March  19,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
24.3 
Of  FinestSelectedStrains 
AND  Tested 'Growth 
DICKSONS 
ROYAL  SEED  OIjrOTrn 
WAREHOUSES,  lintol  tK 
T>EGONIAS  A  SPECIALITY. -Large,  ereot- 
-LF  flowering  Singles,  12  for  2/3  ;  100,  12/-.  Doubles  same 
gr.Mi;,.  a,""-’- 
1>R0TECT  YOUR  G ARD E N  S.— Garden 
-A.  Netting,  small  mesh,  will  keep  off  the  smallest  birds  • 
35  sq.  yds.  for  1/- ;  will  not  rot  if  left  out  in  all  weathers  • 
sent  any  width;  carriage  paid  on  all  orders  over  5/-;  as 
supplied  to  the  Royal  Gardens ;  commoner  netting  at  50 
sq.  yards  for  1/-.  Cash  returned  if  not  approved  of.— 
H.  J.  OASSON,  Garden  Net  Works,  Rye. _ 
fTTHE  GARDEN  MANUAL  ;  for  the  Cnltivatioi 
A  and  Operations  required  for  the  Kitchen  Garden, 
Garten,  Flower  Garden,  and  Florists’  Flowers. 
Engravings  and  Plans.  By  the  Editor!- 
ana  Contributors  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture.  Revised 
Edition  now  ready.  Fcap.  8vo,  cloth,  price  1/6;  post 
free,  1/9.  •,*  44,000  of  previous  editions  already  sold.— 
Ottloa !  151.  Mitre  CoaitT  Chambehs.  fleet  Street,  K.C. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
"  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  bj 
■“^^ng  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted,' 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
No.  1186 — VoL.  XLVI..  Third  Serib.s 
BARRS  DWARF  EARLY  "HERALD’’  MARROWFAT 
PEA,  a  very  valuable  Pea,  coming  in  with  IVilliam  the  First 
and  other  earliest  round  Peas;  and  bearing  a  profusion  of 
large,  well-filled  pods,  containing  eight  to  ten  Peas  of  rich, 
<le  icious  flavour;  sturdy  branching  habit,  he'ght  10  to  12 
*"<d»es.  Per  quart,  3/6 ;  per  pint,  2  -. 
BARR  S  THICK-FLESHED  TOMATO,  surpassing  all 
Tomatoes  in  depth  of  fruit,  solidity  of  flesh,  and  heavy 
cropping  qualities;  the  fruit  is  large,  smooth,  and  blight 
scarlet.  Per  packet,  1/-. 
BARRS  “LONG-KEEPER”  ONION,  a  very  fine  selection 
of  .semi-flat  brown  Spanish  Onion,  of  large  size,  mild  flavour, 
and  a  grand  keeper.  Per  ounce,  1/6 ;  per  packet,  6d. 
BARR’S  "PARAGON”  CABBAGE  LEITUCE,  the  best 
of  all  Cabbage  Lettuces,  having  light  green,  smooth, 
succulent  leaves  and  a  firm  heart,  sweet  and  tender.  It  can 
he  had  in  use  from  early  spring  to  late  autumn. 
Per  ounce,  2/6  ;  per  packet,  1/-. 
BARR'S  "CHAMPION  SOLID  WHITE”  CELERY.— 
Award  of  Merit,  li.H.S,  Very  solid  andsweet,  andremaining 
longer  in  condition  than  other  white  Celeries.  . 
Per  packet,  1/- and  2  6. 
BARRS  "AUTUMN  EXHIBITION”  CABBAGE,  a  tine 
Cabbage,  of  me  lium  size,  forming  handsome  solid  conical 
heads,  ready  for  use  in  September. 
DuoD-c  Per  ounce,  1/6 ;  per  packet,  6d. 
BARR  S  COYENT  GARDEN  BEET,”  a  very  fine  variety, 
with  compact  top  and  medium-sized  roots,  having  a  dark 
crimson  flesh  of  fine  flavour.  Perounce,  1  3;  per  packet,  6d. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  Select  List  of  the  I 
best  Vegetables  and  the  moat  beautiful  Flowers  for' 
Garden  and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,' 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and 
tiKliibitors.  Sent  free  on  application. 
UHlin  Ob  OUniOf  Covent  Carden,  LONDON. 
