October 2S, 1869. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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of the li foot of good wood made. Add a little Hm^ rubbish nnd a few 

 broken bones to the Boil, and mulch the roots with rotten dung, bee 

 ground vinery, page Sl'2, of our No. 446. 



Vines in an Unheated Peach House {Xew Forest).— la such a bouse 

 lour Vines will do very well, and be no f reat injury to the Peaches. We 

 do the same, still the Peaches would be better without Muy shade except 

 what we chuoao to give. Where both aie grown a comiiromiae must be 

 made. 



Grapes Small and Seedless {J. C. M.).—V>'e have no doubt, that not 

 want of room for the roots, but their going down into the dry, sandy, 

 vocky soil, and mon? especially after such a season as last year, is the 

 chief cause of the berries of the VinciTi being teerilesB, refusing to swell, 

 and 6hankiL:g-(,tTas they are now doiug. Tho mulching and the witering 

 were all right enough, though under the circumhtancfs coming too late, 

 and when the waterings and rains penetrated to the dry roots, the 

 sudden excitement and tho free flow of sap were (oo much for some of 

 the berries, and they cracked in consequence. A 12fett-wide border is 

 a fair size for nn ordinary house, hut one 18 feet wide would bo better. 

 The w:ilk, if impDrtant, might remain where it is, with good soil beneath 

 a shallow layer of gravel. Adding fresh soil to tho extremities would 

 also be useful, and in such a bteep border as a 4-feet fall in 12 feet in 

 width, muk-hiug and watering at the surface so a" to oncournge the roots 

 upwards, would bo a matter of importance. We cin well understand 

 how the Grapes would shank and shrivel, though the wood and the leaves 

 teem so beallliy. This is often the case when the roots go deep in search 

 of moibture, nnd you state the most and best of your roots are 2 feet from 

 the surface. If you come to the conclusion that this season's growth is nn 

 exceptional one, owing to dryness at the roots and the singular summer 

 of last year and partly of this, then we would be satisfied with removing 

 a part of the surface soil, and adding fresh, mulching and covering with 

 litter in winter and spring, to encourage the roots to come nearer the 

 surface. But for the hope that this treatment would be successful for 

 the next season, wo would at once set about a radical remedy, and care- 

 fully lift and replant the Vine roots, placing them about 6 inches from 

 the surface, and afterwards keeping the surface mulched in summer, and 

 protected with litter in winter. See " Doings of Last Week," page 3-27. 



Gros Gcillaume Grape {A Stibscriber) —It is usually called Barba- 

 rossa. Any nurseryman could supply you. There never has been, a 

 yellow Cabbage Rose. 



Raising Vines FRoai Eyes without Glabs (JiHftftfwr}.— In the absence 

 of glass your only plan will be to insert the eyes about 3 inches from a | 

 south wall, in good, rich, snudy soil, covering with an inch of fine soil. , 

 They should be inserted in Marcher April ; or when the Vines are pruned 

 the eyes may be put in, as they will remain dormant until the soil becomes j 

 warmed to a temperature of 50' by the sun's rays. For out-door culture I 

 cuttings are a more certain mode of propagation. T.vo joints are sufii- j 

 rient, covering the uppermost eye an inch or so with soil. They should ! 

 be inserted at the font of a south wall, or in a warm siluat'on, and in ' 

 sandy soil. You will find a receipt for Tomato jam at page 270 of the , 

 present volume. i 



Peach, Apricot, and Plum Stones (-Tc^cm).— They may be sown now, 

 or kept in a cool place until next March if covered with 1 inch of soil. A 

 sandy soil and a sheltered situation are most suitable. 



Grizzly Froxtignan in Cold Vinery (C. J;.).— We do not think you 

 will succeed with the Grizzly Frontignan Grape in an unheated house. 1 

 We do not see why the Victoria Nectarine should not succeed against the | 

 back wall of an orchard house facing the south. i 



Peaches and Nectarines as Cordons (Iilem).~'We have no doubt i 

 that they could be so grown in ground vineries, whether of Rendle's or j 

 the older plan. Of course, double or triple cordons would depend on the 

 width of the little house. We like everything new ; but had we a wall 

 at liberty, we would sooner place glass against it than be troubled with I 

 huge moveable glasses. Remember, however, we like to s^e these ground : 

 vineries ; but cheap as they are, we think them dear enough.— R. F. 



