Jan  nary  IF,  19C3. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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All  Seeds  sent  Carriage  Paid  on  receipt  of  remittance. 
THE  BEST  SEEDS  IN  THE  WORLD  for  securing  a 
•supply  of  vegetables  “the  year  round,”  and  for  keeping 
the  Flower  Garden  and  Greenhouse  always  gay,  and  with 
abundance  of  Flowers  to  cut  for  vases  and  bouquets. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  Select  List  of  the 
best  Vegetables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  the 
Garden  and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints, 
and  will  be  found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and 
Exhibitors.  Sent  free  on  application. 
BARR’S  21/-  COLLECTION  OF  VEGETABLE 
SEEDS  contains  a  liberal  assortment  of  the  following 
luseful  Vegetables Beans  (Broad  and  French),  Beet, 
Borecole,  Broccoli,  Brussels  Sprouts,  Cabbage,  Capsicum, 
•Carrot,  Cauliflower,  Celery,  Colewort,  Corn  Salad,  Cucum¬ 
ber,  Cress,  Endive,  Herbs,  I.,eek,  Lettuce,  Melon,  Mustard, 
•Onions,  Parsley,  Parsnips,  Peas,  Radish,  Salsify,  Savoy 
Cabbage,  Scorzonera,  Spinach,  Tomato,  Turnip,  and 
Vegetable  Marrow, 
OTHER  COLLECTIONS  of  BARR’S  VEGETABLE 
SEEDS,  5/6,  7/6,  12/6,  42/-,  03/-.  and  105/-.  Full 
particulars  sent  on  application. 
BARR’S  CHOICE  FLOWER  SEEDS.  The  “Seed 
Guide”  contains  a  Select  List  of  all  the  most  beautiful 
Annuals  and  Perennials.  Special  Collections  for  all  pur¬ 
poses.  and  many  sterling  Novelties. 
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BARR  &  SONS, 
11, 12,  &  13,  Kin^  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London 
Nurseries:  Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
ESTABLISHED  1832, 
No  conncclion  loitli  any  other  Jinn  of  a  similar  name. 
Successors  to  the  late  BARON  VAN  PALLANDT. 
Spring/ 
Catalog/ue 
For  1903, 
OF 
Vegetable  and  Flower  Seeds 
AND 
BULBS  &  PLANTS, 
IS  NOW  READY. 
Will  be  sent  post  free  on  application  to  their  Offices  at 
OVERVEEN,  HAARLEM,  HOLLAND,  or  co  their 
General  Agents— 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO. 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E  C. 
No.  1177.— VOL.  XLVI .  THIRD  Shrier 
SPECIAL  ^FFER. 
I^IBRANS 
Deciduous, 
Ornamental-Foliaged  and 
Flowering  Trees. 
The  prices  quoted  below  are  special  to 
this  advertisement.  When  ordering 
please  mention  this  paper. 
Acer  colchicum  rubrum— 
7  to  Sft .  2/-  each,  21/-  doz. 
,,  dasycarpum  — 
6  CO  Sft .  1/C  each,  15/-  doz. 
,,  platanoides  lacinlatum  (Hawk’s  Claw)— 
Standards  with  Sft.  clsar 
stems .  2/.  each,  18/-  doz. 
,,  pseudo-platanus  brilliantlssima— 
Standards  with  4  to  6ft 
stems .  2/6  and  3/6  each. 
Amygdalus  (Almond)  Bitter  .and  Sweet— 
.Strong  stanciards  IS/-,  21/-,  and  30/-  doz. 
Birch  (silver  weeping)— 
8  to  left.  ..  ..  15/.  to  18/- doz. 
10  to  12ft .  24/- to  30/- doz. 
12  to  14ft .  42/-  doz. 
,,  fern-leaved,  7  to  Oft.  . .  18/-  to  24/-  doz. 
Carpinus  Betulus  (Hornbeam)- 
8  to  10  ft.  ..  ..  18/- doz. 
Cherries,  double  flowering,  of  sort;' — 
Strong  standards  . .  18/-  to  24/-  doz. 
Crataegus  (Hawthorn),  of  sorts,  iccluding  Cockspur, 
double  crimsou.  single  scarlet,  and  others — 
Strong  standards  15/-,  18/-,  and  24/-  doz. 
Fagus  (Beech),  common  — 
6  to  7ft .  12/- doz. 
7  to  Sft .  18/-  doz. 
,,  purple,  6  to  Sft .  24/-  to  30/-  doz. 
8  to  1  Off .  30/- to  36/- doz. 
Fraxinus  (Ash),  common— 
6  to  Sft .  0/-  doz. 
S  to  10ft .  15/- to  18/- doz. 
10  to  1-Ht .  21/-  to  30/-  doz. 
