March 23, 1901 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
471 
Ware’s Double Begonias 
FOR EXHIBITION. 
Extra strong tubers in 12 distinct and extra 
choice varieties, 18 /-, 20 /-, and 25 /- per doz. 
FOR POT CULTURE & BEDDING. 
Strong tubers in 12 colours, 7/6 and 9 /- per doz. 
Ware’s Vegetable Seeds. 
Collections for small and large gardens to give 
an ample supply of well-selected vegetables 
during the year, 10 , 6 , 15 /-, 21 /-, and 63 /-. 
Ware’s Flower Seeds. 
Collections containing a liberal assortment of 
choice varieties, 2 / 6 , 5 /-, 10 / 6 , 21 /-, and 60 /-. 
WARE'S 
New Catalogue of 
Hardy Plants. 
New and Rare Herbaceous and 
Alpine Plants, Aquatics, Carna¬ 
tions, Paeonies, Delphiniums, 
Phloxes, Roses, Clematis and 
Hardy Climbers, Shrubs, Fruits,&c. 
CATALOGUE OF SEEDS 
CONTAINING : 
Ware’s New BegoniasFor1901, Gladioli, 
Chrysanthemums, Lilies, Dahlias,&c. 
Both Seed and Hardy Plant Catalogues are illus¬ 
trated, contain full descriptions and cultural direc¬ 
tions, and may be had free upon application to— 
THOMAS S. WARE, Ltd., 
Hale Farm Nurseries, 
Feltham, Middlesex. 
THOMPSON & MORGAN, Seedsmen, 
5, Carr Street, Ipswich, 
Beg to invite the attention of Amateurs to their extensive 
collection of FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS for the present 
season. It will be found replete with valuable Novelties and 
Rare Seeds, and is especially rich in HARDY PERENNIALS and 
ALPINES. Priced Catalogue, sent post free to any address. 
R eaders of the gardening 
WORLD will greatly oblige the Publisher by 
mentioning this Paper when writing to Advertisers. 
SPECIAL LINES. 
Our supplementary 31pp. Plant List will be sent to any 
applicant post free. 
Illustrative Lines of our charges. 
A Good Collection of Giant Sweet Peas.— 
Ten distinct varieties, 50 seeds ot each, post free for 1/2. A'l 
new sorts and all plump seeds (500 seeds in all): Navy Blue, 
deep violet-blue ; Blanche Burpee, the finest white ; Captiva¬ 
tion, bright rosy-rlaret; Lady Marie Currie, large oraDge- 
pink; Lady Nina Balfour, delicate mauve, shaded dove-grey ; 
Lovely, large flowered, delicate ruse and flesh; Mars, extra 
large scarlet; Senator, a showy striped chocolate ; Triumph, 
orange-pink and white ; Salopian, true scarlet. Tne 500 seeds 
for 1/2. 
Potatos . —One pound each of the following seven ex¬ 
hibition varieties of Potatos, cairiage free to nearest railway 
station, for 2/3. Sharpe’s Early Victor (earliest kidney), Duke 
of York (Earlj), Green's Favourite (New), The Sirdar (New), 
General Roberts (New), Up-toDate (New), Abundance (New). 
Seven pounds each ot the seven sorts carriage free to nearest 
railway station for 9/6; fourteen pounds of each of the above 
named seven varieties, carriage free for 17/6. 
Established hardy trees, not scraggy cuttings. 
Tea Roses. —The following twelve varieties, carriage 
free tor 5/-; Homer, Devoniensis, Maman Cochet, Francisca 
Kruger, Belle Lyonnaise, Catherine Mermet, Papa Gontier, 
Ernest Metz, Mdme. Falcot, G. Nabonnand, Marie Van 
Houtte, Hon. Edith Gifford. 
See our Special Offer in this week’s 
“HOBBIES.” Obtain a specimen copy from 
your newsagent, and participate in our offer. 
HOBBIES, LIMITED, 
With whioh is incorporated JOHN GREEN, F.R.H.S., 
Norfolk Nurseries, DEREHAM. 
HARDY PERENNIALS 
For Present Planting . 
BARR’S TALL FLAG IRISES. 
STRONG PLANTS. 
12 in 12 choice named varieties, 5/6, 7/6 & 10/6 
25 in 25 ,, ,, „ 10/6 & 15/- 
BARR'S CHOICE MIXTURE (unnamed), 
per 100 , 15/- ; per dozen, 2 /6. 
BARR’S DOUBLE CHINESE PAEONIES. 
STRONG PLANTS. 
12 in 12 choice named varieties, 10/6, 15/- & 21/- 
25 in 25 „ „ ,, 21/-, 30/- & 42/- 
Cornwall Daffodil & Spring Flower Society. 
The ANNUAL SHOW of the above Society will be 
held on Thursday and Friday, April nth and 12th, In tha 
Concert Hall, Trufo. 
Schedules and Entry Forms, also Rales for Certificates for 
New Spring Flowers, can be had from— 
Hon. JOHN BOSCAWEN, Hon. Sec., 
Tregye, Perranwell. 
“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man "— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S., F.R.H.S. 
BARRS SINGLE CHINESE PAEONIES. 
STRONG PLANTS. 
