NoveUibei  32,  1898. 
JcnrMAL  0^  uonffcnifUM  akij  cottage  garden-eii 
459  ^ 
FRUIT  TREES  SPEC^LITY. 
THE  BEST  NEW  FRUITS. 
DBSS^iRT  APPLB  Lord  Hindlip. 
OOOKING  APPLE  BYFQRD  WONDlfiR. 
DESSERT  PEAR  OONFEREXOE. 
PLUM . MoxARcn. 
STRAWBERRY  ..  Koyad  SoVKfiKlGN. 
KISPBKRRY  ..  VrcTOKIA. 
CURRANT  ..  Pay’s  Prolific. 
Also  many  other  new 
varieties  of  great 
merit,  end  all  the 
best  of  the  new  or 
old  varieties  either 
for  market  or  own 
consumption. 
DESCRIPTIVE  .CATALOGUE,  one  of  the  most  complete  issued, 
free,  6'i.  Ordinary  List  free. 
OrOKClV  WTATKLXJNTS, 
Pomona  Farm  Nurseries,  WITHINGTON,  HEEEFOED. 
;  London  Fern  Nurseries, 
i  LOUGHBOROUGH  JUNCTION,  LONDON,  S.W. 
^  Perns,  large  and  small,  in  great  v.rriety ;  Aralias,  Qrevilleas, 
Mi  Oyperns,  Solanums,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Draemnas,  Aspidistras, 
Crotons,  Ojclamen,  Bouvardias,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
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150  ACRES 
Of  Trees  &  Shrubs. 
In  the  finest  possible  con¬ 
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grown  and  drawn.  Carefully  and  frequently  moved,  and 
the  roots  consequently  are  a  mass  of  fibre,  ensuring  safe 
removal  when  sold. 
NEW  CATALOGUE,  with  descriptions  of  above,  and  of 
many  Rare  and  New  Plants,  Post  Free  from 
CLIBRAN’S  Nursery,  ALTRINCHAM 
Also  at  Manchester,  Bangor,  and  Llandudno  .Junction . 
IG  Soddy’s  Bulbous  Roots. 
SODDY’S  ‘  B”  COLLECTION  OP  270  BULBS,  O.arriago  Paid 
B'  for  68.  fid. :  see  Catalogue,  page  22. 
GLADIOLUS  COLVILLI  aLBA,  The  Bride,  2s.  fid,  per  100. 
lilt  DAPPODILS.  in  Fine  Mixture,  Including  Trumpet,  Incompara- 
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if,'  All  Orders  receive  personal  attention.  CATALOGUE  Gratis 
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To  Nurserymen,  Builders,  Local  Boards,  Vestriss,  and 
others  who  intend  planting  Trees  and  Shrubs  this  Season 
R0:0£2R-r  OKTEAIL., 
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Begs  to  offer  »n  extensive  stock  of  FOREST  and  ORNA¬ 
MENTAL  TREES  and  SHRUBS,  BOSES.  GRAPE 
VINES,  FRUIT  TREES,  CLIMBING  PLANTS,  &o., 
which,  being  grown  in  the  neighbourhood  of  London,  are 
esperially  suitable  for  town  planting.  Also  a  large  stock  of 
8EAH1S.LB  and  RHUBARB  tor  forcing.  Sample  and  price  of 
Seakale  sent  by  post  If  desired. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  PRES. 
Fruit  frees  &  Roses 
A  Large  and  Select  Stock 
IS 
Now  Offered  for  Sale. 
WRITE.  FOR  OUR  ILLUSTRATED  <&  DESCRIPTIVE 
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THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS, 
HARLOW  STATION,  G.B.R. 
No;  88.4.— VoL  ZX2I1I,., Triad  BHUjaa. 
(ANT’S 
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For  Catalogues  apply 
BENJAMIN  R.  CANT, 
Rose  Grower,  COLCHESTER. 
TO  FX-AUTBEtSl 
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In  F/eiv  of  the  growing  demand  for  this  splendid 
Forest  Tree  we  hold  immense  stocks  at  exceptionally 
low  prices  for  qualities  offered. 
