February 2, 1871. ] 



JOURNAL OF HOBTIGULTUEE AND COTTAGE GARDENEE. 



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Princess Christian Rose, and Messrs. Carter & Co. for vegetables. I 

 think that such a course deBervea the highest praise, and that were it 

 ■to be imitated by other introducers of novelties we should be better 

 able to test the value of the very many varieties of new vegetables, 

 ■and, what is more, to see how many different vegetables are out under 



the same name — not, I believe, dishonestly so, bnt simply because 

 there is no way of comparing them. 



I am sorry to see Hyacinths so poorly encouraged, and cannot but 

 think the prize for eighteen white Hyacinths a gi'eat mistake. — 

 D., Deed. 



GROUND LE\TLLLING AND PRACTICAL GARDEN PLOTTING.— No. 13. 



DRAWING PLANS. 



To draw and transfer/^. 35 to the ground, form the rectangle 

 A E D. Draw the diameter lines e f and g h, and the other 

 lines a3 1 2, 3 i, &c. Lines 7 8, 17 IS, 33 31, 13 11, form the 

 square i k m n ; on each side of the diameter lines E f and G H 

 point off 2 feet, and 

 draw lines 11 12, 13 

 14, 37 38, 39 40; 

 draw the diagonal 

 lines i n, m k ; draw 

 squares abed and 

 sfg h on the diagonal 

 lines. 



To transfer the 

 plan to the ground, 

 insert a stake at point 



A, and lay a line from 

 point A to point e, 

 which is 42 feet 

 6 inches in length ; 

 insert a stake at point 

 B ; lay the line from 

 point E to point c, 

 the distance between 

 being 63 feet; insert 

 a stake at point c ; 

 lay the line to point 



B, and there insert a 

 stake. Line c d is 

 equal to line a e. 

 Lay the line from d 

 to a, which is equal 

 ■to line B c. Lay the 

 diameter lines e f 

 and G H. From the 

 stake at point a, on 

 line A B, measure 

 ■ 3 feet (which is the 

 width of the grass 

 verge), and insert a 

 peg as at point 1. 

 From the stake at 

 point D find the cor- 

 responding point 2. 

 F'rom the stake at 

 point A measure 7 feet, 

 and insert a peg as at 

 point 3 ; find the cor- 

 responding point 4 on 

 line D c, and there 

 insert a peg. From 

 the peg at point A, 

 on line A b, measure 

 S feet 3 inches, and 

 insert a peg as at 

 point 5 ; also on line 

 s c find the corre- 

 sponding point 6, and 



there insert a peg. 



Again from the stake at point a measure 10 feet, and insert a 

 peg as at point 7 ; on line d c find the corresponding point 8, 

 and insert a peg. From stake A measure 12 feet, and insert a 

 peg as at point 9 ; find the corresponding point 10 on line d o, 

 and insert a peg. On each side of the diameter lines e f and g h 

 measure 2 feet, and insert pegs as at points 11 12, 13 14, 37 38, 



Fig. 35. Scale 12 feet to the inch. 



39 and 40. Points 15, 17, 19, 21 and 23 are found from the 

 stake at point e as points 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9 are found from the 

 stake at point a. From the stake at point c find the correspond- 

 ing points 16, 18, 20, 22, and 21 ; insert a peg at each point. 



From the stake at 

 (^ point A, on line A D, 

 measure 3 feet, and 

 insert a peg as at 

 pointol. Onthesame 

 line measure 8 feet, 

 and insert a peg as at 

 point 49 ; also from 

 the same point mea- 

 sure 12 feet, and in- 

 sert a peg as at point _ 

 47 ; on the same line 

 measure 17 feet 3 

 inches, and insert a 

 peg as at point 43 ; 

 from the peg at point 

 A measure 20 feet, and 

 insert a peg as at 

 point 43 ; from the 

 same stake measure 

 26 feet 3 inches, and 

 insert a peg as at 

 point 41. Find the 

 corresponding points 

 on line e c, as points 

 52, 50, 48, 46, 44, and 

 42. From the stake 

 at point D, on line 

 D A, find points 25, 27, 

 29, 31, 33, and 35 in 

 the same manner as 

 points 51, &c., from 

 the stake at point A. 

 From the stake at 

 point 0, on line c b, 

 find the correspond- 

 ing points 26, 28, 30, 

 32, 34, and 36, and in- 

 sert a peg at each 

 point. Lay lines as 

 from peg 1 to peg 2, 

 and from peg 3 to peg 

 4, and so on, until 

 lines are laid between 

 all the corresponding 

 pegs. Lines 7 8, 17 18 

 83 34, 43 and 44 form 

 the square i k m n. 

 Lay the diagonal lines 

 m k and i n. On the 

 diagonal lines form 

 square abed, which 

 is intended for a bed, 

 the length of the side 

 being 8 feet. Form square e f g h, the side being 14 feet. 

 The space between the two squares is intended for a grass 

 verge 3 feet wide ; insert a peg at each point, and lay lines 

 from peg to peg, and the figure is complete, e, beds ; g, grass ; 

 w, walk. — M. O'DoNNELL, Gardener to E. Leeming, Esq., Spring 

 Grove, Rielunond. 



POTATOES— PLANTING", EARLY, DETECTING QUALITY, AND OTHER HINTS. 



The '■ noble tuber ! " I regret to say that I hear a bad ao- withstanding thick coverings of straw, I have lost a bushel and 



count of the state of Potatoes, by reason of the severe frosts, a half. As soon as the frost broke up I commenced planting 



Ihe poor people here have lost both their " eating " and seed on January 14th, and have just finished all my garden plots, 



l-otatoes. This winter has been the severest since 1860. Not- The ground worked well ; with the aid of a little straw placed 



