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JOURNAL OF HORTiCULTDEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEE. 



C August 29, 1865. 



^and Ijettuces or other crops are cleared off, giving a coat half 

 am incJi thick, nud washing it in with a good watering of liquid 

 manure, not forgetting to give the Sea-kale a dose at the same 

 ,/ time. This, independently of the good it does the plant, wiD act 

 OS a, preventive against weeds for the greater pai-t of the 



The Caiiliflower will now need hut little attention besides 

 cntting and watering — in fact, the supply of vegetables at this 

 lime of year is almost unlimited, including Potatoes, Peas, 

 Broad Beans, &:c. All the seed-beds, such as those of Car- 

 rols. Beet, Parsnips, &c., should now be hoed, and thinned 

 oui according to the size required. The first lot of Cabbages 

 may be cleared off, and the ground prepared for some other 



■^crop, as I think they are best off' the ground directly they are 

 not wanted, whether they are aU used or not ; but still I gene- 

 saily leave two or three rows of the second lot to make sure of 



. a dish, if such should be required. The Turnip lladishes which 



, were sown between the rows of Kidney Beans, should be cleared 

 off, giving the latter a good soaking of liquid manure, and 

 afterwards earthing them up. The early Peas, too, should be 

 cleared off, giving the crop previously planted between the 

 lows a chance ; but if nothing has been so ]ilanted, put out at 

 once some good strong plants of Savoys or Cok'worts for early 

 autumn vice. The Peas which will be in bearing towards the 

 end of June should be well watered and mulched, as without so 

 doing it is almost an impossibility to grow a good dish of Peas, 

 especially in such diy summers as those of the last two or three 

 years. I find Yorkshire Hero do the best with that treatment. 

 The Potatoes will require fiat-hoeing and earthing-up, but in a 

 limited space of ground there will not be more than is required 

 to last till autumn. I plant a few rows of Knight's Prolific, 

 and Ashleaf, on the south border, and the others I plant 

 /hetween the Cabbages or Peas — in fact, wherever there is room 

 to grow a few. Some that I had planted between the tall- 

 growing Peas have turned out first-rate, and I think the Potato- 

 taps liave acted as a natural mulching to the roots of the Peas, 

 which are now (August) yielding capitally. Either towards the 



,• end of May or beginning of June, I sow my last lot of Peas, 

 Kjiight's Dwarf Green Marrows, having previously sown the 



. Champion, and others for successions to the second early, 

 according to the demand. I find it a very good plan to note 

 when the different crops are sown, and when they are gathered, 

 and whether they worked in after fithcr crops as they were in- 

 tended, and by keeping a sort of diary of the crojiping, year 

 after year, I know the varieties to choose for this particular 

 locality. This is a plan I would recommend to any of my 

 readers to adopt, as the varieties that would insure a succession 

 is one locality, would be almost useless in another : hence the 

 atter impossibility of naming varieties and times of sowing to 

 fiuit aO parties. In the beginning of May a sowing of Cream- 

 -celonred dwarf Kidney Beans should be made — say two rows 

 among and between the rows of spring Spinach, and a sowing 

 oJ Dwarf Negro as soon as the first lot of Cabbages can be 

 cleared off the gi-ound. Salading will require attending to as to 

 sewing, pricking-out, blanching, &c. — Buentwood, P. D. 

 (To bo continued.) 



MILIUM AURATUM BULBIFEROUS— SEEDS 

 FROM A WHISK BROOM. 



I HAVE nowhere seen the Lilium auratum noticed as 

 being bulbiferous. I have just removed five strong young 

 Ijulbs from the axils of the lower leaves in my specimen. 

 Another remains, not yet ripe enough to detach. The parent 

 bulb flowered, for the first time, this month, having two main 

 stems with a skigle terminal bloom on each. The buds before 

 opening measured rather more than 7 J inches in length, making 

 the fully-expanded flowers from tip to tip of opposite jjetals 

 more than 1.5 inches across. 



