June  9,  i«9«. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
475 
W.  CLIBRAN  &  SON’S 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE 
OF 
Garden  &  Conservatory  Plants. 
Replete  with  invaluable  information,  is  sent  post  free  to 
any  address  on  application.  Buyers  are  invited  to  inspect 
the  magnificent  representative  collections  of  every  class  of 
these  plants  at  the  OLnriKLn  Nurseries,  Aetrincii.4M. 
To  those  who  cannot  come  the  fullest  information  as  to 
price,  sizes,  Ac.,  will  be  sent  on  request. 
HERBACEOUS,  ALPINE,  AQUATIC,  AND 
BOG  PLANTS. 
Of  these  alone  the  stock  numbers  several  linndred  thousand 
plants,  all  of  the  very  best  procurable  types. 
COLLECTIONS  (onr  Selection  only) : — 12  sorts  for  hot 
dry  situations  on  Rockery,  IValls,  Ac.,  4/-;  12  for  moist 
shady  Rockeries,  4/- ;  12  for  sunny  borders,  4/-  and  6/- ; 
6  Aquatic  plants  for  deep  water,  0/- ;  12  Aquatics  for  boggy 
plauss,  4/-  and  6/- ;  Asters  (Micliaelmas  Daisies),  6  sorts  for 
2/6,  12  for  4/-,  25  for  7/6 ;  Sempervivums,  12  sorts  from  3/6  ; 
60  fine  sliowy  Border  perennials  in  50  varieties,  15/-  and  21/-  ; 
100  ditto,  in  100  varieties,  35/-  and  42/-.  As  all  these  plants 
are  supplied  in  pots,  they  may  I)e  planted  out  practically 
at  any  time. 
HARDY  CLIMBERS  FOR  OUTDOORS. 
(Our  Selection.)  Clematis,  12  fine  sorts  from  10/6  ;  Ivies 
(finest  green  and  variegated  varieties).  Honeysuckles,  Wis¬ 
tarias,  self-clinging  and  other  Virginian  Creepers,  Ceanothns, 
Menispermnm,  Aristolochia,  12  fine  sorts  in  pots,  12/-. 
CLIMBERS  FOR  GREENHOUSE  AND 
CONSERVATORY, 
Including  Passion  Flowers  in  great  variety.  Stephanotis 
(the  freest  blooming  form),  Clerodendron  Balfonri,  Lapa- 
geria  (finest  varieties),  and  many  others  at  10/-  and  30/-  per 
dozen  and  upwards,  according  to  size. 
STOVE  AND  GREENHOUSE  PLANTS, 
FERNS,  &c. 
12  varieties  flowering  Stove  Plants  from  10/- ;  12  varieties 
foliage  Stove  Plants  from  18/ ■;  12  varieties  Greenhouse 
Plants  from  12/6  ;  12  varieties  Caladiums  frtmi  12/-  ;  12  varie¬ 
ties  Crotons  from  24/  ;  6  Epiphyllnms  from  7/6;  12  distinct 
named  Gloxinias  from  18/- ;  12*  Streptocarpus  seedlings,  in 
3  inch  pots,  from  6/- ;  12  double  seedling  Begonias,  finest 
selected,  true  to  colour  and  shade,  12/-  to  30/- ;  12  distinct 
Ferns  for  stove  from  9/- ;  .12  ditto  for  Greenhouse  from  6/-  ; 
12  different  Adiantums  from  6/- ;  seedling  Ferns  for  Rock¬ 
eries,  Table  Decoration,  Ac.,  from  3/-  per  dozen. 
DOUBLE  CACTUS  DAHLIAS. 
•  SPECIAL  OFFER. — 12  splendid  Cactus  Dahlias,  including 
the  following  superb  Novelties  of  1897  ; — Cycle,  Ensign, 
Flossie,  Harry  Stredwick,  and  Mrs.  Kingsley  Foster, 
together  with  Beatrice,  George  Marlow,  J.  E.  Frewer, 
Lady  Penzance,  Mrs.  Wilson  Noble,  Mrs.  Francis  Fell,  and 
Viscount  Boyne.  Post  free,  12/6. 
Clibrans,  Altrincham  &  Manchester 
NATIVE  GUANO 
best  and  cheapest  manure  for  garden  use. 
Price  £3  10/-  per  Ton  in  Bags. 
Lots  under  10  cwt. ,  4/-  per  cwt.  One  cwt.  Sample  Bag  sent 
■  car.  paid  to  any  station  in  England  on  receipt  of  P.  O.  for  6/-. 
