July  4, 1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
i. 
LAXTON’S  STRAY 
YBERRIES. 
TWO  GRAND  NEW  DISTINCT  VARIETIES  for  1895. 
BOTH  FIRST  CLASS  CERTIFICATES  R.H.S. 
MONARCH, 
To  follow  Royal  Sovereign,  brilliant  scarlet  Handsom 
colour,  flavour  very  rich,  enormous  size,  of  the  la 
and  great  cropper  ;  compact  habit. 
EQUALLY  AS  INDISPENSABLE  AS  ROYAL  SO 
Price — Open  Ground,  £3  100,  12s.  doz. ;  in 
Ciiiv  OiriiY  BS  OBTAirrBB  BIBB 
LEADER, 
e  maincrop,  rich  crimson  colour, 
rgest  size,  fruit  weighing  2  oz. ; 
true  pine-like  flavour. 
VEREIGN  TO  ALL  GROWERS 
Pots,  £4  100,  15s,  doz. 
CT  PROIWC  US. 
Also  SOVEREICarBI,  20s.  100 ;  in  Pots,  27s.  6d.  100 
And  every  other  variety  worth  growing.  Lists  on  Application. 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  FaU 
27th  YEAR  OF  DISTRIBUTION, 
WILLIAMS’  SUPERB  STRAIN,  1/6  per  dozen;  10/-  per  100. 
CINERARIAS  same  price;  also  DOUBLE  WHITE  PRIMULAS,  VVlVI.  PAUL 
6d.  each.  Package  and  Carriage  free  for  cash  with  order.  FRUIT  TRE 
TOHXr  STEVEWrS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY.  ^seen°els°v 
Lls’  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS. 
.  St  SON  invite  inspection  of  their  ROSES, 
ES,  and  HARDY  ORNAMENTAL  TREES,  now 
of  leaf  and  bloom.  Many  NEW  ROSES,  not  to 
rhere,  are  now  in  bloom.  South  Entrance,  four 
from  Waltham  Cross  Station ;  West  Entrance, 
i’  walk  from  Theobalds  Grove  Station,  G.E.R.,  12 
verpool  Street  Station,  London. 
/THING  FOR  THE  GARDEN. 
_  three  minutes 
A  miles  from  Li 
rERNv  SPECIALITY. 
We  have  an  immense  stock  of  all  kinds  of  Ferns,  Stove,  Green-  TlWTrn 
house,  Filmy,  Hardy  Exotic,  and  British,  including  many  very  It  U  ju  I' 
beautiful  varieties,  rarely  seen  hut  which  ought  to  be  more  JjLlill 
generally  grown.  Catalogue  free  on  application.  ' 
W.  &  J.  BIRKENHEAD,  F.R.H.S.,  Qw 
F£ItJf  FVRSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
the  GARDEN  of ENGLAND 
IRGB  BUNYAED  &  Co. 
Beg  to  ask  Buyers  to  consult  their 
STRAWBERRY  LIST 
ire  ordering  their  supplies.  Now  Ready. 
iANTS  will  be  GRAND  both  for 
,  in  little  Pots,  and  as  Runners, 
d  Orders  and  Enquiries  direct  to 
D  NURSERIES,  MAIDSTONE 
EARLY  BULBS.  1895 
bef( 
Our  Special  Offer  of  Early  Bulbs  is  Now  Ready  and  will  be  sent 
post  free  on  application.  Prices  very  low.  We  are  now  lifting  Their  PI 
X3.A.FFOI>IX^S,  Forcing 
and  can  despatch  Orders  in  July  for  Early  Planting.  The  o 
Bulbs  are  really  splendid  and  thoroughly  ripened. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS.  THE  OL 
CHILWELL  NURSERIES,  NOTTS.  ^013 
Idling  Plrnits. 
GATHER  HONEY  FROM  YOUR  FLOWERS. 
WHY  NOT  COMMENCE  BEE-KEEPING?  Versiooio 
Fruit  trees  to  which  Bees  have  access  bear  the  most  abundant  crops  doz. ;  12/ 
GEO.  NEIGHBOUR  &  SONS’ 
■■  ■  ■  ■  B  ■  HRB  GAZANIA,  S 
E  E  B  ■  ■  BM  E  SALVIA,  Pat 
DEE  mWEw 
And  APPIiIAM-CES.  TROP./EOLU 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  POST  FREE.  and  scarl 
127,  HIGH  HOLBORN,  LONDON,  WC. 
(Comer  of  Southampton  Street.)  VERBENAS, 
JLEARANCE  OFFER.  ALL  SPLENDID  STUFF. 
THERAS,  Magnifica,  Aurea  Nana,  Yellow  Gwn, 
r  Grandis,  and  Amoena  Spectabilis.  In  pots,  2/- 
3  100,  In  boxes,  1/3  doz. ;  7/6  100. 
3,  best  dwarf  sorts,  to  name.  In  pots,  2/-  doz. ; 
In  boxes  1/3  doz. ;  7/6  100. 
plendens  and  Variegata,  2/6  doz. 
ens.  3/6  doz.  MUSK,  Harrisoni,  2,6  dozen, 
k,  Ragusina  Compacta,  3/-  doz. 
udeni  and  Brilliantissima.  In  pots,  2/6  doz,;  15/- 
Doxes,  10/-  and  12/-  100. 
