The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-09-12 00:00:00

Vorticulturt.

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GLADTOLEIS BaIerroHLEYEEKE.—The flowers vent out
of this fine decorative variety are very fine this a aeon.
FUNGI -- The Fungus Scleroderma vollore
is closely allied to the Pu belt., thouch very
distinct in gructitre. It seems peculiarly abundant tins
)se r.--M.J.8., Gardeners' Chronicle.
THE LADY STRAWBERRY.— All we know of this new
variety of Mr. Underhill's is that her portrait is hand-
some, indeed she looks every inch • 'queen." We
hear, however, that she is as good at she looks to be. --

IN garden labour all depends on the style of keeping.
Ile general rule is to reckon one man to the acre, ex-
clusive of superintendence. An acre nod • half should
by this rule furnish employment for two men, one of
whom would take the supervision. —ibid.
GRATES.—Grapes are affected with the too common
dissesses called chanting, for which there is no certain
remedy when once it has commenced. Its canoe may be
unhealthy and deficient foliage, or some sudden priva-
tion of too great a portion of the latter.

Otiarro•Wayst. The quantity depends on the
strength of the manure. Half an ounce to the ga,lon
! may be taken as a general guide. But we may not
apply this or any other liquid manure as freely to Nisi--
gonitinis an to strawberries.
Tuts.—The next annnal exhibition of the National
Tulip Society will be held in Birmingham—Mr. W. R.
Lyilibery, of Nottingham, Permanent Secretary ; and a
National Committtee of Tnlip growers is appointed, and
one or more are to be selected from each district or town
where tuhps are grown.
INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION.—Thie
movement is going forward very satisfactorily. It has
been commenced, and will be carried on an a perfectly
independent movement, the aim of which is the general
advancement of horticulture, and the promotion of
amity between cultivators of every class and of every
clime.—Gardeners' Chronicle..

Mostisoosis.—A. arsenals h quite as wholesome as
A. campestris, though not so delicately flavoured. The
large baskets in Covent Garden Market cons;st almost
entirely of this species. The best way of growing it is to
insert little bits of mushroom spawn in the turf. This
plan in sometimes successful. The beet time perhaps is
in spring, as soon as the lster frosts are over.-16ki.

j SCARLET PELARGONIUMS. —We take the words
"Scallet Pelargoniums" hi a prize schedule to mean the
family group, and not the colour of the flower; and so,
, unless the white and rose-coloured wtre separately
mentioned, we should hold them to be included in a
class where the prises Are offered for variegated or
scarlet Pelargoniums,— Gardeners' Chronicle.

CUTICILLS' STRAWBERRY BREISDR.—We promised
to state more fully than we were able to do on a
recent occasion, the opinion of Mr. Macfarlane, •
gardener in high practice, on the subject of our
friend Cuthill's strawberry plants; for, seeing that
a certain failure has ensued this last season in the
culture of this favourite ground fruit, or as Mr.
Macfarlane more cautiously expresses himself "the
strawberries have not been so productive this year
in general," we deem it • sort of duty in a country
paper to collect the best testimony in regard to the
sorts it is preferable to cultivate. Mr. Macfarlane,
although, properly speaking, a horticulturist, is ex-
tensively engaged in superintending the Great Tew
Estate, Enstone, of 5,000 acres, over-looking
planta-
tions, hedges, roads, gardens, stables, repairs, &c.
He thus recounts his strawberry, or as Mr. Radclyffe
would call it " Fragarian" experience of the
past year. "My 4rat which came in was
Hooper's seedling, and • very fair lot we
had for the first gathering, but they soon
disappeared. The next well the old Black Prince—
s very poor lot indeed. [Not Cuthill's Black Prince
observe, for Mr. Macfarlane writes to ask Mr.
Cuthill, to inform him if his Black Prince is the
same that has been out now for the past eight or
ten years, or whether it is an improvement on the
old one Next came Cuthill's celebrated breed,
without which, I should have been in a reviler fix,
but we keep gathering every day feed of July) two
or three dishee only off those plants had from Mr.
Cuthill last year. I will now describe each :
" Richard II has been tolerably productive, and
a rich nice fruit.

"Prince of Wales and the Newton seedling are
the two most productive of any I have. I don't
know if I don't like them better than Richard II ;
they have done a good part this season, and I can
recommend them to anyone.

MI" The Princes of Wales has not done so well.
Plenty of foliage; but very little fruit. There were
lota of blossoms. She is of a floe flavour, and the
one I rehab beet.

"Highland Mary has been a very naughty girl.
She has not even given me the chance to taste her;
and I have threatened several times to excommuni-
cate her, but hesitate, and it is only owing to Mr.
Cuthill's recommendation I have still put up with
her idleness. There were lota of blossoms but not a
single fruit.

"Now these five sorts were all planted in one
day. All have received equal treatment, and all are
on one piece of ground."

We need but add that we have judged this little
bit of practical experience valuable, as it is not
1 everyday that results, and comparative results too—
are stated in this candid off-bend manner. The fact
of there being abundance of blossom is so greatly in
favour of the plants that it is perfectly oonceivable
that the failure of fruition may have been entirely
attributable to the season. And this would speak
even more in favour of the plants that succeeded,

notwithstanding.

Gmowatt.

LONDOW.—Everyhoay's lodging, but hardly anybody's
home.—Lord Stanley.

A FEMALE " SPORTIMAN."—At Shipston-upon•Stour
the birds this season are strong on the wing, and the
coveys numerous. Mrs. Allenby, the wife of a farmer
in the vieinity, went out on the first. She had the
skill to shoot and bag two brace of partridges and a
brace of bares, and was not lour about it.