November 13, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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the Most [m/ely 
Floulens. 
EMPEROR, a magnificent variety, with 
deep primrose-coloured perianth, and rich full 
yellow trumpet, very large flower. Extra strong 
Bulbs, per ioo 30s., per doz. 4s. 6d. 
OBVALLARIS, the Tenby Daffo¬ 
dil, very early, perianth and trumpet deep 
yellow, a charmingly graceiul daffodil. Etxra 
Strong Bulbs, per 100 14s. 6d., per doz. 2s. 
SIR WATKIN, the Giant of the 
Challice Cupped Daffodils, perianth 
rich sulphur, cup yellow slightly tinged with 
orange. Extra strong bulbs, per 100 25s., per 
doz. 3s. 6d. 
BARRII CONSPICUUS, a flower of 
great beauty and refinement, a favourite with all, 
large broad spreading yellow perianth, broad 
short cup, conspicuously edged bright orange- 
scarlet. Extra strong bulbs, per 100 21s., per 
per doz. 3s. 
ALL BULBS SENT CARRIAGE PAID 
ON RECEIPT OF REMITTANCE. 
Send for BARR’S ILLUSTRATED CATA¬ 
LOGUE of all the most beautiful DAFFODILS, 
with full particulars of collections for Amateurs 
and Exhibitors, Free on Application to 
BARR & SONS, 
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GOVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 
Nurseries:—Long Ditton, Surrey. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue 
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Roses, Vines, I 
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Shrubs and Conifers 
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Seed, Plant, and Bulb Merchants, 
Rose, Fruit Tree, and Yine Growers, Floral 
Decorators, &c. 
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CARNATION “YULE TIDE” 
Is the best scarlet winter flowering Carnation in cultivation. 
It has already gained Eight First-class Certificates as well 
as the B.H.S. Silver Flora Medal and has been highly 
eulogized by the Press. A Stirling novelty of great merit. 
Strong plants 5s. each, carriage paid. 
BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE 
Is the finest winter flowering plant extant, of dwarf, compact, 
free habit, flowers continuously all winter and spring, a lovely 
rosy-carmine colour, good flowering plants, 2s. fd., 3s. 6d. and 
5s. each, carriage paid. 
JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, 
HAWICK, SCOTLAND. 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , NOVEMBER 13 ih, 1897. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, November 15th.—Chrysanthemum Shows; Namur, 
Munich. 
Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, November 16th.—Chrysanthemum Shows; one 
day—Hartlepool, Kidderminster, Stirling ; two days— 
Ipswich, Manchester, Belfast, Chester, Folkestone. 
Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe St Morris. 
Wednesday, November 17th.—Chrysanthemum Shows; one 
day—Buxton, Rugby, Wisbech, Geneva; two days 
—Hull, South Shields and Northern Counties, Bristol; 
three days—York; five days—Dijon, Cambrai. 
Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Thursday, November 18th.—Chrysanthemum Shows; two 
days—Londonderry, Bury St. Edmunds; three days— 
Edinburgh. 
Sale of Dutch bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, November 19th.—Chrysanthemum Shows ; two days— 
Stockport, Bolton, Edmunds. 
Sale oi Dutch bulbs and imported and established Orchids 
by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Weatures of the N.C.S. Great Show.— 
As we make our annual inspection of 
this great London exhibition the flowers in 
the cut bloom classes seem to get larger and 
larger, by the introduction of new kinds 
coupled with high class cultivation, rather 
than the better development of old sorts, 
hundreds of which get shunted into the back 
ground and forgotten annually. Even the 
incurved blooms of the small and old- 
fashioned type can hardly find a place on 
the show boards in the more important 
classes. Japanese varieties on the larger 
winning stands are represented by varieties 
which have mostly been put into commerce 
during the last two or three years. The 
premier and most popular variety of the 
whole show was undoubtedly Madame 
Carnot, which, though not the newest of 
the recent kinds, cannot by any means be 
considered old. Enormous blooms of it 
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1 PHEAL&CONS 
lyi CRAWLEY, ^ SUSSEX, 
appeared in all the best stands in the com¬ 
petitive and other classes, but the twelve 
blooms on the ground floor seemed to take 
everybody by storm. It was, in fact, in 
every gardener’s and cultivator’s mouth. 
Naturally the older and white form was 
most abundantly represented, but we noted 
a bloom of the yellow sport (G. J. Warren) 
that was the best in the show. The variety 
requires careful handling to get it in good 
form, but growers everywhere better under¬ 
stand its requirements than formerly. 
For some years past a new type of in¬ 
curved varieties has been giving an impetus 
to what is known as the old and true 
Chinese type. The blooms of the latter 
were not only old-fashioned, so to speak, 
but the consensus of public opinion, as far 
as exhibitions were concerned, was that the 
blooms were too small. They certainly 
looked rather insignificant when pitted 
against the stands of well grown and 
modern Japanese varieties. With the in¬ 
troduction of J. Agate and C. H. Curtis a 
few years ago, they made their presence 
felt to such an extent upon the boards that 
raisers in various quarters set about multi¬ 
plying varieties of the same magnitude, but 
in different shades of colour. The largest 
incurved bloom we noted was Lady Isabel 
in the stands of Mr. Mease, who carried off 
the premier awards for the thirty-six in- 
