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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 26, 1876. 



Eugene Verdier, fils aine, 37, Rae Clisson, Gare dTvry, Paris. 

 — Catalogue of Gladioli, Uoses t Pcsonies, &c. 



HOBTICULTURAL EXHIBITIONS. 



Secretaries will oblige ua by informing ns of the dates on 

 which exhibitions are to be held. 



^Liverpool (Chrysanthemums). November 2nd. Mr. R. Wilson Eer, 6, 



Basnett Street, Church Street, Hon. Sec. 

 Jersey (St. Helier's) (Chrysanthemums). November 8th. Col. H. Howell, 



Hon. Sec. 

 South Bermondsey (Chrysanthemums). November ISth and 14th. Mr. D. 



Jewiss, Rosedale Arms, Rosebury Street, Bermondaey, Sec. 

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



Gutteridge, 51, Denmark Koad, Northampton, Seo. 

 Wimbledon (Chrysanthemums). November 15th and 16th. Mr. P. Appleby, 



5, Linden Cottages, Hon. Sec. 

 Brixton Hill (Chrysanthemums). November 17th and 18th. Mr. G. Gold- 

 finch, Sec. 

 Loughborough (Chrysanthemums and Fruit). November 21st. Mr. John 



West, Ghapmaa Street, Loughborough, Sec. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



"%* All correspondence Bhould be directed either to " The 

 Editors," or to " The Publisher." 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. 



Names and Addresses of Gardeners (C. C).— They are given in the 

 w Horticultural Directory," which may be had by post from our office for 2s. 3d. 

 Naming Fruits and Plants (J?. B.).— When we omit any it is because we 

 •do not reeognise them. 



Stove for Greenhouse. — " N. C." wishes to be informed of one that does 

 not oause a disagreeable smell in the house, and will continue burning 

 throughout the night. 



Madresfield Court Grapes [Reason}.— No box has been received. 

 Transplanting a Large Rhododendron (An Old Subscriber).— Rhodo- 

 dendrons possess such an abundance of roots that; no special preparation is 

 required for the transplantation of the largest specimens ; only take care to 

 secure as large a ball of soil about the roots as is practicable, and you may 

 remove it at once or at any favourable time onwards to the spring. 



Virginian Creeper for Covering a House (Idem). — For a very lofty 

 building the large-leaved strong- growing vai-iety Ampelopsis hederacea is best, 

 for it will attain a height of 50 feet and cover an area of 1000 square feet of 

 wall surface in five years if planted in good soil — a rich loam — and carefully 

 trained. For lesser heights, say of 20 or 30 feet, we altogether prefer the 

 snore elegant and compact growth oE Ampelopsis Veitchii. The foliage of 

 this kind, however, changes to a deep bronzy purple, and is less brilliant in 

 colour than A. hederacea. 



Hybrid Perpetual Garden "Roses {Mrs. Holmes).— Beds : Alfred Colomb, 

 Dupuy Jamairj, Madame Victor Verdier, Senateur Vaisse, Dr. Andry, Duchesse 

 de Caylas, President Thiers, Marie Baumann, Etienne Levet, and Comtesse 

 d'Oxford. Dark and Crimson : Charles Lefebvre, Duke of Wellington, Duke 

 of Edinburgh, Fisher Holmes, Louis Van Houtte, Marechal Vaillant, Pierre 

 Notting, Prince Camille de Rohan, Xavier Olibo, and Francois Louvat. 

 Hose : John Hopper, Thorin, Victor Verdier, Madame G. Schwartz, Madame 

 Therese Levet, Annie Laxton, Fraucois Michelon, Marquise de Castellane, 

 La Yille de Lyon, and La Duchesse de Morny. Pink : Berthe Baron, Elie 

 Morel, Monsieur Noman, Gloire de Vitry, Emilie Hausburg, Abel Grand, 

 <3omteBBe de Chabrillant, Marguerite de St. Amand, Lyonnais.and Madame 

 Clert. Light : Baronne de Rothschild, La France, Madame Noman, Boule 

 de Neige, Madame Lacharme, Mdlle. Bonnaire, Mdlle. Eugenie Verdier, 

 Sophie Coquerel, BesBie Johnson, and Gloire de Dijon (Tea- scented). 



