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JOURNAL OF HORTICUIiTXJIiE AND COTTAGE GABDENEK. 



Turkey : Mr. .J. Malcolm, CholmonJIey CasUe, Nantwich. second for 

 Brown Turkey ; Mr. Simpson third. 



Class 118, Cherries, the first prize went to Mr. Tillery for a good 

 dieh of Bigarrean : the second to Mr. ttoldsmith, gardener to Sir W. 

 Farqnhar, Bart., Polesden ; the third to Mr. Smith, Calderstone. 



In Class 119, Strnwbenies, foor dishes distiuot, there are sixteen 

 competitors. The iitst prize was awarded to Mr. Farqnharson, Acton 

 Park Gardens, for President ; second to Mr. R. S. Yates, nnrserrman. 

 Sale, for Lncas : the third to Mr. Holme, for yery iine Mjatt s Sor- 

 prise. 



In Class 1-jn, Strawberries, single dish, there are eleven competitors. 

 First prize to Mr. J. Fswler. gardener to the Earl of Harewood, 

 Leeds, for a very large and fine dish of President. Second to Mr. 

 Farqnharson, for" Sir C. Napier. Third to Mr. -J. Hnlme, Timperley, 

 Cheshire, for Myatt's Eleanor. 



Class 121. Melon. Green-fleshed. The first prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Webster, gardener to T. L. Behrens, Esq., Glyngarth, Bangor, 

 for Golden (^neen ; the second to Mr. C. Frisby, gardener, Blanliey 

 Hall, Sleaford, for Brombam Hall ; the third to Mr. Tamer, Koyal 

 Nnrseries, Slongh. 



In Class 1'2'2, Melons, Scarlet.fleshed, there are fourteen competitors. 

 The first prize is taken by Mr. James, gardener to the Dake of 

 Leinster, Maynooth, for Scarlet Perfection ; the second by Mr. Clark, 

 gardener to J. C. Brown, Esq., Holmbnsh House, Hor?liam, Sussex, 

 for Clarke's Hybrid ; the third by Mr. -J. Bolton, gardener to W. Wors- 

 wick, Esq., Birstall Hall, Leicester. 



In Class 1'23, PItuna, single dish, the first prize is awarded to Mr. 

 Janson, Stand HalJ, for Goliath ; the second to Mr. 'Whitworth, gar. 

 dener to J. Galloway, Esq., Stamford Bridge, Bowden, for Prince 

 of Wales. 



In Class 121, basket of ont-door fruits, four distinct kinds, the first 

 prize went to Mr. Deavill for Raspberries, Strawberries, Cherries, and 

 Corrants ; the second to Mr. Hill, gardener to W. Tipping, Esq., Bald 

 Hall, St. Helens, for a similar collection : the third to Mr. G. Elkins, 

 gardener to F. H. Birley, Esq., Hart Hill, Pendleton, for Red and 

 Black Currants, Chen-ies, and I^aspberries. 



In the Miscellaneons Class for fi*uits not mentioned in the schedule, 

 Mr. Thomson, gardener to the Duke of Buccleuch, Dalkeith, shows a 

 bnnch of each of the following kinds of Grapes : — Black Hamburgh, 

 Alicante, Chasselas NapoK-on, Royal Muscadine, Grizzly Frontignan, 

 Reeves's Muscadine, Royal Ascot, and a splendid bunch of his superb 

 seedling Grape the Golden Champion, which, although not ripe. 

 served to show its estraordinarj- properties and high merit. For this 

 exhibition a special certificate was awarded. Messrs. Standish ex- 

 hibit a tine boxful of Royal Ascot, which folly maintains its hi.gh 

 prestige. Messrs. Lane A Sou exhibit several varieties of Grapes in 

 fine condition, ilr, Henderson shows his new Grape, which greatly 

 resembles the Black Morocco, althonirh quite distinct. Mr. Ingrain, 

 Belvoii, shows a collection of iifteen varieties of Strawberries in first- 

 rate condition. Mr. J. Robson, gardener to Viscount Holmesdale, 

 shows a most splendid basket of home-grown Oranges, Citrons, Lo- 

 qnats, &c., for which he was awarded a special certificate. Mr. 

 Deavill shows a splendid specimen ot Black Alicante "Vine in a pot, 

 bearing six fine hunches. 



The remainder of the vegetables and other miscellaneous matters, 

 for which we have no space this week, will he noticed in our next issue. 



VICOMTESSE HERICART DE THURY 

 STRAWBERRY. 



AssritiNG that the above and the Prince Imperial are tbe 

 same, I may observe that I tested the latter carefoUy this year, 

 both nnder glass and in the open gronnd, side by side, with 

 Keens" Seedling. Admitting that it is qtiite as early, more 

 ffven in size, and firmer in flesh than Keens', it always proved 

 deficient in sweetcess ; so much so, that 1 purpose adhering to 

 Keens'. 



For home consumption, where iarge quantities are required 

 by persons whose palate is not highly educated, I recommend 

 Empress Eogeoie ; (or fastidions tastes, the British Queen, 

 Bivera' Eliza, and ilyatt'a Filbert Pine. To these, as a late 

 variety, not to be eaten till almost black, the old Downton, some- 

 what acidulated, perhaps, but very rich, should be added. — G. S. 



DWARF APPLE TKEES. 

