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JOURNAL OF HOBTIOULTOBE AND COTTAGE GAKDENEB. 



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weather, when it is necea3«ry to keep on the lights in order to throw off 

 heavy rain, these should b» raised at back; "i ''0^'^. ^^■■?;'','"L''"5 

 them close, and cover thorn with mats at night. Avoid h.-ivinj! tl e sou 

 very wet in winter. Give an abundance of air. Plant out in March. 



CLll.niERFonN-0BTH-WESTA8PECT(S,,mmfr,ra!0--Thefaste8t-growing 

 number tor a north-weatern aspect is Virginian Creeper. It JO'^" '^" '" 

 a floweriiis plant, a Dundee Rambler Rose, or Crata^is Py.''"?,"'^ ^^ 

 snit you. Rwgner's Ivy, with very fine heart-shaped leaves, 18 also a good 

 evergreen for the purpose. 



CovEun-a A Wali. with Ivt (Hml.-The best plan is to Pr^are 

 some good strong plants in pots, which may be had in '?°s' °"""'^' • 

 plant them in rich sandy soil, and keep them we 1 watered '" f J "\»*^" 

 when the plants are growing. Secure the shoots to '.^° 7"'l;„%P'rf^"? 

 them out so as to cover every part. If you mii seeds «■'"»''',<= ™°'*f^'°t7 

 wUl not grow. Ivy is not an epiphyte, but has very extensive roots, 

 ' and to succeed well requires a rich open soil. 



Rose Oottixgs (Q. Q.).-We would at once plant out j,"^?,'^''"'''"';; 



- -'.tin''3 put in last October and March. You 



> now. The plants will be well rooted before 



prepared bed the Rose cuttings put m last October and March. You 

 will gain a year by planting now. The plants will be well ■""''''■d before 

 winter, and'prepared for a good growth and bloom next year, lake np 



carcfullv, and after planting water, ii the weather prove dry. 



Roses' ac.aiv-st a Fence (Mfn,).-Tho Hybrid Perpetuals wonldbe the I 

 better of bein? unnailcd, and allowed to grow at will next year ; but we i 

 would remove them this nut jmn, and plant them ma cooler Pos't'on- I 

 The Perpetunis Uke open, not hot, dry situations. Rethink the lea- 

 scented Roses voa name would not succeed pkanted on the north_8id_o^, 

 and their shoo'ts trainel down the southern side of the wall 



The wood 



would not ripen, and the fhoota would be damaged, if not destroyed m 

 severe weather, frora being unripe. They should be planted on the south 

 side, and are well worthy of Fuch a position, and far more suitable than 

 the Hybrid Perpetuale. 



Tricolor Pelaroonicjis (Wcm).— The colours of the leaves wonld be 

 improved if the lights were put on, air admitted freely day and nignt, 

 the lights being drawn oft oi fine days, but the plants protected from rain. 

 PELARGOXirM XOT FLOWERING I.A. G.).— Your Pelargonium must be of 

 very delicate constitution and languid growth. The only advice we can 

 give you is to stimulate it by enriching the soil. 



Seedling Lobelia and Pansy (r.(.r).— The flowers when they reached 

 us were quite withered. The Pau;:v was very dark, hut was too shriveUed 

 tor any opinion to be formed as to its merit. If you have any subjects 

 which you wish to submit to the Floral Committee of the hoyal uorti- 

 cultural Society, you mav scud ILcm, cirriage paid, to the Secretary ol 

 the Committee, Eoyal Horticultural Society, South Kensingto;i and they 

 must arrive there before hall-past 10 a.m., on the day on whicn the Oom ■ 

 raittce mee's. It is not ncr;e53ary to attend personalis'. 



Desfontainia spinosa (J. If. IT.;.— It succeeds in the open ground, 

 and would no doubt thrive if vou planted it in a sheltered border; but we 

 would not advise i's being planted in the Rhododendron bed, nor yet 

 along with the Camellias, for they require a more sandy soil tuan J^no- 

 dodendron?-hesidcs. they flower at different times, and arc different in 

 foliage and hnbit. The Desfontainia is quite hardy, and a hne HoUy-Uke 

 shrub, with bell-shaped red flowers. 



