December  3,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
C05 
PLANTING  SEASON 
PioLS'  ReriL  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS, 
t2  miles  from  London.  South  Entrance  four  minutes’ 
walk  from  Waltham  Cross  Station;  We  t  Enlnnce  three 
minutes’  walk  from  Theobald’s  Grove;  boih  Stations  on 
the  Great  Eastern  Hailway. 
SPECIALITIES  : 
ROSES  in  all  forms,  from  open  ground  and  in 
pots.  Gold  Medals  in  1903  from  Royal  Ilorticulcural 
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  Lists  ox  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, 
411  Leading  Sorts. 
Bushes  and  Fan-trained  for  Walls. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
RIYESS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
ROSES,  VINES, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard -House  Trees. 
A  IjArgb  and  select  BTOCB 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  &  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOaUE, 
Post  Free,  3d. 
• - ♦  ♦♦ - 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
HARLOW  STATION,  Q.E.R. 
No.  1223.  -VoT..  XLVII.,  Third  Seuie.s. 
^CLIBRIHS->, 
SEUtTID  TREES. 
For  Avenue,  Street,  Park, 
or  Cemetery  Planting. 
'|jlOR  immediate  effect;  all  are  grown 
singly,  regularly  transplanted,  and 
thoroughly  well-rooted,  ensuring  safe  re¬ 
moval  to  any  situation. 
Feet. 
Each. 
Dozen. 
Acer,  Dasycavpum  . 
.  S  to  10 
..  2/6  &3/6  .. 
24/-  &  SSI- 
,,  Schwedleri  .. 
.  8  to  10 
2/6  .. 
24/- 
Acacia  (Rohinia^,  Common  6  to  6 
..  8d.  .. 
71- 
]  f  »  »  *  » 
6  to  8 
..  1/6  .. 
12/- 
(  >  y  y  11 
,,  Inerinis  (Mop- 
8  to  10 
..  2/-  .. 
18/- 
Headed)  Standards  6  to  7 
2/6 
24/- 
Ash  {Fraxinus),  in  varietj 
6  to  9 
2/6 
24/- 
, ,  Common 
8  to  10 
2/6 
24/- 
y  1  y  >  •  •  ♦ 
, ,  Mountain 
.10  to  12 
3/6 
SSI- 
.  8  to  10 
..  2/6 
24/- 
11  11 
10  to  12 
3/6  .. 
36/- 
Beech  (Fafftts),  Common  . 
.  8  to  10 
2/0 
24/. 
y  y  y  y  y » 
, ,  Purple 
,10  to  12 
3/6 
36/- 
.  8  to  10 
..  3/6  &  5/-  .. 
— 
y  1  y  y  •  •  • 
.10  to  12 
..  5/-  to  10/6.. 
— 
Birch  (Betula),  Silver 
Weep  in 
>  8  to  10 
..  2/-  .. 
is;- 
y  y  y  y  y  y 
,,  lacinata  pendula 
10  to  12 
..2/6  to  3/6.. 
— 
(Cut-leaveJ)  . 
.  8  to  10 
3/6 
— 
y  y  y  y  y  1  • 
.10  to  12 
..  6/-  .. 
— 
Cherry,  Double  Flowerin 
r 
Standards . 
.  6  to  8 
3/6  .. 
SSI- 
Chestnut,  Horse  .. 
.  8  to  10 
..  2/-  .. 
18/- 
.10  to  12 
3/6  .. 
SSI- 
,,  rubicunila  (Scarlet)  8  to  10 
..  SIS  &  51-  .. 
SSI-  to  42/- 
,,  Double  White 
.  8  to  10 
..  bl-  tolls.. 
— 
,,  Spanish  (Casianea 
vesca) 
.  7  to  9 
..  3/1  .. 
36/-‘ 
Elm,  English  (Ulmus  Campestris),  from  buds  and  grafts  ;  of 
■  ■  --  l/d 
,,  Wych  (or  Scotch) 
..  8  to  10 
..  2/6  .. 
24/- 
.  10  to  12 
3/6 
SSI- 
,,  Dovasi 
..  8  to  10 
2/6 
— 
,,  Giint  C  inaclian 
.  10  to  12 
..  3/6  .. 
— 
or 
Huntingdon,  from 
buds  and  grafts 
..  8 to n 
.  3(6 
36/- 
yy  *  y  « 1 
. .10  to  12 
..  bl- 
LSI- 
,,  Louise  Van  Houtto, 
golden  foliage 
. .  7  to  8 
2/6 
21'- 
y  1  J  1  y  y 
..  8  to  10 
..  3/6  .. 
