April  27,  1899. 
JOURXAL'  OF  JIORriGULTURE  AND  GOTTaGE  GARDENER. 
VISITORS  INVITED 
To  see  the  Grand  Display  of 
DAFFODILS 
NOW  IN  BLOOM 
AT 
Barr’s  Nurseries 
LONG  DITTON,  SURREY. 
BARR’S  NURSERIES  are  reached  from  London  by  the 
L.  &  S.W.  Ry.  to  ■Surbiton  Station,  and  from  thence  a 
short  walk  past  the  New  Recreation  Grounds,  or  cab  to 
Pound  Farm  Entrance  (cab  fare,  1/-'. 
Visitors  invited  to  see  the  DAFFODILS  in  flo'wer, 
April  ;  TULIPS  in  flo'wer,  May  ;  other  HARDY 
FLOWERS,  “The  Year  Round.” 
A  CONSTANT  DISPLAY  OF  DAFFODILS 
Is  also  maintained  during  April  at 
12  &  13  KING  ST„  C07ENT  GARDEN,  LONDON 
■VISrTOIlS  ITC'VITED. 
CARNATIONS. 
TREE  OR  PERPETUAL-BLOOMING 
VARIETIES. 
THE  FINEST  WINTER  BLOOMERS  EVER 
INTRODUCED. 
EXMOUTH  GEM. — Lovely  and  delicate 
pale  salmon  flesh  colour.  Blooms  of  large  size  and  fine 
form.  Free  flowering  and  robust  grower.  There  is 
nothing  to  equal  this  in  Carnations,  and  the  colour  is 
one  always  in  demand.  3/6  each. 
MRS.  HERBERT  STEWART.— 
Magnificent  bloom,  sometimes  .8J  inches  in  diameter,  of 
fine  form;  rich  carmine-rose  colour.  2,.-. 
LADY  DOREEN  LONG.— A  decided 
gain  in  yellow  grounds.  Certainly  the  largest  and  freest 
flowering  in  this  section  ;  a  great  acquisiton.  2,  -. 
LADY  GERTRUDE  ROLLE.— 
Colour,  size,  and  form  similar  to  the  popular  border 
variety,  Duche.ss  of  Fife,  but  the  rose-pink  colour 
is  clearer  and  richer.  The  best  of  habits  iind  free- 
flowering.  2/-. 
NELLIE  STEVENS.- Pale  flesh,  in  size 
and  form  quite  e(iual  to  the  Show  or  best  border 
varieties;  strongly  perfumed.  3,6. 
PEARL  BEAUTY.— A  large  white,  of 
rare  substance  ;  freely  produced  and  strongly  perfumed. 
2/-. _ 
No  one  who  requires  REAL  GOOD  CARNATIONS 
for  any  purpose  all  the  Year  Round,  should 
hesitate  to  order  these  magnificent  varieties. 
GERBERA  JAMESONI 
This  beautiful  African  Daisy,  bloom  deep  orange,  3  to  4 
inches  across.  Fine  healthy  plants  in  5-inch  pots.  Price  in 
flower  or  bud  3/6,  others  2/0  each. 
HEDLEY  H.  COOMBS,  North  St.,  Wilton,  near  Salisbury. 
BEGONIAS  for  1899. 
B.  R.  Davis’s  New  Catalogue  will  be  sent  to  all  purchasers  of 
this  popular  flower.  A  correct  Desc’/iptive  List,  with 
revised  prices,  of  one  of  the  largest  and  best  collections 
ill  existence.  Also 
B.  R.  DAVIS’S  NEW  GARDEN  ANNUA.L. 
For  purchasers  of  first  class,  reliable  Garden  Seeds  and  Plants. 
B.  DAVIS, 
YEOVIL  NURSERIES,  YEOVIL,  SOMERSET. 
H.  J.  JONES’ 
strong  Plants,  in  large  60’s,  Now  Ready. 
W.  J.  GODFREY 
EXMOUTH,  DEVON. 
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,  IV'orcester. 
Hollyhocks.  Eor  the  best  collection  of 
finest  named  HOLLYHOCKS  extant,  see  Forbes’ 
catalogue  (150  pages)  free  on  application.— JOHN  FORBES, 
Nurseryman,  Hawick,  Scotland. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM  GUIDE  (110th  Thousand  Iw 
Tlris  valuable  work  is  now  ready,  and  will  be  sent  post 
free  for  Seven  stamps,  or  bound  in  cloth,  1/2.  It  contains 
an  article  on  Stopping  and  'liming  nearly  700  Varieties; 
several  experts  have  wrii-ten  saying  that  this  alone  is 
woxth  double  the  money,  and  should  really  prove  invaluable 
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 
5/-  each  ;  Kegs,  \  cwt.  8/6,  i  cwt.  16/-,  1  cwt.  30/-. 