12 in 12 choice named varieties, 10/6, 15/- & 21/- 
BARR’S BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE 
FLAG IRISES. 
STRONG PLANTS. 
12 in 12 choice named varieties, 10/6, 15/- & 21/- 
BARR’S HARDY CLEMATIS. 
STRONG PLANTS. 
SATURDAY , MARCH 23 rd, 1901. 
The Editorial and Publishing Offices are 
now removed to 4, Dorset Buildings, 
Salisbury Square, Fleet St., London. 
Editorial matters are to be addressed to 
the Editor. 
All other communications and Remit¬ 
tances must be addressed direct to the 
Proprietors— 
HICKS, WILKINSON & SEARS. 
12 in 12 handsome hardy sorts, 15/- & 21/- 
BARR S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE, 
Contains a Descriptive List of all the best Paeonies, 
Irises, Delphiniums, Phloxes, Michaelmas Daisies, 
Pyrethrums, Hardy Border Chrysanthemums and 
other Hardy Perennials ; also Descriptive List of 
Beautiful New Hardy Water Lilies, Aquatic and 
Marsh Plants, Climbers and Wall Shrubs, with 
many useful hints on culture. 
Free on Application. 
BARR & SONS, 
11,12 & 13, KING ST., COVENT GARDEN, 
LONDON. 
Nurseries :— 
LONG DITTON, near SURBITON, SURREY. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Priees. 
iloays worth a visit ot inspection. Kindly send lor Catalogue, 
JAMES CYPHER, 
Exotic Irarlas, CHELTESHAM. 
Dicksons 
Vegetable & Flower 
Seed Potatos, Garden Tools & Sundries, 
Al l of BEST QUALITIES, 
At Most Moderate Prices, 
Delivered Free by Bail or Parcel Post. 
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ILLUSTRATED DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE 
No. 543, Post Free on application. 
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ROYAL SEED WAREHOUSES 
12 ACRES OF ROSES 
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST IN THE WORLD, 
All Goods CARRIAGE PAID. 
Catalogues Free. 
Choice Standards and Half-Standards for si/-; 50 
choice Dwarf Perpetuals, 21/-; 50 unnamed Dwarfs, 
15/-; 6 new Rambler Roies, 4/-; 12 Teas and Noisettes, 9/-; 
12 choice Climbing, 6/-; 12 best Hybrid Perpetual Roses, 6/-; 
6 Glolre de Dijon, 4/6 ; 6 Fairy Rcses 4/- ; 6 Moss Roses, 3/-; 
6 Pink Monthly Roses, 2/6; 12 Sweet Briars, 3/-. Roses, How 
to Grow Them, 4d. 
All for Cash with Order. Thousands of Testimonials. 
JAMES WALTERS, c^f*, EXETER. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, Maroh 26th.—Royal Horticultural Society’s Com¬ 
mittees meet; Brighton and Sussex Horticultural Society's 
Show (2 days); Sweet Pea Bi-centenary Committee Meet¬ 
ing, Hotel Windsor, London, at 2 p m., followed by a 
Public Meeting at 2,30. 
Wednesday, March 27th.—Liverpool Horticultural Show. 
Friday, March 29th.— Blackbeath Horticultural Society Meet¬ 
ing. 
f oHN Claudius Loudon.-- About two 
generations ago the name of Mr. John 
Claudius Loudon was green in the minds of 
gardeners, landscape gardeners and others 
connected with the profession. Very few of 
the rising generation know much of the 
man of whom they have heard, or some of 
whose books they may possess. Some of 
these books are now rarely met with, while 
others are widely distributed over the land 
in many libraries, public and private. In our 
opinion his works on trees and shrubs, and 
his “ Encyclopaedia of Plants ” are the most 
valuable of his writings to those connected 
with the profession. There is also a vast 
amount of useful information both histori¬ 
cal and practical in his “ Encyclopaedia of 
Gardening” which many gardeners yet 
possess. A reprint of the abridged edition 
1 of his “Trees and Shrubs” appeared in 
1875 and of his “ Encyclopaedia of Plants " 
in 1872, and these serve to keep his name 
green, though they reveal nothing of his 
personal history. For these reasons we 
think that many of our readers would feel 
interested in a brief account of his life, 
gleaned from that written by Mrs. Loudon, 
his wife, and forming the preface to the 
last book written by Mr. Loudon himself, 
and now very rare. 
John Claudius Loudon was born at Cam- 
buslang, Lanarkshire, on April 8th, 1783, 
just 118 years ago on the 8th of next month.. 
His father was a farmer at Kerse Hall, 
near Gogar, about five miles out of Edin¬ 
burgh, and being an enlightened man he 
desired that his eldest son John should 
have the advantage of a good education. 
His family Was a large one, but history 
does not say why he selected the eldest for 
advancement in this way. If it had been his 
mother’s decision, we should suspect that 
she intended him for the Church, as mostly 
every Scotch mother, who had any ambition 
at all, daring many past generations, 
desired to have a minister in the family. 
The parents of Linnaeus, the father of 
botany, had the same ambition. Mr. J. C. 
Loudon was fond of books, but had a great 
aversion to the study of languages, such as 
' Latin and French, though his father 
