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.laiuiary  21,  igO*?. 
JOURNAT,  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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Ail  Seeds  sent  Carnage  Paid  on  receipt  of  remittance. 
/^CLIBRimS-N 
NEW  SINGLE 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
NOW  READY. 
BARR  S  SEED  GUIDE 
Ooiitains  a  select  List  of  the  best  Seeds  for  securins;  a  supply  i 
)f  Ve 'etables  ‘  the  year  round,”  and  a  full  Descriptive  List :  i 
>f  the  most  beautiful  Annuals  and  Perennials  for  keeping  i 
the  flower  garden  always  gay  ;  also  many  practical  hints  on  ' 
mllivation,  valuable  to  gardeners,  amateurs  and  exhibitors. 
BARR’S  COLLECTIONS  OF 
Superior  Vegetable  Seeds, 
5/6,  7  6,  12,6,  21  -,  42/-,  63/-  to  105/  .  I 
Pull  particulars  on  application.  \ 
BARR’S  COLLECTIONS  OF  I 
CHOICE  FLOWER  SEEDS, 
FOR  ALL  PURPOSES. 
2  6,  5  6,  7/6,  10  6,  15/  ,  21  -,  30/  ,  42/  ,  &  63/  .  ' 
Full  particulars  on  apijlication.  I 
BARR  &  SONS,  ! 
11, 12,  &  13,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  London ' 
Nurseries;  Ditto.n  Hill,  Surbiton,  Surrey.  ^ 
CZAR  &  BELLE  DE  LOUVAIN 
PLUMS 
jrand  Stock  of  Standard,  Half  Standard 
a,nd  Feathered.  Price  on  applicat  on. 
Inspection  invited.  Descriptive  Cata¬ 
logue,  posted  free  on  application. 
S.  SPOONER  &  SONS,  | 
THE  NURSERIES,  HOUNSLOW. 
TAPANESE  LILIES.— AURATUM,  12,  3'G 
J  large.  12,  6/6;  LONGIFLORU.M,  12.  2/6:  laroe 
5/6;  ALBUM  or  RUBiiUM,  12,  6/  :  TIGER  1?  ’n/.' 
BEGONIAS,  Gold  Mo  al  Strain,  25,  4/- ;  100,  It/-’-  Double 
25,  6/- ;  100,  20/- ;  GLADIOLUS  Gandaveusis  (large)  25  H/- 
100,  10/- ;  Scarlet,  25,  2/6;  10,  8/-.  Carriage  Paid.-L\v’ 
PERRY,  5,  Brickhill  Lane,  Upper  Thames  Street,  London." 
Horticultural  lessons  wanted. 
Lady  requires  thoroughly  grounding  in  Horticulture 
and  Botany,  view  to  passing  R.H.  S.  Examination.  Priva'e 
Home  Lessons  in  London.  — ‘‘H.  S.  E.,”  Messrs.  Deacon's 
Leadenhall  Street,  E.C.  ’ 
^hoice  new  chrysanthemums.— 
Catalogue  of  over  800  varieties  including  some  of  the 
finest  Noveltiei  for  distribution  in  theSpiingof  1904,  sent 
free  on  application.  Prices  moderate.  Stock  guaranteed 
free  from  rust.— J.  W.  COLE,  Midland  Road  Nur.seiy 
Peterborough.  .  .  ‘ 
Heating  apparatus  for  Greenhouses  and 
other  Buildings.  Catalogue  free  of  all  kinds  of  Hot- 
water  Pipes,  Wrought  and  Cast  Iron  Boilers,  Radiators  1 
Cisterns.  Pumps,  Baths,  &c.  — JONES  <fe  ATTWOOD 
Stourbridge.  ’  1 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Hortieulture  :  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  asa  manurialagent  - 1 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this  ' 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by  I 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlot  aI^'i  prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds.  j 
No.  irco.  -  VOL.  XLVTII .  Tninr  Sehibs.  ‘ 
Prices  quoted  are  for  young  plants 
in  2)i  in.  pots. 
append  brief  descriptions  of  a  por- 
’  '  lion  of  our  set  of  new  single-flowered 
Chrysanthemums  for  1904.  They  contain  many  of 
the  loveliest  varieties  that  have  yet  been  raised,  and 
embrace  a  splendid  range  of  colours. 
Agnes. — Pure  white,  somewhat  cup-shaped  flowers, 
i  roJuced  in  tine  sprays  ;  dwarf  bushy  habit.  2/6. 
Annie  Hill  —Crimson  scarlet,  very  fine,  remark¬ 
ably  free  in  bloom  ;  dwarf  habit.  2/6. 
Bank  Hall  YelloTW.— A  grand  variety,  the  flowers 
are  5  to  6  inches  across.  3/6. 
Bronze  Beauty.— Bronze,  with  a  ring  of  light 
yellow  round  the  disc;  very  dwarf  and  free.  3/0. 
Clibrans  Star.— Pure  white  star-shaped  blooms, 
a  lovely  variety  ;  free  and  of  good  habit.  2/6. 
Corrie.— Bright  yellow,  petals  are  of  great  length; 
excellent  for  decorative  use,  3/6. 
Daisy.— Crimson  lake,  with  a  ring  of  white  round 
the  disc  ;  very  pretty  and  attractive.  2/6. 
Elena.— Bronze  yellow,  very  large  flowers;  dwarf 
and  free,  2/6. 
Elsie. — Yellow,  shaded  bronze  ;  the  individual 
flowers  are  6  to  0  inches  across  ;  very  fine,  3/G. 
