October 26, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD; 
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H. J . JONES’ 
Great Chrysanthemum Show is now open. Admission Free. 
BUT 
\ isitors are respectfully requested to place a small contribution in the boxes for 
THE GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. 
Frequent Trains from Charing Cross, Cannon St., and London Bridge to Lewisham 
Junction, thence five minutes’ tram to Hither Green Lane. 
RYECROFT NURSERY, HITHER GREEN LANE, LEWISHAM. 
THE KING OF DENDROBES. 
Dendrobium Phalaenopsis Schroderiana. 
2,000 blooms now open. 
Inspection cordially invited. 
RARE DENDROBIUMS A SPECIALITY. 
JAMES CYPHER, Cheltenham. 
15,000 PRIZE CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES 
(Strong, well-rooted, and very plump hearts). 
Price 12s. per doz. Special terms lor quantity. Catalogues free. 
ARTHUR PIKE, 3, Windsor Place, Cardiff. 
For Index to Contents see page 129. 
five species of Roses with innumerable 
varieties. All of these are more or less 
eagerly sought after by children, and even 
older people, and eaten. Where the Rasp¬ 
berry thrives, its fruits, though moderate in 
size, are equally as well flavoured as those 
of its cultivated relatives. The Bramble is 
no longer considered a reproach on the 
grounds of fruit farmers, but it is even 
planted, and of great economical value. 
The Sloe and Bullace make excellent pre¬ 
serves, and the leaves and stems have 
many uses besides. The flavour of the 
fruit is improved by frost, and that of the 
Service, Wild Service, and Medlar by 
bletting, that is, when in a state of incipi¬ 
ent decay. An excellent jelly is made 
from the fruits of the Rowan-tree, besides 
being largely eaten in the raw state by 
children. W ho can deny the ornamental 
value of the tree when heavily laden with 
fruit ? The yellow-berried variety is more 
rare, and equally, if not more choice, than 
the red one. Haws are not so much 
relished as the other sorts mentioned, but 
the pulpy portion is nevertheless eaten, as 
are the heps of several of the wild Roses. 
The latter also make a useful conserve. 
Turning to other edible wild fruits we 
are confronted with the Strawberry tree, 
Blaeberry or Bilberry, Cranberry and Cow¬ 
berry, belonging to the Heath family. The 
first-named is used in the form of tarts, 
and the Blaeberry and Cranberry constitute 
useful fruits, both raw and preserved. The 
Cranberry is, in fact, of commercial value, 
and furnishes the source of a considerable 
industry in the boggy woodlands of several 
districts of the north of Scotland. The 
Crowberry is a heath-like plant belonging 
to an order represented in Britain by one 
species, and furnishes edible berries, which 
we have relished in school days. The 
Gooseberry, Red, White, and Black Cur¬ 
rants are too well known to call for com¬ 
ment. With exception of the white sort, 
all are of frequent occurrence in woods and 
similar places. The so-called berries of 
the Juniper, though not eaten, are utilised 
for a certain, not very reputable purpose in 
adulteration. Though now rare in a wild 
state, the Barberry furnishes a palatable 
food in tarls. The syrupy, sweet, and 
partly insipid fruits of the sombre and 
suspicious-looking Yew are not only harm¬ 
less, but relished by not a few. 
Thus we see that the number of 
British wild fruits eaten by man is fairly 
extensive, and by no means unimportant, 
so that we cannot feel surprised when 
people clamour for their preservation for 
the sake of a large proportion of the popula¬ 
tion that is benefited by eating the same. 
Many other berry-bearing plants of a highly 
ornamental character might also be men¬ 
tioned, independently of their use as food 
for birds. A smaller number has poisonous 
fruits, which, though ornamental, are to be 
eschewed by the wayfarer. 
- .i> — 
The largest Licuala grandis in cultivation, pro¬ 
bably, is that in the large Palm house at Laeken. 
We understand that the Bordeaux Show, which was 
fixed for October 25th, has been postponed until 
November 8th. 
The fruits of the Cloudberry, which grows upon 
the upland moors and mountains, are gathered and 
eaten by the Scotch peasants, who call them 
Averines. 
Royal Horticultural Society—The next fruit and 
floral meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society 
will be held on Tuesday, October 29th, in the Drill 
Hall, James Street, Victoria Street, Westminster. 
The committees will meet as usual at twelve o'clock 
and at three pm. A magic lantern lecture on 
Potatns will be delivered by Mr. A. W. Sutton, 
DAFFODILS IN GRASS ! ! ! 
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DAFFODILS and SQUILLS in WOODS!!! 
DAFFODILS FOR FORCING ! ! ! 
LATE SINGLE SELF COLOURED TULIPS. 
A Rare Collection at— 
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_ Write for Bulb Lists. 
Carnations! Carnations ! 
Carnations! 
