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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
June 15. 
Best pair of Powters or Croppers, Richard Battye, Holm- ( yellow nnd f illino- off 
nil* of Turtle Doves. Rohort A. Flnvrl Snnria Rpat nofi* nf I \ , 9 . P 
broken again, and are, 
Rush worth. 
firth. Rest pair of Turtle Doves, Robert A. Floyd, Sands. Best pair of 
Blue Bocks, Joe Barber. Best pair of Common Pigeons, Joe Barber. 
Rabbits.— Best pair of fancy Rabbits, Robert A. Floyd, 
of common Rabbits, Robert A. Floyd. 
Best pair 
Eggs.— Best twelve hen eggs.—First prize, Alfred Rushworth. Second 
prize, Richard Tolson, Holm firth. Best twelve duck eggs.—First prize, 
Ilenry Carter. 
Birks House. 
Second prize, Joe Barber. 
eggs. . , 
Commended, John Harpin, 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
GARDENING. 
VINE-LEAVES SCALDING, AND GRAPES 
SHANKING. . 
“I have the management of two Vineries, each thirty 
feet by fifteen feet; the early one was shut up at Christmas, 
Since then, however, they have I 
I should say, growing vigorously, j 
The place, however, I refer to, is very distinctly seen ! 
marked out by three or four very small, ill-shaped leaves ; 
the leaves below are of a large size, and deep green colour; ! 
those above, large, and of a pale green, arid the shoot itself 
as red as a cherry. I may be wrong, but I cannot help j 
thinking, that the falling off of the fruit, and the stopping of ; 
the growth of the shoots, is traceable to the same cause, i 
whatever that may be. Will you favour me with your : 
valuable opinion? 
“ The fine shoots of the Peach and Nectarine trees flowered | 
beautifully, hut have failed very considerably to set their 
fruit; nevertheless, I have more this year than I ever had j 
before; so that considerable success has crowned my efforts. | 
The trees were well planted about seven years ago, and j 
seem to he in excellent health; but, whether I disbudded 
too much, or too soon, or whether the days were too hot, 
they opened 
*• I forgot to mention that the houses are glazed with the 
sixteen-ounce sheet glass, iii pieces three feet long by seveu 
inches wide, and stand full bouth, where the sun was so 
very powerful during March and April, the thermometer 
ranging between 00° and 100°, with all top sashes open 
quite a foot, and the front one a few inches. Now, the 
leaves are much scalded, the berries rusted, and some of 
.the bunches very much shanked, hut I have a tine crop, 
about fourteen or fifteen hunches to sixteen feet of rafter, 
and very fine benies, and well coloured. The Vines are 
planted outside the house, the borders two feet six inches 
deep, raised nearly above the surface of the garden, and 
have been covered with felt covers since September, with 
about a foot thick of tree-leaves under the 
the screens were tightly drawn, preventing any cold current 
ot air. It may he, and that I have mostly feared, that the 
atmosphere of a town is unfriendly to the requirements of 
these trees; although my situation is by no means a close 
one, lying in the way from the Royal Arsenal to the Barrack 
liehl; and J produce beautiful Grapes, Cherries, and 
Apples, and some Pears. The aspects are S.S.E. and 
S.S.AV.; the walls high and clean ; and the trees free from 
insects. A deep well is close in their vicinity, so that the 
soil is well drained ; a little bottoin-heat also, must, I think, 
_ ___„„„ .ecu imiiies uomm unicated from a large brick oven, as I have 
I ,ioon mIc.i *i,„ . e — \ i , observed the snow never lies long jn the winter. — A Local 
Minister, Woolwich." 
