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JOUBNAL OF HOBTIOULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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tised early. Many a plant will pass a cold night nnsoathed if 

 its natural upright growth is not interfered with, but which 

 would have been greatly injured if its stems had been exposed 

 to free radiation. We pegged down a line of Purple King Ver- 

 benas too soon, and they suffered considerably, when other 

 lines left upright did not suffer at all. The Purple King is now 

 fine, but it would have been finer and earlier if we had either 

 not pegged down at all, or done so a month later when the 

 weather was warm. — K. F. 



TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 



W. Cutbush & Son, Highgate, London, 'S.—Bulb Catalogue 

 for 1869. ^ 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— August 11. 



The supply of soft frait has considerably diminished. Strawberries and 

 Raspberries being nearly over, and hothouse frnit, snch as Peaches and 

 Nectarines, becoming scarce. A fair amount of business is being done 

 in rough produce. Potatoes are good, and remain at former quotations. 



Apples y^ sieve 1 



Apricots doz. 2 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnuts bushel 



Cnrrants }» sieve 4 



Black do. 5 



FiRS doz. 4 



Filberts lb. 1 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries . . quart 



Grapes, Hothouse . lb. 2 



LemoDS 100 10 



d 



tol 

 



FRUIT. 

 d 



e. d. s. d 



Melons each 2 Oto 5 



Nectarines doz. 6 10 



Oranges 100 10 14 



Peaches doz. 8 16 



Pears (dessert) . . doz. 2 3 



Pine Apples lb. 3 6 



Plums % sieve 3 6 



Quinces doz. II 



Raspberries lb. 6 1 



Strawberries lb. 1 2 



Walnuts bushel 10 16 



do 100 1 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus 100 



Beans, Kidney H sieve 



Beet, Red duz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Bras. Sprouts 3^ sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cucumbers .... each 



Endive doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Garlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish . .bundle 



S. d. B. 

 8 0to6 







Leeks bunch 



Lettuce score 



Mushrooms. . . . pottle 

 Mtistd.& Cress^puanet 

 Ouions, .doz. bunches 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney ditto 



Radishes doz.buncbes 



Bhubarb bundle 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Turnips bunch 



Veget- Marrows, .doz. 



s. d. B. 

 4 too 



2 







2 











9 



6 



























6 



4 







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^ c&c, 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E,C. 



We also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 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 qnestions at once. 



N.B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until nest 

 week. 



Market Gardening (WiUojighhy Clarh).—We cannot advise you, or 

 give you information. You must go and inquire at Ealing. 



Shrewsbury's Heating Apparatus (AnaJfinig). — Yon bad better write 

 to Mr. Shrewsbury, and tell him wbat you need. His mode of heating is 

 good, and he knows better than we do the size you will need. 



Garden Pots {R. S.). — We cannot recommend one tradesman in pre- 

 ference to aaothfr. The potters shonld advertise. If you refer to Kelly's 

 Post Office Directory yon will see a list of them. 



Plans of Flower Borders {Rush).— Yon will find a great many plans 

 in "Plans of Flower Gardens." It may be had post free by enclosing 

 6s. id. to our oflHce, with your address. We cannot furnish plans, though 

 we criticise those sent to ns. 



Kaxosanthes ATTERFLowERiNGdtifm).— The ahootsthathave flowered 

 should be cat down to within an inch or two of their base, and they will 

 push shoots that will not flower next year. There will be other shoots 

 that have not flowered this year, they will do so nest ; therefore retain 

 them, not shortening, but neatly tying them out. In cuttins back the 

 shoots which bavc flowfred, yon must have regard to the future shape 

 of the plant, and cut them of different lengths according as the shoots 

 are required. Pot at the end of August, and again in April. In winter 

 keep thd plants in a greenhoaBe from which frost is excladed, aad near 



the glass. Wo presume tbey are now ont of doors in the full sun, as they 

 ought to be. They should bo housed before frost. The Rochea requires the 

 same treatment, only as it has not flowered it must not be cut down, and 

 as you wish it to flower next year the shoots mnat not be cut back. 



Lapageria rosea Shoots Eaten (W. R. I.).— The lime, unless it bo 

 fresh, is of no use whatever to keep off snails or grabs. Have you looked 

 for them after dark with a lantern ? Perhaps you might take the depre- 

 dators in the act, especially if you were to place a white cloth on the 

 ground and shako the plant sharply. Grubsdo not work above the ground 

 line. It must bo a weevil, beetle, or caterpillar, and a little patience and 

 research we have no doubt will have a good result. Look on the under 

 sides of the leaves for caterpillars. Snails and slugs may be known by 

 their tracks. 



Cutting back Clematis Jackmanni (Idem).— It is necessary to cat 

 do\Tn when you wish for a greater number of shoots from the base than 

 you have ; but if you have as many as you wish, it is well not to shorten 

 the shoots, as they will flower in the ensuing year— that is, the shoots 

 from last year's shoots. 



FocitsiA NOT Flowering {T(}norance).~'We can only account for the 

 Fuchsia not flowering from its being not near enough the glass, and, 

 perhaps, it has but little sunshine. In a sur-ny window it is hard to tell 

 how a Fuchsia can be grown without flowering. Give no more water 

 than enough to keep the leaves from flagging, and allow a little air every 

 day without creating too much draught. Move it as near the glass as 

 you can. 



