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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
June  1?,  1902. 
leaf  Curl  in  Peaches. 
In  reply  to  the  query  put  by  “  Inexperienced,”  on  page  464, 
regarding  the  proper  strength  of  Bordeaux  mixture  for  use  as  a 
spray  on  Peach  trees,  “  J.  W.”  sends  a  postcard  advising 
“  Inexperienced  ”  to  obtain  Cousin’s  “  Chemistry  of  the  Garden,” 
therein  he  will  find  formulge  for  several  efficient  fungicides. 
Owing  to  pressure  of  work,  “  J.  W.”  finds  himself  unable  to  reply 
at  length. 
The  Florists’  Type  of  an  Alpine  Auricula. 
You  give,  in  the  issue  for  May  22,  p.  447,  an  illustration  of 
an  Alpine  Auricula  which  is  not  altogether  a  ijerfeot  model  of 
what  an  .lljhne  Auricula  should  be,  and  may  I  be  pardoned  for 
presuming  to  criticise  it  ?  [Certainly,  we  live  to  learn.]  The 
engi-aver  has.  most  undoubtedly  done  well  in  producing  an 
il  lustration  giving  so  many  good  points,  but  I  venture  to  think 
he  cannot  have  had  before  him  a  modern  Alpine  of  the  best  type. 
To  begin  with,  there  is  no  shading,  and,  for  good  or  ill,  our 
modern  judges  will  not  look  at  an  unshaded  flower.  Again  the 
tube  is  too  large  for  a  neat  Alpine.  Such  a  large  tube  would 
not  appear  to  a  disadvantage  in  stage  Auricula,  where  it  should 
be  of  a  beautiful  gold  colour,  surrounded  by  a  pure  white  paste ; 
but  such  a  gaping  tube  in  an  Alpine  wnuld  be  most  objectionable. 
I  also  notice  every  flower  in  the  illustration  is  given  with  five 
petals  only.  Now,  in  nature  this  would  look  bad,  because  it 
y-ould  give  only  of  course  five  anthers  in  a  large  tube.  I  think 
it  will  be  found  that  the  best  blooms  have  seven  petals,  and 
certainly  never  less  than  six.  I  have  before  me  as  I  write  five 
typical  blooms  of  the  varieties  Mrs.  Martin  Smith  and  Mr. 
Gorton,  two  of  the  best  gold  centres,  and  Thetis,  J.  F.  Kew, 
and  inifred,  certainly  three  of  the  best  white  centres,  and  in 
each  case  I  find  there  are  seven  petals,  and  the  tube  is  no  wider 
than  the  width  of  the  paste  (or,  at  any  rate,  only  the  least  bit 
wider),  and  having  seven  anthers  to  correspond  with  the  number 
of  petals,  the  tube  is  beautifully  furnished  without  any  ugly 
gaping  void.  I  should  be  glad  to  hear  the  opinions  of  others  on 
this  matter. — Bichaud  Holding. 
Birds  and  Bird  Nests :  Curiosities. 
