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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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heavy. Most of the varieties of the H. niger type (Christmas Roses) are 
best planted in late autumn, but varieties of H. orientalis (Lenten 
Roses) can be planted in early spring. 
Cloire de Dijon Rose Unsatisfactory (71 J. IF.).—Though the 
soil was good when the Rose was jilanted, “ seven or eight years ago,” 
it has probably become impoverished now, and the failure may be due 
to that. Apply a good mulching of old decayed manure over the roots, 
or give occasional supplies of weak liquid manure. Ventilate the 
house freely in mild weather, and syringe the plants. 
Soli of Vine Border (A. C .').—The soil is in a very unsatisfactory 
condition, and, judging by the appearance of the sample sent we should 
think the border is not thoroughly drained. However, the course you 
propose adopting is the best that can be followed this season ; but you 
will probably find it advisable to overhaul and renew the border before 
it ^vill be restored to a condition favourable to the Vines. 
Slug's (./. U."). —Apply nitrate of soda to the ground at the rate of 
1 lb. to 30 square yards, but before putting in the crops. We have no 
great difficulty with slugs, as we dress the ground with salt at the rate 
of 20 bushels per acre in March, or before cropping, and upon any ap¬ 
pearance of the slugs we sprinkle the plants and soil about them with 
quicklime early in the morning or at dusk, repeating the sprinkling as 
the lime is washed away by rains, or the slugs continue their depreda¬ 
tions. 
Epipbyllums QS. Millx ).—Repot them in spring after flowering ; 
or, if they do not flower, in April. Provide good drainage, a compost 
of sandy fibrous loam and sandy peat in equal parts, with one-fourth of 
silver sand, pieces of charcoal, broken pots, and leaf soil or old dry cow 
dung. They are best graftecl on Pereskia stocks. Grafting is easily 
performed by cutting the stock in a slanting direction and putting 
on a shoot of the Epiphyllum, securing it with a thorn of the Pereskia, 
tying with matting, and covering lightly with moss. It may be done in 
spring before growth, or after the growth is complete. Water the plants 
moderately, but when growing afford moisture, and in winter give v\'ater 
only to keep them fresh. Afford a light airy position, only when growing 
slight shade is preferable. 
Thick-necked Onions (i?. E. IF.).—Various causes contribute 
to this deformity; one being spurious seed ; another a wet, cold, 
or late situation ; and another insects, only the latter evil results 
in a sort of bladder-like formation rather than a thick neck. In 
general, if good seed be obtained and sown sufficiently early on dry 
ground, and the season becomes moderately dry and fine. Onions 
of proper size and shape will be formed, either large or small as the 
character of the ground and their cultivation is attended to. But if the 
situation is damp their growth is prolonged too late in the season, and a 
number of thick-necked only half-ripened bulbs will be the result. In 
such places a good dressing of charco.al dust at the time of sowing will 
be beneficial, in addition to thorough drainage and as much road sand 
as can be had, or anything that will tend to m.ake the ground drier and 
more porous. 
Destroying: Woodlice QSuhstrrihcr ').—The most wholesale mode of 
riddance is to place some boiled Potato round the inside of the frame or 
pit on the surface, and cover with a little hay loosely. Do this as a bait 
for a couple of nights, and in the morning of the second night have some 
boiled water in a watering pot, and pour it through the spout on the hay 
around the sides of the pit or frame. This will not do any harm to the 
plants provided it is not used upon them, or even to their roots, unless 
used in excessive quantity. It may be necessary to repeat it in the course 
of a week, which the presence or otherwise of the pests will determine. 
Some baits formed by placing a boiled Potato wrapped loosely in a little 
hay in a small flower pot laying on its side near the haunts of the wood- 
lice in the evening, and in the morning shaking the vermin into a bucket 
of scalding water from the hay in which they will be secreted after or 
still feeding on the Potato. This persisted in will eradicate them. A 
toad introduced will devour great numbers, and is an aid in the destruc¬ 
tion of woodlice too seldom called into requistion. 
Old XTonpareil Apple (^Clerieus ).—It is generally allowed that the 
Nonpareil is originally from France. Switzer says, “ It is no stranger in 
England ; though it might have its origin from France, yet there are 
trees of them about the Ashtons in Oxfordshire of about a hundred 
years old, which (as they have it by ti-adition) was first brousht out of 
France and planted by a Jesuit in Queen Mary or Queen Elizabeth’s 
time.” It is strange, however, that an Apple of such excellence, and 
held in such estimation as the Nonpareil has always been, should have 
received so little notice from almost all the early continental pomologists. 
It is not mentioned in the long list of the Jardinier Fran 9 ois of 1653, 
nor even by De Quintinye, or the Jardinier Solitaire. Schabol enumerates 
it, but it is not noticed by Bretonnerie. It is first described by Duhamel 
and subsequently by Knoop. In the Chartreux catalogue it is said 
“ Elle est forte estim^e en Angleterre,” but among the writers of our 
country Switzer is the first to notice it. It is not mentioned by Rea, 
VVorlidge,or Ray, neither is it enumerated in the list of Leonard Meager. 
