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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



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TRADE CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



Smith & Simons, Argyle Arcade, Glasgow. — Catalogues of 

 Dutch Flower Roots and Select Roses. 



COVENT GARDEN" MARKET.— July 9. 



Supply good and demand brisk. Apples and Pears havp made their 

 appearance, the latter chiefly Jargonelle from abroad, and of these a few 

 good samples may be obtained. Plums are coming in abundantly from the 

 continent. Pines, Grapes, and Strawberries are very good and quite suffi- 

 cient for the demand. Peaches and Nectarines are more plentiful and prices 

 are reduced. Melons are rather scarce, but of good quality; Figs more 

 abundant. Common Cherries are bringing from 4rf. to 6d. per lb. Of 

 Currants there is a good supply of all kinds. Asparagus is nearly over. 

 The supply of other vegetables is good. 













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TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



* # * We request that no one will write privately to the de- 

 partmental writers of the " Journal of Horticulture, 

 Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman." By so 

 doing they are subjected to unjustifiable trouble and 

 expense. All communications should therefore be ad- 

 dressed solely to The Editors of the Journal of Horticul- 

 ture, cfc, 171, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



We also request that correspondents will not mix up on the 

 same sheet questions relating to Gardening and those 

 on Poultry and Bee subjects, if they expect to get them 

 answered promptly and conveniently, but write them 

 on separate communications. Also never to send more 

 than two or three questions at once. 



N\B. — Many questions must remain unanswered until next 

 week. 



Peach Tree Infested -with Scale (Old Subscriber).— Dissolve 4 ozs. 

 of gum arabic in a quart of water, and paint the infested parts with it by 

 means of a soft brush. Allow it to remain on a few days, then wash it off 

 by strongly syringing the tree with water at 120°. In winter after the 

 leaves have fallen dre^s the tree with a solution formed by dissolving 8 ozs. 

 of Gishurst compound in a gallon of soft water, and brush this well into 

 the cracks and crevices of the wood, being careful not to injure the fruit 

 buds. 



Garlic Culture (Idem).— Plant the offsets in rich ground in an open 

 situation in February, and in rows 1 foot apart, and 6 inches from offset to 

 offset in the rows The drills should be drawn about an inch deep, and the 

 offsets placed with their crowing pointB upwards in the drill, and be gently 

 pressed into the soil. When planted cover with an inch of fine light soil. 

 Keep them clear of weeds, and when the tops turn yellow take up the roots, 

 and lie them in bunches of about half-a-dozen, and suspend in any cool dry 

 place. 



Growing Caebage Seed (Idem).— Sow the seed in April, pricking off the 

 seedlings when strong enough, and finally plant out in rows 2 feet apart, 

 and the same from plant to plant. Earth up and keep clear of weeds, and in 

 antumn transplant into good rich deep soil and in rows a yard apart, 

 and sufficiently deep in the Boil to cover the stem to the lowest leaves. The 

 Cabbages should be 2 feet apart. A sheltered situation is to be preferred. 

 The plants will bloom in due time, and seed will follow soon afterwards. 



Stringing Vines (Idem). — Tbey may he syringed every morning before 

 the sun becomes powerful with clear soft water, except when in flower, and 

 after the Grapes change for ripening. It is, however, much more advan- 

 tageous to syringe Vines at the time of shutting up the house in the after- 

 noon, sprinkling the paths, &c, the following morning. 



Cucumbers Diseased (F. C). — The disease which is so prevalent at 

 present amongst Cucumbers and the Cucurbitaceaa family generally, is evi- 

 dently of fungoid origin, the cause and cure of it being as yet concealed 

 from scientific eyes. We know of nothing more likely to mitigate the evil 

 than procuring sound seed from plants free from disease, and, after pro- 

 viding a mild bottom and top heat, to keep both sustained so as to make 

 the plants grow freely ; to employ soil that has been well exposed to the 

 influences of the atmosphere, and moderately rich— that furnished by 

 rotted turf being rich enough without any addition of manure or leaf mould ; 

 to renew the plants often, and when they have produced a fair crop and 

 show symptoms of decreasing vigour, and it may be slight traces of the 

 disease, to pull them up and throw them into the fire, and put in young 

 plants in their places, having previously removed the old soil and replaced 

 it by fresh sweet compost. We shall >>e obliged by any of our correspondents 

 favouring us with particulars of anything they have found useful in remedying 

 the effects of this disease, which threatens to become as great a scourge to the 

 Cucurbitacese as the Potato murrain was to the Potato a few years ago.— G. A . 

 Cottage Gardeners' Dictionary {G. D. t o/.ff'.j.—Bohn's edition is the 

 last. No supplement has yet been added. 



Antirrhinum and other Seeds (A Yottng Amateur Subscriber) .—Write 

 to any of the great florists whr> advertise in our columns and ask them the 

 same questions. They will readily reply. We never recommend tradesmen. 

