September 23, 1869. ] 



JOUBNAIi OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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PANSIES AT THE Hambuko Show (S. S.).— TBe exhibitor of the Fancy 

 Ponsies, noticed in onr report of thia Show, is a nurseryman, biB full 

 address being— Herr H. Wrede, Handelsgiirtner, LUuebiirg, Hanovor. 



Select Gladioli {W. H. JW.).— At the prices you state, the following 

 would bo a good selection :— Bernard Pnlissy, Fulton, James Veitrh, Le 

 Dante, Madame Eugene Verdier, Apollon, Madame Vilmorin, Noemi, 

 Madame Basseville, Due de Malakoff ,Comte de Morny, Le Poueein, Sir 

 Walter Scott, Stuart Lowe, Adele Souchet, Peter Lawson, James Carter, 

 Ophir, Stephenson, Reine Victoria, Belle Gabrielle, Madame de Vatry, 

 Marie Dumortier, and Madame Binder. 



Six Single and Doitble Hyacinths (St. Edmitnd8).-~ThG following 

 lire cheap and good :— Charles Dickens, light blue; Baron Von Tayll, 

 dark blue; Madame Hodgson, pale pink, striped; La Tour d'Auv.:igue, 

 double, white; Laurens Koster, double, dark blue ; Grootvorst, double, 

 folaab. 



Tacsonia VAN-VoLXEin Pruning ( ).— The leading shoots, as well 



as the laterals, produce flowers. As yours is a young plant, we would not 

 prune it at all this autumn or next spring, but train-in the shoots aa they 

 grow, not nearer each other than 6 inches, and at from 6 to 9 inches from 

 the glass, and where too close together thin them out. Yon may stop 

 the shoots in order to produce more side shoots for covering the trellis. 

 Keep the plant rather dry during the winter. After it is established, and 

 has grown to the extent required, it may in February be pruned-in or 

 sparred like a Vine, leaviog two or three eyes on the side shoot? for the 

 production of shoots in summer for flowering. Summer pruning ought 

 to be confined to thinning out the shoots where too crowded, and train- 

 ing them in moderately thinly, so as to afford every part a Bnfficiency of 

 light and air. If the shoots do not push at the places required, stop 

 them, in order to obtain enough of shoots for covering the trellis. We 

 prefer the rod system of pruning and training, cutting out the shoots 

 which have flowered, and supplying their places with young shoots, 

 which are produced plentifully from the base of the plant. 



CVPERUS ALTERNIFOLICS VARIEGATUS LEAVES BROWNING (Til em). —The 



cause is the sun shining on the leaves whilst wet. They would not be 

 liable to injury from this cause if air were given early, so as to dissipate 

 the moisture before the sun became powerful. We grow the plant in 

 sand, in order to have the leaves well variegated. From April to October 

 the pots should be set in saucers of water kept full, and in winter keep 

 them rather drier. Want of water will cause tlie leaves to wither and 

 brown, as yours appear to have done. A warm greenhouse, or one having 

 a heat of from 45'^ to 50- at night, ia the more suitable place to wintei* 

 them in. We cannot name plants from leaves only, flowers are needed. 

 Propagation of Grevillea, Hakea, Ac' (F. G.).— Take cuttings of 

 the young &hoota when they are ripened at the base. They should be 

 about 3 inches long. Cut across below a joint, trim olT the leaflets for 

 about 1 to 1^ inch up the cuttings, and insert them about an inch apart 

 round the side of a well-drained pot, filled to within an inch of the rim 

 with sandy peat, and to the top with silver sand. The pot phnuld bo 

 placed in one of larger size, the interval between the sides of the two 

 being filled with crocks to within an inch of the rim, and then with a 

 Kttie moss, surfacing with silver sand, on which a bell-glass should rest. 

 A gentle watering should be given after putting in the cuttings, but do 

 not cover them with the bell-glass until they are dry. Place them in a 

 cool house, shade them from bright sun, and do not water Ihem, or give 

 only a sprinkling to keep the soil just moist. If much moisture condense 

 on the bell-glasa. take it ofl" occasionally, wipe it dry, and replace it im- 

 mediately. In about a month a callus will be formed, and then give a 

 gentle bottom heat of 65- or 70', and when the cuttings begin to grow ,tiU 

 the glass a little on one side, removing it by degrees. We cannot name 

 plants from leaves. A better specimen and flowers are necessary for 

 identification. 



Fuchsia Leaves Falling (An Old Subacrihcr). — Some of the leaves 

 are infested with red spider, others with thrips, both a result of the 

 atmosphere being too dry and hot. The plants ought to have been 

 syringed with water twice a-day, and a moist atmosphere maintained by 

 sprinkling the paths, &c., with water two or three times a-day. We 

 would shut the house up closely, fumigate with tobacco, and give the 

 plants a few forcible syringings. The plants will not be of any use this 

 year. Place them out of doors for a month, and take them in before frost. 



