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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE OARDENEB. t Ootofcer »l, 18«». 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



••• We reqnest that no one will write privately to anv of the 

 correspondents of the " Jonrnal of Horticulture, Cottage 

 Uardener, and Country Gentleman." By bo doing tkey 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 oommnnications should therefore be addressed toUly to 

 The EditoTt of the Jowmal of HoTtvpilture, tie., 171, Flett 

 Stretl, Londim, E.G. 



We also request that correspondents will not mix np on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

 Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get tiem an- 

 swered promptly and convenientlv, but write them on 

 separate eommunications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 



N.B.— Many queationa must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 



B09K8 (i/r». .V. S.).— Brown's " Forester." 

 .„.?^f "'■"''il- ^'•■■"fRHracifs (A. J5 ).-The plants are mnch too dose 

 togetki^r. Wo would thm out every altemalo plant, moving with a ball. 

 nnJ eitlier plant jn a bed 6 inches apart, or in their permanent quarters. 

 When too close together they hecome weak and bare at the bottom. 

 The others we wonld not plant out until March, and then remove them 

 with good halls, watering it tuo weather be drv. You will have a splendid 

 bloom next year. *^ 



PB^^^-n.•o Roses (rd^m).— To save the plants from heinu broken bvwinds, 

 you may peg the shoots down, and dispense with pruning altogether, or 

 merely remove the points ot the shoots, or the pegs might be pulled up 

 la March and the Roses then pruned. In this way they will be likely to 

 escape injury Irom late spring frosts. 



BOSES roB NcRTHnMBERijj.D (IK. B. R.).-lf yon refer to No. 194 of 

 ituai Jouraal, yoo wiU see a communication from the Rev. W. F. Rad- 

 Si^f.r, k'" '"f '•. " '' '"^ '""8 '" extract, but yon can have a copy 

 sent to yon by post if you enclose four postage stamps with your address. 

 . ^^^^"° DzvoNlEssis Rosa Lifting [Sandy SoiO.-This Rose, lifted 

 8 month ago and potted, nay now be planted out against a south wall. 



irm»w? , 'I""';,"'? °?° ""^ '"'' ■'^"'"■"y "" '""• ""om h the shoots are 

 somewhat shrivelled. It ought to have had a light sprinkling with water 



^:fnr^te:a^■fhe7o"ifs.'''^■^'^■" ""^ -""" P'-P. -"'"aie watering' 



„„^1°?T- E'""'*7'''o (-«,7n€»).-PIant3 and every other object can be 

 L^^7 i.'"* "°<«i^"'- ^^^ "■"commend you to have some lessons in 

 iTstract^^Jil"^ "■ ''"<=''»■""'• 18J. FleetiStreet, who would rcadUy 



,2^^^^ Diseased (G, P.).-From yonr description we should say 

 ^^^=?i "'V""'*' """<«<> '"'b the orange fungus or mildew. It is very 

 tT„ f,^H/'°S"'".Y'5'- ..'^"■' ""^ "■• "■"» "Si"- ""J dust the leaves on 

 the under side with dry Ume and flowers of sulphur in equal proportions 



=.?,^!i'.'^'".1'' ^■^"'"'''^•raM STELLA U Constant Iteader).— To make 

 routed Li^, "imV''"? '^'!"" """"" ^'™' o' '""-t! ^i""'^ ot the I 

 l^^f^h^ ? ■ ""'8»'«™ '3 not straight it should be brought as nearly 

 tSo'lfde fhi'',^ Pe'P^Of °1« direction by securing it to a stake. "» 

 iwi^ T?r ? T "'*' 1*" °P ^ *•>" desired height should be cut off I 

 ^f? „i7".i, • ,P "'^ "'y ^^ wintered in a dark cellar in dry sand, picking ' 

 ™^nlL^!^ l"^' '"mu'iDg "leni occasionally, and removing any I 

 SJ.^„ J.r^'- .l"'"",,"""*?.'"' "'^'nded. Let the plants be dry before 

 ^2 Te f.n™',°h ' 1f^'- I' P"' '" '^=' "^'y «•'" certainly become mouldy. 

 h^Z:uJZ , A^^^" ^^ PJ'' P'''<^'''S in a genUe hotbed. They would 

 toe l-etter wintered m a greenhouse. 1 



wL?'"/?^"'"'"' ^"'■^y- B.).-The common white Sweet Alyssnm 

 would stilt your purpo8«. but white Verbenas would he better. If vour I 



if°^il°,?,i,?S'rf''"^^'''.7°'''"'"- "" ^'O""- ''''"'= Fe'^ertew would also do 

 jf^well pruned. The Alysaum 13 much stronger-growing than the Varie- 



K,^,'nmn„M'"'rV" "^t Fi.o^-e''"'g (Hf"i).-Prane.away a lot ot the 



SS7f= i^ ? "•i'^''" f""" "' moderate growth, merely nipping the 



ri,^„ Ib^^* T?,',?"" ■'i"'^'" "'"''^ll. "nd give the sun a chance to 



fl„'^L .; f 'i°'° l*"""^ "" "Pened, they will throw out short 



fhTm^'i *^°°" ?"'" 9" ^"^'^ " ""= plants make weak wood, thto 

 them and give nch top-dressings. 



