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JOtTENAL OP HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ Janaary 31, 1365. 



all gokl that glitters, and '• a penny saved is not a pepny 

 gained," when the saving involves the loss of gaining two 

 or three pence. 



^iJ'otting. — Proceeded with shifting bedding plants, green- 

 house plants, and stove plants as opportunities offered, and 

 amongst the stove plants set some CaladiumS, that had 

 stood in a dryish warm corner with some damp moss over 

 them, into a bed with some bottom heat just to start them 

 into growth, when fresh potting can be given them. We 

 have also potted a quantity of last year's Fuchsias, and in a 

 different way from what we generally do, because it suited 

 our circumstances as to room better. Generally we prune 

 the plants, and let them break in the old pots before we 

 remove part, at least, of the old soil, and put into fresh. 

 In the present case it was an object that the pots should 

 occupy as little room as possible, and therefore the plants 

 were roughly pruned, turned out of the pots, and the 

 old soil shaken from the roots ; the soil being rather diy, 

 the roots were then set for ten minutes or so in shallow 

 warm water, about 70', just to moisten them, and then 

 allowed to drip before they were placed in light fresh soil 

 and into much smaller pots, which were placed in a tempe- 

 rature not below -45°. When the pots ai-e filled with roots 

 the plants wUl get more pot-room. The heads will be 

 damped from a syringe, especially in sunny days, but the 

 soU will receive little water until the fresh young roots are 

 working freely in it. Where very fine plants are wanted in 

 bloom early, a little bottom heat will be a great advantage 

 at first, and manure waterings as soon as the flowering pots 

 are filled with roots. 



In this duU weather a coolish temperature is the best 

 security against weak growths and insects. Spare the coal 

 heap, and you will be able to spare the tobacco smoke. 

 — E. F. 



C0YE:NT GAEDEX MAEKET.— Lvncary 28. 



In con>equenco of the severity of the wfather supplies are short, Ijut 

 the demana at this sea«on hciiif fur from brink, quotations are nearlv the 

 same as last week. Forced .^.^parasus is hartllj- to be liail ; Apples are stiU 

 plentiful ; and dessert Pears consist of the same varieties as enumerated 

 last we«k. 



FRTTIT. 



Apples J sieve 1 



Apncots doz. 



Cherries lb. 



.Chestnuts bush. 14 



Currants. Red.. .J sieve 



Black do. 



fine doz. 



Filberts 100 lbs. 40 



Cobs do. 70 



GooBebcrriej ,. J si-ve 

 Grapes, Hambnrghs lb 3 



Moscata fi 



£.emoDs loo 5 



Artichokes each n 



Asparaeus bundle 10 



BeansBroad J sieve 



Kidnev 100 2 



Beet,ncd doz. 1 



Broccoli bundle 1 



BrasselsSproutf J sieve 2 



Cabbare doz. 1 



Capfllcums ino 



C«rrots bunch 



CaulifiowH.r doz. 2 



Celery bundle I 



Cucombers each 1 



d. 8. 

 to2 

 



d 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





 8 

 10 

 10 



Melons each 



Mulberries punnot 



Nectarines doz. 



Oranges 100 



Peaches doz. 



Pears (kitchen). ..bu«h. 



dessert doz. 



Pine Apples lb. 



Plums \ sieve 



Pomeprauates each 



Quinces J sieve 



Raspberries lb. 



d. «. 



too 





 

 

 



d 

 







n 



10 



10 



n 





 



Walnuts bush. 14 









 n 





 21 



VEGETABLES. 



Endive score 



Fcoincl baneh 



Omrlic and Shallots, lb. 8 



Herb* hunch 



ilorwnduh ... bundle 



R. 



d 



>0 







1.5 















S 







3 



ft 



2 







3 



n 



3 



















R 



e 







2 







3 







3 



ft 







n 











n 







i 







Leek^? banch f^ 



Lettuce score 2 



Mushrooms pottlo 1 



Muatd. & Cress, punnet 



Onion<i , bushel 5 



pickliiitf nunrt 



Pars'.ev ...doz. bunches 4 



Parsnips doy.. 



