June 29, 1876. ) 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE ANL COTTAGE GARDENER. 



515 



Kilmarnock. Rosea, July IStli and 19th. General Exliibition, September 



14th. Mr. M. Smith, H, Kin^ Street.. So*?. 

 TONBRiDGE. July 19th. Mr. W. Blair, lion. Seo. 



ItOYAL HORTICULTDRAL SoCIKTY, SoUTH KENSINGTON. Julj 10th anfl 20th 



tRo-iea, &0.). November 8Eb (Fruit). 

 Tkwkesbory. July 25ch. Mr, P. Mooreanil Mr. H. J. Cochrane, Hon. Sees. 

 "Weexham. Jaly 25th. Mr. J. B. Shirley, Hon. Shc. 

 Huntingdon, Joly 26th. Mr. J. DUle^, Market Place, Seo. 

 Headinolby. July 2tith and 27th. Mr. T. AtkiuBon, Burleywood, Hoad- 



in^jley, Leeds, Sea. 

 Aberdeen (Royal Horticulfural Socifty). July 2Gth, 27th, and 28th. Mr. 



Arobibild J. Rennie, 1:^3^, Uuion Street. 

 Brighouse. Julv 29l1i. Musars. C. Jwasnp & E. Rawnsley, Hon. Seca. 

 Saltaire. July "29Lb. Mr. G. A. White, Hon. Seo. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 

 *,* All correspondenee 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 oorrespondeuts, aa doing so subjects them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 



ADDEEsa {Q.E. C). — The depiH of the " Flower Miasion," ia Wilberforce 

 Mission Honae, The Paraxon, Now Kent Road, Loudon. 



Post Hampers. — " C. E. G." asks il anyone can tell where those little post 

 hampers that are used for conveying fruit, tic, through the post can be 

 procured. 



Fancy Pansies [E. M.). — The flowers sent are very effective, the colours 

 rich velvety purple BUiTounded with bright TeHow. producing a gay appear- 

 ance. The flowara are also good in shape, and as you say they are freely pro- 

 duced and the plauts have healthy foliage, the varieties are well worthy of 

 preservation and culture. 



TcRKisH Bath [A Subscriber). — We never heard of aTurk'sh bath being 

 hcatud by hot water, and we very much doubt if you would get the required 

 temperature from the boiler whtuh heats the conservatory. Yoa had better 

 consult a practical heating engineer. 



Peach Leaves E\ten (D. M.]. — We cannot tell what it ia that haa eaten 



your Fuchsia and Peach leaves unless yon can send us a specimen ot the 



depredator. If you will do so we will give you the infurmation. Syritging 



with a solution of soft soap may probably be of beneht, and it cannot do any 



barm 



Grapes Scalded {Somerset^. — We advise you to keep the house some- 

 what cooler, giving more and earlier ventilation, especially at the warmest 

 end of the house. Do not close the honse entirely at uight. The atmosphere 

 being too close and warm is, we think, the cause ol the injury of which you 

 complaio, and especially as you say it only occurs at the warmest end of the 

 house. 



Ferns from Seed (H. W. G.\ — It is impossible to answer yom* questions 

 without kuowiug whether your Ferns are tencieror hardy. If you will send 

 that information, and, if possible, the names of those you dtsire to raise 

 from seed, we will endeavour to give you the information you require. 



R4NONCCLD3E8 IN GREENHOUSE (SussexK — We fear you would not suc- 

 ceed in throwing Raounculuses in deep boxes in your greenhouse nnleis the 

 structure is very light and kept cool during the spring months. You might 

 grow them in the boxes in cold fiames until the flowers show colour, then 

 remove them to the greenhouse to enjoy their beauty. 



Insufficient Heat in Greenhouse (fiiit-si.— With a flue along the 

 front and both enas you ought wichout the aid of lamps to exclude frost. 

 Eithtr the flue is too limited in surface, or the furnace too small. A paraffin 

 lamp would assist, but not be auflBcient to keep out a slight frost. Ihe 

 paraffin would not injure the plants only by consuming and drying the air. 

 It is also a more costly mode of heating than with coal. We should increase 

 the size of the flue, and probably the furnace, but in the absence of par- 

 ticuliirs we eannot i^vi^e. 



Pruning Gooseberry BuaHKs (J?. F. C). — You may cut all the yonng 

 shoots to within an inch or two of their origin, ex:ept the leadera, and those 

 you may ahorten to the extent they would be at the winter pruning, leaving 

 shoota as required at the desired distauces and positions if incrtiase or 

 extension be desired. This will admit air and hght with access to the fruit 

 for picking. 



Corn Salad for Winter Use (J. T., North of Ireland).— Sov the seed 

 about tho middle of August in a border of light rich soil, in shallow drills 

 6 inches apart, distributing the seed rather thick'y ; and bow for succession 

 the early part of Septembsr, three weeks to a month after the first sowing. 

 Keep c'ear of weeds, and select an open but warm border. Water if dry. In 

 winter the outer leaves only should be gathered. 



