September 5, 1866. ] 



JOUKNAL OF IIORTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAKDENER. 



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Double Fuchsia (IF. Broirn)-— Your soedling doiiWo Fuchsin is n very 

 flue ouc ; the broad, bright, wi'll roflexed, ncnrlet sepals are vcrj' effective ; 

 tlie diM-k corolla siuouth aud full. If the idant is ot yood babit, has 

 Kooil foliage, and is free floweriug, it will bo very useful as a decorative 

 Fuchsia. 



Planting Lilies op the Valley (A. B. C.).— The best time to plant 

 tbcui is immediately after the foliage decays, or from that time, in mild 

 weather, up to the eud of March, but the earlier tlie better. Give them 

 room and a liberallv manured soil if a profusion of lino flowora are 

 desired. We cannot tell the name of the plaut from the seed vessel 

 sent. 



Seedling Verbena (ir. £.).— It was so withered when it reached us 

 that it was impossible to pass any opinion on its merits. 



Seedling Gooseberuv (Goosciixrj/).— Your scodliug Gooseberry has 

 not sufficient merit to recommend it. 



Golden Pippin (G. A'., Sf}'enouki).—V,'e are in doubt whether the 

 specimens you have sent are the old Golden Pippin or not ; they appear 

 very much "like the Yellow Ingestrie which was raised from the seed of 

 the old Golden Pippin. 



Viola cornuta {Emma .V.).— See what Mr. Wills says in another page. 



Flower-garden Planting (Old Suhscrihrr].—V,'c do not plant beds, we 

 merely criticise planting, but we will so far deviate as to give the following 

 for vour group of nine beds:— 1. Centre, Boule de Fen Cieranium or 

 Stella, with border of Centanrea caiididi^sima, or Cineraria maritima. 

 2, 4. Tom Thumb Calceolaria, or Yellow Prince of Orange, or some other 

 low-giowing yellow kind, with Charlwoodii pnriile Verbena as an edging. 

 8, 5. Aurea floribnnda Calceidaria, with a good band of Lobelia speeiosa. 

 8, 9. Tom Thumb or Brilliant Geranium, with a border mixed with white 

 Variegatod Alvssum, and blue I.olietia, ns conspicua. 7, 8. Christine 

 Geranium, with a border of Pnxtoiiinnn Lobelia, mixed with Corastium 

 tomcntosum. We haveno doubt this gr.mp would give satisfaction if the 

 bordering were well managed. Wo would change the planting evei7 year. 

 Our proposed mode would suit either grass or gi-avel. 



Select Gladioluses {Aijaricn)).— The lists of " D., Deal," in this and 

 last week's Number, will, we think, answer your purpose. 



White Double-corollaed Fuchsias If.l.—Charles Heinoman, Em- 



eror of the Fuchsias, .Jean VerschalTelt, Madame Cornclissen, Victor 

 Coruelissen, and President Boisduval, are half a dozen fine varieties. 

 The flower enclosed was »iuite withered when it reached us. 



AcniMENES forming IMBRICATED BuDS ON THE STEMS (A. C. C. H.). 



—It is not unusual for Achimenes to form those in the axils of the 

 leaves after flowering. They will fall on the pot when the foliage decays, 

 and may be employed for an increase of the stock, but the best are thoso 

 that form in the soil ; and of them there is generally a sufficient stock 

 without being at the trouble of potting those formed at the axils of the 

 leaves. 



SEEDLING Geraniums not Blooming (Wrm).— Your seedlings, judging 

 from their height aud flue foliage, are in too rich compost. They cannot 

 be induced to flower this season. You will, therefore, have to keep them 

 until another year, when, by keeping thein under-potted, their vigour 

 would be so far checked as to cause them to flower. Over-potting seed- 

 lings gives abundance of foliage, and rich soil contributes to the same 

 result. Keep over the winter, and when the time for planting out arrives, 

 plunge the pots in an open and sunny situation. They will certainly 

 flower next year. 



