Oc'ober 10, 1889. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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TEAS AND NOISETTES. 
Position in Present 
Analysis. 
Average Number of 
Times Shown in the 
Four Years. 
Number of Times 
Shown in 1889. 
Name. 
Date of Introduction. 
Raiser’s 
or 
Introducer’s 
Name. 
Colour. 
1 
40-4 
48 
Catherine Mermet . 
1869 
Guillot ... . 
Light rosy flesh. 
2 
38-0 
45 
Innocente Pirola . 
1878 
Madame Ducher ... 
White, slightly shaded. 
-3 
359 
57 
Comtesse de Nadaillac. 
1871 
Guillot . 
Rosy flesh and apricot. 
4 
330 
33 
The llride . 
1885 
May . 
White, tinged lemon. 
5 
323 
36 
Souvenir d’un Ami . 
1846 
Belot-Defougere ... 
Pale rose. 
■6 
32-0 
37 
Caroline Kuster (N.) . 
1872 
Pernet . 
Lemon yellow. 
Yellowish ro9y cream. 
7 
31-8 
35 
Souvenir d’Elise Vardon. 
1854 
Marest. 
8 
31 - 5 
14 
Marechal Niel (N.) . 
1864 
Pradel . 
Deep golden yellow. 
8 
31-5 
41 
Niphetos . 
1844 
Bougere . 
White. 
9 
29-5 
18 
Marie Van Houtte . 
1871 
Ducher . 
Yellowish white, tinted rose. 
10 
28-0 
38 
Madame de Watteville . 
1883 
Guillot . 
Cream bordered rose. 
11 
26-7 
31 
Jean Ducher. 
1874 
Madame Ducher ... 
Salmon yellow, shaded peach. 
12 
233 
31 
Madame Cusin . 
1881 
Guillot . 
Violet rose. 
13 
22-0 
26 
Honourable Edith Gifford. 
1882 
Guillot . 
Creamy white, shaded flesh. 
14 
18-8 
12 
Madame Lambard . 
1877 
Lacharme . 
Salmon, shaded rose. 
■15 
18-0 
19 
Madame Bravy. 
1848 
Guillot . 
White, flushed pale pink. 
16 
17-8 
17 
Etoile de Lyon. 
1881 
Guillot . 
Bright sulphur yellow. 
17 
17 0 
9 
Anna Ollivier . 
1872 
Ducher . 
Pale rosy flesh, shaded buff. 
18 
150 
28 
Francisca Kruger. 
1879 
Nabonnand . 
Coppery yellow, shaded rose. 
19 
14-8 
12 
Rubens . 
1859 
Robert. 
Creamy white. 
20 
140 
15 
Souvenir de Paul Neyron . 
1871 
Levet . 
Creamy white, tinted rose. 
21 
13-7 
12 
Madame Willermoz . 
1845 
Lacharme . 
Creamy white. 
22 
12 8 
18 
La Boule d’Or . 
1860 
Margottin . 
Golden yellow. 
23 
12-5 
17 
Princess of Wales. 
1882 
Bennett . 
Pale rosy yellow. 
24 
9 0 
9 
Ethel Brownlow . 
1887 
A. Dickson & Sons 
Pale pink, shaded yellow. 
25 
8-5 
8 
Madame Margottin . 
1866 
Guillot . 
Citron yellow. 
26 
8-2 
8 
Madame H. Jamain. 
1869 
Guillot . 
White, shaded yellow. 
27 
7-8 
4 
Devoniensis . 
1838 
Foster. 
Creamy white. 
28 
7-0 
12 
Madame A. Jacquier . 
1879 
Guillot . 
Light pink, shaded yellow. 
29 
6-8 
6 
Jules Finger. 
1879 
Madame Ducher ... 
Bronzy rose. 
30 
6-3 
5 
Belle Lyonnaise . 
1869 
Levet . 
Deep lemon. 
31 
6 0 
2 
Souvenir de G. Drevet. 
1884 
Guillot . 
Salmon white, shaded pink. 
32 
5-7 
4 
Perle des Jardins. 
1874 
Levet . 
