October  3,  1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
313 
To  Nurserymen,  Builders,  Local  Boards,  Vestries,  and 
others  who  intend  planting;  Trees  and  Shrubs  this  Season. 
jtj  JEji  ' j.' 
The  Nurseries^  frinity  Road,  WANDSWORTH,  s'w., 
Bcks  to  offer  an  extensive  stock  of  FOREST  and  ORNA- 
trees  and  SHRUBS,  ROSES,  GRAPE 
VINES,  FRUIT  TREES.  CLIMBING  PLANTS,  &c., 
which,  being  grown  in  the  neighbourhood  of  London,  are 
especml'y  suitable  for  town  planting.  Also  a  large  stock  of 
SBAKALE  and  RHUBAEB  for  forcing.  Sample  and  price  of 
Seakale  sent  by  post  if  desired. 
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Containing  List  of  all  the  Best  Varieties  of 
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Iris,  Pseonies,  &c.,  free  on  application. 
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Seed  and  Bulb  Merchants, 
Exeter  Street,  STRAND,  IiONDON,  W.C. 
THE  KING  OF  OENOROBES 
DEND.  PHAL.ENOPSIS  SCHRODERIANA. 
2000  Blooms  Now  Open.  Inspection  cordially  invited. 
RARE  DENDROBXUIVIS — A  Speciality. 
JAMES  CYPHER,  CHELTENHAM. 
SPECIAL  CULTURE 
OP 
FRUIT  TREES  &  ROSES 
A  large  and  select  stock  is  now  offered  for  sale. 
The  ILLUSTRATED  and  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  of 
FRUITS  and  ROSES,  Post  Free,  3d. 
Winners  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society's  Gold  Medal, 
1893, 1894,  and  1895 ;  also  at  Manchester  and  Liverpool. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
THE  NURSERIES, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
STATION-IIARLOW,  G.E.R. 
FRUIT  TREES-A  SPECIALITY. 
STRAWBERRIES  I 
TiOYAI.  ROVRRRTfiN  the  best  strawberry  grown. 
UV/inll  OU I  ijlVLlUll.  Special  quotations  for  quantities. 
Also  COMPETITOR  No.  1,  and  best  of  Laxton’s  and  Allan’s 
New  Varieties.  All  the  best  of  the  New  and  Old  Varieties  in 
cultivation.  Special  quotations  for  market  purposes. 
PKUIT  TEEES  of  all  sorts  in  aU  forms. 
JOHN  'WATKLII^S, 
Pomona  Farm  Nurseries,  WITHINGTON,  HEREFORD. 
LORD’S  CARNATIONS. 
Highest  Awards  wherever  Exhibited.  All  the  best  Bizarres, 
Flakes,  Ficotees,  Selfs,  Fancies,  and  Yellow  Grounds  in 
commerce.  Haying  won  the  leading  prize  at  the  National 
Carnation  Exhibition  (Northern  Section)  for  thirteen  consecutive 
years  (1883  to  1895  inclusive)  is  sufficient  proof  of  the  quality 
of  the  plants.  My  selection,  6/-  and  9/-  per  dozen,  free  for  cash. 
Catalogue  on  application.  Please  mention 
T.  IiORD,  Florist,  TODIVIORDDN.  this  Paper. 
JOHNSO^’SJmproved  mushroom 
sr»A.'WKr. 
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  Prices  for  Large  Quantiiies 
and  the  Trade. 
HANGER  HILL, EALING 
No.  797.— VoL.  XXXI.,  Third  Series. 
BUNYARD’S  KENT 
STRAWBERRIES 
FmCDS  NOW  StDDITCSD. 
SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE  AND  PLANT  AT  ONCE. 
GEORGE  BDNYARD  &  CO.,  MAIDSTONE 
JOSHUA  LE  CORNU  &  SON’S 
SCBCCW  TREES 
Vast  quantities  of  strong,  healthy,  fibrously-rooted  Apple, 
Pear,  Flam,  and  Peach  Trees,  Grape  Vines,  and  Rose  Trees. 
CORDONS  A  SPECIALITY.— All  our  Fruit  Trees  and 
Roses  are  carefully  lifted,  properly  packed  free  of  cost,  and 
promptly  delivered,  carriage  paid.  Before  ordering  every  reader 
of  this  paper  should  write  for  our  Illustrated  Catalogues. 
HXGH  VXSW  IVURSEKXDS, 
By  Special 
Appointment. 
GARMATIONS  &  PINKS 
IN  GREAT  VARIETY. 
Catalogues  on  Application. 
LAING  &  MATHER, 
Nurserymen  and  Seed  Merchants, 
KELSO-ON-TWEED. 
