JOUENAT,  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
399 
May  12, 1904. 
ROSES  m  POTS 
For  Forcing  and  General  Pot  Culture, 
For  Filling  up  Gaps  in  Rose  Beds,  and 
For  Making  Naw  Plantations  of  Roses. 
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WM,  PAUL  &  SON 
desire  to  call  attention 
to  their  magnificent 
stock  of  many  thousands  of  plants  of  the  above 
in  good  condition  for  planting  out  during  the 
Spring  and  Sirmmer  months. 
DWARF  PLANTS,  in  Sin.  (48  sized)  pots,  10/6  to  18,  - 
per  doz. ;  £3  15/-  to  £6  per  100. 
,,  ,,  extra  strong,  in  Sin.  (24-sized)  pots, 
30/-  to  42/-  per  doz. ;  £12  to  £15 
per  100. 
CLIMBING  KINDS,  in  Sin.  (4S-sized)  pots,  2  to  4ft. 
-shoots,  10/6  to  18/-  per  doz. ; 
£3  15/-  to  £6  per  100. 
,,  ,,  extra  strong,  in  Sin.  (24-sizeri)  pots, 
4  to  10ft.  shcotr,  30/-  to  60/-  per 
doz.  ;  £12  to  £20  per  100. 
»»  11  new  kinds,  Dorothy  Perkins, Wal¬ 
tham  Rambler,  and  others,  24,  - 
to  60/-  per  doz. 
C.\TAL0GL'E,  with  Lists  of  Names,  Post  Free  on  Application, 
PAULS’  ROYAL  NURSERIES, 
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COUNTRY  GENTLEMEN'S  ESTATE  BOOK,  1904 
NOW  READY.  620  pages,  including  70  full-page  Plates. 
Cloth  bound.  Price  5/6,  post  paid. 
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2,  Waterloo  Place,  Pall  Mall,  S.W. 
rrWARi’S 
OOLD  MEDAL 
DAHLIAS 
NOVELTIES  FOR  1904.. 
Our  Extra  Special  Collection  of  1 2  Choice  Cactus 
Varieties,  Post  Free,  4  6. 
Decorative,  Poinpones,  Singie,  .'-ingl.  Cactus,  Sl.ow, 
Fancj,  an  I  Dwarf  Beddeis. 
The  best  in  each  section,  all  strong  plants  true  to  name 
BEGONIAS 
GOLD  MEDAL. 
Si.NGLE,  Mixed,  2/6  per  doz.,  IS/-  100;  Separate 
Colour',  4/-  per  doz.,  2  V- 10  '. 
Double,  Mixed,  3/6  per  doz  ,  2.5/-  loo  ;  Separate 
Co'ours,  6/-  per  doz.,  35/-  100. 
XICE  PLANTS  ESTABLISHED  IN  POTS. 
FOR  SUMMER 
PLANTING. 
Large  quantities,  all  recent  introdiirtions,  well- 
haidened  plants  in  5in.  po  s.  SPECIAL  VALUE.— 
6  Dwarfs,  H.T.  and  T.,  5/ .  6  Climbers,  various,  5/-. 
NEW  WATER  LILIES, 
CANNAS,  and  BEDDING  PLANTS. 
CATALOGUE  free  bg  post.  Call  or  write  for  it. 
Nurseries: 
FELTHAM, 
London  Show  Rooms : 
25,  YORK  ROAD, 
MIDDLESEX.  Nr.  Waterloo  Station. 
THOMAS  S.  WARE  1902) 
No.  1246.— VoL.  XLVIIL,  Third  Serie.s 
SPECIAL 
CLIBRANS 
CARNATIONS 
(Malmaison  Vapieties). 
have  on  hand  a  grand  stock  of  Malmaison 
•  •  Carnations,  strong,  sturdy,  vigorous  plants, 
in  Sin.  pots,  to  bloom  shortly. 
We  offer  selections  from  the  following  varieties, 
at  1  8,'-  per  dozen. 
OUR  SELECTION  ONLY. 
Albion,  dark  salmon,  dwarf  habit. 
Calypso,  soft  tles:i,  salmon  centre,  splashed  pink. 
Horace  Hutchinson,  glowing  scarlet ;  very  fine. 
Lady  Grjmston,  pinkish-white,  marked  rose. 
Lady  Ulrica,  bright  salmon-rose  ;  lovely., 
Lord  Rosebery,  dark  rose  ;  very  fine. 
Lord  VVelby,  f.cli  dark  crimson  ;  grand. 
Mrs.  de  Satge,  bright  scarlet ;  extra  fine. 
Mrs.  M.  R.  Smith,  bright  rose  pink. 
Mrs.  Trelawney,  dark  .salmon  ;  very  fine. 
Prime  Minister,  bright  scarlet ;  choice. 
Princess  May,  rich  deep  ro.se  ;  fine. 
Prjncess  of  Wales,  deep  pink;  sweetly  scented. 
Souv.  de  la  Malmaison,  blush  white. 
The  Churchwarden,  bright  crimson  scarlet. 
Trumpeter,  dark  crimson,  sweet  scent. 
Full  description  of  above,  and  all  other  Indoor  and 
Outdoor  Carnations  will  be  found  in  our  CARNATION 
CATALOGUE.  Gratis  and  Post  Free  on  application. 
E  ALTRINCHAM  &  l\ 
AANGHESTER.  | 
POTATOES. 
