March 23, 1876. ] 



JOURNA-li OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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flavour, it is most desirable that the trees shoald be near the 

 glass and fally exposed to the aau. Somo of the varieties are 

 naturally of a compact growth, and do not require to be stoppbd ; 

 but the largest proportion of them require to bo stopped when 

 the young wood has made sufficient growth. The Fig will 

 endure a temperature of 70° at night when in full growth, but 

 60' is better if it is not necessary to have the fruit ripe at the 

 earliest date possible. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY.^ 



There is always some diiiSoalty with us at this season aa to 

 the few hardwooded plants that we grow for summer flowering. 

 It is necessary to shade the houses as much as possible in order 

 to prolong the bloom of Hyacinths, Tulips, and all other spring- 

 flowering plants ; and to make a good display the plants are 

 crowded together closer than they ought to be. Wo can manage 

 small plants very well, but have nowhere but the conservatory 

 in which to place them after attaining a certain size. We men- 

 tion this because a gentleman who was shown through our 

 houses recently complained that his gardener could not grow 

 certain plants that were flourisbiug with us, such as Hedaroma 

 tulipifera, Pimelea speotabilis, Hovea Celsii, &c. Now, all the 

 above and many more valuable hardwooded plants must be 

 placed where they have light and air, and they must not be 

 crowded with softwooded plants. Daphne indica in variety 

 succeeds well if grown in the shade; wo have it covered with 

 flowers annually, and it is never removed from the greenhouse. 



Azaleas make a very fine show. At present wo have only 

 forced the smallest plauts ; the older plants have not yet shown 

 signs of growth. They will ilower from the end of May up to 

 the middle of July, and even later if the latest-flowering sorts 

 can be removed to a house with a north aspect. The plants 

 intended for late flowering have air freely admitted, but during 

 the recent gales of wind it has been necessary to act with 

 caution. 



The earliest-flowering plants of stage Pelargoniums are now 

 showing their flower trusses. The plants were potted late this 

 season in moderately rich material. The pots are not very 

 full of roots, so we have not applied any manure water. This 

 ought not to be used unless the pots are well filled with roots. 

 An over-luxuriant growth in Pelargoniums is very undesirable, 

 as the flowers on such plants are neither so plentiful nor of such 

 good quality as those produced by plants of moderate growth. 



Hyacinths and Tulips are supplied with manure water until 

 the flowers begin to opea, when it is discontinued. Cinerarias 

 are flowering very beautifully with us this season. A pinch of 

 seed was sown about April last year, and a number of really fine 

 flowers have been produced. At one time we used to work very 

 much with named sorts, but it was difficult to keep the plants 

 in good condition all through the season, aud it is very interest- 

 ing to watch the seedling flowers open. The plants are grown 

 freely all through the summer months, and if they have done 

 well will be in 9 inch pots by September. It it is intended to 

 exhibit them the centre growth mast be pinched out early and 

 the side growths be tied down, so that the plants may be of a 

 dwarf habit. 



We have turned the Cape Heaths out into a cold pit, as they 

 will not be injured by the frost we are likely to have after this. 

 It is necessary to throw a mat over the glass, as the plants are 

 not far removed from it. Some mildew had appeared on the 

 growths before they were removed from the house ; but some 

 flowers of sulphur were dusted on the affected parts and the 

 parasite has not appeared since. 



Now is the time to destroy all insect pests by fumigating. 

 Camellias had become infested with red spider, which was 

 turning the leaves brown. Washing it off with a sponge and 

 soapy water is the best way to destroy it, or if this is not prac- 

 ticable it must be washed off by syringing; but this cannot be 

 done while the plants are in flower. — J. Douglas. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Secretaries will oblige us by intormiag na of the dataa on 

 which exhibitions are to be held. 



Glasgow. March 29th, May 10th, and Septomher 13th and 13th. Mr. F. 



Gilb. Doughall, 1G7, Caaniu? Street, Sec. 

