THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
September 5. 
1 VEGETABLES. 
Greens, Is 9d p. doz. bunch, 
i Brocoli, -is per doz. bunches 
Onions, 3 s per doz. bunches 
Carrots, 3s to 4s per doz. b. 
Cabbages, 7d per dozen 
Cauliflowers, Is Gd to 2s per 
dozen 
Leeks, Is Gd per doz. bunches 
Peas, 2s Gd per bushel 
Scarlet Kidney Beans, Gs per 
bushel 
Dwarf Kidney Beans, 3s per 
half sieve 
Lettuces, Is per score 
Endive, 7d per score 
Artichokes, 2s per doz. 
Beet, Gd per bunch 
Vegetable Marrow, 8d p. doz. 
Mushrooms, Is per pottle 
Celery, Is per bunch 
Brussels Sprouts, 2s p. hf. s. 
Radishes, Is per doz. bunch. 
Water Cress, 4d to Gd per doz. 
bunches 
Tomatoes, 2s per half sieve 
Cucumbers, Is to 3s per doz. 
Red Cabbages, Is Gd per doz. 
Gerkins, 2s per hundred. 
Chillies, Is Gd per hundred 
Small Salad, 2d per punnet 
Chervil, 2d per punnet 
Garlic and Shallots, 8d p. lb. 
HERBS. 
Parsley, Sage, Thyme, Tarragon, Basil, Marjoram, Fennel, 
Lavender, Mint, Black Spanish Radishes, Burnet, &c., from 
Id to 4d per bunch. 
The Cut Flowers consisted of fine varieties of Dahlias, 
Verbenas, Pelargoniums, Gladioli, Pinks, Carnations, Cloves, 
Phloxes, Mignonette, Sweet Peas, Roses, Fuchsias, Cata- 
nanches, Pansies, Erysimums, China Asters, in bunches 
from Id to Is Gd. Violets, Is per doz. bunches. Bouquettes, 
from Is to 2s Gd each. 
PLANTS IN FLOWER IN GARDENS AND 
NURSERIES. 
rERENNIALS. 
Gentiana pne union an the,blue 
Govenia leptostaschys, white 
Grindelia squarrosa, yellow I 
Helianthus fulgidus, yellow i 
„ hirtus 
„ multiflorus 
FJilox Spencerii, purple 
Penslemon roseum, red 
Psoralea macrostachya, blue j 
Silene Shaftii, pink 
Stenactis speciosa, blue 
Trachelium cccruleum, blue 
PERENNIAL SHRUBS TRAINED TO WALLS. 
Ceanothus papillosus, blue I Magnolia grandiflora, white 
Escalonia rubra, red ‘ Solatium jasminoides, white 
HARDY SHRUBS AND TREES. 
Althea frutex, rosy ! Clethra alnifolia, white 
Bignonia capreolata, white „ Mexicans, while 
Clethra nana, white Spirtea Douglassii, pink 
HAMPSTEAD HEATH. 
“ Amo profanum vulgus ” * would, we feel sure, have been 
the exclamation of Horace had he been composing an Alcaic 
j ode on the subject of Sunday amusement. But little 
I did the graceful and joyous worship of ancient Italy present 
in common with the Pharisaic austerities of the present day. 
With the ploughman of Capua several days in each week 
were Sundays, and every Sunday was a genuine holiday ; 
I and it would almost appear as if the Sabbatarians thought 
they could best preserve the distinction between Christianity 
and Paganism by doing away with that one characteristic 
of all true religion, i.e. that its “ yoke is easy and its 
burden light." However this may be, the Sunday pleasure- 
seekers—the profanum vulgus of this city—are a class not 
to be despised ; and it has been with no small dismay that we 
have read lately of certain insidious schemes for blocking 
up one of their main resorts—one of the chief windows of 
the metropolis — Hampstead Heath. Actuated by these 
feelings, one fine morning we conveyed ourselves to Totten¬ 
ham Court Road, and in due time mounted one of the dingy 
vehicles, which are covered all over with the names of 
* Odi profanum vulgua. 
