October  8,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
323 
PLANTING  SEASON 
Pauls'  Roval  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS, 
12  miles  from  London.  South  Entrance  four  minutes’ 
walk  from  Waltham  Cross  Station  ;  We-t  Entrance  three 
minutes’  walk  from  Theobald’s  Grove;  both  Stations  on 
the  Great  Eastern  Railway. 
SPEGBAUTIES  : 
BOSES  in  all  forms,  from  open  ground  and  in 
pots.  Gold  Medals  in  1903  from  Royal  Horticulcural 
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. 
CLIMBINQ  PLANTS,  Hardy  and  Greenhouse. 
RHODODENDRONS,  CAMELLIAS,  &  AZALEAS. 
HERBACEOUS  PLANTS  in  great  variety. 
BULBS  and  SEEDS,  and  all  Garden  Sundries. 
Price  List.s  on  .application.  Inspection  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. 
JERSEY 
X.3ES  COXC.N'XT’S 
FRUIT  TREES, 
ROSE  TREES, 
And  CARNATIONS  are  properly  packed,  free  of 
cost,  and  promptly  delivered,  carriage  paid. 
CORDONS  A  SPECIALITY. 
Before  ordering  every  reader  of  this  paper  should  write 
for  my  Illustrated  Catalogue  and  Planter’s  Guide. 
PHILIP  LE  CORNU,  F.R.H.S., 
THE  JERSEY  NURSERIES,  JERSEY. 
Price  3/6  ;  Post  Free  3/74. 
TarPINE  APPLE  MANUAL 
By  Contributort  to  the  Journal  of  Horticulture 
ILLUSTRATED  WITH  ENGRAVINGS. 
Being  a  Guide  to  the  Successful  Cultivation  of  that  Frnit 
and  to  the  Construction  and  Management  of  the  Pinery.  * 
Office ;  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.  c 
Spanish  Iris,.  Yellow.  WhlW,  aftd  Blue  7  6  per  1000. 
Crocus,  all  colors  ^  ...  5/*  per  1000.  ' 
Sir  Watkin  Narcissus  —  . 5'»  per  100. 
Horsefeldii  ..  ..  •.  .  5/»  per  100. 
Trumpet  Narcissus  . .  •••  7  6  per  lOOO 
Glory  of  Leiden  Narcissus  Gd.  each. 
Madam  de  Graalf  ~.  ...  ...  3, » each. 
Sweet  Scented  PJhedg«int  Eye 
Narcissus  ».  ,  ...  5(»  &  7  6  per  1000. 
Mixed  Narcissi  ...  ‘  .  5  '  per  lOOO 
Double  Daffodils  5/.  &  10, •  per  1000. 
Tulips,  Mixed  (choice)  2  »  per  100.  ^ 
Single  Lent  Lilies  3,6  per  loou 
Snowdrops  5  »  &  7/6  per  1000. 
Strawberry  Plants  I  •  per  100. 
SEND  FOR  LISTS  BEFORE*  ' 
ORDERING  ELSEWHERE. 
Cross  &  Son  ,  Nurseries,  Wisbech.  \ 
^ClIBBUUS 
IMBLE  PIIHUS. 
IT'  XCELLENT  for  cutting  or  as  Pot  Plants 
offer  the  following  choice  varieties,  s 
healthy  plants,  in  3in.  pots,  at  reduced  prices. 
Each. 
Alba  Plena,  pure  white . 9d.  .. 
Annie  Hillier,  light  pink  ..  ..  2/-  .. 
Candid)sslma,  the  best  white  . .  ..  1/- 
Earl  of  Beaconsfleld,  rosy  carmine  . .  1/(5  .. 
Marchioness  of  Exeter,  white  speckled 
pink  . 2/-  . . 
Stewartli,  double  red,  fine  ..  1/0  .. 
20/- 
15/- 
CtNERARtAS 
from  stores,  1/6  doz. ;  in  3in.  pots,  3/6  doz. 
CYCLAMEN 
in  6in.  pots,  set  with  buds,  12/-  and  IS/-  doz. 
