October 16, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
99 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUI T TREES and ROSES. 
A large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Eoses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
THE NURSERIES, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS 
Quality, not quantity, gr-awn. 
TOHN DOWOTE (of the late firm of Downie 
t J & Laird) begs to intimate that his fine collection of Florists’ 
Flowers is now in full bloom, comprising Pansies, Violas, Dahlias, 
Pentstemons. Antirrhinums, Phloxes, &c., Ac., at his Beechill 
Nurseries, Edinburgh, Inspection invited. 
Telegraphic Address :—“ DOiVNIE," Edinburgh. 
ROSES IN POTS. 
H er majesty, the bennett rose, 
and all the best new English and Foreign varieties. 
All the choicest well-tried sorts in pots, 15s. to 36s. per dozen. 
Descriptive List free on application. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
NURSERYMEN AND SEED MERCHANTS, 
CHEAP BULBS. 
s. <?.- 
NARCISSUS.per 1000 25 0 
WINTER ACONITES.. 21 0 
GRAPE HYACINTHS. „ 21 0 
Priced descriptive Catalogue , No. 317, post free on application. 
James Dickson & Sons’ 
(CHESTER. 
108 EASTGATE ST. 
a 
‘NEWTON’ NURSERIES 
DUTCH, 
CAFE, 
CALIFORNIAN, 
OTHER BULBS 
W ILL be found very fully described, and most 
complete collections given in 
WARE’S, 1888, BULB GUIDE, 
Just published in 2 PARTS and prepared with very 
much practical care, the descriptions will be found 
perfectly accurate, and are tbe result of personal ex¬ 
perience. The Catalogue must he considered one of 
the most USEFUL and PRACTICAL ever published. 
PART 2, consisting of 26 PAGES, consists exclusively 
of LILIES and DAFFODILS, the varieties consti¬ 
tuting both families are fully described, many of the 
Daffodils being illustrated. 
This Catalogue, which should he possessed by all 
wbo take any interest in Bulbs, may be had gratuit¬ 
ously upon application to 
THOMAS S. WARE, 
TOTTENHAM, LONDON 
MIILTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Price 6s. per bushel; Is. extra 
per bushel for package ; or 6d. per cake, 
free by Parcel Post, Is. None genuine 
unless in sealed packages, and printed 
cultural directions enclosed, with, our 
signature attached. 
Wm, CUTBUSH & SON, Lmtd., 
NURSERYMEN & SEED MERCHANTS, 
BIGHGATB N;UR§ERIB5, 
LONDON, N. 
'THE GARDENING WORLD, Vol. II 
-L commenced with number 105. Order through all Boc 
sellers and Newsagents.. Cases for binding Vol. II. post f 
for 2s. 4 Id. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW. YORK, 
Kj 1SS6. Held in the FINE ART EXHIBITION BUILDING, 
on November 17th, 18th, and 19th. 
Liberal Prizes for PLANTS, FLOWERS, FRUITS, and 
VEGETABLES. Schedules, Ac., to be obtained of 
J. LAZENBY, SPUREIERGATE, YORK. 
G : 
National Chrysanthemum Society, Royal 
Aquarium. Westminster. 
RAND CHRYSANTHEMUM, FRUIT 
and VEGETABLE EXHIBITION, Wednesday and 
Thursday, November 10th and 11th. 
Schedules free on application to 
Mr. WILLIAM HOLMES, Hon. Sec., 
Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney. 
The Floral Committee will meet on Wednesdays, October 27tli, 
November 10th and 24th, and December Stli at 1.30 p.in. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Oct. 18th. — Sales of Dutch Bulbs at 
Protheroe and Morris’s, and Stevens’ Rooms. 
Tuesday, Oct. 19th.—-Sales of Nursery Stock at 
Kilburn ; and at the Ainger Nurseries, Cambridge, by 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Wednesday, Oct.20tli.—Sale of Greenhouse Plants and 
Dutch Bulbs at Stevens’, and Protheroe and Morris’s 
Rooms.—Sale of Nursery Stock at the Loughborough 
Nurseries, Brixton, by Protheroe and Morris (two 
days). 
Thursday, Oct. 21st. — Sale of choice established 
Orchids at Stevens’ Rooms.—Great Sale of Dutch 
Bulbs at Protheroe and Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, Oct. 22nd. —- Sale of Imported Orchids at 
Protheroe and Morris’s Rooms.—Clearance Sale of 
Nursery Stock at the Nurseries, Lewisham, by 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Saturday, Oct. 23rd. —Sale of Plants from Ghent and 
Dutch Bulbs at Stevens’ Rooms.—Sale of Dutch 
Bulbs at Protheroe and Morris’s Rooms. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Angracum caudatum .... I0U 
Auriculas, manure for .... 109 
Beans, Leviathan, broad .. 10S 
Celery for exhibition. 106 
Chrysanthemums, judging 107 
Chrysanthemum Society, 
the National. 110 
Clyffe Hall, novelties at .. 104 
Cookery for Invalids. 104 
Daffodil, General Gordon.. 107 
Fashions, Autumn. 100 
Ferns, an evening with .. 102 
Floriculture . 10S 
Forsyth, Mr. W., death of 10S 
Gardeners' Calendar. 10S 
Lawn Tennis Court . 101 
Liliums, notes on . 101 
Madresfield Court Grape .. 107 
PAGE 
Marigolds, dwarf French.. 107 
Masdevallia Tovarensis .. 109 
Masdevallia velifera. 109 
Orchid Growers' Calendar.. 109 
Pelargoniums, large- 
flowered. 10$ 
Primrose, Harbinger. 107 
Pyracantha Lselandi. 10S 
Roses, new, of 1SS5-86_104 
Roses of the season . 102 
Royal Horticultural Society 109 
Stocks for Peaches. 10S 
Toadstools, a Conference on 105 
Tobacco Curing . 103 
Trees, choice deciduous .. 106 
Tropa-olum speciosum .... 108 
Wardian Cases. 101 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1886. 
