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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. I February 18, 1866. 



.. ORcn»RD-noosE (W. O.).— As yoa wish lo roUrd the blossomlnir, the 

 nest IMnc you can rlo ts lo civo nil the ulr possible, ni(?ht and dnv nn<l 

 to Bhiidf from fuu. Our orolinril-honso troos nro scarcely morinKnt all 

 Cineraria .<«ci:DLih-() iJ. p. .i:,.—U is one of the best wo li.ivo soon 

 !.;!„,"."'•,"''"''>'• ''■"'" '■■•"" no'"^!'; colour rich crimsoned purple 

 with sliuM ivlnle nt the buse, so nrrnngod OS lo lorm a slur. What the 

 uatjit ol the plnut in wo cannot say. 



FLowrnuonDEBH tC. H. f,.l.-Tiie plan wonld look very nice if (lolden- 

 ICttved Geraniums and Bijou or .Mma (whitelonTcdt, were nsed alter- 

 nately, and if oil gravel, n rins of blue LobeUa went round all {E .9 1 — 

 rhe lines of the proposed borders will look very well, but thoy would 

 be better if L'4 instead of 20 inches in width. 1 and 2, 'J, wUl do very well 

 • \",'L*^».ri\r "• !, " "■«?"»,'■<' «» bo lii?ht-loaved Geranium and 

 Vane(ratedAlj,<:3um. then, certainly, we would not make the circles l,e- 

 tw,.,.Ti i and H. marked 7 and 8. white Verbenas, or it we did. we would 

 gv,. them an edRing „f lilac or purple. 6 and 6 wUl do well as Purple 

 w^ ..Ml"".' ,".?''."."'''' I'speciolly if you raako 4 not Christina .ind Ladv 

 Plj-moulh, but Christine and a soft yellow. 



,h^lT^i^\'' ?"*'■'■ """-^''-ot-^E iJ. It. (7.).-Tho smallest boiler and 

 IsCt Z o'vJ"'' v"'" ''" ""rly (or what you want in a Rreenhou.e 



fife".ll'„^. J7^''H''■';'* ''" "'<=l"'«'»'o Plint all inside. The border of 

 belt.; ThA i J ', '"v "■"" "" >">'l'"-"'« window lattice, so much tiie 

 tw-. rAJim /"■■ """^'.'P^s »-^ «ould recommend are-two Espcrione, 

 two Royal Muscadine, and three Black Hamburghs. 



Insect.s (.4. B. C.l— What you call insects, are the larva- of small black 

 «Sd '""Rf •"»'<>»"* finjs of the genus Dilophus. which appear in May 

 au e l?„v I *?'"" numbers in gardens. We believe tha in the larv i 

 state they feed upon decaying vegetable matter in the earth.-W. 



Warmix(. a GREExnousK (R. r.).-We have no doubt that any of t'.e 



wo,'iMs'hV.^'°'''"'°'' "■'''""" .''''^■•'•"•^*'' 1"P°' fom it, heated bvgJ^ 

 Un,^wA? V",T"'' ".■■'•"'^V'' rail" house; but wo should coiiside; 

 It only waste and labour in %-ain to seek anv other mode of dispelling 

 damp and heeping out cold, when there is .already a fireplace and fiue 

 too i?."!,:,";,'" « ■«"'j'''lin«''""«^' chimney, the great fanUri^ whiVi are 

 lit of tlfe^'f?,.; ""rf ,V '■''"^'■T,'??"';.'™ """^'' '^™'' ''°'' "■« T'ick burning 

 reason i„.M J,- ' t^erc could be little draught obtained there might be 

 reason for giving up the flue ; but the flue being there and the dni4l.' 

 80 strong, all you have to do is to lessen the draSgW To do this hl;^ a 

 close funiace-door, also a close-fitting ashpit-door, with one hole in it 

 which you can regulate by a pin or otherwise, giving a quarter of an "nch 

 of an opening or more after the fire is set to work If even t is do nn^ 



Ttl'JZir^l"' ""'"'i'; ™""-''- ""■" P"' ^ 'J^"n' >■ > '"ur me before 

 ill. .']"' <■'"'"?'•-'■■ " f>-™ "len the fire bum too bright or fast p ace 



S's°wrk'as";i;S like" "" "• ^""-^ " "" '"«""'^ - -»•'-« '" " W' 



