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NOVELTIES  AND  SPECIALITIES  FOR  1902- 
Antirrhinum  Yeiiow  Queen,  a  grand  little  Snapdragon 
for  bedding,  forming  compact  bushes  covered  with  bright 
yellow  flowers  ;  height  15in.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Aquilegia,  Barr’s  Giant  Bose  and  White,  a  very  beauti¬ 
ful  strain,  saved  at  DITTON  HILL  Kurseries.  Per  pkt.,  2/6. 
Aster  sinensis,  a  lovely  single  Aster  from  China,  with 
large  handsome  flowers  of  a  delicate  pa'e  mauve,  with 
bronzy  yellow  disc,  bushy  branching  habit ;  height  15in. 
Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
Celosla  Thompson!  magniflca,  a  splendid  new  strain, 
'producing  numerous  elegant  feathery  flower  plumes  of  most 
brilliant  colours — golden-yellow,  flerv  scarlet,  orange,  blood- 
red,  &c.  ;  grand  for  pots  and  bedding  ;  ht.  2^ft.  Per  pkt,  2/6. 
Delphinium,  Barr’s  Magnificent  varieties,  mixed, saved 
at  the  DITTO N  HILL  Nurseries.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
Lathyrus,  Beautiful  New  Hybrids,  mixed,  very  fine  forms 
-of  the  EVERLASTING  PEA.  Per  packet,  1/-.  1/6,  and  2/6. 
Lupinus  arboreus  Snow  Queen,  a  lovely  white  Tree 
Lupin,  and  a  good  novelty.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-. 
I^Mignonette  Nineteen  Hundred,  forming  spreading  bushes, 
covered  with  an  enormous  quantity  of  symmetrical  little 
•golden  yellow  flower  heads  ;  height,  1ft,  Per  packet,  1/-. 
!  I  Poppy,  Oriental,  Mixed,  new  varieties,  stately  hardy, 
perennials,  with  large,  hand.some,  gorgeously  coloured 
flowers.  Per  packet,  6d.  and  1/-.  -.fe 
Stock,  East  Lothian,  Snowdrift,  an  extra  fine  strain, 
■forming  dwarf,  busliv’  plants,  covered  with  large  trusses  of 
snowy  white  flowers  ;  height,  1ft.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
Barrs’  Seed  Guide  contains  a  .select  list  of  the  best  Vege- 
^bles  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. 
&  sonrss, 
■11,  12,  &  13,  KING  STREET,  COVENT  CARDEN,  LONDON 
Nurseries  :  DittoiN  Hill,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
Dobbie’s  Phloxes. 
ECKFORD’S  .  . 
GIANT  SWEET  PEAS. 
The  purity  and  stamina  of  these  Home-Grown 
Stocks  are  so  conserved  by  special  methods  of  culture, 
that  the  seeds  possess  plienomenal  strength  and 
vitality. 
Twelve  Giant  varieties,  quite  distinct,  splendid 
tor  Exhibition,  2 '9  post  free, 
The  following  splendid  novelties  for  1902  are  siip 
plied  in  i/-  packets — "Lord  Eosebery "  (Ilosy 
Magenta  Self);  “Jeanie  Gordon”  (Bright  Rost 
(haded  Cream);  “Grade  Greenwood”  (Cream- 
shaded  Pink,  edged  deep  Pink), 
The  above  i:^  varieties  and  3  novelties  (I."}  in  all) 
when  ordered  together,  5 '6  poet  free. 
Scold  for  a  Catalogue  with  full  description  free. 
ECKFOROS  .  . 
UNRIVALLED  CULINARY  PeAS. 
Nothing  on  the  market  like  them  for  Flavour  and 
Cropping  capacity.  Enormous  yields  under  favourable 
conditions.  Collections  for  5  months  continuous 
supply  (see  page  2  Catalogue).* 
A  Booklet  on  “  How  to  grow,  and  when  to 
sow  Culinary  Peas”  free  with  each  order. 
GENUINE  ONLY 
direct  from  Wem, 
Awarded  no  less 
than  60  Gold  & 
Silver  Medals* 
ECKFORD3  ' 
PURE  VEGETABLE  SEEDS. 
Reso  ts  from  all  quarters  prove  them  to  be 
unequalled  for  pority,  vigour,  and  yield.  They  are 
beyond  ail  doubt  absolntely  the  cheapest  and  best 
ever  offered  to  the  public.  Collection  for  12  months’ 
21'=,  42/-.  63/-.  105/-.  aU 
laid.  Other  collections,  2/9.  5/*  and  7/6 
choicest  FLOWER  SEEDS. 
No  expense  or  pains  are  spared  to  ensure  the 
highest  merit  in  these  pure  and  selected  stocks.  They 
are  far  above  the  average  in  quality. 
ECKFORD’S  ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE 
(with  valuable  Cultural  Notes)  should  be  in  the  hand 
of  every  Gardener  (Amateur  and  Professional)  and 
is  sent  F  R  E  E  of  receipt  of  postcard. 