Asparagus Planting (Aspararjus). — We recommend you to leave the 

 plants as they are until next May ; they will then be growing. Take all 

 up and plant, watering well in dry weather. Two rows are sufficient for 

 the beds 27 inches wide, and allow 1.5 inches between the rows and 

 12 inches from plant to plant. We presume you have alleys 2 feet wide 

 between the beds. Tbe width of the beds is immaterial if they do not 

 exceed 5 feet. We prefer 4-fect beds, three rows in a bed, and the plants 

 1 foot apart in the rows. 



Vines for a Cool GREENH0U3E(C^)i/ur/f)n).— The six Vines most likely 

 to suit you are — one Mu«cat of Alexandria, at the end where the flue 

 comes in ; one Uusc.it Hamburgh, one Whito Frontignan, one Black 

 Frontignan, one Muscat St. Laurent, and one Chassehis Musque. But 

 even these will not ripen well unless, when in bloom and afterwards, you 

 give less air than would suit the generality of greenhouse plants 



Grafting Vines (li. r/,).— The colour of the berries being different does 

 not interfere with the grafting. Vines bearing black Grapes may be 

 worked upon Vines bearing white Grapes, and rice vemi. 



Vines in a Conservatory {A Constant Reader) — Vines are often grown 

 in conservatories, and they are very handsome ; besides, the Grapes 

 would pay you better than anything else. You would derive more profit 

 from them than from growing plants, and selling seeds, cuttings, and 

 plants, which are not easily disposed of by private individuals. It re- 

 quires a connection to do so profitably. 



Seed Potatoes— Potato for Heavy Soil (Idem).— A seedsman would 

 no doubt take your Potatoes if of a good sort, true, and a good sample; 

 or you may dispose of them readily enough in any market, fllilky White 

 is a good second early, and Webb's Imperial a good variety for tha 

 general crop, both kidney-shaped ; and for winter or general crop Pater- 

 sou's Victoria. 



Planting Fruit Trees (Idem) —The best time to plant fruit trees of 

 all kinds is as soon in autumn as the leaves have fallen, or are partially 

 fallen, or even from November to the middle of December during mild 

 weather. 



Gardenia plorida not Flowering (O. K.).— We attribute the falling 

 of the flower buds to the potting, and the check consequent ou tho re- 

 moval from the hotbed. When swelling their buds, the plants are all the 

 better of a slightly increased temperature, and even gentle bottom heat, 

 continuing it until the wood is formed ; then by a driur atmosphere, and 

 plenty of air and light, insure tho wood being well ripened. A tempera- 

 ture of from 45^ to 6(J is suflicient when the plants are not growing. 

 They are spoiled by too much heat. 



Sowing Solanum capsicastrum (Irfem). — You will gain very little by 

 sowingthe seed now, though you may do so ; and grow tho seedlings in a 

 stove during the winter, potting them olF. when large enough, in amaU 

 pots, shifting them into larger as required, hardening-oflf, and removing 

 to a greenhouse in May. 



Gloxinia Propagation (Idem). — The plantsmaybe started in January, 



and when the leaves are largo enough insert them, and when they are 



well rooted and good tulers have been formed, dry these ofl', and rest 



them for six weeks or two months ; you may then •A-.irt them, potting off 



after they have shoots about an inch high. They will make good plants 



by autumn ; hut it is better to ht them rest longer. It is very likely 



\ somo of the tubers will not push vigorously until bite in autumn. The 



1 plants may be continued in heat, and they will grow withtmt rest, but we 



I do not approve of the praclico. Encodonia and Plectopoma may be 



1 treated like the Achimenes, to which they belong. 



Roses, Ckcile de Cuabrillant, Mesdames Rivers and Vidot (Q. Q.). 