lI^T^"-"' ^I"^.^^? **^- ^ ■ B''"«""'.-To make an oval when the 

 Is^^.w ■'^'"'' '^'•'".''''i''* long diameter into three equal p.irts. From 



l^d, ^ndT.-; ri?",^?""'"' ""> '"^^"- ■"'"''='' <^'''='<'« ^11 form the 

 ends and main bulk of the oval. The points where the two circles meet 



?he o'?:S''\'i°r'i'"' ""' '"'i'" """ "■'*'■«' '" ~°'"'<^' the ends and si^s of 

 l^Le-f ;ir^„^^ '" "■.'^i" K«°""lly ""-s formed on the ground. The 

 ISddVb^the^h/,^' marked out by a cord. It is then bisected in the 

 ^^tJuLX: u J^'^'"'^''^"' " '"''°8 thus divided in two. Then take 

 «? off ?ho leV^h"' n'^'"°""%' °fj '^'"•''' """ '■"» "■«« ''•I-'" part", and 

 H?L»;.r= pf ^ ' ""f "' "''='» P"*' "■0™ «^'^'' e:itremity of the 

 diamelei^s. Place a cord round these pins, but so loosely that when 



f^ni^ut l; " "'-'f '.'..'^" "'"^'^ '" ">" "tremitv of the diameter. We 

 £ .t^L^n^C/. "'•."',™ "?° ','" ""°« "d di the other side. This 

 ^:,^l^?^' oS'/"?!" P'^ 1^'" '<'"«^'' ""d breadth are given. Thus if 

 3rj^l?i, »?n/",' '"!;«•. u"""*."" '"" "'de- 'he third of half the short 

 of^f diameters ' ^"^'''"'- "'« P*"' ■O"" ""e 10 feet from the ends 



.Jh'S^?!,'^'"" P- f-.-^'-Jhey wonld travel best in a box or case. 

 Jw ?. . ^T^ P'J'^ m water so as to have the soil well wetted, and 

 toen cover the root with damp moss secured with twine or ma ting 



.^^'A''";^ f^ ^"^ '" '''^}"r °"^° '= •"=="■ '-"y" by l.y?r!li?Sng up the 

 JS^^^ T^^ dry moss, and placing a layer of mo,s between. Anv kind 

 of diymaterial will do for pacKing in, as chaff or anything light' The 

 iree Fern trunks, the fronds bein^-cnt off, mav be packed in a slmTla? 

 7^h^Jl ,'" •■; ^'1?^^°?:' as requirod. Though thoy'^mav come to hand 

 somewhat enfeebled they will speedily recover in a genial temperature 

 and moist atmoKphere. soaking the root part weU and spriukUng the 

 (>te«>s with water Iwico or thrice aday. j -""i^. b 



FocicTAiicB's N»w MiTBOD OF OsoTnfa FttuiT.— The B«v. John Fona- 

 laine has gent us specimens of Transyarent 0«8», Beiuo Clande da 

 Bavay, and Brahy's (ireen Oago Plums, as well as two Nectarines. The 

 last-named were small, but the Plums were fine, and all excellentlT 

 nponed and full-flavoured. 



Seed Potatoes (t. irr<'n).— We prefer for sets middle-sized whole 

 Potatoes, after cutting off their crowns, either to amall PoUtoea or cattinga 

 of large ones. We sent your query to a well-known PotatoculUvator, 

 but have not received his reply. 



Seedmno Potato (K. Hfodlrj).— In shape the tubers resemble those of 

 the t luke. They are like them also in flavour, but are more mealy. 



Keepiso Wal>cts lif. E. r-Tr(icri/,»(),_Pnt them in lavtra alteraatelT 

 with damp sand, in jars bunged tightly and kept In a cold cellar. 



Peabs (J. Huu*).— Forelle, or Trout ; Sucrf a Vert, or Green Sogir j 

 Beum- Duval ; Doyenn" Blanc, or While Doycnn;- ; and Doyenne Oris, or 

 Red Doyenne are all described in Hogg's " Fruit Manual." The othertwo 

 wo do not know by the names yon mention. 



