March  11,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE 
FINEST  SELECTED  STRAINS 
SrtOF  TESTED  GROWTHS 
BARR’S 
EARLY  DWARF  “  BEST  OF 
ALL”  CAULIFLOWER. 
Remarkably  early,  dwarf  and  compact 
with  heads  as  white  as  snow. 
Per  Packet,  Is.  6d.  and  2s.  6d. 
CHAMPION  SOLID  WHITE 
CELERY. 
Very  solid  and  sweet,  remaining  longer  in 
condition  than  any  other  Whi  e  Ce  ery. 
Per  Packet.  Is.  and  2s.  6d. 
NEW  THICK-FLESHED 
TOMATO. 
Surpasses  all  other  Tomatoes  in  depth  of 
fruit,  solidity  of  flesh,  high  quality,  and 
heavy  cropping.  Per  Paoket,  Is. 
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SPECIALTIES  IN  FLOWER 
SEEDS  FOR  1897. 
BARR’S  SUPERB  MIXTURE  OF  GLOXINIAS. 
Seed  saved  from  a  selection  of  the  finest  named  varieties 
Certain  to  please.  Per  Packet,  Is.  6d.,  2s.  6d.,  and  3s.  6d. 
BARR’S  EXTRA  SELECTED  LONG-SPURRED  COLUMBINES. 
A  very  choice  mixture.  Flowers  of  great  beauty  in  form  and 
colour.  Per  Paoket,  2s.  6d. 
TREE  LUPINS,  mixed,  saved  at  the  “  LONG  DITTON  ” 
Nurseries  from  10  be.utiful  delicate  shades.  Per  Packet,  Is. 
RADD’C  NE  W  SEED  GUIDE  FOR  1897 
fl  ll  U  will  be  sent  free  on  application. 
BARR  &  SONS,  12  covert'  garden^’  LONDON. 
Nurseriesat  Long  DITTON,  Surrey,  near  to  Surbiton  Stn.,  S.W.R. 
mm 
vV  &  Son’s 
CHOICE 
VEGETABLE  &  FLOWER 
FOR  PRESENT  SOWING, 
AND 
BULBS  AND  PLANTS 
FOR  SPRING  PLANTING. 
COLLECTIONS  OF  VEGETABLE 
AND  FLOWER  SEEDS, 
Made  up  of  the  most  popular  Varieties ,  and  to  suit 
all  requirements,  from  2s.  and  upwards. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  of  the  above,  with 
CULTURAL  DIRECTIONS,  will  be  sent  post  free 
on  application  to  our  Offices  at  OVER  VEEN,  near 
HAARLEM,  HOLLAND,  or  to  onr  General  Agents, 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE  LONDON,  E.C. 
No.  872.— VOL  XXXIV.,  TniRD  SERIES. 
NEW  AND  DELICIOUS 
MARROWFAT 
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Copyright ]  [7.  C  &  Co. 
A  POD  OF 
As  introducers  of  the  famous 
Stratagem.  Telephone.  Daisy, 
and  Telegraph  Peas,  we  invite 
a  trial  of  the  following  New 
Varieties,  all  of  which  repre¬ 
sent  the  most  advanced  types  in 
the  different  sections  for  Garden 
Use,  and  will  make  their  mark. 
CARTERS’ 
SPRINGTIDE. 
A  first  early  wrinkled  Pea,  as 
earlv  as  the  smaller-podded  round- 
seeded  varieties,  with  the  delicious 
flavour  of  the  Marrowfat.  Height, 
2i  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  6d.  per  pint ; 
4s.  per  quart,  post  free. 
CARTERS’ 
EARLY  MORN. 
Another  fine  Marrowfat,  with 
very  long  pods,  a  good  colour,  and 
well  filled,  almost  as  early  as  our 
Springtide.  Height,  2£  feet.  Stock 
very  limited. 
In  Sealed  Packets.  2s.  6d.  per  half¬ 
tone  pint,  post  free. 
CARTERS’ 
ST.  OSYTH  GEM. 
A  cross  between  Ohelsea  Gem 
and  Stratagem,  combining  the 
best  points  of  both  these  excellent 
kinds.  Very  early.  Height,  1J  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  3s.  6d.  per  half¬ 
pint,  post  free. 
CARTERS’ 
SEEDLING. 
