August 9, 1888. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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therefore, we advise an equal quantity of piping for the late as for the l 
early house, it being more advantageous to have a gentle warmth in the 
pipes than, by having little piping, be under the necessity of heating the 
surfaces highly to secure the requisite temperature. 
Grapes Scalded (A. B. C .).—The Grapes sent are what are popu¬ 
larly described as being scalded, due, it is said, to the sun shining on 
them before the moisture deposited on the berries in the night is dissi¬ 
pated. But that theory is not sustained in the examples before us, for 
there are shrunken berries all round the bunch, and in parts where the 
sun could not reach. The injury, instead of being the result of excessive 
heat, we believe is caused by a moment of extreme cold, which always 
accompanies evaporation, and the more active this is the greater the 
degree of cold, and the more likely the tender cuticle of the fruit to be 
injured. The atmosphere of the house has been too damp, coupled with, 
we suspect, a too low night temperature ; though you do not say a word 
on the temperature that has been maintained, nor the system of ventila¬ 
tion practised—indeed, you leave us to guess everything, except your 
having Ferns in the house. Grapes can be grown with a few plants in 
the house very well if care is exercised in watering and ventilation, at 
the same time maintaining proper temperatures. The colder a damp 
house is at night the greater the deposition of moisture on the fruit, and 
the longer the ventilators remain closed in the morning the wider they 
are usually opened, and the greater the outrush of air and moisture, 
including evaporation from the fruit ; then follows the collapse in the 
form of shrinkage. liaise the night temperature 5°, Whatever it may be 
now, not entirely closing the top sashes, admitting: more air by degrees 
early in the morning, keeping the increasing heat under your, control, 
and further injury may be averted. Are you not overcropping the 
Vines ? The lateral bearing the fruit is very weak indeed, and the stalk 
of the bunch too. The majority of the leaves in the box we suspect 
were not taken from the Vines bearing the chilled fruit, and if. our sur¬ 
mise is right it is a little curious you should have put them in and said 
nothing about it, as they might have misled, the character of the leaves 
affording a better index of the condition of Vines than does a half-grown 
bunch of Grapes. 
Broccolis Dying (IF. N .).—Your plants are attacked with the 
ambury, a disease known as club root and finger and toes. As you have 
been a gardener so long you may consider yourself fortunate in not 
having been troubled with a case before. It is a very bad case, judging 
from the examples sent, and the evil may not be easily eradicated. 
Cabbage and Broccoli plants are frequently infected with ambury in 
the seed bed, which infection appears in the form of a gall or wart on 
the stem near the roots. This wart contains a small white maggot, the 
larva of a weevil. If on the gall and its tenant being removed the 
plant is again placed in the earth where it is to remain, unless it is again 
attacked, the wound usually heals, and the growth is little retarded. 
On the other hand, if the gall is left undisturbed the maggot continues 
to feed upon the alburnum, or young woody part of the stem, until the 
period arrives for its passing into the other insect form, previously to 
which it gnaws its way out through the exterior bark. The disease is 
now almost beyond the power of remedies. The gall increases in size, 
encircles the whole stem, and prevents the sap ascending, consequently 
sufficient moisture is not supplied from the roots, the leaves wither, 
and the plant dies. The ambury usually attacks these crops when grown 
for successive years on the same soil. This is precisely what might be 
expected, for where the parent insect always deposits her eggs, some of 
these embryo ravages are to be expected. The ambury may usually be 
avoided by frequent transplantings, for this enables the workman to 
remove the excrescences upon their first appearance, and renders the 
plants more woody, the plant in its tender sappy stage of growth being 
most open to the insect’s attacks. Late plants often escape when early 
ones succumb. Plant any you. may have, after cutting off any small 
excrescences, dipping the roots as advised on page 111 last week. Give 
the ground when vacant a good dressing of gas lime as there- advised, 
but it must not be cropped for three months afterwards. If you cannot 
wait so long, or procure gas lime, give a still heavier dressing-of ordinary 
lime, and you may crop the land a week or two afterwards. The whole 
garden should be limed. 
Phylloxera on Vines {King's Weston ).—We had no difficulty in 
finding both insects and eggs on the roots of the Vines you sent us. 
They are seriously attacked with phylloxera, and can never be expected 
to do any good until that pest has been eradicated. The Vifies should 
be cleared out at once, for to retain Vines in the condition in which 
yours are is only a waste of time, and no treatment, however good and 
skillfully applied, will insure a satisfactory crop of Grapes. The only 
proper course open to you is to burn the Vines, roots as well as tops. 
