March  ol,  1904. 
JOURNAT.  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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PLANTING  SEASON. 
Pauls’  Royal  Nurseries, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
mile?  from  Londcn;  Soutli  Entrance  four  minute.s’' 
Avalk  from  Waltham  Cross  Station;  West  Entrance  three 
'iiiinutei'  walk  from  Theobalds  drove,  both  station.s  on  the 
<ireat  Eastern  Railway. 
Specialities— 
ROSES  in  all  forms,  from  open  frround  and  in  pots,  Gold 
.Medals  in  1903  from  Royal  Horticultural  and  Royal 
Botanic  Societies. 
ERUIT  TREES,  for  the  Orch.ird.  Garden  and  Forcing 
House.  Hogg  Memorial  Medil,  1901. 
HARDY  TREES,  for  Street,  Park,  and  General  Planting- 
.silver  Medal  from  Royal  Agiicullural  Society  of 
England. 
SHRUBS,  both  Evergreen  and  Deciduous. 
CLIMBING  PLANTS,  Hardy  and  Greenhouse. 
RHODODENDRONS.  CAMELLIAS,  and  AZALEAS. 
HERBACEOUS  PLANTS  in  great  variety. 
SEEDS  and  BULBS,  and  all  Garden  Sundries. 
Price  Lists  on  application.  Inspection  invited.  Upwards 
of  lOOO  Medals,  Prizes,  and  other  Awards  ac  leading 
Exhibitions  during  the  past  42  years. 
Sole  Postal  Address  — 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
(  (irotvers  by  Appoint  me  nt  to  Hi.'!  MajeAy  the  Kiny. ) 
/^CLIBRANS-v 
CHOICE  PLANTS 
For  the  Greenhouse. 
Acacia  pubescens,  a  rare  and  beauti-  each. 
fill  speti  .s  ;  Howers  a  lovely  yellow, 
foliage  highly  ornamental  ’ . .  . .  2/0  to  7  6 
Calla  Elliottiana,  the  lovely  Golden  - 
Calla  ;  foliage  beautifully  spotted 
white  :  strong  plants  to  bloom  . .  7,6  it  10/6 
Clematis  indivisa  and  lobata,  flowers 
creamy  white,  dark  green  glossy 
leave, s  ;  a  grand  cool  house  climber  1  6  to  5/- 
Coleiis  thyrsoideus,  produces  a  mul¬ 
titude  of  spike.s  of  a  lovely  blue  ' 
colour  from  early  in  the  year  until 
well  into  the  s  immer . fd.  it  1  - 
Cupressus  funebris,  one  of  the  love- 
iie.st  of  the  Cypress  for  indoor  deco¬ 
ration  .  ..  ..  1/C  to  3/6 
Dracaena  Doucettii,  one  of  the  love¬ 
liest  of  Dracaenas  ;  foliage  long  and 
tapering  ;  a  charming  combination 
of  green,  gold,  and  cream.  We  hold 
the  finest  stock  in  the  country  of 
this  rare'piant . 7/6  it  21  - 
Hidalgoa  Wercklei,  flowers  brilliant 
scarlet.  24in.  across;  foliagebeaiiti- 
fiilly  cut ;  a  gr.and  climber  ..  ..  1/6  &  2/1 
Kalanchoe  fiammea,  a  new  and  lovely- 
plant  ;  flowers  produced  in  large 
heads  of  .a  lovely  orange-red  colour  1-  it  2/3 
Malmaison  Carnations,  grand  plants, 
showing  bud ;  our  selection  of 
varieties,  IS/-  per  doz,  ;  tend  for 
particulars 
FOR  THE  STOVE. 
Anthiirium  Fletcherianum,  a  grand 
varieuy, belonging  to  theAndreanum 
section  ;  spathe  a  rich  dark  glossy 
crimson,  S^in.  across,  7Jin,  long  ..  6/-  to  31/0 
Urceocharis  Clibrani,  a  wonderful  bi- 
geueric  hybrid;  flowers  intermediate 
between  *  Euchari.s  and  Urceolina  ; 
bio  ims  profusely  ;  invaluable  for 
cutting . 3/6  to  10  0 
For  Complete  List  of  Indoor  Plaiits-Outdoor  Plants, 
see  our  Plant  Catalogue,  gratis  and  post  free. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER. 
GHEALSM«? 
IN&RLD-WIDE  KEROWN-  STI\IKINC  flOVELTIES 
CATALOGUE  POST  FREEJ5^ 
rf. 
\  DVEETISER  desires  COREESPONDENCE 
uV  with  HEAD  GARDENER  interested  in  intensive 
cultivation. — Write  to  “ -J  .  G.  C'.,”  care  of  Dale.  Reynolds 
and  Co.,  Ltd.,  td,  Cannon  Street,  London,  R.C. 
