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ThE GARDENING WORLD 
January 23, 1904. 
which Messrs. Webb bestow upon the classes of flowers and 
vegetables which they cultivate. 
Messrs. Barr and Sons, 11, 12, and 13, King Street, Covent 
Garden, send out a very neat catalogue in white covers, while 
the other part of the catalogue is of t : he same high quality and 
the planting clear. The' whole of this catalogue is arranged 
alphabetically, so as to facilitate reference. The first part is 
devoted to vegetables, while the second part is much larger, 
and, in addition to flower seeds, contains various: lists of a 
serviceable character to those who are looking out for seeds 
and other necessaries of the garden. On page 22 is a short 
chapter on the raising of flowers from seeds, including hardy 
annuals, halfdiardy annuals, greenhouse annuals, hardy peren¬ 
nials and bi-ennials. Novelties and specialities are very 
numerous, extending to ten pages printed on pale green paper, 
and therefore readily discovered by those who are using the 
catalogue. As far as we can see, the novelties: are entirely 
made up of various flowers, both for hot-liouses and out-of- 
door culture. These are not plants, but seeds in all cases 
are offered, including the variegated Aloe, which was collected 
at Talana. Hill, Natal, by Mr. Peter Barr. Many of the novel¬ 
ties consist of new varieties £f China Asters, Begonias, hybrid 
Aquilegias, annual Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, Dianthus, 
Kniphofias, Lupins, Nasturtiums, Phloxes, Sweet Peas, etc. 
There are, however, many interesting subjects amongst hardy 
herbaceous plants which might be described as specialities or 
very choice subjects for the garden and not exactly novelties, 
though few gardens yet possess them. 
Messrs. Richard Smith and Co., Worcester, send out a, seed 
list of 105 pages, freely illustrated throughout with woodcuts 
and pictures reproduced from photographsi, including both 
vegetables and flowers. On page 1 we note that the Worcester 
firm was established in 1804 by the present proprietor’s grand¬ 
father, so that this is the centenary of the firm. Messrs. Smith 
and Co. have therefore had ample time to make ramifications 
in various directions, and to< gain customers in all parts of the 
world. They are also patronised by H.M. the King, as they 
were by the late Queen Victoria. On pjage 62 a list of novel¬ 
ties for this: year is given, including several Chrysanthemums, 
new Iceland Poppies, some Primulas of the stellata and Chinese 
types, together with a new climber—namely, Eccremocarpus 
scaber aureus, having golden-yellow instead of orange flowers. 
Messrs. Harrison and Sons, Leicester.—This firm sends out. 
a very good catalogue, furnished with the various requirements 
of the garden, and having numerous illustrations dispersed 
throughout its pages. The most useful of the vegetables at 
present in use are here given, together with a number- of the 
more recently-introduced novelties or new varieties. There is 1 a 
separate list of the general catalogue of seeds, with the in¬ 
formation given in tabular form across the page. 
Mr, F. C. Heinemann, Erfurt, Germany.—Both the back 
and the front cover of the catalogue sent out by Mr-. Heine¬ 
mann are ornamented with coloured pictures of novelties he 
sends out. These are represented by wonderful delicacy of 
colour, and consist largely of' florists’ flowers, such as Scliizan- 
thus, Pansies, Petunias, tuberous Begonias, and To-renias. The 
interior of the catalogue contains many illustrations, both 
woodcuts and reproductions from photographs. Although 
sent out by a. German firm, this catalogue is in English, so that 
readers into whose hands it may fall will -have no difficulty in 
following the text. The novelties described are indicated by 
a very conspicuous form of setting up the type throughout the 
pages of the catalogue. 
Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmo-uth, Devon.—The descriptive- cata¬ 
logue of -Chrysanthemums! for 1904 has now reached us, and in¬ 
cludes all the novelties of the year in Japanese Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, whether raised by Mr. Godfrey or others, and also in¬ 
cludes some Australian novelties of Japanese varieties. The 
first part of the catalogue is devoted to several articles on the 
growing of Chrysanthemums for exhibition blooms; also on 
the' rust of Chrysanthemums. A very fine illustration of the 
new Lady Cranston, reproduced from a photograph, accom¬ 
panies the catalogue. 
