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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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the Tines be any good for another season ? Should I cut the f i-uit or let it 
hang DDtil wanted ? I have shaded the house lightly.” Our reply to this 
calaroitous note is this :—If “ every leaf ” on the Vines is ‘‘ burnt up ” the 
frnit will be of no value, and considering the well-being of the Vines the crop 
would be better removed. But perhaps the case is not quite so bad as 
represented, and a few leaves may be left here and there, and a few bunches 
ripen. The object to aim at is by syringing and maintaining a spring-like 
atmosphere to induce fresh growth from the extremities of the fruit-bearing 
laterals. We once saw a similar case where this was done, while at the same 
time time the basal buds remained dormant, and the Vines produc:d an 
excellent crop the following year. The reason the sulphur was so destruc¬ 
tive was that too much was used. We have never been able to understand 
how anyone should permit red spider to increase for the purpose of being 
killed, when by timely and simple measures it may be prevented from doing 
any serious injury. 
Exhibiting Potatoes {J. D.). —There are so many varieties of Potatoes so 
closely resembling each other, and, moreover, some of these produce both 
kidney and nearly round tubers, that it is impossible to give the name of a 
variety from two selected examples. We can only say the specimens before 
ns resemble Beauty of Hebron, and the class for a dish of similar Potatoes 
is undoubtedly that numbered 34 in the schedule. They are good 
without being first-rate, and we have often seen prizes awarded to worse 
examples. 
Names of Plants [G. L.). —Veratrum nigrum. (B. B. T.). —1 and 2, 
Scabiosa atropurpurea ; 3, Helenium pumilum ; 4, Veronica longifolia alba ; 
5, Epilobium angustifolium ; 6, Mentha arvensis ; 7, Veronica spicata ; 8, Cam¬ 
panula rotundifolia ; 9, Agathrea ccelestis ; 10, Lysimaebia vulgaris ; 11, Se- 
dum mpestre. (G. 0.). —We have repeatedly stated that we do not under¬ 
tyke to name florists’ flowers. The varieties are so numerous that it is 
imj)ossible to name them without comparison with large collections, and even 
then the difliculty is very great. (Z>. J.). —Oncidium sphacelatum. (Beader). 
—The red flower is Phygelius capensis, the other is Spiraea ariaefolia. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— August 13tu. 
ST7PP1.T of soft fruit heavy during the past week, with prices higher all round. 
Indoor fruit dull, prices lower. 
FPUIT. 
8. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
Apples .. .. 
i sieve 
2 
6 
to 4 
6 
Oranges. 
.. 100 
6 
0 to 10 
0 
Cherrijjs.. .. 
1 sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Peaches . 
per doz. 
2 
0 
10 
0 
CbestDuts .. 
bushel 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pears, kitchen .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
CniTBUts, Eed 
i sieve 
3 
6 
4 
0 
,, dessert 
dozen 
1 
0 
3 
0 
„ Black 
* 
J sieve 
4 
0 
4 
3 
Pine Apples English .. lb. 
2 
0 
3 
6 
Kgs 
dozen 
2 
0 
0 
0 
Raspberries .. 
per lb. 
0 
s 
0 
4 
Grapes .. .. 
2 
0 
5 
0 
Strawberries.. 
.. lb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Lemons.. .. 
. 
,, case 
15 
0 
21 
0 
St. Michael Pines 
..each 
2 
0 
6 
0 
VEGETABLES 
8. 
d. 
8. d. 
8. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
Articboies .. 
dozen 
2 
0 
to 4 
0 
Mushrooms .. 
punnet 
0 
0 
to 1 
6 
Beans, Kidney 
lb. 
0 
6 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress 
punnet 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Beet, Bed 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Onions. 
bushel 
2 
6 
3 
0 
Broccoli .. .. 
bundle 
0 
9 
1 
0 
Parsley .. dozen bunches 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Brussels Spronts 
, , 
) sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsnips. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cabbage .. .. 
dozen 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Potatoes. 
cwt. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Capsicums 
, * 
100 
1 
6 
2 
0 
,, Kidney . 
cwt. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Carrots .. ,. 
bunch 
0 
S 
0 
4 
„ New.. . 
cwt. 
5 
0 
9 
0 
Cauliflowers ,. 
dozen 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Rhubarb. 
bundle 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Celery .. .. 
bundle 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Salsafy. 
bundle 
1 
0 
0 
6 
Coleworts dcz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Scorzonera 
bundle 
1 
6 
0 
6 
Cucumbers 
each 
0 
3 
0 
6 
Shallots. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Endixe .. .. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach. 
bushel 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Herbs .. .. 
bunch 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes .. ,, 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Leeks .. .. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
4 
Turnips. 
bunch 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Lettuce .. .. 
dozen 
1 
0 
1 
e 
THE MANAGEMENT OP SHEEP IN SUMMEE. 
In tbe month of August, 1882, we bad fifty lambs from 
Exmoor Forest by way of trial, and in compliance with the 
wishes of a gentleman whose home farm is under our supervision. 
