February  7,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER* 
Barr’s  New  Dwarf  Marrowfat  Pea,  “The  Herald.” 
— A  very  valuable  addition  to  our  early  Peas,  coming  in 
with  William  ttie  First  and  other  earliest  round  Peas, 
and  bearing  a  profusion  of  large,  well-filled  pods,  con¬ 
taining  8  to  10  Peas  of  fine  flavour ;  sturdy,  branching 
habit ;  ht.  loins,  to  12ins.  Per  pint,  3/6. 
Barr’s  Lightning  Runner  Bean.— A  remarkably  prolific 
Runner  Bean,  and  the  earliest  of  all,  bearing  numerous 
heavy  clusters  of  long,  fleshy  pods  of  a  fine,  delicate 
flavour ;  a  valuable  acquisition.  Per  quart,  2/3. 
Barr’s  Covent  Garden  Beet. — Medium-sized  roots,  dark 
crimson  flesh,  fine  flavour.  Per  pkt.,  6d.  ;  per  oz.,  1/3. 
Barr’s  Champion  Broccoli.— A  magnificent  Broccoli, 
with  fine,  well-protected,  snowy-white  heads.  Sow  April 
and  May  for  a  succession.  Per  pkt.,  1/-;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
Barr’s  Little  Queen  Cabbage.— A  fine  little  Cabbage  of 
delicate  flavour;  highly  recommended.  Per  pkt.,  6d.; 
per  oz.,  1/6. 
Barr’s  Champion  Solid  White  Celery.— Solid  and 
sweet,  remaining  long  in  condition.  Per  pkt.,  1/-  &  2/6. 
Barr’s  Paragon  Cabbage-Lettuce.— Light  green,  leaves 
smooth  and  succulent ;  compact  medium  size  ;  all  heart, 
sweet  and  tender.  Per  pkt  ,  1/-;  per  oz.,  2/6. 
Barr’s  Pride  of  the  Market  Cucumber.— A  grand 
Cucumber,  with  handsome,  dark-green  fruit  of  fine  form. 
An  all  the  year  round  variety.  Per  pkt.,  1/6. 
Barr’s  Thick-Fleshed  Tomato. — Surpassing  all  others 
in  depth  of  fruit,  solidity  of  flesh,  and  heavy  cropping- 
qualities  ;  the  fruit  is  large  and  smooth,  bright  scarlet, 
and  of  fine  flavour.  Per  pkt.,  1/-. 
’  BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the 
best  veget  'bles  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  Garden 
and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be 
found  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors. 
Sent  free  on  application. 
DJtftE?  Si  cnyc  1L  12,  &  13,  KING  STREET. 
DMnn  Ob  ouradj  COVENT  GARDEN,  LONDON 
Nurseries  :  Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
VEITCHS’  SUPERS  STRAIN, 
Saved  from  our  newest  and  best  varieties. 
2/6  per  Packet. 
VEITCHS’  SCARLET  VARIETIES, 
2/6  per  Packet. 
VEITCHS’  VIRGINALIS,  Best  White, 
2/6  per  Packet. 
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WEST’S  PLANT  GRIP  ST  AKES.- 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 — i.e.,  not  a  chemical  substitute  for  Nicotine,  but  will  make  a 
compound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired,  at  ljd.  per  1000  cubic  feet. 
Price  7d.  per  sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet  post  free  ;  in  quantitie  at 
5d.  each,  carriage  paid.  Some  other 
WESTS  patent  GARDEN  SUNDRIES  |KSp|| 
(all  delivered  free!  are  Ivorine  and  Metal  Plant  Labels  of  all  kinds,  i/l  At  BE**  'Raffia! 
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.  dozen  ; 
s  Waterproof  Ink,  the  only  ink  to  stand  outside  weather,  7d.  bottle;  *  "IMIii 
Prepared  Green  Raffia,  2/-  lb.  ;  Plant  Clips,  1/3  gross ;  Carnation 
Rings,  1/3  gross ;  Hyacinth  Supports,  3/-  dozen;  Layering  Pegs, 
.  1/6  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,  61- 
cast  any  size  (card,  ford.) ;  Pot  Suspenders;  Pot  Crocks;  Orchid  Baskets;  Garden  Syringe  ;  Spra.y  Dittuser, 
for  spraying  insecticide,  &c.,  complete,  2/6;  Powder  Diffuser,  for  diffusing  powder  on  plants,  failed,  1/-;  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  bushel :  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,  &c.,  and  a  spienaia 
fertiliser,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Lawn  Sand,  kills  all  weeds  and  nourishes  the  Grass,  from  lb.  tins,  9il.  ;  iopacco 
Powder,  extra  fine  ground,  from  9d.  tins  ;  Seed  Germinator,  6d.  boxes,  no  seed  should  be  sown  without  a  dressing  ot 
this;  Fertiliser,  perfect  plant  food,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Manures,  to.,  &c.  All  carriage  and  package  tree. 
