October 22, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
115 
BARR’S DAFFODIL CATALOGUE, Illustrated, with 
original photoeraphs taken at the Long Ditton Nurseries, and 
containing a Descriptive List of all the finest Daffodils iu 
cultivation, and the Ltest Novehies for 1898. Free on applica¬ 
tion. 
A FEW FINE SORTS 
For Pots or Outdoors. 
GOLDEN SPUR, a fine, large, deep golden-yellow variety, 
per too, 21/-; per doz., 3/-. 
HENRY IRVING, one of the earliest, very large flower, 
fine, deep golden-yellow, per 100, 2:/-; per doz., 3/-. 
QUEEN OF SPAIN, very beautiful, delicate soft yellow, 
with reflexing petals, per ioo, 17/6: per doz., 2/6. 
BICOLOR HORSFIELDII, petals pure white, trumpet 
golden, handsome, very early, per 100,17/6; per doz., 2/6. 
INCOMPARABILIS SIR WATKIN, a very handsome 
large flower, petals sulphur; cup rich orange-yellow, per 100, 
25/-; per doz., 3/6. 
BARRII CONSPICUUS, broad yellow petals, cup con¬ 
spicuously edged bright orange-scarlet, a beauty and a general 
favourite, per 100, 17/6; per doz., 2/9. 
LEEDSII MRS. LANGTRY, broad, white petals, large 
white cup edged canary-yellow and much crinkled, a pretty 
Daffodil, and very free, per 100, 3;/-; per doz., 5/6, 
TRIANDRUS ALBUS (Angel’s Tears’,agem onrockwork, 
pretty cream-coloured flowers, petals reflexed, per ico. 8/6; 
per doz., 1/3. 
POETICUS POETARUM, the most beautiful of the 
while Poet’s Daffodils, per 100, 12/6; per doz., 1/9. 
BARR’S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, containing a 
Descriptive List of the best Bulbs and Tubers for autumn 
planting, and a List of Bulbs and Plants for early forcing. 
Free on application. 
BARR & SONS, 
12 S13, King St., Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
GLOXINIAS 
FINEST MEDAL COLLECTION 
& IN THE WORLD. 
Send for CATALOGUE to 
JOHN PEED & SONS, West Norwood, London 
THE EXPORT NURSERIES. 
J. J. THOOLEN, 
Bulb and Plant Grower, 
HEEMSTEDE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND, 
(Formerly of Overveen) 
H AS the honour to inform readers that his Illustrated Bulb 
and Plant Price List, at lowest prices, in English, 
Autumn, 1898, will be sent post free on application. No 
charges tor packing. Orders of 10s. and above entirely free to 
destination in England, Scotland, and Ireland. 
Some Sorts of Bulbs Noted Out Price List. 
Crocus, II. size, in fine mixture 
Crocus, I. size, In fine mixture. 
Hyacinths, mixed, for bedding or forcing ... 
Hyacinths, single, first size, named, in several 
best leading sorts (red, white, and blue 
vaiieties), equal quantities, my selection 
Iris Kaempferi (Japan Iris), in fine mixture ... 
Iris Germanica (Flag Iris), in fine mixture ... 
Iris Siberica, in fine mixture . 
Iris Spanish, in the finest mixture . 
Lilium Candidum, single, pure white. 
Montbretia, croscosmiaeflora, orange scarlet 
,, ,, yellow. 
Narcissus, double, Incomparable, primrose... 
Narcissus van Sion, single, yellow trumpet ... 
,. „ „ yellow cup 
Gladiolus Marie Lemoine, fine. 
Gladiolus Brenchleyensis, deep scarlet 
Scilla Sibirica praecox, intense blue. 
Tulips, single early, in the finest mixture ... 
Tulips double early, in the finest mixture ... 
Due van Thol Tulips, single, excellent for 
early f orciog . 
Grape Hyacimhs, blue . 
Anemone Japonica, rose. 
Hemerocallis (Day Lily), mixed 
Pyrethrum, fine double, pure white 
Tritoma uvaria (Red Hot Poker) 
Sparaxis, in fine mixture... 
Funkias, in fine mixture ... 
Gladiolus Colvilli, white ... 
Hyacinthus candicans, white 
Irlspumila, mixed. 
Lilium umbellatum, red ... 
Snowdrops, Elwesi. 
Per 100 
..08 
..14 
9 8 
1,000 
6 3 
10 2 
91 8 
40 o 
60 o 
40 o 
5 o 
10 0 
14 0 
23 4 
12 6 
19 2 
20 0 
IO o 
IO o 
14 2 
20 0 
5 4 
6 0 
10 to 
45 10 
18 4 
250 Bulbs of the same kind will be charged at the i oao rate ; 
25 at the price per 100 ; 6 at the price per doz. 
COLLECTION D.— For Spring Gardening, containing 1,520 
Bulbs, £1 is. Half this lor its. 
COLLECTION B .—For Indoor, containing 529 Bulbs, fo 92 
Pots or Glasses, £1 is. Half this for ns. 
WARE’ 
POPULAR COLLECTION 
OF 
Sprin g Flowering Bulbs. 
Cheap Offer, to Clear. 
