November  14, 1895. 
451 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENEh. 
KENT,  THE  GARDEN  OF  ENGLAND. 
SUPERIOR  KENT 
ROSES. 
GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO., 
Royal  Nurseries, 
SVC^ID  ST-ONE, 
are  oflering  well  grown  and  finely-rooted  Roses  at  the  following 
cash  prices.  Package  free.  Selection  left  to  themselves. 
SUPEEIOE  H.P.  STANDARDS,  H  to  H  ft.  stems,  assorted. 
Per  dozen,  18s.  to  24s. 
HALF-STANDAED  H.P  ,’s,  1  to  2  ft.  stems,  choice. 
Per  dozen  12s.  to  18s. 
STANDARD  or  HALF-STANDAED  TEAS  &  NOISETTES. 
Per  dozen,  24s.  to  36s. 
H.P.  DWARFS  ON  SEEDLING  BRIAR. 
Per  dozen,  9s.  to  12s. 
H.P.  DWARFS  ON  MANETTI  ..  Per  dozen,  7s.  6d. 
FINE  CLIMBERS,  for  pillars  and  walls.  Per  dozen,  9s.  to  18s. 
DWARF,  TEA-SCENTED  AND  NOISETTE. 
Per  dozen,  18s. 
CHINA,  MOSS,  AND  PROVENCE  ROSES. 
Per  dozen,  6s.  to  9s. 
Copies  of  GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO.'S  FRUIT 
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RHODODENDRONS, 
FOREST  TREES,  ^o.. 
All  in  Fine  Healthy  Condition. 
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The  NURSERIES,  BERKHAMSTED,  HERTS 
;  SPECIAL  CULTURE 
'  OF 
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The  ILLUSTRATED  and  DESORIPTIVE  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. 
STATJON-HARLOW,  G.E.R. 
3VI.  J. 
(H.  ENGLISH  St  CO.), 
Clapton  Nurseries,  CLEVEDON. 
12  SPLENDID  HYBRID  PERPETUAL  ROSES  for  5'G 
Abel  Garriere,  Alfred  Oolomb,  Uhas.  Lefebvre,  Oountess  of 
Oxford,  Duke  of  Teck,  Reynolds  Hole,  Coquette  des  Blanches, 
Dupny  Jaroain,  Fisher  Holmes,  Earl  of  Duiferin,  Mrs.  John 
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LORD’S  CARNATIONS. 
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commerce.  Having  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.  Plefise  mention 
T.  Z.ORD,  Florist,  TODIMCORDEN-.  this  Paper. 
FRUIT  TREES-A  SPECIALITY. 
RAVST  QATTFRUTAN  the  best  strawberry  grown. 
Uv  1  Hu  01/ I  JjAulUi*.  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. 
PEUIT  TEEES  of  all  sorts  in  all  forms. 
"WATK.I1WS, 
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THE  KING  OF  DENDROBES 
DEND.  PHALJiNOPSIS  SCHRODERIANA. 
2000  Blooms  Now  Open.  Inspection  cordially  invited. 
RARE  DEM-DROBIVIVIS— A  Speciality. 
JAMES  CYPHER, CHELTENHAM. 
C  H  RYSANTHEM  U  M  S. 
All  Growers  who  desire  the  BEST  VARIETIES  ONLY  should  obtain  a  Copy  of 
It  is  the  MOST  RELIABLE  List  Published  (Ready  early  in  December'). 
Before  the  blooming  season  hardly  began  Catalogues  were  being  distributed  containing  long  lists  of  Foreign  Novelties,  with 
descriptions  appended,  as  supplied  by  the  various  Raisers.  Not  a  tenth  part  of  these  have  yet  bloomed  in  this  country,  and  not 
one  in  twenty  will  be  worth  cataloging.  Those  growers  who  are  tempted  by  these  glowing  descriptions  will  be  sadly  disappointed. 
W.  J.  G.  has  on  trial  of  this  Season’s  Novelties,  220  Varieties  from  Continental  Raisers,  76  from  America  and  lapan,  all  the 
English  introductions,  and  several  hundreds  of  second-year  Seedlings  of  his  own  raising.  ONLY  THE  VERY  BEST  of 
these  will  be  Catalogued,  and  no  expense  and  trouble  are  being  spared  to  “  sift  the  few  grains  from  the  chaff.” 
STRONG,  HEALTHY,  COUNTRY-GROWN  CUTTINGS 
Can  be  supplied  at  once,  if  desired,  and  at  same  prices  as  offered  by  other  responsible  Firms. 
GODFREY’S  NOVEZsTIES  for  1896 
Will  consist  of  Sterling  Varieties  only,  every  one  of  which  has  been  thoroughly  tested  the  second  year. 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  14,  1895. 
CHISWICK. 
MR.  A.  F.  BARRON’S  SUCCESSOR. 
- - »<>•  ■  - 
ON  Tuesday  last  we  learned  that  the  Council 
of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society,  at  a 
meeting  held  on  that  day,  decided  on  the 
appointment  of  Mr.  S.  T.  Wright,  gardener 
to  C.  Lse  Campbell,  Esq.,  Glewston  Court, 
Ross,  as  the  successor  to  one  of  the  most 
respected  horticulturists  of  his  generation  as 
Superintendent  of  the  Chiswick  Gardens.  It  is 
a  prominent  position,  such  as  can  only  be  fittingly 
occupied  by  a  sound  gardener  and  intelligent 
man.  He  must  also  be  an  official  of  the  utmost 
probity,  and  in  temperament  sufficiently  equable 
to  be  uninfluenced  by  the  blandishments  of  the 
world  on  the  one  hand,  and  its  peculiar  and 
varied  methods  of  criticism  on  the  other.  Super¬ 
intendents  of  Chiswick  have  in  the  past  had 
enough  of  both — enough  of  the  former  to  almost 
surfeit  a  modest  man  at  times,  and  of  the  latter 
to  worry  a  man  who  should  happen  to  be  habitn- 
ally  sensitive.  Mr.  Barron  would  seem  in  tem¬ 
perament  as  if  made  for  the  position,  and  it 
would  be  about  as  difficult  to  recall  occasions 
when  he  was  discovered  either  unduly  elated 
when  the  recipient  of  merited  praise,  or  wildly 
excited  under  any  circumstances  whatsoever  ; 
while  it  would  be  superfluous  to  discuss  his 
qualifications  in  other  respects.  We  will  only 
say  that  if  the  new  Superintendent  discharges 
his  duties  as  well  and  as  long  as  his  predecessor 
has  done,  that  will  be  the  best  proof  of  his 
capacity,  and  his  services  will  be  appreciated 
accordingly. 
We  are  glad  that  a  thorough  gardener  has 
been  appointed  to  Chiswick.  Rumours  have 
been  plentiful  as  to  the  preference  for  a 
“  scientific  ”  person  for  the  position  who  would 
conduct  the  establishment  on  advanced  educa¬ 
tional  lines — a  sort  of  science  school  for  the 
manufacture  of  superior  gardeners.  Whether 
such  rumours  were  “  escapes  ”  from  the  respon¬ 
sible  authorities  as  feelers  for  public  opinion,  or 
whether  verdant  creations  set  up  as  a  basis  for 
further  disquisition,  we  know  not ;  but  the 
quasi  “  scientific  ”  bogey  passes  away,  and  the 
best  of  all  science,  the  science  of  common  sense, 
has  asserted  its  supremacy  in  the  appointment  in 
question. 
No.  8C3.— VoL  XXXL,  Third  Series. 
No.  2459.— VoL.  XClli.,  Old  Series. 
