October 10. 
THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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eggs, fecundated by a Buff Shanghae cock. Nine chicken 
were hatched, five of which are of a light grey “ Brahma 
Pootra ” character, the remainder being various shades of 
buff and cinnamon. Curiously enough, the five former are 
all cockerels, and the latter all pullets, exactly reversing 
the parents’ colours. In another similar younger brood, 
the relative colours and sexes appear to be identical with 
the above, but as yet they are hardly of sufficient age 
to speak as positively as could be wished on so curious 
an occurrence. It is generally admitted, that pullets partake 
more of the sire’s character, and cockerels of that of the 
mother, but we have no recollection of an instance in our 
own yard where so striking a confirmation of the common 
rule was observable. It might serve a good purpose, there¬ 
fore, if any similar result that has fallen within the 
knowledge of others were recorded. We should add, that 
the cockerels were magnificently framed after the model of 
their Dorking mother, while the pullets deviated but little 
from the usual Shanghae proportions.—W. 
COYENT GARDEN.— October 2nd. 
Trade very quiet, and the prices steady. 
FRUIT. 
Pine Apples, 2s Cd to Is p. lb. 
Grapes, Hamburgh, 2s Cd to 
6s per lb. 
Wall Grapes, 9s per doz. lbs. 
Figs, 2s per punnet 
October Peaches, 3s to 8s per 
dozen 
Dessert Apples, 7s per bushel 
Apples, Kitchen, 5s per bush. 
Filberts, 9s per doz. lbs. 
Damsons, 4s Odper half sieve 
Walnuts, 6s to 8s per peck 
Lemons, 22s per hundred 
Almonds, 24s per bushel 
Brazilian Nuts, 5s 6d per pk. 
Barcelonas, 5s per peck 
Cob Nuts, 3s per peck 
Pears, 4s to 8s per bushel 
VEGETABLES. 
Greens, Is 9d per doz. bnchs. 
Brocoli, 4s per doz. bunches 
Turnips, Is Cd to 2s per 
dozen bunches 
Carrots, 4s per doz. bunches 
Lettuces, Is per score 
Endive, 9d to Is per score 
Cauliflower, Is to 3s per doz. 
Artichokes, 3s 6d to 5s p. doz. 
Onions, 3s 6d per bushel 
Water Cresses, 4d to Cd per 
doz, bunches 
Brussels Sprouts, Is Cd per 
half sieve 
Tomatoes, 4s per half sieve 
Gerkins, 2s per hundred 
Leeks, Is Cd per doz. bunch. 
Vegetable Marrow, 8d p. doz. 
Beet, 4d to Cd per buuch 
Chillies, Is Cd per hundred 
Mushrooms, Is per pottle 
Cabbages, 8d per dozen 
Red Cabbages, Is Cd per doz. 
Radishes, Is per doz. bunch. 
Celery, Is to Is Cd per bunch 
Scarlet Runners, 5s per sieve 
Kidney Beans, 4s per half s. 
Reas, 3s Cd per bushel 
Garlic and Shallots, 8d p. lb. 
Spanish Radishes, 4d p. bnch. 
Cucumbers, Is to 3s per doz. 
Potatoes, 5s per cwt. 
HERBS, 
Parsley, Sage, Basil, Thyme, Mint, Burnet, from Id to 4d 
per bunch. 
Cut Flowers. —Dahlias, Verbenas, China Asters, Roses, 
Pansies, Mignonette, Fuchsias, and Asters, from 2d to Is 
per bunch. Violets, Is per dozen bunches. Bouquets, 
from Is to 2s Cd each. 
QUERIES AND ANSWERS. 
GARDENING. 
VARIOUS CAPE PLANTS. 