Compost for Plants (E. J. T.}.— Stephanotis floribunda— equal parts of 

 fibrous loam and sandy fibrous peat, with a fourth part of leaf soil and a 

 sixth part of silver sand. Euphorbia jacquinifeflora— light fibrous loam three 

 partB, with a part each of leaf Boil and sandy peat, and a sixth part of Bilver 

 sand. Hoya bella— light fibrous loam and Bandy turfy loam in equal part3, 

 with a fourth of pounded bricks or broken pots and a sixth part of pieces of 

 •charcoal and silver sand. Clerodendron— fibrous loam three parts, two parts 

 ■aandy peat, and a part each of old cow dung or leaf soil, some pieces of 

 charcoal, and silver sand. 



Red-flowering Stove Climber (Idem). — Passiflora prineeps has very 

 persistent foliage and long cymes of flowers. It has never been out of flower 

 with ns for the last five years. Ipomcea Horsfallire, deep roBe, is verv fine 

 about this time, andCombretum grandiflorum has scarlet flowers, and flowers 

 in summer, usually daring May and June. We prefer the Passiflora. 



Climbers for North Wall (Idem).— Besides the Ivies, which are first- 

 irate, you may plant Ampelopsis hederacea, A. Veitchii, and Clematis vitalba, 

 with Jasminum nudiflorum, which are all deciduous. 



Carnation and Pinks for Winter-flowering {N. C). — We presume 

 the plants are well established in pots, and in a forward state. All they 

 require is a light airy house, and a temperature of 50° to 55° by day, and 50° 

 at night. The Pinks to be introduced to euoh a house from an ordinary 

 greenhoUBe early in November, and a few plants subsequently at intervals of 

 about three weeks to keep up a succession of flowers ; then be kept near the 

 glass, have air freely in mild weather, and be duly supplied with water. 



Evergreen and Deciduous Shrubs for a Small Garden {Idem). — 

 Evergreen;— Aucuba japonica maculata, Buxus elegantiBBima, Holly (gold 



and Bilver- variegated), Viburnum tinus hirtum (Black-leaved Laurustinus), 

 Borberis Darwinii, Yucca recurva, Rhododendron in variety, Andromeda 

 floribunda, and Kulmia latifolia. Those, except the Yucca, may all be cut 

 into form as they become too large, and in th*t way be kept compact. 

 Conifers, which are best for the lawn, are — Abies excelsa and A. clanbraBi- 

 liana, Biota (Thuja) orientaUs anrea, B. orientalis elegantissima, Capressus 

 Lawsoniana compacta, C. Lawsoniana erecta viridis, Juniperus chinensis, its 

 golden variety (J. chinensis aurea) being very beautiful, Retinospora pisifera, 

 Taxus adpressa Btricta, T. baccata elegantissima, Thujopsis borealis com- 

 pacta. and if room for a tall specimen, Pinus cembra. Deoidnous shrubs 

 are — Cotoneaster Simmonsii, *Cydonia japonica and var. candidissima, 

 *Deutzia crenata flore-pleno, D. gracilis, *Hydrangea paniculata grandiflora, 

 *3yringa persica incisa, S. persica alba, *8. rubra insignis, *P»onia Moutan 

 var., *Philadelphus naaus, *Ribes sangainenm flore-pleno, Spinea ariffifolia, 

 *S. ulmifolia, Rhus Cotinus, * Viburnum dentatum, *Weigela amabilis and itB 

 white variety, *W. rosea, W. rosea Madame Conturier, and *Azalea pontics 

 var. If too many deciduous shrub3 are named select those distinguished by 

 an asterisk. 



Espalier Rows (J. E.).— They should be about 6 feet apart, being 5 feet 

 high. 



Asphalte for Vine Border (Yitis).— A Rood authority tells ns that he 

 knew the bottom of a Vine border rendered impervious with asphalte, without 

 any injury to the Vines planted and grown on it for several years sub- 

 sequently. 



Adiantum farleyense {E. B. <?.).— It is a native of Barbadoes and re- 

 quires a stove temperature. 



Benzoline for Destroying Scale (A. B. P.).— As it answered so well on 

 the Marechal Niel Rose, we think it might be used for the same purpose on 

 Camellias and other plants. Try it on one specimen, and then you will have 

 the best tutor — experience. 



Tuberous Begonias {Old Subscriber).— Your " tubers " recently received 

 are, we presume, in a dormant state. Place them in very sandy soil and 

 keep through the winter in a greenhouse where the temperature is not below 

 40°. The pots should not be placed on a dry airy stage, or the tubers would 

 become too much shrivelled. A rather damp floor would be preferable on 

 which to place the pots, or they might be syringed occasionally to prevent 

 the soil becoming dust-dry. In the spring when the tubers show signs of 

 growth pot them in a compost of loam, leaf soil, and sand, and place them 

 in a gentle heat, such as is afforded by a Cucumber frame, subsequently 

 removing them to the greenhouse a3 the plants attain growth. 



