June  S,  189?. 
JOURNAL  OP  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
47.1 
BEGONIAS 
FOR  BEDDING  OR  CONSERVATORY. 
I  have  a  large  stock  In  fine  condition.  The  quality  is  A  l,  and 
really  worth  double  the  money, 
Finest  Single  Mixed,  in  all  shades  of  colour,  12,  3/6;  60,  13/-; 
10  ,  24/-.  ’ 
Finest  Single  Mixed,  in  shades  of  Bronze,  Orange,  TOopper, 
Fawn.  4c.,  12,  3/6  ;  60,  13/- ;  100.  24/-. 
Finest  Singles,  in  10  distinct  colours,  12,  4/- ;  50,  14/6  ;  100,  26/fi. 
All  the  above  can  be  sent  in  or  out  of  pots  as  the  purchaser 
may  desire. 
H.  or.  JONES,  Eyecroft  Nursery,  LEWISHAM. 
London  Fern  Nurseries, 
LOUGHBOROUGH  JUNCTION,  LONDON,  S.W.— Ferns,  targe 
and  small,  in  variety ;  Aralias, Grevilleas,  Oy perns.  Ficus,  Ericas, 
Palms.  Dracffinas,  Aspidistras,  Hydrangeas,  Pelargoniums, 
Fuch  ias,  Marguerites,  Orotons,  <tc.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  List  for  Amateurs,  send  for  one.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
ORCHIDS. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue. 
JAMBS  CYPHER, 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
STRAWBERRIES 
George  Bunyard  &  Co. 
Are  now  Booking  Orders  for  the  BEST  STRAWBERRIES  for 
Crop,  >»98,  or  Early  Forcing. 
The  B^st  Stock  and  the  Best  Plants  in  the  Trade. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUES  NOW  READY. 
Th=  ROYAL  NURSERIES,  MAIDSTONE,  KENT 
FLOWER  WIRE 
AND 
Wreath  Frame  Manufacturer. 
List  on  Application. 
Stubb  and  Reel  Wire,  Tin  Foil,  <&c. 
C.  E.  POVLTNET, 
88,  LONG  ACRE,  LONDON,  W.C. 
Sole  Change  of  Address. 
THE  “SPROUGHTON”  HOE. 
Rimnler  ih  in  the  Dutch  Hoe,  and  much  superior.  The  most  per¬ 
fect  Duplex  (Push  and  Draw)  Hoe  yet  made.  Highly  approved 
at  Ulnswick  (R.H.S.)  a  .d  at  the  Royal  Gardens,  Windsor. 
Stiougly  commended  by  Sutton  &  Sons,  Mr.  E.  Molynenx,  and 
other  leading  horticulturists.  Copies  of  testimonials  from  Rev. 
A.  Fosi'EK-Mki.LIAR,  Sproughton,  Ipswich.  Price  1/10  each. 
Of  all  Ironmongers,  or  of  Messrs. 
RANSOM. S,  SIMS  &  JEFFRIES,  PRINCES  ST.,  IPSWICH. 
99 
The  "NEW  EASY 
Mower. 
UNEXCELLED 
DURABILITY. 
Lightest  Running 
and  Cheapest 
ROLLER 
MACHINE. 
Made  in  all  sizes  from 
10  to  24-inch, 
cuts  24  INCH  EASY. 
The  Largest  Size 
easily  worked 
by  One  Man. 
PRICE  LISTS  may 
be  obtained  through 
most  Ironmongers  and 
Seedsmen,  or  from 
SELIG,  SONNENTHAL  &  Co. 
85,  Queen  Victoria  Street,  LONDON,  E.C. 
No.  884.— Vol.  XXXIV.,  Third  Serie3.  ; 
ISO  ACRES 
Of  Trees  &  Shrubs. 
In  the  finest  possible  con¬ 
dition  for  the  Villa,  the 
Mansion,  the  Plantation,  or  the  Game  Oovert.  All  in 
vigorous,  healthy  condition,  not  stunted,  starved,  or  closely 
grown  and  drawn.  Carefully  and  frequently  moved,  and 
the  roots  consequently  are  a  mass  of  fibre,  ensuring  safe 
removal  when  sold. 
NEW  CATALOGUE,  with  descriptions  of  above,  and  of 
many  Bare  and  New  Plants,  Post  Free  from 
CLIBRAN’S  Nursery,  ALTRINCHAM 
Also  at  Manchester,  Bangor,  and  Llandudno  Junction. 
PRIMULAS !  PRIMULAS !  PRIMULAS  I 
Williams’  and  other  superb  strains,  also  Primula  Obconica. 
OINERARIAS  and  BEGONIAS,  1/6  per  dozen,  10/-  100. 
Double  White  Primulas,  6d.  each.  All  the  above  fit  for  3  and 
4-in.  pots,  and  carriage  free  for  cash  with  order. 
JOHN  STEVEN'S,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY. 
HARDY  PLANTS 
CARNATIONS— Border  Varieties,  Show 
Varieties,  and  Picotees. 
PENTSTEMONS  —Fine  Named  sorts* 
BEDDING  PANSIES  and  VIOLAS. 
Large  Stocks  of  all  the  best  kinds  in  cultivation. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries,  CHESTER 
BEGONIAS. 
