April 25, 1865.] 



JOURNAL OF HOETIOULT0KB AND COTTAaE GARDENEK. 



329 



Lining Melon-puame (B. A. P.).— Thero will alwajrs ho daneor of the 

 steam from the llninc of dung- paasinpr thrnuph the openings or j-iints of rhe 

 looso bricks and iiijuriiiR' the plants within ih^- frame, moro nr 'ess accord- 

 ing to Us rankntiHs. To prevent its doint; so, the joints of the bricks above 

 the 8oii inside the fnime should be stopped -vith mortar, I'-avififf the out- 

 aide unstopperl, whicli will ;illow of the heat of the dung passintc into the 

 wall, hentrng the brick-*, and heat will be raiiatcd from the>r surface into 

 the atmosptiere of ihe frame without rank steam. If the hea^ be very 

 strong-, and from fresh fermentinij m ttcriais, it may be neoe^sary ro stop up 

 the crevices on the outside with mort^tr, to m ike sure that the rank ste-im 

 is not passing into the frame. If it doe., so to any extent it will materially 

 affect the loliage, and, if vory rank, cornpleiely destroy the crop. We have 

 known walla built of loose hiicks, the inside being pointed with movtar, jmd 

 then white-washed, answer very well indeed, and give more heat than when 

 the bricks were laid in mortar. 



Kaisin'q Car?jations from Sred (G. /;.).— Prepare ordinary seed-pann 

 or potH iis follows; — Drain tn one-third of their deuth wirh pieces of pnt or 

 rough cinders, and nn this pi ice one-third more of the rougher parts of the 

 compost, which should be lislit turfy loam, ihat from curves a year old being 

 preferable, mixed wirh one-third of its bulk of well-rotted leaf mould. Fill 

 to within hiilf an inoh of the rim, and ra)ike the sur ace e^en. Scatter the 

 seeds regularly over the surface, and cover with fine soil sufficiently deep to 

 hide them. Water anii place in a franie or house with a gentle heat, or 

 failing this under the lights of a cold frame, or in a warm situation pro- 

 tected from heavy rains. When fairly up remove to a cold frame if ruined in 

 heat, always keepinir the Koil moist buh not very wet, and when sufficiently 

 large to handle pot off -inglyinio sranll pots, or prick them out in a s-heltered 

 situation. Keep shawled for a few days uutil established, and in September 

 plant out 1 foot apart tn beds of good rich soil in a sheltered yet open situa- 

 tion. They will blooni next year. 



Foster's Whitk Seedling Grapij: (A Lady 5?Mscr^7Je^).— It is a white 

 Grape, but has not a vans-:, it flavour, [r rip -ns in a green'.ioase about the 

 same time as the Muncadine, and is superior to that varii^ty. When ripe 

 the skin of the berries is of a clear amb-;r coloui". lis bio>soins set freely, 

 and the bunL-he>* are large and handsome. We know of no reason why it 

 would Hot inarch on the Black Haniburch. 



Seedling Tangerine Oranges fj4n O-'d .?«6scj*iier).— Tangerine Oranges 

 will corae true from seed, and, therefore, grafting will not be required. Of 

 course, the seedlings will bloom wihnut grafting, that being only practised 

 to perpetuate varietie.s. As to the modHjii which the operation is "performed, 

 see an answer to another correspomlent. 



MVNAOE.MENT OF BnLBS ( J. A. U. S.) — It would not be safe to take your 

 bulbs up before the second week in May ; if ihey are then takeu up you may 

 plant them on the spare border in, very light sandy soil. As soon us the 

 foliagebecomesdry take them up and spread them thinly on a shelf or bench 

 in a dry airy shod let them vemjiin there for a few weeks, tlien pack them 

 away in drawers or hoxe.'i. Primula, Calceolaria, ami Cineraria, sow at 

 once ; Camellia, Azalea, &c., pot us soon as they have done llowering. 



Pampas Grass Citlture—Cannas (ff J. i?'.). — Weshould thinkno better 

 soil could be found for 'ampas Grass than yours. The situation is also good. 

