September 8, 1885. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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to prepare and engrave one at a cost equal to three years’ subscription to 
the Journal, and which could be of service to no one but yourself. We 
have given you a list of Roses, and stated that the beds cannot be too plain 
in outline, and suggested that a series of circles and oblongs would he suit¬ 
able. We now show a combination of beds of the nature indicated, and by 
adding more and arranging them in accordance with the shape of your 
lawn you may make an enjoyable Rose garden. The space between the 
beds should exceed three times their diameter, it being a great mistake to 
crowd too many Rose beds on a lawn and to have them of fanciful designs. 
If the ends of the beds 12 and 13 are scolloped, a round bed placed next, 
then another arched oblong, then a round, and so on, following the curve 
of your lawn, the series will look very well, and you will only have to place 
other beds in harmony between 8 and 10 and 11 and 9 to complete the 
arrangement. You can dispense or not with a bed in the centre, but if you 
have one it is worth consideration as to whether an oval would not be more 
suitable to the form of your lawn than the circular bed (1) in the plan. It 
does not follow that the beds G and 7 should be of the exact shape repre¬ 
sented. Exercise your »wn taste in the matter. You will find it neces¬ 
sary to examine the design from the side, as the figures indicate, to under¬ 
stand what we have said as to its extension and modification. 
Vines Unhealthy (A . £.).—The specimens that were sent to us before 
clearly did not represent anything like the actual condition of the Vines, 
and we are sorry to have been misled by them. Even if you have sent the 
very best examples obtainable, and taking the others as the worst that 
could be found, the average condition of the Vines is very much better than 
we were led to infer from the data supplied. Your letter is much more 
intelligible than the other we received, and it indicates that you have a 
good general knowledge of Vine culture. You proceeded cautiously and 
wisely in the work of renovation. It is quite natural that your employer 
would not like being without Grapes for a year, and you did the best you 
could to provide Borne; and now we understand the case we do not suppose 
the crop would do any material harm. It is always advisable to allow Vines, 
as far as possible, to start into growth naturally after much disturbance of 
the rootSj even if extra heat has to be provided afterwards, when new roots 
are working in the soil, to get the crops and wood ripe by the autumn. You 
are working at a disadvantage in a high cold dull district; the very large 
leaves you have sent show this clearly enough. They have not had sufficient 
sun to elaborate the crude sap, hence their enlargement and the softness of 
the tissue. The less the light, the larger the leaf. Under such circumstances 
firm borders containing much calcareous and other gritty matter should be 
provided, and loose rich borders avoided. A multiplicity of surface roots 
should be the great object, as these are followed by sturdy growth and 
stout leaves ; and whatever extra support may be required for the crops 
can be applied from the surface. It is also very important that the Vines 
and laterals be thinly trained. Not a leaf should be permitted to form that 
cannot develope under the direct action of light. There must not be the 
slightest suspicion of overcrowding, while all the air possible must be 
admitted consistently with avoiding sharp currents, even if a little extra fire 
heat has to be employed to maintain the requisite temperature. If you 
have erred at all it has been in keeping the house too close or the leaves too 
crowded, we cannot tell which; but we know there has not been sufficient 
light and air for perfecting them and enabling them to do their important 
work. We have observed that where there are frequent changes of gardeners 
there are, as a rule, unsatisfactory Vines. We are convinced the Vines 
referred to will improve under your management, as your past experience 
with them will be turned to account in a manner adapted to their peculiar 
condition ; a stranger would have all this to learn, and in the meantime it 
would he a mere matter of chance if the Vines did not suffer. That is the 
reason that Grapes are rarely satisfactory vhen many different persons 
share in their management. 
Names of Fruits (A. B.). —1, Rymer; 2, Williams’ Bon Chretien ; 3, 
Unknown, worthless. (TV. M. Bose). —Early Julyan. (Geo. Wall). —Apple 
Summer Whorle ; Fig, Brunswick ; Plum, Blue Perdrigon. (A. J. Brown). 
—No. 1, Early Albert; 2, The fruit was much bruised and its acidity 
rendered part of the writing on the label illegible. If the flowers are large 
it is Early Victoria. (X., Lougligall). —We have never heard of an Apple 
called Assyrian Codlin. The name must be a corruption of some other, and 
yet iu all our investigations we cannot find one that has any resemblance 
to it. 
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 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. 