Nurseries:  Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  turrey. 
VERY  SUPERIOR 
Dwarf  Everg^reen 
GRASSES, 
For  Lawns.  Croquet,  and  Tennis  Grounds, 
Cricket  Grounds,  Bowling  Greens,  &c, 
AL.SO  MOST 
Reliable  Lawn  Manures. 
Priced  Circulars  Post  Free  on  Application. 
r  CLIBRANS  ^ 
ORNAMENTAL 
TREE5&5HRUB5 
BS”  Prices  are  for  Our  Selection  Only. 
.SPECIAL  COLLECTIONS  OF 
DECIDUOUS  AND  FLOWERING  TREES. 
12  Fine  distinct  kinds . 12/-,  larger  18/- 
50  Fine  Trees,  in  25  distinct  sorts  ..  40/-,  larger  50/- 
6  Lovely  and  distinct  Weeping  Trees  9/-,  larger  15/- 
9  Lovely  and  distinct  Weeping  Trees  12/6,  larger  18/6 
SPECIAL  COLLECTIONS  OF 
ORNAMENTAL  SHRUBS. 
6  Pretty  and  distinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  6  sort.^*, 
4/6,  6/-,  9/-,  or  12/- 
12  Pretty  and  distinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  12  sort.s, 
9/-,  12/-,  18/-,  or  24,- 
60  Pretty  and  distinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  25  sorts, 
42/-.  63/-,  81/-,  or  100/- 
6  Distinct  and  lovely  Deciduous  Floweiing  Shrubs, 
in  6  sorts  . 3/-,  6/-,  9/-,  or  12/- 
12  Distinct  and  lovely  Deciduous  Flowering  Shrubs, 
in  12  sorts  ..  ..  6/-,  P/-,  12/-,  18/- or  24/- 
50  Distinct  and  lovely  Deciduous  Flowering  Shrubs. 
in  25  or  50  sorts  ..  21-,  31/6,  42/-,  or  63/- 
100  Flowering  Deciduous  Shrubs,  in  25  to  50  sorts, 
42/-.  f3/-.  84/-,  or  100/'- 
CLIBRANS 
SELECT  ROSES. 
OUR  ROSE.S,  grown  in  a  cool  northern  climate, 
invariably  give  the  ulmos’’  satisfaction  to  pur¬ 
chasers.  We  make  Rose  growing  a  special  feature. 
Dwarf  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  in  choice  variety,  5/-  to 
9/-  per  doz.  ;  40/-  to  65/-  per  100.  Extra  strong,  in 
pots  for  forcing,  2/-  to  .3/6  each  ;  18/-  to  36/- per  cloz. 
Moss  Roses,  in  lovely  variety,  0/-  per  doz.  ;  it'j- 100. 
Teas  and  Hybrid  Teas,  in  choice  and  beautiful  sorts, 
12/-  per  uoz  In  pots,  15/-  per  doz. 
Noisettes,  in  finest  variety.  10/-  and  12/-  per  doz. 
China  Boses,  in  select  sorts,  5/-  and  6/-  per  doz. 
Polyantha  Roses,  six  lovely  sorts,  5/-. 
China  and  Bourbon  Hybrids,  in  fine  variety,  6/-  doz. 
Climbing  Roses,  in  fine  variety,  9/-  and  12/- "per  doz. 
Penzance  Briars,  a  comparatively  nsw,  but  very 
beautiful  class  of  Rose,  9/-  to  18/-  per  doz. 
Species  of  Roses.— The  e  have  now  attained  a  remark¬ 
able  popularity,  particularly  for  planting  in  the 
VVild  Garden.  We  grow  all  the  most  suitable,  par¬ 
ticulars  of  which  will  be  found  in  our  Catalogue. 
Above  prices  are  for  our  selection  only,  and  are 
carriage  paid  to  customers’  nearest  railway  station. 
CLIBRANS 
SPECIMEN  HOLLIES. 
WE  hold  what  is,  perhap.»,  the  fiuist  stock  in  the 
country  of  specimen  Hollies.  Perfect  in  shape, 
well  furnished  with  foliage,  and  splendidly  rooted. 
INSPECTION  INVITED. 
Ilex  Aqulfollum.— Grand  plants,  splendidly  furnished, 
6ft.  to  9ft.,  8/- to  15/.  each;  90/-  to  170/- per  doz. 
