April 17, 1866. 1 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



295 



by a little eyery year. This leads us just to notice " An Old 

 Friend's" case, who has neglected to cut back his Vines planted 

 last season in the orchard-house, and which are not very strong, 

 but which he meant to shorten by 5 feet at least, yet he never 

 thought of it until he saw the buds bursting, and now he is 

 afraid to cut back. We have no doubt that Thomson's styptic 

 might even suit his purpose it the Vines were cut back, other- 

 wise they would bleed very much, and be much weakened in 

 consequence. If he do not choose that mode he may manage 

 pretty weU in this way : — Begin at the top of the shoot, and as 

 soon as the buds are from half an inch in length rub them oft 

 roughly with the linger, going down the stem until you come 

 to the shoot or shoots you wish to leave. When this selected 

 shoot has gi'own from 20 to 24 inches in length, then, if you 

 choose, you may cut off the old naked disbudded shoots or 

 main stem. If yon rub off these short bud-shoots, there will 

 be no bleeding ; if you cut them off with a knife there wiU be 

 plenty of bleeding, in fact, almost as much as if you had cut 

 the shoot in the usual mode of shortening. 



Fines Bleeding Unexpectedly. — We have known this take 

 place several times when fresh borders of fibrj- turf had been 

 made with a good mixture of lime rubbish, boiled bruised 

 bones, &c., which, with a little protection on the border, caused 

 a mild heat all the winter to the roots from the decomposing 

 turf, i-c. The Vines were primed at the fall of the leaf in the 

 usual way, and showed no appearance of anything peculiar 

 tintil they began to ooze and bleed from every cut about three 

 weeks after they were pruned, and some six weeks before it 

 was considered suitable to begin to start them for forcing. 

 Whenever from the peculiar circumstances such a result may 

 be expected, it is advisable to keep the roots drj'ish until six 

 weeks after pruning, and immediately on pruning to daub 

 every cut with a thick paint made of white lead chiefly, and a 

 little linseed oil and turpentine. Burning the cut parts and 

 daubing the places with various paints was of little use after 

 the sap began to flow. No doubt styptics would have been 

 used if they had been to be had. What surprised us most was 

 the fact that, with one or two exceptions, the gi'eat bulk of the 

 Vines that we last saw under such circumstances, after weep- 

 ing in this way for fully six weeks, broke, and gi-ew seemingly 

 as strong as if they had never dropped the smallest quantity 

 of their sap. Of course in this and the previous case of 

 neglected pruning alluded to, whenever the leaves expand there 

 will be no more bleeding from the Vine. 



OBNAMESTAL DEP.IRTMEXT. 



Our work here has been very varied, and some of it, such as 

 moving shrubs, turfing. Sec, had often to be left, owing to the 

 weather. On the front border of the earUer vineries, to which 

 heat has been appUed, and which was protected by leaves and 

 litter just slightly warm, a bank was made of the Utter back 

 and front, a few hot leaves added, a narrow board placed length- 

 wise well on the ridge, and ou these boards old sashes were 

 laid back and front. Under these were placed a great many 

 scarlet Geraniums potted from boxes into small pots ; they were 

 watered, plunged, and the pots covered with leaves, as no more 

 water at the roots will thus be needed until the pots are fuU of 

 roots. Lots of hardier Geraniums were turned out into an 

 earth-pit, though not so dry as we should have liked the soil to 

 have been. Calceolarias in a pit are now suffering from not being 

 removed, wanting sadly to bo from 4 to 6 inches apart instead of 

 1} inch. They are a perfect thicket, and have been pretty well 

 exposed of late. Auriculas, showing trusses nicely, should be 

 defended from cold rains and east winds, and if manure water- 

 ings are given not a leaf should be touched. 



Finished pruning Eoses. It is well to defer the tender sorts 

 until late, as then if the most forward buds are injured no harm 

 is done. We have seen aU the forward buds of unpruned Eoses 

 blackened in March, whilst the buds just swelUng nearer the 

 base of the shoot suffered not at all. If these Roses had been 

 pruned in winter, and the lower buds pushed, they would most 

 likely have been ruined for bloom that season. We hear of a 

 good many so injured this season. This is certainly one ad- 

 vantage of not being able to overtake our work as we would 

 wish to do. Planted out lots of Hollyhocks, and divided some 

 of the larger stools. Stools that are too large may have the 

 shoots thinned out when from 4 to inches long ; and, with a 

 piece of the older stem attached, if these are planted thickly in 

 a warm place they may be lifted again in early summer, and 

 will bloom late the same autumn. Hardly one will fail in light 

 soil, even in the open air. Potted young Pelargoniums for late 

 blooming, picked Orchid-baskets, potted Gloxinias, and Be- 

 gonias, and shook Gesneras out of their pots, and set them in 



shallow boxes just to begin' to move, as the sooner they ara 

 started after this the better they do for autumn and winter 

 ornaments. \Mien too wet for general work, mended old sashes 

 and straw covers, made tallies and washed pots, tied up plants, 

 and picked and fresh aiTanged plant-houses. — E. F. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— April 14. 



