October 14, 1869. 1 JOUENAL OF HOETICITLTOKE AND COTTAGK GARDENEB. 



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Thomas Rivera & Son, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. — Descriptiv-; 

 Catalogut ff Fruit Trees, hif Thomas Rivers, 1869. 



Paul & Sons, The " Old" Nurseries, Cheshunt, Herts.— Uose 

 Catalogue, ISHO-TO. 



Jean Verschaffelt, Faubourg de Brnxellea, Ghent, Belgium. — 

 Catalogue ties Plantes—l'Automne, 1869, et Frintemps etEtc, 

 1870. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— October 13. 



Teade still remains dnll. Hothoasn fruit is more than ctiual to the 



demand. Wall frnits, such as Peaches and Plums, are almost over. 



Large quantities of Grapes continue to come in (rem Jersey, lieepiog 



prices of second-rate English Grapes down. 



FRUIT. 



d 



Apples }-j siere 1 



Apricots doz. 



Ckarries lb. 



ChastuutB bushel e 



Clirranta % aicTO 



Black do. 



Fies doB. 2 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries . . quart 



Grapes, Hothouse . lb. 2 



Leueua 100 10 



d. 

 Otol 

 



Melons each 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (dessert) .. doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums ^2 sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Haspberries lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



Walnuts bushel 10 



do 100 



VEGETABLES. 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparacna 100 



Beans, Kidney }^ sieve 



Baet, Red doz. 



Sreccoli bundle 



Bras. Sproata % aicTe 



. Cabbage doz. 



Capaicmns 100 



CarrotB bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Cuevmbers .... each 



Emdive doz. 



Fauel bnnck 



earlio lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish ..bumdle 



d. 



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 6 

 

 3 

 8 

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2 



8 



a 







Leeks bunch 



Lettuce score 



Mushrooms.... pottle 

 Mustd.A Cress.punnet 

 Onions, .doz. bunches 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney.... ditto 

 Radishes doz.bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoes doz. 



Turnips bunch 



Veget. Marrows, .doz. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



*•* "Wo 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 t% 

 The Editon of the Journal of Horticulture, de., 171, FUet 

 Street, London, E.G. 



Books (C. Lc/efti'rel.—RiTers'a" Rose Amateur's Gnide." (Suhicribert 

 N0r\»ich). — The " Fera Maaual." Yuu can have it from our office, post 

 lrt«, if you enclose Bixty-fimr postage stamps with your address. 

 (Jf. S. H.).— There is no edition of the *'Hortu3 Britannicus" with 

 plates of any kind, nor 13 there a work containiDg coloured plates of 

 th« gfoups you name. (J. Matthews). — " Wild Flowera of Great Britain," 

 whiah you will see advertised this week. 



Lite Vi^ms tor a Vivery lliitprrt Gauloia)—YonT selection (four Lady 

 Downe'9, three Mrs. Pince, two Black Alicante, two Tottenham Park 

 Mnseat, one Muscat of Alerandria, one Bowood Muscnt, one Muscat Ham- 

 kmrgh, one Gros Guillaume. one Trehbiano) is an admirable one; but 

 you •ttght to have Uadresfield Court, Suppose you have only three 

 initftftd of four Lady Dowue's. and subatitnte Madrestield Court for the 

 f«mrth, you will not be disiippointed. We wish we could recommend you 

 a rtally good late white Grape instead of Trehbiano, but we caanot. We 

 reqiir* a handsome late white Grape of superior quality. Let raisers of 

 Grapes Eee to this. 



rawT-TRMi Stocks (y«mo).— You will be further forward two years 

 keBM by allowinnf your Par;idise and Quince stocks one season's growth 

 IB the ground before grafting, than by planting in October and grafting 

 tlte following spring. 



RiBiTON PiPpiK FALLiNa <R. J. G. P.).— You should have sent speci- 

 mens to enable us to judge of the cause. It appears, however, to have 

 been produced through a lack of support — a want of foliage on the spurs 

 to draw to the fruit sustenanco, which appears to have been all usurped 

 by the strong shoot-development. 