Grapes Mildewed (A Constant Sitftscnl»c?').— The berries and leaves sent 

 us are iufented wii h mildew. Dust all ttie parts showing the " white down " 

 with flowers of sulphur, and ventilate more freely. 



Golden Feather for Aotdmn Planting (An Amateur Gardener). — 

 The eetd should be sown the first fortuigbt of July in p*n9, and placed in a 

 oold frame, blightly sha'led, and kept moist. When the seedlings appear 

 admit air freely, and when large eaou-jh to handle prick-off 2 inches aptrt in 

 good, rich, light soil in the open border, shading frjm bright aun until 

 established. 



Wintering Convgltolus mauritanicos and Nieresibergia gracilis 

 {IdcmK — The plants are heat wintered from cuttings struck in summer, in a 

 cold frame or under a hand-light, kept shaded, having tbe plants establiyhed 

 in pots before autumn. They rtquire to be potted in saudy loam with a little 

 peat and a free admixture of sand, and to be kept rather dry during tlie 

 winter, yet the health of the plants must be maintained by water as required. 

 Old plants may be preserved by teking-up before frost, potting in poor light 

 Boil. They ahould be kept in a greenhousH safe from frost. 



Plants foe Cct Flowers (^tephi}iotU',Slovc plaHfs— *Steph&noti9 

 floribunda, *Gardenia llorida, *G. florida internjedia, *(i. Fortunei, 'G. ra- 

 dicans major, *Ixora acuminata. *I. Colei, *I.amabili9, 1, javanica floribunda, 

 I. odorata, Allamanda grandiflora, A. Hendersoni, A. nubilis, Amaryllis in 

 variety, ♦Ainthurium Scherzerianum and vars. album, *Bou gainvillea glabra, 



Burchellia capensis, ♦Clerodeudron BaUouii, Conoclinium ianthinum, Dale- 

 champia Roczlianaj rosea, *Kpip)iyllum truncatnm vars., ^Eucharis ama- 

 zonica, *E. caudida, 'Euphorbia t-pleudetiH. E. jacquiniteflura, *Pancratium 

 fragranp, Pent as ktrmesinH, ■♦PumHettiapuicherrinm and vara, alba and msjor, 

 Rogiera gratissima, Rondeletia Fpeciora major, ■'Tabemffimontana coronaria 

 flore-pleno, *T. cania^Ba, aud *roxicopbln!a siiectabiiis. Oreenhouse plants— 

 Abutilon Boule de ^ei^;e, Aponogotou dist'icbjon lan aquatic), 'Bouvardia in 

 variety, ^Cumellias vars., ^Carnatiou tree varn., -^Cioeruria, *Cyclan>eu perei- 

 cum vars., Daphne Foituiiti, *D. indica alba and rubra, *Dracophyi]um 

 ^racile, *Epacrises, ^i^ricas, Httbrotbamnus aurantiacus. H. feifir-ularis, 

 *HeIiotropium varf., Hoja ciirnosa. Hydrangea paniculata granditiora, 

 Imantophylhim minialnm, *Lilium vars., *Lucuiia gratissima. Mandeviila 

 Buaveoleup, Myrtles, Pimelea dtcushata, P. spectabilis rot-ea, Plumbago ca- 

 pensis, ■Double Chineso Primnlaa, Rhododendron fragrantissimum, R. jag- 

 miniflorum, R. Princess Alexandra, ^Rhyncospermum jasminoides, and 

 Statice profusa; *]ndiHn Azalens are good but require gumming, and the 

 same remark applies to Pelargiuiiums — show, ppotted, and Zouals. Ihc 

 doubles carry well without gommiiig. Calla (Riuhardia) sBthiopica is also 

 good, and you will nee i f.irced plants as ■*IIoteia japonic^, Kalmia latifolia, 

 * Pints, Viburnum opulus, *RuseB, ♦Deutziagr'^ciliB (to be cut before expanded), 

 'D. crenata flore-pleuo, 'Pruius siueubis alba flore-plcno, Rhudodt-ndrons. 

 *Li]y of the Valley, *Li]ac. particularly white; Ghent Azaleas, with Clematis 

 as Miss Bateroau, Albert Victor, &c., all of which are indippeneable outdoirs, 

 along with *Mign(Juette, and *Roman Hyacinths (indoors), double Toberosea 

 (indoors), *>^arci8suB (Polyanthus), ■'Duublu White (poeticus), aud single vars. 

 Hardy plantft—Alhutix fragrans, Anthericum Liliatitrum, Campanula aggre- 

 gata, C. celtidifoha, *CheiiantliuB (Wallflowers), vars., +Dapbne Cneorum, 

 *Dtlpbiuium vars., ^Carnations and Picoteep, Helleborus vara., *Lathyru8 

 grandiflorua, *L. latifolius, +Lilium vara., Myosotis dishitiflora, ^Narciasua 

 vara., Pa3oma vars., "* Phlox vars., Primula cortunoides, P. acaulis double vars., 

 +Pyrethrum double vars , ^Ranunculus amplexicaulis, and ^double vars., 

 *Schizostyiis cocciuea, '•'Spiraja tiiipendula plena, *H. palmata, Statice lati- 

 folia, Tritonla aurea, *Trulliu8 europrtus, aud Violet vars Annuals or 

 Biennials— Ager&tnm odoratum, A. Imperial Dwarf, Aster Dwarf Bouquet, 

 *Centaurea cyanus mnjor, ChryBanthemum cariuatum, Dunnetti flore-pif-no, 

 *Dianthus cbinensia Heddewigi flure-pleno vars., *Sweet Pea vars., ^fhlox 

 Drummondi vars., 'Scabious dwarf double vars , Stocks vars., *8weet Sultan 

 vars. We have m irked some of tbe best and most enduring with an asterisk. 

