'January 2, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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EDITORIAL NOTES 
A New Year’s Greeting. 
To our readers far and near we wish a 
Prosperous and Happy New Year.” The 
past year in some respects has not. been par¬ 
ticularly favourable to gardening, yet in 
other respects various phases of gardening 
seem to have been particularly successful. It. 
may be due in a large measure to the in¬ 
domitable courage and skill of the British 
gardener in overcoming difficulties that has 
enabled him to make his labours successful 
in spite of unfavourable weather and all 
other difficulties. We take the present op¬ 
portunity to heartily thank our readers and 
correspondents forjthe help they have given 
us, and we gratefully acknowledge the en¬ 
couragement they have vouchsafed us. by the 
numerous letters of congratulation concern¬ 
ing the improvements we have made in The 
Gardening World. We shall do our utmost 
to meet the requirements of our readers, 
who have greatly increased and are 
weekly increasing, which gives us encourage¬ 
ment to augment our endeavours to keep 
them supplied with information on all cur¬ 
rent topics. They may rest assured also 
that we are always willing and ready to help 
them when in difficulties concerning the 
insect and other pests which beset them in 
their daily work, and also in helping - them to 
overcome or unravel any knotty questions 
and difficulties which may turn up unex¬ 
pectedly concerning their daily work. It is 
universally admitted that we have intro¬ 
duced many improvements in The Garden¬ 
ing-World during the year that has passed, 
and we shall omit no opportunity of adding- 
other features that seem to us in any way 
helpful to our readers. We also thank those 
who have sent us specimens of interesting 
plants for the “ Editor’s Table,” a feature of 
which we delight to avail ourselves, in more 
widelv diffusing a knowledge of new, interest¬ 
ing, or little known plants amongst gardeners 
everywhere. 
“ Gardening World Pocket D ary.” 
A pocket-book for notes is always in re¬ 
quest, and gardeners of all people can least 
afford to be without one, whether in their 
own garden or in that of some other friend 
or neighbour, or at flower shows - , where note- 
taking is indispensable. Few people in any 
trade or profession have more to think about 
or to tax their minds than the knights of the 
blue apron. With this object in view, the 
proprietors of The Gardening World have 
prepared a book of convenient size for the 
pocket, containing a great amount of useful 
information, as well as space for note-taking 
for every day of the year, and for jotting- 
down memoranda concerning the sowings of 
flowers or vegetables which they may make. 
The book is intended to be a vade merum 
of useful information, rather than a note¬ 
book on cultural matters ; nevertheless there 
is a useful chapter or two, including “ Hints 
to Chrysanthemum Growers ” and “ Hints 
for Rose Growers.” Under the title of “ Cur¬ 
rent. Work ” is a calendar for each month 
of the year, giving useful reminders of what 
may be done amongst flowers, fruit, and 
vegetables. Space can only permit dealing 
with these subjects in a very concise way, 
so that the information given takes the form 
of reminders chiefly, though many sugges¬ 
tions and directions are given as to how best 
the various operations may be done. Being- 
in good time with every necessary operation 
in the garden is very often half the battle. 
Under the title of “ New Plants for 1903,” a 
list, is given of the plants which have received 
First-class Certificates or Awards of Merit 
from the principal societies about London 
and elsewhere during the past year. The 
mere fact of a plant getting an honorary 
award is sufficient indication of its value 
for garden purposes, and is, in fact, the hall¬ 
mark of the committees of those societies of 
the value of the plants, fruits, or flowers for 
the purpose intended. A chapter is also 
given on useful garden necessities, dealing 
with subjects that gardeners are' frequently 
called upon to carry out in the garden, and, if 
such things only occur occasionally, the more 
necessity there is for a hint or two as to how 
it should be carried out. Various chapter* 
also give postal information, facts about 
agreements, contracts, leases, and other 
items which we hope will prove as service¬ 
able to our readers as they frequently do to 
ourselves. 
—o—— 
London’s New Boulevards. 
The London County Council is to make 
some experiments in the planting of trees in 
the great new r thoroughfares that are being 
constructed between Holbomand the Strand. 
It is proposed to plant, about 250 trees. In 
the Kingsway, Ailanthus glandulosa and the 
London Plane will be planted alternately, so 
that whichever type of tree succeeds best, it 
will ultimately be left to occupy the space 
while the other is removed. There seem to 
be some misgivings about the hardiness of 
the Ailanthus, but. as far as temperature is 
concerned we have no fear of it whatever, as 
there are already many fine trees in the 
suburbs, as well as in the home counties. 
The Tree of Heaven, as it is sometimes called, 
even flowers and fruits, perfecting the seeds 
in certain seasons, and when such is the case 
we can imagine no more beautiful tree, while 
the foliage alone has a feathery and sub¬ 
tropical appearance any year. In Aldwych 
London Planes and Acacias (Robinia. Pseu- 
dacacia.) will be planted alternately. Trees 
in the Strand will be quite a new idea for 
London, there being not a single tree in it 
at present, although we can recall the fact 
that there is one in Cheapside. Only the 
widened portion of the Strand is to be 
planted with trees, and London Planes alone 
are to be employed. 
—o— 
Holly and Mistleto- 
The European Holly, which is a native of 
the greater part of Britain, is the most beau¬ 
tiful and ornamental of its kind as far as we 
have ever seen in the world. Of the 
numerous Hollies in gardens, most of them 
are varieties of our own native species. It 
is also very popular in America, where it is 
termed the English Holly, and annually im¬ 
ported in large quantities from the mother 
country. Holly itself has been plentiful 
enough, but berries have been scarce, and 
consequently dear at Christmas. On the 
other hand, Mistleto has been both plentiful 
and good, being well furnished with berries. 
The demand has not been so great as in 
former years, probably because its old popu¬ 
larity has been waning for some time past, 
and it is not so well adapted for decorative 
purposes as the Holly. 
