November  28, 1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
NEW  ROSES 
WORTH  PLANTING. 
PAUL&SON 
OLD  NURSERIES,  GHESHUNT, 
Recommend  the  undernamed ,  of  which  they  hold 
Large  Stocks  : 
Pauls’  Carmine  Pillar. 
The  splendid  new  Single  Pillar  or  Climbing  Rose,  5/-  and 
7/6 ;  Standards,  7/6. 
Alister  Stella  Gray. 
The  new  Cluster  Yellow  Autumnal  Climber,  3/6  and  5/-. 
THE  NEW  CRIMSON  H.P.’s. 
T.  B.  HAYWOOD. 
A  large,  perfectly-shaped  Crimson  ALFRED  COLOMB. 
BACCHUS. 
The  new  Violet-Crimson  Bedding  R^se  of  the  future ; 
Standards  or  Strong  Dwarfs,  7/6  each. 
CHARLES  GATER. 
The  grand  Red  Standard  Rose ;  fine  for  Exhibition. 
Dwarfs,  1/6 ;  Standards,  2/6. 
THE  FflEEST  LIGHT-COLOURED  H.P. 
PAULS’  EARLY  BLUSH. 
Earliest  and  latest  of  the  nearly  white  H.P.’s  to  flower. 
GARDEN  ROSES. 
EXHIBITION  ROSES  ON  BRIAR. 
INTERESTING  ROSE  CATALOGUE  Post  Free. 
Best  LATE  APPLE 
We  can  Strongly  Recommend  our  New  Apple 
“NEWTON  WONDER,” 
as  the  best  late  Apple  in  cultivation ;  fruit  keeps  till  June ; 
large,  well- coloured,  perfect  form,  splendid  cooking  quality  ; 
tree  a  vigorous  grower,  free  from  canker,  and  very  productive. 
PRICE— Same  as  Ordinary  Varieties. 
AWAIiBED  FIRST  CLASS  CERTIFICATE,  R  H.S.,  DEC.,  1887. 
ROW  WIDELY  KNOWN. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  Fruits,  with  full  direction  for  Planting, 
also  an  Article  upon  Pruning  and  Insect  Pests,  on  application. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
CHZI.WEX.1.  N^URSERZES,  R^OTTS. 
CHRYSAMTHEIVIUMS. 
H.  CANNELL  &  SONS’  Stock  is  tiie 
largest  and  completest  in  existence,  and  in  the 
finest  possible  condition.  Will  certainly  give 
satisfaction  in  all  parts  of  the  world  ;  as  a  proof 
they  append  the  following : — 
M.  C.  GABAIN,  Havre,  France. 
9ith  Novnnher  1895. 
“  With  the  plants  you  have  sent  me,  it  will  interest  you  to 
learn,  at  the  Exhibition  held  here,  I  was  awarded  the  ‘  Grand 
Prix  d'Honneur,’  f.e.,  the  highest  award  over  all  other  exhi¬ 
bitors,  a  valuable  Sevre  Vase,  presented  by  the  French  President, 
also  two  Gold  and  one  Silver  Medals.  It  was  gratifying  to 
receive  the  assurance  from  all  competent  judges  that  nothing 
finer  than  my  display  had  ever  been  seen  in  Paris  or  elsewhere- 
Amongst  the  most  admired  was  your  ‘  Sunflower.’  ” 
SEND  FOR  A  CATALOGUE. 
SWAN  LEY,  KENT. 
No.  8:5.— VOL  XXXI.,  Third  Series. 
LILIES  OF  THE  valley. 
Important  to  all  who  wish  to  have  Lilies  of  the  Valley 
in  bloom  in  two  or  three  weeks. 
I  have  a  limited  quantity  of  retarded  crowns  (1891  crop),  kept 
back  by  refrigeration,  which  I  can  offer  at  a  low  price  for  cash. 
These  crowns  need  only  to  be  potted  and  placed  in  a  warm 
house,  where  they  will  quickly  develop  and  bloom  with  plenty 
of  foliage  in  about  two  or  three  weeks. 
Prices  on  application  to  — 
T.  JuA.N’NTOOZI, 
Lily  Nursery,  DEESDTGHAM,  NOEFOLE. 
roses:  ROSES!  ROSES! 
12  SPLENDID  HYBRID  PERPETUAL  ROSES  for  56 
Abel  Garriore,  Allred  Oolomb,  Chas.  Lefebvre,  Oouutess  of 
Oxford,  Duke  of  Teck,  Reynolds  Hole,  Coquette  des  Blanches. 
Dupuy  Jamain,  Fisher  Holmes,  Earl  of  Dufferin,  Mrs.  John 
Lamy,  Henrich  Schultheis. 