The Choicest Varieties in Cultivation, from the 
late Mr. Dodwell’s Garden, 
FROM 6s. PER DOZEN, UPWARDS. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST ON APPLICATION TO— 
ARTHUR MEDHURST, 
THE COTTAGE, STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
LILIES OF THE VALLEY! 
Important to all who wish to have Lilies of 
the Valley in bloom in two or three weeks 
I have a limited quantity of retarded crowns (1894 crop), kept 
back by refrigeration, which I can offer at a low price for cash. 
These crowns need only to be potted and placed in a warm 
house, where they will quickly develop and bloom with plenty 
of foliage, in about two or three weeks. 
Prices on application to 
T. JANNOCH, Lily Nursery, 
_ DERSINGHAM, NORFOLK. 
FLORA LONDINENSIS~ 
OR, 
PLATES AND DESCRIPTIONS of such Plants 
as grow wild in the 
ENVIRONS OF LONDON': With their Places 
of Growth and Times of Flowering, 
Their several names according to 
LINN/CUS AND OTHER AUTHORS. 
With a particular description of each plant in 
LATIN and ENGLISH, &c. 
BY WILLIAM CURTIS. 
Illustrated with 435 Coloured Plates, 
Two Volumes. 
Whole mottled calf, in fine condition. Folio. 1798. 
A Rare and Exceedingly Fine Work. 
LOUDON (M rs.) —Descriptions and Coloured 
Illustrations of Flowers in six 4to volumes as 
follows :— 
The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Orna¬ 
mental Bulbous Plants.— 58 Coloured 
Plates containing representations of 305 Plants. 
Cloth, uncut. 1841. 
The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Orna¬ 
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uncut. 1842. 
The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Orna¬ 
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containing representations of 486 Plants. 2 vols. 
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British Wild Flowers.— 60 Coloured Plates 
containing representations of 296 Plants. Finely 
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The Ladies’ Flower Garden of Orna¬ 
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Coloured Plates, containing representations of 185 
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The great knowledge of plants, and of plant life 
possessed by Mrs. Loudon render her works of the 
greatest value to those who are interested in 
gardening. 
The books mentioned above are some of her best 
productions, and should be found in all libraries. 
Offers for the purchase of the above should be 
sent to A., care of the Publisher of the “ Gardening 
World,’ 1, Clement’s Inn, Strand, W.C., where the 
books may be inspected. 
11 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , OCT. 26 th, 1895. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, October 28th.—Sale of Plants from Belgium by 
Messrs. Protheroe and Morris. 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris 
and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Tuesday, October 29th.—Royal Horticultural Society : Meet¬ 
ing of Committees, at 12 o’clock. 
Havant Chrysanthemum Show (two days). 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris 
and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Sale of Nursery Stock at Mr. T. S. Ware's Totten¬ 
ham Nurseries, by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris (two 
days). 
Wednesday, October 30th.—Meeting of the Floral Com¬ 
mittee of the National Cbrjsanthemnm Society at the 
Royal Aquarium, at 2 p.m. 
Kent County Chrysanthemum Show (two days). 
Chrysanthemum Shows at Horsham (two days), Jersey (two 
days), Steyning (two days), and Teignmouth. 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris 
and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Thursday, 0‘ctober3ist.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Exmouth 
and Highgate. 
Sale of Plants from Belgium by Messrs. Protheroe and 
Morris. 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris 
and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Friday, November 1st — Chrysanthemum Show at the Crystal 
Palace (two days). 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris 
and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Sale of Imported and established Orchids at Messrs. Proth¬ 
eroe and Morris' Rooms. 
JjfRUITS OF THE WAYSIDE AND HEDGES.- 
Did it ever occur to any one to study 
the relation between our edible wild fruits 
and those under cultivation ? Those who 
have not hitherto given their attention to 
the subject will be surprised at the num¬ 
ber, common to both classes, that belong 
not only to the same family, but even to the 
sane genus or species. Many will admit 
that this is the case, but argue perhaps that 
the cultivated fruits are merely improved 
varieties of the wild ones. While that may 
be so in a botanical sense, it is strange 
that the cultivated forms are seldom 
improved forms of the British wilding. We 
are indebted to the skill and industy of 
Continental gardeners for theimprovements 
which we cultivate or for the intermediate 
forms from which all British raised varie¬ 
ties have descended. 
To prove this we need only mention the 
Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, Gean, Red 
Currant, Black Currant, Strawberry, and 
others. The last named only refers to the 
small varieties descended from Fragaria 
vesca. With exception of the Currants, all 
of the above belong to the Rose family, 
and the wild representatives of all of them 
are still gathered in hedges, woods, by the 
wayside, and on uncultivated ground. 
Other wildings of the Rose family include 
the Raspberry, Bramble, Sloe, Bullace, 
Service-tree, Wild Service, Rowan or 
Mountain Ash, White Beam-tree, Dew¬ 
berry, Cloudberry, Medlar, Hawthorn, and 