Nabies of Fruit (Ti/ro).- Your Apple is Sugar-loaf Pippin. ((Jiiis).— 

 Plums— 1, Washington'; 2, Kirke's; 8, Coo's Golden Drop; 4 and 5, Jeffer- 

 son. Apples— 1, Emperor Alexander; 2, Surrey Flat-cap; 8, Duchess of 

 Oldenburgh. We do not recognise the Pear ; send it again when ripe. 

 (Oricnlni).- Your Grape is undoubtedly Black Hamburgh, suffering from 

 lan^nid root-action. What state is the border in 1 and is the crop not too 

 heavy? («. A'., .SdYiionis).- The Peach is Burriugton, the Nectanne 

 Elruge, and the Plum Fothcringham. 



Names of Plants (P. P. P.).— It is an Hcdv 

 H. Gardneriauum, but the flowers were shrh.l] . 

 should have been in the box. (.S'. II.).— \, Polypodium vulgare ; a.Lastrea 

 Filix-mas (.7. B.).—\, Woodwardia r'aiiilata ; 2, Pteris hastata luacro- 

 phylla ; 3, Adiantum fulvum ( ? ) (A'.rs. , /■' r;/,„l-).— Momordicacharautia. 

 [D iT.).— Viola canina. («. .S. lfi»».).— Sjiiraiithes autumnalis. (J. B.). 

 4,BuddleaLindleyana. (Capt.flaisics).— Cotylodonorbicularis. The spore 

 must have come in by some means— perhaps in watering, (ii. C. A.]. 

 — Gviisophila panieulata. Erica vontricosa. Illap).—!, Pittosporum tenm- 

 foUum ; 2, Francoa ramosa. (Bmmlnj, A'CTi().--Polystichum capense. No. 

 {Old Subscriber).— hfialrea spinulosa ; Athyrinm Filix-foemina. All 

 depends on the age of the beds ; for the first two or three years dwarf- 

 rrowing vegetables may bo cultivated, hut afterwards no other crop 

 should be allowed to interfere with the Asparagus on the beds. (G. T. M. 

 p,i ,.,,,„,) —The Kidnev Bean sent was sent out some years ago under the 

 name of the New Zealand Bean, to which country it had been taken from 

 Europe. It is, we believe, identical with the Haricot de Prague jaspe. 



Ilium and we think the 

 ip. Some dainp moss 



METEOKOLOGIC.VL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week ending September and. 



Sim. . . 27 

 Mon... 28 

 Tues. . 29 

 Wed. . 30 

 Thurs. 81 

 Fri. .. 1 

 Sat. .. 2 



Mean., 



barometer. 



Max. 



30.216 

 80.227 

 30.078 

 29.975 

 S0.199 

 30.146 

 80.163 



30.143 



Min. 



30.161 

 30.133 

 29.9.50 

 29.944 

 30.060 

 30.094 

 30.083 



30.051 



thermometer. 



77.0 46.71 



1 ft. dp. I 2 ft. dp. 



64 



65 



6U 



63" 



64 



64i 



64f 



64.21 



62i 



68{ 



63" 



62 



62 



62i 



62t 



62.57 



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N. 

 N.W. 



N. 



W. 

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Rain in 

 inches. 



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 .01 

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General Remat.ks. 



Slight haze ; overcast ; very fine and hot ; fine. 



Rain ; overcast ; cloudy ; fine. 



Overcast ; very fine throughout. 



Clear and cool ; vei^j- fine ; cool at night. 



Fine : hot ; fine throughout. 



SUght fog ; very fine ; 



Fine, with clouds ; hot, aud very fine. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



HiVLIF.VX AXD C.\LDER VALE ACxPtlCULTUPaL 

 SOCIETY'S rOULTRY SHOW. 



The above-named Society held their twenty-seventh Annual Exhi- 

 bition in Clare Hall Park, Halifax, by the land permission of Joshua 

 Appleyard, Esq.. on the 'iBth of August. 