House for Roses (J. 23.).— Your idea is a good one. You could not 

 have anything better than a span-roofed house, with about 2 feet of brick- 

 work above ground, and 3 feet of side lights, the width inside between 

 the walls being 9 feet, having a border on both sides of the wall upon which 

 the pots could be placed ; but we should prefer to have the Roses planted 

 out, and in that case we should have a foot more of side lights and a foot less 

 of brickwork. At least a square yard of space should be allotted to each 

 plant, so that your house will need to be as many yards in length as you 

 have plants on the side, but less space will suffice for a time. The borders 

 should be 3 feet wide, with a pathway up the centre of the same width, over 

 which you can have trained at about a foot from the glass the vigorous- 

 growing Roses as Marechal Niel. It will be necessary to provide plenty of 

 ventilation, having the side lights to open the whole length of the house- 

 Tea-scented Roses a3 you propose would be the most eligible, but you will 

 need to have a gentle warmth in Bevere weather— a 2-iuch hot-water pipe 

 along the Bides of the house would be sufficient. 



Grafting Tricolor Pelargoniums upon Zonals (E. B. LX — It is per- 

 formed in the ordinary manner, both by whip or tongue-grafting, cleft or 

 wedge-grafting, and not unfrequently by saddle-grafting. We think side -graft- 

 ing most preferable, leaving a leaf upon the shoot operated on so as to attract 

 the sap. The modus operandi cannot well be described without illustrations, 

 which are given in the " Science aad Practice of Gardening." The plants 

 after grafting require to be kept close, moist, and warm. Inarching is a 

 certain method of oDeration. 



Stopping Wallflowers and Asters (Linda)*-- If the Wallflowers are 

 stopped now they will not flower well in spring. These and many other 

 plants are made leggy by allowing them to grow too thickly. They should 

 be pricked-off when large enough to handle, and with plenty of room in an 

 open situation theyiwill be dwarf and well-furnished. Asters are not stopped, 

 but they are grown-on slowly, aad not drawn-up weakly by too close and 

 warm an atmosphere in their early stages. 



Keeping Grapes in Late Vinery (C. 21. J.).— If you will read "Doings 

 of the Week," you will find the information you require. The other question 

 has been answered in a previous number. 



Fruiting Young Vines {D. W.).— We advise you to cut the canes of the 

 permanent Vines back to 3 feet from the base of the rafters. Each cane, if 

 strong and well ripened, will beir two or three bunches next season without 

 any injury to the Vines. 



Mildew on Vines (Irish Subscriber).— It Vine borders are in good con- 

 dition, and the vinery is sufficiently ventilated, this parasite wili not attack 

 the Vines. Placing sulphur on the paths would do no good, nor would it 

 on the hot-water pipes unless the fumes were thrown off by the pipes being 

 heated to a considerable extent. You had better dust the affected parts with, 

 flowers of sulphur as soon as the mildew appears. At the same time keep up 

 a night temperature of 65°, with as much ventilation as possible. 



Sowing Seeds of Lilies (A. B.).— The seeds remain long in the ground 

 before they germinate. You might sow in March in a gentle bottom heat, 

 or now, and place the pot in a greenhouse. 



Grapes Becoming Mouldy (J. J.).— No doubt the damp weather is €he 

 cause of this, aggravated in jour case by the want of ventilation in the front 

 of the house. Cut-out the mouldy berries as soon as they are perceived, to 

 prevent decar spreading to the others. 



Destroying Insects (K. S.).— Thrips may be destroyed by fumigating 

 with tobacco smoke on two or three consecutive Dights, repeating the doses 

 in tbree weeks, when other insects will be hatched. The Vines, stages, and 

 woodwork of the house Bhould also be thoroughly washed (when the Vine 

 are pruned), with strong soapy water, dissolving 3 or 4 ozs. of Boft seap in 

 each gallon of water, and apphiug it when hot, removing any plants out of 

 the way of the hot solution. The walls should also be limewashed, mixing 

 in the wash some flowers of sulphur. This thorough cleaning will also 

 greatly check the red spider, which may be further prevented from doing 

 injury by frequent syringings and the maintenance of a moist atmoBphere 



