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to get it up from seeds ; besides, you cannot buy it unless yon hear of a 
sale of it, when a lot comes over from India, and then, perhaps, not one 
out of a thousand will sprout. The way you ought to do, is to ask any of 
those who advertise largely in The Cottage Gauoenf.r what they would 
charge per hundred or thousand plants averaging one foot high. Next 
October would be just the right time to plant a forest of it in. your fine 
climate. 
Brugmansia akborea, &c. (M. F.). —Having cut down the old plants 
last spring, it is not probable that they will flower this cold season ; but 
vou must not stop the shoots they have made until the winter is over. If 
by “Tamarand” you mean “ Tamar isle," it will now propagate from 
cuttings not overripe. Cuttings of Tense ented Hoses put in under a 
hand-glass on a warm border will strike readily. Now is a good time to put 
them in. 
Dai-hne not Blooming (K. IT.).—It did not want a shift at all this last 
spring, nor a drop of anything stronger than childrens’ tea the whole 
season, nor yet any compost in the soil. All the Daphnes do better in 
fresh, sandy loam than in all the “ingredients” under the sun. What 
you must do is to shake all the old ball from the roots, and put it in a much 
less pot, well drained, and keep it close in a damp, cold frame, and save 
it from the sun till the end of September, and do not expect a bloom from 
it next winter or spring, and if any comes, nip the buds off as soon as you 
see them. Next April, if the pot is full of roots give it a good shift, but 
no peat or leaf mould, or any rich water, liich living is not good for any 
thick-leaved evergreen plant of slow growth, and you ought to repeat 
that every week for twelve months, that yon might never forget the rule. 
Furnishing a Small Greenhouse ( A Constant Header).—' This, as we 
have several times shown, is rather a difficult matter, as all depends on 
taste and the sire of the plants desired. However, in a week or two we 
will do what we can to oblige you. 
Transplanted Large Weeping Ash Tree ( Idem). — Under the cir¬ 
cumstances of largo size, stiff soil, &c., we should not have expected it to 
have done much good in the first or second year. As the tree has made so 
little wood, it would do it little harm to take it up again in October, and 
plant it afresh in a mound a foot above the natural soil. The mound being 
formed of sandy, gravelly loam, and a good mixture of leaf mould. In that 
it will root fast, and soon branches will follow. It will be best to mulch the 
ground for the first winter to keep out frost. If there is any objection to 
raising the plants, fork a quantity of sandy loam and leaf mould among 
the roots, cover with several inches of the same, and place six inches of 
rotten dung over all, and we are not at all afraid but the tree will please 
you better next season. Cover the dung with green branches in winter. 
Various (7 Y. Kent)-— The Cucumber will thrive best in a bottom hea* 
of about 80°, and a top heat at night ranging from G0° to 70°. Air is best 
given at the hack of the sash, and in quantities, so as not to depress the 
temperature unduly, and in proportion as the external air is soft and 
warm, or cold and" dry. In the hot summer months air may be given 
freely at top and bottom. If you use linings, however, beware that the 
sash does not eome over them. A little one at top at night will always be 
useful, if tlie temperature is not unduly reduced. Sun heat may rise after 
a little air has been given, to 80° and 85°. If more either give more air or 
shade according to circumstances. These matters have already received 
minute attention. Your soil ought to suit Box first-rate. If not grown 
free enough add a little leaf mould. Thin the shoots of Black Currant 
trees when they are too thick for the sun to mature the buds. Pink pipings 
obey the general law of cuttings. If kept too close, they would rot and 
die; if too open, the juices will evaporate. Hence we keep close when the 
sun shines, and give a little air when it does not. Go not by opinion but 
by reason of the nature of things. Get and read “ Window Gardening for 
the Many,” and you will find all these matters minutely explained. 
Mildew on Grapes (P. Gregory).— We cannot give you better advice 
than to persevere dusting the bunches affected, and als’o every leaf that 
shows the least sign; and we can only add, in addition to covering your 
pipes with a solution of sulphur and lime, keep up a fire night and day, 
provided the water does not get warmer than 160°, and be sure you give 
enough of air at night to lower your house to fiom 60° to 65°, and air 
during the day in proportion to the sun and fire heat. The muggy, close 
weather, and keeping your house hot, close, and moist at night, has 
brought this pest upon you. In another year, after washing and cleaning 
your Vines, use a little sulphur on the pipes all the season. Prevention is 
better than cure. 
Spergula ( T. . P.). —Your plant is Spcrgula saginoiaes of Linnmus. 
Orange Gin. —Some years since I used, when hunting in the counties of 
Oxford and Northampton, to get at some of the homes of the first-class 
sporting yeomen, a liqueur known as “ orange gin.” Can any of your sub¬ 
scribers favour me witli a good receipt for it, through the pages of your 
excellent journal, and oblige— Sheep Dog 2 
Planting Vines in a Peach-house (Argus). — There would he no 
danger of the roots materially interfering with their neighbours’ roots. 
The great difficulty in such mixed cultivation is keeping the Vines from 
obstructing the light, so necessary for successful Peach culture. 
