Jnlj 7, 1887. 1 
JOURNAL 
OF HORTICULTURE 
AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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upon tbem whilst wet. They have also evidently suffered from a deficiency 
of nutriment both at the roots and in the at nosphere. The remedy for 
the former is to feed with liquii manure, and to maintain a moister and 
more genial cond tion of the atmosphere by damping available surfaces at 
least twice a dsy, and admitting air moderately so as not to dry the air too 
suddenly and so cripple the foliage. Get the plants into better health, and 
they will then have finer foliage and flowers. Your letter was insufficiently 
stamped, and it is a wonder it was taken in by our receiving clerk ; perhaps 
you would like to send liim the penny he paid as extra postage. 
Pruning Pas3ion Flower (ft. IF.).—You may cut back the laterals that 
have flowered, and it is poss ble, if the plant is strong and its position in 
the conservatory light, that fresh growths would push tnat might flower 
latter in the season, but not in six weeks. The shortening of those growths 
would, moreover, admit light and air the more freely to the growths not 
cut back, and these would ripen the better. Overcrowding should be 
avoided, and any parts of the plant may be removed to prevent a close 
thicket of growth, that being neither agreeable in appearance nor goo i for 
the plant; but a general sj'stem of close pruning must not be carried out 
till late in the autumn. 
Morello Cherries not Stoning (Af. Tj. G .).—The tree is over-luxuriant, 
r>o much so that the wood does not ripen, the buds not being thoroughly 
perfected in embryo. We advise your taking out a trench in early autumn 
or in late summer, when the growth is complete and the wood becoming 
rather firm, at a distance from the stem of one-lialf the radius the branches 
extend, and down so as to detach all roots outside the radius, and fill in the 
trench after mixiag a fourth of old mortar rubbish with the soil, making it 
fluite firm. The operation is beat done in cloudy weather, for if bright 
the detaching of the roots may cause the foliage to flag, in which case 
shade lightly from powerful sun, and syringe in the evening and early 
morning. Uu ess the soil becomes very dry no water should be given, but the 
foliage must not suffer by the want of it. l!ai*ly in November remove the 
surface soil down to the roots, and some of it from amongst them, add a 
fourth of lime rubbish, and return, covering the roots 3 or 4 inches deep. 
Mulch with 2 or 3 inches thickness of short 1 tter about 1 foot further than 
the roots extend. 
The Green Gage Plum ( G. 0. F.). —Tlre-e is no doubt that this is a very 
old Plum. We have nothing to add t) the history of it as given in the 
Fruit Manual: This universally known and highly esteemed fruit 
has been longer in this country than is generally supposed. It i* said to 
have been introduced at the beginning of the last century by Sir Thomas 
Gage of Hengrave Hall, near Bury St. Edmunds, who procured it from his 
brother, the Kev. John Gage, a Roman Catholic priest, then resident in 
Paris. In course of time it became known as the Green Gage Plum. In 
Fiance, although it has many names, that by which it is best known is 
Grosse Re me Claude, to distinguish it from a smaller and much inferior 
Plum called Reine Claude Petite. The Green Gage is supposed to he a 
native of Greece, and to have been introduced at an eaTv period into Italy, 
where it is called Verdochia. From Italy it passed into France, during the 
reign of Francis I., and was named in honour of his consort Queen Claude ; 
but it does not appear to have been much known or extensively cultivated 
for a considerable period subsequent to this, for neither Champier, Olivier 
do berres, \ autier, nor any of the early French writers on husbandry and 
gardening, seetn to have been acquainted with it. Probably, about the 
same time that it was introduced into France, or shortly afterwards, it 
found its way into England, where it became more rapidly known, and the 
name under which it was received was not the new appellation which it 
obtained in France, hut its original Italian name of Yerdochia, from which 
we may infer that it was brought direct from Italy. It is mentioned by 
Paikinson, in 1320, under the name of Verdoch, and, from the way he 
speaks of it. stems to have been not at all nqw, nor even rare. It is also 
enumerated by Le.mard Meager in the 1 list of fruit which I had of my very 
loving friend. Captain Gurle, dwelling at the Great Nursery between 
Spitalfields and Whiteehappel,’ aud is there called VTrdocha. Even so 
late as the middle of the last century, after it bad been re-introduced, and 
extensively grovvn under the name of Green Gage, it continued to bear its 
original title, and to be regarded as a distinct sort from the Green Gage. 
Hitt tries to describe the distinction; but as he tries also to show that 
the Reine Claude is also distinct from the Green Gage, his authority 
cannot be taken for more than it is worth; a remark which may safely 
be applied to all our pomologists of the last century. Miller also laboured 
under the same misapprehension as Hitt, for in his Dictionary he says, 
speaking of the Cross a Reine Claude, ‘this Plum is confounded by most 
people in England by the name of Green Gage.’ We have seen, there¬ 
fore, that the gene^^ opinion that this valuable Plum was 
hrst introduced to this country by the Gage family is incorrect, but that 
it must have existed for considerably upwards of a century, at least, 
before the period which is generally given as the date of its introduction.’’ 
Names of Plants.—We onlv undertake to name species of plants, not 
varieties that have originated from seed and termed florists’ flowers 
Flowering specimens are necessary of flow ring plants, and Fern fronds 
should bear spores. Specimens should arrive in a fresh state in firm 
boxes. Slightly damp moss or soft green leaves form the best packing, dry 
cotton wool the worst. Nob more than six specimens can be named at once. 
