December 16, 1€69. 1 



JOURNAL OP HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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bold of the fine mortar at the joints, we would have no plaster- 

 ing over the sides of the flue, either inside or outside. A 

 correspondent tells us that the inside of his fine was carefully 

 plastered with a composition of fine lime, cow dung, and other 

 things, and that certainly it looked neat and smooth ; but every 

 now and then there is an explosion, and the bad gases pass 

 into the house from pieces of the plastering falling down and 

 arresting the draught. At the next cleaning we would clear all 

 such plastering out, and if the bricks were at all ricketty, 

 plaster the outside instead. With good bricks we would plaster 

 neither inside nor outside, and the flue will give out the heat 

 of the furnace better. We may state, in conclusion, that in 

 the case of such flues in temperate houses, they may be made 

 wider than we have stated if the tiles for covering are also 

 wider, but the width stated will be enough for ordinary-sized 

 houses. — R. F. 



COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— December 15. 



OwlxG to tbe absence of orders from the provincial markets, business 

 remains dull; r.nd heavy stocks of winter goods are now accumulating, 

 ijaotations remain neoi-ly the same as in previous reports. Hothouse 

 Orapes and Pines are more than sufficient for tbe demand. Pears com- 

 prise Winter Nelis. Glou Morreau, Chaumontel, and St. Germain. Apples 

 are chiefly Newtown Pippin. Blenheim Pippin, and Nonpareils. Of 

 Potatoes there is a heavy supply. 



.\pples 3-2 sieve 



Apricots doz. 



Cherries lb. 



Chestnats bushel 



Currants 3-a sieve 



Black do. 



FiKS doz. 



Filberts lb. 



Cobs lb. 



Gooseberries . . quart 

 Grapes, Hothouse . lb. 



Lemons 100 



Melons each 



Artichokes doz. 



Asparagus 100 



Beans.Kunncr H sieve 



Broad bushel 



Reet, Red doz. 



Broccoli bundle 



Brus. Sprouts 5-a sieve 



Cabbage doz. 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunch 



Cauliflower doz. 



Celery bundle 



Coleworts . . doz. bchs. 

 Cnctmibers .... each 



pickling doz. 



Endjve doz. 



Fennel bunch 



Oarlic lb. 



Herbs bunch 



Horseradish ..bundle 



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 6 

 Q 6 

 

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FETJIT. 



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Mulberries . 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears, kitchen .. doz. 



dessert doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums J-ij sieve 



Quinces doz. 



Raspberries lb. 



s. d. 

 quart to 

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 6 

 



6 ! strawberries 



lb. 



10 

 8 



Walnuts bushel 10 



do 100 1 



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VEGETABLES. 



Leeks bunch 



Lettuce score 



Mushrooms pottlo 



Mustd.& Cress,punnet 

 Onions bushel 



pickling .. quart 



Parsley sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Kidney.. .. ditto 

 Radishes doz.bnnches 



Rhubarb bundle 



Savoys doz. 



Sea-kale basket 



Shallots lb. 



Spinach bushel 



Tomatoea doz. 



Turnips bunch 



VegetMarrows. ..doz. 



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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



"***We request that no one will write privately to any |of the 

 correspondents of the "Journal of Horticulture, Cdtage 

 Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so doing they 

 are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and expense. All 

 communications should therefore be addressed solchj to 

 The Editors of the Journal of Horticulture ^ d'C.j 171, Fleet 

 Street, London, E.G, 



"We also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those on 

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

 swered promptly and conveniently, but write them on 

 separate communications. Also never to send more than 

 two or three questions at once. 



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

 week. 



Annual Subscription {Cincinnati).— Xom will have seen in a notice 

 published by us a few weeks since, that the subscription for a year is 

 \ls. Ad. For that sum it can be sent to Cincinnati or other parts of 

 North America, weekly, and post free. 



Our JouRNAn at Liverpool (.4 Fufia(ler).—\l you have anv difficulty 

 in obtainini^ the Joitrnal from your bookseller, apply to the nearest 

 railway bookstall, and by paying your subscription in advance you can 

 always have it regularly either at Liverpool or elsewhere. 



Planting Roses on the Manetti Stock (Poplar), — " Yon have planted 

 your Manetti Roses rightly, by placing the junction of the sciou and 

 stock 2 inches below the soil's surface, and they will do well in yonr light 

 kjumy soil. You can put on your mar) or manure over tbe rotts now, 



and draw the earth over it like a molehill. In the spring spread and fork 

 your ground level. JIanetti-stocked Roses like the ground to be moved 

 often. The hotter the weather the more frequently it should be moved. 

 Prune in the spring, say February or March. Cut the shoots from the 

 base of the plant to different lengths if you wish for a bushy plant.— W. F. 

 Radclyffe." 



A Myrtle not Eusht ( ).— Tbe cause of the Myrtle cut down 



being badly furnished with shoots, is, perhaps, the shoots having grown 

 long without stopping. Wo would cut the plant back in spring— each 

 shoot to within 6 inches of its base, some being cut-in shorter than 

 others, so as to form a compact plant. This would be best done in spring 

 before the plant begins to grow. A compost of two parts light loam, 

 and one part leaf soil or sandy peat, with a free admixture of sharp 

 sand, will grow it well. 