Peas quart 



Potnroei bushel 2 



Raflinhes doz. hnnehPa 



Rhubarb bun-Jle 



Savoys doz. 1 



8ea-kJilQ b:mkot 1 



Spinach tinvi 3 



Tomatoes ^ .nieve 



Turnips iiunch '> 



VeRetabloMarrowsdoz. 



2 to r. 



n 

 4 n 



n 

 

 



TRADE CATALOGUES EECKTVED. 

 Barr &. Sudden. 12. Kintr Stre.jt. Covent Gai-flen, London. 

 — Compendium of Illiistratcd (hiides to the Flower and Kitchen 

 Qardens, 



Wheeler & Sons, Oloucester. —WlieeUr' s Utile Bool; or 

 8eUct Seed List. 



Edward Taylor, 'MaMon.— Descriptive Priced List of FrvAt, 

 Forert, and. Ornament/il Trees. Shrubs, t^v. ; Catalogue of Agri- 

 cuUwal, KiUhen Garden, and Flowei- Seeds. 



Butler & McCulloch, Covent Grarden, London. — Spring 

 Cataloijue of Seeds for the Kitchen Garden and Flower Garden. 



Austin Sc McAslan, 10, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. — -Cata- 

 logue of Choice Vegetable and Floxver Seeds. 



Kt. Smith, "Worcester. — Seed List; List of Plants of the Fir 

 Tribe Sv.itablefor the Climate of Gi'eat Britain. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS, 



*(^* "We request that no one will wi-ite privately to the de- 

 partmental ^vl•iters of the " Joiu'nal of Horticulture, 

 Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so 

 doing they are subjected to nniustifiable trouble and 

 expense. All comnumications should therefore be ad- 

 dressed solely to The Editors of the Journal of Horticul- 

 ture, ttc, 171. Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



Wo also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those 

 on Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them 

 answered promptly and conveniently, but write them 

 on separate communioations. Also never to send more 

 than two or three questions at once. 



N.B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until nest 

 week. 



PANOANns JAVANlCUSVATtTKOATUS AND StKPHA NOTTS FLOttlBUNDA CULTURE 



(■/. i.).— 11' you have the convenience of :i linthed you may pl'inpe them ia 

 it aTrer potting them, or place them in nn incroased tenipeiaturo in March, 

 uhich is wliitt, we presume, you mean by starting- them. If tlic plants are 

 healthy this is quite unnecessary. The t-truoiure in wliich Oiey are grown 

 beinfj a ?fove, .vill he iaeveased in tempernluve as tlie seasrin advances; 

 55' to 60° beinff the minimum winter tL-niperatnre, increase it to GO^ 

 ill March, and incre;ise to G5^ or 7iP in May. Pot them in the first 

 week in March, tlie P inlanus in a comport of turfy loam two-thirds, leaf 

 mould ont-third, with a little sharp Hand added ; tha Steph'inons in a com- 

 post of Kirty sandy peat twn-thirds, and ono-tliird leaf mould or turfy loam, 

 the latter in preference to the former. .-Vdd a little sand and drain welL The 

 flowerint; depends on obiainint? a free gnwrU, and then well ripeninp tlie 

 wood by a free exposure to light and a drier atnosphere, with abundance 

 of air. Thp beauiy of the Pandanns i^ its foliage, it beinc of no value 

 on account of its flowers ; the Stephanotis, on the other hand, ia one of the 

 sweetest and most beautilul of stove climber?. 



roTTis'fJ Fuchsias and Pelargoxiujis (/. Ti.f Torks7nrc).—'Pot the 

 Fuchsiis in Febrniry, removini; as much of the old soil as possible witliout 

 injuring: the roots, and place in the same sizoi pots, or a siz'j less If such 

 will hold tlie roots comfortahly. ShlfL them into larffe pots when the pots 

 become well tiUed with rofits, transferring them to their bloomine-pots 

 f 12-inch will be larceenoucfh), in the latter part of Aprilor becitinimrof May, 

 When the plants break cut them in, ro as to form an even-ah:iped plant, and 

 when the shoots have maile 3 inches' frrowth,tiiko out the points of theae. 

