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JOUBNAL OF HOBTICULTORE AND COTTAGR GARDENER 



[ October iS, 18(9. 



Apples ?i Bievo 1 



Apricots <loz. 



Cherries lb. 



Cbestnats... . bashel 



Currants .... S sieve 



Black do. 



PiRB doz. 2 



filberts lb. 



Cobs \h. a 



Oooseberrioa . . quart 



Grapes, llutbouse . lb. 2 



I.omoDS 100 in 



MoloDS each 3 



d 



to 1 



(I 



FRDIT. 

 a. d 







Mulhorriee .... qnnrt 



Ncctnriacs dt>7.. 



OranKos lUO 



I Poacbps doz. 



{ Pears, kitchen . . doz. 

 dessert .... doz. 



Pino Apples lb. 



Plums 5a ."^iove \i 6 



Qutucos doz. 1 G 



Uaspborrics lb. 



Strawberries lb. 



Walnuts bushel 10 



do 100 1 



d. s. d 



to 







14 



15 



» 



8 

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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



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

 correspondents of the "Journal of Hortioulture, Cottage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are suhjected to unjmtifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications ehould therefore be addressed solely to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture, d-e., 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E.C. 



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

 week. 



Camellias (ir. c C.).— All those you mention ore in the catalogues ot 

 Messrs. Veitch, Williams, Kollisson, and others. 



BocKwoRK AT Oak Lodqe (P.I. —We are in'ormed it wts constructed 

 by Mr. Palham, Terra Cotta Works, Broibourae. 



Skedlin-u Pelaroosic-M (Pel'r).— Your seeilliu? Pelargonium is very 

 pretty, but not distinct enough from many varieties that have been raised 

 from Mrs. Pollock to make it of any value as a new v.iricty, 



Pansies roR Breediso (H'm).— For the darkest Pansy, Lidybnrn 

 Beauty : and the other best six Pansies for saving seed from we consider 

 to be Comua, fine yellow ; Mary Russell, fine white ; .Mexander Tuit, fine 

 dark self; Imperial Prince, purple self; Mr. J. Ingiam, dark plum; and 

 Alice Downie, light cream. 



PiNCs FOR Clay Soil, (.SHtj).— We think your soil needs drainlnp. 

 Pinus austrioca succeeds where many others fail, but if your ground were 

 •trained, there are ien- ot the Pine and Fir tribo that would not succeed. 

 There is no evergreen tree that would suit you. 



Tricvrtis hirta not Flowerixo (ricerrfsirfs'.— Wc can only account 

 for the plant not flowering from its being grown in too cool a place, and 

 in heavy soil. It likes an op?n but sheltered situation, and a rich lihrous 

 loam, with a free ailiuixture of sand or gravel, and good drainage. It is a 

 fine herbaceous plant but recently introduced from Japan, with large 

 branching corymbs of starry flowers, often more than 2 inches across. 

 The flowers are finely spottei with purple. 



Seedling Ipom.>:a (Old Su}/!rriler).—I>o not cut the plant down now, 

 but keepitdryduringthe winter, and pruno it in spring, only thinning out 

 the shoots. It will probab'y flower next vear. The best compost is two- 

 thirds sandy fibrous loam and one-third' leaf soil, or sandy fibrous peat, 

 with a free admixture of thnrp sand. Good drainage is necessary. Keep 

 the plant near the glass, and give it abundance of air. 



Cocumber Leaves Diseased (Mrrji).— Wo do not notice anvtbing the 

 matter with the leaves, except that they ai)pear to have been attacked by 

 red spider, though there was none on the leaves sent us. Heat the pipes 

 to a temperature of 100", and paint them with sulphur, keeping the house 

 close; The sulphur should be mixed with a solution of 4 ozs. of soft 

 soap to a gallon of water. The soft soap will make it adhere longer and 

 better to the pipes. Keep a moister atmosphere, and supply the roots 

 copiously with water. 



Magnolia fob West Wall (K. IT.). —The Exmouth variety of 

 M. grandillora is the best on account of its free blooming habit. No 

 climber would succeed on an east wall on which the sun never shines; 

 but Ra-gner'8 Ivy is one of the best. 



Thorn and Holly Bf.rries (7. r. D.).— The berries of the Holly and 

 Haws of the Thorn need not he buried unless you like. You mai keep 

 them until next February ar d then sow them, but they will not grow 

 nutil the following spring. The advantages of burying them for a year are, 

 that they occupy but little room, and the ground they would require if 

 sown when they are gathered may he used for a more advantageous crop. 

 Tno berries ought not to be gathered until they are iiuilo red. and they 

 should be laid m a heap for a few weeks, and pilteil, say in December. 