MS,  named,  from  cuttings,  best  dwarf  crimson 
et,  3/-  doz. ;  20/-  100. 
finest  blue  varieties,  to  name,  from  cuttings.  In 
loz. ;  12/6  100.  KLEINIA,  Repens,  3/-  doz. 
best  bedding  sorts,  to  colour,  2/-  doz. ;  14/-  lOO. 
lS,  Sanguinea  and  Peacocki.  6/-  doz. ;  Agavoides  and 
doz.;  Metallica,  12/-doz.  CATALOGUES  FREE. 
IRAN  &  SON,  ff/SS,  ALTRINCHAM 
Manchesteb,  Llandudno  Junction,  &c. 
THE  NEW  BAHLY  Rosea,  9/- 
STRAWBERRY  i  1895, 
STEVENS’  WONDER.  FORT 
The  earliest  variety  in  cultivation  and  very  prolific  ;  solid  fruit,  v U C  TUI 
good  flavour,  high  perfume.  1  Ht  1  rlY 
Awarded  First-class  Certificates,  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  and  DECT 
Royal  Botanic  Society,  1895.  .-ee  Gardeners'  Chronicle,  March  a;  DtO  1 
Journal  of  Horticulture,  March  14 ;  aud  The  Garden,  March  16. 
Having  purchased  the  whole  of  Ihe  stock  of  this  grand  new  DICKSONi 
early  Strawberry  from  the  raiser,  we  have  pleasure  in  offering  DICE 
it  as  follows  : — 
STRONG  PLANTS,  in  Pots,  £5  per  100, 15/-  per  doz.  I 
,,  RUNNLRS  ..  ..  £3  ,,  ,,  9/-  ,,  ,,  Choice  Mix 
Ready  for  dedvery  early  in  July.  Early  Orders  requested  as  „  pv;,.pa 
stock  is  limited.  Further  particulars  upon  application.  or  irriceB 
WM.  CUTBUSH  &  SON, 
HIGHGATE  NURSERIES,  LOHDON,  N.,  AND  BARNET,  HERTS,  j  UlblVol 
No.  784.— VOL.  XXXI.,  Third  Series. 
’RESENT  &  LATER  SOWING. 
”  WALLFLOWERS 
AltE 
3  GOLDEN  BEAUTY. 
:SONS  SELECTED  DABK  RED. 
DICKSONS  PRIMROSE  DAME, 
’er  Packet  6d.  and  Is.,  Free  by  Pest. 
3d  Double  Wallflower,  Myosotis.  Silenes,  &c. 
and  all  other  particulars  see  our  Illustkated 
CATALOGUE,  Free  on  application. 
Seed  Growers,  jPUC^TER 
PNuj  Nurserymen,  &c.,  wnEu  1  till 
of  ^^vticultosie. 
THURSDAY,  JULY  4,  1895. 
HARDY  FLOWER  NOTES. 
The  character  of  the  weather  for  some  tsm© 
hag  been  unfavourable  to  the  growth  oil; 
hardy  flowers,  many  suffering  considerably  from 
the  protracted  dry  weather.  Alpine  plants, 
when  grown  on  well  constructed  rockwork  and 
supplied  with  water,  have  suffered  much  less 
than  border  flowers  in  our  light  soil.  The  stones, 
besides  preventing  the  sun  from  extracting  th© 
moisture  from  the  earth,  form  storehouses  into 
which  the  water  is  absorbed  to  be  drawn  ont 
by  the  plant  as  needed.  Many  of  the  border 
flowers  have,  however,  shown  by  the  flagging  of 
their  foliage  and  the  yellowing  of  some  of 
their  leaves  that  they  were  pining  for  a  supply 
of  the  life-giving  fluid  from  the  clouds.  TMs 
has  been  most  noticeable  in  the  case  of  the 
Delphiniums,  which  make  strong  growth,  and 
can  stand  a  prolonged  period  of  dry  weather 
with  little  apparent  suffering.  Pyrethrums  have 
also  suffered  to  some  extent,  and  their  flowers 
have  been  a  little  smaller  than  usual ;  but  on  th© 
other  hand  they  have  remained  a  longer  time 
in  beauty  from  there  being  no  rain  to  injure 
their  petals. 
With  Peonies,  Delphiniums,  and  Pyrethranas, 
in  addition  to  Roses  and  Lilies,  there  can  b© 
no  lack  of  brightness  in  the  middle  of  June. 
Looking  at  the  beautiful  blooms  of  the  three 
flowers  referred  to  one  is  led  to  think  what  a 
surprise  they  would  be  to  such  a  lover  of  flowers 
as  Parkinson  could  that  worthy  and  true  flower 
grower  reappear  in  our  midst.  The  Pmonies 
with  their  great  globed  blooms,  the  Delphiniums 
with  their  matchless  spires  of  blue,  and  the 
Pyrethrums  with  their  tasselled  flowers,  would 
all  delight  that  father  of  gardening  literature, 
whose  quaint  descriptions  of  plants  we  read  with 
enjoyment. 
Here  in  the  border  stands  the  grand  variety 
of  the  white  Peach-leaved  Bellflower,  which  is 
encumbered  with  the  name  of  Campanula  persici- 
folia  alba  grandiflora.  Encumbered,  do  we  say  ? 
Yet  if  the  noble  deserve  title?,  this  plant  is 
worthy  of  even  a  longer  name  than  the  Great- 
flowered  White  Peach-leaved  Bellflower.  It  is  a 
grand  flower  with  its  fine  spikes  of  bright  green 
laden  with  splendid,  yet  chaste,  pure  white 
flowers.  Yery  delightful,  too,  are  some  of  tho 
No.  2440. — VOL.  XCIII.,  Old  Sekibs. 