Acautnus spinosissimus, pur¬ 
ple and white 
Anthemis punctata, white 
Astrantia major, grey 
Asclepias phytolaccoides, pur¬ 
ple 
Biota orientalis aurea, yellow 
Corydalis lutea, yellow 
Diantlius sauvis, lilac 
Echinops, Gmelini, blue 
Gaillardiapinnatifolia, orange 
,, aristata 
Hampstead and Highgate, and other north London vil¬ 
lages. Our ride was a pleasant one. By our side sat 
an old gentleman deeply versed in the statistics of insanity 
and on his way to Colney Hatch to look on at a lunatic merry¬ 
making. But he was also well acquainted with the neigh¬ 
bourhood ; and after informing me that I had come by the 
wrong 'bus for ’Ampstead, good-naturedly offered to show 
me the way from Highgate to the ’Eath. We dismounted 
from the omnibus together, and climbed Highgate Hill by a 
pretty winding path, leading us past Holly Lodge, the resi¬ 
dence of the famous Duchess of St. Albans, originally Miss 
Mellou, once an actress, then Mrs. Coutts, and afterwards a 
peeress. On emerging from the footpath, we found ourselves 
in front of Highgate Church, and a little further on, by the 
famous “ Gate House,” the hostelry where, that mystic 
ceremony, entitled, “ being sworn at Highgate,” was once, 
we presume, enacted. My companion, after pointing out 
my nearest way, left me to pui’sue his investigation of 
lunacy at Colney Hatch. I stood and gazed for a little time 
at the old-fashioned public-house, entitled, as above, “ The 
Gate House,” and pondered on the origin of the queer old 1 
oath which had become so famous—“ Never to drink small 
beer when you could get ale, unless you liked small beer 
best; ’’ leaving you, as the old gentleman remarked, perfectly 
free to do which you liked, a point of which he seemed to 
think a great deal. Verily, if certain modern legislators 
could take an hint from this very tolerant sort of test act, 
it might be none the worse for the country. 
But to my walk. The road from Highgate to Hampstead 
runs at nearly right angles to the Gate House; and after 
winding under Caen Wood, the pretty seat of Lord Mansfield, 
where we are told there are still some pheasants, probably 
the nearest game preserve to London, brought us out at the 
“ Spaniards ” Tavern and Tea Gardens, sacred to the memory 
of Mrs. Bardell. From this point, as indeed along the whole 
road we had traversed, the view is very charming and 
verdant—stretching far into Hertfordshire—with newly- 
mown meadows and fields of wheat and beans in the fore¬ 
ground. Ascending the hill beyond the “ Spaniards,” we 
came full upon the Heath; and it now became our object to 
discover from what point the Lord of the Manor was com 
mencing his siege-like approaches. Londoners will be glad 
to learn that the danger is as yet very distant. Those of our 
readers who know Hampstead will recollect that on looking 
towards London from the middle of the Heath, they have 
upon their left hand Highgate, with its conspicuous church ; 
behind them, at some distance, the village of Finchley ; and 
on their right hand an apparently unbroken sweep of meadow 
and corn-fields as far as the horizon extends. Through this 
low ground runs the road from London to Barnet, passing, 
further on, through the village of Finchley; and a remark¬ 
ably pleasant footpath leads from the bottom of the Heath 
on this side into the high road in question, at a point which 
is just about halfway between the village of Hampstead and 
Hendon, a continuation of the footpath leading on to the 
latter. It is just at this spot, then, where the footpath cuts 
the London road, and about three-quarters of a mile from 
the Heath, that the actual building has commenced. We 
confess at first we were very much astonished to find how 
little had really been done—how very small the narrow end 
of the wedge was. There are about three half-finished 
houses on the Hendon side of the road, which seem to be 
going to ruin, and as many wooden cottages up a lane a 
little nearer to Hampstead. All round about here lies the 
“ Finchley Road Estate and even with the fullest powers, 
it will take the Lord of the Manor a very long time to build 
up to the edge of the Heath. However, the attempt would, 
if it could, be made ; and judging from the great number of 
black boards stuck up every where between Hendon and 
Hampstead, to warn oft' trespassers from the most unmis- 
takeable and well-trodden footpaths, the invasion of the 
people’s rights would be systematically carried on. We can¬ 
not conceive what pretext there can possibly be for closing 
up these paths, for the more noisy frequenters of the Heath 
are not the class who would care much to stroll along these 
quiet fields ; while to those who come out purely for the 
sake of a little country air, they are a most valuable 
possession. As I sauntered along the meadows, I could well 
have imagined myself 100 miles from London, in the centre 
of some remote rural district—the haymakers and mowers 
