November  29,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDEN ER> 
481 
HEDGE  PLANTS! 
HEDGE  PLANTS ! 
Millions  of  them  in  the  most  useful  and  orna¬ 
mental  varieties  ;  very  stout,  and  with  extra 
good  roots. 
1-year  seedlings,  3/6  ;  good  3-year  Quicks,  10/6  to  16/- ; 
stout,  IJ  to  2ft.,  25/-;  2  to  24ft.,  30/-;  24  to  3ft.,  40/-. 
GAPPING  QUICKS,  50/  ,  60/-,  and  80/-  All  per  1000. 
Very  tine,  with  extra  good  roots. 
COMMON,  1  to  2ft.,  25/- ;  2  to  3ft.,  35/-. 
OVALIFOLUM,  a  very  extra  quality,  having  been  cut 
down  and  much  more  bushy  than  wliat  is  usually 
sold.  12  to  ISin.,  35/-  :  18  to  24in.,  45/- ;  2  to  24ft., 
65/- ;  24  to  3ft.,  75/- ;  3  to  4ft.,  120/-.  All  per  1000. 
Less  quantities  than  500  of  Thorns  or  Privet  are  charged 
6d.  per  100  extra. 
SWEET  BRIAR 
BOX  OR  HOLLY  .. 
MYROBELLA  . 
LAUREL  OR  YEW.. 
HORNBEAM  OR  BEECH 
AMERICAN  ARBORVITJE 
All  these  can  be  supplied  for  Hedges  at  prices  and  in 
sizes  as  per  Catalogue,  free  on  application. 
CLIBRAN’S,  ALTRINCHAM, 
And  10  &  12,  MARKET  STREET,  MANCHESTER. 
TO  SELI.! 
WINTER-FLOWERING  BEGONIAS,  6  tine  varieties,  6/-. 
BEGONIA,  Gloire  de  Lorraine,  tine  stuff,  in  tin.  pots, 
1/6  and  2/6  each. 
BOUVARDIAS,  in  6  tine  varieties,  6/- ;  12  varieties,  10/-. 
TREE  CARNATION,  MRS.  LEOPOLD  DB  ROTIISCHILD,  in 
bud,  1/6  each,  12  for  15/- ;  6  fine  kinds  for  winter¬ 
flowering,  7/6. 
BORDER  CARNATIONS,  in  finest  varieties,  good  stuff, 
6/-  per  dozen  ;  6  for  3/-. 
YELLOW  GROUND  CARNATIONS,  in  fine  variety,  7/6 
per  dozen  ;  6  for  4/-. 
AZALEA  INDICA,  named  varieties,  good  stuff,  well 
budded,  18/-  and  24/-  per  dozen.  A  few  extra  specimens, 
3/6  and  5/-  each. 
AZALEA  MOLLIS,  30  to  50  buds,  9/-  and  12/-  per  dozen. 
Catalogues  Free  on  jLpplication. 
H.  J.  JONES,  nurseryT  LEWISHAM. 
H.  LANE  &  SON 
Solicit  an  inspection  of  their  extensive  Nursery  Stock, 
covering  over  150  acres. 
Deciduous  &  Evergreen  TREES  &  SHRUBS* 
ROSES,  FRUIT  TREES, 
RHODODENDRONS,  FOREST  TREES, 
IVIES  AND  OTHER  CLIMBERS. 
GRAPE  VINES,  FIGS,  STRAWBERRIES, 
&c,,  &c. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  FREE. 
The  Nurseries,  BERKHAMSTED,  HERTS. 
By  Appointment  gfe  S  and 
TO  H.R.H.  The 
H.M.  The  Queen  Prince  of  Wales. 
AUTUMN  PLANTING. 
Those  loho  are  ahont  to  engage  in  this  operation 
should  ash  for  our  Catalogue  of 
FOREST  TREES,  SHRUBS, 
EVERGREEN  and  FLOWERING 
PARK  and  AVENUE  TREES, 
PLANTS  for  UNDERWOOD,  GAME 
SHELTER,  and  for  ORNAMENT, 
Which  will  he  sent  post  free  on  application. 
It  represents  one  of  the  most  extensive  and  finest  Stocks 
in  the  Kingdom,  and  the  prices  for  such  quality 
are  extremely  moderate. 
LITTLE  &  BALLANTYNE, 
The  Nurseries,  CARLISLE. 
fPLANTING  SEASON.^ 
HARDILY-QROWN 
&  all  other 
Trees  &  Pla.n’ts 
Everg^reenSf 
Roses,  &o. 
Stocks  quite  Unequalled  for 
"QUALITY,”  "VARIETY,”  &“ EXTENT." 
Priced  Catalosuee  Poet  Free. 
