August 4, 1687. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
105 
Names of Plants.—We on]v 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 
siiouid. 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. Not more than six specimens can be named at once. 
(«!. G’.).—An attenuated variety of Polystichum angulare. (Orchid).— 
hffiha elegans. (U. C .).— 1, Eryngium amethystinum; 2, Lysimachia. 
vuigans; 4, Leycesteria formosa; 0, Lytkrum Salicaria; fl and 4 were 
not recognisable. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— August 3rd. 
The bulk of the soft fruit has now arrived and buyers are getting 
stocked, prices remaining the same. Trade quieter. 
FRUIT. 
Apple?, } sieve. 
Nova Scotia and 
Canada barrel 
Cherries, f sieve .. ,, 
Ci be, 100 lbs. 
Figs, dozen . 
Grapes, per ft. 
Lemons, case. 
Melon, each . 
a. 
s. 
d. 
0 
0 
to 0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
6 
2 
0 
1 
6 
2 
6 
10 
0 
15 
0 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Oranges, per 100 .. .. 
0. 
B 
d. s. 
0 to 12 
d. 
0 
Peaches, dozen •• ,, 
2 
0 
6 
0 
Pears, dozen. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pine Apples, English, 
per ft . 
i 
6 
0 
0 
Plums, J sieve. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
St. Michael Pinp«, each 
s 
0 
6 
0 
Strawberries, per lb. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
Artichokes, dozen .. ., 
Asparagus, bundle .. .. 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. .. 
Beet, Red, dozen .. ., 
Broccoli, bundle .. .. 
Brussels Sprout?, 1 sieve 
Cabbage, dozen .. .. 
Capsicums, per 100 
Carrots, bunch ,, .. 
Cauliflowers, dozen 
Celery, bundle ,. .. 
Coleworts, doz. bunches 
Cucumbers, each .. .. 
Endive, dozen. 
Hern?, bunch .. .. ,. 
Leeks, bunch. 
Aralia Sieboldi. dozen .. « 
Arbor lit® (gol den) dozen 6 
,, (common), dozen.. 0 
Azalea, dozen .. .. o 
Begonias, dozen .. .. 4 
Calceolaria, dozen .. .. 3 
Cinnaria, dozen .. .. 0 
Creeping Jenny, dozen .. S 
Draoena terminalis, doz. 30 
„ viridis, dozen.. 12 
Erica, various, dozen .. 12 
Euonymus, in var., dozen 6 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 6 
Ferns, in variety, dozen 4 
Ficus elastica, each 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
d. 
i 
o to 
2 
0 
Lettuce, dozen .. .. 0 
9 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms, punnet .. 0 
6 
1 
3 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 0 
2 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Onions, bunch.0 
3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsley, dozen bunches 3 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsnips, dozen .. .. 1 
0 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Potatoes, per cwt. 4 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
„ Kidney, per cwt. 4 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Rhubarb, bundle .. .. 0 
2 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Salsafy, bundle .. ,, i 
0 
i 
e 
2 
0 
Scorzonera, bundle 1 
6 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale, basket ,, .. 0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Shallot?, per tt>.0 
3 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach, bushel ,, .. 8 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes, per ft.0 
4 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Turnips, bunch .. .. 0 
4 
PLANTS IN POTS. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
d. 
9 to 0 0 
1 
0 
0 
a 
o 
t 
0 
o 
l 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
6 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 to 12 
0 9 
8 0 
0 0 
-,- .. , 6 , „ 
Foliage Plants, var., each 3 0 10 0 
4 
60 
24 
24 
18 
24 
18 
7 
Fuchsia, dozen.. 
Geranium (Ivy), dozen .. 
„ Tricolor, dozen 
Hydrangea, dozen .. 
Lilies Va ley, dozen 
Lilium lan ifolium, doz. 
„ lingiflorum, doz. 
Lobelia, dozen. 
Margueii'e Daisy, dozen 
Mignonette, dozen .. 
Musk, dozen .. 
Myrtles, dozen. 
Palms, in var., each 
Pelargoniums, dozen 
„ scarlet, doz. 
Spiraea, dozen. 
12 0 
18 0 
3 0 
6 0 
0 6 
0 6 
s. d. 
to 9 0 
6 0 
6 0 
12 0 
0 0 
18 0 
83 0 
6 
12 
6 0 
4 0 
12 
21 
15 
9 
12 
CUT FLOWERS. 
Abntilons, 12 bunches ., 
Anemones, 12 bunches ., 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 
Azalea, 12 sprays .« .. 
Bluebells. 12 bunches .. 
Bouvardiae, bunch .. .. 
Camellia?, blooms .. ,, 
Carnations, 12 blooms .. 
„ 12 bunches .. 
Cornflower, 12 bunches .. 
Daisies, 12 bunches 
Eucharis, dozen .. ., 
Gardenias, 12 blooms 
Hyacinths, Roman, 
sprays 
Iris, 12 bunches 
Lapageria, 
blooms. 
