April 24, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
531 
BARR’S “Lightning:” Runner 
Bean. 
A valuable acquisition, bearing in abundance 
clusters of pods, remarkably early, and of deli¬ 
cate flavour. Per half-pint, 2/-. 
BARR’S Monstrous Long- 
Podded Broad Bean. 
The earliest, largest, and most productive of 
long-podded Broad Beans, and of fine delicate 
flavour. Per quart, 2/6; per pint, 1/6. 
BARR’S Lemon Globe Onion. 
A grand exhibition Onion, handsome in form, 
of large size, mild in flavour, and a good keeper. 
Per packet, 1/-; per oz., 2/6. 
FLOWER SEEDS. 
BARR’S SPECIALTIES for 1897. 
New large-flowered Crested Begonia. 
A splendid novelty, the large handsome flowers 
having crested combs; colours brilliant and 
varied. Per packet, 3/6 and 5/-. 
Barr’sSuperb Giant Fringed Petunias. 
Flowers of immense size, and deeply fringed ; 
colours rich and varied. Per Packet, 2/6 and 3/6. 
Barr’s Extra Selected Long-Spurred 
Columbines, Mixed. 
Flowers of great beauty in form and colour. 
Per packet, 2/6. 
BARR’S NEW SEED GUIDE for 1897 will be sent Free 
on application. 
BARR & SONS, 
12 & 13, King Street, Covent Garden. 
Nurseries at LONG DITTON, SURREY, 
(Near to Surbiton Station, S.W. Rly.). 
Testimonial to Mr. David 
. Thomson. . 
S INCE learning Mr. Thomson's intention of 
retiring from Drumlanng, many of his old 
pupils think this a fitting occasion for showing their 
esteem and appreciation of his many good qualities 
as a man, and abilities as a gardener, as also their 
gratitude for his interest in their welfare. With this 
object they purpose making him some suitable 
presentation, as may afterwards be decided upon. 
SUBSCRIPTIONS CLOSE MAY 1st. 
Subscriptions will be received by the following 
Members of Committee :— 
Mr. M’Kenzie, Linton Park, Maidstone. 
Mr. Allen, Gunton Park, Norwich. 
Mr. Youngf, Zoological Gardens, London. 
Mr. Melville, Finsbury Park, London. 
Mr. Simpson, Stourton Court, Stourbridge. 
Mr. Henderson, Thoresby Park, Ollerton. 
Mr. Garrett, Whittinghame, East Linton. 
Mr. Henderson, Balbirnie, Markinch, Fife. 
Mr. Priest, Eglinton Castle, Irvine. 
Mr. Fisher, Stackpole Court, Pembroke, 
S. Wales. 
CHEALSte^ 
iWWILD-WIDE HEROWtf- STRIKING fJOV/ELTIES 
CATALOGUE POST FREE3^ 
(J~. CJualx^CTid, 
O RCHIDS of the highest quality, every 
plant guaranteed true to name, from 2/6 each. Please 
send for free list.—P. McARTHUR, The London Nurseries, 
4, Malda Vale, London W. 
T ILIUM AURATUM.—The beautiful 
JL* gclden rayed Lily of Japan. Magnificent for pots in the 
greenhouse or for growing in the open garden. Deliciously 
scented, quite hardy. Planted now will bloom splendidly 
during the summer and autumn. Extra fine roots, io to n ins. 
circumference, per doz., 7/6, six for 4/-, or 25 for 14/-; grand 
selected roots, n to 13 in. circumference, per doz., 12/-, six for 
6/6, or 25 for 21/-. All post or carriage free for cash with order. 
DANIELS BROS., Town Close Nurseries, Norwich. 
C ARN ATIONS. —CLEARANCE 
SALE.—A grand collection of choice named double- 
flowered, in beautiful variety, including all the finest sorts. 
Strong plants from single pots, correctly named, per doz., 4/6, 
six for 2/6, or 25 for 8/-. Double crimson clove, deliciously 
scented, per doz., 3/6. six for 2/ , or 25 for 6/6. Packing and 
carriage free for cash with order. 
DANIELS BROS,, Town Close Nurseries, Norwich. 
C HRYSANTHEMUMS. — CLEAR¬ 
ANCE SALE.—A splendid collection, including all 
the most beautiful and popular ot the Japanese and incurved 
varieties. Strong, well-rooted cuttings, correctly named, per 
doz., 1/6, per 100, 10/6. Extra choice sorts, per doz., 2/6; per 
too, 15/-. Six grand new exhibition varieties, splendid, the 
set, 3/6. All post free. 
DANIELS BROS., Town Close Nurseries, Norwich. 
'CUCHSIAS. —CLEARANCE SALE.— 
1 A magnificent collection of superb double and single 
flowered varieties, including the newest and most beautiful 
sorts in cultivation. Splendid for pot culture or the garden. 
Strong young plants, from single pots, correctly named, per 
doz., 2/6, six for 1/6, or 25 for 4/6. Extra choice sorts, per doz., 
3/6, six for 2 '-, or 25 for 6/6, post free. 
DANIELS BROS., Town Close Nurseries, Norwich. 
