April 13, 18G.5. 



JOritN^AL OF HOUTIOtJLTO'RE A\D COTTAGE G-A.TIDEN-EK. 



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COVE^^T GIUDEX II AUKET. -April 15. 



In consequence of the chanpc in the weather durini? the past week, the 

 market is more plentifully supplied, and prices have become proportionably 

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 How to Farm Two Acre?," 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



*** "We request; that no one will -write privately to the de- 

 partmental wi-itev3 of the " Journal of Horticulture, 

 Cottaofe Gar.iener, and Country Grentlemau." By so 

 doing they are subiected to unjustifiable trouble and 

 expense. All communications should therefore be ad- 

 dressed solely to The Editors of the Jonrnal of HoHicuU 

 ture, (^c, 171, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



We also request that correspondents -will not mix up on th-^ 

 same sheet questions i*elatiucr to G-ai*deniug and those 

 on Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to <?et them 

 answered promptly and conveniently, but write thera 

 on separate commanications. Also never to send more 

 than two or three questions at once. 



^•B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until nest 

 week. 



Books {John Barker). ~~T\i^ "Ro-'e frarden 

 can obtain it from our ofBce. {T. Mitchell).— 

 by Mr. Rob^on. 



CxAPvmo Box-KnoiNG {E D., Bangor'^. —The recommendation to cnt th"^ 

 Box-ede-infj in June was q'lifce correct. Tbe cati^e of the loaves becomin*^ 

 brown was most probably the lonij-cintinued dry weather, and perhaps, also, 

 tbe exhaustion of the soil. Clipping should be dine in moist weather. 

 Any browned portions may be removed now, or, if necessary, the edgint' 

 clipped. 



Double Chtnese PRranns (A ^'ift^orjfter).— Thevareobtainedfro-n .^eed, 

 or the single Tirieties sport in double varieties. Seed of double PrimuUs 

 cannot be purchased, and vou canaot obtain thetu froai seed except by 

 accident, 



Treatmen't of Vi.vt^s Breaking f. 4 lyw^.seriier).— The Vinei now breaking 

 should be sorinbled t«ice dviily with aired water, and be allowed to come on 

 naturally with snn heat, emplnvin? no fire except on frostv ni?hts. The 

 rea5on of the bunches goin? off into tendrils is probably due to the roots 

 being in a badly-drained bordpr, and situated at a eveat depth, where they 

 are deprived of air, and form fewfibres; theresultislonarsross wood, which 

 it is hardly possible to ripen properly. By keeping the house warmer than 

 usual you will only increase the evil, bv c m-in? the leives to demand more 

 food than tbe roots in a rotd outside border are caloul:ited to supply. You 

 "Will do well to reserve tbe warmth for ripening- the wood in autumn, too 

 much heit beinir likely to cause the production of tendril bunches, or 

 bunches of fruit formed in embryo in the previous autumn. 



Destrotin-g CnicKWEED [5. J9).— Th-^ best wav to destroy it is never ti 

 allow It to seed, hand-weedini;. or cuttin<r it no before it seeds. It will then 

 disappenr, or cause but Utile trouMe, thoui^h the ground will always be 

 liable to it. Cwerin? with fre^h soil would be a means of keeping it under, 

 but the old soil must be covered so deeply as not to be brouirht to the 

 surface. 



Strin-gimg Pe^cft an-o Nectarine Trees {A. P.).— Eirly in the morn- 

 ing if the weather is mild, and again at ttire'? or four o'clock in the after- 

 noon. This had better noc be done till after the fruit is set. Tobacco water 

 should be used once a-week t> keep down ^reen d/. The Thames water 

 would be the better of standing a few hours in tubs or cisterns. 



Stetnoing CAMKtLiAS .\ND AzALEAs (/'.Vml.— Syringe twice a-day before 

 and after th»y flower, but neither shoud be syringed whilst th'^y are in 

 flower, ilorning and evening are the best times, but they should be 

 ayrmged early in the mDrning in order thit the foliage ma- be drv before the 

 sun comes out very strong oa thera, to nrevent burning. Tan will not pro- 

 duce heat enough for Cucambera and Melons. S'^able manure is much better. 



