November 4, 



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JOURNAL OF HOBTICULTUBEAND_COTTAGE^ABDENEB. 



367 



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A 11 kinds of roots keep well in this manner. 



^LTko'hI C..cJ (^-;-Ti'„tr tS; i^'aVSln fC SSi J.'^ot 

 tops cat off, and the i^oot^P''\<='''l,r''^f:f'^t necessary to coyer it, but if 

 wet, soil. If placed in a dark <=""»'■ 'V'vered Temperature of 55° is 

 the place is not dark the roots murt '"'""'"f /;„*'!? g^wn in a cool 

 necessary to have it crisp V''i„*f "I"' ''" We have not found mice inter- 

 ^wU^ft 3t™l.Th/; d^tr^p" t'hr byl^eLs of a hric. or figure-of-. 

 trap baited with a bean. Vovt Pfihraary 



RHOP... COHCOV^BNSIS «''°-Jj?,™°,^-rinS'' f^ii; bafe^'an^d"!^ 

 we would cut the Pl?°'/°™ *° T.^'" Hs Tut off may be made into 

 Sin°g°s,tr^Tthem iii'ndy^sSri,lndVacing them in brisk bottom 



'mblcs IK..STB. w,.H TH^rPS M DJ^appo...^^!'- -^ 



Oro,.-.r).-Densely fi'\ tl^« ^™^° ^ ^^{f Sg"are to have the foliage 

 evening and ^huttrng the house upcicse^ytaK. ^^^ ^„ alternate 



of the plants dry, and to deliver the smoka co^ house must have been 

 evenings, and again a^Sif^hrins attacked the plants as soon as the 

 kept much too 7™,'^*J^?'t'//Ksphe.e, and wed supply the plants 

 fruit were set. Keep a ™°''='", "?i"trn„ on the following day keep the 

 with water at the roots, ^^"f '"""«Xe"r will permit. The quantity of 

 house as close and mo'st as the weather wmp „.ith smoke 



house as close and moist "= . ^i? "5"'^^;'^,;t';'fiTl the boaBe vJith smoke 

 tobacco paper^|onnamejs quite inadequate t^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^.^^^ ^^^._ 



tobacco paper yon na^^i^^'l^ndTshTldbrof he bert quality. Fami 

 l°ation ifofno use SLl'e'SrheCsete quite filled with smoke. 



making it you had better purchase what you -«"' Jrom ^.^^ ^^^ _^^^._^^ 

 Making small 'l"a°'"«"„°*,'*°the end ?? August and the month ot Sep- 

 the spawn can be tixed on f''^ ''L'; '° , °'n ^f "cow dung, rather stiff, and 

 tember. Take, as materials, al«™"°^Vlittle short straw with them, 

 two barrow-loads o borse-dioppiug^wUh a Mt'e « ' ^ ^^■g. „<,rtar- 



and hidt a b-"^; "f i°^^t2 weiUncorporated and looks like grafting- 

 Uke substance until it is Pretty wen m^-o i half-inch boards if 



clay. Then make a *"me either of iron or wood say ,„,i„,i^ a 



the latter, and m four piece3--that^s, two smes an ^^^^ ^^^^.^ 



space of 9 to^l^^B 1"°S: *i l°fi''/t If wX dii the frame in the water, 

 a flat clean board and » ,''?,'=^tt,, thrnreoar?d dung, strike level with 

 place it on yo« board hU it with the prepared „, ^^ .^^^^^ 



S spade or trowel a°d tarn out the brick on Doa l.rick, bat not going 

 side. In a couple of d'Vy,l.°jf J' *™i°°h in diameter, turn the bricks 

 through it-say tl»"J;'l"^,^^7, "/.'''ijo each hole push a piece of good 

 until they are '"l^^**; J, 5'.''^Ja''^„'Sj°elay over it to prevent its falling 

 spawn, and draw a l^'Yi!,!,, iToXd of litter on which build these bricks 

 out. Next make up a ^^'l^t hotbed oSMter,o^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^.^^ 



in open '">°ey™™'' or pigeon noieias ^ ^ „, f,„„ go' to S.v, 

 that these spasvn bricks shall have a lei examined, and as 



and not niore. -^s he 'Pa™ ™ns he^bricks ma t^ ^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^ 



Zu.dVe^^eVri fud^kept'^n a^dryTlace nntil wanted for use. Some 

 Ss'or pieces will ^o ready to remote be ore o theis ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ 



