October  18,  18&6. 
.OURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
387 
The  Brompton  Plum  Stock  (^Pomonay—We  are  not  surprigedi 
by  your  failure  to  find  the  botanical  name  of  the  Brompton  Plum  stock 
in  any  of  the  hooka  you  have  conaalteal.  You  would  fail  in  the  same 
way  if  you  gought  for  the  botanical  namea  of,  say,  the  Keswick  Oodlin 
Apple  or  the  Victoria  Plum.  These  are  varieties  respectively  of  Pyrus 
Malus  and  Prunus  domestica.  If  the  fruits  mentioned  were  rendered 
botanically  they  would  be  Pyrus  Malus  keswickiensis  and  Prnnus 
domestica  Victoriana.  So  the  Brompton  stock.  It  is  simply  a  variety 
of  the  Plum,  and  botanically  Pranas  domestica  bromptoniensis,  though 
we  do  not  know  where  you  will  find  it  so  recorded  in  any  books. 
Preserving  Apples  (J,  J."). — Apples  keep  best  in  a  cool  tem¬ 
perature  and  not  very  dry  atmosphere  where  air  and  light  are  excluded . 
This  is  best  effected  by  only  storing  perfectly  sound  specimens.  Lay 
them  on  a  shelf  for  a  few  days  to  sweat  and  dry.  Then  wrap  each  fruit 
separately  in  clean  tissue  paper  and  lay  on  a  soft  bed  of  cotton  wool, 
clean  wheat  or  oat  chaff  or  cocoa-nut  fibre.  The  fruits  may  be  covered 
an  inch  deep  with  fibre  or  chaff.  Fruits  should  not  be  wiped  dry  when 
wet  from  the  deposition  of  moisture  upon  them,  as  this  necessitates 
handling.  A  little  extra  air  would  soon  dry  them,  after  which  lay  clean 
white  paper  over  them,  or  wrap  each  separately.  Apples  that  have 
been  attacked  by  the  codlin  moth  or  other  grub  keep  but  a  short  time, 
as  do  those  which  have  been  bruised  in  gathering. 
Placing  Salt  In  a  Pond  for  Bestroylng  Fungus  on  Cold 
Fish  (A/.  5.). — The  amount  of  salt  you  propose  placing  in  the  water 
would  not  be  too  much  for  destroying  the  fungus,  but  you  must  be 
prepared  to  place  the  fish  that  rise  to  the  surface  in  fresh  water,  or  the 
better  plan  would  be  to  remove  them  before  adding  the  salt,  and  treat 
them  as  advised  some  time  ago  in  an  article  in  this  Journal,  and  to  which 
you  now  possibly  allude.  The  salt  would  probably  have  an  injurious 
effect  on  the  fish  if  they  were  left  in  the  pond,  hut  with  the  precautions 
named  it  would  probably  prove  effectual.  In  using  the  salt  it  should  be 
evenly  cast  over  the  whole  surface  of  the  water.  It  is  matter  for  your 
judgment  as  regards  the  surface  water,  but  if  clear  we  do  not  see  in  what 
way  it  can  contribute  to  the  disease  in  the  fish.  The  water  is  too  deep 
for  many  aquatics,  but  the  following  would  probably  succeed  : — Hottonia 
palustris,  Hydrocharis  morsus-ranse,  Nuphar  lutea,  Nympbasa  alba, 
Sagittaria  sagittifolia,  Stratiotes  aloides,  Typha  latifolia,  and  Villarsia 
nymphseoides,  the  last  being  one  of  the  best  for  shielding  the  fish  from 
hot  sun. 
