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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ April 6, 1876. 



sixteen conBtantly will be needed, if you require great exactitude in keeping 

 aod high culture, iu addition to tUe boy or woman in summer. 



Pruning Standard Roses (J. S.).— Prune thematonfie, cuttlng-bacttho 

 strocg shocts to three, the moderately strong to two, and the email shoots to 

 one eye. 



Beonze Pelargoniums for Exhibition (I(hm). — Martchal MacMaohon, 

 Nondescript, Mra. Harrison Weir, Black Douglas, Chieltain, and Prince 

 Arthur. 



Select Greenhouse and Hardy Rhododendrons (.VarAr).— Greenhonse 

 or conservatory vars. — Aureum splendidum. Dennisoni, Edgeworthi, Henry- 

 anum, Maddeni, Nnttalli, Javanicumfraj^riantiasima, Prince of Wales, Princess 

 Helena. Princeaa Alesaodra, aotl Veitchiauum. It may be that you mean by 

 Rhododendrons for pots the early flowering vare.; a few — Alt aclarenei, Blanche 

 Superbe, Brougbtonianum, Caucasicum pictam, Ignescens. Jlars.Nobleanum, 

 BuBHellianum superbum, Perspicuum, Wellsianum, Campauulatum elegant, 

 and Marian. Hardy vara. — Admiration, Arthur Helps. Austin LayarJ, Barclay- 

 anum, Blandyanum, Bvlsiauum, Cepbalus, Claude, Countess of Normauton, 

 Decorator, Duchess of Sutherland, Eclipse, Everestianum, Frederick Waterer, 

 Grace Darling, Helen Waterer, Henry Bohn, John Walter, John Waterer, Kate 

 Waterer, Lady Eleanor Cathcart, Lefevreanum, Lord Eversley, Maculalum 

 superbum, Madame Carvalho, Micbael Waterer, Mrs. John Waterer, Mrs. John 

 Walter, Mrs. Thomas Brassey, Nereus, Oculishiimum, Princess Mary of Cam- 

 bridge, Quadroona, Raphael, Landlefordiauum, Sir James Clark. Sir William 

 Armstrong, Tamerlane, Stella, The Maroon, The Village Maid, The Warrior, 

 Vandyke, Towardianum, Vicomte Forceviile, William Austin, and WilUam 

 Cowper. 



Seakale after Forcing (I(Z<rm).— Plant] it out in good rich light soil in 

 an open situation at once. 



Hardy Perennials (Etfa),— Anemone japanica vitifolia alba, Anthericum 

 illiastrum, Aquilegia californica, Asphodelus luteus plenns, A, albus, Astragalus 

 vagiiiatuB, Campanula aegregata, 0. celtidifoHa, C. lactiflora, C. macrantha, 



C. rapuntnloidee, Centaurea phrygite, Cheiranthus longifoliua, Convallaria 

 majalis plenus, C. rosea. Cyclamen hedera-foHum, Delphinium Beatsoni, 



D. Belladonna, D. Keteleen, !>. Madame Richalet, D. William Pfitzer, 

 Diauthus cruentus, D. llonbundus, Dieljtra spectabilis, Dodecatheon integri- 

 fohum, Epilobium latifoliura, E. rosmarinifuiium, Epimedium pinnatum ele- 

 gans, Daphne striata. Geranium 6ubcaulescenB,Gyp3ophila paniculata, Heme- 

 rocallis lutea, H. Kwauso variegata, Lithospermum petrrtum, Lobelia fulgens 

 St. Clair, Lyobuia viscaria tiore-pleno, Moriua persica, Myosotis dissitillora, 

 Nepeta Mussini.cEnotheramarginata, Omphalodes verua,Orobua lathyroidea, 

 Oxytropis uralensis, Pentstemon Torreji, Phlox subulata oculata, Potentilla 

 hybrida plena, Pyrethrum lanceolatum plena, Ranunculus amplesicaulis, 

 isaponaria caucasica plena, Saxifraga longifolia vera, Spirjea filipendula plena, 

 S. japonica, S. palmata, Statice latifolia, Tritonia aurea, Troliius europaeua, 

 and Veronica prostrata. 



Deodar Cedar Seeds (G. C. S.).— The seeds you sent us are abortiTe, con- 

 taining only a resinous fluid. It is no use sowing seeds such as those sent 

 us ; but any good seeds may be sown now up to June in a pan or box well 

 drained in sandy loam, covering the seeds about three-quarters of an inch 

 deep, and placing in a cold frame, the plants will soon appear. We have a 

 fine batch of seedlings from seed had from Italy. 



