THE 
SEPTEMBER I8, 1875.] 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
373 
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cceed. The growth and habit is etin a € below 60. In case of EY IM plants | the eter would have to grow on the surface of the 
$ straggling, but this defect is made b allow 10° or 15° more at the in order | Ivy, using it principally as а trellis to hold by. Ару 
ence that may be placed on it, e the rich to stimulate — = penetrate the pus material. informa ation as to aded likely to succeed will m 
emon colour of its flowers, which always rende з soon as suckers which have recently en | oblige Sapere audi 
very att ctive. For large beds where height and | started have made roots on them abunda tly, and as = 
i uch a con а be would be th ight and sunshine rease, raise them r to the 
in sm es, - rige ders no equal. lass, "Those which it is intended to winter in sma son ide to Correspondents. 
Foliage plants are n great ‘Senay, and they | pots should be brought y ually, assuming | BIGNONIA CHIR S.) isa у of Gu 
inly uch to сй them. Th publi that all fruiting plants are now brought together, as although by ак gez id eenhouse subject, in 
taste for a more subdued style of embellishment i is for- they should eve which temperature it may wn some plants from 
at at command having leaves either beautiful in form or 
colour, or both combined, and sufficiently тнр А for 
00; e summer months, there 
be no — in toning down the xus of colour 
i te ed so objection able. Good 
er to secure a good solid 
r the ter, the roll an owing 
ust be plied now almost incessantly, The 
same conditions that favour a crop Iso 
produce plenty of seed on gravel walks, and to 
less tim i nd-weed few 
ts of salt water — be ney еу over 
sunny da Thi only 
of esd weeds: ‘but it likewise fad 
з Py bene "brightening influence on the gravel, 
besides check ms from casting up and dis- 
gt 
Roses should stil > pagre by abundant = 
f li e them 
n wood, and any 
О as grow beyond a 
so in length should be cut clean out, and only 
Ead x the 
air, so that it 
come well. ripened. $, Sheppard, Woolverstone 
FRUIT HOUSE 
Me tons.—The las 
the trelliswork, and showing both and a 
blossoms, ‘These first fruits may remai 
if it be desired to get the crop quickly off hand, or 
may be removed the fruits on the secon 
e 
the ripening of the fruits, canker at the collar, crack- 
t during the setting period, &c. y 
good linings to dung-heated pits and frames, to finish 
iling to secure the neces- 
teri from stables, the 
af la a time to 
ting of ta will answer 
Keep othe growths fairly thin, "and let the 
w be elevated just above oliage, and 
ugs. Cease to wet the ‘lia age in ‘these 
structures itm this шы, апа aer a fair sprinkling 
um wers as an antidote to red-spider. 
1 e .— Before dis diminishing influence of natural 
agencies is too much exhausted to be serviceable in 
are expected to provide € spring 
E summer supply of ripe fru year. 
maintain the sturdy habit and “айма 
at the present 
of 
ot e day, closing the pis use at 85°. 
С. Т. Miles, Wycombe Abbey. 
Fics,—The — crop of Figs in the жа house 
where plan t in the borders will soon be all 
gathered, and the tre ay then be kept deu, and 
th well ventilated i P weather. 
soon as the leaves have dropped, any shifting or 
root pruning py should be inr before the cold 
autumnal rains set the pot trees out-of-doo: - 
intended for the he О batch for forcing should soo 
be examined, to see if any shifting into Soma 
pots or top-dressin ing with fresh p^ I find the best 
sists sod 
it i 
5 à rpose. ifting 
or top-dressing let the trees be well watered and placed 
t of the reach of autumn frosts or heavy : rains, 
William Tillery. 
Variorum. 
FRUIT MAKING.—Closely allied to wax 
flower making is that of wax fruit, some speci of 
which are marvellous for their faithful imitation of 
аш: Неге E or casting is of more import- 
ance than in flower making, seeing that accuracy o 
form is the chief desideratane. Most s of imitative 
fruit are shaped in double moulds, one fot each half, 
and if the fruit is irregular in its curvatures a tripartite 
mould may eeded. Say that an Orange i 
inch distan nce | from the Orange on all sides ; plaster of 
Paris, in 
thus mada. ab to fully cover the Orange. When quite 
firm enough ie handle, = ег half-mould is taken 
up and the Orange extricated ; the Or чое is tur a 
оре їп {һе зап and an be: half-mould made 
milar way. Whe fruit is cast solid or hollow 
depends pes Ө on the : size ; dt large, the cg would 
- ram and Pm asted by soli 
ome Tough. material is fixed in 
the middle of the ouis which gives a cavity to the 
ddle of the fruit. Soft kinds of Fruit, such as Plums, 
of glue are found advantageous. Generally speaking, 
the colour of the wax e employed i is that of the lightest 
parts да wi fruit, the deeper tints being afterwards 
mine, lake, 
varieties of fruit, such as Grapes 
made of glass 
hape; these ar by w wire 
oles, and are the d sided i i pci gae 
proper colour, a very thin coating of which gives the 
€ r kind of semi- Accor eicit d to the 
of RS 
me a smoo 
eros that of the eral fruit. 