Old Garden Neglected {Idem).— We presume you have only just 

 come into possession. Being in such a bad state we shonld not crop it 

 this year, but at once have it cleared of the weeds by boeing or forking up 

 as may be required, taking up the perennial-rooted weeds, as Couch 

 Grass, Dock, Dandelion, Plantain, and others, with a fork, and burning 

 them. The ground being thus cleaned and stiried you will obtain a 

 splendid crop of weeds again by autumn, and these we would dig in 

 before they seed. Trench the ground early iu November, 2 feet deep, or, 

 if the soil is not of that depth, as deeply as you can without bringing too 

 much of the bad soil to the surface. If it is clayey and heavy it would 

 be well to throw it in ridges so as to expose it to the action of frost as 

 much ffs possible. During dry frosty weather in February, the ridges 

 may be thrown down, and this will contribute much to the destruction of 

 vermin and the amelioration of the soil. In March give a good dressing 

 of lime, and at the end of the month yon may crop the ground with Potatoes, 

 and every kind of vegetable you require, manuring well before planting 

 or sowing. 



Maeechal Niel Rose [C. F. O. S.).— " It is so late in the season that I 

 should not advise you to try and make your rampant Marechal Niel bloom. 

 Let it alone, and nest spring take ofi" the points of the shoots to a good 

 eye in firm wood; and it will break, and bud, and bloom again. I have 

 four plan*s in front of my house (south aspect) without a single leaf. 

 ~W. F. Radclyffe." 



Plants FOR Conservatory Wall and Baskets \St. Dennis).— k^ yoa 

 wish for evergreens, our selection is curtailed — Rbynchospermnm jas- 

 minoides variegatum, Hoya carnosa variegata, Luculia gratissima, and 

 Habrotbamnus elegans may suit yon. The former two have variegated 

 leaves and flower in summer ; the latter two flower iu winter and spring ; 

 one 6i each has sweet-scented flowers. For the baskets. Ferns would 

 perhaps serve you best if the house is shaded, or if there are climbers. 

 The following are suitable- Adiantum setulosum. Platycerium alcicome, 

 Drynaria pustulata, Niphobolus rupestris, Nephrolepis exaltata, N. tube- 

 rosa, and Selaginella casia. There are few plants with variegated foliage 

 suitable for baskets, the exceptions are — Saxifraga sarmentosa, S. For- 

 tune!, Sedum japonicum variegatum, and S. Sieboldii variegatnm. 

 Potbos argyrea is a good basket plant but requires a stove ; it has oraa« 

 mental foliage, and will do in a conservatory in summer. 



Centaurea for Bouquets (W. T. C.).— The Centaurea used for 

 bouquets in Covent Garden Market is C. Cyanus, known commonly as the 

 Corn-flower. As you ask for a monosyllabic answer to your other query, 

 we say, " No." 



House Sewage [A. B., ETeter).—lf you enclose four postage stamps 

 with your address and order " Muck for the Many," it will be sent to yoa 

 free by post. This little pamphlet contains very full directions for the 

 use of sewage and other manures. 



Heating a Small Greenhouse {Peter r.).— A small brick stove, such 

 as lately described, would heat your house, 18 feet long by 10 feet wide, 

 and so would a small iron stove, which you could remove from April to 

 October. If you wish to combine neatness with efficiency, and can go 

 low enough for a stokehole, we would have a flow and return small flue 

 beneath the floor, and the top of the flue would then form part of a tiled 

 pathway. Such a flue could be formed of a single brick on edge, and a 

 thin tile for the bottom ; but for lasting efi'ects we prefer brick on bed- 

 say, two or three in thickness. A single flue, say 6 inches wide, would be 

 sufficient if you took it across the ends, and up a chimney at the farther 

 end. If yon merely took it along the front, a double one 4 or 5 inches 

 wide would do. the chimney being above the furnace. We heated a small 

 house in this way, and we know of nothing neater and cheaper, as no flue 

 is seen, and in a cold damp day in winter the warmed paving tiles are 

 pleasant to walk on. The flues were just covered with thin tiles, plastered 

 over, and on them were placed 9-inch paving tiles on the level of the 

 floor. 



Vines and Cucumbers Infested with Red Spider (Walton Sail). — 

 The whole of the leaves, Vine and Cucumber, are destroyed by red spider. 

 Nothing will set them right for this season, but you may preserve them 

 in the state they are in. were you to heat the flues no warmer than the 

 hand can bear, and paint them, after closing the house, with sulphur 

 brought to the consistency of thin paint, by a solution of 4 oz9. of soft 

 soap to the gallon of water. It should be applied whilst the flues are hot, 

 and when the sulphur fumes are given off, sprinkle the fluos lightly after 

 painting them with water. The sulphur paint may be applied with a white- 

 wash brush, and another coating should be put on after sprinkling. On 

 the following morning a good syringing should be given. Within a week 

 repeat the process, as yours is a bad case. Pick off the worst leaves from 

 the Cucumbers, and treat in the same way, only syringe every morning 

 and evening, and sprinkle the paths and other surfaces with water twice 

 or thrice a-day. Dress the Vines in autumn as soon as the leaves fall, 

 with 8 ozs. of soft soap to a gallon of tobacco water, made by infusing 4 oza 



