November SO, 13G6. ] 



JOURNAL OF UOKTICULTUItrc AND COTTAGE QABDBNBB. 



39 I 



with nice little ballsoi earth aboul tbo roots; T!u y ihaj b< i I 



from. the lower «;u\l.:;i at imy time d i ig the iirmmer 



without Hi' '.' ■ mi. i !.i ■ ■: iiy in jury. A \ cry pli l ,,■ . . | Im-. be 



secured where LI is though! aecti lar; to i i 1 mgc the colour in anj oj the 

 beds in the flowor garden. Sec previous article i. 



Pain;- < D itbi * nvr. <*i\w.itv. - In reply to " T. R.," [suffered from 

 BimUar paint, which was asad for the Interior ol a yacht' cabin, and, 

 though oonstuntl} opi a to air, It novor dried or I i I 11 off i rive Bmell for 

 twelve month . i tried wa bing with turps and dthex Gfriors withoul 

 effect, and nil u I dj bad i 1 h ishedoff with potash, as now recomi 

 by you, whii b removed U thoroughly.- -G. 



Ptf.t;i-; . i (C P.).— Thai which you term " turning red " is the 



ripening ind tin i Igea ol the fronds. Those spores 



sown and pi i clj treated would produce i oedllng plants. 



' . . S \. •■ The i harden M tnual " c in bo had 



hn bj ;■■ ' rrom our office if you enclose twenty postage Bi imps with 

 your direction. "Greenhouses" if you enclose seven stamps ran be 

 The? contain the information you need. 



v-\ i | os Lawn \- . :■ ■ n» i i onderl iS i eft )fxa to drawp] 



! i 1 1 ■ ■''. ■■■■■";... i-i . sed. I : j -Mil i 



your dewing to be returned) please to send as n directed, and sti i id 



envelope. 



Puns qj i\o brs (T RE P.) The work we mentioned will -be pub- 

 lished in t] Bprin \ i r-no ,,< itate the pi ce until we know the 

 number ■: twil!< Ise. tt will be announced when ready'. 



Vini BUT! in have the fruiH ripe by the end ol June 



■ Lhi firs! -a ■ k in February. Tt v 

 well to ph Id botbi d (nol i ■ ■■ jading 70 i. abo 



middle of January, which ■■ ■ hi c ■■ ol tari I 



sphere miisl nol excei d4l at night. Will dra ? the po1 3 from 

 gradually, so as not t < ► cat « . - I ch ; it is bettei 

 I \ib d within the house, so that any danger of this kind \rill be pre- 

 vented by the pots remaining in the bed until it becomes cold. 



Gn/n s ! ';■"'■;■ -... " wetni oi the bordci om 



being kept drj b a waterproof covering is the moat likely can ■ 

 berries dro] ivhen thi uohos are touched; the b rrii b 



attained n e of i a. Yon maj save those 



are still good by keei phere dry. by. &n heal fiirj ing 1 ie daj 



only j mui ..'■■■ on the kind ol Grape yon ire. em 



ingtokeep. The border should ftlso.be kept dry. Thobunchi Ld 



be freom ntly examined, and anj mouldy berries scrnpub . . 1 1 I ■ 

 Soon ns 



Vim - . A. A'.).— Tor a greenhouse die Black 



Hamburgh and Tr< b ■ I -.-. are the best of Black G ipe . and ol 

 White Grapes the White Fr< nti 1 in and Buckland Sweetwater are good. 



Kamtij il where "the bed is to be made to a 



depth of 2 feet, and with a pick loosen the bottom below that, then fill up 

 with thi ■ n common or moor of prat or bog soil, that being 



best which is br< ivn and full of the particles of fine silicious si td. [I 

 shouldbecho pedwith a spade, made somewhat fine, and mixed with 

 ird oJ the top spit of the ordinary soil, if this be Of a light or 

 loamy nature, but avoid it altogether if of limestone or chalk. It is pre- 

 sumed the soil is drained, for though these plants like moisture they do 

 not thrive Where water lodges in the subsoil. 



