Februarj^  22,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE 
Of  FinestSelectedStrains 
AND  Tested  Growth 
NOVELTIES  &  SPECIALITIES  TOR  1900. 
Barr’s  Golden  Wax-Pod  Dwarf  Butter  Bean  ;  tlie 
fleshy  pale  yellow  pods  run  to  Sin.  Iona,  are  stringless, 
an>l  of  delicate  flavour ;  it  is  a  marvellous  cropper  and 
very  early.  Per  pint,  1/9  ;  per  quart,  3/-. 
Barr’s  Lightning  Runner  Bean,  a  remarkably  prolific 
Runner,  and  the  earliest  of  all,  bearing  numerous  heavy 
clusters  of  long  fleshy  pods  of  a  fine  tlelicate  flavour  ;  a 
valuable  acquisition.  Per  quart,  2/6. 
Barr’s  Covent  Garden  Beet,  dark  crimson  flesh,  fine 
flavour,  medium  size.  Per  packet  (Id. ;  per  oz.,  1/3. 
Barr’s  Hardy  Winter  White  Broecoli,  a  magnificent 
Broccoli ;  should  be  sown  from  end  of  March  to  May  for 
a  succession.  Per  packet,  1/- ;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
Barr’s  Little  Queen  Cabbage,  of  delicate  flavour ; 
highly  recommended.  Per  ]iacket,  6d.  ;  i)er  oz.,  1/6.1  ■ 
Barr’s  New  Intermediate  Carrot,  superior  medium 
long  Carrot,  of  a  rich  red  colour  and  fine  cooking  pro¬ 
perties.  Per  packet,  4d.  ;  peroz.,  lOd. 
Barr’s  Champion  Solid  White  Celery,  solid  and  sweet, 
remaining  long  in  condition.  Per  packet,  1 and  2/6. 
Barr’s  Paragon  Cabbage  Lettuce,  light  green,  leaves 
smooth  and  succulent,  medium  size,  all  heart,  sweet  and 
tender.  Per  packet,  1/-  ;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
Barr’s  Scarlet  Perfection  Radish,  an  extra-fine,  very 
early,  short- topped,  turnip-shaped  Radish  ;  colour,  rich 
scarlet:  flesh  white,  mild,  and  crisp.  Per  oz.,  8d. 
Barr’s  Early  Ruby  Tomato,  solid,  deep-red  fruit  of 
flue  form  and  medium  size,  abuntant  cropper  and  very 
early.  Per  packet,  1/-. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  Select  List  of  the 
best  Vegetables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  Garden 
and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors. 
Sent  f  ee  on  application. 
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Sacheverel  Street,  Derby. 
Heating  APRARATUS  lor  Greenhouses  and 
other  Buildings.  Catalogue  free  of  all  kinds  of  Hot 
Water  Pipes,  Wrought  and  Cast  Iron  Boilers,  Radiators, 
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Stourbridge. 
T'  H  prii  A'R  D  EN“^  AN  U  AlTTfor"'  the^  Cultivation 
and  Operations  required  for  the  Kitchen  Garden, 
Fruit  Garden,  Flower  Garden,  and  Florists’  Flowers. 
Illustrated  with  Engravings  and  Plans.  By  the  Editors 
and  Contributors  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture.  Revised 
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PURE  WOOD  charcoal,  Specially  Prepare* 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture:  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  thi> 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  b^ 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted. 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacturers- 
HTRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. _ 
Greenhouses  from  £3  5/-;  vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  &c. 
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H.R.H.  THE  Prince  of  Wales. 
EB.  hawthorn  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  London  Works, 
«  READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
The  BIGGEST  SUCCESS  of  all  is  ECKFORD’S  S 
GIANT  SWEET  PEAS.  The  PURITY  and  S 
STAMINA  of  these  Home  Grown  Stocks  are  5 
so  conserved  by  SPECIAL 
|?WEET  PEAS ! 
^  All  mi _ 
by  SPECIAL  METHODS 
CULTURE  tliat  the  seeds  are  PHENOMENAL  S 
STRENGTH  and  VI-  S 
of  ^ 
for  UNRIVALLED 
TALITMG  and  with  proper  cultivation,  give  ^ 
the  HIGHEST  POSSIBLE  MAXIM  A  of  results  !  S 
86^“  Prizes  offered  in  1900  alone  exceed  £40  !  !% 
Collections  from  1/6  upwards.  S 
(See  parlicwars  in  Catalogue.')  J 
^  See  beautiful  plate  of  SWEET  PEA  S 
S  NOVELTIES  for  1900,  sent  gratis  with  each  S 
5  Catalogue.  S 
! CULINARY  PEAS!  S 
^  ECKFORD’S  CULINARY  PEAS  are  positively  S 
V  UNRIVALLED  by  any  on  the  Market  for  J 
FLAVOUR  and  CHOPPING  CAPACITY  1  « 
ENORMOUS  YIELDS  under  favourable  con-  S 
ditious.  Collections  for  5  months  continuous  g 
supply  (See  page  2  Catalogue.')  S 
S  PURE  VEGETABLE  SEEDS !  ^ 
S  Results  from  ALL  QUARTERS  prove  that  $ 
ECKFORD’S  SEED,  for  PURITYDVIGOUR,  and  § 
Other  Collections,  2/9,  6/-,  7/6,  S 
Giant  ^ 
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(SILVER  MEDAL  STRAIN). 
