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JOURNAL OP H8KTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDKNER. 



r Jolj 29, 1889. 



and becBme gradnally weaker and vreaker from the want of 

 light and air, fo that they looked more like beinu ''ent to the 

 rabbiafa'heap than ever becoming Vines that would bear a crop 

 the following year. I, however, decided to cut them down to 

 witLiu a bud or two of the surface of the pot, and had them 

 placed in a light honee with a night temperature of 70", with 

 15" to 20" more with pun heat by day. Water wnn epatiuRly 

 applied, and they very soon burst their'main buds, which, under 

 ordinary circumstances, would not have moved till the following 

 year. They came away with amazing vigour, and made mag- 

 nificent Vines 10 feet long— the strongest I ever Lad under my 

 care. 



This season, on the 1 Cth of March, I planted a house of Muscats, 

 and the last week of May, after thev had made fine growths 

 Sand ',1 feet long, these were cut down as described above. They 

 likewise soon burst their main buds, and are now twice as stronfj 

 as they were when of the same length in their first growth. And 

 where Vines planted one -year are required to yield the finest 

 possible crop the year following. I would strongly recommend 

 this two-growtbs-in-onc-season system aa one that will produce 

 a more vigorous Vine of a given length than if allowed to grow 

 on at fir.'t. 



AH gardeners who have had the charge of Vines can scarcely 

 fail to have observed how very strongly a Vine in a green un- 

 ripened state, when growing vigorously, bursts its main buds 

 vben the laterals are closely stopped : and the same increase of 

 dimensions takes place when a young Vine is cut down as I have 

 described. It is necessary, however, in order to get sposon 

 snfucient to ripen the second growth thoroughly, that the Vines 

 be planted in March, and that the cultivator have a good com- 

 mand of heat, in the case of Muscats especially.— D. THOjrsos 

 (Tlie Gardener.) 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 

 Mb. Ambroise VEitscnAFFELT, OF Obknt, baa dipposed of bis 

 horticnltural establishmeut, including bis periodical " L'lllus- 

 tration Horticole," to Mr. J. Linden of Brussels. Letters to 

 the establishment are in future to be directed to " M. P. Gloner, 

 Director of the Establishment of A. Vcrschaffelt, Euede Chanme, 

 Ghent." 



It is our great pleasure to record that the eminent 



services rendered by Mr. .Tohn Sn/iw, cf Manchester, at the 

 Boyal Horticultural Society's Show, have been acknowledged in 

 a way which reflects credit rn the Council, they having elected 

 Mr. Shaw a Forty-Guinea life Fellow of the Society. 



The horticultural world will learn with great regret the 



decease of Me. John' Bevav WnirrNn, one of the best of our 

 English gardeners, whose quiet unobtrusive manner and pro- 

 fessional skill secured for him an amount of general esteem 

 which it is the lot of bnt few men to enjoy. Mr. Whiting was, 

 we believe, a native of Devonshire, and for some time was one 

 of the foremen in the Horticultural Society's Garden at Chis- 

 wick ; and from there he went as gardener to the Earl of 

 Tyrconnel, at Kipling Hall, Yorkshire. It is, however, with 

 the gardens of the Deepdene, near Dorking, that his name is 

 more particularly connected, for there he remained till within 

 a month before his death, a period of nearlv thirty vears. He 

 was a contributor to London's " Gardenet'sJIagazine." and to 

 the Garihih'rs' dirntiiclc from the commencement ; he likewise 

 furnished cultural instructions in some of Mrs. Loudon's works 

 on gardening. He was a member of the Fruit Committee of 

 the Eoyal Horticultural Society, and frequently attended and 

 exhibited at their meetings. Mr. Whiting, who never in his 

 later years enjoyed robust health, died on the 19th inst., at the 

 residence of his son, near Hereford. : , 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GAnPEN. 



Cleaf. away h.iulm, stumps, and the refuse of crops directly 

 they are over, and if there is no immediate use for the ground, 

 dig it up to remain tilt wanted. At this season, however, there 

 18 seldom ground to spare, for it should be rememliered that 

 the supply for much of the next winter and spring will depend 

 on the diligence now shown in planting out as large a number 

 aa possible of those kinds of vegetables most likely to be in 

 demand at that time. To forward this, Polntncs and other 

 crops soon coming off may be interlined wiih any kind of 

 Broccolis or Winter Grecm ; but where sufficient room cannot 



thus be obtained, a quantity may be planted 1 foot apart nntil 

 gronnd is afforded them hv the removal o( otbcr crops, when 

 the whole mav be a?ain planted at proper distances, or every 

 other row, and each alternate plant of the remainder removed 

 to vacant ground. The above mode will answer well where 

 ground is limited, more particularly with those kinds coming 

 into use in spring. Pay strict attention to the requirements 

 of growing crops. 



