January 20,1887. ] 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
petroleum you may safely use it, if properly prepare!, for syringing fruit 
trees. Amateurs should proceed cautiously and experimentally in usin^ this 
lnsectioiie for the first time. 
Pr , otectl “S F™it Trees ( Blackrock ).—For the effectual preservation of 
the blossom of fruit trees we prefer moveable canvas blinds, only drawing 
them over the tre s during frosty nights, when sharp morning frosts are 
imminent, or when the weather is such as to endanger the blossom if it 
were exposed. If perm inent blinds are used they must be of lighter material 
such as hexagon netting, too c’ose and thick constant coverings doing as 
much harm as good, and often a great deal more. The price of the plants 
to which you refer is governed entirely by the demand for them. When 
vendors can dispose of all they have to sell at, say, Is. each, they will not 
lower the price to Gd. We presume you can raise seedlings. 
Varieties of Grapes (Ferndale). —We assume you wish to grow Grapes 
for your own use and not for sale. This being so, we think you will find 
Lady Downs s Seedling the best late late black Grape in cultivation. We 
pneb ld a el 'cr^d S i :Vrar0C qU m, e eq ? al t0 Blaok Alicante in quality, butnot nearly 
AiinLA?°° j Tbe , three vall eties you name—Gros Maroc, Black 
and L^-dy Downs s Seedling, ripen in the order named, and with a 
™Tr C i , J “ umber , of Vines a supply of Grapes can be maintained from them 
6 0(1 °i m ? e ”? oatlla ’ f'om the end of August till the end of May. 
ntheri fnr iw derstand 7® d ? not r e2ommeud them in preference to all 
otiiers for that purpose, but simply answer your questions. 
C "? tul ' e „( G - TV.).—The Tuberose succeeds in a compost of 
aharn find ’ tL* a ri ft , h ?! tborou g b ly decayed manure and a sixth of 
; The f n ° 1 !, shou . ld be moderately moist, and water not given 
growth, then it should he given so as to keep the soil in a 
mZ reeii d i wh l? - tbe P lants are in free growth afford it and liquid 
S A, 13 “o advantage to plunge the pots in a bottom heat 
trm ornwfP ’ T* ntl1 v be , ba [ bs blve formed roots and commenced making 
t, p g A?' * ey sbou d then be removed aud placed near the glass in a 
“? 8 a e J“ a temperature of 60* to 65° at night, and 70° to 75° by day, with 
into flower th m ° le from , san beat - In this they may be kept until coming 
flowers^u 1 ” 0 "! !? a cooler house > in which tbe y will expand the 
^ and be more durable. The plants mav be lightly 
toharfow U ,r°J, der kee Pdown red spider, and aphides may be destroyed by 
iSerTn th. f fumigation, or a solution of softsoap, 2 ozs. to the gallon, 
ater in the season Tuberoses do well in a greenhouse, or even outdoors. 
ai!Rwer k hm-lt Ternd Water in Hothouse (Idem).— The proposed tank would 
13 Inches f ?f d P u Stered i m8lde with cement, having iron rods across 
and on N thiri tbe depth from the top. Tbree- 
sho.iM b» r^i da - Wdh large beads or Ganges outside would do, and they 
bars h, r J /i Val V!? d- y '? e ' mch walls will be strong enough with the iron 
thehnfi,fi. 10Ut there ” danger of bulging. Ton need only cement around 
is nn filr i P ’i PeS S ° a m, t0 make watertight, and if this is done properly there 
are slfte The best tanks, however, for the purpose you require 
‘ wblcb * ake up less room, and are not more costly. The pipes 
r d „ r ® ° particular packing to prevent leakage and cracking the tank. 
