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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE OABDBMEB. 



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delicious perfume of the plnnts and flowers which nro Rrown 

 and flourish with true eemitropical luxuriance around the 

 paved space occupied by the band and the pleasuroseekers. 

 Here by day may be Been many flowers of lovely form and 

 delicious scent little, if at all, known to the generality of Euro- 

 peans, together with Aloes and Palms of several kinds, and the 

 elegant Plantain and Banana, the fruit of which seems to melt 

 in one's mouth rather than be ■smlgarly bitteu and eaten ; lastly, 

 giving forth its delicious fragrance is the sweet juicy Orange 

 common to the island. — A Subgeok. 



ANNivEnSAiiTDijjNEn of the Gaudeners' Royal Benevolent 

 iNSTiTHTiON.— This takes place at the London Tavern. Bishops- 

 gate Street, on the 27th inst., and Sir Wentworth Dilke, Bart., 

 will preside. The Society is now relieving fifty-seven old 

 gardeners, and would be able to assist as many more equally 

 deserving if its funds permitted. We hope our readers will 

 strengthen the subscription list to the utmost of their power. 

 Mr. Cutler, the Secretary, will gladly hear from them at 

 14, Tavistock Bow, Covent Garden. 



WORIC FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Embrace the present favourable opportunity of the ground 

 being moist, for thinning Beet, Carrots, Onions, Parsnips, and 

 succession crops of Turnips ; and as it is presumed that the 

 majority of these have been sown in drills, let the hoe be run 

 through between the drills, not merely skimming the surface of 

 the soil, but moving it an inch or two in depth ; this, while it 

 roots out the weeds, at the same time checks rapid evapora- 

 tion, and pulverises the soil. Make a small sowing of T!i-d Beet 

 and Horn Carrot. The former when sown early on rich soil 

 becomes too large and coarse, and does not retain its colour in 

 boiling, nor does it look so well in salads as that which is 

 smaller. Dwarf Kidney Beans, the south border, where the 

 early Peas have grown, may have a light dressing of manure, 

 and should be well broken with the spade whSe being dug 

 ready to receive the late crop, for which draw drills 2 feet 

 apart, and before planting water the drills, by passing the spout 

 of the water-pot along each. Give recently-planted Celery 

 copious waterings once or twice a-week. The method frequently 

 pursued of giving plants in the open ground a small drop of 

 water every evening or morning cannot be too much depre- 

 cated ; such sprinklings cake the ground, and lower the tem- 

 perature of the soil, without affording any corresponding bene- 

 fit to the plants. Pay constant attention to the watering 

 and shading of all advancing crops recently pricked out. 

 Get in succession sowings of Lettuces, Radishes, and salading 

 generally. Scarlet Runners, stake after drawing a little earth 

 to them with the hoe ; where it is intended to keep them dwarf, 

 and not to stake them, let the leaders be pinched oft. By con- 

 stant attention to this stopping of the leaders as thev advance 

 above three or four joints in length, they will be induced to 

 bear well ; the latter mode of culture should only be resorted 

 to where stakes cannot easily he procured. Attend to Tomatoes, 

 sweet herbs. Cucumbers on ridges. Strawberries that have been 

 turned out of pots, and Vegetable Marrows, and see that they 

 have liberal supplies of water alternately with liquid manure. 



t FECIT GARDEN. 



Still continue active operations against aphides and other 

 p«Bt8 to fruit trees, or their ravages will spoil your best hopes 

 of a crop. The shoots of Cheny trees infested with the black 

 fly should be dipped in tobacco water immediately they are de- 

 tected, to prevent the shoots from curling, which would stop 

 their growth. Either pick with the hand, or apply a wash of 

 lime or clear soot water to Gooseberries and Currants infested 

 with the caterpillar, which increases so fast that a constant 

 watch must be kept up for some time. Pinch back all the 

 shoots of the latter not wanted for wood. The fruit of Goose- 

 berries, (tc, like those of more value, will bo considerably im- 

 proved by summer-stopping of the young wood, a fact well 

 known to those who have paid attention to this mode of prun- 

 ing. Pinch the points out of the young shoots of Fig trees 

 when they have made five or sis joints; by this means you will 

 secure more stocky and fruitful wood for next crop than if 

 they were allowed to grow on. WLere Strawberries are set, a 

 few of the finest may have the fruit thinned, and unless the 

 ground is rich it should have a good soaking with liquid 

 •nanure. Those that are not for dessert will not repay the 



trouble of thinning, as small and middle-sizod berries are pre- 

 ferred by most housekeepers fur preserving. 



