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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURK AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Jane 15, 1876. 



«nch plants ought to be freely syringed with tepid water daily, 

 this will prevent the spider from appearing. Sometimes the 

 plants are in a position where the use of the syringe ie injurious 

 to other plants. In this case the spider may be washed otf with 

 a sponge and soapy water, or the plants may be taken down and 

 occasionally syringed. — J. Douglas. 



TRADE CATALOGUE RECEIVED. 

 Robert Parker, Exotic Nursery, Tootiug. — Catalogue of 

 Alpine and Herbaceous Plants^ Ferns, ClimberSf and Fruit 

 Trees. 



HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 

 Secsetaeies will oblige us by informing ua of the dates on 

 which exhibitions are to be held. 



Ipswich.— Jane 15th, July 6th, and September 17th. Sec, Mr. W. B. 



Jtffries, Heulej Road, Ipswich. 

 EDiNBaRGU ( Scottish Pftusy Society's Show). June 16th. Mr. N.M. Welsh, 



1, Waterloo Place, Edinburgh, Sec. 

 Crystal pALiCE (Roaesj. June I6th and 17fch. 

 Coventry. June 19tb. Mr. T. Wilaoo, 3, Portland Ten-ace, Sec. 

 Regent's Pahk. June 21et. 

 Spalding. June 2lBt. Mr. G. Eingston, Sec. 

 pAftKHAM AND SouTH HAMPSHIRE. June 21st. Mr. H. Smith, Sec. 

 Exeter (Rosea). June 2ard. Mr. T. W- Gray, Hon. Sec. 

 Keigate (Rosea). June 24th. Mr. J. Payne, Treasurer. 

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

 Maidstone (RosesJ. June 28th. Mr. Hubert Bensted, Rockstow, Maid- 



Btone, Sec. 

 Colchester. June 28th and 29th. Mr. W. Harrisou, Sec. 

 IjEEds. June 28th, 29ih, and ctOth. Mr. James Biikbeck, Delph Lane, 



Woodhunse, Leeds, Sec. 

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

 West of England [Hereford). Roses. June 29th. Rev. C. H. Bulmer, 



Credeuhill, Sec. 

 WiSBEACH (Rosea). June 29th. Mr.C. Parker. Hon. Sec. 

 ToRBAY. Juue 29th and 30th. Mr. W. i!'ane Tucker, Capt., Braddoa Tor, 



Hoa. Sec. 

 Oxfokd Utosea). June 30th. Mr. C.R. Ridley, 115, Aldate's, Hon. Sec. 

 Brockham: (Roses). July Ist. Kev. A. Chealea and Mr. C. Mortimer, Seoa. 

 Marsden. July 1st. Mr. J. H. Edraondsou, Hon. Sec. 

 Southport. July 5th. Mr. A. Campbell, Sec. 



Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. July 5th aud September 13th, 

 Ocndle, July oth, Mr. Alfred Xing, Sec. 

 Westminster Aquarium. JuIj 5th and 6th. 

 Frome (Roaes). July 6th. Mr. A. R. Baily, Hon. Sec. 

 Newark (Roses). July Gth. Mr. F. R. Dobney, Sec. 

 Nottingham. July Gth to 10th. Mr. A. Kirk, Municipal OfBces, Sec. 

 .Sandown Park. JulyTth and 8th, Mr. Wilis, Royal Exotic Nursery, Onalow 



Crescent, South Kensington, Sec. 

 Alexandra Palace. Hoses, July 7th and 8th. 

 Wellingborough. July 7th aud 8th. Mr. W. B. Parke, Hon. Sec. 

 Baling, acton, and Hanwell. July 11th (at Fordhook). Mr. R. Dean, 



Eaiinff, Sec. 

 Enfield. July 12th. Mr. J. T. Rofe, Bloomfield Nursery, Sec. 

 Helensbdrgh (R^jses). July 12th and Ibth. Mr. J. MitcheU. See. 

 Wimbledon. July 12thand 13th. Mr. P. Appleby, 5, Liudeu Cottages, Hon. Sec, 

 Highgate. July 13th. Mr. W. M, Biirck, 6, North Road, Highgate, Sec. 

 Clifton, Bristol [Roses and Strawberries). July 13th. Mr, J. T. Jackson, 



Sec. 

