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JOOBNAL OF HOKTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GAUDENEB. 



C FebruuT C, 18C6. 



TE0ETABLE8. 



Artichokes each 



AnpanKii' bondlo 



Betns Broad. . bnabel 



Kidner luO 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brn«. SpronU. . J kIoto 



Cabbage doz. 



Capdcums IW 



Carrots booch 



Canlllloirir doz. 



Celery bnndlo 



Cncambers each 



plckliDg doz. 



Endive score 



Fennel bnnch 



Garlic and Shallots, lb. 



Herbs banch 



Horsendish . . bnndlo 



a. d. ■. d 



6toO 



8 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Locks bunch 



I.tttucc per Bcoro 



Mushrooma pottio 



lluatd.* Cress.punncl 

 Unions per bushel 



pickling qunrt 



Parsley 1 bIcto 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes ..doz. hands 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savovs doz. 



Sen-kale basket 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes J sieve 



Turnips bunch 



Vegetable Marrows dz. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 ... -Wo request tliat no one will mite privately to the depart- 

 mental writers of the •■Joumal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. AU 

 communications should therefore he addressed «okZj; to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Uorticulture, <£c., 171, tUet 

 Street, London, E.C. . 



We al«o request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 ^ame sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 PoiUtrv and Bee subjects, if tUey expect to get them an- 

 swered" promptly aud conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 

 NJJ.— Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 

 VvrrT.RiF MAKKOW(Kerici').— Any seedsman who has a large busi- 

 nel would sup™u'^if you merely asked for " Vegetable Marrow seed " 

 The frait ought to be of a whitish green colour and oval in shape The 

 "Melon Vegetable Marrow " is for l,reser^^ng, the jam made from it tast- 

 ing like Apricots. , . 

 Es-iEX RniL Pea.-Iu reference to " Nickerbob'b - inquuies about 

 mv Esse" Rival Pea, I wish to say that I shall have much pleasure in 

 Srtm<ann^;erto his inquiries proridcd he give in his proper name 

 fnTpUce of abode, that being my only reason for taking no notice in he 

 tetSstance and I also wish to know by what the Pea synonymous to the 

 ^se^Kvarii caDed in Leieestershire.-T. Elev, Sible Hcd,n„ham. 



IrE-PLAST CCLTCRE (.V. .S.).— Sow the seeds in light sandy soil in a 

 n„t?r pan Ind if ™u h„ve the means of potting them off into small pots 

 lingW for a week or two it will be all the better. . Plant them out on some > 

 S^^'sandv bank in the full sun about the same time as ^^^^^f^f^^^H 

 turned out, and thev require no further attention, ^void a wmd> o. 

 «Id place, for otherwise the plant will not thrive ; usually, however it is 

 of "er? easy culture, and looks all the better if well exposed to the sun. ; 



Peas of Goon Qcalitv (T. H.).-The varieties most admired at table 

 ar^he various kinds of Marrow, both Green and Whi e, ""f tjiey may be 

 sown at intervals of ten days from early spring up to the middle of June 

 or even later if the situation is moist. The best-flavoured Peas at table 

 ^ no?, however, the best croppers, aud many P-oy-^P P"' " ?'"?.^„f ^^^ 

 vTrieties, of which Champion of England andVeiteh's Perfection arc 

 gSd examples. For very early or very late supply recourse must be had 

 to the \Vhite kinds, of which there is no lack, all more or less good. 



BwoD Mascre for Vise Border (Box 5).-We cannot confidently re- 

 commend vou to use blood manure to an external border unless it is of 

 very limited eitent, and full of roots requiring strong feeding. Blood 

 mainre has a tendency to som- and sodden the ground to which it is ap- 

 Sied, and unless that ground is very light and porous it is better not to 

 Jpply such substances as blood ; we would rather use liquid manure in a 

 cleaf stale, not thick and muddy, for when so it is apt to P-'oducc the 

 8«ne results as blood manure. The latter may, however, be mixed in 

 some compost heap, and be made very useful in many ways. 



Baxksian Roses BEDDED-orT (.S. A. S.).-lt is but seldom that we have 

 met with this Ro>e in the condition you descnhe-i.f.,beddcd-ont and 

 pegged down, and wo fear it will only be in fine seasons that it will do 

 well. It would, however, be well to cut out all rampant shoots eariy m 

 the season. Some plants that wo have against a waU reqmre this to be 

 done twice during the summer, leaving all short spurs, which we shorten 

 in much in the same wav as in pruning fruit trees, and they bloom aoun- 

 dantly. Other Roses of the same kind against pillars are treated m a 

 like manner. We heUeve that the same treatment will do for Cloth ol 

 Gold ■ but we have not seen it in any other position than against a wau, 

 and tiiere it is best to thin out some of the longest shoots, and leave some 

 of the shortest at tuU length. The treatment of this Rose, however, is 

 by no means so sali^tactorv as it ought to be, or rather its treatment as 

 a bedded Rose has not ensured its success in any but the most favour- 

 able situations. 