I  wo  weeks  back  Mr.  Burr,  now  of  our  towm  (but  lately 
gardener  to  Mr.  Beadle,  C.C.,  of  Erith,  in  the  county  of  Kent), 
and  who  was  a  very  successful  competitor  at  the  West  Kent 
Chrysanthemum  and  Fruit  Shoiv  held  at  Bexley  Heath,  was 
gathering  a  dish  of  purple  sprouting  Broccoli  in'^a  field  in  the 
village  of  Willington,  a  village  about  five  and  a  half  miles  from 
Bedford.  When  beginning  to  pluck  the  shoots  of  one  plant  a 
green  linnet  flew  out,  and  on  a  casual  search  he  found  the 
linnet’s  nest  in  the  centre  of  the  Broccoli,  and  within  the  nest 
there  were  five  eggs.  I  have  carefully  searched  alt  the  books  I 
posse.ss— and  they  are  many — on  the  birds  and  their  habits,  but 
have  failed  to  find  an  instance  of  a  similar  nesting-place  of  the 
linnet,  nor  one  of  an  approaching  similarity.  Perhaps  one  of  your 
numerous  readers  may  bo  able  to  report  from  practical 
experience  some  .such  similar  instance.  I  write' “  practical,”  for 
I  do  not  care  for  traditional  or  hear.say  evidence.  I  have  myself 
verified  this  linnet  and  the  Broccoli  as  being  quite  distinct  from 
the  bee  and  the  Honeysuckle,  for  bees  do  not  rash  the  Honeysuckle 
where  White  Clover  exists  and  thrives.  Another  curio.sity,  and  this 
one  I  can  personally  vouch  for,  as  I  have  seen  it  myself  and  hope 
to  see  it  again  this  afternoon.  At  the  village  hosteli-y  of  Bidden- 
ham  (Biddenham,  the  home  of  that  world-famed  agriculturist  the 
late  Charles  Hovard,  Esq.,  the  “pet”  of  nearly  every  Bedford¬ 
shire  agriculturi.st)  there  is  gi'owung  a  juagnificent  Marechal  Niel 
Rose  tree,  on  a  .short  standard,  between  a  half  and  full  standard, 
only  six  years  old,  but  with  quite  400  to  500  buds  on  it,  and 
covering  a  very  large  wall  space.  Oil  one  horizontally  trained 
branch  I  noticed  two  birds’  ne.sts — one  a  thrush’s  the  other  a 
blackbird’s.  The  thrush  was  sitting,  the  blackbird  just  finishing 
the  building  of  her  anticipated  young.ster.s’  home,  and  the  dis¬ 
tance  between  the  nests — both  on  same  branch  and  on  same  level 
was  but  12in.  I  hope  to  be  able  to  send  you  a  photograph  of 
the  tree  and  nests,  the  ne.sts  being  plainly  visible,  but  shall  wait 
until  Messieurs  les  Marechals  are  ba.sking  in  much  warmer 
V  eather  than  that  which  we  are  most  unfortunately  now 
experiencing.— I.  A.  W..  May  20,  1902. 
Profitable  Late  Apples. 
• 
Will  “H.  D.”  kindly  state  which,  if  any,  of  the  late  Apples 
he  recommend.s — both  des.sert  and  cooking — are  of  an  upright 
habit  of  growth.  Cox’.s  Orange,  I  presume,  is  of  a  spreading 
habit.  At  lea.st,  this  is  my  experience  on  a  small  scale.  I 
particularly  want  .some  full  standards  of  upright  habit  to  grow 
over  Cob  Nuts,  which  will  not  bear  much  shade.  I  am  not 
particular  about  very  late  Apples.  Any  that  are  ripe  not  earlier 
than  November  will  do. — Beginner. 
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The  Bothy  Plan. 
In  my  first  article  regarding  this  subject,  I  did  not  state 
that  there  was  to  be  no  fire  in  the  room  simply  because  I  advo¬ 
cated  hot-water  pipes  being  laid  round  the  place ;  neither  did 
I  say  that  six  rooms  were  not  needed.  I  fully  qualified  my 
statement.  If  six  rooms  could  be  provided,  then  well  and  good. 
Still,  I  maintain  that  if  the  whole  structure  is  to  be  one-storied, 
then  the  heating  of  each  room  by  hot  water  is  fully  justified. 
A  large  room  cannot  be  properly  heated  with  a  fire  at  one  end, 
and  if  the  fire  receptacle  is  a  large  one,  then,  when  fully  made 
up,  it  would  be  impossible  to  comfortably  sit  near  it.  Except¬ 
ing  the  reason  for  a  Parliamentary  vote,  “  Mac,”  on  page  433, 
differs  very  little  from  me  in  essential  points.  A  bothy  with 
the  bedrooms  upstairs  must  be  more  healthy  than  one  with  those 
apartments  on  the  ground  floor. — H.  R.,  Kent,  May  24. 
The  True  York  and  Lancaster  Rose. 