DwABF Peaus and Apples ior near Olasoow (.'?.).— P<ar<.— Doyenne 

 d'Ete. Citron des Cannes, Jargonelle, Williams's Bon Chretien, lienrre 

 d'Auanlis. Louise Bonon of Jersey, Jersey Grattoli, Monarch, Ilessle, 

 Forelle, Comte do Lamy. Thompson's. ^ppk«.— Cellini, Early Julicn. Irish 

 Peach, Kerry Pippin. Margaret, Nonesuch. Court of Wick, Svko Honse 

 Russet, Slnrmer Pipoin, Keswick Codlin. Carlisle Codlin, Dumelow's Seed- 

 ling, Koyal Russet, Winter Poarmain, Yorkshire Greening. 



Edoiso for Kitcmks G.irdex Walks (A. H'.).— For an edging "leia 

 troublesome than Hoi, and le-s evpensivo than terra cotta," wo recom- 

 mend the following. The description was forwarded to as some years 



ago by Mr. Robson. " For 

 many years I have been in 

 tho babit of using common 

 kiln bncks as an edging to 

 walks through dark shrub- 

 beries and si- 

 \ Lllt/E inilar places. 



— ^, — These are laid 



in a diagonal 

 ' position— one 



edge and one flat side pre- 

 senting etch an angle of 

 45^ to view, or, in other 

 words, they are laid with 

 an angle-edge upwards, 

 tbns — and, being placed 

 deep enough in the ground 

 to allow only about 2 inches 

 of the angular side of the 

 brick to be seen, Its appear- 

 ance is pleasing, and it is 

 not easily moved ; even a 

 wheelbarrow driven over ft 

 docs no further damage 

 than chipping the angles 

 off a little ; and sweeping 



jL 



a The comer of bricl: r.irminp t'i*» edfriuij. 

 b The buried portion of the brick. 



and all the other ordinary work of cleaaing a walk ouly improve its 

 appearance." 



Vine GRAFTrNo.— "A Reader" would be obliged by "R. M. W." stat- 

 ing what degree and source of heat Le has used in tbo prodnction oi the 

 Grapes he mentions ; if such Gr.ipea nro grown upon pole Vines, in 

 borders or pots, and how many rods from each Vine stool, and whether 

 rod and spur or long rod— that is, successional rod— pruned. 



Aspect of Vine Border {K. ^T.).—Ol the two. east and west, we should 

 prefer an east to a west aepcct, as the cast is the drier. Borders with a 

 west aspect are very apt to become saturated by the autamn rainB 

 coming from the westward. 



Mrs. Pince's Muscat Vines {A. F.).— Lift them and plant them in 

 the vinery where they can have heat. Tliey will ripen their wood there, 

 which tbey do not do in your orchard house. 



Vine Leaves Blotched (A fexfd Grape -grower). —Vie have examined 

 the Vine leaves carefully and can find no trace of any disease on them. 

 We thought we saw traces of red spider, bat even with the help of a mag- 

 nifier we c«uld not discover it. The blotched appearance of the leaves 

 whilst the wood is green, we attributed to scalding— the effects of accu- 

 mulated tot vapcur in the house— from air-giving being delayed in the 

 morning ; but it may rather be the result of your Ireatnicnt. •■ We have 

 used sulphur and tobacco-paper for fnmigatiog (grow flowers and Fomfl 

 in the house), and in no instance has the sulphur fired. The bed we 

 believe to be in gcod condition and well drained," What puzzles us here 

 is, that you say nothing about the Ferns, as very slight sulphur fumes 

 are soon felt by them, and the heat that would consmno the tobacco- 

 paper, thoogh without burning in a flame, would be too powerful for 

 the sulphur fumes to be safe. In fact, sulphur fumigation should never 

 bo practised where there are growing plantii. If the plants were near the 

 floor tbey might escape, whilst the leaves near the roof were affected. 

 We shall judge that one of these caus«>d the evil, if tho house was most 

 affected near the apex. Tho " Vine Manual " will suit yoo, and mav be 

 had from our office, by podt, for 2i. 6d. 



Ashes vrrsus Tan fob Plcnoino (B. G.).— Ashes we consider the 

 better, as they are drier and have an advantage in not harbouring worms. 

 They answer equally well for plunging pots in or for banking-up outside 

 the frame to keep out frost. Tan, however, is a good material for the 

 latter purpose. 



Heating with Hot Water (A. Z.).— Such a mode, having retam- 

 pipes beneath the level of the bottom of the boiler, has been made to 

 answer by h;iving air-pipes from the lowest parts, but it ought never to 

 be tried if it can be avoided. If the pipes cannot he raised, tho boiler 

 should be sunk so that every pipe shall be above the level of tbo boiler. 

 Portland cement wJU do well enough for the joints of pipes if they do 

 not slope very much. Where there is a great perpendicular pressure we 

 would prefer lead or iron-fllings for joints. The most if not all tho joints 

 at Woodhall were made by Mr. Beale with Portland , cement, and no 

 joints could stand better. 



Extent of HoT-n-ATES Pipes N'beded {(_J. E, T.).—For yotir hoasa 



