November 17, i88i. ] JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
4G1 
could be borne in it for a moment, and the large plants were laid on mats ancl 
syringed ; every stem was then reached, and the solution did not drain into the 
soil. About 2 ozs. of the soap was dissolved in a gallon of water, but Gisliurst 
compound or nicotine soap would do as well, perhaps bettor. 
Myrtle Unhealthy (H. /?.).— If you closely examine the under sides of the 
leaves you will find close to the midrib a number of scale insects. They arc not 
very conspicuous, but are plainly visible to the trained eye of a gardener. These 
insects must be destroyed, and the upper surfaces of the leaves must be cleansed 
of the dirty incrustation that adheres to them You allude to the Myrtle as a 
tree. If the “ tree ” is only 2 or 3 feet high it will not be tedious process to 
sponge every leaf with warm soapy water, dislodging the scale as the work pro¬ 
ceeds with a pointed stick if necessary. This will undoubtedly prove the best 
remedy ; but if your tree is many feet high the work would certainly be tedious. 
The sprays, however, do not suggest that they have grown on a large tree planted 
out, but on a tree in a pot, that not only needs thoroughly washing, but also 
additional support either from fresh soil or more copious supplies of water. It 
is certainly in a very weak and unsatisfactory state. After sponging the leaves 
as directed the plant should be well syringed with clear water. 
Asparagus in Heavy Soil (//. IK).—Undoubtedly drainage is essential 
in your case, but we should not excavate deeply ; and if the site is very wet and 
the rainfall considerable, drains with good outlets should be provided for carry¬ 
ing off the water, otherwise excavations, even with brickbats in them, become 
mere watertraps. You must also obtain lighter soil, such its decayed leaves and 
garden refuse of any kind, and if you can burn the soil where the beds are re¬ 
quired it will improve it greatly. For fuller and practical information on grow¬ 
ing Asparagus we refer you to page 543, No. 25, vol. i., third series, the issue of 
December 16th, 1850. If you do not possess this number it can be had from the 
publisher in return for S^d. in postage stamps. It contains information that 
will be of much service to you in endeavouring to grow Asparagus in heavy soil. 
Paraffin Stoves for Heating (A Reader). —We are not aware of any¬ 
thing better than good paraffin for burning in the stove you name. There is no 
doubt of the desirability of having a pipe to carry off the fumes produced by 
combustion, as these are injurious to plants. We, however, do not think a house 
23 feet long can be efficiently heated with a paraffin stove, especially if the 
winter proves long and severe. Some plants can doubtless be kept alive, but 
their healthy growth is another matter. A small boiler and two rows of 3-inch 
pipes would be far more effectual, and a house of the dimensions of yours is well 
worth such an apparatus. If, however, you decide to try stoves you must have 
at least two, and we much doubt if they will give you the satisfaction you 
expect. 
Protecting Standard Poses (J. IF. A .).—It would have been far better 
if the buds had not moved at all. If the winter proves very severe you will have 
great difficulty in preserving those “just in leaf, and others showing incipient 
growth.” If you have dry fern in readiness and envelope the stems as well as 
the tops when sharp frosts occur you may save a number of the Roses, but we 
should do what you propose with those you are “particularly anxious ” to keep 
—namely, pot them at once. Be very careful that the roots are not dried during 
removal, and pot firmly in a compost of two-thirds loam and the remainder 
wood ashes or leaf soil. Give a good watering, and afterwards maintain the 
soil in a healthily moist condition. The Roses after being potted will be better 
outside than in, so long as the weather is mild ; and a few degrees of frost will 
do no harm, especially' if fern is packed round the pots. There is danger in 
over-protection—that is, placing the Roses in too warm a temperature, and 
keeping them there for three or four months. As you do not say what your 
conveniences are for wintering them we cannot give you more precise informa¬ 
tion ; but if you have not a suitable place for storing them in pots it would be 
preferable to dig them up, laying them close together with their roots carefnl’y 
packed in soil, and then cover the plants with fern or straw in thickness pro¬ 
portionate to the severity of the weather. A\ r e have preserved many Roses by 
this practice, but the work needs to be done well, and judgment exercised in 
applying and removing the covering. 