CORRY  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  Finsbury  Street,  London. 
to  all  Growers. 
For  CATALOGUE  of 
Best  Chrysantliemums, ! 
Best  Begonias,  | 
Best  Caladinms,  | 
Best  Carnatioiis,  j 
Best  Daljlias, 
Best  Fucl|sias, 
Best  GIoxii|ias, 
Best  Heliotropes, 
AND 
Best  PeIargoi|inms, 
H,  J.  JONES, 
.SEND  TO 
EYECEOFT 
NUESEEY, 
LEWISHAM. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  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. 
Greenhouses  from  £3  s/-;  yineries, 
CONSEBVATORIES,  FRAMES,  SUMMER  HOUSES,  &C. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and 
H.R.H.  THE  Prince  of  Wales. 
POTTER,  HAWTHOKN  &  CO.,  Londop  Works, 
READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
No.  183.— VoL.  XXXVIII..  Third  Sebibs, 
Joiii[Uiil  flf 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  27,  !»». 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be 
from  the  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chamhart  Fleet  St.., 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Edltorteit 
communications  most  be  addressed  to  8,  Roso 
Hill  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
THE  MAGIC  OF  SPRING. 
The  following  lines  by  Mr.  Stopford  A. 
are  timely : — 
A  little  sun,  a  little  rain, 
A  soft  wind  blowing  from  the  west — 
And  woods  and  fields  are  sweet  again, 
And  warmth  within  the  mountain’s  hreadt. 
So  simple  is  the  earth  we  tread, 
So  quick  with  love  and  life  her  frame. 
Ten  thousand  years  have  dawned  aad  lied,- 
And  still  her  magic  is  the  same. 
“Westminster  Gazette.” 
How  certain,  amidst  ail  its  uncertainties,  is  ■spefe^ 
to  come.  Its  progress  may  be  checked  by  -gusty 
storms  of  hail  or  sleet,  by  nipping  froat  or  biting 
eastern  gales,  but  the  gentle  spirit  of  spring,  IxToe 
on  the  soft  west  wind,  at  last  prevails,  atid  usl.erf: 
Flora  to  her  fair  domain.  What  a  glorious  (liirg 
is  youth,  with  all  its  possibilities !  And  whether 
it  is  the  first  flush  of  vegetation  in  the  spiing,  or 
the  dawning  consciousness  of  power  in  the  young, 
it  is  fraught  with  a  fascination  found  in  no  othec 
period  of  life.  The  pleasures  of  anticipation  are 
its  prerogative;  “Hope  springs  eternal  in  the 
human  breast.”  Such  pleasures,  alas !  as  are 
seldom  equalled  by  ultimate  attainment,  or  rarely 
revealed  in  the  realisation  of  fondest  hopes.  Hereit 
is  the  magic  of  spring — the  magic  of  life. 
Who  has  not  felt  that  witchery  which  worded 
the  yearning,  “Oh,  to  be  in  England  now  tliat 
April’s  there  ? "  And  who,  as  gardeners,  do  rwt 
view  capricious  April  and  “  the  delicate-focted 
May  ”  with  an  anxiety  ever  oscillating  ’twist  hop* 
and  fear,  till  showery  June’s  dark  south-west  gale 
has  blotted  out  another  spring,  and  it  is  nnmljertd 
■w’ith  the  thousands  that  have  fled  ?  A  few  inches 
more  or  less  of  rain;  a  few  degrees  of  rising  or 
falling  temperature!  The  veriest  trifles  are  these 
in  -Nature’s  deep  design  ;  yet  how  much  they  meaft 
to  those  who  woo  her  favours,  and  not  rarely 
receive  a  rebuff.  Certain  it  is  that  the  beneficent 
mother  is  not  apt  to  spoil  her  gardening  sons  by 
over-indulgence.  It  is  the  higher  training  of  bee 
servants  and  ministers,  who,  once  slaves,  may,  it 
the  fulness  of  time,  become  her  masters.  Let 
therefore,  not  only  “hope”  hut  strive  for  tie 
mastery. 
No.  26G9,— VOL.  C  ,  Old  Seshe*. 
