August 19, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
803 
BULBS FOR EARLY FORCING, 
WHITE ROlVIA 1ST HYACINTHS. 
FREEZIA REFRACTA ALBA. 
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 
DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS. 
My consignments of the above are now to hand in excellent condition. Tarty orders solicited. Catalogues free, 
JOHN RUSSELL, Richmond Nurseries, SURREY. 
“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.’’— Bacon. 
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Edited by J. FRASER. F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , AUGUST igth, 1899. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, August 21st.—Sidcup and District Show; Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris’ sale of Dutch Bulb;, over 3,600 lots, 
at 11 o’clock, in their Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapslde, 
E.C. 
Tuesday, August 22nd.—Brighton Show (2 days). 
WEDNESrAY, August 23rd.—Shropshire Horticultural Society's 
Show at Shrewsbury (2 days); Hastings Horticultural 
Show ; Harpenden Horticultural Society's Show; Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris' Sale of over 1,900 lots of Dutch 
Bulbs, at 11 o’clock, in their Cheapside Sale Rooms. 
Thursday, August 24th.—The Ellesmere Horticultural 
Society's Show ; Royal Oxfordshire Horticultural Society’s 
Show at Oxford ; Swansea Show. 
Friday, August 25th.—R.H.S. of Ireland Show; Falkirk 
Fruit, Flower, and Plant Show. 
I^aris Exhibition, 1900.—As the time 
draws nigh the great exhibition at 
Paris begins to take definite shape. It will 
open on the 15th April, 1900, and close 
on the 5th November following. The 
general plan and arrangements will be 
similar to those of the Paris exhibition of 
1889, that is, there will be a permanent show 
during the whole time, and periodical 
shows of a special kind, according to the 
season, and of one day’s duration each. As 
far as horticulture is concerned the per¬ 
manent exhibition will consist of trees, 
shrubs, fruit-bearing and ornamental sub¬ 
jects planted in the open grounds. Horti¬ 
cultural and arboricultural implements, 
garden ornaments, works and literature 
relating to gardening, and everything 
relating to landscape gardening will also 
remain on view during the whole time. The 
fruit trees will consist of Apples and Pears 
for cider and perry ; also for walls, and pot 
trees grown under glass. Other trees and 
shrubs will include forest trees, Conifers, 
Roses, Clematis, and other climbers. Seeds 
will be represented by those used for 
general garden purposes, and grass seeds 
for lawns; while it is intended to have 
lawns covered with other plants than 
grass. 
The periodical shows number twelve, 
distributed throughout the season. The 
first is to take place on April 17th, and 
will be devoted to flowers, fruits and 
vegetables in season, whether grown in the 
open ground or forced. 
It would seem that Pineapples, Melons 
and Strawberries, grown under glass are 
classed as kitchen garden plants; while 
Pears, Apples, Grapes, Apricots, Cherries, 
Peaches and Plums come under fruit and 
fruit trees, though we fail to see the force 
of the distinction, more especially when 
we note that Cabbages, Mushrooms, 
Asparagus, &c., are classed alongside of 
Pineapples and Melons. New plants of 
all kinds are desired, while Amaryllis and 
Primulas will figure largely. Amongst 
greenhouse and hothouse plants for the 
same date, we note that Camellias, new 
and hybrid plants, specimens of fine culture, 
market plants, bulbs, and roots for seed 
purposes, such, as Carrots and Beetroot, are 
desired. Azaleas, both of the Indian, 
Ghent, and A. mollis types, which form a 
leading feature of the Ghent shows, do not 
seem to form an important item in the Paris 
shows ; for they are not even mentioned by 
name till the third of the special shows, 
namely, that to be held on the 22nd May. 
The reason, no doubt, is that Azaleas do 
not constitute a leading article in the special 
cultures around Paris. 
Encouragement is given on May 8th and 
May 22nd for the same class of exhibits as 
on the 17th April, much stress being given 
to vegetables, either newly introduced or 
raised by the exhibitor. Hothouse fruits 
are to be repeated as on the last mentioned 
date ; but when we come to foliage and 
flowering plants the advance of the season 
paves the way for tree Carnations, zonal, 
show and fancy Pelargoniums, tuberous 
Begonias, Irises and Petunias. Orchids, 
Ferns, Azaleas, indoor Rhododendrons, 
Primulas, new plants, collections of kitchen 
garden plants and herbaceous plants will 
make this show more of the nature of the 
Temple Show of the R.H.S. on the Thames 
Embankment, as far as exhibits are con¬ 
cerned, but the different method of staging 
and housing accommodation, will, no doubt, 
make the similarity more or less remote. 
If the exhibits are distributed through 
several houses, as on the last occasion of 
the great international show at Paris, the 
exhibition will lose the general effect that 
used to be such a feature of the old time 
shows in huge marquees, as at South 
Kensington, and Regent’s Park, London, 
or as at the Ghent Quinquennial. It is to 
be hoped, however, that general effect will 
also be taken into consideration. On this 
same occasion prizes are also to be offered 
fur plants put into commerce since 1889, 
and this, if properly represented, will give 
an idea of the progress made during the past 
decade. 
On June 12th, and again on the 26th of 
that month, vegetables grown in the open 
air may be expected to be plentiful; and 
encouragement is offered for them at all the 
periodical or special shows right up to the 
close of the exhibition. On the 26th June 
provision is made for fresh fruits gathered 
from the open air, including such things as 
Apricots, Almonds, Cherries, Currants, 
Raspberries, Peaches, Pears, Apples, &c. 
Many of these we should suspect would have 
to come from the more southern provinces 
of France and other countries. Strange to 
say, however, collections of Strawberries 
in pots are asked for even at this (for France) 
late period of the year. With herbaceous 
Paeonies, deciduous shrubs in flower, 
Carnations of all sorts, Fuchsias, tuberous 
Begonias, Cannas, Iris laevigata (Kaemp- 
feri), Sweet Peas, Verbenas, &c., there 
ought to be a galaxy of flowers for the end 
of June. Hothouse plants are asked for 
again, as at the show to be held a fortnight 
previously. Still the cry is strong for new 
introductions, hybrids, sports, seedlings, 
not in commerce, and flowering plants put 