In America it is little esteemed. The Scarlet Nonpareil was discovered 
growing in the garden of a publican at Esher, Surrey, and was first 
cultivated by Grimwood of the Kensington Nursery. 
Weevils In a Vinery (f?. Potf-O -—Tbe insect is a weevil, Curculio 
I'icipes, which is very injurious in a vinery. Spread a sheet beneath the 
Vine at night, and shake the Vine rod sharply, when the weevils will 
fall on the .sheet, and may loe dcstroyc 1. Tliis repeated a few times will 
thin their number-. Ve presume ih.e Vines were stripj'c 1 <ff their loose 
bark, and afterwards dressed in the usual manner, the %valls being 
whitewashed. Any holes in the wall should be stopped with cement. The 
tobacco juice from the manufacturer diluted with six times its bulk of 
water is useful, applying it through a rose watering pot ; also the fol¬ 
lowing :—4 ozs. quassia chips, boiled ten minutes in a gallon of soft 
water, dissolving in it 4 ozs. softsoap. Wet the surface of the whole 
house with this two or three times, especially near the walls, just after 
dusk, and the following day damp the whole house with tepid water. 
Neither of the agents mentioned must be applied to the foliage of the 
Vines, but over any plants that will not be injured by the softsoap it 
may be syringed. We have also found sprinkling the floor of the house 
and border with guano, and then with water, useful ; if the floors- 
are wet, sprinkling with water afterwards is unnecessary. If the Vines 
are in tender leaf a little ventilation should be left on, as the ammonia, 
evolved will scorch the leaves. Water well in the course of two or 
three days. 
XTames 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 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, 
QB. R. 71). — 1, Acacia armata ; 2, Anemone fulgens ; 3, Anemone 
nemorosa ; 4, Aspleniani Adiantum-nigrum. (TF. O.). — 1, Direa 
palustris ; 2, Daphne Mezereum; 3, Daphne Mezereum album ; 4, 
Daphne Laureola ; 5, Selaginella Kraussiana ; 6, Davallia canariensis. 
(J?. TF. 3/.). —1, Corydalis solida ; 2, Chionocloxa Luciliee ; 3, Scilla 
siberica. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— April 18th. 
Prices as last week, with the exception of Strawberries, which are easier. 
Business' 
steady. 
FRUIT. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
B. 
d. 
8 
d. 
Apples, i sieve. 
2 
6 
to 4 
6 
Oranges, per 100 .. .. 2 
0 to 6 
0 
Nova Scotia and 
Fears, dozen.3 
0 
6 
a 
Canad a barrel 10 
0 
18 
0 
Pine Apple.", English, 
Oobe, 100 lbs. 
45 
0 
0 
0 
per lb.0 
0 
0 
0 
Grapes, per fb. 
3 
6 
6 
0 
St. Michael Pinas, each 3 
0 
6 
0 
r^raoiis, case .. .. .. 
10 
0 
15 
0 
Strawberries, per Ib. .. 4 
0 
8 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
S. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
6. 
d. 
B 
d. 
Artichokep, dozen .. •• 
1 
0 
to 2 
0 
Lettuce, dozen .. 0 
9 
to 1 
a 
Asparagus, bundle .. •, 
8 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms, punnet .. 0 
6 
1 
0 
Beans, Kidney,per lb. .. 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress, punt. 0 
2 
0 
0 
Beet, Red, dozen .. *, 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Onion?, bunoh.0 
Parsley, dozen bunches 2 
3 
0 
0 
B’*occoli, bundle .. 
Brussels Sprouts, ^ sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
3 
0 
3 
6 
4 
0 
Parsnips, dozen .. .. 1 
0 
0 
0 
Cibbage, dozen ., ,, 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Potatoes, per cwt. 4 
,, Kidney, per cwt. 4 
0 
6 
0 
Capsicump, per 100 .. 
1 
6 
2 
0 
0 
0 
a 
Cerrotp, bunch ,, ,, 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Rhubarb, bundle •• •• 0 
2 
0 
a 
Ciuliflowers, dozen 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Salsafy, bundle ,. 1 
0 
1 
6 
Celery, bundle ,. ,, 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Scorzonera, bundle 1 
6 
0 
0 
OolewortF, doz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale, basket •• •• 1 
3 
1 
9 
Oucumbert*, each ,, ,, 
0 
4 
0 
7 
Shallot?, per tb. •• «. 0 
Spinach, bushel ,, 1 
3 
0 
0 
Badive, dozen. 
1 
c 
2 
0 
6 
2 
0 
Hero?, bunch. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes, per lb.1 
0 
1 
6 
Leeks, bunch -- 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Turnips, bunch •• •• 0 
4 
0 
6 
PLANTS 
IN POTS. 
8. 
d. 
B. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
a. 
Aralia Siebeldi, dozen .. 