SAMPLES  GRATIS.  ,  .  ,  .  ... 
It  will  pay  you  well,  to  save  vour  plants  from  dying,  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  o.t  All  uaraen 
Sundries,  C.  B.  WEST,  ROUNDHAY,  for  full  Illustrated  Catalogue,  with  hints  on  horticulture. 
II  “  Orchid  Culture,”  third  edition,  postage  3d.  Gives  full  particulars  of  the  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
Journal  flf  |§cirtu[uttut[e. 
THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  7,  1901. 
Wild  Flowers  of  Old  English 
Gardens— IY. 
LA  EGONIAS  A  SPECIALITY  — Seed  saved  from 
1  9  our  Gold  Medal  Collection.  Choicest  mixed,  single 
or  double  vars.,  1/-,  2/6,  and  6/-  per  packet.  Collections 
(Seed),  single,  12  named  vars.,  separate,  5/6;  6  ditto,  3/-. 
I  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 
1  Seedlings,  6/-  to  30/-  per  doz  ;  choicest  mixed  for  bedding, 
1  9/-  to  18/-  per  doz.  Catalogues  gratis.— JOHN  LAING  and 
SONS,  Begonia  Growers,  &c.,  Forest  Hill,  London,  S.E. 
FNNES’S  “EERTILITAS,”  sfiLL  to  the  Eore  ! 
1_  The  celebrated  Vine  and  Plant  Food.  GRAPES 
grown  with  “FERTILITAS”  secured  the  HIGHEST 
AWARD  at  Shrewsbury  this  year.  £14  per  ton,  16/-  per 
cwt.,  car.  paid.  Usual  terms.  Analysis  and  testimonials 
with  all  orders.  From  all  Seedsmen,  or  direct  from— 
WM.  INNES  &  CO.,  City  Road  Mills,  DERBY 
T>URE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
JL  for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Hortic  Iture :  “  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  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
^IHOICE  NEW  CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
V_y  CATALOGUE  of  finest  varieties,  including  Miss  A. 
Byron,  Pink  Carnot,  Florence  Molyneux,  &c.,  sent  post 
j  free  on  application. 
J.  W.  COLE,  Nurseryman,  PETERBOROUGH. 
^HE  limits  of  space  obliged  me  to 
^  defer  till  this  article  a  few  words 
'p  upon  our  native  sweet  Violet, 
considered  as  a  garden  flower, 
CS> which  were  meant  to  have  closed 
the  preceding  article.  It  is  not  easy 
now  to  find  wild  Violets  even  in  the 
more  distant  suburbs  of  London,  but 
V.  odorata  did  once  grow  plentifully  along 
lanes  and  in  copses  and  about  pasture  lands  near 
the  metropolis ;  hence,  as  a  plant  admired  for 
beauty  and  fragrance,  also  esteemed  for  curative 
qualities,  it  was  centuries  ago  welcomed  to 
gardens.  Still  there  is  made  a  syrup  of  Violets, 
hut  if  anybody  has  much  faith  in  if,  I  do  not 
know  them.  Sime  commended  milk  in  which 
the  leaves  or  root  were  steeped  as  a  cosmetic  and 
for  bruises ;  probably  on  the  piinciple  of  con¬ 
traries,  the  flowers  which,  by  their  smell,  some¬ 
times  cause  a  headache,  were  placed  round  the 
head  to  cure  dizziness.  But  the  plant  furnished 
plenty  of  occupation,  for  gardeners  tried  to  pro¬ 
duce  specimens  with  very  deep  purple  flowers, 
what  were  called  “  black  ”  Violets,  or  those 
decidedly  red,  and  they  obtained  highly  fragrant 
double  flowers.  In  the  hope  of  raising  large  and 
bright  flowirs  London  gardeners  obtained  roots  or 
seeds  from  localities  notable  for  Violets,  such  as 
the  Wist  of  Eng’and  and  districts  of  Ireland. 
Not  uncommon  in  gardens,  and  somewhat  im¬ 
proved  by  cultivation,  is  the  yellow  Violet  or 
Pansy,  V.  lutea,  a  dwarf  species  good  for  edging 
or  a  rockery,  which  Mr.  Bentham  takes  to  be  a 
variety  of  the  common  Pansy,  V.  tricolor.  Only 
a  few  of  our  gardeners  have  seen  this  plant 
growing  wild  amongst  the  mountains  of  Wales, 
North  England,  and .  Scotland.  From  these  it  was 
brought  to  London  early  last  century,  for  there 
is  no  record  of  its  occurrence  about  the  metropolitan 
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’ 
GLOXINIAS. 
No  1076.— Vol.  XLII.,  Thjrd  Series, 
