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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
SPECIAL  MIXTURES 
—  OF  — 
DAFFODILS 
For  NATURALISING  in  Woodlands,  Shrubberies, 
Orchards,  on  Grassy  Slopes,  in  large  Flower 
Borders,  or  for  Cutting. 
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including  large  and  small  Trumpets,  Peerless  or 
Chalice  cupped,  and  Poet’s  Narcissi.  Per  1000  ,  35/- ■ 
per  100,  4/-. 
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Per  1000,  25/-;  per  100,  3/-. 
BARR  S  CATALOGUE  of  DAFFODILS  is  illustrated  with 
original  photographs  taken  at  the  Long  Ditton  Nur¬ 
series,  and  contains  a  Descriptive  List  of  all  the  Finest 
Daffodils  in  cultivation,  including  the  latest  Novelties 
for  1899.  Free  on  application. 
BARR’S  CATALOGUE  of  the  best  HYACINTHS,  TULIPS, 
CROCUSES,  SNOWDROPS,  and  other  Spring-Flower¬ 
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Bulbs  sent  Carriage  Free  on  receipt  of  remittance. 
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Cyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras, 
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40,000  VERY  CHOICEST  KINDS. 
(Standard,  Pyramids,  and  Wall-trained),  Apples,  Pears, 
Cherries,  Peaches,  Plums,  and  Damsons.  Amongst  190 
kinds  are  separate  plantations  of — 
10,000  COX’S  ORANGE  PIPPIN. 
4000  ECKLINVILLE  SEEDLING  APPLES, 
10,000  FILBERT  BUSHES.  5  xeet  high, 
4000  VICTORIA  and  CZAR  PLUMS. 
3000  WARNER’S  KING.  WORCESTER  PEARMAIN, 
POTTS’.  DUMELOW’S,  BRAMLEY 'S  APPLES, 
9000  BEAUTY  OF  BATH,  BEAUTY  OF  KENT, 
OLDENBURG,  NEW  NORTHERN  GREENING, 
4000  PITMASTON  PEAR  and  MORELLO  CHERRY. 
An  opportunity  like  this  has  never  occurred  for  intending 
planters  to  secure  such  splendidly  grown,  transplanted,  care¬ 
fully  pruned  fruiting  trees.  No  starvelings  or  old  stunted 
rubbish,  but  cultivated  for  tenants.  See  Catalogue  for  doz. 
or  1000,  how,  and  what  kinds  to  grow.  The  trees  average  five 
years  old  and  just  ready  for  removal.  Thousands  Currants, 
Gooseberry,  Raspberry  and  Strawberry,  Shrubs,  Roses,  and 
Rhododendrons.  All  young  and  guaranteed  true  to  name. 
LAND  STEWARD  to  HON.  GiRTRUDE  JONES 
CRADLEY,  MALVERN. 
FRUIT  TREES  frp°l^nkte^w. 
Our  Guinea  Collection  for  the  Garden  or  wall  training. 
1  doz.  bushy  trees,  assorted,  such  as  Cox’s  Orange  Pippin, 
Worcester  Pearmain,  Lane’s  Prince  Albert,  Pears  Williams’ 
Bon  Chretien,  Marie  Louise.  <fec. ,  and  good  sorts  of  Plums. 
These  trees  come  into  bearing  at  once,  and  are  usually  sold 
at  30/-  per  doz.  The  collection  named,  carefully  packed, 
carriage  paid  on  receipt  of  P  O.O.  or  cheque,  21/-.  Straw¬ 
berry  Plants,  2/6  100;  Raspberry  Canes,  4/6.  KENTISH 
HOP  PLANTS,  quickest  climber  grown  (brewers’  variety 
of  Hops),  6  plants,  carriage  paid,  1/3. 
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&  all  oth»r 
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"QUALITY,"  “VARIETY,”  &“ EXTENT.” 
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Border  Varieties  should  be  planted  out  at  once. 
All  orders  can  now  be  promptly  executed. 
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WEST’S  PATENT 
Vapourising  Fumigator 
Best  and  Cheapest,  for  being 
made  of  brass  and  zinc  will  last 
for  years.  The  stove  only  re¬ 
quires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate 
the  asbestos,  so  may  be  used 
thousands  of  times  without 
wick  or  further  trouble  than 
tilling  it,  Price  6d.  complete 
to  vaporise  up  to  2500  cubic  ft. 
