November 23. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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insignia and its varieties, S. tigrina and its varieties, 
and all that have, like these, short and few-flowered 
racemes. Such kinds as Stanhopea oculata, Ward'd, 
find quadricornis, which have long flower-stems, may 
liiid their way through a deep basket, but would do 
so easier and safer through a shallow one. 
FLORIST FLOWERS. 
The Pansy. —Last week these flowers were noticed, 
and the culture needful for this season. A promise, 
also, was given that this week a descriptive list of 
some new, or unknown, line varieties should be pub¬ 
lished : they are the following, which we noticed 
during a visit to Edinburgh about the middle of last 
August: we saw them in the garden of Mr. R, 
Grieves, Kaiines’ Cottage, St. Catherine Sibberton. 
about three miles from that city. Mr. Grieves is an 
amateur, who cultivates florist’s flowers very success¬ 
fully. but especially hollyhocks and the flower at the 
head of this article. His pansies, a large collection, 
were in excellent health; numbers of them were in 
line flower even at that advanced season. One in 
particular attracted attention, and this is a seedling 
of Mr. Grieves’ own raising: it is named Francyele, 
dark purple ground, golden eye belted round it with 
blue, of a good substance in petal, and of a large size 
ami excellent form. Tire others are Magnifieens , 
dark blue ground, colour beautiful, edged with white, 
of good substance, line form, and largo size. Miss 
Annie, a dark self, with yellow eye, large, and line 
form. Miss Wedderkurn, blue, edged with white, 
yellow eye, line form. Marchioness, yellow shaded, 
with bronze blotch, good form ; a singular fine flower. 
Psyche, pale rose ground, cream-coloured eye, good 
shape; a beautiful medium-sized variety. Clarenda, 
light blush, broadly edged with white, a good yellow 
eye, fine form, and good substance. Delight, white 
gi’ouud, lemon-coloured eye, rather thin, but a well¬ 
shaped flower. Princess, crimson ground, and white 
eye ; a flower of good substance, well formed, me¬ 
dium size. These are all worth the florist’s attention, 
and may be procured from Mr. Grieves, who disposes 
of his surplus stock at very moderate prices. 
T. Appleby. 
THE KITCHEN-GARDEN. 
Beans may still be planted in sheltered situations 
or on the sides of sloping banks, &c. The early 
dwarf kind of Mazagan is about the best to plant at 
this season. As soon as they make their appearance 
above ground, assist them by shaking a little dry 
dust amongst them; or they may be planted thickly 
together in some sheltered corner, so that they may 
be ready for transplanting after Christmas. 
Carrots should be all taken up by this time, as 
they will get no good by remaining in the ground 
now. 
Cauliflowers. — Those that are pricked in pits, 
frames, hand-glasses, or pots, must be frequently hoed 
to prevent the soil becoming surface-bound. Keep 
them also well cleared from decayed leaves as well as 
slugs, and take care that those in pots do not sutler 
for the want of a little water, or they may otherwise 
be apt to button in the early spring. The cauli¬ 
flowers now coming in should be daily examined, and 
those not actually required for present use should be 
stored away, as already directed, for late winter con¬ 
sumption. 
Lettuce Plants in all stages of growth should be 
kept quite clear from decayed leaves, which, if suf¬ 
fered to remain, afford so sure a harbour for slugs. 
Apply a little dry dust occasionally about them, 
which is a great assistance at this time of the year, 
and surface-stir the ground in suitable weather. 
Onions. —Stored onions should bo looked over, and 
all those decaying or showing symptoms of growing, 
should have those parts cut out. Potato or Under¬ 
ground onions should be planted, and the autumn- 
sown crop should be kept free from weeds and leaves, 
and have also an occasional dredging of dry dust. 
Salsafy and Scorzonera may now be either taken 
up and stored in sand, or the surface of the ground 
may be mulched, and these vegetables bo allowed to 
remain and be taken up as required. 
Early Peas may now be sown on dry well shel¬ 
tered borders by those who have plenty of space to 
spare; but to make sure of an even thrifty crop, it is 
quite as well to defer this operation until the middle 
of January, when they may be sown on turf, cut into 
narrow strips, placed under shelter, and planted in 
rows in the month of February, slightly sheltering 
them with small furze, spruce fir, or other evergreen 
boughs, and dry dust. 
Young Carrots and Radishes in Frames. —Those 
already up should be duly thinned, surface-stirred, 
and dusted ; and to keep them healthy as well as to 
prevent their shanking, let them be judiciously aired, 
both night and day, as we have previously directed.* 
Cucumbers. — Sow in succession, and let those 
plants already up and growing be duly stopped at the 
first joint, keeping those shoots cleared away which 
may be produced at the base of the seed-leaf, allow¬ 
ing the centre or principal shoot to grow three joints 
previously to its being again stopped, by which time 
the plants should be turned out into their final place. 
The side shoots next breaking may be so trained as 
to cover a trellis in a frame, pit, or house, and should 
be stopped at the second joint. By the time that the 
next shoots have started into growth, the plants, if 
judiciously managed, will have become strong enough, 
to bear fruit, which will then be seen showing in 
abundance. Care should at once be taken to stop 
the shoots at every fruit-showing joint, though there 
is great judgment required in attending to this rule, 
as much must depend, in carrying it out to its full 
extent, upon the strength and vigour of the plants. 
Under these circumstances, however, the fruit, as 
soon as it shows, should at all times be very carefully 
and judiciously thinned, so that the plants may not 
be impoverished with a number of deformed ill-grown 
cucumbers. 
Mushroom Beds —If exposed to out-of-door cul¬ 
ture, apply now some fresh litter, and give protection 
by thatched hurdles to ward off the wind and the 
rain. The litter should be turned over occasionally, 
to prevent the spawn from running into it. Those 
beds that have been for some time bearing freely 
should get liberal waterings with clarified, tepid, 
liquid manure, brewed from cow, sheep, or deer-dung. 
Plant Potatoes without delay in dry weather. 
Allow them plenty of room, say two feet from row to 
row, and ten to twelve inches from set to set in the 
row, and, when sufficient width is dug lor a row, strain 
the line down, and chop out a trench with the spade 
six or seven inchesdcep; plant the sets,and commence 
digging for another row, and so on. 
* Shanking —decaying near the surface of the ground, 