“ An Old Subscriber, at Clapton, will be greatly obliged 
by being informed how to grow the following Cape Plants, 
which have just been imported in excellent condition” :— 
[1. Aloe Margaritifera. —This we presume to be synony¬ 
mous with Huworthia grauala, or Huworthia brevis , or it may 
be Huworthia Margaritifera. The last-named is consider¬ 
ably stronger than the others, though it is generally a 
small, grotesque-looking plant. The first-named seldom 
rises above a few inches in height. These plants are 
exceedingly interesting for the proprietors of a small green¬ 
house, where a heat of from 40° to 50° can be maintained 
in winter; and though a few plants make but little appear¬ 
ance, a good number of them have a pleasing effect, whether 
growing or in bloom. The treatment for the whole of the 
allied genera is much the same. Propagation is generally 
effected by suckers ; and many multiply readily that make 
thick leaves, by cutting these leaves in pieces ; allowing the 
cut parts to dry thoroughly, in a shady place, and then 
placing them rather loosely in gravelly and lime rubbishy 
soil, and keeping them in a warm part of the greenhouse, or 
in a mild, dryish hotbed. The soil most suitable is a mixture 
of peat and loam, with nearly an equal portion of charcoal, 
broken bricks, or lime rubbish, with the usual manure-water, 
or top-dressings of old cow-dung, when the plant is growing 
freely. Drainage must be particularly attended to; for if 
ever the soil is long saturated, the plant will become sickly, 
and damp or rot off. The flowers have a singular greyish 
appearance, and generally come about midsummer. The 
chief thing is to grow and bloom them in summer, and to 
give them comparative rest and dryness in winter. The 
plant being newly introduced, must not be kept so very dry 
the first winter, and a warmish place in the plant-stove may 
also be allotted to it; but though the plant must not .be 
dry, it must not long be wet. The treatment recommended 
for Cactus will suit this tribe in the main points. When 
fully established, the plant will imbibe a fair portion of 
moisture during summer, and rejoice in a temperature of 
from C0° to 85°. Water must be lessened in autumn, and 
none given in winter, unless the plant is near a heating 
apparatus, or it shows any tendency to shrivel. After the 
first winter it will thrive in a temperature, during the winter 
months, of from 40° to 50°. 
2. Strelitzia Reginje. —A fine old plant, now seldom met 
with, named in commemoration of the Queen of George the 
Third. The flowers, like most of the Musad group, have a 
very singular appearance. I have had it very good as a pot- 
plant in a stove. It was grown in two parts fibry loam and 
one of peat, with a fair portion of good drainage, and some 
dried nodules of dung to keep the whole open. The plants 
were well watered during summer, and allowed to luxuriate 
in a moist atmosphere and a temperature from 60° to 85°. 
As winter approached, the water was curtailed,—enough 
given in the dark months to keep the plants healthy, and no 
more; a temperature from 55° to C0°; and then the increase 
of water and heat, as the sun and its light acquired strength, 
brought strong flower spathes in sight, in spring and early 
summer. The system altered would cause the bloom to 
come at other times; but the best plants that I ever saw 
were plunged in a bark-bed, the same as Pines; and 
perhaps the very best were planted out, and fresh heat 
supplied around them every spring. I have heard of them 
thriving in a warm greenhouse, but I never saw them fully 
at home, unless in a tropical temperature. The plants are 
propagated by division and suckers, and also by seed, which 
should be sown in a hotbed, or plant them as soon as ripe. 
White scale is apt to infest the leaves, and should be brushed 
and washed off as soon as it makes its appearance. Tobacco- 
water, not over strong, is a good wash, but it must be kept 
from lying long on the young leaves. Examine the bottoms 
of the leaves and roots, and see there is no appearance of 
the mealy bug. 
3. Brunsvigia Josephine.— This is one of the Candelabra 
plants of the Cape. If the bulb was well ripened, and com¬ 
menced its rest period before it was sent from the Cape, you 
would soon be pleased with seeing its flower-stem appearing. 
Narrow, deep pots are the best for the oval-shaped bulbs of 
the Bmnsvigias, and nothing is better, in the way of soil, 
than good maiden loam, with a few little bits of dried pieces 
of cow-dung. Manure waterings when growing are, however, 
generally better. Frequent sliiftings are seldom required. 
No stimulus in the way of heat must be given to it, until the 
flower-stalk and then some leaves appear. Treat it as you 
would a Hyacinth bulb;—let it root, and begin to shoot up¬ 
wards first; but even then it will not stand the heat of a 
Hyacinth. It generally begins to bloom late in autumn. If 
your plant does not show, you must be satisfied with a few 
leaves, and keep these growing gently all the winter. In 
spring, they will stand more heat and moisture, until they 
