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Lindm flatdm Transplastinq is Autumn (E. iJf.).— You may safely 

 remove this a month or eo before severe weather sets in ; but, should you be 

 overtaken by the frost before the plants are fairly established, covering them 

 with a little fern, laurel boughs, or other protection, will enable them to 

 live through the winter. Very severe winters sometimes kill this plant, 

 especially in damp situations, but generally it lives through the winter and 

 does well. 



Bedding Geraniums (Stella).— Vfe have not grown Trentham Scarlet Gera- 

 nium; but, from what we saw of it, it struck us to be a variety of Tom Thumb, 

 or Frogmore Improved, which beats all other Scarlets at Trentham. This is a 

 peculiarity of many Scarlets, which do extra well in some one place. We 

 have not seen Trentham Scarlet so good anywhere else except at Treothani. 

 Can Mr. Henderson give us a note on the subject? In the generally moist 

 climate there it is strouger-growing than Frogmore Improved in the south. 

 Both it and Boule de Feu are good bedders. The latter has larger trusses of 

 bloom, and throws them high— in some people's opinion rather high— above 

 the foliage. The habit is rather stronger and stouter than Trentham 

 Scarlet. With us the habit of growth is between Tom Thumb and Punch— 

 the latter is very fine with us this dry summer. For a fair-sized bed we would 

 give the preference to Boule de Feu, as compared with Trentham Scarlet, as 

 the flowers are more massive, but both are good. With us neither of them 

 are so strong-growing as Trentham Rose; but they are rather stronger 

 growing than another fine rose, called Rose Superb. This latter ia much 

 the Fame to Trentham Rose as Tom Thumb is to Punch. The trusses of 

 Boule de Feu are brighter and more compact than Punch, the long flower- 

 stalks much stronger, and the habit of the plant more compact. As respects 

 height, we would thus place those you name— Trentham Rose, Boule de 

 Feu, Trentham Scarlet. Until you have tried the last two ,in your own 

 garden you should grow both. 



Flower-bed Planting {Ignoramus). — When the Geraniums are re- 

 moved, you may make the bed very gay by planting it with bulbs and early- 

 flowering plants. Plant Snowdrops, Crocuses, Hyacinths, Winter Aconites, 

 and early double and single Tulips, a few patches of each, and to these you 

 may add double Primroses, yellow Alyssum, white Arabis, Auriculas, 

 Dielytra spectabilis, Hepaticas, and many others, but as you do not mention 

 the size of the bed, we are not able to advise further. Our " Garden 

 Manual," would suit you. 



Ivy Propagating (Clare).— The easiest way of propagating Ivy is by 

 layers. If you layer the young shoots in 24-pots in a dry kind of loose poor 

 soil, and fasten them with pegs about half an inch below the surface, placing 

 a stake in each pot and fastening the shoots upright to it,. they will be 

 rooted by spring, and may then be detached from the parent. The young 

 shoots, from 6 to 9 inches in length, inserted in poor, light, well-drained 

 soil in a cold frame now and kept moLt, will root freely enough, and so 

 they will if inserted in a shady border any time from March to October. 

 Loudon's ■ ' Self-instruction for Toung Gardeners," will suit you. 



Bulbs (A Constant Reader). — As you wish to procure bulbs, we may 

 name single and double Snowdrops, which should be potted forthwith. If 

 you have any in your garden these are the sort to succeed with, for dried 

 bulbs will not flower so well, nor force so surely. After potting place them 

 in a cold frame. Of Crocuses, select Bride of Abydos, white ; David Rizzio, 

 dark purple ; Sir Walter Scott, white and blue striped ; New Giant Yellow ; 

 Lord Byron, bright blue; Versicolor, striped; Albion, white and blue 

 striped; Large Yellow ; La Majesteuse, striped ; and Queen Victoria. Full 

 particulars oh the cultivation of these and other bulbs will appear in our 

 columns e-hortly. 



Peaches for Market— Forcing Vines with Camellias (I. W., Exeter). 

