November 20, 1886, 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
179 
BARR’S 
BEAUTIFUL HARDY 
DAFFODILS, 
BARR & SON, 12, King St., Covent Garden, W.C. 
4s. 67. 
. 7s. 67. 
. 14s. 67. 
. 27s. 07. 
. 50s. 07. 
. 95s. 07. 
new or rare varieties, for Beds, 
7s. 67., 10s. 67. and 15s. 
15s., 21s. and 30s. 
21-s., 30s. and 50s. 
21s., 30s. and 42s. 
42s., 60s. and 84s. 
NONSUCH PEERLESS, EijCHARIS-flowered, 84 *^! 1 ^ 1 !^- 
FODILS, inexpensive varieties for Beds, Borders, Natural¬ 
isation. 
3 each of 12 varieties 
5 12 „ 
10 . „ 12 „ 
2o0 m 12 ,, 
500 „ 12 
1000 „ 12 
20 
30 
12 
20 
'30 
3s. 67. 
5s. 67. 
10s. 67. 
20s. 07. 
40s. 07. 
75s. 07. 
r*-uu ,, 12 ,, ... ... ... ... qj 
NONSUCH, PEERLESS, EUCHARIS-flowered, &e., DAFFO¬ 
DILS, new or rare varieties, for Beds, Borders,and Pot-culture 
1 each of 12 varieties .. 5s. 67., 7s. 67., 10s. 67. and 15s.’ 
10s. 67., 15s., 21s. and 30s. 
15s., 21s., 30s. and 50s. 
15s., 21s., 30s. and 42s. 
••• 30 s., 42s., 60s. and S4s. 
POETICUS, GARDENIA-flowered, PRIMROSE PEERLESS' 
BURRIDGEI, &c., DAFFODILS, inexpensive varieties, for 
Beds, Borders, Naturalisation and Pot culture. 
3 each of 12 varieties. 4s. 67 
20 
30 
12 
20 
30 
5 „ 12 „ . 
10 „ 12 „ . 
250 m 12 „ 
500 „ 12 „ . 
iooo „ 12 „ ;;; 
POETICUS, GARDENIA-flowered BURRIDGEI, &c. new or 
rare varieties, for Beds, Borders and Pot-culture. ’ 
1 each of 12 varieties . 4s. 67. and 7s. 67 
7s. 67. 
14s. 67. 
27s. 07. 
50s. 07. 
95s. 07. 
20 
30 
12 
20 
30 
7s. 67. and 10s. 67. 
10s. 67. and 15s. 07. 
... 12s. and 21 s. 0 I. 
21s. and 30s. 07. 
30s. and 42s. 07. 
T ™l?^ FIj0 ’^ ERED DAFFODIL (POLYANTHUS NAR¬ 
CISSUS), inexpensive varieties, for Beds, Borders and Pot- 
culture. ’ 
20 each of 5 splendid varieties . 21s 07 
” \ » .’ 10s.'67.' 
» » ? » ■ - . 5s. 67. 
'i j) o j j i<f Qcf 
Choice mixed. per ioo, 12 s'.' 67. ;"per d'o'z., Is. 9 d. 
Fine mixed . ... „ 10s. 67.; „ Is. 67. 
THE MANY-FLOWERED DAFFODIL (POLYANTHUS NAR- 
CISSUS), for Pot-culture. 
G each of 12 splendid varieties.22s. Od. 
3 .. 12 „ 12s. 07.’ 
“ i> ^2 ,, 6s. g,/. 
2 >» 12 ,, . 3s. 67. and 5s. 67. 
ASSORTMENTS OF DAFFODILS, EMBRACING TRUMPETS 
NONSUCH, POETICUS, &c., inexpensive varieties. 
1000 in 10 varieties, 84s.; in 20 varieties, 120s. ; in 30 var., 150s. 
500 in 10 varieties, 42s. ; in 20 varieties, 63s. ; in 30 var., 80s. 
100 in 10 varieties, 10s. 67. ; in 20 var., 15s. ; in 30 var., 2is. 
50 in 10 varieties, 7s. 67. ; in 17 var., 9s. ; in 25 var., 12s. 67. 
30 in 10 varieties, 4s. 67. ; in 15 var., 7s. 67. ; in 30 var., 12s. 67. 
12 m 12 varieties, ... 3s. 67., 4s. 67., 5s. 67. and 7s. 67. 
