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THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, September 7, 1858. 
sionally; then strain off. the liquor into a cask, to every 
gallon adding two pounds of sugar; cork tight, and let it 
stand till the following October, and you will have wine 
ready for use, without further straining or boiling, that will 
make Jips smack as they never smacked under similar in¬ 
fluence before .”—(Germantown Telegraph .) 
CRITICAL QUERIES. 
^ Elevatin’ a Vertically (See “ Pruning,” page 340).— 
To elevate the end of a horizontal shoot, or branch, it would 
need to be cut through on the under side. How far from the 
point of the shoot is it recommended to make this cut, in 
order to be able to elevate the point vertically ? 
Hawthornden Apple (See page 345).—It was intro¬ 
duced into England from the North, before the grandfather of 
any one of the present generation was born.— Boldero. 
and the “roots” of the Dahlias, in dry mould, and away from the 
frost, just like keeping Potatoes indoors over the winter. 
Curtis, the Entomologist {J. H. C.).— He is a native of Norfolk. 
AV. II., Exeter. —AVe have only sheets 1 and 3 of your communication. 
Names of Plants ( W. M. F.). —Your greenhouse plant is Cuphea 
stngillosa. {Die Vernon).— Your plant is Cadestina ageratoides by 
some named Ageratum casleshna. It is sometimes called popularly 
“The Lady’s Pincushion Plant.” (A. Z.).— Your Ferns are, —l.Asrtl 
mum adiantum-mgrum. 2. Asplenium ruta-muraria. 3. Ceferaeh 
ojjicinarum. 4. Asplenium trichomanes . {R. IT. H.).— 1. Lythrum 
alatum. 2. Ononis cernua (?j. 
3. Too bruised for us to recognise. 
Wasps and their Nests.— Are any of the readers of The 
Cottage Gardener aware of the fact that wasps breed 
under water ? My son in taking some nests lately, on the 
banks of a pool, found a great portion of some nests under 
the water level; in fact the young grubs overhead in water, 
and perfectly healthy. Can they thus hatch without air ? 
Perhaps some of the intelligent readers of this work will 
throw light on the subject.—R. Errington, Oulton Tarlc. 
TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
A\ r ORK on Plant Culture (E. L.).—“ The Cottage Gardener’s Die- 
t ion ary, Second Edition, is the best we know for your purpose. 
A t erbena Pegs ( Vervain).— Tours do not differ from the hook 
made of thin, galvanised iron w r ire already described in. our pages. 
AVork on British and Exotic Plants ( Subscriber, Tlapperliolme) 
—AVe know of no work on their culture with coloured or uncoloured 
plates. 
Grapesj',7’. S. L.). The Royal Muscadine is a very different Grape 
irom the Chasselas Masque. ■ 
Planting a Flower Garden ( James Stewart) We never do this- 
no onecan do so justly, unless he knows the place. AVe can only point 
out defects in proposed arrangements. 
I ears from Oporto must wait for a "week or two, until we can 
make an inquiry. 
Tfpowers large, stout, and good purplish-lilac. 
D it has the power to defy wind and rain, as you say, it is an acqui- 
point ^ a bcdcler ’ but from cut lowers we can give no opinion on this 
IN ?> I ? EETLE (a W'T ).—The caterpillar is of a very 
nmon insect the 1 rivet Hawk Moth. The shoots of your Finns 
vnsigms are destroyed by the Mylargus piniperda. No remedy is 
ir!l°^Vv^ C + mOV11 lf and , burnin ? ali the affected shoots, and transplant¬ 
ing, thetiee to another place, might rescue it. 
Lettuge —-AVe cannot be certain what variety it is from 
m ‘ ght k ”° W “ “ w SaW » Probably 
POULTRY SHOWS. 
September 8th. Liverpool and Manchester. 
September 14th and 15th. Sparkeniioe (at Tamwoith). 
September 21st and 22nd. Bridgnorth. Sec., Mr.. Richard Taylor, 
Bridgnorth. Entries close the 15th of September. 3 
September 21st and 22nd. Lichfield. 
September 26th. Paisley. Entries close Sept. 18. Sec Mr AVm 
Houston, 14, Barr Street. * n> 
° ZT « i th r - r d 8th * Worcestershire. See., Mr. G. Griffiths, 7, 
St. Switbin s Lane, Worcester. Entries close September 23. 
°cJo'e 80th Septembe?: **” D ' MarKett8 ’ C™*»- 
December 1/th and 18th. Halifax Fancy Pigeon Show. Sec. Mr 
Nov^ilier^ 01 '^’ ^' r °°^ bc> P s * Halifax. Entries close the 20th of 
January 8th, 10th, 11th, and 12th, 1859. 
