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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 17. 
Cockroaches ( E. S. G.).— Like wasps and hornets, cockroaches have 
had a full share of the attention of receipt makers. We have seen, or 
known every receipt fail except the one “ to catch and kill,” and there is 
no other remedy for getting rid of them. The best traps for them are 
glass jugs, wide below, and narrow at the mouth or neck; out of this 
they cannot climb, and they will enter them, if properly placed, without 
a bait; otherwise sugar and water, meal-dust, or oatmeal will entice 
them. A stone or the ends of a couple of the flooring-boards at each 
end of the fender, should be removed the last thing at night; the glass 
jugs should then be fixed in their place, and the spaces between them to 
be filled up with sand, so that the mouths of the jugs are level with the 
surface. They are to be emptied every morning in scalding water. We 
have caught them by putting the glass within the fender and packing 
paper between them, but it takes a long time to get rid of them so. 
Clematis Sieboldii (E. S. G .).—We have seen it go off by the 
stem, rotting at, or a little below, the surface of the ground, but reco¬ 
vered again by a fresh stem, and a much stronger one, from the roots. 
We hope yours may do the same; probably some grub or insect had 
barked it. 
Bees (S. Devon). —The dead bees which you mention are, most pro¬ 
bably, imperfectly formed young ones, and, on that account, turned out 
of the hives. Some may have died from the cold winds and rain. You 
will, in all probability, have had a swarm before this reaches you. Supply 
a glass or two to your “ Neighbour’s Cottage Hive ; ” in about 21 days 
from the time of putting the bees into it, remembering to put a piece of 
guide-comb into each glass. 
Tiie Frosted-silver Plant (M. B.). —This, the Cineraria mari- 
tima , you must keep trained down all the season, round the scarlet gera¬ 
niums ; and, if it gets too thick or lumpy in any part of the circle, you 
can thin out the branches, stop them, or indeed do anything to them. It 
is a plant you cannot possibly hurt by the hardest treatment. The sooner 
you make cuttings of Lady Plymouth geranium the better, but March or 
April is the right time for them. If it is in flower do not touch it, as 
such cuttings never make good plants. 
Climbers (E. J. P.). —The very best “ creepers, ” or rather climbers, 
for the “ north side of a house, in a windy situation,” are the evergreen 
climbing Roses; the next best are the Sweet-scented Clematis and Cle¬ 
matis montana ; and all of them will cover large spaces in a short time, 
if the soil is a good rich loam on a dry or well-drained bottom. 
Exporting Rhubarb (F . W. T.).—Any time from the end of Septem¬ 
ber to the end of January will do to send rhubarb-roots to Havannah, and 
they may be sent in a strong case like so many potatoes, without any 
packing stuff. But how they will answer in Havannah we cannot say ; 
perhaps some of our correspondents have so tried them, and can let us 
know. Keeping green peas bottled for winter use has been treated of in 
former volumes, but, for your benefit, we open the question again, and 
would be glad to hear again from our friends on the subject. 
Sloping Bank (H. C .).—There is no definite rule on the subject; 
neither is it “ a matter of taste,” in one case out of five hundred, but 
only a matter of necessity. If; you are limited in space, the slope must 
necessarily be steep ; if not, the easier the slope the better. There is no 
rule whatever respecting gradual slopes in flower-gardens. Your best 
plan, and by far the cheapest, would be to have a flight of steps of wood, 
painted in imitation of stone, to get from terrace a to b and c at once; 
but better and cheaper still, to have the rises of the steps wooden, two 
inches thick, and seven inches deep, and the treads of the steps in concrete. 
Chrysanthemum Culture (G . T. C.).— You ask how often may a 
chrysanthemum be stopped? This depends upon the time the first stop¬ 
ping takes place. If as early as March, it may be stopped again in May, 
and again in July. Again, you ask what is the latest time you may make 
the last stopping? Certainly not later than the middle of July. The final 
potting should be given just as the buds appear; this is some time after 
the stopping should have ceased. 