Bright straw yellow. 
THE CULTURE OF ONIONS FOR GENERAL 
USE AND EXHIBITION. 
It is now about thirty years since Banbury and district became 
famous for the production of fine Onions. The method of culti¬ 
vation practised by some of the best growers was to select an 
elevated piece of ground, and in the month of October to trench 
three spits deep, working in a good dressing of farmyard manure. 
The bed would then remain until December, when it would 
receive a top-dressing of soot ; this would be forked or raked in, 
and the ground made firm early in February, and the seed sown at 
tihe same time in drills 10 inches apart, and a3 soon as the plants 
were established they were thinned to 8 inches apart. 
The beds were never allowed to get dry during the growing 
season, and received liberal top-dressings of well decayed manure 
sifted, as also artificial manures of various kinds. I wculd recom¬ 
mend those who grow for general crop to adopt the same plan as 
given above, with the exception of the distance in drilling, &c., 
which should be 6 or 7 inches from drill to drill, the seed sown 
thinly, and all the plants left, none being pulled. 
I now come to our modern or present growers, such as Mr. 
Wingrove, Rousham Park Gardens ; Mr. D. Murray, Culzean 
Castle; Mr. W. Pope, Highclere Castle ; Mr. Wiles, Edgcote 
Park ; Mr. Miller, Rood Ashton Park ; Mr. Doherty, Wroxton 
Abbey ; Mr. Bowerman, Hackwood Park ; and Mr. N. Kneller of 
Malshanger Park. The first six named gardeners have grown 
magnificent bulbs, 16, 17, and upwards of 20 lbs. the dozen, the 
last two named growers producing this year twelve bulbs weighing 
29 and 30 lbs. respectively, the varieties being Rousham Park 
Hero and Ailsa Craig. 
The methods are much alike with these growers. In October 
the ground is deeply trenched with two layers of good cow 
manure, and in January a heavy top-dressing of soot and lime, 
which is well forked in during March. The seed is sown in 
boxes in a cool vinery or frame about the 1st of February, and 
when about an inch high pricked out 3 inches apart each way into 
other boxes, and grown in gentle bottom heat with plenty of air 
until about G inches high, then hardened off and planted into the 
beds a foot apart each way. When established the beds are 
mulched with cow or spent Mushroom bed manure and liberal top- 
dressings of Cannell’s, Deverill’s, or Thomson’s manures applied in 
showery weather or well watered in. 
The ground, of course, to grow fine Onions should be a strong, 
stiff black or red loam, it being impossible to grow exhibition bulbs 
on light soils. Frequent heavy waterings between the rows is 
absolutely necessary to ensure success.—II. Devekill. 
RESTORING UNSATISFACTORY VINES. 
In accordance with my promise I send a few lines as to the 
treatment adopted with my Grape Vines, which have previously 
been in an unsatisfactory condition, but which are now carrying a 
heavy crop of fruit, the colour fine, and the berries—according to 
your high opinion—above the average size. I will commence from 
the time I took charge of them, which was in August, 1886, when 
I found the Vines in a weak and exhausted condition, the bunches 
and berries being very small and their colour red. On examining 
the foliage I found it very flabby, but the worst of all was many 
of the shoots which should have been quite ripe and brown were 
still green. I knew the cause of this laid at the roots, and on 
examining the border (which is outside) this assumption proved to 
be correct, for they were very deep down in the border and 
appeared to be dying in consequence. The only course to remedy 
this evil was to try and raise the roots to the surface. I therefore 
decided to partly renew the border, which I did in the month of 
October. I took out all the old soil, beginning from the 
foot, until the roots were reached, and then supplied fresh cut 
turfy loam ; and as the filling proceeded a good layer of cow 
dung was added between the courses of loam, and a fair sprinkling 
of half-inch bones was applied. Of course, as I filled the border 
again the greatest care was taken to have all the ends of the roots 
well in the new soil, and their points were directed upwards, so 
as they grew they would come to the surface. From the other 
part of the border I had a good spit taken and applied the same 
composition with the addition of Burrell’s artificial manures. 