ConsG FOR Garden Wall (B.).— We presume you wish a protective 

 coping for the fruit trees, and not one for the wall, for which latter there is 

 nothiog better than stone with the jnints cemented. For fruit trees a glass 

 coping projecting about 2 feet G inches is beet portable, so as to be only put 

 up when the blossoms show colour, and removing in early June. The coping 

 may be again used when the fruit commences ripening, and may b& continued 

 after the fruit is ripe if the autumn be wet and cold, to assist the ripening of 

 the wood ; but when the leaves commence falling the coping should be laid 

 aside until spring. 



Trees for Avenue (IiUm). — At your elevation we do not think Plane 

 trees proper suitable for an avenue; but Sycamore, which is also commonly 

 termed Plane tree, would succeed admirably, being one of the best trees for 

 an exposed situation. In your situation, however, we should have Lime 

 (Tilia europaa eanguiuea), red-twigged variety, very free-growing, forming a 

 handi^ome head. Elm would answer, and the best is the Enghsh, Uimus 

 campestris. 



Grafting Hollies (J. T.). — Now is a proper time to graft Hollies, or just 

 before or when they are commencing growth, the scions being in an inactive 

 state, and the best mode is side or whip -grafting. Budding may be performed 

 in July. 



Sensitive Plant Treatment (IfZcm).— Sow the seeds at once in a pot in 

 a compost of turfy loam, leaf soil, and sandy peat in equal parts, covering 

 them about a qcaiter of an inch deep with line soil, and keep moist, placing 

 in a hotbed having a temperatiue of 65^ at night, and 70^ to 75= by day, a 

 Cucumber frame answering well. When the plants hive a pair of rough 

 leaves pot-oif singly iu 3-inch pots, returning to the hotbed, shading for a 

 few days until established, and then admit to light and air. They are to be 

 shifted into 6-inch pots when the y-inch are tilled with roots, and from the 

 6-inch they may be transferred to 9-inch if large plants are wanted. The 

 plants require to be grown-on in heat, being tender annuals, but will succeed 

 in a greenhouse after the middle of June. 



Planting Bedding Violas (SuJjscri&t-r, l>i€w Itjss). — Plant the plants 

 from cuttings struck in autumn at the end ol the present or early in nest 

 month, stopping them if not already done, so as to form bushy plants. 



Foliage of Geraniums Browned (F. P. Hnrfcoj/ic).— The leaves are 

 browned from exposure whilst wet to the full sun, the soil being in a wet 

 state, the roots in an inactive state. They may, however, be injured 

 from dipping or syringing with some solution ; but in the abaence of data 

 we cannot suggest, as we could wish, a cause, or point a remedy for the 

 disaster. 



Potatoes (Q. Diss), — We cannot name them from tubers only. They are 

 diflicult to identify even when they are seen with the growing plants, the 

 vaiieties are so numerous and so nearly alike. 



Lemon-scented Verbena Culture (E. J. r.).— This (Aloysia citriodora) 

 is a greenhouse or half-hardy plant, deciduous, requiring to be kept dry in 

 winter, hut with suflicient moisture to keep the wood from shrivelling. The 

 plants to be cut-in in March or early April, each shoot to two or three eyes 

 of the old wood, keeping rather dry until the young shoots are 2 or 3 inches 

 long, then repot, removing most cf the old soil, repotting in the same size of 

 pot, shading from bright sun, and sprinkling overhead twice daily, water ng 

 moderately until the potting is recovered, then more copiously, admitting to 



air and light freely, shifting into a larger size of pot when the one it were 

 first potted into is filled with roots. A compost of fibrous light loam two 

 parts, half a part fach leaf soil or old cow dung, and sandy peat, with a f ixth 

 of silver sand will prow it well. So far from requiring a stove tempe 

 rature it requires nothing more than safety from frost, succeeding admirably 

 planted out in summer Its foliage mildews from being kept too close and 

 moist. 



Besowing Cricket Ground (rd^;^).— We should grow gras? seeds again 

 as soon as possible after the middle of the present month, r^tking the ground 

 with an iron rake before sowing, and after sowing roll well, and leave for a 

 month or six weeks, when mow lightly with a scythe, keeping well rolled 

 afterwards, and frequently bat not closely mown, the oftener rolled the 

 better. 