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JOSHUA  LE  CORNU  &  SON 
HIGH  VIEW  NURSERIES, 
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UCndCV  Sl  rose  trees. 
Vast  quantities  of  strong,  healthy,  flbrously-rooted  Apple 
Pear,  Pmm,  and  Peach  trees,  and  Grape  Vines  of  supeiior 
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well  and  given  such  great  satisfaction  to  our  nnmerons  clients 
in  all  paits  of  Britain  for  many  years  past.  Ail  i rue  to  name. 
Batisfactlon  guaranteed.  Gordons  a  Speciality. 
ROSES. — Wonderfully  cheap.  An  enormous  stock  of 
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Before  ordering,  every  reader  of  this  paper  should  write  for 
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GARNATIONS-A  SPECIALITY. 
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Grand  healthy  well-rooted  layers  now  ready,  13  choice  varieties. 
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order. 
PANSIES  and  VIOLAS,  all  the  finest  In  cultivation  ;  cuttings 
from  Is.  fid.  per  dozen,  plants  from  38.  per  dozen.  Winner  of 
the  Gold  Medal  for  Collection  of  Pansies  at  the  National  Viola 
Society’s  Show,  Regent’s  Park,  1898. 
M.  0  4MPBELL,  Floriat,  mm  BLANTYRE,  N.B. 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  12,  1890. 
NEARING  THE  END. 
Perhaps  at  no  time  of  the  year  does  the 
garden  present  a  more  melancholy  appearance 
than  during  the  early  days  of  November.  There 
is  something  sad  about  it  if  we  are  in  the  mood 
to  look  at  it  in  that  light.  It  seems  bat  yesterday 
since  everything  was  enjoying  the  full  glory  of 
the  summer  sunshine  ;  the  whole  earth,  so  to 
speak,  seemed  joyful  in  its  own  beauty,  and  such 
a  thing  as  decay  was  only  a  snrmise,  yet  we 
knew  it  must  come,  and  in  the  seared  and 
shattered  leaves  rustling  mournfully  to  the 
ground  we  have  evidence  enough  that  the  end 
is  not  far  off,  and  inanimate  nature  will  soon 
be  at  rest.  Each  season  teaches  its  own  lessons, 
and  in  autumn  retrospection  in  some  form  or 
other  takes  possession  of  most  gardeners.  It 
gives  a  little  breathing  space,  and  he  has  an 
opportunity  of  looking  back  over  his  season’s 
labours,  the  many  difficulties  with  which  he  has 
had  to  contend,  and  we  hope  the  successes  that 
have  crowned  his  efforts. 
The  gardener’s  life  is  full  of  incident,  and 
each  year  takes  the  form  of  a  complete  chapter 
in  it.  We  began  well  ’tis  true,  and  prospects 
were  bright  in  the  days  of  springtime,  and  then 
camo  the  drought ;  day  after  day  of  tropical 
snushine,  with  only  an  occasional  thander  cloud 
in  the  sky,  which,  however,  usaally  passed  away 
without  the  longed-for  downpour.  Pastures 
were  brown  and  burnt,  and  meadow  grass  ripe 
long  before  the  crop  was  full,  and  farmers 
thought  dolefully  of  their  banking  accounts  and 
rent  day.  Water,  water,  water,  was  the  cry 
of  the  day  to  keep  crops  alive,  and  the  benefits 
of  mulching  and  deep  cultivation  were  noticed 
in  gardens  where  these  methods  were  adopted. 
It  is  in  such  a  summer  as  the  one  just  passed 
that  the  advantages  of  a  good  water  supply  are 
felt,  for  though  a  few  hours’  rain  is  worth  more 
than  a  great  amount  of  watering,  yet  there  are 
times  when  it  must  be  done  or  the  crop  fails. 
“  Would  it  never  rain,”  we  thought,  as  we  neared 
the  close  of  another  olondless  day  and  spent  the 
evening  sloshing  water  down  the  Pea-rows.  The 
same  with  the  flower  garden,  everything  bad 
to  be  watered,  and  just  when  we  thought  we 
had  finished  for  the  day  more  often  than  not 
some  little  plant  which  had  been  overlooked 
No,  36U,— VOL.  XOV.,  OLD  SSJUBB. 
