October  16,  1896. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
STRAWBERRIES"pSf“ 
GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO. 
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fine  plants  at  reduced  rates. 
C-A.T.A.I-OGrXTES  FRXSE:. 
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THE  USUAL  PRICES. 
MARIE  LOUISE,  finest  Double  Blue.  OOMTE  DE  BRAZZA, 
finest  Doable  White.  Strong  plants,  well  set  with  buds,  1/6  per 
dozen,  lOA  per  100.  Boxes  free. 
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The  best  procurable  at  Low  Prices. 
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All  the  leading  varieties  in  strong  runners  and  in  pots  ready 
for  immediate  delivery. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  ON  APPLICATION. 
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TULIPS!  TULIPS!  TULIPS! 
Rare  and  'beautiful  Garden  Sorts,  not 
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SI»A».-W3Sr. 
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turers  of  MUSHROOM  SPAWN, 
and  keeping  over  100  cows  from 
which  I  obtain  a  large  quantity  of 
pure  virgin  spawn,  I  am  in  a  position 
to  offer  the  best  obtainable  at  3s.  per 
bushel. 
SpecUil  Prices  for  Large  Quantities 
and  the  TraAe. 
KAUrCEEt  KXI.X.EiALZlia’C, 
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PBZLXP  LE  CORMV,  r.R.H.S., 
IHE  JERSEY  NURSERIES,  JERSEY. 
No,  86L— VoTi.  XXZJIL,  Third  Sebibs. 
3G5 
VEITCH’S 
GENUINE  BULBS. 
VEITCH’S  DAFFODILS 
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ODORUS. 
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and  upwards  in  value. 
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on  application. 
JAMES  VEITCH  &  SONS, 
ROYAL  EXOTIC  NURSERY, 
CHELSEA,  LONDON,  S.W. 
J0uiinal  vf 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  15.  1896. 
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consecutive  years  (1883  to  1896  inclusive).  Good  strong  plants, 
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the  above.  Is.  and  2t.  6d.  per  packet. 
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1/6  „ 
1/6  „ 
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..  3/-  per  100 
• .  3 
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Mr.  ROBERT  STDENHAM’S  BULBS 
Are  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the  Beat  and  Finest. 
References  can  be  given  to  Cusiomei's  in  nearly  every  town  in  the 
United  Kingd' m. 
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size.  4/-  dozen.  BARRI  OONSPIOUUS,  3/6  dozen ;  25/-  100. 
HORSPIELDI,  extra  selected  bulbs,  2/6  dozen ;  good  average 
size,  2/-  dozen  ;  16/-  100.  SIR  WaTKIN,  3/6  dozen.  Orders  over 
£5  Ten  per  Cent.  Discount.  Full  List  on  application, 
TENBY  STREET  NORTH,  BIRMINGHAM 
The  practice  of  filling  beds  in  the  flower  garden 
with  shrubs  of  various  descriptions  for 
winter  ornamentation  is  perhaps  not  so  much 
practised  now  as  formerly.  Nevertheless  the 
plan  is  a  good  -one  under  some  circumstances, 
and  might  with  advantage  be  carried  out  in 
many  gardens.  At  the  outset  let  me  state  that 
I  do  not  advocate  the  planting  of  a  flower 
garden  entirely  on  this  principle,  but  rather  that 
shrubs  should  be  associated  with  spring  flowering 
plants  in  such  a  way  as  to  show  originality 
and  enhance  the  general  effect.  Many  flower 
gardens  are  also  greatly  improved  in  appearance 
by  planting  upright  growing  shrubs  in  the  centre 
of  some  of  the  beds  or  in  other  prominent  posi¬ 
tions,  in  order  to  break  up  the  flatness  that 
would  otherwise  prevail.  These  will,  of  course, 
be  considered  permanent  plants,  and  those  should 
be  selected  that  have  a  natural  habit  of  making 
but  little  horizontal  compared  with  vertical 
growth. 
I  The  Irish  Yew  is  a  good  type  of  this  style  of 
shrub  in  regard  to  shape,  but  now  that  we  have 
!  so  many  attractive  species  and  varieties  of  shrubs 
to  select  from  we  are  able  to  choose  those  with 
I  less  sombre  foliage,  and  which  grow  into  the 
required  shape  without  either  tying  or  clipping. 
The  Cypress-like  Junipers,  have  all  these  desir¬ 
able  characteristics,  and  are  therefore  especially 
suitable  for  planting  in  the  positions  above 
indicated.  They  are  of  somewhat  slow  growth, 
but  this  is  an  advantage  rather  than  a  drawback, 
as  they  seldom  get  too  large  for  the  positions 
assigned  to  them.  Specimens  about  3  feet  ia 
height  are  of  a  suitable  size  to  plant,  as  they 
give  a  good  effect  at  once  and  each  year  grow 
in  beauty.  J.  chinensis  albo-variegata,  J .  chin- 
ensis  aurea,  and  J.  communis  hibernica  (Irish 
Juniper)  are  a  trio  of  the  best.  To  all  who 
have  been  unsuccessful  in  their  attempts  to 
secure  suitable  shrubs  for  prominent  positions 
in  the  flower  garden  I  commend  these  J nnipers. 
In  a  large  flower  garden  it  is  also  a  good  plan 
to  have  a  few  beds  devoted  entirely  to  low- 
growing  shrubs,  which  may  be  kept  in  shape  by 
a  little  annual  pruning.  Such  beds  are  attrac¬ 
tive  at  all  seasons  of  the  year,  and  when  they 
assume  their  brightest  tints  in  spring  and  early 
I  No.  J607.— VOL.  XOV„  OW  SBUHS 