 EoYAL Caledonian HoaTicoLTURAL Society. Shows April 5th, July 5th, 



aud September 13th. 

 "Wjestminster AgaAHiu-M. April 12th and 13th, May 10th and 11th, Maj 



80th and Slat, July 5th and 6th. 

 Crystal Palace, Flower. May 19th and 20th. Rose, June 16th and 17th. 

 Tiverton. May 24th and 25th. Messrs. A. Payuo and J. Milin, Hon. Sees. 

 Manchester (Grand National). Jon© 2ud to 9th. Mr. Bruce Findlay, 



Royal Botanic Garden, Sec. 

 Southampton. June 5th, and August the 5th and 7th. Mr. C. S. Fnidge, 



S9, York Street. Sec. 

 South Essex (Leyion?). June 13th. Mr. Q. E. Cox, Wilmot Road, 



Leyton, Sec. 

 Coventry. June 19tb. Mr. T. Wilson, 3, Portland Terrace, Sec. 

 Maidstone (Roses). Jane 2l3t. Mr. Hnbect Bensted. Rockstow, Maid- 



etone Sec. 

 Fareham and South H iMPSHiRE. June 2l3t. Mr. H. Smith, Sec. 

 SPALDmo, Jane 2l8t and 22ud, Mr. Q. Kingston, Sec. 



Exeter (Roses). June 23rd. Mr. T. W. Gray, IIou. See. 

 Reioate (Roses). Juno 21th. Mr. J. Payno, Treasurer. 

 Leeds. Juue 2Sth, 2'JtIi, and 30th. Mr. Jamos Eirkback, Delph Lane, 



Woodhouso, Leeds, Sec. 

 Richmond. June 29th. Mr. A. Chancellor, Hon. Sec. 

 Frome (Roses). June 29th. Mr. A. R. Daily Hon. Sec. 

 Marsden. July Ist. Mr. J. n. Edraondson, Hon. Sec. 

 SoDTuroRT. July 5th, lith. 7th, and 8th. Mr. E. Martin, Soo. 

 Helensbdroh (Roses). July 12th and 13th. Mr. J. Mitche'I, Sec. 

 Wimbledon. July 12th and 13th. Mr. P. Applehy, 6, Linden Cottages 



Hon. Sec. 

 Kilmarnock. Roses, July 18th and 19th. General Exhibition, September 



llth. Mr. M. Smith, 11, King Street, Sec. 

 ToNBRiDGE. July 1,1th. Mr. W. Dlair, Hon. Sec. 

 Brighouse. July 29th. Messrs. C. Jessop & E. Rawnaley, Hon. Sees. 

 Heworth (Horticultural). Aui,'mt 2nd. Mr. R. H. Feltoe, Hon. Sec. 

 Clay Cross. Aufrust 15th. Mr. J. Stallard, Clay CroBS,nearCho8teraeld, Sec. 

 Weston-super-Mare. Angnst 15th and IGth. Mr. W. B, Frampton, Sec. 

 Preston. August 16th and 17th. Mr. W. Troughton, Hon. Sec. 

 Shrewsbury. August 16th and 17th. Adnite & Naunton, Hon. Sees. 

 Taunton Deane. August 17th. Mr. F. H. Woodtorde, M.D., and Mr. 



Clement Smith, Hon. Sees. 

 MlRFiELD Hoeticcltural. August 19th. Mr. George Senior and Mr. John 



Rushtorth, Hon. Sees. (stairs, Sec. 



Ramsoatb (Isle of Thanet). August 23rd. Mr. R. R. Schartan, Broad- 

 Seaton Burn. August 26th. Mr. R. Richardson and Mr. W. EUott, Sees. 

 DONDEE (International). September 7th, 8th, aud 0th. Mr. W. R. McKelvio, 



26, Euclid Crescent, Sec. 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Waite, Burnell, Huggins, & Co., 79, Southwark Street, Lon- 

 don. — Catalogue of Agricultural Seeds^ fCc. 