Cement is as good as anything. v s 
c ° mlan i Redder).—Yon can graft the Black Ham 
Kunhnrd^ Muscat of Alexandria, and it would behest to cut the Black 
rod of flie\t I10 f W A i° a f T- fe ? fc above where y° u wish t0 commence the 
5°f °, f 1 Mn ®cat of Alexandria, dressing the end with knotting. In spring 
sc on L Sm ?° th ° r r 6n part of ,be rod of tbe Black Hamburgh, put on thf 
sc on °- r to ? gU ? grafting, but leaving a sufficient length of the 
fcbe Junction to reach into a bottle which should be filled with 
sWiM hi a ? d a s “ a11 , P’ece of charcoal, and the lower end of the scion 
Had j P laced ln the water, securing the bottle in position with wire 
; the neck and fastened t > the Vine rod. The scion should be cut 
the\toot thr ? e P a H 3 through at the bottom of the junction with 
cotton be . made t j fit tbe bark of the stock, binding securely with 
as to exclude n d Coverlng tbe whole neatly with grafting wax so 
scion ~ d - M lr - 0ne ® ye ’ or at most two, will be sufficient on the 
on tbe wood beI °w the junction. The scion will be 
after the^c^ 7 ^ at ? r , tbe bottle unt il the sap rises in the stock, and 
heWtPe • r aS start ? d ltlto growth and the union is complete the part 
■T °i“ ? ay be ? way ' The P rocess i3 similar to inarching, 
the clnwth hein t0Ck beyo ? d tb ® point of union is left to attract the sap, 
to extend 4 g 3U PP ressed for diverting it into the shoots that are desired 
Vinp!*will*H p fm cxceilent chapter on methods of grafting and inarching 
Vines will be found m Barron’s “ Vine Culture.” 8 
of v^«>M ematur ^ F ° rCed ((r «•)—What you term a “strange freak 
allowing tv, v- m ° St dlsastrou i, consequent of too early pruning and not 
V u« l? the Vines any rest. The weather is not to blame, for had the 
middled <5 0VVe , d t0 ,, retal . n the foliage, or not been pruned until the 
™!. e of September, the disaster would not have arisen. You can do 
DerfectinT lb° th ? evl !’ °. n,y continue the treatment necessary for 
fpoYpd g t tb ® crop, such as it is, subduing the mildew by dusting the in- 
s .? P bur > or sulphur fumes from the hot-water pipes ought 
cause rusA ‘ ’- S U °!, a good remedy, as sulphur fumes are liable to 
thflir=w!n; ad S ° 1 ? ]ur ® the . tender skin of young Grapes as to prevent 
Granes arcsine V and y +K C ° l ff lnU i 6 th5 treatment bit herto pursued until the 
»r 7 r o P ’ d the , n afford a temperature of 60° by artificial means, 
be continued hea t wEb air freely above tbat - This will need to 
“ becomes sufficiently warm for dispensing 
through the t? and tbe house skou’d be freely, in fact fully, ventilated 
rata exteiminn nf^h"’! 0 ! °i m ^ ay i esoe P t in cold weather. Allow a mode- 
or the'le^ 1011 ° f tbe laterals - but keep them away from the principal foliage 
dirtand in«ecf= P 1 ? 0rtlng - the i aXll ! ary buds > and tbey must b ® ke P fc free from 
kept healthv ind b L°?i aS v" al s y ri ? 1 S 111 g s , it being essential that the leaves he 
Bom. little'Ute d ? hS J’" 8 aS ,0ng a3 P 03s i b! e. If they disappear, allow 
modern felt, lat ® ral iT™wth,so as to attract the sap, and with this and a 
months r inoist soil the Vines may be kept in a semi-dormant state for 
forme i before tlfo h Ve ° *? haV ? H'' a P es ri pe in April, should not be per- 
y not W fS v eglnn !? g of .September. With three Vines in a house 
cr vv 0t b , flult something is radically wrong. Probably the border 
r taey have become weak by a long course of subjection to early forcing! 
