Fel  ruary  20,  190^ 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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BARR’S  NEW  DWARF  EARLY  MARROWFAT  PEA 
“THE  HERALD,”— A  ve  y  valuable  aiklilioii  Co  ouv  oarlv 
pens,  comiug  in  with  William  the  First  and  other  earliest 
round  peas,  and  bearing  a  profusion  of  large  well-filled 
pods,  containing  8  to  10  peas  of  fine  rich  flavour  ;  sturdy 
■branching  habit,  heiglic  lOin.  to  12iu.  Per  pint  3/6 
BARR’S  GOLDEN  WAX  POD  DWARF  BEAN,  bearing 
large  handsome  fleshy  pods  of  delicate  flavour,  an  abundant 
bearer,  and  very  earlv.  Per  pint,  1/3;  T)er  quart,  2/-. 
BARR’S  HARDY  WINTER  WHITE  BROCCOLI,  a  splen¬ 
did  Eroccoli  for  autumn  and  winter  setting,  with  snowy 
wh  te  heads,.  Per  i)acket,  1/-;  per  oz,,  2/6*. 
BARR’S  “STANDARD”  BRUSSELS  SPROUTS,  well 
furnished  with  medium -sized  firm  sprouts  of  delica'e 
flavour.  Per  nacket,  1/-;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
BARR’S  “BEST  OF  ALL”  AUTUMN  CUTTING,  grand 
lift  e  early  Cabbage  of  exceptionally  tine  cooking  qualitv. 
Award  of  Merit,  H.  H..S.,  August.  1901.  Pkt.,  0  .  ;  oz.,  f/J. 
BARR’S  NEW  INTERMEDIATE  CARROT,  a  ver  line 
selection,  roots  medium  long,  of  fine  form,  rich  colour-  and 
tine  cooking  qualities.  Per  packet,  4d  ;>  er  oz. .  i;-. 
BARR’S  NEW  SOLID  PINK  CELERY,  of  m,  diura  neight, 
broad  and  so. id  as  crj  stal,  of  a  rich  nutty  flavour. 
Per  packet,  1/6  and  2  6 
BASR’S“  PRIDE  OF  THE  MARKET”  CUCU MBER,  long, 
dark  green,  handsome  fruit  of  finest  quality,  a  grea 
favourite.  P,  r  packet,  1  (i 
BARR’S  “  PERFECTION  ”  TOMATO.  First  Class  Certifi¬ 
cate,  R.H.S.  H.audsome,  smooth,  bright  scarlet  fruit,  oi 
deep  flesh  ;  an  abundant  cropper.  Per  packet  6d.  and  1/-. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the 
best  'Yegetables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  Garden 
and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors, 
Sent  free  on  application. 
&  solars, 
11,  12,  &  13,  KING  STREET,  COVENT  CARDEN,  LONDON 
Nurseries:  Lo.nr  Dittox,  near  .Surbiton,  Surrey. 
GROWERS 
OF  the 
FOLLOWING 
VEtEIABlES 
SUTTON’S 
Were  Awarded  the  I.eading  Prizes 
at  Shows  during  1901. 
EARLY  GI.ANT  PF.4. 
BExT  OP  ALL  RL'NNER  BEAN 
blood  RED  BEET 
EXHIBITION  BRUSSELS  'PROFTS 
AUTU.MN  .MAM.MOTH  CAULIFLOWER.. 
new  red  IXI’ERMEDIATE  CARROT  . 
improved  TELEGRAPH  CUCF.MBER 
SOLID  WHITE  CELERY 
PRIZETAKER  LEEK 
SELECT!- 1)  AIL -A  CRAIG  ONION 
TENDER  AND  TREE  P.YRS.MP 
PERFECITON  TOMATO 
early  ;^NOWBALl.  TURNIP 
Quart,  3  - 
Piiit,  2, '6 
P.icket,  1/- 
„  II- 
„  1/6 
Ouii  e,  !/- 
Packet.  1  6 
1/- 
„  1/6 
.,  2  6 
Ounce,  9  I. 
