J  anuary”31  ,”1901 . 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER . 
87 
BARR'S  SEEDS  "sent  Carriage 
receipt  of  remittance. 
Paid  on 
TO  OBTAIN  THE 
BEST  BROAD  BEANS 
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  >wers  to  cut  for  vases  and  bouquets. 
BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the 
best  Vegetables  and  tne  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  the 
Garden  and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints, 
and  will  be  found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and 
i  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 
SEEDS,  5/6,  7/6,  12/6,  42/-,  63/-,  and  105/-. 
Full  Particulars  on  Application. 
TBARR’S  CHOICE  FLOWER  SEEDS.— The  “Seed 
Guide”  contains  a  Select  List  of  all  the  most  beautiful 
Annuals  and  Perenni  tls.  Special  Collections  for  all  pur¬ 
poses,  and  many  Sterling  Novelties. 
All  Seeds  sent  Carriage  Paid  on  Receipt  of  Remittance. 
BARR  8b  SONS, 
11,  12,  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Carden,  London. 
Nurseries :  Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
SUTTON’S 
Mammoth  .Longpod. 
The  earliest  Broad  Bean  in  cultivation,  remarkable  for 
its  great  size  ;  flavour  excellent.  Per  Quart,  2/6. 
Sutton’s  Green  Giant. 
A  grand  cropper,  long  straight  pods,  and  the  Beans 
are  most  excellent  in  flavour.  Per  Quart,  2/6. 
Sutton’s  Giant  Windsor. 
Far  superior  to  other  Beans  of  the  Windsor  type. 
Enormous  pods  and  very  large  Beans  of  excellent 
flavour.  Per  Quart,  1  9. 
SUTTON’S  SEEDS! 
GENUINE  ONLY  FROM  SUTTON  &  SONS,READINC.  | 
BEGONIAS  A  SPECIALITY  —Seed  saved  from 
our  Gold  Medal  Collection.  Choicest  mixed,  single 
or  double  vars.,  1/-,  2/6,  and  5/-  per  packet.  Collections 
(Seed),  single,  12  named  vars.,  separate,  5/6;  6  ditto,  3/-. 
Tubers,  named  single,  from  18/-  to  50/-  per  doz.  Choicest 
Seedlings,  3/-  to  30/-  per  doz. ;  Bedding,  choicest,  3/-  to  9/- 
perdoz.;  choicest  named  doubles  from  18/- per  doz.;  choicest 
Seedlings,  6/-  to  30/-  per  doz. ;  choicest  mixed  for  bedding, 
SI-  to  18/-  per  doz.  Catalogues  gratis.— JOHN  LAING  and 
SONS,  Begonia  Growers,  Ac.,  Forest  Hill,  London,  S.E. 
Choice  new  chrysanthemums. 
CATALOGUE  of  finest  varieties,  including  Miss  A. 
Byron,  Pink  Carnot,  Florence  Molyneux,  Ac.,  sent  post 
free  on  application. 
J.  W.  COLE,  Nurseryman,  PETERBOROUGH. 
NNES’S  “FERTILITAS,”  still  to  the  Fore  ! 
The  celebrated  Vine  and  Plant  Food.  GRAPES 
grown  with  “FERTILITAS”  secured  the  HIGHEST 
AWARD  at  Shrewsbury  this  year.  £14  per  ton,  15/-  per 
cwt.,  car.  paid.  Usual  terms.  Analysis  and  testimonials 
with  all  orders.  From  all  Seedsmen,  or  direct  from— 
WM.  INNES  A  CO.,  City  Road  Mills,  DERBY 
URE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture :  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  A  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
WEST’S  PLANT  GRIP  STAKES. — Everlasting  double-grip 
stakes  for  instantly  staking  all  plants.  Send  postcard  for  Illustrated 
Catalogue. 
WEST’S  PATENT  VAPORISING  FUMIGATOR. — Made  all  of 
metal.  Will  last  a  lifetime  without  wick  or  further  trouble.  Price 
complete,  with  spirits  for  stove,  9d.  post  free,  to  vaporise  up  to  2500  c.f. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF  NICOTINE”  is  guaranteed  pure 
Nicotine,  and  three  times  as  good  as  the  best  compound.  It  is  not  a 
compound — not  a  chemical  substitute  for  Nicotine,  but  will  make  a 
compound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired,  at  l£d.  per  1000  cubic  feet. 