Per  lb 
Northern  Stars  3/-;  £3 
Per  cwt 
sir  John  Llewellyn  £15  0;  6/- 
Evergroods  0  10  0;  2/- 
Duke  of  York’s  . .  0  g  6 ;  1/0 
British  Queen's  . .  0  6  6 ;  1/- 
Up-to-Date’s. .  0  6  0  ;  If- 
Beauty  of  HebrOn  0  8  6; 
King;  Edward’s  . .  0  15  0  ;  2/8 
Snowdrops  0  7  0,1/- 
^ Imp’d  Early  Ashleaf  0  0  0:  1/3- 
And  many  other  varieties 
SATISFACTION  OOAEANTEED 
Bags  Zd  each.  « 
.CROSS  «&  SON. 
Daffodil  Nurseries,. 
WISBECH 
GIWILLIM’S  begonias.  Splendid  Strain, 
r  Growing  Plants,  mixed,  6  colours.  Singles  2/6  doz. ; 
Doubles.  4/-  doz.  In  pots,  carriage  forward  ;  not  in  pots, 
post  free.  List  of  higher-priced  varieties,  free. 
A.  LI.  GWILLTM,  Begonia  Specialist,  New  Elthani,  Kent. 
100,000 
SPRING  SOWN  PLANTS 
■  .Fidler’s  Early  Eclipse  Cabbage, 
:s/-  per  1000  ;  Drumhead  Savoy,  3/- ;  Sutton’s  Giant  Drum¬ 
head  Cabbage,  3/- ;  Dalkeith  Brussels,  3/- ;  Johnson’s 
Exhibition  Brussels,  3/-.  1000  of  the  above  sorts,  mixed, 
packed  and  carriage  paid  on  receipt  of  6/-  Postal  Order. — 
W.  HORNE  &  SO.VS,  Oliffe.  Hochester,  Kent. 
Begonias. — Testimonials,  repeat  orders,  and 
recommendations  prove  our  strain  to  be  the  best  up 
to  date  in  existence.  Tubers  and  Plants.  See  the  “Best 
Catalogue,”  free.  —  B.  11.  DAVIS  &  SONS,  Yeovil 
Nur-eries,  Y'eovil.  Somerser. 
CIOTTAGE  GARDENING  ;  being  an  Essay  to 
g  which  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  M  r. 
W.  Eqerton  Hubbard’s  Prize,  February  16th,  1870.  By 
E.  W.  Badger.  Third  Edition.  Price  3d. ;  post  free,  8^0. 
—Office;  12.  M  itrf.  CniiRT  Ohambf.r.s.  Ft.fft  St.,  F-.U. 
Begonias  a  SPECIALITAL— Large,  erect- 
floweiiug  Singles,  12  for  2/3  ;  100, 12/-.  Doubles  same 
price  for  ca.-h.  List  free.— J.  WELLS,  Begonia  Nursery, 
Ryarsh,  Mailing,  Kent. 
PURE  AVOOD  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.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacfurt  rs— 
HIRS'l ,  BKOOKE  &  HIK-M'.  Lid.,  J.eviG. 
oitiiivdl  of  ®ortii[ultui[C 
HIURSDAY',  MAY  12,  1904. 
Among  the  Hardy  Flowers. 
Thickly  strewn  in  woodland  bower.s, 
Anemones  tbeir  stars -unfold  ; 
Then  spring  the  Sorrel’s  veined  flowers, 
And,  rich  in  vegetable  gold, 
From  calyx  pale,  the  freckled  Cowslip  born. 
Receives  in  amber  cups  the  fragrant  dews  of  morn. 
iQHUS  sings  one  of  the  minor  poets 
»  of  the  flowers  which  Dame  Nature 
T  displays  to  our  delighted  eyes  as 
we  wander  the  country  through 
to  catch  a  sight  of  the  beauty  of 
her  wildest  w'ays.  Lavish,  however, 
as  is  the  natural  floral  beauty  in 
some  favoured  spots,  it  is  faint  to  that 
presented  by  the  garden  where  early 
hardy  flowers  are  cherished  and  cared  for 
in  their  several  wants.  The  scene  is  gay  with 
colour.  Bright  flowerets  meet  the  eye  at  every 
turn,  and  quaint  forms  and  equally  delightful  and 
interesting  foliage-tints  appeal  to  our  sense  of 
the  beautiful  as  we  roam  among  the  flowers  and 
study  their  several  characters.  AVe  are  not  yet 
in  the  flush  of  ■early  summer ;  for  early  spring  yet 
lincrfivs.  and  a  relanse  into  a  colder  time  retards 
some  flowers  for  a  time. 
The  earliest  Narcissi  have  already  gone,  but 
there  are  yet  some  left.  Soon  the  brighter  hues 
of  the  trumpet  Daffodils  and  the  colouring  of  the 
most  of  the  other  sections  will  have  departed, 
and  we  shall  be  rejoicing  only  in  the  Poets’  Nar¬ 
cissus  in  its  best  forms.  And  how  lovely  these 
are  only  the  lover  of  the  Narcissus  can  teU.  Of 
loveliest  white,  and  brightened  by  the  saffron  or 
scarlet  ring,  or,  in  some  of  the  best  new  flowers, 
by  the  scarlet  cup,  they  are  truly  fascinating. 
Then  the  march  of  the  Tulip  has  long  begun, 
and  w'e  are  now  in  the  full  enjoyment  of  these 
battalions  of  stalwart  and  erect  flowers  of  May, 
One  cannot  but  admire  almost  all  the  Tulips, 
whether  they  be  the  most  insignificant  of  the 
species ;  the  most  noble  of  these,  the  old  Cottage 
Tulips,  the  early  Dutch  Tulips,  or  the  stalwart 
“English”  Tulips,  wdiich  bear  emblazoned  on 
their  blooms  the  marks  of  their  ancient  lineage. 
Then  there  are  many  of  the  “  beaded  and 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes' of  Horticultural  Interest, 
Intimations  of  Meetings.  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
i  London,  E.C.,  and  .0  no  otlior  Jiersuil  and  to  no  oth(  r 
I  adilies-'. 