12  to  14ft .  42/-  doz. 
large  specimens  ,.  . .  5/-  to  7/6  each. 
„  Aucubaefolia,  strong 
standards .  IS/-  to  24/-  doz. 
„  Weeping,  of  sorts, 
with  stout,  straight  stems 
and  good  heads  ..  ..  18/-,  24/-,  &  30/- doz. 
Laburnum,  common— 
6  to  Sft .  9/-  doz. 
8  to  10ft .  15/- doz. 
10  to  12ft .  24/-  doz. 
,,  of  sorts,  strong  trees,  ..  15/-,  18/-,  &  21/- doz. 
Poplar.  Balsam  — 
5  to  Oft .  4/- doz  , ,  2o/- 100. 
6  to  Sft .  6/-  doz  ,  40/-  100. 
8  to  10ft.  ..  ..  ..  9/- doz.,  65/.  100. 
,,  canadensis  (Black  Italian )— 
5  to  Oft .  3/- doz.,  20/-  100. 
,,  canadensis  nova— 
6  to  Sft .  5/- doz.,  35/- lOO. 
,,  candicans  (Ontario)— 
6  to  Sft .  6/-  doz.,  40/-  100. 
8  to  10ft .  8/-  doz.,  50/-  100. 
Poplar  fastigiata  (Lombardy)  - 
6  to  Sft .  5/- doz.,  35/-  100. 
10  to  l'2ft .  12/-  doz.,  80/-  100. 
Pyrus  aria  (White  Beam)  — 
6  to  Sft .  9/-  doz. 
8  to  lOfC .  15/-  to  18/-  doz. 
10  to  12tt .  21/-  to  30/-  doz. 
,,  of  sorts,  stronr  1  rees  ..  12/-,  18/- to  24/- doz. 
Pyrus  aucuparla  (Mount, ain  Ash)— 
6  to  Sft .  9/-  doz. 
8  to  10ft.  . .  . .  . .  15/-  doz. 
10  to  12ft .  IS/-  to  24/-  doz. 
of  sorts,  strong  trees,  9/-,  12/.,  and  18/-  doz. 
Robinia  pseudo-acacia,  of  sorts— 
6  to  Sft .  12/-  to  18/-  dcz. 
Tilia  (Lime)- 
6  to  7ft .  12/-  doz. 
7  to  Sft.  . .  . .  . .  15/-  doz. 
8  to  10ft .  24/-  doz. 
10  to  12ft .  36/-  to  42/-  doz. 
CATALOGUES  GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
THURSDAY,  .JAM  AllY  15,  1903. 
Q\ 
Possibilities  of  Hybridising. 
an  infinite  variety  of  waysj 
gardening  bas  undoubtedly  yiro- 
gressed  during  the  last  quarter 
of  a  century,  and  the  volume 
of  good  gardening  is  probably 
greater  to. day  than  at  any  previous 
time.  Of  cour.se,  the  croakers  are 
continually  telling  us  that  in  certain 
directions  we  can  show  no  examples  of 
culture  which  will  approach  in  excellence  the 
accomplishments  of  forty  or  fifty  years  ago 
but  that  is  because  our  ideas  have  changed  and 
the  skill  of  gardeners  has  been  directed  into 
different  channels  instead  of  following  the  old 
grooves.  To  my  mind,  this  constitutes  one  of 
the  great  attractions  of  the  “gentle  art,”  as  the 
development  of  new  ideas  and  ideals  gives 
keen  relish  for  the  work,  and  brings  into  the 
horticultural  fold  hosts  of  recruits,  who  with¬ 
out  such  development  would  have  remained 
outside. 
Each  generation  seems  in  turn  to  wonder  in 
what  direction  the  succeeding  will  advance, 
and  not  a  few’sometimes  assert-  that  there  will 
be  no  advance;  but  just  as  surely  as  the  time 
passes  by,  a  distinctly  forward  movement  can 
be  traced.  In  what  direction  the  greatest  pro¬ 
gress  will  be  made  during  the  present  century 
I  do  not  pretend  to  be  able  to  see  with  the  eyes 
of  a  “  seer,”  but  I  can  discern  a  direction  in 
which  vast  and  wonderful  things  may  be 
accomplished  when  the  knowledge  gained  in 
some  directions  is  applied  patiently  and 
regularly  to  all  kinds  of  garden  crops;  I  refer 
!  to  the  improvement  of  varieties  by  means  of 
systematic  cross  fertilisation  and  by  selection. 
The  wonders  which  have  been  accomplished 
with  Chrysanthemums,  Begonias,  and  Sweet 
Peas  can,  I  thiuk,  be  repeated  with  hosts 
of  other  flowers  and  plants,  as  well  as  with 
fruits  and  vegetables.  And  if  hybridists 
will  only  depart  a  little  from  conventional 
Altrincliain  &  Manchester 
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