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Vines in an Enoine-room (IS. L. T. Steam Eiiffiii.). — Tho dust, wo 

 should tliiiik. would ho ffinnt, and tho nmnuul of steiun cxco^sivo, to Bfty 

 nothing of tho hoKt, wliiih would ho much too hiRh foi- Vines ; thoso 

 comhinod wovild ron.lor siui-ossful G^lVIlO•^'l•owiU|,' <iUL>stlouivhlo. But with 

 Utile dust, stonm ontirclv luiiler coinmnud, ivnd tho lioat ooiiti-olnhlc, you 

 may ttrow Vliio't in your oufriuc-rooni with ii fail- amount of sueooss. 

 Tho boat will ho rcKular, and will ro(|uiri^ to ho rodueed hy makinK a 

 prcatnr proriaiou for tho admission of air than usual. A border will ho 

 roiiiiiroil for phuitina the Vines, and that will have to ho outsido, and, as 

 tlio lioat will li,i loo ttrottt for tlio Vinos to remain in tho room all tho year 

 riuiiiil, provisicui must bo made for drawinR Ihem outaftortlio loaves fall, 

 ttud ii.lroduciuv: thorn after a poriod of rost. Instead of oiiaqno yon must 

 nse clear glass, and have wires fixed 15 inches from the hIiiss to tram the 

 Vines t,,. Kouv'h plate plass would answer, and it may ho procured of 

 tho dealers advortisinj in our columns. The thick wlass known as |'mill 

 Rlass" would not suit your purpose. Hartley's rcum-h plato t'lass is tho 

 host. In your room, 211 foot by 13 foot, ycm mislit have four Vines-two 

 of Black IfamhurRh and two of Bucklaud Sweetwater. It is for yon to 

 deeiilo whothci' there can he sufflcieut yelitihltion provided to bring dowu 

 the heat to 45' at night when the Vines are first introduced, Ri-nduaUy I 

 incronsiufftheteniperaturosothatit may he .55 when the Vinos are in leaf, 

 and 6(1 when the fruit is settinK aud s\yellin),'. Those temperatures may 

 ho increased 5' by 1 r.M. on cloudy, dull days, 10' on eluudy day.s with 

 clear intervals, and 15' or 20 wlieu the sky is cloudless ; increase m 

 temperature being accompanied by an increased amount of ventilation. 

 You must also decide whether the air of the engine-room can bo kept 

 moist— partially, completely, aud rognlarly— and whether that moisturo 

 can be so reduced as to afford a dry atmosphere. If there is nothing 

 to fear on these heads, and little or no dust (which can bo washed off the 

 leaves by a good syringing), then vou may grow Grapes with a fan- 

 amount 'of success ; but it is doubtful whether tho alterations, &o., 

 required to make the room suitable for the growth of Vines irould 

 not bo as costly as erecting a vinery heated by the waste steam ot the 

 engine. 



Insect ra Celery Leaves (H. K. P.).— It is of very common occur- 

 rence. The maggots under tho outer skin of tho leaves are the larva; of 

 the Ccleiy Fly, Tephritis onoi.orcUnis. The only remedy is to pick off 

 the blistered loaves, aud crush them aud burn them. 



liiKTLonD Removing Shbobs (iT. J. 0.1.— Your landlord has no right 

 even to come into the garden von rent of liim, much loss to dig up shrubs 

 and carry them away. Y'ou niight sue him in the County Court for tho 

 damage, and vou may order him to quit as a trespasser, and give him 

 into custody if he refuses to leave. You had better consult an attorney. 



PEicnES Proppinc — Grapes Shanking (TTofr/i/K;).— Y'our Peaches 

 which drop off sweet and juicy are ripe, and all you want is a net fixed 

 about n foot from the ground so that they may drop into it instead of on 

 the ground. "VVo may have misunderstood you ; if so, write again. The 

 cause of the Grapes showing a disposition to shank is probably the 

 drainage being inefficient: and crops ripening duriug the wet weather we 

 had a month or so ago, with the Vine roots similarly eircumstauced, also 

 eiMhited signs of shanking. The usual cause of shanking is the routs 

 being iu a cold, wot, outside border, and the evil is aggravated when tho 

 roots are deep and cold rains set in at the time of ripening. "We would 

 recommend the drainage of all Vine-borders to be vei->- effective, and the 

 border to be made inside, or so much of it that the Vines can be planted 

 inside. When tho borders are outsido they should bo protected fi-om 

 cold rains after tho Grapes change colour. 



DiANTHCS HEDDEWion H,iRDY {Mem).— It is hardy in diy weU-arained 

 soil, aud especially in that of a sandy gravelly nature ; but in cold wet 

 clay soil and ex^i'osed situations it 'is quite tender, requiring a di^ 

 ehe'ltored situation, or the protection of a dry cold ^framo or gi-een- 

 houBe. 



Keeping Grapes (h. P.l.— Gropos allowed to remain on tho Vino keep 

 better than by any other mode. 



Melons Splitting before Kipe [R. C. L. /7.).-Thoysplitfrom the rind 

 not expanding in proportion to tho growth Splitting '>™'^lly ™™" 

 after a eoutinuance of dry weather, when the rin.l ''""""f ,"™''>; »^ 

 hard as that of a Pumpkin, and it splits from the pressure ot the matter 

 impoUed into the fruit. Wo know of no rcm.'dy. As a preventive, keep 

 the atmosphere and soil moist after the fruit begins to swell. *<}«"- 

 cieucvof moisture in the atmosphere aud at tl^'/oot gives a check to 

 growth, and the consequence is tho fruit does not swell, but becomes 

 rind-bound. During very bright weather sUght shacUug is also bene- 

 ficial, espooinllv when the fruit is not protected from sun by the leaves. 

