August 6, 188B. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
125 
Late Entries at Exhibitions (J. F., Hants ).—As we have never had a 
similar case to yours submitted to us we print your letter :—“ At a recent 
show I exhibited a collection of plants for a cup. Through an oversight 
no entry was made ; but the plants were accepted, exhibited, and won first 
prize, the card put up and then taken down, the Committee having decided 
that as no entry was made the prize should be withheld. I entered a protest, 
saying that the Committee had no right to withhold the cup after the Secre¬ 
tary had allowed the plants to be exhibited and judged, and that I would 
hold them responsible for the cup. Am I right or wrong ? ” We can only 
say in reply that we have never known an award repudiated after the 
acceptance of an exhibit to which a prize has been awarded and the prize 
card attached, on the grounds indicated. If the card were not removed 
before the admittance of the public we suspect the Committee would have 
some difficulty in maintaining their position in a court of law ; but we do 
not advise you to take action in the matter without consulting a solicitor. 
If you forgot to enter the plants at the prescribed time the Secretary would 
have been justified in refusing them, and if he had done so you would, per¬ 
haps, have felt yourself harshly treated. Whatever fault may have been 
committed you have contributed thereto by your “ oversight,” and this 
would not be overlooked. If the inadvertence of the Secretary were 
discovers! and the prize card removed before the Show was open to the 
public we suspect your case would be considerably weakened. It would 
be imprudent to press your claim without good legal advice. 
Hardy Climbers ( S. S.). —We advise you first to incorporate some soil of 
a lighter nature with that surrounding your house. Leaf mould and a good 
quantity of coarse sand would be very suitable in which to give the plants 
for covering the walls a good start. After planting, mulch them with 
leaf mould or decayed manure, which arrests evaporation and prevents the 
round cracking. Any of the following would be suitable for you :— 
lematis montana, C. flammula, Solanum jasminoides, with Passiflora ccerulea 
and Berberidopsis corallina, if the locality is good. Some of the Ayrshire 
Roses, such as Dundee Rambler and Madame d’Arbly, Jasminum nudiflorum, 
Lonicera flexuosum, Ceanothus azureus, C. dentatus; Ampelopsis Yeitchii 
would also grow rapidly, the latter clinging as well as Ivy without any 
nailing, and in autumn is most beautiful with its crimson foliage. You 
will be able to grow Mardchal Niel Rose very well at the back of your 
greenhouse, but you must bear in mind that this variety is very liable to 
oanker and go off after a few years. There are solitary examples of plants 
surviving and doing well for a great number of years, but the majority 
canker badly when about six or seven years of age. It nevertheless is well 
worth a trial, for growth is rapid, and the flowers produced from well ripened 
wood are numerous. Therefore, if the plant is only short-lived, they abun¬ 
dantly repay for any care and trouble that may be required. We advise 
you to plant this Rose on its roots if you can obtain good strong plants ; if 
not, on the seedling Briar. If on the latter, when planting bury the union 
of the stock and Rose well beneath the soil, so that it may root from the 
union and in time become independent of the stack. You may grow suc¬ 
cessfully all ordinary kinds of greenhouse plants in your house with this 
Rose, for we know numbers of greenhouses in which this Rose is planted 
that are also furnished with a general collection of plants. 
Vines Unhealthy (H. 0 .).—We have examined the leaves and roots 
carefully, and can find no evidence of the attacks of the phylloxera. The 
Vines appear to be in a very enfeebled state indeed, and you did not renew 
the border soon enough. We observe they improved the first year after 
being lifted, but are now as bad as ever again, yet they have “ not been 
heavily cropped.” We suspect they have, as what would be considered a 
very light crop for healthy Vines would be really a heavy one for Vines in 
such a weak state as yours evidently are, and they would have been better 
now if they had borne no Grapes at all the year after removal. You do not 
say whether the Vines have been in charge of the same individual since they 
were originally planted. They appear to be quite exhausted, and certainly 
the root-action is defective. As the soil was procured from the same place 
as before, we assume there is no corroding matter in it. Considering their 
weakness, you cropped them too heavily last year and previously, and 
started them too early this, drawing the sap from the stems before the roots 
were able to act freely and supply the nourishment that was required for 
continuing the growth. Remove the crop, which can be of no value, and 
encourage the Vines to make all the lateral growth possible, syringing them 
and maintaining a genial atmosphere. There can be no free root-extension 
without more and better growth to incite it. If, after all you can do, they 
refuse to grow, we should cut them down in early winter, and there is a 
possibility that they would break in the spring and produce fairly good 
canes next year. We doubt if there is any other way in which their lost 
vigour can be regained, and even this may fail. They have been badly 
managed for some time past, and the last and greatest mistake was in 
forcing them into growth too soon this spring, draining the rods of what 
little vitality there was in them while the already too feeble roots were in a 
torpid state. 
