Jiuie  30, 1904. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER, 
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^CLIBRANS^ 
Choice  Plants. 
4  FEW  only  of  the  many  special  lines  contaired 
^  iu  our  ^ew  Cat.alogne  are  noted  below.  We 
make  a  feature  of  ihe  choicest  varieties  of  both 
indoor  and  outdoor  [  lants.  Send  for  List. 
ACACIA  PUBESCENS.  the  rarest  and  most 
beautiful  of  the  Acacias ;  .sweetly  scented, 
2/6  to  7/6  each. 
BEGONIAS,  Rex  Varieties,  the  finest  col¬ 
lection  in  the  country ;  oui  selection  of 
choice  sorts,  9/-.  12/-  and  18/-  per  doz. 
CALLA  ELLIOTTIANA,  the  lovely  golden- 
tiowered  Calla,  foliage  spotted  white  ;  flower¬ 
ing  size,  7/6  each. 
,,  PENTLANDII,  intense  deep  yellow  spathes, 
dark  green  foliage ;  flowering  size,  7/6  aucl 
10/6  each. 
,,  TAYLORII,  a  hybi  id  raised  by  ourselves ; 
the  spathe  ic  a  lovely  primrose  yellow; 
flowering  size,  7/6  e.ach. 
CARNATIONS,  Malmaison  vars  , the  finest 
collection  in  the  kingdom  ;  our  selection  of 
choice  sorts  in  5-in  pots,  throwing  up  for 
hliioin,  18/  per  doz. 
CELOSIA  PYRAMIDALIS,  our  famousstrain; 
strong,  sturdy  plants  in  pots,  red  and  yellow, 
6/-  per  doz. 
DRAOENA  DOUCETTII.  Of  this  rare  and 
beautiful  variety  we  hold  an  exceptionally 
fine  stock  ;  fine  plants  from  7/6  to  42,'-  each. 
KALANCHOE  FLAMMEA,  a  highly  decora¬ 
tive  cool-house  plant,  producing  barge  heads 
of  orange-red  flowers ;  plants,  showing  flower, 
1/-  to  2/6  each. 
KENTIA  SANDERIANA,  a  new,  distinct  and 
very  beautiful  Palm,  highly  ornamental,  8/6 
NEPHROLEPIS  PIERSONII,  the  loveliest  of 
all  the  Nephrolepis  ;  each  separate  pinna  is 
subdivided,  so  as  to  foim  a  perfect  miniature 
frond,  giving  the  plant  a  very  beautiful  and 
ornamental  appear.ance  ;  strong  plants  2,  6  to 
5/-  each.  For  other  new  varieties  of  Nepbro- 
lepis  see  our  list. 
PRIMULA  KEWENSIS.  anew  hybrid  Primula 
producing  yellow  flowers  in  wlioils  on  long 
spikes,  good  grower  and  free  ;  2/6  to  5/-  eai  h. 
PHYLLOCACTUS  “GERMAN  EM¬ 
PRESS,”  A.M.  R  H.S.,  a  lovely  blush 
pink  variety,  remarkably  free  and  lasting ; 
strong  plants,  2/6  and  3/6  each. 
VERBENA  MISS  WILMOTT,  lovely  pink 
fioweis  with  a  white  centre;  strong  plants, 
tj-  doz. 
CHOICE  OUTDOOR  PLANTS. 
ARABIS  ALBIDA,  fl.  pi.,  “Snowdrift,” 
lovely  double  white  flowers,  closely  resem¬ 
bling  a  double  white  Stock,  exceptionally 
hardy  and  free  :  in  pots.  8/6  per  doz. 
AUBRIETIA  CAMPBELLI,  Improved,  a 
charming  violet-coloured  variety,  Cd.  each, 
4/6  per  iloz. 
AUBRIETIA  “DR.  MULES,”  intense  deep 
violet  purple,  the  richest  coloured  of  all  the 
Aubrietias,  9d.  each,  6s.  per  doz. 
,,  LEICHTLINI,  crimscn  rose  flowers,  very 
beautiful,  4(1  each,  3/6  per  doz. 
GLYCERIA  SPECTABILIS,  foi.  var.,  a 
new  and  higlily  decorative  ornamental  grass, 
giand  for  a  moist  situation,  9d.  and  ]/-  each, 
ti/-  and  9/-  doz. 
