October 22, 1835. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
371 
Black Morocco Grape (S. N.). —Your Grape is the Black Morocco, 
which was sent out some years ago as a new variety under the name of 
Kempsey Alicante. It is a late Grape of good quality, and requires a warm 
temperature. When well grown, which is seldom, it is a fine Grape. Its 
great fault is being a bad setter, and it is only by gently drawing the hand 
over the bunches when iu flower to remove the moisture that exudes from 
the stigmas, then apply pollen from another variety, if it is obtainable, to 
insure full bunches. If fresh pollen cannot be had the berries may set 
fairly without under favourable atmospheric conditions. It is, however, 
essentially an uncertain Grape, and not half so reliable as the Black 
Alicante, which is one of the easiest of varieties to grow, as the other is one 
of the most difficult. 
Pruning Clematis Lucie Lemoine {Idem). —This variety belongs to the 
Florida section and flowers in early summer. The object of the cultivator 
should be the production of free healthy growth under the full influence of 
light and air, and only remove the unripe portions with any old growths 
that have become weak, as the best flowers are produced on good well- 
npened young wood. Your plant is probably “ sickly ” by defective root- 
action, and fresh soil may be needed. You do not say whether your plant 
is in a pot or not, or under what conditions it is grown, so we are unable to 
give you more precise information. You may, however, read the reply 
given to another correspondent about its culture. Chip punnets, we believe, 
can be had from Mr. P. Nicholls, 377, Goldhawk Road, Hammersmith. 
Mealy Bug In Vineries {J. L. A .).—This pest is the worst the Grape 
grower has to contend with in vineries, as it destroys the appearance of the 
fruit; and the measures necessary for the d-struction of the insects cannot 
well be employed when they are the most active without injuring the 
Grapes. The mealy bug is most active during the growth of the Vines, 
remaining dormant during the winter or resting period of the canes, and is 
called into activity soon after fire heat is applied, which depends of course 
upon the time the fruit is required ripe. It is most successfully contested 
when the Vines are at rest. In your case we advise the Grapes to be cut at 
once and bottled, which will give you an opportunity of attacking the bug 
before it becomes ensconced in its winter quarter— i.e., beneath the bark, iu 
the holes and crevices of the rods, also woodwork, &c., of the houses. The 
Grapes being cut syringe the Vines thoroughly both ways with petroleum 
at the rate of a wineglassful to three gallons of water, which should be kept 
mixed by one person stirring briskly with a broomhandle, whilst another is 
applying it to the Vines. It must be done thoroughly so as to saturate every 
part of the Vines, and not only those, but every part of the house. If the 
foliage of the Vines is difficult to reach on their upper surfaces they must 
be loosened from the trellis and lowered so that no part of the leaves escapes 
wetting with the petroleum water. Allow the foliage to become dry, and 
then repeat the operation. The leaves being somewhat mature will not be 
injured by the petroleum. 'When the foliage is mature the operation should 
oe again repeated as before, and then matters may rest until the time arrives 
tor applying fire heat, when the Vines and house should again be syringed 
with the petroleum, care being taken to perform it before the eyes have 
broken. This is a drastic remedy, you may say. It needs one, as no half 
measures are of any avail. During the growth, so soon as the Vim s show 
eaf, a sharp look-out should be kept for any of the insects that have escaped 
the dressing, and of course destroyed, which will prevent propagation ; and 
** a ?y esca P e an ^ get into the branches they should be destroyed by a 
small brush or camel’s hair pencil dipped in methylated spirits. 
Clematises for Conservatories {E. Willing ).—We cannot better answer 
your questions, which are not particularly clear, than by citing from Messrs. 
