August 14, 1897. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
793 
few days after lifting in the same way as we have 
recommended for the Balsams. A great point is to 
give the plants that it is intended to lift from the 
open ground a good soaking with water on the day 
previous to that on which lifting is contemplated. 
Pears.— R. Bryson-. You should have thinned the 
Pears a long time ago when they were only the 
thickness of one’s little finger. It is too late to do 
this now, for the thinning would not help the crop 
much, although it would take some of the strain off 
the tree. Give the latter a good dose or two of 
farmyard manure if you can get it. This will do it 
all the good in the world. 
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SUTTON'S BULBS. 
" Doing things in good time is the main secret of 
successful gardening,” and the issue of " Sutton’s 
Bulbs for 1897 " is a timely reminder that for an 
efficient display of flowers in the dark winter days 
and the early weeks of spring we are largely depen¬ 
dent on Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissi, and other Dutch 
bulbs. As decorative subjects, these flowers offer 
advantages that can be claimed for no others. They 
are not injured by a forcing temperature and yet are 
so hardy as to endure with impunity the rigours of 
our severest winters. Horticultural appliances are 
not essential to success, and amateurs can produce 
excellent results even on lead flats in large towns. 
By planting at short intervals it is easy to ensure a 
prolonged and brilliant show of bloom in greenhouses 
and conservatories. Later on the beds and borders 
will yield an exhibition of splendid colour that can¬ 
not be surpassed by the costly system of summer 
bedding. 
Messrs. Sutton’s lists of Bulbs have evidently 
been compiled with great care, and the task of 
making a selection is rendered light by a brief but 
accurate description of each variety. Those who 
are not iamiliar with these flowers have also the 
choice of a number of Collections, adapted for 
various purposes, which offer to amateurs the benefit 
of experts' knowledge in suiting the requirements of 
any home or garden. 
The illustrations are not only more numerous but 
they are more suggestive than ever. Almost all are 
from photographs, and as object lessons they will 
be appreciated both by amateur and professional 
gardeners. The cultural notes deserve attention for 
terseness and freedom from technicalities ; and the 
work is bound in a cover adorned by two most 
charming landscapes, reproduced in natural colours. 
For the magnificent strains of Begonia, Cyclamen, 
and Gloxinia the Reading Firm has long held an 
established reputation. At the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s great Temple Show in May last the atten¬ 
tion of the Princess of Wales was arrested by the 
superb display of Gloxinias, and Her Royal Highness 
graciously expressed to Mr. Sutton her desire that 
part of the exhibit should be sent to Marlborough 
House. 
The accompanying illustration, lent us by Messrs. 
Sutton & Sons, is one of many represented in the 
Catalogue, and which have been reproduced from 
photographs of pot plants of Daffodils. The variety 
here shown is Narcissus poeticus orna 1 us, extensively 
used for forcing purposes, for bedding and for 
naturalising in the grass. It is the earliest variety 
of the Poet's Narcissus, which is at all popular or 
grown to any extent. The broad sheets of it on the 
grass at Kew last spring were the admiration of 
thousands of visitors. Many other of the photo¬ 
graphs in the Catalogue are even finer. 
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Vandalism at Tenby.—There is a beautiful belt of 
trees that has existed for generations skirting the 
High Street and Norton, Tenby, a beautiful water¬ 
ing place known to many holiday makers. Quiie 
recently a number of the trees have been lopped and 
disfigured, while the undergrowth has been cut. It 
does not appear who is responsible for the ordering 
of this s'.upid piece of work ; but it is quite evident 
that education has not yet reached its limits in 
diffusing a correct knowledge of the "art that does 
mend nature.” A committee was appointed to 
examine the trees and make a report ; but instead of 
this it is believed the committee commenced the 
lopping on their own responsibility. 
CARNATIONS AT MONTAGUE 
NURSERY. 
The flush of the Carnations in the open ground is 
now over for a season ; but space prevented us 
from using our notes, made some time, ago in the 
Montague Nursery, Tottenham, where Mr. F. 
Gifford makes a speciality of border Carnations. He 
has now been carrying on business here for some 
years, and Pinks and Carnations being his favourite 
flowers he would naturally enough devote a consider¬ 
able amount of attention to them. 
