July 20, 1876. ] 



JOUKNAL OF HOBTICULTUBE AND COTTAGE GARDENEB. 



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Saltaibe. July 29fch. Mr. G. A. White, Hon- Sec 



Kilsby (Flowers). August 1st. Mr. C. E. Braeebridge, Sec. 



Hewobth (Horticultural). Auguet 2nd. Mr. E. H. Feltoe, Hon. Sec. 



Bawtenbtall (Eosendale). August 4th and 5th. Mr. M. J. Lonsdale, Sec. 



Southampton. August 5th and 7th. Mr. C. S. Fuidge, 39, York Street, Sec. 



Ftnedon. August 7th. Mr. G. C. Mann, Sec. 



Tachion Deans. August 10th. Mr. F. PL Woodforde, M.D., and Mr. 



Clement Smith, Hon. Sees. 

 Filey. August 11th. Mr. Walter Fisher, Hon. Sec. 

 Otley. August 12th. Mr. Alfred Suttle, Hon. Sec. 



Clay Cboss. August loth. Mr. J. Stallard, Clay Cross, near Chesterfield, Sec. 

 Weston-scpee-Maee. August 15th and 16th. Mr. W. B. Frampton, Sec. 

 Peeston. August 16th and 17th. Mr. W. Troughton, Hon. Sec. 

 Shbewsbcey. August 16th and 17th. Adnitt & Naunton, Hon. Sees. 

 Ledbuby. August 17th. Mr. J. B. Masefield, Hon. Sec. 

 Nobton, near Stockton-on-Tees. August 18th. Mr. C Turner, Sec. 

 Mibftrld. August 19th. Mr. G. Senior and Mr. J. Eushiorth, Hon. Sees. 

 Calne (Wilts). August 22nd. Mr. H. Blackford, Sec. 

 Newbdey. August 22nd. Mr. H. Seymour, Hon. See. 

 Doeset County. August 23rd (at Dorchester). Mr. A. Pope and Mr. C. 



Parsons, Sees. 

 Chepstow. August 23rd. Mr. E. Thorn, Hon. Sec 

 Cabshat.ton, Walling ton, and Beddington. August 24th. Mr. J. 



Baines, Leicester House, Carsbalton, and Mr. W. Clark, the Nurserie3, 



Wallington, Hon. Sees. 

 Labgs and Faxblte. August 25th. Mr. D. G. Glen, Hon. Sec. 

 Seaton Burn. AuguBt 26th. Mr. B. Eichardson and Mr. W. Eliott, Sees. 

 Isle of Thanet (Mabgate). August 30th. Mr. C. D. Smith, 8, Marine 



Terrace, Margate, Sec. 

 Pockltngton. August 31st. Sec, Mr. J. E. Boss. 



Montrose. September 1st and 2nd. Mr. Ales. Burnett, 2, High Street, Sec. 

 Dundee (International). September 7th, 8th, and 9th. Mr. W. E. McKelvie, 



26, Euclid Crescent, Sec. 

 Glasgow. September 12th and 13th. Mr. F. Gilb. Doughall, 167, Canning 



Street, Sec. 

 Eoyal Caledonian Hoeticcltubal Society. September 13th. 

 Kil m a r nock. September 14th. Mr. M. Smith, 11, King Street, Sec 

 Ipswich. September 17th. Sec, Mr. W. B. Jeffries, Henley Eoad, IpBwich. 

 Eoyal Hoeticcltubal Society, Socth Kensington. November 8th. 

 Northampton (Chrysanthemums). November 14th and 15th. Mr. W. 



Gntteridge, 51, Denmark Eoad, Northampton, Sec. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



%* All correspondence should be directed either to " The 

 Editors," or to "The Pnblisher." Letters addressed to 

 Mr. Johnson or Dr. Hogg often remain unopened unavoid- 

 ably. We request that no one will write privately to any 

 of our correspondents, as doing so subjects them to un- 

 justifiable trouble and expense. 



Correspondents should not mix up on the same sheet questions 

 relating to Gardening and those on Poultry and Bee sub- 

 jects, and should never send more than two or three 

 questions at once. All articles intended for insertion 

 should be written on one side of the paper only. We 

 cannot reply to questions through the post. 