Moore and Jackman’s work on this beautiful family of plants :—“ For con¬ 
servatory decoration the varieties of C. patens and C. florida are infinitely 
supenor to the rest as objects of ornament. The plants may be grown as 
pot specimens with excellent results. They may also be planted out in the 
conservatory, where they are especially fitted for training up the pillars or 
over the trellising fixed for covering walls, provided the situation is not too 
c °ofined and shaded by the other occupants of the house. They are, 
doubtless, more appreciated when grown in these positions, or in glazed cor¬ 
ridors, than when grown outdoors, for not only are these earlier flowers 
more highly prized than the later ones, but the blossoms themselves are 
occasionally liable to suffer injury should severe spring frosts occur during 
the time they are open. The plants themselves are, however, perfectly 
f* ard /> aud are really good wall creepers, so that but for this limited risk to 
the flowers themselves, no better or more interesting subjects for such posi¬ 
tions could possibly be selected. For pot-culture, then—and supposing young 
plants are obtained to commence with—they should be shifted about March 
into larger-sized pots, using a rich loamy compost, and paying especial 
attention to drainage. If the plants are well rooted at the first, and in a 
healthy condition, the pots may be some two or three sizes larger than those 
in which they have been wintered, as this bulk of good soil will induce a 
vigorous growth of the branches during the summer, and preclude the neces- 
Sp , r a second potting later in the season, which might not be beneficial, 
the plants should flower well if grown in 10-inch or 12-inch pots. The chief 
object should be to induce the development of a strong shoot or shoots, and 
to get this young growth well ripened by exposing it fully to light while it 
is progressing, and by so ordering the root-treatment, and the supply of 
water, as to bring about a cessation of active growth towards the end of the 
summer. Thus developed and matured, the shoots are prepared to give forth 
their lovely flowers at the proper time in the ensuing spring. While grow¬ 
ing, the young shoots cannot be better placed than when fastened perpen¬ 
dicularly to a string or wire in the full sunlight, but these shoots should be 
trained into the form required while they are still dormant in winter or early 
spring, so that the young flowering growths may dispose themselves naturally 
before the b’ossoms expand. Cylindrical or balloon-shaped trellises are the 
most convenient and suitable for specimen plants of this character. Plants 
thus grown, and thus trained, form fine objects for home decoration, as well 
as admirable subjects for the earlier or spring exhibitions. The natural 
period for the blossoming in a cold house entirely without artificial heat, is 
about the end of April or the beginning of May; but by the aid of gentle 
heat they may be had in flower earlier. The temperature should not, how- 
over, be allowed to range higher than from 45° to 55°, for if higher than the 
latter the flowers will not be of their true or natural colour. A rich light 
loamy soil, and an annual mulching to secure a renewed and vigorous summer . 
growth, are required; while the pruning must consist in the removal of a 
portion of the old flowering wood, sufficient to give the plants a new start, in 
order that young flowering wood for the following season’s bloom may be 
secured.” 
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. (G. R. <!•)• 
—1, Gloria Mundi; 2, Reinette de Canada ; 3, Beauty of Kent. {Caterham). 
—The large Pear is General Todtleben—only a baking Pear with you, as it 
does not appear to ripen on your soil. The small one is not known. (A. J. 
Brown). —1, Blenheim Pippin ; 2, Dr. Harvey ; 4, Fearn’s Pippin ; 5, Lewis’ 
Incomparable; 6, Duck’s Bill.’ (J. E. G .).—Mere de Menage. (C. T. II .).— 
1, Mere de Manage ; 2, Dumelow’s Seedling; 3, Pear Calebasse. {Constant 
Reader ).—1, Early Nonpareil ; 3, Yorkshire Greening i 4, Nonesuch ; 5, 
London Pippin; 6, Greenups Pippin. ( Somerset). —No. 1, quite passed ; 2, 
Vicar of Winkfield ; 3, Figue de Naples ; 4, Brown Beurrd. {G. B., Guild¬ 
ford). —1, Glou Morpeau ; 3, Verulam ; 4, Beurre Diel; 7, White Doyenne ; 
9, Gansel’s Bergamot; 10, Vicar of Winkfield. 
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 
Bhould 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. 
