October 18, 1864. ] 



JOURNAL OF HORTICTTLTCTRE XKD COTTAGE GASDENEE. 



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Planting ah Oechaed op Three Acres (A Subscriber) . — In giving 

 advice of this kind somewhat more of your ulterior objects ought to be 

 known than is given in your otherwise well-penned letter. We eonfess we 

 are no particular admirerB of closely-trimmed fruit trees anywhere excepting 

 against a wall, espalier, or similar place. If we were, like you, near a 

 fashionable watering-place, where there is a good sale for fruits in sum- 

 mer and early in autumn, we would trench the ground as yon propose, 

 plant standard Apples about 20 feet apart each way, and fill the ground 

 between with Gooseberries or Currants at 5 feet apart, cutting away and 

 removing these bushes as the Apple trees advanced, and eventually sowing 

 the orchard with grass. If the situation is very windy, dwarf trees trained 

 cup fashion might be substituted, and these may do much closer, say 2 feet 

 apart. We would not, however, recommend miniature trees if a large quan- 

 tity of fruit is wanted. We have seen several Apple trees the present 

 season yielding forty bushels of fruit each, and it would take a great number 

 of small bush trees to accomplish this, besides the trouble and expense of 

 training the latter. As you confine your list to ten varieties, and believing 

 you would do better by growing chiefly early sorts, we would recommend 

 the following, the greater portion to be of the first-named, which are early : 

 Devonshire Quarrenden, Kerry Pippin, King of the Pippins, Celiini, Blen- 

 heim Orange, New Hawthornden, Mapson's Seedling, and Lord Suffield, all 

 summer and autumn fruits ; and for late keeping try Golden Knob, Welling- 

 ton, "Winter Queening, or Court-Pendu-plat. For appearance in early sum- 

 mer, the Red Juneating, Red Astrachan, and Cox's Orange Pippin, are all 

 good ; while for early bearing, and the property of filling the basket 

 quickly, the Keswick Codlin has few equals. — J, R. 



Gloxinias Growing in a "VrNEav (Ruby). — Pot them in February, keep- 

 ing them until then in any kind of light soil in a dry part of the vinery* 

 from which frost is excluded, and employing a compost of turfy loam and 

 leaf mould in equal parts, with a free admixture of silver sand. Provide 

 drainage to one-fourth of the depth, using pots two-thirds larger than the 

 bulbs. Water sparingly until the growths appear, then give more gradually 

 as growth progresses. If you have a hotbed you may plunge the pots in it, 

 and grow these plants there for six or eight weeks, and thence remove to 

 the vinery, and place on a shelf near the glass. Thunbergia coccinea to do 

 any good requires a stove temperature, though it will do moderately in a 

 temperature of not less than -15° in winter. Boussingaultia baselloides should 

 do in a vinery, which is quite warm enough a place for it. It requires a 

 compost of peat and loam in equal parts, with a free admixture of silver 

 gand, abundant water when growing, but none when at rest, and all the 

 light possible after the foliage has attained its full size, a free circulation of 

 air being also afforded. You may keep the Caladiums named in a heated 

 glass case, only they must not be too wet in winter : maintain a temperature 

 of 55° to 60\ They luxuriate in a compost of turfy loam and leaf mould in 

 equal parts, with a free admixture of sand. 



Vines frosi Eyes versus L avers —Planting Old Small Tines (M. F.). 

 — Yines from eyes are preferable to thoso from layers, because the joints of 

 the wood are shorter, and they have the advantage of going on progressively 

 to perfection without any drawback : whereas layers are liable to receive a 

 check when detached from the parent, which prevents their growing 

 freely for some time afterwards. It would not be judicious to plant in a 

 permanent border Tines that have been in small pots for three or four years, 

 and have thin old-looking canes, for they seldom take to the fresh sod well, 

 and make correspondingly poor growths. Free, young, strong, healthy- 

 growing canes, the thickness of the little finger, which were in the eye this 

 spring, would make double the growth if planted next spring, and give a 

 crop of Grapes the year following : whereas the others will be only recover- 

 ing themselves preparatory for a start another year. For planting in per- 

 manent borders we prefer young moderately strong well-ripened canes to 

 those that have been grown years in pots, even though strong. 



