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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ AprU 27, 1876. 



fprow Hollyhocks and Dahlias -well, for the plants are gross 

 jfeeders. 



All the hardiest of our bedding plants have been placed in 

 turf pits, and the more tender subjects are in a low heated pit, 

 ■where the lights can be removed in fine weather, but where the 

 plants need not be subjected to a lower night temperature 

 than 45°. 



Half-hardy annuals were sown in frames. The seeds have 

 now vegetated, and as soon as the plants are ready they will be 

 pricked-out into boxes, where they will be gradually inured to 

 the open air, and when large enough will be planted where they 

 are intended to bloom. We grow a few of the Rhodanthes, 

 double Portulaccas, &c., in pots, and find them very useful in 

 the greenhouse. — J. Douglas. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Secbetaries will oblige ns by informing ua of the dates on 

 which exhibitions are to be held. 



ALEXiNDRA Palace. Flowers, May 5th and 6th. Roses, Jnlv 7feh and 8th. 

 Glasgow. May 10th, and September 12th and 13th. Mr. F. Gilb. Doughall, 



167, Canning Street, Sec. 

 Westminster Aquarium. May 10th and Hth, Maj SOth and Slat, July 



5th and 6th. 

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

 TrrEETON. May 24th and 25th. Messrs. A. Payne and J. Mills, Hon. Sees. 

 Undebcliff. May Slet. Mr. T. H. Cloagh, Hon. Sec. 

 Manchester (Grand National). June 2nd to 9th. Mr. Bruce Findlay, 



Royal Botanic Garden, Sec. 

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



39, York Street. Sec. 

 South Essex (Leyton?). June 13th. Mr. G. E. Cox, Wilmot Road, 



Leyton, Sec. 

 Edinburgh (Scottish Pansy Society's Show). June 16th. Mr. N.M. "Welsh 



1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh. Sec. 

 Coventry. June 19th. Mr. T. WUson, S, Portland Terrace, Sec. 

 Maidstone (Roses). June 21st. Mr. Hubert Bensted. Rockstow, Maid- 

 atone Sec. 

 Tabeham and South Hampshire. June 2l8t. Mr. H. Smith, Sec. 

 Spaldino. June 2lBt and 22nd. Mr. G. Kingston, Sec. 

 Exeter (Roses). June 23rd. Mr. T. W. Gray, Hon. Sec. 

 Eeigate (Roses). June 24th. Mr. J. Payne, Treasurer. 

 Burton-upon-Trent. June 28th. Mr. F. S. Dunwell, Sec. 

 liEEDs. June 28th, 29th, and SOth. Mr. Jamea Birkbeck, Delph Lane, 



Woodhouse, Leeds, Sec. 

 West of England (Heeefobd). Rosea. June 29th. Rev. C. H. Bolmer, 



Credenhill, Sec. 

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

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

 WiSEEACH (Roses). June 29th. Mr. C. Parker, Hon. Sec. 

 OxFOED (Roses). June SOth. Mr. C. R. Ridley, 115, Aldate's, Hon. Sec. 

 Brockham (Roses). July let. Rev. A. Cheales and Mr. C. Mortimer, Sees, 

 Maesden-. July 1st. Mr. J. H. EdmondaoD, Hon. Sec. 

 Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. July 5th and September 13th. 

 SouTHPORT. July 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th. Mr. E. Martin, Sec, 

 Newark (Roses). July 6th. Mr. F. R. Dobney. Sec. 

 Helensburgh (Roses). July 12th and 13th. Mr. J. MitcheU, Sec. 

 Wimbledon. July 12th and 13th. Mr. P. Appleby, 5, Linden Cottages, Hon. Sec. 

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



14th. Mr. M. Smith, 11, King Street. Sec. 

 ToNERiDGE. July 19th. Mr. W. Blair, Hon. Sec. 

 Wrexham. July 2oth. Mr. J. B. Shirley, Hon. Sec. 

 Eeadikgley. July 26th and 27th. Mr. T. Atkinson, Burleywood, Head- 



ingley, Leeds, Sec. 

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

 Heworth (Horticultural). August 2nd. Mr. R. H. Feltoe, Hon. Sec. 

 Rawtenstall (Rosekdale). August 4th and 5th. Mr. M. J. Lonsdale, Sec. 

