■April  9,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Barr’s  Seeds  sent  Carriage  Paid  on  receipt  of  remittance 
BARR’S 
GRASS  SEEDS 
For  Laujns, Tennis  Courl-s  X  Cricket"  Grounds. 
The  following  Mixtures  are  composed  of  PURE 
GRASS  SEEDS  only,  of  good  growth,  which  have 
been  thoroughly  cleaned  and  carefully  mixed. 
They  cannot  fail  to  give  the  greatest  satisfaction. 
The  seed  i$  sold  by  weight,  which  is  the  only  correct  method  of 
estimating  quantity  needed  for  a  given  space. 
SARR’S  NEW  MIXTURE  OF  DWARF  EVER¬ 
GREEN  GRASSES,  for  producing  an  Extra 
Fine  Smooth  Lawn.— A  special  mixture  of  the 
linest-leaved  and  dwarfest-growiug  perennial  Grasses, 
producing  AN  extra  fine  velvety  turf,  and  saving 
labour  in  not  requiring  frequent  mowing.  Per  lb.,  2/- ; 
per  101b.,  19/6:  per  20lb.,  38/-. 
SARR’S  “STANDARD’’  MIXTURE  OF  EVER¬ 
GREEN  GRASSES,  for  Garden  Lawns,  Golf 
Links,  Cricket  Grounds,  &c.— This  mixture  is 
composed  principally  of  the  fine-leaved,  dwarf-growing 
Grasses,  all  the  seeds  being  highly  cleaned  and  of 
pure  and  genuine  quality.  Per  lb.,  1/6  ;  per  101b.,  14/- ; 
per  201b.,  28/-. 
BARR’S  “THAMES  EMBANKMENT”  MIX¬ 
TURE  OF  EVERGREEN  GRASSES  for 
Parks,  See. — 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.,  12/- ;  per  201b.,  £3/-. 
For  Hints  on  Making,  and  the  Management  of  Laicns,  see 
BARR’S  LAWN  GRASS  CIRCULAR, 
free  on  application. 
BARR  &  SON^S, 
11,  12,  &  13.  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  London. 
Nurseries  ;  Ditton  Hill,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
CHEALSM’IS^ 
IV(M\L0-WID£  {RENOWN-  STf\lKlNC  fJoVELTIES 
CATALOGUE  POST  FREE3^ 
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WARE’S 
Hardy  Perennial 
CATALOGUE 
Fully  Describes  the  Best  and  Newest 
Herbaceous  and 
Alpine  Plants, 
Bamboos,  Hardy  Orchids,  Carnations,  and  other 
Florists’  Flowers. 
Choice  Hybrid  Water  Lilies, 
Roses  in  pots.  Hardy  Climbers,  Clematis,  American 
Fruits,  &c.  The  best  of  everything  for  the  garden  at 
moderate  prices. 
Only  Strong  Plants  True  to  Name  are  supplied. 
THOMAS  S.  WARE  S  FELTHAM. 
^GLIBRANS^ 
Malmaison  Carnations. 
WE  have  on  hand  a  splendid  stock  ot 
Malmaisons,  strong,  sturdy,  well 
established,  vigorous  plants,  in  5-inch  pots, 
just  throwing  up  for  bloom. 
We  ofiferjin  the  follo’wing  varieties,  18/- 
per  doz,  our  selection  only. 
ALBION.— Dark  salmon,  dwarf  habit. 
CALYPSO.  — Flesh,  salmon  centre,  splashed  pink. 
HORACE  HUTCHINSON.  —Bright  scarlet; 
superb  variety. 
LADV  GRIMSTON. —Pinkish  white,  marked 
bright  rose. 
LADT  ULRICA.— Bright  salmon  rose. 
LORD  WELBY.— Rich  dark  crimson  ;  very  fine. 
MRS.  DE  SATGE.  —  Bright  scarlet ;  grand 
variety. 
MRS.  M.  R.  SMITH.— Bright  rosepink  ;  very  fine. 
MRS.  TRELAWNEY.— Dark  salmon  ;  very  good. 
PRIME  MINISTER.  —  Blight  scarlet ;  sweet 
scented. 
PRINCESS  MAY.— Rich  deep  rose. 
