May  IS,  189?. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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jANT 
NOW 
BARR’S 
PLANT 
NOW 
PERENNIALS. 
- —  ♦-  -♦  -♦ - 
ARR’S  New  Large-Flowering  PHLOXES. 
25  finest  varieties . 10/6,  15/-,  and  21/- 
12  »  »  .  6/-,  9/-,  and  12/- 
6  „  .  3/-,  4'-,  and  6/- 
HOICE  MIXED  COLOURS  of  above,  in  great  variety  of 
colour,  for  massing,  &c. ;  per  doz.,  4/6 ;  per  100,  30/. 
lARR’S  DELPHINIUM  S- 
Flnest  Large-flowering  Varieties. 
12  fine  named  sorts . 7/6  and  10/6. 
6  »  >1  . 3/6  and  5/6. 
Send  for  BARR’S  DESCRIPTIVE  LISTS  of  the 
•ost  beautiful  PHLOXES ,  DELPHINIUMS ,  PENT- 
TEMONSand  MICHAELMAS  DAISIES  for  Present 
I anting ,  free  on  application. 
iARR’S  ‘ROCK  GARDEN’ 
Collections  of  HARDY  PLANTS. 
2  distinot  varieties,  5/6  ;  25  distinct  varieties,  10/6. 
BARR  Sc  SONS, 
12  &  13,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden, 
LONDON. 
NURSERIES  —  LONG  DITTON,  SURREY. 
RICHARD  PANNETT,  Florist,  Chailey,  Sussex, 
Sega  to  offer  DAHLIAS,  3s.  per  doz. ;  NEW  FUCHSIAS,  9d. 
»ch  ;  ditto  of  1896,  4s.  per  doz. ;  CARNATIONS,  6s.  per  doz. ; 
NEW  ZONALS,  7s.  per  doz.;  ditto  of  1896,  4s.  per  doz.;  all  in 
iret-class  varieties.  Postage  6d.  per  doz.  extra.  See  Catalogue 
which  contains  full  directions  How  to  Grow,  Show,  and  taki 
Prizes.  Exhibitors  would  do  well  to  consult  this  Catalogue. 
NEW  ROSES  for  1897. 
MRS.  RUMSEY,  H.P. 
The  flowers  are  a  most  lovely  rose-pink,  of  large  size,  produced 
abundantly  from  J une  to  October,  which,  for  decoration,  can  be 
cut  with  1J  to  2-ft.  stalks,  and  perfect  foliage. 
Award  of  Merit,  RMS.,  and  first-class  Certificate,  N.C.S.,  1896 
Strong  Plants  in  Pots,  now  ready,  7/6  each. 
CLIMBING  EARL  OF  PEMBROKE,  H.P. 
One  of  the  earliest  flowering  and  most  effective  crimson  pillar 
or  climbing  Roses.  Certificate  of  Merit,  R.B.S. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  above  and  other  Roses  free. 
,  W.  RUMSEY, 
Joyning's  Nurseries ,  WALTHAM  CROSS,  N. 
INDOOR  PLANTS, 
Flowering  and  Ornamental  Foliage. 
OUTDOOR  FLOWERING  PLANTS, 
CLIMBING  PLANTS,  and 
HERBACEOUS  AND  ROCK  PLANTS. 
NEW  CATALOGUE  of  above  (128  large  Pages), 
with  Descriptions,  Cultural  Directions,  and  prices  of  many 
Hundreds  of  Yarietiesof  the  best  In  and  Outdoor  FLOWERING 
and  FOLIAGE  PLANTS  in  cultivation  for  Garden  Decoration. 
This  Catalogue  is  probably  the  largest  and  most  comprehensive 
Plant  List  published  in  the  Kingdom.  Post  Free  for  Three 
Stamps  from 
CLIBRANS’  ?The  Nursery,  ALTRINCHAM 
Or  10  &  12,  MARKET  STREET,  MANCHESTER. 
AMARYLLIS. 
NEW  SEED  FROM  VERY  FINE3T  VARIETIES. 
SOW  NOW.  Packet  of  60  Seeds,  23.  6d. ;  26  Seeds,  Is.  6d. 
IRELAND,  SEDGWICK,  KENDAL. 
ORCHIDS. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  tend  for  Catalogue. 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
INI  3=2  W 
SINGLE  VIOLETS. 
Steins  9  inches  long. 
Have  given  satisfaction  everywhere ,  never  before 
beard  of.  H.  CANNELL  &  SONS  have  the  largest 
and  finest  stock. 
CALIFORNIA  . 4/.  dozen. 
PRINCESS  OF  WALES  ..  ..5/-  „ 
AMIRAL  AVELLAN . 51- 
PRINCESS  BEATRICE  ..  ..  5/- 
ITALIA  . 10/-  „ 
PRIMAYERA  . 10/-  „ 
SULPHUREA.  distinct  ..  ..  2/-  each. 
Special  Prices  for  Large  Quantities. 
For  size  and  description  see  illustrations  in  Gardeners'  Chronicle 
SWANLEY,  KENT. 
