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. JOUBNAL OF HOETICULTUKE AND COTTAGE GARDENER, 



[ February 9, 1871. 



sueli sudden check would have taken place. In such cases, 

 then, let us so far teach by precept rather than example, and 

 advise planters of Vines in houses to be forcei at all early to 

 plant inside, and have at least a portion of the roots inside, 

 and even then to give some protection to the outside border in 

 winter.— K. F. 



TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Archibald Henderson, Sion Nursery, Tbornton Heath, Crojdon. — 



Catalogue of Garden, Agricultural, and Flo'ver Seeds. 



Little & Ballantyne, 44, English Street, Carlisle. — Catalogue oj 

 Garden, Flower, and Farm Seed^, Lnjylcnients, tC-c. 



WiUiam Thompson, Tavern Street, Ipswich. — Descr'qitke Catalogue 

 of Flower Seeds. 



Y. Strachan, 4. High Street, 'Wrexham. — Catalogue of AgricuUtcra'', 

 Venetdljle, and Flov-ev Seeds, d-c. 



E. G. Henderson &: Son, Wellington Koad, St. John's Wood, Lon- 

 don, N.W. — Catalogue of Flower Seeds. 



F, & A. Dickson & Sons, 106, Eastgate Street, and Upton Nurseries, 

 Chester. — Catalogue of Ver/etable and Floicer Seeds. 



T. Bunyard & Sons, Maidstone aiid Ashford. Kent. — Desciiptice 

 'Catalogue of Vegetable, Floioer, and Agricultural Seeds. 



S. Dixon & Co., 48a, Moorgate Street, London, E.C. — Select List 

 of Vegetable and. Flower Seeds. 



James Dickson & Sons, 102, Eastgate Street, and Newton Nar- 

 series, Chester. — Catalogue of Vegetable and Flower Seeds. — Cata- 

 logue of Forest Trees, Fndt Trees, Shrubs, dx. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



■Rooks (r.£.).— Johnston's" Physical Goograpby," Brown's "Forester's 

 Oaide." 



Seeds {H. H). — Any seedsman conld obtain those you mention if any 

 are in the market. 



Kew Gardens (A. B ).— Write to Mr. Smith, the Curator. 



PRONorNciN& Dictionary (I. Barrett).— Iso such dictionary of the 

 names of plants is published. 



Potato Culture {T. Edmond). — Thepamphlet you name was written 

 lo sell. It is a tissue of ignorance. 



Parsnips not Forked (Crondall).— Trench the ground two spades 

 deep, and turn in manure with the bottom spit. IE you encli^se seven 

 Ijostage stamps with your address we will send you by post " The Rabbit 

 ^ook." 



Cucumbers.— " W.G. W." writes to ns that "H.N." may probably ob- 

 tain Tindall's No. 2 Cucumber seed of Mr. Milan, seedsmrin, Doncaster, 

 nr Fisher, Holmes, & Co., seedsmen, &c., Sheffield; but to make sore, 

 ^' K. N." might send to the raiser, Mr. Tindall, gardener, Sprotboronsh 

 Hall, Doncaster, where " No. 1 " and " No. 9 " are grown extensively. 

 "For Thomas Eads, our correspondent adds, Dale's Conqueror Cucumber 

 -seed is rather scarce; but, probably, if he applied to Mr. Thomas Dalp, 

 gardener to Mrs Tetley, Armley, Leeds, he would either supply him with 

 -seed or give the desired information. 



How TO Plant a Border (J. W. B.I.— We do not plant borders, we 

 merely criticise proposed planting. We presume you mean hardy an- 

 nuals. The following would look well:— 1, Silene pendula. or Saponaria 

 ■calabrica; 2. Nemophila insij»nis; 3, Clarkia pulchella alba; 4, Yiscaria 

 oculata ; o, Erysimum Perofiskianum ; 6, Blue Branching Larkspur. 



Fowls' Dung for Roses (TT. G.).— You had better mis the heavy soil 

 -with the light soil in which your Roses are growing, and do not apply 

 manure until the flower-buds appear. 



Leggy Zonal and Tricolor Pelargoniusis {G. G.).— The only way 

 ■to make them bushy plants will be to cut them down now, leaving to each 

 shoot two or three eyes, and if you could encourage fresh growth by 

 placing them in a house with a temperature of from 45- tool)- they would 

 'break more freely. The cuttings, inserted singly in 3-inch pots, would 

 make good plants by bedding-out time if struck in a gentle hotbed, their 

 -growth encouraged, and then hardeted well off by planting-out time. 