12  CHOICE  TEA  OR  NOISETTE  ROSES  ..  ..for  9/- 
6  STANDARD  ROSES,  9/- ;  12  . .  1&  - 
CHEAP  GREENHOUSE  COLLECTION  (20  Strong 
Plants;  . .  2/6 
100  HARDY  PERENNIALS . .  4,6 
All  the  above  Carriage  Paid.  CATALOGUES  Free. 
3VI.  J.  (H,  ENGLISH  St  CO.), 
Clapton  Nurseries,  CLEVEDON. 
PLANTING  SEASON. 
HARDILY-GROWN 
Foiro3±g  Fsr’wi'&g 
&  all  other 
Trees  <&  Pisi.ra±s 
E^er^reea^Si 
Rosesg  <&e. 
Stocks  quite  Unequalled  for 
“QUALITY,”  “VARIETY,”  &  “EXTENT.” 
Priced  Ca.ta.logues  Post  Free. 
Dicksons  (430  Acres)  OHESTER. 
KENT,  THE  GARDEN  OF  ENGLAND. 
SUPERIOR  KENT 
ROSES. 
GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO., 
Royal  Nurseries, 
-(a.  E 13  S  T  O  N  E  , 
are  offering  well  grown  and  finely-rooted  Roses  at  the  following 
cash  prices.  Package  free.  Selection  left  to  themselves. 
SUPERIOR  H.P.  STANDARDS,  24  to  3i  ft.  stems,  sssorted. 
Per  dozen,  18s.  to  24s. 
HALF-STANDARD  H.P.’s,  1  to  2  ft.  stems,  choice. 
Per  dozen  12s.  to  18s. 
STANDARD  or  HALF-STANDARD  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,  93.  to  18s. 
DWARF.  TEA-SCENTED  AND  NOISETTE. 
Per  dozen,  18s. 
CHINA,  MOSS,  AND  PROVENCE  ROSES. 
Copies  of  GEORGE  BUNYARD  d  CO.'S  FRUIT 
CATALOGUE^  Six  Stamps. 
Jfiiiiiniil  uf  "gortimltuiie 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  28,  1895. 
PEACH  TREE  FAILURES. 
There  are  certain  subjects  that  always  in¬ 
terest  readers,  and  foremost  among  these 
T  would  place  Peach  culture  in  all  its  branches. 
It  is  an  old  saying  that  “  he  who  lives  the 
longest  will  see  the  most,’’  and  no  doubt  much 
valuable  experience  is  gained  by  those  who 
practise  gardening  in  one  spot  for  a  consider¬ 
able  number  of  years.  All  the  same  I  am 
beginning  to  think  that  he  who  “knocks  about” 
the  most,  keeping  his  eyes  open  all  the  time, 
will  have  a  more  varied  experience.  Some  good 
men  there  are  who  scarcely  recognise  the  word 
failure  in  the  matter  of  Peach  and  Nectarine 
culture,  and  there  are  some  positions  and  soils 
that  are  far  more  favourable  to  successful 
culture  than  others.  Allowance  must  be  made, 
however,  for  a  want  of  experience,  and  also 
for  the  unfavourable  nature  of  some  soils,  as 
well  as  for  other  difficulties  which  cannot  always 
be  enlarged  on. 
During  the  past  twelve  months  I  have  criti¬ 
cally  examined  many  Peach  and  Nectarine  trees, 
both  in  the  open  and  under  glass,  in  various 
parts  of  the  country,  and  have  been  repeatedly 
asked  the  reason  of  certain  partial  or  complete 
failures.  Less  than  a  week  ago  I  was  consulted 
on  what  promises  to  be  a  collapse  of  a  number 
of  trees  under  glass,  and  I  unhesitatingly  told 
the  owner  that  it  “served  him  right.”  Three 
years  ago  I  pointed  out  what  would  happen  if 
he  insisted  on  having  such  exceptionally  heavy 
crops.  There  was  a  poor  crop  last  season,  it 
will  be  poorer  still  next  year.  While  the  fruits 
are  no  larger  than  Gooseberries  they  do  not 
appear  to  be  very  thick  on  the  tree,  even  if 
no  more  than  3  inches  apart,  but  leave  them 
thus,  or  even  6  inches  all  over  the  tree,  and  as 
a  rule  a  great  mistake  will  have  been  made. 
A  distance  of  8  inches  or  9  inches  apart  is 
really  a  good  crop,  another  3  inches  proving 
none  too  much  if  extra  fine  fruits  are  desired. 
When  the  trees  are  thus  judiciously  cropped 
the  fruit  invariably  proves  superior  to  any  had 
from  overcropped  trees,  while  the  former  do 
not  suffer  from  an  over-strain,  their  health  and 
vigour  being  sustained  very  many  years  accord¬ 
ingly.  If  nothing  but  extra  heavy  crops  will 
satisfy  the  owners  of  trees,  or  if  gardeners 
No.  24G1.— VoL.  XCIII.,  Old  Series. 