H erbaceous* alpine plants, 
&c., for the best collections of these extant, all hardy 
grown and grand, see FORBES' New Catalogue, 1897, over 
iao pages, giving colour, height, time of flowering, and a mass 
of other useful information. Free on application.— JOHN 
FORBES, Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland. 
11 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, APRIL 2\th, 1897. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, April 26th.—Sale of hardy flowers by Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, April 27th.—Royal Horticultural Society ; meeting 
of committees at 12 o'olock. 
Sale of established Orchids by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, April 28th.—Sale of herbaceous and hardy plants 
by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, April 30th.—Sale of Orchids by Messrs. Protheroe & 
Morris. 
I&he Spring-flowering Magnolias.— 
^ There is no gainsaying the fact that 
those Magnolias which flower in spring 
before the development of their leaves, are 
productive of very distinct effects, and on 
that account worthy of well marked atten¬ 
tion in every garden of any size. Their 
cultivation is of the easiest in any fairly 
good soil, and after being properly planted 
and established, they require only a mini¬ 
mum attention from one year’s end to the 
other. The dwarf ones may or may not be 
planted in beds or borders, in which case 
the ground would have to be kept clear of 
weeds to make them look well; but that is 
a duty which few gardeners would grudge. 
The dwarfest of them, particularly the 
varieties of M. stellata would appear to 
best advantage in large beds or borders 
skirting th$ outline of other shrubbery 
plantations ; but under no conditions do the 
taller species and garden forms look better 
than when planted on grass, which may be 
regularly mown or otherwise, according to 
position or proximity to mansions and well- 
dressed grounds. If the latter are extensive, 
a large bed or two of any desired shape 
might worthily be occupied with M. stellata 
or its pink variety, which was considered 
sufficiently distinct as to earn an Award of 
Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society 
in 1893. Such beds would present a snowy 
or pink appearance in spring, and could be 
rendered very interesting in summer by 
having them planted with Lilies which 
would enjoy the shade cast by the Mag¬ 
nolias, and keeping the ground cool. 
Undoubtedly the prince of all spring¬ 
flowering Magnolias is M. conspicua, which 
has large cup-shaped white flowers with 
something of the massiveness of half-opened 
Water Lilies. Some may consider the 
comparison odd ; but there are no other 
subjects in the open to which we may liken 
them at this period of the year. A bushy 
tree of this species about 12 ft. to 15 ft. 
high, and as far through, is a most con¬ 
spicuous and telling object in the landscape 
as far as the eye can properly grasp it. 
Planters would do well to locate trees in 
positions that could be seen from the 
windows or from terraces in front of the 
mansion, so that when in bloom they would 
prove attractive whether from near or far. 
No Almonds, ornamental Peaches, Plums, 
nor Cherries are capable of producing a 
similar effect ; for good sized trees are like 
little hills of snow. For this same reason 
M. conspicua is the most telling. The 
variety or garden hybrid (whichever it may 
be) M. c. soulangeana is a desirable addi¬ 
tion to a collection, but it gives the best 
effect at a short distance. The purple 
shading of the sepals and petals has the 
effect of toning down the conspicuousness 
of the flowers at a distance, thereby assimil¬ 
ating them to some extent to the colour of 
the branches or the surroundings ; so that 
the greater the distance between the be¬ 
holder and such a tree, the less decided the 
effect. 
Moreover, M. conspicua is well-named, 
for no other species we have seen in gardens 
better deserves the epithet ot conspicuous. 
M. grandiflora has larger flowers, certainly ; 
but the individual or aggregate effect of the 
flowers is greatly masked by the foliage. 
The same applies to the deciduous species 
which produce their flowers at the end of 
leafy shoots, so that the largest blooms are 
more or less hidden and rendered ineffective. 
Another garden hybrid, namely, M. Lennei 
also deserves notice at this period of the 
year. The flowers differ somewhat in shape 
from any of the above mentioned in being 
more globular, notwithstanding the fact 
that M. conspicua and M. obovata discolor 
were its parents. It has the early flower¬ 
ing habit of the former and borrows its rich 
purple colour from the latter. It forms a 
small, slow-growing tree, and is well 
adapted for planting singly or in groups 
upon the grass. Its handsome flowers will 
bear close inspection, but their colour 
prevents them from being conspicuous at a 
distance. M. obovata discolor flowers later, 
upon leafy shoots, and is less ornamental. 
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Daffodils and manure. —Rank stable manure 
should never be placed near the roots of the bulbs, 
as it is positively injurious. Some varieties, includ¬ 
ing the Tenby Daffodil, and various wild forms, 
seem to dislike the application of farmyard manure 
in any state. Others again take no harm by it, but 
make excellent growth and flower well. Probably 
no better plan could be adopted than manuring the 
ground heavily for some previous crop, so that the 
new plantation of Daffodils in the succeeding autumn 
would find what they require without a fresh appli¬ 
cation of farmyard manure. The previous crops 
should also be such that they can be removed in 
time for the planting of the Daffodils. Analysis of 
the bulbs shows that potash and phosphates are re¬ 
quired in some quantity. The former could be sup¬ 
plied in the form of kainit or wood ashes, at planting 
time or during winter. Phosphates could be applied 
in the form of bone meal or dissolved bon°« pp 4 
given at the same time as the potash. 