FBDIT OAUDF.N. 



The summer pruning and nailing-in of the present year's 



wood will require following up, as the late favourable weather 



has caused an increased growth of midsummer-wood, which 



may remain for a short time ; and it is also probable that 



some of the fororight shoots which were stopped earlier may 



again break. When this is the case, it will be better to wait 



for a week or two, when the growth becomes less active, before 



stopping or cutting-back is resorted to. Those trees which 



had their breastwood loosely tied-in may now have the sheets 



cut back to two or three eyes, beginning with the least vigorous 



trees first, as they will be least likely to start, and allowing the 



stronger kinds to remain until their growth has so far ceased 



as to preclude all danger of their breaking, which would prevent 



the formation of fruit-buds from the remaining eyes. Where 



I time will permit, thinning the wood of this year's growth in 



j the case of Currants. Gooseberries, and llaspherriefl will be 



found beneficial, leaving only sufiicient to furnish next year's 



I crop. A portion of the Gooseberry and Currant bushes should 



I be matted-up, or protected in some way from the ravages of 



wasps and birds, for autumn use. 



I FLOWER GAr.nEN. 



j The flower garden will now be in its greatest beauty, and every 

 I means must be taken to keep turf, gravel, and edgings of all 

 kinds in the neatest order, that there may be no drawback to 

 I the general appearance of the whole. Fork the ground slightly 

 j around Dnhlias, and mulch the surface with very rotten 

 manure; water plentifully every evening when the weather is 

 dry, taking care that the laterals are well staked out, and every 

 means taken to entrap earwij^s and other injurious vermin. 

 Look over the faded blooms of Pinks, extract the petals from 

 the pods, for should rain set in these decayed petals will act 

 prejudicially by retaining moisture round the lower part, 

 causing decay and consequent destruction. We expect a capital 

 seed season. Booted cuttings of Pansies for making-up the 

 autumnal beds will now be almost, if not quite ready ; it will, 

 therefore, be necessary to prepare the beds for their reception. 

 In doing this it is absolutely necessary that wireworms should 

 be caught, as these pernicious insects are as destructive amongst 

 young Pansies as they are to Carnation layers ; the compost 

 should, Ihorefore, have repeated turnings. Throw out the soil 

 . from the Tulip-bed on the paths, so that the soil may sweeten 

 before being returned. 



OREESHOUSE AND CONSBUVATORY. 



I 1 have previously mentioned the advantage derived from 

 giving plants some kind of rest after blooming, to restore their 

 exhausted energies, and to enable them to make a vigorous 



; start when the new growth commences. At this season, green- 

 house plants which have finished blooming should have a 



i comparatively cool temperature, which is nowhere better ob- 

 tained than in a bouse with a north aspect. I may state 



j further, that for growing delicate-leaved plants throughout the 

 summer, houses having a north or north-east aspect are to 

 be preferred, while for the purpose of retarding plants, or for 

 preserving them in bloom, they are indispensable. Such 

 plants, therefore, as Epacrises, Leschenaultias, Pimeleas, 

 Aphelexes, and others of similar habit, which have been kept 

 for late blooming, and are now over, should be placed in a 

 house of the above description, or in deep frames with the 

 sashes turned towards the north, the old blooms being first 

 picked-off ; here, by gently syringing once or twice daily, the 

 plants may remain till a new growth commences, when any 

 pruning they may requira may bo given them, and they may 

 afterwards he placed in more favourable positions for ripening 

 thoir wood. Camellias, whenever the young wood shows signs 

 of ripening, may be removed to the open air ; a situation 

 shaded from the mid-day sun, and sheltered from high winds, 

 should be seemed for them. Be careful to place them on a 

 dry bottom to prevent the possibility of worms getting into the 

 pots. Chinese Azaleas, which are equally forward in their 

 growth, and have formed their next-year's flower buds, may 

 likewise be turned out : unlike Camellias, the latter require 

 fall exposure to sun and air, and should be placed in an open 