Cutting-down Pampas Grass (F. M. S.).— We do not remove other than 

 the flower stems, and cut away, when the plants commence growth, any un- 

 sightly growths of last year, the plants deriving a kind of shelter in winter 

 oud sprmg from the growths of last year, and plants not in dressed ground 

 we have not touched for many years, they being much finer than the dressed 

 plants. The plauts cut down will not, we think, take any harm. It certainly 

 will not prevent their flowering this year, and will not materially affect the 

 growth only in exposing the plant to the cold of spring and early summer 

 It wUl stai't into growth in a few days. 



Planting Pampas Grass and Tritoma (Jti.m).— The present is a good 

 time to plant these plants; but they certainly ought not to have been cut 

 down — the dead parts only removed. Top-dress with short manure now, and 

 water around the plants copious in dry weather after the middle of May up 

 to September inclusive, with weak liquid manure. 



Deodorising LiyuiD Manure (Idem). — Chloride of lime is a disinfectant 

 and deodoriser, and may be employed at the rate of 1 oz. per gallon; but the 

 best of all deodorisers is the soil, to which applied, its offensive effluvia will 

 eoon disinfect. The eflluvia would be subdued by dilution with water, which 

 it appears to us is what you require, and nothing more. 

 Names of Fruits [E. 8. H.}. — Both Bpeoimeos are Winter Greening. 

 Names of Plants (C. B. C.).—1, Primula verticillata. (T. TT.).— l.Comua 

 mas; 2, Hibbertia volubilis. (Jiob Roy).~2, Davallia canariensiH; 3, Poly- 

 podium Billardieri; 5, Daphne Mezereum ; 4, Adiantum sp, ; 6, Polystichum 

 angulare var. (£. E. B.).— Specimen quite insufficient. (J. Alexander). — 

 1, Aster capensis ; 2, Dalechampii rosea; 3, Begonia (hybrid); 6, Specimen 

 insufficient ; 5, Phajus grandiflorus. (S. E. H.).— Goldfussia aniaophjlla. 



POULTET, BEE, AlTD PIGEON OERONIOLE. 



PACKING EGGS. 



We again have the egg season upon ns in full swing, and once 

 more we have a few words to say upon the subject, but it is 

 more to the packing of the eggs that we would refer to on this 

 occasion. Everyone nearly has their pet way of sending their 

 eggs, and doubtless there ia something to be said for each 

 system whether boxes or baskets, chaff or hay, bo in use. We 

 would not pretend to dictate or to say that one way is especially 

 superior to another, for we should be inundated with letters 

 from indignant egg-packers, each exemplifying their assertion 

 in praise of their own method by some wonderful successes, and 

 we should believe them, for we have known eggs hatch, and 

 hatch well, which have been packed in divers ways. Perhaps 

 the most remarkable of all cases which have come under our 

 own knowledge is when twelve eggs were brought from Malta 

 in a pie dish, and eleven of them hatched. We actually saw 

 the chickens and know it to be true. 



In just touching on the various ways of packing in use we 

 would only put our young hands on guard against faults they 

 may be led to make. When boxes are used the labels must 

 be nailed on before the eggs are placed in them, and the lid 

 be screwed down, not nailed. Although we have known eggs 

 hatched iu boxes where nails have been used, still it is a great 

 chance if the eggs do not get jarred by the hammering. Then 

 the points of the nails used for fastening down the label should 

 be clenched on the under side, or the points might run into the 

 egRS ; for only last week we had a package of eggs from a gentle- 

 man where the utmost care had been taken to screw down the 

 box, but the label had been afterwards fastened down with inch 

 nails and had penetrated the shells of several eggs. We cannot 

 consequently recommend amateur packers to be too careful over 

 this. Then every egg should, in our opinion, be securely 

 wrapped in a piece of paper ; it helps so much towards guarding 

 the eggs from being jarred in transit. But even here we know 

 of one of our greatest Dorking breeders who has marvellous 

 success with the eggs he sells, and who simply places the 

 eggs in chaff and ties down the box, using neither nails or screws ; 

 and we saw a letter the other day from a gentleman in Jersey, 

 stating he had hatched nine chickens from twelve eggs so 

 packed ; but the secret here is the string— we are convinced of it. 

 It makes something for the many hands a parcel of this kind 

 has to go through to hold by, and this is the greatest point of 

 all. We would urge on everyone, Never mind whether you 

 pack in hay, or chaff, or sawdust, or moss, let the box or basket, 

 whichever is used, have a handle, either made of string on the 

 box or of wicker on the basket, but let there be a handle. No 

 one but an eye-witness has any conception how a haudlelesa 

 package gets knocked about. One porter passes it to another, 

 and perhaps he to the guard ; or it has, may be, to go by a car- 

 rier, or a servant is sent to the station for it, and so the harm is 