 The richer you make the soil with well-iecomposed manure tbe better will 

 Uie plants grow. P,aiit them nut at once. The aspect will suit them well. 

 The same soil and situation will suit the Cannas, only they mu-^tnot he 

 planted out before the second week in Mav, unless they are dry roots ; that 

 being the case, they may be planted out at once. 



Rose Princess Mauy of Camdr[Dge {Paul ^ Son).—\i is a beautiful 

 flower, colour pale rose, with a bright pink centre; something in tne style 

 of Duchess of Sutherland, but a much ful'cr Kose. If it maintains its 

 present character it will be a decided acquisition ; auj as forced Uosea are 

 not generally 80 good as those in the open air, we should imagine that it 

 will be even belter by-and-by.— D , Veal. 



EvERGREKtf Shrdbs FOR Beds ON Lawn {Amatcur). — The outside beds 

 would loiik very well if planted with dwarf-growing evergreen shrubs. 

 You do not say whether your garden is much exposed, or whether it is a 

 damp soil or dry. If the snb-oil is iiu)i«t the following would do well:— 

 some of the dwarf-growing kinds of Rhododenlrnns, L'^nums, Azalea3| 

 Vaceiniura, Gaultheri.i, KpigiEa, Androaieda, Menziesia, or Irish, Heath, 

 Ericas of sorts. Place a few spadefuls of chopped peat or bog around 

 each plant as they are put in. Dltferent kinds of Lillums would look well 

 if planted amongst them. Herbaceous plants may aiso bo planted with 

 advantage. If it is a dry loamy soil and the situation an exposed one, the 

 following plants would be most suitable for the beds :— Aucuba japonica 

 and some of the newer kind-, such as A. japonica fcemlna, Berberls, or 

 Mahonia aquifolium, Deutzia gracilis, some ot the best and most distinct 

 kinds of variegated HoUies, Magnolia conapicua, M. purpurea, Pyrus 

 japonica, white and scarlet, Skimmia japonica. Spiraea callosa, Weigela 

 rosea. These may all be kept as small plants by constantly pinching-in 

 their tops. Standard Ro=tea would look well planted among*t them, their 

 stems would be hidden by the evergreens, the lops would then appear joat 

 above the evergreens, giving the bed a very pretty appearance. 



MoLcniNG Flower-beds — Applting Liquid iManure to Roses {F. (7.), 

 — The mulching is auplied to the surface of the beds after the plaLts are put 

 out. An inch or so of short manure pla^^ed on the sur face checks evaporation, 

 and, consequently, there is less necessity for watering, it. affords food to the 

 plants without maki'ig tht;m too vigorous, and is not so stimulating as when 

 manure is mixed with the soil. Roses, like all plants, do not like strong ap- 

 plicitions of manure water. It should be applied weak and at every alternate 

 Watering, or once or twice a- week during the growing season. \Ve do not 

 know of au edging plant raised irom seed that will do in the place of 

 Lobelia. 



Names of Rhododendrons (Gunfon Park). — It is R. Falconeri, one of 

 those discovered by Dr. Hooker in the Sikkim-Himalaya, at an elevation of 

 10,000 feet abo^e the saa, iLady L. Coles) Yours is R. Windworii, dis- 

 covered bv Mr. Booth in the mountains of Bootan, at elevations of from 

 7000 to 9000 feet. 



Names of Plants [Be Foix).— \, Pteris aquilina ; 2, Cyrtomium fal- 

 catura ; 8, Nephrolepis tuberosa ; 4, Litobrochia vespertilionis ; .5, Selagi- 

 nella, apparently csesia. {M. D.). — Pelargonium radula. ( W. il/".).— Erica 

 {un unnameablo scrap) ; Garrya elliptica. (i'sArfa^c). — Hardenhergia mono- 

 phylla. {P. S ). — Piciosporum unduiatum. It is not hardy. {A. W. C). — 

 Plants cannot be ramed from bulbs alone: we must see the flower. 

