JOURNAL OF HOETICULTUEE AKD COTTAGE GARDENEE. 



[ April 4. 1865. 



hard-bm-ned. semicli-cular tiles, old tin and »inc spouting, or 

 old worn-out evaporating-paxis of simila* metals, espeoiallj 

 zinc 



9th. The oiiief time that suot cuttings, withoui the help 

 of bell-glaaees, hand-lights, &c.. but exposed in the bed, need 

 syringing, ic, is in the middle of sunny days, when the 

 evaporation of their juices is gomg ou at the greatest rate. 

 If such a ski tr from the s/rtnge will-do, it is a much better 

 practice than shading. 



10th. AH cuttings, of whioh there is a doubt of any insects 

 being on them, should after they are made be drawn in little 

 bandies thrcxigh tobacco water or quassia water, holding the 

 ends in the fingers, so that the cut ends may not absorb 

 much or any of the liquor. 



11th. In making the cuttings, remove the leaves at the 

 lower joint,_ cut clean across through the node, or just be- 

 low it, and if you remove no more leaves, shorten and lessen 

 the larger ones. "We have little faith in raising such phmts 

 as Gei-aniums from leaves, though the leaves will make roots. 

 To obtain plants wo should like the leaves to have as much 

 of the stem as would include a bud at its axil. That, how- 

 ever is just a cutting. Plants that make tubers and bulbs 

 may be raised from leaves, as Gloxinias, Gesneras, Begonias, 

 &c.— E. F. . o , 



COYENT GAEDEN MAEKET.— Apeil 1. 



Out-door vegetables, in conseqaeiice of tlie late severe weather, are only 

 broDght in limited quantities, and Asparajus, Kidney Beans, and olhc'r 

 forced vegetables, are no more than equal to the demand. Continent-.il 

 supplies, however, have improved. New Potatoes are to bad at fi om 2s. 0'/. 

 to 3s. per pound. Apples are etiU brought in large quantitie«, among the 

 best for the dessert at present are Court-pendu-Plat, Golden Winter Pear- 

 main, Golden Harvey, t.nrt Xonpaveils. Of Pears the supply is small, tho 

 kinds being f;a»ter Benrre and Beurre de nance; Pines scarce; Grapes 

 sufficient lor tbe demand. Forced Strawberries consist of Keens' Seed- 

 ling, Carolina tnperba, and Black Prince. Of Broccoli there is hardly any 

 to be had. 



Apples 



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Mulberries .... 



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Apricots 



Cherries 



Oranges 



100 



n 



Chestnuts 



FUberLs 



Cobs 



Gooseberries . 



Grapes 



Lemons 



Peaches 



Pears (kitchen 



dessert.... 



Pine Apples.... 



Plums 



Strawberries . 



doz. 



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Melons 



each 



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bundle 

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100 



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bundle 

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Artichokes .... 



IBLES. 

 Leeks 



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 punnet 

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 ... quart 

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 6 



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Asparagus 



Beans Broad.,.. 



Kidney 



Beet, Red 



Broccoli 



BrussclsSDrout 

 Cabbacrc 



Lettuce 



Mushrooms ... 

 Mnstd.& Cress 



Onions 



pickling .. 



Parsley 



Parsnips 



Peas 



Capsicums 



100 



. bunch 

 .... doz. 

 . bundle 

 ....each 

 ... score 



Carrots 



Potatoes 



..bushel 

 bunches 

 . bundle 







CatiliflowKr .... 



Celery 



Cucumbers .... 



Radishes doi;. 

 Rhubarb 





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Endive 



Sea-kale 



. basket 





Fennel 



. bunch 



loti, lb. 



.. bunch 



bundle 







Garlic and Shal 

 Hcrba 



Tomatoes A sieva 



TurnipM .hunch 



VecetableMarrows doz. 







Horseradish .. 







TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



*•* We rerjuest that no one will wiite privately to the de- 

 partmental writers of the " Journal of Hortictaturo, 

 Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so 

 doing they are subjected to u^iuatifiable trouble and 

 eipenae. All communications should therefore be atl- 

 dreased soUly to The EdiUrrs of the Jou/mal of HorHcuU 

 lure. Sec, 171, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



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

 week. 



-The subject, we tjiink, has been enough 



SntAWBrfiRT-nocsii' (J/r. K.). 



SuwcmPTiov (C. ^.).— We think that by the charter and bye-laws of 

 the 8«ciny you are WgnUy bound for thlti ytiir. On paying your Bubecrip- 

 tion the Secretary will netid to you your tlcketH. 



MtanontTnit Tbp.k.— "M. D." will bo Tcry much oblltftd by any Infor- 

 mation rc"pf.ctln(t the Micnonctlo tree, a nhrub which (frowa to a very 

 large •!;;€ fn India, the flowcrn and ^cent similar to our commun Migno- 

 nette, with tbe addition of oharp Hptnca upou its branches. 



Tkmpkratubb ov Vinery ( W. J. Wa t so ji).— The Iteepinp your Vines to 

 .')o° until they broke had reference chietiy to the artlticial heat by night. 

 In such actiKeina nitherdull day, you might let Ihe temperature of the 

 house riae tu 60° or 65'; bui with sun heac you may let it rise to 70*> or 73°. 

 When you expect ths sun to shine briRhtly yon should let your fires low, 

 and then you would nofc require to send nuch streams of cold air through 

 your house. Fire heat and eun heat act very difl'orently. See "Doings of 

 the Last Week" lately. 



Crntaure.a, candiihssim.v Grub-eaten (Ignortimus). —The grubs were 

 too much destroyed to enable us to determine their species. We would 

 give the plants a good Buiokinj:, then syringe them well wiih den* lime and 

 soot water ; and if that did not settle the grubs we would cut off the large 

 leaves affi-cted, as, to all appearance, the planu will be stroni; enough to 

 push out plenty of healthy young foliage. Unless for specimens in pots, 

 tbe plants will be none the worse of a partial dlsleatlng. 



Removing Vine Laterals (,/. Mackenzie). — We would not lessen the 

 laterals until the fruit was colouring, aiid we wished to ripen the wood ; but 

 if you want such large hunches you must be content wiili something like 

 half of what you are now taking. Such heavy crops, also, in time exhaust 

 the Vine. In the rods so thickly studded we should tuink a bunch every 

 15 or IS inches would be ample, or even fewer, if tine specimens are 

 desired. We are greatly pleased to hear of such success in a large apan- 

 roofed house so fur north as Inverness. What fuel do you burn ? 



Aspect for Conservatory {J. D.). — All thing.i considered, the south 

 aspect will be the best. You can keep the house cool by plenty of air. We 

 would advi-ic rough plate lor the roof, and then you would only require 

 blinds for the front. You might even daub tbe li^^hts in front with milk 

 and a little flour in the end of Mj^y, and wash it off in Octob r. The site 

 ■will be of great use in winter, "iou may have the Vine on the roof, and if 

 you trained it in front, in summer it would do instead nf shading. Au 

 east or a west aspect would do very well. A north one would save all these 

 drawbacks, but the plants would not grow well in it. You would have to 

 bring them in to bloom, and then remove them to be grown elsewhere. 



Ft'CHsiA Grafting {An AmatcHr).—T\iQ Fuchs'a may be grafted at any 

 time, and almuMt in any manner, when heat, moisture, and a little shade 

 can be given, and the wood used Is thoroughly ripened. In such a case as 

 yours, with merely a cottage chamber, with the window lacing tbe south- 

 west, the following will be aids to success : — The stock should be negiuning 

 to grow, and be in advance of the scion in t;rowth. The scion should just 

 be breaking its buds, and the wood should be well ripened. Young wood 

 win do very well if preuy strong; but when we used to graft we often 

 used some 2 inches of a young shoot, with ubout 1^ inch of the older wood 

 behind it, making a slice long enough in the side of the shoot to place the 

 old and part of the new wood on it. The slice from sto^k and scion must 

 be taken ofi' with a clean sh^rp knife. Tie carefully with bast, daub with 

 a little clay, cover with a iiitle moss, and dimp that irequontly. 