6 
0tol2 
0 
Fuchsia, dozen.0 
0 
to 0 
0 
Arborvitas(golden) dozen 12 
0 
24 
0 
Genista, per dozen .. 6 
0 
12 
0 
Arum Lilies, dozen., ., 
C 
0 
12 
0 
Hyacinths, dozen .. .. 5 
0 
10 
0- 
Azalea, dozen. 
24 
0 
42 
0 
Hydrangea,dozen .♦ .. 0 
0 
0 
0 
Cineraria, dozen ,, .. 
6 
0 
10 
0 
Lilies Valley, dozen .. 18 
0 
24 
0 
Cyclamen, dozen .. 
12 
0 
24 
0 
Lilium lancifolium, doz. 0 
0 
0 
0 
Dielytra, per dozen 
12 
0 
18 
0 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen 9 
0 
12 
o 
Beutzia, per dozen .. 
6 
0 
9 
0 
Myrtles, dozer..6 
0 
12 
0 
Dracaena terminalie, doz. 30 
0 
60 
0 
Narciss, per dozen «. 8 
0 
10 
0 
„ viridis, dozen.. 
12 
0 
24 
0 
Palms, in var., each .. 2 
6 
21 
0 
Erica, various, dozen 
9 
0 
18 
0 
Pelargoniums, dozen .. 12 
0 
18 
0 
„ Tentricosa .. •. 
18 
0 
24 
0 
,, scarlet, doz. 6 
0 
9 
0 
Euonymua, in var., dozen 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Poinsettia. dozen .. 0 
0 
0 
0 
Evergreens, in var., dozen 
6 
0 
24 
0 
Solanum, dozen .. 0 
0 
0 
0 
Ferns, in variety, dozen 
4 
0 
18 
0 
Spirea japonica, doz. ,, 9 
0 
16 
0> 
Ficus elaatica, each 
1 
6 
7 
0 
Tulips, dozen pots .. .. 8 
0 
9 
0 
Foliage Plants, var.,each 
2 
0 
10 
0 
CUT 
FLOWERS, 
8. 
d. 
s 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
AbntlloEB,12bnnche8 .. 
Anenome (Fulgens), 2 
8 
0 to 6 
0 
Lily ot the Valley, 12 
sprays . 0 
6 to 1 
G 
bunches 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Marguerites, 12 bnnehes 2 
0 
6 
0 
Anemones (French), 12 
Mignonette, 12 bunches 8 
0 
6 
0 
bunches 
1 
6 
4 
0 
Narciss, white (F;ench) 12 
Arum Lilies,12 blooms .. 
8 
0 
6 
0 
baoebes.3 
0 
6 
0 
Azalea, 12 sprays .. .. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Narciss, various, 12 bchs 8 
Pelargoniums, 12 trusses 1 
0 
6 
0 
Bouvardiap, bunch . • •. 
0 
6 
1 
0 
0 
1 
6 
Cimellias, 12 blooms •• 
1 
0 
4 
0 
„ scarlet, 12 trusses 0 
6 
0 
9 
0 iraations, 12 blooms .. 
Chrysantbemums,12bcbs. 
1 
0 
3 
0 
Primroses, 12 bunches ,. 0 
9 
1 
e 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Primula (single), bunch.. 0 
0 
0 
0 
„ 12 blooms 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ (double), bunch .. 0 
9 
1 
6 
C^c'aujen, 12 blooms 
u 
6 
1 
0 
Roses, Red, 12 blooms .. 2 
0 
6 
0 
Daffodils, Double, 12 bebs 
2 
0 
4 
0 
,, (indoor), dozen .. 8 
0 
4 
0 
„ tiingle, 12bcb8 
1 
6 
3 
0 
,, Tea, dozen .. 1 
6 
4 
0 
Daisies, 12 bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
red, dozen (French) 1 
tt yellow .3 
6 
8 
0 
Epiphyllum, 12 blooms . • 
0 
4 
0 
6 
0 
6 
a 
Eucharis, dozen .. .. 
8 
0 
6 
0 
Snowdrops, 12 bunches .. 0 
0 
0 
0 
Gardenias, 12 blooms •• 
Hyacinths, French, 12 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Spirfoa, bunch.0 
6 
1 
0 
Stepbanotis, 12 sprays .. 8 
0 
9 
0 
bnnehes 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Tropseolura, 12 bunches 2 
0 
3 
0 
Lvpngeria, coloured, 12 
Tuberoses. 12 blooms .. l 
6 
2 
0 
blooirs. 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Tulips, dozen blooms .. 0 
6 
1 
0 
Li ium longiflorum, 12 
Violets, 12 bunches.. .. 0 
„ (French), bunch 1 
H 
1 
0 
blocms. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
0 
2 
0 
Lilie«. While, 12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ (Panne), bunch 2 
0 
8 
0 
„ O.'angn, 12 bnnetes 
0 
0 
0 
0 
White Lilac, per bunch .. 6 
0 
6 
a 
