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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[Novembek 7. 
presuming there is every appearance of their being ready: 
I have very frequently seen them commence, and once I had 
the gratification of seeing the commotion within on that 
occasion. S. J. 11., Barnsley. 
[Anything which you, a practical bee-keeper, can write to 
us will be acceptable. We shall be very glad to receive the 
history you offer.—E d. C. G.] 
LIST OF CHOICE AND NEW CARNATIONS. 
SCARLET BIZARRES. 
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Achilles (Headley’s); a fine variety . 7 
Admiral Courzon (Lasom’s); extra fine .... 3 
Amanda (Puxley’s) ; ditto . 5 
Captain Edwards (Summer’s); very fine .... 5 
Duke of Wellington (Braggs’); had a First) 
class Certificate at the Royal South London j- 5 
and London Floriculture! Societies.j 
Excelsior (Kay’s) ; extra fine. 5 
Grand Master (Holliday’s) ; ditto . 5 
Lord Rancliffe (ditto) ; ditto . 0 
Lord George Bentinck (Puxley’s); ditto .... 5 
Splendid (Martin’s) ; very superior . 0 
CRIMSON BIZARRES. 
British Standard (Puxley’s); extra fine .... 3 
Constellation (Slater’s); ditto. 5 
Great Britain (Ely’s) ; ditto. 8 
Lord Milton (ditto); ditto . 3 
Mercutio (May’s); very fine. 3 
Malek Adhel (unknown); extra fine. 5 
Rainbow (Cartwright’s) ; a good old kind .... 3 
Rainbow (Hastings’) ; extra fine. 3 
Sir Joshua Reynolds (Hughes’) ; ditto. 3 
Thomas Hewlett (Holliday’s) ; ditto. 7 
Thomas Sharpe, Esq. (ditto) ; ditto. 3 
Zorraide (unknown); ditto. 3 
PINK AND PURPLE BIZARRES. 
Henry Vinke (White’s) ; extra fine . 5 
Mary (Gregg’s) ; ditto . 5 
Prince Albert (Puxley’s) ; ditto. 3 
Sarah Payne (Ward’s) ; ditto . 3 
Twvford Perfection (Young’s); fine petals—1 „ 
PURPLE FLAKES. 
Beauty of Woodhouse (Mansley’s); very fine 3 
Cymba (Ely’s) ; ditto . 3 
Earl Spencer (Barrenger’s); ditto. 3 
Mayor of Litchfield (Clarke’s) ; truly extra .. 7 
Mayor of Oldham (Hepwortli's) ; ditto. 10 
Mango (Ely’s) ; very fine . 3 
Queen of Purples (Holliday’s); extra fine.... 5 
Rev. J. Bramhall; full and smooth, and finely 1 
marked ..j 
Sir G. Schofield (Puxley’s) ; extra fine. 5 
SCARLET FLAKES. 
Brilliant (Elliott’s) ; an extra smooth and) r 
good flower.} 
Defiance (Haines’) ; extra fine . 7 
Jenny Lind (Merryweather) ; ditto . 5 
King of Scarlets (Ely's); the finest. 5 
Queen of Scarlets (Holliday’s) ; extra fine .. 3 
Queen Victoria (Simpson’s) ; ditto. 3 
Rising Sun (Puxley’s) ; ditto. 3 
Roi de Feu (unknown) ; ditto . 0 
Sir H. Smith (Hall’s) ; ditto . 2 
ROSE FLAKES. 
