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JOURNAL OF HOETICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ June 6, 1855. 



glass for an orcbard-house, not to grudge a few shillings 

 more for 100 feet. The cheaper the glass the more likely, 

 as a rule, will you be to have spots, that will concentrate the 

 sun's rays, and scorch and barn. We hope we shall learn 

 much more on the glass question. 



We may here broadly notice a simple fact, that in con- 

 nection with venlilaiion some people with oreliard-lioiises 

 seem slow to comprehend. Have a short span-roofed house 

 — say from 40 to 60 feet, with ventilation at the apex at 

 each end, and ventilation at each side, and you need not 

 trouble much about ventilation at the roof. For a late 

 house, and a long length, you need not trouble at all. Have 

 a. lean-to house against a wall .and no top ventilation, and 

 we would not augur much for success in anything except 

 breeding red spider enough to supply a stock for a continent. 

 In the span-roof, with ventilation at each side, the heated 

 air will not accumulate much at the apex, as this thorough 

 current prevents all that. Mr. Rivers thoroughly under- 

 stands all this. But in a lean-to, without ventilation at the 

 apex, there is no regular current, and the hottest and 

 moistest air will be found at the narrow apex of the roof. 

 For a small house some 20 feet in length, air at the ends 

 under the apex would be sufficient ; but for 30 feet we would 

 require two openings in the middle as well. For a long 

 house of from 60 to 100 feet, every ether square should 

 open, so as to give from 9 to 12 inches all the way. Two 

 ideas more — early air-giving is even more important than 

 the quantity. We have known houses spoilt because they 

 were shut until nine o'clock on a sunny morning. And, 

 again : even as to air there may be too much of a good thing, 

 and large openings in fi'ont to admit cold frosty air will do 

 more harm than good. A gentleman lately told us that a 

 great practitioner seemed to throw all his ventilators open 

 without ceremony even in cold weather. That we presume 

 would be when the trees were in a condition that they could 

 not suffer. We know for a fact that the same cultivator 

 hangs thick woollen netting over the ventilating openings 

 in severe weather, to moderate the force of the cold air, and 

 to secure its being mollified before reaching the trees when 

 in a tender state. Nothing is more important than air- 

 giving to everything under glass, and few things are more 

 neglected, or become mere work of routine. In our boyish 

 days we have seen a man leave his breakfast more than once 

 to add to, or reduce air. Now too often the air given in the 

 morning remains unchanged until it is taken away at night. 

 There is a medium between the two extremes, and the ther- 

 mometers and the clouds should be closely watched to pre- 

 vent all sudden changes. Some time ago we dii-ected par- 

 ticular attention to this subject. 



ORNAMENTAL DEPARTMENT. 



Besides tying and potting lots of plants for summer and 

 autumn, and watering more freely than we would wish for 

 our supply of water, the chief work has been rolling, 

 mowing, and machining lawn, and getting out lots of 

 bedding plants. The weather on the whole has been dry 

 for such work, and the wind on Monday the 20th was very 

 trying to fresh-planted things ; but the first-turned-out 

 are now taking hold and will look after themselves. We do 

 not care about moving the surface much after planting as 

 yet, in order that the ground may become warm, and then 

 the rooting process will proceed more rapidly. We have 

 stirred the ground among Calceolarias, and as soon as 

 possible we shall mulch them. — R. F. 



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ipples 4 sieve 2 to 4 



Apricois, Green, pottle 10 



Cherries lb. 1 .'5 



Chestnuts buih. 14 20 



Filberts lOOlbs. Pears (Icitchen) ...iloz. 2 



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Cobs do. 50 60 



fronseberries „ i sieve 2 3 



Grapes 7.. ...lb. 5 n 10 



Lemons luo .5 10 D 



Mulberries .... punnet OtoO 



Nectarines doz. 12 2* 



Oranuea 100 6 14 



Peaoliei rtoz. 18 3G 



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Pine Apples lb. 



Plums i sieve 



Strawberries 



,1b. 3 10 



Melo» each 8 12 Walnuts bust. 14 20 



VEaETABLES. 



Artlcbnkes each 



Aspara<rus bundle 3 



BeansBroud i sieve 



Kidney 100 1 



Beet, Red doz. 3 



Broccoli bundle 2 



BrusselaSorout.? i sieve 



Cabbaee doz. 1 



Capsicums 100 



Carrots bunc*l 



Cauliflower doz. 4 



Celerv bundle 2 



Cucumbers pach 



Endive score 2 



Fennel bunch 



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Mustd. & Cress, punnet 



Onions ».. bushel 



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Parsley J sieve 



Parsnips doz. 



Peas quart 



Potatoes bushel 



Radishe*^ dox. bunches 



Rhubarb bundle 



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LiLiUM AUEATUM. — Mr. Stevens announces a sale of es- 

 tablished plants of the charming Lilium auratum, on Tues- 

 day next, the 13th inst. We believe that upwards of fifty 

 of them are expected to be in bloom on the day of sale, a cir- 

 cumstance which will render the well-known auction-room 

 unusually attractive, and quite a flower show on the occasion. 



COVENT GAEDEN MARKET.— June 3. 



