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JOUENAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



[ October 17, 1672. 



large towns ; the traffic not being, of course, so great, they 

 had the appearance of being newly laid down. There were all 

 the latest improvements in tramways to run cattle food from 

 place to place, as well as the same arrangement to draw out 

 the hog- troughs, &c, besides several other contrivances not 

 met with elsewhere, devised by Mr. Leigh or his agent Mr. 

 Boss, who seemed to be perfectly at home in the most minute 

 details of the working of the whole. Everything appeared in 

 good order, and if I had been able to visit the fields I have 

 no doubt that the same observation would hold good regarding 

 them. Such a large place, of course, cannot be carried on 

 without corresponding expenditure, but, as Mr. Ross justly 

 observed, if good farming would not pay, bad never could ; and 

 as an instance of the liberal way in which things are done 

 iere, I was told that several railway truckloads of dung were 

 received from London per week. The whole of the hay, straw, 

 and green crops of the farm are consumed on the spot. The 

 crops of corn and the return from sheep were good ; and I 

 have no doubt but on the whole a satisfactory result is obtained, 

 taking into consideration the improved conditions of the land, 

 as well as the example shown of what can be done. — J. Robson. 



NOTES AND GLEANINGS. 

 There is every probability that the Royal Horticultural 

 Society will hold its Provincial Show at Bath in 1873. One 

 ■of the Society's officials is to be there next week to select 

 ground, before a public meeting, which is to take place in ten 

 or fourteen days' time. The land is so steep that therein 

 will be the difficulty of finding a large area available for 

 tents, &c. 



Our correspondent the Rev. C. P. Peach, Appleton-le- 



Street, Malton, Yorkshire, writes in reference to the Straw- 

 berry election to say he has had three lists of Strawberries 

 sent him, and wishes to have some more before making up the 

 ballot list, though, as a conservative, he prefers open voting, 

 and will forward for publication any remarks likely to be of 

 general interest, as some of those he has already received most 

 assuredly are. 



From the American Agriculturist we find that Mi- 

 Charles S. Sargent has been appointed Professor of Horti- 

 culture in Bussy Institution, in connection with Harvard 

 University. 



On the farm of Mr. Tucker, at Rodbourn, near Malmes- 



foury, is a rookery that has been forsaken for some years until 

 within the last few weeks, when it was observed that two pair 

 of rooks made their appearance and built their nests. One 

 pah' have brought forth young, the other is now sitting. 



The " Harvest Festival" at the Crystal Palace is not 



quite within our province, and does not need an exceptional 

 notice. Messrs. Sutton & Sons, of Reading, have a large dis- 

 play of seeds and roots. 



A few weeks ago Mr. Pearson, of Chilwell, mooted in 



our columns the subject of giving prizes for new kinds of 

 Zonal Pelargoniums, remarking, "I do not show myself, but 

 I should like to see my kinds well grown for once, and would 

 give a prize of £3 or £4 for a dozen plants of kinds I have 

 sent out. If other raisers would do the same with then' varie- 

 ties, I think it would make a far more interesting show than 

 one of variegated kinds ; there is so much more variety in 

 flowering Geraniums with green leaves than there is amongst 

 the ' Tricolors.'" We are now enabled to announce that he 

 intends to offer a prize of £5 for the best twelve bedding 

 •varieties, not variegated, sent out by him, and grown in 8-inch 

 pots. The competition is to take place at the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society's meeting, to be held at South Kensington in 

 the third week of May, 1873. 



A meeting was held on the 8th inst. in the Town Hall, 



Manchester, with the view of setting on foot an International 

 Flower, Fruit, and Vegetable Show, to be held in that 

 town in 1873. On the motion of Mr. Bruce Findlay it was 

 unanimously resolved that an appeal be made for subscriptions 

 to assist in carrying out that object. It was further resolved 

 that the Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society be 

 invited to co-operate in the movement, and that they be re- 

 quested to allow the Exhibition to take place in the gardens at 

 Old Trafford. A Committee was then elected to carry out the 

 proposal. 