Ariel (May’s) ; extra fine. 3 
Flora’s Garland (Brooks’) ; the best. 5 
Lady Ann (Ely’s) ; extra fine. 3 
Lady Gardener (ditto) ; ditto,—a first-rate) , 
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Lorenzo (May’s) ; extra fine . 3 
Maid of Athens (ditto) ; ditto . 10 
Princess Royal (Puxley’s) ; ditto . 5 
Princess Alice (May’s) ; ditto . 0 
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EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENCE, i 
Potato Disease. —Seeing the remarks of Mr. Turner in I 
your last week’s Cottage Gardener concerning potatoes, I ■ 
feel there would be a forgetfulness of duty if I did not 
impart the result of my observations upon the nature of the 
disease in this almost indispensable vegetable. In February, 
1841), I planted Ash-leaved Kidneys from seeds produced by my 
own crop of 1848 : the disease had never made its appear¬ 
ance amongst them. I planted quite at the edge of a bank, 
dibbled them in four inches, and filled in the hole with fine 
charcoal dust. The crop was excellent, and no disease to be 
seen. From the seed of this crop I planted in February, 
1850, in an open part of an orchard, in a much heavier ! 
soil. But, foreseeing the effects of such a change of soil, 
I prepared ridges nine inches above the level and distant 
about two feet. Into these ridges I dibbled my seed, filling 
up the hole as before with charcoal dust. From this I had 
a good crop, but the last dug-up showed, here and there, 
signs of disease. In the same month, February, 1850, 1 
procured some Early Cocknies from a neighbour, who was j 
discarding them altogether on account of the disease i 
almost destroying the whole crop of 1849. In a not quite 
open situation in the same orchard I dibbled these in on 
ridges, filling the holes with charcoal dust, as with the Ash- ] 
leaved Kidneys. These are all gathered in and laid in a j 
dry shed, each layer covered with charcoal dust; and they 
supply my table daily, and will for some time to come. I do 
not mean to say that these were free from disease ; on the 
contrary, it was very perceptible; but in comparison with its 
effects in the situation from whence they were discarded, in 
mine they were as nothing. Here, then, is the thing which 
I propose to set before you. Seed unaffected with disease 
placed in a worse situation is found slightly affected; on 
the contrary, seed diseased placed in a better situation is 
greatly improved. And the inference I draw from these 
observations, and from a long course of attention to the ! 
reports concerning potato disease, is this, that as in some 
way above and beyond our comprehension diseases hitherto 
unknown to the human frame in this land are suddenly 
found to exist, with fluctuating effects from year to year, 
and at appointed times, and can never afterwards be wholly 
removed, though they may be greatly ameliorated, and are 
found to be induced or lessened by attention to discovered 
circumstances, so this disease in the potato appears to have 
acclimatised itself; and if so, we shall have as good a chance 
of rooting out consumption from our land as this vegetable 
malady. Our wisdom will be, then, to gather together all 
the data we can of the positions in which this evil most 
predominates, and of those in which its effects are least 
offensive; and so by avoiding the one and embracing the 
other, if we cannot ensure a complete absence, we may 
secure at least the lowest estimate of its power, i intended 
to have allowed another season to pass before I had ven¬ 
tured to make these remarks, and to have seen whether my 
Early Cocknies in a still better situation would have con¬ 
firmed the report here made, and continued their improve¬ 
ment ; but as Mr. Turner’s remarks, and these I now make, 
may induce planters to attend more to the situation and 
circumstances of the seed in the ensuing season than they 
possibly might have done, 1 am not willing to withhold for a 
moment this testimony, in order that the remarks of Mr. 
Turner may have their full weight upon those employed in 
this business. One remark I may be allowed to make as 
disadvantageous to this system. The tubers are apt to 
force themselves out of the ground, and by exposure become 
spoiled; and while I, in my little way, by daily watching was 
able to cover them with some nice dry soil, the thing would 
be impossible almost over many acres. N.B. My neigh¬ 
bour gardeners laughed heartily when they saw my ridges 
in the spring—saying I had begun at the wrong end; others 
declared it was no good planting potatoes on that land.—J. B. 
Useful Recipes. —Perhaps the following method of using 
the apples which fall from the trees may be useful to some 
of your numerous readers. I have used them thus for 
several years:— 
Apple Cheese. —Cut and pare the apples as for a pie; 
put them, when so cut, into a jar or pan, cover it over with 
a pan, plate, or in any other way ; put it into the oven, leave 
it there until the apples are baked quite soft; then, while 
