February  9,  1899. 
JOURXAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  ARW  COTTAGE  GARDEXER. 
99 
FINEST  SELECTED  STRAINS 
Oa OF  TESTED  GROWTHfta| 
CHOICE  FLOWER  SEEDS. 
Barr’s  “Prize  Strain”  Single  Begonia.— Saved  from 
the  finest  colours  and  best  toiined  flowers.  Per  packet, 
1/6,  2/6,  and  3/6. 
Barr’s  “  Prize  Strain  ”  Double  Begonia.— .Saved  from 
the  highest  quality  flowers.  Per  packet,  2/6  and  3 '6. 
Barr’s  "‘First  Prize”  Calceolaria. —.Saved  from  the 
finest  selected  flowers  and  richest  colours.  Per  packet, 
2/6  and  3/6. 
Barr’s  Extra  Choice  Mixture  Carnations.  —  Saved 
from  the  finest  double  flower’s  of  the  highest  class. 
Carnations  and  Picotees,  per  packet,  2/6. 
Barr’s  “First  Class”  Cineraria.— A  select,  compara¬ 
tively  dwarf  strain,  saved  from  largest  flowers  of  finest 
form  and  best  distinct  colours.  Per  packet,  2/6  and  3/6. 
Barr’s  Superb  Mixture  Gloxinia.  —  Saved  from  the 
finest  sorts.  Per  packet,  1/6,  2/6,  and  3/6.  * 
Barr’s  “Covent  Garden  ”  Choicest  Strain  Primula. 
A  very  select  strain,  flowers  of  the  finest  colours,  and 
of  good  substance.  Per  packet,  1  '6  and  2'6. 
Barr’s  “Covent  Garden”  Primula  White.— Flowers 
large  and  handsome.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
Barr’s  “Covent  Garden”  Primula  Crimson-scarlet. 
A  magnificent  strain  of  richest  colour.  Per  packet, 
1/6  and  2/6. 
Barr’s  Select  Blue  Primula. — The  finest  blue  variety  in 
cultivation.  Per  packet,  1/6  and  2/6. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  Select  List  of  the 
best  Vegetable  Seeds  and  most  beautiful  Flower  Seeds. 
It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be  found 
of  great  value  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors. 
SEST  FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
DADD  JS.  CHMC  12  &  13,  king  street. 
DMnH  <X  OUllOj’COVENT  GARDEN,  LONDON 
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CHOICE 
VEGETABLE  &  FLOWER 
FOR  PRESENT  SOWING, 
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BULBS  AND  PLANTS 
FOR  SPRING  PLANTING. 
Collections  of  Vegetable  and  Flower  Seeds, 
Made  up  of  the  most  popular  Varieties,  and  to  suit 
all  requirements,  from  2/-  and  upwards. 
Orders  for  Vegetable  Seeds  of  10/-  and  upwards  sent 
Carriage  Paid. 
Orders  for  Floiver  Seeds  of  3/-  and  upwards  free  by  Post. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  of  the  above,  with 
Cultural  Directions,  will  be  sent  post  free  on  appli¬ 
cation  to  our  Offices  at  OVERVEEN,  near  HAARLEM, 
HOLLAND,  or  to  our  General  Agents— 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.C. 
No.  972.— VOL,  XXXVIII.,  Third  Series, 
NOVELTIES 
RAISED  AT 
WINDSOR  AND  OSBORNE. 
It  is  Messrs.  CARTERS’  privilege  to 
offer  the  following  new  and  ehoiee 
productions  to  the  notice  of  gardeners 
and  private  cultivators. 
BRITISH  QUEEN  MELON. 
Raised  and  named  by  Mr.  Owen  Thomas,  Supt.  of 
tlie  Royal  Gardens,  Windsor.  Awarded  the  First- 
Class  Certificate  R.H.S.  Pronounced  by  the  Com¬ 
mittee  to  be  not  only  the  very  best  white-flesh 
melon  ever  submitted,  but  the  richest  flavoured  of 
any  colour.  Awarded  the  Gold  Medal  of  the  Royal 
Caledonian  Society  in  association  witli  other  fruit 
exhibited  by  H.M.  The  Queen. 