THE ALDBOROUGH COLLECTION OF CHOICE DAFFO¬ 
DILS—TRUMPETS, NONSUCH, PEERLESS, EUCHARIS- 
FLOWERED, NELSON’S, KARR’S, BURBIDGE'S, &c 
DAFFODILS. ’ 
3 each of 50 varieties 
i » „ „ 
3 each of 25 varieties 
^ )} J> 5* 
5 each of 12 varieties 
2 ;; ;; 
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THE COMMEMORATIVE 
BARR’S New or Rare Hardy Daffodils for 
Pot-culture, Flower Beds, Borders, &c., For descriptive List 
of Varieties, see Advertisement, in The Gardening World 
November 6th ; or send for B. & S.’s Illustrated Daffodil 
Catalogue, free on application. These beautiful Daffodils 
surpass all other spring flowers, whether used either in or out- 
I floor decoration, and as cut flowers, vie with the Orchid and 
the Rose. ^ In the London Spring Flower Shows for 20 years 
Barr’s Daffodils have occupied a leading position, and are now 
the most favoured flowers of spring. 
BARR’S Inexpensive Hardy Daffodils surpass in beauty 
and effect all other spring flowers for Beds, Masses in Flower 
Borders, Shrubberies, for Naturalising in Grass, and beside 
Streams, Lakes, Ponds, or for Pot Culture. As a Cut Flower 
the Daffodil is prized beyond all others. Its culture is simple, 
growing in all soils and all situations ; no amount of frost will 
injure bulb or flower. Grown three in a pot, they should he 
treated like the Hyacinth ; or if forced for cut flowers, planted 
in common boxes about 9 ins. by 15 ins. and 4 ins. deep the 
bulbs planted close together. The boxes or pots placed out of 
doors and covered with ashes or cocoa fibre, and there left 
till the top of the bulbs have grown about an inch. The pots 
or boxes may then be placed under glass as required. A warm 
moist atmosphere ensures the best results, but an unheated 
greenhouse might be kept gay with these charming flowers from 
January to May. 
For Descriptive List of inexpensive Daffodils, see advertisement in 
The Gardening World, Nov. 13th; or send for B. <£■ S.’s 
Illustrated Daffodil Catalogue , free on application. 
Assortments of Daffodils in quantities and 
prices to suit all gardens. 
TRUMPET DAFFODILS, inexpensive varieties for Beds, 
Borders, Naturalisation, and Pot-culture, 
3 each of 12 varieties 
5 „ 12 „ 
10 „ 12 „ 
250 in 12 varieties 
500 in 12 ,, 
1000 in 12 
TRUMPET DAFFODILS, 
Borders, and Pot-culture 
1 each of 12 varieties 
... 63s., 84s., 105s. and 130s. 
... 21s., 30s., 42s. and 63s. 
... 30s., 42s., 63s. and S4s. 
... 10s. 67., l6s., 25s. and 42s. 
... 15s., 21s., 30s. and 42s. 
... 10s. 67., 15s., 21s. and 30s. 
... 7s. 67., 10s. 67., 15s. and 21s. 
... 5s. 67., 7s. 67. and 12s. 
- DAFFODIL CONFERENCE” 
SET OF CHOICE NARCISSUS, embracing nearly all the 
sorts of Daffodils exhibited on the occasion of the sitting of the 
Conference, April 1, 1SS4. 
1 each of 100 varieties. 63s., S4s. and 105s. 
^ ii ii si .ISOs., 240s. and 300s. 
A Few very Cheap and very Beautiful 
Daffodils. Perioo. doz' 
CHOICE MIXED DAFFODILS for naturalisation s. d. s. d. 
or for Shrubberies . per 1000, 42s. 5 6 16 
FINE MIXED DAFFODILS for naturalisation or 
for shrubberies. ... per 1000, 30s. 4 6 10 
GREAT NONSUCH DAFFODILS, mixed varieties, 
valuable for naturalisation and cutting, 
per 1000, 63s. 7 6 13 
,, second-sized bulbs ... per 1000, 30s. 4 6 0 9 
LENT LILIES OF ENGLAND, petals white, 
trumpet yellow, valuable Daffodil for naturalisa¬ 
tion . per 1000, 25s. 3 0 0 6 
,, ,, ,, second-sized bulbs per 1000, 15s. 2 6 0 4 
GARLAND LILIES OF SCOTLAND, petals white, 
trumpet yellow, valuable Daffodils for naturalisa¬ 
tion . per 1000, 42s. 5 6 10 
„ ,, „ second-sized bulbs per 1000, 21s. 3 0 0 0 
Trumpet Daffodils. 
