July 12, 18)4. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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commences at the root, destroys the stem-bark, and the plants collapse 
suddenly. There is nothing in the specimen submitted but the mycelium 
of a fungus, but as there are no “fruits” it cannot be identified. Its 
appearance is that of a Pythium. The only way to overcome the 
disease is to procure cuttings from quite healthy plants, and not grow 
them twice on the same ground without a change of plant between— 
that is, not use them year after year in the same bed. The plant, “ like 
Tares,” is Vicia narbonensis, and all such plants have originated from 
seeds of their own kind in the soil, and are not the result of any 
degeneration of the Sweet Peas amongst which they grow. 
Orobus birsutus (Si B. T .').—You have been correctly informed. 
Orobus hirsulus is a charming member of the Bitter Vetch family with 
much brighter flowers than is usual amongst its relatives. They are 
also produced in short racemes on rather long peduncles, and are con¬ 
sequently well suited for cutting. The colour is a pleasing shade of 
blue, the standard darker and inclined to purple with deeper veins, the 
wings a light bright shade, and keel nearly white. The plant is found 
in several countries of the Levant, and appears to have been known in 
Holland a considerable time before it was introduced to this country. 
In 1835 Don said it was “ cultivated in Dutch gardens in the early part 
of the last century, but is of recent introduction to our own country, 
and is still rarely seen except in botanical collections.” A coloured 
sketch which accompanies these remarks in “ Sweet’s British Flower 
Garden ” had been prepared from a plant in the Chelsea Botanic 
Garden. It is now found in several nurseries where hardy perennials 
are made a specialty. Almost any ordinary garden soil suits this Orobus; 
it grows and flowers freely, and produces seed abundantly in favourable 
seasons. It may be added that Don thought O. hirsutus was too much 
like O. laxiflorus of Desfontaines to be ranked as distinct, although 
De Candolle preserves the two names. The illustration Qfig. 7) will 
give you an idea as to the character of the flowers. 
Tomato Fruits not Setting; (F’. TFl).—The flowers are perfect in 
the pistillate, but the staminate organs are deficient of pollen. Ventilate 
freely, leaving a little air on at night so as to prevent the deposition of 
moisture on the flowers. About midday fertilise every expanded blossom 
with a camel’s-hair brush charged with pollen from the varieties that set 
freely, or from those affording it freely, letting some of the yellow 
farina come into contact with the stigma of each flower. To facilitate 
the operation you may remove the staminate portion of the flower or 
part of it, but do not injure the pistillate or ovary portion. The effect 
of cross-fertilisation is usually very satisfactory, and though troublesome 
well repays the labour, but it must be persisted in to be successful. If 
the flowers contain pollen a sharp rap of the footstalk may be sufficient, 
but is not so effective as artificial and cross-fertilisation. 
Plgra not Ripening; (iT. IF. A^.).—The Figs are attacked by 
“spot” fungus (Glae^sporium laeticolor) which is unusually prevalent 
this season. There is nothing the matter with the fruits internally, the 
flowering having been satisfactorily effected, and they are in other 
respects quite normal and healthy. No application at the roots will do 
any good, but you may use lime, say a good handful of freshly slaked 
and cool per square yard, and it will tend to harden the epidermal 
tissues, which with more air, a circulation constantly, may aid any fruit 
not affected. Those “ spotted ” should be carefully removed and 
burned, as they swarm with spores, and falling on other fruits may 
spread the diseasa. If there are hot-water pipes in the house heat them 
to 180° or between that and boiling point, and coat them thinly while 
hot with a thin cream formed of skim milk and flowers of sulphur. The 
house should be closed, and the pipes kept hot for about an hour, when 
they may be allowed to cool. The best preventive is to spray early with 
permanganate of potassium or Bordeaux mixture, the latter preferably, 
but it must not be used after the fruit has flowered. Condy’s fluid may 
be employed a little later, a 50 per cent, solution not being too strong 
in fact, it may be used as a fine spray at full strength—that is, from 
the bottle, but it is always safest to try it weak enough, and then 
increase to a safe strength. 
