December 6, 1888. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
529 
first-class Potatoes, you will not err by doing so. You must be careful, 
too, not to keep the house too close in winter, or the blossom will expand 
too soon, and be cut off by spring frosts, notwithstanding the protection 
of the glass. We have seen many failures in unheated Peach houses, and 
we always think a well-built house incomplete where no provision is 
made for heating. 
Defective Chrysanthemum Blooms (Mil Desperandwm ).— 
The so called sport from Duchess of Albany is only a deeply coloured 
bloom of that variety, which is deeply shaded with reef and much 
superior to the many washy coloured blooms seen of this variety. The 
depth of colour contained in your bloom may have been occasioned by 
the nature of the soil or other conditions, such as bud formation, which 
alters considerably the colour of the blooms, which in some instances 
renders them almost unrecognisable. The late formed buds generally 
produce the deepest coloured flowers. The pink incurved bloom is 
Alfred Salter, which is lilac pink 'when in proper character. Empress 
Eugenie is rosy lilac, much smaller than Alfred Salter, the florets curl 
more, the foliage being quite distinct, much broader, and more fringed 
around the edge. The colour of the leaves is generally paler than those 
of Alfred' Salter, which is an exact counterpart of Queen of England, 
from which it is a sport. The malformed blooms you send and the 
others which you name are caused by defective growth, which is a very 
common occurrence this season. The chief cause is the unfavourable 
weather experienced, another the immature state of the wood. Possibly 
the evil was increased by applying stimulants to the roots too freely, 
causing the growth to be too gross, which usually results in deformed 
flowers. Although many good blooms of Bronze Queen have been seen 
this season, large numbers have been defective in form, showing much 
more of a reflexed character than an incurved one. The wet, cold, sunless 
weather experienced has been all against well-formed solid blooms in 
the incurved section. 
Tomatoes and Roses (S. <S.).—No doubt very good crops of 
Tomatoes could be obtained from your house, at least the thinly-trained 
Roses on the roof would be no great impediment. It is not a question 
of the Roses interfering with the Tomatoes, but the Tomatoes with the 
Roses, assuming the roots of the latter are inside the house. If outside— 
and they are as well there—there will be no conflict. If you refer to 
page 361, the issue of October 18th, you will find an example of 
Tomato growing to follow. The plants there figured, and which are 
still bearing, have produced nearly £100 worth of fruit. They were 
planted 2 feet 4 inches apart during the first week in May, in a foot of 
good but not rich loam. The plants were 18 inches high or thereabouts 
when planted, with stems as thick as your thumb and flower buds 
visible. Such plants may be raised from seed sown very thinly early in 
March, the seedlings being placed separately in small pots, grown 
steadily and sturdily in a very light position near the glass, eventu¬ 
ally shifting them into 5-inch pots, and growing them under the full in¬ 
fluence of light, with as much air as they will endure for ensuring firm 
growth. When flowers are produced freely, a dry atmosphere should be 
maintained.till many fruits are set, and not till good crops are swelling 
freely should very much water be given or stimulants used. Forcing 
the growth early, rendering it essentially soft in character, invites the 
disease that injures or ruins the plants. Perfection is the most pro¬ 
fitable variety at Chiswick, as its large fruits have been in demand, but 
in many if not most markets fruits of medium size are preferred. 
Sutton’s Earliest of All is useful for first gatherings, and you might 
try a dozen or more plants of it. Perfection, Gilbert’s Surpasse, Hack- 
wood Park, Excelsior, and its robust ally Ham Green Favourite, we have 
seen producing profitable crops this year. Ilorsford’s Prelude is a splendid 
cropper, but the fruits are rather small, and might be too small in the 
hands of some growers. Those at Chiswick were perhaps as large at 
could be grown, and were sold for Id. a pound less than the larger sorts, 
but the greater abundance of Prelude would render the value of the 
crop of the same number of plants of each not far below any of them. 
An enlarged form of the variety last named combining its productive¬ 
ness would be a great acquisition. No artificial heat was employed in 
the Chiswick Tomato house after planting until the autumn for 
ripening late fruits. The plants were not topped nor laterals permitted to 
grow from the main stems. Blenheim Orange and Golden Queen are 
good yellow fruited sorts, if a few yellow fruits are wanted. 
