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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTXAGR QARDENES. 



[ November 25, 137-L 



and tlie plants dried before being jilaced in the cellar. They should be re- 

 moved from the cellai- in March and potted in moist soil, not wateriDj^ much 

 at first, only keeping moist, increasing the supply of water with the growth. 



Flowkp.ing Plants for a North Border {A. B. P.).— Ajuga orieatalis, 

 Allium triquetrum, Anemone apennina and var. blanda, Arabis albida, Au- 

 brietia graudillora, Convallaria majalis (Lily of the Valley), and its varieties 

 gold-btriped, rosea, and plena; C. multitlora, C. rosea; Cyclamen hederx'folium 

 (noapohtanum), C. Coum; Dielytra spcctabilis, Helleborus nit,'er, ITemero- 

 callis tlavft, Ilepatica angulosa, II. triloba in variety, Hypericum calycinum, 

 Meoonopsis cambrica, Mimulus cupreus, Myosotis dissitiQonit*, M. rupieola, 

 Omphalodea vcrna, Papaver uudicaulo, Primula acaulis vars,, Pulmonai-ia 

 autJUEtifulia, P olliciiiahn, P. sibiriea, Bauunciilus aconitifolius, R. amplexi- 

 cauUs, Hisyrinchium grandifloram, Spirica Filipendula plena, S. japonica, 

 S. palmata, TroUias em-opruus, T.capellifoliua.Vinca major and V. minor, and 

 Viulets of kinds. 



LiLicMS Repotting [T. H.}.— In potting these you will remove the stem 

 and any roots adhering, which will leave you the bulb proper with its true 

 roote, and these are not on any account to be removed, but preserved entire, 

 merely taking away any loose eoil between them, such as can be removed 

 without injury to the roots, and shifting into a lai-ger size of pot with the 

 roots intact, 



Crassula coocinea Repotting (7tic)H).— Your plant being very much pot- 

 bound, we should at once shift it into a pot a size larj^er, or shifting may be 

 defen-ed until February, affording good drainage, and watering carefully until 

 the ri.ots are working freely in the fresh soil. Equal parts of sandy fibrous 

 loam and peat, half a part old cow dung or leaf soil, and one-sixth each silver 

 Eaud, pieces of charcoal, and broken pots answer well. For the end inside 

 wall of the cool greenhouse you could not have any thiug better than Lapageria 

 r.isea, it and the white variety alba forming a capital contrast. 



Camellia Blooms Browned (17. Jon*;s).— We think that the composition 

 of which you enclosed a sample would have the eSect you mention. It con- 

 tains caibolic acid. 



Sweet Nancy (C i;.)-~We do not know any plant named " Sweet Nancy," 

 bat Saxifraga umbrosa, which is called London Pride, or Nono-so-pretty, has 

 its last namepometimes corrupted into Nancy Pretty. 



Apple Shoots Bvino {A. L. C.).— They are severely infested by the scale. 

 Point the branches and twigs infested with a creamy mixture of soft soap 

 and sulphur in water. 



Earley's November Plum. — In your notice of the Fruit Committee 

 Meeting, page 421, a Plum is mentioned under this name. You say it is a 

 large BuUace, which is quite right. I believe it to be identical with the large 

 Bullace that has been grown in the neigh bo ui-hood of Ilford for perhaps 

 fifty years; and as the notice of it appears in your Journal, I would like to 

 ask BIr. Earley through the same medium why it is called Eorlej 'a Plum.— 

 J. Douglas. 



Late Dessert Apples [Q. Bingham).— T\iq following sis succeed as 

 dwarfs:— Adam's Pearmain, Braddick's Nonpareil, Cockle Pippin, Golden 

 Iteinette, Margil, and Sturmer Pippin. 



The Burr Knot Apple.—" Mr. John Scott, of Merriott, Somerset, can 

 supply it. If 'H. P.' has not the following dessert Apples, I can strongly 

 recommend them to him :— Cos's Orange Pippin, Kibston Pippin, Carraway 

 Russet, Boston Rnseet, and the Blenheim Orange. The last is good foi- 

 dessert, and excellent for sauce. It should be gathered before it is ripe, or it 

 may be woolly.— W. F. Radclyffb." 



Concord American Grape.— A Guernsey con-espom^ent asks what is the 

 best way to cultivate it. He has it in pots in a cold vinery, and has seen it 

 planted out, but the results are not satisfactory growth. In each case the 

 Vines were weak and the fruit did not ripen. His plants are two years old. 