PRINCESS  OF  WALES— Deep  pink;  highly 
scented. 
SOUVENIR  DE  LA  MALMAISON.-Blush 
white  ;  a  well  known  variety. 
THE  CHURCHWARDEN.  — Bright  crimson 
scarlet ;  very  fine. 
TRUMPETER.— Dark  crimson  ;  sweet  scented. 
Full  description  of  above,  together  with  List  of 
all  other  Choice  Carnations,  indoor  and  outdoor, 
will  t  e  found  in  our  Carnation  Catalogue,  gratis 
and  post  free  on  application. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
Dicksons 
'  HARDILY- GROWN  \ 
FOREST,  FRUIT, 
AND  ALL  OTHER 
TREES& PLANTS 
EVERGREENS, 
ROSES,  &c. 
Stocks  quite  unequalled  for 
‘  QUALITY,’  ‘  VARIETY,’  &  ‘  EXTENT.’ 
Priced  Catalogues  Post  Free. 
V  Nursebies  500  Acres.  > 
Chester 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
LouGHBORO’  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Stove  and  Green¬ 
house  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Cyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Roses, 
Azaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Aspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites.  Geraniums, 
Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
IIS  delicious  Vegetable  can  be  grown  by  everyone  if 
planted  at  the  present  time.  F  iue  3-year  Palmetto 
roots.  Pea  Green  variety,  seeil  direct  from 
America,  packed  and  carriage  paid,  6/-  100 ; 
2-year,  4/-.  White  Columbian  same  price. 
Full  directions  how  to  make  beds  sent  with 
order.  _ _ 
W.  HORNE  &  SONS, 
CLIFFE,  ROCHESTER,  KENT 
THUR.SDAY.  APRIL  9.  1903. 
The  Value  of  a  Timber  top. 
'  yHIS  should  be  a  very  interesting 
^  question  for  owners  of  woods. 
What  is  the  probable  average 
value  of  British  woodlands  per 
acre  at  the  present  time,  aud 
what  are  the  comparative  values  of 
different  kinds  of  timber?  We 
can  only  get  at  the  figures  approxi¬ 
mately,  for  we  have  no  reliable  data  to 
go  by.  Roughly  speaking,  according  to  the 
acreage  of  woods  given  'a  the  report  of  the 
select  Forestry  Commit  teg  of  1887,  there  are 
in  England,  Wales,  aud  Scotland,  nearly  two- 
and-a-half  million  acres  ot  “  woodlands.”  If 
that  area  represented  woods  containing  any¬ 
thing  like  a  full  crop  of  timber,  such  as  cau  he 
easily  produced,  it  would  represent  a  bug'e 
slice  of  our  national  wealth — £’250,000,000,  at 
the  moderate  estimate  of  £100  per  acre.  But 
our  woods,  owing  toTmismanagement,  are  not 
worth  nearly  so  much. 
Young  woods,  not  more  than  twenty  ^ears 
planted,  should  not  be  worth  less  than  £20 
an  acre,  because  they  co.st  a  good  part  of 
that  sum  to  plant  at  the  beginning;  hut  oue 
doubts  very  much  if  our  British  woods,  yo’uug' 
and  old  together,  are  worth  much  more  tluui 
that  on  an  average  throughout.  The  reasons 
for  the  statement  are  that  we  have  very  rarely 
been  on  an  estate  on  which  the  woods  were 
1  worth  more  than  £25  or,  at  the  most,  £30 
per  acre,  and  know  of  no  estates  that  have 
been  sold  where  the  woods  have  fetched  that 
much.  On  a  number  of  so-called  well-woodod 
estates  that  have  changed  hanJs  during  recent 
years  £20  an  acre  has  been  nearer  the  mark, 
aud  our  own  conviction  is  that  that  figure 
would  represent  the  value  in  many  cases.  lu 
the  case  of  oue  fine  estate  the  price  put  upon 
the  woods,  as  set  out  in  the  estate  agent’.s 
catalogue,  was  exactly  £20  au  acre,  and  in  no 
case  of  actual  sale  have  we  known  the  price  to 
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No.  1189.— VoL,  XLVI..  Third  Sekie-s 
