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TRISH GARDENING. 



Journal of tfie Royal Horticultural 

 Society. 



The August .To-.irnal of the Royal Horticultural 

 Socioty contaius many iuterostinj: articles, much 

 information, and some <i:oo(l illustrations. Aruoiii; 

 the articles are : — Nortli American Fon^stry, hy 

 Prof. Somerville : The Use of Kxi)losives and the 

 Blow Tiamp in the (Jarden. by II. E. Durham ; 

 Pruning Hardy Shrubs, by E. Beckett ; Fairy 

 Flies and their Hosts, by Enoclc. &c. Al.so note.s 

 and abstracts : and the results of the R. H. S. 

 examinations. 



Catalogues 



W. Drummond k Sons, Dublin, send a copy of 

 their Flower Bulbs for 1914. As usual the list 

 is well printed on good paper, the illustrations 

 being exceptionally clear and distinct. Their 

 collection of named Hyacinths is a well selected 

 one, and, as tliey are listed according to their 

 colours, selection is an easy matter. Tulii)s are 

 quite invaluable for spring bedding, and here we 

 have good lists of the best varieties in each sec- 

 tion, — early Tulips, Cottage Tulips and Darwins — 

 all offei'ed at a reasonable price. All the leading 

 sorts of Narcissus are stocked, and we are pleased 

 to see an illustration of N. .Tohnstoni, Queen of 

 Spain — a beautiful DafTodil for planting in short 

 grass under trees. Amaryllis, Anenx'ines, Crocus, 

 Gladiolus and a host of other miscellaneous bulbs 

 are stocked in great variety. Chionodoxa Luciliae 

 (The Glory of the Snow) is a delightful .spring 

 flowering bulbous •j)lant, and is not planted so 

 freely as it deserves. Towards the end of the 

 catalogue are lists of Alpines, herbaceous plants, 

 strawberries, vegetable seeds for autumn sowing, 

 and also insecticides, cheniicals, flower pots and 

 numerous other horticultural sundries. 



YOUNG & CO. 



HATHERLEY. 

 CHELTENHAM 



Pe r p e t u al Carnation 

 Specialists 



Please send for our Special 

 Catalogue of Perpetual Car- 

 nations for Bedding Out-of- 

 Doors, just issued, post free. 



The catalogue sent by Messrs. Edmondson 

 liros., Dublin, entitled Bulbs and Flower Roots 

 for Autumn, litlt, is of a particularly handy size. 

 It is arranged alphabetically throughout and deals 

 with all the mo.st ])opular bulbs and roots for 

 ])resent ]>lanting. Gladioli ai"e listed in variety, 

 also the choicest varieties of double and single 

 Hyacintlis in separate colours. Their collection 

 of Tuli]»s is a long one and contains all the good 

 standard varieties, while Xarcissi are also well 

 repre.sented. Accompanying the catalogue is a 

 leaflet dealing with the cultivation of bulbs in 

 ornamental bowls — a method of growing bulbs 

 ])articularly suitable for town dwellers. The 

 firm .supplies bowls .specially made for the purpose, 

 suitable bulbs, and also fibre compost, which is 

 the best rooting niedium for bulbs grown in thi.s 

 manner. Daffodils, Hyacinths, Tuli]is, Snow- 

 drops, Crocus and several other bun)ous plants 

 may, without nxuch trouble, be grown in bcwis. 

 Messrs. Webb A: Sons, Ltd., Wordsley, Stour 

 bridge. A well illustrated catalogue entitled 

 Webb's Bulbs for 1914 is to hand from this well 

 known firm. As uxight be expected, the list 

 contains many good things, the varieties 

 of Hyacinths stocked being numerous. 

 Hyacinths are e.specially popular for exhibition, 

 and the sorts niost suitable for this ]turpose are 

 distinctly marked. All the leading Daffodils are 

 .stocked, those mo.st suitable for forcing being 

 listed by tlieniselves. Tulips are becoming more 

 popular every year, and this lirm's collection 

 comprises all the leading sorts of the .several 

 sections, Darwins, Parrot Tulips, &c. Among the 

 nunierous other plants we notice Gloxinias, Ixias, 

 Gladioli, various Lilies, Amaryllis and a host of 

 other good things. At the end of the list is a 

 select on of flowering plants, the colour of the 

 flowers and tinie of flowering being placed after 

 each. Few clinibing plants are so popular as the 

 Clematis, and here we find a well .selected list of 

 tilie best varieties. 



H. Cannet.t, & Sons, Eynsford, Kent, send a copy 

 of their 1914 Bulb List. Several illustrations are 

 given of Daffodils and Hyacinths growing in 

 ornamental bowls — a juethod of indoor gardening 

 which is becoming very ]>oi)ular. They supply 

 bowls and vases for this purpose as well as the 

 bulbs, and also .specially prepared fibre com]JOst, 

 which is the best rooting medium for the bulbs. 

 Hyacinths, Tulips. Narcissi are listed in variety, 

 as also are nunierous other bulbs such as S(;illas, 

 Muscari, Freesias, Lily of the Valley, &f. On 

 the last page we notice an illustration of the 

 Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis), one of our 

 earliest plants to bloom, and one which we cannot 

 have too niuch. Tlie Spiraeas are quite invaluable 

 for winter and .spring decoration of conservatories, 

 but to get the best residts the improved varieties 

 must be obtained : Queen Alexandra, Gladstone 

 and Peach Blossonx form a trio hard to beat. 



Thompson & Morgan's far-famed Seeds & Plants 



Revised CATALOGUES for 1914 free on application. 



The high quality of our FLOWER AND VEGE- 

 TABLE SEEDS is now universally recognised, 

 and our CATALOGUE — really a book of reference 

 on hardy flowers — describes over 3,000 different 

 kinds, many of them not obtainable elsewhere. 



Our HARDY PLANTS, mostly Alpine and 

 Herbaceous, are strong, fibrous rooted stuff, 

 in all the newest and best varieties, at moderate 



prices 



Trial Order Solicited. 



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Seed Establishment and 

 Hardy Plant Nurseries, 



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