I enclose a leaf of a graminaceous plant raised by a neigh- 

 bour from the seeds taken from a carpet broom. The plant is 

 ■of fine .app^xrance, between 4 and .5 feet in height, with leaves 

 a yard lonj^y '2.J inches in breadth, each having a prominent 

 wMte midrib. For those who desire to mingle, at small ex- 

 pens e, stately grassy foliage >rith their gi-eenhouse specimens, 

 this plant will be a desideratum. All that they reqivire will 

 J>e a moderate hotbed to raise the seedlings, and a few of the 

 seeds obtained from amongst the fibres of a common carpet 

 iJaroon], — M. D. 



^The leaf and panicle enclosed by our correspondent are 

 Sioia a plant of Sorghum vulgare, or Indian Millet. It is culti- 



vated in Italy, and Kay mentions that brooms and brushes of it 

 (known to us as "Whisks"), were in use in Italy, Venice, and 

 elsewhere.] 



ROYi\li HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Flor.\l Committee, August '2-2m\. — Another very excellent ami ex- 

 tensive collection of plants and floAvers was exhibited this day. Among 

 Mr. Veitch's beautiful Orchids were conspicuous several plants of 

 Odontoglossum gi-ande in full perfection and very attractive. Seedling 

 Dahhas and Scarlet Pelargoniums were the principal subjects for 

 examination. 



Mr. Bull exhibited a double Fuchsia with scarlet sepals and dark 

 corolla, veiy free-flowering, and good, close habit. A label of com- 

 mcudatiou was awarded to this as being a decorative plant. Others 

 consisted of Xanthosoma violacea ; Amoi-jjhopballus gi-andis, in 

 tlower, n curious botauieal specimen ; aud Tapienotes Carnliu!e, a very 

 singular-looking plant, with pure white flowers resembling the Gesneras, 

 the foliagi' a dark bronzy gi-een, very glossy, and covered with hairs. 

 This was awarded a second-class cei-titicate. 



Mr. Veitch sent a fine collection of Orchids, which contained groups 

 of cool-house and stove Orchids ; a special certificate was awarded to 

 each section. Mr. Veitch also sent CattU-ya hybrida picta, a seedling 

 between intermedia violacea and guttata ; thih iiad remarkably handsome 

 flowers, dark rose, spotted all over with a deeper shade. It was awarded 

 a first-class certificate. Messrs. E. G. Henderson, Wellington Road, 

 sent Fuchsia Ehoderick Dhu. much-reflexed scarlet sepals and pale 

 sliite-coloured coroUa. too much expanded to be eleg.aut ; Crotou elegant- 

 issimum ; Agalmyla staminea, a well-gi'own plant with a splendid 

 wreath of scarlet flowers, broad ovate foliage, very handsome, which 

 was awarded a special certificate for its goc»d cultivation ; Amorpho- 

 phallus zebrinns (?), said to be Alocasia triloba, with beautifully varie- 

 gated stems ; Sauromatum asperum, and Medinilla faiinosa. Mi*. 

 Wills, Oultou Park, exhibited seedling Verbena Scarlet Cushion, very 

 dwarf habit and free-fiowering. It received a first-class certificate as 

 a useful bedding variety. Cut flowers of three other see d l in gs of dwarf 

 habit came from the same exhibitor, among them General Lee, which 

 was much admii-ed for its trusses of rosy puri)lc flowers ; seedling Zonale 

 Pelargoniums Gaiety, yellowish green leaves with bronzy zone ; and 

 Countess of Lincoln, coarse foliage ; as had also the other seedlings. 

 Neatness, Circlet, and Bridesmaid. Mr. Salter, of Sydenham, sent 

 Zonale Pelargoniums Veniiilion King and Sydenham Rose ; cut 

 flowers of seedling Verbena Blue D.*-fiance, a promising flower, re- 

 quested to be seen again ; and two seedling Lobelias of the speciosa Idud. 