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b o Stimulate ^ f beS ^' emed ? is to encourage all the extension possible, so as 
surf ace'dressings aC T f °“f, and encourage surface roots by mulching and rich 
suriace aressings. If the roots are deep, or the border unsatisfaetorv the 
thfwTktV£w d d be t0 ° ar 1? 1,y f ! ift th ® Vines in -Wiguet, and by shading 
once and tll „ aely d ?“ e tben ’, tbe foIla ge causing fresh roots to be make at 
of the Vin« e working m the fresh material insure a satisfactory growth 
carefullT and ahr, ^ eT f ectl0 \ °. f tbe crop. It, however, requires to be doee 
caretuily and about six weeks m advance of pruning the Vines For Vines 
v\ n ^P ,dl eal 'ly Ma g y the iSing shonMbe 
ft«®SSL.T he w ethod ° f m 0ing t e work has been frequently 
clescnbed in the Journal. We sympathise with you, and regret you should 
mmf a ^on <> ! rrUi ! S,-T ! e names and addresses of senders of fruit to be named 
a -f CaS6S b ® 1 enclosed with the specimens, whether letters referring 
o the fruit are sent by post or not. The names are not necessarily required 
narnJd lCatl0n ’ '““a sufficing for that. Only six specimens can be 
( r if//* ° n v Ce ’ , and 3 ^P lus fruit3 beyond that number cannot be preserved. 
Bonum ^'NnV ? 0t ka ° W ?' a, 3 ’ Eibston Pi PP in - 3. Roundway Magnum 
Sr A. S^tASSTSS**"* (,r - 
vari^u^f 8 !W Plauts ~W? only undertake to name species of plants, not 
- have ongmated Horn seed and termed florists’ flowers. 
sho„, e d l ,! apeClmenS a c® neceSBary of dowering plants, and Fern fronds 
b r BP °,? eS - S P 0Clmens should arrive in a fresh state in firm 
cotton „ ' y da “ P m ° 330r soft green leaves form the best packing, dry 
cotton wool the worst. Not more than six specimens can be named at once. 
(U. Ji.). Mormodes pardmum umcolor, also known as Catasetum citrinum. 
COVENT GARDEN MARKET.— January 19th. 
Market very dull, with no alteration in prices of ordinary goods. Best 
samples of Grapes making better values. J 6 
Apples.$ sieve 1 
i, Nova Scotia and 
Canada, per barrel 10 
Cherries. | sieve 0 
Cobs . 1001b. 60 
Pigs . dozen 0 
Grapes ..n>. o 
Lemons ..case 10 
FRUIT, 
d. s. d. 
6 to 4 0 
13 
0 
70 
0 
3 
15 
Melon .each 0 
Oranges .loo 6 
Peaches.. .. .. perdoz. 0 
Pears. dozen 1 
Pine Apples English., lb. 1 
Plnms. j sieve 1 
St. Michael Pines ..each 2 
Strawberries.. .. per lb. 0 
d. 
0 to 0 
12 o 
Artichokes .. dozen 1 
Asparagus .. .. bundle 0 
Beans, Kidney .. per lb 0 
Beet,Red .. .. dozen 1 
Broccoli.bundle 0 
Brussels Sprouts .. J sieve 2 
Cabbage . dozen 1 
Capsicums .. .. 100 1 
Carrots.bunch 0 
Cauliflowers .. .. dozen 3 
Celery .bundle 1 
Coleworts doz. bunches 2 
Cucumbers .. .. each 0 
Endive •• .. .. dozen 1 
Herbs .bunch 0 
Leeks .bunch 0 
VEGETABLES, 
d. s. d 
0 to 0 
0 0 
s. d. 
s. d 
Lettuce.dozen 1 0 to 1 6 
Mushrooms .. ..punnet 0 6 10 
Mustard and Cress punnet 0 2 0 0 
Onions.bunch 0 3 0 0 
Parsley .. dozen bunches 2 0 SO 
Parsnips.dozen 10 2 0 
Potatoes. cwt. 4 0 SO 
,, Kidney .. cwi. 4 0 5 o 
Rhubarb.. „ .. bundle 0 2 0 6 
Salsafy.bundle 10 10 
Scorzonera .. .. bundle 16 0 0 
Seakale .. .. per basket 16 2 o 
Shallots. tb.OS 06 
Spinach.bushel 8 0 4 o 
Tomatoes .lb. 06 1 0 
Turnips .. .. „ bunch 0 4 0 0 
PLANTS IN POTS. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
Aralia Sieboldi .. 