 Leek (Roses). July 18th. Mr. S. Cartwi-ight, Sheep Market, Leek, Stafford- 

 shire, Hoo. Sec. 

 KtLMAHNOCK. Roses, July 18th aud 19th. General Eihibition, September 



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

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

 Royal Horticcltural Society, South Kensington. July 19th and 20th 



(Rosen, &c.). November 8th (Fruit). 

 Tewkesbury. July 2oth. Mr. P. Moore and Mr. H. J. Cochrane, Hon. Seca. 

 Wre.kham. July 25th. Mr. J. B. Shirley, Hoo. Sec. 

 Huntingdon. July 26th. Mi-. J. Dillev, Market Place, Sec. 

 Headingley. July 26th aud 27th. Mr. T. Atkinson, Burleywood, Head- 



ingley, Leeds, Sec. 

 Aberdeen (Royal Horticultural Society). July 2Gth, 27th, and 28th. Mr. 



Archibiild J. Renuie, 123^, Union Street. 

 Brighouse. July 29th. Maaars. C. Jesaop & E. Rawnaley, Hon. Sees. 

 KiLSDY (Flowers). August let. Mr. C. E. Bracebridge, Sec. 

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

 Rawtenstall (Rosendale). August4th and 5th. Mr. M. J. Lonsdale, Seo. 

 SoDTnAMPTON. August 5th and 7th. Mr. C. S. Fuidge, 39, York Street. 



Sec. 

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



Clement Smith, Hon. Sees, 

 Filey. August 11th. Mr. Walter Fisher, Hon. Seo. 

 Otley. August 12th, Mr. Alfred Suttle, Hon. Sec. 



Clay Cross. August I5th. Mr. J. Stallard, Clay Cross, near Chesterfield, Seo. 

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

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

 Shkewsbury. August 16th and 17tb. Adnitt & Naunton, Hon. Sees. 

 Mirfield Horticcltural. August 19fch. Mr. George Senior and Mr. John 



Kushforth, Hon. Seca. 

 Newbury. August 22nd. Mr. A. Straaiing, Northbrook Stre t, Hon. Sec. 

 Chepstow. August 23rd. Mr. R. Thorn, Hon. Sec, 

 Carhhalton, Wallington, and Beddinoton. August 24th. Mr. J. 



Ba-nes, Leicester House, Carahalton, and Mr. W. Clark, the Nurseries, 



Wallington, Hon. Sers. 

 Seaton Burn. August 26th. Mr. B. Richardson and Mr. W. Ellott, Seca. 

 Isle of Thanet (Margate). August 30th. Mr. C. D. Smith, 8, Marine 



Terrace, Margate, Sec. 

 Montrose. September lat and 2nd^ Mr. Alei. Burnett. 2, High Street, Sec. 

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



26, Euclid Crescent, Seo. 



Glasgow. September 12th and 13th. Mr. F. Gilb. Doughall, 167, Canning 



Street, Sec. 

 Northampton (Chrysanthemnma). November 14th and 15th. Mr. W. 



Gutteridge, 51, Denmark Road, Northampton, Sec. 



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 subjects them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 



Correspondents should not mis up on the same sheet questions 

 relating to Gardening and those on Poultry and Bee sub- 

 jects, 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. 



Cottagers' Plants for Exhibition (fl.) —We apprehend the com- 

 petition will be confined to plants which may be grown as window plants. 

 We should have Fachsias— Sunray, 'Mrs. H. Cannell, ^Purple Prince, and 

 Grande Duchesse Marie. Zooal or Nosegay Pelargoniums — ^Amaranth, Lna- 

 trous, and Polly King. Double Pelargonium — ■'Madame Lemoine. Petunias 

 — Diam'ind arid *Lady Moncrieff. 'Hydrangea hortentia, Lantana marcella, 

 and Vallota purpurea. Wo should grow the whole and select the best in 

 condition, and have a plant or two of Lilium auratum, and a Carnation and 

 Picotee, or confiue yourself to the half dozen, for which we have marked some 

 with an asterisk. 



Perfumes (il. B. E.). — We will obtaiasome information, hat it is a subject 

 which few persons can write about. 



