THE GARDENING WORLD 
83 
October 9, 1897. 
WEBBS 
) 
Free by Post 
or Rail. 
Finest Selected 
Roots. 
BULBS 
WEBBS’ 21/- BOX 
FOR 
GREENHOUSE DECORATION, 
&c., 
i Amaryllis Formosissima 
100 Crocus, five choice 
varieties. 
12 Chionodoxas. 
6 Freesias. 
18 Hyacinths, choice 
named varieties. 
9 Jonquils, s* eet-scented. 
o Narcissus Bulbocodium. 
9 Polyanthus Narcissus 
25 Scilia Sibirica. 
100 Snowdrops. 
6 Tulips, Due Van Thol, 
scarlet. 
18 Tulips, early single, six 
varieties. 
6 Tulips, Rex Rubrorum, 
double. 
6 Tulips, Tournesol, 
double. 
OTHER BOXES, from 5s. to 105s. each. 
WEBBS’ BULB CATALOGUE, 
Beautifully Illustrated, and containing complete cultural 
instructions. Post Free, 6d. Gratis to customers. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants to H.M. the Queen and 
H R H. the Prince of Wales. 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
H. CANNELL & SONS’ 
Cannas, Begonias, Pelargoniums, 
Carnations, Gloxinias, &c., &c- 
FINEST DISPLAY & COLLECTIONS IN THE WORLD. 
Our Nurseries will be found now and all the 
season the most interesting and edifying probably 
of any similar establishment in England. All ad¬ 
mirers of good gardening will save and derive con¬ 
siderable benefit by sending for Catalogues and 
making themselves thoroughly acquainted with 
our firm. All kinds of Bedding Plants are ready 
and sent off at an hour’s notice. 
SWANLEY, KENT. 
J. J. THOOLEN, 
BULB AND PLANT GROWER. 
Overveen, near Haarlem, Holland, 
Has the honour to inform his clients that his Illustrated Price 
List in English, Autumn, 1897, at lowest prices.will be sent post 
free on application. No Charges for Packing. Orders of 
ios. and above Entirely Free to Destinations in England, 
Scotland, and Ireland, &c. 
Some sorts of Bulbs noted in our Price List. 
Single Anemones, The Bride, pure white 
Single Anemones, in finest mixture 
Crocus, in finest mixture, second size ... 
Crocus, in finest mixture, first size 
Hyacinths, mixed, for bedding or forcing 
Hyacinths, single, first size, named, in several 
best leading soits red, white, and blue 
varieties equal quantities, my selection ... 
Iris Katmpfeii (Japan IrB), in finest mixture... 
Iris Germanica (Flag Iris), in finest mixture ... 
Iris sibirica, all sorts mixed . 
Spanish Iris, in the finest mixture . 
Lilium tigrinum splendens, rich red-black spots 
Lilium candidum, single, pure white ... 
Montbretia crocosmiaeflora, orange-scarlet 
Narcissus Polvanthus. in the finest mixture 
Narcissus poeticus Pheasant’s-eye 
Narcissus campernelle (Jonquil) .... 
Narcissus double incomparable, primrose 
Narcissus Van Sion, single yellow trumpet 
Narcissus Stella, white, yellow cup 
Narcissus albo-pleno (dbl. poeticus),pure white 
Gladiolus Marie Lemoine. 
Scilia sibirica praecox, intense blue 
Ixias, in the finest mixture. 
Single early Tulips, in the finest mixture 
Double early Tulips, in the finest mixture 
Due Van Thol Tulips, in fine mixture, excellent 
for early forcing . 
Grape Hyacinth, blue . 
Anemone Japonica, pure white. Wind-flower ... 
Anemone japonica, rose Wind-flower ... 
Hemerocallis Day Lily), mixed. 
Gladiolus Brenc'nleyensis, deep scarlet... 
CEnothera Youngi, pure yellow bells 
Allium magicum, while sweet-scented ... 