I  do  not  think  you  have,  in  your  answer  to  “  S.  S.,”  quite 
brought  out  the  point  as  to  which  is  the  true  York  and  Lancaster 
Rose.  There  are  two  particoloured  varieties,  which  are  often 
erroneously  called  York  and  Lancaster:  Ro.sa  Mundi,  which  is 
red  striped  with  white,  and  occasionally  s'elf-red ;  and  Village 
Maid,  which  is  white,  striped  with  red.  These  belong  to  the 
French  Rose  section  (R.  Gallica),  and  are  not  very  strong  in 
growth ;  and  the  two  are  noAV  held  by  the  National  Rose  Society 
to  be  so  much  alike  as  to  be  considered  synonymous.  The  true 
Y^ork  and  Lanca.ster  is,  as  you  say,  a  Damask  Ro.se  (R.  damascena), 
but  the  N.R.S.  amalgamates  these  tivo  species  (Gallica  and 
damascena),  as  it  is  difficult  now  to  separate  them.  The  true 
York  and  Lancaster  is  a  better  grower  than  the  tAvo  first  men¬ 
tioned,  though  the  floAvers  are  inferior.  Its  great  point  is  that 
the  floAvers  come  either  Avholly  Avhite,  AA'holly  red,  red  striped 
A.ith  Avhite,  or  A\hite  striped  with  red,  and  these  differentl3^ 
coloured  floAA  ers  are  i;ometime.s  to  be  found  all  at  once  on  a  fine 
bush.  It  is  clear  that  a  variety  Avhich  Avill  actually  have 
self  red  and  .self  Avhite  floAvers  at  the  same  time,  as  Avell  as 
■striped  and  splashed  floAA  ers  in  all  proportions  of  colour  is  most 
worthy  of  the  name  of  “York  and  Lancaster.” — W.  R.  Raillem. 
Coronation  Trees. 
It  is  fortunate  in  some  Avays  that  the  majority  of  trees 
planted  during  Coronation  time  are  likely  to  be  dried  ones, 
taking  the  shape  of  good  xioles  with  bright  flag  foliage.  For 
commemorative  trees  are  often  an  abomination,  especiallj."  when 
planted  from  the  open  in  July.  Small  plants  in  pots,  or  rather 
those  that  have  been  groAvn  for  a  time  in  pots  or  tubs,  are,  of 
course,  sure  enough  if  tended  afteiuvards.  The  Yoav  makes  a 
splendid  tree  for  this  purpose — it  is  “  made  in  Britain,”  and 
therefore  is  a  fine  subject  for  jiatriotic  purposes.  Add  to  this 
its  fine  permanent  foliage  and  habit,  and  Avhat  could  one  desire 
more?  A  Ycav  should  thrive  Avell  for  a  thousand  years;  after 
2,000  years  of  age  place  a  strong  railing  around  it.  Another 
permanent  tree  is  the  Hazel.  Many  a  “  mickle  makes  a  muckle  ” 
is  the  Scotch  version  of  many  littles  make  much.  And  the  life 
of  the  Hazel  is  built  up  of  a  series  of  “  mickles.”  A  few  yeai’s 
after  planting  the  Hazel  it  Avill  be  a  bit  of  a  puzzle  to  knoAv 
the  original  stem  from  its  strappling  suckers,  but,  of  course, 
this  does  not  matter.  Really,  the  Hazel  is  an  everlasting,  for 
a  tree  Avill  remain  for  all  time. 
If,  in  going  through  a  garden,  you  see  a  tree  quite  un- 
ornamental,  and  altogether  out  of  place,  be  sure  it  Avas  planted 
by  some  special  person,  or  on  some  special  date.  Such  trees 
are  sometimes  unsuitable  for  the  site ;  they  neither  grow 
properly,  nor  do  they  die.  It  is  only  history — important,  or 
it  may  be  trivial — that  keeps  them  from  the  axe.  Perhaps 
some  Avould  feel  justified  in  cutting  them  down  and  substituting 
