September 24, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
51 
WEBBS 
EARLY FORCING 
BULBS 
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AUTUMN CATALOGUE 
Now Ready, Gratis and Post Free, 
Containing a brief account of Mr. Viccars Collyer’s recent 
visit to Palestine, with offer of Seeds, &c., as a Preface. 
ROMAN HYACINTHS. 
Splendid bulbs, Is. 9 d. doz., 12s. 100, for present planting. 
Carriage Paid. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Leading sorts at 3s. per 100, Carriage Paid. Cash with order. 
The extraordinary fruiting properties of Monstrosity Straw¬ 
berry have induced us to propagate a very large quantity, and 
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interest; many pages are devoted to this family alone, 
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Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, September 26th—Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris’s 
and Stevens’ Rooms. 
Tuesday, September 27th.—Meeting of the Fruit and Floral 
Committees of the Royal Horticultural Society at 11 a.m. 
Sale of Flowering Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Sale of Plants at Cholderton House, West Cholderton, by 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, September 28th.—Sale of Bulbs at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Sale of Greenhouse Plants, Bulbs, &c., at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Thursday, September 29th.—Sale of Orchids at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Sale of Dutch Bulbs at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, September 30th.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe 
& Morris’s Rooms. 
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Protheroe & Morris's Rooms. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Acalyphas . 56 
Acliimenes. 54 
Adiantum Fergusoni . 59 
Asters. 57 
Auriculas . 61 
Autumn, the green. 51 
Azalea mollis. 59 
Begonias, tuberous. 52 
Cattleya Hardyana. 60 
Cauliflower, spring. 57 
Diseases of Plants . 56 
Gardeners’ Calendar . 59 
Horticultural Societies .... 61 
Kelsey Manor . 53 
PAGE 
Mimicry in Plants . 54 
Mitriostigma axillare. 52 
Mushroom Harvest . 58 
Observation and comparison 55 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar.. 60 
Passifloraprineeps. 56 
Pelargonium, the show.... 59 
Scottish Notes . 55 
“ Sealing ” Vegetables_ 52 
Stocks, Brompton. 56 
Sweet William, the . 60 
Trade Exhibition Prizes .. 58 
Vegetables, useful. 57 
Vines, renovating . 54 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1887. 
The Green Autumn.— But for certain traces, 
which only another year will remove, we might 
almost fancy that the intense heat and exceeding 
drought of the past summer were but phantasies 
of the imagination, so rapidly has nature 
recovered itself under the influence of colder 
weather and ample moisture. That the heat 
and the drought were only too real our present 
satisfaction with the changed condition of 
nature testifies, for that change is all the more 
accentuated because it is so vivid and so 
acceptable. Had a wizard flung his wand over 
the earth and caused spontaneous change, it 
could hardly have been more marked than is 
the appearance of gardens and fields now; 
whilst the recent burnt up and barren pastures 
are not only rich in colour, hut replete -with 
verdure, so that cattle invariably are rejoicing 
in the welcome accession of ample food. 
If there has been summer stint, there is now, 
in the pastures, autumn plenty, and the winter 
will he shorn of much of its terror, because the 
abundant herbage will be so good and luxuriant 
until Christmas at least. We cannot recall 
sparse summer crops, or add to the smallness 
of the earlier Potatos, or other roots ; hut, at 
least, all later ones are increasing so rapidly as 
to give reason for hope where before there was 
anxious doubt. All late breadths of Potatos 
are not only growing luxuriantly, but are 
producing a fine crop of new tubers, which, 
having fully another month wherein to mature, 
can hardly fail to become of good size and 
of excellent quality. Even in the farm fields, 
where the root crops have been so thin, won" 
derful headway has been made of late, and 
barren acres are green with white Turnips, 
Mustard, and other crops, so that the farmer’s 
anxieties have been largely allayed. 
In gardens all late or autumn-sown crops 
have come up thickly and well, especially 
Onions, Lettuces, Cabbage, Spinach, and 
Turnips ; and there is plenty of labour needed 
in thinning and hoeing these, especially in 
market gardens, where just recently work has 
once more become plentiful. Although the 
pestilent fly or beetle did so much harm to 
the early sowings of Cabbage and Turnips, 
yet the later sowings have been fully saved; 
and these, because the soil was so warm, and 
having been for the time adequately moistened, 
has thrown an unusually good plant. Some¬ 
thing is due to the fact that the drought of the 
summer so largely tended to the resting of 
soils, that now the recent sowings are deriving 
the full benefit of the manures employed 
earlier. Then of older crops, all winter 
Greens, Brussels Sprouts, Broccolis, Kales, &c., 
have made wondrous growth, and will grow 
for the ensuing few weeks, so that though later 
than usual they will be found plentiful ere 
the winter ready closes in upon us. Runner 
Beans have found new lease of life, so also 
have Marrows, both wonderfully serviceable 
autumn garden vegetables; whilst tall Peas, 
where at all in respectable form, have every 
encouragement to crop well before frost sets in. 
The storms of a few weeks since somewhat 
severely tested the fruit crops on trees, hut, at 
least, all have had no cold rains to chill the 
soil, or appreciably reduce the temperature 
of the atmosphere. Gardens on fine days have 
now become really enjoyable places, whilst 
the country generally is far more attractive in 
its freshness and beauty than it was at any 
time during July and August. The gale of 
the 30th of the latter month severely thinned 
Apples and Pears, the former especially; but 
the fruits left, so materially reduced in quantity, 
will, at least, improve in size and quality. 
Indeed, we may look for very fine, handsome 
samples of both fruits ere the autumn closes. 
The rain, too, should so far have helped the 
roots that embryo fruit buds may be swelled 
up and rendered fruitful for another year. 
Harmful generally as the long drought was, 
yet it is certain that it will show, if not now, 
at least later, some compensating benefits, for 
nature never refuses us her compensations ; hut 
we hardly know where to look for them, as a 
rule, until they suddenly and unexpectedly 
dawn upon us. 
Our chief anxiety now lies in the nature of 
the winter which is before us. A hard winter 
will entail much suffering, consequent upon 
cessation of labour, hut a mild winter will help 
to make work more abundant. To compensate 
for the lack of moisture of the summer, we 
might look for a wet winter, and although a 
wet winter brings much discomfort, yet it is 
usually mild. We have often heard it 
suggested that it is better to have the weather 
cold and sharp whilst it is winter, that we may 
have it followed by a genial spring. We 
foolishly looked for that pleasure last spring, 
but found a severe winter followed by a long, 
cold, ungenerous spring-time, so that we have 
no cause to imagine that a soft winter will be 
succeeded by a late, specially cold spring. All 
our springs are now pretty much alike, and 
more harm comes to our crops from ungenial 
springs than from any other cause. Let us 
now hope that both the winter and spring 
before us may be genial for once. 
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The great Trade Sales of winter-flowering green¬ 
house plants, &c., held during the past fortnight by 
Messrs. Protheroe & Morris seem to have passed off 
remarkably well. There were more buyers present 
than heretofore, and a much greater number of lots 
were sold, the total amount realised at the whole of 
the sales being £4,995, 