GEiFllNS OHANGE TKEES U.B^-HaY°2g aplant „( jhe Mandarin 

 dt'^oiH.In^i^ou='JiUr^fce'i'fu^llfrer\ay'withoStbe^ 



STOCKS Pol APP.E -B P,- T^EES (^^-^^^^^^^ 



'="'" ''fhlwfsttheEngUs'l'parac^fe tock il to be preferred.. On the 

 warm, otherwise the ^"f '^\„iV;''"°°:, ^^^^ rich surface-dressings, and 

 Pear stock Pears succeed in snch a soil wan ricn ^^. ^^^^^ 



so do those on beQamce-,^^'cider%pples Pear free .toc^^ 

 r^i fof^'pet's reflyrhreased'Sth^e^manufacturaof perry, 

 Sp11boo..e --0.X. LE^i-Ess U..;.™r,. we are unahje to^^ac^ 



by day, and if you have a hotbed affording sprinklinVwith water twiSe 

 the pot i-' '' '» tf''5r4^^«"^ow tfen tecontinl the sprinkling, 

 a-day until the plant begins to grow , '"«" . sprinkling the paths, 

 but maintain a mo.s ;'-»"°«P^"^„''/ ''?;' i'o^n to wit^^ "^o or three 

 waUs, &e. If the plant is straggling cut it ao^'J;" ™celv in sandy soil 



iilllltliiil 



90' by day witii sun and air, is suitable m summer. 



A,.rp»s TosiNG THEIE LEAVES (SuifoiO.-We think your plants have 



iSiiS»a-S-?oXni?^r-f|^S| 

 S^t^^^^^ r.rLT.\flMl ^iTatr ^o?t\n- losFjnl^n? 



then ripens prematurely and the leaves fall. 



Oarden," the stock covered UP to but not over th^ jnnction^ol^^^^^^^^^^ 

 with the stock, are still flourishing. " '»^«^'^'° ^i.'^t if so, the health of 

 roots from the stock may ."enken the lower ones ^^^ cultivators 



the trees has not suffered. It fould be ine a b^ ^^ .. ^^^ ^^^ 



'of 'roo^s-iorredt'the-QSe-'srk! tr lower ones in various soda 

 Siay°b'/less active than those near the surface ^^_ 



JZ%rJ^'lT:Zr.ol^-J^ 'i;S ft^r ^ catalogue because 



' w'::: I^l::" Sslrlr. a,.-We caanot nan>e plants from their seeds 



COCC.OEHS Gu«.r.G (ir ^,->--^e, -e-jrc^esro^Thny-Cst 

 gumming of the fruit ; but attribute "to the r'ohnes' _j^^„_ 



Soils are sufficiently rich without "U addition of one thir_^^ ^ ^^ ^^^ 



StS{^yoarTauts"o'not amTn Swhen the sap, from the ui- 

 ^reasedsrnhe*at and light, is batter elaboraed 



SHOW ANP Fancv P^"==°''^;'^„\,"»Ji"nea, L^la'Bi"'' '^""''''"y 

 plants, we presume, are m ^fu"," *n -i incbes°ong pin?h out their points, 

 house. If the shoots are mora than 3 inches King P ^^^^^^^ ^^ ^^ ^^ 



and peg down or otherwise tie the Bhoot^^ou ^^ ^^ j^_.^ ^ 



clothe the pot to "s /im dispos ug th ^ t3 e, m December, but if 

 compact plant Shift the plants^^u'o'argep^^^ ^^.^^ ._^ January or 

 already in good-sized P-^'^ '^ey "av nave .^ ^^^^^ blooming- 



the beginning of tebruary, 7f'','?'b7as required until the beginning of 

 pots. The stopping may be oout.nued as requii ^^ ^^^^ ^^^^_ 



March, but not afterwards Liquid mano^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^ 



STORn.-G Dahlia .TI'-eeb? (-If; J: -Y;'^ j/J'S^ antil dried ; then store 

 S?ninTl'y:ndco^o%TaL'"f"i^m'";hi'crfroJt is excluded. Dry sand 



is the best -material to P'"" '''^;^ "'l^^ ,^^^ cool and dry during the 

 COLTOEE OF Brdnsvigias iBihU). /^J^P X„,j,e is sufBciently warm, 

 winter, and in a light "-ry i;os«'on^ A g'^enhouse ^ ^^^_^._^__ ye"o''- /» 

 Potting in March is probably the cause ?''"", .i^eynj. Water should be 

 make them flower freelv they *ould be kept pot^boum ^^^^jderable 



freely given when the 1''^^°'^ ar\°" "oo'd "ow"h?s made give no more 

 rert^renr;rto"k:etthXVes''.rm"flagging. NeveraUowthesoa 



to become dust dry. ,,,.,„v TtTidosmaid is a good 



PEEAK.OKIU. ECU C-S-VATOBV WAX..^^^^^^^ ,c!rlet 



Strong-growing sort ; but Ohpper wan ^^ ^„ ^^ .^ ^^^^_ 



flowers, IS better for flowering, lu „ (rrf.-l -\8 yon do not care 



RED CAJIELLIA FOE CoNSEKVATOEY WALEjZd^^m^^ ^^.^^^^^^ 



for either rarity or novelty, but Y,»°"u3 gro ^^^^^^ Buperba. 