Wintering Greenhouse Plants in a Room (Deron).— The plants you 

 name could not be wintered well in a barn or empty room. They might 

 survive the winter if it be mild, but the darkness would cause the leaves 

 to fall or render them useless. You may try them, however, not giving 

 more water than sufficient to keep the plants alive, and let them have all 

 the light and air you can in dry and mild weather. We have seen 

 Orange trees, Aloes, Cacti, Ac, wintered by such means tolerably well, 

 and there was no more light than that admitted by oiled-paper side 

 lights, wooden shutters being put up in severe weather. 



Plants for Exhibition to Bloom in Mav {Inquirer),— Bulbous : Or- 

 nithogalum aureum, Stenomesson brovifolium, A'uphodelus albus, Cory- 

 dalis nobilis, Ranunculus buUatus, Trillium grandiflornm. Hrrbnceous : 

 Dielytra Fpectabilis, Aquilegia alpina. Campanula ]»yramidalis, Conval- 

 laria majalis variegata, Myoaotis alpicola, Ajuga alpina. 



Early Potatoes (Z<ffm).— Royal Ashleaf, Huntingdon, both kidney- 

 shaped, and Coldstream, a round sort. 



WellinoTonia gigantea Fruiting (J. T. K,), — We have made some 

 inquiry, but we cannot hear of thia tree having ever perfected its cones, 

 so as to produce good seed, but there ia no reason why it should not do 

 so when the specimens are older. Mr. Robson says that as far back as 

 1^63 one or two of his young trees showed signs of fruiting when scarcely 

 4 feet high ; but a more vigorous growth taking place, the fruits dropped 

 ofl" or did not ripen. In 1866 a robust, fast-growing specimen pro- 

 duced a cone, which, he says, never became larger than a full-sized 

 hen's egg, althongh it remained on the tree for tliree summers. This 

 year the tree, a very fine specimen, 18 or 19 feet high, has a fair crop 

 upon it, the cones being mostly produced at the tips of the shoots ; 

 being in clusters, they have a pretty appearance. He also says his cones 

 are mostly globular and not conical, and some are egg-shaped, but the 

 end not pointed. He is not ansioua to see either this or any other 

 Conifer in fruit at so early an age, as growth is checked in consequence, 

 and an appearance of premature old age is brought on. He would, there- 

 fore, advise you to pick oflT the greater portion of the cones on your tree, 

 reserving only a few of the best for noyelty, and to see if good seed a 

 likely to be produced. 



Wintering Seedling Roses (.4ma(eur Bosanan).— Instead of winter- 

 ing the plants in the frames, we should prepare a bed for them in the 

 open ground. After digging it dtoply and working in tho mannre 

 liberally, we would plant out at once— those from the pots about 2 feet 

 apart, and those from the boi, which are upwards of 3 inches high, about 

 1 foot apart. Mulch with litter in November, before severe frost. The 

 plants have done very well — sown in February, now 18 or 20 inches high, 

 and some of them flowered. By planting them out you will be able to 

 see what th«y are, for as they will grow more vigorously from being 

 planted out they will be more in character. If they are Tea-scented, or 

 delicate sorts, the plants should be wintered in the frames, plunging the 

 pots in coal ashes, and planting-out in April. They cannot have too 

 much air while in the frames. Protection must be afforded from heavy 

 rains, and in severe weather put on a covering of mats in addition to the 

 lights. Dust with flowers of sulphur any that may be mildewed. 



Roses in Pots (M. E. T.).— Anna Alexieff, Jules Margottin, Senateur 

 Vaisse, LfPlia, G^ntral Jacqueminot, Marie Baumann, Madame Victor 

 Verdier, Victor Verdier, Maurice Bemardin, Pierre Netting, Catherine 

 Guillot, Paul Perras, Madame Willermoz, Alba rosea, Madame Bravy, 

 Madame de St. Joseph, President, Souvenir d'un Ami, Mart'chal Nlel, Tri- 

 orapho de Rennes, d-line Forestier. The Tea Roses on their own roots, 

 the others either on their own roots or budded. Let the Jerusalem Arti- 

 chokes alone till you take them up. 



Budding and Removing Roses (Nanny).—" You can move your budded 

 Roses to thpir intended places now, in November, or in the spring. Be 

 careful with the network of roots. Briar stocks should have roots. 

 Cuttings will not succeed. Why did you not put your Briar stocks in the 

 places intended for future occupation, and bud them there?— W. F. 

 Radclyffe." 



Leaves of Peaches and Nectarines (C. G.).— There is no difference 

 in their form or other characters. 



Peach Shoots Mildewed (J.H., ^»m(t'»r).— The shoot sent is severely 

 mildewed. It is induced by an iusuflicient supply of water at the root. 

