February  15,  1000. 
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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Of  FinestSelectedStrains 
AND  Tested  Growth 
NOVELTIES  &  SPECIALITIES  FOR  1900. 
Amaryllis,  Barr’s  Choice  New  Hybrids,  saved  from 
C^a  magnificent  collection.  Per  packet,  2/6. 
Aster  sinensis,  A  lovely  single  Aster,  with  large  hand- 
i,.  some  flowers  of  a  delicate  mauve  with  yellow  disc,  bushy, 
branching  habit,  ht.  15  in.  }>er  packet,  1/-  and  1/6. 
Candytuft,  Barr’s  Giant  White,  very  large  spikes  of 
snowy  white  flowers.  Per  jiacket,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Celosia  pluinosa,  Barr’s  Choice  Mixture,  handsome 
feathery  plumes.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Lantana,  Barr’s  New  Dwarf,  a  mixture  of  briliiant 
colours,  charming  as  a  pot  plant.  Per  packet,  1/6. 
Lupimts  arboreus  Snow  Queen,  a  pure  white  Tree 
t  Lupin,  tine  novelty.  Per  packet,  1/-  and  1/6. 
Mignonette,  Barr’s  Covent  Garden  Favourite,  the 
finest  Mignonette  for  pots  or  borders,  deliciously  fragrant. 
Per  packet,  6d.'  and  1/-. 
Nicotiana  sylvestris,  a  fine  white-flowered  Tobacco  with 
handsome  foliage.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Petunia.  Barr’s  Superb  Giant,  the  largest  and  hand¬ 
somest  of  all  the  Petunias,  immense  flowers  of  rich  and 
varied  colours.  Per  packet,  2/6  and  3/6. 
Phacelia  campanularia,  one  of  the  most  lovely  blue 
flowers  in  cultivation,  heights  in.  Per  pkt.,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Poppy,  Empress  of  China,  .snow-white  single  flowers, 
with  a  fringed  margin  of  crimson-scarlet.  Per  pkt.,  fid. 
Poppy,  Shirley,  “Long  Ditton”  extra  selected  strain  of 
this  beautiful  Poppy.  Per  packet,  Ij-. 
Rose,  Miniature  Fairy,  dainty  little  semi-double  flowers  of 
various  shades,  blooms  first  season.  Per  pkt.,  fid.  &  1/-. 
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and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  I'ractical  Hints,  and  will  be 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors. 
Sent  free  on  application. 
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May  Queen.. 
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Duke  of  Albany  .. 
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Orders  for  Vegetable  Seeds  of  lO/-  and  upwards 
sent  carriage  paid. 
For  full  details,  see  our  Spring  Catalogue,  which  will  bt 
sent  post  free  on  applicatiSn  to  our  offices  at  OVER  VEEN, 
near  HAARLEM,  HOLLAND,  or  to  our  General  Agents, 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
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APOLOGY. 
To  Me.ssks.  SUTTON  &  SONS, 
Seedsmen,  Reading, 
Gentlemen, 
U  e  extremeh/  regret  that  in  our  Catalogue  we 
should  have  infringed  the  Copyright  of  your Amateur' s 
Guide  in  Horticulture  ”  hy  having  used  two  of  your 
original  pictures  of  your  vegetables,  and  makinn  use  of 
paragraphs  of  your  text. 
We  acknowledge  that  we  have  thus  laid  ourselves  open 
to  legal  proceedings  and  a  serious  penally,  and  we  ofer 
you  our  apology  for  luhat  toe  have  done.  We  also  under¬ 
take  that  we  will  not  in  future  infringe  your  Copyrights, 
and  we  will  forthwith  surrender  to  you  all  Catalogues  or 
Circulars  in  our  possession  containing  prints  of  the  blocks 
and  paragraphs,  together  with  electros,  negatives,  and 
photographs  of  the  illustrations  complained  of. 
We  desire  >o  thank  you  for  your  generous  treatment  in 
not  Imving  taken  legal  proceedinqs  against  us  to  enforce 
your  rights,  and  tee  authorise  you  to  publish  this  letter 
in  such  a  manner  as  you  may  think  fit,  and  we  engage  to 
pay  all  the  legal  and  other  expenses  you  have  been  or  will 
be  put  to  in  the  matter. 
Yours  faithfully, 
{Signed)  PENNELL  &  SONS, 
Seed  2Ierchants  and  Nurserymen, 
llith  January,  VM''.  Lincoln. 
APOLOGY. 
To  Messrs.  SUTTON  &  SONS, 
Reading. 
Gentlemen, 
I  much  regret  that  I  have  infringed  your  Copy¬ 
right  in  two  illustrations  taken  from  your  Amateur’s 
Guide,”  by  making  process  blocks,  engraving  them  svith 
my  name,  and  printing  them  in  21essrs,  Fennell' s  Book 
of  Seeds  for  1900. 
I  wish  to  state  that  as  I  made  the  blocks  from 
photographs  supplied  to  me  the  infringements  were  quite 
unintentional  on  my  part. 
I  beg  to  offer  you  my  apology,  and  at  the  same  time 
my  thanks  for  your  consideration  in  refraining  from 
enforcing  your  rights,  and  1  authorise  you  to  publish  this 
acknowledgment  in  such  manner  as  you  may  think  fit. 