Show). Sec., AV. Houghton. 
January 20th and 21st, 1859. Liverpool. 
Crystal Palace (AVinter 
North Lancashire. 
February 3rd and 4th, 1859. Preston and 
Secs. If. Teebay, and II. Oakey. 
February 9th and 10th, 1859. Ulverstone. Sec., Thos. Robinson. 
N.B. Secretaries will oblige us by sending early copies of their lists. 
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HELP ME, MY FRIENDS.” 
n a ?p° 4 W R nS ARI)EN Pl ( AN W: Jolly )--The beds (in Plan 9, Vol. X., 
page 433) ai e on gravel, and the box edgings are the lines which in¬ 
dicate the shape and size of the beds. All the walks are gravel, but 
the pirn may be laid on grass, when no box edging would be needed 
The box is to keep the soil from “running out” on the gravels we 
Crocuses {Janet).— The following is the best list we have 
7 W>’ Ac ^ lllcs > most beautiful white ; Antelope, entirely white • 
V - an JI . e !' wedc ’ fine striped ; Baron van Fallandt, largest blue • 
ni f U rd blu .® and white; Couronne des Indes, large dark blue- 
Take of Cambridge, fine blue; Duke of York, transparent blue • Globe 
M.igo, large pearl blue; Glorieuse, fine variegated: Harlequin 
blue rose and white ; and Helicon, fine pure white. AVe are indebted 
loi tills to the Catalogue of Messrs. Carter and Co., High ITolborn It 
contains the best list of bulbs we have seen. g ' 
Propagating Fuchsia Fulgens {A Subscriber) .—Let the old nlant 
pot or“Sf fflilli. t'Y f C m 0f H"" aut ™"' “4 keep it to the lime 
SnlhlfpnffifiiL -i f M - arch ’ J ust as Jon would a Dahlia root, 
men shake oft all the soil from it, and divide the old roots into as manv 
pieces as there are eyes or buds, at the collar of the plant or as 
r e quh-et eiactH 0 hi arge > ^°°V 0f > Dahlia ‘ The Fuchsia fulgens 
equnes exactly the same treatment, all the year round as a <?nod 
Dahlia m the hands of a practical cottager. BewoZ striks C 
kin lieft hiOa” t n Ut m" gS - in l he spring '- IIe would plant three or five 
thnt nf ili v 1 Dahhas m the farthest side of the garden, and seven 
in front of tboVn^f a m front of them 5 then six Scarlet Geraniums 
of the Scarlet 
^ 1 sori ’°W8 °f an unfortunate individual, who, how- 
cvei, lully believes that he is only one among hundreds, or 
even thousands of the human race. After this melancholy 
introduction, let me say that I want, that which I know not 
how to obtain, viz., a young black and white buck rabbit, 
ditto doe, both, of course, of different strains ; both, at all 
events, respectable in appearance, and which look well, even 
at a show, especially a provincial one, and likely, with care 
to bring rabbits worth keeping. Now, where in the wide’ 
world am I to go for them ? I may, of course, travel many 
miles, go to some dealer whom I know nothing of) and, very 
probably, get some inferior animals for my pains at last, at 
an enormous price, when travelling expenses are added to the 
I price ot the said animals. 
Although I have, as above, expressed my want at the 
present time, yet the same remarks apply to those numbers of 
persons who wish to keep rabbits, fowls of various kinds, and 
other pets. By the bye, I also want a young buck and doe 
° ! e Himalaya rabbit. Now, I have no doubt but that 
numbers of amateurs, readers of your useful publication, are 
m a position precisely contrary to mine,—that is, they have all 
tiie animals I want, and those that many other people want 
and would only be too glad to get something more for a good 
tiling of its kind than table price. The great desideratum 
seems to be, some organisation by which buyers and sellers 
among amateurs, &c., could let their wishes be known to 
each other. True it is, one might advertise ones wants, 
whether to sell or to buy, in your columns, hut then what 
guarantee has one that the things are worth the money in the 
one instance, or that the money would be paid in the other? 
Une might be quite willing to pay a fair price for what he 
wanted, it good ; but might be shy at paying for what might 
do sent. Any one can foresee such troubles in such dealings 
as may well prevent their carrying out their desires. Hun- 
c reds of purchasers would flock in, if they only knew that 
what they wanted they would have; and hundreds would be 
added to the present poultry, and rabbit, and pigeon amateurs, 
and, consequently to the number of your readers, if a simple 