' — " I am not surprised at questions about their culture, nor is ' Steevie,' 



' my man. I read to him the query, and be said, 'they are Ihreo ticklish 



: jokers.' If they are standards, take them up and clump tbem for tha 



winter in a sheltered place, and i)lac6 a little straw over the roots and 



round the stems in severe weather, and plant them out a-^aiu duiiog opea 



j weather in Februnry. If they are ground plants the same may be prac- 



'■' tised. Tho fact is, tbey are more subject to fungoid diseases, and more 



beloved by aphides than many other sorts. Their lunys being injured 



by the above, or by violent winds destroying the foliage whilst sap is 



active, the heiilth of tho plant suffers, and tbe sldns which should be a 



healtby green become of a sickly yellowi&h green, or speckled. When 



grouud plants of Roses of any kind aro thus totally affected, it is best to 



cut them down in spring, and not depend upon the wood of last year. I 



cut down, as au experiment, twelve sickly Chahrillants last spring, and it 



answered well. I have bought eighteen Madame Rivers in dormant bud, 



to see if pre-establishment will do good. The above three Roses, W, 



Griffiths, and Madame Guinnoiseau— a Rose that should not have been 



given up, are a quintet of beauty and perfect formation. Mr. Rivers 



alone rttiins Madame Guinuoiseaii.— W. F. Radclyffe." 



Clematis not Flowering (P();y/ar).— From your dcFcription of the 

 gi-owth, wo should say your plant is of one of the freer-growing sorts, 

 probably Clematis Vitalbn, or Traveller's Joy. If so, from its very free 

 growth it does not flower until it has attained a considerable age, and we 

 would not interfere with it beyond thinning-out the shoots. Train them 

 in at their full length, so as to cover every part of tho wall. If you wish 

 for flowers rather than growth, you may now dig a trench about 2 feet 

 from tbe stem, and deep enough to reach all the roots. Cut off all to- 

 wards tho stem which go directly down, leaving those in the ball undis- 

 turbed. You may then fill in the"trench with rather poor sandy soil, and 

 this will so check growth as to cause the production of flowers, probably 

 next year. 



Names of Fruits (5. J", i?.).— Your Apple is probably the Wyken 

 Pippin. (W. 0.).—Peaf : Belle et Bonne, a secoud-rato dessert sort; 

 Apple: Rymer. (IT. S.).— Yours are a very difficult lot. We give some 

 names which correspond somewhat in general character and appearance 

 to your fruit. We are, bowcvei-, by no means certain of them :— 1, Winttr 

 Colman ; 3, Blenheim Pippin ; 4, Dredge's Beauty of Wilts ; 5, London, or 

 Five-crowned Pippin. We have many other parcels of fruits which we 

 will notice next week. Absence from home has prevented our examining 

 them. 



Names of Plants (G. i?.).— Ceaaothus aEurons. 



METEOPtOLOGICAL OBSEPcYATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week encing October 26th. 



Date. 



Wed... 20 

 Thars. 21 



Fri... 

 Sat... 

 Sniu. 



Mod.. . 2.5 

 Tnes. . 26 



Mean, 



BAROMETER. 



Max. 



80.191 

 St).2ii) 



80.-.i7lt I 



30.107 ! 



SU.IIM I 



2M.SVJ \ 



).179 



Mln. 



31.028 



3n.n26 

 80.220 

 ;;ii,108 

 29.869 

 29.804 



XHEEMOMETER. 



30.0C8 I 53.00 



33,43 



1 ft. dp. 



45 

 .^0 

 47 

 50 

 51 

 48 

 50 



48.71 



ft. dp, 



50 

 49 

 43 

 49 

 49 

 49 

 49 



Wind. 



N W. 

 N. 



N. 



w. 



N. 



W. 



N.W. 



Rain in 

 inches. 



.00 

 .0) 

 .00 

 .08 

 .CO 

 .00 

 .03 



0.08 



General Reuabes. 



Fine and frosty ;*veryjftne ; overcast at night. 

 Cluudy but fine ; densely overcast ; clear and fine. 

 Frosty fog ; densely overcast ; overcast, cold wiud. 

 Densely overcast throughout; sliglit rain at nigtit. 

 Cloudv, very damp ; fine but cloudy ; clear at ni-ht. 

 Denae'ly overcast, foggy ; vtry fine ; cloudy. 

 Very fine and clear ; cloudy, cold wind ; fine and frosty. 