AcoEN Growing in Water {Idrm).—'The acorn may now be placed in 

 a glass or bottle filled with water to within half an inch of the acorn ; 

 put it in a dark closet for three weeks or a month. The small end should 

 be placed downwards. Covering the acom with a little moss will facilitate 

 growth by keeping the acorn more moist. 



Laying Turf and Gravel (Idem).— Turf may be laid any time from 

 September to May in moist and mild weather, but we prefer doing it in 

 autumn and early in spring. We consider gravel is best laid down in 

 March; the walks are then made trim for summer, and we may calculate 

 on weeds not troubling us much before the close of summer. 



The Canadian Representative Plant (Ebor).—\oViT friend is quite 

 correct— the Maple leaf is tbe badge of Canada. This is told in the 

 national song of that dominion. 



*' On merry England's far-famed land 

 May kind Heaven sweetly smile ; 

 God bless old Scotland evermore, 

 And Ireland'? emerald isle ; 

 Then swell the song, both loud and long, 

 Till rocks and forests quiver — 

 God save our Queen, and Heaven bless 

 The Maple leaf for ever ! 



The Maple leaf, the Maple leaf, 

 The Maple leaf for ever ; 

 God save our Queen, and Heaven bless 

 The Maple leaf for ever ! " 

 Seedling Apple (TT. B". Caparn). — Your seedling Apple, Pickering's 

 Seedling, is very good. The flesh is tender and delicate, the flavour 

 excellent, with a nice aroma ; and it is a good-sized handsome Apple. 



Shrub Seed Sowing (Popian. —The small cone sent is that of some 

 of the Arbor- VitjE family, but which we cannot say. The seeds, if there 

 were any, had fallen out. They are not unlike small Apple pips, and if 

 they are sound and plump you may gather them now, keeping them in a 

 cool dry place until March; then sow them in sandy soil in a pan, and 

 place them in a cold frame, keeping them moist, but not very wet. 

 When the seedlings appear admit air freely, and in spring pot off singly, 

 growing them in pots for a time, and then plant them out in the open 

 ground in a sheltered position. 



Apple and Pear Pips Sowing (Idem).— At the end of February or 

 beginning of March sow them in the open ground in moderatelv rich light 

 soil, scattering the pips rather thinly, and cover them about half an inch 

 with linely pulverised soil. In a year or two tbe seedlings will be fit to 

 transplant, and in the third or fourth year they will be fit for budding or 

 grafting, 



CuTTiNG-EACK MAGNOLIA orandiflora (Dci'oji).— You may cut the 

 Magnoha back to the height required, at the end of March or the begin- 

 ning of April, but though you would secure a dwarfer plant for a time, 

 it would not flower until it attained the height you name ; indeed, if the 

 plant be of good shape we strongly advise you to let well alone. We 

 cannot name Aloes from leaves. 



Removing Cinerarias from Cold Frames (Jtffm).- The plants ought 

 to be kept in the frames as long as you safely can on the score of 

 frost, as they are more healthy and compact in growth than when grown 

 in heated structures and at some distance from the glass. Without heat 

 we do not consider Cinerarias safe in frames after the beginning of 

 November, and we should house them forthwith. 



Cutting Down an Old Laurel (S". I>.,ivcnM.— Nowis not a good time to 

 cut down a Laurel. It ought not to he'done until March, or, if the spring 

 is cold, not until the beginning of April. Leave as much young wood as 

 you can from the base of the plant. 



An Abbor-Vit.t; Bare at the Bottom {Idem).— Yomv only plan wil 

 be to tie what shoots you can into the bare places, distributing them so 

 that with succeeding growth the bare places will be filled up. Probably 

 by lying-iu you may take away much of the looso open character of the 

 tree. Removing the surface soil down to the roots, ami replacing i!; with 

 turfy loam, leaf soil, and old cow dung would give increased vigour. It 

 may be done from now to March in mild weather. A few good soakings 

 of water during dry weather in summer would do good. 



LiLiUM AURATUM NOT FLOWERING {M. H.).— Perhnps your plants are 

 not sufficiently vigorous for blooming, but we advise you to have the 

 plant potted at once, removing most of the old soil as far as th.it can be 

 done without injuring the roots, placing it in a pot sufficiently large to hold 

 the roots without cramping them, and to allow for growth. A J)-inch pot 

 will be large enough for nn ordinary-sized bulb, though for a good-sized 

 bilb it is not too large Drain the pot well, and allow for top-dressing 

 the plant in spring with rich compost. A compo?t of two parts fibrous 

 loam, one part each sandy fibrous peat and leaf soil, or ol \ cow dung, will 

 grow it well. Keep the pot cool during the winter, and in a place free 

 from drip, not setting it under stages, as is too frequently the case. The 

 soil should be kept moist, and frost ought to be excluded. A cold pit or 

 cool house is the best place to grow it in, affording it alight, airy position. 

 Now is a good time to purchase plants in pots, but to buy bulbs earlier in 

 autumn is preferable. It is not too late to pot Tulips for greenhouse 

 culture, but they are far better potted at an earlier period. 



Peat {IgnoravuLs). — Tbe peat sent is fit for fuel, but quite nnsuited for 

 plant culture. Peat for gardeners' purposes is chiefly woody fibres with 

 sharp siliceous sand ii^termised. 



BuBNi>(o Charcoal among Plants (J. C. Jl/.)-— Yon will have seen 

 what we said in answer to other correspondents last week. No luel of 