MAJOR, uniform rich yellow petals and trumpet 15 0 2 6 
second-sized bulbs 10 6 16 
OBVALLARIS (Tenby Daffodil), very early flower¬ 
ing, uniform petal and trumpet . 12 6 2 0 
extra-sized bulbs 17 6 2 0 
SPURIUS, rich full yellow petals and trumpet, 
large flowered. 15 0 2 6 
second-sized bulbs 10 6 1 6 
CAMBRICIUS, sulphur-white petals, yellow 
trumpet. 15 0 2 6 
PRINCEPS, sulpur-white petals, very large yellow 
trumpet ... .„ 12 6 2 6 
_ second-sized bulbs 10 6 16 
PALLIDUS PR.ECOX, agreat beauty, uniform pale 
sulphur petals and trumpet... ”. 15 0 2 6 
TELAMONIUS PLENUS, strong-flowering bulbs 7 6 13 
„ ,, very large bulbs .10 6 1 0 
Chalice Cup-shaped Great Nonsuch 
CONCOLOR, second-sized flowering bulbs. 
EDWARD HART, second-sized flowering bulbs ... 
FRANK MILES, second-sized flowering bulbs 
FIGARO, second-sized flowering bulbs . 
FAIRY, second-sized flowering bulbs . 
GLOW, second-sized flowering bulbs. 
SUNLIGHT, second-sized flowering bulbs ... 
SULPHUREL T S, second-sized flowering bulbs 
ASTRiEA, second-sized flowering bulbs . 
JOHN BULL,second-sized flowering bulbs 
LONGSHANKS, second-sized bulbs... 
SANCHO, second-sized bulbs. 
ALBIDUS, second-sized bulbs . 
ANNIE BADEN, second-sized bulbs . 
CYNOSURE, second-sized bulbs . 
LORENZO, second-sized bulbs . 
STELLA, second-sized bulbs. 
BARRI, GOLDEN 31 ARY, second-sized bulbs ... 
,, SULPHUREUS, second-sized bulbs. 
,, ADA, second-sized bulbs . 
,, JOHN STEVENSON, second-sized bulbs ... 
The Eucharis-flowered. Daffodils. 
LEEDSI AMABILIS, second-sized, bulbs ... 
,, DUCHESS OF BRABANT, second-sized 
bulbs . 
Daffodils. 
12 6 
21 0 
21 0 
15 0 
S 6 
7 0 
7 6 
7 6 
7 6 
15 0 
12 6 
7 6 
7 6 
12 6 
12 6 
21 0 
5 6 
7 6 
10 6 
21 0 
3 
6 
6 
6 
6 
3 
3 
3 
3 
6 
6 
3 
3 
6 
6 
6 
6 
1 0 
21 0 3 6 
21 0 3 6 
... 10 
... 10 
... 5 
... 5 
... 4 
... 7 
0 9 
Sundry Daffodils. 
HUME’S SULPHUR, second-sized bulbs ... 
MACLEAYI, second-sized bulbs . 
ODORUS, second-sized bulbs. 
REGULOSUS, second-sized roots . 
BUTTER AND EGGS, second sized bulbs 
EGGS AND BACON, second-sized bulbs ... 
CODLINS AND CREAM, second-sized bulbs 
Burbidge’s Daffodil. 
BURBIDGEI, second-sized bulbs . 
BOZ, Yellow Poeticus, second-sized bulbs ... 
DANDY, White Poeticus, second-sized bulbs 
MARY, White Poeticus, second-sized bulbs 
ROBIN HOOD, White Poeticus, second-sized 
bulhs . 12 6 2 6 
Poet’s Daffodil. 
POETICUS ANGUSTIFOLIUS, second-sized bulbs 8 
ORNATUS, second-sized bulbs . 8 
POETICUS OF GARDENS. 3 
GARDENIA-FLOWERED DOUBLE WHITE 
DAFFODIL .7 
smaller bulbs 5 
PRIMROSE PEERLESS DAFFODIL, per 1000,30s. 3 
THE TRIPLE-GASHED DAFFODIL .15 
21 0 
... 7 6 
... 15 0 
... 10 6 
12 6 
second-sized roots 10 
/AHRISTMAS FERNS.—21 different, rare, 
VA large-rooted, evergreen hardy Irish Ferns for 3s. 67., free; 
12 for 2s. 12 large trumpet Captain Nelson Daffodil bulbs for 
2s. 67., free ; 6 for Is. 67. Eighteen-page List on the Ferns and 
Flora of Ireland for 27.—P. O'KELLY, Fernist, Glenan-a House, 
Ballyvauglian, Co. Clare. 
