December  20,  1900. 
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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  15/- ; 
stout,  IJ  to  2ft.,  25'-;  2  to  2ift.,  30/-;  2j  to  8ft.,  40/-. 
GAPPING  QUICKS,  50/  ,  60/-,  and  80/-  All  per  1000. 
Very  fine,  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  what  is  UMially 
sold.  12  to  18in.,  35/- :  18  to  24iu.,  45/- ;  2  to  22ft., 
65/- ;  2^  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  .. 
IMYROBELLA  ■•V.  T*nT?  wpnr'PG 
LAUREL  OR  YEW..  ..  >  ^ 
HORNBEAM  OR  BEECH 
AMERICAN  ARBORVITJE 
All  these  can  be  supplied  for  Hedges  at  prices  and  in 
sizes  as  per  »  atalogue.  free  on  application. 
CLIBRAN’S,  ALTRINCHAM, 
And  10  &  12,  MARKET  STREET,  MANOHBSTER. 
. 
OLD  CUSTOMERS. 
The  following  must  surely  convey  pure,  genuine, 
a.nd  truthful  evidence  as  to  who  supplies  the  best 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Mr.  J.  BOND,  The  Gardens,  Olantigh  Towers,  Wye,  Kent. 
6/fi  December,  1900. 
‘  ‘  I  will  thank  you  to  send  me  the  following  88  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  ;  those  you  sent  me  last  year  brought  me  such 
splendid  blooms,  and  gave  tlie  best  I  ever  had.” 
Mr.  F.  THORNTON,  The  Gardens,  Boothby  Hall,  Lincoln. 
-  Qth  December,  1900. 
“I  am  sure  you  will  be  pleased  to  hear  th  se  varieties  of 
Chrysanthemums  you  sent  me  last  year  enabled  me  to  carry 
■off  at  our  two  largest  shows  5  firsts  at  the  one  and  3  firsts 
at  the  other,  also  Premier  for  Incurves.  Of  course  you  are 
aware  I  lave  exhiliited  witti  similar  results  now  for  many 
years  from  what  you  have  sent  me  ” 
PLEASE  CORRESPOND. 
ALL  ABOUT  SWEET  PEAS. 
By  MB.  ROBERT  SYBBUTHAM, 
200,  TENBY  STREET,  BIRMINGHAM. 
PRICE  SIXPENCE. 
A  U.seful  Description  of  every  known  variety  and  How  to 
Grow  Them. 
A  List  of  the  best  varieties  in  each  colour,  as  voted  by  20  of 
the  best  kUown  growers. 
The  best  three  in  each  colour,  as  adoptetl  by  the  Classification 
_  Committee  at  the  Bi-Centenary  Exhibition  in  .July,  1900. 
A  List  of  all  the  varieties  and  the  nuinber  of  times  each 
variety  was  shown  at  the  London  Exhibition,  and  a  List 
of  all  the  varieties  shown  at  the  Principal  Provincial  Ex¬ 
hibitions  in  1900,  with  the  number  of  times  each  variety 
was  shown 
The  names  of  the  best  40  varieties  for  Exhibition,  and  other 
useful  information  for  growers  and  exhibitors. 
The  40  varieties  mentioned,  50  seeds  of  each,  will 
be  sent  post  free  for  5/-. 
should  buy  a  copy  ;  nny  profit  a  fter  tost  o  f  printing, 
^c.,  will  be  given  to  the  Gardeners'  Royal  Orphan  Farid. 
H.  CANNSLL  bu  SONS, 
S  XV  A  INT  I- E  Y. 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TRUES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  4ND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  3d. 
THDMAS  mVERSlb  SDN, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION  Q.E.R. 
PLANTING  SEASON. 
HARDILY-GROWN 
_  &  all  other 
Trees  &  Pla.n'ts 
RoseSg  Re¬ 
stocks  quite  Unequalled  for 
"QUALITY."  "VARIETY,"  &“ EXTENT." 
Priced  Catalogues  Post  Free. 
