THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
July 3. 
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soil ; tho former preponderating, especially after the j 
lirst potting. 
Time of Potting. —For young plants this may be 
done twice during the summer, when the object is to on- I 
courage growth. When an established plant has finished i 
blooming, and is cleaned and allowed to remain in a \ 
cool greenhouse for a week or so after being pruned,— . 
which will chiefly consist in cutting or stopping some j 
over-strong growing shoots — the plants then will like 
being treated for a month or two like an Azalea, or a 
Camellia, in a closish, moist atmosphere, to encourage 
the making of fresh growth ; and when that growth is 
proceeding freely will be the best period to repot, pro¬ 
vided it is early enough to have the fresh pot well sup¬ 
plied with roots before winter, and to give you an oppor¬ 
tunity to keep growing the plant for a short time 
afterwards, and then ripening the shoots by fulTexpoBure 
to sunlight before winter. The youngness of the plants 
belonging to our correspondent, as they are so healthy, 
—as they bloom best after being grown a couple of 
years;—the stopping of the shoots too late in summer, 
as what pruning or stopping is required, should be done 
as early in May as is convenient;—the potting too late in 
autumn; or, what is as likely as anything, not giving the 
plants sufficient light and sunshine in autumn ;—each, or 
any of these may bo the cause why the plants have re¬ 
fused to bloom. 
Pruning and* Watering. —The first of these has 
been sufficiently referred to. All pruning or stopping 
after May will yield you growth, hut the shoots pro¬ 
duced will not be sufficiently matured to produce bloom 
in winter and spring. The plant requires plenty of 
water when growing, and less when in a state of 
comparative rest in winter. The temperature will greatly 
regulate the amount of water. After pruning, and when 
making its growth, the syringe may be freely used 
among the shoots in all sunny days during the morning j 
and evening, and a little shade will be necessary if the 
sun is powerful. A little cool manure-water in a weak 
state will be useful in autumn. 
Temperature and Position. —Unless in winters like 
the last, these plants would staud out with a little pro¬ 
tection during tho winter in the south of the Island. As 
a greenhouse plant, intended to bloom in February, 
March, &c., the plants will be quite safe at from 35° to 
40° during the three previous months; and if housed 
in that low temperaturo scarcely any water will bo 
wanted, unless the weather should be bright and the 
atmosphere very dry. If the plants are to be bloomed 
in winter, they will require an average of at least 45°. 
Acting on the first supposition, the plants should stand 
cool, airy, and rather dry in winter. As the days 
lengthen, heat and light come and start the flower 
buds. An airy position must then bo secured, and 
the temperature not below 45° for any length of 
time, or the flower-buds will damp and rot, and the 
fine scent will be destroyed. When done bloom- 
ng, pruned, cleaned, pinched, &c., after a week or 
so, tho plants should bo kept in a close, moist part 
of a greenhouse, or under tho shade of a vinery at 
work, or under an early Peach-house, removing to a 
cold pit, where more light could be given, and still 
the plants be kept a little close in June, July, and part 
of August; and then bo exposed to the lull influence of 
the sun until the end of October, taking care, how¬ 
ever, that heavy autumn rains were shot past the earth 
of the pots ; that tho pots themselves were not exposed 
to the mid-day sun, though the branches should be in 
autumn ; and then housing the plants before the buds 
were injured by frost. Theso minutiae attended to, thero 
will be no want of bloom. 
R. Fish. 
MOOR PARK. 
The Seat of Lord Robert Grosvenor. 
The Kitchen-garden at this place is situated at a 
considerable distance from the house. You have to 
enter the Park from the north side of the garden, rise a 
hill, and descend a slope to reach the house. A narrow 
gravel-walk forms the pathway. Athough, in fine 
weather this walk is pleasant enough, yet in winter it 
must be dreary. In this respect there is a fine opening 
for improvement. Already there is a beautiful broad 
path leading to the Pleasance I mentioned in a former 
communication. In that lovely spot there is a Temple 
containing seats. I would propose this as a sort of half¬ 
way house to the kitchen-garden, and from it form a 
walk to the fruit, vegetable, and plant-garden. This 
walk would be an easy one. There would, after leaving 
the Temple, be no hill to climb. I should suggest that 
it should bo an evergreen, warm, winter walk, planted 
on each side with Laurels, Arbutus, Yews, evergreen 
and striped Hollies, Laurustinus, &c. 1 am certain this 
would form a new and very pleasing feature in the 
pleasure-grounds at this fine old place. The kitchen- 
garden is well placed in regard to aspect and shelter. 
The ground slopes to tho south, and the soil is good. 
The subsoil is clay, but well drained. The walls are 
lofty, and well clothed with healthy trees, of which the 
famous Moorpark Apricot forms a large portion. It 
seems rather doubtful whether this best of all Apricots 
was raised here from seed, or introduced from the 
Levant. Mr. Sparrow says, lie believes, from all he can 
learn on the subject, that it was raised from seed ; but 
who by, or when, is unknown. 
There is a curious circumstance respecting the walls 
here. Every few years a considerable length begins to 
wave from the perpendicular, leaning to the south. 
-This inclination gradually increases, until at last down 
comes that part of the wall, destroying the trees, and 
causing a great expense in re-erecting that portion. 
I saw a part that had commenced this downward 
progress when 1 was there. Of course, deep foundations 
iiave been laid, and every precaution taken that skill 
and judgment could suggest; but all seems in vain. 
I suppose the cause is the clay subsoil, and the heavy 
rains of autumn and winter, which gradually sap and 
undermine the foundations. 
I observed above that, the riant-houses arc in the 
kitchen-garden. There is a small stove, in which tho 
fine plant of Medinilla magnified was the finest object. 
There were also good plants in bloom of Slephanolis 
floributula , and the beautiful Tabernamontana coronaria 
plena, with large white flowers, rivalling the Camellia 
and tho best Gardenias. The greenhouse is large ; for¬ 
merly it was a simple lean-to house facing the south; 
but Mr. Sparrow added to it, glazed the back, and thus 
changed it into a span-roof, making the stage to corres¬ 
pond in form, lie finds the north side useful for 
Camellias and other plants in bloom, the flowers con¬ 
tinue much longer in perfection, and such evergreen 
1 plants do best there in winter. There were some very 
! good specimens of New Holland plants in flower, es¬ 
pecially Leschcnaultia formosa, two or three very dense 
bushes covered with their bright scarlet blossoms. To 
keep them bushy, they are constantly pinched in, which 
does away with tho necessity of a bundle of sticks. 
Chorozema varia nana, var. illicifolia, a charming 
plant, which ought to be in every greenhouse. It was 
! four feet high, and two-and-a-half feet through, and was 
literally loaded with its beautiful flowers. 
Kennedya longipcdunculata, one of the best of the 
genus, was equally fine, every shoot had bunches of 
scarlet flowers upon it. 
Boronia serrulata , a most healthy plant, promising 
to make a good specimen next year. 
