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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
September 22. ! 
large size and in full bloom; we have others that have been left pretty 
well to weather it. The latter may stand all winter in a two-inch pot ; 
the former, in an eight or a ten. See what was said of Standards the other 
week. 
Pruning Plum and Apricot-trees {It. J. B.).— You require di¬ 
rection from the commencement of spring through the following year, 
ibis will, no doubt, be attended to in good time. Meanwhile, what is 
of more importance, pinch out now the points of young leading shoots ; 
remove every lateral, and all breastwood not wanted, keeping in mind 
that the Plum-trees produce chiefly on small spurs, and the Apircots on 
spurs and young wood of this season. It is important that every leaf left 
should have full access to light. If extra luxuriant, prune the roots next 
month, 
Floricultural Design—What is it? (Bid).—Aye, what is it? 
Why did not the Society prevent all dispute by stating what they meant 
by the word. Some offer prizes for a bouquet, and you get a something 
in a huge punch-bowl-like vase, requiring a man to lift it. Everything 
should be clear and distinct. We should exclude nothing from a flori¬ 
cultural design that was made of flowers, that showed good taste, was 
harmonious in its parts, and that involved nothing, or but little opposed 
to a natural character. Thus, flower-gardens, laid out with beds filled 
with flowers, and showing the walks in gravel or grass, would be such a 
design. A wreath of flowers would be another; and so would a crown, or 
coronet of flowers. If a man chose to construct a house, a castle, or a 
temple, ot flowers, it would be hard to say it was not a floricultural design, 
though not quite so much so as the others, merely because it is, so far, 
not true to nature ; that though we have among us many fairy forms , 
they are yet too heavy to get up and down, and live among the beauties 
of such a tenement. 
Trees for Walls, near Manchester (A Subscriber's Gardener), 
—The statement, “ wc are surrounded by tall chimnies,” puzzles us. If 
you have much smoke and shade you will injure early trees, such as 
Apricots and Peaches, and, in that case, it would be better to have a 
portion filled with the finer kinds of Cherries, Pears, and Plums. On 
further information we may decide diircrently. Meanwhile, the following 
might do :— ° 
South Wall, 100 yards long.—N ectarines .—3 Elruge and 3 Violette 
Hative. Peaches.— 1 Early Anne. I Grosse Mignonne, 1 Koval George, 
1 Noblesse, 1 Barrington, 1 Late Admiral. Apricots.— 1 Large Early, 
1 Breda, 2 Moorparks. Plums.—1 Coe’s Golden Drop, 1 Victoria. 
Ciirrry. 1 May Duke. Fig.— 1 Brown Turkev. East Wall, twenty 
yards long, twelve feet high.—C herries.—1 Elton, l Florence, 1 Black 
iartanan, 1 Morcllo, in the darkest corner. West Wall , twenty yards 
*???’ ‘* elve feet high.-P ears.—1 Marie Louise, 1 Beurre Diel, 1 
Glout Morceau, 1 Beurre Ranee. 
Flower-Borders (J. S. II .).—You want a choice assortment of her¬ 
baceous plants and bulbs on each side of the door, in I and 2, with room 
enough to plant summer half-hardy things in between them, and we shall 
soon give lists of such. Crimson Boursault and Eelicite Perpetuclle are 
J" st , th ® t . wo you are in want of. Mixed herbaceous plants will be 
the best lor the two borders; when Zinnias, and other lialf-bardv things, 
go wrong, you lose a season. You will have room for two rows of Stand¬ 
ard Boses, and six or eight feet between them. Do not think about 
making Match-beds of 1 and 2 ; it would take a mint of money to do the 
™ ln g properly; let them be in mixture all the year round.' Old Tom 
Thumbs and old Fuchsias will do in the wood-box, provided you can 
keep the frost from them. All the old plants of both kinds in tlic king¬ 
dom will keep anywhere, if free from damp, frost, and parching dryness. 