 — We recommended the old Grosse Mignonne, which takes well on account 

 of its size and colour. The Early Grosse Mignonne ripens about three 

 weeks in advance of the Grosse Mignonne, but is a smaller fruit. It would, 

 however, no doubt, sell. The Grosse Mignoune is a good forcer. If the 

 Camellia bloom in January you may commence forcing the Vines shortly 

 afterwards, or in the beginning of February, and the Grapes will be ripe in 

 the end of July or beginning of August. By this process the Camellias will 

 flower about Christmas; but if you commence forcing so as to have the 

 Grapes ripe in June, the Camellia- will bloom earlier— perhaps, after one or 

 two years forcing, as early as October or November. To have Camellias 

 bloom at or soon after Christmas the Vines should be allowed to Btart 

 naturally, and be only assisted with fire heat at the time of setting and ma- 

 turation of the fruit, which will be perfected in August. 



Shrubs to Separate Flower and Kitchen Garden (A Recent Sub- 

 scriber). — As it is a bank we fear it will be dry, or you could not have any- 

 thing finer than Rhododendrons and American plants. You may, however, 

 have them if the soil is not too dry. In any case you may have Berberis 

 Darwinii and aruifolium, TJlex europcea plena, U. hispanica, Viburnum 

 tinus, Persian Lilac, Hollies of sorts, Ribes, Prunus triloba, P. sinensis flore 

 pleno, P. rosea alb*, Pernettya angustilolia and mucronata, double Syringa, 

 Pyrus spectabilis flore pleno, Myrica laciniata, Leycesteria formosi, For- 

 sythia viridissima, Deutzia scabraand gracilis, Desfontainiaspinosa, Daphne 

 cneorum and mezereum, Cotoneaster microphylla, Corylus avellana laciniata 

 and purpurea, double Quince, Cytisus secundus, Chimonanthus fragraos, 

 grandiflorus, and luteus, Box of sorts, Cistus ladaniferus, Calycanthus 

 floridus, Aucuba japonica and lati-maculata. We would not have one of 

 these if there were any chance of American plants succeeding. If the soil is 

 moist they will do well unless it rest on or is limestone. 



Manetti Stocks (S. O.). —Plant them on the level, and keep manure 

 away from them. If any be wanted dig it into the soil, and not in close 

 proximity to the stem. It is not necessary to cover the bud with soil to 

 protect it from frost, but some do so. If covered at all it should be with 

 soil, and not manure or sawdust. If the soil be light, and the stocks 

 budded with tender kinds of Ro3es, draw a little soil round so as to cover 

 the buds ; but if strong a little hay wrapped round them is as good as 

 buiying them. It should be removed in dry weather. Wet passing into 

 the union of the bud with the stock is frequently more fatal to the buds than 

 frost. In spring cover the Btock with soil to a few inches above the bud, so 

 that the RoBe may have a chance of emitting roots as well as the stock. 

 The stock may be stopped or shortened slightly when the budding takes 

 place; but they should not be cut close until the bud has broken, for the 

 portion of the stock above the bud is necessary to draw the sap into it. 

 They may be planted in the places where they are to remain in mild weather 

 from October to April, but the earlier the better. November is best, plant- 

 ing them so that the union with the stock may be 3 inchea below the sur- 

 face. 



Forcing Vines in Pots (A Maidstoniati).—Vfe fear that you will not be 

 able to kill two birds with one stone. If you force the pot Vines as you 

 propose, we would plant them out now, so that they may be established 

 before autumn, and we would not force the pot Vines so early as you name, 

 but defer it until the beginning of March, or at least not start them before the 

 middle of February. We do not see what you wilt gain by forcing them at 

 all. Newly-planted Vines Bhould be allowed to break naturally, or with a 

 slight assistance from fire heat, and should be grown slowly so as to secure 

 a strong cane, which may be ripened fully in autumn by trie application of 

 fire heat. If you commence forcing pot the Vines in January, and plant the 

 young ones at the same time, the strong heat will cause the latter to come 

 weak; and the same would result if they were planted in March, and the 

 pot Vines started in January. As to the sorts, the first two are good but 

 should be planted inside. For Golden Hamburgh we should substitute 

 White Frontignan or Trov£ren Fvontignan ; and instead of White Nice, size 

 being its recommendation, we should hare Muscat Hamburgh grafted on the 

 Black Hamburgh. The others will do well. 



