November 11, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
159 
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ORNAMENTAL TREES, 91 ACRES. 
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For Index to Contents see page 170 
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NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, November 13th.—Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris' 
Rooms. 
Standard Poplar, Sycamore, Hornbeam,and Horse 
Chestnuts, 10 to 12 ft. 3 S. doz. 
.4mer;can Arbor Vitae, capital for hedges, 5 to 6 ft. 6s. „ 
Box Evergreen, very bushy, 2 to 3 ft.4s. 6d. „ 
Aucuba Japonica, 2 to 3 ft . gs. „ 
Cupressus Lawsoniana, 6 to 8 ft. 24s. „ 
Pinus Excelsa, 6 to 8 ft. ifs. ,, 
Avies Douglasii,fine trees tomake ablind,io to 12 ft. 15s. „ 
Picea Nordmaniana, 5 to 6 ft. 24s. „ 
„ „ 6 to 8 ft. 30s. „ 
Laurestinus, bushy, 3 ft. gs. „ 
Thorns, very strong . 20s. 1000. 
Conifera in variety, 5 to 6 ft. i6s. doz. 
„ „ 6 to 8 ft. i8s. „ 
Flowering Shrubs in variety, 3 to 4 ft. . 6s. „ 
Standard Cherries, fruiting . 12s. „ 
Pyramid fruiting Apples, Pears, Plums, bear fruit 
next season ... . ... ... 15^. & u 
Carnation “ Govenor ” . 4 S- i> 
Carnations in variety, strong .4s. 6d. ,, 
JOHN scofrrr. 
Royal Nurseries, Merriott, Crewkerne. 
NOTHING is too small. 
Tuesday, November 14th.—Royal Horticultural Society: 
Committees meet at 12 o’clock. 
Yeovil Chrysanthemum Show. 
Ipswich and East of England Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Manchester Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Plymouth Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Croydon Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Hartlepool Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Cardift Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Eastbourne Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Wednesday, November 15th.—Ealing Chrysanthemum Show. 
Reading Chrysanthemum Show. 
Birmingham Chrysanthemum Show {2 days). 
Bristol Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Southgate Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Great Yarmouth Chrysanthemum Show {2 days). 
Winchester Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
York Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Herefordshire Fruit and Chrysanthemum Show (3 days). 
Thursday, November i6th.—EdinburghChrysanthemum Show 
(3 days). 
Royal Horticultural Society of Ireland (2 days). 
Stirling Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Friday, November 17th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
Crediton Chrysanthemum Show. 
Sheffield Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
Stockport Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
NOTHUSTGr is too nmch troflWe. 
Inspection Invited. The Trade Supplied. 
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Bulbs, &c. 
FRUIT TREES. 
ROSES & VINES 
OF UNSURPASSED QUALITY. 
INSPSC'TION INYITEO. 
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THE NURSERIES, 
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Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER nth, 1893. 
J ^lant Values. —Whilst we congratulate 
Mr. Sander on the success which 
attended his action last week against the 
Great Northern Railway Company for com¬ 
pensation for injury done to a very valuable 
truck load of Orchids, it is hardl}' possible 
to feel otherwise than some sympathy for 
the railway company, as doubtless they 
little imagined that in one plant consign¬ 
ment of this nature there could be found a 
possible value that more than exceeded 
what is often the-value of fifty truck loads 
of ordinary commodities. 
But plants generally, if good ones and 
choice kinds, have a high value, whilst 
Orchids have a value that may seem to 
some persons to be alm.ost romantic. But 
no one better than Mr. Sander knows the 
enormous cost of securing such an immense 
collection as he has at St. Albans. Still 
further, he has many fine forms which are 
almost, if not absolutely, in his hands only, 
and thus they have a value that is hard to 
calculate. We cannot propagate Orchids 
from cuttings, or by division, or by seed, so 
readily as we can so many other and even 
valuable things. The work of increase is 
slow, and all the time this very sluggish 
expansion is going on the maintenance of 
a big collection is very expensive. 
Perhaps the incident will lead to the rail¬ 
way companies making some other 
arrangements for the transit of Orchids, 
and, whilst increasing the charges for 
carriage, they may also prefer to attach them 
to passenger trains, as being at once safer 
and more expeditious. The case has served 
to shed a strong light upon plant values, so 
far at least as Orchids are concerned, and 
will help largely to explain how it is that 
the finest private collections in this country 
are in the hands of wealthy persons. All 
the same it would be a very great mistake 
were it concluded that really good collec¬ 
tions cannot now be had at a very moderate 
cost. 
Whe Planting of Bulbs. —Whilst it is 
the rule to advise the planting of bulbs 
much earlier than now, and very sound 
advice it is, all the same it is certain that 
they are rarely so planted, because beds or 
borders have to be cleared of their summer 
occupants, and till that has been accom¬ 
plished bulb planting must perforce wait. 
Still that practice is not wise so far as 
Daffodils are concerned, for these should be 
got out into their winter quarters if possible 
in September, as it is so important they 
should make very strong root growth ere 
hard weather ensues. 
But the bulbs to which we make present 
reference are chiefly Hyacinths, Tulips, 
Crocuses, &c., the principal decorative 
flowers of this class lor the beautifying of 
our gardens in spring. How cheaply these 
can be purchased now, and what excellent 
quality also can we have. That the earl}! 
purchaser gets the best choice there can be 
little doubt, if by best is meant the biggest 
roots. But mere size here does not mean the 
best of quality by any means, and the hard, 
medium-sized bulbs, that would be classed 
perhaps as second best, very often give 
superior flowers. In any case we are now 
at the time when bulbs of this description 
should be got into the ground. The soil is 
in first-rate condition now for planting. It 
is yet fairly warm and that warmth will 
operate on the bulbs very favourably for 
rapid root production. 
That roots should ere novv^ have been 
potted where required for early blooming is 
certain, as it is of primary importance that 
pot bulbs should be well advanced in that 
respect before they are subjected to a 
forcing temperature. As to potting now, it 
is not at all too late for bulbs that are re¬ 
quired for later successions. Of course we 
recognize the strain there may be on most 
gardeners now because of the height of the 
Chrysanthemum season, but some duties 
will not bear postponement, and bulb pot¬ 
ting and planting is one of these. What 
with the bulbs we have named, Ixias, 
Freesias, early Gladioli, Liliums, &c., we 
can produce in the spring a very beautiful 
show of forced bulbs, and gardens cannot 
now spare them. 
^he Fall of the Leaf. —With but a 
^ modicum of frost and almost less of 
storm, leaves are falling but slowly from 
the trees, and we shall hardly have the last 
down until the middle of the month, if 
then. We are delighted when the leaves 
appear in the spring, because it indicates 
tire early approach of summer. We wel¬ 
come the complete fall of the leal in the 
early winter because it concludes a long 
season of untidyness, which creates much 
hard work, and it is but when the last leaf 
has fallen that gardens can be made tidy for 
the winter. The present autumn has in 
the decaying leaf given to us much beauti¬ 
ful colouration, that can never be seen in 
any tropical country, and thus we have 
great compensation for a long season of 
collecting and sweeping. 
But after all, sentiment is but of small 
moment to the gardener who has to concern 
himself with utility, and hence it is of more 
importance to learn when we have col¬ 
lected our leaves as to what uses we shall 
