Ang:ust  1,  1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
97 
EMPEROR 
CABBASE. 
THE  EARLIEST  AND  BEST. 
6d.  and  Is.  per  Packet. 
Is.  6d.  per  Ounce. 
From  Mr.  W.  N.  Ohasnet,  West  Hendred  ;  “I  had  the 
best  bed  of  Cabbage  this  year  from  your  Emperor  that  I  ever 
saw ;  not  one  of  the  SOuO  plants  which  I  put  out  went  to 
Per  Ounce. — s.  d. 
EARLY  NONPAREIL  CABBAGE  ..  ..0  8 
ENFIELD  MARKET  do.  ..  ,.0  6 
EARLY  RAINHAM  do.  ..  ..0  8 
RED  DUTCH  do.  ..  ..0  9 
ONION. 
WEBBS’  RED  GLOBE  TRIPOLI  ..  6d. 
LARGE  FLAT  RED  TRIPOLI  ..  6d. 
GIANT  ROCCA . 6d, 
WHITE  LISBON  . — 
All  Garden  Seeds  Free  by  Post  or  Rail. 
Pkt.  Ounce 
s.  d. 
1  6 
0  10 
0  10 
0  6 
Seedsmen  by  Royal  Warrants  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and  lI.R.H. 
the  Prince  of  Wales. 
WORDSLEY,  STOURBRIDGE 
ROYAL  SOVEREIGI^, 
Empress  of  India,  Lord  Suffield,  Guntoi]  Park, 
AND  ALL  THE  BEST  NOVELTIES. 
Descriptive  Illustrated  Catalogue  Now  Ready, 
Pose  Free  on  application. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
CHILWELL  NURSERIES,  NOTTS. 
JOHNSON’SIMMYirMUSHROOM 
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 
33.  per  bushel. 
Special  P?~ices  for  Large  Quantities 
and  the  Trade. 
HANGER  HILL,  EALING 
WINTER-FLOWERING  ZONALS. 
Good  plants,  ready  for  shifting  into  6  and  6  inch  pots. 
4s.  per  dozen. 
SEEDLING  PRIMULAS. 
Extra  quality:  all  colours  mixed.  Is.  6d.  per  dozen. 
Free  for  Cash  with  Order. 
J. 
Eyecroft  Nursery,  Hither  Green,  LEWISHAM,  S.E, 
T>AFF0DILS!! 
HOME-GROWN  BULBS. 
We  are  now  lifting  our  Home-Grown  Narcissus.  We  hold 
immense  Stocks  of  the  following,  amongst  other  kinds  : — 
EMPEROR,  EMPRESS, 
PRINCEPS,  SIR  WATKIN,  POETICDS. 
Special  Prices  on  Application. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries,  CHESTER 
No.  783.— VOL.  XXXI.,  THIRD  SERIES. 
1.AXTOMS’ 
STRAWBERRIES 
Including  the  two  grand  new  and  indispensable 
varieties, 
MONARCH  MD  LEADER 
All  the  begt  older  varieties  in  strong  open  ground,  runners 
or  pot  plants. 
STEAWBERRIES  in  60-pots  are  grand. 
Send  to  head  quarters  for  your  supplies.  Plants  grown 
specially  for  runners. 
LAXTONS’  ROYAL  SOVEREIGN. 
Should  be  procured  direct  from  the  raisers. 
Price  I  ground  ruuners  . .  . .  20/-  per  100 ;  4/-  per  doz. 
1  In  pots  . 27/6  „  6/-  „ 
PULL  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  GRATIS. 
LAXTON  BROS.,  BEDFORD 
FOR  PRESENT  &  LATER  SOWING. 
wallflowers 
ARE 
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. 
CABBAGE,  —Wheeler’s  Imperial. 
Earliest  aud  hardiest  Cabbage  known,  having  stood  the 
severe  winter  where  all  others  have  failed. 
Unless  had  direct  from  the  raiser  you  do  not  know 
what  this  variety  is  like. 
In  Sealed  Packets  only,  6d.,  Is.,  and  2s.  each,  post  free. 
Sole  Proprietor — 
H.  J.  WHEELER,  F.R.H.S.,  Seed  Grower, 
WAKnXIWSTER,  WXI.TS. 
FEeNS 
SPECIALITY. 
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., 
PERN  NURSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
Ellam’s  Early  Dwarf,  very  early, 
Enfield  Market  . . 