Grapes  not  Colouring  (J.  6.'), — The  leaves  are  magnificent ; 
Alicante  8J  inches  across,  thick  and  leathery  in  texture  ;  Lady  Downe’s 
over  10  inches  wide,  and  excellent  in  character.  We  failed  to  find  any 
red  spider,  but  something  has  not  done  the  leaves  any  good ;  possibly 
the  borax  solution  was  at  fault.  The  Grapes  are  neither  well  coloured 
nor  are  they  free  from  shanking.  The  border  is  at  a  disadvantage  for 
the  Vines  in  being  outside,  but  that  would  not  affect  the  colouring  or 
even  the  shanking  had  it  been  properly  constructed.  This  we  conclude 
is  the  real  fault,  and  we  do  not  consider  there  can  be  any  permanent 
improvement  until  it  is  rectified.  This  means  lifting  the  Vind  and 
forming  a  new  border,  for  which  you  will  find  instructions  in  our  current 
issue  under  “Fruit  Forcing.  ’  Such  procedure,  however,  may  be  pre¬ 
cluded  in  your  case,  therefore  we  give,  as  you  ask,  our  opinion  on  what 
you  have  done.  It  was  quite  right  to  remove  the  surface  soil  and  dress 
it  with  the  loam  and  stable  manure,  bone  dust,  sulphate  of  potash  aid 
gypsum  in  tbe  autumn.  Kainit  is  not  a  very  desirable  substance  to  use 
for  Vines,  as  they  do  not  require  a  large  amount  of  chlorine,  and  is  more 
calculated  to  take  colour  out  than  put  it  into  Grapes.  Applying  cesspool 
water  would  do  .good  providing  the  applications  were  not  given  too 
liberally,  or  to  the  extent  of  making  the  soil  sodden.  The  red  spider 
appears  to  have  done  harm.  The  time  of  starting  is  suitable,  and  there 
does  not  appear  to  have  been  anything  wrong  in  the  management.  What 
we  advise  is  the  lifting,  if  you  can  manage  it ;  if  not,  then  omit  the  kainit 
in  the  future,  for  though  a  good  thing  to  use  with  fresh  loam  in  border 
making,  it  is  not  advisable  on  an  old  border,  which  is  generally  saline 
enough,  and  often  too  much  so.  In  top-dressihg  this  autumn  we  should 
omit  the  stable  manure  and  use  lime  instead,  about  cwt,  per  rod,  and 
preferably  air-slaked,  but  dry  and  floury,  mixing  with  the  soil  as  deeply 
as  the  roots  allow.  Instead  of  the  bonemeal  we  should  use  dissolved 
bones  along  with  the  sulphate  of  potash,  using  the  mixture  as  a  top¬ 
dressing,  and  raking  in  with  a  fork  so  as  to  get  it  under  a  little.  With 
the  lime  there  is  no  need  of  the  gypsum,  as  sulphur  will  be  had  from  the 
dissolved  bones.  In  the  spring  you  may  supplement  the  autumn  applica¬ 
tion  by  mineral  superphosphate,  five  parts ;  nitrate  of  potash,  three  parts ; 
sulphate  of  magnesia,  one  part ;  and  sulphate  of  iron,  one  part,  mixing 
thoroughly,  and  using  4  ozs.  per  square  yard  when  the  buds  give  sigi  s 
of  moving,  washing  in  moderately.  This  ought  to  have  the  desired 
effect — at  least,  it  has  had  this  year  where  neither  Gros  Colman  nor 
Lady  Downe’s  could  be  coloured  properly  before,  but  singularly  Muscat 
of  Alexandria  coloured  well.  We  give  this  instance  as  it  is  similar  to 
your  case.  Oare  must  be  taken  not  to  overwater  the  border,  especially 
at  starting  and  near  finishing,  yet  giving  adequate  supplies,  but  under 
rather  than  over,  during  the  swelling  of  the  Grapes. 
XiTaines  of  Fruits. — Notice have  pleasure  in  naming  good 
typical  fruits  (when  the  names  are  discoverable)  for  the  convenience  of 
regular  subscribers,  who  are  the  growers  of  such  fruit,  and  not  col¬ 
lectors  of  specimens  from  non-subscribers.  This  latter  procedure  is 
wholly  irregular,  and  we  trust  that  none  of  our  readers  will  allow 
themselves  to  be  made  the  mediums  in  infringing  our  rules.  Special 
attention  is  directed  to  the  following  decision,  the  object  of  which  is 
to  discourage  the  growth  of  inferior  and  promote  the  culture  of  superior 
varieties.  In  consequence  of  the  large  nuonher  of  worthless  Apples  and 
Pears  sent  to  this  qfice  to  be  nanned^  it  has  been  decided  to  name  only 
specimens  and  varieties  of  approved  merit,  and  to  reject  the  inferior . 
which  are  not  worth  sending  or  growing.  The  names  and  addresses  of 
senders  of  fruit  or  flowers  to  be  named  must  in  all  cases  be  enclosed  with 
the  specimens,  whether  letters  referring  to  the  fruit  are  sent  by  post  or 
not.  The  names  are  not  necessarily  required  for  publication,  initials 
sufficing  for  that.  Only  six  specimens  can  be  named  at  once,  and  any 
beyond  that  number  cannot  be  preserved.  They  should  be  sent  on  the 
first  indication  of  change  towards  ripening.  Dessert  Pears  cannot 
be  na.med  in  a  hard  green  state.  {J.  H.  C.'). — 1,  Warner’s  King  ; 
2,  Golden  Winter  Pearmain  ;  3,  Striped  Beefing  ;  4,  Cornish  Aromatic  r 
5,  Carse  o’  Gowrie  ;  6,  Mannington  Pearmain.  (C.  B.'). — 1,  Beurrd 
Clairgeau  ;  2,  Doyenn4  Boussoch  ;  the  other  Pears  are  imperfect,  one 
has  no  stalk,  while  in  the  other  it  is  broken;  3,  possibly  Beurr6 
de  Capiaumont ;  4,  possibly  Comte  de  Lamy.  (  W.  C."). — 1,  New  Northern 
Greening  ;  2,  imperfect  ;  3,  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin  ;  4,  Bramley’s  Seedling. 
(C.  C."). — Tbe  Apple  is  Lemon  Pippin  ;  and  the  Pear  Bellissime  d’Hiver. 