the various fruits to imitative s ik leaves, leaflets, 
&с am ffair of wires, silken thread, strips of 
arri 
of Chemistry. 
Enquiries. 
Z?». 4$. h chall i, 
HYRANTHES CANDIDA.—Will s ome 
Pit eg kindly inform me w 
hardy ar north as Shrewsbury on the west or 
Yarmouth on the east? Diss. [Only half-hardy near 
London 
IMBERS utu a —Would any one kindly 
give me some in as to what sort of climbers 
(if any) would succeed, nici with Ivy on a ny hee 
house in the north of Scotland? "The Ivy is 
established over sd surface of the walls, so that 
warm countrie S will often grow | in a lower temperature 
mor de they do not flower freely. We have seen this 
о best wi 
em teca ept Bode at sphere 
— so as to a "its ваги well cam 2 
wi week "ed 
tah is Ровере 
was сон when received. 
: é d'Anj 
ruit Cows. of 
NAMES OF dum spectabile ; 
ucium шеша апа 
УЖ, аб, 
cus lanátus 
Acis ок 
регеппе; 3, Hol 
—A. 5, Н. 
RosEs : A. H. 
are sufficien 
account for the ae ting = u proar and i те 
soil is good and fairly с the plants will most likely 
come right next year. 
CATALOGUES RECEIVED : 
—E. P. Francis & Co. (The 
urseries, Hertford), Catalogue of Hardy Ornamen 
and S al 
tal 
Trees , 
Descriptive Catalogue of Roses for 1875-6.— James 
Dickson & Sons (Newton Nurseries, Chester), Cata- 
atalogue of Bul 
— Smith & Simons (36 and 38, Howard 
зу oe Catalogue of rie — 
Bulb Company Walk, Col- 
chosen, catalogs of | of Japanese ries Orchids, &c. 
ME le 
eed HÀ Catal alogue of Pelargoni 
ie p 
СомиписА он" RECEIVED : — C. 
—H. G. M 
E. S. D.—L. С.А. S. H.—fh. C. 
J. R. J.—C. L. (enclosure, with thanks). 
athets. 
COVENT dn September 16. 
Trade still keeps quiet, with heavy supplies, market 
сез» апа Filberts dede S pre ич put fruit, mpo- 
of 
ela quan m 
condition, consisting of Du d'Angoulême and 
Louise Bonne, James Weller, "Wholesale Apple Market, 
PLANTS IN Рот 
E rd à E 
Begonias, PE doz... 6 o-1 eliotrope 02, 3 0-120 
Bouvardia n Оза о o | Lilium auratum +12 0-30 
Calceolaria, we о. 6 о-18 о | — lancifolium, доз.ла о-бо о 
yperus, 0-12 0 Mieotenes do. ..30-60 
Dracana кы ; 3o о-бо о до. 390-90 
— viridis, per doz, 12 0-24 0 P dble., 
Ficus elastica 16-76 рег дод .. 2214 6-19 0 
Fuchsia, per doz. .. 3 0-180 "Scarlet 30-90 
Gardenias, do. о-бо o | Petunia, per doz, 0-90 
Gladiolii, do +» 9 o-18 о | Rhodanthe, do. .. 60-120 
hs, in š К Solanums, do. 60-180 
Carnations, 14 Боот 
, per doz 
DN ҖЕ М А 
Sopes per de т о- 2 6 | Oranges, p. 1 ..20 
Apricots, per doz. .. о 9- 2 0| n Bos per du. veu 
oe E bushel 30-50 E rar r doz. I 
o Pine-ipples , p. I. ad 
ums, per bushel .. 2 
„э Ө 
P 
mons, per 100 
Melons, each 
