Novembc  r  27,  1902. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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PLANT  NOW . 
CLIBRflNS 
SPECIMEN 
HOLLIES 
For  Immediate  Effect 
hold  perhaps  what  is  the  finest  stock 
in  the  country  of 
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SPECIMEN  HOLLIES 
Perfect  in  contour  and  outline,  well  furnished 
with  strong,  stout  foliage,  in  many  cases  down 
to  the  ground-line,  and  possessing  an  abund¬ 
ance  of  fibrous  root;  they  cannot  fail  to  move 
successfully  provided  ordinary  care  is  exercised 
WE  INVITE  INSPECTION. 
ILEX  AQUIFOLIUM.— Grand  plants,  splendidly fur¬ 
nished,  6ft.  to  9ft..  8/-  to  15/- each  ;  90/-  to  170/- 
per  dozen.  A  few  extra  large  specimens,  price 
on  application.  ’  1 
,,  AQ.  ALTACLARENSE. — An  effective,  very  hardy, 
Bmoke-resHt.ing  variety,  splendid  specimen's, 
"ft;  to  'ft-  }Q  height,  12/6  to  15/-  each;  140/- 
to  170/-  per  dozen.  Extra  fine,  21/-  to  42/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  ARGENTEA  ELEGANTISSIMA.  —  A  very 
ornamental,  silvery  -  leaved  variety,  grand 
specimens,  6ft.  to  7ft.,  21/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  ARGENTEA  MARGINATA. — A  robust,  free- 
growing,  silver-leaved  variety  ;  verv  hardy,  and 
resists  smoke  well.  Splendidly  furnished 
specimens,  6ft.  to  Sft. ,  12/6  to  17/6  each. 
Larger  specimens.  21/-  to  63/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  HODGINSII. — A  graDd,  vigorous,  smoke- 
resisting  variety,  perhaps  the  hardiest  of  all 
theliohies  ,4ft.  to  5ft.,  7/6  to  10/6  each;  84/- 
to  120 7-  per  dozen.  We  have  a  limited  number 
ot  extra  fine,  broad,  and  heavy  plants  of  this 
height,  splendidly  furnished,  at  12/6  and  15/- 
each;  5fc.  to  6ft.,  at  10/6  and  12/6  each,  120/- 
andl44/-  per  dozen;  6ft.  to  7ft.,  15/-  and  18/- 
each,  160/-  and  190/-  per  dozen.  Larger  speci¬ 
mens,  21/-  to  63/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  LAURIFOLIA. — A  fine  grower,  and  makes  a 
splendid  specimen,  6  to  8ft.,  12  6  to  21/-  each. 
Extra  fine  specimens,  31/6  to  63/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  LAURIFOLIA  NOVA.  —  A  good  f  uiting 
variety,  of  robust  growth  and  good  habit 
Fine  plants,  2|  to  3ft.,  5/-  each,  50/-  per  dozen  ; 
3  to  4ft.,  7/6  to  10/6  each. 
,,  AQ.  LUCIDA.— A  fine,  silver-leaved  variety,  of 
compact  habit.  Fine  specimens,  7/6  to  4 •■>/- 
each. 
,,  AQ.  MADERENSIS  —  Large,  broad,  spiny  fo'iage. 
Fine  specimens,  7/6  to  25/-  each. 
,,  AQ.  MINORCA, — Flat,  shining  foliage,  makes  a 
splendid  specimen.  Grand  plants,  splendidly 
furnished,  f  to  7ft.,  10/6  each;  7  to  8ft.,  12/6 
each  ;  8  to  9ft.,  15/-  to  21  -  each. 
,,  AQ.  SPECIOSA.— A  grand  golden-leaved  variety, 
of  robust  growth  and  constitution.  Fine 
plants,  5/-  to  7/6  each  :  extra  fine,  large  speci¬ 
mens,  10/6  to  105/-  each. 
STANDARD  GOLDEN  AND  SILVER  WEEPING 
HOLLIES  can  be  suppli  d  at  12/6  to  21/-  each. 
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SEE 
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Royal  Irish  Roses,  Belfast 
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FRUIT  TREES. 
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for  doz.  or  1000,  how  and  what  kinds  to  grow.  The  trees 
average  5  j  ears  old  and  just  ready  for  removal.  Thousands 
Currants.  Gooseberry,  Raspberry  and  Strawberry,  Shrubs, 
Roses,  and  Rhododendrons.  All  young  and  guaranteed 
true  to  name.  10,000  Filberts,  6ft.  high,  very  bushy  and 
been  transplanted. 
J.  P.  JONES,  Churchfield  Estate, 
CRADLEY,  near  MALVERN. 
Jmutmtl  uf  .lortitjultuie. 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  27,  1902. 
Soils:  Their  Treatment. 
^^^f^OTWITHSTANDING  all  that 
has  been  written  on  the  above 
subject,  there  is  in  actual 
practice  much  diversity  in  the 
methods  adopted  by  different 
cultivators,  and  although  each 
may  secure  good  results  by  follow¬ 
ing  practices  widely  opposed  to  each 
other,  there  must  still  be  a  practice, 
though  not  always  the  same  one.  which  is  the 
most  suitable  for  each  set  of  circumstances  ; 
and  the  aim  of  all  cultivators  should  be  to 
pursue  a  course  which  proves  to  be  both 
efficient  and  economical.  Hosts  of  cultivators 
have  proved  by  experience  the  value  of 
throwing  up  a  stiff  soil  roughly  during  the 
autumn  or  early  winter,  because  under  the 
action  of  frost,  rain,  and  drying  winds,  a  soil 
so  treated  will  crumble  to  dust  by  the  spring, 
when,  with  a  little  surface  culture,  it  is 
quickly  brought  into  a  suitable  condition  for 
sowing  or  planting. 
This  pulverising  intluence’of  frost  is  made 
clear  by  the  light  of  science,  which  shows 
that  between  each  particle  of  soil  there  is  a 
tiny  drop  of  water,  which,  under  the  influ¬ 
ence  of  frost,  expands,'  and  thus  forces  the 
particles  of  soil  further  apart.  When  the 
thaw  takes  place,  and  the  ice  is  again  con¬ 
verted  into  water,  there  is  a  shrinkage,  and 
air  rushes  in  to  fill  up  the  vacuum.  As  the 
moisture  dries  out,  more  air  is  admitted,  this 
in  turn  being  again  displaced  by  water,  and 
thus  the  continual  expansion  and  contraction 
going  on  works  in  a  silent  way  a  mighty 
wonder  with  Mother  Earth. 
If,  then,  the  practice  of  throwing  up  a  stiff 
soil  roughly  during  the  autumn  tends  to 
pulverise  and  bring  it  into  a  finely  divided 
state,  it  is  obvious  that  a  similar  practice  is 
not  the  best  one  for  a  very  light  soil,  because 
the  object  of  the  cultivator  in  the  latter  case 
READERS  ari  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. 
No  1170. — Vol.  XLV..  Third  Series 
