THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND C OUNTRY GENTLEMAN, October 2, 1860. 
way we will, all seems to be composed of links of the same 
chain. 
These must all be noticed in their proper place, so we will 
take a peep into the vinery at once, which is a lean-to house 
36 feet long by 18 feet wide, and 16 feet high at back. The 
Vines are old, with the exception of the Golden Hamburgh and 
Muscat Hamburgh, which were planted last year. The old ones 
are the Hampton Court Hamburgh, AVilmot’s Black Hamburgh, 
Dutch Sweetwater, and Chasselas Musque. Two years ago the 
fruit here was destroyed by mildew ; last year there were only a 
few bunches affected, and this present year, on the 13th of May, 
they fell under my care, and this is the treatment they have 
received. They broke very well, but there is at present no par¬ 
ticular style of growth ; it is neither the long rod nor the spur, 
but what might be termed a medley training. As I before said, 
the Vines broke well and regularly; they showed fruit freely, 
and this set with the thermometer ranging from 45° to 50° 
Fahr. Immediately after the fruit was set extra heat was sup¬ 
plied, and as the heat was increased extra feeding was supplied, 
so that from about the 20tli of May to the middle of July they 
were what might be termed luxuriance itself; they threw out 
rootlets from almost every joint of the canes. On the 24th of 
May I inarched the Golden Hamburgh on the Hampton Court 
Hamburgh, two different Vines, or rather tw r o different branches 
of the same Vine, leaving a good fruit-bearing cane between the 
two that are inarched on its own roots for next year. These 
were beautifully united in twenty-eight days, the sap flowing as 
it was then. After these were united on the 20th of June, the 
Muscat Hamburgh was inarched on Wilmot’s Black Hamburgh, 
and they are now united equally as well as the former variety, 
without the least detriment to the fruit that was then growing 
on the Vines, which was no small quantity. These Vines 
while in their growing state—that is, from the time the fruit 
was set until it began to colour, received above 300 gallons of 
various kinds of manure water, which helped them to an extent 
almost beyond description.— A. J. Ashman. 
(To be continued .) 
AUCTION OF BULBS. 
We have had a sale here of Dutch bulbs, some of which were 
described as Tacettes, Aaronskelk, Tipcadce suprema. Auc¬ 
tioneers, gardeners, and amateurs all are at fault as to what they 
are. Can you help us F — Nottinghamensis. 
[We fear you have all been imposed upon. Tacettes is nothing 
more than a misspelling of Tazetta, an old botanical name for 
the Polyanthus Narcissus. Aaronskelk, or Aaron’s-cup, is pro¬ 
bably a Dutch local name for the Hooped-petticoat Narcissus. 
Of the other name we can make out nothing. We hope you 
have not been victimised; at all events we thought the men of 
the north were more wary than to buy unknown bulbs from 
unknown vendors. These vendors are quite safe if they attach j 
to the commonest bulb a name by which it is known in any 
place upon the earth’s surface.— Eds. C. G.] 
BEDDING- GEBANIUMS AND THEIR 
TREATMENT LONG AGO. 
I bead with pleasure Mr. Robson’s remarks under the above 
heading, for while giving full credit to the rapid advance of the 
science of gardening in late years, I cannot forget how the 
foundation was laid in days long since gone by. 
One of the most effective beds I ever remember was arranged 
in the year 1825, a large oval with the old scarlet Horseshoe 
Geranium edged with white Petunia, the latter supported by an 
ornamental wire guard eighteen inches high, inclining outwards. 
In the same garden at Theobalds, in Hertfordshire, ribbon- 
borders were to be seen—at least so far as that term may be 
applied to a long border with colours in lines. Dahlias, scarlet 
Salvias, Heliotropes, Horseshoe Geraniums, the yellow Celsia, 
and white Petunia, were thus employed with generally-acknow¬ 
ledged great effect. 
In the year 1832 again, many of your readers may recollect 
! the striking appearance, at Alton Towers, of a line of single 
scarlet Dahlias many hundred yards in length. 
Great changes have, indeed, been wrought in our gardens ; 
but as regards bedding Geraniums, and, in some respects, ribbon- 
borders, the progress has been a gradual one.—W. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
Mb. J. Turner, Neepsend, Sheffield [R. French ).—We think our old 
correspondent must be dead, for we have written to him repeatedly without 
obtaining an answer. At the same time some of his family must be sur¬ 
viving and do not act honestly; for we hear of postage stamps being 
enclosed for the garden scissors which he used to supply, and that, although 
the stamps are not returned, the scissors are not sent. We wish some of 
our Sheffield readers would oblige us with some information relative to 
Mr. Turner. 
Flour of the Til (John Thompson ).—Where can this be obtained ? It 
is the flour of the seed of Sesamum orientate, and was said to be fed upon 
by bees. In a year like this, when bees are generally starving, any sug¬ 
gestion of a cheap bee food will be most welcome. 
Orangk Gin. —A correspondent has obliged us by sending the following 
recipe Take the rinds of eight Lemons, eight Seville Oranges peeled very 
thin, and three lbs. of loaf sugar. Steep all together for three days in one 
gallon of gin. Let it stand in rather a warm place, stirring it occasionally 
during the time. Strain it off and bottle it. A very small piece of Hay 
Saffron to colour it is an improvement. The rinds of the fruit, after making 
the liqueur with the pulp, make excellent marmalade. 
