Jane 2?, 1876. 1 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GiUDENER. 



497 



liEEK (Roees). July 18th. Mr. S. Cai-twright, Shoep Market, Leek, Stafford 



fihire, Hon. Seo. 

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



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

 ToNBiiiDGE. July I9th. Mr. \V. Blair, Hon. Seo. 

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



(Kosea. &c.). November Sth (Fruit). 

 Tewkesbory. July 25th. Mr. P. Muoreaud Mr. H. J. Cochrane, Hon. Sees. 

 Wrexham. Jaly'25th. Mr. J. B. Sbirley, non. S-'c. 

 Huntingdon. July '.ii)tli. Mr. J. DiUe^ . Market Place, Sec. 

 Headinoley. Julv 2Sth and 27th. Mr. X. Atkiusou, Burleywood.'Head- 



iu;j:ley, Leeds, Sec. 

 Abehdeen (Royal Horticultural Society). J"uly 26th, 27th, and 28th. Mr. 



Archibald J. Reunie, liS.J, Uoioa Street. 

 Briqhouse. Julv 29th. Mssdrs. C. Jes^op A E. Rawnaley, Hon. Sees. 

 Saltaibb. July 29th. Mr. G. A. White, Hon. Sec, 

 KiLSBY iFlowers). August Ist. Mr. C. £>. Bracebridge, Sec. 

 Heworth (Hortioultural). August 2ud. Mr. R. H. Foltne, Hon. Sec. 

 R^wreNSTALL (RosESDALE). Adgust 4th aud 5th. Mr. M. J. Lonsdale, Sec. 

 SouTBAMPTON. August 5th aud 7tb. Mr. C. 3. Fuidge, 39, York Street. 



Seo. 

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



Clem>-nt Smith, Hoo. Sees. 

 Filey. August llth. Mr. Walter Fisher, Hon. Seo. 

 Otlry. August 12th. Mr AWred Suttle. Hon. Seo. 



Clav Cross. August 15th. Mr. J. stalldrd, Clay Crnfls.nearChesterfield, Sao. 

 Weston-9UPEB-Mare. August I5tb ttud IGth. Mr. W. B Frampton, 8eo. 

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

 SHREwanaHY. August I6th and I7th. Adaitt & Naunton, Hon. Sees. 

 MiUFiELD HoRTiccLTURAL. Augu&t 19th. Mr. George Senior and Mr. John 



Hushtorth, Hon. Sees. 

 Newbury. August 22Dd. Mr. H. Seymour, Hon. Sec. 

 Chepstow. Augu>t 23rd. Mr. B. Thorn, Hon. Sec. 

 Carsh ALTON, VVallinoton, AND Beddcnoton. Augnsfc 24th. Mr. J. 



Ba'oea, Leicester House, Carshaltan, and Mr. W. Clark, the Nurderie^, 



Walliugton, Hon. Sei^s. 

 Beaton Bcrn. August 26th. Mr. R. Richardson and Mr. W. Ellott, Sees. 

 IsLB OF Thanet (Margate). August 3l3th. Mr. C. D. Smith, ti, Marine 



Terrace, Margate, Seu. 

 Montrose. September 1st and 2nd. Mr. Ales. Burnett, 2, High Street, Sec. 

 Dundee i International). September7th,8th, aud9th. Mr. W. R. McKelvie, 



26, Euclid Crescent, Sec. 

 Glasgow. Saptumber 12th and 13tb. Mr. F. Gilb. Doaghall, 167, Canning 



Street. Sec. 

 Northampton (Chrysanthemnms). November 14tb and loth. Mr. W. 



Gutteridge, 51, Denoiftrk Road, Northampton, Sec. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



*,* All correspondeace Bhonld 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 subjeota them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 



Correspondents should not mix 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. 



Books (P. P.).—" The Greenhouse : Its Plants and their Management " will 

 enit you. It is published at our office, and may be had post frR6 for ten 

 stamps. IHortus). — "The Cottage Gardeners' Dictionary," post free 78. 6d., 

 and '"The Garden Manual," post free Is. 8d. from this office, will afford you 

 much iL formation. 



Address (G. F. C.).— The address of the London Manure Company ia 

 116, Fenchurch Street, E.C. 



Fuchsia microphylla (Lady Emily). — Fuchsia raicrophylla and th® 

 Mrrtie-Ieaved Orange ought to be procurable from the nurseries about London- 

 The latter does not require a stove heat, and will thrive as well in a sitting- 

 room as the common Orange. 



