October  2,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
303 
BARRS’. 
.“DAFFODILS 
Have  received  Twelve  Highest  Awards,  1902,  including 
TWO  GOLD  MEDALS 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  all  the  finest  sorts  in  cultivation 
free. 
BARRS  MEDAL  TULIPS 
Have  received  FIVE  GOLD  MEDALS  from  the  Royal 
National  Tulip  Society;  SILVER  CUPS  at  the  Great 
temple  Flower  Shows,  1900  and  1901,  and  GOLD  MEDAL 
1902. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  finest  kinds  for  pot  culture 
and  for  forcing,  and  for  beds  and  borders  outdoors,  free. 
BARRS’  HYACINTHS. 
Pi!FJST  SELECTED  BULBS  for  the  green- 
nouse,  sitting  room,  or  exhibition,  and  specially  selected 
varieties  for  bedding. 
Descriptive  Catalogue  Free. 
BARR  &  SONS, 
11, 12,  &  13,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden 
LONDOX. 
EVERGREENS. 
A  very  large  and  thoroughly  trans= 
planted  stock. 
CATALOGUES  POST  FREE. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
MYERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
ROSES,  VINES, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard  =  House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  &  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  3d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION,  G.E.R. 
_  No.  1162.— Vol.  XLV..  Third  SerierJ 
Pauls’  Royal  Nurseries, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
ALL  PERSONS  ABOUT  TO  PLANT 
FRUIT  TREES 
IN  LARGE  OR  SMALL  QUANTITIES, 
Are  invited  to  Inspect  the  Stock  at  the  above  Nurseries, 
comprising  clean  and  healthy  well-advanced  Trees  of 
APPLES,  PEARS,  PLUMS,  CHERRIES 
In  Standard,  Pyramid,  Bush,  Espalier,  and 
Wall-trained  Forms. 
Also  NECTARINES,  PEACHES,  and  APRICOTS, 
trained  for  Walls  (Standards  and  Dwarfs);  GOOSE¬ 
BERRY  and  CURRANT  BUSHES  ;  RASPBERRY 
CANES,  STRAWBERRY  PLANTS,  and  other 
OUTDOOR  FRUITS.  FIGS  and  GRAPES  are 
largely  grown  in  Pots  for  Indoor  Culture. 
The  “  Hogg  Memorial  ”  Medal  was  awarded  to  Wm.  Paul  &  Son 
for  their  Exhibit  of  Fruit.  Sept.  10, 1901. 
Prices  strictly  moderate,  and  will  be  much  reduced  for 
large  quantities.  Priced  Descriptive  Catalogue  post 
free  on  application.  The  Nurseries  are  twelve  miles  from 
London  ;  the  South  Entrance  is  four  minutes’  walk  from 
Waltham  Cross  Station ;  and  the  West  Entrance  three 
minutes’  walk  from  Theobald’s  Grove  Station,  Great  Eastern 
Railway.  _ _  ^  ^ 
SOLE  POSTAL  ADDRESS — 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
MALMAISONS. 
All  the  Best  Varieties. 
Our  Selection. 
15/-  to  24/-  per  doz,  now  ready.  Other  Specialities  : 
Carnations  from  6/-  per  doz  ;  Show  and  Alpine  Auriculas, 
Water  Lilies,  &c.  Send  for  List  and  try  Sample.  Approval. 
PHILLIPS  &  TAYLOR  •> 
Lily  Hill  Nurseries, 
BItACKNELL,  BERKS. 
STRAWBERRY 
PLANTS, 
AH  the  Leading  Varieties  from  the 
open  ground  and  in  pots. 
Priced  Descriptive  Circular  Post  Free. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
Jfmqmtt  of  |jorticultm[L 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  2,  1902. 
Decorations  of  Autumnal  Leaves. 
ELIEVING  that  information  or 
suggestions  on  such  a  subject 
as  the  above  will  be  useful  at 
this  season,  “  the  afternoon  of 
the  year,”  we  print  the  follow¬ 
ing  from  an  American  contem¬ 
porary  : — “  Since  an  observant 
American  woman  has  taught  the 
Parisian  belles  how  becoming  our 
autumn  leaves  are  to  dark-haired  ladies,  and 
thus  created  a  demand  for  this  foliage  as  a 
personal  decoration,  its  wonderfully  varied 
tintings  have  been  more  generally  noticed 
and  admired  :  and  many  attempts  are  made 
to  retain  this  beauty,  which,  when  properly 
preserved  and  managed,  gives  elegance  to  the 
humblest  apartment. 
“  Though  a  few  trees  may  ripen  their  leaves 
in  August,  it  is  not  till  the  middle  or  last  of 
September  that  we  can  obtain  them  in 
variety  ;  while  even  as  late  as  November  we 
must  wait  for  some  species.  Then,  whether 
we  pick  them  from  the  ground  or  cut  twigs 
and  branches  from  the  trees,  only  the  most 
perfect  in  form,  and  the  clearest  in  their  hues, 
and  the  most  nicely  shaded  should  be  selected, 
being  careful  that  each  leaf  has  its  stem  un¬ 
injured. 
“  As  soon  as  possible  after  gathering  them 
the  leaves  must  be  pressed.  If  they  begin  to 
welt  or  shrivel  before  you  are  ready  to  press 
them,  put  them  in  water,  and  keep  them  there 
till  they  revive.  See  that  no  soil,  no  foreign 
substance  of  any  kind,  is  on  either  side,  and 
then  with  a  warm,  not  hot,  flat  iron  press  and 
iron  each  leaf  on  its  upper  surface  till  it  is 
perfectly  dry  ;  spreading  it  for  this  purpose 
on  several  layers  of  paper,  or  on  an  ordinary 
ironing-board,  just  as  if  it  were  cotton  cloth. 
This  over,  oil  each  leaf  on  the  same  side  on 
which  it  was  ironed  with  linseed,  olive, or  lard 
oil,  using  a  small  camel-hair  brush,  or  a  bit  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  “  THEi  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  othet 
address. 
