March  2i,  1904. 
JOURKAT.  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
245 
BEAUTIFUL  FLOWERS 
-  FOR  — 
SUMMER  GARDENING. 
SUTTO 
STOCKS. 
Sutton’s  Superb  Bedding. 
Selected  with  great  care,  e.xpressly  for  bedding 
purposes.  Only  the  finest  and  most  distinct 
colours  are  offered: — 
I’er  Packet. 
1  - 
1  - 
Scarlet 
White  . . 
Blue 
Pink  . 
Carmine 
Collections  of 
1  - 
1/- 
1  - 
Yellow 
Peach- blossom 
Purple  . 
Terra  cotta 
Blush-rose  .. 
Per  P.icket. 
..  1,'- 
1  - 
1  - 
1  - 
li¬ 
the  alwrc  Ten  rarieties, 
one  paclel  of  each,  71G. 
“1  had  a  graml  bed  of  over  500  of  your  superb 
bedding  Ten  -  week  Stock?,  a  perfect  picture,  greatly 
admired  by  all  who  saw  them.”— Mr.  Joil.V  Rendle, 
Knfield. 
5UTT0N’5  5EED5 
GENUINE  ONLY  FROM 
SUUOH  &  SONS,  READING. 
PLANT  A  T  ONCE 
rcLimiNsh 
PRICE  lOd.,  POST  FREE. 
WINDOW  GARDENING 
rOR  THE  MAMT 
Office :  12,  Mitrk  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.r. 
"ALPINE  OR  ROCK  PLANTS^ 
(GOLD  MEDAL). 
HERBACEOUS  BORDER  PLANTS/ 
Immense  Collections,  embracing  all  the 
most  recent  Novelties  and  Introductions 
of  approved  merit. 
i  New  Water  Lilies. 
BOG  PLANTS.  BAMBOOS. 
Begenias  Dahlias 
(GOLD  MEDAL1.  (GOLD  MEDAL\ 
CLEMATIS  and  other  ^Climbers. 
ROSES  in  Pots. 
All  Strong  Plants,  True  to  Name. 
NEW  CATALOGUE  FREE  BY  POST. 
Call  or  Write  for  it. 
London  Show  Rooms  — 
2S,  YORK  ROAD, 
Mr.  Waterloo  Station. 
Nurseries  — 
FELTHAM, 
MIDDLESEX. 
TKOMAS  S.  WARE 
(1902),  Ltd. 
ORNAMENTAL 
TREES  &  SHRUBS 
Lovely  effects  may  be  obtained  by  plant¬ 
ing  a  selection  of  the  better  varieties  of 
Trees  and  Shrubs.  The  collections  enume¬ 
rated  below  enable  planters  to  do  this.  We 
invite  inspection  of  our  stock. 
J'RICICS  AUK  FOR  OCR  SELEC I  lOX  OXLC. 
SPECIAL  COLLECTIONS  of 
DECIDUOUS  &  FLOWERING  TREES 
12  Fine  distinct  kind.s  ..  ..  12/- 
50  Fine  Trees,  in  25  distinct  sort.s  ..  40,- 
6  Lovely  and  distinct  Weeping  Trees  91- 
9  Lovely  and  dis.inct  Weeping  Trees  12/6 
Larger. 
18/- 
1.0,1- 
15/- 
18.6 
AMERICAN  PLANTS. 
12  Distinct  SOI  ts 
..  6/-.  9/-.  and  12'- 
100  in  fine  variety 
40/-  to  50/. 
HARDY 
HEATHS. 
12  fine  varieties  . . 
100  i  1  variety 
25/-  to  40/- 
IVIES. 
Collect 
SPECIAL  COLLECTIONS  of 
ORNAMENTAL  SHRUBS. 
6  Pretty  and  distinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  6  sorts 
4/6,  6/-,  9/-.  or  1:  / 
12  pretty  and  di.stinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  12  sorts 
9/-,  12/-,  18/-,  or  24/ 
CO  Pretty  and  distinct  Evergreen  Shrubs,  in  25  sorts 
42/-.  (3/-,  84/-,  or  100/ 
6  distinct  and  L  ,vely  Deciduous  Flowering  Shrubs 
in  6  sorts,  3.'-,  6/-.  9;-,  or  12, 
12  Distinct  and  Lovely  Deciduous  Flowering  Shrubs 
in  12  sorts,  6/-,  0/-,  I’?/-,  ir/-,  or  21/ 
5D  Distinct  and  Lovely  Deciduous  Flowering  Slrut>s 
in  25  or  5  sorts,  21/-  31/6,  42/-,  or  63; 
ICO  Flowering  Deciduous  Shiirbs.  in  25  to  5)  sorts, 
42/-.  C3/-,  84/-,  or  100/- 
The  following  special  Collections  are  also  a  .feature 
with  ns, 
DWARF  CONIFERS 
Fov  BOXES  or  WINTER  BEDDING. 
