September  24,  1903. 
JOURNAT,  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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WILD  GARDEN 
BULBS. 
OUR  SELECTION  OF 
DWARF  =  GROWING  INDIGENOUS 
AND  OTHER  BULBS, 
Adapted  for  Rockeries,  Sloping  Banks, 
Odd  Corners,  and  Naturalization. 
CONTAINS 
1,100  Fine  Bulbs.  Price  21/-  nett. 
Sent  Packing  and  Carriage  Free  on  receipt  of  remittance. 
100  Aconites  100  Blue  Grape  Hyacinths 
lOO  Blue  Bells  50  White  Grape  Hyacinths 
50  White  Bells  50  Feather  Hyacinths 
100  Star  of  Bethlehem  50  Chionodoxas 
100  Fritillarias,  mixed  50  Allium  Moly 
100  Snowdrops  50  Dogstooth  Violets 
100  Triteleias  25  Anemone  Fulgens 
50  Snowflakes  25  Anemone  Apennina 
Half  the  quantity,  price  11/6.  Packing  and  carriage  free. 
Garters  Wonder  Box  of  Bulbs,  containing 
1,000  Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Narcissus,  &c.,  price  21/- 
Complete  List  of  Contents  on  application. 
"HOW  TO  GROW  BULBS  AND  TUBEROUS  PLANTS,’’ 
Price  7d.,  post  free. 
JAMES  CA^ER  &  CO., 
Seedsmen  to  His  Majesty  the  King, 
237,  238  &  97,  HIGH  HOLBORN,  LONDON 
EVERGREENS. 
4  very  large  and  thoroughly  trans’ 
planted  stock. 
CATALOGUES  POST  FREE. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries,  CHESTER 
Price  2/6 ;  Post  Free  2/74. 
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By  Contributor  t  to  the  “Journal  of  Horticulture. ” 
ILLUSTRATED  WITH  ENGRAVINGS. 
Being  a  Guide  to  the  Successful  Cultivation  of  that  Fruit 
and  to  the  Construction  and  Management  of  the  Pinery.  ’ 
OBce !  12,  MitbkCourt  Chambkks,  Fleet  Stheet,  E.C. 
paooJTfpLBs 
Spanish  Iris,  Yellow.  Whittf,  a?ld  Blue  7.0  per  1000. 
Crocus,  all  colors  ...  .n  ...  5/'  per  1000.  ' 
Sir  Watkin  Narcissus  —  -  -  5/«  per  lOO. 
Horsefeldii  ..  5/»  per  100. 
Trumpet  Narcissus  .  .*»  •••  7  0  per  1000 
Glory  of  Leiden  NarcissilS  each. 
Madam  de  Graaff  ...  3/»  each. 
Sweet  Scented  PhedSdht  Eye  ^ 
Narcissus  . 5/»  &  7/Oper  lOOUr. 
Mixed  Narcissi .  5  »  per  1000 
Double  Daffodils  5/»  &  IO/»  per  1000. 
Tulips,  Mixed  (choice)  2/»  per  100,  ^ 
Single  Lent  Lilies  3/0  per  looq 
Snowdrops  5  »  &  7/0  per  1000. 
Strawberry  Plants  I  «  per  100. 
SEND  FOR  LISTS  BEFORE'  ‘ 
ORDERING  ELSEWHERE. 
Cross  &  Son,  Nurseries, 
PLANTING  SEASON 
PiDLS'  Rotil  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
12  miles  from  London.  South  Entrance  four  minutes’ 
walk  from  Waltham  Cross  Station  ;  We^t  Eatr.ince  three 
minutes’  walk  from  Theobald’s  Grove;  both  Stations  on 
the  Great  Eastern  Railway. 
SPECIALITIES  : 
ROSES  in  all  forms,  from  open  ground  and  in 
pots.  Gold  Medals  in  1&03  from  Royal  Horticultural 
and  Royal  Botanic  Societies. 
FRUIT  TREES  for  the  Orchard,  Garden,  and 
Forcing  House.  Hogg  Memorial  Medal,  1901. 
HARDY  TREES  for  Streets,  Parks,  and  General 
Planting.  Silver  Medal  from  Royal  Agricultural 
Society  of  England. 
SHRUBS,  both  Evergreen  and  Deciduous. 
CLIMBING  PLANTS,  Hardy  and  Greenhouse. 