Choice Carnations and Picotees (A. C .).—As you do not state how 
many varieties you require we cannot do better than name six in each 
section, arranged in the order of merit as determined in an election con¬ 
ducted by the leading florists. The new varieties are included up to last 
year. Some of the yellow Picotees are excellent, some of the best varieties 
being named in our report of the Carnation Society’s Show last week :— 
Carnations. — Scarlet Bizarres. —Admiral Curzon (Easom), Fred (Dodwell), 
George (Dodwell), Robert Lord (Dodwell), Edward Adams (Dodwell), Arthur 
Medhurst (Dodwell). Crimson Bizarres. —Master Fred (Hewitt), J. D. 
Hextall (Simonite), Harrison Weir (Dodwell), Thomas Moore (Dodwell), 
Eccentric Jack (Ely), John Simonite (Simonite). Pink and Purple 
Bizarres. —Sarah Payne (Ward), Falconbridge (May), Squire Llewelyn 
(Dodwell), James Taylor (Gibbons), William Skirving (Gorton), Unexpected 
(Turner). Purple Flakes. —James Douglas (Simonite), Dr. Foster (Foster), 
Squire Meynell (Brabbin), Mayor of Nottingham (Taylor). Juno (Baildon), 
Squire Whitbourn (Dodwell). Scarlet Flakes. —Clipper (Fletcher), Sports¬ 
man (Hedderley), John Ball (Dodwell), Dan Godfrey (Holmes). Annihilator 
(Jackson), Thomas Tomes (Dodwell). Bose Flakes. —John Keet (White, 
head), Sybil (Holmes), James Merryweather (Wood), Mis. Dodwell (Lord) 
Jessica (Turner), Rob Roy (Gorton). Picotees. — Heavy Bed. —John Smith 
(Bower), J. B. Bryant (Ingram). Brunette (Kirtlacd), Master Norman 
(Norman), Mrs. Dodwell (Turner), Dr. Epp3 (Smith). Light Bed. —Thomas 
William (Flowdy), Violet Douglas (Simonite), Mrs. Bower (Bower), Elsie 
Grace (Dodwell), Mrs. Gorton (Simonite), Clara (Bower). Heavy Purple. — 
Zerlina (Lord), Mrs. A. Chancellor (Turner), Alliance (Fellows), Tinnie 
(Dodwell), Muriel (Hewitt), Mrs. Summers (Simonite). Light Purple. —Ann 
Lord (Lord), Clara Penson (Willmer), Her Majety (Addis), Minnie (Lord), 
Mary (Simonite), Nymph (Lord). Heavy Bose and Scarlet. —Mrs. Payne 
(Fellows), Miss Horner (Lord), Fanny Helen (Niven), Edith Dombrain 
(Turner), Royal Visit (Abercrombie), Mrs. Rudd (Rudd). Light Bose or 
Scarlet. —Mrs. Allcroft (Turner), Miss Wood (Wood), Nellie (Rudd), Misa 
Gorton (Dodwell), Bertha (Morris), Mrs. Nicholl (Simonite). 
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 contain 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. F. B.). —As the flowers of Ixoras change with age we cannot with cer¬ 
tainty name the truss you have sent, but it resembles I. Williamsi. ( W. H .).— 
Athyrium Filix-fcemina, var. ( E. H.). —1, Agapanthus umbellatus ; 2, 
Tradescantia discolor ; 3, Nephrolepis cordifolia; 4, Dyckia rariflora ; 
5, Chamcerops humilis ; G, Pteris incisa. ( Young Hand). —1, Campanula 
Raiueri ; 2, Spirma callosa var ; 3, Spirrea Nobleana ; 4, Spiraea salicifolia; 
6, Abies nobilis ; G, Phillyrea media. 