(A. R*C. } Licerpofl ).—Epidendrum tovarense. The variety of Cattleya 
Mendeli is an excellent one. (J. <T, T Voolton ).—It is a very handsome 
variety of Odontoglossum crispum. We have seen some similar in several 
large co lections, but not named; such well-formed flowers are always 
tnucli pri z ed. ( \V. B. S .).—The specimens arrived in such bad condition 
that it is impossible to recognise them. Correspondents who wish their 
plants named should take especial care in packing them at this time of 
year, and not simply enclose them in an envelope. (E. S .).—It is perhaps 
Lilium umbellatum, but we do not undertake to name plants from a single 
petal and an imperfect leaf. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKE T.—July Cth. 
kulk of the outdoor Strawberries new reaching us prices of all 
sorts of indoor fruit are lower, Grape3 especially being affected. Business 
VEGETABLES. 
p. 
Artichoke?, dozen .. .. 1 
Asparagus, bundle .. .. 1 
Beaus, Kidney, per lb. .. 1 
Beet, Red, dozen .. .. 1 
Broccoli, bundle .. .. 0 
Brussels Sprout?, £ sieve 0 
Cabbage, dozen .. .. 1 
Capsicum?^ per 100 .. 1 
Carrotp, bunch .. .. 0 
Cauliflower?, dozen .. 3 
Celery, bundle .. 1 
Colewortp, doz. bunches 2 
Cucumbers, each .. .. 0 
Endive, dozen.1 
Hero?, bunch. 0 
Leek?, bunch.0 
Apples, | sieve. 
Nova Scotia and 
Canada barre 
Cherries, £ sieve .. .. 
CLbs, 100 lbs. 
Fig?, dozen . 
Grapes, per lb. 
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Lettuce, dozen .. .. 
Mushrooms, punnet 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 
Ouion?, bunch. 
Parsley, dozen bunches 
Parsnips, dozen .. 
Potatoes, per cwt. 
„ Kidney, ;er cwf. 
Rhubarb, bundle .. 
Salsafy, bundle .. 
Scorzonera, bundle 
Seakale, basket .. .. 
Shallot?, per tt>. 
Spinach, bushel .. .. 
ToraatoQ?, per lb. 
Turnips, bunch .. .. 
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Melon, each*. 
Aralia Sieboldi. dozen .. 
Arbof vitee(golden) dozen 
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Azalea, dozen. 
Begonias, dozen .. ,, 
Calceolaria, dozen .. .. 
Cineraria, dozen ,, 
Creeping Jenny, dozen .. 
Dracaena terminals, doz. 
,, viridis, dozen.. 
Erica, various, dozen 
Euonymus, in var., dozen 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 
Ferns, in variety, dozen 
Ficus elastica, each ., 
Foliage Plants, var,, each 
Abutilons, 12 bunches .. 
Anemones, 12 bunches .. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 
Azalea, 12 sprays .. .. 
Bluebells, 12 bunches .. 
Bouvardias, bunch .. .. 
Camellias, blooms .. .. 
Carnations, 12 blooms .. 
,t J2 bunches.. 
Cornflower, 12 bunches .. 
Daisies, 12 bunches 
Day Lilies.. 
Eucharis, dozen .. 
Gardenias, 12 blooms .. 
Hyacinths, Roman, 12 
sprays 
Iris, 12 bunches .. .. 
Ixia, 12 bunches .. .. 
Lspageria, white, 12 
blooms. 
Lilium loagiflorum, 12 
blooms. 
Lilac (white), French, 
bunch . 
Lily of Valley, 12 spray? 0 0 0 0 
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Oranges, per 100 .. 
Peaches, dozen •• 
Pears, dozen. 
Pine Apples, English, 
per lb.. 
Plums, 4 sieve. 
St. Michael Pine*, each 
Strawberries, per lb. 
Fuchsia, dozen. 
Genista, dozen. 
Geranium (Ivy), dozen .. 
m Tricolor, dozen 
Hydrangea, dozen .. .. 
Lilies Va’ley. dozen 
Lilium longiflorum, doz. 
Lobelia, dozen. 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen 
Mignonette, dozen .. .. 
Musk, dozen . 
Myrtles, dozen. 
Palms, in var., each 
Pelargoniums, dozen 
* ,« scarlet, doz. 
CSpirre i, dozen. 
Marguerites, 12 bunohes 
Mignonette. 12 bunches 
Myosotie, 12 bunches .. 
•Narciss, 12 bunches 
„ White, English, bch. 
Pansies, 12 bunches 
Peas, Sweet, 12 bunches.. 
Pelargoniums, 12 trusses 
„ scarlet, 12 trusses 
Pinks, Whit9, 12 bunches 
„ various, 12 bunch 
Pneony, 12 bunches.. .. 
Poinsettia, 12 blooms .. 
Primula (single), bunch.. 
.. (double), bunch .. 
Polyanthus, 12 bunches.. 
Ranunculus, 12 bunches 
Roses, 12 bunches .. .. 
,, (indoor), dozen 
,, Tea, dozen .. .. 
„ red dozen 
„ de Mois. 12 bunohes 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays .. 
Tropmolum, 12 bunches 
Tuberoses, 12 blooms .. 
Tulips, dozen blooms .. 
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FORAGE CROPS. 
That; the trials of Mr. Martin Sutton of different 
manures upon the permanent and temporary pastures at 
Dyson’s Wood will be productive of good there can be no 
doubt. The point to which general attention will be given 
is the important and satisfactory fact that most of the 
results show a margin of profit upon expenditure of suffi¬ 
cient magnitude to compare favourably with that of any 
other kind of farm produce. So regarded, these trials 
assume an importance that cannot be ignored, and we have 
no doubt they will lead-to the laying down of much corn 
land to permanent pasture, 
In East Anglia, especially the iron'hand of the agri¬ 
cultural depression has laid hold of many a good man 
and true with a grip of such power that it has brought 