RHODODENDRONS,  CAMELLIAS,  &  AZALEAS. 
HERBACEOUS  PLANTS  in  great  variety. 
BULBS  and  SEEDS,  and  all  Garden  Sundries. 
Price  Lists  ox  application.  I.\spection  Invited. 
Upwards  of  1000  Medals,  Prizes,  and  other  Awards  at 
leading  Exhibitions  during  the  past  42  years. 
SOLE  POSTAL  ADDRESS— 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
Rose  Growers  by  Appointment  to  His  Majesty  the  King. 
DOUBLE  PRIMULAS. 
I /EXCELLENT  for  cutting  or  as  Pot  Plants.  We 
Li  offer  the  following  choice  varieties,  strong 
healthy  plants,  in  Sin.  pots,  at  reduced  prices.  p^j. 
Each.  doz. 
Alba  Plena,  pure  white . t’d.  ..  81- 
Annie  Hilller,  light  pink  ..  ..  2/-  ..  20/- 
Candldissima,  the  best  white ..  ..  1/-  ..  10/- 
Earl  of  Beaconsfleld,  rosy  carmine  . .  l/d  ..  15/- 
Marchioness  of  Exeter,  white  speckled 
pink  . 2/-  ..  20/- 
Stewartli,  double  red,  fine  ..  ..  1/6  ..  15/- 
CINERARIAS 
from  stores,  1/6  doz. ;  in  Sin.  pots,  3/6  doz. 
GYCLAMEN 
in  6in.  pots,  set  with  buds,  12/-  and  IS/-  doz. 
PRIMULA  SINENSIS 
to  colour,  or  mixed  in  Sin.  pots,  2/6  doz. 
All  above  j^rices  are  special  to  this  Advt. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Borticulture :  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
3ach  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." 
^.pply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacturers— 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  24.  1903. 
Root  Pruning. 
HE  question  is  often  asked,  Is  it 
really  necessary  to  prune  tlie 
roots  of  fruit  trees  ?  The 
answer  must  be  in  the  affirm¬ 
ative.  In  many  cases  it  is  the 
only  thing  that  can  be  done  to 
bring  some  trees  into  a  fruit  bear- 
condition.  There  are  gardeners 
wffio  maintain  that  it  is  uunecessar^s 
and  say,  “  Crop  a  tree  well,  then  root-pruning 
will  not  be  needed.”  But  what  about  trees 
that  will  not  bear  fruit  ? 
The  most  favourable  time  for  this  operation 
is  during  the  months  of  October  and  Novem¬ 
ber  ;  the  earlier  it  can  be  safely  performed  the 
better  it  is  for  the  trees.  Some  four  years 
since  I  root-pruned  three  Pear  trees  in  the 
month  of  January,  but  two  of  them  bad  bard 
work  to  recover.  When  a  root  is  pruned  in  a 
proper  manner,  a  callus  is  formed  on  the  face 
of  the  wound,  and  from  this  the  roots  are 
emitted.  When  the  pruning  is  done  early,  the 
soil  w’ill  be  in  a  warm  state,  and  new  fibrous 
roots  will  be  made  before  winter. 
It  may  be  asked.  How  shall  we  know  when 
root-pruning  is  required  ?  I  say  by  the  con¬ 
dition  of  your  trees.  All  fruit  trees  must  make 
a  certain  amount  of  growth  to  keep  them  in  a 
healthy  state,  and  for  the  bringing  to  per¬ 
fection  a  crop  of  fruit.  But  it  sometimes 
happens  that  some  trees,  especially  young 
ones,  will  have  a  tendency  to  make  too  much 
growth,  at  the  expense  of  bearing  fruit.  This 
is  especially  noticeable  w'beu  much  manure  is 
used,  or  if  planted  in  rich  soil.  If  the  annual 
growths  much  exceed  12in  in  length,  and  very 
little  or  no  fruit  is  produced,  it  will  then  be 
necessary  to  root  prune  to  bring  the  tree  to  a 
bearing  condition.  Root  pruning  checks  over¬ 
growth,  equalises  the  balance  of  strength 
betw'een  root  and  branches,  and  hastens  and 
heightens  the  fruitfulness  of  trees.  Fruit 
Readers  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardoning 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
ntimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,” 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
iddress. 
No.  1213.— VoL.  XLVIL,  Third  Series. 
