June  26,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
549 
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,  3tl. 
THOMAS^iVEI^  SON, 
.  SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS.r 
HARLOW  STATION.  Q.E.R. 
Clean  Healthy  Plants  at  Low  Prices. 
Alioays'.tcorth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue, 
NEW  LIST  NOW  READY. 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
HARDY  WATER  LILIES 
AND  OTHER  AQUATIC  PLANTS. 
Great  Speciality. —  New  and  Old  beautiful  varieties 
delivered  by  Parcel  Post  during  the  Spring  and  the 
Summer,  which  are  the  best  seasons  for  planting  them. 
B.  LATOUR  MARLIAC,  Nurseryman, 
TEMPLE  -  SUR  -  LOT  (Lot-et-Garonne),  FRANCE 
Lowest  Prices.  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
GOLD  MEDAL  COLLECTION  ! 
Four  Gold  Medals  and  Four  First  Prizes  in  1901. 
THE  BEST  COLLECTION.  SEE  OUR  CATALOGUE. 
e.  R.  DAVIS  &  SONS, 
Yeovil  Nurseries,  YEOVIL,  SOMERSET. 
BUDDING,  PRUNING,  POCKET  KNIVES 
PRUNING  SHEARS,  SCISSORS,  RAZORS. 
General  Garden  and  Household  Cutlery.  List  Post  Free, 
J.  &  H.  R.  HOUNAM,  Sheaf  Island  Works,  SHEFFIELD. 
THOMSON’S 
VINE,  PLANT,  AND 
VEGETABLE  MANURE 
SPLENDID  FOR  ALL  PURPOSES. 
This  Valuable  Manure  Is  yearly  growing  in 
Public  favour. 
Also  THOMSON’S  SPECIAL  CHRYSANTHEMUM  MANURE 
Largely  Used  at  Home  and  Abroad. 
Sold  by  all  Seedsmen. 
London  Agent— Mr.  J.  GEORGE,  14,  Redgrave  Road,  Putney 
Agent  for  Channel  Islands— Mr.  J.  H.  PARSONS,  Market 
Place,  Guernsey, 
Price  Lists  and  Testimonials  on  application  to 
Sole  Makers— 
WM.  THOMSON  &  SONS,  Ltd., 
Tweed  Vineyard,  Clovenfords,  Galashiels,  N.B  ^ 
CLIBRANS 
Trailing  and  .  . 
Creeping  Plants. 
SUITABLE  FOB  TABLE  DECORATION,  if-c. 
EACH 
Asparagus,  in  choice  variety  ;  a.  beautiful 
and  gr.aceful  plant,  with  charming  foliage, 
invaluable  for  table  work  . .  . .  2/6  to  10/6 
Cobeea  scandens  variegata ;  foliage  a 
beautiful  blend  of  green  and  cream;  a 
charming  decorative  plant  . .  . .  2  6  to  7,  6 
Myrsiphyllum  asparagoides,  bright 
glossy  green  foliage,  produced  on  long 
slender  graceful  stems,  a  lovely  trailer  for 
a  table  .  1,'-  to  2/6 
Nepeta  glechoma  variegata;  a  pretty 
trailer,  foliage  white  and  green  . .  6d.  and  1/- 
Panicum  variegatum ;  foliage  prettily 
striped  white,  green,  and  pink  ..  9d.  and  1/- 
Han^in^  Baskets 
SUITABLE  FOR  SUSPENDINO  IN  PORCHES, 
UNDER  VERANDAHS,  &c. 
We  are  prepared  to  supply  wire  ba  kets  for  above 
purposes,  filled  with  foliage  or  flowering  plants,  or 
both,  as  desired,  either  singly  or  in  quantity,  at  3/6, 
5,’-  and  '7/6  each. 
Catalogues  Post  Free. 
THURSDAY,  JUNE  2C,  1902. 
Coronation  Day. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
Grand  New  Climbing  Rose 
DOROTHY  PERKINS. 
The  Floral  Committee  were  unanimous  in  giving  this 
an  AWARD  OF  MERIT  when  shown  by  me  at  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society’s  Meeting  at  the  Drill  Hall,  on 
May  20th. 