Double  and  Single,  Gold  Medal  Collection,  for  Conservatory  and 
Exhibition,  the  largest  and  best  in  the  trade.  See  Catalogue. 
BEGONIAS  FOR  BEDDING,  superb  quality,  Double,  6s.  and 
9s.  per  dozen  ;  Single,  to  colour,  5s.  per  dozen,  35s.  per  100  ; 
10  colours  mixed,  4s.  and  28s. ;  fine  mixed,  3s.  and  2 is. 
B.  R.  DAVIS,  N  V KsjERIE  9 ,  YEOYIL,  SOMERSET. 
NEW  ROSES  for  1897. 
MRS.  RUMSEY,  H.P. 
The  flowers  are  a  most  lovely  rose-pink,  of  large  size,  produced 
abundantly  trom  June  to  October,  which,  for  decoration,  can  be 
cut  with  1£  to  2-ft.  stalks,  and  perfect  foliage. 
Award  of  M  rit,  B.H S.,  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,  B.B.S. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  above  and  other  Roses  free. 
Joyning’s  Nurseries,  WALTHAM  CROSS,  N. 
RICHARD  PANNETT,  Florist,  Chailey,  Sussex, 
Begs  to  offer  DAHLIAS,  3s.  per  doz.;  NEW  FUCHSIAS,  9d. 
each;  ditto  of  1896,  4s.  per  doz. ;  CARNATIONS,  6s.  per  doz. ; 
NEW  ZONALS,  7s.  per  doz.;  ditto  of  1896, 4s.  per  doz.;  all  in 
first-class  varieties.  Postage  6d.  per  doz.  extra.  See  Catalogue, 
which  contains  full  directions  How  to  Grow,  Show,  and  take 
Prizes.  Exhibitors  would  do  well  to  consult  this  Catalogue. 
20  ACRES 
Of  FRUIT  TREES 
In  all  the  best  sorts  and 
forms  for  the  Villa  Garden 
or  the  Orchard.  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  years  old  of  many  kinds,  and  all  TRUE  TO  NAME. 
NEW  CATALOGUE,  with  descriptions  and  Prices, 
Post  Free. 
CX.IBRAN  8l  SON, 
MANCHESTER,  Bangor,  Llandudno  Junction, 
and  Oldfield  Nursery,  ALTRINCHAM. 
Jmqrntl  of  Horticulture. 
THURSDAY,  JUNE  3,  1897. 
OPEN  AIR  TOMATOES. 
TOMATOES  having  succeeded  so  well  in  the 
open  last  season,  they  will  be  grown  in  still 
greater  numbers  this  summer.  Plants  I  mean, 
not  fruit,  as  it  is  not  to  be  expected  that  such 
exceptionally  heavy  crops,  good  in  quality  as  well 
as  in  quantity,  will  be  obtained  oftener  than 
once  in  three  seasons.  The  Tomato  is  an 
American  fruit,  and  we  had  an  American  summer 
in  1896.  Complete  failures  there  need  never  be. 
What  I  mean  to  say  is,  that  the  southern  culti¬ 
vator  is  to  blame  if  he  fail  to  gather  enough 
ripe  fruit  in  a  bad  season  to  pay  for  the  trouble 
of  growing,  and  the  small  unripe  fruit  which  can 
be  turned  to  account  in  various  ways  represents 
the  profit. 
Open  air  culture  of  the  Tomato,  as  it  happens, 
does  not  invariably  partake  of  the  character  of 
a  lottery  as  sometimes  a  serted.  A  grower  near 
Bexley  Heath,  in  Kent,  devotes  about  5  acres 
of  ground  to  Tomatoes,  commencing,  if  I 
remember  rightly,  in  1891.  In  that  season  enough 
fruit  was  marketed  to  pay  for  the  ground,  and 
that  after  paying  all  working  expenses.  When 
asked  how  many  failures  he  has  had  since,  the 
reply  was,  Not  one.  He  had  not  had  a  single 
bad  year  out  of  the  five,  and  the  crop  of  1896,  as 
I  saw,  promised  to  be  a  record  one.  Amateurs, 
and  not  a  few  professional  gardeners,  are  under 
the  impression  that  Tomatoes  can  only  be  success¬ 
fully  grown  under  glass,  and  against  sunny  walls, 
fences,  and  screens  in  the  open.  The  thousands 
of  plants  annually  put  out  at  the  Bexley  Heath 
farm  alluded  to  are  sheltered  by  a  wood  on  the 
north  and  north-east  only.  I,  too,  have  grown 
thousands  of  plants  quite  in  the  open  for  the 
last  three  seasons,  and  all  the  shelter  these  had 
was  afforded  by  rows  of  tall  Peas  and  Runner 
Beans. 
It  must  not  be  thought  that  I  attach  no  great 
value  to  the  warmth  and  shelter  afforded  by  a 
sunny  wall  o”  fence.  On  the  contrary,  I  would, 
where  possibl  utilise  every  blank  space  on  sunny 
walls  for  Tomatoes,  but  such  luxuries  are  not 
gener.  ’y  available,  especially  for  the  production 
of  tons  'f  fruit.  My  point  is  that  they  can  be 
dispensed  with.  The  amateur  may  grow  his 
core  or  so  of  plants,  the  professional  gardener 
his  hundreds,  and  the  market  grower  his 
No.  2540.— VOL  XOVI.,  OLD  SERIES. 