 Taunton Deane. August 10th, Mr. F. H. WoodJorde, M.D., and Mr. 



Clement Smith, Hon. Sees. 

 Clay Cross. August 15th. Mr. J. Stallard, Clay Cross, near ChesterBeld, Sec. 

 Weston-super-Mare. August 15th and 16th. Mr. W. B Frampton, Sec. 

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

 Shrewseury. AuRust 16th and 17th. Adnite & Naunton, Hon. Sees. 

 Mirfxeld Horticc ltural. August 19th. Mr. George Senior and Mr. John 



Rushforth, Hon. Sees. 

 Newbury. August 22nd. Mr. Henry Seymour, Hon. Sec. 

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

 Dundee (International). September 7th, 8th, and 9th. Mr. W. R. McKelvie, 



26, Eaclid Crescent, Seo. 



TKADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, London, '^.—Catalogue 

 of New Boses, Geraniums, Phloxes, d-c. 



Charles Turner, Eoyal Nurseries, Slough.— Catalogue of 

 Stove and Greenhouse Plants^ Florists' Flowers; Bases, Sc. 



L. B, Case, Richmond, IxidiskJia,.^Illustrated Catalogue of 

 Plants. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *,* All correspondence should be directed either to *' The 

 Editors," or to *'The Publisher." Letters addressed to 

 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 eubjects them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 

 Books (Fanny Fern).— Hen slow's "Dictionary of Botanical Terms," 

 pabliahed by Messrs. Groombridge. (Subscriber).— hoa^oa's edition of 



" Repton on Landscape Gardening." We know of no work devoted to the 

 forming of a rockery. There are two chapters on the subject in *' Loudon's 

 Encyclopadia of Gardening." 



"Wild Flowers (Miss C.)— We cannot answer your queries. The work 

 will be continued until all the native flowering plants are porcraited. 



Management of Vines (F. C. H.).— It will be no advantage to train the 

 leaders down the back wall. It is not the quantity of leavei and growthe 

 that can be produced in a given space that is desirable if they canuot be ex- 

 posed to light and air. You will be successful so long as you act on the 

 principle of producing stout wood and good foliage, maturing the growth, 

 and keeping the leaves free from mildew and insect pests. A mode of culture 

 which is probably applicable to your Vines is referred to by " G. W. Y." in 

 this week's Journal. 



CcxTURE OF Peristeria elata (W. P.). — The potting material shoDld 

 consist of two-thirds of fibrous loam, one-third of peat and leaf sol., in equal 

 proportions, with a little sand if necessary. The plant requires a good-sized 

 pot, which should be lialf-fiUed with clean drainage. When in growth the 

 plant should not be allowed to become dry at the roots, but when growth is 

 completed a good season of rest is necessary. It requires a minimum tem- 

 perature of from 55- to 60-, and a moist atmosphere when in growth. It 

 throws up its flower spikes from the sides of the pseadobuibs from July to 

 September. 



Growing Cocumbers in a Greenhousb (A New Subscriber).— V!e pre- 

 enme the box is well drained — i.e., has a number of holes in its bottom to 

 let out water. At the bottom you will need s:'me rough crocks, placing a 

 large one over each hole, aod over it 3 inches in thickness of similar crocks, 

 with an inch thickness of smaller-sized particles, and over that an inch or 

 two in thickness of the rougher parts of the compost. The box should be 

 filled with good turfy loam, with an addition of a fourth part of decayed 

 manure, or ordinary garden soU may be used mixed with dung, but ia not BO 

 good as turfy loam. When the plants are in bearing, liquid manuie may be 

 given at every alternate watering. You will not have space for any hot dang 

 in the box, nor is it necessary. 



Cyclamen Culture (ffusfcrn).— Cyclamens have not done well this season. 

 Keep the plants in a position near the glass until the close of May or early 

 in June, and then turn the plants out of the pots and plant them in the 

 open border, or keep them during summer in a cold frama. In August pot 

 the plants, placing them on ashes in a cold frame, where they may remain 

 until the close of September, when they should ba removed to a shelf in a 

 greenhouse. 



