April  13,  1899. 
JOURXAL  OF  RORTICULTURE  AND  GOTTaGE  GARDENER, 
289 
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  results. 
Wb  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  public  and  private 
parks  and  squares  around  London  and  throughout  the 
country.  Per  lb.,  1/3  ;  per  lOlb.,  10/6  ;  per  20lb.,  20/-. 
BARR’S  “STANDARD”  GRASS  SEEDS,  for  Garden 
Lawns,  Golf  Links,  Cricket  Grounds,  &c.— In 
this  mixture  there  is  a  larger  quantity  of  dwarf,  fine¬ 
leaved  Grasses  than  in  Barr’s  “  Thames  Embankment.” 
Per  lb.,  1/6  ;  per  101b.,  12/6  ;  per  20lb.,  22/6. 
BARR’S  NEW  MIXTURE  OF  DWARF  GRASSES, 
for  producing:  an  Extra  Fine  Smooth  Lawn.— 
A  special  mixture  of  the  fine.st- leaved  and  dwarfest- 
growing  Grasses,  producing  an  Extra  Fine  Velvety 
Tlrf,  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. 
EVERGREENS. 
A  VERY  LARGE  AND  THOROUGHLY 
TRANSPLANTED  STOCK. 
Catalogues  Post  Free. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
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,  8d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  A  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION,  G.B.R 
No.  981.— VoL.  XXXVIII.,  Third  Series. 
DAHLIAS!  DAHLIAS!! 
'Sir 
UNRIVALLED  COLLECTION 
We  are  now  booking:  Orders  for  Delivery 
First  Week  in  May. 
Special  attention  i.s  drawn  to  the  two  following  beautiful 
NEW  CACTUS  VARIETIES  for  1899. 
Early  Orders  are  solicited  as  the  stock  i.s  limited. 
E.  O.  GREENING. — Purple,  shaded  crimson,  medium 
sized  tiowers,  long  and  twisted  petals  ;  very  free 
dowering  ;  2^  to  3  feet  high.  5/-  each. 
SYLVIA. — Silvery-lilac  .shaded  rose,  splendid  shade  of 
colour,  wonderfully  free  blooming,  a  S])!endid  flower 
for  cutting,  la.sting  very  long  when  cut ;  flower  stem 
long  and  stiff  ;  4  feet  in  height.  5/-  each. 
NEW  CA.CTUS  DAHI.ZA.S,  Vars.  of  1898. 
Including  such  sorts  as Arachne,  Capstan,  P’alka, 
Island  Queen,  Laverstock  Beauty,  Ruhy,  &c.  2  -  each 
CACTUS  DAHI.XAS,  General  Collection. 
All  the  leading  varieties.  Our  selection,  5  -  doz. 
SZNrCI.z:  cactus  1>AHI.ZAS  (Wew  Type). 
Our  selection,  5/-  per  dozen. 
. — Singles,  Pompons,  Shows,  and 
Fancies,  in  great  variety.  Our  .selection,  5,1-  per  dozen. 
WARE’S  GOLD  MEDAL  and  1st  PRIZE  STRAIN. 
(If  required  started  into  growth,  an  intimation  should 
be  given  to  this  effect). 
Single — Mixed,  3/- per  doz.;  20/- per  100. 
,,  To  colour,  5/-  doz.  ;  32/-  per  100. 
,,  Extra  choice,  for  Conservatory  or  Exhibition,  9/- 
and  12,-  per  doz.  ;  65/-  and  75/-  per  100. 
,,  Named  sorts,  splendid  forms  and  colours,  from  1/6 
each. 
Double— Mixed,  5/-  per  doz.  :  35/-  per  100. 
,,  To  colour,  8/-  rnd  10/-  per  doz.  ;  60/-  and  80/-  100. 
,,  Gems  for  Exhibition,  18/-  and  24/-  per  doz. 
,,  To  name,  the  finest  ever  oefered,  from  36/- 
per  doz. 
DAHLIA  CATALOGUE,  containing  IllustraLions  of 
many  new  sorts,  and  list  of  varieties  with  full  descrip¬ 
tions,  post  free  upon  application. 
N.B. — All  Orders  amounting  to  20/-  and  upwards  when 
accompanied  by  cash,  are  sent  Carriage  and  Packing  free. 
TUnC  O  uijiDr  ltd  . 
I  nUOl  Oi  W AnCj  TOTTENHAM,  LONDON. 
CARNATIONS.— BORDER  CARNATIONS,  in 
20  fine  named  varieties  5/-  per  doz.,  35/-  per  100, 
carriage  paid  and  package  free  for  cash  with  order 
Catalogue  (150  pages)  free. 
