January  27,  1898. 
JOURN-AL  OR  HORTIGULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
73 
FINEST  SELECTED  STRAINS 
e?^OF  TESTED  GR0WTH«3 
Barr’s  Ne  x>lus  Ultra  rrench  Bean. — A  fine 
forcing  variety,  very  early,  and  producing  an  abundance 
of  fine  pods.  Per  quart,  1/6. 
Barr’s  Earliest  Frencb  Shorthorn  Carrot. — A 
favourite  for  soups,  and  extremely  early ;  the  best 
variety  to  sow  in  frames.  Per  oz.,  lOd. 
Barr’s  Pride  of  the  Market  Cucumber, — A 
specially  fine  selection,  dark  green,  and  of  handsome 
•sliane,  a  favourite  in  Coveiit  Garden  Market.  Per 
packet,  1/6. 
'Barr’s  Improved  Telegraph  Cucumber. — A 
fine  selection,  handsome  straight  fruit  of  fine  flavour, 
very  prolific.  Per  packet,  1/-  and  1/6. 
, Barr’s  “  Eureka”  Melon. — A  grand  new  scarlet- 
I  fieslied  variety,  fruit  lai’ge  and  densely  netted,  flavour 
I  .  delicious,  heavy  cropper  and  early  ;  a  splendid  exhibi- 
i  :  tion  variety.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
j  Barr’s  First  of  All  Radish.— Fine  little,  short 
j  leaved,  vei-y  early  Radishes,  scarlkt  OR  white.  Each, 
I  peroz.,6d. 
j  ,  Barr’s  Early  Ruby  Tomato.  —  Large,  solid, 
bright  scarlet  fruit,  of  fine  form  ;  an  abundant  cropper, 
j  and  best  fir.st  early  Tomato.  Per  packet,  1/-. 
Barr’s  Thlck-lleshed  Tomato. —  Surpasses  all 
other  varieties  for  depth  of  fruit,  solidity  of  flesh,  high 
]  .  ■  quality,  and  heavy  cropping.  _  Per  packet,  1/-. 
■  Barr’s  Seed  Guide,  containing  a  full  descriptive 
List  of  the  best  vegetables  and  most  beautiful  flowei's, 
SENT  FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR  8o  SONS, 
I  12  &  13  K18G  ST.,  COVENT  GARDEN,  tQHDOM 
VIOLETS  AND  VIOLAS 
H.  CANNELL  &  SONS 
Have  many  thousands  healthy  country-grown  plants, 
in  best  condition  for  immediate  flowering  and  planting. 
New  Single  Violets  are  great  acquisitions  and 
a  constant  source  of  pleasure  everywhere. 
SEND  FOR  A  OATADOGUB. 
SWANLEY,  KENT. 
SEEDS  FROM  SELECTED  STOCKS. 
CUTHBFRTS’  CATALOGUE  of  NOVELTIES  and 
SELECTED  STOCKS  of  Kitchen  Garden  and  Flower 
Seeds  for  Exiiiuition  and  General  Cultivation  is  now 
ready,  and  may  be  had  free  on  application. 
E.  &  G-.  OUTHBEET,  Seed  Growers  &  Merchants, 
^  SOUTHGATE,  MIDDLESEX.  Established  1797. 
IF  YOU  WANT 
FRUIT  TREES 
r 
f  That  will  bear  regularly,  purcliase  Apples  worked  upon 
L  our  Paradise  Stock.  We  have  70,000  to  select  from,  and 
^  shall  he  pleased  to  show  them  to  visitors. 
.  TRAZnrBD  TREES  A  SPECZAXiZTY. 
j’  CATALOGUE  J  Free  on  AppHcation.  ’ 
5  J.  R.  PEARS0ir&  SONS, 
Chilwell  Nurseries,  NOTTS. 
'  ESTABLISHED  1782. 
~  No.  918.— Vol.  XXXVI.,  Third  Series. 
FOR  PRESENT  SOWING, 
and 
BULBS  AND  PLANTS 
FOR  SPRING  PLANTING. 
Collections  of  Vegetable 
and  Flower  Heeds, 
Made  up  of  the  most  popular  Varieties,  and  to  suit 
all  requirements,  from  2/-  and  upwards. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  of  the  above,  with 
Cultural  Directions,  wull  he  sent  post  free  on  appli¬ 
cation  to  our  Offices  at  OVERVKEN,  near  HAARLEM, 
HOLLAND,  or  to  our  General  Agents— 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.G. 
33.  R.  r>-A.VIS’S 
BEGONIA  CATALOGUE  FOR  1898 
IS  READY.  Early  orders  secure  best  Tubers. 
Now  IS  the  Best  Time  to  Sow  Seed  ;  very  choice,  1/6 
and  2/6  per  packet.  Extra  selected  hybridized,  be.st  erect 
flowers  only,  5/-  per  packet,  for  stamps  or  P.  O. 