Peas in Trenches (St. Edmund). — Do not earth them, but place the 

 sticks on each aide of them when the Peia are 2 inchea high. Soak them 

 occasionally with guano water of a atrength of hall an ounce of guano to 

 each gallon of water if the weather ia dry. The guano may be dissolved in 

 the water and applied at once. Much depends on the weather as to the time 

 of the Peas being ready to gather. 



Seedling Geranium {Mrs. Peele). — Being white and bo dwarf as to be 

 suitable for an edging, show it to some of the leading floriste, they being 

 likely purchasers. 



Vine Leaves (.4. J?fi«i). — They are not attacked by an insect; theernptions 

 are a symptom of over-luiuriauce. 



Insect on Vines (!'. Z., Birstall). — It is a weevil, Curculio sulcatuB. The 

 best mode of subduiog them is to spread a white sheet beneath each Vine at 

 night, shake the Vine, and destroy the weevils that fall on the sheet. This 

 repeated twice or thrice will euable you to esterminate them. 



Pine Sawdust (B.). — Mixed with the dung of cows we do not think it 

 would injure any kitchen-garden crop. 



Applying Artificial Manure to Vines {Amateur).— It is qnite wrong 

 to overcrop Vines and then fancy that you can make np for it by feeding 

 them with guano water. We always scatter the guano on the surface of the 

 borders, and allow the fertilising properties to be washed in by repeated 

 waterings. Vines will stand the manure water pretty strong. Three gallons 

 of water and 3 oza. of guano is not enough for a Vine if it is planted out. 

 We give a border 16 feet by 28 feet about 14 lbs. of guano and 250 gallons of 

 water at one time. You may do yours in the same proportion, but yon must 

 avoid the evil of overcropping. 



Vines Unhealthy (JTor/ftimibrian). — It would be much better for yon to 

 plant new Vines. If you were to plant healthy growing oanes now they 

 would become established by the autumn. 



Azalea Leaves Scorched (J. W. L.). — The leaves are scorched by one 

 of three causes — their being exposed whilst wet to the powerful rays of the 

 sun with a deficiency of air; allowed to tlag for want of water, the tissues of 

 the leaves beinir dried up; or excessive fumigation with tobacco. We think 

 the second is the moht likely cause in your case, as yon say some of the plants 

 are affected but others not at all, though the growths being youDg and tender 

 in the case of the scorched plants would make a difference between those with 

 foHa-^e more advanced or not started into fresh growth, the latter escaping 

 injury when those with tender growth are injured by tobacco smoke. Ton 

 will now be able to determine for youraelf and provide the remedy. 



Eradicating Docks and Dandelions [T. D. H.).— We knowof no whole- 

 sale mode of riddance of these weeds from lawns, nor have we any faith 

 in any dressing which would kill them without alao doing injury to the 

 grasses, but all coarse weeds may be removed by dropping into the heart of 

 each weed oil of vitriol. It should be applied with a stick notched round for 

 an inch or two at the end the better to hold the liquid, one dip of which will 

 hold enough to kill three or more plants, one drop being sufficient if the acid 

 be good ; the vitriol hisses in burning up the weeds. The sticks should not be 

 pointed, the b ittle having a wire round it for convenience of carrying. It is 

 of course needful to entrust the vitriol and its use to a careful person. 



Errata. — In *' Cornish Notes" on page 448, the question appears, "Is 

 there any chance of propagating Rhododendrons without peat ?" It should 

 have been " without heat." In the same article the Apple referred to as 

 i' Winter " Peach should have been Irish Peach. 



Cherries Dropping (Avmteur). — It is a conaequence frequently of dim- 

 ness at the roots during the flowering season ; but in your case it ar:6ea from 

 overfuitfuloesa; the fruit, were it not to drop considerably, would overcrop 

 the trees and could not be brought to perfection. 



Roses after Flowering (Idem). — Plunge the pots in ashes in an open 

 yet aheltered situation, Veepicg duly supplied with water, repotting in Sep- 

 tember. Read Mr. Douglas's notes on " Roses in Pots," page 401. 



CocuMBER Plants Dying {Cucumber). — The plants die at the collar owing 

 to a too rich and moist soil, the stems of the plants being often wet, or shaded 

 so as not to become dry, the atmosphere being cloJo and moi^t. Sulphur 

 applied to the affected parts is useless, but quicklime from drying the part is 

 to an extent useful, but the remedy lies in a less moist and rick soil, with 

 freer ventilation, so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture upon the 



