February 7,1896. 
JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
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VEITOH’S 
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OF SUPERB QUALITY. 
HERO of ISLEWORTH ! 
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A green-fleshed Seedling, of exceptional merit, free setter, 
and superior quality. Per Packet, 2s. 6d. 
INGESTRE HYBRID. 
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A high-class Seedling, of robust constitution, flesh white, 
of great depth, and superb flavour. Per Packet, 2s. 6d. 
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BEAUTY OF SION. 
A scarlet-flesh Seedling of great merit. Fruit of medium ; 
size, with a bright golden-yellow netted skin, and of exquisite j 
flavour. Highly recommended. Per Packet, Is. 6d. 
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see SEED CATALOGUE, forwarded gratis and 
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Joiii[nal of gartiGtltui|f. 
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1895. 
PATIENCE. 
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T he hard weather and the snow are both com¬ 
pelling and educating us in patience. The 
commonest fault of all gardeners is anxiety to 
catch the early worm. The result is, not in¬ 
frequently, getting caught themselves. Those 
who make haste to be rich are with those who 
are in great haste to “ garden ”—often found in 
the same category, and realise the force of the 
old saying, “There’s many a slip,” etc. The 
fact is Nature will not make seasons to gratify 
people in a hurry. We must wait on her 
moods and variations. What prospect could 
there be for seeds committed to the ground 
prior to the most recent hard weather ? If 
in the south there has not been any heavy fall 
of snow, at least there has been enough in 
its lying and melting to render the soil very- 
cold and wet. Frost, too, has been severe 
enough to penetrate several inches into the 
soil; and, therefore, in all cases out in the open, 
seeds—especially if they had commenced swell¬ 
ing—must have been seriously crippled. Even 
when a thaw ensues it leaves the soil in a 
very cold, wet, ungenerous condition for some 
time, so that seeds and infant plants suffer 
material check. I have yet to learn that 
any gain is found in such exceedingly 
early sowing. Soils must naturally be some¬ 
what dry and seeds well protected to enable 
them to germinate healthily. Seedsmen suffer 
in reputation in this way just as those who will 
sow unduly early suffer loss, yet the fault lies 
with the gardener. Those who, having patience, 
wait until the hard frost and snow have gone, 
and the ground has become normally warm and 
dry, will find they have everything to gain 
for being prudent. That we shall have presently 
a splendid seed-sowing season there can be no 
doubt, and those who wait for it will doubtless 
later reap a rich reward.” 
Thus writes a gardener of great experience, 
and his remarks are as opportune as they are, 
generally speaking, true. One expression is 
possibly a trifle too comprehensive—namely, 
that “ all ” gardeners are so anxious to catch the 
early worm that they are habitually too far in 
advance with their work, or are up too soon in 
the morning. If all we hear is true, there are 
No. 2419.—V®L. XCIL, Old SERIES. 