.Dicksons  iso  Acres)  CHESTER.J 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Loughboro’  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Stove  and  Green¬ 
house  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Cyperus,  Ficu^,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Roses, 
Azaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Aspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
&c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale  List.  Special  Retail  Cata¬ 
logue,  free. — J.  E.  SMITH. 
PROFITABLE  ERUIT  GROWING  FOR 
COTTAGERS  and  SMALL  HOLDERS  of  LAND. 
The  Gold  Medal  Prize  Essay.  By  J.  Wright.  Written 
for  the  Worshipful  Company  of  Fruiterers.  Demy  8vo, 
price  1/- ;  free  by  post,  1/3.— Journal  of  Horticulture 
ottice  ;  12.  Mitrb  Court  Chambers.  Fleet  strrp.t.  h;.»  . 
Greenhouses  from  £3  >/-;  vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  dtc. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  THE  Queen  and 
H.R.H.  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
EB.  hawthorn  &  CO..  Ltd.,  London  Works, 
•  READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
I  FOR  HEDGES. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
MOST  IMPORTANT  "  BEST  RESULTS 
should  make  a  start  with  good,  strong,  healthy,  country-grown  Cuttings  and  Plants. 
W.  J.  GODFREY’S  displays  at  the  principal  London  and  Provincial  Exhibitions  are  admitted  to  have 
been  the  most  attractive  trade  exhibits  of  any,  containing  as  they  did  the  largest  number  of  well- 
grown  blooms  and  by  far  the 
BEST  AND  MOST  DISTINCT  NOVELTIES; 
the  whole  of  which  were  grown  in  the  Exmonth  Nurseries. 
The  Finest  Set  of  Novelties  of  the  Season,  including  some  magnificent  Australians,  will  shortly  be  sent 
out  from  the  Exmouth  Nurseries. 
PRELIMINARY  CATALOGUE  NOW  READY  AND  POST  FREE. 
"W.  J.  SXIVEOXJTH,  IDEVOM- 
No.  1066.— VoL.  XLL,  Twrb  Series. 
of  ^0rtii[ultui[C. 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  29.  1900. 
Late  Grapes. 
Good  Flavoured  Varieties  Wanted. 
the  many 
^NOTWITHSTANDING 
/  varieties  of  Grapes  which  from 
time  to  time  are  sent  out  with  a 
flourish  of  trumpets,  it  is  sur¬ 
prising  how  few  are  equal,  much 
less  superior,  to  the  old  standard 
varieties.  The  grand  old  Muscat  of 
Alexandria  is  still  the  best  white  Grape 
in  cultivation  for  midseason  crops,  and  if 
grown  in  a  late  house  it  keens  almost  as  long  in 
the  autumn  as  any  other  white  variety,  and  in 
respect  of  flavour  it  easily  holds  its  own.  The 
variety  which  the  most  nearly  approaches  it  in 
point  of  merit  for  autumn  and  winter  use  is  Mrs. 
Pearson,  which  miy  be  kept  rather  longer  than 
Muscat,  and  is  of  good  flavour.  Its  weak  point 
is  that  the  berries  are  a  trifle  undersized. 
Trebbiano  may  be  kept  in  good  condition 
longer  than  Muscat  of  Alexandria — in  fact,  it 
may  sometimes  be  seen  in  a  plump  condition  in 
March.  The  skin  is,  however,  rather  tough,  and, 
although  in  point  of  flavour  it  is  passable,  it  will 
not  bear  comparison  with  the  two  varieties  already 
named.  The  white  Gros  Colmau,  which  at  one 
time  seemed  to  promise  so  well,  has  never  made 
much  headway,  and  one  seldom  meets  with  a 
Vine  of  it  now.  It  seems  to  me  that  by  crossing 
and  re-crossing  Trebbiano  with  Muscat  we  ought 
in  time  to  raise  a  late  Grape  good  in  every 
resfect — i.e.,  one  having  berries  as  large  as  Muscat, 
almost  if  not  quite  as  good  in  flavour,  and  which 
would  also  keep  well  till  March  or  April.  Surely 
it  is  not  impo.'-sible  to  raise  such  a  Grape. 
Turning  to  black  Grapes  tt  ere  appears  to  be 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  the  "JOURNAL  OP 
HORTICULTURE”  has  been  written  by  Gardeners  for 
Gardeners,  and  in  its  principles,  its  practice,  and  its 
price  it  still  remains  the  same.  One  alteration  is  per¬ 
haps,  however,  necessary.  Our  modern  methods  of 
production  have  rendered  the  price  old  -  fashioned, 
and  hence  in  order  to  meet  the  wishes  of  the 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURNAL 
OF  HORTICULTURE”  will  hereafter  be  sold  for 
TWOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