KENT,  THE  GARDEN  OF  ENGLAND. 
SiP'll 
OpAUf^IND^ 
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to 
'^Ho  Cultivate  800 
T  TRUETOn^*^  / 
\(llustr,medListo  u 
sp  8ta  M  rat  I  s . 
CUTBUSH’S  IMUUISON 
CARNATIONS 
Awarded  Gold  Medals  at  York,  CardilF,  Antwerp,  &c. 
We  offer  a  large  stock  of  Blush,  Deep  Pink,  Rose,  Scarlet,  and 
other  varieties,  free  from  disease  and  perfectly  clean. 
Those  requiring  really  good  plants  should  embrace  this  oppor¬ 
tunity  to  secure  a  supply. 
CATALOGUES  and  Full  Particulars  on  Application. 
WM.  CUTBUSH  85  SON, 
HXGHGilTE  N-VRSDRXES,  DOSTDOTJ,  IT.; 
il.nd  BiLRITET,  HERTS. 
STRAWBERRY 
PLANTS. 
Hand-laid  Runners  and  Plants 
in  Pots  of  the  best  varieties, 
including  Royal  Sovereign, 
President,  Sir  J.  Paxton,  British 
Queen,  Keens’  Seedling,  Vicom- 
tesse  H.  de  Thury,  Dr.  Hogg, 
Noble,  and  others. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  on  application. 
DICKSONS  Hurseries  CHESTER 
FERNS  SPEcfALITY. 
We  have  an  immense  stock  of  alt  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.  &  J.  BIRKENHEAD,  F.R.H.S., 
FERE  NURSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
J9m|iuil  4  lorttcuitui|L 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  3,  1895. 
THE  GREAT  FRUIT  SHOW. 
- - 
That  the  exhibition  of  fruits  organised  by  the 
Royal  Horticultural  Society,  and  held  in 
the  Crystal  Palace  last  week,  merits  the  above 
specific  designation,  few,  if  any,  persons  will 
deny  who  were  present  on  the  occasion.  Not 
only  was  the  aggregate  display  considerable  and 
imposing,  as  wo  suggested  last  week  it  would 
be,  but  it  exceeded  in  that  respect  our  anticipa¬ 
tions.  It  was  magnificent.  The  piles  of  grand 
specimens  in  what  may  be  termed  the  trade 
section,  together  with  heavily  bearing  trees, 
demonstrated  that  as  a  hardy  fruit  tree  growing 
and  fruit  producing  nation  this  country  has 
attained  to  a  very  high  position  indeed.  Then 
in  the  competitive  section,  in  which  the  cultural 
skill  of  hundreds  of  persons  was  displayed,  we 
had  ample  evidence  of  the  capacity  of  our 
soil,  coupled  with  sound  knowledge  in  cultiva¬ 
tion,  to  produce  the  most  serviceable  of  hardy 
fruits  in  every  respect  equal  to  any  we  have  seen 
from  any  part  of  the  world.  It  has  long  been 
known  that  British  cultivators,  when  the  requi¬ 
site  means  are  afforded,  have  no  rivals  in  the 
production  of  fruits  under  glass,  such  as  Grapes 
and  Peaches,  and  it  would  be  strange  if  in  the 
absence  of  climatal  accidents  they  could  not 
succeed  equally  well  with  the  hardy  kinds.  They 
can  and  have  done  so,  and  there  is  not  a  doubt 
but  that  they  will  maintain  their  now  well  won 
reputation  in  the  future. 
The  Apples  at  the  Crystal  Palace  formed  an 
exhibition  in  themselves  of  the  most  splendid 
character,  and  we  question  if  a  finer  display  of 
this  noble  fruit  has  ever  been  seen  in  the  world. 
If  the  excellent  growers  in  other  lands  send  us 
of  their  best,  as  it  is  presumed  they  do — and 
their  produce  is  most  creditable  to  them — then 
it  is  certain  that  there  were  finer  samples  from 
end  to  end  of  the  Crystal  Palace  of  British 
grown  Apples  than  could  possibly  be  selected 
from  the  best  of  the  importations  that  reach 
Covent  Garden,  no  matter  from  whence  they 
come.  The  fact  now  seems  to  be  proved  that 
by  a  concentration  of  effort,  on  comparatively 
few  varieties  of  Apples,  that  this  country  can 
grow  its  own  fruit  for  its  own  people  when  the 
seasons  are  ordinarily  favourable.  When  they 
are  not  we  will  take  the  fruit  from  other  lands  ; 
No.  2153.— VOL.  XOIIL,  Old  Series. 