The demand is bnt niodernte, and last week's quotations liavo barely 

 been maintained. Dessert Apples are confined to Golden Enob and Non- 

 pareils ; Pears to Easter Eeurre and Ne Plus Meuris. Pines and hot- 

 house Grapes continue sufficient for the demand. Vegetables are abun- 

 dant, and ol Potatoes there is a heavy supply. New ones bring from 4d. 

 to 6d. per lb. 



FBBIT. 



Apples ^ sieve 3 



Apricots doz. 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnuts bush. 8 



Ciurrants. Red ^i sieve 



Black do. 



Figs doz. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs 100 lbs. 



Gooseberries ^2 sieve 



Grapes, Hothouse, .lb. 15 



Lemons 100 6 



Artichokes each 



Asparagus .... bimdle 6 

 Beans, Broad. . bushel 



Kidney 100 



Beet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brus. Sprouts fi sieTe 

 Cabbage doz. 



d. s. 

 0to5 

 

 

 16 

 



160 

 

 25 

 10 



Melons each 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (dessert) . . doz, 



kitchen doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums ^2 sieve 



Quinces .... % sieve 



Raspberries lb. 



Strawberries oz. 



d. B. 

 3 0to5 

 



12 



































12 

 



12 

 

 

 

 2 



Walnuts bush. U 20 



VEGETABLES. 



d. s. 

 6 too 

 10 



2 

 2 

 1 

 

 1 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 2 



Celery bundle 2 



Cucumbers each 



pickling doz. 



Endive doz. 2 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 1 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish .. bundle 2 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce per doz. 



Mushrooms pottlo 



Mustd.ii Cress, punnet 



Onions bushel 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney do. 



Radishes . . doz. hands 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



I Tomatoes J-a sieve 



I Turnips bunch 



! Vegetable Marrows dz. 



s. d, 

 8 too 





 

 2 

 

 

 9 

 

 6 

 

 6 

 6 

 2 



d 

 

 1 6 

 3 











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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



»,« We request that no one will write privately to the depart- 

 mental writers of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed solely to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, dsc, 171, Sleet 

 Street, London, E.G. 

 We also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those ou 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them an- 

 swered promptly and conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 

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

 week. 

 In-dex {E. a. p.).— Ton can have the Index for the last half year if yoa 

 enclose four postage stamps with your direction, and repeat what you 

 want. 



Proncxoiation of Botanical Terms (O. .V.).— Henslow's " Dictionary 

 of Botanical Terms " shows where the emphasis in each is to be laid. 



Guano Liquid Makcre [W. itf.).— Hall an ounce of guano to a gaUoil 

 of water is quite strong enough for watering flowering plants. For" 

 kitchen vegetables it might be made fully twice as strong. If you enclosa 

 four postage stamps with your direction, and order "Manures, or Muck 

 for the Many," vou will have the book sent to you free by post. It con- 

 tains ample directions about making and using aU sorts of fertihsers. 



Flower-heds in Lawn {L. E. S.).—Vfe cannot dep.art from our rule 

 not to detail the flower-plsnting of beds or gardens we have noyer seen. 

 If you will stale Iiow you propose to plant the bed wo will readily point 

 out anything in your plan which we think would be objectionable. 



Seedling Auriculas (.Y. 1'. 2.).— There is nothing remarkable in your 

 seedling Auriculas. They are, as Alpines, very pretty, but deficient in 

 quality as florists' flowers. The centres of the flowers are not sufficiently 

 bright and circular. 



Daisy Knife (J. '^.j.— There is a description and drawing of it ia 

 No. 113, New Series, of this Journal. You can have it free by post Jrom 

 our office for id. Any blacksmith conld make one. 



Jasminum not ExpAscrNO ITS Flowers (.S.).— Wo tlunk if the plant 

 were to have abundance of air and light, with a posiUon near the glass, 

 plentiful supplies of water, and occasionally applications of weaS UqulO 

 mauttro, that the flowers would open another year. 



