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JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTURB AND COTTAGE GAKDENEB. 



I April 10, 1866. 



H.ilndw from the continent rnntiDTic amplo for nil roiiuirrm»*nts,iin<l nrrivo 

 in pood condition. Nuw Pntntoo-icnnie in from Maltn, Iho -outh of Krftncc, 

 aad GuerD.so)'; those from the first-nantod place being eKpociully good. 



FRUIT. 



R. d. ft. 



Applee Vj sieve 3 to 5 



Apricots doz. 



Cherries Ih. 



Chestnuts but;h. 8 16 



Corrants, Red ^i sieve 



Black do. 



Pica doz. 



FilbeHs lb. 



Cobs lOOlbs. 



GooseborrioK ^J sieve 

 Grapes, Hothouse. .11). 15 

 Lemons 100 6 





 

 





 IGU 

 

 ii5 

 10 



d 



Molonn each 



NoctiirinoA do/,. 



OriinRes 100 



Peficbes do/,. 



Pearfl (dessert) . . doz. 



kitchen doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums ^j sieve 



I (Quinces C sieve 



I Hnspherries '.. .lb. 



i Stniwborrifs oz. 1 



; Walnuts bush. H 



d. 8. 

 0to5 

 

 liJ 

 



12 

 



12 

 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes each 



Asparapiis !)uudle 



Beans, Broad. . bushel 



Kidney 100 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brus. Sprouts ^-^ sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 1(X» 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cucumbers each 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs buuoh 



Horseradish .. bundle 



CtoO 

 B 10 





 2 

 2 



1 



2 



1 

 

 4 



2 

 2 

 6 





 8 

 fi 



8 

 2 6 





 

 4 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce per doz. 



Mushrooms pottle 



Mut4td.& Cross, punnet 



Onions bushel 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas qunrt 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes . . doz. hands 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Toniatoe.i. ... K sieve 



Turnips bunch 



Vegotftble Marrows dz. 



1 



2 

 2 



3 

 2 



9 

 



d. R. 



3 too 

 1 

 3 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



••• We request tliat no one will write priviitely to the depart- 

 mental writers of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiahle trouble and expense. All 

 communications sliould therefore be addressed solely to 

 The Editors of the Jounial of Horticulture, d'C, 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E.C, 



N.B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week, 



Farjono AccotTNTS (J. Poirc//).— Vou cannot have a better account- 

 book than that published by Mr. \V. R. Newcumb, Stamford. It is very 

 simple, yet ver>- couiprehenwive, nud ho would send it you by x>ost, free, 

 if you sent him 6^. iu posta^^e stamps, with your address. 



Large White Petcnta.— Mr. W. Herbert, 22, South Street, Durham, 

 informs us that he can supply this Petunia to "E. S. B. G." if the ad- 

 dress be sent. 



Cherries Grcb-eaten (Lastrea F. Man).~'Vhe p-nbs which pierce the 

 Cherries in your orchard-house ar? certainly not the larvae of the Goat 

 Moth, but of some much smaller species, probablv a Tortrix. We can 

 sutfuest nn remedy ; but the best preventive will be to destroy all the 

 fruit attacked, and to look iu the evening for the parent moths. 



Chrysanthemums (A Comtant Rradcr).—yoa will find full directions 

 lor their culture in " Florist's Flower-i.*' You can have a copv free by 

 post from our ofHce if you enclose five postage stamps with your tlirectiou. 



CorL-TRAiNiNG Vines (Vin^>t Tu-iMt'-d \~hnsi year Mr. Fish noticed a 

 vinery near Hitcheu, in which the Vines were planted in the centre of a 

 span-roofed house, and the Vines twisted in corkscrew fashion until they 

 reached the apex. These Vines bore reffularlv from the (jround to the 

 apex of the roof, and. as was described, came down a little. The mere 

 twistinp of the stems will do no harm to the Vine^. Crnckinjr the stems 

 and splitting them would be carrying the twistintf too far. The Vines 

 would soon recover from a little Kplittinq here an*! there. If vou were to 

 cover these split parts with a little eowdung and clay, and wrapped this 

 plaster firmly mund with a cloth to exclude air aiid hpht, the cracks 

 would soon disappear. The object of twisting was no doubt to cause the 

 sap to circulate more re^'ularly through the stem. 