CoLouTi OP Gripes (N. H. P.).— The first sentence in our lait answer 

 fully replies to your query. 



Peab (J. S. A. G.).— The Figue d'Hiver Pear is thus mentioned in 

 " Hogg's Fruit Manual ;■'— " Fruit medium-sized, pyriform. Skin greeniah- 

 yellew, strewed with rassoty dots. Eye email, sat in a shallow basin. 

 :Jialk half an inch lone, thick and fleshy at the base, inserted obliquely, 

 without depression. Flesh greenish, melting, juicy, sweet, and vinoua. 

 A MCond-rate Pear, ripe in November and December." 



Terebnas LU. E. B.). — Wo cannot attempt to name the varieties of 

 florists' flowers. They are in legions, and so often nearly alike ihiit florists 

 have a difficulty in di-^tinguishing them when they have an entire plant 

 before them. Wo think there aie upwards of three hundred named 

 varieties of Verbena. 



Gardeners' Esaminations (C. F.).— We cannot inform you which of 

 the volumes of Mcintosh's " Book of the Garden " is to be used as a test 



book for the examinations nf the Society of Arts, but as no particular one 

 is mentioned, we presume both are. We do not think it would be necessary 

 for you to procure both of these nud Thompson's " Gardener's Assistant" 

 as well; but we cannot say whnt the intention of the Society is; nor do 

 we know if it is necessary to " have »U the text books mentioned." You 

 had better write to the Secretary, Society of Arts, Adolphi, London. 



Messrs. Dickson & Sons {Jamen Bardie) —Mr. Dickson died nearly 

 two years ago. 



Seedling Pelargonium (T.E. P).— This seedling {*' Geranium" you 

 call it) had all its petals fallen. The truss is large, but of the colour 

 there are many similar. 



Roses under Glass (O. E., Bristol).—'' A glass roof over a bed of Tea 

 and Tea-scented Noisette Koses would be of great advantage, without 

 protection at the sides of the same nature My opinion of Devoniensis, 

 and, I may add, of Souvenir d'Elise Vardon is, that they hive never been 

 beaten. I have them now in profuso bloom on my south frontage. They 

 have been in bloom all summer. When winter comes I put straw oyer 

 thoir roots, and lean and tie a little Asparagus haulm against them, which 

 is ample protection. I recommend Adrienne Chris toplilo as distinct and 

 very beautiful ; and I hear well of Marie Sisley, and Madame Margottin 

 is very good.— W. F. Radclyffe." 



Wasps (J. Prior).- There are seven species of wasps in England. The 

 specimens you have sent are of the large common wasp (Vespa germa- 

 nica). Its nest, made in the ground, is shelly, and grey in colour. The 

 small common wasp is Vespa vulgaris. 



SPEfiFic Names of Plants (ZTaiij.-The general rule is that when a 

 plant is named after the discoverer or describer, the specific name is 

 in the genitive singular, as Abies Donglasii, but in practice euphony 

 is consulted. Two i's are employed when the Latin nominative ends 

 in us or um, preceded by an i, as Donglasius, Douglasii; but only 

 one i is used when the nominative is not so preceded, as Jackmannus, 

 Jackmanni. In writing about manv plants in a genus, some would say, 

 for example, Gladioli, which is the Latin plural, but others would write 

 Gladioluses, the English plural. It would seem pedantic to say Croci. 

 Odontotlossa. Oncidia, Musie, although these are the correct plurals of 

 Crocus, Odontoglossum, Oncidium, and Musa. Custom is the only rule. 

 Planting Herbs (5. J.).— The best time to make new beds is at the 

 end of March or beginning of April, 



Hyacinth Compost {r(i('m).—Two parts turfy loam, one part old cow 

 dung, and one-sixth sharp sand. Drain the pots well, and pot the bulbs 

 at once. After potting plunge the pots out of doors In ashes, and cover 

 with about an inch of ashes, and allow them to remain for six weeks, 

 then remove them to a greenhouse or window, affording a position near 

 the glass. 



