July  11,  1895, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
25 
STRAWBERRIES. 
JAMES  VEITCH  &  SONS 
Beg  to  intimate  that  they  are  now  booking  orders  for  all  the  leading  kinds  of  Strawberries, 
either  in  Pots  or  prepared  Runners, 
BPEOIAL  LIST,  JUST  PUBLISHED,  CAN  BE  HAD  OH  APPLIOATIOH. 
Royal  Exotic  Nursery,  KING’S  ROAD,  CHELSEA,  S.W, 
FOR  PRESENT  «fc  LATER  SOWING-. 
WALLFLOWERS 
AKE 
DICKSONS  GOLDEN  BEAUTY. 
DICKSONS  SELECTED  DARK  RED. 
DICKSONS  PRIMROSE  DAME. 
Per  Packet  6d,  and  Is.,  Free  by  Post. 
Choice  Mixed  Double  Wallflower,  Myosotis,  Silenes,  &c. 
For  Prices  and  all  other  particulars  see  our  ILLUSTRATED 
Catalogue,  Free  on  application. 
DICKSONS,  Nurserymen,  &c.,  CHESTER. 
EARLY  BU1.BS. 
Our  Special  Oiler  of  Early  Bulbs  is  Now  Ready  and  will  be  sent 
post  free  on  application.  Prices  very  low.  We  are  now  lifting 
and  can  despatch  Orders  in  July  for  Early  Planting.  The 
Bulbs  are  really  splendid  and  thoroughly  ripened. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
CHILWELL  NURSERIES,  NOTTS. 
KENT,  the  GARDEN  Of  ENGLAND 
George  Bunyard  &  Co. 
Beg  to  ask  Buyers  to  consult  their 
1895  STRAWBERRY  LIST 
before  ordering  their  supplies.  Now  Ready. 
Their  PLANTS  will  be  GRAND  both  for 
Forcing,  in  little  Pots,  and  as  Runners. 
Send  Orders  and  Enquiries  direct  to 
THE  OLD  NURSERIES,  NIAIDSTONE 
FERNS  SPEcSlLiTY. 
We  have  an  immense  stock  of  all  kinds  of  Perns,  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.  &  J.  BIRKENHEAD,  F.R.H.S., 
FER]^  NDRSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
JOHNSON’SnMMomMUSHROOM 
Being  one  of  the  largest  Manufac¬ 
turers  of  MUSHROOM  SPAWN, 
and  keeping  over  100 '  cows  from 
■which  I  obtain  a  large  quantity  of 
pure  virgin  spawn,  I  am  in  a  posi¬ 
tion  to  offer  the  best  obtainable  at 
3s.  per  bushel. 
Special  Prices  for  Large  Quantiius 
and  the  Trade. 
HANGER  HILL, EALING 
No.  785.— VOL.  XXXL,  TnillD  SERIES. 
DANIELS’  SEEDS 
FOR  PRESENT  SOWING. 
CABBAGES — Select  Stocks. 
DANIELS’  DEFIANCE  GIANT  MARROW.— The  finest 
Cabbage  in  cultivation.  Grows  to  the  weight  of  10  to 
20  lbs.  each,  and  is  early,  sliort-legged,  compact,  and  of 
splendid  flavour.  Our  owu  select  stock. 
Per  pkt.,  -/6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
Ellam’s  Early  Dwarf,  very  early..  „  -/4 ;  „  1;- 
Enfleld  Market  . .  . .  . .  . .  >.  '/S 
Imptoved  Dwarf  Nonpareil  ..  -/3 ;  „  -/lO 
Wheeler’s  Imperial  ..  ..  „  •/4 ;  „  1/- 
Early  York,  dwarf .  '/S 
ONION’S. -DANIELS’  GOLDEN  ROCOA.— Magnificent 
variety,  of  splendid  form  and  great  size,  with  light  brown 
skin  and  mild  flavour,  the  best  for  autumn  sowing. 
Per  pkt.,  -/6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
WHITE  ELEPHANT  TRIPOLI.  The  largest  of  all  the 
Tripolis . per  pkt.,  -/6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
Red  Italian  Tripoli .  „  -/U 
Giant  Rocca,  very  fine  . .  . .  .,  -/4 ;  „  1/- 
White  Lisbon,  the  best  for  using  green  in  Spring 
Per  lb.,  4/6  ;  per  oz.,  -/6 
IiETTUCE.— DANIELS’  CONTINUITY.  The  best 
Cabbage  Lettuce  in  cultivation.  Heads  large,  firm  and 
crisp.  Does  not  run  to  seed  even  in  the  hottest  ami 
driest  weather  ..  ..  ..  per  pkt.,  6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
DANiFLS  BROS.,  &  Nurserymen,  NORWiGH. 
GATHER  HONEY  FROM  YOUR  FLOWERS. 
WHY  NOT  COMMENCE  BEE-KEEPING? 
Fruit  trees  to  which  Bees  have  access  hear  the  most  abundant  crops 
GEO.  NEIGHBOUR  &  SONS’ 
BEE-HIViS 
And  APFBZANCBS. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  POST  FREE. 
