THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
145 
December 4. 
Sarcopods is so much like that of Bulbophyls, that Dr. 
Lindley at first mistook them, and named this Bulbo- 
phyllam Lobbii. 
8arcopodium is derived from sarx, flesh, and pous, a 
foot, in allusion to the creeping, fleshy stem and roots, 
from which the pseudo-bulbs rise at close intervals, 
bearing only one short fleshy leaf on the top of each 
bulb; one scape, or flower-stem, rises from the bottom 
of each of the pseudo-bulbs, and carries but one flower 
on the top of it, which is not quite so high as the leaf 
on the bulb. The flowers are produced numerously, 
according to the number of the pseudo-bulbs; they are 
very pretty, of a huffish yellow colour, and streaked with 
brown and purple on the outside. It belongs to the 
Natural Order Orchids, and to Gynandria Monandria of 
Linnaeus. It first bloomed in England during the 
spring of ] 849. B. J. 
Culture and Propagation. — Sarcopodiums require 
the same kind of treatment as the Bulbophyllums, as, 
for all the purposes of the gardener, there is little differ¬ 
ence between them. They will do equally well tied on 
a block of wood, with a little sphagnum over the roots, 
or in well-drained pots, raised a little above the rim, on 
fibrous peat, from which the earthy particles have been 
shaken. The best time to divide them for increase is 
when they show signs of growth in the spring; and all 
that is necessary is to cut off the communication from 
bulb to bulb, by cutting the creeping stem from which 
they grow. Each bulb will then be an independent 
plant, and they may be separated; but a better, or, at 
least, a safer plan for amateurs would be to let the mass 
j of roots thus divided grow on for another season, and to 
shake all the soil from the roots in the spring following, 
to allow the bulbs to be taken one by one from the 
mass. D. Beaton. 
THE ERUIT-GARDEN. 
I 
the cherry. — rest-pruning, &c. — ( Continued from 
pay e 126 ). 
At the risk of being somewhat tedious to one class of 
the readers of this work, we feel induced to pursue this 
subject, at this the most appropriate time, knowing also 
that our respected Editor is desirous of not only con¬ 
veying general information to those he caters for, but 
also to make it, as far as possible, immediately applicable 
to cases occurring at the period in which it is written. 
Next in rotation, then, we take The Cherry. Here 
again we may be permitted just to give a passing 
glance at the espalier rail, for there is scarcely a family 
of out-door fruits, but could furnish some of its 
members with the garniture of this useful and orna¬ 
mental addition to gardens, where “ the useful and the 
sweet” are sought to be combined. Some of the Cher¬ 
ries would seem to be especially adapted for this 
purpose, and amongst the rest the Morello, the most 
generally useful kind perhaps in cultivation. This, it 
is well known, is usually attached to the northern 
aspect of walls, but although in such situations 
it does immense service, it does not accomplish all of 
which it is capable. It is not every one who is aware 
that this Cherry, ripened under proper advantages, 
possesses an amount of flavour almost unknown to 
other Cherries, and peculiarities entirely its own. And 
with this flavour is combined a sort of roughness or 
smartness, not altogether unlike good old port; and we 
have generally found that the higher class of palates 
prefer it, when thus perfect, to the sweeter kinds. 
The conditions to which we allude as being necessary 
to its perfect flavour, are warmth and a thorough ex¬ 
posure to solar light; together with a tolerably free 
circulation of air. Now we well know that the superior 
aspect afforded by a south wall, produces an excellent 
Morello, and, indeed, it would be well for every one 
delighting in a long succession of good Cherries, to 
place one in such a position: but how many candidates 
would press on our view, if we were to show forth the 
best furniture for such a valuable aspect, selected from 
the modern fruit catalogue! Nevertheless, the east 
or west aspects produce very good Morellos; but for 
these aspects, too, a heavy demand exists. A south 
wall Morello, an east wall one, a north wall, and two or 
three espalier Morellos, would make the proprietor 
secure of excellent Cherries from the middle of July 
until the end of October: a goodly period for one kind 
of fruit alone. 
It might have been urged, how well adapted for the 
north wall the Morello is, and truly it is correct, but we 
do not wish to drive it entirely away from that situation. 
If it be asked, what can be grown on the north, wall as a 
substitute for the Morello grown elsewhere, we answer, 
that the Bed Currant, highly cultivated, and finely 
trained, constitutes a valuable article in that situation; 
and with broad copings would keep for a very pro¬ 
tracted time. Some day we must endeavour to give a 
chapter on the best mode of carrying this out; we may, 
for the present, observe that we have seen north w r alls 
clothed from bottom to top with noble fruit of the Red 
Currant, capable of being preserved until Christmas. 
The espalier rail, however, would be well employed in 
the Cherry way: here the Morellos, Bigarreaus, Late 
Dukes, Eltons, &c., might be had at all seasons, from 
Midsummer until nearly Christmas, by having sliding 
curtains, as recommended in a previous volume for the 
Gooseberry. 
And now to the rest-pruning, which in Cherries is 
very moderate in character. The mind of the pruner 
should be directed to the varying habits of Cherries, 
which for practical purposes may be divided into three 
classes, viz: —the large-leaved kinds, represented pretty 
well by the Bigarreau; the medium-leaved class by the 
Dukes, and the Morello section. The former, whether 
on walls, trellisses, or as standards, require nearly twice 
the space for their branches in training as the Duke 
section, and the latter nearly twice that of the Morello. 
It is not a bad, although a very old maxim, to allow as 
much room between the shoots of trained trees as the 
leaf of the individual is in length. Thus a Morello leaf 
may be considered about three inches, pointing to an 
average of three inches between all the young shoots 
over the tree; a Dukes, say five inches; and a Bigar¬ 
reaus about six to seven. Now this distance is simply 
intended to regulate the young ivood, or, in other words, 
that which will produce leaves in the ensuing summer. 
It is simply a question of equality of light to the young 
leaf; for it matters not what the position or thickness of 
the old or leafless wood may be; this produces no shade. 
This is named, by the way, in order to prepare the 
learner’s mind for the tying down or succession system, 
which we shall feel it a duty to recommend and 
expound fairly before very long. 
These observations will serve to open the Cherry 
dresser’s eyes as to the movements of his pruning-knife ; 
but here it may be remarked that, doubtless, when the 
full importance of “ growth pruningC alias finger-aud- 
thumb work, is thoroughly understood, and earnestly 
recognised in practice, the gardener’s pruning knife will 
be in great danger of becoming rusted, and woe to the 
Sheffield cutlers. 
