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JOURNAL OP HOBTIOULTURE AND COTTAGE GAEDENER. 



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weeks sooner than those in the open air; so there was no 

 chance for the hlossoms to become fertilised from trees in the 

 open air, or those growing out of tho house. 



I carefully removed all the male part or stamens from the 

 blossoms on the Apple trees — where there were too many 

 blossoms I thinned them — and applied the pollen of the Pear 

 blossom three or four times a-day, as long as they remaiued 

 fresh. If they were fertilised by any natural source, or with 

 the aid of insects, it must have been with a Pear. I applied 

 the pollen with a fine camel-hair brush part of tho time, and 

 sometimes by picking the blossom oif, and giving it a sudden 

 twist over the Apple blossom, by taking tho stem between the 

 thumb and finger. I prefer tho latter method, but they must 

 both be in bloom at the same time. 



The result of this experiment was four Apples, all on one 

 tree, variety Cellini, only seven seeds. 



Cellini Apple is large, striped and splashed with red, a very 

 pretty fruit, and matures about November to December. 

 Those ripened in October, but they were about the size of a 

 cent when those in the open ground were in blossom. — P. C. 

 Dbmpsev. — {Report of the Fruit-gmners' Associatio)i, of the 

 Province of Ontario.) 



THE NEW MODE OP GLAZING. 



[A coHKEsroNDENT from Yorkshire writes thus in allusion to 

 the mode of glazing described by Mr. Robson at page 287, and 

 sends a section of the glazing bar recommended. We append 

 some additional notes from Mr. Bobson. 



" If the enclosed suggestion for glazing by the new method 

 with cork wedges instead of putty is of any use you are 

 welcome to it. I have not tried the system, but having the 

 wedges outside seems open to the objection of giving access 

 from tho outside to anyone disposed to meddle with valuable 

 fruit where the garden is not well fenced. The price of the 

 indiarubber flange tubing is Id. or '2d. a-foot. — P."J 



I AM exceedingly glad to have the suggestions of " P.," 

 which are both practical and to the purpose, and I trust 

 others will como forward and give their advice also. Com- 

 paratively few things present themselves perfect at first, and 

 very important improvements are often made afterwards. In 

 the present instance our correspondent's view of preventing 

 the rain penetrating at the sides is a useful suggestion, and I 

 had at one time thought of advising the indiarubber tubing 

 he speaks of, but from what I have seen of that article as used 

 between window sashes to prevent rain or wind penetrating 

 into a dwelling room, it has decayed so fast that I hesitated 

 to advise its use in a case where putty was complained of for 

 the same fault. Nevertheless, I am not without hope that a 

 better material may be discovered. If some cheap material 

 sufficiently elastic to fit between the glass and the glazing bar 

 could be contrived, one which also possesses the property of 

 being water-tight, success would seem certain. 



From the diagram (ft;;. 1) it will be seen that " P." contem- 

 plates reversing the mode of fastening the squares of glass as 



given at page 287, and 

 nC , instead of their being 



fastened outside, as 

 done in Mr. Neve's 

 house at Chart Sutton, 

 he recommends their 

 being fastened inside 

 or underneath, and 

 suggests the small 

 block for that purpose should be on the under side, as well 

 as the cork wedges, giving as a reason the facihty which the 

 former way affords to a dishonest person getting to the fruit. 

 Without oiiering any opinion on the latter subject, I certainly 

 think if something could be contrived to prevent the wet 

 entering it ought to be on the outer or upper side of the glass, 

 and I hope to hear of something better-adapted for that pur- 

 pose than the indiarubber tubing referred to. Could not some 

 manufacturer prepare a kind of felting or other material 

 sufficiently elastic to form a joint between the glass and the 

 wood or metal, that would prevent wet finding its way inside ? 

 I should think that among the many materials now at com- 

 mand there must be something that would accomplish this 

 object and be less costly than indiarubber tubing. An appU- 

 cation of the same ingenuity which presents us with so many 

 kinds of floorcloths could assuredly supply a material for the 

 purpose. 

 Then as to the blocks and wedges which " P." places under- 



Fig. 1. 

 a, Rafter. 



?i. Piece of wood 2 inches long screwed to 

 f, ludiaiubber flange or draught tubing. 

 d, Cork wedges. 