Preserving Bees—Supers (J. £.).—If bees are wanted they are worth 
preserving after the honey is taken, if not later than end of September. 
If they are not required they are worth preserving for strengthening other 
stocks. It is quite customary amongst bee-keepers to feed driven bees 
after they are brought from the Heather. The breadth of the top bars for 
stock hives should be 1J inch, with a quarter-inch space, or 1J inch from 
centre to centre. Supers have broader bars 2 inches from centre to centre, 
bars inch broad. As some prefer sections, but find them objectionable 
in some respects, we will publish particulars of a simple method of fixing 
sections in a common super which answers the purpose of both crate and 
rack. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— August 5th. 
Theee is no noteworthy alteration in the state of the market. 
FRUIT. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
3. 
d. 
s. 
d 
i sieve 
0 
0 to 0 
0 
Lemons .. •• *, 
,. ease 
15 
0 to 21 
0 
Cherries .. .. 
A-sieve 
4 
0 
10 
0 
Oranges. 
8 
0 
12 
0 
Cobs, Kent .. per 100 lbs. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Peaches . 
perdoz. 
1 
6 
8 
0 
Currants, Red 
A sieve 
3 
6 
4 
0 
Bears, kitchen .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ Black .. 
J sieve 
4 
0 
4 
6 
,, dessert 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Figs . 
dozen 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Pine Apples English .. lb. 
2 
0 
s 
0 
Gooseberries.. .. 
A sieve 
i 
6 
2 
0 
Strawberries.. .. 
0 
3 
0 
9 
Grapes. 
i 
0 
2 
6 
St. Michael Pines 
. .each 
3 
0 
7 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
Artichokes .. .. 
dozen 
l 
0 to 0 
0 
Lettuce. 
l 
0 to 2 
0 
Asparagus .. . 
bundle 
2 
0 
5 
0 
Mushrooms .. . 
punnet 
0 
6 
l 
0 
Beans, Kidney 
lb. 
i 
0 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress 
punnet 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Beet, Red . • .. 
dozen 
i 
0 
2 
0 
Ouions. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Broccoli. 
bundle 
0 
9 
1 
0 
Parsley .. dozen bunches 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Brussels Sprouts .. 
£ sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsnips. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cabbage . 
dozen 
0 
0 
1 
0 
Potatoes. 
cwt. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Capsicums .. . 
100 
1 
8 
2 
0 
,, Kidney . 
cwt. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Carrots. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
4 
Rhubarb. 
bundle 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Cauliflowers .. .. 
dozen 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Salsafy. 
bundle 
1 
0 
0 
5 
Celery . 
bundle 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Scorzonera .. . 
bundle 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Coleworts dez. bunches 
a 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale .. .. per basket 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cucumbers .. . 
each 
0 
3 
0 
6 
Shallots. 
.. it. 
0 
s 
0 
0 
Endive. 
dozen 
l 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach. 
bushel 
2 
0 
4 
6 
Herbs . 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Tomatoes .. .. 
0 
4 
0 
8 
Leeks . 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
4 
Turnips. 
bunch 
0 
6 
0 
0 
THE CLERGYMAN’S FARM. 
( Continued from page 102.) 
Barley, Beans, and Peas afford valuable additions to our 
mixed corn diet for all the animals of the farm, as well as 
being useful alone. Barley and Peas may be grown with 
success upon all soils that are not heavy and wet; but then it 
may be asked, Ought any farm land to be so much neglected 
as to be undrained and to lack mechanical division ? Cer¬ 
tainly it must be acknowledged that it ought not, but the 
fact remains that much of it is still to be found in an unsa¬ 
tisfactory condition. For the clergyman’s farm we do not 
advise a heavy outlay at the outset, but rather an annual 
and gradual improvement; drainage, paring, burning, dress¬ 
ing with lime and ashes each being done in its proper season, 
how much each year being really a question of ways and 
