December  10,  1903. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
527 
PLANTING  SEASON 
PiuLS'  RoTtL  Nurseries 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
12  miles  from  London.  South  Entrance  four  minutes’ 
walk  from  Waltham  Cross  Station  ;  We-t  Entr.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  1903  from  Royal  Horticultural 
and  Royal  Botanic  Societies. 
FRUIT  TREES  for  the  Orchard.  Garden,  and 
Forcing  House.  Hogg  Memorial  Mtdd,  J9,0J. 
HARDY  TREES  for  Streets,  Parks,  and  General 
Planting.  Silver  Medal  from  Royal  Agticnltnral 
Society  of  England. 
SHRUBS,  both  Evergreen  and  Deciduous. 
GLIMBINQ  PLANTS,  Hardy  and  Greenhouse. 
RHODODENDRONS,  CAMELLIAS,  &  AZALEAS. 
HERBACEOUS  PLANTS  in  great  variety. 
BULBS  and  SEEDS,  and  all  Garden  Sundries. 
Price  Lists  ox  application.  Inspection  Invited. 
Upwards  of  1000  Medals,  Prizes,  and  other  Awards  at 
leading  Exhibitions  during  the  past  42  years. 
All  Leading  Sorts. 
Bushes  and  Fan-trained  for  Walls. 
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DICKSONS  Nurseries  CHESTER 
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TjUMOff  .. 
■'Spanish  Iris,  Yellow,  WKiy.  a?id  Blue 
Crocus,  all  colors  ••• 
Sir  Watkin  Narcissus  —  ^  . 
Horsefeldii  ..  -t  w.. 
Trumpet  Narcissus  . T 
Glory  of  Leiden  Narclssiia  ... 
Madam  de  Graalf  ... 
Sweet  Scented  Pheggant  Eye  ^ 
Narcissus  5>  &  7  6  per  1000. 
Mixed  Narcissi  ...t'aMj .  5  -  per  1000 
Double  Daffodils  5/»  &  IO/»  per  lOOO. 
Tulips,  Mixed  (choice)  2 -per  100.  ^ 
Single  Lent  Lilies  3/6  per  lOoo 
Snowdrops  5'»  &  7/6  per  loOO, 
Strawberry  Plants  l'»  per  100. 
'  SEND  FOR  LISTS  BEFORE* 
’  ORDERING  ELSEWHERE. 
7  6  per  1000.  , 
5'-  per  1000.  ■ 
...  5/»  per  100. 
5:'-  per  100. 
...  7/6  per  1000 
...  6d.  each, 
...  3,-  each. 
Cross  &  Son, NSlWisbecIi.^, 
SOLE  POSTAL  ADDRESS— 
WM,  PAUL  &  SON, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
Bose  Growers  by  Appointment  to  His  Majesty  the  King. 
BORDER  CARNATIONS. 
.Strong  hardy  pl.\nts  to  ofp’Er.  The  following  12  choice 
varieties.  6/- ;  2  dozen,  11/-  ;  4  dozen,  20/- ;  carriage  paid  for 
<  ash  Pink  Beauty,  Hon.  Adele  Hamilton  (rose  pink), 
Keith  (white),  Miss  A.  Campbell  (yellow),  Jim  Highgate 
I  crimson),  Peggie  (fancy),  Polly  Aitken  (light-pink),  Jessie 
Stevenson  (scarlet).  Snowball  (white),  Bethia  Campbell 
(deep  rose),  Mrs.  Collins  Wood  (terra  cotta).  Duchess  of 
kife  (clear  rosei.  Priced  List  of  over  203  varieties  free  on 
application. — M.  CAMPBELL  &  SONS,  Nurserymen, 
High  Blantyre.  N.B. 
GRAPE  VINES  in  POTS 
Extra  Strong  Fruiting  and  Planting  Canes 
in  all  Leading  Varieties. 
^CLIBRANS-^ 
Hardy  Fruit. 