Extracts  from  22nd  Annual  Collection  of  Reports : — 
^native  guano  for  Potatoes,  Vegetables,  Ac.— 
•G.  Hefford,  Worcester:  “Used  for  Potatoes  and  all  Vege¬ 
tables  ;  answered  well  for  all.  A  very  valuable  article  in¬ 
deed  ;  a  great  check  to  slugs.”  J.  Gabriel,  Long  Eaton  : 
‘  ‘  Used  for  Onions,  Peas,  Celery,  and  Tomatoes  ;  never  had 
better  results  from  any  manure ;  growth  quick,  good  quality.  ” 
NATIVE  GUANO  for  Fruit,  Roses,  Tomatoes,  Ac.— 
E.  Cox,  Fawsley  Gardens,  Daventry :  “Used  for  Grapes, 
Peaches,  Nectarines,  and  all  garden  fruits  ;  results,  all  very 
satisfactory;  a  very  good  manure.”  G.  Clinging,  Gar¬ 
dener,  Haywards  Heath  :  “ Used  for  Lawns  and  Tomatoes; 
results,  excellent ;  Lawns  a  beautiful  dark  green  colour.” 
Orders  to  the  NATIVE  GUANO  CO..  Ltd.,  29,  New 
Bridge  Street,  Blaokfriars.  London,  where  Pamphlets 
of  Testimonials,  Ac. ,  may  be  obtained.  Agents  W anted. 
No.  937.— VOL.  XXXVI.,  THIRD  Series. 
CARNATIONS  ! 
Mr.  Weguelin’s  Catalogue  for  1898  comprises  the 
Latest  Novelties  &  Choicest  Exhibition  Varieties 
in  cultivation.  Sent  Gratis  on  application  to — 
H.  W.  WEGUELIN,  F.R  H.S., 
ST.  MARY  CHURCH,  TORQUAY. 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Loughborough  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Ferns,  large 
and  small,  in  variety  ;  Aralias,  Grevilleas,  Cyperus,  Ficus, 
Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Hydrangeas,  Pelar¬ 
goniums,  Fuchsias,  Marguerites,  Crotons,  Ac.  Trade, 
send  for  Wholesale  List.  Special  List  for  Amateurs,  send 
for  one. — J.  E.  SMITH. 
BEGONIAS. 
B.  -R.  I>AVIS»  Gold  IVIedal  Strain. 
The  LARGEST  and  MOST  SUPERB  COLLECTION 
in  the  World,  of  DOUBLE  and  SINGLE  TUBEROUS- 
ROOTED.  See  Catalogue  and  Guide  Book  Free. 
B.  R.  DAVIS,  Begonia  Specialist,  &c., 
Veovll  IJurserles,  SOMERSET. 
1  AA  AAA  VEITCH’S  AUTUMN  GIANT 
J_UU>V/UU  Cauliflower,  3/6  per  1000;  Early  London,  3/6; 
Late  Italian,  4/-;  Knight’s  Protecting  Spring  Broccoli,  3/6; 
Edmond’s  Superb,  5/-;  Drumhead  Savoy,  Myatt’s  Cabbage, 
and  Dalkeith  Brussels  Sprout,  all  2/6 ;  Drumhead  Cattle 
Cabbage,  2/-. — W.  HORNE,  Clifle,  Roche.ster,  Kent. 
ORCHIDS  !  ORCHIDS  !  !— 10,000  MUST  GO. 
This  being  tlie  end  of  the  importing  season  I  must 
clear  off  my  surplus  stock  regardless  of  cost.  I  have  tliere- 
fore  decided  to  make  the  following  unprecedented  offer  : 
6  assorted  Orchids,  6,-;  12,  10/-;  25,  20/-;  .50,  35.'-;  100,  60/-. 
Every  plant  guaranteed  sdiiml  and  true  to  name. — 
J.  W.  MOORE,  Orchid  Imporcer,  Rawdon,  near  Leeds. 
"VTOTICE. — Don’t  stake  your  Carnations  till  you 
4.1  have  seen  the  Patent  Improved  Coil  Stake.  No 
tying  re(iuired  ;  stakes  last  a  lifetime.  Tlie  greacest  boon 
ever  ottered  to  growers.  Only  wants  seeing.  7/6  iier  100  ; 
s.imple  dozen,  1/-,  carriage  paid.  Cash  with  order. — 
A.  PORTER,  Stone  House,  Maidstone. 
Defy  the  birds  by  Buying  onr  Noted 
ROTLESS  TANNED  NETTING,  as  supplied  to  the 
Principal  Gardeners  in  the  Kingdom.  Orders  over  5/-  value 
are  sent  Carriage  Paid.  100  yds.  by  1yd.,  3/-;  200  yds.  by 
1  vd.,  6/-;  300  yds.  by  1  yd.,  9/-.  Can  supply  anv  Kngtli  and 
width.  —  UNIVERSAL  SUPPLY  ASSOCIATION,  East' 
Street  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
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,  52/6,  58/6  ;  14  by  10,  75/-,  88/6  ;  20  by  10,  87/6,  £5  15/-. 