Loie SIbUUtlUUO. 



Hotbed for Strikisg Ccttisos (Hem). —There is nothing better 

 than horsednng for this work, and if there he tree leaves to mix with it 

 so much the better : if not. let the dung be thrown into a heap. As il 

 wiU heat in a couple of days, let it be turned then, two days afterwards, 

 and also on the filth day. and if time will allow, let it remain for four 

 days longer, after which time give it another turnmg ; the hotbed may 

 then be made about 3 feet high, and the frame placed upon it. A 

 covering ol sawdust forms a good medium for plunging or haU-plnnging 

 the pots of cuttings or seeds la. Such a bed is invaluable. 



I LlgriD M ANlRK I /I,-r(orl.-To vacant gronnd about to Iw dug for plant- 

 ing CnbbaKe-w,.n> the house sewage may be applied, « bucket o a ^.lu:.re 



■ rod and mdiluled. Kor plants in pots it should be mixed with six <,^u•^ 

 I Us biSk o water. To ttees and shrubs growing out of doors in ibe 

 1 borders it should be diluted about half a« much. Bo not apply it to any 

 1 i,Unt tree or shrub, except whilst growth is active in the sprmg or sum- 

 I n^ Fo? (oirpostage stamps yon could liave, free by post, from ow 



> office "Manures,- in which are much fuller direcUons for the mo at 

 ' I house sewage and other liquid manures, Ac. 



' 1 Potatoes (.S).f<^n).-Vou cannot have better varieties than the Aflh- 

 \ ! leav°Tl SScy and the Fluke. Plant very early-not later than beginning 



! of March. 



' Potatoes (I-arioMl.-No Potato docs so well after a ''•"P."' "y ^"^V? 

 the previous year. Change of crop, rotation of cropping, s always dc 

 ' sirablc. The reference you seek for is So. 231 of this .lounial. 

 ) Vebbesa Ccttisus (J. F.l.-Where the weather was <"">.»,'"'"y "j^^ J ?"■" 



> bcnaJwere much infested with thrips last season; and ,', ''^'"""j 



■ these iu^eets. th..ngh thev were cleaned as weU as possible, more tnM 

 the usual qmmtily of cuttings would be apt to 8° f ^. °''';™"° ^f^ 

 was nothing peculiar in the season to 'ni'J"""^'^'^'-;^ ^"J''"°/i°°ii*; 

 it is true, as vou sav, that they have not done so well as i8n«l {° "^^ 

 places. Will' some of our friends state their views on the subject? 



Vine Plaxtiso (IT. flo.-.)-Y„u had better adhere to the old rfJLD^ 

 See the article by Mr. D. Thomson. . The practice of another hoad 

 gardener corroborates most of the experiments which he has made. 



C.iA>n.ER rxnER GLAsa-sTRUCTrnE ( If. F-K-There ,^' ""^ouht be 

 an advantage in having a chamber beneath the ^"'^ °' y""^;"^ 

 heating that chamber at pleasure, having cold air »<>"""'■* »'^*'J^ 

 and heated fresh air also taken out of it into the ''.""''^ » ''. ■° ?ff'^'^ 

 The nearer these openings are to 'hep.pes placed inside and j^» 'f^ 'J^-jJ 

 of the house the better, as aU your front air wTll •''"'''» X!,,;" "jh" 

 enters. With such an arrangement we would have preferred planting tne 

 I Vines inside. Even without this ventilaUon from the <^>'""'*'^r,"^/°i?^^ 

 i see why there shoiUd be a necessary connection between t^f '■■^^ P'g^ 

 placed at the front of the house, and tl?« ,dr>i';«''P ''^ '''"i" f^' ^^ 

 plants placed on the stage, or the impossibility of settmg Muscat Grapes 

 suffioientlv thick, as the Vat from the pipes maybe "n;'"'' ""^J^^' 

 will, and there is no necessity for P"»K '""''' »"''>' '';'':"£,'r"iroltrn 

 except in the hottest weather ; even then a great deal °' 'f™' "'"j""*'! 

 does more harm than good. U your drawing is correct, then we do not 

 see any necessitv lor your proposed chamber being so deep. 



