■5Iarch-6/1902, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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NOVELTIES  AND  SPECIALITIES  FOR  1902. 
Antirrhinum  Yellow  Queen,  a  gr.and  little  Snapdragon 
'Tor  bedding,  forming  compact  l)U8lie.s  covered  with  bri»^bt 
\yellow  flowers  :  height  15in.  Per  packet,  Pd.  and  1/-. 
AQuile^ia,  Ha,rr  s  Giant  Rose  and  White,  a  very  beauti¬ 
ful  strain,  saved  at  BITTON  HILL  N  urseries.  Per  pkt.,  2/(i. 
Aster  sinensis,  a  lovely  single  Aster  from  China,  with 
handsotne  flower-^  of  a  d'^licate  pa  e  mauve,  witli 
bronzy-yellow  disc,  bushy  branching  habit :  height  15in. 
Per  packet,  Pd.  ?nd  1/-. 
Celosia  Thompsonl  magniflca,  a  splendid  new  strain, 
nnmerous  elegant  feathery  flower  plumes  of  most 
brilliant  colours— goldeu-yellow,  flerv  scarlet,  orange,  blood- 
ired,  &e.  grand  for  pots  and  bedding  ;  ht.  2ift.  Per  pkt,  2/6. 
Delphinium,  Barr's  Magnificent  varieties,  mixed,  saved 
at  the  OI  I’TO.V  HILL  Nurseries.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
Lath^us,  Beautiful  New  Hybrids,  mixed,  very  fine  forms 
'  of  the_li,\  ERHSTING  PKA.  Per  packet,  1/-.  1  (i,  and  2/p. 
Luplnus  arboreus  Snow  Queen,  a  lovely  white  Tree 
‘Luriin,  and  a  good  novelty.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Mignonette  Nineteen  Hundred,  forming  spreading  bushes, 
covered  with  an  enormous  quantity  of  symmetrical  little 
golden  yellow-  flower  heads  ;  height,  1ft  Per  packet,  1/-. 
Poppy.  Oriental,  Mixed,  new  varieties,  stately  hardy, 
.^renmals  with  large,  handsome,  gorgeously  -  coloured 
iHowers.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Stock,  East  Lothian,  Snowdrift,  an  extra  fine  strain, 
Jforming  dwarf,  bushy  plants,  covered  with  large  trusses  of 
•  snowy- white  flowers  ;  height,  ft.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
Seed  Guide  contains  a  select  list  of  the  best  Vege¬ 
tables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  Garden  and 
Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be  found 
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“Amateur  Gardetiim/ January  lOtii,  1901,  says  : — 
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very  earliest  Red  Tomato  in  cultivation,  and  although  a 
large  numher  of  .so-called  new  varieties  have  been  intro¬ 
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well-known  and  old-established  variety  for  earliness  and 
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vitality. 
Twelve  Giant  varieties,  quite  distinct,  splendid 
for  Exhiliition,  2  S*  post  Iree, 
The  following  splendid  novelties  for  MO  '  are  sup 
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are  tar  above  tlie  average  in  quality. 
ECKFORD’S  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE 
(with  valuable  Cultural  Notes)  should  be  in  the  hand 
af  every  Gardener  (Amateur  and  Professional)  and 
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Seed  Grower,  WEM,  SALOP. 
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ripened,  in  12-inch  p  its,  10/6  to  12/6  each 
PLANTING  CANES. 
BLACK  HAMBRO’,  FOSTER’S  SEEDLING,  GROS  COL- 
.MAN,  MUSCAT  HAMBRO’,  BARBAROSSA,  and  other 
sorts.  Good,  well  ripened  Canes,  in  9  and  10  inch  pots, 
5,-  e.icli. 
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|ari 
THURSDAY,  MARCH  6,  1902. 
Foresight, 
N  an  age  of  pressure  like  the 
p  present,  when,  as  a  rule,  there 
Y  '  is  too  little  time  for  quiet  reflec* 
tion,  it  is  well,  sometimes,  to 
brush  aside  all  obstructions  or 
intrusions,  and  allow  the  thoughts 
to  wander  unchecked  in  quiet 
contemplation  of  the  “  Game  of  Life.’ 
For  it  seems  to  me  that  no  one  can 
seriously  dispute  the  fact  that  human  exist¬ 
ence  throughout  the  world  is  a  grand, 
fascinating,  absorbing  game  ;  a  game  in 
which,  as  in  all  others,  some  elements  of 
chance,  or  luck,  contribute  to  success  or 
failure  at  critical  moments ;  but  a  game, 
nevertheless,  in  which  the  success  of  the 
players  is  in  the  main  regulated  by  the  skill 
and  alertness  exercised,  and  by  the  knack  of 
turning  to  the  best  account  the  advantages 
gained  at  successive  stages.  The  tactics  of 
players  in  all  games  should,  I  trow,  Vje  ever 
changing,  in  order  to  cope  successfully  with 
the  newest  development  of  the  opposing 
forces.  The  pace  is  sometimes  fast,  sometimes 
steady.  The  great  point  to  observe  is  to  just 
manage  to  out-pace  rivals  or  circumstances  at 
the  critical  moment,  the  reserve  force  for  such 
efforts  being  steadily  stored  during  times 
when  less  strenuous  endeavour  is  needed. 
Such  desirable  results  are,  however,  not 
Hchieved  without  a  certain  amount  of  train¬ 
ing,  or  the  development  of  many  special 
qualities,  such  as  foresight,  energy  intelli¬ 
gently  applied;  constant  alertness,  and  skilful 
management.  This  train  of  thought  must, 
however,  be  cut  short,  as  to  the  minds  of 
some  readers  will  arise  the  thought.  But  what 
have  all  these  things  to  do  with  gardening? 
My  reply  is,  they  are  indubitably  connected 
with  it ;  in  the  case  of  those  to  whom  gar¬ 
dening  IS  the  great  game  of  life,  as  there  are, 
indeed,  few  callings  in  which  the  player  can 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  foi 
j  Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITDR  ”  at 
j  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
i  London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  otner  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
No.  1132. — Voi.  XLIV.,  Third  Series. 