_ a toot thick ot tree-leaves under the covers. The [It is probable that the cause of your AA"all-fruit falling 
Ames have been planted six years, and have scalded, rusted, were the severe frosts and ungenial weather in April and 
and shanked, more or less, every season since they com- May. The young branches becoming hared of leaves at 
meiiccd bearing. Do you think shading with some very their end is a very common occurrence, and the ends which 
in early spring would be a good plan?— 
thin article 
A. A. W.” 
[V'o . are of opinion that the scalding of the leaves of 
your A incs arises from the air of your house being too 
damp, and the leaves not dried sufficiently early, by ven¬ 
tilating well before sunrise. The leaves being over¬ 
charged with moisture renders them much more liable to 
suffer from exposure to powerful sunshine than when they 
are drier. The shanking arises, most probably, from the 
roots being outside the Vinery. You will have seen what 
was said on this subject last week. Shanking will occur 
when there is a considerable difference between the tem¬ 
perature in which the leaves and roots are growing. That 
is, ifthe roots are much the coldest. It was good°practiee 
to cover the borders in September, hut it is bad practice to 
keep them covered during sunny days in spring and summer. 
Besides, we conclude, from your silence, that the stems and 
collars of the A'ines were uncovered through the winter. If 
so, the sap could uot he supplied to sustain rapid growth.] 
AVALL TREE BRANCHES LOSING THE TERMINAL 
LEAVES. 
“Although my garden is far from being extensive, yet 
the knowledge gained through your pages has been brought 
to bear on some fruit-trees which I possess of various sorts; 
but my Apricots and Beaches greatly perplex me. I have i 
closely followed the directions given in your work, both in ! 
‘protecting,’ ‘disbudding,’ and ‘stopping,’ and last year 
succeeded in laying in a good stock of ‘perfect bearing 
shoots,’ and this spring had the pleasure of seeing, for the 
first time, Apricots set well all over the trees. Great, how¬ 
ever, was my disappointment; for, when only about the size 
of peas they began to fall off, leaving, at last, about half-a- 
dozen on a tree:, these are very fine, and are just enough to 
make me determine still to persevere, closely consulting my 
good friend, The Cottage Gardener. I must also slate, 
that it seemed to me, that about the same time the trees 
themselves received a sort of shock, as the points of nearly 
all the shoots seemed to die, the terminal leaf turning 
so lose their leaves usually die during the winter following. 
T lie loss of leaves arises, we think, from a deficient supply 
of sap; the roots have not become active in due proportion 
to the activity of the branches and leaves, the earth 
warming up very slowly from heat applied to its surface. 
AA e are confirmed in this opinion from the fact, that 
Peaches forced, and their roots within the house, are uot 
liable to such a loss of leaf.] 
CLIPPING IV Y.—S A LS AL Y. —AV 0 OBLIGE.— 
DWARFING LOBELIAS. 
“I shall feel much obliged by answers, to the following 
questions :— 
“ 1. The best time to clip Ivy. 
“ :i. The best way to use Salsafy. 
“ ; L The best way to get rid of AYoodlice from a Cucumber- 
led. 
“ L And especially, the best plan for keeping the late- 
growing Lobelias, &e., dwarf. I am told that by nipping 
off the top of the flower-shoot this may be done; hut I 
fear nipping oif too much, and spoiling the bloom. A 
word on this subject will much oblige. 
“ In this place we have never had so much blight on the 
wall-trees (Beaches, Nectarines, Plums, &c.), or so many 
caterpillars on the Boses, as this year.—S. Johns.” 
[AA'e have dipt Ivy at all tunes, hut prefer Midsummer, 
because then the cuttings soon heal, and we can remove the 
young growth without making a break in the green outline. 
AVe are no great epicures, but we have had the young tops 
from old roots of Suhnfy cooked like Asparagus, when 
several inches long ; and we have enjoyed the roots, scraped 
and boiled like Carrots, with a little of such gravy added, as j 
is said to distil wondrous fine broth even from clean pebble 
stones. 
To get riil of Woodlice from a Cucumber-bed we have 1 
tried especially four ways, and all of them are best according j 
to circumstances and the patience and perseverance em¬ 
ployed. 1’irst. Lay some clean hay or dry moss by the side 
of the bed, after having previously watered it in the after- j 