Greenhotse Flue in Parloi-r Chimney.— Hiving read a replv at 

 page 248 rclntive to one chimuey for two greenhouses, and a flue" not 

 answering which communicates with the parlour flue, I write to state 

 that I have a greenhouse at the end of liiy house. The parlour chimney 

 being next the trreeuhouse, I took my flno about 3 feet up the parlour 

 chimney, and made an elbow joint, no matter how short, to convey the 

 smoke upwards, and this answers verv well. A goose-necked pipe'? or 

 8 inches in diameter goes thrnuk'h the wall, and about 6 inches up the 

 chimney. This flue has no effect on the parlour fire, whether in or out. 

 By this plan the flue is not seen, being below the stapinff. — Edward Todd. 

 Aorth Shitld^. * 



Thi>'NINg Peaches on Trees in Pots (.<?. L. T.\~-Vfe would advise 

 your lea\ing from 18 to 24 fruit to ripen, according to the size of the tree. 

 As many more might remain until they were half swelled, then reduce to 

 eighteen for fair-sized trees. 



Wtrb Netting for Peas (/.fcm).— We have often seen wire netting 

 used for Peas. Stakes 4 feet in height were driven into the jfround at 

 6 feet apart, and then the wire was f.tiitenad to each side. Very light 

 wire hurdles with feet have been used for the same purpose. We have 

 several times used stout stakes or sticks from 4 to 6 feet apart, and then 

 rttQ strings on each side at n (oot from o^ich otber. 



Flower Uahkets on a Lawn (/I, >'. .S'.).— We have no doubt that your 

 proposed plan will answer — namely, filling the two baHkets on Rrass with 

 Pnuipan (traHH in the centre. Gladioli round it, and Farfuidum at the out- 

 side, with Perilla between that and the Gladioli ; but if the plnro will do (or 

 Farfunium. it micht he made more gaj in Hunimer, even if a shidy plricp, 

 in front of the drawin^j-room windows. Thus, fill the eentre with (VIndioli 

 iuiu(;Ii'd with lnrt;e-leRved CttniiAs, then have a inixturo of Perilla and 

 Amttranthus molnucholicuH, and for the outside a broad band of Clolb of 

 Gold Geranium or Uta. Pollock. The Cloth of Gold will do all the butter 

 in the shade, and then you could plant the Pampas Grass in the ground 

 further off. Even on your first proimsed plan wo would have a few Pcnl- 

 stenions to fringe the Gladioli, then the Cloth of Gold in^ttend of tho 

 Farfugium, and a string of the Viol t •' iruuta for tlio outside lino. The 

 worst of Gladioli is that they are temporar)' flowors, and the Pampaa 

 GrasB is nothing until late in autumn. 



CrrrMRERs Thick-ended (C. H. J.\~We would advise yon to thin tho 

 Cucumbers considerably ; and to make sure that the roots seldom toach 

 the top of the tank, it would be welt to have some rnbble, aud then somo 

 rough itlates below the soil between it and the tank-covering. 



Culture of Oasterias (-1. .S.).~Thc Gastorias belong to tho -Moo 

 section of the Lilyworts. They are very nice plants for a succulent col- 

 lection. They will do well in a house kej>t from 4r» ' in winter to fii/' and 

 more in summer. They flourish best in sandy loam with a little peat and 

 very rotten dry cowduug. and somo lime rubbish and broken bricks— say 

 two parts sandy loam, half a part of cowdung, Ac., and half a part of 

 broken bricks and lime rubbish. Tho chief circ they require is to keep 

 them rather dry, almost dry, when in a slate of rest in winter. If tho pots 

 stand on a damp stone or damp gravel they will absorb enouKb of mois- 

 ture in the dark months. All tlio title-pages and indices you namo can 

 be had free by post from our office if you enclose nine post-office stampii 

 with your direction. 



Cutting Camellia Flowers (A. B.).— When the flowers are cut by a 

 practised person it does not interfere with tho future flowering, for tho 

 blooms will only be cut from a part where the f-ub-.e(iuent growth will not 

 be interfered with ; but when they arc taken indiscriminately from every 

 part, then the future growth and flowering are materially aflTeeted. When 

 the plants are "cut hard" for their blooms they should be gone over 

 after flowering, and any irregular growths removed or shortened, so as to 

 make the shixits equally thin, and theso sliould be regularly stopped 

 throughout in order to secure their breaking etjually at every part, the 

 plants being afterwards placed in heat to secure a regular and free growth 

 CoLECs Verschaffrlti for Bedding fF. T. C). — The soil you employ 

 for potting— viz., two-thirds loam, one-third leaf mould, and one-sixth 

 silver sand, is good. The soil of the border is also good, providing you 

 enrich it by pointing in a dres'^ing of good loam and well-rotted manure. 