Garden Plans (S. S. S.).— We never heard of the work. Such plans as 

 those you refer to can only be obtained by applying to a professional garden 

 designer. 



Strawberries Planting (G. H.P.) — All your Strawberries would do best 

 on a south aspect. The Black Prince is an early kind and so must have a 

 south aspect. On a north aspect it will be ten to twenty days later than its 

 usual time. Frogmore Late Pine, as a late sort, may be planted on the 

 north aspect, and so may Oscar and La Constante; Corolina superba, how- 

 ever, is a tender sort and requires the best aspect possible, and the same 

 holds true of Myatt's Improved Early. 



Centaurea gandidissima Wintering (Hanley). — The Centaurea will not 

 do in the same frame with Calceolaria cuttinss. To winter it successfully 

 it must be kept in a dry airy part of the greenhouse, and have no more 

 water than is absolutely necessary to keep the foliage healthy. It is a half- 

 hardy plant, the Calceolaria being all but hardy, and not so susceptible of 

 moisture as the Centaurea. 



Name of Geranium ( W. S. B.). — The Geranium you describe is Cybister, 

 one raised by the late Mr. Beaton. You ought to be able to obtain it from 

 any florist. 



Names of Fruit (R. W. C. X.)* — 1, Red Aatrachan ; 4, like White 

 Costin ; 5, 7, Kerry Pippin ; 6, Downton. 



Names of Plants (Invicta). — Vallota purpurea. The bulb Bhould be 

 about an inch underground. It requires abundance of water during the 

 summer. If in a pot this may then stand in a saucer of water. (Y. P.). — 

 1, Ceteraeh officinarum ; 2, Onoclea sensibilis ; 3, Blechnum apicant; 

 4, Polystichum aculeatum. (J. S.).— 1, Polystichum angulare proliferum, 

 one of the several forms of this var. ; 2, Athyriura Filix-fcemina ; 3, Poly- 

 stichum aculeatum lobatum ; 4, Polypodium vulgare. (Marple). — 1, Im- 

 patiens noli-me-tangere ; 2, Stachys palu3tris ; 3, S. Betonica ; 4, Galeopais 

 tetrahit. (S. Cfl#p/e&f/).— Polygonum chinensis. 



POULTRY, BEE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



WANT OF POULTRY SHOWS IN THE SOUTH 

 OF ENGLAND. 



It has often been a source of wonder to me as a poultry- 

 fancier, that while so many admirers and exhibitors of fowls 

 live in the south of England, there exists in that district 

 such a remarkable dearth of shows. The contrast in this 

 respect between north and south is very striking, for while 

 we find every little town, and many villages, in Yorkshire 

 and Lancashire boasting its annual show, there are held 

 within the same time not half a dozen exhibitions in the 

 six or eight counties nearest to London. If all the poultry- 

 fanciers lived in the north this would be natural enough ; 

 but as it is we find the names of southern exhibitors figuring 

 even at Yorkshire shows. It is obvious enough that those 

 who now send birds some two or three hundred miles for 

 the chance of a prize would, ceeteris paribus, prefer to support 

 a show within reach of their homes, and whither they could 

 not only send their birds with less risk and at less cost, but 

 also could see their pets wearing their honours by visiting 

 the show in person. 



Some one may, perhaps, suggest Birmingham as the great 

 central battle-field at which northern and southern exhi- 

 bitors can meet on equal terms. But Birmingham after all 

 is not London ; and to reach the former place, for those, at 

 least, who live in the southern and eastern counties, is a 

 work of difficulty and expense. Moreover, to the Birming- 

 ham Show there are two serious objections : the one being 

 the method of entering for that Show, by which, unless an 

 exhibitor happens to have four pens to send, the sum paid 

 for entrance is unduly high, being for two pens 26s., and 

 for one pen 23s. 6cJ. The other objection consists in the 

 want of due proportion between the numbers entered and 

 the amount of prize money in some of the more recently 

 introduced breeds. 



To return to the south and its shows. I cannot but ask, 

 Why was the Crystal Palace Show given up ? In the heart 

 of a suburban, and therefore almost inevitably of a poultry- 

 fancying district, within easy range of the southern counties. 