Packei,,  1  '6 
Ounce,  bd. 
SUTTON  &  SONS, 
The  King  s 
Seedsmen, 
B.  R.  DAVIS  &  SONS’  Collection  is  i  he  largest  and  best 
in  evidence.  Awarded  Four  Gold  Medals  a.nd  otlier  Highest 
Awards  last  Autumn.  C.Ualogue  Free. 
Special  Offer.  Superb  up-to-date  Hyln-iil  Seedlings.  Double 
and  Single,  in  12  shades,  18.-,  -A.-,  and  3o/-  I'«r  dozen. 
3egonia  Seed,  Double  and  Single  choice,  1/6  and  2/6  per 
Packet.  Extra  superb,  from  newest  erect  varietie.s,  each  a/-. 
B  R.  DAVIS  &  SONS, 
Yeovil  Nurseries,  YEOVIL,  SOMERSET. 
RIVERS’ 
fRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIC^S,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
a  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
llustrated  descriptive  catalogue, 
Post  Fme,  3fi 
THOf^ATRiVERS  &  SON, 
8AWBRIDGEW0RTH,  HERTS. 
THURSDAY.  FEBRUARY  20,  1902. 
Old  Time  Gardening. 
[Continued  from  jiarie  50.) 
T  may  be  thought  that  Chaucer’s 
Tt  presentation  of  gardens  and 
4  ^ '  gardening  is  of  no  great  value 
for  determining  the  condition 
;V”*  of  Horticulture  at  an  early 
period  in  England,  and  perhaps 
that  is  so;  but  at  the  same  time 
^  I  imagine  a  very  definite  amount  of 
information  can  be  extracted  from  his 
works.  The  particular  utility  of  that  infor¬ 
mation  is  that  the  same  state  of  things  would 
exist  long  previous  to  the  Chaucerian  epoch 
as  well  as  to  an  extended  period  afterwards. 
Conservatism  was  largely  characteristic  of 
»»/~l  /am  t-\  m* 
+  V»/a  A  nrao  rmthirro*  nt 
the  feverish  instability  characteristic  of  the 
present  day  being  known.  Hence  it  is  safe 
to  conclude  that  the  gardens  of  Chaucer  were 
also  the  gardens  of  England  during  quite  a 
lengthened  period. 
With  a  light  touch  the  great  poet  limns 
several  types  of  mediieval  gardens.  Here  is 
the  one  mentioned  in  “  The  Koightes  Tale,” 
situated  close  under  the  walls  of  the  Castle 
of  Theseus,  in  which  his  sister  delighted  to 
walk  in  the  early  hours  of  morning  gathering 
flowers  to  make  a  “  sotel  ”  garland  for  her 
head.  Much  of  the  same  description  is  the 
t^arden  of  “  Crysyde  ”  and  that  of  Deiphebus, 
both  of  which  were  attached  to  the  dwellings 
of  their  respective  owners.  Entrance  to  each 
WHS  efll’ected  by  means  of  a  stair;  the  alleys 
w  ere  railed  on  each  side,  and  all  the  walks 
were  sanded.  In  one,  were  the  inevitable 
“benches”  of  turf,  and  in  the  other  the 
equally  ubiquitous  “  herbere  grene.”  In 
many  respects  the  garden  at  Windsor,  so  far 
as  it  is  described  by  James  I.  of  Scotland,  was 
identical  with  these.  Fast  by  the  walls  of  the 
Castle  it  also  possessed  “an  herbere  grene,” 
with  trees  in  abundance  and  Hawthorn 
hedges,  while  the  alleys  were  “beschudit” 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR  ”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  orner  person  and  to  no  other 
4ARLOW  STATION.  G.E.R. 
address. 
No.  1130. — Vou.  XLIV.,  Thikd  Sehies. 