 The top-dressinK oufiht to be 3 inches thiek. The plants should be placed 

 1 foot apart every way, and be well watered in dry weather. Vou should 

 grow the plants to a good size, and well harden them ofT before planting 

 out. Do not do this until the second week in June. 



Flower-beds Planting (J(f?m).— lu.stead of edging the bed of Pnrplo 

 King Verbena with yellow Calceolaria, we should put the Calceolaria in 

 the centre and the Verbena round it ; or, if your bed is sufficiently large, 

 have Perilla in the centre, then a band round it of yellow Calceolaria, 

 edging with Purple King Verbena; and it would be bolter, again, if tho 

 Verbena were made a Dand 3 feel wide, eduing it with Ccrastiimi Bieber- 

 steinii. Your plan of pultinR the Verbenas in the centre and edging 

 with yellow Calceolaria is good as to contrast, but the Calceolaria would 

 grow too tall for the Verbena. The bed of Scarlet Geranium, edged with 

 Flower of the Day Geranium, is good, the flowers being removed from 

 the latter. 



Cutting Ivy (T. J.). — Removing the leaves or cutting-in the Ivy closely 

 will cause the new shoots to come more strongly, and the foliage will bo 

 more pleutiful and finer. Any time from now until the end of April is a 

 good time to cut Ivy in closely. 



Twelve: Distinct Verbenas for Planting in Circles (frfcm). — If yoa 

 plant the circles in order we think thev would look well. 1, Velvet 

 Cu^ihion; 2, Mrs. Moore; 3, Melindres splendens ; 4, Mrs. Holford; 

 5, Purple King; 6, Firefly; 7, White Lady; 8, Ariosto Improved; 9, Mrs. 

 Woodrofife; 10, Snowflake ; 11, Garibaldi; 12, Spark. 



Manure Water in the Evaporating Troughs of a Viwebt {Sub- 

 acrifc^Ti.— Now that the leaves have attained their full size you may keep 

 the troughs filled with manure water from your stock of sheep's dung, 

 soot, and guano. A peck of sheep's dun^', the same of soot, and 2 lbs. 

 guano should be diluted with 60 gallons of water. You may iustead fill 

 the troughs with manure water of the same strength as that used for 

 watering plants. It acts as a check upon red spider, and invigorates tho 

 Vines. 



Stopping Peach Trees in Pots i/Jcnil.— If the trees are as large as 

 you wish, and you desire to keep thorn close and compact, stop the shoots 

 at the fourth or fifth leaf, and at every leaf afterwards, and there will 

 be no necessity to prune in winter; but if you wish the trees to become 

 larger stop them at the fifth leaf, and at the third afterwards, discon- 

 tinuint; the stopping after the fruit has taken its second swelling. You 

 may also allow tlie shoots to grow without stopping, cutting them back 

 to a triple bud— that is, two fruit buds with a wood bud between them, re- 

 ducing them to 9 inches if longer, but if not so lonj,' and having no triple 

 bud to cut back to, leaving them entire. We recommend the first prac- 

 tice for trees in pots, and the second for those planted out and having 

 plenty of room to grow, whilst the third we do not recommend for trees 

 under Rlass as bushes or pjTamids, but only for trees on treU'ses and 

 against walls. 

 j Manure Water for LvcopomrMS (/dcm).— We do not recommend 

 I anytliing stronger for Lycopodiums than clear water ; your plants will 

 I be all the better of rain water. Ferns and Lycopodiums do as well, if 

 not better, watered with rain water only, and to some manure water is 

 j positively injurious. 



I CYPERUS ALTERNIFOLlTfl TARIKOATUS (W. F.). — ItS HSUal height 19 



from 9 inches to a foot tmdergood cultivation, but we have seen it as low 

 ' Uki 8 inches and as high as 18 inches. If placed in a saucer of water 

 ' whilst growing, or in summer, tho temperuture of tho water should be 



the same as that of the house. Our correspondent wishes to have tho 

 I namus of any semi-aquatic plauta for a house having a winter miaimmn 

 , temperature of &C'. 



