October  22,  1903. 
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PLANTING  SEASON 
PtuLS'  Roval  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
t"2  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. 
SPECIALITIES  s 
ROSES  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  IMedal  from  Roval  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  Lists  on  application.  I.nspection  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. 
GRAPE  VINES  in  POTS 
Extra  Strong  Fruiting  and  Planting  Canes 
in  all  Leading  Varieties. 
All  Leading  Sorts. 
Bushes  and  Fan-trained  for  Walls. 
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DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
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  TREEsj 
Send  for  Catalogues  and  List  of  Public  and  Private  Works 
carried  out  by  them. 
1.500.00} 
'Spanish  Iris,  Yellow,  WhiM,  aftd  Blue 
Crocus,  all  colors  ^  ... 
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Mixed  Narcissi 
BUIBS 
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5 per  1000. 
...  5,'-  per  100. 
5/e  per  100. 
...  7  6  per  1000 
6d.  each. 
...  3/>  each.  , 
is 
7, '6  per  1000.-, 
5,e  per  1000 
Double  Daffodils  5/»  &  IO/»  per  lOOO. 
Tulips,  Mixed  (choice)  2/»  per  100. 
Single  Lent  Lilies  Alb  per  lOoo 
Snowdrops  5  •  &  7/6  per  1000. 
Strawberry  Plants  !  »  per  100. 
SEND  FOR  LISTS  BEFORE* 
ORDERING  ELSEWHERE. 
Cross  &  Son  ,  Hurseries,  WisbecL£ 
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CHARMING  EFFECTS  can  be  produced  by 
planting  the  choicer  and  better  varieties  of 
Ornamental  Flowering  Trees, 
Ornamental  Foliage  Trees, 
Ornamental  Frniting  Trees. 
See  our  Special  Offer  of  above  in  last  week’s 
issue  of  the  Journal  of  Horticulture,  page  345. 
Complete  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  all 
THE  BEST  TREES  &  SHRUBS 
and  Genee.4l  Nursery  Stock  for  present 
planting,  Now.  Ready, 
GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
CLIBRANS, 
ALTRINCHAM  AND 
MANCHESTER. 
For  Market  and  Private  Growers, 
Ornamental  Trees,  Shrubs,  «c. 
Descriptive  Catalogues  Post  Free. 
LONDON  FERN  NURSERIES, 
Loughboro’  Junction,  London,  S.W.— Stove  and  Green¬ 
house  Ferns,  large  and  small,  in  var.,  Aralias,  Grevilleas, 
Oyperus,  Ficus,  Ericas,  Palms,  Dracaenas,  Aspidistras,  Roses, 
Azaleas,  Carnations,  Crotons,  Camellias,  Ch^santhemums, 
Cyclamen,  Bouvardias,  Asparagus,  Araucarias,  Solanums, 
Aspidistras,  Cinerarias,  Genistas,  Marguerites,  Geraniums, 
Primulas,  Orange  Trees,  &c.  Trade,  send  for  Wholesale 
List.  Special  Retail  Catalogue,  free.— J.  £.  SMITH. 
Dicksons 
'  HARDILY- GROWN  \ 
FOREST,  FRUIT, 
AND  ALL  OTHER 
TREES& PLANTS 
EVERGREENS, 
ROSES,  &c. 
Stocks  quite  unequalled  for 
‘  QUALITY,’  ‘  VARIETY,’  &  ‘  EXTENT.’ 
Priced  Catalogues  Post  Free. 
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Chester 
'"pHE  ROYAL  PARKS  AND  GARDENS  OF 
I  LONDON. — Their  History  and  Mode  of  Embellish¬ 
ment.  With  numerous  Engravings,  and  a  series  of  Desi  ns 
of  Flower  Beds  and  Borders,  with  examples  of  Planting 
them  effectively  according  to  the  several  styles  known  as 
Carpet,  Geometrical,  and  Sub-tropical  Bedding,  besides 
Votes  on  the  Propagation  and  Culture  of  the  Plants 
amployed.  By  Nathan  Cole.  Price  2/6,  post  free.— 
Office;  12,  Mitre  Co”rt  Chambers,  Fi  eet  Street  B.C 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  22,  1903. 
Manures,  Their  Use  and  Abuse. 
is  becoming  more  and  more 
recognised  that  the  laud,  which 
produces  the  many  comforts 
and  necessities  of  mankind,  and 
.  in  which  is  grown  the  number- 
less  plants  and  trees  that  give  so 
bountifully  of  their  beauteous  and 
utilitarian  products,  is  but  the  store¬ 
house  or  larder  of  Nature.  Until  the 
gardener,  whatever  bis  status,  whether  amateur 
or  professional,  looks  this  fact  in  the  face,  he  is 
still  on  the  same  level  as  the  veriest  tyro  in  the 
art  of  manuring.  One  man,  usually  a  clever 
one,  too,  in  his  own  estimation,  will  say,  “Give 
me  a  proper  staple,  and  anybody  can  have  the 
artificial  manures.”  Another  will  so  manipulate 
auy  sort  of  medium  entrusted  to  bis  care,  that 
so  loug  as  he  gets  what  he  knows  to  he  needful 
for  his  crop,  they  will  flourish  and  yield  un¬ 
failing  supplies,  whether  the  soil  in  which  they 
are  grown  wa,s  originally  good  or  bad. 
At  the  first  glance,  the  subject  of  manuring 
may  appear  humdrum  or  commonplace ;  but 
tlio.se  who  hav'e  studied  it  in  its  many  phases 
can  hut  be  strongly  convinced  of  its  increasing 
interest  and  importance.  Scientists  tell  us 
there  is  still  much  to  he  learned,  and  while 
admitting  the  steady  advancement  of  the  past 
twenty  years,  they  assert  that  we  have  gone 
merely  a  step  or  so  beyond  the  experimental 
stage  in  the  application  of  fertilising  agents. 
Very  few  persons  are  in  a  position  to  rely  on 
unfailing  supplies  of  yard  manure,  aud  in 
many  small  gardens  this  is  an  inconvenient 
medium  for  regular  use.  It  is  bulky,  aud  fre¬ 
quently  unpleasant  to  work  amongst,  especially 
for  many  people,  adJed  to  these  disadvantages 
it  is  not  always  readily  obtainable.  Admitting 
all  this,  we  begin  to  see  that  those  who  advocate 
the  use  of  so-called  artificial  manures  have  a 
fair  amount  of  reason  on  their  side  when  they 
declare  them  to  he  cleanly  aud  easy  to  handle. 
r)  EADER.S  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  .aui  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THE  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  uo  other  persoa  aud  to  no  other 
address. 
