July  11, 1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
23 
WEBBS’ 
EMPEROR  CARRAGE 
THE$EARLIESTj  AND  BEST. 
Seed,  6d.  and  1/-  per  Packet;  1/6  per  Ounce. 
From  ALBERT  MITCHELL,  Esq.,  Linden  House, 
Ring-wood,  May  4th,  1901. 
I  have  much  pleasure  in  sending  you  photographs  of 
Webbs’  Emperor  Cabbage  and  also  of  a  variety  which  I 
was  recommended  to  test  alongside  it.  The  variety  in 
question  was  represented  as  a  “Wonderful”  Cabbage, 
and  I  was  charged  a  much  higher  price  than  yours  for 
the  seed.  I  thought  I  had  something  to  beat  your 
Emperor,  as  I  always  want  to  get  the  best  stocks  to  supply 
my  contracts.  I  treated  both  alike  and  planted  them  out 
at  the  same  time,  planting  6  ranks  of  550  plants  of  the 
“  Wonderful”  new  variety  beside  the  ranks  of  Emperor  ; 
this  I  repeated  four  times  across  the  field  of  10  acres, 
thus  each  had  an  equal  chance.  Y ou  can  see  the  result 
by  the  photographs  and  also  from  the  following  :  Result 
of  Webbs’  Emperor  :  Scarcely  a  plant  bolted.  Began 
to  cut  March  11th,  6000;  March  16th,  2400;  April  10th, 
sold  40,000,  buyer  to  cut  as  required  and  I  am  now  selling 
daily.  Result  of  the  “Wonderful”  new  variety. 
Quite  50  °/0  bolted — see  photograph  ;  of  the  remainder 
there  is  no  sign  of  any  fit  for  cutting,  in  fact  my  foreman 
wants  me  to  run  the  plough  through  the  21  ranks  as  they 
make  the  field  look  so  bad.  No  more  of  the  ‘  Wonderful  ” 
new  variety  f..r  me  ;  I  would  not  have  it  as  a  gift. 
WEBBS’,  WO R DS LEY,  sYo U R B R1 D CE. 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
Williams’  and  other  superb  strains,  also  Primula  Obconica, 
CINERARIAS  and  BEGONIAS,  1/6  per  dozen,  10/- 100. 
Double  White  Primulas,  6d.  each.  All  the  above  fit  for 
3  and  4-in.  pots,  and  carriage  free  for  cash  with  order. 
JOHN  STEVENS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue. 
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Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
STANDARDS . irom  16/-  doz. 
BUSH  ROSES  .  „  71-  „ 
CLIMBING  ROSES, 
ROSES  FOR  HEDGES, 
ROSES  FOR  SHRUBBERIES, 
ROSES  FOR  ALL  SOILS  AND  SITUATIONS. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  Post  Free. 
FRANK  CANT  &  CO., 
BRAISWICK  NURSERY, 
COLCHESTER. 
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Report  of  tlje  Celebration  of  the  Bicentenary 
of  the  Introduction  of  the  Sweet  Pea 
into  Great  Britain. 
ISSUED  BY  THE  BICENTENARY  COMMITTEE. 
Price  1/2. 
Journal  of  Horticulture  Office,  12,  Mitre  court 
Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
WEST’S  PLANT  GRIP  STAKES.— Everlasting  double-grip 
stakes  for  instantly  staking  all  plants.  Send  postcard  for  Illustrated 
Catalogue. 
WEST’S  PATENT  VAPORISING  FUMIGATOR.— Made  all  of 
metal.  Will  last  a  lifetime  without  wick  or  further  trouble.  Price 
complete,  with  spirit  for  stove,  9d.  post  free,  to  vaporise  up  to  2500  c.f. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF  NICOTINE”  is  guaranteed  pure 
Nicotine,  and  three  times  as  good  as  the  best  compound.  It  is  not  a 
compound — f . e. ,  not  a  chemical  substitute  for  Nicotine,  but  will  make  a 
compound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired,  at  l£d.  per  1000  cubic  feet. 