A  few  extra  large  specimens,  price  on  application. 
,,  Aq.  altaclarense.— An  effective,  very  hardy  smoke- 
resisting  variety,  splendid  specimens,  6ft.  to  7ft.  in 
height,  12/6  to  15/-  each  ;  140/-  to  170/-  per  doz. 
Extra  fine,  21/-  to  4?/-  each. 
,,  Aq.  argentea  elegantisslma.  —  A  very  orna¬ 
mental,  silvery-leaved  variety,  grand  specimens, 
6ft.  to  7ft.,  21/-  each. 
.,  Aq.  HodginslL— A  grand,  vigorous,  smoke-resist¬ 
ing  variety,  perhaps  the  hardiest  of  all  the  Hollies, 
4fr.  to  5ft.,  '7/6  to  10/6  each  ;  84/-  to  120/-  per  doz. 
We  have  a  limited  number  of  extra  fine,  broad, 
and  heavy  plants  of  this  height,  splendidly 
furnLshed,  at  12/6  and  16/-  each  ;  5ft.  to  6ft.,  at 
10/6  and  12,6  each,  120/-  and  144/-  per  doz.  ;  6ft.  to 
7ft.,  1.5/- and  18/- each.  Larger  speeimens,  21/- to 
..~63,/-  each. 
We  shall  be  happi/  to  forward  Photcgraphs  of 
Specimen  lloliies  in  our  Nurseries,  to  intendinej 
Purchasers.  Special  Prices  for  Ijarge  Quantities. 
Full  parliculM’s  of  the  above,  and  all  other 
varieties  of  Hardy  Trees,  Shrubs,  and  Fruits, 
are  contained  in 
OUR  TREE  AND  SHRUB  LIST, 
GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
ALTRINCHAM  MANCHESTER 
j0m[nal  irf  g0rtu[ultoi[0. 
THURSDAY,  MARCH  19,  1903. 
The  Early  Primrose. 
HEN  Chaucer  described  the  car¬ 
penter’s  charming  young  wife 
as  a  “  Primerole,”  there  is  some 
reason  to  believe  that  he  was 
only  usiug  another  and  an 
earlier  way  of  calling  her  a 
"  Daisy  ”  ;  for  about  that  time  the 
latter  flower  was  not  uncommonly 
called  a  Primrose.  And  were  we  to 
search  a  few  centuries  backwards  we  should 
find  the  Primrose  masquerading  in  the  gar¬ 
ments  of  still  other  flowers,  and  go  much 
disguised  that  it  would  be  almost  impossible 
to  distinguish  it  from  several  others.  Even  as 
Primula  we  cannot  be  sure  we  are  on  the  track 
of  the  Primrose.  That  and  the  Cowslip  were 
at  an  early  date  recognised  as  possessing  a 
fellowship  in  common ;  and  as  the  leaves 
favoured  somewhat  those  of  the  Mullein,  we 
are  pretty  sure  that  we  are  on  the  track  of  at 
least  the  latter  when  Verbasculum  or  Petty 
Mullein  is  mentioned.  It  is  also  the  Herba 
Saucti  Petri,  Herb  Peter  and  St.  Peter’s  Wort ; 
Herba  Paralisi,  Spinewort,  or  merely  Paralysis, 
of  which  Paigles  may  or  may  not  be  a  colloquial 
form. 
The  common  Primrose,  too,  is  occasionally 
discovered  as  Paralysis,  or  Palsy-wort,  because 
the  great  specific  for  palsy  was  found  in  these 
two  herbs.  From  the  peculiar  affection  of  the 
joints  called  arthritica,  the  Primrose  was  also 
called  by  that  name,  and  on  account  of  its 
being  one  of  three  specifics  for  the  disease. 
It  is  therefore  not  at  all  wonderful  that  Prim¬ 
roses  and  Cowslips  should  occasionally  be 
confounded  together  as  one  plant,  as  in  the 
lines  in  “  The  Two  Noble  Kinsmen 
“Primrose,  firstborn  child  of  Ver,  with  her 
bells  dim’’— which  clearly  apply  to  the  Cow¬ 
slip,  and  are  difficult  to  assign  to  Shakespeare, 
who  in  other  places  describes  the  Primrose 
with  so  great  felicity.  It  is  to  his  pen  we  are 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,"  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
