July 11, 1865. J 



JOURNAL OF HOBTICUIiTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



85 



TllADK CATALOGUE IIECEI\T?:D. 



William Dillistone, Munro Nursery, Sible Hediugham, Essex. 



— Cataloiftw of Chvice Neiv Plants of 18G5. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



••* We request that no one will write privuti-ly to the dojiart- 

 niental writers of tlie "Jdurnal of liorticulturo, Cottage 

 Garilener, and Country (it-ntleinan." By so doing they 

 are subjected to vinjustitiablo trouble and expense. All 

 communiciitions should therefore be addressed snlebj to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, <t'c., 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, K.C. 



We also request that corresjiondents ^ill not mix up on the 

 Bame 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 imtil next 

 week. 



Gramber Sldpr (South Norwood). —Yon had better not npply these to 

 your CurmiilitT i)Iiiut.s. It is of too uucertain a ciiiiipi'sitiini to be em- 

 l>hiy(il liy any txcfpt practical men. Youraayapply the slup-^ (ut'abbages, 

 Rhubarb, Scu-kale, and AspuraKus i\-ithout fear of iujuriu^' thum. 



Ro^E Cuttings in Cold Fkame (J5.). — They are best put in singly in 

 small, two-and-a-half or three-ineh, pots, in light sandy Inam, plunj^ing 

 them in anhes, sslmttiufT up close, and shading fnnn bright sun, never 

 opening the frame fur the first six weeks, except to sjirinkle them with 

 water every morning during bright weather. In Septi-iiiber admit air by 

 tilting the lights at back, and during the winter protect from severe 

 frost, admitting air in mild weather. The cuttings should be from wood 

 of the cmTcnt year, and are best taken just after the bloom is past. 

 They should have three joints, one being inserted in the soil, and the 

 others left with their leaves entire. 



Pansies and Pinks Propagating (Afjues). — Your plan is the right one. 

 Keep close and shaded for a fortnight or so, or until the cuttings begin to 

 frrow, showing i)laiuly they have struck root ; then admit air and sun by 

 degiees. gi'adually inuring them to full light and plenty of air. They 

 like plenty of air after they have struck root, and that they usually do in 

 a fortnight to three weeks or a month, during which interval they require 

 no air. Shade from strong light and sun, and sprinkle with water now 

 and then, to keep the air and soil sufficiently moist, hut not wet or 

 saturated. We have no knowledge of covering the cuttings with a box 

 for weeks during the day, taking it off at night only. We have long ago 

 struck them by the hundred in a shady border, covering with mats during 

 the day, and only then during sunshine or hot dry weather, from 9 a.m. 

 to 5 p.ii. Wo think the covering with boxes is simply a modification of 

 this — shade from sun, and protection from drought. We do not know of 

 any difference in the Xosegay from other Geraniums, except in the 

 petals, they having three broad and pointed and two narrow and toothed ; 

 but Nosegays are now so crossed with others of the Zonale section as to 

 have lost much of theii- oi'iginal character. Nosegay Stella is one of the 

 best bedding Geraniums. We have more than twenty kinds bedded out, 

 and it surpasses all the others in colour. It is decidedly worth having; 

 and, though Mr. Beaton, its raiser, thought little of it, it rivals all others 

 that we have tried in the profusion and continuance of its bloom. The 

 old Monthly Rose will gi'ow freely in warm situations, but is usually cut 

 down to the ground by frost in open exposed phices. Cut out the old 

 wood, and manure like other Roses. Prune in March. We have beds 

 of them, which are cut to the ground ever>' year. They are now, and all 

 summer, masses of bloom. 



Seedling Pelargoniums (A. It. 3f 'Gruirc ).— Your seedling Pelargoniums 

 are of no use ; they did not arrive in a condition for judgment ; the hot 

 weather had caused the petals to fall. They may bo pretty varieties, but 

 not of first-rate quality. 



Plant Boxeh pou Window Sills {F. A. Forhen). — Hayinan is the namo 

 of tho maker, hut wu do nut know his dlruutiuu. He should advertise 

 them, lor thoy aru of very good design. 



Figs kallinii (-1. li., Wallinpton).~Doca your Fig troo havo plenty of 

 light? Want of light is a fruitful source of failure. If yonr troo has 

 enough of light, and pluuty of air, wu can attribute the mischance either 

 to dryness at the extrismo roots, stagnant water there, or too groat luxu- 

 riance. If very luxuriant try a little ringing now. Wo havo had tho 

 points suffer in dull weather from defluiency of air. 



IjILIum AUUATiiM CULTURE {O. S.V— SouLul loaui and a Uttlo peat and 

 leaf mould suit till these Lilies. Wo would givo little water after the 

 leaves decay, but we would keep the roots active by just kcoi)ing them 

 moist. If you set the pot on a moist floor, and cover the top with '.1 or 

 U inches of moss that will do. The moss if the pot was set on the ground 

 would save all yoiu* Lilies in tho orchard-house. 