He commenced putting in pippings of Pinks on the 
23rd June, and a finer lot of rooted cuttings we have 
never seen. So thick were the rows that almost 
every cutting must have rooted. A large breadth of 
them had already been planted out by the time of 
our visit. Her Majesty and Albino are two of the 
varieties grown in quantity. The latter is a beauti¬ 
fully pure white and refined Pink, which received an 
Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural 
Society in June last. 
Of Carnations Mr. Gifford has a plantation of 
some 4,000 plants of named varieties, a very large 
proportion ot which are of his own raising. He has 
something like 2,oco seedlings that are now well 
through their flowering stage, while he has a planta¬ 
tion of 3,000 seedlings in their permanent quarters 
for next year's flowering. We passed through those 
in bloom and noted some promising varieties, some 
of which will be tested another year before distinc¬ 
tive names are given them. A brilliant scarlet 
variety was notable for its enormous size as well as 
fragrance. Several clove-scented border Carnations 
have emanated from the Montague Nursery. Very 
promising are those with salmon and old-gold flowers 
with a dark red edge ; dark crimson lines on a white 
ground ; large and handsome orange-salmon ; pure 
white and fine form ; also crimson, yellow, purple, 
red, piok, rose, and shell-pink varieties. One 
variety opens like the well-known Miss Joliffe and 
fades to a delicate flesh colour. 
Of the named varieties we can only notice the 
best, which are characterised by beautiful colour 
and freedom of flowering. Most of them were 
raised by Mr. Gifford, who is well-known amongst 
specialists. Bret Harte is maroon-crimson : Wanda 
is scarlet, shot with crimson ; W. J Fish, glowing 
scarlet, with refined petals ; and Clive Brook, deep 
scarlet, with good foliage. Edith Leadenham is the 
favourite white here, and the best for border work, 
being far superior to Helen Terry. It grows ft. 
high and produces such a quantity of large white 
flowers that it stands out conspicuously over the 
rest. It has good grass and must become a popular 
variety when it gets to be known amongst those who 
require large quantities of cut flowers. Cottage 
Maid has rather smaller flowers than the previously 
named, but very neat, refined, and pure white. 
Donybrook has larger scarlet flowers, but less 
bright than those of W. J. Fish ; the grass is strong, 
and this is a characteristic of many cf the varieties 
grown here. 
A neat flower, with refined petals, is Senator Wol¬ 
cott, the colour being bright scarlet. It is a strong 
grower. The latter applies to Luke Ellis, which has 
blight carmine flowers, shaded with scarlet; and to 
Andrew Noble, which has bright salmon flowers of 
good form, and glossy, smooth petals. The rosy- 
cerise flowers of Fred Roe are rich in hue and very 
freely produced. Leander is one of the strongest 
growing yellows and flowers freely. Torfreda is a 
clear yellow variety of moderate height and carries 
its flowers erect, so that they are effective on that 
account. John Davidson is a salmon-clove, the 
fragrance being very strong. 
The broad, glaucous leaves of John Morley are 
very striking, and the flowers are crimson, flaked 
with maroon, and very good of this particular type, 
Pelham is a tall grower with velvety, maroon- 
crimson flowers. A choice variety is Lady Cook 
with primrose flowers and a carmine wire edge. Sir 
Wilfred Laurier is a beautifully refined, pure white 
florists' flower, but not so tall a grower as Edith 
Leadenham. Hon. G. H. Reid is a beautifully built 
flower, heavily edged and striped with crimson-blood 
on a yellow base. The plant is of medium height 
and very free. The same may be said of W. M. 
Thompson, with orange-salmon flowers, striped with 
bright scarlet. R. L. Stevenson has fawn flowers 
striped with scarlet-lake, of medium size and pro¬ 
duced with great freedom. The flowerless shoots 
(grass) are remarkably tall. Frederick Harrison has 
golden-yellow flowers, with narrow, carmine mark¬ 
ings. It is a strong grower and flowers freely. 
The flowers of Mrs. C. W. Townley are heavily 
Narcissus poeticus ornatus. 