Wall Tbees Unhealthy <A. J. B.). — As your wall has a wide coping and 

 the subsoil is dry, al^n the rainfall of the district low, it is highly probable 

 that ydur trees are sufftring hv a deficiency of mointure. Examiue the roots 

 close to the wall, and ir they are dry, as we suspect them to be, apply water 

 liberally, repeating the application in a week and a!^ intervals throughout the 

 summer. 



Black Pansies (3. B. T.). — There are many others similar, some being 

 eqnally dark in colour and having more perfectly formed flowers. 



Waltonian Cases \3. Joynson). — We have not b^ard of Waltonian cage 

 for some veara, and do not know of anyone who makes them. 



Syringing Vines (^orice). — Many good growers do not syringetheir Vines 

 but afford them moisture by evaporation. The practice is good when care-, 

 f'jlly carried out. It is advisable to let the floors, &c., of the house bdcome 

 dry for half an hour or eg each day, or you miubt err in ptodncing an over- 

 moist atmosphere favouring mildew. Leave a little air on at the top of the 

 houpo all night, opening the ventilators about an inch, and increase it very 

 early in the morning. 



Vines Ripening thfir Wood (J. B., Briatoh.—'We do not advipe you to 

 " cease syringiijg and damping the bouse now that the canea are showing 

 signa of ripeniDg," or before they a'e fully matured you may be iufested with 

 red spider, enpeciilly as you say that some traces of the p«'st are already 

 apparent. At the same time we^hink that preferably to two slight syringinga 

 daUy would be a we-rkly drenching <f the Vines (which are not fraitiogl to 

 remove the red i^pider, keeping the hnuio otherwise moierately moist by 

 damping the pathe, &e , but permitting these to become tb-iroui'hly dry once 

 a-day. Air must be admitted freely, not entirely closing the house at night 

 ** Yellcw foliage " is not always a sign of wood ripening, and in your case we 



should endeavour to keep the foliage healthy as long as possible. Continue 

 damping your bouse moderately for the next two mouths. applying and with- 

 holding water according to the brigbtnesii or dullness of the weather. 



White Grapes fob Cool Vineby {M. D.). — Buckland Sweetwater and 

 Foster's White Soedling are two good white Grapes "succeeding with Black 

 Hanibargh treatment." See what Mr. Douglas says in his notes on Studley 

 Royal. You cannot follow the advice of a bettetcuitivator than Mr. Douglas. 



Vine Leaves Scorched {8. M., Leeds). — The leaves sent demonstrate 

 that you are keaping your house too close aud moist, and we think also that 

 the foliage is overcrowded. Tlie lateral growth should not he clo&er than 

 15 inches from each other. Admitting air " before breakfast " is a very inde- 

 fiuite term. Tbe house should not be entirely closed at night, and additional 

 air should be given half an hour after the sun shines on the house in the 

 morning — that is, assuming tha*. the house receives the first rays of the 

 morning's sun. If it is so situated aa to be shaded from the sun until " after 

 breakfast." you must not wait for it recoiviug the half hour's san. Correct 

 ventilation ia one of the most important elements in successful Grape- 

 growing. 



Setting Melons (F. J 1.— It ia advisable to Impregnate the flowers, be- 

 cause then you oan insure the settii-g of fruit of an eqnal age and size, 

 which is very important in securing a full aud regular crop. You will not 

 err in placing a vessel of water in your ground vinery in " very hot and dry " 

 weather until the Grapes begin to colour, but you must guard against pro- 

 ducing a damp chilly atmosphere. 



Fuchsia for Conservatory (TT. C. H.).— The best light-colonred Fuchsia 

 for planting in the border and training up the pillar is Lustre. It is a free 

 grower and bloomer, often continuing flowering until Christmas. It is also 

 one of the best fur the other purpose for which you require — namely, for 

 "cutting from to furnish fringes round stands of cut flowers." 



Peach Leaves Blistered (S.).— Read what Mr. Luckhurst says on this 

 subject in onr present number. Thg bli'iter will appear on a sonth-weat or a 

 south-east aspect, according as the curiente of cold air are directed. The 

 only prevention against blisterioR ia protection when the temperature is low 

 and the young foliage tender. You bad better remove the worst of the leaves 

 aud cut back also the shoots on which all the leaves are blistered, aud fresh 

 growths may yet be produced wh.ch may ripen with a fine autumn. The 

 shoots of the character of that enclosed are irretrievably mined, for every 

 leaf was a crumpled mass of decay and covered with fungus. 