JOHN  FORBES,  Nurseryman,  Hawick,  .Scotland. 
Asparagus. — This  delicious  vegetable  does  not 
require  half  the  expense  usually  incurred.  For 
simple  instructions  see  SEED  LIST,  free  on  application. 
Strong  roots  from  2/6  per  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.  —  J OHJii  FORBES, 
Nurseryman,  Hawick,  Scotland. 
FOWLER’S  LAWN  SAND. — This  preparation 
is  for  destroying  Daisies  and  other  weeds  on  lawns, 
and  at  the  same  time  stimulating  the  growth  of  the  grass. 
If  one  tin  is  tried  as  a  sample  its  value  will  be  at  once 
appreciated.  Sales  are  largely  increasing.  Tins,  1/-,  2/6,  and 
51-  each  ;  Kegs,  J  cwt.  8/6,  ^  cwt.  16/-,  1  cwt.  30/-. 
CORBY  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  Finsbury  Street,  London. 
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. 
F 
LOWER  POTS,  Machine  made. — Eor  Samples 
(free)  and  Prices,  apply- 
TURNER’S,  Limited,  PORTOBELLO,  N.B. 
The  GARDEN  MANUAL  ;  for  the  Cultivation 
and  Operations  required  for  the  Kitchen  Garden, 
Fruit  Garden,  Flower  Garden,  and  Florist.s’  Flowers. 
Illustrated  with  Engravings  and  Plans.  By  the  Editors 
and  Contributors  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture.  Rev:sei) 
Edition  now  ready.  Fcap.  8vo,  cloth,  price  1/6  ■  post 
free,  1/9.  *,*  44,000  of  previous  editions  .already  sold. — 
Journal  of  Horticulture  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court 
Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
Greenhouses  from  £3  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.,  London  Work*, 
READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  13,  1899. 
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 
HUl  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
WORKING  AND  WINNING. 
An  Autobiographical  Sketch. 
N'OTHING  gives  us  greater  satisfaction  than 
seeing  gardeners  who  by  their  ability,  judg¬ 
ment,  and  persevering  industry  have  won  for  them¬ 
selves  positions  in  life  much  better  than  those 
which  fall  to  the  lot  of  so  many,  worthy  though 
not  a  few  of  these  may  he.  We  are  glad  to  know 
of  several  gardeners  who  have  in  different  hut 
strictly  honourable  ways  made  gratifying  progress 
in  life,  and  can  spend,  so  long  as  health  remains  to 
them,  a  happy  eventide,  and  with  means  to  obtain 
all  that  can  he  reasonably  wanted  to  the  end. 
How  many  there  are  who  look  forward  longingly 
for  such  a  most  desirable  result  of  their  career  of 
labour  !  but,  unfortunately,  how  comparatively  few 
out  of  the  great  multitude  obtain  the  object  of 
their  hopes  ! 
In  the  very  nature  of  things  it  is  not  to  be 
expected  that  more  than  a  moiety  of  gardeners  can 
reach  the  goal  of  independency  before  their  strength 
for  work  is  spent ;  but  the  examples  of  those  who 
have  accomplished  the  great  object  show  the 
possibility.  Whether  the  moiety  who  succeed  he 
increased  or  not  depends,  to  a  greater  extent  than 
many  men  realise,  on  themselves;  and  at  any  rate 
a  near  approach  to  the  ideal  is  something  well 
worth  striving  for  by  the  head  and  the  hands,  or, 
in  other  words,  by  the  best  of  work,  and  the 
exercise  of  that  valuable  quality  known  as  “  tact,” 
which  may  he  explained  as  the  most  appropriate 
adaptation  of  bearing,  act,  and  speech  to  the 
circumstances  of  the  moment.  Ability  and  tact 
are  not  always  combined  in  the  same  person,  but 
when  they  are,  jiZms  industry,  the  possessor  has  a 
decided  advantage  over  his  fellow  men,  who  are 
lacking  in  either,  in  the  struggle  for  supremacy. 
There  are  gardeners,  or  men  known  as  such,  who 
will  not  accept  the  above  statements.  They  may 
be  intellectually  incapable  of  thinking  the  matter 
out  for  themselves  (in  which  case  are  not  fit  to  be 
gardeners),  and  take  the  easy  cut  of  regarding  all 
successful  men  as  “  pampered  pets  of  patronage,” 
and  whose  only  stock  in  trade  is  “  luck but  after 
making  allowance  for  what  are  called  “  strokes  of 
No.  2637.— VOL.  C.,  Old  Series. 