 They should remain in the pit for twelve months, and then be si>iead out 

 rather thinly to dry. In Februarv or March they should be sown. To 

 pit them now and sow in spring would only be laho'.ir in vain, as few, 

 ij any. plants would appeiir next year, only you might take a crop ofl' the 

 ground next year, and sow the haws and berries the following year. 



Potato Onions not Keepiso (A. H.).— The Onions wore no doubt grub- 

 oaten before you took them np, and the decay is only a consequence. 

 bhaUots very often do the same. We know of no remedy; hut a good 

 dressing of lime and soot to the ground before planting, and blackening 

 the soil with charcoal or wool as-hes, neatly pointing them in before 

 planting, will in most cases prevent the attacks of injects. The Onions 

 ought to be pulled up as soon 83 the tops begin to turn yellow, and be 

 well dried in the sun before storing them. 



Painting Uot-wateb Pipes (A ConitintSuhscriher).~t;othingi3 better 

 than lampblack brouebt to the consistency of thin paint with linseed oil 

 nnd turpentine, one-third of the latter to two-thirds oil. 



Manure (//.).— If you can obtain good stable manure for 5.«. per load, 



you will find no fertiliser cheaper ^ome arlifl'-ial manures, and sewage 



would aid yon. Road " Manures for the Manv ;" von can have it by post 



Irom our otlice, if you enclose four postage stamps with your address. 



Tank-heatino Pits (P. W. 0.).-We think yoo can do all jou desire 



with your tanks in the pit, and as you propose. Load will do well cnooRh 

 tor the conneotiui< pipes from the boiler if ibey do not come in contact 

 with the fire. If Iboy do, you bnd bettor have iron for a foot or two iu 

 length. We would prefer zinc to bleek tin for the tanks, and wo should 

 prefer them at least 3 inches in deplh instead of 'J i'lchefl, as, though 

 deep tanks are mere waste, it is possible to have them too shallow. 

 Will not Ave divisions iu a brick pit of -M feet iu length take up a Uttio 

 too much of the pp%ce, unlcs!*, indeed, you have thin woodi^u or tin 

 divisions, to move at your pleasure ? Wo often use a thin wooden move- 

 able division, made to slope like the rafter. We hardly know what a pit 

 of this kind would cost, as we know nothing ot its size except its length, 

 but a bricklayer will easily tell you from its size, and then you muat 

 consult an ironmonger. We do not think block tin would last any cou- 

 sidorable length of time. 



Marvel or Perd in a Bed (Li/eim.— The Marvel of Pom, after being 

 raised and its tubers formed, may bo treated much the same as Dahlias. 

 They might be long bloomers in a greenhouse, but the flr^t frost kills 

 tliem. They aro poor compared with the Gladiolus. W*hy not combino 

 them— plant the Gl uliolus in rows and the Marvel of Peru between 

 them ? and aa the Gladiolus flowers begin to fade the Marvel of Pern 

 would come in. The Gladiolus succeeds well in Rhododendron beds. Wo 

 li-ive had scms fine rows, near which Silvia fulgens was planted, and as 

 tlio Gladiolus went ofl" the Salvia foru.oi a scarlet hedge. 



TiTKF Pits (TI. ri.— We much opprove of having yonr pits above the 

 ground level. Why have two turf pits. 4 feet by T', ngainst a wall ? Would 

 it not be better to do anay with the division, and thns save space? We 

 think the parafliu lamps would do all you require, with the help of a mat 

 over tho glass in a severe nigbt. We hardly ku'iw what you mean by a 

 stove placed outside and the "chimney running through the bsck of tho 

 pit. If an iron stove, it will not do, as a long horizontal pipe never 

 answers. If a furnace sunk below tbe level, it would answer, be tho 

 pipe or flue what it might, and if your pit were from 20 to 30 feet long, 

 we would recommend it. 



Half Sieve and Sieve Measerks (IF. r^owipjon).— The following li 

 the statement in Hogg's Gardeners' Year Book. Hat/ .Sieetf.— Contmlna 

 three nnd a half imperial gallons. It averages 12J inches in diameter, 

 and 6 inches in depth. Sier*:.— Contains seven imperialgillons. Diameter 

 10 inches, depth 3 inches. A sieve of Peas is equal to one bushel : a sieve 

 of Currants twenty quarts. ISutUrt Si>r« — Ten and a half imperial gallons. 

 Diameter at t'p ITj inches, at bottom 17 inches ; depth Hi inches. JSuihel 

 £(i^;:e/.— Ought, when heaped, to contain an imperial bushel. Diameter 

 at bottom 10 inches, at top 14i inches ; depth 17 inches. Walnuts, Nuts, 

 Apples, and Potatoes are sole! by this measure. A bushel of the last- 

 uiiuied cleansed, weighs 56 lbs., but 4 lbs. additional are allowed if they 

 aro not washed. A junk contains two-thirds of a bushel. 