Plantixg Camellias Oct of Doors (Kern).— They would no doubt 

 thrive in the centre of Ireland, but for reasons above mentioned we would 

 not plant them in the Bhododendron bed, but prepare a bed of light 

 Sbrous loam, and one part san^lv peat, making it 2 feet deep, and pro- 

 Tiding drainage. If the ground he low, the bed should be raised above 

 the ground level, but not vory much, as the plants may suffer from 

 drought in summer. Alba ploua, white; Alexina, white, striped and 

 blotched with carmine; Donkelaarii, crimson mottled with white; 

 Leema superba, bright crimson; Storyi, rosy pink; and Vallevaredo, 

 rose, arc good sorts. Camelliaa make but little progress for a j ear or 

 two after planting out. They seem to require time. _ 



Kai.mia latifolia not Flowering (Men^).— The Kalmias are pro- 

 bably grown in too moist soil; IM boggy, and not sufflciently sandy. 

 Take them up this autumn, and plant in sandypeat. That and the change 

 of soil, from checking the vigour of the plants, will tend to insure bloom. 

 Water frcelj' when the plants are making fresh growth. 



Odd Tan (TV. H. Cnllin.i/oiiZ).— Old tan which is so thoroughly decom- 

 posed as yours, is the same as leaf mould. 



Stringing Tines after Settinc, (W. ir).-Syrioging Vines after the 

 setting of the fruit is not recommended, and for this reason— that the 

 leaves, by maintaining a nice moist temperature in the house, may be 

 kept equally clear of insects without water, and nearly all w atev, except 

 ram water, is impure. Water often contains much chalk, which dirties 

 and spots the bei-ries, and very much disfigures their appearance. 



Ventilating Vineries (Hem).— We strongly recommend abundjnce 

 of air at all times, day and nigiit, in vineries whilst the fruit is npeaicg, 

 raising the temperature, if neces.5ary, by the aid of fire heat. Crapes, 

 above all fruits, require a brisk bracing atmosphere surrounding them 

 whilst ripening, in order to give flavour and colour to the frnits. 



Gbapes Scalded (F. H.).— Keep the house cool, give abundance of air 

 during the day, and keep down moisture at night. 



Vines (John Ar.dfrsor,).-Giin theMuscatof Alexandria, by all means, 

 with the kinds jon require. 



Runs Crxisrs BRANcn Broken and Propagation {J. 11. .S.).— Sup- 

 porting the broken branch with a prop is good, also the tyiug with tar 

 cord, but we should have placed a little moss between the bark and the 

 cord to keep the latter from injuring the bark. The cord ought to have 

 been untwisted, and should have been of the softest description so as to 

 equaUse the pressure. The prop should be firm, and the branch fastened 

 to it so as to secnre it from wind. In addition to the clay poultice, 

 wliich we presume yon will mix with cow dung to keep it from cracking. 

 we advise you to place a little moss over the clay to keep it moist and 

 prevent its cricking. You will thus preserve the brinch if it is not 

 splintered, and the bark on the under side of the branch not brcktn. lou 

 wiU know by this time whether it wll live or not, tor if the sap cannot 

 rise the foliage will droop. If this continue fresh all will ba well. It is 

 propagated bv layers in autumn, or by suckers, which old plrmts often 

 produce plentifuUy at a considerable distance from the stem, iney 

 should be detached in RUtunin, and planted in sandy soil in a warm 

 sttnation. 



Skeletonising Leaves IE. S. .■?.).— Yon will find aU the information 

 you require in an article in No. 87.5, June 4th, 1868. 



Club Root in Cacliflowers (ConMani Header).— U is most frequent in 

 dry seasons, and in ground where the Cabbage tribe has been often grown 

 before. Sometimes the inject will attack one row, and the next will 

 escape. Frequently change the positions of the crops ; di-, trench, and 

 expose the soil well to frost ; lime it. or pointin a dressmg of 8°ot. As 

 regards the plants, transplant them frequently, rejecting all that exhihit 

 protuberances on the roots. A little wood ashes or soot dropped into the 

 holes at planting, may also prove beneficial as a preventive »"' "°™ 

 once a plant is fairly affected ihe best thing to do is to burn it, even i! 

 the protuberance is removed the plant rarely comes to mncD. 



Slow-combustion BorLER (O. Broien).--We cannot tell ^h''' P»'«°^ 

 slow-combustion boiler you refer to, and therefore, <=>°"''.' ™J S"'=° y°° • 

 but with a cicse-fltting ashpit door, and a good damper in the chimney, 

 we should have no difficulty iu making any boiler m nse a slow-com- 

 bustion one. 



