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JOURNAL OF HOETICULTOBE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. 



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matter for exhibitors to determine. If onr great nurserymen 

 and amateur exhibitors will take their coUeotiona a sea voyage 

 to Dublin, there is no reason why the exhibition should not be 

 held ; but in that case the Royal Horticultural Society of 

 Dublin might as well do the thing single-handed. The dis- 

 tance from London to Paris is not nearly so great as from 

 London to Dublin, and the facility for transmission of goods is 

 as great between the one place as the other ; yet notwithstand- 

 ing the attractions of the gieat Paris Exhibition of 1807, how 

 few English horticulturists took their collections there. We 

 think the Scotch and Irish Societies would confer greater 

 benefits by holding country meetings in various parts of Scot- 

 land and Ireland, as the English Eoyal HorticiUtural Society 

 is doing in England. 



At the meeting of the Rotal HoRTicnLTURAL Societt, 



to be held on October 5th, the following prizes will be offered — 

 viz., by W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., F.R.S., for collections of 

 Edible and Poisonous Fungi, to be tastefully set up, and, as 

 far as possible, correctly and conspicuously named, £5, £3, and 

 £2. : by Messrs. J. & C. Lee, for the best three bunches of 

 Madrestield Court Black Muscat Grape, £5. : by the Society 

 for the following kinds of Grapes — 3 bunches of Chasselas 

 Musque, £1 and 10s.; 3 bunches of Muscat Hamburgh, £1 

 and 10s. ; 3 bunches of Frankenthal or Hamburgh, £1 and 

 10s. ; 3 bunches of White Muscat of Alexandria, £1 and 10s. ; 

 3 bunches of Alicante, £1 and 10s. ; 3 bunches of any new 

 or recent variety, £1 and 10s. ; and for the best collection, 

 named, £2 10s. The competition for the whole of these prizes 

 is open to all comers. 



The widow of Mr. Henry C. Ogle, who for many years 



filled the position of head gardener to the late Earl of Aberga- 

 venny, of Bridge Castle, near Tunbridge Wells, is in greatly 

 reduced circumstances. She is at present the lessee of a lodging- 

 house, in a fashionable watering place in Sussex, and unless a 

 sum of money to the amount of nearly £100 be almost im- 

 mediately forthcoming, she will be compelled to part with her 

 furniture at a sacrifice and with it her only chance of for the 

 future obtaining a living for herself. Messrs. Whitfield & Co., 

 Bankers, Tunbridge Wells, have kindly consented (through their 

 manager) to receive the same. Mr. Cox, Eedleaf, Penshurst, 

 Kent, has permitted reference to him as to the truthfulness of 

 the facts. 



WORK FOR THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



The manure heap should now be occasionally thrown over 

 and mixed, to bring it into a good state to wheel on the land ; 

 if the liquid which runs from it can be directed to a receptacle 

 at hand, and occasionally thrown over the heap, it will be found 

 of great advantage in enriching the manure and hastening de- 

 composition. Trenching must be proceeded with as time will 

 permit. To those who have very light land, and have their 

 Turnips and other crops of the Cabbage tribe affected with 

 clnbroot, I would recommend the introduction at this season of 

 Bome hot newly-slacked lime a few inches below the surface ; 

 this, besides being a good manure for such lands, is also an 

 effectual cure for the clubroot. Plant out immediately the 

 main crop of spring Cahhuges ; on the first dry day after plant- 

 ing, fork between the plants; if this be occasionally done 

 there will be no necessity for earthing-np, as the plants, if not 

 put too close together, will grow short and stocky. Attend to 

 the earthing-up of Celery likely to be wanted for use soon, 

 keeping it closely soiled, so as to have it well blanched. Keep 

 the late crop well supplied with manure water while growing 

 weather continues. Cauliflowers should be looked over fre- 

 quently, turning down a few leaves over the heart, for these are 

 readily spoiled by frost. Continue to tie-up Endive for blanch- 

 ing ; it may also be blanched with slates or tiles, doing so saves 

 time, but at this season tying is to be preferred. Provision 

 should be made for protecting a quantity of Dwarf Kidnet/ Beans 

 from frost. Plant a lot of Brown Dutch or Ba,th Cos Lettuce 

 where the plants can be protected by frames, for spring use. 

 Transplant winter Onions on a warm border ; let them be put 

 in rather thickly, to allow for pulling out in the spring ; of 

 ooorse a portion may be left in the seed bed if required, but it 

 is preferable to transplant the whole. 



FRUIT GARDEN. 