Planting Spergulas — Calla .iEthiopica—Agapanthus {IT. B.). —This 
is a capital time to plant out Spergulas, and on to the end of October ; but 
in October the plants must be bigger, or of a larger size, and they must be 
pressed down after every frost. If Calla (Richardia) EEthiopica has been 
in growth since last March or April it is now time to go to rest; but some 
of ours have only begun growing about the middle of August, and these 
will grow on till next May, then rest and start again in August. There is 
a very great secret in flowering the Agapanthus in 48-sized pots; for 
nobody, as far as we know, has ever found it out But if the Fates should 
prove so kind as to favour your experiment, just tell us about it. 
Books (J. H. Bennett ).—In “ Flowmr Gardening for the Many” you 
will find several plans which succeed well with bedding-out plants; there 
are also many other plans dispersed throughout our hack volumes. For 
rustic woodwork there is no publication superior to Ricauti’s “Sketches 
for Rustic Work.” It was published by Carpenter, Old Bond Street. 
Hardy Ferns (Mrs. C. B. Clough ).—The Fern is one of the many forms 
of Lastroea dilatata; but we cannot say, without seeing an entire frond, 
whether it is or not one of the named varieties of that species. Lastrma 
uliginosa is also called L. cristata var. uliginosa, and sometimes, though 
very rarely, Lophodium uliginosum. Onoclea sensibilis is a very beautiful 
hardy Fern; and you may add with satisfaction the following sorts:— 
Adiantum pedatum, Cyrtomium falcatum, Dieksonia pilosiuscula, Lastroea 
noveboracensis and Sieboldii, Lomaria cbilensis, Osmunda cinnamomea and 
spectabilis, Polystichum aerostichoides and Braunii, Struthiopteris penn- 
sylvanica, Woodwardia areolata and virginiea. 
Verbena Seedling ( D. N.).— We had one truss on your plant which 
was a shade deeper than Lady Middleton, but no Verbena could be judged 
this season. Secure the shoot on which the double flowers came. We 
have not seen a double Verbena. Tbe old Helen Verbena—a very strong 
plant, with large, heavy, pink blossoms—we do not recollect to be sweeter 
than many more of them. We only want the teucrioides of all the old 
"Verbenas since we were fortunate enough to pick up melindris. 
Variegated Verbenas ( T. Palmer). —Mr. Beaton is much obliged, but 
neither these nor variegated Petunias are worth cultivating. 
IIippeastrums ( Jas. Gunson ).—We do not know the hybrids you allude 
to. There are several races of that cross in cultivation—that is. between 
Gesneras and Achimenes. Of Amaryllids, the Hippeaster section of the 
family is what you require ; and these have been so crossed and so improved, 
that the high stove evergreen ones are out of da‘e, and very few are now 
sold but resters, or winter resters of them. Collections of twelve kinds are 
offered of the very best sorts, and that would be the best way of marketing 
for them. The following twelve are first-rate, but the price may be twice 
as much as for another dozen of equally good ones. This subject requires 
care. 1, Vittata amabilis, and 2, grandiflora, 3, ornata, and 4, pagoda, 
5, pulcherrima, and 6, aulica venusta, 7, Johnsoni superba, and 8, striata, 
9, Ackermanii, 10, Ackermanii pulcherrima, 11, Wheeleri, and 12, spec¬ 
tabilis. 
Various (Ebor ).—We do not know Mutisia clematitis; but all the rest 
of the Mutisias, while they were in general cultivation, succeeded better 
under the treatment given to our hardy Smilaxthan by any other—namely, 
by cutting them down every winter to the crown of the roots, to give them 
an intermediate-house temperature in summer, never to train them other¬ 
wise than perpendicular, and to allow them to fasten themselves to their 
supports by their very curious tendril. All that, except the temperature, 
will suit clematitis; and if you know its climate you want no more now. 
Primula capitata is on our ow n list of desiderata, which none of our friends 
can fill up : it is lost at Kew. The scarlet Brazilian Pine Apple is in some 
private collections, but we have seen none of it on sale about. Perhaps 
this notice will turn it up along with Primula capitata. 
Names of Fruit (H. K. ).—Your Pear is Downton, The cold ungenial 
weather is the cause of your Walnuts dropping, and not the drain, which 
is too far away to affect the tree. 
POULTRY AND BEE-KEEPER’S CHRONICLE. 
POULTRY SHOWS. 
itober 4tli. Midbleton Agricultural. Sec., Mr. T. Mills. Entries 
close September 27th. _ 
3TOBER 9th, 10th. and 11th. Worcester. Hon. Sec., Mr. G. Griffiths. 
ovember 7th. Devizes and North Wilts. lion. See., Geo. Saunders 
Sainsbury, Rowde, Devizes. Entries close October 13th. 
ovember 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th. West of Scotland Ornitholo¬ 
gical Association, Glasgow. (Pigeons and Canary Birds.) Sec., 
Thos. Buchanan, 74, Argyle Street, Glasgow. , 
ecember 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Birmingham. Sec., Mr. John B. Lythall, 
Offices, Unity Buildings, Temple Street, Birmingham. Entries close 
November 1. 
ecember 6th. Hull and East Riding. Sec., G Robson, 25, Waterwork 
Street. Entries close November 22nd. 
ecember 21st and 22nd. Halifax Pigeon Show. Sec., D. R. Edgar. 
Entries close December 8tli. ... . 
N.B .—Secretaries will oblige us by sending early copies of their lists. 
