside, so much 

 above the outside level, as drainage will he an easier matter. We would 

 make the border on the top of the present floor. 



Names of Plants [('vmhpT\and). — 1, Lastrea Filix-maa incisa ; 2, Po- 

 iTstielmm angul.are subtripinnatum ; 3, Lastrea dilatata grandidena ; 

 4 Athyrium Filix-foemina p>-riunidatum ; 5, Lastrea Filix-mas paleacea ; 

 ei AthjTium FiUx-foemina. "iH. T. K.).~\. Pedicularis sylvatica; 2, Gil- 

 lenia tiifoliata ; 3, Polygonum .aviculare ; 4, Nepeta Mussinii. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week endins July 1st. 



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GENER.iL ReMARK.S. 



Very fine 

 Overcast 

 Overcast 

 Overcast 

 Overcast 

 Overcast 



overcast ; very fine at ni^ii. 



drj- haze ; overcast ; finest night. 



very fine ; fine at iiipht. 



cloudy antl fine ; slight shower ; very fine ; overcast. 



rain ; cloudy ; rain. 



warm and hesTT,- rain at Tii^ht. 



Cloudy; fine; very fine tliroughout ; cuol at niKht. 



POTJLTEY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHEONICLE. 



FACTS ABOUT EGGS. 



It is tLought by aaturalLsts, that the eggs of our domestic 

 hen of the present day are, on an average, very nearly a third 

 larger and hearier than those of the hens of the ancients. 



The proportions of the yolk to the white of the egg are very 

 nearly the same iu each of the different races ; bnt in propor- 

 tion as the egg diminishes in size, does the relative proportion 

 of the white to the yellow of the egg duuinish — that is, small 

 eggs have more yellow than large ones in proportion to their 

 size, hut the weight of their shell is also greater in jiroportion. 



Eggs wliich contain the largest yolk or yellow, like those 

 of the Brahma and Cochin-China hens, produce the largest 

 chickens. 



The weight of sterile, or uufecundated eggs, is less than that 

 of those that have been fecundated ; and their nutritive qua- 

 lities are less. 



The eggs of the wild hen have a superior flavour. The 

 proportion of the yellow in them is greater than in the eggs of 

 ordinary domestic fowls ; they have a higher colour, also, and 

 cooks esteem them on this account, for the preparation of 

 certain sauces in the proportion of one to three. 



Barlev is said to increase the proportion of tlie yeUow of the 

 egg, and rye is said to favour the development of the white. 



^Eggs lose a slight portion of their weight day by day, when 

 left to themselves, the contents becoming (hied up gradually, 

 and reduced, so that there is left a solid residmun withdrawn 

 towards the small end of the egg, the opposite end being filled 

 with air. Eggs which weighed 25 ozs. when fresh, weighed but 

 a very small fraction over 1 oz. at the end of two years. 

 Dm-ing incubation the dimiuutio;i of weight is pretty rapid. 



Aristotle taught that round eggs contained male chickens, 

 and elongated eggs females. Scientific men have both combatted 

 and sustained this opinion, but the general opinion of natural- 

 ists at the present day is, that both males and females come 

 fi-om both round and elongated eggs. Fecundation exercises 

 no control over the figure or foi-m of the egg. The most exact 

 and scientific experiments upon these points, conducted 

 recently at the .Jardin d'Acchmatation at Paris, have led to 

 these conclusions. — (Massachwsettx Pluwman.) 



\1SRY LIKE SWINDLING. 



Can any of " Our Journal " readers give me ,iny information 

 respecting a person who advertised in your columns for good 

 poultry in exchange for foreign birds ? Having many of the 