The Foreign Seed Harvest. —Of little less 
importance to English cultivators than the state 
of their home harvest is that of the harvest in 
foreign countries from which w T e draw large sup¬ 
plies of Clover and Grass seeds, and especially 
those of Germany and the United States of 
America. We buy largely abroad seeds of 
many kinds. Canada especially sends us Peas 
in abundance, while we are purchasers in many 
other parts of the world. We are especially 
beholden to Germany for Grass seeds, and the 
fertile districts about Darmstadt in particular. 
So far, the harvest generally is encouraging ; the 
crops of Grass seeds are more satisfactory than 
they have been for some seasons past, and 
lower prices for most of the leading sorts will 
be general. 
Furthermore, the quality of the seeds is above 
the usual average. This can especially he said 
of Dactylis glomerata (Cock’s-foot), Festuea 
pratensis (Meadow Fescue), and most of the 
Poas; of these the samples are very heavy, and 
the growth will, therefore, he satisfactory. Poa 
trivialis (the rough-stalked Meadow Grass), and 
especially Poa nemoralis (Wood Meadow Grass), 
are scarce; the yield is not so good as was ex¬ 
pected—indeed, they have been harvested in 
small quantities only. Festuea duriuscula (Hard 
Fescue Grass), and F. ovina (Sheep’s Fescue), 
have yielded a fair crop and of satisfactory 
quality, and prices are expected to he lower than 
last season. F. ovina tenuifolia. ( Narrow-leaved 
Sheep’s Fescue) has been harvested in very 
small quantities, and the prices, it is expected, 
will be very high in consequence. 
The crop of Cynosurus cristatus (Crested 
Dog’s-tail Grass) has been harvested in fair 
quantities ; but the samples lack the high colour 
which characterised those of last year, which is 
mainly owing to the continual rains which fell 
during the time of harvesting ; but the growth 
of the seeds is said to be quite satisfactory. 
The crop of Anthoxanthum odoratum (the sweet 
Vernal Grass) is but a quarter of the average 
one ; late spring frosts affected the growth at a 
critical time. Phleum pratense, or Timothy 
Grass, is a better crop in Germany than that of 
last year. In the United States of America, 
from which large supplies are usually drawn, 
this Grass has been harvested in smaller quan¬ 
tities than usual, and prices there have risen 
considerably since the close of last season. 
The German crops of Clover are by no means 
favourable, according to the trustworthy advices 
which have come to hand. Alsike, White 
Clover, Yellow Clover (Trefoil), and Sainfoin 
show but a very moderate yield. Red Clover 
is not yet harvested, and it does not promise 
beyond a medium crop ; and the same may he 
said of Lucerne. 
We shall look somewhat anxiously for later 
reports. Some of the statements just made 
may bear modification, though we think the in¬ 
formation given will be found mainly reliable ; 
but we wish we could report favourably in 
reference to our home trade. It is wretchedly 
dull, and there is little demand for seeds. 
Travellers go out and return with but few 
orders ; the present attitude of buyers is to wait. 
Let us hope there will soon come a brisker 
state of things—it is badly needed all round. 
Meanwhile, we are favoured with glorious 
weather. Outdoor operations can he prosecuted 
with avidity, and farmers especially have much 
reason to rejoice in consequence. If only trade 
would improve—that is an universal aspiration. 
Let us hope that with the advent of 1887 there 
will come the commencement of a reaction that 
shall surely lead on to that time of prosperity 
it is devoutedly to be hoped is not far distant. 
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Among the successful exhibitors at South Kensington 
on Tuesday, was Mr. Thomas Baily, of Shardeloes, 
who, on the following day, celebrated his eightieth 
birthday. Mr. Baily, hale and hearty, was at the 
exhibition, and received the congratulations of his 
friends. 
Messrs. William Fell & Co., nurserymen, Hex¬ 
ham, have just sold to the Commissioners of Woods 
and Forests over 300,000 forest trees for planting on 
the Crown lands in the Isle of Man. 
Mr. J. Ferguson, late landscape gardener to Messrs. 
Little & Ballantine, Carlisle, has been appointed 
superintendent of the public park, Sunderland. There 
were 175 applicants. 
Mr. Charles Roupe has been appointed superin¬ 
tendent of St. Nicholas’ cemetery, Newc'astle-on-Tjme, 
for which vacancy, we understand, there were seventy 
applicants. 
Mr. T. Tebby, for the last four years foreman at 
Aberaman House, Aberdare, has been engaged as 
gardener to E. D. Thomas, Esq., Welfield, Builth, 
Radnorshire. 
Some beautifully fresh Laburnum flowers come 
to us from Onslow Hall, Shrewsbury, and the daily 
papers record similar cases of flowering out of season in 
various other parts of the country. In the garden of 
298, Essex Road, Islington, a fine Horse Chestnut tree 
has seven spikes of flowers open ; and in the drive 