The entries of Poulti-y and Pigeons numbered 640, and comprised 

 representatives from many of the leading breeders and exhibitors, 

 nearly eveiT class containing specimens of gi-eat merit. The whole 

 were shown in open pens belonging to the Society, and the day being 

 exceedingly fine, the success of the Show was insured. The an-aiige- 

 ments of the Committee aud Honoraiy Secretaiy were admirable, and 

 the Meeting was completely successful, financially, as well as in other 

 respects. The Judges commenced their arduous duties at much too 

 late an hour — namely, about 11 o'cloclc, which, considering that the 

 Kxliibition closes at 6 o'clock, aud that the public are necessarily ex- 

 cluded from part of the gi'ound until the decisions are given, is an 

 ariangement, we think, only requii-iug notice to he remedied, and we 

 feel sure Mr. Ii'\ine is too watchful of the interests of the Society not 

 to profit by the hint we give. 



>Spani.sh, as usual, headed the list. The first prize-pen in adults, we 

 thought, were veiy considerably indebted to theii" feather for the position 

 they obtained. Spanish chickens were good. Dorhiitf/s were not nume- 

 rous, but chickens were better represented, the first-prize pen being very 

 fine. In Buflf Ooi-ltius. Capt. Heatou occupied his accustomed position in 

 a good class ; while in chickens the same exhibitor had to succumb to a 

 pen shown by Messrs. Brown & Greenwood, containing a remarkably 

 fine-shaped, good-coloured cockerel, veiy indifferently accompanied, 

 which changed ownership at £10 10.s\ In Cochins, any other variety, 

 old and young respectively, capital Partridge carried oil the principal 

 prizes. Brahmas were fair classes. Eor the best Single Game Cock, 



or Cockerel, the Committee oSered a silver cup, value five guineas, 

 bringing together twenty-one competitors, which were characterised by 

 the Judges as foi-miug '■ a very good class." The cup was awarded to 

 a remarkably good Black Eed belonging to Mr. T. J. Charlton of 

 Bradford Mr. Fletcher was second with a Brown Eed ; and the thii-d 

 prize went to a Black Red, all old birds, whUe several pens received 

 notice. Single Ciame Cockerels were neither numerous nor of especial 

 merit. Single Game Hens were good, the first prize being awarded to 

 a first-class Brown Red, belonging to Mr. E. Ayki'oyd. The Smgle 

 Game Pullet class was large. Black Reds taking the lead. In the 

 adult classes of Black Red and Brown Red Game, there was an average 

 competition ; but in both classes for chickens the first positions were 

 obtained bv birds of remarkable quality, though rather young, and we 

 think both" pens will figure to advsintage hereafter. Duckwmgs and 

 Any other Game classes, both old and yoimg, were well hlle^d, the 

 prizes falling to good specimens. JUiinik formed mce classes, Slivers 

 taldn" the first prizes both in the adult and chicken classes, good 

 White-crested Black and Golden also winning, llamhuriths were both 

 numerous and good. The cup for the best pen, as well as the first 

 prize in their class, was awarded to most excellent Silver-spangled, 

 which have long been successful for their late owner, Mr. Beldon, and 

 now figure to like advantage for their fortunate possessor, Mr VFood, 

 of Kendal. Each of the other varieties was well represented, the Golden- 

 spau.'led chickens more espeeiallv deserving notice. In " Any other 

 Distinct Breed," adults and chickens. Sultans were first. Game 

 Bantams were an average collection, Mr. Croslaud bemg at the head 

 of the list. In Laced Bantams. Silvers took the prizes ; and ui ' Any 

 other Variety," "Whites had first, aud Blacks the other positions. 



The Ihich shoivu under inverted wool skeps, as well as Geese and 

 Tiirh'/s, were good. 



In the Pirienn department the competition was very keen m many 

 classes. The silver cup, for the best pen, was awarded to a very fine 

 Dun Carrier cock, shown by Mr. Collev, of Sheflield. Powters fonned 

 excellent classes, good birds takuig the prizes. In Almond Tumblers, 

 Mr. Else had his old position. In this variety there appears to be a 