(IF.  G.'). — Sweeny  Nonpareil.  (C.  — 1,  Round  Winter  Nonesuch; 
2,  Autumn  Pearmain  ;  3,  Striped  Hollandbury  ;  4,  Emperor  Alexander  ; 
5,  Waltham  Abbey  Seedling.  {J.  B.'). — Achan  Pear. 
Names  of  Plants. — We  only  undertake  to  name  species  of  plants, 
not  varieties  that  have  originated  from  seeds  and  termed  florists’  flowers. 
Flowering  specimens  are  necessary  of  flowering  plants,  and  Fern  fronds, 
should  bear  spores.  Specimens  should  arrive  in  a  fresh  state  in  firm 
boxes.  Slightly  damp  moss,  soft  green  grass,  or  leaves  form  the  best 
packing,  dry  wool  the  worst.  Not  more  than  six  specimens  can  be  named 
at  once,  and  the  numbers  should  be  visible  without  untying  the  ligatures, 
it  being  often  difficult  to  separate  them  when  the  paper  is  damp. 
(Ji.  2>.  H.'). — 1,  Adiantum  macrophyllum  ;  2,  Pyrus  torminalis ;  3, 
Calluna  vulgaris,  (TF.  6,  S.'). — 1,  Aster  ericoides  ;  2,  A.  horizontalis ; 
3,  A.  novi-belgii  ;  4,  A.  amellus  bessarabicus.  (i).  J/l  IF.). — Dahliaa 
are,  as  we  have  repeatedly  stated,  florists’  flowers,  that  can  only  be 
named  by  comparison. 
CCVENT  GARDEN  MARKET.— OCTOBEB  14th. 
PKXJIT. 
Apples,  I  sieve . 1 
FilbertsandOobSjperlOOlbs.  26 
Grapes,  per  lb . 0 
Asparagus,  per  100  ..  .. 
Beans,  ^  sieve  . 
Beet,  dozen . 
Carrots,  bunch . 
Cauliflowers,  dozen  ..  .. 
Celery,  bundle  . . 
Ooleworts,  dozen  bunches 
Ououmbers,  dozen  ..  .. 
Bndire,  dozen  . 
Herbs,  bunoh  . 
Leeks,  bunoh  . 
Lettuce,  dozen . 
Mushrooms,  per  lb . 
Arbor  Vltw  (various)  doz. 
Asters,  dozen  pots  . .  . . 
Aspidistra,  dozen  . .  . . 
Aspidistra,  specimen  plant 
Chrysanthemums,  per  doa, 
Dracaena, various,  dozen .. 
Draceeua  viridis,  dozen  . . 
Erica,  per  dozen  . .  . . 
Buonymus, var., dozen_  ,. 
Evergreens,  in  variety, 
dozen  . 
Perns  in  variety, dozen  .. 
Ferns  (siraU)  per  hundred 
d,  8. 
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6  1 
Lemons,  case 
St.  Michael  Fines,  each 
VBGKTABLBS, 
rum  Lilies,  12  blooms  .. 
sparagus  Fern,  per  bunoh 
.sters,  dozen  bunches 
ouvardias,  bunch  ..  .. 
arnatione ,  12  blooms  . . 
„  dozen  bunches 
hrysanthemums,  dozen 
bunches  . 
hrysanthemums,  aozen 
blooms  . 
ucharis,  dozen . 
ardenias,  dozen  ..  .. 
eranium,  scarlet,  doz. 
hunches . 
lilac  fFrenoh),  per  dozen  . 
„  White  (French)  per 
bunch . 
ilium  longiflorum,  twelve 
blooms  . 
„  lancifoiium,  12  blooms 
[aidenhaiv  Pern,  per  dozen 
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Parsley,  dozen  bunches 
Potatoes,  per  cwt. 
Salsafy,  bundle  .. 
Seakale,  per  basket 
Scorzonera,  bundle 
Tomatoes,  per  lb. 
Turnips,  bunch 
Fioirs  elastics,  each  ..  .. 
Foliage  plants,  var.  each 
Heliotrope,  per  dozen 
Lycopodiums,  dozen  ..  .. 
Marguerite  Daisy  .dozen  .. 
Mignonette,  dozen  pots  . . 
Myrtles,  dozen  . 
Palms,  in  var.,  each  ..  .. 
,,  (specimens''  ..  •• 
Pelargoniums,  scarlets,  per 
dozen  . 
Solanums,  per  dozen  . .  . . 
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Marguerites,  12  bunches  . . 
Mignonette,  per  dozen 
Orchids, various,  per  dozen 
blooms  . 
Pelargoniums,  12  bunches 
Pyrethrum,  dozen  buufhe» 
Roses  (indoor),  dozen  . . 
„  Tea,  white,  dozen 
„  Yellow,  dozen  (Nieto) 
,,  Red,  dozen  blooms  .. 
„  Safrano  (English), 
dozen . 
„  Pink,  per  dozen  . .  .. 
„  dozen  bunches  . .  . . 
Smilax,  per  bunch  ..  .. 
Stephanotis,  dozen  sprays 
Sunflowers,  dozen  bunches 
Tuberoses.  12  blooms..  .. 
Violets,  per  doz.  bunches  . . 
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