Various (J. M.). —Your plant is Coleus Blumei pectinatus, of whi h you 
have often heard in The Cottage Gardener. It is a soft stove plant of 
the easiest culture, requiring the same soil and the same quantity of water 
all the year round as a good pot Geranium. It comes easier than a Verbena 
from cuttings, and will do in a greenhouse or window in summer; but it 
should not he under 50° of heat in winter. The original kind is smooth 
on the edge of the leaves. Yours is toothed like a comb round the leaves, 
and “ pectinatus” is the meaning of that way. Your Pelargoniums cast their 
blossoms owing entirely to your way of high feeding them in a season like 
this, without any sun. Our liquid-tank of awfulalities has not been once i 
opened this season, as it would only make bad worse to use manure water 
for any plant we have, while last year, during that awful hot weather, we 
used strong water every other day. Your soil is so strong, and, no doubt, 
under such a man, very rich indeed, and that has had the same effect on 
the flowers of the Sweet Peas as your strong water had on the pot Pelar¬ 
goniums. All Sweet Peas are alike as to height; and what you should do 
to temper yours, is io sow them all in shallow boxes early in April, and l 
give them a good check by allowing them to remain in the boxes to the j 
middle of May; then to plant them out rather wide apart, then you would 
dock them of a couple of feet or a yard of their height, and have ten 
blooms for every one you used to have. The Pentstemon Murrayamm 
is a wonderfully difficult plant to manage. The way to do it is more 
like one of the delicate Fuchsias than anything else, and in June and .Inly, 
and the first half of August, not to water the top of the pot; but a 
saucer under it, but not to be constantly full of water; all that time to see 
the morning and evening sun only, and in winter to have it half dry in a 
cold frame. ' 
Heating Water (Nottinghamiensis ).—Slack coal at 7s. per ton will heat 
the water in one-hundred feet of four-inch piping, much more cheaplv 
than would gas at 3s, Rd. per 1000 cubic feet. 
Name of Carnation (G. IT.).—Yours is a double white Carnation, but 
not dignified by a name. You are wrong in calling it “ Clove Carnation,” 
as that kind is crimson, and far more aromatically scented than any of the 
., Name of Petunia (IT. JY. P .).—The flower you sent was so shrivelled 
it could not be identified. 
Names of Ferns (J. II. Armstrong).— ). Polystichum Capense is a 
large-growing, P. conaceum a dwarfer plant; yours appears to be one 
of the forms of the latter.. 2. Laslrcen patens. 3. Cystopteris fragilis, 
var. nngustata. 4. Athyrium filix-fcemina , var. inrisum. 5. Asple - 
mum hulbiferum. 6 . Lastrasa dilatata. 7. Cystopteris fragilis. 8. Cfys- 
topterts fragilis, var. dentata. 9. Adiantum cuneatum. 
Names op Plants (Guildford).— Ho. I is Phlomis fruticosa. No. 2 is 
Leycesteria formusa. 
POULTRY AND BEE-KEEPER’S CHRONICLE. 
POULTRY SHOWS. 
August 23rd. Settle (Yorkshire). Sec., Rev. J. Robinson, Settle. 
Entries close August 18th. 
August 25th, 27th, 2Sth, and 29th. Crystal Palace. Summer Show of 
Poultry, Pigeons, and Rabbits. Sec., Mr. William Hougbton. Entries 
close July 28th. 
September 3rd. Heckmondwike. Sec., Mr. Frederick Brearley. Entries 
close August 24. 
September 4th. Pocklington (Yorkshire). Hon. Sec., Mr. Thos. Grant, 
Pocklington. Entries close August 28th. 
September 5th. Mirfiei.d. See., Mr. H. Rushforth, Escliolt Place, 
Mil-field. Entries close August 27th. 
September 5th. Keighley Agricultural Show. Sec., R. Fawcett. 
Entries close August 29th. 
September 19th, 20th, and 21st. Portsmouth. Hon. Sec., Mr. E. Clarke, 
2G, Wish Street, Southsea, Hants. Entries close August 11 
September 25th. Bridgnorth. Sec., Mr. Richard Taylor, Bridgnorth. 
October 9th, 10th, and 11th. Worcester. lion. Sec., Mr. G. Griffiths. 
December 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th. Birmingham. Sec., Mr. John B. Lythall, 
Offices, Unity BuildiDgs, Temple Street, Birmingham, Entries close 
November 1. 
N.B .—Secretaries will oblige us by senditig early copies of their lists. 
REEDING EOWLS ON MEAT—PRECAUTIONS 
IN EXHIBITING. 
Every season brings its symptoms. In Marcli and in early 
spring, we have timid letters in very pretty writing, asking advice 
about hens’ eggs, rips, and chickens. Then, as the yards become 
peopled, we are consulted as to fatting, selection, and market. 
Now, our readers will feel obliged if we will say a word or two 
about exhibiting, explain general rules, and give such iuformation 
as will be useful to those who intend to exhibit at the Crystal 
Palace. 
The first essential is, that the chickens shall agree : if they do 
not (and those that have been close friends in the yard during 
their natural lives, will often fall out and fight as soon as they 
are in close quarters), then not only is success unattainable, but 
the exhibitor may be prepared to see the cock and one pullet in 
the pen, and the other bird in a basket underneath, entirely 
scalped. This is sometimes as much the result of improper 
feeding as of quarrelling ; and, above all, it is caused by giving 
them meat. 
It is strange, that spite of our frequent remonstrances, and of the 
annoyances that spring from this improper feeding, people will 
practise it. If they will examine their fowls, they will see they 
were not made to eat meat; to obviate the difficulty they chop 
it up for them. They should exercise as much discretion and 
observance as Cuvier did in liis dream. “ He was pursued by 
Bogey ; Cuvier ran, Bogey followed. * I will eat you up,’ said 
he, ‘ Don’t,’ said Cuvier, and ran faster. Bogey gained upon 
him. Cuvier turned round to see how far he was, and then 
stopped. ‘ You eat me up ?’ said he to Bogey, ‘ you can’t, you 
divide the hoof, and are not, therefore, carnivorous.’” Fowls do 
not divide the hoof, but they are not carnivorous. 
Next, let the birds be all of the same size. We almost think 
we would rather see two smaller than one larger and one small 
in a pen. Show them with clean bright plumage, and clean legs. 
We are not friendly to confining chickens before a Show; but if 
it he necessary to wash their plumage, they should be in a pen 