 Buentng Clay (Y. S. W.}.— As it is dry and friable, damp it eo that the 



s mall lumps -will chug together ; it may he then banted over the fuel. When 



b umed it will render a clayey soil more open to which it is applied. 



Nebteba depbessa (A Lady in Cheshire).-— Directions for its culture are 

 in our last number. You coddle it too much. 



Strawberries (W. L.).—All of about average merit. The bos maybe 

 useful for some purposes, and certainly for conveying fruit. The Straw- 

 berries were in perfect condition wrapped in paper and the bos filled up 

 with bran. 



Plums foe Wall with West Aspect (Con-naught Subscriber).— As you 

 have plenty of Orleans and Victoria we advise you to plant Bivers's Early 

 Prolific, Green Gage, Jefferson, Eirke's, Prince Englebert, Coe's Golden Drop, 

 and Transparent Gage. 



Plums Decaying (S.).~ The ulceration of the Eirke's Plum is caused by 

 a defective supply of sap. More water to the roots and mulching the surface- 

 would prevent the decay. 



Seedling Gebantum (J. IL IT.).— The trusses are large, and the colour 

 a peculiar pink. As you say it is of sturdy habit, it will be useful for 

 bedding. 



Golden Champion Gbape "Cracking (G. P..).— This is not an uncommon 

 occurrence with this sort. The best treatment is to keep the Tine moderately 

 dry at the rcots when the fruit is swelling. Plenty of air ought to be ad- 

 mitted, and the atmosphere of the house should also be rather dry. 



Bose Leaves Mottled (P. B. CA— We believe that the fault lies in the 

 roots; sour undrained soil would cause it, or it might be from insufficient 

 nourishment. If you lift the Koee in the autumn and replant in rich soil it 

 will be all right. The spotting might be caused by mildew, but there is not 

 any trace of the pest now. 



Geapes Diseased (W. A. B.).— Two of the berries are attacked by what 

 gardenerscall "the spot." It is an ulceration caused by a deficient supply 

 ?. ef §V Catering the roots with very weak tepid manure water will prevent 

 it. Ihe other berry is rusted, and the brown roughness is believed to be 

 caused by exposure to a draught of cold air. 



Vine Leaves Bbowned (F. F.).— The roots need "watering abundantly 

 and regularly during this hot dry weather. 



Vines Oyer-lcxueiant (Somerset).— The leaf sent is very fine, and had 

 your \mes sufficient space to grow in they would produce excellent Grapes. 

 Ihe roots have passed through the boundary wall, and have penetrated the 

 subsoil. We should not hesitate to cut a trench by the side of the wall 

 severing many of the roots, and at the same time we should remove the 

 surface soil from the border, just baring but not injuring the roots, and 

 replacing with the charred Boil you speak of, and surfacing it with a layer of 

 stable manure. This may be done when the foliage turns yellow in the 



autumn. What you want are surface — not subsoil — roots, then will yon 

 Vine3 be short-jointed and fruitful. Another plan which would produce 

 Grapes would be to encourage the best Vine to grow and eventually occupy 

 the entire house, removing the others by degrees a3 the permanent Vine 

 makes fresh canes. 



Grapes not Colouring (J. P., Bath). — Overcropping is the prime source 

 of deficient colouring. The heavier is the crop and the drier the season the 

 more support must be given to the roots. See an article in another column. 

 Even now a soaking of tepid manure water may be of benefit to the crop. 



Potatoes Matuexng (Lindum). — As you say the "skins are set" we 

 should certainly take up the early crop, storing the tubers thinly in a cool 

 place. If left in the ground and heavy rains succeed the probability is that 

 they would grow again — supertuberate, and the produce would be deteriorated 

 in value. Take up the crop at once. 



Increasing Sempervtvum tabulsfohhe (Tulse Hill). — Plant3 are 

 readily raised from seed, which should be sown thinly in gentle heat in the 

 spring, or at the present time in a cold frame. The pots should be plunged, 

 and shaded so that the surface of the soil can be kept regularly moist without 

 frequently watering it ; the seedliogs to be potted in small pots when they 

 are large enough to handle, and be grown in a frame or greenhouse. Plants 

 may al3o be raised from leaves, slipping them off carefully and laying them 

 round a pot of very light sandy soil, very slightly pressing the base of each 

 leaf into the sand. These, if kept gently moist, will form incipient buds, 

 eventually becoming plants. 



