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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICUIrTURE AND COTTAGE GARDRNER. 



t Jane I!, I1W8. 



Hamoi and Otrib Frditb (EilUmort Lodfff).—tto seedsof th« Hrmnin 

 m now to be had. Tbry were all eoiro lonn since. - Tbo Pino Apple 

 Menaal you can have from our office free bv post it ynu cudosc thirty- 

 two pobUti- stamps. It dt-Uils Iho Hnmiltouian ajid other modoe of 

 cnlttire. Directions for cnltlvating the Mango and other tropical frni«« 

 were recently published in this Journal, and wo have no further informa- 

 Uon to communicate. 



PROFDdE SnooTs or .lARooNEr.LE Pkar (J. Hr/idin!it,-y).-Tht tree 

 Jrom which the S()arrowB aU the bloom-buds in March, niidwhich Is now 

 tnrowing out an immense quantity of slender shoots, should have these 

 pinched bacit to four loaves, learinR the leaders, however, at their fnll 

 lenRth, and training tnem ap or along the wall. When the shoots push 

 again stop them at the second leaf, and continue to do so throughout the 

 Bcftson> 



LiQriD Manure for Kores in Pots (S. n'. .•!(car»1.— There is no better 

 lorm of liquid manure for lioscs than 1 oz. of Ruano dissolved in a gallon 

 01 water. It should be applied at every alternate watering from the time 

 OS the buds showing to that of their expansion. 



FtTNGrs ra Hardy Fer.nerv (J. S. .5. '.-The only moans of thoroughly 

 eradicating the fungas is to remove the caus^-that is, to take away the 

 roots and stumps of the trees that breed it. You may destroy it partially 

 by throwing hmo over the parts infested, and then mining it with the 

 80U. Lime 13 adverse to the development of the mvcelium of most fun- 

 guses, aud 13 not injurious to tho planLs. Remove the fungus when first 

 noticed, and sprinkle fresh lime over the parts infested. A Utile fresh 

 sou wiU remove all appearance of the opplication. 



Raising Rhododesdhons 1.4 Youna Carrf^iu-r).— The most ready wav 

 . from seed sown m spring, or when ripe, in a cold frame, in a compo.sf of 

 sandy heath mould. In sowing make the surface very One. scatter the 

 seeds evenly, and cover them thinly with fine soil, keep the soil ju^t 



S^ll«"1il'' "''■'"•• ""? "''*° "P"!'""! the yoimg phints to light 

 more fnlly by removing the sashes, but put these on during very wet 

 weather, and keep them lilted. Be careful to keep the soU moist. The 

 better kinds are mcreased by grafting on R. pouticum. Grafting is 

 bofct done when growth commences, and before the scions push iew 



shoots, and the stocks sBonld be slightly more advanced. \«iip-gt»lt 

 immediately above tho point from which the roots radiate, and cover thk 

 union with soil. 



Daisies oh a Lakti (7d<TB>.— The only plan !• to grub them up by the 

 roots, choosing a moist time lor tho operation. An old table-knife is the 

 most suitable instrument. Thia you will find a vcrv truulilesone opera- 

 tion, and one which wo could never find time to fully carry out, thwack 

 convinced of its efficacy. \\'c have to content ouiselvei with switchiaa 

 over the lawns with a Daisy-knife, which takes off the headi ol tit* 

 Daisies, and this we do every third day. It is only in early luuuner Hut 

 Daisies are troublesome. 



Craxotuos Prpkixg (a. B.l.-Yoor shrnb ainUnst a sonth wall sbonM 

 have the foreright dheota pinched back to 8 Inches, and the shoot* 

 thinned out so that they may not overcrowd each other, leaving, however, 

 sufRiient to train in, and such shoots should not be shortened. Any 

 short shoots that do not appear stragghng should be permitted to hang at 

 liberty. It is a good plan to cut-in the tree rather closelv in spring, and 

 to stop forerights when a inches long, training-in aa many fresh shoots 

 as it is possible to do without crowding; continue tn do this up to 

 August, when they may be permitted to hang loosely, and will thea 

 present a graceful appearance. Any shoots not required for filling op 

 v.icant space, and calculated to overcrowd, would be best cut clean ooC 

 ^e think the shoot sent belongs to Ceanothus Integerrimns, bnt to b* 

 certain the flowers as well as the foliage arc necessary. 



Ants in Floweb-pots (J. P. F.).—Tbe guano need only be sprinkled 

 on the surface. Scotch snuff, also, sprinkled on the sorface every dny 

 until the ants emigrate, we are told, is effectual. Bear in mind that anU 

 are act injurious to the plants. 