 {J. ICs. S.). — Your plants w«re so carelessly packed that all but one of the 

 numbers were loose when they reached us. No. 3 is Gnidia imberbis. Two 

 others in flower are Primula denticulata and Piltosporura Tobiva. The rest 

 not being in flower we cannot undertake to name, [Eueharis) . — 1, Medi- 

 cago orbicularis; 2, Cornus mas. {\V. N. B. and Leigkton .B.I.— It is 

 utterly impossible to name plants from single leaves or scraps of leaves. 

 We might guess at dozens of Ihings and be wrong after all. (W. If.). — 

 1, Pulmonaria officinalis ; 2, Huscari raceraosum ; 3, Lamiuui maculatum; 

 i, Leucojum cestivum. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSEEVATIONS in the SuburLs of London for tlie Week ending April 22nd. 



Date. 





THERMOMETER. 



W 



nd. 



Rain 



in 



inches. 



General Remarks. 





Air. j Karth. 



Max. 



30.160 

 29.925 



30.173 

 30 133 

 30.118 



Min. 



Max. 



Min. 



1 ft deep. 1 2 ft. deep. 





Sun. 16 

 Mon. 17 

 Tnes. 18 

 Wed. 19 

 Thurs. 20 

 Fri. 21 

 Sat 22 



Mean 



30.1)30 

 29.8u0 

 29.878 

 30.106 

 30 H9 

 .30.058 

 3 .078 



69 

 71 

 69 

 64 

 67 

 7G 

 78 



46 

 45 

 40 

 42 

 39 

 40 

 32 



51 



5U 



52 



63 



53 



51 



55 



49 



49 



49 



60 



60J. 



51" 



5U 



N.E. 

 S.W. 



sw. 



N.E. 

 N.B. 

 N.E. 

 N.E. 



.16 



.02 

 .02 

 .00 

 .00 

 .00 

 00 



Partially overcast; very fine; rain at night. 



Slight haze; tine; very fine ; rain. 



Densely overcast ; fine; overcast; slight rain. 



Hazy; overcast; fine; overcast. 



Very fine throughout. 



Overcast; very fine, with dry air. 



Very fine ; liot and dry air ; rather cold at night 



30 089 



30.023 



70..57 



40.57 



52.79 



50.00 





0.20 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHROMICLE. 



A DAY AT DEVIZES, AND WHAT I SAW THERE. 



My visiting acquaintance among friends of like taste to 

 myself is on the increase, thanks to " Our Journal/' which 

 being a centre in which similar rays meet, also brings the 

 rays closer together. This is well; for we fanciers are apt 

 to get smiled at by friends in general, thought peculiar, odd, 

 eccentric, and we are, like all good things in this world, 

 very frequently scattered wide apart : so there is all the 

 more reason why we should meet, and at poultry shows we 

 do, which is one of their many benefits. But it was not a 

 poultry show that brought me to Devizes, but of that pre- 

 sently. " When Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of 

 war;" and when fancier meets fancier, then comes a plea- 

 sant hour or two; we are like freemasons, and we under- 

 stand each other's language. Now the uninitiated vex us. 



good-tempered fellows though we be. Thus we are asked 

 to show our stock, and we hear, "What pretty little birds 

 to be sure!" Pretty little birds! that all ! — birds with so 

 many properties and distinct beauties ! Oh ! how blind is 

 Ignorance. Or, comes the question, " What is that queer- 

 looking fowl, if fowl it be, with yellow and feathered legs, 

 and odd walk?" "A Brahma cockerel, madam." "Dear 

 me ! I have heard of Bramah locks, but never of Brahma 

 fowls. What do you call that poor little Pigeon with a red 

 wart round its eyes, which look inflamed ? " " That is 

 my prize Barb Pigeon." "How funny. I have heard of a 

 barb liorae before, but never of a Barb Pigeon." But a 

 truce to such friends, let me now tell of a meeting between 

 friends who appreciate, because they understand, the beau- 

 tiful birds. Now I had been invited by an excellent judge 

 and successful exhibitor of poultry and Pigeons, resident at 

 Devizes, to insjiect his birds, especially his turn-crown white 

 Fantails. I accepted the invitation with pleasure. I had 

 never been at Devizes since coaching-days, so scarcely knew 



