l)ecember  10,  1800. 
.TOlJkMAL  OP  mnftCLtLWRP  ANl)  COTTAGE  GARbEEtER 
553 
IN  POTS  for  WINTER  F01{CING. 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON 
Desire  to  call  attention  to  their  extensive  stock  of  the  above,  the  quality  of  the 
,  plants  being  unexcelled  by  any  in  the  market. 
THE  HIGHEST  AWARDS  Templ^  show  and  other  Spring  Exhibitions  have  been  given 
of  recent  years  to  WM.  PAUL  d  SON'S  Forced  Roses,  and  the 
plants  now  offered  cannot  fail  to  give  the  fullest  satisfaction. 
Extra  s'ron?  established  Plants  in  8-in.  pots,  of  all  leading;  Hybrid  Perpetual 
A  1-  Scented  varieties  . .  to  428.  per  doz.,  £10  to  £15  per  100 
A  limited  quantity  of  specially  selected  Plants . .  ..  60s.  per  doz. 
Smaller  Plants  in  5  and  6-izi.  pots . Igg.  to  30s.  per  doz.,  £6  to  £10  per  100 
nail  specimen  and  Specimen  Plants,  magnificent  for  conservatory  decoration  7s.  Gd.  to  63s.  each. 
PRICES  BESCRZPTXVE  CATALOGUE  POST  FREE 
ON  APPEZCATZON. 
Pauls’  Nurseries,  WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
»XJr»EIti:^A.TIVE 
BDNYARD’S 
TRUE  STOCK. 
R/iSPBERRY 
The  finest  Raspberry  ever  sent  out. 
Per  doz.,  3'-,  post  free.  3/9;  per  100,  18/-;  extra  strong, 
6/-  per  doz.  Price  per  1000  on  application. 
For  description  see  Strawberry  Catalogue  Post  Free. 
Illustrated  Fruit  Catalogue,  Six  Stamps. 
GEORGE  BUNYARD  &  CO., 
ROTAI.  NURSERIES,  lYEAZBSTONE. 
RIVERS’ 
Fruit  Trees  &  Roses 
A  Large  and  Select  Stock 
IS 
Now  Offered  for  Sale. 
WRITE  FOR  OUR  ILLUSTRATED  d  DESCRIPTIVE 
CATALOGUE,  POST  FREE,  3d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLO-W  STATION.  G.K.R. 
IF  YOU  WANT 
FRUIT  TREES 
That  will  bear  regularly,  purchase  Apples  worked  upon 
our  Paranise  Stock.  We  have  70,000  to  select  from,  and 
shall  be  pleased  to  show  them  to  visitors. 
TRAINED  TREES  A  SPECIALITY 
CATALOGUES  FREE  UPON  APPLICATION— 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
CHILWELL  NURSERIES,  NOTTS. 
ESTABLISHED  1782. 
T.  LORD’S  CATALOGUE  NOW  READY, 
Oontainiog  all  the  best  Bizarres,  Flakes,  Picotees,  Selfs,  Fancies 
aud  Yellow  Grounds.  Winner  of  the  leading  prizes  at  the 
National  Carnation  Exhibition  (Northern  Section)  for  fourteen 
consecutive  years  (1883  to  1896  inclusive).  Good  strong  plants, 
his  selection,  6s.  and  98.  per  dozen,  free  for  cash.  Se^s  from 
the  above.  Is.  and  2s;  6d.  per  packet. 
T.  LORE,  FLORIST,  TODMORDEN. 
PIANTING  SEASON. 
HARDILY-GROWN 
Fores’t,  Fruit, 
&  all  other 
& 
Ro@os,  &c. 
Stocks  quite  Unequalled  for 
“QUALITY,"  “VARIETY,"  &  “EXTENT." 
Priced  Catalogues  Post  Free. 
Dicksons 
Nnrserles  DUCOTCD 
(480  Acres)  bllLOlLn.^ 
CARAWAY  &  CO. 
SPECIAL  OFFER,  “CASH  WITH  ORDER.*’ 
£7  lOs.  per  100.  Ail  leading  and  best  kinds,  our  selection. 
12  assorted  Standard  Apple,  Cherry,  Pear,  and  Plum,  ISs, 
12  assorted  Pyramid  Trees,  Apple,  Pear,  and  Plum,  20s. 
12  a=3orted  Trained  Trees  for  walls, 
Apple  Cherry,  Nectarine,  Peach,  Pear,  and  Plum,  all  best  trees 
aud  good  varieties,  40s.  per  doz. 
GOOSEBERRIES,  all  named,  28.  6d.  per  doz. ;  18s.  per  100. 
