October  11,  1900. 
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BARR’S  TULIPS. 
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and  a  SILVER  CUP  at  the  Temple  Gardens  Great 
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Early  Sing:le  and  Double  Tulips  of  finest  quality,  for 
early  forcinff  or  .Spring  bedding  out  doors.  .See  full  Descrip¬ 
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16/6  ;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
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ESTABXiZSHED  1832. 
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THURSDAY.  OCTOBER  11,  1900. 
l^enovatiDg  Vine  Borders. 
>  HE  successful  Vine  grower  must  be 
a  man  .  of  action,  who  possesses 
sound  judgment  with  some  caution, 
but  the  latter  quality  should  not 
be  so  pronounced  as  to  cause  mis¬ 
givings  about  taking  a  boll  course 
when  necessary.  No  matter  how  well 
Vines  are  managed  in  other  respec’s  border 
renovation  to  some  extent  is  necessary 
from  time  to  tim‘",  and  may  be  looked  upon  as 
part  of  the  routine  in  successful  Vine  growing. 
In  establishments  where  there  are  a  number  of 
vineries  one  or  more  usually  needs  a  tittle  extra 
attention  at  the  roots  each  year,  and  autumn  and 
early  winter  are  undoubtedly  the  best  times  tor 
carrying  out  the  work,  which  should,  whenever 
possible,  be  done  before  the  leaves  have  fallen,  as 
young  roots  then  begin  to  push  at  once  into  the 
fresh  soil.  When  Vines  carrying  late  crops  have 
to  be  operated  upon  the  work  should  of  course  not 
be  commenced  till  the  Grapes  have  been  cut,  but 
an  effort  ought  to  be  made  to  harvest  them  as 
early  as  possible  to  give  the  Vines  a  long  se-ison  of 
rest. 
October  is  an  ex  ellent  month  during  which  to 
give  Vines  in  an  early  house  the  attention  needed, 
as  the  laterals  wjll  have  been  shortened  back  to  a 
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is  not  a  compound,  i.e.,  not  a  chemical 
substitute  for  Nicotine,  hut  will  make  a 
comjiound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired, 
at  lid.  per  lOOO  cubic  feet.  Price  7d.  per 
sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet,  post  free 
(in  (luantities  at  5d.  each,  carriage  paid). 
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FO  MIG  ATOR.  —  Best  and  Cheapest. 
Made  all  of  metal.  The  asbestos  stove 
only  requires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate  it 
when  used,  so  will  last  a  lifetime  without 
wick  or  further  trouble.  Price  com¬ 
plete,  with  spirits  for  stove,  9i  post  free, 
to  vaporise  up  to  2.500  c.f. 
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SAMPLES  gratis;  POSTAGE  EXTRA. 
It  will  pay  you  well  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  all  Garden  Sundries,  C.  E.  WEST.  Eoundhay 
logue,  who  delivers  all  goods  free.  Orchid  Gultnre,  3rd  Edition,  postage  3d.,  gives  full  particulars  of  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
few  joints,  ami  the  leaves  lelt  will  be  sufficient  to 
encourage  root  action  without  drawing  too  largely 
upon  the  supply  of  sap  while  the  “  feeders  ”  are 
being  disturbed. 
In  those  instances  in  which  the  Vines  are 
growing  in  both  inside  and  outside  borders  only 
one  should  be  operated  upon  now,  the  other  next 
year.  I  have  previously  hinted  that  varying  degrees 
of  renovation  are  necessary  according  to  the 
circumstances  of  each  case;  we  must  learn  to 
dietinguish  between  a  border  in  which  the  roots 
are  fairly  active,  and  one  which  shows  no  trace  of 
roots  on  the  surface,  because  the  active  feeders  tiave 
gone  down  to  the  subsoil,  a  condition  of  affairs 
which  is  never  satisfactory,  and  is  frequently  a 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  the  “JOURNAL  OF 
JIORTICV LTURE”  has  been  written  by  Gardeners  for 
Gardeners,  and  in  its  principles,  its  practice,  and  its 
price  it  still  rem.ains  the  same.  One  alteration  is  per¬ 
haps,  however,  necessary.  Our  modern  methods  of 
production  have  rendered  the  price  old  -  fa,shioned, 
and  hence  in  order  to  meet  the  wishes  of  the 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURS AL 
OF  HORTICULTURE”  will  hereafter  he  sold  tor 
TWOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
No.  1059.— VoL.  XLL,  Third  Series. 