 It may be destroyed by dusting with flowers of sulphur. Any trees 

 having shoots green and unripe, like the end of the one sent, ought to be 

 pinched off to check growth and promote tho ripening of the wood. 

 Shifting the trees into larger pots would be desirable nest month, not 

 ! disturbing the roots, however ; pot whilst the leaves are on, and you will 

 from the descending sap secure a certain amount of root action thia 

 autumn. Give as much air as you can, and keep a dry atmosphere ; for 

 the wood, we should sav, is far from ripe. If you have means of afford- 

 ing gentle fire heat, apply it, accompanying it with air day and night. 

 Lessen the supply of water to the roots. 



Black Hamburgh Grapes SHRrs-KiN'G (Subscriber, E. P.).— The Grape 

 are being converted into raisins from the great heat we have had lately, 

 I We do not know what would have made them more juicy except sapply- 

 I iug them more plentifully with water at the roots, and maintaining a 

 ! moister atmosphere when tbey were ripening. After they were ripe, the 

 I house should have been kept cool and dry. Long-hanging Grapes do not 

 contain so much juice as those newly ripe. 



Vine Leaves (J. T., Cojicnhapen Street).— Vfc C3.nnotn&mGXhieB from 

 their leaves ; we must see the Grapes too. 



Vines (R. 7Hi7)fi/).—We think your proposed plan of planting would do 

 very well ; but why not havo a Vine on each side until the more strong- 

 growing one occupies the full width of both sides of the span ? 



Gooseberries (P. J. H.).— London, Leader, Thumper, and Hero of the 

 Nile will produce the largest berries. Write to some friend at Manchester 

 ur Sheffield to purchase plants for you. 



Transplanting Cttrrant and Gooseberry Bushes (A Eefjular Sub- 

 scriber). —Tho best time to transplant them is as soon as the leaves turn 

 yellow and are falling. Moist weather is best. 



Removing Figs (G. C.).—Yon may remove all the large green Figs this 

 autumn, as they rarely survive the winter. Those not larger than a 

 hazel nut should be retained. We presume your trees are agamst an 

 open wall. If the trees are in pots, or in borders under glass, no part of 

 the crop ought to be removed, as those now on the trees will be the first 

 to ripen next Slay or June. 



Stapelia speciosa Fruiting (Love J2H>te).~lt is rather nnusual for 

 this plant to fruit. We have no doubt you mit^ht dispose of the Stepha- 

 notis seed. Write to one of the principal London seedsmen; 



CUPREPSUS TORDLOBA PROPAGATION (H. L.).— Take CUttiUgS HOW of 



the well-ripened shoots of the current year's growth, from 3 to 6 inches 

 long, and insert them rather thickly round the sides of 6-iuch pots, drain- 

 ing these well, and filling them to within an inch of the rim with sandy 

 loam two parts, and one part sandy peat, then to the rim with silver 

 sand. Cut the shoots across below a joint, and insert them about 1 or 

 1^ inch in the soil or sand, and not more than 2 inches. Give them a gentle 

 watering, place tbem in a cold frame or under a hand-glass in a cold 

 house, and keep them close, shading in bright weather. Sprinkle them 

 with water occasionally so as to keep the soil moist, but not very wet. 

 They will strike root slowly but surely, and be well rooted in from six 

 to twelve months, when they may he potted, hardened-off, and planted 

 out. Do you find it succeed in the smoky atmosphere of the town yoa 

 name ? 



Climber for a London House-front (Charles Ellis),— The YinevnU. 

 suit your purpose, but the Virginian Creeper will grow quicker. But for 

 the slowness of growth the White Jasmine flourishes delightfully m Lon- 

 don. For a screen for the window as you propose, nothing will answer 

 better than Ivy, nnd for the position, we would prefer the green to ine 

 variegated Ivy. The box should be in two distinct divisions, one lor the 

 Ivy roots, the other for the flowering plants. 



Hot-water Tank {M. I?.).— You will do what yon propose with your 

 tanks, if yon have a return-pipe from them as well as a flow into tnem, 

 and divide each tank down the middle, except a space at the farther end. 

 and if you cover with iron or slate instead of wood ^^e have no laim 

 in your succeeding with a wood covering. Provided the cover is aU right, 

 wo would prefer sand to cocoa-nut fibre for setting the pots in. 



Repotting Lilium auratum (W.A. 0.).-We would not repot/j^f,,^^^^^ 

 potted last year if the drainage is good, but we should ^^emove the surface 

 soil as you propose, and give a top-dressing of rich compost bet ^en now 

 nndFebrnary.and again between then and June. If y.«^ P«\*^?.^'.J^ 

 not disturb the roots, but, removing the soU and dramage, pot with tho 



