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BAR  R'S 
HARDY  PERENNIALS 
For  Present  Planting. 
BARR’S  HARDY  CHINESE  DOUBLE  PAEONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  .  10  6,  15/-,  and  21/- 
!n  ..  „  „  . .  21/-,  30/-,  and  42/- 
50  m  50  -i  „  45/-,  63/-,  and  84/- 
CHOICE  MIXTURE  OF  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  42/- :  per  doz.,  5/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  HARDY  SINGLE  CHINESE  PAEONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  10  6,  15/-,  and  21/- 
25  ^  25  „  „  „  30/-  and  42/-. 
CHOICE  MIXTURE  OF  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  45/-;  per  doz.,  5/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  OR  APPLICATION. 
BARRS  HARDY  TALL  FLAG  IRISES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  . .  5/6.  7/6,  and  10  6 
25  I"  25  „  „  „  10/6  and  15/- 
50  m  50  „  „  „  ..  21/-  and  30/- 
CHOICE  MIXTURE  IN  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  15/-;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  HARDY  PLANT  CATALOGUE  (Freei  fully  describes 
the  best  HARDY  PERENNIALS,  ALPINES,  AQUATICS, 
MARSH  PLANTS,  BAMBOOS  AND  GRASSES,  WALL 
iSHRUBS,  &c.,  with  many  useful  notes  on  culture. 
BARR  &  SONS, 
11,  12,  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Carden,  London 
Nurseries— LONG  DITTON,  nr.  SURBITON,  SURREY. 
EVERGREENS. 
.A  very  Large  and  thoroughly  Transplanted 
Stock. 
CATALOGUES  POST  FREE. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
RIVE 
FRUIT 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  3d 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
BARLOW  STATION.  G.E.R. 
Genuine 
Bulbs. 
VEITCHS’ 
BRILLIANT 
SINGLE  TULIPS 
FOR  BEDDING,  i 
All  flowering  at  the  same  time 
Yiitchs’  Selections  of  the  most  Showy  and 
Effective  Varieties. 
ooo 
in 
10 
distinct 
varieties 
...  40 
0 
6oo 
in 
12 
distinct 
varieties 
...  27 
6 
500 
in 
10 
distinct 
varieties 
....  22 
6 
400 
in 
8 
distinct 
varieties 
...  17 
6 
250 
in 
10 
distinct 
varieties 
...  12 
0 
100 
in 
5 
distinct 
varieties 
5 
0 
50 
in 
5 
distinct 
varieties 
2 
6 
For  details  see  Catalogue,  forwarded 
Post  Free  on  application. 
JAMES  VEITCH  k  SONS, 
LIMITED, 
CHELSEA. 
Journal  ujj  HmtUtUlhqt 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  10,  1901. 
Sir  Joseph  Paxton. 
HE  name  and  title,  Sir  Joseph 
^  Paxton,  falls  resonantly  upon 
the  ears  of  every  born  British 
gardener.  We  are  proud  of 
'  so  strong  a  man  ;  he  is  sym¬ 
bolical  of  the  beautiful  ideal  we 
would  all  achieve  if  we  could — 
an  honest  man,  a  wise  man,  a  hand¬ 
some  man. 
It  is  fitting  to  review  again,  after  a  lapse 
of  nearly  half  a  century,  some  points  in  the 
career  of  this  past-time  gardener,  taken 
from  The  Cottage  Gardener  of  August  29th, 
1854.  The  occasion  is  the  more  oppDrtune 
when,  under  the  great  glass  palace  erected 
from  Sir  Joseph  Paxton’s  designs,  are  gathered 
from  all  parts  of  the  British  and  Channel 
Islands  those  pomologists  and  their  produc¬ 
tions  who  sustain  the  fame  of  British  horti¬ 
culture  throughout  the  world.  In  the  life- 
history  of  this  knight  of  Flora’s  kingdom 
is  presented  the  best  example  we  can  uphold 
for  imitation  to  the  rising  generation  of 
young  gardeners.  We  are  often  asked  by 
them,  “  What  acquirements  should  we  strive 
for  besides  a  knowledge  of  the  culture  of 
plants  1”  and  we  know  of  no  better  reply 
that  we  could  give  than  this — “Attain  the 
same  acquirements  as  those  possessed  by  Sir 
Joseph  Paxton.”  He  was  a  good  botanist,  a 
good  draftsman,  and  an  excellent  engineer. 
He  had  two  spirits  mighty  in  promoting 
progress,  presiding  over  these — the  spirit  of 
kindliness,  and  the  spirit  of  perseveram  e. 
Everyone  who  associated  with  him  at  once 
felt  that  genial  courtesy  and  frankness  which 
was  to  be  expected  from  such  an  open  brow  ; 
and  the  Duke  of  Devonshire,  who  so  long 
aided  and  benefited  by  his  efforts,  may  be 
accepted  as  the  most  competent  of  witnesses 
to  his  perseverance,  bore  this  testimony — ‘T 
never  knew  Mr.  Paxton  resolve  to  undertake 
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. 
No.  1111.  —  vol  XLIII.  Tiiikd  Sebiif. 