A  New  Maincrop  Marrow,  the 
result  of  crossing  and  interbreed¬ 
ing  from  the  three  popular  varie¬ 
ties,  Stratagem,  Queen,  and 
Autocrat.  Its  pods  are  amongst  the 
la-gest  we  have  ever  seen,  and  we 
have  counted  as  many  as  thirteen 
Peas  in  a  pod.  Height,  3  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  3s.  Bd.  per  half¬ 
pint,  pest  free. 
CARTERS  DAISY 
Is  a  New  Marrowfat  Pea  that 
embodies  the  best  features  of  an 
ideal  variety — viz.,  earliness,  habit, 
size  of  pod,  and  delicious  flavour. 
Garters’  Daisy  is  not  a  selection, 
but  creates  a  distinct  break  in 
Marrowfat  Peas.  Its  merits  have 
received  recognition  from  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society  on 
more  than  one  occasion.  Dr. 
Masters,  F.R.S.,  inspected  our 
crop,  and  illustrated  this  remark¬ 
able  Pea  in  the  columns  of  the 
Gardeners'  Chronicle.  Height, 
about  1 J  feet. 
New  Hand-picked  Seed  in  Sealed 
Packets,  price  2s.  per  pint,  3s.  6d. 
CARTERS’  EARLY  MORN,  par  quart,  carriage  free. 
Illustrated  CATALOGUE,  Gratis  and  Post  Free. 
THE  QUEEN’S  SEEDSMEN, 
237,  238,  &  97,  HIGH  H0LB0RN, 
LONDON,  W.C. 
GARDENER.  195 
Jimpt!  of  Djurtifttllttip. 
THURSDAY,  MARCH  11,  1897. 
FADS  ABOUT  FRUIT. 
ON  another  page  an  alert  correspondent,  who 
likes  to  be  up  to  date,  if  not  a  little  in 
advance  of  it,  appears  to  have  been  enjoying 
himself  in  distinguished  company,  and  seems 
to  have  detected  some  “axe  grinders.”  That 
is  not  very  remarkable  ;  they  are  so  plentiful 
that  we  can  find  them  almost  everywhere. 
They  are  excellent  men  too,  many  of  them,  and 
not  a  few  have  done  a  considerable  amount  of 
good. 
The  occasion  was  the  reading  by  Mr.  George 
Gordon  of  a  paper  on  orchards  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Society  of  Arts.  Mr.  Gordon  is  a  practical 
man,  and  nothing  would  please  him  better  than 
to  see  the  orchards  of  this  country  bearing 
bountiful  supplies  of  superior  fruit.  He  knows, 
too,  the  value  of  the  best  varieties  of  British 
Apples  grown  in  the  best  condition,  and  how  far 
this  value  exceeds  that  of  the  small  uneatable 
varieties  grown  for  cider.  This  he  pointed  out 
in  the  citation  we  gave  on  page  180  last  week  ; 
but  though  his  object  was  clear  enough,  and  he 
pointed  out  the  way  to  attain  it — 30  far  as  it 
could  be  attained  in  improving  old  trees — the 
discussion  seems  to  have  been  turned  into  other 
directions  having  little  or  nothing  to  do  with  the 
art  of  cultivation  as  applied  to  the  production 
of  hardy  fruit  equal  to  that  from  distant  lands. 
Why  has  this  imported  fruit  got  such  a  strong 
hold  of  our  markets  ?  Because  it  is  the  result 
of  the  prudent  choice  of  varieties,  intelligent 
cultivation,  and  business-like  methods  in  the 
disposal  of  the  produce. 
The  discoverer  of  the  “  axe  grinders  ”  at  the 
Society  of  Arts  is  not  a  cider  man,  and  if  we  are 
correctly  informed  he  let  the  meeting  know  it  ; 
al*o  he  seems  to  have  been  chilled  somewhat  by 
the  advocacy  of  cold  *torage,  while  he  is  not 
likely  to  lead  a  crusade  in  favour  of  growing 
fruit  in  this  country  for  the  purpose  of  having  it 
dried  by  the  process  of  evaporation,  and  then 
having  the  dissipated  moisture  made  good  by 
soaking  before  the  fruit  can  be  used.  He  kuows 
something  about  the  drying  process  as  conducted 
at  Chiswick  for  several  weeks  ;  but  one  thing  he 
does  not  know — namely,  that  one  penny  of  profit 
can  be  shown  as  the  result  of  the  fairly  con¬ 
ducted  trials,  for  no  such  profit  was  represented 
No.  2528.— Von.  XOVI.,  Old  Series. 