An Exhibition of Useful Insects and their Products, 



and also of Noxious Insects, with samples of the injuries 



caused by them, organised by the Central Society of Agricul- 

 ture, and under the patronage of the Minister of Agriculture 

 and Commerce, will be held during this month in the Luxem- 

 bourg Gardens in Paris. It will comprise silkworms and their 

 eocoons of every species, with samples of thrown and raw 

 silk ; apparatus for silk-culture ; with the manufacture and 

 raw product of bees, and apparatus for bee-culture ; a collection 

 of noxious insects, and apparatus suited for their destruction ; 

 other useful insects; collections of mammals, insectivorous 

 birds, reptiles, &c. The programme of the Exhibition may be 

 obtained of the Secretary of the Society of Agriculture, 59, Rue 

 Monge, Paris. 



The centenary of Linnajus's death will be celebrated 



at Stockholm on the 10th of January, 1873, when a statue of 

 the great Swedish naturalist will be unveiled. 



WORK FOK THE WEEK. 



KITCHEN GARDEN. 



Continue to destroy weeds wherever they appear. Clear away 

 all decaying leaves from Broccoli and Brussels Sprouts, or any 

 decaying vegetable matter, and have all at once trenched into 

 any piece of ground that is unoccupied with a crop, though 

 the extent of unoccupied ground in a well-managed garden 

 ought at this season of the year to be but very small. In 

 order to prevent the attacks of slugs on Cauliflower plants and 

 young Lettuce, mix soot and lime in equal portions, and dust 

 them over with it once or twice a-week. Make good the blanks 

 that may have occurred in the plantations of Cabbages or Cole- 

 worts, and keep a large reserve to make plantations in spring, 

 as well as to make good the blanks caused by the winter. We 

 may now expect frost very soon, and ought to prepare accord- 

 ingly. Lettuces, for instance, that are just coming into use 

 may be lifted with balls and placed in frames. Look over Onions 

 that have been stored, and remove any that are beginning to 

 decay. See thatthe disease is not progressing am ongst Potatoes, 

 and if it is, have them picked over without loss of time. Au- 

 tumn planting seems the most popular panacea for the evils 

 that have befallen this useful vegetable, and I think reason- 

 ably so, from the fact that the Potato being in the ground 

 when the first exciting causes operate, it will sprout forth and 

 avail itself of early spring weather, and may arrive in safety at 

 a state of maturity before the disease makes its appearance. 

 I would recommend the planting of greater proportions of the 

 early sorts than have hitherto been common. The ground 

 in which they are to be planted should be dry and trenched 

 two spits deep, putting in the sets as the trenching progresses, 

 6 inches from the surface of the soil at least, and by no means 

 let the ground be trodden upon till the Potato tops are ahove 

 ground in the spring. Make the last out-door sowing of BadisJies, 

 which, if the winter do not set in early, may prove useful, and 

 should they fail the loss will not be great. In late situations, 

 where Tomatoes are just ripening, let them be gathered and 

 ripened-off in the houses, as the least frost is fatal to them. 



fruit garden. 

 If wet weather sets in let the Strawberry plants in pots be 

 protected from it, either by laying the pots on their sides or by 

 placing them in cold frames, but in either case see that worms 

 are excluded. Continue to collect late varieties of Pears and 

 Apples, and where there are Walnuts they are also quite fit to 

 Attend to Apples in the fruit-room as before directed. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Although a few early frosts and heavy rains marred for a time 

 the brilliancy of the flower garden, a little fine weather has done 

 wonders in restoring the plants to bloom and beauty. This may 

 not generally be the case, but we are persuaded where the com- 

 position of the soil of the flower-beds and borders has received 

 proper attention, and where stimulants have been judiciously 

 applied, the health and vigour of the plants generally have 

 enabled them to continue the development of their flowers. It 

 is seldom at this season that some little inconvenience is not 

 incurred by the increase of stock requiring protection. Large 

 Fuchsias and similar plants can be stored away in sheds, or 

 caves, or in any situation protected from frost and damp, but 

 the disposal of tender evergreens or still-succulent plants cannot 

 be managed so easily, as light must be secured to them. The 

 south or west side of a wall offers the best position primarily. 

 A straw or wooden roof dependant from the top at a short angle 

 would throw off the rain, and a temporary protection of stravi- 

 bound hurdles in front would assist to form a retreat for many 

 things it would be unwise to hazard to the full exposure of our 

 winter. Proceed with preparations that must necessarily be at- 

 tended to before planting. Transplant evergreens. The accu- 

 mulation of leaves on borders and lawns must be prevented. 



GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY. 



The stock of plants fairly housed, arranged, staked, and 

 cleansed from parasitic impurities — beyond the ordinary attention 