PRSMULA  SiNENStS 
to  colour,  or  mixed  in  Sin.  pots,  2/6  doz. 
All  above  2^i'lces  are  special  to  this  Adrt. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
AW. 
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WILLIAM  BARRON  &  SON 
Landscape  Gardeners  and  Nurserymen, 
ELVASTON  NURSERIES,  BORROWASH,  DERBY, 
Invite  intending  planters  to  inspect  their  unrivalled 
STOCK  of  ORNAMENTAL  &  FOREST  TREES, 
RHODODENDRONS,  ROSES.  &  FRUIT  TREES, 
Send  for  Catalogues  and  List  of  Public  and  Private  Works 
carried  out  by  them. 
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Hyacinths 
Tulips 
Nat'ciss 
Liliums 
Snowdrops 
Crocuses 
Scilias 
&G. 
Best  qualities  at  most  moderate  rates. 
Delivered  Free  by  Rail  or  Parcel  Post. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE  574  POST  FREE 
Dicksons  GROWE^RS,  Chester 
The  royal  parks  and  gardens  of 
LONDON. — Their  History  and  Mode  of  Embellish¬ 
ment.  With  numerous  Engravings,  and  a  series  of  Desi  us 
of  Flower  Beds  and  Borders,  with  examples  of  Planting 
them  effectively  according  to  the  several  styles  known  as 
Carpet,  Geometrical,  ami  Sub-tropical  Bedding,  besides 
Notes  on  the  Propagation  and  Culture  of  the  Plant.- 
employed.  By  Nathan  Cole.  Price  2/6,  post  free.— 
Journal  of  Horticulture  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court 
Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  o/ 
Horticulture ;  '  ‘Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  thb 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  b; 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.' 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST.  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. , 
Jffui[iral  4 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  8,'  1903. 
The  Planting  Season. 
NE  of  the  great  delights  which 
belongs  to  gardening  is  that 
there  is  no  dull  season,  as  each 
period  of  the  year  brings  its 
work,  its  harvest,  and  plans  for 
the  future.  When  the  first  days  of 
October  come,  the  tinted  and  fast 
falliug  leaves  proclaim  in  no  uncertain 
manner  that  the  sands  of  the  year  are 
running  low,  and  that  vegetation  in  the  open 
air  is  approaching  tho  resting  period.  But 
though  Nature  may  be  dropping  into  inac¬ 
tivity,  it  is  no  time  for  the  gardener  to  do  so, 
for  undoubtedly  it  is  during  the  autumn 
months  that  the  foundation  should  be  laid  for 
the  successes  of  another  year,  and  in  some 
cases  for  the  triumphs  or  failures  of  many 
succeeding  years.  Yes,  truly,  some  of  the 
soundest  work  of  the  gardener  is  done  in  the 
time  of  autumn. 
Plans  will  already  have  been  laid,  and  as 
fast  as  opportunities  occur,  preparations  will  be 
made  for  planting  operations  of  various  de¬ 
scriptions  which  a, re  to  be  carried  cut  between 
November  and  March.  Every  man  who  plants 
a  tree  or  shrub  of  any  description  should  fully 
realise  that  he  is  doing  work  which  may  for 
generations  stand  as  a  monument  either  to  his 
capacity  or  ineptitude. 
When  once  the  full  force  of  this  point  is 
grasped  the  labour  connected  with  planting 
becomes  interesting,  if  not  engrossing,  and 
even  under  unfavourable  circumstances  ways 
and  means  are  found  for  securing  good  results. 
Fortunately,  private  gardeners  as  a  body  seem 
to  recognise  the  importance  of  tboroughness  in 
all  matters  connected  with  planting,  and  it  is 
rare  indeed  in  any  good  garden  to  find  such 
work  being  scamped,  because  the  chief,  when 
not  actually  taking  part  in  the  operations, 
keeps  a  very  keen  eye  on  the  operators  when 
extra  hands  have  to  be  engaged,  or  distributes 
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  “  THH  EDITOR,  ’  fct 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