 Vine Leaves {E. P. Halt).— What you call an " eruption,*' only occurs 

 on very vigorous Vines. It will not affect the crop. Keeping the house 

 cooler, drier, and better ventilated usually prevents its occurrence. 



Clover Seed (B. H. TF.).— Some Clover seed ia grown in all the counties 

 of England where the cMmate is mild and the rainfall small ; but it is grown 

 most extensively, we believe, in Cambridgeshire. The largest quantity, 

 however, is grown in the German States bordering on the Rhine, and it is 

 exported chiefly from Hamburgh ; yet that which comes to England from 

 Ho'land and Belgium has found its way thither principally from the German 

 States. In 1861 there were imported into this country 19S.120 cwts., in 1862, 

 1G3.974 cwts., and in 1863, 272,626 cwts. We have no means of ascertaining 

 the quantity usually ripened in this country. 



Ground Vinery (A. S. .4.).— For four penny postage stamps sent with 

 your direction, you can have, free by post, the Number containing the plan 

 and description. Or if you wait for a few weeks a Manual will be published 

 at our office containing that and all other particulars relative to Vine- 

 culture. 



Platycerium stemmaria (R. A.).— This is the Fern you mean, and 

 though you saw it growing in a greenhouse it flourishes more vigorously in 

 a stove. It is a native of Guinea and introduced in 1822. You will find it 

 described in some botanical works as Acrostichum stemmaria. The usual 

 treatment of stove Ferns is all that it needs. 



Making Asparagus -beds [Novice). — We prefer making the beds any dry 

 time in autumn from September to November. It is not of much moment 

 whether the ends of the beds are north and south, or east and west, but 

 preference is given to the first when we have the choice. The plants should 

 be two and not more than three years old. They should be planted in the 

 last week in March or first week In April. Any nurseryman can supply you 

 with the right kind of plants. We do not recommend dealers. 



Lapaqeria rosea Culture (A Subscriber).— It requires a compost of 

 turfy peat with a little turfy loam added, abundant pot room, and perfect 

 drainage. It requires watering every day from the time growth commences 

 until it ceases, and double the quantity at a time to that given to a Fuchsia. 

 It should be Vained near the glass on the north edde of a Bpan-roof, or be 

 slightly shaded if on a southern aspect. Lastrea opaca will do well in a 

 cold greenhouse in winter. 



Stopping Fuchsias and Pelargoniums to Bloom in September (A 

 Young Amateur).— Fuchsias may be stopped until within six weeks of the 

 time they are wanted to bloom, but to make sure if you stop them when 

 this appears in print they will need no further stopping. Pelargoniums to 

 bloom well in September should not be stopped after June. 



Ants (A. J. MX— We do not think that tbey will injure either your 

 Cucumber-roots or Mushroom-spawn. You may drive them away by sprink- 

 lings of guano or Scotch snuff. Were they in any other place watering 

 frequently with gas ammoniacal water would banish them, but it might 

 injure your crops. 



Mildew on Peas (W. L.).—On light soils the mildew may usually be pre- 

 vented by manuring the soil liberally, mulching over the surface close up 

 to the stems, and for a foot wide on each side, with stable manure, and 

 watering freely in dry weather. Dusting with lime we do not think will be 

 of any use. More vigour requires to be imparted to the plants. 



Sweet Mace (Delta).— The plant so called by the south Derbyshire 

 cottagers is Tansy, Tanacetum vulgare. 



Evergreen- for Inside Back ok Greenhouse (£. G.).— For a strong 

 free-growing evergreen for the back wall of the greenhouse, but the flowers 

 are inconspicuous, the Fious microphylla or capennis will answer well. 

 For evergreens with a profusion of sweet yellow and whiiish blossoms, you 

 could have Jasminum revolutum and Jisminum gracile. For evergreens in 

 bloom all the winter and spring, and which rather like a little shade in sum- 

 mer, commend us to the Camellias. They would grow capitally in such a 

 raised narrow border. 



Drying Rose Leaves (Mortns).— Dry them for making pot pouri by 

 placing them whera a dry cold current of air can pass over them. The old 

 Cabbage, Moss, and Tea-scented are the most scented. 



Vines in a Pit (J. M.).— There is no doubt whatever that the Vines will 

 succeed planted in the pit and trained up its roof, if you drain the bottom 

 oT the pit, and prevent the roots of the Vines descending. 



Names of Insects (J. S. 5.).— The insects in the pineries which seem to 

 feed and breed in the tan, and do not appear to injure either the Pines or 

 stove plants, are an exotic Millipede, closely allied to our British species, 

 Polydesmus complanatus. They have, doubtless, been imported with foreign 

 plants. These insects aro generally considered to feed on decaying vege- 

 table matter.— W. 



