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JOtTRN'AL  OF  HOkTTOULTtiRF  AND  COTTAGF  GARDENER. 
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“WEIB  B  S’ 
EMPEROR  CABBAGE 
The  Earliest  and  Best. 
6d.  and  Is.  per  Packet :  Is.  6d.  per  oa. 
From  Mr,  O,  H,  BALL,  Comer  Gardens. 
“  I  herewith  forward  you  a  photograph  of  your  valuable 
Cabbage— the  Bmperor.  I  find  it  is  the  earliest,  largest, 
and  most  compact  variety  I  ever  grew.” 
WEBBS’,  Wordsley,  Stourbridge. 
STRAWBERRY-MACMAHON. 
A-fter  growing  many  varieties  of  so-called  novelties,  I  have  now 
proof  that  the  above  variety  is  the  best  Strawberry  grown. 
Having  the  disadvantage  of  ripening  at  a  time  when  the 
market  Is  glutted  (as  this  season),  it  held  its  own  by  making 
7/-  per  dozen  in  the  open  market.  There  are  no  small  fruit,  all 
lari?e,  handsome,  and  good  flavour.  Having  grown  six  acres 
(which  brought  me  £60  per  acre)  and  knowing  it  to  be  a  good 
thing,  I  should  like  everyone  interested  to  try  it.  Runners,  well 
rooted,  are  now  ready.  5/-  per  100,  or  40/-  per  1000.  None  can  be 
delivered  after  the  Ifich  of  August,  as  all  the  surplus  ruuners 
will  be  taken  off  for  own  use.  Cash  with  order. 
T.  SHARPE,  Virginia  Water,  Surrey 
^^5  X3V 
Daniels’  Golden  Rocca  Onion. 
Splendid  variety  of  fine  globular  form,  pale  golden  yellow  skin, 
and  mild  delicate  flavour.  When  well  grown  will  produce  bulbs 
21b.  to  3ib.  in  weight,  A  superb  exhibition  variety,  and  tne 
best  for  autumn  sowing.  We  offer  £25  in  Prizes  in  1898  for 
bulbs  grown  from  Seed  sown  this  season.  All  purchasers  of  not 
less  than  one  ounce  of  Seed  will  be  eligible  to  compete. 
Seed  with  fall  cultural  directions,  per  ounce,  1/6 ; 
per  packet,  6d.,  post  free. 
DANIELS  BROS.,  GEO^ERS,  NORWICH 
THE  FINEST  CABBAGE  IN  THE  WORLD. 
DANIELS’  DEFIANCE. 
A  very  fine,  short-legged,  compact,  and  early  variety  ;  growing 
quickly  to  the  weight  of  81b.  or  lOlb.  each  ;  exceedingly  tender 
and  of  the  most  delicate  marrow  flavour.  A  grand  Cabbage 
alike  for  the  market  or  private  grower. 
Our  own  splendid  stock,  specially  selected,  per 
ouncei  1/6 ;  per  packet,  6d.,  post  free. 
DANIELS  BROS.,  GEO^E^RS,  NORWICH 
NICOTINE  SOAP 
Insecticide  for  Washing,  Dipping,  or 
Syringing  Plants. 
(Introduced  1870). 
Manufactured  in  Bond,  free  of  duty. 
Nothing  can  equal  it  for  the  eradication 
of  all  insect  pests  that  affect  plants,  and  it 
is  a  boon  to  fruit  growers.  It  thoroughly 
cleanses  without  the  slightest  injury  to 
foliage  or  young  fruit. 
In  bottles.  Is.,  2s.  6d.,  6s.  In  drums,  121b. 
13s.  6d. ;  281b.,  25s. ;  661b.,  50s. 
To  be  had  from  the  Seed  and  Nursery 
Trade  generally. 
Manufacturers,  CORRY  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  LONDON. 
By  Appointment  to  H.E.H.  the  Prince  of  Wales, 
Picturesque  Rock  Formation 
As  executed  in  our  inimitable  naturalistic  style,  at  hundreds 
of  places  about  the  kingdom,  including  Sandringham,  and 
Battersea  and  St.  James’s  Parks. 
60,  Finsbury  Square,  LONDON ;  and  Broxbourne. 
Photo  illustrated  book  of  works  executed  sent  for  inspection  for 
twelve  stamps. 
No.  892,— Von.  XXXY,,  third  Series. 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees, 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  Sd. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION,  G.E.R, 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
Williams’  and  other  superb  strains,  also  Primula  Obconlca, 
CINERARIAS  and  BEGONIAS,  1/6  per  dozen,  10/-  100. 
Double  White  Primulas,  6d.  each.  All  the  above  fit  for  3  and 
4-in.  pots,  and  carriage  free  for  cash  with  order. 
JOHN-  STEVEN'S,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRV. 
