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JOUENAL OF HOKTICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENES. 



[ December 21, 1871. 



or have them spread over the greater space of time indicated. 



— J. EOBSOX. 



SUCCESSIONS OF "^TiGETABLES.— No. 5. 



SAVOYS. 



Eapxt Dwabf Ul3i. — This heads quickly, forms very close hearts, 

 and is of fine flavour. Sow 5th and 10th of March, and April 10th. 



Dwarf Green Curled. — This likewise heads qnickly, forms a good but 

 not large heart, and is hardy. Sow in the middle of March and the 

 third week of April. 



Drumhead or Globe. — Heads very large, firm, and good, but not so 

 hardy as the Green Ctirled. Sow in the second week of March and 

 third week of April. 



Feather-stemmed or Sprouting. — Habit of the Brussels Sprouts, 

 the stems being covered with compact, small. Savoy heads, which are 

 Jelicions. Sow in the third week of March. 



Savoys require deep, rich, well-manured soil and an open 

 situation. The seeds should be sown rather thinly, In order to 

 produce sturdy plants, which should be pricked off when they 

 have formed the second or third rough leaf, and be planted out 

 while the stem is short. Plant in rows 2 feet apart, and the 

 same distance from plant to plant. Early Dwarf Ulm should 

 be planted IS inches apart every way, and is the best kind for 

 small gardens. Stir the ground frequently with the hoe, and 

 earth up the plants when they are established. 



The first sowing of Early Ulm will be fit for use early in 

 September, and the first sowing of Green Curled and Drum- 

 head from the end of that month up to Christmas. The 

 second sowing of Early Ulm will eome into use early in October, 

 and the late sowing of Green Curled and Drumhead from the 

 beginning of November until the warmth of spring causes 

 the plants to start for flower. The Feather-stemmed Savoys 

 come-in in October, but are the better of frost, and continue to 

 jield delicious sprouts until late in spring. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Scrymger's Giant. — Habit robust; height about 2 feet; sprouts 

 firm and close, thickly set on the stem, and excellent. I do not con- 

 sider it necessary to grow any but this variety. 



Imported. — When the stock is good these form firm compact heads, 

 but not so large as the former. 



Eoseberry. — Habit tall ; sprouts firm, close, and abundantly pro- 

 duced. 



The first sowing should be made in the first week of March 

 under a south wail, and another sowing the second week of 

 April. Prick-ofi when they can well be handled, and plant-out, 

 before they become drawn, in good, deep, rich soil, allowing 

 2 feet between the plants every way. The ground should be 

 well hoed and the stems earthed-np. Liquid manure may be 

 applied between the rows to any extent in hot dry weather in 

 August and the early part of September. When the heads 

 begin to form on the stem, the centre or top sprout may be 

 pinched out. ■ This will encourage the growth of the side 

 sprouts. The first sowing wUl come into use at the end of 

 September, and afford a supply up to Christmas ; and the se- 

 cond sowing wUl afford sprouts from the early part of November 

 up to April. 



Dalmeny Sprouts. — A hybrid between Cabbage and Brussels Sprouts. 

 The stems are clustered with small Cabbages, or rather Colewort-like 

 sprouts, which are very tender, and in flavour superior to Brussels 

 Sprouts. 



Albert Sprouts. — A hybrid between the Savoy and Brussels Sprouts. 

 The stems are clustered with hearting, miniature SaToy-Uke sprouts, 

 which are very good, especially after frost. 



These Sprouts should be sown the second weet in April, and 

 should be treated the same as Brussels Sprouts. They are in 

 use from October to April. 



BORECOLE OR KALE. 



Cottagers' Eale. — Tall-growing and robust ; the stem surrounded 

 with a great number of sprouts that are of good flavour. This kind 

 is apt to sport much — at least a packet of seed produces a number of 

 forms. I do not consider it desirable to plant any but the green- 

 leaved plants. I do not plant any with the midribs of the leaves and 

 stems of a reddish purple, for they are not at all equal to the green in 

 flavour and amount of produce. Sow March 5th to 10th, and April 15th. 



Dwarf Green Curled. — This is, undoubtedly, the hardiest and best. 



Veitch's Dwarf Late Curled. — This is an excellent stock, and comes 

 in late, being in good condition late in spring. Finely curled, very 

 leafy, and hardy. Sow March 10th and April 15th. 



Jemsalem. — A late or spring kind ; sprouts thick and ptirple, which 

 when 6 or S inches long are very tender and good. Sow April 15th. 



Asparagus. — A spring kind, producing long sprouts or shoots, which 

 when about the length of Asparsgns shoots are very tender and good. 