FRAMES,  8/9,  14/6,  22/6.  FOWL  HOUSES,  8/9,  10/9,  14/6. 
Approval.— HYPOLITE,  DEPTFORD. 
Heating  apparatus.  —  Medals  I875  and 
1881.  Catalogue  of  Boilers,  Pipes,  and  Fittings  free. 
W.  Jones’  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  benefited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
ERMOREL’S  KNAPSACK  PUMPS 
For  Spraying  Fruit  Trees  &  Root  Crops. 
390  First  Prizes  and  Medals. 
“ECLAIR”  Spraying  Pump  ..  35/- 
“  TORPILLE  ”  Powdering  Pump  30/- 
“VERMORITE”  (Eclair  Boulllie). 
The  Best  Spraying  Mixture  for 
gglg  instantaneous  use. 
Ayen/«-CHARLES  CLARK  CO., 
20,  Great  St.  Helens,  London,  E.C. 
THE  “SPROUGHTON”  HOE. 
Simpler  than  the  Dutch  Hoe  and  much  superior.  The  most 
perfect  Duplex  (Pu.^h  and  Draw)  Hoe  yet  made.  Highly 
approved  at  Chiswick  (R.H.S.),  and  at  the  Royal  Gardens, 
Windsor.  Strongly  commended  by  Sutton  <fc  Sous,  Mr.  E. 
Molyneux,  and  other  leading  horticulturists.  Copies  of 
testimonials  from  Rev.  A.  Foster-Melliar,  Sproughton, 
Ipswich.  Price  1/10  each.  Of  all  Ironmongers,  or  of 
Messrs.  RANSOMES,  SIMS  &.  JEFFRXES, 
PRZirCES  STREET,  IPSWICH. 
Juitpiil  itf  ^ortii[uItui;e. 
THURSDAY,  JUNE  0,  1898. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  he  obtained 
from  the  Offlce,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  St. 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  bo  addressed  to  8,  Rose 
Hill  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
FALLACIES  ABOUT  SOILS. 
IT  seems  natural  that  in  connection  with  any 
calling  there  should  spring  up  certain  practices 
originally  based  upon  sound  principles,  and  which 
under  some  circumstances  produced  the  best  possible 
results.  The  success  of  any  individual  in  the 
conduct  of  business  worked  by  skilled  labour,  or 
iu  the  culture  of  any  plant  or  crop,  is  invariably 
followed  by  hosts  of  imitators,  who  seem  to  think 
it  only  necessary  to  imitate  exactly  to  insure 
similar  success.  Yet  as  no  two  cases  are  exactly 
alike  in  all  the  surrounding  circumstances,  it  so 
happens  that  a  stereotyped  following  of  old  methods 
does  not  produce  the  great  desideratum  of  modern 
times — viz.,  the  best  possible  result  with  the  least 
expenditure  of  time  or  money. 
In  applying  the  foregoing  remarks  to  matters 
relative  to  horticulture,  it  seems  to  me  that  we 
have  too  long  bound  ourselves,  as  it  were,  to  regu¬ 
lation  mixtures  in  the  matter  of  composts  for  pot 
plants.  One  of  the  many  things  which  puzzled  me 
greatly  when  I  first  began  to  work  in  a  garden,  was 
the  mysterious  and  complicated  mixtures  employed 
for  various  kinds  of  plants.  I  argued  the  matter 
wMth  myself  in  this  way — In  outdoor  gardening,  if 
we  have  a  good  loamy  soil,  and  keep  up  its  fertility 
by  means  of  the  necessary  manuring,  plants  of 
infinitely  different  character  succeed  in  it.  Look, 
for  instance,  at  the  great  variety  of  plants  now 
employed  for  bedding  purposes;  while  they  are 
growing  in  pots  in  the  houses,  many  persons  seem 
to  think  it  absolutely  necessary  to  have  good 
fibrous  loam  to  grow  some  of  them  in,  or  peat  and 
numerous  different  ingredients  for  others.  As  soon, 
however,  as  the  bedding  season  arrives  they  are 
planted,  and  all  share  alike  in  the  matter  of  soil; 
and  it  may,  I  think,  be  safely  asserted  that,  given 
favourable  weather  and  proper  attention,  all  classes 
of  bedding  plants  thrive  better  during  their  stay  in 
the  open  air  than  while  growing  in  pots  in  specially 
prepared  soil.  Here  then,  I  think,  is  a  wide  field  of 
thought  for  our  reflective  faculties  to  ponder  upon. 
During  recent  years  many  men  have  apparently 
considered  the  matter,  nnd  launched  out  into 
startling  methods  of  procedure  as  a  result  of  their 
No.  2693.— VoL.  XCVIII.,  Old  Series. 