Price  7d.  per  sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet  (6/-  dozen)  post  free: 
quantities  at  5d.  each,  carriage  paid.  Some  other 
WEST’S  patent  GARDEN  SUNDRIES 
talTdeiivered  free)  are  Ivorine  and  Metal  Plant  Labels  of  all  kinds, 
from  1/10  gross  ;  Gardener’s  Fountain  Pen,  1/- ;  Ink  Holding  Pen, 
one  dip  into  ink  lasts  an  hour’s  writing  without  again  dipping,  6d.  dozen  ; 
Waterproof  Ink,  the  only  ink  to  stand  ontside  weather,  7d.  bottle  ; 
Prepared  Green  Raffia,  2/-  lb.  ;  Plant  Clips,  1/3  gross  ;  Carnation 
Rings,  1/3  gross ;  Hyacinth  Supports,  3/-  dozen ;  Layering  Pegs, 
1/6  per  gross;  Metal  Tree  Fasteners,  for  permanently  fastening  wall 
trees,  1/10  gross;  Wall  Nails,  same  price  as  ordinaty  nails;  Glazing  Staples,  1/6  gross ;  Plant  Pots,  also  uans.dj 
cast  any  size  (card,  ford.);  Pot  Suspenders;  Pot  Crocks;  Orchid  Baskets;  Garden  Syringe,  Spray  Diffuser , 
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Grip  Holders  of  all  kinds;  Greenhouse  Shading,  9d.  tins— if  not  satisfactory  after  triad  b®,ri 1 
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returned,  1/6  tin,  makes  16  to  50  gallons ;  Slug  KiUer  Powder,  certain  destruction  to  slugs,  Ac  and  a  splenum 
fertiliser,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Lawn  Sand,  kills  all  weeds  and  nourishes  the  Grass,  from  lb-  tiM,  9d.  ,  Tobacco 
F-wder,  extra  fine  ground,  from  9d.  tins;  Seed  Germinator,  6d.  boxes  (lasts  for  years),  no  seed  should  be  sown 
without  a  dressing  of  this;  Fertiliser,  perfect  plant  food,  from  lb.  tins,  9d. :  Manures,  Ac.,  Ac.  All  cam  g 
and  package  free.  SAMPLES  GRATIS,  aarrlen 
It  will  pay  you  well,  to  save  your  plants  from  dying,  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  All  Gar 
Sundries,  c!  E.  WEST,  ROUNDHAY,  for  full  Illustrated  Catalogue,  with  hints  on  horticulture.  No  agents  o 
'trade  terms,  so  buy  at  the  maker’s  low  prices. 
“  Orchid  Culture,”  third  edition,  postage  3d.  Gives  full  particulars  of  the  cultivation  of  Orcnias. 
Rose  Cogitations. 
HAT  the  present  season  is  a  good 
one  for  Hoses  no  one  will  dispute,  I 
think,  and  the  promise  of  a  rich 
L  harvest  of  blossom  will  be  borne  out 
fully  by  results  within  the  next  few 
weeks/. |iRc>ses  love  an  abundance  of 
sunshine,  and  where  the  cultivation 
has  been  of  the  right  character  no  harm  has 
resulted  from  the  lapse  of  rain  during  the 
last  two  months.  Proper  attention  to  the  wants  of 
Roses  at  the  right  moment  will  give  the  right 
results,  in  the  same  way  that  lack  of  attention  is  as 
certain  to  end  in  failure  as  daylight  follows  dark. 
Hence  it  is  during  such  a  spell  of  drought  as  we  have 
lately  experienced  that  we  get  proofs  of  what  good 
culture  means  and  what  it  is.  If  we  consider  newly 
made  plantations,  or  those  of  two  or  three  years 
establishment,  the  principle  is  just  the  same.  Perfect 
culture  commences  when  the  beds  or  borders  are 
deeply  trenched  as  early  in  October  as  possible,  so 
that  some  time  is  allowed  for  the  settling  of  the 
soil  into  its  natural  position  as  to  height  before 
planting  is  done. 
I  am  a  firm  believer  in  early  planting.  Roses 
are  unlike  many  other  subjects  in  this  respect,  they 
do  make  fresh  roots  in  the  autumn  after  planting, 
and  this  is  an  advantage  I  think  none  will  deny. 
Abundance  of  manure  added  at  trenching  time  to 
all  kinds  of  soil  is  an  absolute  necessity  to  insure 
success.  An  addition  of  clay  and  freshly  cut  turf 
to  soils  of  a  light  character  is  a  distinct  gain, 
indeed  the  latter  is  a  distinct  gain  to  any  soil. 
These  are  the  rudiments  of  good  culture  at  the  com¬ 
mencement.  Then  it  must  be  noted  that  established 
plants  need  lurther  aid  as  compared  to  those  but 
recently  planted.  We  often  hear  serious  com¬ 
plaints,  after  such  a  spell  of  drought  as  the  present, 
about  mildew  attacks  and  deformity  of  the  flower 
buds  consequent  upon  the  prevalence  of  this  fungus, 
and  this  in  spite  of  the  daily  dustings  of  the  leaves 
with  flowers  of  sulphur  or  the  washing  of  the  plants 
with  some  nostrum  that  is  supposed  to  eradic.te 
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  11  THE  EDITOR,  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address,? 
No.  1098.— Vol.  XLIII.,  Thtrd  Series. 
