JOlJiii^AL  OF  HORTrotTLTUM  AND  COTTAGE  OAUDENER. 
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illgtist  6,  1806, 
Pax:i.IlVIXl»-ABY  OPFER. 
BEST  BULBS  FOR  EARLY  FLOWERING, 
GARAWAY  8l  CO. 
OFFER 
ROMAN  HYACINTHS,  4i  inch  and  upwards  ..  13s.  od.  per  ICO 
»  I,  smaller  . lOs.  6d.  ,, 
PA^ICR-WHITE  NARCISSUS  . .W.  „ 
DOUBLE  ROMAN  NARI'ISSUS . 39.  ,, 
DOUBLE  VAN  SION  DAFFODILS,  first  Size, 
Imported  bulbs..  fls.  8d.  ,, 
_ _ _  For  delivery  lo  August. 
DUO  VAN  THOL  TULIP.S,  scarlet  ] 
ART  US  ,, 
Ia  4.  RKINP*  *  i 
L’IMM  ACULEE  }  ^s.  6d.  per  lOO,  6d.  per  doz. 
DUCHESS  of  PARMA,, 
WOUVERMAN  /,  ) 
CHRYSOLORA  ..  6s.  per  100,  Is.  3d.  per  doz. 
SecoBd-size  HYACINTHS,  In  distinct  colours, 
unnamea . 149.  per  100 
w  named,  our  selection  IBs.  6d.  „ 
I'irst-size  HYACINTHS,  the  best  quality,  and 
first-cla’.s  varieties .  4b.  to  9s.  per  doz. 
NARCISSUS,  CYNOSURE  . 38.  6d.  per  ICO 
„  PRINCKPS . 68.  „ 
For  September  dellverv.  All  orders  over  Ss.carriage  paid. 
38.  in  the  £  Discount  off  all  Bulbs  for  “Cash  with  Order.” 
CATALOaUES  ready  in  August. 
HADAli/AV  O  nn  Durdham  Down  Nurseries, 
UAnAWAY  <k  uU.,  clifton,  Bristol. 
BEGONIAS 
Of  thO  newest  and  most  superb  type,  including  many  rare 
varieties.  Double  and  Single,  for  Conservatory  or  Bedding. 
See  B.  R.  Davis’s  Descriptive  Catalogue,  Free.  A  Hand¬ 
some  COLOURED  PLATE  of  Six  Double  Varieties,  with  a  Copy 
of  Treatise  on  Cultivation,  free  for  Is. 
B.  R.  DAVIS,  NUlfd^\^S,  YEOVIL,  SOMERSET. 
BULBS  FOR  FORCING. 
EAELY  WHITE  EOMAN  HYACINTHS, 
SNOWFLAKE  POLYANTHUS  NAEOISSUS, 
FEEESIAS,  &c.,  &c. 
First  Consignment  to  hand  in  excellent  condition. 
For  particulars  of  these  and  all  other  Bulbs,  see  our 
Catalogue,  No  468,  post  free  on  application. 
DICKSONS,  CHESTER. 
ORCHIDS. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Alwayi  worth  a  vUit  of  impectton.  Kindly  tend  for  Catalogue. 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM  GUIDE  and 
CHRYSANTHEMUM  ALBUM. 
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of  each  post  free  for  2/-,  or  separately.  The  Guide,  8  stamps 
-  ■>  The  Album,  18  stamps.  Both  are  invaluable  to  Ohryaanthemum 
Growers. 
■  H.  J.  JONES,  Eyecroft  Nursery,  LEWISHAM. 
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IpiCTURESQUE  RQCK  FORMATION 
Forming  LAKE-",  OA80ADKS,  and  STREAMS;  FERNERIES, 
■  WINTER  GARDENS,  and  ALPINBRIBS,  in  our  well-known 
'' .  Naturalistic  Style,  as  at  Sandringham,  Battersea  Park,  &c.,  &c. 
PUr.XX.A.lVC  ^  SOiNT, 
00,  Flnabury  Square.  London,  B.O.,  and  Brozboarne. 
No.  841.— You.  XXXIII.,  Third  SaiUBa. 
CABBAGE 
For  Present  Sowing*  is 
DANIELS’  DEFIANCE. 
A  magnificent  variety,  growing  to  the  weight  of  from  10  to  80 
pounds.  Remarkably  early,  .short  legged,  and  cornpact,  and  of 
the  most  delicious  marrow  flavour.  Invaluable  for  the  market 
gardener  or  the  private  grower. 
Our  own  grand  selected  stock,  per  oz.,  1/6 ;  per  packet,  6d. 
DANIELS’  DlFIANOE  CABBAGE. 
DANIELS’  GOLDEN  ROCCA.  ’ 
Fine  globular  fhape,  golden  yellow  skin,  mild  flavour,  and  with 
careful  cultivation  comes  equal  to  the  imporcod  Portugal 
Onions,  and  keeps  sound  till  June.  This  variety  is  the  best 
exhibition  kind  known,  and  has  obtained  more  prizes  than  any 
other  Onion.  If  sown  in  autumn,  and  kept  under  first-class 
cultivation,  will  grow  bulbs  two  to  three  pounds  each. 
Per  oz.,  1/6;  per  Packet,  6d. 
DANIELS  BROTHERS, 
SEED  GROWERS  AND  NURSERYMEN, 
O  R  'W  I  C  XX. 
London  Fern  Nurseries, 
LOUGHBOROUGH  JUNCTION,  LONDON,  S.W. 
5000  Oases  op  Plasts  sent  off  last  tear  to  the  Trade 
Nurserymen  and  Florists  send  for  Wholesale  List. 
Special  Lis'”  for  Amateurs.  J.  E.  SMITH. 