Thomas S. Ware, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, London. 

 —Illustrated Catalogue of New and Bare Hardy PereJi- 

 nials, &c. 



William Potten, The Nurseries, Sissinglmrst, Kent. — Select 

 List of Geraniums and oilier Bedding Plants. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

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 Mr. Johnson or Dr. Hogg often remain unopened unavoid- 

 ably. We request that no one will write privately to any 

 of our correspondents, as doing so Bubjecta them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 

 Correspondents should not mix up on the same sheet qaestions 

 relating to Gardening and those on Poultry and Bee eub- 

 jecta, and should never send more than two or three 

 questions at once. All articles intended for insertion 

 should be written on one side of the paper only. We 

 cannot reply to questions through the post. 



Books (F. W. H.).— W. Paul's ",Ro3e.Garaen " may be obtained through 

 any bookseller. 



Potato Planting [J. S. J.). — Have the rows 3 feet apart, and the sets 

 2 feet apart in the rows. Saowflake is a second early. Our correspondent 

 says that in his neighbourhood a late and remarkably good variety is grown 

 called the Devonshire Kidney. He wishes ta know if it has another name. 



Golden and Silver Bedding Pelargoniums (S. G. 3/.).— Prince Arthur, 

 Mrs. Batters, Bright Stir, Prince Sdvorwinga, and May Queen. Harold is a 

 golden bronze. 



Wooden Palino for Fruit Trees {A. C.).— Paint it any colonr yon like, 

 we should select stone colour. Dark colours would render the paling warmer 

 by day but colder by night than light colours. 



Potatoes Ridge-planted (fl. N.). — Mr. Fenn has stated the mode of 

 planting in our last number. 



Fowl and Piq Dungs (ilfrs. C. E.).— The fresher they are the more desir- 

 able to be dug into the ground. Neither would be of any use in the saucers of 

 fruiting Strawberries. 



Stopping Vines ( E. fl , I'orfc).— The idea of stopping the shoot from the 

 lowest eye at the first leaf is not new, aud one we do not advise you to follow, 

 for the shoot from the uppermost eye from its greater length and mora 

 leaves will attract the sap from the lowest shoot with but one leaf, and the 

 latter will not form any better eye ot the base of the leaf to which the shoot 

 is stopped than were you to allow it to make six leaves and then take out its 

 point. We should allow both shoots to grow until you can ascertain which 

 shoot is fruitful, or it may be both the shoots show fruit. If so remove the 

 upper shoot, or if the upper shoot only show fruit remove the lower shoot, 

 retaining only a fruitful shoot from each spur ; but if no fruit shows on either 

 shoot remove the upper shoot and stop at the sixth leaf, and fruitful shoots 

 one or two joints beyond the bunch. You may, of course, leave a fruitful and 

 an nnfruitful shoot upon a spur if you have apace for the full exposure of the 

 leaves to light and air, but one shoot in most instances is ample. 



Grafting Wax Hardened (F. J.).— The receipt is the same as that given 

 by us for making grafting wax not requiring to be applied warm. It ought 

 not to be applied hotter than the hand can bear. It is to be applied over 

 the tying material so as to exclude ak from the junction. You used the 

 wrong kind of turpentine. 



Culture of Peach Trees and Pyramid Pears and Apples (J Dublin 

 Subscriber).— Tho Peach trees must be pruned at once. Shorten the young 

 wood from half to one-third ot its length, cut tho one-third off those trees 

 that have made tho strongest growth. As your pyramid trees were planted m 

 November they will now be well estabhshed. We would not cut more than 

 one-third off the young wood of them either, it would depend much upon 

 the state ol the roots at the time of planting, some trees are sent home with 

 strong-grown young wood and but little roof. These must be cut back closer. 



Various {Donna Sera,finri).—Ths Conifer cannot be identified unless a 