VT^E  make  a  speciality  of  the  cultivation  of  trees 
y  V  and  bushel  for  fruit  production.  Our  soil 
and  situation  is  favourable  to  the  development  of 
well-matured  growth  and  an  abuudaiice  of  healthy 
roocs. 
APPLES,  in  choice  variety.  Standards  and  Pyr.i- 
mids,  1/6  to  3/6  each  ;  15/-  to  43/-  per  dozt-n. 
Dwarf,  Hor  zontal,  and  Fan-trained,  2/6  to  5/- 
each.  Cordons,  1/6  to  2/6. 
FEARS,  all  the  best  varieties.  Standards  and 
Pyramids,  1/6  to  3/6  each  ;  IS/-  to  36/-  per  dozen. 
Dwarf,  Horizontal,  and  Kan-trained,  2/6  to  5/- 
each.  Cordons,  1/6  to  3/6  each. 
PLUMS,  all  good  fruiting  sorts,  Standards  and 
pyramids,  1/6  to  3/6  each.  Dwarf,  Fan-trained, 
2/6  to  5/- each. 
APRICOTS,  splendid  plants,  in  superb  health, 
Dwarf-trained,  5/-  and  7/6  each.  Standard  and 
half-standard  trained,  7/6  to  15/-  each. 
BLACKBERRIES,  Cd.  to  9d.  each  ;  4/0  to  8/-  per 
dozen. 
CHERRIES,  in  fine  variety.  Pyramid  and  Standar.l, 
1/6  to  3/6.  Dwarf  Fan-trained,  2/6  to  5/-  each. 
CURRANTS,  Red,  Black,  andWhite-fruit  rd  varieties, 
in  choice  sorts,  2/6  to  4/6  per  dozen. 
GOOSEBERRIES,  fine  fruiting  varieties,  2/6  to  0/- 
per  dozen. 
LOGANBERRY,  strong  plants,  1/6  each;  12/-  per 
•dozen. 
MEDLARS,  Pyramids  and  Standards,  2/6  and  3/6 
NECTARINES  and  PEACHES,  grand  plants,  in 
splendid  condition,  Dwarf  Fan  trained  6/-  to  Ifi  6 
each.  Standard  and  Half-standard  trained,  7/6 
to  15/-  eac’i. 
RASPBERRIES,  strong,  well-rooted  canes,  in 
variety,  2/6  and  3/6  per  dozen. 
STRAWBERRIES,  Prepnred  Runners  from  Open 
Ground,  3/-  per  100.  Runners  in  pots,  12/6  p  r 
100.  Extra  strong,  in  5in.  pots,  4  -  and  6 per 
dozen. 
SEND  FOR  LIST. 
SELECT  ROSES. 
OUR  ROSES,  grown  in  cool  northern  climate, 
invariably  give  the  utmost  satisfaction  to  pur¬ 
chasers.  We  make  Rose-growing  a  special  feature. 
Dwarf  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  in  choice  variety,  6/-  to 
9/- per  doz.,  40/- to  65/- per  100.  Extra  strong,  in 
pots  for  forcing.  1/6  to  3/6  each,  15/-  to  36/-  per  doz. 
Moss  Boses,  in  lovely  variety,  6/- per  doz.,  45/- per  100. 
Teas  and  Hybrid  Teas,  in  choice  and  beautiful 
sorts,  10/-  to  12/-  per  doz.  In  pots,  15/-  per  doz. 
Noisettes,  in  finest  variety,  10/-  and  12/-  per  doz. 
China  Roses,  in  select  sorts,  6/-  to  12/-  per  doz. 
Polyantha  Roses,  from  9/-  per  doz 
China  and  Bourbon  Hybrids,  in  fine  variety,  C/-  doz. 
Climbing  Roses,  in  fine  variety,  9/-  to  12/-  per  doz. 
Penzance  Briars,  a  comparatively  new.  but  very 
beautiful  class  of  Rose.  9/-  to  15/-  per  doz. 