London  Fern  Nurseries, 
LOUGHBOROUGH  JUNCTION,  LONDON,  8. W.— Ferns,  large 
and  small,  in  variety ;  Aralias,  Grevilleas,  Oyperns,  Pious,  Ericas, 
Palms,  Dracffiuas,  Aspidistras,  Hydrangeas,  Pelargoniums, 
Puohjias,  Marguerites,  Urotons,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  List  for  Amateurs,  send  for  one. — J.  E.  SMITH. 
PRIMULA  SINENSIS. 
Seedlings  white  and  red,  magnificent  strain.  From  stores,  1/6 
per  doz. ;  10/-  per  ICO,  post  free.  Plant  Catalogue  post  free. 
GLI  BRAN’S,  ^^NUR^ERIES,  ALTRINGHAM 
Also  at  Manchester,  Llandudno  Junction,  and  Bangor, 
Dicksons  First  &  Best  Cabbage. 
CIL-BlSILGlEi  S. 
Dicksons  First  &  Best,  per  pkt.  6d.;  per  oz.  i/6. 
“I  may  mention  that  yonr  First  &  Best  Cabbage  has 
“  proved  to  be  the  best  variety  I  have  ever  grown.  I 
“  caU  it  a  *  six-week’s  ’  variety  as  we  have  cut  some  good 
“heads  six  weeks  after  planting.” — Mr.  J.  Doig,  The 
Gardens,  Ynysmaengywn. 
Dicksons  Perfection,  per  pkt.  6d. ;  per  oz.  1/6. 
An  exceptionally  har^  variety. 
All  other  varieties  of  Cabbages,  Lettuces  and  Onions, 
also  Flower  Seeds,  for  present  and  later  sowing. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
Dicksons  Growers  Chester. 
THURSDAY,  JULY  29,  1897. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  171,  Fleet  Street,  London,  post  free 
for  a  Quarter,  3j.  9<?.  Editorial  communications 
must  be  addressed  to  8,  Rose  Hill  Road,  Wandsworth 
HARDY  FLOWERS. 
AS  is  the  life  ,of  men  and  women,  so  is  the 
life  of  the  flowers.  We  come  upon  the 
world’s  stage,  bear  our  share  of  the  sunshine 
and  storm  of  our  time,  and  pass  away.  So, 
too,  come  the  flowers.  They  have  their  trials 
and  their  joys.  They  are  hurt  by  the  storm  ; 
they  revive  in  the  sunshine,  and  fulfil  their 
part  until  the  winter  carries  them  from  our 
view.  But  a  few  days  ago  the  garden  was 
enveloped  in  driving  rain  and  invaded  by  the 
remorseless  gales  which,  rude  as  a  horde  of 
invading  barbarians  of  old,  wrecked  and  ruined 
all  they  touched.  To-day  it  is  flooded  with 
sunshine,  and  the  taller  flowers  scarce  move 
to  the  gentle  motion  of  the  air.  The  change 
is.  great.  Welcome  is  it  to  the  gardener,  and 
welcome  seems  it  to  the  flowers,  though  they 
still  bear  traces  of  their  recent  trials. 
That  white  Rose  on  the  wall — a  picture  of 
beauty  little  more  than  a  week  ago — has  not 
been  spared.  •  The  flowers,  once  pure  as  the 
winter’s  snows,  but  full  of  warmth  and  grace, 
were  disfigured  by  wind  and  rain,  and  were  no 
longer  forms  of  chastest  beauty.  That  mass 
of  white  Pinks,  once  so  delicious  in  odour  and 
so  pleasing  in  form,  has  become  a  heap  of 
sodden,  shapeless,  scentless  lumps.  The  Rise 
has  begun  to  recover,  and  ere  winter  comes 
will  give  us  many  a  welcome  flower,  but  the 
Pinks  have  gone  from  our  view  for  the  year. 
The  great  Delphiniums,  with  their  spikes  of 
blues  and  purples,  have  suffered  too,  and  attest 
the  fierceness  of  the  trials  they  have  undergone 
in  their  struggles  with  the  storm.  Others  tell 
the  tale  ;  but  it  is  an  unwelcome  one  on  a  day 
such  as  this  on  which  these  words  are  written. 
It  is  one  in  which  to  rejoice  and  not  to  mourn, 
one  in  which  we  can  drink  to  the  full  the  cup 
of  enjoyment  prepared  for  the  lover  of  gardens 
and  flowers. 
Looking  through  the  garden  after  one  of 
those  seasons  of  storm  and  rain,  we  may  pick 
up  here  and  there  some  lessons  to  be  turned 
to  account  again.  One  of  these  is  the  value  of 
the  single  Pinks  in  bad  weather.  While  the 
No.  2648.— VOL.  XOVII.,  OLD  SKBIKS, 