Hymenopuyllum Tunbridgensis {Amen). —This beautiful Fern 
requires a peaty, sandy soil, and a shady situation ; and, if it has a bell- 
glass over it, it will thrive all the better. The fine specimens shown at 
Chiswick and the Regent’s Park shows, are so grown, and are cultivated in 
a close tramo, or even a hothouse. It will not thrive well in the open 
air, excepting under peculiar circumstances, such as being near a w aterfall, 
or on the shady side of a hill; or loose, rocky, wet descent; where the sun 
seldom shines upon it. You do not mention in what situation vours is 
placed m; is it similar to any of the above ? if not, that is the cause of 
your failure. Adopt some one or other of the above methods and you 
will succeed. 
Small Crocus Bulbs (A.).— You took up your Crocuses in July last, 
and found the roots so small, that you fear they will not make a satisfac- 
tory show next year. You do not state when you planted them, or in 
what land of soil. In those points of culture you may have failed. You 
had better select a few of the largest, and purchase sufficient to fill your 
beds. 1 he smaller roots you can plant for stock. Mr. Appleby will very 
soon write an essay on their culture; defer the planting of your small 
roots till you see that paper. 
Moving a Mulberry-tree (A Subscriber).— 1 The Mulberry-tree, 
ve inches in diameter, may he moved with perfect safety as soon as the 
leaves turn yellowish, especially the short distance (a few yards) you 
mention. Onen a trench two feet wide, beyond the radius of the roots, 
and with a three-pronged fork gradually work out the soil, preserving 
carefully every fibrous root till the trench comes to eighteen inches of the 
tree ; then dig deep, and hollow out the soil under the hall as far as 
possible; when that is done, place four short boards, one inch thick, 
under it, so as to form a cradle, lash them together with ropes, and 
place other four boards on the top of the ball, and lash these to the 
, Then he a long, strong pole firmly to the stem, placing 
?“u! fir wL 0me *L t - h ^ k ! ackll ’S cloth > to prevent the pole rubbing off 
the bark. When this is done, have as many men ready as will have 
Tnil'af \ ft ll' Pr f v l Te hole t0 receive it, and lay a layer of good 
keetfinif the h ole. Then let the men gently lift the tree, 
keeping it upright, and carry it to the hole, lower it gently into it 
1 j G *°° tS ’ and fil1 [ n around the ball some more good earth! 
i ix three cords, triangularly, about two-thirds up the stem, and fasten 
into the .round 10 T 1 tbree Events" 
done vom tr^ d »-ll T L B ‘ V ? * g °° d wate , rin F> and if all this is carefully 
1 r 1 , be s “ re t0 . grovv ’ Mulch 11 with a thick covering of 
summed 6 ’ t0 kC ® P thc 8011 moi8t lhrou S k the succeeding spring and 
Bees.— TF. A. E. says,—” I have a stock of bees three years old this 
summer, (queen, two years old.) Last year it did not swarm but 
worked in a super. After the middle of July, the weather was so had for 
making honey that it carried all the contents of the super into the hive 
and yet was very poor for the winter. On the 28th April, on examining 
the hive, which was very strong with bees, they all seemed dead • however 7 
on sprinkling them with honey, about a dozen began to crawl about and’ 
strange to say, front there being, I suppose, a good deal of brood in the 
nive, they increased, and the hive has now become pretty stron^ and has 
nine pounds ot honey in it. Breeding has come on, and stifl soes on 
fast; but there have been no drones. Will the hive do well if fedV or 
will it dwindle away from not having had drones? My other stock 
which is in an adjoining garden, has had a great many drones, which are 
now being killed.” [Make your hive up to twenty pounds by feedir.tr 
and no fears need he entertained of its making a good stock for next 
season.—J. H. P.] 
Box for wintering Plants {C. Litchfield). -Sides higher than the 
plants will be best. Plunge the pots in coal-ashes. All the plants you 
mentmn will do in it, and require to be kept cool. There are many kinds 
ot Aloes. Buy a May-swarm of Bees next spring, or one weighing twenty 
pounds now. do j 
Verbenas (G. B.).—' They were all withered. Flowers must he packed 
in clamp moss, as well as in a box. 
border 8 ' 8 * < ' Henricus '>‘~ None suited for anything but planting in the 
London Horticultural Society {Cantab).— The secretary will 
give you the information you need. Forsythia viridissima is hardy. 
