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JOUENAL OF HOBTICULXURE AND COTTAGE GABDEKER^ 



[ Aagnat 19, 1869. 



totacooln a gallon ot boiling "t«'-..<^'f ,,'|S„'^;;;''ru;uch'^ulp.,ar 

 Btand until cool; then strain and 'd^.V^ with this mix uro coat tbo 

 Tivnm as wiU givo the conBistcncy of pa^nt. With this ■» ""^ '-?^ ^ 

 Vl^e" rnbbing it «cll into o.ery 'ro^i^l b»' '"^^ ?7„i"' 'X* a?,pScat?on 

 tornbthem off. slrippinR off ho loose J'"'' P^J'^.Vl^^iOTme and 

 may bo repeated alKr priming, and the walla washed wiiu umo 

 solphnr, the house being thoroughly cleaned. 



find the small jumping tl.npn, fumigate with tobacco it ^ » "^J 



r rni^rur'^rtS^ z^^T^r. i^zz^"^ -c «>-•: 



cspcclaLy early in the morning. .„ v. 



ra}l''',a^rV»cUrrp«pi'n1?;r>tL°;eg^g^;r^^ 



beyond the bunch, neatly tying ar d securing thorn ° 'J° f »'h';,°°'oni|h,, 



produce a neat appearance but to give cv.ry P»rt "ts '^1 »J»'| „m„yed 



iir. and warmth. 1. The wood for propagating '".'»„^„°"'"?v°f„r5" cd 

 S^iarumn,whentheleaveshavefallen.2.La6tyear'swood-tha^^^^^ 



this year being taken alter .'!;« ^lor foi^chel^ It wUlbesirfflcfent 

 shoots. 3, Cut into lengths of 10 inches or li ""i^^f •*;/',' „.. „_. .„a 

 if the cuttings have two eyes or bud, ; cut across beow the lower eye ana 

 slantingly abovethe upper one. and insert ''' °°" "''f,^X.%°„^°ee „^ 

 wall, and so deeply that the upper 'y^^^y ''^'^^''^'^^ Sp o?Uie cutt ng 

 soil. The soil most suitable is a sandy loam. .p°Tf' f'i'' '°P3°i|,yhcs. You 

 with leal mould or very fibrous loam to '^e depth of or 3 incttes. 

 will have shoots from the eyes about this time next year. 



the berries to crack. „.„!,i„ 



v„««ivr A VixE Boeder (B. J.).-TheIborder bemg entirely outside, 

 yoa°w^iH^t wS^fk«pH'fs much as possible above the gr^^^^^^^^^ 

 an «a to have it drv. The depth should be from 3 feet 6 inches to « jcoi., 

 Ind the bottom should be concreted, snd incUne to the ft™t.J»ere 

 ?hereought\obea drain running lengthwise, ='"* '"'""f » ''."f/epth 



^%ir^iS^!^.if^rt«?^^?ifHiH S 

 j!,^:!^nii^"c:^^aJtS^-a;i9i;fgjSS^ 



"wfuTgerr.lnn'ut rnThTb^ok-'^.rrfa^i 'J with ^^:i 



rh»iia;e^i.TdVVu';°b°rerhe?t'irh\^y^^%'^^^^^^^^ 



planted toslde calcareous soUs are not injurious, but essential to \ine 

 culture 



xiiure. 



Sii -j^?«s^«K i2 ^giK^=£ 

 ii^fn^ie^v?s-ea'^?^pS^™i-"-^^^^^^^ 



edging plant. 



Rose Shoots Sboetenixo (.isn«).-The very long vigorous shoots 

 Bho^d be^^eft at their full leng?h until the ^'^''^-l^Zi''(h^u7o'the 



to within six buds or eyes of their base, and yon will obtam shoots for 

 ^urumnflowei^Dgif the Roses are Perpetuals, or of kinds which flower 

 in autumn. ..,.•„ 



Grapes RlPENlNr, : W<m).-A little Are heat to admit of free ventilation 

 is d^^ble when the Grapes are ripening, giving it more in tJie day than 

 atnfcbT Tbemore air fh^v have the better, if the proper temperature 

 be securedrand air should be given at night as weU as by day One^ 

 lonrth the amount that is given by day wiU be sufficient at night The 

 venUlation should be so given that the Grapes may be safe from rain, .or 

 if that faU upon them the bloom wiU be destroyed. 