Cactus Pkoi'Agating {T. Har7ics).—ln the short article on the Cactus 

 to which you refer, Mr. Fish forgot to state that it was an answer to a 

 correspondent, and, therefore, no more was alluded to than merely met 

 his case. He would feel a pleasure in helping you to increase your stock, 

 and he would do this better if hf knew what kind you have. Most of tho 

 singular Echiuocacti and M;umiiill;iria, &c., are increased by division, and 

 taking off suckers, and little tul)erculed offsets. We suspect, however, 

 that yours is one of the Epiphyllum or Coreus breed, as these are what are 

 niDst generally grown in house windows, and the easiest and best way to 

 increase them is to take off a piece or pieces as cuttings, and place the 

 cut end among rough gravel and a little leaf mould, damping the inixtnro 

 a little occasionally. All of these Itinds will soon root under this treat- 

 ment, and then you may pot and gi-ow on. This is a more certain and 

 easy way than putting the cutting in a pot. We are glad you took so many 

 prizes at the flower show out of your spare rot)m, and regret you have no 

 kitchen garden to take your Calceolarias and Cinerarias to to give them 

 rest. When cut down they would do in tho back part of tho room, and 

 might remain there until thev made fresh shoots and suckers, and needed 

 potting. Thev would do better, however, out of doors, and any shady 

 place by the side of the house or the yard, would suit them as well as tho 

 kitchen garden. A common little yard can hold very many things ia 

 the rest period, as vou term it. If even such advantages are denied you, 

 and Tou object to having such faded plants in your room, we would advise 

 you to depend on a pinch of good seed instead of the old plants. The old 

 plants would give something more certain. If such plants are put in the 

 yard, though they would do well enough in the pots, they would do better 

 if those pots were plunged in ashes. As soon as the suckers were big 

 enough divide and pot into small pots, and then into larger, and get them 

 into the room before frost comes. 



Wintering Bedding Plants (.4 Reir. Subacriber).~'In your lean-to 

 house 16 feet long and 9 feet wide, you may keep a great many things. 

 The best aiTangement would be to have a walk in the middle, and a plat- 

 form on each side, and then beneath the platform you can keep many 

 things in winter that do not need much light. To make sure in such a 

 house you would need from 43 to 60 feet of three-inch piping for the hot 

 water. 



Ailanthus glandolosa (A. R.). — lt is not unusual for this tree to 

 flower in England. It has ripened its fruit here, which is like that of the 

 Ash, but much smaller. 



Various (E. J.).— Dactylis glomerata variegata is a hardy perennial 

 grass, and may be propagated bv division. Roinekia iSanseviera) carnea 

 is a hardv bulb, if gi-own in well-drained light soil, with a little protection 

 over the' bulbs in winter. Of the daisy-knife, mentioned by Mr. Fish, 

 there is a drawing in our Nc, 113, which you can have by post, if yoa 

 enclose four postage-stamps with your direction. 



Arranging Gardens, *tc. {J. D.,Bri8toli.—lt you write to Mr. Chapman, 

 Hermitage Road, Richmond, Suney, he will furnish you with the 

 information you need. 



Names of Plants (.( Kent Subscnhcr).— It is quite impossible for us to 

 spare the time which would be required to determine the names of the 

 trees from which your bundle of leaves was taken. Two or three speci- 

 mens of plants in flower we readily name. Your Grape appears to l>e 

 Marchioness of Hastings, but it is so unripe we cannot say confidently. 

 iA Subscriber, Wigan).—Wo cannot name tho scrap sent. The trueBread- 

 fruit tree is not a Musa, but Artocarpus incisa. {A Younrister).—!, Gaul- 

 theria shaUon ; 2, Calceolaria (dried upj ; 3, Galega officinalis alba ; Spira;a 

 salicifolia. 



METEOROLOGICAI, OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week ending July Sth. 



San. . . 

 Mon.. . 

 Tnes. . 

 Wed. . 

 Thurs. 

 Fri. .. 

 Sat. .. 



Mean.. 



BAROMETER. 



Max. Sim, 



30.0.52 

 30.073 

 29.969 

 80.016 

 29.940 

 29.781 

 29.893 



29.960 



80.007 

 30.000 

 29.942 

 80.011 

 29.700 

 29.687 

 29.761 



THERMOMETER. 



Max. Mm. 



81 

 84 

 81 

 84 

 73 

 74 



29.872 79.57 60.57 



41 

 54 



68 

 69 

 64 

 50 



1 ft. dp. 2 n. dp. 



61 



64i 

 66 

 66 

 65 



63.93 



60 



60J 



61 



62 



6S 



6SJ 



63 



S.W. 

 S.W. 



S. 



S. 



s. 



s. 



S.W. 



Rain in 

 inches. 



.00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 

 .48 

 .01 

 .00 



0.49 



General Remabk3. 



Vei-y fine ; hot and dry ; cool at nifiht. [ wy fl°e. 



Veryiine; some low white clouds in clear blue sky; hot and dry; 

 Very fine ; hot and dry, with brisht sun ; cloudy ; fine at night. 

 Light clouds and fine ; exceedingly fine throui;hnut ; rain at night. 

 Very fine, nith slight haze; overcast and very hot; heavy ram at 

 Fine, with low white clouds ; fine throughout. ,^"!^'?;" 



Slight shower ; dusky white clouds ; boisterous ; very fine at night. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



PETERBOROUGH EXHIBITION OF POULTRY 

 AND PIGEONS. 



No donbt the Show held on Wednesday and Tharsdaj' last at Peter- 

 borough was quite equal to auy of those of former years held in oou- 



uection with this agricultural Society. The proposed arrangements of 

 the managing Committee, had they been fulfilled, would ccrtamly have 

 proved as near perfection as possible ; but, on the contrarj-, the neglect 

 of the contractors well nigh upset the exhibition altogether. So far as 

 we could glean the circumstances, by inquiries made on the spot, it 

 appears that the well-lmown exhibition pens of Messrs. Tunier, of 

 Sheffield, were engaged a month prior to the time of holding the show, 

 and it is but justice to state that so far as that firm was concerned 