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NICOTINE.’’  — Not  being  a 
compound  that  is  only  a  chemi¬ 
cal  substitute  for  nicotine,  but 
guaranteed  pure  nicotine,  it  is 
impossible  for  anything  to  be 
better  or  cheaper  (compare 
price).  7d.  per  1000  cubic  ft. 
PLAIN T  POT  UitOuivS. — When  one  is  placed  over  the 
drainage  hole  it  prevents  slugs,  worms,  &c.,  from  damaging 
the  plant,  and  forms  a  perfect  drainage,  keeping  the  compost 
from  going  sour  ;  fits  all  pots,  and  will  last  a  lifetime. 
4/0  per  gross.  Samples  free. 
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THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  R0UNDHAY,  LEEDS. 
PROFITABLE  FRUIT  GROWING  FOR 
COTTAGERS  and  SMALL  HOLDERS  of  LAND. 
The  Gold  Medal  Prize  Essay.  By  J.  Wright.  Written 
for  the  Worshipful  Company  of  Fruiterers.  Demy  8vo, 
price  1/-;  free  by  post,  1/3.— Journal  of  Horticulture 
Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  St.,  E.C. 
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SHRUBS  AND  SHRUBBERIES. 
MANY  years  ago  there  was  undoubtedly  too 
great  a  tendency  to  plant  large  masses  of 
such  common  shrubs  as  Laurel,  Box,  and  Yew 
instead  of  a  greater  variety  of  more  showy 
evergreens.  One  reason  for  the  practice,  perhaps, 
was  that  the  choicer  or  brighter  coloured  kinds 
were  not  so  plentiful  as  now,  but  I  fancy  a  still 
stronger  reason  may  be  found  in  the  fact  that 
strong  growing  forest  trees  were  often  planted 
when  laying  out  the  ornamental  grounds  around 
the  “stately  homes  of  England.” 
In  parks  or  woods  noble  specimens  of  Elm, 
Beech,  Oak,  and  Chestnut  are  in  the  right  place  for 
giving  boldness  and  grandeur  to  the  landscape  as 
well  as  supplying  timber,  but  in  the  garden  proper 
they  are  not  needed  except  as  isolated  specimens 
without  dwarf  shrubs  beneath.  When  forest  trees 
are  planted  iu  shrubberies,  unless  freely  thinned 
when  necessary,  they  soon  ruin  shrubs  beneath 
except  the  most  common  kinds,  and  as  the  choicer 
ones  die  out  their  places  must  of  necessity  he  tilled 
with  those  which  will  linger  on  beneath  a  dense 
shade  and  in  soil  from  which  the  giants  appropriate 
the  greater  share  of  nourishment.  The  mistakes 
of  past  generations  cannot  well  be  obviated  now, 
but  in  cases  in  which  there  is  plenty  of  room  for 
extension  a  belt  of  mixed  shrubs  might  with 
advantage  often  be  planted  in  front  of  au  old 
shrubbery,  and  thus  give  bright  and  varied  beauty 
to  a  somewhat  sombre  background. 
In  modern  gardens  fortunately  we  do  not  often 
see  the  above  mistakes  repeated,  as  Coniferae  are 
freely  employed  to  give  boldness,  and  the  charms 
of  flowering  shrubs  are  also  fully  recognised.  Our 
1  ists  of  beautiful  ornamental  shrubs_have,  too,  been 
greatly  extended  during  the  last  twenty  years; 
there  is,  therefore,  no  excuse  for  stillj  following  in 
the  old  groove.  At  this  season  al  few  notes 
enumerating  some  of  the  many  good  things  waiting 
for  “the  planter’s  hand”  will,  I  trust,  be  belplul 
to  some  who  are  pondering  long  and  deeply  over  a 
bulky  catalogue. 
A  few  years  ago  a  spirited  discussion  was  carritd 
on  in  the  pages  of  a  contemporary  gardening  paper 
No.  2669  — Yol.  Cl.,  Old  Series. 
No  ini3. — Voi,.  XXXIX.,  Third  Serifs 
