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Pyrus Japonica (Evesham).— Yes, you are quite right, spur prune 
it now, as you would a pear or apple-tree. What splendid specimens 
your standard Japonicas must be, “twelve feet high.” Do you know 
whether they are grafted, or on their own roots, and if grafted, on what 
stock ? 
Ivy and Climbers (Tyro).— When ivy and roses are used to cover a 
wall like yours, twelve feet high, plants of both should be planted the 
same season, and by keeping the roses away from the ivy as much as 
possible, until it covers the wall, then fastening the roses, here and there, 
to the stems or shoots of the ivy. The two may go on for years and 
years, without doing harm to each other, but it will never do to plant 
young roses against an old ivied-wall. Clematis montana is more likely 
to smother the ivy than be put to the worst itself. 
A Principle in Budding (Evesham).—' Three friends, and great 
rose growers, met together the other night, and with other good things, 
they must have a smack at philosophy. Tam O’Shanter said, “ when you 
bud a rose, cut otf the extreme end of the wild branch, in order to throw 
the sap into the bud.” “ Nay, nay,” quoth Souter Johnny, “ that mona 
be, but leave it its full length, so as not to stop the sap from rising.” 
And the Souter has the best of it, as he had that “ awfu night.” Buds 
do not unite as soon as they are inserted, so they cannot act like a new 
joint-flow by a plumber; but if the wild shoot is two feet long, taking off 
the extreme point does neither good nor harm; but if cut half way down 
it might kill the bud. 
Wash for Aphides (Novice). —Tobacco-water is the best and only 
safe “wash” for roses in summer. They do not bud or graft such 
things as dahlias in the sense of your question, but you may splice tops 
and side pieces on the tubers, so as to look like grafting and budding in 
the spring. We cannot “account” for your strawberries going blind. 
Use runners by all means in preference to old plants. 
Lovell breed of Poultry. —Several correspondents, besides one 
in our last, are anxious to have a description of this breed. They all 
agree in thinking them a sub-variety of the Cochin-China. . We shall be 
very much obliged by any of our readers sending us particulars concerning 
them. Some call them “ the Lawell breed of Cochin-Chinas.” 
Digging Fork. —A correspondent (B. y Waterford), says he has formed 
an implement like that mentioned at p. 8u of the present volume, but 
with some improvements, and that he finds the following proportions 
“most satisfactory.” Length of prongs, 12£ inches, width of prongs 
from point to point of the two outer ones, 54 inches ; space between the 
middle prong and each of the outer, 2 inches ; width of top of the prongs, 
74 inches ; length of strap fastening the head to the handle, 114 inches; 
total length of handle from the top of the prongs to the top of the hand- 
rest, 3 feet 54 inches ; circumference of handle, 5£ inches; prongs to be 
square, but ending in a spear head, as shewn at p. 80. 
Preserving Pine Apples (L.). —They should be taken before they 
are ripe, and be kept for five days in some strong salt and water. Then 
put a good layer of vine leaves at the bottom of a large saucepan, and 
put in your pine apples, fill up the pan with some more vine leaves, and 
pour over them the salt and water in which the fruit was kept. Cover 
very close, set over a slow fire, and let them stand until they are of a fine 
light green colour. With a quart of water and a pound of double-refined 
sugar make a thin syrup, which, as soon as nearly cold , put into a deep 
jar, and place the pine apples in with their tops on. Let them stand a 
week, taking care that they are well covered with the syrup. At the end 
of the week boil up the syrup again, and pour it very carefully into the 
jar, or the tops of the pine apples may break. Let it stand eight or ten 
weeks, during which time repeat the boiling of the syrup twice or thrice 
to keep it from moulding, remembering always to let it be nearly cold 
before it is returned to the jar, and when the pine apples look full and 
green make thick syrup of three pounds of the same sugar as before, with 
just a sufficiency of water to dissolve it in, boiling it well, adding a few 
slices of white ginger, and when nearly cold take the pine apples out of 
the first syrup, and pour this over them. Tie down close with a bladder, 
and they will keep for years. 