Peaches and Nectarines on East "Wall {J. R. D. C.).— We do not 

 know in what way we can be of service to you, not knowing what points of 

 culture you require information about. If regarding fruiting we should re- 

 move them at once to a wall with a south aspect, lifting carefully, aud pre- 

 serving as much soil as possible about the roots. If furnished with bloom 

 buds it is likely they will bear on the south wall next year, provided they are 

 protected from fiost. It is dithcult to suggest a remedy for a deficiency of 

 fruit on Peach trees under glass. Something is radically wrong— either the 

 trees are too foi' fiom the glas-i, or the light is obstructed by objects inter- 

 vening between them and the glass. The cause may bo the soil being poor 

 and light, overcropping, &c. Give us some data, and we shall be glad to 

 assist you. 



Strawberry-forcing for Market {Z. N.).~Voy the London market the 

 plants should bo started early in January, so as to have the fruit ripe at the 

 close of March or beginning of April. The earlier in the season it is produced 

 the higher its price, but then the crop will be less ; so that though the prices 

 are higher the difference in the proceeds from early and moderately early 

 crops is not very great. The beginning of January we consider quite early 

 enough to commence forcing Strawberries for fruit in March, having a second 

 batch to come-in in April, and a third one early in May. Only liae fruit com- 

 mand high price's, and such should be aimed at rather than the production of 

 a quantity of smalU'ruit which does not pay. fetching lowprices and not meet- 

 ing wifji a ready sale. Theie is generally a sure market for any quantity of 

 fine fruit, but successional supplies are best, arranging with a fruiterer to 

 take them. Tlie fiuit is sold by salesmen or agents. We do not know anyone 

 doing business entirely in Grapes or Strawberries, but you will meet with 

 those willing to take any quantity of fruit by an advertisement, or by applying 

 to some of the principal dealers in Covent Garden, strawberries aud Grapes 

 may bo grown to pay if well attended to. The fruit is packed in shallow 

 baskets or punnets, each fruit separate in a Ieaf,or in shallow thin deal boxes, 

 so as to hold one or at most tw.T tiers of fruit; but from the dealer yon 

 :irrange to supply you, you will have the requisite instructions. President is 

 a kind of good size and travels well. 



Greenhouse Heater fPtT^j/crtid). — You would require several such con- 

 trivances, and there would be too much moisture given off. Write to Mr. 

 Shrewsbury, ironmonger, Lower Norwood, and ask him for information. 



CtTCUMBERs Syringing and Ventilating (G. S.).— They will require only 

 moderate syringing during the dull winter months. A light sprinkling in the 

 morning, and anotlier in the afternoon, will be sullicient ; and in very dull 

 weather the sprinkling of the paths and every available surface once or twice 

 a-day will give you nil the atmospheric moisture required. The pipes, we 

 presume, have evaporation troughs. As to giving an-, we can only say. Give 

 it in mild weather, a little every day whenever opportunity offers, not firing 

 with a view of giving air in very cold weather but with sun, but a little in dull 



weather occasionally is good, taking care at all times to avoid cold cutting 

 currents From plants sown in October yuu ought to cut fruit in February, 

 aud, if they do well, in January. For fruit early in spring the seed may be 

 sown about the 15th of December, but we should not do bo, as you have other 

 plants, until the turn of the days. 



Ventilators in Gref.nhouse Back Wall [H, P.).— The result of having 

 open ventilators at the back of your greenhouse communicating with the 

 potting shed will be, that in severe weather you will be in danger of having 

 the plants frosted ; or if not that, which will be dependant upon the heat you 

 can command by the heating apparatus, the ventilators will waste the heat 

 given off by the hot-water pipes. Have thern fitted with a three-ijuarter-inch 

 frame and a door hung uu jiivots or a swivel, and with a cord the doors may be 

 closed or opened at pleasui'e. 



Lk^uid Manure for Chrysanthemums (Soi).— Your proportions aj-e 

 very far too large. One pound of guano and a peck of soot to thirty gallons 

 of water are the proper quantities. 



Ga3 Heating (J. C). — The apparatus will, like any other, be injurious to 

 the plants unless the products of combustion be uan-ied out of the house. 



Names of Fruits {J. (/rtT/i).— BeurnJ Diel. (C. P., St. Lfo?iar((^),— Marie 

 Louise, very small. (J. G. Puckering).— Apple s : 204, 20'i), Blenheim Pippin ; 

 l[);j, Duraelow's Seedling; 177, Winter Greening; 210, Nonpareil; 15i), 

 Wyken Pippin. Pctir.-^: Ill, Duchesse d'Angouh'mo ; f, Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main ; J, II, Knight's Monarch ; l, Susette de Bavay. ( W. B. B.). — 19, Dume- 

 low's Seedling ; 15, Nonesuch. The others not recognised. ( iVilUuiii Earhn). 