dozen 
9 
0 to 18 
0 
Arbor vitae (golden) dozen 
6 
0 
9 
0 
,i (common) 
dozen 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Azalea .. .. per dozen 2i 
0 
41 
0 
Bedding Plants, var 
doz. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Begonias .. ., 
dozen 
4 
0 
9 
0 
Chrysanthemum .. 
dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cockscombs per dozen 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Cyperns . 
dozen 
4 
0 
12 
0 
Dracaena terminalis, 
dozen 30 
0 
60 
0 
viridis .. 
dozen 12 
0 
24 
0 
Erica, various 
dozen 
9 
0 
12 
0 
„ hyemalis per dozen 12 
0 
24 
0 
„ gracilis per dozen 
9 
0 
12 
0 
Euonymus, in var. 
dozen 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Evergreens, in var. 
dozen 
6 
0 
24 
0 
Ferns ,in variety.. 
dozen 
4 
0 
18 
0 
Ficus elastica .. each 1 
Fuchsia .. per dozen 0 
Foliage Plants, var. each 2 
Hyacinths .. per dozen 9 
Hydrangea .. per dozen 0 
Ivy Geraniums per dozen 0 
Lilium anratum per doz. 0 
Lobelias .. ,. per dozen 0 
Marguerite Daisy dozen 6 
Mignonette .. per dozen 0 
Musk .. .. per dozen 0 
Myrtles.dozen 6 
Palms, in var. .. each 2 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, doz. 6 
Poinsettia .. per dozen 12 
Primula sisensis per doz. 4 
Solanums per doz. 9 
d. b . 
6 to 7 
0 
0 
9 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
0 
0 
a. 
o 
0 0 
10 0 
12 0 
0 0 
0 
0 
0 
12 
0 
0 
12 0 
21 0 
9 0 
0 18 
6 0 
12 0 
CUT FLOWERS. 
a. 
d. 
8. 
a. 
Abntilons 
12 bunches 
2 
0 
to 4 
0 
Arum Lilies .. 
12 blooms 
5 
0 
8 
0 
Asters .. .. 
12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Azalea .. .. 
12 sprays 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Bouvardias .. 
per bunch 
0 
6 
1 
0 
Camellias .. 
12 blooms 
3 
0 
4 
0 
Carnations .. 
12 blooms 
1 
0 
8 
0 
»» • • 
12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Chrysanthemums 12 belies. 
12 
0 
21 
0 
12 blooms 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Cornflower .. 
12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Dahlias ,. 
12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Epiphyllum .. 
doz. blooms 
0 
6 
0 
0 
Eucharis 
per dozen 
4 
0 
8 
0 
Gardenias ,. 
12 blooms 
9 
0 
21 
0 
Gladioli 
12 bunches 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Hyacinths,Roman, 12 sprays 
1 
0 
1 
6 
Lapageria, white, 12 blooms 
2 
0 
4 
0 
Lapageria, red 
.. 12 blooms 
1 
0 
2 
0 
„ longiflorum,12blms. 
0 
0 
0 
0 
Lilac (white), French, bunch 
6 
0 
8 
0 
Lily of the Valley, 12 spray 3 
Marguerites .. 12 bunches 
Mignonette .. 12 bunches 
Narciss, Paper-white, bunch 
„ White, English, bunch 
Pelargoniums, per 12 trasses 
i, scarlet, 12 trusses 
Roses .. 12 bunches 
„ (indoor), per dozen 
,, Tea. dozen 
,, red (French) dozen 
Parme Violets (French) 
Poinsettia .. 12 blooni3 
Primula (single) per bunch 
(double) per bunch 
Pyrethrum .. 12 hunches 
Stocks, various 12 bunches 
Tropteolam .. 12 bunches 
Tuberoses .. 12 blooms 
Violets .. .. 12 bunches 
„ Czar, French, pe bunch 
s. d. 
1 0 
2 6 
s. d. 
to 2 0 
6 0 
0 0 
0 6 
1 6 
1 6 
1 0 
0 0 
2 0 
4 0 
8 9 
7 6 
9 0 
0 6 
1 6 
0 0 
2 0 
2 6 