127,  HIGH  HOLBORN,  LONDON,  WC. 
(Corner  of  Southampton  Street.) 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
27th  YEAR  OF  DISTRIBUTION, 
WILLIAMS’  SUPERB  STRAIN,  1/6  per  dozen  ;  10/-  per  100. 
OINBRABIAS  same  price  ;  also  DOUBLE  WHITE  PRIMULAS, 
6d.  each.  Package  and  Carriage  free  for  cash  with  order. 
JOHN  STEVENS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY. 
THE  NEW  EAELY 
STRAWBERRY  SI 895, 
STEVENS’  WONDER. 
The  earliest  variety  in  cultivation  and  very  prolific  ;  solid  fruit, 
good  flavour,  high  perfume. 
Atoarded  First-class  Certificates,  Royal  Horticultural  Society  and 
Royal  Botanic  Society,  1895.  bee  Gardeners’  Chronicle,  Watch  ‘I’, 
Journal  of  Horticuliure,  March  14  ;  aud  The  Carden.  Maicii  16. 
Having  purchased  the  who'e  of  the  stock  of  this  grand  new 
early  Strawberry  from  the  raiser,  we  have  pleasure  iu  offering 
it  as  follows  : — 
STRONG  PLANTS,  in  Pots,  £5  per  100,  15/-  per  doz. 
„  RUNNERS  ..  ..  £3  „  „  9/-  ,,  „ 
Ready  for  de  ivery  eariy  in  July.  Early  Orders  requested  as 
stuck  is  limited.  Further  particulars  upon  application. 
THURSDAY,  JULY  11,  1895. 
EARLY  CABBAGES. 
■  *04  ■  ^ 
IN  the  north  of  England  the  seeds  for  yielding 
a  supply  of  heads  fit  for  cutting  in  April 
may  be  sown  from  the  lOth  to  the  15th  of  Juiy.; 
in  the  south  of  England  the  20ch  of  that  month 
is  soon  enough  to  sow  for  the  purpose  of  having 
Cabbages  of  acceptable  size  as  early  in  the  spring 
aa  practicable,  and  this  may  occasionally  oeetic 
in  March.  The  plants  from  sowings  made  at 
these  dates  are  thoroughly  reliable,  always  pro¬ 
vided  the  seed  be  new,  saved  from  true  stocks^ 
or  had  from  a  reliable  source. 
Tastes  difEer  even  in  likes  and  dislikes  of 
certain  varieties  of  Cabbages.  Some  prefer  a. 
mild  flavoured  and  tender  Cabbage  of  small  or 
moderate  lize,  such  as  Ellam’s  Early  Dwarf  and 
Cocoa  Nut.  Little  Pixie  is  likewise  a  delicately 
flavoured  little  Cabbage.  Others  prefer  a  good 
sized  and  fuller-flavoured  Cabbage,  such  ac 
Hill’s  Incomparable  and  Early  Rainham.  Not 
a  few  esteem  the  rich  marrow-like  flavour  of 
Heartwell  and  Defiance  Marrow  Cabbages. 
Emperor  and  Enfield  Market  have  large  com¬ 
pact  hearts,  solid,  firm,  and  mild  (yet  fall| 
flavour.  Most  seedsmen  have  their  specialities, 
and  thus  everyone  can  be  pleased  to  his  or  her 
exact  taste  as  regards  early  Cabbages. 
But  the  Cabbage  is  greatly  influenced  by  soil, 
situation,  and  cultivation.  It  is  a  seaside  plant, 
and  not  a  very  tempting  one  as  a  species.  It 
has  wavy  sea-green  leaves,  no  appearance  of  a 
head,  and  its  yellow  flowers  are  produced  similar 
to  those  of  wild  Mustard  or  Charlock,  but  is  & 
biennial  or  semi-perennial.  Such  plants  wilt 
grow  almost  anywhere,  and  on  good  ground 
develop  into  something  very  different — as  a 
Cabbage  with  a  heart  weighing  30  lbs.  (in 
England),  or  a  Cauliflower  with  a  head  weighing 
40  lbs.  (in  Terragona).  Monsters  like  these  can 
only  be  produced  on  very  rich  soil  and  in  an 
exceptionally  favourable  locality,  the  Cabbage 
doing  better  in  a  comparatively  cool,  and  the 
Cauliflower  in  a  relatively  warmer  climate. 
The  Cabbage  does  best  on  rather  strong  or 
medium  soils,  which  usually  contain  a  good  per¬ 
centage  of  potash — the  chief  mineral  required 
by  this  plant.  Salt  (including  chlorine),  kme. 
and  sulphuric  acid  are  present  in  about  e^jual 
amounts,  while  double  the  quantity  of  nitrogen 
No.  2141.— VOL.  XOIII.,  OLD  Series. 
WM.  CUTBUSH  £c  SON, 
HIGHGATE  NURSERIES,  LOADBN,  H.,  AND  BARNET,  HERTS.  1 