EvEEc.REEX roR NoiiTH Wali, (L. ,V.1.— Crat.Tgus nvricanlha thon-h 



not so fine nor so quick in growth as I^T. wil l?ve?S,s ^ow W 



Xuaan!?EXrisn^ "'''■•■'' ";PT'^ '°- '°°- "I" Cotoneaste? micr"^ 

 hv .r„;= Berberis Darwmii. .4s. however, the wall is partiaUy shaded 



welfL^al'ilJi^d^-ILTto'thT^tf.^rs.'" ""'^''"^' --^ th?y wo^ldV^clU'd 



lar^ge^^va'rbed'bv fZ" L"''"''-^^-'' Presume you purpose planting vour 

 I^K .T .1 ; ,""^ carnage-drive with ow shrubs. Xothinir Vould 

 bo better than Azaleas or Rhododendrons of the Cata vb ense y?rio tics 

 which are moderate in price, and edge tho bed with Erica caraea 



been''tJibieet«l7n'J\fr-''F''^'9'';'"°'--Y'>'>"- plant. Uke many that have 

 been subjected to cool treatment, has not had sulfieient heat durin- the 

 growing seas,,,, hence after nine months it has not completed its^3w<h 

 Seen n '■ ''■'',''*f ""« "'chids subjected to cool treatment do for^haSfg 

 UfeioSTT'-y,'-'"" '" " '^'■" >>«■"'• "ic'-c is ■">' sufficient heat to suSi- 

 batep-owth in the season in which they are subjected to cool treatmm 



Thll,l ?r""°".''? "• """• '"""^ ■•' 'second rest instead of 4mriS or 



a dr> atmosphere should be maintained, t.,r if the air lecom? moW 

 t?el;.l,f"' ''" """■'';,"' ••"' "dvanced period of the vear You wUlby 

 sea on it wnrs'i^^eedVeTlT'' "••"'""'^ "i '"•' '"»■"■ ""■"' '^ 'he™oiSwin| 



Sther t e" it "hoiTld 1 '""'""J"' especially in the atmosphere, but at 

 =i„„M I Should be kept cool and dry. Of the year six months 



should be occupied in growth, and six devoted to rest and the nlantthfn 



W tern erilurei'n ,11.^''^ are no^orse of being a Uttle yellow now. 

 KT by d«v tV. ^"mmer is too low. It should be (W at night and 



^Iv'i^ the next?bSt Tit 'l,'"* ''""''f »' "■" '^"^ "' tbis monih"r 



a^Sdi;;;i;;!s;th^^^;i^::?'i^™tti;:';s't:?i!S^^T 



ripening of the wood wi I bt secured On this den?n 1 - \ . « " "'."'■<'"^'' 



tho^rn.md „ ^ i ., ^^7 """} '^™" """ ''"ck "' » "ooden rako over 

 the ground, and in the hrst week in April pass the daisy rako over it 



\lZf' \" ''',""' 'f %"^' ,'"'"•'" "' ""'='" "■"' -^'raws. AH ilones should 



wn T r,ns no sign's*" "Fi, """ """• »■"»""" "•<• flr»l mowing your u"^ 



an w 1 no b.Tl?„H 'i "!""'"■"• "•"'' "'"•' I™" ""' «^^ '""ch faster 

 anu Kill not bo so liable to burning in siunmer. 



wh^Umiuie ^r^' «"'''■'= Trees , OR OuArTiNo (7,f.m,._We do not see 



the beads 1 fo^ '"" '">'"■ S»r?c"c>- proposes to ad.q.t, after cutting olT 



;.r,°f,l" ■ ^.L'?.?',"'^l^,'',.":!'7?_'''''>-,"'-c to be grafte,!. unless it bo side- 



and 



nccessarv 



foot 



page 



tl„> ■..n.i'.ri'^.;." /'.■■' ";;'""'-' "•""• "cessarj-. ana Dy no other means can 



gardener mav'b;! ."!;'■' V"'\";"'"'"""' ''" ""ccossMlly performed. Yoor 

 garaener may nave a plan of his own. 



- \l7ri l^i;' ''v" ^•"■f-'" Apples-Late Pears iia,m).-Kilrl,rn Apptt, : 