Preserving Plants in Winter (A Cockney Amateur).- See what 
we have said above. Your box will require covering with straw. Ike. to 
exclude the frost. ’ ’ 
Tomatoes Decaying.—” F. W. S. has a row of Tomato plants trained 
against a S. E. wall, several of which have recently become affected by a 
disease apparently resembling the potato murrain. The stalks become 
spotted, the foliage blackens and withers, and the fruit decays in most 
instances before it changes colour.” Thin out the branehe’s ; cut the 
roots all round, by thrusting a spade into the soil, at a foot from the 
stem, all round ; and rear a spare cucumber light over the plants at night 
and m cold wet weather. 
Phloxes (IF. S’. Epps).— All your seedlings are beautiful, and of good 
form, hut especially do we admire the following for the strikingly distinct 
contrast between the colours of the eye, and of the limb of the petals. 
We name, them in the order of our admiration, mentioning the best first 
No. 6 , Rosy Pink, with bold star-like white eye. No. 7 , Lilac with eve 
hke preceding. No. 4, Pale Violet, with white-fringed maroon eye 
large’ rink ’ W,th wlute - frin & ed carmine eye. No. 3, Carmine self, very 
SHANGHAI! Chickens (A Subscriber).— Those having five toes have 
certainly a taint of Dorking blood in them. 
Spanish Cockerels (J. C. Ambler).— The symptoms are those of 
Roup. Your medicines were more calculated to injure than to cure 
bee what directions have been given in our pages. 
Petunias (ft. ft.).— All withered. See what we have said before about 
not packing in damp moss. 
Fuchsia (John Bull).— This, with very stout, scarlet sepals, and 
crimson corolla, is worth preserving, if the sepals reflex, as in the single 
specimen we received. ° 
Bees (IF. Horsley). You had much better let your old hive remain as 
it is, for having sent out a swarm this year, it is sure to have a youno- 
queen, and being so rich, will give you an early swarm next season'; 
besides, the honey from so old an hive would be of little value. Make 
your swarm up to 20 lbs. by feeding. 
Roses' ,LS DUNG ( hlcubator )'—This « one of the best of manures for 
Cuttings (1001).— We cannot undertake “to satisfy your brain-” 
we have told you the facts. ; ’ 
Cottage Gardeners’ Dictionary (J. IV.).— If you apply to our 
publishers they will do all they can to completo your set. You can have 
the numbers of The Cottage Gardener which you mention. 
1 . STrSJ paper referred to 
Diseased Cochin (E. B. Fulham).- The bird forwarded died of con¬ 
sumption ; the lungs were extensively diseased. In a very early sta~e 
the disense might be arrested by cod liver oil; latterly,'no treatment 
would have availed. The illness, most probably, arose from exposure to 
hAnf • RUe a , nd garihc , are stlm ulating, and most unlikely to 
he of service in any disease whatever. The arrangements as to charge 
&c . will be found at page 195.-W. B. Tegetmeier, Tottenham. 
fMrnh,™<Y in Bochea or Crassula 
falcata. (A Tyro).— \our plants, &c., came to hand well-packed, as 
pei sons should send specimens to be named. 1 . Hibiscus syriacas; var. 
purpureas. 2 . Hibiscus syriacus; var. albus. 3 . Phi'llyrea media. 
, b. Euonymus tatifolius. 6 . Crataegus glavdn- 
fni • lat, f ol,a - 8 - Crattegus Crus-galli; var. pyracanthi- 
folia. 9. /anthoxylum fraxinifolium. )o. Cedrus dendara. fj. 
TaMt l a PS, iJ te ^'r ne 's '/ 2 ‘ Cn . m }‘fi Ktum purpureum. 13. Pittosporum 
obira. 14. Meliu Azeduruch (?) 15. Aster argophyllus. ] 7 . La - 
vandula dentata. 19 . Saxifruga cordifolia. 20. Phil!area media var 
bend us specimens when in bloom of 16 and 18. 
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in the Parish of Saint Mary Kalendar; and Published by William 
Somerville Orr, of Church Hill, Walthamstow, in the County of 
Essex, at the Office, No. C, Amen Corner, in the Parish of Christ 
Church, City of London.—September 22nd, 1853. 