A  UT  ITT  nr  X*  <2  grand  condition 
WXvXjLJk  £s  V  Xi.^  XdiM  for  present  planting 
FIG  TREES  IN  POTS. 
WILL  TAYLER,  Fruit  Tree  Grower,  Hampton,  Middlesex. 
TENTS!  TENTS'!  TENTS!!!— 
1  I  have  purchased  6000  ARMY  TKNT8  (40  feet  circum¬ 
ference)  scarcely  used.  Complete  with  poles,  pegs, and  lines ; 
cost  £6  each.  Will  send  any  number, carriage  paid  for  24s. each. 
Can  be  sent  on  approval.  Specially  adaptable  for  sporting  and 
pleasure  purposes.  TWO  JUST  SUPPLIED  TO  BUCKING¬ 
HAM  PALacE.  O'he  tollowlng  unsolicited  Testimonial  Is  one 
out  of  many  hundreds  weekly ;— *■  April  29th,  1898.  DEAR  SIR,— 
Accept  my  thanks  lor  the  tent^,  safelv  received  to-day;  I  am 
very  pleased  with  them.— F.  H.  HILL,  DnddlngtonPark,Porto- 
bello,  Midlothian.’ 
ANDREW  POTTER,  Melbourne  Works,  Wolverhampton 
MARQUEES  FOR  FLOWER  SHOWS, 
LlX  SPORTS,  AO.  Made  of  best  Tent  Canvas,  30  feet  by  16 
feet, with  poles,  pegs,  runners,  lines,  mallets,  and  bags.  All 
complete,  ready  for  use,  can  be  sent  on  approval,  114 ;  originally 
cost  £36 
ANDREW  POTTER,  Melbourne  Work.s,  Wolverhampton. 
PURE  WOOD  OHARCOAL,SpeciallyPrepared 
for  Horticnltnral  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of  Horti¬ 
culture;  ‘'Charcoal  is  invalnabie  as  a  mannrlal  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 
appli^  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.”  Apply  lor  Pamphlet 
and  Prices  to  the  Mannfactarers, 
HIRST,  BROOKE,  dc  HIRST.  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
THE  GARDEN  MANUAL:  for  the 
1  Cultivation  and  Operations  required  for  the  Kitchen 
Garden,  Fruit  (Isrden,  Flower  Garden,  and  Florists’  Flowers. 
Illnstrated  with  Engravings  and  Plans.  By  the  Editors  and 
Contributors  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture.  Revised  EDITION 
now  ready.  Fcao  8vo,  cloth,  price  Is.  6d.;  post  free,  is.  9d. 
»**  44,000  of  previous  ed'tlcns  already  sold. 
JOUBNALOF  HoBTiotmTUBE  Office,  171,  Fleet  Street,  LoadoQ,B.O 
THURSDAY,  AUGUST  «.  1896. 
PREPARING  FOR  SPRING  BEDDING. 
Throughout  the  changing  seasons  of  the 
year  the  brains  and  hands  of  the  gardener 
have  to  be  kept  in  a  constant  state  of  activity, 
for  success  in  their  calling  does  not  depend  alone 
upon  their  ability  to  deal  successfully  with  the 
requirements  and  difficulties  of  the  hoar,  but 
also  upon  the  exercise  of  sound  judgment  in 
“looking  ahead,”  Thus  while  summer  bedding 
is  in  the  zenith  of  its  beauty  steps  must  be  taken 
to  lay  the  foundation  for  an  equally  successful 
display  in  spring. 
While  engaged  in  the  active  pursuit  of  their 
avocation  anything  approaching  an  attempt  to 
“  rest  on  their  laurels  ”  drags  down  to  the  level 
of  mediocrity  the  best  and  hardest-won  reputa¬ 
tions.  Our  motto  must  be  “  Go  forward,”  or  we 
shall  assuredly  retrograde.  By  bearing  these 
things  in  mind  we  shall  see  the  more  forcibly 
how  necessary  it  is  at  the  present  time  to  take  up 
in  earnest  the  work  of  preparing  for  spring 
bedding.  One  of  the  first  matters  to  be  attended 
to  in  connection  with  this  work  is  the  sowing  of 
Pansy  seeds.  A  large  stock  of  plants  is  so  easily 
raised,  and  the  flowers  produced  so  showy  and 
varied,  that  Pansies  are  quite  indispensable  for 
providing  a  spring  and  early  summer  display  in 
the  flower  garden.  At  one  time  I  made  a 
practice  of  sowing  the  first  week  in  July,  but  I 
have  found  this  to  be  too  early,  as  the  plants 
grow  very  large  before  autnmn,  and  exhaust 
themselves  to  a  great  extent  by  flowering  in 
September ;  even  if  the  flowers  are  kept  con¬ 
stantly  removed  the  shoots  grow  long,  and  are 
often  killed  during  a  severe  winter.  What  we 
want  is  sturdy  plants  with  shoots  2  or  3  inches 
in  length  by  planting-out  time,  which  operation 
I  like  to  perform  about  the  end  of  October,  so 
that  they  become  well  established  before  dry 
weather  sets  in  in  spring.  I  usually  sow  in  rows 
on  a  south  or  west  border,  and,  when  the  seed¬ 
lings  are  large  enough,  prick  out  6  inches  apart 
in  an  open  situation  ;  sturdy  plants  are  thus 
obtained  which  will  grow  and  flower  early  in 
the  spring  months.  In  regard  to  varieties,  it  is 
only  necessary  to  say  that  every  firm  of  repute 
will  supply  seed  of  their  own  strains,  which 
may  be  depended  upon  to  produce  something 
good.  The  Peacock  and  Fancy  strains  are 
deserving  of  more  extended  culture. 
Ko.  S497.— VoL.  XOY.,  Old  Skkms 