12  fine  varieties . .  ,  4/-,  6/-,  9/-,  and  12/- 
101  in  four  varieties ,  for  Bedding, 
31/-,  40/-,  71/-,  and  £0'- 
GHOIGE 
NAMED  RHODODENDRONS. 
Collections,  including  the  best  Sc.arlet,  White, 
Pink,  and  Crimson  varieties,  well  set  with  buds. 
30/-  to  42/-  per  doz. 
Without  buds .  ]8.'-  to  24  -  per  do/. 
HARDY  CLEMATli 
12  fine  varieties .  10  '6tol5;- 
4/6  and  7  /6 
jction  A,  0  in  6  orett  •,  distinct  sorts  4 
B  12  in  12  pretiv,  distinct  sorts 
’  ■  9/-,  12,6,  and  15/- 
,,  C.  24  in  24  prettv,  dLtinct  sorts 
18/- and  31,0 
,,  D,  12  beautiful  so: ts,  consisting 
of  5  br.nze,  5  silver,  and  2 
golden  varieties  ..  ..  12/- and  IS'* 
„  E,  5  beautiful  bronze  V  irieties  4/- and  7  6 
E.  5  charming  silver  varieties..  5  -  and  7,6 
,,  G,  5  pretty,  small,  green-leaved 
varieties..  ..  ..  ..3/6  and  7/6 
For  Complete  List  of  all  Trees,  Shrubs, 
Roses,  Hardy  Climbers,  &c.,  see  our 
TREEand  SHRUB  BIST, 
Gratis  and  Post  Free. 
ALTRiNGHAIII&  MANCHESTER 
XaURSDAY,  MARCH  24,  1904. 
The  Turning  Tide. 
HK  tide  o£  seasoos  baa  turned, 
^  and  the  time  of  sowing  and 
planting,  whether  it  turns  out 
to  be  good,  bad,  or  indifferent^ 
looms  before  us.  Every  day 
now  we  notice  that  the  daylight 
lasts  a  little  longer,  and  the  sun  is 
a  little  brighter  and  warmer  than  it  was 
a  week  ago.  There  is  music  in  the  air, 
too,  and  early  in  the  moruing,  throughout  the 
day,  and  as  long  as  the  light  lasts,  feathered 
songsters  are  united  in  one  continued  chorus, 
which  tells  of  the  turning  tide,  and  heralds 
the  spring.  In  the  garden  there  are  further 
signs  iu  the  greeu  tips  of  the  growth  of  bulbous 
plants  appearing  through  the  ground,  and  the 
pearly  white  Snowdrops  are  now  unfurled. 
These  plants  are  not  to  be  cajoled  into  doing 
things  out  of  season,  and  they  seek  no  cheap 
notoriety  in  the  way  of  short  paragraphs  in 
the  daily  papers  like  the  Primrose,  which  has 
been  giving  stray  blossoms  all  through  the 
winter,  presumably  for  the  purpose  of  testifying 
to  the  mildness  of  the  season.  The  Snowdrop 
does  not  trouble  itself  about  the  weather.  It 
knows  its  time  and  keeps  it,  and  when  February 
ushers  iu,  climatic  conditions  have  to  be  un¬ 
favourable  indeed  if  the  Galanthus  does  not 
make  its  appearance. 
All  through  this  wet  and  dismal  winter  there 
has  been  one  united  longing  for  frost  to  destroy 
the  vermin  and  to  purify  the  soddened  ground, 
but,  except  for  a  few  brief  spells,  it  has  held 
aloof,  aud  Nature  seems  to  he  taking  advantage 
of  the  fact  by  getting  ahead.  We  would 
rather  she  kept  back  a  little,  because  there  is 
time  enough  yet  for  suddeu  checks  before 
March  is  out  aud  April  hursts  upon  us.  The 
flowers  of  the  winter  and  the  very  early  spring 
have  always  a  charm  for  us,  and  recently  I  saw 
an  old  country  dame  rummaging  about  amongst 
her  clumps  of  Christmas  Hoses.  I  thought  at 
No.  1230.  -YOL.  XLV'llI  .  Tiiiud  Sekies. 
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Appointments  or  Notes  of  Uorticultural  Interest, 
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Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,’*  fcl 
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