VENTILATING A GREENHOUSE IWdt C™6<-rtnM).-Wo do not see why 



in your case yon should not have a table for p ants at the "nj °f 'ho 

 house likewise one along the front above the soil, one at the other end, 

 also one in the centre of the house. We think that the two ventilators m 

 ?he roof in such a small house, and with front ^f '^'='.7,™;°?' °cb end 

 do well, but to make sure, you might have a sm.all «■!" ;'»' "L" house 

 of the house, just nnder the apex of the angle formed there. In a honse 

 longer than yours, we have only ventilators in the two angles at the 

 end' not more^han'a foot square but we leave 'bem oPen n.ght and day m 



seems to be no reason why the Vines should not grow. 



Vi-jFRv Peach House, and Plant House CotmimTy JAnalyds).—It 

 wiu'hfnodr^Wlfwhatever that part of ^^^ J'°= "f.^^Twall wm be 

 should he inside the house ; but bearin mmd f »';,™^ '"''H J'^i'JJ'' ff 

 of little use for Peaches, if you cover the "°f ^'''',^'f.' \° '"h the 



pipps underneath the path. For effect we would place them on the top 

 of the inside Vine border in front. 



Heating a Greenhouse and Forcing Pit (E. 3. S-)--1''>o' PJP;°S 

 ought ?o be sufficient to keep out frost from t^,t.f,r„°''no hav" iqm"e 

 bable that the Melons and Cuc^ambers ^"^"''1 ''; f '"^J^^. ° will J^rcuSe 

 enough surface heat in the confined space of ^ «''J'>?«;^ JY^'^J « feet i^ the 

 even on the level, but there is no question i°„'' length of Wleetn 



of a rise to the extreme end in 'Ij^ S«enbome. H yo^ ha%e a r,se at aii^ 



have vou an air pipe at the highest point ? """'j '?'."' °°to reach the 



small gas pipe will do, flxmg one end in '1^^. P'P°^„^'? "f,'° We fancy 



water, 'and ?h'e other end a.few f°^' Ij'S^f »°'^'t?ri^e-°ar2 ^ 



von must not have an air p:pe, as with th3 smallest ri.ie say •= "' "'^ , ' 



vour boiler. No doubt the sinking the boiler a couple of '^^ would in 

 crease the circulation, if you could ^%f'J'"iJ'ZlZ'raIl ?ong way from 

 nearer the top the flow-pipe is the ''|""- ^V"" ,^""nce in a conical 

 the top-not, perhaps, a matter of so much ^™»=i;'™^^^'° ^^ ^j the 

 boiler, but still of consequence, as the •^""c^' J^f/.^ " "" lv,rt upright 

 top. One cause of dissatisfaction in your case, is leaving a short uprign 



chLney from the boiler, and 5n,^"L^t?ruif the boner,- we should say 



We thus approve of the fl;-,^ »°''';„X°f t'^^^H %«»" '^ 



but tor « ohimney we wouM ^^ ^^H-^^l f/.^'^t, „e would place the 



^rw'flnfat" ack.^"w°a'ppr^o:e^of''thrark,L"ement for Cucumbers *c 



EHECTISO A greenhouse, .«.«Tr»»0.^-IM 



to stand away in back ground, and '"efroni other buuajn^s _t^ ^^^ ^^ 

 of opinion you are not required to 8'™ notxe lY"' i 

 much the safest and most ^^V^Jf '"/.^''"ont Then n„ mtunderstand- 

 self to have -,"^™"'^-?.'']^\t cursi of I?e ind that the small tenants 

 Ifa've' mer:.rverfai Jgre^mentsr^oV these are not binding on either 



' HeIti.3 a stove, Geebnhous^, -^^^^^--JZTLlfZ'rr^^e^lo 

 cannot so well advise you, because yon do not say ho vy^^^^ 



arranee your house. A fP™.™'^'' °'';-^%^"' Lau to °' ^ 



secnre, if the height at the apex is f™m 12 'o 15 "=?^ ^"^ ^™( tbe other 

 the stove from 140 to 160 feet of 4-mch P'r'°8' ^°*t' V/des of arranging 

 places from 80 feet to 120 feet. One o the "» ''«„'J" '^ platform at the 

 k\r/^puff°o^rn\he^\\^r\,^atrhri:yng reneat-h an open iron 



' h'eTting a Grfbnhcuse (P-'>°!--^-;„^°,t'ervth.nfb'etrths" 

 TOn cannot go round the house, ^o" ™n"°* fhit it is properly sot, and 

 a small saddle boiler for the purpose ; but see that it is p i 

 ia not nearer the furnace door than 15 incnes. country 



rape dust (T. J.).-Any seed and manure merchant m any country 

 town can supply you with Rape dust. 



