July  3,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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WEBBS’ 
EMPEROR  CABBAGE 
MAINTAINS  ITS  PRESTIGE  AS 
BRITAIN'S  GREAT  CABBAGE. 
Awarded  Highest  Honours  at  all  the  Leading  Shows 
in  the  Kingdom.  The  hearts  are  large,  very  uniform 
in  shape,  exceedingly  solid,  and  of  remarkably  fine 
flavour.  It  is  acknowledged  to  be 
The  earliest  &  best  Cabbage  in  cultivation 
6d.  and  1  /-  per  Packet ;  1/6  per  Ounce. 
“Messrs.  Webbs’  Trial  Grounds.  — The  Emperor 
Cabbage  has  proved  a  first-rate  early  market  Cabbage 
and  hearts  well.  Mr.  John  Wright,  of  Prestonpans,  a 
very  large  grower,  remarked  that  he  could  sell  all  he 
grew  at  a  much  higher  price  in  Edinburgh  and  Glasgow 
markets  than  any  other  kind  grown  by  him.”— From  The 
Gardening  World. 
WEBBS’,  WORDSLEY,  STOURBRIDGE. 
Clean  Healthy  Plants  at  Low  Prices. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  fot  Catalogue, 
NEW  LIST  NOW  READY. 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS!  PRIMULAS! 
30th  Year  of  Distribution. 
Williams’  Superb  and  other  fine  strains,  also  CINERARIAS 
and  BEGONIAS.  Primula  Obconica,  P.  Ob.  GrandiHora, 
P.  Ob.  G.  Alba.  All  above  1/6  per  dozen,  10/-  per  100 ; 
25  at  100  rate.  Double  White  Primulas  6d.  each.  Carriage 
Paid  for  Cash  with  order. 
JOHN  STEYENS,  The  Nurseries,  COVENTRY 
GOLD  MEDAL  COLLECTION  I 
Four  Gold  Medals  and  Four  First  Prizes  in  1901. 
THE  BEST  COLLECTION.  SEE  OUR  CATALOGUE. 
B.  R.  DAVIS  &  SONS, 
Yeovil  Nurseries,  YEOYIL,  SOMERSET. 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW.  | 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Frea,  3d. 
THOMASRIVER^A  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEW ORTH,  HERTS.r 
HARLOW  STATION.  Q.E.R. 
No.  114?.— Vol.  XLV.,  Third  Series. 
\  SELECTIONS  OF 
jGH0ICE&  LOVELY  PLANTS 
BELOW  we  note  a  few  selections  of  plants 
from  our  glass-houses.  All  are  in  the  btst 
possible  health,  and  the  choice  of  variety  is  on  the 
most  liberal  scale. 
Cacti,  6  distinct  and  desirable  sorts  . .  9/-  and  12/- 
Caladiums,  12  superb  varieties  . .  12/-,  18/-,  and  30/- 
Cannas,  12  gorgeous  varieties  ..  9/-,  12/-,  and  18/- 
Carnations  (Tree),  12  choice  varieties  ..  7/6  to  21/- 
Coleus,  12  pretty  and  ornamental  varieties  ..  4/- 
Crotons,  12  superb  and  choice  sorts  ..  ..24/- to  80/- 
Epiphyllums,  12  select  sorts  ..  15/-,  18/-,  and  24/- 
Fuchsias,  12  choice  and  lovely  sorts . 3/- 
Geraniums,  Zonal,  12  superb  sorts,  4/-,  6/-,  and  9/- 
Double,  12  superb  sorts . 4/-,  0/-,  and  9/- 
Ivy  Leaf,  12  superb  varieties  . 3/6 
Scented-leaved,  6  varieties  . 2/6 
Gloxinias,  12  grand  varieties .  9/-  to  24/- 
Palms,  12  in  6  choice  varieties .  9/-  to  30/- 
Pelargoniums,  Show,  12  grand  sorts  9/-  to  18/- 
Salvias,  12  in  6  varieties  . 3/6 
Table  Plants,  6  to  12  varieties,  24/-,  30/-,  42/-,  &  60/- 
’  A  COMPLETE  LIST  OF 
INDOOR  AND  OUTDOOR  PLANTS 
IS  CONTAINED  IN  OUR  CATALOGUE. 