Flowers,  eplendid  habit,  unequalled ! 
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ORGHIDS.-ORGHIDS. 
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toH'R  Iu'the  Inspection  of  our  New  Range  of  Houses 
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UIIPU  I  nui  fit  Pfl  bush  HILL  PARK, 
nUuM  LUW  db  bUi)  MIDDLESEX. 
•WEST’S  I>-A.TEItfT 
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  uires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate 
the  asbestos,  so  may  be  used 
thousands  of  times  without 
wick  or  furtlier  trouble  than 
filling  it.  Price  6d.  complete 
to  vaporise  up  to  2500  cubic  ft. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF 
NICOTINE,”  is  gu.aranteed 
pure  Nicotine  ami  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. 
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to  the  Manufacturers, 
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Gives  full  particulars  of  the  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  EOUNDHAY,  LEEDS 
GARDENER^  151 
THURSDAY.  FEBRUARY  22,  1900. 
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I  .  — -  -  - 
CHISWICK  GAKDENS. 
No.  19  OK  London  0-\rdens  Over  Fifty  Years. 
Many  a  gardener  has  passed  through  Hammer¬ 
smith  having  Chiswick  for  his  destination, 
and  wondered,  perhaps,  while  on  the  road,  how  it 
was  the  gardens  of  the  Toyal  Horticultural  Society 
were  located  in  that  suburb.  It  is  certain  the 
gardens  have  a  distinct  historic  connection  with  the 
mansion  of  the  Devonshires,  for  it  was  mainly  owing 
to  the  friendship  between  the  possessor  of  Chis¬ 
wick  House  in  1825,  grandfather  to  the  present 
Duke,  and  Joseph  Paxton,  that  the  Society  acquired 
the  ground  which  has  been  the  scene  of  its  practical 
operations  for  three-quarters  of  a  century.  Though 
Chiswick  had  in  the  past  its  noble  and  illustrious 
residents,  it  was  best  known  as  a  fishing  village. 
The  special  locality  where  the  fishermen  quartered 
mostly  rejoiced  in  the  unpleasing  name  of  Sluts 
Hole.  Chiswick  itself,  by  its  name,  alludes  to  the 
sandy  subsoil,  as  sand  or  gravel  underlie  a  free 
loam,  rendering  drainage  easy.  Hence  first  farmers, 
and  then  market  gardeners,  were  glad  to  obtain 
land  about  the  district  to  grow  fruit  and  vege¬ 
tables. 
Nearly  half  a  century  ago,  when  the  enthusiasm 
of  the  first  gre.it  international  exhibition  brought 
people  to  England  from  every  land,  thousands  went 
along  the  beautiful  avenue  of  Limes  at  Chiswick, 
intent  on  viewing  the  Society’s  gardens  and  those 
of  Chiswick  House,  to  which  the  Duke  granted  the 
public  occasional  access.  The  enormous  increase  of 
houses  about  Chiswick,  many  of  them  of  an  inferior 
class,  has  not  rendered  the  air  purer  by  any  means, 
nor  helped  floriculture  ;  also  the  gales  and  frosts  of 
recent  years  have  killed  off  some  trees  once  much 
admired.  Hence  the  visitor  now  will  miss  a  good 
deal  that  delighted  people  in  1851,  but  yet  he  would 
have  to  acknowledge  that  the  grounds  bear  com¬ 
parison  with  any  about  the  London  suburbs  attached 
to  private  residences.  Before  the  practice  had 
become  common  it  was  usual  to  line  the  shrubbery 
walks  with  Ivy,  St.  John’s  A  (Tt,  Stonecrop,  and 
other  plants,  that  gave  less  trouble  than  grass  edges 
because  they  did  not  require  mowing, 
j  In  the  flower  gardens  the  plan  was  adopted  of 
No.  2682.— VoL.  CII.,  Old  Series. 
No.  1026.— VoL.  XL.,  TiiiRU  Series. 