(C. H. S.). —1, Begonia semperflorens ; 2, a Dracaena, but too immature to 
be determined; 3, Adiantum cuneatuin; 4, Pteris serrulata; 5, Onychium 
japonicum ; 6, Phlebodium aureum. The numbers had become so nearly 
obliterated, that we are not sure if the above are all in their proper order 
{A. L.). —1, Pyrethrum uliginosum ; 2, Rudbeckia speciosa. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— October 21st. 
Cobs selling freely, with 
a tendency to rise. Good Pines 
are now in. 
demand, our 
market being nearly slear. 
FRUIT. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
Apples .. .. 
i 
0 
to S 
6 
Peaches . 
per doz. 
2 
0 to 8 
0 
Cobs, Kent .. 
per 100 lbs. 24 
0 
27 
6 
Pears, kitchen .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Figs .. .. 
0 
8 
0 
9 
,, dessert 
dozen 
1 
0 
l 
0 
Grapes .. .. 
0 
6 
3 
0 
Pine Apples English., lb. 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Lemons .. .. 
.. case 
15 
0 
21 
0 
Plums . .* .. .. 
* sieve 
1 
3 
2 
0 
Melons .. .. 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Strawberries.. .. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Oranges.. .. 
8 
0 
12 
0 
St. Michael Pines 
.. each 
3 
0 
7 
6 
VEGETABLES. 
8. 
d. 
8. d 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d 
Artichokes 
. .. dozen 
I 
0 
to 0 
0 
Lettuce. 
dozen 
l 
0 to 
1 
0 
Asparagus 
. .. bundle 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Mushrooms .. 
punnet 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Beans, Kidney 
lb. 
0 
s 
0 
0 
Mustard and Cress 
punnet 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Beet, Red 
.. dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Onions. 
bunch 
0 
3 
0 
0 
Broccoli .. . 
0 
9 
i 
0 
Parsley .. dozen bunches 
2 
0 
8 
0 
Brussels Sprouts .. 1 sieve 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Parsnips. 
dozen 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cabbage .. . 
0 
0 
1 
0 
Potatoes. 
cwt. 
4 
0 
5 
0 
Capsicums 
. .. 100 
1 
6 
2 
8 
,, Kidney . 
cwt. 
4 
e 
5 
0 
Carrots .. . 
0 
5 
0 
4 
Rhubarb. 
bundle 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Cauliflowers . 
. .. dozen 
2 
0 
3 
0 
Salsafy. 
bundle 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Celery .. . 
1 
6 
2 
0 
Scorzonera .. .. 
bundle 
1 
6 
0 
0 
Coleworts 
dcz. bunches 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Seakale .. .. per basket 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cucumbers . 
. .. each 
0 
3 
0 
6 
Shallots. 
.. lb. 
0 
8 
0 
0 
Endive .. . 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Spinach . 
bushel 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Heros .. 
0 
2 
0 
0 
Tomatoes .. ,. 
.. lb. 
0 
4 
0 
0 
Leeks .. 
0 
5 
0 
4 
Turnips .. .. .. 
bunch 
0 
4 
0 
6 
SHELTER FOR LIVE STOCK. 
Will the time ever come when the shelter for the whole 
of our farm animals will be regarded as an indispensable 
necessity ? Yes, we believe it will, when farmers are able 
to grasp intelligently the full significance of the term, and 
can understand its value. That exposure to cold and wet 
can be borne with apparent impunity by many animals is 
doubtless true enough; but such exposure is a piece of care¬ 
less extravagance, in which we certainly cannot afford to 
indulge in these hard times. We may give an animal plenty 
of the best food, and yet it may not grow and lay on fat so 
fast as we know it ought, simply because more of the food 
goes to sustain heat in its body than need be if it had pro¬ 
tection from cold and wet. In a recent visit to an off farm 
we found a fine herd of twenty bullocks out on the home 
close pasture. Now, it was raining hard with a high north 
wind, and the day was, in point of fact, just one of those 
bitterly cold wet days which so often prove fatal to young 
cattle at this season of the year. We went out among the 