 It is only whe'n Melous are setting and ripening that they need a dry 

 atmosphere, at other times they require as much moistoro as Cucumbera 

 in order to sweU to a good si/.e, and that they will do in the first thirty 

 days after setting or never. If they oro kept moist when they ought to 

 he dry they crack. 



Lady Do^vNE's Grape (Prtmpinus).— It is, as yon say, " a Grape which 

 has now been somo time before tho public, and is acknowledged to be one 

 of the best late Grapes." It is a tree strong grower, and it never sets bacUy 

 with us but, on the contrary, requires much more thinning than tne 

 Black Hamburgh from setting its berries so thickly. For productiveness 

 it is equal to the Black Hamburgh, often showing two and three bunches 

 on a shoot when the wood has been properly matured m the previous 

 year. It is equally productive on long rods as when a closx-r system of 

 pruning is practised, but it gives larger bunches by the rod than by the 

 sum- system of pruning, as is tho case with the majority of Vines. IS. 

 requires a heated vinory to have it in perfection, and is then a produoUve 

 and excellent late Gnvpo. 



Names of Insects (Lieut. Col. Rir.ifnr).— It is the grub known to gar- 

 deners as tho Leatlior Coat. It is the larva of the daddy long-legs 

 (Tipula). No remedy is known but turning up the earth with a knife 

 round the Cabbages,' Lettuces, &e., attacked by the grubs. Mux Stanley a 

 insects are one of tho species of sconuon-niitcs (Chelifcr cancroideB). 

 They are often found fixed by their claws to tho limbs of flies and other 

 insects, on which they erideitly feed. (,7. L. J.l.-Tho insects sent are 

 Ptinus hololeucus, a small beetle imported into this countrj- from Kussia 

 in a cargo of leather. It is not known certainly that they are injurious. 

 (J. Sanders.) -The small orange-coloured grubs are those of a species ol 

 minute gnat, which has been described under the name of Tipula cereahs, 

 but which belongs to tho genus Cecidomyia. This is the first time that 

 we have heard of its existence in England, having been pre^^ously noticed 

 in Baden. It has been suggested that the fields of Barley should be 

 mown at the time the gnats are developed, as this would prevent their 

 being reproduced. — W. 



Names of Fruit ID. n.). — Apples.~l and 4, Hollandbury. Pem-e. 

 — 1, Gansel's Bergamot; 2, Gendesheim; 8, Fondante d'Autonme. 

 (E ifoarc). — 1, Duchesse d'Angoidi-me ; 2, Louise Bonne of Jersey; 

 8, Swan's Egg; 4, Gansel's Bergamot; .5, Beurre Diol; 10, NapolMin; 

 12 Comte de Lamy ; 14, Louise Bonne of Jersev ; 15, Swan's Egg ; 17, Bel- 

 lissime d'Hiver. (S. Brown. liaynert).—!, Williams's Bon ChreUen; 

 3 Beurre Lefe\Te ; 4, Beun-e Diel ; 5, Vicar of Winkfleld ; 6, Duchesse 

 d'..ingQulemo. (W. G.).—l, Dumelow's Seedling; 2, Lemon Pippin. 

 I If. Brn,ni).—1, White Boyennc ; 2, Beurre Diol ; 8, not distingmshable at 

 present, but certainly not Seckle ; 4, Flemish Beauty. 



Names op Plants (./. F. B.).— The specimen was too dried up for us to 

 be certain— moist moss should always be put into tho box with specimens. 

 Wo think it is Anemone japonioa. {H. W. .?.).- The specimens were 

 smashed, but they both seem to be of tho Pistol-plant, Pilea muscosa. 

 (&ri'(7orv)-— 1, Eugenia Ugni ; 8, Eriostemon buxifoUum ; 4, E. myo- 

 poroide's. (G. Broro/i).— Chloris verticillata. (.4 Subscriber, Ecrejord).— 

 Xanthium spinosura. 



POULTRY. BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



DUCK-FOOTED GAME FOWLS— POULTRY CLUB 

 ST.-VNDARDS. 

 Are duck-footed Game fowls re.ally disqualified when ex- 

 hibited? Mr. Hewitt stated that duck-footed fowls are "as 

 useless for figbting as exhibiting;'' and at the Loughborough 

 Poultry Exhibition some fowls were disqualified on that account. 

 Referring to the "Standard of Excellence " recently published 

 by the Poultry Club, duck-footedness is regarded as a " defect," 

 but not a "disquabfication ;" and I can mention instances in 

 which a duck-footed Game Bantam cock has received the first 

 prize from some of ova first-class poidtry judges. The great 



desideratiun is a standard by -which poultry exhibitors and 

 judges' are to be guided ; but whether the one authorised by the 

 Poultry Club is to take that position or not, it is not for me to 

 say. Many times the awards at one exhibition are reversed at 

 another in' the same week on account of the judges having dif- 

 ferent standards. Exhibitors begin to be gi-eatly discouraged ; 

 some of them cease to exhibit altogether, accusing unjustly the 

 judges of dishonesty. 



Again referring to the " Standard," I find that Black Bantams 

 with legs of any colour except black or dark leaden blue, are 

 disqualified ; yet at the late Keigbley Show, where your corre- 

 spondent states that " some vei-y excellent Game Bantams 

 (Black-breasted Bed) were sbown, and also some capital Bro-wn- 

 reds," Black Bantams with hgbt-coloured legs took the fijst 

 prize. It is very galling and looks suspicions when an eshi- 