Pyrethium Bridesmaid, with fine double pure 
white flowers 
Sefum Stlfskianum, with many pure jellow 
flowers. 
Tritoma Uvarla grmdiflorum (Red-hot Poker) 
250 bulbs of ihe same kind will be charged at the 1,000 rate; 
25 at the pi ice per 100 ; 6 at the pri-'e per 12. 
COLLECTION D for ipring garden, containing 1,370 bulbs, 
£1 is.; half ot this, ns. 
COLLECTION B for indoor, containing 529 bulbs for 92 pots 
or glasses, £1 is.; half of this, iis. 
Per 100. 
1.000. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
I 
4 
12 
6 
I 
2 
11 
0 
c 
8 
6 
3 
J 
4 
10 
2 
8 
10 
83 
4 
16 
0 
_ 
5 
0 
40 
0 
6 
8 
60 
0 
5 
0 
40 
0 
0 
6 
4 
2 
8 
0 
70 
0 
10 
0 
— 
1 
6 
— 
2 
6 
23 
4 
1 
0 
8 
4 
1 
2 
10 
0 
1 
6 
14 
0 
2 
6 
23 
4 
r 
4 
12 
6 
1 
6 
14 
0 
5 
6 
— 
1 
0 
8 
4 
0 
6 
4 
6 
1 
0 
9 
6 
1 
4 
12 
6 
2 
6 
20 
0 
0 
7 
5 
4 
.*> 
0 
— 
6 
0 
— 
10 
0 
— 
2 
0 
19 
0 
10 
0 
— 
3 
0 
— 
15 
0 
- 
10 
6 
_ 
*'4 
6 
— 
HYACINTHS, for Pot Culture, with fine handsome 
spikes. 
One each of twelve named varieties, 5s 6d. 
Do., do., un-named, in a good variety of colours, per 
dozen, 4s. 
HYACINTHS, Dwarf White Roman, for Early 
Forcing. 
Per ioo, ios. 61 and 15s. ; 
Per doz., is. 6d. and is. 3d. 
HYACINTHS, Barr’s Beautiful Rainbow Mixture, 
for Beds and Borders, outdoors. 
1st size bulbs, per too, 17s. 6d. ; per doz , 2s. 61 
2nd ,, ,, per 100, 13s. 6d. ; per doz., 2s. 
TULIPS, Barr s handsome varieties, for pots. 
Three each of twenty named sorts, 6s. 6d. 
„ Barr’s Beautiful Rainbow Mixture, Single 
or Double, per 1,000, 42s.; per 100, 4s. 6d. 
CROCUSES, Barr's choice Large-flowered sorts, 
for pots, &c., 100 in 10 named vars., 3s. 6J. 
,, Barr's Special Mixture, for planting in 
grass, &c., per 1,000, ios. 6d.; per zoo, is. 3d. 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS, CROCUSES, SNOWDROPS, POLY¬ 
ANTHUS NARCISSI, and all the Best Bulbs for 
Spring and Summer-flowering, 
FREE ON APPLICATION. 
BARR’S ILLUSTRATED DAFFODIL CATA¬ 
LOGUE, FREE ON APPLICATION TO— 
BARR & SONS, 
12 and 13 KING ST., 
GOVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 
11 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon 
1(4 $.1411411% ijltujltl, 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , OCTOBER gth, 1897 . 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, October nth.—Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe <fc Morris. 
Tuesday, October 12th.—Royal Horticultural Society : meet¬ 
ing of committees at 12 o’clock. 
Early Autumn Chrysanthemum Show of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society at the Royal Aquarium (j days). 
Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, October 13th.—Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Thursday, October 14th.—Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, October 15th.—Sale ot Dutch bulbs and Orchids 
by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
^ritish Grown Fruit —The general 
public have again had an opportunity 
of seeing for themselves what British soil 
and climate can do under the guidance or 
control of skilled cultivators in the produc¬ 
tion of fruit. This applies more particularly 
to fruit grown in the open air, for the 
atmospheric influence in glasshouses is 
even more decidedly under the control of 
the growers. It would be interesting to 
learn if the more successful exhibitors, or 
any of them, took any steps to protect their 
fruit trees while in bloom, seeing that there 
has been such an outcry about the scarcity 
of fruit in general, and of some kinds in 
particular The past spring and summer, 
we are aware, have been very inimical to 
the interests of fruit growers in certain 
localities, but we have had good evidence 
that Apple trees, at least in many gardens, 
brought a very satisfactory crop of fruit to 
maturity, without any protection whatever. 
The quality of the bulk of the Apples shown 
at the Crystal Palace on Thursday, Friday, 
and Saturday of last week was beyond 
reproach; though we feel confident that 
none of the exhibitors staged anything 
inferior to their best. We may say at once 
that Apples took the leading position both 
for quantity and quality. Pears were 
deficient in quantity compared with former 
years, particularly in the class for a collec¬ 
tion of fifty distinct varieties, and in the 
large non-competitive exhibits, whether 
staged by the trade or the private grower. 
Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, and even Figs 
were more strongly represented than we 
have seen them. On the whole the exhibits 
were greatly in excess of last year judging 
from the extra number of plates in requisi¬ 
tion. 
Grapes were decidedly a feature of the 
show for various reasons. The bunches 
were more numerous than usual and better 
displayed, having been arranged on long, 
continuous tables, so that visitors in passing 
between the tables could see two long rows 
at least. There were many weak bunches, 
and all the entries in the class for Madres- 
field Court, in our opinion, wete weak. In 
some of the other classes the Grapes seemed 
to have suffered considerably by rubbing 
during transit to the show. On the contrary 
all of the entries in the classes for Muscat 
of Alexandria and Alicante were very credit¬ 
able, being the best in the show. Concern¬ 
ing Figs, we may say that three varieties 
were shown, of which Brown Turkey took 
the lead for quantity and quality as well. 
All the three prizes were awarded to as 
many dishes of this variety. The huge 
fruits of Brunswick came next in point of 
number. Though inferior in quality to 
Brown Turkey, some are of opinion that 
the great size of its fruits is telling upon the 
exhibition table ; but in this case, at least, 
the judges were of a different opinion. 
The Apple is the king of British fruits 
both in the matter of usefulness, fine 
appearance, and the certainty with which 
it can be grown in our climate. It fully 
upheld its reputation on this occasion in 
spite of the alleged scarcity. There is one 
phase of Apple culture that well deserves 
attention in the matter of experiment, and 
that is, can the trees in an orchard be so 
regulated as to bear an average or satis¬ 
factory crop every year, instead of an 
indifferent crop or none at all, except at 
intervals of some years ? At present, we 
may never have an entire failure in any one 
year, but that is largely due to the great 
number of varieties in cultivation, and the 
fact that some or other of them are sure to 
be in bearing. We commend the matter to 
the attention of the British grower, and 
urge him to endeavour to find a solution of 
the problem, whether every variety can be 
made to bear annually by preventing over¬ 
cropping or otherwise regulating produc¬ 
tion. This would have a great bearing on 
supply and demand, thereby preventing 
great fluctuations in price, due to scarcity, 
and a plethora of fruit in different seasons. 
Orchard house culture certainly has some 
bearing upon the question, inasmuch as the 
setting of the fruits is rendered more certain 
by the protection afforded; but although 
practised in private establishments and to a 
smaller extent, perhaps, by nurserymen, 
this method cannot be adopted to advantage 
on a large scale for market purposes, on 
account of the much greater cost of produc¬ 
tion. 
The practised eye has no difficulty as a 
rule in delecting tho.e fruits which have 
been grown and matured under glass. The 
pale and clear skin of the fruits, particularly 
