October 5, 1876. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



303 



from his resident Minister, M. Jules Devaux, thanking him (or 

 the advice he had given with referenoe to His Majesty's winter 

 garden at Latken, 



THE STANDARD CURRANTS & GOOSEBERRIES. 



It is now about twelve years since this method of growing 

 the Currants and Gooseberries has become general in Europe; 

 since then it has ra- 

 pidly assumed large 

 dimensions, so that 

 now they are quite 

 an article of com- 

 merce with the nur- 

 Eeries there. 



I first saw them at 

 the Pomological In- 

 stitute of Dr. Ed. 

 Lucas at Reutlingen 

 (where I spent two 

 years), in the au- 

 tumn of 1869. Being 

 immediately taken 

 up with the idea, 1 

 wrote Dr. Siedhof, 

 my kind patron, 

 about them. He 

 wrote, " Send me a 

 dozen," and since 

 has largely increased 

 the number — now 

 having about fiity in 

 all. 



He has imported 

 about one hundred 

 more for special 

 friends of his in dif- 

 ferent sections of 

 Hudson Co.j N.J. ; 

 so they have been 

 thoroughly tested. 

 Not a speck of mil- 

 dew during seven 

 years. 



This method of 

 grafting naturally 

 does away with and 

 supersedes the old 

 and tedious method 

 of trimming up the 

 plants on their own 

 roots to the standard 

 form and then have 

 it ruined by the 

 borer, as Ribes au- 

 reum is exempt from 

 the attacks of the 

 borer. 



The stocks are 

 grown by stooling, 

 removed and potted 

 in fall and placed in 

 a frame till about 

 the holidays, when 

 they are brought 

 into a oool house — 

 say from 45° to 50°. 



In about three 

 weeks they have 

 started sufficiently 

 for grafting to begin. 

 The methods em- 

 ployed are the common whip'graft,*without*cutting'the tongue, 

 and the cleft graft for large stocks. Only perfectly well- 

 hardened woody stocks should be selected, all others rejected. 

 Previous to grafting they are kept shaded well. After grafting, 

 however, they are given the full light and a little more heat. 

 Bottom heat is not absolutely necessary, but, of course, in a 

 measure is very beneficial. Frequent sprinkling after starting 

 from the graft is also very benefioial. 



By pinching the tips of the stocks we obtain branched heads, 

 and so are enabled to set several grafts on one plant. Instead 



of potting, some firms just envelope the roots in a ball of 



moss fastened with wire. These are very handy for shipping. 



They must at no time be kept too moist. Are saleable next 



fall as one-year-olds. 

 The fruit we exhibited at the Centennial were not show 



berries, as the English grow them, for the plants were literally 



loaded with fruit. We have measured berries 5A by 3| inches 



in circumference, weighing from \\ to 1A oz. 



These statements 

 are actual facts, and 

 may be relied on. If 

 these notes will be 

 of any use to you 

 we shall be glad to 

 have you use them. 

 — (American Gar- 

 dener's Monthly.) 



ADIANTDM 

 AMABILE. 

 Amongst the spe- 

 cies of the genus Adi- 

 antum there are al- 

 ready so many of 

 sterling merit and 

 beauty, that any new 

 introduction muBt 

 possess thoEe quali- 

 fications in a high 

 degree to be juBtly 

 recommended for 

 cultivation ; never- 

 theless, some lovely 

 aspirants have of 

 late been added to 

 the family circle, not 

 the least worthy 

 amongst which is 

 the Adiantum ama- 

 bile, than which no 

 more appropriate 

 specific name could 

 have been given, ex- 

 cept it were by the 

 addition of " odora- 

 tum," a term pecu- 

 liarly suitable on ac- 

 count of the agree- 

 able perfume of the 

 young fronds. This 

 most distinct species 

 was discovered by 

 the late Mr. Pearce 

 in Peru ; it is a free- 

 growing cool - stove 

 Fern, attaining from 

 15 to 18 inches in 

 height, the fronds 

 averaging 14 inches 

 in length by 10 ins. 

 in width. The fronds 

 are light green, thin, 

 and membranace- 

 ous, and the pinnae 

 small. These pecu- 

 liarities, together 

 with the gracefully 

 curving lines assum- 

 ed by the fronds and 

 the pinnae, render it 

 one of the most lovely of the Maidenhairs, and oannot fail to 

 render it a favourite in all choice ferneries. It succeeds best 

 in the intermediate house, and should be placed in a position 

 where it can fully develops its fine drooping fronds. Direct 

 sunshine, even as early as 7 a.m. during the summer months, 

 is most injurious to the young fronds ; the plants should there- 

 fore be placed in a position where it can receive sufficient light 

 without being subject to the direct action of the sun. The pot 

 should be placed on a oool bottom, such as ashes. The vapour 

 arising therefrom is most ceaclnoive to the plant's well-doing. 



Fig. 46.— The standabd qoosebebev. 