July 15. 
Scaring Starlings (S. C .).-—We know of no mode of frightening 
these bold birds away from cherries; has any one of our readers been 
more successful ? 
Diseased Grapes (A Subscriber— Guernsey).—' They were shanked, I 
and ulceration had spread to the berry from the stalk. More, and drier j 
air, by means of fires during the wet, cold days of June, and a protection i 
of the roots from cold and wet, would probably have prevented the j 
mischief. 
Polish Fowls.— C. M. wishes to know where a pair of pure black I 
Poland fowls with white top-knot can be had, and at what price. 
Ornamental Fowls (A Subscriber ).—We know of none that can be 
allowed to run freely in the garden without liability of injury to the 
flowers, &c. Guinea fowls are less mischievous than peacocks. 
Plants Clubs.— We have the name and address of a gentleman who 
will be ready to co-operate. 
Horticultural Society.— Quidam may apply to Mr. Orr, 2, Amen 
Corner, Paternoster Row. 
Alphabetical List of Roses (R. E. J3.).—We fear to undertake 
such a list of the thousands of varieties. If you obtained a catalogue j 
from each of the great rose-growers you would usually find what you I 
require. 
Space for Poultry (C. C.). —We know where a Cochin-China cock 
and six hens are very successfully kept in a space about four yards wide 
and twelve yards long, partly turfed, and partly the bare soil. There i6, 
of course, a small poultry-house attached, and the brood hens arc kept 
under coops, which allow the little chickens to run about in the garden 
at large. 
Gardener’s Place (M. N. G .).—Write to Mr. Appleby, 1, Princess- 
street, Edgeware-road, London. 
White Comb in Poultry (X. I’.).— 1 Try an ointment made of cocoa- 
nut oil and turmeric. We have tried it ourselves with perfect success. 
Rub the ointment upon the white parts three or four times, at intervals 
of two days. No other oil or grease but that of the cocoa-nut will do. 
Aphis on Cherry tree, &c. (J. II., Wilts ).—The black insects on 
your cherry-tree, and the green ones on your roses, See., are all of the 
genus aphis, or plant louse. Either tobacco smoke or tobacco water, re¬ 
peated two or three times, will destroy them. 
Grub (S. C.).—' The grub which had eaten through the strawberry 
root is the larva of the common Cock-chafer, or May Bug (Mdolontha 
vulgaris). 
Names of Plants (T. HI. W .).— Pimelea rosea. (//. II.).—Capri- 
folium flexuosum , certainly. (Allendale). —Your specimens arc only 
varieties of Polygala vulgaris. (Mary A .).—Your plants are—1, Pru¬ 
nella vulgaris ; 2 , Cerastimn tomentosum ; 3, Thymus serpyllum; 4, 
Geranium striatum} 5, G. nodosum (?); 6, Campanula —wc cannot be 
certain what species without its root leaves ; /, Veronica— without any 
leaves we can only say it may be Veronica latifolia ; 8, Erinus alpinus : 
9, Veronica Austriac a; 10, Silene in flat a. (J. F. W.M.). —1. Geranium 
pratense; 2. Geranium colt inum ? not certain the species; 3. Geranium 
pyrenuicum ; 4. Pelargonium odoratissimurn ; b. Pelargonium australe; 
6. Erica ventricosa stellata ; 7* Momoraica Charantiu. 4 and 5 are two 
old species, and 5, as you say, not very commonly seen. 7, w T e should 
say, was a worthless, w^edy plant. \Brentinby Cottage).—Erigeron 
philadelphicum, a very desirable hardy herbaceous plant. Your Creedling 
fowls are probably Creoles. Hortensia is now' Hydrangea hortensis. 
(W. K. W.). —Your orchid is only a sport of the butterfly orchid, Orchis 
bifolia . 
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Christ Church, City of London.—July 15th, 1852. 
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