B.  R.  DAVIS,  VeoYil  Nurseries,  SOMERSET. 
Choice  new  chrysanthemums.— Veiiow 
Carnot,  Western  King,  Mrs.  S.  C.  Probin,  Mrs. 
G.  W.  Palmer,  and  many  other  grand  novelties,  including 
M.  Calvat’s  varieties  of  1897,  at  moderate  prices.  Catalogue 
of  700  varieties  free. — J.  W.  COLE,  Midland  Road  Nursery, 
Peterborough. 
IMPORTANT  TO  MUSHROOM  GROWERS.— 
CUTHBERT’S  SPECIALITE  MUSHROOM  SPAWN. 
Always  alike  ;  most  productive.  Hundreds  of  Testimonials. 
Per  Bu.sliel,  5/-.— R.  &  G.  CUTHBERT,  Seed,  Bulb,  and 
Plant  Merchants,  Southgate,  N.  Established  1797. 
Greenhouse  sale.— Half  Price,  off  Season. 
7  by  5,  28/6,  38/6 ;  10  by  6,  42/-,  50/-;  14  by  6,  52/6, 
65/- ;  10  by  8,  62/6,  58/6  ;  14  by  10,  75/-,  87/6  ;  20  by  10,  95/-, 
£5  10/-.  Frames,  8/9,  14/6,  22/6.  Fowl  Houses,  8/9,  10/9, 
14/6.  Approval.— HYPOLITE,  DEPTFORD. 
Heating  apparatus.  —  Medals  1375  and 
1881.  Catalogue  of  Boilers,  Pipes,  and  Fittings  free. 
W.  .Tones’  Treatise,  “Heating  by  Hot  Water,”  second 
edition,  216  pages,  2/6;  post  free,  2/10.  — JONES  and 
ATTWOOD,  Stourbridge. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture :  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  beiielited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  I’rices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
GREENHOUSES  from  £3  8/-,  VINERIES, 
CONSERVATORIES,  well-made  FRAMES,  painted 
or  glazed,  from  21/-.  Illustrated  Price  Lists  free.  Maker 
to  H.M.  the  Queen  and  H.R.H.  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
POTTER,  HAWTHORN  &  CO.,  Manufacturers, 
London  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
THURSDAY,  JANUARY  27,  1898. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  St., 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  be  addressed  to  8,  Rose 
Hill  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS  UP  TO  DATE. 
ONCE  more  I  have  the  pleasure  of  placing  before 
the  readers  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture  the 
results  of  an  election  of  Japanese  and  incurved 
Chrysanthemums,  carried  out  by  leading  growers 
and  exhibitors  of  this  flower  in  various  parts  of  the 
kingdom. 
The  election  in  1894,  1895  and  1896,  I  am  con¬ 
vinced,  was  useful  to  many  persons,  especially  those 
who  were  taking  up  the  cultivation  of  this  flower 
for  the  first  time,  in  assisting  them  to  make  selec- 
tioDs,  which  is  now  admittedly  a  difficult  matter, 
seeing  at  what  rate  new  varieties  are  introduced  in 
the  chief  sections. 
The  publication  of  the  results,  I  have  reason  to 
know,  has  interested  many  who  are  not  actually 
cultivators.  The  election  carried  out  in  181’6  was 
managed  upon  a  different  principle  from  the  present 
or  any  former  one.  The  country  was  divided  into 
centres,  a  leading  cultivator  taking  charge  of  his 
particular  district,  obtaining  the  returns,  and  send¬ 
ing  them  in  tabulated.  By  this  method,  no  less 
than  107  persons  took  part  in  the  election. 
This  year  we  have  gone  back  to  our  original  plan 
of  inviting  none  but  persons  of  experience  to  send 
in  returns  compiled  by  themselves.  In  the  former 
case  some  electors,  owing  to  their  tinability  to  visit 
the  larger  exhibitions,  had  not  the  same  opportu¬ 
nities  as  others,  although  equally  qualified  in  other 
respects.  There  is  no  disguising  the  fact  that 
those  persons  who  do  visit,  many,  or  even  a  few  of 
the  many  first-class  exhibitions  in  various  parts  of 
the  country,  are  in  a  much  better  position  to  give 
an  opinion  upon  the  relative  merits  of  varieties  so 
numerously  offered  to  the  public.  Especially  is 
this  the  case  now  that  new  sorts  are  increased  so 
rapidly,  and  many  of  them  rushed  into  the  market 
before  they  are  sufficiently  tested  to  prove  not 
exactly  their  worth,  hut  to  what  section  they 
belong.  It  is  under  such  circumstances  that  the 
annual  election  has  been  found  of  so  much  service 
to  beginners. 
Where  a  large  number  of  persons  take  part  in 
the  selection  who  have  not  been  able  to  person¬ 
ally  examine  many  of  the  newer  varieties,  their 
No.  2674.— VoL,  XCVIII,,  OLD  Series. 