Double SENEcros (W. Dillistone). — Tour double Senecios are very good j 

 the one named Magenta very attractive in colour. Its dwarf habit is a 

 great recommendation, The other varieties are too dark for bedding pur- 

 poses. In our opinion Senecios are better adapted for pot culture as deco- 

 rative plants. The variety Magenta is most desirable from its brilliancy of 

 colour. Not having seen the plants growing, we can only speak of the pro- 

 priety of names as applied to colour. 



Cucumber-house— Cold Tinert (J. H. C.).— Your proposed arrange- 

 ment will do for Cucumbers after the end- of February. For winter supply 

 you would require at least three pipes below the central bed, and three pipes 

 on the coldest side of the house. A good arrangement for such a house 

 would be a bed in the centre 4 feet wide, a walk on each side 2h feet wide, 

 and a shelf next the sides all round a foot wide. Did the house stand north 

 and south, espeeially — but even as it does stand— we would prefer having a 

 bed on each side, which, with middle walls, would take up 3^ or 4 feet, and 

 thus leave a path down the middle of from 3 to 4 feet. Twolour-inch pipes 

 beneath each bed would then do, and two round the house for top heat. For 

 winter work a third would be desirable for the coldest side, as the health of. 

 Cucumbers depends much on not overheating the heating medium. For a 

 cold house we would have one Buckland Sweetwater, one Royal Muscadine, 

 one Muscat Hamburgh, and the rest Black Hambarghs. For a house to be 

 heated take the first three, two Hamburghs, one Muscat, and one Lady 

 Downes'. 



Seedling Fuchsias {John Scott). — Your specimens of Fuchsias arrived 

 in a very sad condition. The names not being fastened to each specimen 

 renders it difficult to recognise them. To do your seedlings justice we should 

 see plants in flower. Presuming that the one with the pale mottled rosy 

 purple corolla is Loveliness, we should say that was the best, although the 

 sepals are rough. That with the large double white corolla, if free in flower- 

 ing, would make a good decorative plant; the other specimens have no 

 novelty about them. Much depends on the habit of the Fuchsia to render 

 it useful. The Petunia is no advance upon many well-known named varieties. 



Names of Fruit (S. S.).-2 r Court-Pendu-plat ; 3 and 4, Court of Wick ; 

 5, Golden Pippin; 6, Robinson's Pippin; 10, Norfolk Be-aufin. Others not 

 recognised. (A. J?.).— 6, Barcelona Pearmain; 7, Ticar of Winkfield ; 

 8, Round Winter Nonsuch; 10, Scarlet Nonpareil; 11, Green Nonpareil; 

 13, Triomphe de Jodoigne. Others not recognised. (Ten-years Subscriber). 

 —1, Forge; 2, Christie's Pippin; 3, Cellini; 4, Gravenstein ; 6, Striped 

 Beaufin; S, Golden Harvey; 9, Same as No. 10; 10, Same as No. 9; 

 12, Adams's Pearmain ; Baking Pear, Black Worcester ; 14, Same as No. 2 ; 

 15, Carel's Seedling. Others not recognised. (Fast Retford).— 2, Golden 

 "Winter Fearmain ; 4, Golden Noble ; 7, Catillac ; 9, Court of Wick ; 10, Api 

 Petit. Others not recognised. (J. W'., Southgate).— Apples.— \, Gloria 

 -Mundi; 2, Blenheim Pippin; 3, Dutch Mignonne ; 4, Scarlet Nonpareil; 



5, Eibston Pippin; 6, Court-Pendu-plat. Fears. — 1, Napoleon; 2, Marie 

 Louise; 3, Beurre" de Ranee; 4, Easter Bern-re* ; 5, Beurre" Diet ; 6, Beurre* 

 d'Aremberg; 7, Fondante d'Automne. Others notrecognised. (i\ r . F. H. 3.). 