 Continue the stopping, thinning, or otherwise regulatinj; the shoots, so as 

 to have an evrn-heaiiel specimen, stopping for the last time in the beginning 

 of June. If the plants are very vigorous they may be stopped until the 

 middle of .June, when they will mostly bloom in six or eiijhr. weeks after- 

 Wiirds. The Pelarfjoniums should be potted now into a larjjcr si/.e, and they 

 should havo their la^t shift in .March. You will keep thorn closc-str'pped up 

 to Jlav lo two or thrc:o joints, and afterwards tie ont the shooiM. They will 

 mo-'t likely bloom at the time wi-ihed. but the bloom of Pelargoniums at 

 that season ij not so good as earlier iu the >ea5on. We arc nldiced by your 

 experience, afFurdint? us addiiional proof that our labours hive not b.!cn ia 

 vain, and that our Journal Is welcomed by all claet-ea. You are indeed a 

 veritable coituje irardener, and we gladly widh you prosperity. You ought 

 to receive TiiK JOURNAL of HORTicuLTUUK ou Iho Uuy of publication, or 

 next day at latest. 



Hraihno-down Elm Turks (4 Suh.srribcr).—!^ lh'3 trees h ivo room we 

 would let well alone. If too crowded you might either remove or head-in 

 a. part of them. We are not Hure if wc thoroughly understand your caso. 



Packing Tck (71. C). — In a small hout^e we would make the straw into 

 bundles and i)ack round the sides. If the house is of a fair eize, and more 

 especially II it h ive dnublo walls, wo would hiive no straw. As soon as the 

 ptraw is wet it does more barm than good. Could you keep it dry it would 

 be different. 



Protectii^o PkacTii Bi,o^'(om3 (Z). -3/'.).— W'o have found canvass thfi best 

 protection when it was let down at ni„'lit and drawn up by <lay, and that 

 sort of cativai^s liuown as ti.Tmy wo like best. Woidlen netiing with quarter- 

 inch mesh irt to be prelerrr-d when tho days arc cold, and it irt then desirable 

 f) leave thecoverin/ on all night, it, llk« cunvass, being taken ofT or drnwii 

 up on fine days and during mild weather. It it* an cxcellcct protection. A 

 double covering of hair-lnch twine netting is also a good i)rotection, and 

 Sjjruce branches are sometimes usetl when nothing better can bo had. Pro- 

 tecting materiatH can bo had (rum moNt nurserymen at tho pi'ico it is sold 

 by the manufacturers, hut we never recommtmd dealers. 



Pk^cii Bvn.s Fai-lino (A Perplexed Our). — Wo can only account for the 

 budrt hilling through liUprrrect maturation of the wood, and that may have 

 been oecanioned throunU a deficiency ot light by the shoots being too far 

 fro;n the glaBK, ur hh.ided. a defluioney of water at the root, and also of 

 atmospheric moisture, or the leave* miiy havo been exhaunted by attuoks of 

 reJ spider, and it may he tliu s ill has iiecn loo dry during tho Kuanon of rest. 

 Their doing so well at the warment entl of tho hou.tu sustainH the opinion 

 that tho non>ripeniiig ot the wooil Is the cause of tho budn falling in that 

 p;irt most distant fioin the lire. 



FiOL-H Kt.ASTicA— CoMi'OBT I'OR ViNKS (E. Jfehh). — Pot thc Ficus in 

 Miirch iu turfy loam t wo-tliirdr«, leaf mould one-third, with tho addition of 

 sharp Hand. I'nt the Vines fotttiwlth in a compost of tnrfy 'oam, UHing; It 

 r.ithi;r rough. Water with liquid nmnuro ut every alternato watering. Bo 

 sure atid drain tbu pots well. Tnrelvu-lnoh pots will nut be too Urge. 



