January  17,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
4.') 
BARR'S  SEEDS  sent  Carriage  Paid  on 
receipt  of  remittance. 
THE  BEST  SEEDS  IN  THE  WORLD  for  securing 
a  supply  of  Vegetables  “  the  year  round,”  and  for  keeping 
the  Flower  Garden  and  Greenhouse  always  gay,  and  with 
abundance  of  FI  iwers  to  cut  for  vases  and  bouquets. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the 
best  Vegetables  and  tue  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  the 
Garden  and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints, 
and  will  be  found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and 
Exhibitors.  Sent  Free  on  Application. 
BARR’S  21/-  COLLECTION  OF  VEGETABLE 
SEEDS  contains  a  liberal  assortment  of  the  following  useiul 
■Vegetables  :  Beans  (Broad  and  French),  Beet,  Borecole, 
Broccoli,  Brussels  Sprouts,  Cabbage,  Capsicum,  Cauliflower, 
Carrot,  Celery,  Colewort,  Corn  salad,  Cucumber,  Cress, 
Endive,  Herbs,  Leek,  Lettuce,  Melon,  Mustard,  Onions, 
Parsley,  Parsnips,  Peas,  Radish,  Salsify,  Savoy  Cabbage, 
Scorzonera,  Spinach, Tomato, Turnip, and  Vegetable  Marrow. 
OTHER  COLLECTIONS  of  BARR  S  VEGETABLE 
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Full  Particulars  on  Application. 
U  BARR'S  CHOICE  FLOWER  SEEDS. — The  “Seed 
Guide”  contains  a  Select  List  of  all  the  most  beautiful 
Annuals  and  Perennials.  Special  Collections  for  jail  pur¬ 
poses,  and  many  Sterling  Novelties. 
All  Seeds  sent  Carriage  Paid  on  Receipt  of  Remittance. 
BARR  80  SONS, 
11,  12,  &  13,  King  St,,  Covent  Garden,  London. 
Nurseries  :  Long  Litton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
ESTABLISHED  1832. 
Ho  connection  with  any  other  firm  of  a  similar  name. 
SPRING 
CATALOGUE 
For  1901, 
OF 
Vegetable  &  Flower  Seeds 
BULBS  £  PLANTS. 
IS  NOW  READY 
"Will  be  sent  Post  Free  on  application  to  their  Offices  at 
OVERVEEN,  near  HAARLEM.  HOLLAND,  or  to  their 
General  Agents— 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE.  LONDON,  E.C. 
No.  1073.— VOL.  XLII.,  Tihrd  Series. 
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AQIJILECIA,  VEITCHS'  CHOICE  HYBRID 
These  comprise  many  new,  beautiful,  and  pleasing  shades 
and  combinations,  as  also  the  most  effective  and  striking 
contrasts  of  colours  in  the  same  flower. 
PER  PACKET,  1/6. 
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TO  OBTAIN  THE 
BEST  MELONS 
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SUTTON'S 
RINGLEADER. 
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tion  for  its  elegant  form,  beautiful  netting,  and  above 
all  for  its  superb  flavour.  Per  Packet  3/6,  post  free. 
BEST  OF  ALL. 
Flesh  of  a  deep  green  colour,  very  thick  and  rich 
in  flavour.  Per  Packet  2,6,  post  free. 
SCARLET. 
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exquisite  flavour.  Per  Packet  2/6,  post  free. 
SUTTON'SSEEDS 
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THURSDAY,  JANUARY  17,  1901. 
Undersized  Fruit. 
ttTSlFT*  HERE  was  far  too  much  small 
^  comparatively  worthless  fruit  pro¬ 
duced  last  se&son.  To  make  matters 
worse,  this  tendency  to  overcrop  is 
far-reaching  in  its  effects,  and  if 
not  repeated  next  year,  the  weather — 
not  the  trees— will  be  to  blame.  A 
few  of  the  naturally  grown  trees — that  is 
to  say,  those  which  are  not  annually  muti¬ 
lated  by  the  overzealous  pruner — may  have  become 
too  weak  to  produce  flowers  even,  but  the  majority 
are  again  crowded  with  flower  buds,  and  unless  they 
receive  proper  attention,  more  especially  at  the 
roots,  the  crops  may  once  more  prove  most  dis¬ 
appointing.  Many  orchard  trees  in  this  country, 
especially  in  Gloucester,  Somerset,  and  Devon,  are 
in  a  state  of  starvation,  and  in  few  instances  are 
attempts  made  to  obviate  this  unfortunate  state  of 
affairs.  In  many  cases,  owing  to  the  dense  covering 
of  grass,  the  est  blished  trees  are  never  properly 
moist  at  the  roots,  and  what  little  moisture  does 
get  through  the  fibrous  top  spit  is  instantly 
exhausted  when  the  trees  are  in  full  leafage.  Ihe 
trees  are  expected  to  continue  cropping  satisfac¬ 
torily  year  after  year,  but  nothing  is  done  towards 
bringing  about  this  desirable  state  of  affairs. 
It  is  too  much  to  ask  those  who  rent  or  own 
trees  planted  on  good  grazing  land  to  break  up 
the  turf  and  cultivate  the  surface,  but  they  have 
only  to  take  note  of  what  is  going  on  in  the  mixed 
or  cultivated  orchards  to  fiud  why  their  trees  fail. 
Where  the  trees  stand  30  feet  or  more  asunder  t1  e 
herbage  is  doubtless  of  considerable  value,  and  it 
is  only  fair  to  add,  that  it  is  not  these  large,  well 
isolated  trees  which  are  the  greatest  offenders  in  the 
direction  of  producing  too  much  undersized  fruit. 
In  the  majority  of  orchards  the  trees  press  against 
each  other  above  the  ground,  and  fight  each  other 
for  food  and  moisture  below.  Quite  recently,  how¬ 
ever,  I  met  with  an  instance,  not  far  from  Stratford- 
on-Avon,  where  an  orchard,  five  acres  in  extent, 
and  somewhat  closely  planted  with  Piums,  Pears, 
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  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. 
VEITCHS’ 
GENUINE  SEEDS. 