LAVENDER,  “  Grappenhall  var.,”  a  new 
variety,  much  eaificr  and  more  free  in  bloom 
than  tlie  type,  good  grower;  strong  plants 
in  3-in.  pots  9d.  each,  6/-  per  doz. ;  extra 
strong,  in  5-in.  pots,  1/-  each,  9/-  per  doz. 
ROSES,  in  6  in.  pots,  strong,  suitable  for  out¬ 
door  planting : — 
Blush  Rambler,  lovely  soft  blush,  very  free 
and  effective,  similar  in  habit,  &c.,  to 
Crimson  Rambler,  3/6  to  5/-. 
Dorothy  Perkins,  lovely  shell  pink,  pro¬ 
duced  iu  fine  trusses,  free  and  vigorous,  a 
lovely  rambler,  2/-  each. 
Mdme.  N.  Levavasseur,  the  dwarf  crim¬ 
son  rambler,  grand  as  a  pot  plant  or  for 
bedding,  2/6  and  3/6  e.ach. 
CLEMATIS  “VILLE  DE  LYON,”  rich  crim¬ 
son  flowers,  deeper  round  the  margins  of  the 
sepals,  strong  and  free,  2/6  each. 
JASMINUM  PRIMULINUM,  the  new  Jasmine 
producing  yellow  towers  much  larger  than 
the  well-known  J.  nudiflorum  ;  strong  plants 
in  5in.  pots,  2/6  and  3/6  each. 
For  complete  descriptions  of  above  and  all  other 
Choice  Plants,  indoor  and  outdoor,  see  our 
GENERAL  CATALOGUE, 
GRATIS  &  POST  FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
ALTRINCHAIVI  &  MANCHESTER. 
THURSDAY,  JUNE  30,  1904. 
Why  Fruit  Crops  Fail. 
HE  conliictiug  reports  published 
in  the  horticultviral  and  the  daily 
Press,  in  regard  to  this  season’s 
fruit  crop,  must  leave  the  minds 
of  the  general  public  in  a  very 
confused  condition  as  to  the  ultimate 
result.  One  writer  declares  that  an 
abundant  crop  of  all  kinds  is  assured. 
Another  writes  in  a  vein  that  would  lead 
one  to  believe  that,  with  the  exception  of 
Gooseberries  and  Strawberries,  another  year  of 
failure  must  be  recorded.  The  huge  quantities 
_ 1.  T-r /-V  Vk 
markets  show  clearly  enough  that  they,  at  least> 
are  no  failure,  and  the  commencement  of  the 
outdoor  Strawberry  season  is  proving  that  they, 
too,  Avill  be  unusually  abundant ;  but  unless  rain 
comes  within  the  next  few  days,  fruits  for  the 
later  pickings  will  be  small. 
In  regard  to  cither  fruits,  there  can  be  no 
doubt  that  prospects  vary  greatly  in  different 
districts,  and  even  in  different  plantations  in  the 
same  district ;  but  we  are  convinced  that  at  the 
end  of  the  season  the  general  verdict  will  be  that, 
on  the  whole,  fruit  has  been  plentiful  and  good. 
A  o-reat  deal  of  the  fruit  which  has  dropped 
would,  had  it  remained  on  the  trees,  only  have 
served  to  glut  the  markets  with  useless  rubbish. 
Even  now.  Apples  in  many  districts  are  carrying 
much  more  fruit  than  they  can  bring  to  full 
maturity,  and  thinning  should  be  resorted  to. 
In  some  cases,  however,  we  have  met  with 
plantations  of  Plums  and  Pears  which  are  carry, 
ing  too  light  a  crop  to  be  profitable,  while  near 
here  we  have  seen  trees  of  the  same  varieties 
with  wonderful  crops.  Tho  question  therefore 
occurs.  Why  this  disparity,  when  all  must  have 
been  in  flower  at  the  same  time,  and  no  frosts 
occurred  at  blossoming  time  ?  Many  have  put 
down  the  cause  of  failure  as  being  the  cold 
weather  which  prevailed  just  after  the  fruit  was 
set,  and  tliat  the  check  thus  given  to  the  flow  of 
sap  resulted  in  the  fruit  dropping  wholesale. 
We  have  no  doubt  that  the  cold  A'.eather  was 
answerable  for  some  of  the  damage,  but  only  an 
EKADERS  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
Intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  ofificially  to  “THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  lo  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