Sec  Ileport  in  this  Paper  of  Nay  22nd. 
This  beautiful  novelty  is  a  hybrid  between  Rose  Wichuriana 
and  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet ;  the  flowers  are  produced  in 
large  clusters  of  a  lovely  shell-pink  with  white  centre. 
Besides  being  a  good  climber,  it  can  be  grown  as  a  fine  pot 
plant. 
Orders  booked  now  for  autumn  delivery,  which  will  be 
executed  in  strict  rotation.  Good  plants  in  48-pots, 
3/6  each;  extra  strong,  in  24’s,  5,6  each. 
Special  List  of  other  New  Roses  on  application. 
Camden  Nurseries,  CRANBROOK,  KENT 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
30th  Year  of  Distribution. 
Williams’  Superb  and  other  fine  strains,  also  CINERARIAS 
and  BEGONIAS.  Primula  Obconica,  P.  Ob.  Grandiflora, 
P.  Ob.  G.  Alba.  All  above  1/6  per  dozen,  10/-  per  100; 
25  at  100  rate.  Double  White  Primul.as  6d.  each.  Carriage 
Paid  for  Cash  with  order. ‘ 
JOHN  STEYENS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY. 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Loughboko’  .Tunctiox,  London,  S.W.— Siove  and  Green¬ 
house  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Cyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Roses, 
Azaleas,. Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  .Solanums, 
Aspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
PUEE  WOOD  CHAECOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture  :  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  maniuial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefated  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted. 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacturers— 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. _ 
EWING’S  MILDEW  COMPOSITION.— The 
original,  certain,  and  .safe  remedy  ;  in  bottles,  1/6  and 
3/-  ;  per  gallon.  12/-.  Sold  by  all  Seedsmen. 
COERY  &  CO.  (Limited),  Loudon,  E.C. 
§HE  world  grows  old,  and  as  it 
grows  the  foremost  nations  of 
the  earth  find  heajied  upon 
their  shoulders  responsibilities, 
which  fully  test  the  mettle  of 
the  stoutest  hearts.  Days  of  sharp 
struggles,  of  darkness,  and  of 
rejoicing,  follow  each  other  with  be¬ 
wildering  uncertainty,  and  at  rare 
intervals  marked  in  letters  of  the  brightest 
red,  a  day  of  “surpassing  importance”  is 
recorded  on  the  scroll  of  time.  To-day  in 
the  greatest  metropolis  of  the  world  the 
curtain  will  rise  and  reveal  a  scene  of  un¬ 
paralleled  splendour  ;  and  never  since  the 
Journal  of  Horticulture  began  its  honoured 
career  has  its  weekly  issue  been  sent  forth  to 
the  world  on  a  day  (.June  2G)  of  such  vast 
importance.  The  significance  of  the  occasion 
cannot  alone  be  gauged  by  the  fact  that  it 
is  Coronation  Day,  but  also  because  the 
“  crowning  of  the  King  ”  will  take  place, 
when  Peace  and  gladness  are  in  the  hearts  of 
all,  a  Peace  which  has  been  hardly  won  after 
the  greatest  struggle  in  the  history  of  the 
nation,  a  struggle  which  has  proved  the 
strength  of  the  Empii’e,  and  has  drawn 
closer  the  ties  which  unite  the  vigorous 
children  to  the  Motherland.  To  the  whole 
world  stands  revealed  the  fact  that 
Wlien  the  foes  of  Britain  assail  lier,  her  sons 
across  tlie  sea 
Rise  in  (lieir  splendid  vigour,  to  aid  tlio  grand 
old  tree. 
The  representatives  of  those  vigorous  sons 
will,  in  mighty  London  to-day,  stand  side  by 
side  with  the  indigenous  soldiers  of  the  King, 
and  statesmen  from  every  corner  of  the 
Empire  will  join  in  the  universal  acclamation. 
The  days  and  weeks  which  follow  the 
exchange  of  ideas  between  the  numerous 
members  of  the  great  family  gathering  will 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
ppointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR  ”  at 
i  2,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
No.  lUS.— VoL.  XLIV.,  Third  Series. 
-IL. 