(H. Brown). —Staphylea pinnata, the Bladder Nut, the seeds of which being 
hard are strung by Roman Catholics for beads in some countries. (A. S., 
Uxtchin ).—Had the specimens been sent in a small box with a little damp 
moss, green grass, or fresh leaves, as we have many times advised, there 
would have been no difficulty in naming them, hut by affixing them to dry 
paper the moisture was extracted from them and they arrived very much in 
the state of dry hay. No. 1 we detect as Galega officinalis alba, 2 aa 
Arabis alpina variegata; the other was withered and crushed beyond 
identification. We cannot answer questions by post. (G. S .).—Adiantum 
trapeziforme; 2, Asplenium bulbiferum ; 3, A. Fabianum ; 4, Blechnum 
braziliense; 5, Gleichenia speluncse ; 6, Selaginella Martensi variegata. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET. —September 2nd. 
Soft fruit is now finished in our market, and hard goods are in heavy 
supply, with prices falling, large consignments of Grapes and Tomatoes 
reaching us from the Channel Islands being easily cleared at low rates. 
FRUIT. 
Apples ,. .. 
8. 
1 
d. s. 
0 to 3 
d. 
6 
Melons . 
8. 
1 
d. 8. 
0 to 2 
a. 
0 
Cherries 
.. £-sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Oranges . 
8 
0 
12 
0 
Filberts, Kent.. 
per 100 lbs. 
22 
6 
0 
0 
Peaches . 
perdoz. 
1 
6 
8 
0 
Currants, Red 
.. A sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Pears, kitchen .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
„ Black 
.. J sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
• a dessert 
dozen 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Figs .. .. 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Pine Apples English., lb. 
2 
0 
s 
0 
Gooseberries. . 
.. 1 sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Plums . 
A sieve 
1 
3 
8 
S 
Grapes .. .. 
0 
6 
2 
0 
Strawberries.. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Lemons .. .. 
, . ..case 
15 
0 
21 
0 
St. Michael Pines 
..each 
3 
0 
7 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
Artichokes •. 
. dozen 
8. 
1 
a. 
0 
8. 
to 0 
a 
0 
Lettuce .. .. 
8. 
1 
a. 
0 
8. 
to 1 
a 
s 
Asparagus 
. bundle 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms .. 
.. punnet 
0 
6 
l 
0 
Beans, Kidney 
. lb. 
0 
1 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress punnet 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Beet, Red .. 
. dozen 
l 
0 
2 
0 
Onions .. .. 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Broccoli .. .. 
0 
9 
1 
0 
Parsley .. dozen bunches 
2 
0 
I 
a 
Brussels Sprouts 
. ^ sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsnips .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cabbage .. .. 
0 
0 
1 
0 
Potatoes.. .. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Capsicums 
. 100 
1 
6 
2 
0 
,, Kidney 
.. cwt. 
4 
0 
6 
0 
Carrots .. .. 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Rhubarb.. .. 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Cauliflowers .. 
. dozen 
2 
0 
s 
0 
Salsafy .. .. 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Celery ,. .. 
. bundle 
1 
« 
2 
0 
Scorzonera 
.. bundle 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Cole worts dez 
bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale .. .. 
per basket 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cucumbers 
. each 
0 
3 
0 
6 
Shallots .. .. 
.. ..lb. 
0 
s 
0 
0 
Endive .. .. 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach .. .. 
. bushel 
2 
0 
4 
6 
Herbs .. .. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes 
0 
4 
0 
5 
Leeks .. .. 
0 
8 
0 
4 
Turnips .. .. 
0 
4 
0 
6 
THE CLERGYMAN’S FARM. 
C Continued from page 196.) 
Permanent pasture, though last on our list of green crops, 
is in its way of equal importance with any of them. Of far 
greater importance, many a farmer would say even now; and 
it is still not uncommon to meet with the clause in agree¬ 
ments between landlord and tenant which directs that no 
pasture shall he broken up under a penalty of £10 per acre, 
and yet there is no branch of farming that has been so mis¬ 
managed as this. Easy-going ignorance and carelessness 
may he said to be the chief causes of this—ignorance of the 
relative value of the different sorts of Grass and Clover, and 
carelessness about the component parts of old pastures. 
So long as the sward was thick and interlaced with growth, 
but little attention was given to the actual value of that 
growth as an article of food, and yet how frequently did it 
