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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, March 15, 1859. 
a good deal of damage to the plants. In order to facilitate this 
moving, the leaves have to be tied up ; which cannot be done to 
strong, healthy plants without, to some extent, cracking or 
damaging the leaves, which soon causes them to have a sickly, 
unhealthy appearance ; and, if left untied, the points of the leaves 
are apt to be broken, which disfigures the plants as long as they 
live. But this is not all: they have to be shifted iuto various¬ 
sized pots, which operation cannot be done without a great deal 
of damage to the roots, as these, when in a healthy state, are 
brittle. Then they have to be plunged in tan, or some other 
fermenting material; and, if not watched with a careful eye, are 
apt to be burned at the roots. Then there are a wading amongst 
them, and tilting them up ; and after the heat declines to its 
proper temperature, there is another wading to let them down to 
their proper place ; which operations never diminished the already- 
bruised leaves. Bui the greater part of the labour, damage, and 
expense is terminated by the planting-out system. 
The form or size of the structure for carrying out this entirely 
depends on the taste of the proprietor. A span-roofed house is 
the best for obtaining an abundant supply of light, which is so 
essential to the welfare of the Pine. The ends should stand south 
and north ; and so situated, that it may be under the full power 
of the sun from its rising till its going down. Plenty of provision 
should be made for the admission of air, both at top and bottom ; 
making the air admitted at the bottom to pass over the heating 
pipes before coming in contact with the plants. The pipes for 
heating the beds should not be more than eighteen inches below 
the surface. They should be imbedded in rough gravel to the 
depth of four inches : over that should be placed a turf, grassy 
side undermost; and over that should be placed twelve inches of 
the following compostTo every eight barrowfuls of turfy loam 
from an old pasture add a good barrowful of sheep dung, and 
another of broken bones, from an inch to an inch and a half 
square, well mixed together some time previously to its being used. 
The bones tend to keep the soil open. The turfy loam should be 
chopped from two to three inches square. The compost being 
put in to the above depth, then follows the planting. 
The strongest and best-shaped of the suckers, or plants, should 
be selected. The small sorts, such as Queen's, should be planted 
two ieet from plant to plant each way ; but the black ones, such 
as Black Jamaica, Montserrat, and Cayennes, which grow to a 
larger size, may be planted two feet and a half each way. 
After planting, if the soil is at all moist, it is only necessary to 
give the plants a slight damping overhead, and to keep the house 
pretty moist, close, and shaded for a few days, until the plants 
commence growing; jifter which, they may have a more liberal 
supply of light and air. Then, they ought to have a watering at 
the root sufficient to moisten the soil through, and no more. 
Plenty of provision should be made at the bottom of the bed to 
drain away all superfluous moisture. Keep the house moist at 
all times, by damping the passages and every available surface that 
will hold moisture; and by sometimes giving the plants a slight 
syringing overhead, but not to that extent that water will stand 
continually in the heart or axils of the leaves; as this would 
cause the plants to have a sickly appearance, and may cause the 
fruit to start prematurely, or without crowns. 
Do not allow the plants to receive any check for want of 
moisture at the roots ; as this is injurious to them at all times, 
more especially after they are started into fruit, and deformed 
fruit will be the consequence. When they are growing freely, a 
little manure water may be to their advantage. 
The temperature of the house should never be lower than 55° ; 
and should never exceed 85° or 90°, with sun heat. But it is a 
rule-of-thumb practice to be fixed to any degree of temperature ; 
let the amount of light be our guide. Air ought to be admitted 
on all favourable occasions; at night, also, if the temperature of 
the house will allow it—and good plants and good fruit will be 
the result. 
I had almost forgotten to mention that the surface of the beds 
should not be an inch below the bottom of the side-glass; and 
that over the surface of the beds should be spread two inches of 
old tan, to prevent a hard crust forming on the top from the 
various waterings. 
In connection with the above house, or houses, should be a 
small succession-pit for suckers, which ought to be potted into 
five or six inch-pots, plunged in old tan, and heated by hot-water 
pipes. These young plants will take the place of any that may 
become unhealthy, or prematurely start into fruit. And when 
any of the fruit is cut, the old plant may be pulled out, and the 
soil in which it was growing then filled up with fresh soil, as far 
as possible without injuring the roots of the other plants, and a 
young plant taken out of the succession-pit to fill its place. This 
may be practised for years, until a good many fruit ripen off 
together ; then they all may be taken out, the bed filled with fresh 
soil, and the plants that have not swelled their fruit put back 
into their places, and the rest of the bed filled up with young 
plants and suckers out of the succession-pit.— James Reid, 
Sudbury, Derby. 
FRUITS ADAPTED TO THE VARIOUS 
LOCALITIES OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
(Continued from page 354.) 
GOOSEBERRIES. 
Roaring Lion (Farrow’s), l.f. ( G-reat Chance). —Very- 
large, oblong. SkiD red, and smooth. A second-rate 
variety as to flavour, but one of the largest in size. Bush 
pendulous. 
Rob Roy. —Medium sized, obovate. Skin red, and 
hairy. A flrst-rate variety, and very early. Bush erect. 
Rockwood (Prophet’s), l.p. — Large and roundish. 
Skin yellow, and hairy. Flavour second-rate. Bush 
erect. 
Rough Red ( Little Red Hairy-, Old Scotch Red; 
Thick-skinned Red). —Small and round. Skin red, and 
hairy. A first-rate variety, of excellent flavour, and 
highly esteemed for preserving. Bush spreading. 
Rough Yellow. See Suljohur. 
Round Yellow. See Rumbullion. 
Royal White. —Small and round. Skin white, and 
hairy. A first-rate dessert variety. Bush erect. 
Rumbullion ( Yelloic Globe-, Round Yelloiv). —Small 
and roundish. Skin pale yellow, and downy. Flavour 
of second-rate quality. Bush, erect, and a great bearer; 
and the fruit much grown for bottling. 
Rumbullion,-Green.— Small and round. Skin green, 
and hairy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect. 
Scotch Nutmeg.— Medium sized, roundish. Skin red, 
hairy, or downy. Flavour second-rate. Bush erect. 
Shakespere (Denny’s), l.p.— Large and roundish. 
Skin red, and hairy. Of first-rate flavour. Bush erect. 
Siieba Queen (Crompton’s), l.p. —Large and obovate. 
Skin white, and downy. Flavour of the first quality. 
Bush erect. Very similar to Whitesmith. 
Sir Sidney Smith. See Whitesmith (Woodward’s). 
Small Dark Rough Red. See Small Rough Red. 
Small Red Globe ( Smooth Scotch). — Small aud 
roundish. Skin smooth, and red. Of first-rate quality, 
and with a sharp, rich flavour. Bush erect. 
Small Rough Red ( Small Dark Rough Red ).— 
Small and round. Skin red, and hairy. Of first-rate 
quality, and early. Bush spreading, and the leaves 
pubescent. 
Smiling Beauty (Beaumont’s), l.p. —Large and ob¬ 
long. Skin thin, yellow, and smooth. Of first-rate 
flavour. Bush pendulous, and a good bearer. 
Smooth Amber. See Amber. 
Smooth Green. See Green Walnut. 
Smooth Red. See Turkey Red. 
Smooth Scotch. See Small Red Globe. 
Snowball (Adams’).—Medium sized, roundish. Skin 
white, and hairy. Of first-rate flavour. Bush pendulous. 
Sportsman (Chadwick’s), l.p. —Large and obovate. 
Skin dark red, and smooth. Flavour second-rate. Bush 
spreading. 