Dicksons  ((SO  Acres)  CHESTER., 
FRUIT  TREES  FOR  SALE ! 
MR.  COOPER,  F.R.H.S.,  has  a  large  number  of 
Fruit  Trees,  excellent  in  quality  and  with  good 
fibrous  roots,  which  must  be  sold  at  once  to  clear 
the  ground. 
LISTS  ON  APPLICATION  TO— 
MR.  GEDRGE  WAITE,  GALOOT,  READING. 
New CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
-ED  SPORT  FROM  AUSTRALIE,  .also 
LILY  MOUNTFORD  (the  certificated  stock),  large.st 
novelty  of  the  season. 
GEORGE  CARPENTER,  finest  of  the  dark  purple 
section. 
MRS.  T.  K.  BENNETT  and  1  two  enormous 
ALDERMAN  S.  BENJAMIN  i  Australians. 
AND  OTHER  Fine  Novelties. 
For  above,  see  New  List  Now  Ready. 
Chrysanthemum  Nurseries, 
IPRAM  FIELD,  SUSSEX. 
ILEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES 
Almayt  worth  a  viHt  o'  irupection.  Kindly  tend  for  Catalogue 
NEW  LIST  NOW  READY. 
Ezotlo  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
Greenhouses  from  £3  5/-;  vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  &c. 
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.) 
<|aiti[iritl  flf 
THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  20.  1900. 
Tlie  Muddle  of  Varieties. 
Need  of  Reform. 
- 
^  since  the  hybridist  became  a 
power  in  the  land  the  whole  thing 
has  been  one  great  multiplication 
-  sum,  which  appears  to  increase  in 
magnitude  as  the  years  roll  on. 
Every  fruit,  flower  and  vegetable  that 
will  lend  itself  to  the  process  of 
hybridisation  and  cross  fertilisation  has 
been  operated  on,  with  the  result  that  old 
families  have  been  extended,  new  ones  have  been 
introduced,  and  characters  have  been  changed  so 
greatly  that  in  some  cases  originality  has  been 
almost  effaced.  When  one  looks  around  and  sees 
the  creations  for  which  the  hybridist  is  responsible, 
one  can  realise  to  some  extent  the  magnitude  of 
the  work,  and,  as  gardeners  we  have  to  thank  a 
nature  that  is  so  amenable  to  the  skill  of  human 
art.  If  the  gardeners  of  a  century  ago  could  return 
to  the  scene  of  their  labours  and  mark  the  changes 
that  have  taken  place  in  this  respect  since  they 
made  their  exit,  they  would  doubtless  rub  their 
e\es  in  wonder.  They  might  have  been  the 
pioneers  of  work  that  has  grown  far  beyond  their 
comprehension  ;  and  in  the  same  way  may  not  we, 
who  fancy  we  have  seen  the  accomplishment  of 
such  great  things  in  horticulture,  be  connected 
only  with  a  beginning  that  the  gardeners  of  a 
century  hence  will  look  upon  as  puny  efforts  ? 
But  is  there  not  a  danger  of  overdoing  this  work 
of  introduction  if  it  is  not  already  overdone  ?  Or 
rather  has  not  the  time  arrived  when  some  check 
should  be  put  on  it  so  that  w'e  may  know  that 
new  forms  are  new  indeed,  not  a  slight  variation 
of  something  that  already  ixists,  or  perhaps  the 
vaunting  of  something  as  new  that  is  really  old, 
though  perhaps  obscure?  Up  to  now  the  work 
has  been  all  on  one  side.  We  have  given  a 
welcome  to  anything  and  everything  without 
questioning  its  distinctiveness  or  originality,  and 
any  variety  that  has  come  out  blessed  with  a  name 
has  been  accepted  as  something  new.  Many 
disappointments  have  been  felt  later  on  when 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  the  “  JOURNAL  OF 
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  hencq  in  order  to  meet  the  wishes  ,of  tht 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURNAL 
OF  HOHTICULTURE"  will  hereafter  be  sold  for 
TWOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
No.  1069.— VoL.  XLL,  Tibrd  Series. 