 v:^rlr, »■ 'X^c'iiber to April; DumeloWs Seedling, November lo 

 r^bi ■,>"''™'''?''°" ^""^ -^s, ,Ianuar^• to May. Dr.„rt .Tpp", :- 

 ?uarvim!IT,™r''l'i'P'V''"' •■•'''*",""'''' Pcarm.ain, December To pib- 

 7J^lt„:,nV ■\'''',7 Pcarmain. .Tanuary to April, J'for..-Boarr« 



^•ow t , ■• ^'^",T-' '".?'''^' • "■"■ •''■^' P'"" ^curis, Jinuaiy to April. We 

 gi-ow these and know them to bo good. j i ■■«■ 



dodendr"n''„s?n {'I"'"'" '^^ *''— ^our border not being suitable for Rho- 

 Dar^M^r^L R •^"■7!?"'' plants generally, you might plant Berberis 

 JvX ;■, "^'"'"'"""' ^"'' """sc »ould do for the rows next tho 



t'ravAl B 7 "■'■'' """f^ccn and do exceeding well on light soil over 

 eoul,^ bavf T" "1"'''? '»"■ should be next tho walk. At The back you 

 Pli adeb,f„ "" "'.'''''". ""Other of Persian Lilacs, and a third of 

 In 1^1 '^"""'■""'•.•''■""'"K ""'■"■ "'c first two 4 feet apart every 

 ■1 ■i^^,?w„r inT'"',"",'^ 'i"""- " '""' "P"'''- The Berberis an.lthe Ribes 

 June ' • ^"""° ^""" '° ''">■• """l ""» Pliiladelphns iu 



ver-coJrsf r,"'"" ^M^'il"^- ^^ <'•"—'«'' think that as the present sward is 

 \"'-' f ?"se. It would bo better to sow Grass seeds, and for that the ground 

 ttrfit. ",'° "" *-'«■' ""' '""' "" '•'»'"' "^ " Carrots were to be sowx to 

 MK„.^n, 'V"'?-""""' '" •'^'"'''- "'"' ""' c"ly prospect of rain, sow the 

 follow mg:-Lohnm perenne tenue. 6 lbs.; Cvnosurus cristatus, 24 Iba • 

 Festuca dunuscula, 1 lb. ; Festuca tenuifoUa,'* lb. ; Poa neuiorolis lib • 



mtaorT?h'7';„TT V*;-' ™'""'™ '"V""- ■' '"'•• Lotus coSfatus 

 s,^Sn,; \h' ,^? ?"fol>iin, minus, 1 lb. Slightly rake the ground after 

 ?T?if' r " "■■'"cdiately. It will be green by the middle of May. 



ward ^,n^,?'.l -".T- "J""' f""'' """' "" "' '""1 ""■■>• ">"^c weeks after- 

 wards until the third week in September. Roll once or twice a-week 

 during the summer. In t ebruary give a dresshig of well-rotted manure, 

 two tons mil not be too much. Treat the Grass in tho same way as an 

 established lawn during the second year. 



Potatoes and Celery ox Damp GRotT,T) (s. Boff«-«>.— Flukes, Forty- 

 folds, and t-kerry Blues are good cropping Potatoes, and not so liable to 

 disease as many others. They are late kimls. If you wish foreariv, then 

 Ashleaf and Myatt s Prohli,- : and lor second cariy none is better tli'an the 

 Lapstonc ; but the last three are more liable to disease than tho first three. 

 The Pink-cyod Kadical and the Eariy White Radical are largo croppers, 

 and not so liable to disease as many. You will succeed best by growiBir 

 them on ndges, and they will crop better and not be so subject to 

 r^'!?'"';,",'"^ "■"" '^'' "'"'•■'' '" ''"""" '" » "et season. The Incomparable 

 White Celery- is an excellent kind, dwarf, stiff and close in habit, solid, 

 crisp aiidjuiey anditis the best late White kind. Manchester Champioil 

 (riant ^^ lute Solid Celery is eariy, large, and the best While for size and 

 flavour. Manchester Champion Red Soliil is dwarf, very solid, and crisp, 

 keeping well up to ,\pril, and one of the best kinds of Red Celerv grown, 

 It not the very best. Laing's .Mammoth, is large, solid, and not liable 

 to run to seed. Cole's Defiance is also a large soUd Red Celerv. On a wet 

 .soil growing tho Potatoes on ridges is a good plan. 



Grapes IN July (l.mMj.-To have Grapes in .Tuly tho house should 

 be closed by the middle of the present month, and for the first fortnight 

 the temperature sliould be from 4ll-- to 4V; it should then be increased to 

 »,, • "'*''* cud of the second fortnight to l"..';'. and in another fortnight to 

 60_ . On these temperatures allow a rise of S" on dull days, 10 on those 

 which are cloudy with clear intervals, and from 15' to 2(P on clear days. 

 .•Ul increase of day temperature slionld be accompanied by increased 

 ventilation, corresponding in amount to the increase of temperature. The 

 fires should bo ightcd and kept going whenever necessary to maintain 

 the day and night temperatures. At first fire mil only be needed on cold 

 nights, but as the Vines advance it will bo required day and night in 

 order to secure the proper temperature, and to allow of the admission of 

 air. ^ou should not close the liouse and keep it closed ivithout air, but 

 daily open the ventilators, or lights, in the morning when the tempera- 

 ture from sun heat has risen lu above the night temperature, and that 

 will be by 8 or half-past 8 a.m.. but if later give air, increasing it with the 

 heat of the day. Close early or by the time the temperature declines. 

 For instanco : if the night temperature be fio and by that is meant the 

 temperature in the morning before the sun acts upon the house), yon 

 will give air at 70 , increasing it to its full amount when the thermometer 

 indicates 7.i\ and if the temperature rise to 8fl- or }*.", , you have not too 

 much air on, but if the temperature fall on the giving of air. then too 

 much air is admitted, and the amount must be at once reduced. Tho air 

 given should bo reduced to a minimum when the heat begins to decline 

 in the afternoon ; say if the house is at 85' and tho thcnnomoter falls lo 

 SO , shut up the house. 



Worms tx Ferxery IP. Cronfei/).- The worms will make the soil very 

 open and loose, and, besides, they will drag into their holes the fronds of 

 the Ferns. .\ soaking of lime water will not injure tho Ferns, and it will 

 bring many of the wonns to the surface, and these may then be cleared 

 away. The soil in which these Feras are growing must iie deep. rich, and 

 badly dcained ; it must also hive too little stone in its composition to be 

 suitable for the kinds named. 



Egos of Ailaxtius Silkworm (IT. B. Jf.).— Write to Lady Dorothy 

 Nevill, Dangstein, near Petersflold, 