Names of Fruits.—AYe have many times notified that only six varieties of 
fruits can be named at once ; still large packages reach us, the contents of which 
cannot be examined. Some fruits are not named because the sender’s name 
does not accompany them, and we cannot alway's determine to whom the re¬ 
spective parcels beiong. even by the aid of letters received by post. Pears, we 
have previously intimated, ought to be ripe or approaching ripeness when sent, 
or a number of them cannot be identified. All packages must be carriage paid ; 
unpaid parcels are sent every week that are not taken in. The fee for naming 
fruit to non-subscribers is 5.?. It is important that these conditions be attended 
to for preventing disappointment. ( R. S.). —1. Red Doyenne ; 2, Easter Beurre ; 
3, 4, not known—worthless ; graft them with better sorts ; 5, Nouveau Poiteau ; 
6, Thompson’s. (G. S„ Sandbeck Park ).—3 and 8, Baxter’s Pearmain ; 5, Rhode 
Island Greening; 6, Miuchall Crab; 7, Hunthouse ; 9, Small’s Admirable; 12, 
Emperor Alexander. (A. B .).—AYe are sorry we cannot recognise your Apple. 
(.4. S.). —1, Old Pomeroy; 2. not known; 3. Monkton. ( C. G.). —1, Boston 
Russet; 3, Keswick Codlin ; 4, Barton’s Free Rearer; 5, Gogar Pippin. ( Edward 
Leigh). —1, Feam’s Pippin ; 2, Franklin’s Golden Pippin ; 4, Bishop's Thumb, 
The others we do not know. (Reader). —1, Napoleon ; 2, Ne Plus Meuris ; 
3, Pigeon. (Dr. Francis). —1, not known ; 2, Swap’s Egg ; 3, Oatillac ; 4, Golden 
Pearmain; 5. Cornish Aromatic (./. T.). —1, AYormsley Pippin; 3, Margil; 
4, M£re de Menage; 6, Ecklinville ; 7 and 11, Dumelow’s Seedling; 9, Gloria 
Mundi. (Leon ).—AVe have taken great pains to name the fruit sent, and are 
unable to recognise any of the specimens with certainty. (IV. T. MI ).—Red 
Ingestrie. (N.J.). —1, not known; 2, Reinette de Canada; 3, Fearn’s Pippin; 
4, Norfolk Beefing ; 5, not known ; 6, Selwood’s Reinette. (S. T .).— Pears. —- 
1, Beurrd Diel ; 2, AATnter Nelis ; 3, Aston Town ; 4, Brown Beurre ; 5, Doyonnd 
Boussoch ; G, not known. AA r e have attended to all the fruit we have received, 
except two boxes, and we have no means of knowing by whom they were sent. 
Names of Plants (J. B .).—Pinus Hartwegi. (IF. E. B.).— 1, Selaginella 
AVallichii; 2, Selaginella cuspidata (typical form); 3, Selaginella h mm at odes ; 
4, Davallia camriense, var. ; 5, Polypodium plesiosorum, var. appendicnlatnnr 
(Great Marlow). —Streptocarpus Rexii. (.4.S.).—Curculigo reenrvata. (IF. G.). 
—1, Asplenium marinum ; 2, Adimitum cuneatum ; 3, Pteris serrulata ; 4, 
P. argyrea. (X. Z.). —1, Oestrum anrantiacum ; 2, Lonicera sempervirens ; 3, 
Crowea saligna; 4, Acacia platyptera ; 5, Cocciloba platyclada. (IF. /?.).—1, 
Bertolouia Van Ilouttei; 2, Fittonia A r erscbaffeltii; 3, Cypripedium insigne. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— November 16. 
The supply of home-grown Apples has fallen off this week, but with some 
small consignments from Canada prices remain the same, except for the best 
produce, which is in better demand. Kent Cobs firmer. 
FRUIT. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
3. 
d. 
Apples. 
J sieve 
1 
0to4 
r, 
Lomons. 
t tO30 
0 
Apricots. 
doz. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Melons . 
i 
0 
2 
0 
Cherries. 
%>■ lb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Nectarines.. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
i Ihestnuts. 
bushel 10 
0 
0 
0 
V 100 
o 
0 
0 
o 
Currants, Black.. 
I sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Readies .... 
r* 
0 
(> 
0 
Red..... 
£ sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Fears .kitchen .. dozen 
l 
0 
1 
G 
Figs. 
0 
0 
0 
fl 
o 
Filberts. 
*>tb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pine Apples 
.... IF tb 
3 
0 
r> 
0 
Cobs. 
!?■ 100 lb. 
75 
0 
77 
(» 
Strawberries 
.... per lb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Gooseberries .... 
i sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Walnuts .... 
7 
0 
8 
0 
Grapes . 
IF tb 
0 
6 
4 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
8 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
Artichokes. 
dozen 
2 
0 to 4 
0 
Mushrooms 
i 
0 to 1 
G 
Asparagus. 
bundle 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mustard & Cress .. punnet 
0 
2 
0 
3 
P.eans,Kidney... 
v lb. 
0 
3 
0 
6 
Onions. 
3 
6 
5 
6 
Beet .Red. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
pickling .. 
0 
0 
0 
5 
Broccoli. 
bundle 
0 
9 
1 
6 
Parsley. 
doz.bunches 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Brussels Sprouts. 
i sieve 
2 
0 
2 
6 
Parsnips .... 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cabbage. 
dozen 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Potatoes_ 
o 
6 
4 
0 
Carrots. 
bunch 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Kidney.... 
3 
0 
4 
G 
Capsicums. 
Ijr 100 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Radishes.... 
doz .bunches 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Cauliflowers. 
dozen 
0 
0 
3 
6 
1 hubarb .... 
0 
4 
0 
G 
Celery . 
bundle 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Sals ify. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Cole worts_doz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Scorzonera 
1 
6 
0 
Cucumbers. 
each 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Seakale .... 
2 
0 
4 
Endive. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Shallots .... 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Fennel. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Spinach .... 
3 
0 
0 
0 
Girlie . 
. V tb. 
0 
6 
0 
0 
w lb. 
0 
8 
Herbs . 
bunch 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Turnips. 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Leeks. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
4 
Vegetable Marrows each 
0 
0 
0 
1 
POULTRY AND PIGEON CHRONICLE. 
STABLE] ACCOMMODATION FOR HORSES. 
(Continued from page 439.) 
We have one more quotation to make from Mr. P. H. Frcre’s 
essay on the improved construction of stables, published in the 
“Royal Agricultural Society’s Journal” in 1861, because it has 
reference to a plan of box stabling which we had practised pre¬ 
viously for seven years or more. He states, “When I last visited 
Mr. Lawes’s farm at Rothampsted, the cart-horse stabling struck 
me as almost perfect, though obtained by the conversion of a 
wide, old, boarded cart-lodge into horse boxes in a homely style 
and at a very moderate expense. These boxes, ten in number, 
form a double row, with a raised walk 4 feet 6 inches wide down 
the centre. A shed at one end acts as a store for hay and straw, 
and likewise holds the chief part of the harness. Stout iron rods 
are used for the sides of the boxes ; the wooden pillars, which 
form two corners of each box and range along the central path 
on either hand, afford a great stay and support to the old defec¬ 
tive roof ; each horse has his own rough door opening to the 
outside, so that he never disturbs his neighbours. The building 
is detached from the yards, so that one objection connected with 
stables opening inwards on farm premises does not here arise— 
viz., the horses when they go in and out for work or water do 
not disturb any other stock in the yard. There is louver boarding 
over each door, the litter on the top was clean, the air sweet, 
without a trace of ammoniacal gases ; yet, when Mr. Lawes called 
for a fork and stirred the bedding from beneath, a moist mass 
appeared reeking with the strongest vapours. I have seen of late 
spacious costly halls for stabling cart nags, where neither the 
ventilation, the standing, nor the appliances for making and 
removing manure were half as satisfactory as those of Mr. 
Lawes.” 
We have thought it well to notice this matter, as it gives a hint 
of utility for home farmers, under certain circumstances, for the 
management of farm horses, and likewise to some extent leads 
up to practices which we have utilised in the stables for horses 
employed in fast work. Before relating this, however, we shall 