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15  MANCHESTER  | 
Grand  New  Climbing  Rose 
DOROTHY  PERKINS. 
The  Floral  Committee  were  unanimous  in  giving  this 
an  AWARD  OF  MERIT  when  shown  by  me  at  the  Royal 
Horticultural  Society’s  Meeting  at  the  Drill  Hall,  on 
May  20th. 
See  Report  in  this  Paper  of  Hay  22nd. 
This  beautiful  novelty  is  a  hybrid  between  Rose  Wichuriana 
and  Madams  Gabriel  Luizet ;  the  flowers  are  produced  in 
large  clusters  of  a  lovely  shell-pink  with  white  centre. 
Besides  being  a  good  climber,  it  can  be  grown  as  a  fine  pot 
plant. 
Orders  booked  now  for  autumn  delivery,  which  will  be 
executed  in  strict  rotation.  Good  plants  in  48-pots, 
3/6  each;  extra  strong,  in  24’s,  5  6  each. 
Special  List  of  other  New  Roses  on  application. 
S3- 
Camden  Nurseries,  CRANBROOK,  KENT 
HARDY  WATER  LSLSES 
AND  OTHER  AQUATIC  PLANTS. 
Great  Speciality. —  New  and  Old  beautiful  varieties 
delivered  by  Parcel  Post  during  the  Spring  and  the 
Summer,  which  are  the  best  seasons  for  planting  them. 
B.  LATOUR  MARLIAC,  Nut  ■seryman, 
TEMPLE  -  SUR  -  LOT  (Lot-et-Garonne),  FRANCE 
Lowest  Prices.  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Lougiiboro’  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Siove  and  Green¬ 
house  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Cyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Draeienas,  Aspidistias,  Roses, 
Azaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Chrysanthemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Aspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &e.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  E.  SMITH. 
Jaupil  trf  Horticulture. 
THURSDAY,  JULY  3,  1902. 
Flowers  and  Showers. 
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HE  soaking,  and  often  ungenial, 
J  showers  of  this  May  and  June 
have  given  us  reason  for  various 
thoughts.  Amongst  these  was 
the  position  many  plants  oc¬ 
cupy  as  indicators  of  rain  or 
S)  atmospheric  changes.  Garden 
flowers  are  not  wholly  dependent  upon 
the  weather  ;  wild  flowers  are,  and  to 
the  majority  of  these  a  moist  season  is  more 
favourable  than  a  dry  one,  especially  if  the 
showers  are  unaccompanied  by  cold  winds. 
Some  people  assert  that  both  farmers  and 
gardeners  prefer  a  wet  summer  to  a  very  dry 
one,  but  1  do  not  feel  sure  about  that.  Very 
many  things  get  irretrievably  damaged  which 
would  have  got  on  fairly  well  had  the  spring 
favoured  us  with  its  wonted  showers.  In  all 
countries,  throughout  much  of  human  history, 
prognostics  of  foul  or  fair  weather  obtainable 
from  plants  have  been  noticed,  particularly 
where  the  climate  is  variable.  Indeed,  we 
come  across  persons  who  have  greater  faith 
in  them  than  in  any  barometer. 
Even  yet,  we  find  those  who  hold  to  beliefs 
we  may  consider  to  be  matters  for  ridicule — 
such  as  the  idea  that  the  moon  has  an  in¬ 
fluence  upon  plants.  Tylor  tells  us  that  the 
earlier  gardeners  never  attempted  sowing, 
planting,  or  grafting  without  scrupulous  at¬ 
tention  to  the  increase  or  waning  of  the  moon. 
In  Devonshire,  still,  the  moon  is  considered 
when  some  fruits  are  being  picked ;  Apples 
are  supposed  to  “shrump”  should  they  be 
gathered  during  the  waning  of  our  sitellite. 
The  Mushroom,  too,  of  lowly  growth,  was 
said  to  own  the  moon’s  influence.  With  its 
waning,  plants  languished  or  decayed  ;  to 
ensure  their  success,  they  should  be  sown  and 
set  between  the  new  moon  and  the  full.  Of 
course,  this  was  sometimes  awkward  to  the 
old  gardeners,  because  the  moisture  and 
READERS  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR  ”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