 The "Garden Manual," Keane's "In-door Gardening," and Keane's 

 ■" Out-door Gardening," price Is. 6d. each, will suit you. 



Yellow-flowering Annual (A Poor Man). —The best vellow-flowering 

 annual, 9 inches to a foot in height, is Nasturtium Tom Thumb, yellow. 



Turf Bare under Lime Trees (Lime Trees). — November is much too 

 late to sow grass seeds, and to that we should attribute their bad growth. 

 Tt is likely some of the seeds have vegetated, and that others will do so 

 in spring, but we think your only plan will be to sow again early in April. 

 Zea japonica variegata and Canna Treatment 'An Amateur).— 

 There is no particular treatment re^iuired by these plants in summer, for 

 Tf there were their value for out-door decoration would be small. They 

 Teqnire a situation protected from wind?, but it should be open and v a m. 



A rich light soil is most suitable, enriching it with leaf soil or well-rotted 

 manure. \Vater should be plentifully given in drv weather, and sprinkle 



them overhead on the evenings of hot days. Shelter, however, is the 



main essential, for in exposed situutions their leaves become torn and 

 "broken by the wind, and are then very unsightly. 



Raising Roses from Seed (W. C.).— Rose seeds reqnire time to veg?- 

 i,ate, and had better be kept in tolerably moist cnnl soil before they are 



finally introduced into heat ; then, when the outside shell of the seed is 

 "heginning to soften, sow thinly in boxes in a pi'opagating house, being 



careful to keep the young shoots near the light when they first appear. 



The seeds should be mixed with soil and put in a cool moist place soou 



after gathering— when they are thoroughly ripened— and finallv sown early 



in the spring — in February. Prick them out in boxes, pot ofl"into small 



pots, giving shifts as required, and keep them in a cold frame the first 



year. Plant out the following spring in April or May. A few of the 

 'itfongcst and most forward plants might be planted in October the same 



year, if the seeds push quickly after being sown. As a general rule, so 

 long as there is plenty of light and air, and the seedlings are not drawn 

 up, it is better to give i^lenty of heat and pnsh them on quickly. Mice 

 are great enemies to the sesd^ and eare must be taken in storing it wi the 

 first instance so as to be safe from their ravages. 



SoLANDM capsicastrum SEEDLINGS iJ. B.). — We have our plants in a 

 greenhouse, and they are loaded with bright red berries. Some are in 

 9-iDch pots and grown as standards on stems 2 feet high, with very hand- 

 some heads IS inches in diameter, and others are trained as pyramids. 

 "We advise you to turn the plants out of the pats in March, remove all the 

 soil that comes away freely from the roots, and repot in 6-inch pots ; or 

 if pots of less size will hold the roots and balls without cramping, use 

 them. Good drainage is necessary, and a compost of light turfy loam 

 two parts, used rather rough, and one-third leaf soil or old decayed manure. 

 Place the plants in a light airy position, keep them clear o£ green fly, and 

 remove any irregularities of growth in April and again in June, "short- 

 ening the long shoots so as to form compact plants. This is all the treat- 

 ment we give our plants, and they could not do better. Repot them in 

 June, or in May if the pots are full of roots. Do not give a large shift. 

 For lis. you may obtain a case of drawing instruments, except scales, of 

 most stationers and of mathematical instrument makers. Instruments 

 of inferior quality may be had for much less. 



Climbers for South Wall (Lancashire Suhscribcr). — Berberidopsis 

 corallina, Caprifolium luteum. Clematis Jackmanni, Glycine sinensis, 

 Lardizabala biternata, Bignonia grandiflora, Clematis Standishi, C. He- 

 lena, Roses Gloire de Dijon and Marechal Niel, Jasminum officinale 

 grandiflorum, and Ceanothus floribundus. We do not advise the above, 

 but would have all evergreens— viz., Ceanothus azurens, C. floribundus, 

 C. integerrimus, Arbutus procera, Escallonia macrantha, E. montevi- 

 densis, Garrya elliptica, Ligustrum japonicum, Cratfegus Pyracantha, 

 Cotoneaster microphylla, Berberis stenophylla. and Magnolia grandiflora, 

 Esmouth variety. These are shrubs, but suitable for walls or trellises 

 against walls. For the trellis outside the front door we would have Co- 

 toneaster microphylla and Pyracantha. There are no evergreen climbers 

 that would suit, except Ivies. 