Pruning Camellias {J. F., Hammersmith)*— The best time to prune 

 these is at the end of March or early in April, or directly af1 

 in--: is past, and always before the plants start into growth. After having 

 been pn ■■ aould be placed in a house with a gentle heat of 



from 60 light, be syringed morning and evening, and the house 



otherwise kept moi . Givi moderate amount of air and slight shade 

 from bright sun ; that of Vines overhead is very suitable. Conti ■ 

 treatment untU the shoots have ceased to elongate; then idmil 

 and expose more fully to the tight ; do not allow the sun to shine pow ir- 

 fnlly on the leaves whilst wet, and keep the roots well supplied with 

 water. Wh) n the buds arc set, keep the plants well .'rived and cool, con- 

 tinuing them under glass. The grossness and immaturity of the wi iod is 

 the cause of the absence of flower-buds. Keep them in-doors iu future, 

 and thus have the wood ma 



Vine Border Renovating {idem)*— You may safely take 9 fcl e til 

 down to the roots, replace it with 6 inches of turfy loam or ■■■ I b ci : i m 

 a pasture 2 inches thick, chopped with a spade, adding one- 

 boiled crushed, or half-inch, bones, and then cover with IS in. h ni 

 fresh stable-manure, so as to raise a gentle warmth. Your , 

 out a trench 6 feet wide, and filling it with manure is not good, hut if 

 your border K narrow you may take out a trench as you pi 

 front, and fill it with the above compost. If you find the roots 18 j 

 or 2 feet deep, do not leave them ut that depth, and cover with I - 

 of manure, and then with 6 1 of soil, as that would makt 



case the same as before you began; but the best inode of proi- 

 if tbci. i depth* oil, will be to lay the roots bare, 



cover them with li inches of compost, putting hot dung 01' I 

 top to attract them into the compost; or a better plan would be to I 

 the Vines.cnrefully, spread out their roots on the surface of theboi ler, 

 and cover with 6 inches of fresh soil, placing on thai 18 inches ol 

 and litter, so as to raise a gentle heat. Put as much manure as you like 

 on the border, hut avoid mixing it with the soil. 



Plant ron \ Low Hedge (J. C. B< at 1. The best plant which we know 

 is Double-flowering Furze. For an inside fence Laurustinus would 

 answer very well, if cut in every year iu May. 



Alpine Strawberry SowrNG [A. J?A— The beginning of March is a 

 good time to sow the seed in pons or box* 3. Place them in a fi 

 a gentle heat. The seed may be procured through any nurseryman or 

 seedsman of note. 



Forcing Strawberries [Idem). — You may place the Black Prince 

 Strawberry ii: a vinery to force at the beginning of December, and if a 



proper fcempen tnre is secured, that for Vines answering w ■'!, you may 

 expect fruit ripe in February or early in March. It is well not to employ 

 too much heat. 



Rhueakb and Sea-kale Forcing [Idem). — If you place the roots |nn 

 house with a temperature of from t>y to G5 , you will have both in three 

 weeks or a month. 



1 1 ■ For] it '' .. ■ . iber). Now w the time 1 



sow the berries oi | j,. [rigfa v. .■. in q bod ol rai In 1 in :i 



sheltered Situation ; cover •'■■ , ,, , inou of soil. Thin m also a good 



Hi ie to ■■'. acorn ai ■ '■■ tnutn. Bow in di ill 1 aboul 9 Lnqhes apart, 

 and allow an interval of from ! .'. to 9 in 1 , Any 



■■■.I oil will do. V'ii may also -av Walnut, in ihe sainic manuor, 



cov< rb [ them withl^ or 2 incbi pi 1 or you mo eaervfiil be nuts 



in ■ ind, and :..w fchem in February. \ im the code of the 



ban h oarly in DJavob h soil of n light sandy nature, covering to the 

 deptb 1 1 aitout an im-n. i.ooi; out for mice; for they frequently om the 

 seed - 



■ ■ Wi ■ ' t i 1 ,, ;,.. fcom tin 



shrubbery, wHl flow< r in the g n woodis suffi 



oiently ripened, andli thej be ki-pi with the pots plunged En on opon 



sunny sitmi,tion until ■■ 1 (i \ . wh 1 fori may introdua them into thi 



^ . . !. ■ from the snoots oi the current year, 



pro] troth mlikethasi Currants, and insert them in the annei 



jrei Ii filtered, in sandy soil, yon will Qnd them take 



I I] . .Now is ;:. I p id i.Mir (SO dO it. 



■'.-;•■, 1 1 .. 1 i The Salmi may re- 



1. that a '."ii Kept 



th« but that 



They' may be inl d ie< d into the green 



lie ■ rly in February. '■ I 1 I ■ flono worse than'to fcai ■ 



put the shrubs whor a did, for though the' pi 1 "row In such situ- 



is, fl wi bi 1 re seldom formed, and they are formed much 



■ th in Septi Hibor. 



