November  26,  1903. 
JOURNAT,  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
481 
PLANTING  SEASON 
Pauls'  Rotal  Nursebies 
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  11  ail  way.  ' 
SPECIALITIES  : 
ROSES  in  all  forms,  from  open  ground  and  in 
pots.  Gold  Medals  in  1903  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  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. 
CHERRIES— A  SPECIALITY  I 
Awarded  Silver  Banksian  and  Silver  Gilt  Knightian 
Medals  for  Collections  by  R.H  S. 
Gur  collection  is  complete  (over  £0  varieties).  Thousands  to 
•select  from,  very  strong  and  well  rooted.  Standards  from 
12/-,  15/-,  18/-  doz.  ;  Dwarf  Maidens,  three  and  more  shoots, 
9/-,  12/-  doz. ;  Dwarf  Trained,  2/-,  2/6  and  3/6  each  ;  Dw.arfs, 
two-year  heads,  suitable  for  pyramids,  10/-,  12/-  and  13/-  doz. 
List  Free  on  Application. 
W.  RAY  &  CO.,  Nurserymen,  TEYNHAM,  KENT 
GRAPE  VINES  in  POTS 
Extra  Strong:  Fruiting  and  Planting  Canes 
in  all  Leading  Varieties. 
All  Leading  Sorts. 
Bushes  and  Fan-trained  for  Walls. 
/X./'Nw/  KA  ^ 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
Spanish  Iris,  Yellow,  White,  aftd  Blue  7  0  per  1000. 
Crocus,  all  colors  ...  ^  ...  5  '*  per  1000. 
Sir  Watkin  Narcissus  —  5 . 5/»  per  100. 
Horsefeldii  ..  •••  5/»  per  100. 
Trumpet  Narcissus  .  7  0  per  1000 
Glory  of  Leiden  NarcissnSi  4'  —  Od.  each. 
Madam  de  Graaff  _  ...  -•  3>  each. 
Sweet  Scented  Phea^diit  Eye 
Narcissus  ...  -.  5/»  &  7  Gper  1000. 
Mixed  Narcissi  ...  * .  5  •  per  1000 
Double  Daffodils  5/.  &  10/.  per  1000. 
Tulips,  Mixed  (choice)  2/.  per  100.  ^ 
Single  Lent  Lilies  3/0  per  loou 
Snowdrops  5<.  &  7/0  per  1000. 
Strawberry  Plants  I/,  per  100. 
-  SEND  FOR  LISTS  BEFORE* 
ORDERING  ELSEWHERE. 
Cross  &  Son  f  Nurseries.  Wisbech. 
,r-CLIBR>NS->, 
SEUCTte  TtEB. 
For  Avenue,  Street,  Park, 
or  Cemetery  Planting. 
X^OR  immediate  effect ;  all  are  grown 
singly,  regularly  transplanted,  and 
thoroughly  well-rooted,  ensuring  safe  re¬ 
moval  to  any  situation. 
Feet. 
Acer,  Dasycarpum..  ..  8  to  10 
,,  Schwedleri  ..  ..  8tol0 
Acacia  (Itohinia'',  Common  6  to  6 
,.  ,,  .,  6  to  8 
,,  ,,  ,,  8tol0 
,,  Inermis  (Mop- 
Headed)  Standards  6  to  7 
Ash  (Fraxinus),  in  variety  6  to  9 
. .  8  to  10 
..10  to  12 
Common 
i  f 
Mountain 
Beech  (,Fagus),  Common 
I J  »  »  »» 
.,  Purple 
. .  8  to  10 
..10  to  12 
. .  8  to  10 
.10  to  12 
..  8  to  10 
.10  to  12 
Birch  (Betula),  Silver 
Weeping  S  to  10 
Each. 
2/6  &3/6 
2/6 
.  8d. 
.  1/6 
2/. 
2/6 
2/6 
2/6 
3/6 
2/6 
3/6 
2/6 
3/6 
.  3/6  &  5/- 
5/- to  10/6 
2/- 
,,  lacinata  pendula 
(Cut-leaved) 
f i  It  >  * 
Cherry,  Double  Flowering 
Standards . 
10  to  12  ,.2/6 to 3/6 
. .  8  to  10 
..10  to  12 
Chestnut,  Horse 
6  to  8 
..  8  to  10 
..10  to  12 
rubicunda  (Scarlet)  8  to  10 
Double  White  ..  8tol0 
.Spanish  (Castanea 
vesca)  . .  . .  7  to  9 
3/6 
6/-  , 
3/6 
2/- 
3/6 
3/6  &  5/- 
5/-  to  7/6 
3/6 
Him,  English  {Ulmiis  Campestris),  from  buds  and  grafts  ;  of 
handsome  erect  growth  8  to  10 
Wych  (or  Scotch)  ..  8  to  10 
„  „  .10  to  12 
Dovasi . 8  to  10 
3/6 
2/6 
3/6 
2/6 
Dozen. 