Climbers for Conservatory (Mem).— Habrothamnus elegans, Hoya 

 carnosa, Jasminum gracile, Kennedya inophyDa floribunda, K. Mairyattte, 

 Lapageria rosea. Mandevilla snaveolens, Passiflora Comte Nesselrode, 

 P. Countess Giuglini, Tacsonia Van-Volxemi, Tecoma jasminoides, and 

 Rhynchospermum jasminoides. 



Expense of Making a Drive (P. J. S.)- — We have paid 2s. 6d. per 

 10 feet for taking out a foot deep and throwing into carts, the usual 

 price being dd. per square yard, and for carting not more than a quarter 

 of a mile 3d. per yard extra ; or 6d. per yard altogether for reducing the 

 gi'ound 1 foot, which is 2-5. 9d. per rod. The rubble will cost about Is. per 

 load, and the carting about Is. Qd., and will set 3 to 4 square yards, three 

 loads being sufficient for two rods, consequently one rod will cost 3-^. 9d. ; 

 and the metal, 4s. Sd. per 54 cubic feet, will cover two rods sufficiently, 

 which with cartage will cost Is. 3d , or os. IH. per rod ; in all 10s. Ihf. 

 per rod. 



Top-DRESSiNG Lawn [Old Subscriber). — If you now give the lawn a 

 good top-dressing of lime and soil we do not see the necessity for the 

 bone dust in March, though there is no objection to its use, as the lime, 

 from mixing with the soil, will not have any injurious effect on the bone. 

 If we gave the bone dust at all, which we would not this year, we should 

 apply it all over. It is one of the best, if not the best, of manures for 

 grass, and the most permanent. 



CURRA"T AND GOOSEBERRY CUTTINGS (A Suhscrihei-). — NoW iS 3. gOOd 



time to put in cuttings of these. Dig the ground well, and insert them 

 3 inches by a foot apart. Remove the eyes from the part inserted in the 

 ground, which should be two- thirds the length of the cuttings. 



Six Potatoes and Peas for Exhibition [Idem]. — Victoria, Red-skinned 

 Flourball, Huntingdon, Berkshire Kidney, Webb's Imperial, and Dalma- 

 hoy. three kidney and three round kinds. Of Peas for September, Yeitch's 

 Perfection, Maclean's Premier, Ne plus Ultra, British Queen, Dwarf Green 

 Mammoth, and Champion of England. Why grow so many ? 



Vine Cuttings {New Beginner). — If you employ cuttings, each should 

 have two eyes, one to be above the surface, and the other 2 inches below 

 it. You had better propagate from eyes. In that case follow these direc- 

 tions, which we extract from onr " Vine Manual." Prefer the buds that 

 are nearest to the preceding year's wood, taking care, however, that each 

 bud is plump and sound. Towards the middle of December have ready a 

 sufficient number of pots 31 inches wide. Then, about New Year's-day, 

 bring the cuttings inside, and cut the shoots into short lengths, one bud 

 to exch length. An inch in length will be sufficient. The part behind 

 the bud is then reduced in thickness, and cut ofi" in a slanting direction 

 towards the ends, and the part under the bud horizontally. The cutting 

 will then have the appearance shown. Fill the pots nearly to the brim with 



soil, composed of fresh 

 good loam, leaf mould, 

 and vei-y rotten dung, 

 in equal parts, and 

 with a small dibble 

 insert one bud or eye 

 in each pot quite over- 

 head. Place the pots in 

 a propagating-honse, 

 on a platform covered 

 with sand, with a heat 

 of 70". At first, how- 

 ever, a temperature of 5&- will be sufficient, and raise it 5- every week till 

 the maximum is reached. A moist atmosphere should be kept up in order 

 to cause the eyes to swell and break kindly. In a month or six weeks every 

 bud will be breaking through the soil and forming roots. Keep the soil 

 regularly moist, but not wet, for too much water would cause some to 

 damp ofi". As the leaves begin to expand more water may be given. 



Vine Leaves Unhealthy (G. TT. C.).— We do not think any of the Vine 

 leaves sent us have been infested with red spider, but they seem to have 

 sufi'ered from a current of cold air, or steam arising from sprinkling 

 watf>r on the heating medium whilst ver>' hot. Tbe leaves are too young 

 for red spider, but they are so thin that we think it likely they will be 

 attacked by it, therefore keep an outlook for it ; and to ward ofi" its attacks 

 paint the hot-water pipes with sulphur brought to the consistency of 

 paint by a solution ol 4 ozs. of soft soap to a gallon of water, which will 



