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JOTXENAL OF HOETICULTUEE AND COTTAGE GAEDENEB. t November 22, 1861 



the Birmingham Town Hall, simultaneously with the Poultry 

 and Dog Shows. The two previous displays which have taken 

 place in Birmingham, were not only extensive, but beautiful ; 

 and there is every reason to anticipate that the one now 

 about to take place will be greatly superior to them. 



TEENTHAM BLACK GEAPE. 



In your issue of the 8th inst., Mr. J. E. Pearson strongly 

 recommends the Trentham Black Grape for an orchard- 

 house. Has he grown it in a cool house ? He says, " In 

 the hothouse the Trentham Black is a first-rate early Grape. 

 We cut about 40 lbs. from a young Vine this season, &c." 

 We have one Vine of Trentham Black in an orchard-house, 

 and as far as I can judge it is not at all desirable for that 

 position, being a bad setter; scarcely two-thirds of the 

 berries swell to their proper size, being stoneless. The re- 

 mainder are large oval-shape berries, with a thin skin of a 

 bluish black colour, flavour excellent, superior to any Ham- 

 burgh, and good bunch ; but being a bad setter must detract 

 much from the value for an orchard-house. I have no doubt 

 it is good in heat. The berries grew uniformly to the size of 

 peas, when they were thinned, and there they remained until 

 colouring, when they reached the monstrous size of a Black 

 Cluster. The few which grew on are the size of a good 

 Muscat of Alexandria. The Vine was supplied by a highly 

 respectable firm, and I have no doubt about its correctness. 

 Should I be in fault and not the Grape, I shall be very 

 happy to be placed on the right footing. In Mr. W. Paul's 

 notes on his tested varieties, he places Trentham in a doubt- 

 ful position, and so do I. Black Hamburgh by its side is 

 superb. — Geokge Bestek. 



[ VY e should be obliged by having the results of the ex- 

 perience of other correspondents upon this point. — Eds.] 



plllae eoses in a conseeyatoey. 



I have read with great delight the account of Enville 

 Hall and its extensive gardens and pleasure grounds. There 

 seems to be everything that heart could wish, but one thing. 

 A conservatory is spoken of. I do not know its construc- 

 tion. H there are two lines of pillars and a broad walk 

 between, as Lord and Lady Stamford are fond of Eoses, 

 especially of Tea-scented Eoses, I think that they would be 

 delighted with Tea-scented Noisettes, strong-growing Tea 

 Eoses, strong-growing Bourbons, and Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 planted so as to run up the pillars. I cannot conceive any- 

 thing in the Eose way that would be more transcendental. 

 I give a list of Eoses that would be well adapted to such a 

 purpose. If I were a rich man I would build a long glass 

 house, say 300 feet in length, if it were only for this purpose. 

 The other part of the house might be filled up with trees in 

 pots, or with Tea and other Eoses, either in pots or planted 

 out. There is nothing in the Eose way that will surpass 

 for abundance and continuity of blooming the Tea-scented 

 Noisettes against south walls out of doors, or Tea Eoses and 

 Tea Noisettes under glass. 



Tea Eoses, Light Colours. — Devoniensis, Sombreuil, Ma- 

 dame Willermoz. 



Tea-scented Noisettes, Yellow Roses. — Cloth of Gold, 

 Solfaterre, Triomphe de Eennes, Gloire de Dijon, Celine 

 Eorestier, Lamarque, Mdlle. Aristide, called also Madame 

 Schultz. 



These are splendid Eoses for such a purpose. If more 

 yellow Eoses are desired, the two Tea-scented Noisettes 

 Isabella Gray and Jean Hardy, and the four Tea Eoses Elise 

 Sauvage, Vieomtesse de Cazes, Louise de Savoie, and Safrano, 

 may be added to the others. 



Bouebons, Light Colours. — Acidalie, Souvenir de la Mal- 

 maison. Light Crimson.—Sii Joseph Paxton. 



Hybrid Pekpetuals, Very Dark. — Prince Camille de Eo- 

 han, Due de Cazes, Princesse Mathilde. These are strong 

 growers, beautiful, and never out of bloom. 



Eose Colours. — Anna Alexieff, Baronne Prevost, La Ville 

 de St. Denis, Duchesse de Cambaeeres, Madame Boll. 



Blush. — Caroline de Sansal. 

