April  23,  1903. 
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Barr’s  Seeds  sent  Carriage  Paid  on  receipt  of  remittance 
Tbe  folic  win j:  Mixtures  are  composed  of  PURE 
GRASS  SEEuS  only,  of  good  growth,  which  have 
been  thoroughly  cleaned  and  carefully  mixed. 
They  cannot  fail  to  give  the  greatest  satisfaction. 
The  seed  is  sold  by  weight,  which  is  the  onhj  coirect  method  of 
estimating  quantity  needed  for  a  given  space. 
BARR  S  NEW  MIXTURE  OF  DWARF  EVER¬ 
GREEN  GRASSES,  for  producing  an  Extra 
Fine  Smooth  Lawn.— A  special  mixture  of  the 
finest-leaved  and  dwarfest-growiug  perenni.al  Grasses, 
producing  AN  EXTRA  FINE  VELVETV  TURF,  and  Saving 
labour  in  not  requiring  frequent  mowing.  Per  lb.,  2/- ; 
per  101b.,  19/6;  per2Ulb.,  32/-. 
BARR’S  “STANDARD  ■  MIXTURE  OF  EVER¬ 
GREEN  GRASSES,  for  Garden  Lawns.  Golf 
Links,  Cricket  Grounds,  &o.— This  mixture  is 
composed  principally  of  i#e  tine-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,  &o.— 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.,  23/-. 
For  Hints  on  Making  and  the  Management  of  Lawns,  see 
BARR’S  LAWN  GRASS  CIRCULAR, 
free  on  application. 
<S6  SON^S, 
II,  12,  &  13,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  London. 
Nurseries  :  Ditton  Hill,  near  Surbiton,  Surret. 
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,  Aspidistias,  Roses, 
Azaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Aspidi.stras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
WORLD-WIDE  REROWN-  STRIKING  flOVELTIES 
CATALDGUEPOST  FREEiS^ 
VERY  SUPERIOR 
Dwarf  Evergfreen 
GRASSES, 
For  Lawns,  Croquet,  and  Tennis  Grounds, 
Cricket  Grounds,  Bowling  Greens,  &c. 
ALSO  MOST 
Reliable  Lawn  Manures. 
Priced  Circulars  Post  Free  on  Application. 
DICKSOK^SICH  ESTER 
NEW 
OUTDOOR  PLANTS. 
We  append  brief  descriptions  of 
three  Choice  Plants  taken  from  our 
Plant  List. 
CLEMATIS  “Ville  de  Lyon’’  (Silver  Gilt 
Medal,  R  H.S.).  —  Flowers  rich  dark  crimson, 
deepened  round  the  margins  of  the  sepals, 
robust,  vigorous  and  free;  a  superb  variety. 
2/6  each. 
LAVENDER  Grappenhall  Variety.” — 
A  new  form  that  will  certainly  supersede  the 
old-fashioned  Lavender;  it  is  more  vigorous  in 
growth,  habit,  and  constitution,  and  earlier 
blooming  than  the  type  ;  the  flowers  are  of 
large  size  and  beautifully  fragrant.  Strong 
plants  in  pots,  1/-  and  1/6  each;  9/-  and  12/- 
per  dozen. 
SAXIFRAGA  Grlcsbachii  (F.C.C.  R.H.S.. 
1903). —A  new,  distinct,  and  pretty  rockery 
species  from  Macedonia,  the  foliage  arranged 
in  ro.settes  somewhat  resembles  that  of  a  small¬ 
growing  .S.  longifolia  ;  the  flowers,  purplish- 
crimson  in  colour,  are  produced  in  a  somewhat 
crowded  inflorescence  at  the  apex  of  the  pe¬ 
duncles,  the  effect  being  much  enhanced  by 
the  crimson  bracts.  We  have  a  limited 
number  of  strong  plants,  flowering  size,  estab- 
liffied  in  pots,  price  3/6  each. 
...  '  '  VX 
A  Complete  List  of  all  Indoor  and  Outdoor 
Plants  is  contained  in 
OUR  PLANT  CATALOGUE, 
Gratis  and  Post  Free  on  application. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
H.  CANNELL  &  SONS 
J  HOME  OF  FLOWERS 
is  essentially  the  Home 
of  CACTUS  DAHLIAS,  being  exclusively  the  original 
introducers  of  this  section  and  also  the  Singles. 