Messrs. Wm- Baylor Bartland and Sons, Cork.—This cata¬ 
logue is devoted to vegetable and flower seeds, being arranged 
somewhat similarly to catalogues in this country, and illus¬ 
trated with woodcuts and other illustrations. We note 
amongst novelties a Galega named G. Hartlandi, followed by 
a mark of interrogation—whatever that may mean—but surely 
the species of Galega are not s-o numerous or so- difficult to 
discriminate between them. Most of tho-se already in gardens 
are well marked either -in height, time of flowering, and the 
colour of the flowers themselves-. Many interesting herbaceous 
plants and florists’ flowers- are- also- offered in this- same cata¬ 
logue. 
Messrs. James Dickson and Sons, Edinburgh.—The above 
firm makes no attempt at display, but makes out a useful and 
workable list of vegetables and flower seeds, arranged alpha¬ 
betically, with 'the usual brief descriptions. 
Hamamelis japonica zuccariniana. 
'this time last-year vegetation in the open air was much 
further advanced than on the present occasion. Notwith¬ 
standing the number of rainy days and the prevailing mild 
weather, the- average temperature during the winter must have 
been much lower hitherto than last- year. This iisi evident 
from the fact that the above- winter-flo-wering -shrub was -iii 
full b-loonr on, January 10th, 1903. On the same date this year 
not a bud was expanded, and only two- or three a week later, 
so that practically vegetation would be a fortnight or three 
weeks- later than at this: date last- year. That does- not imply 
that- vegetation will be late in April, as-a week o-f fine weather 
towards- the end o-f March has a wonderful effect o-n the 
advance o-f vegetation,, but more particularly on floweir-buds 
which were made the previous: autumn ready for expansion) 
when the weather should prove: favourable. 
The plant under notice may be described as -a. small tree or 
bush, according to the manner in which it is 1 grown. As -a) 
rule, it- is easily inclined to form a small tree with a single 
stem. The flowers, like those of the other species of Hama- 
m-elis, owe the-ir co-nspie-uousness to- their habit of flowering at 
a, time when the leaves are off. The American, Wit-ch Hazel 
blooms! in the autumn before or after the fall of the leaf, 
according a-s, the flower's are late or early, but the species 
under 1 notice always drops- its leaves long before the- expansion 
of the flowers. Now, the fo-ur narrow pale yellow petals, like 
crumpled ribbon-si, are beginning to tumble out of the calyx. 
Thei latter forms the bud a,nd on the -outer surface is brown, 
while, the inner fa-c-ei is reddish-brown and heft to set off tbe 
yellow petals, but the s-epa-ls are -really much shorter than tbe 
latter. It: is -sometime® described as a- separate species, but 
it is too closely -allied to- H. japonica; to be- separable. 
The Bradford Botanical Garden.— The authorities of Kew 
Gardens have already abundantly shown that the promise to 
assist the newly-formed Botanical Gardens in Lister Park, Man 
ningham, which they made at the beginning of the winter, was 
Ho idle promise. Already three huge consignments of plants 
have been received, aggregating 367 plants, nearly every one: 
being of considerable rarity or of high scientific interest. In¬ 
cluded in this list are 42 plants for the greenhouses. Both in 
the greenhouses and in the garden a special feature during 
next year will be made of plants of economic interest and utility, 
and one large bed will be entirely devoted to this section. 
Something like a hundred plants are already at hand as a 
nucleus for this collection. This series will doubtless be for 
most people the most interesting of the whole garden, for visitors 
will have the opportunity of seeing the growth and appearance 
of plants with whose names and products they are familiar as 
groceries, medicines, or as industrial raw materials. A good many 
important plants which yield fibres used in textile manufacture 
in various parts of the world will be included. The advisory 
committee who are assisting the Parks Committee of the Brad¬ 
ford Corporation in regard to the garden are proposing to issue 
as a pamphlet to visitors to the gardens a concise popular de¬ 
scription of the economic plants. 