The whole of the soil must be cleared out and burnt, so (hat the de¬ 
struction of eggs and insects that may be attached to small roots amongst 
it will be. certain of destruction. The soil.sh.ould then be carted away 
some distance. The whole of the drainage should be removed, but 
before doing so give it a thorough soaking with boiling water and salt, a 
strong solution; failing this thoroughly saturate the drainage with a 
strong solution of petroleum, say half a pint to each gallon of water 
that may be necessary. This done, wash every particle of soil out of 
the walls and pillars upon which the pipes are resting; in fact, every part 
of the house in which it is thought possible insects or eggs maybe 
secreted, not omitting the wires, pipes, and woodwork of the house. 
This done, the base of the border must be thoroughly saturated with the 
same solution. Then go over the brickwork again, syringing thoroughly 
into every crevice a solution of muriatic acid and water, a 3-inch potful 
of the acid in each gallon of water will make a sufficiently strong solu¬ 
tion. Be careful to keep this acid off your clothes or boots, for it will 
burn them. After this we advise all the brickwork to be pointed with 
cement. To save labour every hole and crevice can be filled up if the 
cement is mixed in small quantities, very thin, and applied with a white¬ 
wash brush. When this has set wash the pillars and all the brickwork 
with boiling hot lime. The house should be well painted. If you have 
other Vines near it may be necessary to destroy them also, but that is a. 
matter that must be decided on the spot. At any rate the house should 
be kept from Vines, at least for a season. Use it for other purposes. If 
you have convenience raise Vines in another part of your garden and 
grow them in pots for a year before planting, fiqt in spring place a 
young Vine in the house you have been cleaning, and examine with the 
aid of a glass its roots at intervals of a month to see if they are perfectly 
free from phylloxera. The extermination of this pest depends entirely 
upon doing the work thoroughly, for half measures will only end in 
failure and disappointment. Do not use the old drainage again, but 
cart it away and put down fresh drains. No fault whatever in this 
matter can attach to you, for Vines under the charge of many good 
gardeners have fallen a victim to this pest. Some of the grubs on your 
Cauliflowers were the same as those referred to, and others resembled 
the larvae of a weevil. We should say ymr land requires a heavy 
liming. The name of the flower sent is Lythrum salicaria. 
Names of Plants.— We only undertake to name species of plants,, 
not varieties that have originated from seed and termed florists’ flowers. 
Flowering specimens are necessary of flowering plants, and Fern fronds- 
sbould 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. C .).—The specimen was a poor one. and had suffered greatly in- 
transit ; but it resembles Dictamnus Fraxinella. (IF. 11.). —1, Odonto- 
glossum crispum, a good variety ; 2, Masdevallia Harryana. (II. S .).— 
Erigeron asper. (It. 0. M .).—Campanula Trachelium. 
CO VENT GARDEN MARKET.— August 8th. 
Prices nna'terei, with business nnsett'ed llie last two or three clays. 
FRUIT. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
<r. 
8 
a. 
Apple?, £ sieve. 
0 
0 
to 0 
0 
Lemons, ca«e. 
10 
0 to 15 
» 
Cherries, £ sieve .. .. 
2 
0 
6 
0 
Oranges, per lOu .. 
4 
0 
9 
0 
Cobs, 100 ibs. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Peaches, dozen. 
2 
0 
10 
O 
Currants (Red). £ sieve .. 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Pears, dozen. 
u 
0 
0 
0 
,, (dlack), £ sieve.. 
3 
0 
3 
6 
8t. Michael Pines, each 
S 
0 
5 
0- 
Grapes, per lb. 
I 
6 
3 
0 
Strawberries, per lb. .. 
0 
6 
1 
(>• 
VEGETABLES. 
s. 
d. 
s. d. 
8. 
d. 
P. 
d. 
Artichokes, dozen .. .. 
o 
0 
to 3 
0 
Lettuce, dozen .. .. 
0 
9 
to 1 
3- 
Asparagus,bundle .. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms, punnet 
0 
6 
1 
0* 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. .. 
0 
6 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Beet,Red, dozen .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
New Potat>38, per cwt... 
8 
0 
14 
& 
Broccoli, bundle .. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Onions, bunch. 
u 
3 
0 
0 
Brussels Sprouts, £ sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsley, dozen bunches 
o 
0 
3 
0 
Cabbage, dozen .. .. 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Parsnips, dozen .. .. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Capsicums, per 100 .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Potatoes, per owt. 
4 
0 
5 
(> 
Carrots, bunch .. .. 
0 
4 
0 
0 
,, Kidner, per owt. 