 For packing nothing answers so well aa a tin box not mure than 4 inches deep, 

 and if greater depth be wanted trays may be introduced so as to apportion 

 the box into CLimpartments of 3 to 4 inch depth, the divisions being secured 

 by brass slide pins fitting into sockets at the sides of the box. Ours are of two 

 sizes, with two and three trays ret-pectively, having three and four compart- 

 ments. Wood boxes answer well about 4 inches deep, with tbe lids screwed 

 down. The flowers ought to be cut when at their best, or if anything a little 

 before. All flowers should be cut in the early part of the day, when cool, 

 and btfore exposure to the sun. Flowers ought a'so to be cut dry. If of a 

 kind that require gumming they should have the stems placed in water after 

 gumming, and left for the t^um to dry, as it will in an hour or so. If tho 

 flowers are small bunch ihem smalt, and do not crowd in the bunch, tying 

 loosely. At the bottom of the bos place a sheet of thick brown paper and 

 well damped, but not in the bus, draining before it is placed therein. Around 

 tbe stalk of each flower or bunch wrap a piece ot cotton wool dipped in water 

 and wrung " ory " — that ia, all the water squeezed out as a spoi ge. Lay in 

 the box C'lrefully, placing closely but not very tightly, aeparating and sur- 

 rounding each flower with tissue paper, and upon the flowers pUce cotton 

 wool tbe downy side towards them, the glazed of ciurae uppermost. We 

 usually, however, remove the glazed side, which cornea off on hi^hly-glazod 

 wadding like a skin, and use the soft part only. Care must be tak*in not to 

 allow the cotton to come in contact with the flowers, but be separated from 

 them by tissue paper. Dry wool in contact with the flowers abstracts the 

 moisture from them, and wet wool damages them, apoiliug their colours. 

 Liiiums ought to have the anthers removed as the pullen sheds and discolours 

 the petals, and all flowere as a rule are more enduring when the pistils and 

 stamens are removed. 



Evaporating Troughs in Vinery (Amateur).— The troughs ought to re- 

 main filled with water not only until the Grapes begin to show signs of colour- 

 ing, but until they are fully coloured, when the troughs should be allowed to 

 dry, moisture in the atmosphere after ihe Grapes are ripe being inimical 

 to their keeping. The application of liquid maunre composed of cow dung 

 and soot is good. Continue it until colouring, and about that time you 

 may give a good application. It will materially assist the swelling of the 

 berries. 



Gathering Citrons for Preserving (Wem).— Take them when fuU- 

 aized, just when commencing ripening, aud whilst green. 



Value of Potatoes ( T. J. B.).— It ia impossible to answer your questions, 

 as crops vary so much in value aud markets in price. Dig a yard and weigh 

 tbe produce, and you will then be able to determine the value of the crop 

 by a little calculation. 



Sowing Perennials {Becston). — You may sow seeds of most perennial 

 plants now, encouraging germination aud rapid growth by having the soil 

 rich, and light, aud kept regularly moist. Pansy and Polyanthus seed should 

 be bown in a shaded place. 



Cotton Seeds {Mrs. D.).— Sow them in light sandy soil— peat and loam— 

 and place in a heated structure, keeping regularly moist. When tbe seed- 

 lings are large enough they may be potted in tbe same kind of soil, and be 

 kept in heat until established in the pots, then removing them to a cooler 

 house. 



Red Spider on Vines {C. B.).— As your Grapes nre ripe and the red 

 spider so numerous as to endanger the permanent welfare ft the Vines, you 

 must destroy the spider even it you to some extent mar the appearance of 

 the Grapes. We should syringe the Vices violently, placing the nozzle of 

 the syringe between the bunchea. No doubt the falling water would to 

 some extent wash tbe bloom off the berrifs, but it would not be serious if 

 the work was carefully done ; but better a few bright berries this year than 

 no crop next. 



Insects ( C. R ).— It is difficult to determine, owing to their condition being 

 so unrecognisable, whether the iusect is an aphis or a psylla. They may be 

 destroyed by fumigating with tobacco or syringing the plants with warm 

 water in which 2 ozs. of soft soap has been dissolved to each gallon of water, 

 adding to the solution a pint of tobacco water. 



Names of Plants lA. B. G.)— It is Stapbylea pinnata or Bladder-nut tree, 

 a shrub growing wild in many parts of England. The nuts, in some parts of 

 Europe, are fitrung for beads by the Roman Catholics, The kernela taste 



