July  28,  1898. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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W  EBBS’ 
EMPEROR  CABBAGE 
THE  EARLIEST  AND  BEST. 
6d.  and  1/-  per  Packet ;  1/6  per  Ounce. 
From  Mr.  J.  TURNBULL,  The  School  House. 
July  9th,  1898. 
“  I  sowed  some  seed  of  Webbs’  Emperor  Cabbage,  and 
the  cabbages  have  been  simply  grand  ;  they  get  better 
each  time  we  have  them.” 
WEBBS',  WORDSLEY,  STOURBRIDGE. 
BEGONIAS. 
B.  R.  DAVIS’  Gold  Medal  Strain. 
The  LARGEST  and  MOST  SUPERB  COLLECTION 
in  the  World,  of  DOUBLE  and  SINGLE  TFBEROUS- 
ROOTED.  See  Catalogue  and  Guide  Book  Free. 
B.  R.  DAVIS,  Be  gonia  Specialist,  &c., 
Veovll  TJurserles,  SOMERSET. 
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,  &e.  Trade, 
send  for  Wholesale  List.  Special  List  for  Amateurs,  send 
for  one.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue. 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  3d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION,  G.E.R. 
The  Royal  Nurseries,  Maidstone,  Kent. 
GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO. 
Are  now  BOOKING  ORDERS  for  early  delivery 
of  the  very  best 
NEW  &  OLD  STRAWBERRIES 
For  Crop,  1899,  or  for  Forcing. 
They  offer  the  Largest  Stock  and  the  Best  Plants  in  the 
Trade.  CHANGE  OF  STOCK  PAYS. 
Catalogues  of  Strawberries  and  Summer  Fruits  Now  Beady 
No.  944.— Vol.  XXXVII.,  Third  Series. 
—  FOR  — 
Early  Forcing. 
ROMAN  HYACINTHS, 
ROMAN  NARCISSUS, 
PAPER -WHITE  NARCISSUS, 
&c.,  &c. 
The  above  are  now  ready  for  delivery,  and  for  full 
descriptive  details  of  the  same  and  other  BULBS 
for  forcing,  see  our  CATALOGUE  for  1898, 
which  will  be  sent  free  on  application  to  our  Offices 
at  OVERVEEN,  near  HAARLEM,  HOLLAND,  or 
to  our  General  Agents — 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.C. 
CARNATIONS. 
Mr.  WEGUELIN’S  choice  collection  comprises  all  the 
newest  and  best  Exhibition  varieties  in  cultivation. 
CATALOGUES  FREE.  Seedlings  3/6  dozen,  25/-  100. 
H.  W.  WEGUELIN,  F.R  H.S., 
ST.  NURY  CHURCH,  TORQUAY,  DEVON. 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
Williams’  and  other  superb  strains,  also  Primula  Obconica. 
CINERARIAS  and  BEGONIAS,  1/6  per  dozen,  10/- 100. 
Double  White  Primulas,  6d.  each.  All  the  above  fit  for 
3  and  4-in.  pots,  and  carriage  free  for  cash  with  order. 
JOHN  STEVENS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY. 
Most  convenient  size  nursery, 
on  SOUTH  COAST,  suited  for  retail  trade,  and  no 
difficulty  in  selling  by  bulk  ;  a  sure  living.  Full  particulars 
of  PERKINS  &  SONS,  The  Auction  Mart,  Southampton. 
GARDEN  NETTING,  small  mesh,  keep  out  the 
smallest  birds ,  oiled  and  dressed  ;  will  not  rot  if  left 
out  in  all  weathers.  105  yds.  by  1  yd.  wide,  3/- ;  by  2  yds. 
wide,  6/- ;  105  by  3  yds.  wide,  9/-,  and  so  on  uo  any  width ; 
carriage  paid  on  all  orders  over  5/.  As  supplied  to  the 
Royal  Gardens.  Commoner  netting,  50  square  yds.  for  1/-. 
I  do  not  require  Payment  until  you  hove  receive  i  and  approved 
of  the  Netting.— From  H.  J.  GASSON,  Garden  Netting 
Works,  Rye. 
DEFY  THE  BIRDS  by  Buying  our  Noted 
ROTLESS  TANNED  NETTING,  as  supplied  to  the 
Principal  Gardeners  in  the  Kingdom.  Orders  over  5/-  value 
are  sent  Carriage  Paid.  100  yds.  by  1  yd.,  3/- ;  200  yds.  by 
1  yd.,  6/-:  300  yds.  by  1  yd.,  9/-.  Can  supply  any  length  and 
width.  —  UNIVERSAL  SUPPLY  ASSOCIATION,  East 
Street  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
Greenhouses  from  £3  5/-;  vineries, 
CONSERVATORIES,  FRAMES,  SUMMER  HOUSES,  &C. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and 
H.R.H.  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
►OTTER, 
HAWTHORN  &  CO.,  London  Works, 
READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
THURSDAY,  JULY  28,  1898. 
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FLOWER  FARMING  IN  ENGLAND. 
IN  the  last  issue  of  the  “  Journal  of  the  Royal 
Agricultural  Society,”®  Mr.  W.  E.  Bear  places 
on  record  the  result  of  his  investigations  on  the 
above  subject,  and  these  show  that  England  is 
emphatically  a  flower-loving  nation.  No  better 
commissioner  could  have  been  appointed  than  Mr. 
Bear  for  the  purpose  iu  question.  He  is  just  the 
man  to  go  to  the  ends  of  the  earth  for  information 
if  that  is  necessary,  and  obstacles  must  be  great 
indeed  if  they  tmn  him  from  his  quest.  He  likes 
facts  and  figures,  and  of  the  latter  he  communicates 
abundance,  and  if  they  should  not  be  in  every 
respect  exact,  it  will  not  be  for  the  want  of  diligent 
inquiry.  He  is  no  sensationalist,  but  a  searcher  for 
the  truth.  We  have  no  reason  to  doubt  the 
accuracy  of  his  representations,  nor  have  we  any 
intention  of  abstracting  the  whole  of  his  elaborate 
report,  but  simply  give  a  few  samples,  leaving  those 
who  require  more  of  the  same  nature  to  obtain  them 
from  their  source. 
With  respect  to  the  supply  of  cut  flowers  for 
market,  the  authority  of  Mr.  J.  Assbee,  the  super¬ 
intendent  of  Covent  Garden,  is  cited,  and  there  is 
none  more  reliable,  to  the  effect  that  it  has  in¬ 
creased  five-fold  during  the  last  ten  years.  And 
Mr.  Bear  goes  on  to  say: — “From  other  markets 
I  have  received  similar  information,  and  it  has 
been  fully  supported  by  what  I  have  seen  and 
heard  in  the  course  of  my  journeys  in  different 
parts  of  the  country.  Not  only  have  new  flower 
farms,  and  especially  bulb  farms,  been  established 
in  various  parts  of  the  country,  but,  more  remark¬ 
able  still,  flowers  have  encroached  upon  vegetables 
and  even  upon  fruit  in  the  old  market  gardens. 
This  is  particularly  the  case  around  London, 
culinary  vegetables  haviDg  been  driven  further 
afield  to  make  room  for  fruit  first  and  flowers  after¬ 
wards,  while  bush  fruits,  formerly  grown  between 
and  under  standard  fruit  trees,  have  given  place 
to  flowers  to  a  considerable  extent.” 
Bulb  cultivation  receives  a  large  share  of 
attention,  and  Mr.  Bear  naturally  takes  us  to 
the  Scilly  Isles.  From  there,  1  e  tells  us,  the 
*  Spottiswoode  &  Company. 
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