 Sow April 15th. 



Melville's Variegated or Garnishing. — Habit of the Dwarf Curled. 

 Heads various-coloured, transparent white or various shades of red, 

 fringed with green or white. Sow April 15th. 



Borecoles require the same treatment as Brussels Sprouts, but 

 Cottagers' Kale should be planted 2 J feet apart, and the others 

 2 feet. The earliest sowings will come into use after the first 

 frosts in October, and continue good nntil April, for after the 

 heads are taken off a great number of side shoots will be pro- 

 duced. Of Cottagers' Kale the heads should not be cut until 

 February. The second sowing will be in fine condition by 

 Christmas, and will continue in use up to April or May. 

 "The first sowings of Savoys, Brussels Sprouts, and Borecoles 

 ought to be planted out from the 1.5th to the end of June, and 

 the second sowing from the 10th to the 2l3t of July. Plants 

 may be put in afterwards, but they will be of less growth, and 

 not unfrequently occupy ground unprofitably. — G. Aebet. 



GOLD AND SILVER FERNS.— No. 2. 

 In resuming my remarks upon these, I must impress npon 

 my readers the necessity of keeping the fronds dry, or at least 

 the syringe must never be used, otherwise they wiU present a 

 wo-begone appearance. 



NOTHOCHXa:NA. 



In my former article I named a few species of the genus 

 Cheilauthes, and I now wish to draw attention to a few equally 

 beautiful plants which belong to its near neighbour Notho- 

 chlffiaa; and as my remarks npon the treatment necessary for 

 Cheilauthes are equally apphcable to Nothochlaena, it is un- 

 necessary to recapitulate here. 



N. TKicHoiLLN'oiDES is a bcautiful species, which should either 

 be grown in a basket or be planted in a recess in the fernery 

 about level with the eye, as it is of pendulous growth. The 

 fronds are from 12 to IS inches in length, pinnate, with the 

 pinnas roundish and dark green above, whilst their under side 

 is clothed with white stellate scales. These change with age to 

 a reddish brown, and are in addition dusted over with a mealy 

 powder. The sori are black, and form a marginal band round 

 each pinna. This very beautiful plant is, as far as I am aware, 

 peculiar to Jamaica. 



N. EUFA.^Another elegant species, similar in general appear- 

 ance to the preceding, but the pinns are smaller and toothed 

 at the edges ; they are light bright green on the upper side, 

 and the under surface is densely clothed with long, white, woolly 

 scales. It is a native of Peru and Mexico. 



N. li^vis. — An erect-growing plant, attaining a height of 

 about 12 inches. The fronds are pinnate ; the pinnae entire, 

 roundish or somewhat cordate, dull green above, thickly covered 

 with long, pure white, silky hairs, which become brown with 

 age. A somewhat rare species, which should be grown in a 

 cool house. Native of temperate parts of Mexico. 



N. LiXCGiNOSA. — This most beautiful species is a native of 

 Madeira, but still somewhat rare in cultivation. The fronds 

 are erect, about S inches high, bipinnate, dark green on the 

 upper side, whilst below they are wholly covered with very long, 

 pure white, woolly hairs, which are very conspicuous beyond 

 the margin. It must be kept in a cool house and not be watered 

 overhead, although it enjoys a copious supply at the roots with 

 good drainage. 



N. EcExosiANA. — An extremely rare species, and one of the 

 handsomest in the genus. Fronds tripinnate, when well grown 

 a foot high, produced from a creeping rhizome. When young 

 they are clothed on the under side with a profusion of very 

 long silky hairs, which ultimately turn brown. It must be 

 grown in a cool house. Moist heat will soon destroy it. Native 

 of South Africa. 



N. CANAEiExsis. — This is a superb plant, and from the nume- 

 rous specimens I have received from Teneiiffe and the adjacent 

 islands it would appear to be by no means rare. Its usual 

 height is about 18 inches. The fronds are ovate-lanceolate in 

 shape and bipinnate ; the pinnules blunt, their upper side deep 

 green, whilst the footstalks and under side are heavily clothed 

 with long dense golden red scales, which in old fronds become 

 of a deep reddish brown. Its great beauty and distinctness 

 should secure it a place in every cool fernery, but it must never 

 be syringed. 



N. siNUATA. — A species nearly allied to N. liEvis , and by some 

 considered synonymous, but sufficiently distinct in cultivation 

 to warrant a separate name. The fronds are from 12 to 20 inches 

 long and pinnate ; the pinn« somewhat oblong and deeply 

 lobed at the edges. The upper side is bright deep green, and 

 the under surface clothed with white and fawn-coloured woolly 



