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JOURNAL OP HORTICI LTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ NoTomb«r 18, 1808. 



or one -fifteenth of Bwpct rotten n)nt<^nl wonid hi* nearer the in' ' k. The ' 

 Ittrpe Vines in poty thftt nhowfd wU hut rer-.-iPil to h t, f<u>d luoBt 

 likely from wnut c( drAtu'ifTr, «r wmit v1 enou«b of rnnUture at the 

 rootp, .ind enontih of hof\t mid nlr «t the limt'. Sn<*h foiir-je-ir-old Vfnoii 

 are not much bettor tliau vonnscr ones fur p1<intina ont. In [ilantini(. 

 the roots Bhould be n^ndy discntanglod and niirend ont refrnlar'y on the 

 border, packed nicely, watered with warm wat«r. i»n-l covered xith from 

 15 to 8 inches of nice Hotl ; llion, if yoii pincv' C inttM'S of wartii danp on 

 tbo fitirfaco, Riid cuvt-r wiiJi tho ^Infill at* yim iuteml d>ttu^, tbe roots will 

 beyin to W..1 k at once before tho biida hft?in to swell. The Vine two 

 yenra old in a pol, nnd so stronff and w»Il ript-iifil. will frait bert In tbe 

 pot. Pick out nn inch or two of the !!urfartt ftl. r*>pla^e it with rich 

 compost, water KTiduaDy oulil tbe noil is w«ll nMi,st<rui.*d before the bads 

 break, then st-t your pot near the flue. As it is 1 j [- -_t lonj;, we would cnt 

 away 2 or 3 fett, and ihe reriiainder wc would tw;>t round three or fuur 

 sticks. Wo h»ve often duuc »o with Vines v.a hmn as >oars. if w(.'ll 

 ripened lor that Icn-jth— lO feet. The twi^tiug rr-uud in open cylinder 

 shape caused the buds to bnak more n ^'ulwrly. Then yon could reserve 

 the boat and strongeBt ^hojts, and rub ofT those not wanted. II you 

 take fl heavy crop the first season, the plant will do little good alter^ards. 



Mildewed Vinks (.Vorf;i A'or/oM-)— Flowers of sulphur scattered early 

 over loaf and berry is tho mo^t effectual remedy, and if anlphnr is 

 painted on a heating mcditipi that is not hotter than from 100' to 170^ it 

 would preatly help to banirh tbe pest. If your hi tise is now empty— that 

 is, if there is nothint? prowinR in it, and the wood ol the Vines is brown 

 and firm, yr.li might burn a little pn'phur in th-bou-e; but nnlo5a saro 

 of the hardnpss of tho wood, do not attempt it, ns it will kill tverylhinjr 

 green, or at all unripe. Vour chief remedy must be :•. thorough waebinR of 

 evf ry part of the honse, Vino?, &c., with wnrna soft-soap water, white- 

 washinicf, or rather linicwashinc the wall", usitttj f. pood portion of snlphur 

 with the lime, nnd then pu'ntinf; the Vines rather thickly ov^r with a 

 paint made of cl.-iy, sulphur, and soft-soap water. The eioner this is 

 done tbe better, as the longer the paint reroiins on the shoot« nnd stems 

 before the Vinof break, tbe more effectual it will be. Next ee<'^.'.n, wher- 

 ever the sun will beat on tbe w:ills pnint them with snlpL.r, and use 

 eoJpbnr on the heating medium if not above IfiO'^. 



Pbdning Plehuma t:i.EGANS (A'. Af. R).— The plnnt, beip - old and 

 l^Pgy* will not do well if cut down to within 6 or 7 Jnches oJ »Ue root, a^^ 

 it may not f hoot freely from the old hardwood. You may, ii ^ever, cut 

 it well in next year after flowering, putting in enUingn o' 'be youns 

 shoots, after they become firm at the base, in tJindy peat, co. • ring them 

 with a bell-^Iaes. If you have shoots near tbe hose, with doriaant, bnds 

 or eyes, ycu may cat'the plant down in April, ketping it dj-y for about a 



fortnlpht. and yet keeping tbe anil moist, and when It bts made shooti 

 a few inches long repot it. dittrooting nnd potting In a pot of Fxnaller «>sfi, 

 wftterinc rarrfiiUy until tho roots aro wnrkiutf freely in the frcnh hoiL 

 Yonnc pUt t^ wonM, however, servo your purpose bitter than nn oM 

 plant that is tall atjd scraggy. 



Manetti Stocks '/'. W.). — Voti may p^t the plants or st'^ck*, and graft 

 them in .Iaau«r>- or Kebmnry, the poti" lu-ing plunged In n hotbed, or 

 ynu may plant them out andbudtbem in .luly. Itivern's" Ilose Am»lei>rt' 

 Gaide" will suit yon. It containt* particulars of Itotic-propagatiun. We 

 do not know tbf pliut from the sprig scut. Flowers nnd a better tpeci- 

 men are needed. 



SiPHocAMPYi.rR HrMnor,r>Tn Culture ffT. K.).— Being from Tarn, 

 it requires a gre'nhousi'. Keep it rather dry in winl<?r, giving no mere 

 water than cooiub to keep tbo i)lant frt'-h, repot in npring when tbe 

 plaint begins to irrow, redncinir the ball, and potting iu a fize of pot no 

 larKcr than putficietit to hold the r'X>t.>< comfortably Ke^-p it sliad*d and 

 rooi^t, avoiding over-watering at all time?, but especially immediately 

 after rt potting, and when rec:>vered from th*» potting oxpo«u it fully to 

 light and air, as.signing it a position near tbe glass. What pruuiDp Is 

 needed ought to he doue huforo tbo plant bi-gins to grow. Pot Into tbo 

 bloomine pot when the other pot is filled with roott. and do not give a 

 largo shift, as the plant when larRoly potted grows too much to wood. 