I n  sealed  packets,  price  2, 6  and  3  6  each,  post  free. 
ROYAL  OSBORNE  CUCUMBER. 
A  valuable  cross  between  the  Rocliford  and  an  im¬ 
proved  type  of  Telegraph,  raised  and  named  by  Mi-. 
George  Nobbs,  Head  Gardener  to  H.M.  the  Queen 
at  Osborne.  In  our  opinion  it  is  one  of  the  best  all 
the  year  round  varieties  introduced  in  recent  years. 
In  sealed  packets,  price  2/6  &  3/6  each,  post  free, 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUES,  POST  FREE. 
WE  HOLD  THE  ENTIRE  STOCK  OF  SEEDS 
OF  THESE  TWO  NOVELTIES. 
CARTERS, 
Ubc  Queen’s  Seebsmen. 
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HAD  Free  on  Application. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Onr  Stock  is  perfectly  clean.  We  never  had 
Rust  or  Disease  In  our  Collection.  Cuttings 
Irom  1/10  per  dozen, 
SWEET  PEAS. 
All  Standard  Named  varieties  are  offered 
per  ^-oz.  Packet,  From  3d.  per  Packet. 
SEED  POTATOES. 
These  are  quoted  in  small  lots,  and  Carriage 
Free  to  destination. 
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THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  9.  1899. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be  obtained 
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London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
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YOUNG  MEN’S  DREAMS. 
From  time  to  time  we  receive  letters  from 
correspondents,  of  whose  capacity  and  means 
we  know  nothing,  in  search  of  advice  as  to  how 
they  may  succeed  in  gardening.  The  majority 
of  these  letters  appear  to  come  from  young  men 
who  have  passed  from  school  to  a  year  or  two  of 
studentship  in  some  institution  or  other  in  which 
“  horticulture  is  taught  ;  ”  or  have  been  pupils  for 
a  short  term  in  an  establishment  in  which  fruit  or 
other  products  are  growh  under  glass  for  supplying 
the  markets. 
Generally  the  inquirers  commence  by  stating, 
what  is  no  doubt  quite  true,  that  they  have  a 
strong  inclination  to  follow  gardening  as  a  means 
of  livelihood,  as  it  appeals  to  them  as  such  a 
pleasant  and  interesting  occupation  ;  and  as  they 
have  had  a  little  experience,  and  have  command  of 
a  small  capital,  they  wish  to  know  how  to  invest 
it,  no  doubt  with  a  view  to  making  a  fortune  in 
the  course  of  a  few  years. 
It  is  very  rarely  indeed  that  the  actual  extent  of 
their  “  little  ”  experience  is  narrated,  and  not  once 
have  we  had  an  interpretation  of  what  is  meant  by 
a  “small”  capital.  It  is  conceivable  that  there 
are  gardeners  who,  if  in  possession  of  a  couple  of 
hundred  pounds,  would  not  consider  the  amount 
particularly  “  small  ”  to  start  with,  while  there 
are  students  and  pupils  who  would  regard  five 
times  that  amount  as  a  very  small  “  dot  ”  indeed. 
In  the  absence  of  anything  approaching  precise 
knowledge  on  those  essential  points,  and  of 
credentials  as  to  natural  aptitude  for  the  work  in 
which  they  'desire  to  engage,  devotion  to  duty 
and  habits  of  industry,  we  can  only  give  a  brief 
line  of  advice  in  the  stamped  directed  envelopes, 
which  are  usually  enclosed  for  replies. 
Than  being  helpful  to  persons  who  are  earnestly 
desirous  of  obtaining  proficiency  in  the  cn;ft,  we 
have  no  greater  pleasure  ;  but  we  have  to  be 
honest,  and  this  compels  us  to  say  that  the  greatest 
kindness  we  could  do  to  some  aspirants,  who  have 
made  a  start  in  gardening,  would  be  to  help  them 
out  of  it.  On  the  other  hand,  it  is  especially 
gratifying  to  see  men  now  thriving,  who  in  their 
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