OUERANTS,  assorted  Black,  Red,  and  White,  28.  6d.  per  doz. ; 
183.  per  100. 
RASPBERRIES,  Is.  6d.  per  doz. ;  ICs.  per  100. 
Rvses,  best  named  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  our  selection,  35s.  per  100 ; 
20s.  per  50.  12,  packed  and  paid  per  Parcel  Post,  for  7s.  6d. 
12  Tea  Rosea,  packed  and  paid  per  Parcel  Post,  for  lOs.  6d. 
Tea  Roses,  in  pots,  including  Mardchal  Niel,  Gloire  de  Dijon, 
Niphetos,  and  other  varieties,  128.  and  218.  per  doz. 
VINES,  strong  planted  cane,  43.  each. 
ASSOR  TED  EVERGREENS,  good  plants,  48.  to  18g.  per  doz. 
ASSORTED  FLOWERING  PLANTS.  48.  to  98.  per  doz. 
assorted  standard  TREES- e.g..  Thorns,  Limes,  Moun¬ 
tain  Ash,  Planes,  &o.,  ISs.  pet  doz. 
CraXlVCBESRS. 
Ampelopsis  Veitchi,  the  best  for  covering  walls,  requires  no 
nailing,  Is.  each. 
Clematis  Jackmsni,  and  other  sorts,  158.  per  doz, ;  our  selection, 
Is.  6d.  each. 
Ivies,  in  sorts,  9d.,  Is.,  and  Is.  6d. 
PAD  All/ A  V  D  PO  Durdham  Down  Nur$erie$, 
UAnAWAi  &  bU.,  clifton,  Bristol 
Jfitti{nal  df  ^drtifultttud. 
THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  10,  1896. 
THE  GARDENERS’  PATH. 
(Conclttded  from  page  634.) 
Approaching-  the  end  —  the  end  of  our 
path — one  would  like  to  pause  and  ponder 
over  a  few  things  which,  although  more  con¬ 
spicuous  on  other  roads,  are  not  wholly  exempt 
from  ours.  On  one,  at  least,  a  passing  thought 
may  be  expressed.  It  is  not  a  matter  for 
iurprise  that  even  shrewd  and  prudent  “  heads  ’* 
should  be  a  little  turned  at  the  present  time  by 
the  dazzling  visions — golden  dreams — presented 
on  every  side  for  making  money.  “  Not  in  our 
path,”  you  will  say  ;  well,  once  it  is  known  that 
our  traveller  has  a  few  precious  pounds  in  band 
a  shower  of  prospectuses  come  fluttering  over 
the  garden  wall,  tempting  him  to  embark,  in 
what  has,  in  some  instances,  proved  to  be  but  a 
rotten  hulk,  only  to  be  floated  and  freighted  ere 
it  founders.  There  is,  probably,  no  greater 
temptation  peculiar  to  the  present  day  whilst 
money  is  so  cheap  and  always  so  desirable  to 
have,  for  it  is  necessary,  and  it  is  power,  though 
sometimes  abused. 
Old  T - and  his  “  missus  ”  had,  in  the  course 
of  a  long  and  frugal  life,  spent  in  the  service  of 
one  family,  laid  by  a  nice  sum  sufficient,  when 
invested  at  a  safe  rate  of  interest,  to  render 
them  comfortable  and  independent  to  the  end. 
But  the  fever  of  10  per  cent,  infected  him,  as  it 
did  many  more,  and  the  old  “head,”  so  long 
prudent,  went  giddy,  was  caught  in  the  vortex — 
caught,  spun  round,  and  tossed  out  a  wreck  in 
sight  of  his  haven  of  rest  after  the  long  and 
prosperous  voyage.  This  was  practically  the 
end,  so  quickly,  perhaps  mercifully,  it  came. 
I  know,  as  many  more  know,  that  the  spirit  of 
peculation  under  divers  disguises  is  now  and 
again  to  be  seen  flitting  across  the  gardeners 
path,  seeking  what  it  may  devour  amongst  the 
fruits  of  patient  labour.  Our  travellers  oannot 
proceed  with  too  much  caution,  for  if  they  have 
but  little  to  lose  they  can  least  afford  to  risk  it.  I 
do  not  hold  it  essential  to  measure  a  man’s 
success  in  life  by  his  bank  balance,  although  few 
may  agree  with  me  on  this  matter.  What  is 
success  from  the  point  of  those  who  gauge  it  by 
the  possession  of  millions  ?  Here  is  an  instance 
what  it  is  not  in  the  powerful  words  of  an 
American  writer  when  criticising  the  end  of  a 
No.  869.— VOL.  XXXIII.,  Third  Series. 