They were fine animals, apparently healthy—not pure Exmoors, 
but the result of a cross between Exmoors and Cheviots. Good 
mutton, heavy carcasses, and heavy fleeces was the object of the 
cross-breeding in this particular instance, and our intention was 
to see if a better animal could be had for home consumption than 
the South Downs which we had so long used to the exclusion of 
all other breeds. We may as well say at once that the mutton 
of the cross-bred sheep proved excellent even in a severe com¬ 
parison with South Down. The carcasses at two years old are 
an average weight of 14 lbs. in excess of South Downs, but a 
comparison of fleeces is not in their favour. The fleeces of this 
season’s clip of the cross-bred sheep are of an average weight of 
Its., which realised 9(/. per lb., or 4s. 8^d. per fleece. The 
fleeces of some South Down tegs of our own breeding gave an 
average of 4^ lbs. at Is. Id., per lb., or 4s. lO^rf. per fleece, which 
certainly shows a balance in favour of South Down fleeces which 
if light in weight are so superior in equality as to command the 
highest price in the market. Last year we got Is. 2d. for Down 
wool, and only ‘.b/. for the cross-bred wool. 
After the Exmoor lambs had recovered from the effects of 
the journey, close examiuation showed the existence of much 
malformation of the feet among them. This was probaldy a 
result of cross-breeding, and which, despite much care in hoof¬ 
paring, eventually led to a severe attack of foot-rot. With care 
and constant attention every remedy tried effected a cure sooner 
or later, but for a sure and speedy cure there is nothing equal to 
Cell’s foot-rot ointment. The disease is unquestionably in¬ 
fectious, so that we found that no sooner had we cured oue batch 
than others would be attacked ; but before this was clearly under¬ 
stood it had spread among a flock of South Downs to the serious 
injury of several weakly sheep, for a severe attack of foot-rot 
tells sorely upon the strength of an animal. Our efforts to 
effect a complete cure at length settled into a systematic weekly 
examination; every particle of broken or overgrown hoof was 
removed with a sharp knife, the sore feet being thoroughly 
dressed wuth Cell’s ointment, all animals so dressed being turned 
into a jieu, and the remainder were made to pass through a narrow 
passage leading out of the fold made with hurdles just wide 
enough for one sheep. As the sheep enters the passage it steps 
into a trough of water 6 inches deep, a man on each side of the 
passage laying hold of the sheep and carefully washing its feet. 
It then passes on to a platform leading to another trough con¬ 
taining 1 lb. of blue vitriol dissolved in 2 gallons of water, in 
which it is made to stand thii-ty seconds, and care is taken not 
to have the vitriol water deeper than will just cover the hoof. By 
doing this regularly every week and letting the sheep into a fresli 
piece of pasture or folding ground afterwards we at length were 
enabled to effect a cure in the whole of the affected sheep. In a 
few very bad cases, where the foot was much swollen and the 
hoof broken, a poultice of linseed meal was used, a fresli one 
daily, eventually curing the worst cases. For anyone to say 
that a flock can be cured of this troublesome pest in a week or 
two as is sometimes asserted is simple nonsense. "Where malfor¬ 
mation of the hoof exists there is always some risk of a fresh 
outbreak, and we w'ere careful to get rid of sheep so affected as 
soon as they were forward enough for killing. The gentleman 
from whom we had the cross-bred lambs has his flock of 10,000 
sheep frequently passed thiough troughs of blue vitriol water as 
a preventive in a very considerable degree of foot-rot. 
(To be continued.) 
WORK ON THE HOME FARM. 
Horse and Hand Labour .—Peas are cut, harvested, and stacked ; 
Wheat-cutting is finished, and the reaper is hard at work upon the spring 
Oats. So much of the Wheat was lodged—some large breadths lying so 
close to the ground that manual labour had to be used to cut it, and the 
men required a watchful eye upon them to see that the straw was not 
spoiled by careless cutting, it being by no means an easy matter to get 
a short stubble where the growth was much beaten down. The direct 
action of the sun’s rays upon the lodged Wheat brought it to early 
maturity. Fortunately the weather has been most favourable, and it was 
cut and set up in excellent condition without any sprouting, although 
many of the Wheat ears touched the ground. Again would we remind home 
farmers of the importance of cutting Wheat immediately after the grain 
has passed the “ milky ” stage. To suffer Wheat to remain uncut till it 
is goose-necked or dead ripe is a thing of the past—an error in practice, 
causing an increase of the outer coating or bran at the expense of the 
flour—a gain in bulk, a loss in weight—quantity at the expense of quality. 
Heavy showers followed by hot dry weather has given us an excellent 
second growth of “seeds,” which a prompt use of the mowing machine 
and horse rake enabled us to save in good condition in the middle of 
corn harvest, and is mentioned as one more illustration of the value of 
machinery. Stubble Turnips will be sown now as soon as possible for 
early spring folding, but part of the Pea stubble required for Hops has 
been ploughed and sown with White Mustard, which will be plougbed-in, 
and the land subsequently prepared for planting the Hops early in 
November. A bed of Drumhead Cabbage must now be sown for early 
planting next spring, and some Thousand-headed Cabbage drilled for a 
late spring supply. 
Poultry for the Home Farm .—The difliculty of obtaining enough eggs 
for the household in winter induced us to give particular attention to the 
matter, and we now have plenty of early chickens saved annually, taking 
care to select healthy birds, which are fed three or four times daily 
during summer with maize and oatmeal, the first food being given them 
soon after 5 A.M. By autumn when they begin laying they are fine 
strong birds, admirably adapted for affording an abundant supply of 
winter eggs, which they do. Last winter we had plenty of eggs from 
both White and Coloured Dorkings, the balance in size and number being 
slightly in favour of the White Dorking. We have frequently been told 
that Hamburghs will lay the greatest number of eggs in a year of any 
breed. After a fair trial of both Gold and Silver Hamburghs we find 
them decidedly inferior to the Dorkings in size and number of eggs ; 
they do not begin laying till late in spring, and cease laying early in 
autumn. On the whole Coloured Dorkings prove the most useful, being 