Vis-fb-Eaklv Potato (J. B. Bo,id).-1he Muscat will do well in the 

 earlv-hLsfrhutitwm riU much lft*f than the Muscadine and Ha^^ 

 burgh. If the Muscat does so well planted agamst »'« ^"",'' " 'j" °,' '"": 

 second house, why risk the moving it at aU to the front ? Let it ^OM^^ 

 bring it do«-n the rafter, and cut out one of the ] .«"=''".^™' *,?•"' ?"s" 

 to have room. If vou must remove one, we would remove t""" •\«»'J "'■ 

 Peter's-. The Musiat is not more subject to shanking than "'ter Grapes 

 if the roots are not too deep, or the Vine too lie^V ^f ^^ nonnd to thi 

 and Peaches in a state of rest yon may °^'', '"'.'L Joah^t auswe? 

 gaUon. Clay and sulphur with enough of water tp 'o™/,?*'"'; ^^S 

 ?eiTweU. For an early crop, nothing beats the Ash-leaved Kidney Potato. 



Plant Case (0. H.. rorJ,).-We.tbink ya' P™P?^«* ""^ ^""^i* ^^" 

 very well if vou could place it inside of a wrmdow of e ear S'^^s^-^^J 

 6 feet by 4 feet. We would only deceive you by ^»>'"":, ,'??» J°?/°?^e 

 keep bedding plants in it, or propngate them ™'^«f "^^ '' 1 a c "e 

 stood in the passage, and had only a verv subdued light Inj"'^''//^'^'^ 

 and in such a position, vou might keep a number of the ™aUer ^em5 



' iTi 5Io?ses. In a better position for light the case '"""Xuer nwS 

 ably. Instead of the tank being .5 inches deep we ""'J'' ^« "f "f P'^'^S 

 with it if it were 3 inches or 3* inches. At 6 inches m depth you will 

 find the lower part of the tank comparatively cool. 



' IRESINE Herbstii AND VioLA CORNOTA (J. G.)-lresine Herbstu 18 a 



t^l^^:^i Hr^f^fSSBS Si 



l,nt in the flower garden ns a bedding plant its foUage i» irequenu) oi 

 a dun dWy bro"-n,Tnferior to Beet in colour Viola eornuta is a very 

 free-flowSing slate-coloured Violet, with tine deep green foliage, dwarf, 

 and com;"ct*gr'o.ing, suitable for edgings to beds and fron 1^"- "' "b; 

 hon borders It does best on moist strong soils. On dry, not, P^n™"J • "J 

 sandv Sns it does not grow sufliciently, nor bloom contmuously enough 

 for bedding-purposes. j.„„ 



Mani-rixo Lawn iF. J.l.-Failing rich compost or thoroughly dccom^ 

 roled dX vou mav sow Peruvia^ guano over the lawn d"™«f "J^f'? 

 S-eather^ AVn" at the rate of 2 cwt. per acre, »"<» give another dressmg 

 rn?he first wet weather in June, applying it >?'»«'l'»'f ,, '^,';"^ a^ev? 

 that it mav be washed in. The guano should be »'''fV,MX^? * ?i'\5' 

 with a anafter of an inch mesh to free it of lumps, which should be 

 broken and again sifted. Anv lumps that cannot be broken put in a tub, 

 and watcT poured over them it the rate of a gallon to every 2 ozs. of guano. 

 will if sUmd up previous to use, form an excellent bquid manure eiUier 

 ?or wateriS^ the liwn or plants in a state of groivth. Peruvian guano is 

 the best. , _,„ 



SCPPORTS FOB Hyacinths is Bed (Jdem).-Your proPf^ed supports 

 will answer weU; but we think you could buy them cheaper th.an make 

 hmSommon' Hyacinth supports, which are ™''«lv of w^re and s^d 

 bv most seedsmen and all dealers in Dutch b"lb'-"™ld be neater than 

 those home-made, and such we recommend you to procure. 



Plants in SEwLv-rAniTED Stove (On,- ia Di.lr.^i.-^^e ','l'"^i!i;?J 

 the^imw to the plants proceeds from the paint, especially as the pUmts 

 ecove'r^hen air?s given after the house bas been closed smnejune It 

 is easy to account lor bedding plants succeeding well J".'' ^?Vf f*^ 

 plants will not do at aU. for with the former btlle or no "rtific a heat i^ 

 he reauired and the fumes given off by the paint vmII be v-er> •"'"'■_JbUst 

 in th? rase o? stove plants the fumes will he stronger from the greater 

 "ea^and diminished' venUlation. Had the paint bee" Put on property 

 and each coat allowed to dry before ^n-jtb" was given tbe-meU^d 

 noxious vapours would have been gone ■= ess'han a fortrnKdit after pv^ 

 the last coat. Perhaps the wood was not dry w hen first paintcu. lour 

 i.nlv remedy is to leave a Utile air on constantly. 



MKios-CcLTCRElHfopl.-For four postage stamps you can have free 

 bv A from o-iTJfficeSfo- 615 of our Journal It contains an epitome 

 of Melon culture by Mr.BaUey, late gardener at Nuneham. 