Harold —Yellow,  a  superb  variety;  dwarf  habit 
and  free  flowering  ;  excellent  for  cutting,  2/0. 
Hector  Hampson. — Indian  red,  small  flowered, 
but  remarkably  free  ;  dwarf  habit.  2/  <. 
Mildred  Bradburn.— Bright  yellow,  with  two 
rows  of  petals ;  very  free.  2/6. 
Miss  Blodwen  Jones.— Pure  vhite,  with  two 
or  three  rows  of  petals  carried  on  strong,  wiry 
stems.  2/6. 
Miss  E.  Leigh  — Rosy-pink,  with  a  ring  of  white 
round  the  disc  ;  a  tine  flower  of  good  form.  3/6. 
Miss  F.  Howarth. — Snow  white,  with  a  greenish 
disc ;  produced  in  fine  sprays  ;  dwarf  and  flee.  3/G. 
Miss  Hebe  Hampson.- Pure  white,  with  tno 
or  ihree  rows  of  petals  ;  grand  variety.  2/3. 
Miss  R.  W.  Willan.— Puie  white  flowers  pro¬ 
duced  in  fine  sprays;  excellent  for  decoiative 
u‘e.  2/6. 
Miss  S.  A.  Ball.- Apple-blossom  pink  ;  a  charm¬ 
ing  variety,  dwarf  and  free.  2/G. 
Mr.  Geo.  Rhodes — Rosy-purple,  a  distinct  new 
colour  in  this  class ;  very  free  bloomer.  2, 6. 
Mrs.  Frank  Harris.— Terra-cotta,  passing  with 
age  to  a  golden  yellow  ;  a  fine  variety.  3/6. 
Mrs  Geo.  Rhodes.— Soft  pink,  produced  in  fine 
spray.'',  very  fine,  exceU'..nt  for  decor.itive  use. 
2/6. 
Mrs.  G.  P.  Dewhurst.— White,  flushed  rose ;  a 
Variety  that  will  be  in  good  demand.  3/G. 
Mrs.  H.  Broom. — Bright  yellow,  the  flowers  ate 
G  10  7  inches  across,  the  largest-flowered  single 
yet  introduced.  3/6. 
Mrs.  H.  Champ.— Pure  white,  very  free,  dwarf 
habit;  one  of  the  best.  3/6. 
Mrs.  H.  J.  Hampson.  A  pretty  shade  of  fawn, 
distinct  and  beautiful ;  very  free.  3/6. 
Nellie  Davenport.  —  Pure  white,  very  large, 
dwarf  and  free.  2/6. 
Nora  Turner.— Bright  yellow,  produced  in  fine 
sprays  ;  dwarf  and  free  ;  a  grand  variety.  3/fi. 
Rosalind.- Sulphur-yellow,  with  but  one  row  of 
petals  ;  large  and  fine.  3/6. 
Souv.  de  Gladys  Ashbrook.— Pink,  with  a 
ring  of  white  round  the  disc  ;  tree  an  I  eiwarf.  2/6. 
TilliO'— "hite  shaded  pink,  with  long  petals; 
excellent  for  decorative  use.  3 ' 
Send  for 
OUR  LIST  OF  NOVELTIES. 
Gratis  aud  Post  Free. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
Jir«i[nal  uf 
THURSDAY,  JANUARY  21,  1904. 
Novelties. 
^  HE  so-called  craze-  for  novelties 
^  in  fruit,  flowers,  or  vegetables, 
although  condemned  by  a  few, 
cannot  but  be  regarded  by  the 
many  as  a  sign  of  vitality  in 
the  gardening  world.  Without  it, 
indeed,  cultivation  would  be,  to 
not  a  few,  comparatively  insipid — 
wanting  that  zest  which,  like  the  Onion 
in  the  salad,  animates  the  whole.  Fortunately, 
apart  from  commercial  enterprise,  there  are 
amongst  the  great  army  of  gardeners  those 
who  never  rest  content  with  doing  very  well 
when  they  feel  they  can  do  better ;  and  these, 
by  their  prescience,  energy,  and  skill,  are  ever 
striving  to  gain  something  bigger,  better, 
brighter,  or  more  generally  acceptable  to  the 
community  at  large. 
“Like  begets  like/'  hut  the  marriage  of  the 
unlike  produces  now  and  again  some  startling 
surprises  in  horticulture,  for,  not  rarely  in 
dealing  with  the  subtle  forces  of  Nature,  it  is 
the  unexpected  which  happens.  There  is,  too, 
always  a  delightful  uncertainty  in  this  mild 
form  of  gambling  which  panders  to  the  spirit 
of  speculation  inherent  in  the  human  race. 
In  a  brief  glance  over  the  subject — at  massive 
Chrysauthemums,  exijuisite  Roses,  faultless 
fruits,  and  satisfying  vegetables— one  might 
iufer  that  man’s  ingenuity  had  pretty  well 
exhausted  Nature’s  possibilities ;  a  broader  view 
will  show  that  there  still  remain  height 
unmeasured  and  depth  unsounded  in  the 
great  aud  glorious  kingdom  of  silent  life. 
With  the  elaborately  exhaustive  and  highly 
ornate  seed  catalogues,  the  dispersal  of  which 
over  the  length  aud  breadth  of  the  land  must 
be  almost  as  weighty  a  business  to  our  mail 
carriers  as  the  Christmas  post,  the  influx  of 
novelties  is  found  to  be  still  as  great,  if  not 
greater  than  before,  aud  the  cry  is,  “  Still  they 
come.’’  It  is  a  matter,  too,  still  as  perplexing 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
I'ublication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  aud  to  no  other 
address. 