20  ACRES 
Of  FRUIT  TREES 
In  all  the  best  sorts  and 
forms  for  the  Villa  Garden 
or  the  Orohard.  Free  from  blight  and  disease,  clean, 
healthy  stems,  and  branches  carefully  pruned  in  good  form. 
Roots  a  mass  of  fibre.  Sizes  from  maidens  to  trees  six  to 
eight  | ears  old  of  many  kinds,  and  all  TRUE  TO  NAME. 
NET^  CATALOGUE,  with  descriptions  and  Prices, 
Post  Free. 
CLIBRAN  SC  SON, 
MANCHESTER,  Bangor,  Llandudno  Junction, 
and  OTdfittd  Nursery,  ALTBINCHAM. 
FERNS  SPECIALITY. 
We  have  an  immense  stock  of  all  kinds  of  Ferns,  Stove,  Green¬ 
house,  Filmy,  Hardy  Exotic,  and  British,  including  many  very 
beautiful  varieties,  rarely  seen  but  which  ought  to  be  more 
generally  grown.  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
W.  Sc  J.  BIRKENHEAD,  F.R.H.S., 
FERN  NURSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
ORCHID  exhibition 
NOW  OPEN. 
ORCHID  exhibition 
Admission,  2s.  6d. 
ORCHID  EXHIBITION 
Quite  Marvellous. 
ORCHID  EXHIBITION 
One  of  the  most  beautiful  sights  in  London. 
ORCHID  EXHIBITION 
A  vision  of  loveliness  unparalleled  in  Europe. 
ORCHIDS. 
Must  be  seen  to  be  realised. 
ORCHID  exhibition 
Worth  going  any  distance  to  see,  at  Mr.  William 
Bull’s  Establishment,  No.  536,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea, 
London,  S.W.  10  to  6  o’clock.  Admission,  2s.  6d. 
Jirapd  of  |§articultttt[t 
THURSDAY,  MAY  13,  1897. 
GRAPE  THINNING. 
TEN  COMMANDMENTS. 
I  RECENTLY  received  a  copy  of  “Instructions 
for  Thinning,”  printed  for  the  guidance  of 
those  who  use  the  scissors  during  the  long  Grape 
thinning  time  in  one  of  the  greatest  commercial 
Grape-growing  establishments  in  Britain.  The 
trite  remark  of  the  sender,  that  they  seemed  to 
embody  the  “  Ten  Commandments  in  Grape 
Thinning,”  induced  me  to  choose  that  sentence 
as  a  sub-heading  for  these  notes.  So  good  are 
the  instructions  referred  to  that  I  think  they 
should  be  reproduced  in  the  Journal  of  Horti¬ 
culture  for  the  benefit  of  the  many  readers  who 
require  definite  information  about  this  important 
operation  connected  with  Grape  growing .  Below 
are  the  instructions,  which  all  young  gardeners 
should  carefully  read,  and  comprehend  their, 
significance. 
INSTRUCTIONS  FOR  THINNING. 
1,  Take  hold  of  the  bottom  of  bunch  with  the  left  hand. 
Don’t  touch  it  anywhere  else. 
2,  Begin  thinning  at  the  bottom  and  work  upwards. 
3,  Take  out  all  inside  berries,  cross  berries,  and  small 
berries  first. 
4,  The  berries  you  leave  should  be  the  big  ones  that 
point  straight  out,  and  the  berries  that  stand  out  most  are 
best. 
5,  The  berries  should  be  left  about  three-quarters  of  an 
inch  apart. 
6,  Don’t  rub  the  bunches  with  your  head  or  anything 
else,  because  it  injures  the  bloom  on  the  berry  and  makes 
the  Grapes  look  shiny  when  they  are  ripe. 
7,  Cut  the  stalks  in  close. 
8,  Keep  your  scissors  clean ;  they  will  cut  better. 
9,  Don’t  put  your  scissors  through  the  bunch  to  thin 
the  other  side ;  you  should  move  round  the  bunch. 
10,  Always  thin  the  bunches  with  the  biggest  berries 
first. 
It  would,  I  think,  be  difficult  to  draw  up  a 
better  code  of  rules  for  the  guidance  of  those 
who  work  in  market-growing  establishments  than 
the  foregoing,  but  in  private  gardens,  especially 
where  exhibiting  is  practised,  the  aims  of  the 
cultivator  are  somewhat  different.  The  market 
grower  requires  medium-sized  compact  bunches, 
the  private  grower  a  good  supply  of  a  similar 
;ype,  but  also  a  considerable  number  of  large 
well-developed  bunches  to  show  what  can  be 
done  by  special  culture.  I  propose,  therefore, 
;o  enlarge  upon  the  subject,  as  well  as  pen  a 
:  :ew  comments  upon  the  market  growers’  instruc¬ 
tions. 
No.  881.— Vol.  XXXIV.,  Third  Series. 
No  2637.— Vol.  XOVL,  Old  Sebies, 