Above  prices  are  for  our  selection  only,  and  .are 
carriage  paid  to  customers’  nearest  railway  station. 
XKT  3 
We  have  a  very  speci.al  line  in  T.  and  H.T.  Roses 
in  7in.  pots,  with  shoots  8  to  12ft.  in  length  ;  strong, 
healthy,  and  well-ripened,  at  2/6,  3/6  and  5/-  each. 
FORCING  ROOTS. 
RHUBARB,  the  best  sorts— 
Strong  roots  ..  ..  ..  6/- and  9/- per  doz 
Extra  large  and  strong  roots 
for  forcing  ..  12/- and 
SEAKALE,  for  planting . 
Extra  strong  for  foicing 
Extia-exlra  strong  for  lorcing 
ASPARAGUS,  for  planting  ..  3/6  and 
Strong  planting  ..  ..  7/6  and: 
Extra  strong  for  forcing  . .  15/-  and  : 
18/-  per  doz 
7/6  per  100 
16/-  per  100 
21.'-  per  100 
5/-  per  100 
10/6  p  r  1  0 
17/6  per  100 
A  COMPLETE  LIST  of  all  the  Choicest  Trees, 
Shrubs,  Conifers,  Roses,  Climbing  Plants,  &c.,  Is 
contained  in 
OUR  TREE  AND  SHRUB  LIST, 
GRATIS  AND  POST  FREE. 
ALTRINCHAM  &  MANCHESTER 
Jiira[n5il  fif 
THURSDAY,  DECEMBER  10,  1903. 
The  Value  of  Herbaceous  Plauts. 
HE  more  we  see  of  gardens,  large 
J  or  small,  the  more  we  are  im¬ 
pressed  with  the  great  worth  of 
herbaceous  .  plants  for  beauti¬ 
fying  beds,  borders  and  shrub¬ 
beries  as  comx)ared  to  a  sole  use  of 
the  ordinary  summer  flowering 
subjects,  such  as  Pelargoniums,  Calceo¬ 
larias,  Stocks,  and  various  foliage  plants. 
It  is  also  astounding  to  see  how  little  these 
valuable  subjects  are  utilised  iu  gardens  of 
great  area.  Even  when  an  attempt  at  employ¬ 
ment  is  made,  we  cannot  but  conclude,  from 
tbe  results  seen,  that  those  iu  charge  are 
lamentably  ignorant  of  the  variety  and  extent 
of  this  section  at  command,  and  at  an  extremely 
low  rate  of  value. 
There  is  not  the  slightest  excuse  iu  these 
days  of  low  prices,  when  hardy  plants  can  be 
purchased  quite  cheaiily,  for  the  miserable 
collections  one  sees  iu  gardens  in  every  couuty. 
When  will  gardeners  generally  wake  up  to  the 
value  of  these  plants,  and  to  a  sensible  method 
of  growing  them?  It  is  to  be  feared  that  the 
scarcity  of  hardy  plants  is  more  due  to  a  w'ant 
of  knowledge,  not  only  of  their  use,  but  of  the 
actual  variety  at  command. 
So  many  gardeners  are  so  wrapped  up  iu 
plants  that  require  glass  protection  that  the 
difficulty  is  to  get  them  to  think  of  anything  else. 
We  do  not  intend  here  to  give  a  list  of  plants 
available  at  various  seasons  of  the  year,  although 
it  is  necessary.  Our  aim  is  rather  to  draw  the 
attention  of  promiueut  gardeners  to  their  lack 
of  employment  of  these  useful  subjects.  Of 
course  w’C  are  met  with  the  argument  that  we 
cannot  grow  hardy  plauts  :  we  want  flower  at 
a  particular  season,  say  during  August,  Sep¬ 
tember,  and  October,  and  to  do  this  we  must 
grow  many  annuals.  Granted  that  anunals, 
employed  judiciously,  do  give  a  wealth  of 
flowers,  yet  hardy  plauts,  if  properly  selected, 
No.  1224.— Voi..  XLVII.,  Third  Series. 
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