25 Bedding Hyacinths, mixed. 
25 Tulips, Double mixed. 
25 Tulips, Single mixed. 
50 Narcissus Leedsi Circe. 
50 Narcissus Incomparabilis seedlings. 
25 Narcissus Double Yon Sion. 
100 Scilla sibirica. 
50 Crocus, mixed. 
50 Triteleia uniflora. 
50 Triteleia uniflora lilacina. 
100 Ornithogalum umbellatum. 
50 Muscari racemosum. 
150 Spanish Iris, mixed. 
50 Ranunculus, mixed. 
25 Winter Aconites. 
50 Galanthns Elwesii. 
50 Cbionodoxa sardensis. 
25 Anemones, mixed. 
25 Fritillaria Meleagris. 
25 Anemone bracteata plena. 
1,000 Strong flowering Bulbs, as 
above, ■for 20/- 
Half the quantities, 500, for 10/6. 
CASH WITH ORDER. 
Catalogues free. Advice free rejecting landscape 
gardening. 
THOS. S. WARE, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, 
TOTTENHAM, LONDON. 
NEW HINTS 
— FOR — 
F RUIT GR OWERS. 
“ A Year’s Work on a Kent Fruit Farm.” 
1/- Post Free from the Publishers, 
GEO. BUNYARD & CO., Maidstone. 
fyt* 1 |Nm. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, OCT. 22nd, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tut sday, October 25th.—Rcyal Horticultural Society : Meet¬ 
ing of committees at 12 noon. 
Thursday, October 27th.—Exmouth Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
f oME Effects of the Late Drought.— 
The rain which fell on Saturday and 
Sunday last brought a little relief to the 
minds of many, raising hopes also in the 
East-end of London that the water famine 
could not much longer continue. There 
has, of course, been a water famine in every 
garden all over the southern half of Britain 
at least; while similar conditions have 
prevailed in many parts of Scotland, par¬ 
ticularly on the eastern side, as the low 
state of the rivers from Berwick to Aberdeen 
testify. Atmospheric moisture, however, 
in Scotland, even during the warmest 
weather always prevents the soil from 
being parched and turned to dust in the 
manner with which we are familiar almost 
every summer, wholly wet seasons being 
quite exceptional in the south. Even now 
gardeners in England are only too painfully 
familiar with the effects of the long 
continued drought, in the parched and 
brown state of the lawns and pleasure 
grounds, the half fulfilled promise of a fine 
display of various subjects bedded out for 
the adornment of beds and borders, the 
stunted condition of winter greens, where it 
has been impossible to attend to the water¬ 
ing of everything that was showing signs of 
distress, and in many other things we could 
mention. 
The rain we have had, including some 
copious showers, merely forms a temporary 
relief. When Lilacs, Aucubas, Rhodo¬ 
dendrons, and other ornamental shrubs 
have been flagging or even dying for weeks 
past, it is out of the question to imagine 
that a few hours’ rain can moisten the 
parched and baked or dusty soil. Even 
the foliage upon trees and shrubs tends to 
hinder that moistening of the ground that 
is necessary for the continued existence of 
the subjects planted upon it. Many far- 
seeing, observant and industrious gardeners 
make a point of accomplishing as much of 
the necessary planting and transplanting 
as possible during early autumn, while 
there is yet sufficient warmth in the ground 
to encourage root-formation in the trees 
and shrubs that have been moved. Besides 
the fact of getting these things semi- 
established before winter, there is also the 
advantage that a definiteamount of work has 
been accomplished before the uncertainties 
of winter, and the conditions of certain 
soils make this accomplishment doubtful. 
In face of the dried up and exhausted con¬ 
dition of many trees and shrubs, it would 
not only be risky but an extremely fool¬ 
hardy thing to attempt the transplanting of 
these things, while the soil in which the 
roots are situated is still in a dust-dry 
condition. Even by watering after planting 
a large percentage of deaths would have to 
be faced. The next best thing then for 
the present is to defer transplanting opera¬ 
tions till the conditions are more favourable 
to the safety of the plants. 
What we have said concerning orna¬ 
mental trees and shrubs generally, including 
Conifers, applies also to fruit trees, 
Roses and similar things for which autumn 
is said to be the best and most favourable 
time for planting. We are afraid that 
lecturers and teachers all over the country 
are liable, while speaking to their audiences 
in winter and wet periods, to forget to 
sufficiently emphasise their remarks in 
the conjunctive mood with “ provided 
always the soil be sufficiently moist 
to warrant the operation.” Shrivelled 
up and perishing roots in a dusty soil 
may be compared to Roses that are 
being cut in a droughty time to fill 
the stands on an exhibition table. They 
may be said to commence fading or dying 
immediately, and to be more or less unfit 
for inspection after the middle of the day. 
The mutilated roots of fruit trees, forcibly 
extracted from a dry soil, must inevitably 
be in a state of collapse before they can be 
returned to the soil after a railway journey, 
and disaster must necessarily follow. The 
obvious duty of every would-be planter is, 
therefore, to restrain his hand or his orders, 
as the case may be, till the times are more 
propitious, if he desires his work to prosper. 
During wet autumns it is frequently 
remarked that the fruit crops for the 
following season will be jeopardised by the 
superfluity of moisture in the soil, which 
keeps the trees growing and in an unripened 
condition till the advent of winter. It is 