FI.OWEn OARDKN. 



The newly-planted things will require conetaot watching, af 

 under the best management failures will Bometimos occnr; 

 these should instantly be made good, and the tying and stakiiig 

 of everything requiring support on no account delayed. Where 

 an immediate display of flowers is not wanted, the buds may 

 bo pinched oft for a week or two, to encourage the plants to 

 cover the ground. Remove Anemones, Wallflowers, and other 

 spring plants as they go out of bloom, to make room for an- . 

 tumn-flowering ones. Put in cuttingi of double Wallflowers, 

 Pansies, Pinks, &c., fur next spring's blooming. A shady piece 

 of ground on the n..rlli side of a wall or hedge should be ap- 

 propriated for the above. In addition, a stock of the moro 

 showy herbaceous plants should be always kept on band, as 

 well as the spare bedding-out plants, so that in case of failure* 

 or alterations, a supi)ly may always be ready for immediate 

 planting. Creepers against walls or trellises should be con- 

 stantly gone over to tie or nail them in. Standard and pillar 

 Roses should likewise be looked over, to see that they are pro- 

 perly secured to their stakes. Take every means to eradicate 

 the broad-leaved plants and coarse-growing Grasses from the 

 lawns, which they much disfigure, and keep them closely cnt 

 with the scythe or machine. The principal operations are now 

 completed for the summer months, and it is presumed that all 

 beds are filled with plants for summer decoration. Ne^t to 

 planting succeed the tying and pegging of the plants, and a 

 copious supply of water is of the utmost importance. We 

 advise thorough soakings in dull days, or late in the evening; 

 at such times exhalation is at its minimum, and the moistui* 

 is not given off as soon as supplied. 



GREENHODSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



While out-of-door flowers may soon bo expected in abundance, 

 nothing should be brought into the conservatory but what is 

 well grown and bloomed, nor should any plants be allowed to 

 remain that are at all shabby. It is not desirable, however, to 

 crowd the house with flowering plants ; the aim should rather 

 be to have a moderate number of handsome specimens effec- 

 tively arranged, which will yield more solid interest and plea- 

 sure than a greater amount of floral display from plants of no 

 individual merit. A thin arrangement will also be advisable, 

 on account of the permanent occupants of the beds or borders, - 

 which at this season should be allowed plenty of space, in order; 

 to secure strong and well-ripened wood, without which tUej;, 

 need not be expected to bloom freely. Give clear weak manure 

 water to young-growing specimens, and repot any that are in- 

 tended to have another shift this season, so as to have the potg 

 weU filled with roots before winter. Maintain a moist giowing 

 atmosphere, and syringe vigorously any plant at all infested 

 with red spider. The main stock of Azaleas will now be getting 

 out of bloom, and after the gorgeous display which we have 

 seen at the International Horticultural Exhibition this season, 

 we think they will be likely to become very general favourites. 

 The first thing to be done with them now will be to remove 

 their flowers and seed-pods as quickly as possible, and to place 

 them in a house or pit where they can be properly shaded, 

 and where a moist atmosphere can bo maintained at all times., 

 Pot such plants as require it, using plenty of sand and a little, 

 three-year-old cowdung with the peat ; but as they will thrive 

 for a long time in small pots, do not overpot them. Keep up 

 a brisk growing temperature during the day, and syringe 

 copiously, and shut up closely every afternoon just before the 

 sun leaves the pit or house ; air to be admitted about nine o'clock. 

 Prune any straggling shoots, and eudeavoor to form nice, 

 compact plants. 



STOVE. 



If among the plants there are any sickly or badly-rooted 

 specimens, they should be frequently examined for red spider, 

 otherwise they will become a nursery for this pest, and from 

 them it will soon spread to adjoining plants. See tliat young 

 growing stock is not allowed to suffer for want of pot room. 

 Attend carefully to watering, giving manure water to all plants 

 in free growth that require it. Continue to shift all such 

 Orchids as require it. Now is a good time to pot Peristorias, 

 Phajus, and (l!ymbidiums, that are starting into growth. The 

 best time for shifting Saccolabiums, Vandas, Camarotis, 

 At-rides, and all similar-habited plants, is as soon as they have 

 done blooming. In giving them new baskets, afford them plenty 

 of room, and good open materials, as recommended in former 

 calenders. Now that fires are discontinued here, water most 