FERNS.^Will a correspondent who forwardeJ two large fronds of Poly- 

 podium oblige by sending other specimens, those sent having been accidentally 

 destroyed? 



Governor Wood Cherry (West Kent). — This is a very excellent Cherry, 

 ripening early in July. The fruit is large and obtusely heart-shaped, the 

 skin being pale yellow mottled with bright red. It is a free bearer and good 

 grower, and a tree is " worhy of a position on a north-west wall." The fruit 

 is richly flavoured, and is suitable for exhibition purposes. 



Woollaton Pippin Apple (T, Vorfc).— You have been rightly informed 

 that this ia a late-blossoming Apple, and on that account frequently escapes 

 injury by spring frosts. It is a very valuable late-keeping dessert kind, and 

 you cannot do better than add it to your collection. It may bs obtained 

 through any respectable nurseryman under its proper name of Court-Pendo- 

 Plat. 



Calceolarias Unhealthy (Q. S.). — The leaf and flowers demonstrate that 

 your plants have not had saffijient support. 'Ihey have been too dry and 

 probably pot-bound. They cannot be cured, it being too late in the season 

 for any improvement to be effected by remedial measures. 



Gdano fob Vegetable Marrows and CocuaiBERS (G. F. 0.). — It would 

 best be applied aa liquid manure at the rate of 1 lb. of griano to twenty 

 Rallona of water, to be given twice a- week in bright weather, and once a-week 

 iu dull weather. At the strength above named it maybe applied to every 

 description of plant except bardwooded plants, as Heaths, Azaleas, &c., at 

 every alternate watering, the pots being filled with roots and in a healthy 

 state ; whilst for vegetable crops you may sprinkle the guano over the surface 

 of the ground between the rows in moist weafcher at the rate of 2 to 8 lbs. 

 per rod (30^ square yards), or give a good watering once or twice a-week at 

 the rate of 2 oz3. to a gallon of water. All wateringa are best given in the 

 evening or during dull weather, and between the rows rather than close to 

 the stems of the plants. 



Vines Producing Tendrils {A Constant Reader). — When tendrils are 

 produced instead of bunches it is a reault of the imperfect ripening of the 

 wood, due to the roots being in a cold and wet border, which induces sappy 

 growth difficult of maturation. Examine the border, and if the roots are 

 deep and the border a close wet ma-s, as we apprehend it to be, lift the Vines 

 in March, or just before they break, and rectify any errors of drainage and 

 improve the constituents of the border. 



Cdcdmbeps Damping (Idem). — The atmosphere is too close, moist, and 

 cold. Afford freer ventilation and a higher temperature, especially from sun 

 heat — i.e., closing early, but leaving on a *' piuch " of air so as to prevent an 

 accumulation of moisture upon the fruit. The bottom heat should be Ib'^. 



Climbers for Trellis (Nemo). — As you live near a town in a smoky dis- 

 trict, the most suitable plant is Ivy, the finest of all plants for covering 

 walls, Ac, iu town gardens, and for screens when support is given, as a trellis 

 or framework of iron. The cnmraon Ivy (Hedera Helix) and Irish (H. hiber- 

 nica, syn. canariensis) are the most suitable. The oulv objection is the ex- 

 posed situation and the want of shade. This yon might obviate by inter- 

 mixins witb the Ivy Clematises and the freer-growing kinds of Boses. They 

 would afford both ebai3e and shelter for the Ivy, and give you colour in sum- 

 mer, and being leafless in winter the Ivy would then appear to advantage. 

 The Ivy you may plant now, lifting wi h t,ood roots and wa'ering copionsly, 

 and if strong 3 feet apart ; and in autumn or spring, or even now if the 

 plants can be had in pots, plant a Rose or a Clematis between every other 

 plant of Ivy. Ivy cuttings will strike now if they are inserted in sandy soil 

 on a north border, keeping moist, and by autumn they will be well rooted, 

 and may then or in spring be planted out where they are to remain. The 

 Erowths as they advaoce will need to be trained to the trellis. Suitable 

 Roses are Dundee Rambler, Rampant, Ras'elliana, Rubra, The Garland, and 

 Alice Gray. Clematises are moataua, viticella plena, Heuryi, Jackmanii, and 

 rubra violacea. The plants you have are not likely to succeed. 



Insects on Pears (E. M.). — There are no insects whatever on the leaves 

 yon have sent U", but the wood is slightly infested with scale. You cannot 

 destroy this until the trees are denuded of their foliage in winter, until which 

 time they will not receive serious injury. They can then be painted with 