24/-  &  36/- 
24/- 
7/ 
12/ 
18/ 
24/ 
24/ 
24/ 
36/ 
24/ 
36/ 
24/ 
36/ 
18,'- 
36/- 
18/- 
36/- 
36/-  to  42/- 
36/- 
24/- 
36/- 
.  10  to  12 
3/6 
— 
,,  Giant  C  inadian 
or 
Huntingdon,  from 
buds  and  grafts 
..  8  to  10 
..  3/6  . 
36/- 
£0/- 
..10  to  12 
. .  5/-  . 
,,  Louise  Van  Houtte, 
golden  foliage 
..  7  to  8 
2/6 
21'- 
»J  *  •  1  » 
..  8  to  10 
..  3/6  . 
36/- 
Laburnum,  English 
.  8  to  10 
2/6 
24/- 
..10  to  12 
3/0 
.  - 
,,  Scotch 
..  7  to  8 
..  1/6 
— 
Lime  (Tilia).. 
..  8  to  10 
..  3/6  . 
33/- 
..10  to  12 
..  3/6  to  7/6. 
.  36/-  to 
, ,  Larger,  extra  fine  specimens 
10/6  and  12/6. 
Maple  {Norivay) 
..  8  to  10 
..  2/.  . 
18/- 
..10  to  12 
3/6  . 
3b/- 
♦  »  •  • 
..12  to  14 
..  6/-  . 
65/- 
Plane  {Platanus  acerifolia), 
an  excellent  tree  for 
smoky  districts 
.  8  to  10 
..  3/-  . 
30/- 
..10  to  12 
..  51-  . 
.  - 
,,  extra  specimens,  7/6  to  21/-  each. 
Poplar  (Popuhis). 
,,  Argenlea  .. 
..  8  to  10 
2/6 
.  - 
}  »  >1  •  • 
, ,  canadensis  nova 
.14  to  16 
..  51-  . 
50/- 
.10  to  12 
..  2/-  . 
.  - 
J  «  > » 
.,,  Lomlardy 
.12  to  14 
3/6 
,  - 
.10  to  12 
.  2/-  . 
18/- 
.12  to  14 
..  31- 
30/- 
•  i  It 
.14  to  16 
-  11-  . 
40/- 
Prunus  Pissardii  (Purple- 
leaved  Plum) 
.  6  to  8 
.  2/-  . 
18/- 
Sycamore . 
.10  to  12 
2/6  . 
21/- 
1 1  •  •  •  • 
.12  to  14 
.  3/6  to  51- . 
36/-  to 
SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE, 
GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
THURSDAY,  NOVE.MBER  26,  1903. 
British  versus  Foreign  Apples, 
in  this  country  are  fortunate  in 
being  able  to  get  large  supplies 
of  Apples  from  foreign  lands  to 
augment  our  own  crops.  Even 
in  plentiful  seasons  we  could 
not  do  without  them,  and  in  years 
like  the  present,  when  our  own 
crop  is  almost  a  failure,  w’e  have  reason 
to  be  thankful  for  the  huge  consign¬ 
ments  of  brightly  coloured  samples  which 
come  to  us  from  Canada  and  the  United  Statds. 
This  much  is  admitted  by  the  majority  of  fair- 
minded  individuals.  Still,  it  behoves  us  all  to 
do  what  we  can  to  aid  Britain  in  supplying  a 
much  larger  share  of  her  own  requirements. 
In  this  connection  there  is  one  point  which 
needs  to  be  constantly  kept  to  the  front — viz., 
the  superiority  of  well-grown  British  samples 
in  regard  to  flavour.  How  is  it  that  we  are 
continually  seeiug  paragraphs  in  the  press 
asserting  that  the  Apples  grown  in  this  or  that 
county  are  the  finest  iu  the  wmrld  ?  The 
statement  is  a  most  misleading  one,  and  will 
not  survive  a  critical  test.  It  is  generally 
admitted  that  foreign  Apples  are,  as  a  rule, 
brighter  iu  colour  tliau  those  grown  in  this 
country,  and  the  average  samples  are  usually 
larger  ;  but  they  gain  these  advantages 
entirely  at  the  expense  of  flavour.  No 
matter  whether  we  take  the  cooking  or  dessert 
kinds,  there  is  a  great  advantage  on  the  side  of 
the  home  grown  article.  One  cannot  under¬ 
stand  anyone  preferring  the  foreign  samples 
when  cooked  to  the  best  English  kinds,  nor  the 
dessert  ones  when  compared  with  Cox’s  Orange 
Pippin,  Ribstou  Pippin,  and  Blenheim  ;  and 
when  that  fine  new  variety,  The  Houblon,  gets 
more  plentiful,  it  will  probably  make  as  great 
a  name  as  the  three  previously  enumerated 
have  done. 
Those  w’ho  know  what  good  Apples  are 
will  invariably  select  the  best  British  kinds  iu 
T>  EADERS  are  requested  to  send  notices  of  Gardening 
-Lli  Appointments  or  Notes  of  Horticultural  Interest, 
intimations  of  Meetings,  Queries,  and  all  Articles  for 
Publication,  officially  to  “  THB  EDITOR,”  at 
12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.C.,  and  to  uo  other  person  and  to  no  other 
address. 
No.  1222.— VOL.  XLVIL,  Third  Series. 