Negeo Lab go Fig {A Nobleman's Gardener). — This is a very fine Fig, 

 and is well adapted for cultivation in pot3. The fruit is large, nearly 4 inches 

 long, black in colour, juicy, and refreshing. Mr. Fleming of Cliveden, who is 

 known to be an excellent cultivator, considers this the best of all Figs for 

 growing in pots. You may safely include it in your collection. 



Yore and Lancastee Bose (Volunteer). — This distinct old Bose will 

 succeed well when budded on the Briar, but we should advise the tongueing 

 or notching of the shoots of your dwarf plant, and pegging them in the 

 ground in the autumn, when you would soon increase your stock of it. It is 

 an acquisition for mixed borders and for shrubberies, growing and flowering 

 freely in almost any kind of soil. 



Plants for Bockery (Nemo and others). — We will reply in our next 

 number. 



Orange Fungus on Boses (W. A. W.).— No one can tell where the spores 

 come from which give birth to this fungus. It ia most effectually removed 

 by sponging the leaves with a solution of 2 ozs. of blue vitriol (sulphate of 

 copper) in two gallons of water. Dissolve the vitriol in a little boiling water, 

 and then miv it with the cold. 



Insects on Apple Trees (JT. J. T.).— If by "lice " you mean the green 

 fly^as the trees are small you may syringe them with tobacco water. Not 

 knowing any of the circumstances we cannot suggest- the probable cause. 



Insects in Pelargonium Soil (J. 3.). — We could not detect one in the 

 sample. As they are small and white they are probably the common Acarus, 

 and are harmless, living on decayed vegetable substances. 



Names of Plants (S. C. A.). — Alstromeriapulchella. (R.L. D.).— 1, Tha- 

 lictrum flavum ; 2, Campanula latifolia. ( W. T.). — 1, Veronica Teucrium var. ; 

 2, Nepeta Musini; 3, Philadelphus coronariU3; 4, Erysimum sp. (F.L.). — 

 Polypodium BillardierL (W. P.) — We cannot name florists' varieties of 

 flowers, nor Strawberry varieties, they are far too numerous and too nearly 

 resembling others. (Penally). — Lycopodium helveticum. 



POULTRY, BEE, AND PiaEOX CHROJUOLE. 



RAILWAY JOURNEYS. 



Thebe can bo no possible doubt that poultry exhibitions could 

 only have been very local without the aid of train service, and 

 it is as equally certain that poultry shows must have from time 

 to time very greatly added to the revenues of railway companies 

 in their parcels traffic. Nevertheless, the charges for convey- 

 ing a basket from one place to another would seem rather to 

 increase than lessen, while the carelessness often displayed in 

 forwarding baskets and knocking them about at stations is 

 well known to all. There are some of the companies in the 

 south of England which will return baskets free from a show on 

 their own line of railway provided they remain the property 

 of the exhibitor ; among them the principal are the London, 

 Brighton, and South Coast, the LoDdon and South- Western, 

 and the South Devon, Cornwall, and West Cornwall Bailways. 

 Now we cannot be sufficiently grateful to these companies, and 

 always feel inclined to make use of these lines of rail when 

 possible, even if we send our birds a little out of the way to do 

 so. We have exhibited in every county in England, and conse- 

 quently have had to pay the charges of all lines, but we find no 

 one of them so expensive as the South-E astern. It is a well- 

 known fact that the north-country poultry-fanciers manage 

 their railway carriage better than the southern. It is sur- 

 prising to find how far they make a Ehilling go, and we have 

 frequently heard Lancashire and Yorkshire fanciers say that 

 the lines of railway in the south near to London would soon 

 choke them off from exhibiting; and we can well remember 

 hearing a large exhibitor say that it eo6t him a great deal more 

 to get his baskets from London to the Crystal Palace than it did 

 from Lancashire to London. We should like Mr. Beldon or Mr. 

 Walker to come down south for a few months and stir up the 

 officials at the southern stations, and see what they could do. 



We have experienced over and over again the annoyance of 

 birds going wrong and being mis-sent. This, however, is a 

 grievance which can be remedied, for it lies in the power of all 

 exhibitors to do something here. We quite know it is very long 