4 
0 
8 
0 
Cauliflowers, dozen 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Rhubarb, bundle .. .. 
0 
2 
0 
o 
Celery, bundle .. .. 
1 
6 
3 
0 
Salsafy, bundle .. ,. 
1 
0 
1 
s 
Coleworts, doz. bunches 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Scorzonera, bundle .. 
i 
6 
0 
0- 
Cucumbers, each .. .. 
0 
4 
0 
7 
Shallots, per tb .. .. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Endive, dozen .. .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach, bushel .. ,. 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Heros, bunch. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes, per lb. 
0 
6 
0 
10 
Leeks, bunch. 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Turnips, bunch .. .. 
0 
4 
0 
& 
CUT 
FLOWERS. 
8. 
d. 
B 
d. 
B. 
d. 
8. 
a. 
Abutilons, 12 bunches •• 
2 
0 
to 4 
0 
Marguerites, 12 bunches 
2 
0 
to 6 
& 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 
a 
0 
s 
0 
Mignonette, 12 bunches 
1 
0 
8 
0 
Asters, dozen bunches .. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Pansies, 12 bchs .. .. 
1 
0 
3 
0 
French, per bunch 
i 
0 
1 
6 
Pelargoniums. 12 trusses 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Azalea, 12 sprays .. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ scarlet, 12 trusses 
0 
4 
0 
6 
Bouvardias, bunch .. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Pinks, various, 12 buuches 
2 
0 
6 
0 
Calceolaria, 12 bunches.. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Polyanthus, 12 bunches .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Camellias, 12 blooms 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0- 
Carnations, 12 blooms .. 
1 
0 
3 
0 
Roses. Red, 12 blooms .. 
0 
9 
1 
6 
12 bunches .. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
,, (outdoor), 12 bchs 
2 
0 
6 
o 
Cornflower, 12 bunches.. 
1 
6 
3 
0 
„ (indoor), dozen 
0 
H 
1 
0 
Daisies. 12 bunches 
3 
0 
4 
0 
,, Tea, dozen .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Epiphyllum 12 blooms .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ yellow . 
a 
0 
4 
0- 
Eucharis, dozen .. .. 
3 
0 
6 
0 
„ (Moss). 12 bunches 
4 
0 
9 
0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms .. 
1 
6 
4 
0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays .. 
l 
6 
8 
0 
Lapageria, coloured, 12 
Stocks, 12 bunches .. .. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
blooms. 
1 
0 
1 
6 
S veet Peas, dozen .. .. 
8 
0 
6 
0 
Li!ium candidmn, per 
Sweet Sultan, 12 bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
bunch 
1 
0 
l 
6 
Tropasolnm, 12 bunches 
i 
0 
3 
0 
„ 12 bloom* 
0 
6 
0 
9 
Tuberoses, 12 blooms .. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
L : lium iongiflorum, 12 
White Gladiolus,12 fprays 
0 
6 
1 
© 
biooms. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
White Lilac, per bunch .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
PLANTS 
IN POTS. 
8. 
a. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
1. 
P. 
d. 
Aralia Sieb >Idi, dozen .. 
6 
0 to 12 
0 
Fuchsia, dozen pots 
8 
0 to 9 
0 
Arbor vitae(golden) dozen 12 
0 
24 
0 
Genista, per dozen 
0 
0 
u 
0 
Calceolaria, per dozen.. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Heliotrope, dozen poi s .. 
8 
0 
6 
0 
Cineraria, dozen .. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Ivy Geranium. 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Coleus, dtzen. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Hydrangea, dozen .. .. 
9 
0 
18 
9 
Cra^uia, dozen .. .. 
9 
0 
18 
0 
Lilies Valley, dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Deutzia, per dozen 
0 
9 
0 
0 
Lilium, various, doz. pot s 
u 
0 
21 
0 
Dractena terminalis, doz. 30 
0 
60 
0 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen 
6 
0 
13 
0 
,, viridis, dozen.. 
12 
0 
24 
0 
Mignonette, per dozen .. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Erica, various, dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Musk, dozen pots .. .. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Euonymus, in var., dozen 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Myrtles, dozer.. 
8 
0 
12 
0 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 
6 
0 
34 
0 
Nasturtiums, per dozen.. 
s 
0 
6 
0 
Ferns, in variety, dozen 
4 
0 
18 
0 
Palms, in var.,each 
2 
6 
21 
0 
Ficus elastics, each 
i 
6 
7 
0 
Pelargoniums, dozen 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Foliage Plants, var.,each 
3 
0 
10 
0 
,, scarlet, doz. 
8 
0 
6 
0 