Pay attention to the gathering of Apples and Pears ; the late 

 high winds have made great havoc amongst them. Espaliers, 

 dwarf standards, and, indeed, any kind of fruit trees which ex- 

 hibit more tendency to produce useless wood than that likely 



to furnish fruit, should be root-pruned as early in the autumn 

 as convenient, cutting out any useless shoots at the same time, 

 in order to expose as freely as possible to light and air the 

 wood expected to bear fruit. Continue to dress old Strawberry 

 beds with rich decomposed manure ; it is better done at this 

 season than in the spring. If time serve, it will be very bene- 

 ficial to Peach trees to go over them and cut out the shoots 

 which have borne fruit, but have not a terminal wood shoot. 

 Those remaining will be benefited by the thinning, as they can- 

 not be too open at this season. We must now begin to think 

 of making preparations for filling up vacancies on the walls 

 with young trees, and, perhaps, in some cases, judicious trans- 

 planting may be considered advisable. In either case the sites 

 must be properly prepared with fresh maiden soil ; it the 

 borders have been properly formed with regard to drainage and 

 a porous bottom, but little preparation, beyond removing a 

 considerable portion of the old soil and supplying its place 

 with new, will be required. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



The removal of decayed flower stems, dead leaves, or any- 

 thing which injures or disfigures a scene, has a surprising 

 effect in making this department cheerful and attractive. 

 Sweeping, rolling, &c., should be attended to in the morning, 

 that the ground may have a tidy appearance when visited by 

 the family. Repair any damages occasioned by the late high 

 winds, by resticking those plants which have been blown over, 

 and nailing up shoots of climbers which have become detached 

 from the walls ; nothing looks bo untidy as these when blown 

 about by the wind. As frosty nights may now be expected, 

 scarce plants which it maybe desirable to secure before they 

 are injured, should be taken up and potted at once, or carefully 

 covered when there is the least chance of injury. Secure a 

 good stock of cuttings of variegated Pelargoniums before the 

 plants are injured by frost, for although these root more freely 

 in spring than at present, such varieties as Golden Chain and 

 Mountain of Light grow so slowly, that spring-rooted cuttings 

 make but very poor plants by turning-out time ; hence it is 

 desirable to gain size even at the expense of the loss of a 

 few cuttings. That cuttings taken from plants growing in 

 the open ground are liab'e to damp-oS in a moist, warm 

 place is well known, and the variegated Pelargoniums are, per- 

 haps, more so than most other plants ; but persons who can 

 command a gentle bottom heat, without keeping the atmo- 

 sphere warm and moist, will experience no difficulty in striking 

 them now. The old plants are, however, well worth wintering 

 wherever room can be found, for these go much further at 

 planting-out time, and cover the beds sooner with foliage and 

 flowers than either autumn or spring-rooted cuttings; hence 

 they should be carefully guarded from frost until the beauty of 

 the garden is destroyed, when they should be taken up, potted, 

 and stored for the winter in a cool dry bouse. Continue to 

 put in cuttings of Hollyhocks, as these can be obtained, until 

 there is an ample stock of rooted plants, and do not allow 

 those that were rooted early in the season to suffer from want 

 of pot room. Cut off the flower stems of herbaceous plants 

 as soon as they become shabby. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



Keep New Holland plants, which have been placed under 

 glass, cool and airy, and avoid crowding, especially in the case 

 of plants which are in a growing state ; but everything must 

 be allowed sufficient space, so that the foliage may be fairly 

 exposed to light and air. Rather than crowd specimens to- 

 gether, some of the least valuable should be thrown away. To 

 do justice to a mixed collection of plants in one house is a 

 difficulty which too mauy have to contend against, for to have 

 in the same house plants which require a temperature of 40° 

 as^a minimum, and others, for instance. Heaths, for which 

 40° should be the maximum temperature, with one set demand- 

 ing a thorough current of air at all times, and others dying 

 even if exposed to it for a short time, is a state of things 

 rather puzzling to young gardeners. Polygalas, Borouias, 

 Croweas, Dracophyllums, Pimeleas, Lesehenaultias, and Gom- 

 pholobiums do not like to be much exposed to cold currents at 

 any time, and therefore they must be protected as much as 

 possible, of course bearing in mind that over-nursing is as bad 

 as no nursing at all. Give each plant all the room yon can 

 spare for it, and above all take care that the plant, the pot, and 

 every part about it are perfectly clean before the plant is taken 

 into the h'Use. Look sharply after milde\f upon Heaths, as it 

 is sometimes very troublesome upon plants that have been 

 growing freely in a shady situation in the open air, and are in 



