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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
Miirch  10,  1904. 
Sutton  d-  Sons 
strictly  bear  upon  their  operations,  be  it  the 
culture  of  orchids,  ferns,  Roses,  Chrysanthemums, 
or  any  other  class  or  genus  of  plants. 
My  opinion  is  that  it  is  scarcely  possible  for 
two  individuals  to  select  the  same  dozen,  because 
tastes  differ  so  much,  the  requirements  of 
employers  in  various  classes  of  gardens  therefore 
vary  considerably,  consequently  gardeners  are 
inclined  to  obtain  the  books  dealing  with  subjects 
in  which  they  are  particularly  interested  for  the 
time  being.  All  gardeners  should,  however,  en¬ 
deavour  to  obtain  a  ivide  knowledge  oj  the  various 
branches  of  hcriiculture,  and  also  keep  up  to  date 
in  regard  to  the  important  developments  which 
are  continually  taking  place.  They  can  only  do 
this  bv  adding  to  their  library  some  of  the 
advanced  works  on  the  scientific  aspects  of  gar¬ 
dening  as  they  appear.  The  motto  should  be 
“  Practice  with  science.” 
The  following  dozen  include  what  I  consider 
to  be  some  of  the  finest  works  in  circulation  on 
the  subjects  they  treat  of  : — 
“  Thompson’s  (iardener’s  Assistant.” 
“  kruit  firowers’  Guide,”  3  vols.,  21s.  each. 
“  Vcgctaldcs  for  Home  Supplies,”  Beckett. 
“Stove  and  Greenhouse  I’lants,”  1>.  S. 
Williams 
“Orchids  and  Their  Culture,”  B.  S.  W  illiams. 
“  A'icholson’s  Dictionary  of  Gardening.” 
“  ( 'hemistry  of  the  Garden,”  t^msin,  Is. 
“Botany  for  Beginners,”  Professor  Henslow, 
2s.  6d. 
9  “  Physiology  of  Plants,”  Soraur,  9s^ 
10  “Natural  History  of  Plants,”  Kerner  and 
Oliver,  5Cs.  ,  r>  i 
“Insects  Injurious  to  Orchard  and  Bush 
Fruit,”  Ormerod. 
“Diseases  of  Plants,”  Protessor  M .  Marshall 
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2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
11 
12 
I  wish  I  could  have  included  in  my  list  many 
excellent  books  on  practical  gardening,  which 
vary  in  price  from  Is.  to  2s.  6d.,  but  have  been 
obliged  to  cut  them  out  in  making  the  final 
selection,  because  their  contents  have  been  treated 
of  on  a  broader  basis  in  works  included  in  the 
list.  H.  D.  _ _ _ 
It  is  a  difficult  problem  to  choose  a  dozen 
“best”  books,  but  a  dozen  not  at  all  expensive 
might  include  the  following,  which  will  afford, 
with  current  garden  literature  such  as  the  .Tournal, 
much  help  to  enquirers 
“The  Fruit  Manual,”  Hogg.  (Second-hand 
booksellers). 
“  Treatise  on  Manures,”  Griffiths. 
“  The  FiUglish  Flower  Garden,”  Robinson. 
••Manual  of  Fruit  Culture  Under  Glass,” 
Thomson.  .  „  ,,t  •  ,  . 
“Pictorial  Practical  Fruit  Growing,  U  right. 
“Trees  and  8hrubs  of  Great  Britain,  ’  Loudon. 
•‘  Manual  of  the  Coniferm,”  Yeitch.  . 
“^lanual  of  Forestry”  (at  least  vol.  i.,  in,  iin), 
^chlich. 
“  Vegetables  and  Flowers,  button. 
“  Dictionary  of  Gardening,”  Cassells. 
“  Orchid  Cultivator’s  Guide  Book,”  Bunberry. 
“  (treenhouse  and  Stove  Plants,  Baines. 
_R.  P.  B,  - - 
Sweet  Williams.— One  of  the  happiest— we 
had  almost  said  fragrant,  and  that  would  have 
been  true — memories  of  youth  is  that  which  shows 
us  a  hedged-iu  garden  with  a  “green”  (or  patch 
of  lawn),  big  Black  Currant  and  CTOOsebeiiy 
hushes,  a  Plum  tree  and  Ht  neysuckle  (half  inter¬ 
mixed)  oil  the  gable-end  of  the  old  home,  and  a 
glorious  border  of  Sweet  Williams!  They  ruled 
the  place,  they  were  everywhere  ;  and  how 
numerous  w'ere  the  shade.s  of  coloui  in  theii 
sparkling  flowers,  for  the  surface  of  the  petals 
siiines.  Ah,  well,  fragrant  memories.  But  this 
recalls  us  to  the  present  point,  which  is  to  say 
that  Messrs.  Sutton  and  Sons  have  not  overlooked 
Sweet  Williams  in  their  efforts  for  improvement. 
What  huge  massive  blossoms !  These  are 
splendid  bedding  plants,  and  beds  of  a  good 
crimson,  or  a  sele’Cted  white  by  itself,  or  in  com- 
diination  with  another  plant  either  for  harmony  or 
contrast,  is  commendable.  There  are  many  shades 
of  colour  in  “  Sutton’s  Superb  ”  strain,  as  salmon, 
deep  pink,  cerise,  I'cc. 
“  Sutton’s  Superb”  Sweet  Williams. 