 — 1, Marie Louise; 2, Beurre" Diel ; 3, Passe Colmar; 4, St. Germain; 

 5, Catillac ; 6, Williams's Bon Chretien. {M. P.).— Your Apple is Coe's 

 Golden Drop. 



Names of Plants (Lex).— Cyanotis vittata. (Leaflet). — It is quite im- 

 possible to name your plants from pieces of leaves only : we must see the 

 flowers. (Constant Reader).- Juniperus communis. (J. M. K.).— The 

 plant with a prickly pointed leaf is Ru=cus aculeatu3. The other two are 

 not in a nameable state. ^Jfary).— Mesembryanthemum cordifoliuni. 



POULTRY, BSE, and HOUSEHOLD CHRONICLE. 



POULTBY-CLUB MEETING. 



(from a Correspondent.') 



The half-yearly meeting of the Poultry Club was held in 

 the board-room at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, on the 

 1st inst., when about twenty members were present. Upon 

 the motion of Mr. Beldon, Mr. Kelleway took the chair. The 

 following new members were then elected : — Messrs. J. E. 

 Powers, H. Lacy, W. J. Pope, J. Fletcher, J. Crosland, jun., 

 W. Guerrier, J. Smith, J. Anderson, A. Crook, C. Priest, 

 H. Bates, — Colley, P. W. Else, M. Headley, J. Monsey, 

 and W. B. Tegetmeier. 



Mr. Zurhorst gave notice of motion, respecting the absence 

 of the minute-books, &c, of the Club, for the nest meeting. 



Mr. Beldon said, that with respect to the book of rules 

 forjudging, he considered that the dissatisfaction shown at 

 the principle out of doors was due to a misapprehension of 

 their purpose. The rules laid down were really a standard 

 of excellence for the guidance of exhibitors. It was absurd 

 to think that the Judges were to make their awards book 

 in hand; but any flagrant violation of the acknowledged 

 standard of excellence by a Judge would entail an explana- 

 tion from him by the Stewards. 3Ir. Beldon, to remove the 

 only possible point of opposition to the Club, moved that 

 the name be altered to "A Standard for the Guidance of 

 Poultry Exhibitors." This being seconded, was unanimously 

 adopted. It was stated that the revised edition would be 

 ready in a few days, and each member immediately supplied 

 with a copy. 



A long discussion took place about a monthly periodical 

 on poultry matters ; but from the experience of some mem- 

 bers present it was not deemed advisable, it being certain 

 to entail a pecuniary loss. 



The appointment of the Judges at Birmingham was next 

 brought forward, and it was resolved to memorialise the 

 Committee that if they still appointed some of their old 

 Judges they would select fresh ones to act with them hi 

 whom exhibitors had confidence. 



The next meeting was fixed fbr the Monday of the Bir- 

 mingham Show at the Bingley Hall Tavern at three o'clock. 

 The meeting then dispersed after passing votes of thanks to 

 Mr. Kelleway, the chairman, and Mr. Ashton, who acted as , 

 secretary. 



tthstbeldge wells poultry show. 



We are always glad to note progress of poultry in con- 

 nection with agriculture. It is a natural thing, and the 

 association is therefore a correct one. The good people of 

 Kent are not slow in learning. Last year was the first exhi- 

 bition of the sort they have had, and they have soon applied 

 the lesson which they then had placed before them. Prom 

 its soil, its contiguity to London, and from tradition, Kent 

 should be, as it was formerly, one of the chief poultry pro- 

 viders of the London market. Many villages and places 

 retain in name an old reputation. We recollect when Wes- 

 terham was famous for its breed, just as Le Mans and La 

 Fleche are for theirs in France ; and Handcross, Cuckfield, 

 and Dorking are here. 



There was a great increase in Dorkings, Geese, Ducks, 

 and Turkeys — all among the most useful and marketable 

 of the dwellers in the yard, or on the farm. The progress 

 was not confined to the numbers, it was as perceptible in the 

 quality. Many of the birds shown were fit for any ex- 

 hibition in England, and would hold their own creditably 

 anywhere. There were twenty-one pens of Dorkings, many 

 of them most excellent. The Rev. Mr. Barnes showed three 