Returning- Packages (J. L. R.). —Specimens sent to be named, 
whether of plants or fruit, are not returned, and it is understood that 
duplicates are kept by the owners of such that it is desired to preserve. 
It is impossible we can undertake to return specimens of the nature 
indicated. 
Names of Fruits. —The names and addresses of senders of fruit 
to be named must in all cases be enclosed with the specimens, whether 
letters referring to the fruit are sent by post or not. The names are 
not necessarily required for publication, initials sufficing for that. Only 
six specimens can be named at once, and any beyond that number cannot 
be preserved. (T. H. Slade'). —I, Cassante de Mars ; 2, Doyenn<5 Bous- 
soch ; 3, Colmar d’Aremberg. 
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 
should bear spores. Specimens should arrive in a fresh state in firm boxes. 
Slightly dampmoss or soft green leaves form the best packing, dry cotton 
wool the worst. Not more than six specimens can be named at once, 
and the numbers should be visible without untying the ligatures, 
it being often difficult to separate them when the paper is damp. 
(M. G. M.). —Flowers packed in tissue paper and dry wooden boxes 
invariably arrive in a much shrivelled condition, and that was the state 
in which yours reached us. As nearly as we can judge, however, your 
plants are as follows, reserving two (Nos. 4 and 5) for further examina¬ 
tion and comparison 1, Ccelogyne fuliginosa ; 2, Maxillaria picta ; 3, 
Oncidium Papilio; 6, Phalsenopsis amabilis. ( Northerner ).— 1, 
Cuphea eminens ; 2, Lonicera sempervirens. (IF. R. S.). _1, Sela- 
ginella Martensi ; 2, S. Kraussiana; 3, S. serpens. (W. M. 6.).— 1. 
Luculia gratissima ; 2, A variety of the above named glabra having 
smooth flower and leafstalks and stems. 
COYENT GARDEN MARKET.— December 5th. 
Market well supplied, prices remaining unaltered with the exception of Grapes* 
which are firmer, and Nova Scotia Apples, which are 2s. per barrel lower. 
FRUIT. 
,, Nova Scotia and 
Canada, per barrel 
Cherries, 4 Bieve .. 
Cobs, 100 lbs. 
Grapes, per lb. 
Artichokes, dozen .. 
Asparagus, bundle .. 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. 
Beet, Red, dozen .. 
Broccoli, bundle .. .. 
Brussels Sprouts, J sieve 
Cabbage,dozen .. .. 
Capsicums, per 100 
Carrots, bunch ., .. 
Cauliflowers, dozen .. 
Celery, bundle .. .. 
Coleworts, doz. bunches 
Cucumbers,each .. ., 
Endive, dozen. 
Abntilons, 12 bunches ., 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms 
Asters, dozen hunches 
Azalea, 12 sprays .. 
Bouvardias, bunch .. 
Calceolaria, 12 bunches.. 
Camellias, 12 blooms 
Carnations, 12 blooms .. 
Chrysanthemums, 12 bl... 
,i 12 bchs. 
Cyclamen, dozen blooms 
Dahlias, 12 bunches.. 
Eucharis, dozen 
Gardenias, 12 blooms 
Hyacinths (Roman), doz. 
sprays.. 
Lapageria, 12 blooms 
Lilac, White (French), 
per bunch . 
Lilium longiflorum, 12 
blooms. 
Aralia Sieboldi, dozen 
Asters, 12 pots.0 
Begonias, various, per doz. 4 
Chrysanthemum, doz. .. 4 
„ large, doz. .. 15 
Coleus, dozen.2 
Cyclamen., dozen pots .. 9 
Dracfena terrninalis, doz. 30 
Dracenm viridis, doz. .. 12 
Erica hyemalis, doz. .. 12 
„ gracilis, doz.9 
„ various, doz.8 
Euonymus, var., dozen 6 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
2 
6 to 4 
6 
IrmoiiH, case. 
10 
0to 15 
0 
Oranges, per 100 .. .. 
4 
0 
9 
0 
10 
0 
19 
0 
Peaches, dozen. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pears, dozen. 
1 
0 
2 
6 
100 
0 
0 
0 
Plump, J-sieve. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
9 
3 
0 
St. Michael Pines, each 
3 
0 
8 
& 
VEGETABLES. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d» 
2 
0 to 8 
0 
Lettuce, dozen .. .. 