Soot Water Gardeners make this by tying soot in an 
old sack or a piece of rough canvas and suspend it in a tub of water, 
with the aid of a stone at first if the soot does not sink so quickly as 
they wish. The water soon becomes discoloured, and is dark or light 
according to the relative proportions of the soot and the water. Usually 
about a peck of soot is placed in a 40 or 50 gallon tub, and as the liquid 
is taken out more water is added, until the virtues of the soot are 
extracted, the bag being eventually shaken or squeezed to aid the 
extraction if necessary. Soot water should be perfectly clear, and may 
be clarified by adding some lumps of lime, stirring well, then allowing 
all particles to settle at the bottom, and scum to form on the surface, 
and this skimmed off the soot water is clear. We have often used it 
much diluted for syringing purposes beneficially, and it has left no 
sediment. As a liquid manure it should be diluted to about the colour 
of pale ale, for syringing it should be paler still. Insects do not like it, 
while it is beneficial to many plants and trees. 
Rames 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, soft green grass or leaves form the best packing, 
dry wool the worst. Not more than six specimens can be named at 
once, and the numbers should be visible without untying the ligatures, 
it being often difficult to separate them when the paper is damp. 
(^Rogers ').—1, Fuchsia procumbens ; 2, Portugal Laurel ; 3, Spiraea 
filipendula (Dropwort) ; 4, Mertensia virginica ; 5, (Euothera Fraseri; 
6, Festuca ovina casrulea. (B. B.). —1, A good form of Odontoglossum 
crispum ; 2, Masdevallia Harryana. (^Amateur ').—Perilla nankinensis. 
(^York'). —1, Phlomis tuberosa ; 2, Phlox Drummondi. (IF. C. Sf Sonx). 
—1, Zephyranthes Atamasco. 2, Probably a Gnaphalium, but the 
specimen sent was too decayed to identify species. {Castle.') —1, Spiraea 
filipendula ; 2, Lychnis chalcedonica; 3, Campanula glomerata; 4, 
Sedum rupestre ; 5, Galega officinalis alba ; 6, Centranthus ruber. 
OOVENT GARDEN MARKET.— July 11th. 
A FAIR supply of outdoor fruit reaching us considering the light crops, fore¬ 
shadowing a short and sharp season. 
FBUIT. 
t. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
a. 
d. 
Cherries. 
3 
0 
5 
6 
Lemons, case .. .. 
Oto 15 
0 
Currants, Black, half sieve 
4 
6 
5 
0 
Peaches, per doz. . . 
.. 1 
0 
8 
0 
3 
0 
4 
0 
St. Michael Pines, each 
.. 2 
0 
6 
0 
Grapes, per lb . 
1 
0 
2 
0 
Strawberries per lb. .. 
.. 0 
6 
1 
0 
VEGETABLES. 
8. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
a. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
Asparagus, per bundle 
1 
6 to 3 
6 
Mushrooms, punnet 
.. 0 
9 
to 1 
0 
Beans, Kidney, per lb. 
Beet, Red, doaea. 
0 
1 
Carrots, bunch.0 
0 
1 
1 
3 
1 
new,bunch 
Cauliflowers, dozen .. . 
Celery, bundle . 
Coleworts, dozen bunches 
Cucumbers, dozen .. , 
Endive, dozen .... .. 1 
Herbs, bunch .0 
Leeks, bunch .0 
Lettuce, dozen.0 
AVEBAOE WHOLESALE 
Orchid Blooms in variety. 
s. 
Arum Lilies, 12 blooms .. 
Asters (French) per bunch 
Bouvardias, bunch .. .. 
Carnations, 12 blccms 
„ doz. bunches.. 
Cornflowers, doz. bunches 
Eucharis, dozen.2 
Gardenias, per dozen .. 1 
Gladiolus, dozen bunches.. 1 
Lilac (French) per bunch 3 
Lily of Valley, doz. sprays 1 
Lilium candidum, dozen 
bunches:.12 
Ditto dozen blooms .. 0 
Lilium longiflorum, per doz. 2 
Maidenhair Fern, doz. bchs. 4 
Marguerites, 12 bunches .. 1 
Moss Roses (English), doz. 
d, 
6 
9 
6 
9 
0 
0 
0 
0 
G 
0 
0 
0 
4 
0 
0 
6 
to 
3 
1 
1 
1 
4 
2 
4 
4 
5 
5 
1 
18 
0 
4 
6 
4 
Mustard and Cress, punnet 
Onions, bushel. 
