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May  till  late  in 
llie  Autumn,  in 
fine  orange  to 
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liutirely  liardy, 
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IICESONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
No.  1242.~V0L.  XLVIII.,  Third  Series. 
SPECIAL 
CLIBRANS 
CARNATIONS 
(Malmaison  Varieties). 
■•l^E  have  on  liand  a  grand  stock  of  Malmaison 
WV  Carnations,  strong,  sturdy,  vigorous  plants, 
in  rdn.  pots,  to  bloom  shortly. 
We  oiler  selections  from  the  following  varieties, 
at  1 8  -  per  dozen. 
OUR  SELECTION  ONLY. 
Albion,  dark  salmon,  dwarf  habit. 
Calypso,  soft  Hesh,  salmon  centre,  splashed  pink. 
Horace  Hutchinson,  glowing  scarlet ;  very  tine. 
Lady  Grjinston,  pinkish- white,  marked  rose. 
Lady  Ulrica,  bright  salmon-rose  ;  lovely. 
Lord  Rosebery,  dark  rose  ;  very  flue. 
Lord  Welby,  rich  dark  crimson ;  grand. 
Mrs.  de  Satge,  briglit  scarlet ;  extra  tine. 
Mrs.  M.  R.  Smith,  bright  rose  pink. 
Mrs.  Trelawney,  dark  salmon  ;  very  fine. 
Prime  Minister,  bright  scarlet ;  choice. 
Princess  May,  rich  deep  rose  ;  fine. 
Princess  of  Wales,  deep  pink ;  sweetly  scented. 
Souv.  de  la  Malmaison,  blush  white. 
The  Churchwarden,  bright  crimson  scarlet. 
Trumpeter,  dark  crimson,  sweet  scent. 
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healthy  plants. 
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Stourbridge. 
COTTAGE  GARDENING  ;  being  an  Essay  to 
which  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  Mr. 
W.  Eqerton  Hubbard’s  Prize,  February  16th,  1870.  By 
E.  W.  Badger.  Third  Edition.  PriceSd. ;  postfree.Sjd. 
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PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture ;  “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.” 
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HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST.  Ltd.,  I.eeds. 
Jauitiiiil  tif  ^(irticiiltui[e. 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  14,  1904. 
Glass  Structures, 
ever. 
Their 
HERE  is  an  old,  well  -  worn 
t  aphorism,  which  everyone  has 
1  heard  upon  more  or  less  frequent 
occasions,  to  the  effect  that 
“  people  who  live  in  glass  houses 
shouldn’t  throw  stones.”  Gardeners 
who  spend  a  considerable  portion  of 
their  existence  under  glass  will  have  long 
resigned  themselves  to  the  wisdom  of 
this  taken  literally ;  metaphorically,  how- 
they  may  not  be  so  willing  to  submit 
livelihood  and  reputation  to  no  small 
extent  depend  on  the  nature  and  efficiency  of  the 
structures  provided  them  for  supplying  the  wants 
and  expectations  of  employers  ;  and  considering 
the  difficulties  they  at  times  encounter  and  the 
drawbacks  under  which  some  of  them  labour,  it 
is  scarcely  to  be  wondered  at  if  they  do  occa¬ 
sionally  feel  under  the  necessity  of  hurling 
indiscriminately  abroad,  notes  of  grumbling  and 
verbal  dissatisfaction. 
Admitting  unreservedly  the  vast  improvements 
that  have  been  effected  in  the  designing  and 
erection  of  plant  and  fruit  houses  during  the  past 
quarter  of  a  century,  we  feel  we  are  not  alone 
in  our  opinion  when  we  assert  that  the  imper¬ 
fections  known  to  still  exist  in  this  connection 
are  even  now  not  few  in  number,  and  are  in  some 
cases  almost  outrageous.  The  worst  and  most 
numerous  examples  are  without  doubt  to  be 
found  in  private  establishments. 
Yovtr  thoroughgoing  market  man  is  too  much 
alive  to  the  exigencies  of  the  situation  to  make 
grave  mistakes  in  planning  his  houses  as  to  their 
suitability  for  the  occupants ;  nor  will  he  neglect 
such  labour-saving  adjuncts  as  tanks,  taps,  and 
hose.  His  fabric  may  be  rough  as  to  material, 
built  on  cheap  lines  probably,  and  altogether 
lacking  in  ornate  embellishment;  but  for  its 
intended  purpose  it  will,  so  far  as  is  possible  to 
make  it,  be  efficient. 
In  these  latter  years  lack  of  capital  or  reduc¬ 
tion  of  income  have  been  the  predisposing  causes 
of  inability  to  keep  pace  with  the  times  in  ;t 
number  of  instances.  This  is  a  matter  for  regK  t 
1)  J-;ADERS  are  reque-ted  to  send  notices  of  Gardeniui 
V  Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Intere-t. 
Intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  ior 
Publication,  officially  to  “THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  lo  no  otber  person  and  to  no  other 
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