July  10,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
23 
SELECTIONS  OF 
GHOIGE  &  LOVELY  PLANTS 
BELOW  we  note  a  few  selections  of  plants 
from  our  glass-houses.  All  are  in  the  best 
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  30/- 
Epiphyllums,  12  select  sorts  ..  15/-,  18/-,  and  24/- 
Fuchsias,  12  choice  and  lovely  sorts . 3/- 
Ceraniums,  Zonal,  12  superb  sorts,  4/-,  6/-,  and  9/- 
Double,  12  superb  sorts . 4/-,  6/-,  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. 
ff I  IDO  A  MC  ALTRINCHAM 
uUDflAllij  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  31ay  22nd. 
This  beautiful  novelty  is  a  hybrid  between  Rose  Wichuriana 
and  Madame  Gabriel  Luizet ;  the  flowers  are  produced  in 
large  clusters  of  a  lovely  shell-pint  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. 
E.  POTTENT, 
Camden  Nurseries,  CRANBROOK,  KENT 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE , 
Post  Free,  3d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
8AWBRIDGEW ORTH,  HERTSU 
HARLOW  STATION.  O.E  R. 
No.  1150.— Vol.  XLV.,  Third  Series. 
Roses  GREAT  SHOW 
Roses 
OF  THE 
NATIONAL  FLOWER 
BY 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON, 
Of  WALTHAM  CROSS, 
(Rose  Growers  by  Appointment  to 
H.M.  THE  KING), 
AT  THE 
Royal  Botanic  Society’s  Gardens, 
REGENT’S  PARK, 
DAILY,  from  JULY  16th  to  20th. 
Many  thousands  of  Roses,  growing  and 
cut,  elegantly  and  artistically  arranged 
in  a  Large  Tent  in  the  midst  of  the  most 
beautiful  Gardens  in  London. 
ADMISSION.— Wednesday,  July  leth, 
fiom  2  to  6  p.m.  (Band  of  the  1st  Life 
Guards),  2/6;  from  7.30  to  11  p.m. 
(Illuminated  Gardens  and  Band),  2/6. 
Thursday,  Friday,  and  Saturday, 
July  17th,  18th,  and  19th,  from  9  a.m.,  1/-. 
Sunday,  July  20th,  by  Fellows’  orders 
only.  _ _ 
Note. — The  Roses  at  the  Waltham  Cross 
Nurseries,  are  On  View  Daily  (Sundays 
excepted) ;  admittance  free  on  presenta¬ 
tion  of  address-card.  Twelve  miles  from 
Loudon,  close  to  Waltham  Cross  and 
Theobald’s  Grove  Stations,  G.E.R.  ;  fre¬ 
quent  trains  from  Liverpool  Street  Station 
HARDY  WATER  LILIES 
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,  Nurseryman, 
TEMPLE  -  SUR -LOT  (Lot-et-Garonne),  FRANCE 
Lowest  Prices.  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
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. 
CUTHBERTS'  SPECIALITE  MUSHROOM 
SPAWN.  New  Spawn  now  ready.  We  continue  to 
receive  the  most  gratifying  testimonials  as  to  the  produc¬ 
tiveness  and  good  quality  of  our  Spawn.  Per  bushel,  6/-. 
—  R.  &  G.  CUTHBERT,  Seed  and  Bulb  Merchants, 
Southgate,  Middlesex. 
PURE  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  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
r)ICK  COVERS  (quite  new,  all  sizes),  6  by  6 
U  yards,  21/- ;  7  by  6  yards,  £1/4/6;  8  by  8  yards,  £1/17/4  ; 
10  by  10  yards.  £2/18/4,  or  any  size  to  order  at  7d.  per  square 
yard  ;  good  hemp  rope  fitted,  great  quantity  in  stock,  ready 
to  be  despatched  on  receipt  of  order;  carriage  paid.— From 
H.  J.  GASSON,  Government  Contractor,  Rye. _ 
The  royal  parks  and  gardens  of 
LONDON.— Their  History  and  Mode  of  Embellish¬ 
ment.  With  numerous  Engravings,  and  [a  series  of  Designs 
of  Flower  Beds  and  Borders,  with  examples  of  Planting 
them  effectively  according  to  the  several  styles  known  as 
Carpet,  Geometrical,  and  Sub-tropical  Bedding,  besides 
Notes  on  the  Propagation  and  Culture  of  the  Plants 
employed.  By  Nathan  Cole.  Price  2/6,  post  free.— 
Journal  of  Horticulture  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court 
Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London,  E.C.  _ 
Formicacide  ant  destroyer 
effectually  destroys  Ants  in  Greenhouses  and  else¬ 
where.  Sold  in  bottles,  1/-,  1/6,  and  4/-. — CORRA  &  CO. 
(Limited),  Finsbury  Street,  London.  To  be  ottainedof  all 
Seedsmen. 
THURSDAY,  JULY  10,  1902. 
Crossing  among  Cabbages. 
HERE  is  a  desire  on  the  part 
of  manY  glowers  to  save  their 
own  seeds  of  certain  kinds  of 
vegetables,  such  thoughts  being 
inspired  when,  among  a  planta¬ 
tion,  there  appears  an  unusually 
good  form  of  either  Cabbage, 
Broccoli,  Cauliflower,  Savoy,  or  other 
kitchen  garden  plant.  It  may  be  dis¬ 
tinguished  as  being  early  or  late,  good  in 
colour,  well  shaped,  or,  in  the  case  of  Broccoli, 
perfectly  protected,  wherein  is  found  the 
ideal  of  one’s  aspirations.  Whatever  may  be 
the  distinguishing  mark  which  stands  out  so 
conspicuously,  leading  the  owner  into  a  vein 
of  prospective  gain  in  quality  or  value,  all 
hopes  and  gains  may  be  shattered  if,  when 
the  flowering  stage  is  reached,  no  provision  is 
made  against  insect  interference.  Bees  are 
great  factors  in  the  shattering  of  prospects 
and  the  mixing  of  kinds  in  the  vegetable 
world,  for,  in  their  search  after  pollen  grains, 
they  may,  and  do,  invade  large  tracts  of  land, 
where  there  may  happen  to  be  isolated  plants, 
perhaps  left  for  seed,  or  breadths  of  flowering 
Brassicas  awaiting  the  gardener’s  opportunity 
to  remove  them.  In  such  cases  the  owner  of 
the  fostered  seed-plant  runs  great  risks  of 
losing  his  anticipated  ideals  if  he  allows  the 
flowering  stage  to  progress  without  applying 
muslin  or  bee-proof  tiffany  to  divert  the 
agency  of  bees  and  other  insects  from  mixing 
the  pollen  grains. 
Lessons  such  as  these  come  from  acquired 
experience,  and  in  these  matters  the  old 
adage  finds  truthful  expression,  “Experience 
bought  is  better  than  experience  taught,”  for 
once  such  facts  become  realised,  they  make 
a  lasting  imprint  on  the  memory.  This 
happened  with  the  writer  a  few  years 
since,  when,  possessed  of  a  particularly  good 
stock  of  late  spring  Broccoli,  the  idea  of 
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  an  to  no  other 
address. 