N'ames of Plants 'A Constant Suhgcrihrr). — Yoo have been miafn- 

 fonued ; the plant sent is not a Fern, but tho common Loasewort, 

 Pediciilaris sylvatica. {T. R. Draire).— 1, Lysimachia neuiorum ; 2, Bani- 

 cula europiea. (J. Ctinnin;/7iam).— 1, We cannot say what your "spider- 

 web plant" may be without seeing specimens; 2, the bottem heat is, 

 probably, insufhcient ; 3, looks like a leaf of Cobeea scandeas; 4, lo- 

 phospermum erubesoons. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the Week ending June 9Ui 



POULTRY. BEE. and HOUSEHOLD CHEONICLE- 



BATH AND AVEST OF ENGLAND SOCIETY'S 

 POULTKY snow.— June 4th to 8th. 



■ This Society dat«s bacli even so far as the year 1777. long before 

 poblic txhibitions of poultry were in existence. The managers, how- 

 ever, anxious to do everything possible to merit public support, some 

 years back added both poultry and Pigeoos ; and the result has been 

 tlint from the very hour of so doing this department of their monster 

 nieetinps has proved the most popular of any. The entries of this 

 year were also in point of numbers quite beyond precedent, and the 

 quality of the birds exhibited merits the hiphest approval. The general 

 confidence in the management of this Show is best proved by the fact 

 that scarcely any noted breeder of jmnltry absented himself from the 

 competition, and that even exhibitors li^-ing eo far from the place of 

 exhibition, which was SaliaUury, as Dublin and Limerick, presented 

 themselves in strong force, and succeeded in winning prizes. The 

 very high health and condition in which these birds were shown after 

 their long journey from the Sister Isle reflects much credit ou the 

 management of their respective owners, more particularly as June is 

 not by any means a favourable time of year for exliibiting adult poul- 

 try in first-rate feather. It was customary a few years ago to offer 

 inizes for chickens at the Bath and West of Knglond Show, and there 

 Was generallv a good competition ; but the egregious miB-statemeuts 

 in respect of age made by some few exhibitors at length became so 

 great an evil that the Council wisely determined to abandon these classes 

 altogether, and leave the competition for birds of any age. Singularly 

 enough, this year only one pen of chickens was shown, and very good 

 they were; but j>erhapR no class could be named in which the impro- 

 bability of success could bo grtatcr for chickens than the Grey Dork- 

 ing class, to which these youugstera belonged. 



The arrangements for the display of the poultry deserve our highest 

 praise, so much eo that several of our most iirai-ticil exhibitors ex- 

 pressed their opinion that tliey were '* incapable of improvement." 

 The tent appointed exclusively for the poultry Show was by far the 

 befit we have ever met with at any Bbow, the length being 300 feet, and 



ihe width 40 feet. With such an abundance of space of course all 

 could be seen to eqnal advantage, there being no dark comers a3 at 

 many show^ ; and the ventilation, although the weather proved ex- 

 ceedingly hot, was well provided for ; nor were the hirds ever lef 

 entirely to subordinates, one or other of the acting Committee being 

 constantly in the tent. Good condition, perhaps, tells even mor* 

 favourably at this time of year than any other, and consequently such 

 birds as are somewhat late in their moult are best adapted for the 

 Bath and West of England meetiuga, for it is well known that no oU 

 birds have as yet moulted out thoroughly. -*■ 



The two first classes. Black Spaimh and Grey Dorlintfs, wot« 

 especially good, Ijody Holmesdale repeating her usual successes in 

 both instances. These classes, and those for the Cochins, seemed to 

 be especially interesting to the Salisbury visitors. Mr. Jcnnison's Buffs 

 and ilr. Stephens' Partridge-coloored Cochins interesting crowds otf 

 visitors. The Dark UraJimas were particularly good throughoat, and 

 that in a laive entri-, and the competitors had a very close mn for the 

 prizes. A ven.good pen of this colour, belonging to Mrs. Seamons, of 

 Aylesbnrj-. was "disqualified," being unfortunately entered in tbo 

 "Light-coloured Brahma" class. It was a great pity, but the rule is 

 imperative, and we cannot impress too strongly ou owners the uoces- 

 sity of giving their undii-ided attention to tho clashes of tho priz« 

 schedules whilst making their cntrie.>. as fowl>» wrongly entered always 

 involve both money and trouble thrown away, without the most remote 

 chance of prizetaking. The Oamr classes were very good ; and in lh« 

 Variety class a pen of Brassy-winged Game were well worthy of atten- 

 tion. The iirst-prize Mafaj/s were capital, and had travelled from 

 Limerick. Unfortunately, however, tho two ladies in this pen seemed 

 as though they bad been indulging in a regular Irish row during their 

 long journey, one being scalped so sadly that we fear she will never 

 again be able to put in an appearance as a show bird. Never has 

 there been a Show of either jUish or Ifamfmrgh fowls seen in Uu« 

 neighbourhood equal to the one at Salisburj- last week. Every variety 

 was well shown. The Sebright /iT7!^«m.s- were very perfect, the Silvei^ 

 laced ones especially so. Black and White Bantams were eqnally 

 good. 



The Grr.tr and Turlryu were as good classes as any in the Show tent. 

 The Aylesbury DurLs were Al. bnt the Koiien Dncka were many of 

 them quite faulty in bill or feather. 



