July  6,  1899.  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
1 
■W  3ES  E5  JE£  S  ’ 
EMPEROR  CABBAGE 
THE  EARLIEST  AND  BEST. 
6d.  and  1/-  per  Packet  ;  1/6  per  Ounce. 
“I  have  a  splendid  bed  of  Webbs’  Emperor  Cabbage  ; 
it  is  a  splendid  Cabbage,  both  for  earliness  and  long 
standing.  I  sent  some  very  nice  Cabbages  to  the  table 
before  Christmas.”  —  Mr.  C.  Druller,  Oldswinford 
Castle  Gardens. _ 
WEBBS’,  WORDSIEY,  STOURBRIDGE, 
MILLTRACK  MUSHROOM  SPAWN 
Everyone  can  readily  grow  Mush¬ 
rooms, and  by  using  this  Spawn  will 
ensure  success.  All  growers  speak 
in  the  highest  possible  praise  of  the 
quality.  Numerous  Testimonials. 
None  genuine  unless  in  sealed  pack¬ 
ages,  and  printed  cultural  Directions 
enclosed  with  our  signature  attached. 
Price  61-  per  Bushel  ;  or  1/-  per 
Cake,  free  per  parcels  post. 
WM.  CUTBUSH  &  SON, 
Nurserymen  &  Seed  Merchants , 
HIGHGATE  NURSERIES,  LONDON,  N.,  &  Barnet,  Herts 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue. 
JAMES  CYPHER, 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM 
HARDY_FRUITS 
A  Practical  Treatise  on  the  Planting  and  Management 
of  Orchards,  Selection  of  Varieties,  Pruning  of  Trees, 
Marketing  of  Fruit,  Manuring,  Ac.  Also  a  few  notes  on 
Insect  Pests  and  their  Remedies,  by 
A.  H.  PEARSON,  Chilwell  Nurseries,  NOTTS. 
Price  7d.,  post  free. 
Conservatory,  Greenhouse 
and  Stove  Plants 
FOR  DECORATION,  CUT  BLOOM,  &c. 
Gentlemen  putting  up  new  Glass,  or  improving  their 
present  .collection  of  the  above  plants,  should,  if  prac¬ 
ticable,  visit  our  Nurseries  and  make  a  personal  choice  ; 
or,  failing  that,  should  send  for  our  New  Descriptive 
Price  List,  free  on  application. 
The  extent  of  our  stock  of  these  plants  may  be  judged 
from  the  fact  that  they  occupy  nearly  a  Hundred  Thousand 
Feet  of  Glass  Houses  at  our  Oldfield  Nurseries. 
Everything  that  is  NEW  and  GOOD  has  been  added 
to  our  Stock,  and  the  whole  collection  is  thoroughly 
UP-TO-DATE.  The  plants  are  in  perfect  condition 
as  regards  both  health  and  cleanliness. 
Seventy  Trains  daily  from  Manchester  (8  miles)  to 
Altrincham  or  Broadheath. 
CLIBRANS 
ALTRINCHAM  AND 
MANCHESTER. 
Greenhouses  from  £3  5/-;  vineries. 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  Ac. 
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.) 
No.  993.— Yol.  XXXIX.,  Third  Series, 
BARTER’S  MATCHLESS  FLORISTS’  FLOWERS 
V  ARE  UNIVERSAL  PRIZE  WINNERS. 
(BARTER'S  BRILLIANT  PRIZE  CINERARIA. 
V  Magnificent  bio  An,  excellent  habit,  vivid  colours  ;  the 
best  ever  seen.  New  seed  in  sealed  packets,  price  2/6 
and  5/-,  post  free. 
(BARTER’S  VICTORIA  COMPACT  CALCEOLARIA 
V  Flowers  superb  in  size  and  form.  An  endless  variety  of 
colour.  New  Seed  in  sealed  packets,  price  2/6  and  5/- 
each,  post  free. 
BARTER’S  GOLDEN  PRINCESS  CALCEOLARIA. 
\)  Brilliant  yellow.  Greatly  admired  at  the  Temple  Show. 
New  seed  in  sealed  packets,  price  2/6  and  5/-  each, 
post  free. 
(BARTER’S  ROLBORN  PRIZE  PRIMULA. 
V  Best  choicest  mixed  varieties  of  highly- selected  types 
for  habit  and  dazzling  colours.  New  seeds  in  sealed 
packets,  price  2/6  and  5/-,  post  free. 
(BARTER’S  INVINCIBLE  GLOXINIA. 
V  An  inimitable  collection  of  the  most  chaste  colours 
and  elegant  form.  New  seed  in  sealed  packets,  price 
2/6  and  5/-  each,  post  free. 
BARTER’S,  THE  QUEEN’S  SEEDSMEN, 
V  237,  238,  and  97,  HIGH  HOLBORN,  LONDON. 
■WEST’S  PATENT 
GARDEN  SPECIALITIES. 
PLANT  POT  CROCKS. — When  one  is  placed  ovei  the 
drainage  hole  it  prevents  slugs,  worms,  Ac.,  from  damag¬ 
ing  the  plant,  and  forms  a  perfect  drainage,  keeping  the 
compost  from  going  sour.  Fits  all  sizes  and  will  last  a 
lifetime.  4/-  per  gross.  Samples  free. 