Arrangement of a Circolar Bed (Flora).— We ourselves do not liko 

 the white Cerastinm to be backed by the yellow Calceolaria; a compact 

 blue Lotelia would bo better. If you' could manage four belts we would 

 plaut as now. but with the Lobelia between tho Calceolaria .Vnrea flori- 

 biinda and the Ceraslium ; for inst.ince, Scarlet Pelargonium, Anroa 

 floribunda Calceolaria, Lobelia, and Cerastium. If you can only have 

 throe, have tie Lobelia next the walk. Nothing, however, is better than 

 the Cerastium when well kept and regular. It is a good system also to 

 cnaugo vour cropping. You might, therefore, have .4uranlia multiflora 

 Cilccoli'ria for the hack circle. Little David Pelargonium for the second, 

 and Cerastium for the third. If you could have a fourth, have Purple 

 Verbena between the Pelargonium and Cerastium. 



Potted Vine in a GREENaor.>E {C. E. W. C). — You will succeed best 

 with your Black Hamburgh Vino in a greenhouse by setting your plant 

 iu the pot in the house from the beginning of March or tho end of Feb- 

 luary, and allowing the Vine to breiik naturally with tho general tempera- 

 ture 'of the house. You ask tho size of the pot to be used, soil, &•!. The 

 Vine will fruit best in the pot in which it has grown this summer, bnt if 

 it is in a pot less than 15 inches in diameter, you might shift it into that 

 size now, ramming the soil rather haid, and then plunge the pot over the 

 ri:n in litter, so as to give it for a time a temperature at the roots of from 

 .10= to CO', leaving tho head of the Vino exposed. Fibrous loam, with some 

 bits of broken boiled bones, will bo the best soil. If the pot is of tbe 

 size stated above, merely remove carefully an inch or more of the surface, 

 and replace it with rich fresh compost. 



Vines for a Cool House (A Tcn-iKart .Su^scrifc^rl.— The honso yoa 

 are about to put np against your garden wall- may bo taken down at the 

 expiration of vour lease if tbe plates aro not fastened to the foundation, 

 nor to the walls. For fruit trees to succeed on the wall, tho Vines ought 

 not to be planted more closely together than 4 feet, and for the trees to 

 succeed well after the Vines reach tbe top of the house, the Vines should 

 bo 6 feet apart, which is the distance we recommend when trees on the 

 back wall are expected to fruit. If yonr object be Gropes, and you do 

 not much care what is grown on tho back wall, you may have the Vines 

 3 feet 6 inches or 4 feet apart, nnd occupy the back wall with Figs, which 

 thrive exceodinglv well with the Vines. In this case you will have twenty- 

 four Vines, and eight Figs on the wall. What we, however, advise is, if 

 you wish for more kinds of fruit trees than Grapes and Figs, is to plant 

 the Vines 6 feet apart, and have Peach and Nectarine trees on tho back 

 wall, with a few Apricot, Plum, and Fig trees In pots on tho front border. 

 Tho most suitable Vinri are. one Early Saumur Frontignan, two Chas- 

 selas Vibert, three Foster's White Seedling two Buckland Sweetwater, 

 two Trentham Black, four Black Hamburgh, one Black Champion, ono 

 F.spiran. Ptachf-/! : ono Early York, two Grosse Mignonne, one Galande. 

 Xfctnrinm; oneElruge.one Rivers's White. In pots on tho border, but not 

 shadiug tho trees on the back wall -.tprico/s ; two OuUins Early Peach, 

 two Peach or Grosse P.'xhe, two Moorpark, two Kaisha. Plums ; two 

 July Green Gnge, four Green Gage, four Jefferson's, ono Golden Esperon, 

 four Coe's Golden Drop, one Transparent Gage. F:ili : two Early Violet, 

 three Brow-n Turkey, and three White Marseilles. If you have the Vinea 

 and Figs only, the varieties last named will bo suilablc for the back wall 

 in place of the Peach trees. 



Vine Border (ITcat CHmbcrland).— Yonr in.side border haWng no com- 

 muuiciition with an outside border will grow Vines perfectly well if you 

 bo careful to keep them duly watered. Keane's two little volumes " In- 

 door Gardening" and "Ont-door Gardening " will suit you. They can 

 be had by post from our office if yon enclose forty postage stamps with 

 your direction. 

 PausiMQ Yoaso Y:mk3 (/. H.).— Wo would leave lor next year tho most 