Cotering A Chim^iet (R. S. /7.).—Proeure a packet of mixed Tropceolum 

 seed ; sow at onca at the base of tbe chimney in good soil. 



Garde-^f.r's having to Find Candt.rs f.-l Forcmin). — The allowing of 

 candles for a bothle. and for looking after fires. Is merely a roaster of private 

 arrangement. Candles, or a trifle in^^teifi, are very often allowed for tbe 

 latter purpose, as no houses can be well ittt'^nded to in winter without lights 

 to see the thermometers and stoke-holes, and also feel the faf^ating raediam, 

 wh'ch is of more importance thin looking at a glass. 19s., however, seems 

 a deal of candle to be used for such a purpose in a winter. We should have 

 bgen .glad if, hiving received the concurrence of the head gardener, the 

 gentlemin hud seen proper to make you some allowance. It is impossible 

 to establisU anything like a rale in such matters. We can only say. in con- 

 c'usinn. that if all the facts are as stat;ed, we think that some allowance 

 should have been made to you, unless there was any nndirstanding to the 

 c^>ntrary, but thaf; it is best when such matters are stated in the engagement, 

 and when all such allowxnces are m'erged in wages. Ynu cannot, however, 

 demand anything of the sort ; and ouf* earn-^st advice lo you is that, so lonj 

 as you continue in the situation, yoa will not abate in the least your anxious 

 attention to all under your charge. 



TwELVK Verbenas for ExKiBixroN (./. CTtoyce).— Brillant de Vaise, 

 scarlet shaded; Fairest of th=? F lir, white, purple eye ; Foshunter, scarlet; 

 L'Avenir de Ballent, pink, rich crimson centre : La Grande B.jule de Neige, 

 white; Magnificens, large rosy lilac; Fau^t, rosy Rcarlet ; Peep o* Day, 

 rosy salmon; Ruby Pang-, bright ruby ; Warrior, rosy pink; JZ'ampa, purple; 

 Blue Beard, blue. 



Select Dwarf Dvhltas (A. Subscriber). — For a border SJ feet wide you 

 could either have one row or' dwarf Dihliis with an edging, or two rows 

 without an edging, or a small one. The plants should be about 13 inchea 

 apart. Tbe following are go">d kinds:— Zelinda, purple; ditt^, yellow; 

 T»Tn Thumb, maroon ; Titian, yellow; Snowflake, white; Alba Multiflora, 

 white; Prince .\rthar, bright crimson ; Dwarf Qaeen, purpl?, white tipped, 

 and many more. A row of parple, ani then a row of white. <vould look 

 wbU, andso would purple and yellow. These are from. IS to 24 inches in 

 h-i?ht. 



PEA.CFI Bloows Falltmg 0?p (An Old SKihsoriher).~Th.<'. Peach trees very 

 liki^ly suffered from one of twj extremes— perhaps they had not su'H'iient 

 w.icer before they commenced swelling their buds, or they may have had 

 too much ; but the back wall of a vinery is a ver^ bad place for a Peach 

 tr_-e. If the south fc^'ic of the vinery is covered with Vines, it wnnld be 

 imoo^sible for the Peach trees to obtain sutficienc sun and air for ripening 

 their wood ; and even if they did the variations of temneritui-p required for 

 th^ succe.^s-'al cultivation of the Peach would be death to the Tine. If they 

 were both started into growth at th^ same tim'e, perhaps at tb.e time the 

 Vine would r?quire a temperature of 75** or 30**, the croo of Peaches would 

 h? sacrificed if the trees were subjected to a higher temperature than 55°. 