Reticulata, a semi-double red, would suit , Dui cea 



x:pprcr:iB...sa,.™,.-You-^^^^^ 



[nth\\^hfgrTL-'e^rugh?toCp\uctd''?o''v?ithin two or three joints o. 



their base. ■o„.,.„,„r iw E) —The pot should be filled 



ANTHCETOM ScHERZEniAStJM ^ °™° 'r^'e ''por compost, use one-half 

 one-third of its depth with orocks or dramage ^ or co p^^^ , ^^^ 

 fibrous brown peat, oue-«ourth tur^ kiam, torn p^ ^^.^^ ^^^ 



and used rather rough aid one-fourth oto,nj, ^^^^^^^j ;„ eces 

 addition of one-sixth of silver sand and one s ^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ 



between the size of peas and hazel nuts ^eu mi ^^^^^^ ^^ ^^^ p^,_ 



amongst the roots. The soil should be raised i ^^^^ appearance 



The roots should be only JUst coyeied. The pots ^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^ be 



when surfaced with live green moss The n„n^ y^^^ ^^^ ^^^ ^^^_ 

 from 60 to 65= in winter and from G. to ^um^_^ ^^ , ^^ M;""* J?? 

 ?^Tr in Yammer dn iul^diysTn increase of from 5^ to lO" on the 

 night temperature IS sufficient. The seed should be sown 



TEiCHisiUM MANGLESil CDLTCBE (He O.-^The seei sho ^.^ _^^ 

 in April, and the plants forwarded rn a li°rte'l'i°til^_^^„ gandy loam 

 then hardened-off and removed to a Rreennou ^^^ ^^^^ 



enriched with fell-rotted niauure^aua one ^j'' h^if.hardj annoala 



well. The treatment uoe3 not ainei m"" 



bloomed in a greenhouse. n„.-irF Berries fob South akd 



CLIMEEBS, Sec, WITH S^-fLET OR Orakge BARRIES J^^^__ gimmonsu 



WEST Walls (•/. ''';l-7C'-^'=!="|eSc ymenu" belgicum, flexnosa, and 

 C. microphylla; and I-on^^'^Xg^^S-scenled flowers, 

 floribunda, have orange be--^ ^°^ ^^'^^^^ „ „„t a good time to salt 

 Salting Aspaeagus B=,^s (J W. Now ^^^ ^ ^^^ ^.^ ^^^^ ^^ ^ ,^^t_ 



i\ir^f"l^tfrea"groStid's ^dentdre ing 



ROSE STOCKS (rd..») -The Maue U ock IS ofJUlian^^ ^„ ^^^ ^^^^^^ 

 its name from Signer ^anetti- " is ii^^ j J*^!. 

 Briar. The Cil.ne stock i. a vigorou gro wi ^„,b j^^en 



GLABIOLUS BOLBS AFTER ^''-^^^jf «"% ,VdLd auTkept iu sal^ 



up when the flowering is over ought to be w =""'6 , '' j,„st. Those 



co'ol dry place until M«;;b ; they shouU be k^p _s^ecure^^ ^^^.^^^^. ^^^^^^^ 

 planted lu autumn will only need to na^e a = ^^^^ taken np. 



leaf mould. In stiff heavy sods, however, the ou j^^ 



REMOVI.O PAMPAS GRASS (K«"'V-^aj«^ J -» b'egS? of ApriTor 

 not to be removed until the eud o' Mwch or_ tn ^^^^^^ ^^^^ 



about the time they are O'.^u^f^'^^ater in d^y weather, they wiU next 

 baUs, and liberally supplied with water in ur, 



year flower very weakly, or not at all. ^^^^ ^ 



so^aX ^.^owVhTrm^S^'tt el^d^o^.^Tor begfnning of .une. 



SrT?riShra'^s^e!"Tlira'sLs"°c;rb^STaw'dust are a good plm^gmg 



material. u„„i,i Tcmain in the dark nntil 



HVACI.THS n. GLASSES (W™).-Tbe- bou^'ltJ7c"Ss\derable length. 



the roots reach the water, and have ext^uucu 



A month or "-weeks are usuaUy required^ ^^ ^^^^^^^,^^ ^^ ^^^^^^, 

 Plantai.-j on Lawn (TF,P.).— Ihereisuou.,. 