Lilium longiflorum, 12 
blooms. 3 
Lilac (white), French, 
bunch . „ 0 
Lilies, White, 12 bunches 12 
,, Orange, 12 bunches 9 
Lily of Valley, 12 sprays 0 
>• ii 12 bunches 0 
12 
white, 12 
8. 
d. 
0. 
a. 
2 
0 to 4 
0 
Marguerites, 12 bnuches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mignonette. 12 bunches 
8 
0 
6 
0 
Myosotis, 12 bunches .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Narciss, 12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
,, White English, bch. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Pansies, 12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Peas, Sweet, 12 bunches.. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Pelargoniums, 12 trasses 
4 
0 
6 
0 
„ scarlet, 12 trusses 
1 
6 
3 
0 
Pinks, White, 12 bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
„ various, 12 bunch 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Pccony, 12 bunches.. .. 
1 
6 
S 
0 
Poinsettia, 12 blooms .. 
s. d, 
2 0 
0 0 0 0 
6 0 
„ (double), bunch .. 
Polyanthus, 12 bunches.. 
Ranunoulu6, 12 bunches 
Roses, 12 bunches .. .. 
„ (indoor), dozen .. 
„ Tea, dozen .. .. 
,, red dozen .. ,. 
., de Mois. 12 bunches 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays .. 
Tropteolum, 12 bunches 
Tuberoses. 12 blooms ,. 
Tulips, dozen blooms .. 
s. d. 
to 6 0 
4 0 
3 0 
0 0 
0 0 
0 9 
1 6 
CROPPING A FARM. 
A few hours before sitting down to write this article 
we were asked by a prospective tenant for a farm half of 
which must be in pasture. Out of six farms which we 
have to let there was not one answering to that descrip¬ 
tion, for they are all in the great corn-growing district of 
East Anglia, where in the “good times” nobody ever 
thought of having much more than a tenth part of a farm 
in pasture. Such a state of things was all very well then, 
but now it unquestionably answers best to have a con¬ 
siderable proportion of a farm under pasture either tem¬ 
porary or permanent. 
Of all the farms we have in hand the home farm 
answers best. It is 320 acres in extent, of which 217 
acres are laid down to permanent pasture. We have a 
flock of cross-bred ewes upon it, and we make upwards of 
100 tons of hay for sale. The outlay for labour is 
lower than it is upon any of our other farms, and if corn¬ 
growing continues to be such an arduous undertaking we 
shall very probably lay down much more of the other 
farms to pasture. The farm which answers next best to 
the home farm is of precisely the same size, but it has 
only 80 acres in permanent pasture, but to this we may 
add extensive layers of Clover. This farm is of an ex¬ 
ceptionally good mixed soil, and the crops this year are 
excellent without exception. Here, too, we keep an ewe 
flock and a large number of pigs. The corn crops are so 
heavy, and the corn is generally of such high quality, 
that we should hesitate very much before laying any more 
of this land down to pasture, but we might add one or 
two temporary mixed layers. Wheat, Barley, Oats, Peas, 
Beans, White and Red Clover for seed, all in due pro¬ 
portions, will continue to be cultivated there profitably 
even under the present depression, for last year there was 
a handsome margin of profit after the deduction of £1 an 
acre for rent and paying tithe, taxes, labour, and all 
other incidental expenses. r J his year we hope to do better, 
for the crops are certainly heavier and the quality of the 
corn will probably also be higher. 
We turn from our best corn farm to a still larger one 
of some 340 acres ; a heavy land farm which we are bound 
to make answer, but which we own frankly has not done 
so yet. When we took this larm in hand it had a bad 
character, owing as we found to the mismanagement of 
one tenant after another, who when corn was dear were 
able to make it answer under a bad system of culture, 
which when prices fell soon led to failure. No light or 
easy task is it to bring a heavy land farm of that size into 
good order with the land wet, poor, and foul. Manage as 
we might, a heavy outlay for drainage, cultivat'on, and 
manure must be incurred, and then we were handicapped 
by low prices for such corn as we were able to produce, 
so that much of the profits derived from other farms had 
to be spent upon this one. We intend laying fully half of 
this farm down to pasture. We have begun doing so this 
season, and we purpose to continue doing so upon that 
part of it farthest from the homestead. Asa preliminary 
step the land has been carefully drained ; we are also 
doing all we can to render it clean and fertile, for we hold 
that no land should be so laid down till this has been well 
done. We may subsequently have a flock of ewes there, 
but that is uncertain till we see if the pastures are sound 
enough in winter to carry sheep. If they prove at all 
doubtful we shall make as much hay as possible, and pur¬ 
chase crones or forward hoggets to fold on the pasture, 
and clear them out before the end of the year. There 
would be no difficulty about the sale of the hay, as the 
farm is near a good market for all kinds of forage. 
The laying down of land either to permanent or tem¬ 
porary pasture enables us to reduce labour expenses, and 
therefore is worthy of careful attention. What propor- 