 Train the shoots an re'iuirtd, to promote a compact, well-frhaped plant. 

 Syringe freely to keep down rid spidur. G.^od drainage is necessary, as 

 when the plant Is growing, an abundfint supply of water Is needed. A 

 compost of two parlfi fibrou** sandy loam, one p:\rt leaf »oil or sandy peat, 

 with a free admixture of sand, wili grow it welt. 



Tacsosia Bl'CIIanasi (/(/cm).— It would not succeed on tbe hack wall of 

 a stove, or even on tlic end. A greenhouse is more suitable, the shoots 

 being trained mrideralcly thin, end near tbe glat^s. 

 ] Anthi'rii'M Scue>!/krjancm /fi»-m>.— Tbe Cncnmbor hoii<!e wonld ho 

 a better place lor this thun tbo sWive at the niftht tempurature of £j , 

 though in such it would succeed it that tcmpera'.ure occtirred only on 

 I cold nights. 



1 G'lO^EBEHTiiES 'J. Whalton\ — There is no book on growing Gooseberrie'? 

 f for exhibition. Any bookseller could obtain lor you tbe numbers of tbin 

 Journal that you need to complete your set, if yon lot him know vhoto 

 which vou have. 



Lessee Hemoviko Fruit Ttiees (v4.).— We think that if yon potted 

 the trees now you might t«ko them away when you vacate tbe premises 

 at tbe end of three years, but the point hris nev«^r been decided. 

 Xames of FnriTS (ir. DuUfyJiin.).-~\, Glou Morreaa ; 2,BcnrrL- Eoec. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS in the Suburbs of London for the week ending November IGtb. 



POULTRY, BES. AND PIGEON CHP.ONICLE. 



OUR POULTRY SHOWS. 

 " Aliqcis " complains that I do not slate in what the evil 

 earned in my letter of October 2l9t consists. It timp]y con- 

 siets in the amonnt of dissatisfaction and distinst it engender? 

 in the minds of absent exhibitors. 



I have had considerable experience in the exhibition of 

 poultry, and I have ever found that where an official of a 

 show has taken the lion's share of prizes, a great deal of dis- 

 satisfaction hfiB beBn expressed, even by exhibitors present ; 

 and therefore I am of opinion that secretaries and committee- 

 men would better subserve the interests of the show with 

 which they are connected, by refraining from competing for 

 prizes altogether. 



I have known " enthusiastic fanciers" refuse to act on com- 

 mittees in order that they might be exhibitors, and instances 

 are not wanting iu which large exhibitors have, for the benefit 

 of their local show, refrained from competing for prizes, al- 

 though they have allowed their birds to be e:i.hibited, bat had 

 labels attached " not for competition." 



I must pass over the eulogiams " -\i.iQtris " ibooses to pass 

 npon secretaries, committeemen, and the "lilj " who wrote 

 out " copy for the printer" as totally irrelevanfgO the question 

 at issue, bat I have always been led to suppose that honorary 

 secretaries and committeemen " were wiling to spend and be 

 spent for their particular hobby " without fee or reward, either 

 present or prospective. It appears that "Aijqdis" thinks 

 differently, for he asks " Why all this labour and expense ? " 

 Is it simply to bring birds from a distance to compete for their 



prizes? By no means, says " Aliql-is." What in the world ie it 

 lor, then ? Let " AnQris " answer. " It is to bring a great show 

 home to their own doors." What for ? •' Ai.iciuis" tells us, in 

 order that " they may measure with their own eyes the produce 

 of iheir own yards, &a, with those of their friends afar cB." Now, 

 it is sheer madness to suppose that any exhibitor, however 

 aflflnent and exalted his position, stocks his yards with valuable 

 bird purchased sometimes at fabulous prices, pays large en- 

 trance fees, subjects his pets to a long journey by railway, acd 

 sometimes to neglect and rough usage at the hands of ofBcials 

 or their employes, simply to afford local exhibitors and com- 

 mitteemen whom he has never seen, an opportunity of " mea- 

 suring with their own eyes," &e. Anything more preposterous 

 than this it is difficult to imagine. 



I cannot agree wilh " .4i.iqcis " that local prizes are given 

 "on the assumption that the local man has but a small chance 

 with the outside competitor." Indeed, the facts are directly 

 against him, as is witnessed by the awards at the show to which 

 I alluded ; and I am also at a loss to understand his meaning 

 when he says he cannot see any evil likely to result from the 

 second complaint, when, directly after, he says, " I am quite 

 open to admit that in offering a local cup, the contingency I 

 have supposed (viz., a local exhibitor taking both the local and 

 general cups) is not contemplated, and will not often occur ; in 

 fact its frequent repetition would defeat its original intention," 

 &e. Here again " Amqcis " turns the tables upon himself, and 

 strongly advocates the abolition of the system of which I com- 

 plained, for we find this very " contingency " occurring twice st 

 the same show. 

 1 Just a word or two in reply to " Gloucestershike," and I 

 have done. I am sorry to say be is in many cases sadly mis- 

 taken respecting the competency of the men appointed to 