Price  7d.  per  sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet  post  free  ;  in  quantities  at 
5d.  each,  carriage  paid.  Some  other 
WEST’S  patent  CARDEN  SUNDRIES 
(all  delivered  free)  are  Ivorine  and  Metal  Plant  Labels  of  all  kinds, 
from  1/10  gross  ;  Gardener’s  Fountain  Pen,  1/-  ;  Ink  Holding  Pen, 
one  dip  into  ink  lasts  an  hour’s  writing  without  again  dipping,  6d.  dozes  ; 
Waterproof  Ink,  the  only  ink  to  stand  outside  weather,  7d.  bottle  ; 
Prepared  Green  Raffia,  2/-  lb.  ;  Plant  Clips,  1/3  gross  ;  Carnation 
Rings,  1/3  gross ;  Hyacinth  Supports,  3/-  dozen ;  Layering  Pegs, 
1/d  per  gross  ;  Metal  Tree  Fasteners,  for  permanently  fastening  wall 
trees,  1/10  gross;  Wall  Nails,  same  price  as  ordinary  nails  ;  Glazing  Staples,  1/6’ gross  ;  Plant  Pots,  also  Pans,  31- 
•cast  any  size  (card,  ford.) ;  Pot  Suspenders;  Pot  Crocks  ;  Orchid  Baskets;  Ga.rden  Syringe;  Spray  Diffuser, 
for  spraying  insecticide,  Ac.,  complete,  2/6;  Powder  Diffuser,  for  diffusing  powder  on  plants,  tilled,  l/-;  Flower 
Grip  Holders  of  all  kinds ;  Greenhouse  Shading,  9d.  tins— if  not  satisfactory  after  trial  money  will  be  returned  ; 
Mushroom  Spawn,  very  prolific,  4/-  per  bu-hel ;  Insecticide,  1/3  dozen  boxes;  Mealy  Bug  Destroyer,  7d.  bottles  ; 
Horticultural  Soap,  l^lb  tins,  1/-;  Powder  Weed  Killer,  if  not  the  best  and  cheapest  after  trial  money  will  be 
returned,  1/6  tin,  makes  16  to  50  gallons;  Slug  Killer  Powder,  certain  destruction  to  slugs,  Ac.,  and  a  splendid 
fertiliser,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Lawn  Sand,  kills  all  weeds  and  nourishes  the  Grass,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Tobacco 
Powder,  extra  fine  ground,  from  9d.  tins  ;  Seed  Germinator,  6d.  boxes,  no  seed  should  be  sown  without  a  dressing  of 
this;  Fertiliser,  perfect  plant  food,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Manures,  Ac.,  Ac.  All  carriage  and  package  free. 
SAMPLES  GRATIS.  ,  „  .  „  „  j 
Mb*,.  It  will  pay  you  well,  to  save  your  plants  from  dying,  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  All  Garden 
Sundries,  C.  B.  WEST,  ROUNDHAY,  for  full  Illustrated  Catalogue,  with  hints  on  horticulture. 
“  Orchid  Culture,”  third  edition,  postage  3d.  Gives  full  particulars  of  the  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
No  1076.— VOL.  XLII.,  Th*rd  Series. 
Jouiftml  a]j  I)orttiuliiii!i’. 
THURSDAY,  JANUARY  31,  1901. 
Old  Gardens  and  New  Gardeners. 
M^ERHAPS  there  is  a  no  more  trying 
time  in  a  gardener’s  career  than 
when  his  turn  comes  to  give  up 
his  foremanship  and  take  the 
responsibility  of  an  establishment 
his  own  shoulders.  Presumably 
is  young,  and  consequently 
ambitious,  anxious  to  shine  as  a  cultivator, 
and  make  a  name  for  himself  in  that 
occupation  which  he  has  chosen  for  his  own. 
Hitherto  he  has  been  subject  to  a  superior  will 
without  entire  responsibility,  and  at  times  he  may 
have  chafed  at  the  necessity  of  following  certain 
routines,  which  might  not  be  in  accordance  with 
his  way  of  thinking.  Naturally,  then,  the  young 
gardener  feels  a  sense  of  his  own  importance  when 
entering  on  to  the  duties  of  his  first  charge.  He 
fancies  that  his  opportunity  has  come,  and  sees  the 
tide  in  its  flood,  which  he  hopes  will  lead  on  to 
fortune.  But  how  much  at  that  moment  he  needs 
a  steady  hand  to  guide  him,  perhaps  he  does  not 
realise;  for  many  a  young  gardener  has  lost  his 
first  appointment  through  his  amb  tion  carrying 
him  roughshod  over  the  guarding  fence  of 
discretion. 
“  Feel  your  way  gently,  my  lad,  and  do  not  be 
in  a  hurry  to  turn  the  garden  upside  down  ;; 
remember  it  is  old,  and  you  are  new.”  T  bis  advice 
was  given  by  an  experienced  practitioner  to  a 
young  man  who  was  about  to  leave  him  to  take 
up  his  first  charge  as  head  gardener,  and  the 
soundness  of  it  is  obvious,  tie  had  trained  many 
young  meD,  and  admitted  that  some  of  the  most 
promising  had  disappointed  him,  not  for  want  of 
ability  or  energy,  but  through  good  intentions 
beino'  misunderstood,  for  the  lack  of  discretion  on 
their  part.  Employers  and  gardeners  frequently 
look  at  matters  from  a  different  standpoint,  and  it 
is  through  their  inability  to  see  this  that  young 
men  frequently  err. 
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. 