“SUNPROOF  SHADING.”— 6d.  lb.  tins,  guaranteed  the 
cheapest  and  best  shading. 
S.M.  TREE  FASTENERS. — The  cheapest  and  best  method 
of  fastening  plants  and  trees  to  walls.  Being  made  of  pure 
soft  lead  and  not  fixed  to  the  nails  (like  parent  wall  nails, 
which  when  the  nails  get  broken  the  article  is  useless), 
they  may  be  used  with  ordinary  nails  for  a  lifetime. 
Under  2d.  per  dozen.  Samples  free. 
S.M.  CLIPS.— To  be  used  in  the  place  of  raffia,  Ac.,  for 
tying  all  plants  to  stakes,  Ac.  Fastens  instantly,  and  is 
everlasting,  so  saves  time,  trouble,  and  expense.  Id.  doz. 
FLOWER  GRIP  HOLDERS.— The  only  self-making  but¬ 
tonhole,  watertight  flower-holder  ever  invented,  and  the 
best  for  show  and  other  purposes.  Price  6d. ;  ladies’,  9d. 
IVORINE  PLANT  LABELS  of  every  Description,  gua¬ 
ranteed  the  cheapest  Imperishable  Labels,  and  the  wording 
legible  and  permanent.  Samples  free. 
WATERPROOF  INK,  for  writing  on  all  kinds  of 
Labels,  whether  wood  or  metal.  The  only  ink  to  stand 
the  outside  weather.  Price  7d.  Bottle. 
GARDENER’S  FOUNTAIN  PEN,  filled  with  the  water¬ 
proof  ink,  1/-. 
Please  send  Postage  for  Carriage  of  Samples  and  Goods.  Pull 
Illustrated  Lists ,  post  free.  All  goods  on  approbation. 
Gratis,  “ORCHID  CULTURE.” 
A  Treatise  on  the  Cultivation  of  Orchids,  giving  all  particu¬ 
lars  of  their  requirements,  along  with  our  Catalogue,  Ac. 
THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  ROUNDHAY,  LEEDS. 
VINE  CULTURE  UNDER  GLASS. 
By  J.  R.  Pearson,  The  Nurseries,  Chilwell,  near 
Nottingham.  Price  1/-;  post  free,  1/1.  Fifth  Edition. 
Journal  df  Tjoiftcutlitij1, 
THURSDAY,  JULY  6,  1899. 
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. 
HEAVY  CROPPING  TOMATOES. 
UNDER  good  culture  the  Tomato  is  a  prodigious 
cropper,  and  it  is  indeed  marvellous  to  note 
what  a  tremendous  weight  of  fruit  a  single  plant 
will  jiroduce.  New  varieties  are  being  continually 
placed  upon  the  market,  and  in  the  majority  of 
instances  the  advance  they  show  over  some  older 
ones  is  in  the  matter  of  heavy  cropping,  yet  I  am 
inclined  to  doubt  if  there  is  yet  a  variety  which  will 
produce  a  heavier  crop  than  the  various  selections 
from  the  original  old  red  type.  Conqueror,  and 
Sutton’s  A1  have  undoubtedly  been  raised  by 
selection  from  the  old  red,  and  although  the  fruits 
are  corrugated,  the  crop  is  so  heavy  that  for  early 
working  I  have  seen  nothing  yet  to  heat  them, 
and,  from  a  commercial  point  of  view,  I  fancy  they 
are  more  satisfactory  than  any  other  variety  which 
could  he  named,  notwithstanding  the  fact  that 
corrugated  fruits  do  not  command  so  high  a  price 
as  smooth  ones. 
Winter  Beauty  I  have  not  seen,  but  as  it  contains 
some  of  the  Conqueror  blood,  with  an  improve¬ 
ment  in  form,  it  should  be  an  acquisition — provided 
this  was  not  obtained  at  the  expense  of  produc¬ 
tiveness.  At  the  present  time  I  have  one  sicle  of  a 
house  occupied  by  Sutton’s  Al,  and  a  more 
wonderful  crop  I  have  never  seen.  A  photograph 
conveys  but  a  faint  idea  of  a  Tomato  crop,  because 
the  fruits  at  the  top  of  the  plants  are  only  beginning 
to  swell,  while  those  at  the  bottom  are  being  cut; 
were  it  not  for  this  fact  I  should  be  inclined  to  send 
a  photograph  for  reproduction.  Both  Lawrenson’s 
No.  3  and  Up-to-Date  are  wonderful  croppers  in  the 
round  fruit  section,  and  they  set  splendidly  in  all 
kinds  of  weather.  Still  I  have  two  varieties  of  my 
own  which  are  quite  as  satisfactory  in  all  these 
respects. 
Last  year  we  grew  Challenger,  Frogmore,  and 
Eclipse  in  quantity.  The  flowers  of  these  were 
touched  with  the  rabbit’s  tail  daily,  and  seed  saved 
from  the  best  shaped  fruits.  In  a  young  state  the 
plants  raised  from  seed  taken  from  plants  of  Frog- 
more  showed  the  marked  characteristics  of  tint 
variety  in  regard  to  growth,  and  plants  raised  frtm 
the  other  two  varieties  also  possessed  the  true  habit 
No.  2649.— Vol.  CL,  Old  Series. 