Yours  faithfully, 
TJlverston,  {Signed)  W.  HOLMES. 
February  2nd,  1900. 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Loughboro’  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Stove  and  Green¬ 
house  Perns,  large  and  small,  invar.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Cyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracienas,  Aspidistras, 
Roses,  Epacris,  Solanums,  Azaleas,  Carnations,  Cyclamen, 
Primulas,  Marguerites,  Crotons,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Whole¬ 
sale  List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free. — J.  E.  SMITH. 
■WEST’S  E-A.TEN’T 
GARDEN  SPECIALITIES. 
WEST’S  PATENT 
Vapourising  Fumigator 
Best  and  Cheapest,  for  being 
made  of  brass  and  zinc  will  last 
for  years.  The  stove  only  re- 
q  Hires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate 
the  asbestos,  so  may  be  used 
thousands  of  times  without 
wick  or  further  trouble  than 
filling  it.  Price  6d.  complete 
to  vaporise  up  to  2500  cubic  ft. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF 
NICOTINE,’’  is  guaranteed 
pure  Nicotine  and  is  even 
cheaper  than  the  compounds 
that  are  only  chemical  substi¬ 
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prices),  7d.  per  air-tight  sealed 
bottle  of  1000  cubic  ft. 
“  SUNPkOOF”  shading  in  6d.  lb.  tins  readyforuse, 
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all  respects  and  the  cheapest  sha'Ung  that  can  be  made. 
For  particulars  of  West’s  patent  “  Ivorine”  Plant  Labels, 
Soft  Metal  Tree  Fasteners,  S.M.  Clips,  Wall  Nails,  Plant 
Stake  Grips,  Plant  Pot  Crocks,  Insecticides,  Fertilisers, 
Canes,  Sticks,  and  ALL  GARDEN  SUNDRIES  of  every 
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Samples  free,  postage  for  samples  and  goods  extra.  All 
goods  made  on  the  premises  by  C.  E.  West,  so  send  direct 
to  the  Manufacturers. 
Gratis,  ‘‘  Orctild  Culture,”  3rd  Edition,  postage  2d. 
Gives  full  particulars  of  the  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  RODNDHAY,  LEEDS 
THURSDAY.  FEBRUARY  15,  1900. 
The  Journal  of  Horticulture  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  St., 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  be  addressed  to  12,  Mitre 
Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London. 
TURNING-  MOVEMENTS. 
AS  we  presg,  onward  in  our  various  spheres, 
each  striving  with  might  and  main  to  carve 
out  of  the  rugged  road  of  life  a  course  which 
will  lead  us  to  some  envied  goal,  most  of  us,  I 
trow,  often  spend  a  few  moments  in  surveying  the 
world’s  great  stage,  and  noting  the  ever  changing 
tactics  of  the  players.  The  battle  of  life  should 
then  be  as  an  “  open  book,”  in  which  we  may 
read  that  which  is  spread  out  before  us,  but  can 
only  hazard  a  conjecture  as  to  what  is  to  follow. 
To  all  who  thus  periodically  take  their  hearings 
one  fact  must,  I  think,  stand  out  clearly — viz.,  the 
restless  activity  which  prevails  iu  all  quarters. 
Education,  rapid  means  of  communication,  and 
the  marvellous  development  of  the  Press,  have  so 
sharpened  men’s  wdts,  that  success  in  any  walk 
of  life  can  only  be  maintained  by  continually 
changing  our  methods,  and  adapting  them  to  the 
needs  of  the  hour.  The  individual,  or  nation,  who 
tries  to  pursue  a  straight  onward  course,  without 
grasping  the  significance  of  the  changes  which  are 
continually  taking  place,  must  sooner  or  later  meet 
with  a  severe  check,  which,  fortunately  to  the 
stout-hearied,  would  only  be  the  signal  for  reform 
— reform  in  bringing  both  our  weapons  and  methods 
up  to  date.  The  pendulum  of  scientific  discovery 
is  continually  on  the  swing;  sometimes  it  gives 
to  the  aggressor  the  advantage,  at  others  to  the 
defender.  The  straight  onward  course  in  attack 
must  then  be  put  aside  when  facing  the  foe  and 
strategy  resorted  to,  in  order  to  effect  a  “  turning 
movement,”  and  thus  attack  the  enemy— or  the 
difficulty— at  the  weakest  point. 
The  noble  and  heroic  efforts  of  Britain’s  sons 
in  that  far  off  land  of  boundless  possibilities  are 
watched  to-day  with  breathless  interest  by  millions 
in  this  sea-girt  isle ;  not  with  fear  and  trembling, 
but  with  confidence  in  the  energy,  adaptability,  as 
well  as  grand  courage  of  our  “empire’s  defenders.” 
These  same  qualities  are  needed  in  every  walk 
of  life,  and  to  those  engaged  in  the  peaceful  art  of 
gardening  they  are  in  a  degree  as  necessary  as  to 
the  dashing  warrior,  for  the  gardener  assuredly  has 
No.  2681.— VoL.  CIL,  Old  Series. 
