May  29,  1902, 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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B.  R.  CANT 
AND  SONS’ 
ROSES 
Direct  from  the  Original  Firm. 
ESTABLISHED  136  YEARS. 
Winners  of  the  Champion  Challenge 
Trophy  Nine  Times, 
AND 
Two  Gold  Medals  for  New  Seedling 
Roses,  1901. 
For  Catalogues  of  Roses  for  all  purposes 
apply  to¬ 
ll  uni« 
The  Old  Rose  Gardens, 
COLCHESTER. 
ALPINE  PLANTS 
In  bud  and  showing  bloom.  All  established. 
HARDY  CYPRIPEDIUMS. 
Established  in  pots,  in  bud,  &c.  Apply  for  Lists  to— 
J.  WOOD,  F.R.H.S.,  WoodYille,  Kiikstall,  Leeds 
ClIBRANS 
NEW  BEDDING  LOBELIA 
“Mrs. 
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WITHOUT  exception,  this  is  the  finest 
Bedding  Lobelia  yet  raised.  We  introduced 
it  last  season  for  the  first  time,  and  were  much 
gratified  with  the  appreciation  and  praise  with  which 
It  was  received,  fully  confirming  the  opinions  we  had 
previously  formed  of  it. 
It  is  an  ideal  variety,  possessing  all  the  quali¬ 
fications  essential  to  a  Bedding  Lobelia  of  the  highest 
class.  It  is 
DEEP  BLUE  IN  COLOUR 
PROFUSE  IN  BLOOM 
COMPACT  IN  HABIT 
These  three  essentials  are  combined  in  this  variety 
in  such  a  manner  as  to  make  it  without  an  equal. 
Many  Bedding  Lobelias  now  in  commerce,  after 
having  been  planted  a  little  time,  become  of  a 
straggling  habit,  and  present  an  unsightly  appear¬ 
ance ;  with  “Mrs.  Clibran”  this  never  occurs,  the 
plant  remains  of  a  close  and  compact  habit,  and  is 
covered  with  deep  blue  Bowers,  postessing  a  small 
white  eye,  until  the  end  of  the  season. 
We  have  the  greatest  pleasure  in  giving  this  variety 
our  heartiest  recommendation,  as  we  are  fully  assured 
that  it  will  be  a  success. 
Mr.  W.  E.  Gumbleton  writes:  — “Your  Lobelia, 
‘Mrs.  Clibran,'  pleased  me  very  much  last  summer; 
it  flowered  so  profusely  I  could  get  no  cuttings  for 
propagation.  _ 
Price  5/-  per  Dozen. 
BEGONIAS. 
CALADIUM5. 
GLOXINIAS. 
Awarded  3  Gold  Medals. 
An  Unsurpassed  Strain. 
Seed  2/6  and  5/=  pkt. 
A  very  Large  Collection. 
Awarded  numerous 
Cups  and  Gold  Medals. 
A  magnificent  Strain. 
Seed  2/6  &  5/-  per  pkt. 
CATALOGUES  of  named  varieties  on  application. 
JOHN  PEED  &  SON,  . 
Seed  and  Bulb  Itterebants  Roupell  Park  Nurseries, 
and  nnrserpmen^  LONDON,  s.e. 
Xo.  1141.— VoL.  XLIV.,  Third  Series. 
Jflui[nal  fif 
THURSDAY,  MAY  29,  1902. 
On  Fruit. 
'Q  HE  great  object  being  to  keep 
^  fruit  as  long  as  possible,  and  at 
the  least  cost,  it  is  worth  while 
to  inquire  not  only  how  keep¬ 
ing  qualities  may  be  retained 
and  increased  after  the  fruit  is 
grown,  but  into  the  known  and 
probable  conditions  in  which  those 
qualities  have  their  origin,  and  how 
they  are  imparted  to  the  fruit  during  its 
growth.  If  there  be  any  conditions  of  climate 
or  soil,  or  both,  which  give  to  standard  fruits 
the  power  of  resisting  decay  for  a  longer 
period,  or  in  whichUhe  same  variety  of  fruit 
derives  a  firmer  texture,  finer  appearance,  or 
larger  size,  either  or  all  together,  they  should 
be  generally  and  fully  understood. 
Fruit  growing,  like  all  other  agricultural  or 
horticultural  pursuits,  thrives  best  in  certain 
geographical  areas  ;  in  other  words,  it  is  not 
capable  of  equal  development  in  all  parts  of 
the  country.  There  are  special  adaptations 
of  fruits  to  soils.  According  to  the  general 
experience  of  fruit  growers,  a  clay  loam  or 
strong  soil,  having  a  dry  or  porous  subsoil,  is 
the  most  favourable  to  good  quality  in  both 
the  Apple  and  the  Pear.  There  are,  however, 
distinct  preferences  of  soil  among  different 
varieties  of  Pears.  The  Apple  has  the  most 
generalised  adaptabilities  to  soils,  and  this  is 
closely  followed  by  the  domestic  Plum. 
The  soil  of  some  of  the  best  Pear  orchards 
in  the  country  will  be  found  to  be  heavy, 
frequently  of  a  red  grey  colour,  resting  upon 
old  red  sandstone  many  feet  in  thickness. 
Trees  growing  on  light  sandy  loam, 'although 
they  may  bear  well  for  a  time,  cannot  mature 
a  full  crop  of  fruit  for  long,  being  usually 
poorly  supplied  with  roots  ;  and  if  they  had 
plenty  of  roots  there  would  be  but  little 
material  in  the  soil,  either  to  furnish  a  durable 
supply  of  nutriment,  or  from  which  the  fruit 
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  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address, 