Ole^ ■ in- Entrance Haix . Ti . . Tin p 1 in n ; ioh th< 



II Oi water, bnl whal ■■ .".. I." maintain 



the folii go should be given at tdtie surface whenlj tiuived 



i i . ■ ■ ■■ ■ '■ ,,■ plan of i'.-ii ■■ ' up a bed of le 



good, and will do exi in i d root-acUon and tlm *ys 



I certaii y. VVhen the shooi are a bach I og, gradually 



\. il I ■'. i .■ ■>> the p'fi ■ h'oni the hotib I, 11 I 1 d them to a cool, light, 



:■ ;i<i dry sheli in the stove. Sprinkle them ovj i a* fid m'orning and even- 

 ing with water of the t, oaperature of the house until the buds show 

 n in the bed g d ijtheyahow 



their buds, bdi ■ I ■ will not be able to command the requisite 



Lture. 

 1 . Prince STr,AwrE:-:iv for Early For. ; -: [Mem)'. It isoheoi 



the be I. if not (]:■■ , early forcing, used it 



extensively f< r the purpo; ■ during man; 



Viola htbej i ', .do not know - -called. It is 



quite p iu say, that it, is the s 1 ei V. oornuta, md that it 



is quite common in old 1 I in Derbyshire, for V^ cornuta Was ihtro- 



' »ng ; s a native of the l'\vu><- -, and was 



known to old ' yrenean Violet. The.yellow leaf of the 



lite impossible f t to judgeof its 



merits. You will ■ 1 | ove bygrowingii whetl ■.■it is permanent. 



Salt and Lis^e as MANURES \J. B. f?.i.— W. ■ .. r you better 



than by giving two <■ ra from "TUanures, or Muck for tiie Many," 

 which you can have free pi 1 f im our office if you enclose four 

 . stamps with ; ction: — 



"To garden soil oi the usual staple about fifty bushels of lime per 

 acre are a suffi i y. If the soil be clayey the quantity may be 



doubled, Avery excellent. 'manure is forme. 1 by mixing our bushel of 

 salt with, -every two bushels < f lime; Lime canni I be applied* to the soil 

 too fresh from the kiln ; for, if allowed to absorb carbonic acid from the 

 air, it is rapidly converted into chalk. 



■• When crops ore devastated by the slug 1 , dress them some evening, s< 



as to render the surface cf the soil quite white, with oati fi, luring 



the promise of a few days' dry weather. It is instant destruction to 



; ills nnou. and those that it misses arc /; '. ed by their 



■ ■ ; in contact with it When moving i rood. 



"Misedinthi s-bu Bel of e ■ ■ two bushels of lime, 



it is an excellent manure for Potatoes, dug into I ing-time. 



Twi ■ y bushels of lime, and ten of salt, would he enough for an acre 



■ . ■ 



■■ ilt applied in the | the rate of twenty bushels iper acre, has 



been found very ben- 1 Beans v Lettuces,,4 mions, 



. Parsnips, P01 , L Beets Cndi 1 I, its properties are so 



generally useful, not only as promoting fertility, but as destroying slugs, 



&q., that it is a good pi 1 ><who 1 rith this 



. ! ■< !'!k' rliiwer garden is included iu 



the best pi 1 Leners recom- 



, Hyacinth, Amaiyllis, Ixia, Anemone, Colchicum, 



Inuhcu] lit has bi en found 



beneficial £0 almost '■ o'ol its tenants, especially the Cherry nnd 



Apple, On lay alks it helps to drive away worms, and bo 



destroy m 



..::.' faded and crushed, 



for an opinii aidss and 



b b the 1 : -office punches will not crush. 



Varioi b [A. C. S.l.^Were every corn 1 ask so many ques- 



this Journal would not suffice for an- 

 iN .- oi i i,.' brief evi tgsixof the questions. 1, When 



..-.ill keep Ion cc ay in a ten peratun 



of from I ' ■ in dull wcatiier keep the air dry and in motion. 



2, Severe 1 ting o% the leaves will do.: i i ■ ■■■vent the shanking 



of the fruit. 3, Cutting away.a great ;■■ rti ■■ ■ wood would 



Uy ineffectual. 4. The rods m i ved for Vines alone 



distant. ."".. The loaves boc< ming red al 

 ■ p of the house, whilst those Lqwer down are well coloured and 

 green, is a proof either thai the wo ripened there, or that the 



bias been attacked by insects or bias been hurt by undue ventila- 

 tion. 6, The "Gard ' I tarit," written b; Mr. Robert Thompson, 

 and published by Blackie & fi ' : work. 



i j. i!'. /.,.. T] £ re " ' become 



transparent and pinkish" when coottecL " The "WaUham Abbey Seedling 

 and the Golden Noble esj eciajly do so. 



French one';, from 

 :.I. Eugene Verdier, 8, Km D d'lyry, Paris, and " Mr-. Ward' 



from Mr. Robert Word, Ipswich Rosery, 