We  have  for  25  consecutive  years  grown  and  shown  the 
finest  and  completest  collections  in  England,  and  also  won 
the  only  Gold  Medal  from  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society  lor  the  best  exhibit. 
OUR  FLORAL  GUIDE-Standard  Catalogue- 
sent  post  free. 
PLANTS  AHE  "NOW  READY,  splendid  stuff,  the  finest 
probably  in  existence. 
We  ask  all  interested  to  “COME  AND  SEE.”  Our 
Nursery  is  always  highly  interesting. 
I  ARFI  SI  ARTISTIC! 
tw  I  Next  Autumn  request  your  Nursery¬ 
man  to  send  your  Roses  with  CHANDLER’S  “IDEAL” 
LABELS.  Untearable  Lead  Eyelets.  Name  Embossed  on 
Copper.  All  Nurserymen  supply  them. 
WILLIAMS’ 
HOTHOUSE  SHADING. 
The  best  Shading  in  (he  Market.  Sold  in  Pieces  30  yd.s. 
long  by  yds.  wide.  40/-  per  piece. 
Blinds  made  up  complete  ready  for  fixing  at  a  slight 
extra  cost. 
SAMPLES  GRATIS. 
EUREKA  SHADING. 
Sold  in  lib.  packets,  with  directions  for  use,  1/-  each, 
post  free  for  1/4  ;  2lbs.  free  for  2/5. 
Victoria  and  Paradise  Nurseries, 
UPPER  HOLLOWAY,  LONDON,  N. 
Jffiti[nsil  of  gortli[itItot[t 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  23,  1903. 
Plant  Pests. 
origin  of  many  of  tbe  enemies 
J  which  have  to  be  met  and  en-" 
countered  in  the  practice  of 
every  branch  of  gardening  is  in 
numerous  instances  so  remote, 
that  the  very  beginning  of  the  gar¬ 
dener’s  troubles  is  apt  to  be  over¬ 
looked  and  frequently  misunderstood. 
The  source  of  infection  from  pestiferous 
insects  is  perhaps  an  easy  matter  at  times  to 
discover,  and  may  be  set  down  to  the  intro¬ 
duction  of  a  batch  of  material  from  this  or 
that  place,  w’hether  of  a  private  or  mercantile 
character.  But  when  one  comes  to  consider 
the  commencement  of  an  assault  from  foes  of  a 
fungoid  nature,  the  question  is  seldom,  if  ever, 
so  well  understood  or  so  feasibly  explained. 
Healthy  stock  in  the  commencement,  given 
healthy  conditions  of  life,  such  as  plenty  of 
fresh  air,  care  in  general  culture,  and  judicious 
help  at  critical  seasons  in  the  life  of  plants, 
may,  and  will,  do  much  to  ward  off  many 
diseases  to  which  the  many  subjects  under  the 
gardener’s  care  are  liable.  ^  Many  are  the 
remedies  offered  in  the  market  which  are 
warranted  to  cure  the  various  ills  that  so 
frequently  beset  plants.  To  read  the  pro¬ 
spectuses  issued  with  some  of  these  cure-alls, 
dirty  or  unhealthy  occupants  of  our  gardens 
need  never  be  seen  or  known.  Yet  how  few  of 
them  do  really  give  satisfactory  results  in  their 
application  to  the  objects  they  are  supposed  to 
benefit. 
A  writer  in  a  contemporary  falls  foul  of  the 
numerous  nostrum's  so  persistently  pushed  into 
the  notice  of  the  gardening  public,  and  declares 
that  the  best  remedies  are  fresh  air  and  clean 
water  in  abundance,  Every  expert  knows 
that  too  much  of  either  of  these  may  do  a 
great  amount  of  mischief.  It  is  also  equally 
well  known  that  a  deficiency  of  the  one  will 
usually  result  in  enfeebled  specimens,  and  of 
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  uo  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
No.  1191.— You.  XLVI..  Third  Sfkik.s 