Planting FLowEa-BEos {Gertrude).— \fQ had answered your last letter 

 before receiving the present. We think the flower-beds are in their right 

 place. We also think that your arrangement will be improved, and be more 

 in unison with the quaint-looking character of the house, by your substi- 

 tuting the central figure in the plan, p. 232, on each side, instead of the 

 group of diamondii ; but then of course your great diamou't tn the centre 

 is quite out of character. You migtit make the dlamorui about half the 

 size, and, instead of joining the points, leave about 2 feet of an opening, 

 and have a circle at each point, if our simplest plan would be to make a 

 central flgure much ihe same as year two sides, and then lake a lesson for 

 your circles from the end of these cross figures, giving tho cii'cla four bends 

 instead of three, something in the same way, but with bolder sweeps than 

 shown in fig. 16 in the plan at p. 214 The central figure or group we 

 would then till with scarlet, white, and b ne. Tins arrangement would not 

 give you a repular group, but there would be a Htness and fiiting-in of one 

 clump to another which your present plan lacks. You will find much to 

 help you in the able oiillcism of the two plans reftrred to, and remarks on 

 that criticism in tbe present Number. 



Growing Atriplex rl'br\ (C M. C.).— We think you will have a more 

 regular row of the Ited Spinach by sowini; under protection, aud planting 

 out when a few inches high. It does very well, however, when sown 

 about the middle of April where it is to remain, and if there should be a 

 few vacancies you can easily transplant some from where the plants are too 

 close together. When all the plants arc transplanted from a bed the line 

 will come more uniform, and the transplanting helps to make the plants 

 more dwarf and bushy. 



IIk-vtino a Small Lean-to Gueenhouse {Q. T, C.).— Your best plan 

 would be to have a small flue below ttie flour, as deseribed by Mr. Fish 

 several times. The cheapest would be a small iron or brick stove, with a 

 pipe leading out of the house, or into another chimney ; thu fir»t is best. 

 Sec answers to correspondents a few weeks back. For such a house we 

 would have a foot shelf, or more, in front, a two-feet path, and a stage 5 feet 

 wide behind ; or you might have tho path down the middle, and a three-feet 

 stage on each bide. 



Fropaoatinq Lilium oioanteum {E. Cooke). — This Lillum is propagated 

 by taking off the you')g suckers, which come plentifully around tho old 

 stool at the time of potting, pottinjc them singly m pots HulHclently large 

 to hold them comfortably, and growing them on in a cold frame or green- 

 house. This IB best done early m February, whi-n they are on the point of 

 starling into fresh growth. Turfy loam from rotted turves one-half, and 

 the other half cqnul proportions of turfy pout, leaf mouhl, and sliurp sand, 

 well chopped and mixed, but not sifieii, make an excellent conipo»t for this, 

 and, in fact, all the Lily family. 



Graptino CAMKLLtAs (S. W. C.).— April is a good time to graft them, 

 the hclon being taken from plants not iit aciivo growth, Lti<- stuck placed la 

 a temperature of 66^ from tire heal, and tin; pot plunt^uil in n hotbed a 

 week prior to the date c»f grafting, The stock is best nut heiidud down 

 (|uUu close tu thu scion at the time of grafting, but it should bo shortened 

 to a few inches ubovo the gratt, to attract tliu sap Into thu graft, and by 

 j-hortcrdng in partforclnjt it into tho graft. Alter the graft hus taken, it is 

 necessary to cut the part of the stock above the gralt qi'itc close to tho 

 union. Your young stocks may be grafted when thty arc equal In thick- 

 ness to that of tbe grafts. 



Skndino Skkds, &c., »v Post {A. L.).— lt you take Letts in Co. 'a very 

 cxcullcnt and useful " Monthly Postal Almanac," pricu li/., It will tell you 

 the days the malls are despatched, the postage, <Iec. 



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