 Mr. Legge, Edmonton, exhibited three dwarf Dahlias ra pots, and 

 three seedling DahUas — viz., Mr. Eraham, Pride of the World, 

 dark golden tipped with red — second-class certificate ; and Lilac Per- 

 feetion. Messrs. Smith, Dulwich, had Zonale Pelargoniums Rev. H. 

 Dombrain ; Crjstal Palace Gem, with rather pretty foUage, pale 

 yellow mottled with gi-een ; Premier, Bronze Iving, Gauntlet, Sii'en, 

 Orange Belle, Glow, many of them good varieties, but not first-rate, 

 or differing from many others. Mr. Barker, Godalming, contri- 

 buted Asplenium erectum prolifernm, from the Island of ABceusiou, 

 a very dwai'f distinct Fern, first-class certificate ; :Ptei-is flabellata 

 ascensionis. a fine Fern, first-class certificate ; -also a box of cut 

 Petunias, with many good varieties among the single flowers, but not 

 better than innumerable seedlings raised eveiy season. Mr. G. Raw- 

 lings, Romford, exliibited seedling DahUas (Jueen of the Dwarfs, and 

 Firefly ; and Mr. Turner, Slough, seut a collection of cut Dahlias, in 

 very good condition. Mr. Walker, Chester, had Pelargoniums Brook- 

 field Pink, a sport from Trentham Rose, a worthless variety. Mr. Pope 

 sent seedHng DahUas Walter Newman, deep amber ; Fanny Sturt, a 

 fancy, white "grourid, heavily tipped with ciimson ; only one flower was 

 exhibited. It was pronounced the best fancy Dahlia in existence,_ of 

 perfect form. Mr. Kelway, Langjrort, exhibited several seedling 

 GlaiUoli, among them one or two good varieties; the flowers were 

 fadiu", and not in a condition for examination. Dr. Ainsworth, M.D., 

 Manchester, contributed a small spike of Dendi-obium MacCarthi.T;, 

 very handsome — first-class certificate ; Mr. Church, BroctvveU, DahUa 

 Fire Meteor; Mr. Hopkins, Brentford, DahUa Lord Enfield, deep 

 maroon. Challenger, deep niby, and Diana ; Mr. Burgess, DahUas 

 Sir Eardley Wihnot, Lady Derby, and Mr. Lund, second-class cer- 

 tificate. From Mr. Keynes, Salisbury, came Frank Tiffin, second- 

 class certificate ; Lottie Atkins, first-class certificate ; John Downie, 

 second-class certificate ; John Bunn, secoud-class certificate, GlaiUator, 

 .\unie Austin, Illtimatnm, and George White. Mr. Eekford, Coles- 

 hill, exhibited six seedling Verbenas— viz.. Lady Jane EUice, a very 

 delicate flower, white ground, with a rosy circle round the centre — 

 first-class certificate; Miss Annie Bouverie, John Keynes, William 

 Dodds, Mr. Stevenson, John Stainer. Lastly, Mr. Butler, Clapham, 

 sunt two worthless double seedling Fuchsias. 



Fruit Comjiittee.— Mr. George F. Wilson, F.E.S., m the chair. 

 At this meeting prizes were offered for the best dish of Peaches gi'own 

 in an orchard-house, which was obtained by Mr. Cox. of Redleaf, with 

 Early Grosse Mignoune ; and also for the best dish of Plums, which was 

 gained by the same gentleman with Green Gage, Jefferson, and Diapree 

 ilou.'e Messrs. Leo, of Hammersmith, sent a dish of Gordon Castle 

 Plum a large obovate greenish yeUow Plum which promises to be of 

 considerable merit, but as it was not quite ripe Messrs. Lee mteud 

 . exhibituig other examples at the next naeeting. There were several 