 I n.4VE always felt gome interest in the cultivation of Apple 

 trees grafted on the sorts of stocks that dwarf them and make 

 them fit for small giirdens, and so about fourteen or fifteen 

 yeats ago I made a small plantation of dwarf trees, some of 

 which were grafted en Doucin and English Paradise stocks 

 (between which there seems little difference, at least with some 

 of them), and others on the French Paradise, which makes 

 very dwarf trees. In the course of last winter or spring, much 

 was said respecting the nature of Apple stocks. There wae 

 nothing new advanced, bat my attention was called to my dwaif 



trees, and I made the following notes of the height and state 

 of health of my trees growing in a soil very deep, cold, and 

 retentive of moisture. Those marked " E. P." are grafted on 

 English Paradise and Doucin stocks ; those marked '• P. P." 

 on French Paradise stocks. All the trees are full of fruit. 



Flower of Kent, E.P. :; feet 



Cankered. 

 Patdine de Tigny, F.P. 1 foot. 



Cankered. 

 Beinette Jaune Hative, F.P. 2t 



feet. Healthy. 

 Eibston Pippin, E.P. 2 feet Can- 

 l kered. 



Dutch Codlin, E.P. 2 feet. 

 I Healthy. . , . .,, 

 j Summer FippiiL,- Ih.P, ." feet. 

 I Healthy. 

 Pearsons Plate, E.P. i feet. 



Healthy. 

 Guernsey Pippin, E.P. o feet. 

 Healthy. 



Perle d'.ingleterre, F.P. 2 feet. 



Healthy. 

 Reinette Grise de Champagne, 



F.P. 1 foot. Healthy. 

 Conrt-pendo Gris, F.P. IJ foot. 



Healthy. 

 Claygate Pearmain, E.P. 3 feet. 



Healthy. 

 Golden Russet, E.P. 3 feet. 



Healthy. 

 Emperor Napoleon. F.P. 2 feet. 



Cankered. 

 Empress Enginio, F.P. 2 feet. 



Cankered. 

 Reinette Dorte, F.P. 1-V foot. 



Cankered. 

 Reinette d'Angleterre, F.P. 21 



feet. Healthy. 1 



These trees have been occasionally removed, so that the'r 

 growth has been checked. All of them are most prolific. It 

 will be seen that the French Paradise stock retains its well- 

 known character of being very dwarf. 



I have been led into a notice of my trees by reading in oce 

 of our newspapers Mr. W. Piobinscn's, to a certain extent, 

 erroneous opinion, that the French Paradise stock " suits well 

 the stiS loamy and wet soils" hostile to fruit culture in England. 

 In France this practice is carried out, and stiff cold soils chosen, 

 otherwise tlie roots of the trees, being so near the surface, would 

 be scorched by the fierce sun of France, and laid bare by the 

 violent storms of summer. In England, if we wish to succeed 

 in cultival ing Apple trees on the French Paradise stock, we must 

 entirely reverse the French practice, and plant them in rich 

 generous soils rather dry than wet. But the question is, Do we 

 require Apple trees for our gardens grafted on a foreign stock ? I 

 think not, if we may believe our eyes. Mr. P>ivers, of Sawbridge- 

 worth, exhibited some Apple trees at South Kensington on 

 July (jth, not averaging more than 18 inches high, all full of 

 fruit and clean and healthy — no canker to be seen. Mr. Eivers 

 tells me th-it he cultivates from ten to twelve acrej of these 

 little trees, so well adapted for suburban gardens, and that 

 upwards of 100,000 are sold each season, the demand increasing 

 and the price decreasing annually. They are not sold as bush 

 trees till they are from two to five years old, when they bear 

 tbe first year after planting. As cordons, for which they are 

 better adapted than the French Paradise stock, they are sold 

 when one and two years old ; br.t the very pretty hush-like 

 trees exhibited by Mr. Eivers are more popular than cordone, 

 requiring no wires, and but little tronble. — Pvkus Mamis. 



CULTR'ATION OF QUEEN ANNE'S POCKET 

 MELON. 



NoTHiS'i has surprised me mere than to hear that many 

 persons have failed in the culture of this Melon ; and some of 

 them so much as not to bring a single fruit to perfection for 

 two seasons. This is far from satisfactory, especially as it 

 appUes to what I consider to be one of the hardiest and moEt 

 prolific Melons in cultivation. I am called upon to grow it 

 largely here, not only to supply a handsome dish for dessert 

 through the autumn months, but also for preserving whole, 

 which if done properly, preserves for the Melons their handsome 

 markings oi orange and green, and when laid up in dishes in 

 numbers of seven, nine, or eleven, gives them an appearance 

 unequalled ty any other kind of preserved fruit. In their pre- 

 served state the fruit is delicious, but in any other way the 

 flavour is very inferior. I have been requested to detail my 

 course of treatment, which I most willingly do, and shall be 

 pleased if through my remarks the above difiiculty is ovei-- 

 come. 



By the time this appears in print, sow sufficient seed for an 

 autumn crop ; I advise as a more expeditions plan puttiug the 

 seeds three in a ."-inch pot, using as many as are required for 

 the crop ; jilace them m a gentle heat — it is not necessary this 

 should be artificial — though that from manure will assist them 

 to vegetate. 'When the plants are sufSeiently grown to show the 

 third leaf, take away the two weakest plants, and grow the 

 others on in pots tiU the fourth or fifth leaf appears. Then 