BARR & SON, 
12, King Street, Ceveat Garden, W.C. 
H ELLEBORUS NIGER, Imported. 
HELLEBORUS NIGER, extra large English clumps. 
L1LIUM AURATUM ) „ T 
„ LONGIFLORUM ( From Japan. 
SPIRAEA JAPONICA, fine clumps. 
LILY OF THE VALLEY, German crowns for forcing. 
^ Special low offers on application to 
WATKINS & SIMPSON, Seed and Bulb Merchants, Exeter 
Street, Strand, London W.C. 
npHE GARDENING WORLD, Yol. III., 
commenced with number 105. Order through all Book¬ 
sellers and Newsagents. Cases for binding Yol. II. post free 
for 2s. 4J7. 
Birmingham and Midland Counties Chrysan¬ 
themum, Fruit and Floricultural Society. 
T HE Twenty-sixth Annual Exhibition of 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, FRUIT, &c., will be held in 
the Town Hall, Birmingham, on Wednesday and Thursday, 
November 24th and 25th.—Secretary, J. HUGHES, Metchley 
Lane, Harborne, Birmingham. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Noy. 22nd.—Leeds Chrysanthemum Show (two 
days).—Sale of Dutch Bulbs and Lilies at Protheroe & Morris’s 
Rooms.—Sale of Bulbs and dwarf Roses at Stevens’ Rooms— 
Clearance Sale at Ealing Dean Nursery, by Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, Nov. 23rd.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Liverpool and 
Manchester (two days), and Hanley.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs at 
the City Auction Rooms, Gracechurch Street, and of Imported 
Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’s. 
Wednesday, Nov. 24th.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Clonmel 
and Birmingham (two days).—Sales of Hardy Plants, Bulbs, &c., 
at Stevens’, and Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Thursday, Nov. 25th.—Colchester Chrysanthemum Show.— 
Sales of Established Orchids and Lily Bulbs at Stevens’ Rooms ; 
and Dutch Bulbs at Protheroe &: Morris’s. 
Friday, Noy. 26th.—Sale of Valuable Imported Orchids at 
Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, Nov. 27th.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs, &c., at Stevens’ 
and Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Allotment Gardens . 1S2 
Amateurs’ Garden. 183 
Amasonia punicea. 185 
Begonia albo-pieta. 186 
Bellicide . 180 
Brunsvigia Josephinae .... 1S6 
Catasetum cassideum .... ISO 
Chrysanthemums in Scot¬ 
land . 1S3 
Chrysanthemums round 
Huddersfield . 1S4 
Chrysanthemum Shows .. 1S6 
Dahlias in November .... 186 
Diehorisandra musaiea.... 1S5 
Epacris, winter-flowering.. 180 
Feins, filmy. 1S6 
Floral Decorations. 1S3 
PAGE 
Flower Girl, the London.. 181 
Gardeners' Calendar. 189 
Grape, Madresfield Court.. 1S6 
Grapes, notes on . 1S4 
Horticultural Societies .. 190 
Ketchup, Mushroom .... 1S1 
New Zealand, notes from.. 1S4 
Orchid notes . 189 
Orchid Roots, injury to .. 1S9 
Pears v. Peaches, for a 
south wall. 181 
Planting Season, the. 179 
Planting Trees, &c.1S4 
Scottish Gardening . 1S3 
Spring Gardening . 1S2 
Stoke-holes, deep . 1S6_ 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”—B acon. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1886. 
The Planting Season.— The recent heavy 
and continuous rams proved as disastrous to 
the Chrysanthemum shows as it was beneficial 
to nurserymen and intending planters, and 
thus, once more, was illustrated the old adage 
as to its being “an ill wind which blows 
nobody good. ” Planters may now enter upon 
their heavy and responsible duties with light 
hearts, for the soil is not only thoroughly 
moistened to a considerable depth, but it is 
left in just that desirable condition which 
planters desire. When the ground is 
saturated, the work of getting up trees and 
shrubs is difficult, laborious and too often 
harmful in its results to the things removed. 
The work of planting is also bad, and no satis¬ 
factory work can be performed whilst trees 
and shrubs so transplanted are in exceeding- 
danger from severe frosts later. But an unduly 