Impioved  Dwarf  Nonpareil 
Wheeler’s  Imperial 
Early  York,  dwarf  . . 
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,  short-legged,  compact,  and  of 
splendid  flavour.  Our  own  select  stock. 
Per  pkt.,  -/6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
»  •/4  j  )>  i/‘ 
•  •  -/6 
-/3;  „  -/lO 
*/A  y  „  1  /■ 
..  ).  '/S 
ON’ION'S. -DANIELS’  GOLDEN  ROOOA.— 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 .  „  -/O 
Giant  Rocca,  very  fine  . .  . ,  „  -/4 ;  „  1/- 
White  Lisbon,  the  best  for  using  green  in  Spring 
Per  lb.,  4/6  ;  per  oz.,  -/6 
IiETTUCE— DANIELS’  OONTINUITY.  The  best 
Cabbage  Lettuce  in  cultivation.  Heads  large,  firm  and 
crisp.  Does  not  run  to  seed  even  in  the  hottest  and 
driest  weather . per  pkt.,  -,6  ;  per  oz.,  1/6 
DANIELS  BROS.  ,  &  Nurserymen,  NORWICH. 
(uminiil  of  goi'ticuItiHif. 
THURSDAY,  AUGUST  1,  1895. 
HARDY  FLOWER  NOTES. 
SWIFTLY  fly  these  summer  days,  and  looking 
back  on  their  rapid  flight  the  season  seems 
to  remind  us  of  the  words  of  Samuel  Rogers, 
when  he  says  of  human  life  that  it  “  glimmers 
like  a  meteor  and  is  gone.”  Yet  we  cannot  but 
feel  that  the  beauty  of  the  hardy  flowers, 
although  now  past  its  zenith,  is  imprinted  with 
indelible  letters  on  our  memories,  and  that  for 
some  time  to  come  from  day  to  day  new  and 
varying  impressions  from  the  same  source  will 
give  us  fresh  and  lasting  enjoyment. 
The  earlier  flowers  have  fulfilled  their  mission, 
and  seem  to  shrink  from  the  public  eye  now  that 
they  have  assumed  their  quieter  attire,  and  are 
seeking  to  perpetuate  their  race  by  means  of 
their  seeds.  Looking  at  them  now  one  thinks 
of  Ruskin’s  words  : — '*  The  flower  is  the  -end  or 
proper  object  of  the  seed,  not  the  seed  of  the 
flower.  The  reason  for  seeds  is  that  flowers 
may  be  ;  not  the  reason  of  flowers  that  seeds 
may  be.”  Some  scientific  readers  may  smile  at 
the  great  writer’s  words,  but  there  are  facts 
which  could  be  adduced  in  favour  of  Mr. 
Ruskin’s  view  were  this  the  time  and  place  for 
such  a  discussion.  We  who  love  flowers  for 
their  beauty  seek  to  find  this  in  all  aspects,  and 
even  in  its  seed-bearing  stage  the  plant  displays 
much  to  study  and  to  think  of.  How  varied  are 
these  seed  vessels,  and  how  diverse  these  seeds 
in  form  and  in  colour  !  One  could  spend  days  in 
seeing  and  thinking  over  these  seed  vessels  ;  the 
manner  of  their  opening  ;  the  seeds  themselves  ; 
and  the  many  contrivances  by  which  their 
dispersal  and  germination  is  secured. 
But  our  thoughts  are  drawn  from  the  flowers, 
which  in  their  present  garb  are  so  unlike  their 
former  selves,  and  dwell  with  pleasure  on  their 
younger  sisters  clad  in  the  gayest  and  brightest 
colours,  relieved,  however,  by  contrast  with  some 
which  always  don  a  quieter  costume. 
The  Rose,  which  is  not  content  to  enchain  us 
with  its  colours  and  its  form  alone,  seeks  to  allure 
us  with  its  dainty  fragrance,  still  ornaments  the 
beds  or  borders,  or  hangs  in  festoons  from  the 
house.  The  Lily  in  several  forms  still  attracts 
us,  although  the  purest  and  faiieit  of  all — the 
Madonna  Lily — no  longer  upholds  her  claim  to 
be  the  “  lady  of  the  flowering  field.”  On  the 
No.  2444.— VOL.  XOIII.,  Old  SERIES. 