Address  — 
HENRY  ECKFORD, 
Seed  Grower,  WEM,  SALOP. 
These  extremely  beautiful  Hardy  Flowers  should  have  a 
place  in  every  Garden. 
SUPERB  EXHIBITION  VARIETIES. 
for  6/-.  50  for  22/6.  100  for  40^-.. 
GRAND  BORDER  VARIETIES. 
12  for  4/-.  50  for  14/-.  lOOHor  26/-. 
NEW  DWARF  BORDER  PHLOXES. 
-Splendid  Trusses,  18  to  2o  inches  high.  No  stakes  required 
12  for  6/-.  50  for  18/t.  100  for  35/-. 
OUR  SELECTION,  CARRIAGE  PAID. 
Dobbie’s  Dahlias. 
Unsurpassed  anywhere.  All  sections  grown.  ; 
CUTTI'iGS  NOW  READY. 
OUK  SELECTION,  ANY  CLASS. 
12  for  l/io.  25  for  3/4.  50  for  5/10.  100  for  10/6. 
ALL  POST  FREE. 
Dobbie’s  Violas. 
These  charming  Jio4i:ers '  should  he  Planted  Now. 
“BORDER  OR  BEDDING  VARIETIES. 
12  in  6  varieties,  2/-.  100  in  12  or  more  sorts,  12,6. 
1000  in  25  varieties.  £5. 
EXHIBITION  VARIETIES. 
12  first-rate  sorts,  2/6.  50  for  10/-.  100  for  20/-. 
Our  Selection.  Carriage  Paid. 
BOBBIE  &  Co.,  I 
The  Royal  Flonists,  ! 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
jiOOGHBORO’  Junction,  London,  8. W.— stove  and  Oreen- 
louse  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Qrevilleas, 
•lyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Boses, 
•kzaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
./'yclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Vspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
drimulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
hist.  Special  Retail  ('ata'ogue,  free. — J.  £.  SMITH. 
Dicksons 
/  HARDILY -GROWN  \ 
FOREST,  FRUIT, 
AND  ALL  OTHER 
TREES& PLANTS 
EVERGREENS, 
ROSES,  &c. 
Stocks  quite  Unequalled  for 
‘QUALITY,’  ‘  VARIETY,’ &‘EXTEHT.’ 
Priced,  Catalogues  Post  Free, 
\ _  Ndbsebieb  800  Aobes. 
Chester 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  o) 
Horticulture :  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
jach  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
ife.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
laving  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.’' 
Vpply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacture's — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  <fc  HIRST.  Ltd.,  Le.  ds. 
'  Jiiui[n!il  flf  g0rtti[ulttti[e. 
THURSDAY,  MARCH  20,  1902. 
The  Advancement  of  Gardening. 
N  the  many  phases  of  British 
gardening,  whatever  the  statioa 
of  life  in  which  its  votaries 
may  be  placed,  there  appears 
the  same  strenuous  love  of  the 
craft,  the  same  eager  desire  to  be 
up  to  date  and  to  be  prepared  for 
all  the  exigencies  of  modern  horti¬ 
culture.  Looking  over  a  large  garden 
a  few  weeks  ago  (one  which  I  had  not  seen 
for  a  number  of  years),  I  was  struck  with  the 
efforts  that  had  been  and  were  being  made 
to  keep  up  with  the  requirements  of  an 
extensive  establishment.  The  same  thing 
may  be  seen  among  amateurs.  The  village 
champion  vegetable  grower  is  not  content 
with  the  old  Fiftyfolds  and  other  ancient 
varieties  of  garden  produce  apart  from 
Potatoes.  See  with  what  pride  this  said 
champion  will  show  you  his  specimen  Onions 
or  his  mighty  Leeks,  or  his  Satisfaction 
Potatoes.  With  what  unction  he  shows  you 
his  largest  and  finest  tubers,  pertly  asking, 
“  What  do  you  think  of  that  for  a  Potato  ?  ” 
This  man  may  believe  in  quantities  of 
farmyard  manure,  but  he  will  most  probably 
have  moved  with  the  times,  and  be  able  to 
give  you  his  views  on  the  relative  merits  of 
“super”  and  muriate,  bonemeal  and  sulphate, 
and  will  most  likely  deliver  a  short  lecture 
on  the  whole  duty  of  the  cultivator  in  the 
direction  of  deep  and,  provided  you  will  stay 
to  listen,  thorough  tillage  of  the  soil.  Many 
such  there  are  in  these  days  of  County 
Council  lectui’es,  worthy  craftsmen,  who  are 
living  refutations  of  the  assertions  which  in 
some  instances  have  been  uttered,  that 
nothing  definite  would  be  the  outcome  of  this 
branch  of  technical  education.  But  this  is 
apart  from  what  I  had  intended  saying.  The 
love  of  horticulture  is  not  a  growth  of  yester¬ 
day  or  the  last  few  weeks,  or  the  last  two  or 
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  oiner  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
No.  1134.— VOL.  XLIV.,  Third  Series, 
