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BARH’S 
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GRASS^EEDS 
For  Lauins, Tennis  Courls  X  Crickeh  Grounds 
The  following  mixtures  are  composed  of  PURE  GRASS 
SEEDS  only,  which  have  been  thoroughly  cleaned  and 
carefully  mixed.  They  cannot  fail  to  give  the  most 
satisfactory  re;'ults. 
We  sell  the  Seed  by  weight,  which  is  the  only 
correct  method  of  estimating  quantity  needed 
for  a  given  space. 
BARR’S  “  THAMES  EMBANKMENT  ”  GRASS 
SEEDS,  for  Parks,  . &c. — A  special  mixture  which  has 
been  found  very  successful  in  many  priblic  and  private 
parks  and  squares  around  London  and  throughout  the 
country.  Peril).,  1/3;  perlOlh.,  10/6;  per  201b.,  20/-. 
BARR’S  “STANDARD”  GRASS  SEEDS,  for  Garden 
Lawns,  Golf  Links,  Cricket  Grounds,  &c.— In 
this  mixture  there  is  a  larger  (juantity  of  dwarf,  fine¬ 
leaved  Gra.sses  than  in  Barr’s  ‘‘Thames  Embankment.” 
Per  lb.,  1/6  ;  per  lOlh.,  12/6  ;  per  201b.,  22/6. 
BARR’S  NEW  MIXTURE  OF  DWARF  GRASSES, 
for  producin.g  an  Extra  Fine  Smooth  Lawn.— 
A  special  mixture  of  the  finest-leaved  and  dwarfest- 
growing  Grasses,  producing  an  E.xtra  Fine  Velvetv 
Turk,  .and  .saving  labour  in  not  requiring  frequent 
mowing.  Per  lb.,  2/-;  per  101b.,  18/-;  per  201b.,  34/-. 
Fuller  particulars,  with  Hints  on  the  Management 
of  a  Lawn,  sent  on  application. 
BARR^and^SbNS,  I 
12  X  13  King  StrEeKCovenV^  Garden,  Londg’n'. 
Nurseries:  LONG,  CfiftON,  SURREY-... 
EVERGREENS. 
A  VERY  LARGE  AND  THOROUGHLY 
TRANSPLANTED  STOCK. 
Catalogues  Post  Free. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
HIGH  CLASS 
NURSERY  STOCK. 
LAURELS 
AUCUBAS, 
for  single  bu.shes,  splendid 
heavy  broad  plants  (not  thin  or 
weak),  every  one  a  specimen  ;  all  well  rooted  and  with  good 
foliage,  of  the  hardiest  varieties  (no  tender  Common  Laurels 
included),  2  to  2^  feet,  25/- ;  2i  to  3  feet,  30/- ;  3  do  4  feet, 
36/-  to  60/-  per  100. 
Thinner  Plants  for  Covert  Planting,  &c.,  2  to  3  feet,  16/- ; 
3  to  4  feet,  25/-  per  100. 
PORTUGAL  LAURELS,  very  fine,  2  to  2^  feet,  6/- ;  2J  to 
3  feet,  9/-  and  12/-  doz. 
well  -  coloured,  well  -  rooted 
,  plants,  mostly  as  wide  as  they 
are  high ;  fine  for  ornamental  grounds ;  stand  well  under 
trees ;  line  shrub  for  .smoky  situation,  and  if  j)!anted  with 
male  Aucubas  beautiful  for  berries  ;  12tol8  inches,  6'-  doz.  ; 
18 to  24  inches,  9/-  doz.  ;  24  to  30  inches,  12/-  to  IS/-  doz.;  30 
to  36  inches,  18/-  to  30/-  doz.  ;  cheaper  by  the  100. 
T  T  X  T  ^  green,  splendid  pruned 
^  ^  j  specimens,  mostly  fur¬ 
nished  to  the  bottom,  from  5  to  10  ft.  high.  This  is  a  grand 
stock  which  every  buyer  of  Hollies  for  ornamental  grounds, 
screens,  tall  hedges,  Ac.,  should  see.  Prices  on  application. 
HODGINS  anil  other  ornamental  green-leaved  varieties) 
and  Silver  variegated,  same  sizes  and  in  equally  tine  plants, 
probably  the  finest  stock  of  Hollies  in  tlie  kingdom 
RETTNOSPORA  AUREA,  Broad  I’yramiiis,  each  plant 
a  model,  12  to  18  inches,  9/-  doz.,  60/-  100  ;  18  to  ‘24  inches, 
15/-  doz.,  £5  per  100.  Cupressus  and  other  Conifers  in  great 
variety.  For  List  Prices  and  Description.s— 
SEE  C.A.T'.A.EOGrTJE. 
CLIBRAN’S,  ALTBINCHAU  &  UAKCHESTER 
No.  980.-VOL.  XXXVIII.,  Tuird  Skkies. 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TRUES, 
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, 
SAWBEIDGEWOETH,  HEET8. 
HARLOW  STATION,  O.B.R 
TOOGOOD’S  ROYAL 
'  GARDEN  SEED 
GUIDE, 
Containing  Hundreds  of  beautiful  Illustrations ; 
Gratis  and  post  free  to  intending  purchasers  from — 
TOOGOOD  Si  sons,  SOUTHAMPTON, 
Royal  Seedsmen  for  Half-a-Century.  Mstab.  1815. 