Parsley, dozen bunches .. 
Parsnips, dozen. 
Potatoes, per cwt. 
Salsafy, bundle. 
Seorzonera, bundle .. .. 
Shallots, per lb. .. .. .. 
Spinach, bushel. 
Tomatoes.per lb. 
Turnips, bunch. 
„ new, bunch.. .. 
PRICES.—OUT FLOWERS. 
Mignonette, 12 bunches .. 
Orchids, per dozen blooms. 
Pffionies, dozen bunches .. 
Pansies, dozen bunches .. 
Pelargoniums, 12 bunches 
Pelargoniums, scarlet, doz. 
bunches. 
Pinks, various, doz. bnchs. 
Poppies, various, doz. bchs. 
Primula (double), dozen 
sprays . 
Pyrethrum, dozen bunches 
Roses (indoor), dozen 
„ (outdoor), doz. bnchs. 
„ Tea, white, dozen 
„ Yellow, dozen .. .. 
„ Safrano (English),doz. 
MarSchal Kiel, doz. 
0 2 0 0 
3 6 
2 0 
1 0 
2 0 
1 6 
0 4 
0 3 
0 8 
Myosotis or Forget-me- 
nots, dozen bunches .. 
krbor Vitae (golden) dozen 
Arum Lilies, per dozen .. 
Aspidistra, per dozen 
Aspidistra, specimen plant 
lalceolarias, dozen pots .. 
Dracaena terminalis, per 
Drac®na viridis, dozen .. 
Jricas, per dozen .. .. 
Snonym 03, var., dozen .. 
Svergreens. in var., dozen 
?erns, in variety, dozen .. 
„ (smalli per hundred 
ricus elastica, each .. .. 
foliage plants, var., each 
fuchsia, per dozen .. .. 
leliotrope, per dozen 
Boots in variety for planting out in boxes or by the doaen. 
4 0 
3 0 
0 0 
4 H 
1 5 
0 0 
0 0 
3 0 
0 8 
o 4 
0 10 
8. d. 8. d- 
3 0 6 0 
1 0 to 9 0 
9 0 12 0 
10 2 0 
6 0 9 0 
3 0 
1 0 
0 9 
0 6 
3 0 
0 6 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Stephan 'tis, dozen sprays 
1 
0 
Stocks, t ozen bunches .. 
2 
0 
1 
6 
0 
Tuberose .12 blooms,. .. 
U 
4 
PLANTS 
IN POTS. 
B. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
8. 
d. 
6 
Oto 12 
0 
Hydrangea, per dozen 
9 
0 
6 
0 
12 
0 
Ivy Geraniums. 
4 
0 
18 
0 
36 
0 
Lilium Harrisi, per dozen 
12 
0 
5 
0 
10 
6 
Lobelia, per dozen .. .. 
3 
0 
3 
0 
6 
0 
Lycopodiums, per dozen .. 
3 
0 
Marguerite Daisy, dozen .. 
6 
0 
18 
0 
42 
0 
„ yellow, doz. pots 
6 
0 
9 
0 
24 
0 
Mignonette, per doz. 
4 
0 
9 
0 
24 
0 
Musk, per dozen. 
2 
0 
6 
0 
18 
0 
Myrtles, dozen. 
6 
0 
6 
0 
24 
0 
Nasturtiums, per dozen .. 
1 
6 
4 
0 
IP 
0 
Palms, in var., each .. .. 
1 
0 
4 
0 
8 
C 
„ (specimens) .. .. 
21 
0 
1 
0 
7 
6 
Pelargoniums, per dozen.. 
6 
0 
3 
0 
10 
0 
„ scarlet, per doz. 
3 
0 
4 
0 
8 
0 
Spirmas, per dozen .. ,, 
6 
0 
5 
0 
8 
0 
6 0 
3 0 
2 0 
1 0 
8 0 
1 0 
8 0 
2 0 
4 0 
2 0 
5 0 
2 0 
4 0 
0 8 
8. d. 
to 18 0 
6 0 
24 0 
4 0 
4 0 
13 0 
18 
8 
4 
9 
6 0 
15 0 
63 0 
12 0 
6 0 
12 0 