 Want of attention to the fertilising of the blooms is no doabt the cause of 

 the blooms droppmg off in many cases ; but W3 do not consider this to be 

 the cause of yoar trees shedding their b'.ooms. The best p'an. we find, to 

 disperse the pollen, is to have a pie^e of thin board, and well fan the trees 

 with it several times daily when they are in bloom. This should be done, if 

 possible, while the sun is shming. There should be as much air as possible 

 OT ,a the time of the onerition. We seldom find any ditfi^ulty in setting 

 the fru't well in this way, providing tbe woad has been well ripened during 

 the previous summer. 



SuMMRR Prtntng Apples, Pear=!. Szc. (J. Parker) .—TaB best time to 

 peiform this operation is about midsummer. The brinches should not be 

 cut short, only just the points nio.)el oat,, but shao^s thic will not here* 

 quired may be cut cleiu oun ; if you d-i^ira to have fch'? trees covered with 

 short fruiting spurs, the tops should be nipped out three or four times 

 during the summer, commeneiui? as soon as ths shiot* are 3 or 4 inches 

 loag. For Gooseberries or Carran':s th^ brinohes sh.mid he cut c'ean out 

 from the centre of the bushes, so that the air may pass free5y through theai. 

 The shoots left on them should be cut back to about 13 inches or 2 feet. 



Figs Dropping Prematurelt (5. B.) — The most likely canse of the 

 fruit fal'ing or turning ye'low is the extrem? variability of the temperature 

 wh ch you maintain. 90° is a high temperature, though even that would 

 do no harm if it were chiefly from sun heat, and were accomoauied by 

 abundant ventilation. We think that the trees have been brought on too 

 quickly, and that tbe temperature has bean too high one day and too low 

 the next— in short not regular enough, and not only too hot at times, but 

 also very moist. Stopping the shoots under these circumstances would not 

 prevent the fruit falling, tnnugh the points should be pinched out above the 

 fifth leaf. Perhaps the soil his not been kept regularly raoisf. it being a 

 very nice point to water Figs. They must b? well and regularly supplied 

 wit'i water. If the trees were fresh potied that would tend to make the 

 fruit fall, and watering with cold water is a frequent cause of the fruit fall- 

 ing prematurely. If the roof is too much shaded by the Vines then the 

 wood would not be Bufficiently ripened in the previous yi'ar. aiid that too 

 would cau33 the young fruit to fall. Though th^se are some of the probable 

 cuises of the fruit falling, we are not sure thit any of them apply to your 

 case, the Fig being liable to cast its fruit, to a certiin ettenfc, under the Oest 

 kfiowfi treatment. Tue Figs not fallen or not turned yellDW wilt, in all pro- 

 bahility, ripen ofi" and be very fine, as we hw^ u-uilly found them on trees 

 excee iingly vigorous, the second crop being both abundant and excellent. 

 Keep well supplied with wj.ter, and we think yon will have a good second 

 crop. 



Culture op Camellia-flowered Balsois (C. W. TF.].— Smith's are 

 the best; procure the seed at once, so v it in a gentle hotbe3. As soon as the 

 plants are up prick thr^m off into small pots. Keep them as near the glass 

 :n possible ; as soon as tn«y have well tilled the pots with roots give them 

 a shift into 43 or 32-ai7ed pj'.s As the plants giin strength give them 

 as mtich air as possible, and as soon as they have "well-fiUed their pots with 

 roots, go on shifting thera into still larger pots until yon get them into 

 No. 1-sized pots. They must have as mucu light and air as possible, and be 

 kept free from green fly, and all the blooms should be picked out as they 

 appear, until they have their final shift. A good strong loam and well-de- 

 composed cow raaimre is best for them. After they have hal their final 

 shift and the pots are well-filled with roots, givpt them copious waterings 

 with liquid manui'e three or four times a-vyeek. You cannot over-feed them 

 after they hive had their final shift. 



Mulberry Tree in Pot (1 Clerical Suhscriher) .—Tvp?i.t it Vne same as 

 you would a Fig, by pinching at every fourth or fifth joint. It must not 

 have too much por room, otherwise it will soon grow too larse for your 

 greenhouse. If you treac it in this way it will require but little winter 

 pruning. 