Sowing ArcrsA Berries (Scyhor). — Sow them at once in a sheltered 

 situation outdoors, cDvering the berries about three-quarters to an inch deep, 

 and they will vegetate in about seven mouths; or the seeds may ba town in 

 the two-light pit, mixing with the cocoa-nut refuse an equal quantity of 

 loam, which will be the best place for them, the soil bemg ktpt moist; the 

 young plants will appear in autumn. You will need to give air in mild 

 weather, and freely during summer, the lights being very useful in severe 

 weather as a protection for the plants, and in very severe weather you may 

 give extra protection over the lights. It is not necessary to remove the outer 

 skin of the berries, though you may do so without injury to the seed. In 

 summer admit air very freely, giving the plants the benefit of rains. Yoa 

 will no doubt have a number of varieties. 



Lobelia speciosa FROii Seed (F. J.).— We practise no more than the 

 usual treatment of these plants, and we experience none of the irregularities 

 in the growth of the plants of which you complain. The main thing is to 

 obtain seed of a good strain, for in some there is such a diversity in colour 

 and in habit of plant as to have a bad eflect. Stop the plants frequently 

 before planting out, so as to have them well furnished and compact when 

 growing in the beds. 



Roses in Light Soil (Ide m).~Sa.lt would to a certain extent afford 

 moisture, but we should not apply it to soil for Roses. What you want is 

 moisture-retaining substances, as clayey marl, mixed with the soil, strong 

 loam, and cool manure, as that of caw dung. Surface-dress with rich com- 

 post, and apply liquid manure liberally, watering overhead frequently. 



Kiln Dust as Manure {Ignoramus).— It is the dust from malt kilns, the 

 refuse that falls through the perforated malt floor into the heating chamber 

 beneath. 



Cineraria Seedlings (C. IfcC.).— The flowers are well formed, and the 

 colours very bright, but no one can form a judgment of their merit without 

 seeing the plants producing them. 



Geranium Leaves Spotted (3f. D.).— They are attacked by a parasitic 

 fungus, JEcidium Geranii. Pick off all the leaves affected, then dust with 

 flowers of sulphur. After a few days the sulphur may be syringed off. To 

 prevent a return of the fungus a little more warmth, more ventilation, and 

 an atmosphere less damp should be provided. 



Ferns (H. E. IT.).— We cannot name Ferns unless the fronds sent have 

 spores on them. 



A Removeable Greenhouse (J. B. C.).—To enable you to erect a green" 

 house which you can move at the end of your lease, you must have two wall- 

 plates, the lower one fixed to the brickwork, and the upper one in which the 

 superstructure is fixed fastened with strong screws into the lower one. You 

 can then draw the screws and remove the superstructure at any time. Yoa 

 cannot do otherwise so as to have a secure building. 



Bee-like Insect {C. 3/cC.).— The insect yon have sent belongs to the order 

 of two-wiuged flies, and is a Bombylius. The proboscis is not longer than 

 that of a bee; bat it is not capable of being retracted into tho mouth. It is 

 not a common species. — I. 0. W. 



Names of Fruits (Y. 8. Jlf.).— The Apple called Wax Apple is quite new 

 to us. 



Names of Plants (Firk).—1, Sparmannia africana. (O. Davies), — 

 1. Cyperus alternifoUus variegatus; 2, Nephrodium Filii-foemina ; 3. Pteris 

 (Campteria) sp. ; 4. Lastrea dilatata ; 7, Selaginella ep.; 8, Blechtum boreale. 

 We do not name more than six plants at a time. (E. H. B.).— Apparently a 

 Davallia (D, cinariensis ?). (IF. £.).— We are sorry we cannot name your 

 Orchid from specimens sent. (Mr. Dyson). — Apparently Polypodinm Dry- 

 opterip, but the specimen is very immature, (fl. W., Belvid^Tei. — Magnolia 

 conspicua. (Subscribtr). — We cannot identify from such scraps. Cones of 

 Conifers and flowers from flowering plants are needed. {Mrs. H.). — 1, Nar- 

 cissus incomparabilis; 2, N. aurantius fl -pleno ; 3, N. odoratus fi-pleno; 

 4, N. peeudo-Narcissus ; 5, A hybrid between N. incomparabilis and psendo- 

 Narcifisus; 6, Apparently Arabis Tttrritis, but the specimen is somewhat im- 