EECtOXIAS. — Testimonials,  repeat  orders,  and 
recommendations  prove  our  strain  to  be  the  be-t  up 
to  date  in  existence.  Tubers  and  Plants.  See  the  “  Best 
Catalogue,”  free.  —  B.  R.  DAVIS  &  SONS,  Yeovil 
Nur.-eries,  Yeovil,  Somerse*-. 
T  AXTON’S  NOVELTIES  IN  VEGETABLES 
1 J  AND  FLOWER  SEEDS. — New  fully  Illustrated 
Catalogue  Gratis. 
LAXION  BROTHERS.  BEDFORD. 
Begonias  a  speciality. — Large,  erect- 
flowering  Singles,  12  for  2/3  ;  190, 12/-.  Doubles  same 
price  for  cash.  List  free.— J.  WELLS,  Begonia  Nursery, 
Byarsh.  Mailing,  Kent. 
OAK  SHRUB-TUBS  and  WATER-BUTTS; 
IRON  TANKS  and  PUMPS.— Half-tubs  from  1/ 
each;  244  gal.  Vats,  20/- each ;  378  gal.,  26/-.— DAVID 
ROBERTS  &  SON,  Cooperage,  Tottenham,  London. 
Heating  APPARATUS  for  Greenhouses  and 
other  Buildings  Catalogue  free  of  all  kinds  of  Hot 
water  Pipes,  Wrought  and  Cast  Iron  Boilers,  Radiators, 
Cisterns,  Pumps,  Baths,  &c. — JONES  &  ATTI\OOD, 
Stourbridge. 
/f  ARDEN  NETTINGS,  SHADINGS, 
V  J  Tiffany,  Scrims.-RIGBY,  WAINWRIGIIT  &  CO., 
Manufacturers,  Neptune  Works,  Manchester.  Samples  on 
application. 
j)ENTLEWS  VINE  BORDER  COMPOUND. 
J  y  For  making  new  and  renovating  old  borders.  Used 
by  most  leading  growers,  and  pronounced  unequalled. 
JOSEPH  BENTLEY,  Ltd.,  Chemical  Works,  Barrow-on- 
Humber. 
)URE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  prei)ared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Rortieuliure:  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.  ' 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST.  Ltd.,  leeds. 
Jflttitihil  of  larticirltufc. 
THURSDAY  MARCH  SL,  1004. 
The  Dahlia  Analysis. 
HIS  series  of  Dahlia  analyses 
attains  its  majority  this  year, 
the  first  issue  having  appeared 
in  the  ‘•'Journal  of  Horticulture" 
in  1883. 
The  time  has  now  arrived  when 
all  interested  in  their  gardens  are 
beginning  to  think  what  seeds  and  plants 
they  shall  grow  during  the  coming  season. 
Let  me  therefore  put  in  a  good  word,  if 
any  be  needed,  for  that  beautiful  early  autumn 
flower  the  Dahlia  ;  for  there  are  tew  flowering 
plants  as  easily  cultivated  which  will  give  as 
much  satisfaction,  and  which  will  afford  such  a 
generous  return  for  any  extra  care  bestowed  upon 
them.  The  great  charm  of  the  Dahlia  is  that  at  the 
very  time  when  most  other  flowers  are  beginning 
to  slacken  in  their  flowering,  this  Autnnm  Queen 
of  the  flower  garden  is  in  the  very  height  of  its 
beauty.  Take  for  instance  two  gardens  at  this 
season,  one  in  which  no  Dahlias  at  all  are  grown, 
and  the  other  in  which  they  are  made  a  leading- 
feature,  and  the  contrast  between  them  will  be 
most  striking.  In  the  one  garden  the  glowing 
display  of  bright  coloured  and  shapely  blooms 
will  almost  make  it  seem  that  its  summer  glory 
has  returned,  whereas  the  other  will  appear  by- 
comparison  tame  and  uninteresting. 
The  number  of  adverse  weather  conditions 
with  which  Dahlias  had  to  contend  against  last 
year  throughout  their  growing  period  have 
seldom  been  eciualled.  The  planting  time  was 
all  that  could  be  wished,  as  the  weather  was  then 
warm  and  dry,  and  the  ground  in  good  .working 
order.  Scarcely,  how-ever, -w-ere  the  young  plants 
in  their  new  quarters  than  there  came  in  the 
middle  of  June  the  heaviest  rains  of  the  year, 
immediately  followed  by  a  series  of  night  frosts, 
which  in  some  places  w-ere  so  severe  that  in  low- 
lying  districts  and  in  the  colder  parts  of  our 
Islands  the  young  plants  w-ere  cut  to  the  ground. 
A  few-  clays  later  there  set  in  a  dry  period  lasting 
nearly  a  month.  This  drought,  coining  as  it  did 
in  the  middle  of  an  exceptionally  wet  summer, 
I  was  very  remarkable.  To  show  its  extent  I  may 
1)  KADERS  are  requested  to  send  iioti-'es  of  Gurdeuiug 
\  Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
Intimatiens  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Aiticles  for 
Publication,  i  fflcially  to  “THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitne  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
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