The markft continues to be abondantljr Huppllcd with all kinds of pro- 

 dooe in >eaiKia. Pints are Ruffldent for the demand and very Kuod ; Grupc% 

 1 ktwU^, are plentiful i md ffood. Peachii and Nrctarlncii have improved 

 in qoftntiij and qnallty, and a few StrAwberrlei from the opi-n ground have 

 mue their appearance. Pe^a ar** no«r bronftbt in luri^c quantllicK, and sell 

 at about JS*. per bqabol. Ot Cacumbers there arc lar^fe tniporUttionii from 

 HolUnd. ^tw Potatoet from Llfbon are to be bad of czc ticnt quality, at 

 'rom 2d. to id. per lb. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS, 



Seedling Paksies (L. F. F.).— Many of your 8eef51in;;s are showy flowers, 

 but too coarse and rough. The petals want substance. They are not equal 

 to the Pansier of the present day. The very dark one was a promising^ 

 flower, as well as that with a white ground and darii violet centre. 



Devoniknsis Rose.— We have received from Mr. S. J. Pavitt, Hose 

 Cottage, Bathwick, Bath, some trusses of this Kose worked lust May, 

 They are about the most vigorous, highly-perfumed specimens that ever 

 came under cur notice. 



Ants (,A Voire from the G'^ch).— You are quite mistaken in concluding' 

 that antu destroy bulbs and fibrous roots. They may be driven away by 

 wateriuK their haunts with the ammonlacal liquor from gas works. 



Botanical Work (J, £. i).).— Withering's *' Arraneement of British 

 Plants •' cuntains all you mention, but, of course, does not include exotics. 

 The seventh edition, in four volumes, is the best. 



Insects {Rev. G. T.). — Wo believe the caterpiltara which have gnawed 

 the younff Peaches are those of the Mo'.h Graphlphora festiva, and that it is 

 an exceptional circumstdnce for them to attack this fruit, as the Primrose is 

 their ordinary food.— W. 



Earlt Peas.— Messrs. Carter & Co. have written to us as follows:— 

 " Herewith we send you a dish each of Sutton's Ringleader and Carter's 

 First Crop Peas, both sown side by side, and on the same day, early in 

 January last, at our St. Osyth Seed Ftirm. You will observe that our First 

 Crop Peas aie fully matured, and we wish to state that wo picked the tirst 

 gatherin)^ on Monday, the 15th tnst. We may also remark that it is the 

 opinion of ihosn who have seen ihem growing side by side at St. O.syth, that 

 Carter's First Crop Peas are lonper in the pod thun Suttons' Ringleader, 

 and consequently more prolific. You will, to a certain extent, be able to 

 corroboratu this by the f^amples sent, both of which wo pledge ourselves to 

 be true samples accordinj,' lo our trial. In contrlusion we feel called upon to 

 slate, in jusiiec to rurf.elres, that Carter's First Crop Pea is not two days 

 later than Sutton's RinRleador, as mentioned In your columns, but, on the 

 contrary, rather more forward in podding." 



PnopAOATi.se AzALKi I'ONTiCA ( C/wi>).— The Ghent or hardy Azalcas are 

 must readily propa(?ated by layers, making choice of thoye ahootn that rise 

 from the base of the plant. Autumn is a ROod time to layer them, makin;? 

 an incision or cut upward" half throutjh ibc shoot, and fastening the latter 

 with a peg securely an inch or so within the soil. They may also be raised 

 from hccd. We do not know that they can be profitably (piivatcly or for 

 HHle), propajfulcd from cuttings. We tried some in that way, but woro not 

 pleased with the result. Any of our correspondents who have raised them 

 from cuttinfis will oblige ui by iheir experience. 



Ghaptino Riiouodkndrons (J. W. 5.).— These arc ifrafted like Apples 

 and Pears, and just w hen the sap Hhcs in the Htock. That kind of grafting 

 known aa tongue or whip grafting is the bei^t, inserting the praft low, so 

 that it can bo covered with soil. The feanon tor graftlnfj i» April and May, 

 and if the slock bo in advanco of the graft all the better. Wo are not aware 

 that they arc ever buddud. 



I'KLAiiooNitrMa {C. JA).— The variellesof Pelargoniums are so numerous, 

 and muny differ fl» slightly from othcrf, that we cannot venture to Identify 

 the hinnc rtowers you enclosed. 



AsnioDKLs {J. C. Urn le).— There are so many Asphodels that it is im- 

 possible to burniiflO wliat those you h^vepurcha.sed from the vagrant French 

 deulcrn may be ; but we rt-grei to add ibat it Is ulmoi't a curLitnty that you 

 have been cheated. We know many instances in which tln*su fori'lgn dealers 

 have hired a chop foi a week In ii couutry town, and sold flowern of Im- 

 posHlblo oolours, and trees to yio'd fabulous fruits, to the too credulous. 



Opknino an IcE'MOUhk (/I. A'.).— The time of day for opening an ice-house 

 with the lean danjter of melting Ihe Ice, wo should say. Is oiirly in tho 

 morning; but practically it is of no great consequence if it is not kept long 

 open. 



HrnuK-PLANTiNO NOW Bkhind Palikos (A Suhncnbrr).—\loQicti plants 

 of Privet would do If well watered. Slips would du little good, but thoy 

 might keep alive, and root in the autanin. 