Bulb (Forest Hill ).—The flower vou sent, as far as we could judge 
in the faded state it reached us, is a flower of Ismene calathinum , a bulb 
easy enough to manage. Pot in spring, and place it, if possible, in gentle 
heat; a bark bed is best. Water as the plants grow; and when the 
leaves turn yellow, then leave off watering, and give rest. In fact, 
treat it exactly as you w T ould an amaryllis, and it will flower well. It is 
| not difficult to cultivate. 
Deodar, with Broken Leader (/. Hayward).— In order to remedy 
! the misfortune that has happened to your Cedrus deodara , of losing its 
j leading shoot, procure a moderately stout stick, tie the lower part of it 
! to the upper part of the stem of the Deodar, and tie up to it the highest 
j side-shoot that is uninjured. The stick should be long enough to enable 
i you to tie up the side-shoot its full length. It will soon form a new 
| leader, and in a couple of years the stick may be removed. Watch the 
ties, and if they appear to strangle the stem, cut them open, and tie 
j afresh. 
Wild Anemones. — T. D. would be glad to know where he can obtain 
j plants of our British Anemones. For a late crop of Peas sow the Prince 
j Albert. 
Nectarine Shoots Leafless (Eugenia). —When this occurs either 
! to the peach or nectarine, and only a few leaves are left at the end of 
I the shoot, it arises usually from the occurrence of the late spring frosts. 
Ripening the young wood, with retarding and shelter in spring, are the 
! means of prevention. 
Poultry (A Subscriber from the First). —If the case were in our own 
poultry-yard, we should shut up the rooster until the wounds he has 
I occasioned in the hens’ sides were healed. Then, if the nails were kept 
! cut, the wounding would probably not recur. 
Vine Leaves (Oswestry). —Some are eaten by the weevil mentioned 
by us at p. 170. Others of the leaves are mildewed, or have the red 
spider, we cannot tell which from the dried specimens received. If you 
find no insects, numerous and minute, where the whiteness appears, you 
may be certain that it is mildew, and treat it with sulphur, as directed in 
back numbers. 
Strawberry Runners (H., Taunton ),—Peg down the very first leaf¬ 
lets ; the end of the runner will continue to extend, but stop it as soon 
as the first leaflets shew symptoms of rooting. 
Crystallizing Fruit, — 31.31. would be obliged for a receipt whereby 
she can crystallize sugar over currants, sections of oranges, &c. Seed¬ 
lings of Marvel of Peru, raised in a hotbed in March, will flower during 
July following in the open border. 
Bees. —“A Grateful Subscriber” is informed by “ A Country Vicar,” 
“ that to manage bees on his plan, with complete success, a little foresight 
is requisite to insure the presence of a youthful queen : which may be 
obtained either by securing one to such first swarms as are intended to 
be used for this purpose the following year, viz :—by destroying their 
queen, and returning them, when they will soon swarm out again with 
a young queen; or in default of this, having fixed upon the hive to be 
operated upon, let it swarm first as usual. Let her majesty be killed, 
and the swarm returned, and proceed with the plan proposed. Then, not 
only will the promised harvest be gathered in, but a splendid stock will 
remain for breeding or other purposes next year. If the queens are old 
in the two hives now working, “ A Grateful Subscriber ” must exert his 
ingenuity to catch them, and kill them as soon as possible, or the result 
will probably be as he anticipates.” 
Names of Plants (Quidam).—Statice mucronata and Cytisus race- 
mosus. (31. R .).—The purplish red flower is Cynoglossum officinale. 
The other is allied to Phlomis , but we do not recognise it. (A Sub¬ 
scriber ).—The bronze calceolaria we do not know; the yellow is Cal¬ 
ceolaria amplexicaulis; Geranium graveolens; Alyssum saxatile; Oxulis 
caprina (?); MesembryanthemUm multiforum rubrum; the variegated- 
leaved flower is Alyssum variegatum. (Rev. R. 31. Evans). — Lithos- 
permum purpureo-cceruleum is common in most nurseries. Your plant 
is Collomia Cavanillesii, but has been known by several other names. 
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