CtARNATIONS.  Border  Carnation  in  20  to  50 
/  fine  named  varieties  5/-  i)er  doz.,  35/-  per  160,  carriage 
paid  and  jiackage  free  for  casli  with  order.  Catalogue  (160 
pages)  free.  — .JOHN  FORBES,  Nurseryman,  Hawick, 
Scotland. 
Asparagus. — This  delicious  vegetable  does  not 
require  half  the  expen.se  usually  incurred.  For 
simple  instructions  see  SEED  LI.ST,  free  on  application. 
Strong  roots  from  2/6  jier  100.— RICHARD  SMITH  &  CO., 
Nurserymen  and  Seed  Merchants,  Worcester. 
Hollyhocks.  For  the  best  collection  of 
finest  named  HOLLYHOCKS  extant,  see  Forbes’ 
catalogue  (150  pages)  free  on  application. — .JOHN  FORBES, 
Nurseryman,  Hawick,  .Scotland. 
E LOWER  POTS,  Machine  made. — For  Samples 
(free)  and  Prices,  apply — 
TURNER’S,  Limited,  PORTOBELLO,  N.B. 
PURE  WOOD  charcoal,  SpeciaUy  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture ;  ‘  ‘  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  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/-.  kSold  by  all  .Seed.smen. 
COHRY  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  LONDON,  E.C. 
Garden  netting,  small  mesh,  keep  out 
the  smallest  birds,  oiled  and  dre.ssed ;  will  not 
rot  if  left  out  in  all  weathers.  105  yds.  bv  1  yd.  wide,  3/-; 
by  2  yds.  wide,  6/-;  105  yds.  by  3  yds.  wide,  9/-;  and  so  on  to 
any  widtii ;  carriage  paid  on  all  orders  over  5/-.  As  supplied 
to  the  Royal  Gardens;  Commoner  Netting,  50  sipiare  yds. 
for  1/-.  I  do  not  require  payment  until  you  have 
received  and  approved  of  the  Netting.  —  From 
H.  J.  GASSON,  Garden  Netting  Works,  Rye. 
VINE  CULTURE  UNDER  GLASS.— 
By  .J.  R.  Peak.SO.v,  The  Nurseries,  Cliilwell,  near 
Nottingliam.  I’rice  1/- ;  post  free,  1/1.  Fifth  Edition. 
Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chamfeid.s,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
Greenhouses  from  5/-;  vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  &c. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and 
H.R.H.  THE  Prince  of  Wales. 
POTTER,  HAWTHORN  &  CO.,  Londop  Work?, 
READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  6,  1890. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers  Fleet  St., 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  be  addressed  to  8,  Rose 
Hill  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
DECORATIVE  HELPS. 
The  ever-increasing  taste  for  the  employment  of 
cut  flowers  in  home  decoiations  is  often  a 
matter  of  .some  little  anxiety  to  the  provider,  not 
to  speak  of  occasional  heavy  demands  entailed  by 
floral  fetes  and  flower  balls,  which  few  ap|iear  to 
escape.  That  the  caring  hand  is  apt  to  be  a  sparing 
hand  is  not  a  matter  for  surprise,  and  any  auxiliary 
helps  to  the  end,  provided  they  are  as  iniich 
appreciated  as  their  more  refined  relatives,  are 
worthy  of  consideration.  Ere  advancing  the  claims 
of  onr  wildlings,  ho’vever,  two  phases  of  the 
subject  may  be  adverted  to,  the  first  of  which  is 
naturalisation. 
When  the  Lilies  of  Lent  are  “a  blooming,”  they 
seem  to  bring  with  them  a  sense  of  sati.sfaction  and 
relief,  and  happy  is  the  man  who  has  his  borders 
full  of  them  ;  but  happier  still  is  he  who  has  taken 
heed  of  their  adaptability  for  naturalisation.  In 
deep  bays  of  the  shrubberies,  in  the  narrow  margins 
between  the  grass  verge  and  beds  of  shrubs  where 
orthodoxy  clings;  but,  above  all,  where  freedom 
reigns  supreme,  the  Daffodil  is  a  charming  object, 
and,  what  is  more  to  our  puriiose,  a  useful  one. 
One  looks  for  their  coming  and  misses  their 
departure.  For  this  reason,  I  think,  they  arc 
peculiarly  adapted  for  permanent  positions,  which 
leave  no  desire  to  oust  them  from  it  when  tlicir 
glory  has  departed.  Fortunately  for  the  decorator 
the  Narcissus  season  can  he  well  stretched  by  a 
judicious  selection  of  vaneties  suitable  for  planting 
en  masse.  From  such  time  as  N.  princeps  braves 
blustering  March  till  waning  May  winds  up  the 
procession  with  the  chaste  Gardenia-like  N.  odorata 
fl.  pi.,  these  charming  decorative  blooms  play  a 
prominent  part.  But,  really,  it  is  needless  to 
laud  the  Lilies  of  Lent,  the  increasing  abundance 
of  wliich  only  adds  to  their  popularity. 
Tulips  are  equally  adapted  for  planting  out  of 
bounds  in  the  sunny  foreground  of  shiubberies, 
and  no  matter  how  badly  treated  forced  Tulips 
may  he,  they  well  repay  replanting  in  this  way. 
Those  who  do  not  yet  know  the  merits  of  that 
grand  late  Tulip,  T.  Gesneriana,  for  cutting  pur¬ 
poses,  would  do  well  to  make  its  acquaintance. 
No.  203C.— Yol.  C.,  Old  .Series. 
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