H*,SD Boc«OET3 HT MANCHESTER (Erf r.„r«n).-Yon are. 'r°°«' °° 

 thfrd prize wfs awarded so far as we are aware. We pubhshed the 

 official list in our number for July 22nd. 



BEPJJEERT HEDGES Mji-DEWED (A Sul»cri6rr)._The mildew attacking 

 .h«R«benTi"one form, and that attacking Wheat another form, of the 

 ^me pSic fungus, icidium berberidis. .\hiiost every I'l^nt has its 

 SSfp'f-ite Von m,y cut the hedge as you^ 



Sw SIX^'^B-erb^rr^trunlcited toJh{m ; hut we d ot ,,^ 

 will be free from the disease pecuhar to eacn genns or species. 



EBi!GMA,Nsus NOT FiowEBiNO (M€m).-The plauts are probably too 

 Ube?^?y^ott"d, and are not kept near the glass in the full son, with 



of red spider by syringing forcibly. „.,„„„.• 



FLOWEn BonpEB (J. S.l.-For a complete change in «°f 'y^J^S':- 

 wonld look very well with a staP'" »7";8?°'«°' ''",« '^o a. tHf.ve 

 Segln at one end and make circles 8 feet ^ .^^f^f";'°" Vmbolh 

 i foot in the centre between circumference and clrcnmfercnce. MU noio 

 1 tides, that foot and the wider space made by '»"»""" VhiewluliviyoS 

 Cerastinm tomentosam from Joir pr«»ent «f 8'X ciTcles withTrtcolor 



might have formed squares and circles alternately, aiucu vmi f 

 on the carpeting of Cerastinm. , .v. h.«» 



Binmiso Roseb iHa.pMre Hf»Mand.r,._The bads n,aUe ^ 



^rw^v^n^rn1^fdTsr;:^,«^^^^^ 



in the succeeding year. •.i„„i,i 



=i,j^iS?/if;^rjSH££S3\^= 



suckles and Ayrshire Roses. 



PLANTING CARNATIONS AND P.COTEES (S f ' 'y„)--Tb^« j';^^;' ThcS 



°°ra^*Wat^ee Ihhm) -It becomes considerably altered by standing, and 



»Sr^'b^?:e?^triJrUe;»o?m^^^!:^^i 



fresh from the clonds. „*4;— «. 



1 i^;i"a:dX'fhr^Sw[;i ztt aTo«x^{{Shi^fg£u, 



j ^^tft^cut^^r^sre^f :i«^=HS 



fert™ P-i?el 4-^\Knft=f eVb?crrsighti;, 



as in the case of hedges or shrubs regularly trimmed. 

 ' TRANSP.ANTINO RASPBERRIES (C ^Oj-They ought n„t to ^e "moved 

 raSs'?h%'Sr:'^^in1rgo'oV^'i>*;=^1n'g'V!?rraliU.en manure over 



}^S^t'an§ A ^'SSSri'^^ Sli^ 



:=wS^^5MSSSSiiS 



Fo°r'cing?and a^rc of J.~^°" --VBSM'i^?°iwh"fe^r the shootsV 



£S«SHaEEr^e=M ^- 



attain perfecUon, and be very attractive in springy 



"b^irdl^'Sm^l'enufm^ofs without di^.turbing^^^^^ 



-J^StiS'irSJ^f M5.|3B^-ii— ^ 

 as dust, whilst the ^»""'^°J'°«,f"™:*:4''Je'Pup, allowed to snid two 

 5l^r^*d°lS^lU='urJd1p;S"d t?Sfe\7r'der,-Vould destroy all the 