 — 13, Barcelona Pearmain ; it ought to keep longer tlian November. Wo 

 cannot recognise 11 and 12. The seedling is, as you say, *' not quite up to 

 the mark." {L. -i.).—l, Knight's Monarch; 2, Susette de Bavay. (.1/. N. O.) 

 — Pciirs : 1, Beurri; Diel ; 2, Chaumontel ; 3. Easter Benrrc. Apple : 1, Worms- 

 ley Pippin; 2 Not recognised. (C. li. S.).— Passe Colmar. {Cainbruhte 

 House). — 1, Easter Benrre ; 2, Belle apres Not-l; 3, Bergamotte Esperou ; 

 4, Blenheim Pippin ; 5, Scarlet Nonpareil ; G, Knight's Monarch. 



Names of Plants (J. C). — The specimens are small, but appear to be— 

 1, Selaginella Martensii ; 2, S. denticulata voi'iegata; 3, S. Lyalli; 4, S. hel- 

 vetica; and 5, S. unciuata (csesia). 



POULTEY, BEB, AND PIGEON OKaONIOLE, 



CRYSTAL PALACE POULTBY SHOW. 



" Swifter far thau summer's flight, 

 Snifter far tlian youth's delight, 

 Swifter far than happy uight. 

 Art thou come and gone." 



The -1400 pens of birds are gone ! Some to new homes, some 

 to their old ones. Mr. Billett has walked along his three miles 

 of pons, and carried the ten tons weight back to Southampton ; 

 the Secretaries are pntting their accounts in order; the ex- 

 hibitors are making out the best routes to Birmingham for the 

 journey before them to-morrow ; and the Palace is left alone ! 



The classes we reported on last week were done so fully that 

 we could not possibly criticise the Game, or the Hambnrghs, or 

 the Waterfowl, to do by them as we had done to the others, and 

 couseqneutly we were reluctantly compelled to wait to this week 

 to speak of them. 



The Hambukou classes were very beautiful. There were 138 

 birds in all, and we hope some have found new southern homes, 

 and will appear at some of the Kentish shows now coming 

 on so thickly, for Hambnrghs generally at these meetings are 

 poor — very poor. At the Palace we thought the Golden-pen- 

 cilled and the Black the best classes, though some of the Golden- 

 spangled were very grand. The first cock was a great beauty, 

 good in comb and ear.5. Second also good in all points. Third 

 a fine bird, but a shade wrong in comb. 1171 (Hyde) a smart 

 bird. In heus the cup bird was only in at £3 3s,, she was a 

 nice one, with a good deal of dash about her ; but we liked 

 the second quite as well. Third, too, was a smart hen. 1185 

 (Vouchley) good ; 1181 (Pattiaon) splendid colour, but a shade 

 discoloured in ears. 



In Silver-spangled cocks the first was an exquisite bird; if he 

 had a failing it was in comb, still we thought he won well. Second 

 rather cloudy in tail. The third was better, only his comb was 

 rather rough. Still we think these pens could have changed 

 places. 1506, very highly commended (Robinson), a capital bird. 

 In Silver-spangled hens the winner was very good, her spangling 

 very lino ; still the second must have run her closely. Third, 

 too, wonrlerfnlly good. 1515 (Mitchell) beautifully marked; as 

 was 15'25 (Ashton & Booth). In Golden-pencilled cocks Mr. Beldon 

 won the cup with a dashing bird, which ran in first easily. The 

 second was also a very good bird, of good colour and comb. 

 Third very fair, but not up to first or second. 1527 (Speakmau), 

 very good in lobes ; also 1534 (Walker), aud 1537 (Itobinson). In 

 Golden-pencilled hens the first was a most exquisitely pencilled 

 bird, but a little faded in colour. The second was well and dis- 

 tinctly pencilled on the body, but rather cloudy in tail. Third 

 was very rich in colour, but somehow we did not much fancy 

 his markings. 1549 (Beldon) was a good bird, well shown; 1551 

 (Bloodworth) well pencilled, and good in colour. Sih'cr-pencilled 

 winning cocks were good. The first had a capital tail, and was a 

 etylish bird; second also had a beautifully-edged tail, aud the 

 best comb ; third also good. 1557 (Norton) a capital liird, and 

 almost crept into the list, we should say. In hens the first was 

 again only in at t'3 3s. ; she was a nicely shaped bird, but a little 

 too heavy in marking. Second wo liked quite as well. Third a 