SSI- 
Laburnum,  English 
.  8  to  10 
2/6  .. 
24/- 
ii  11 
..10  to  12 
..  3/6 
— 
,,  Scotch 
. .  7  to  8 
..  1/6  .. 
— 
Lime  (Tih'a).. 
.  3/6  .. 
3  )/■ 
ft  •  •  •  • 
.,10  to  12 
.  3/6  to  7/6..  86/ 
-  to  76/- 
,,  Larger,  extra  fine  specimens, 
10,6  and  12/6. 
Maple  (VonraT/)  ,, 
..  8  to  10 
.  2/-  .. 
18/- 
..10  to  12 
3/6 
SSI- 
» y  •  • 
..12  to  14 
.  6/-  .. 
65/- 
Plane  (Plat anus  acerifolia) , 
an  excellent  tiee  for 
,smoky  districts 
.  8  to  10 
.  3/-  .. 
SSI- 
..10  to  12 
.  bl-  .. 
— 
,,  extra  specimens,  7/6  to  21/-  each. 
Poplar  (Populus). 
,,  Argentea  .. 
..  8  to  10 
2/6 
— 
.14  to  16 
.  bl-  .. 
60/- 
, ,  canadensis  nova 
..10  to  12 
.  2/-  .. 
— 
,,  Lomlardy 
.12  to  14  . 
3/6 
— 
.10  to  12  . 
.  2/-  .. 
18/- 
..12  to  14 
.  SI-  .. 
SOI- 
*1  iy 
.14  to  18 
.  41- 
40/- 
Prunus  Pissardii  (Purp 
e- 
leaved  Plum) 
.  6  to  8  . 
.  2/-  .. 
18/- 
Sycamore . 
.10  to  12  . 
2/6 
21/- 
It  •  •  .  • 
.12  to  14  . 
.  3/6  to  51-  ..  36/ 
-  to  50/. 
SEND  FOR  CATALOGUE, 
GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  3,  1903. 
Plants  with  Possibilities, 
HEEE  are  some  plants  which 
seem  to  possess  wonderful  fas¬ 
cinations  for  cultivators,  and 
king  of  them  all  perhaps,  at  the 
present  day,  is  the  Chrysanthe¬ 
mum.  At  the  moment  of  writing 
the  show  season  is  at  its  height, 
and  thousands  of  enthusiastic  adherents 
are  doing  homage  at  the  shrine  of  the 
Autumn  Queen.  As  is  usual  at  this  season, 
both  the  pessimist  and  the  critic  are  on  the 
war  path.  The  latter  is  preaching  his  annual 
crusade  against  big  blooms,  and  telling  us  how 
the  beauty  of  the  flower  is  lost  through  the 
efforts  of  cultivators  to  produce  the  flowers 
that  grace  the  exhibition  boards.  There  i,s 
doubtless  a  good  deal  of  truth  in  what  the 
critic  says,  but  the  story  has  been  told  so  ofteu 
that  we  have  got  used  to  it,  and  it  seems  not 
to  have  the  slightest  effect  or  lessened  the  pro¬ 
duction  of  big  Crysanthemums. 
The  wail  of  the  pessimist  is  the  same  as  we 
heard  last  year  and  the  year  before.  It  predicts 
a  decline  in  the  public  taste  for  large  blooms, 
and  foretells  the  downfall  of  Chrysanthemum 
shows.  Perhaps  at  some  future  date  the  pre- 
dictiou  will  come  true;  but  judging  from  the 
general  interest  again  displayed  this  year, 
there  seems  no  likelihood  of  either  Chrysao- 
themum  shows  or  massive  blooms  becoming 
things  of  the  past  yet  awhile.  It  is  said  by 
some  that  the  present  interest  in  show  Chrys¬ 
anthemums  is  kept  alive  by  the  tempting 
baits  that  are  offered  to  exhibitors  iu  the 
shape  of  challenge  cups  and  substantial  prizes; 
but  I  am  by  no  means  inclined  to  accept  this 
statement  wuthont  question. 
Growers  and  others,  ho-wever,  seem  to 
overlook  the  possibilities  of  the  plant.  Tho 
Clirysanthemum  is  a  flower  possessing  wonder¬ 
ful  capacities,  and  hereiu  may  be  found  tho 
secret  of  its  remarkable  popularity.  Iu  the 
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  “  THE  EDITOR,"  at 
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London,  E.C.,  and  to  no  other  person  and  to  no  other 
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