White and Blush Camellias (Eve).— White : Alba plena, Duchesae 

 de Herri, Fimbriata, Mrs. Percival. Blmh : Lady Hume's Blush. Triomphe 

 de Loddi (striped rose), and Zoraiie Vanzi. The Azalea bed should be 

 planted now, or in mild weather until the plants commence to grow, bat 

 the earlier it is done the better. 



Azalea not Flowektno i Pendraoon).— It is probably dne to its grow- 

 ing too vigorously, and perhaps over-potting. Do you place it in heat to 

 make the growths, and keep it cool, and well exposed to light and air? 



Various {Y. Z. JV.).— Charconl used in plant culture is that from burned 

 wood. Animal charcoal is not employed for such purposes. The special 

 object of silver sand is to make the soil more open, and to keep it from 

 becoming sour. When it is used, the wood becomes harder, and the growth 

 is less succulent. Clematises are increased by cuttings of the firm side 

 shoots in summer, placed in sandy soil in a shady place, and covered 

 with a hand-light ; but propagation by layers made now, but better in 

 September, is a more certain method. It is now a good time to give your 

 lawn a top-dressing of rich compost ; and as its surface is wet, we would 

 mix equal quantities of well-rotted manure, sandy soil, and ashes sifted 

 through a half-inch sieve, and give the lawn a good dressing. The ashes 

 will be better than the old lime rubbish, as the latter and the clay would 

 form a sort of concrete. You may sow the seed now, rolling well after- 

 wards ; but we should wait until early next April, give another light 

 top-dressing, and in moist weather sow Festuca duriuscula, 6 Iba. ; 

 F. tenuifolio, 2 lbs. ; Pot nemoralis, '21b3. ; Cynosurus cristatus, 6 lbs. ; 

 Poa trivialis, 2 lbs. ; Trifolium repens, 8 lbs. ; and T. minus, 2 lbs. These 

 quantities are for an acre. With a north-west aspect, your external 

 window case will not be suitable for flowering plants. It would answer 

 best for Ferns, especially British and hardy exotic kinds. Being outside, 

 it would only be iuiUble for hardy species, of which the following are 

 desirable— viz., Aiplenium marinum, Adiantnm capillus-Veneris, Asple- 

 nium Trichomauei cristatum, Atbvrium Filix-foemina multifidnm, Las- 

 trea Filix-mas cristata, Polystichum angulare proliferum, Polypodium 

 cambricum, Scolopendrium vulgare, vars. ramosum, crispnm, and ramo- 

 cristatum ; Blechnum spicant cristatam, and Asplenium fontanum, sur- 

 facing with Selaginella denticulata. It would have a good effect, and be 

 very luitahle. 



Sheltbr for a Gardbn (E. li. P.).— Poplar trees, because of quick 

 growth, are mostly lalecled for affording shelter, and on that account we 

 think they have been recommended to you. That they afford good 

 shelter when young we know, but after they attain a considerable size 

 they become bare at bottom and are useless aa a shelter; besides, they 

 are dull, frowning trets in winter, and are then of so little value as 

 shelter as to be anything but desirable. A greater objection than all is 

 their roots, which run an immense distance from the trunks and near 

 the surface, being lecond only to those of the Ash in impoverishing 

 the ground, whilst the trees, from their height, shade the ground for a 

 considerable distance. For exposed situations, likewise, we cannot recom- 

 mend them, as no trees are so liable to have their limbs blown off, and 

 when they become old we consider them unsafe for tbis reason. We 

 have removed trees from 2fi to 30 feet higb, and they did very well after- 

 wards; but treei 12 feet high are quite Urge enough, and they are not 

 expensive. The beat time to remove them is in autumn, as soon as the 

 leaves have fallea. We should advise a belt of Austrian Pmes. They 

 are of quick grou-th, evergreen, and stand wi^d better than most other 

 trees ; indeed," they make a better shelter than any tree we are acquainted 



Wintering Golden-Feather Pvrethrum Cuttings (A New Sub- 

 scrtb/T).- We would plant out the cuttings now in a sandy soil in a warm 

 sheltered situation, and they will stand the winter without protection ; 