0 
9 to 1 
d 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms, punnet 
0 
6 
1 
O 
0 10 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
New Potatoes, per cwt... 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Onions, bunch. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
1 
6 
8 
0 
Parsley, dozen bunches 
2 
0 
8 
0 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Parsnips, dozen .. .. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Potatoes, per cwt... .. 
4 
0 
5 
o 
0 
4 
0 
0 
„ Kidney, per cwt. 
4 
0 
8 
0 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Rhubarb, bundle .. .. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
1 
8 
2 
0 
Salsify, bundle .. ,, 
1 
0 
1 
a 
9 
0 
4 
0 
Scorzonera, bundle .. 
1 
6 
0 
0 
0 
s 
0 
4 
Shallots, per fb . .. .. 
0 
s 
0 
a 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach, bushel .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes, per to. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Turnips, bunch .. 
0 
4 
0 
0 
CUT 
FLOWERS. 
8. 
d. 
8 
d. 
p. 
d. 
S. 
d. 
8 
0 to 6 
0 
Marguerites, 12 bunches 
2 
0 to 6 
O' 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Mignonette, 12 bunchea 
2 
0 
4 
0 
0 
0 
9 
0 
Narcissus (Paper White), 
0 
9 
1 
0 
12 sprays .. 
1 
0 
i 
6 
0 
S 
1 
0 
,, (French) bunch 
0 
3 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pelargoniums, 12 trusses 
1 
0 
1 
a 
3 
0 
4 
0 
„ scarlet, 12 trusses 
0 
4 
0 
8 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Poinsettia, dozen blooms 
4 
0 
6 
O’ 
1 
0 
3 
0 
Pyrethrum, doz. bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
. 3 
0 
9 
0 
Roses, Red, 12 blooms .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
0 
4 
0 
9 
„ (indoor), dozen .. 
I 
0 
i 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
,, Tea, dozen .. .. 
1 
0 
3 
o- 
s 
0 
6 
0 
„ yellow . 
2 
0 
4 
0> 
8 
0 
6 
0 
Stephanotis, 12 sprays .. 
4 
0 
0 
a 
Tropasolum, 12 bunches 
1 
0 
2 
0 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Tuberoses, 12 blooms .. 
0 
9 
1 
0 
1 
0 
2 
6 
Gladiolus, 12 sprays 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Violets, 12 bunches.. .. 
1 
0 
1 
0- 
6 
0 
7 
0 
„ Parme (French), 
per bunch 
8 
6 
5 
0 
4 
0 
6 
0 
„ (French) bunch.. 
1 
0 
o 
O’ 
PLANTS 
IN POTS. 
8. 
d. 
e. 
d. 
s. d. 
8. 
d. 
6 
0 to 12 
0 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 
6 
0 to 24 
o 
9 
0 
12 
0 
Ferns, in variety, dozen 
4 
0 
18 
0 
12 
0 
24 
0 
Ficus elastica, each 
1 
6 
7 
0 
24 0 
4 
18 
60 
24 
24 
12 0 
18 0 
18 0 
Foliage plants, var., each 2 0 10 0 
Fuchsia, dozen pots .. 3 0 6 l> 
Hyacinths (Roman), doz. 9 0 12 0 
Lilium, various, doz. pots 12 0 21 0 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen 6 0 12 0 
Mignonette, per dozen .. 0 0 0 6 
Myrtles, dozen.6 0 12 0 
Palms,in var., each .. 2 6 21 0 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, 12 3 0 6 0 
Poinsettia, per dozen .. 10 0 15 0 
Primula, per doz. 4 0 6 0 
Solanums, doz.9 0 15 0 
SHEEP MANAGEMENT. 
HiGnLY desirable as the development of early maturity un¬ 
doubtedly is, it has its limit of utility in practice, and we shall do 
well now to turn our attention to the requirements of the land 
from sheep. In the great corn-growing district of East Anglia 
corn and sheep farming have become blended so intimately that 
the one has come to be regarded as inseparable from the other. 
Under the agricultural depression many a farmer has been driven 
by stress of circumstances to sell his flock. Serious as have been 
ail the attendant evils of hard times, there is not one of them 