 _ Shad.es of Crimson. — Jules Margottin, Madame Louise Ca- 

 rique, Due de Eohan, Maurice Bernardin, Marechal Vaillant, 



Madame Julie Daran, Senateur Vaisse, General Jacqueminot, 

 Madame C. Crapelet, General Washington, Monsieur de 

 Montigny, Geant des Batailles. 



These are all fine Koses, and adapted to the purpose. 

 Moreover, with the exception of Safrano, Mdlle. Aristide, 

 and Princesse Mathilde, they are all show Eoses. Some of 

 the Eoses named are strong-enough growers to run up a 

 pillar of any height, and meet one another in the form of 

 an arch — namely, Gloire de Dijon, Cloth of Gold, Solfaterre, 

 Lamarque, Triomphe de Eennes, Mdlle. Aristide, Acidalie, 

 Souvenir de Malmaison, Sir J. Paxton, Madame Louise Ca- 

 rique, the best H.P. climber, and Due de Cazes, the best 

 dark climber. The pillars might be planted with three 

 plants of similar growth and habit, in contrast of colours if 

 so desired. 



I am not much for mixing colours, but rather for conden- 

 sation. As regards climbing Eoses, it is not every Eose 

 that will run up a pillar that will fulfil all the conditions of 

 a pillar Eose. A pillar Eose to be first-rate, as a tree, should 

 cover its stalks with flowers and leaves. Probably no trees 

 fulfil this condition better than Ophirie, Mdlle. Aristide, 

 Anna Alexieff, and Madame Louise Carique. One thing is 

 plain, that persons should be careful not to cut away the 

 wood from the base and centre of strong growers. In due 

 time, under any circumstances, they will become bare. La 

 such case they must be cut down and let up again. I am 

 persuaded that any person trying the above plan, and select- 

 ing any, or using all the Eoses named, for the purpose 

 stated, will be highly delighted. 



I have just received a letter from Mr. W. Paul, in which 

 he informs me of the distinguished names of the members 

 of the Horticultural Club who drank my health enthusias- 

 tically on my birthday, Nov. 8th. I embrace this oppor- 

 tunity of thanking them — thanking them heartily. — W. F. 

 Eadcltffe, Rushton. 



CU1TUEE OF TEITOXIA AEEEA. 



I see that a correspondent is advised in a recent Number 

 of the Journal to keep the Tritonia aurea dry at one time, 

 as being a bulb requiring rest. 



Confident that the above is not the treatment which may 

 be most successfully followed, I am induced to make the 

 few following remarks upon a successful mode of culture. 



The Tritonia aurea is strictly an evergreen bulb, and 

 should be treated in practice as such. Immediately the 

 plants have done flowering, and the foliage is showing signs 

 of ripening, cut them down, and pot them as advised ; after 

 which give them a good soaking of water, and do not let 

 them become dry untd they again show signs of flower, 

 when they will not need so copious a supply as when grow- 

 ing vigorously. They require a rather liberal shift to grow 

 them well, or they may be carefully divided. When potting 

 them, it will be seen that at least two, and in some cases three, 

 underground growths have started from each of the bulbs ; 

 to encourage these with water, &c, will be to insure to each 

 a good strong flower-spike from 2 to 3 feet in height ; whilst 

 to dry them at all at this period will be to arrest their growth, 

 and dependance must then be placed on the old bulbs alone, 

 which these strong growths from the base of each have 

 already so greatly impoverished. This is the cause of the 

 many poor-looking pots we often meet with averaging from 

 7 to *9 inches high, and with very little flower. — W. Eaelet, 

 LigsweU. 



[The Tritonia aurea with us dies down .completely once 

 annually a short time after blooming, and there is no green 

 shoot then for some weeks to indicate its evergreen cha- 

 racter. We were in the habit of considering such bulbs 

 strictly deciduous, and we did not know that continued 

 root-growth without visible foliage constituted what we 

 recognise as an evergreen, be it ligneous or herbaceous. 

 It may be so : then all plants are such ; for there is none 

 that does not increase at root while in a state of rest more 

 or less before the reappearance of the foliage. 



We are well aware of the fact that it is extremely in- 

 jurious to keep the roots of Sparaxis, Tritonias, &c, at any 

 period in a dry state for a length of time, either when grow- 

 ing or in a state of rest; but the idea that the Tritonia 

 aurea requires to be kept constantly growing is not correct ; 