 (', Lap of glass. 



neath, I have been thinking if the glazing bar were grooved-out 

 square, as sliown in jiii. 2, there would be room for the pad 

 above and the wedge below the square, and blocks might bo 

 dispensed with. It is true all the squares would have to be 



put in at the bottom of tho 

 light, which might be incon- 

 venient, but I have seen more 

 than one kind of putty-glazed 

 house where this had to bo 

 done with much greater diffi- 

 culty. Possibly someone may 

 suggest still further improve- 

 ments, and the matter is cer- 

 tainly deserving of attention. 



Fill. 2 represents a glazing 

 bar with a groove to receive the 

 glass, with somepad or stuffing 

 on the upper side of it to ren- 

 der it water-tight, aud the cork 

 wedge below as has been de- 

 scribed, but I am far from 

 thinking it is the best arrange- 

 ment that can be adopted, for the whole thing is only in its 

 transition state, and until manufacturers can supply us with 

 a suitable material to form a water-tight packing, I fear we 

 must grope in the dark. I may, however, say that if it bo 

 found impracticable to make between the two a tight cement 

 joint that would keep out water at all times, certainly one 

 could be found that would keep it out when it was once wetted. 

 The ordinary caulking adopted with timber-built ships will do 

 this, but I should think something like the sheets from which 

 gun wads are made might answer the purpose. Certainly some- 

 thing may be done to lessen the present hea\'y expenses of paint 

 and putty, and if " P." can recommend a durable kind of 

 indiarubber tubing it is certainly as likely to answer as anything 

 else. One thing, however, may be depended on, that if once 

 a demand sets fairly in for a quantity of such an article it is 

 sure to be met. Let us, therefore, hope that such will be the 

 case, and that the mode of glazing referred to as well as others 

 may be fairly tested. — J. Eoeson. 



Fig. 3. 

 , Glazing bar or rafter. 

 , Pad of felting or some t^imilor 



mateiial. 

 , Glass. 

 , Cork wedge. 



THE OKCHARD HOUSE AT BLENHEIM. 



I HAVE read the details of Mr. Fountaine's system of having 

 double crops from his vinery, and I do not know if»ever it has 

 been adopted here or not. The house is simply used for 

 growing fruits in pots, with a back wall getting well, covered 

 with Peach trees, and as there is no reason why the trees 

 should be wheeled-out, I have simply planted one-half of them 

 in the bed of soil forming the inside border to save labour. I 

 need scarcely add that during the growing season onfe-sixth of 

 the watering will be required compared with those in pots. 

 When replying to the inquiries of the gentleman who took 

 notes of the gardens here, I said nothing with the view of 

 imder-rating Mr. Fountaine's ingenious invention, though it 

 is of no use where Vines or Peaches are not grown overhead. 

 If I had found Mr. Fountaine's system fully carried out, it is 

 probable I would have gone mucli further into it than is de- 

 scribed. 



It is well known to many practical men that stone fruits, 

 trained or planted out, have been grown successfully for many 

 years — long before my gardening experience — with Vines 

 trained up the rafters, and abundant aud excellent produce 

 from both above and below secured. At Wrotham Park, when 

 under the management of Mr. W. Thomson, excellent Peaches 

 and Grapes were grown under the same roofs, and I believe 

 many prizes taken by them ; also at llendlesham Hall, by 

 the late Mr. W. Allan, the system was adopted with great suc- 

 cess ; and during the last ten years Peaches and Grapes from 

 the same house have helped collections of fruits which I have 

 exhibited to hold good positions. To give variety cordons may 

 be trained on wires under the Vines and up the back walls. I 

 saw the house at Chiswick last season, and was one of those 

 who admired the Madresfield Court Grapes— fine bunches, 

 and very large berries they were, and offering then to colour 

 well, But I must confess that the system at Chiswick, even 

 under the skill of a Barron, did not raise it in my mind, or 

 lead me to think it was a profitable method of growing fruits. 

 When looking at it in the £ ■-•. d. point of view I fear market 

 men would not be ready to adopt the plan, as I know, from 

 early experience in London market establishments, that a 

 house to pay must not only be crammed with fruit, but 



