June 2, 1900. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
627 
ALEX. DICKSON & SONS 
BEG TO CALL ATTENTION TO THEIR MAGNIFICENT SERIES OF 
Then let us piay that come It may, 
As come it will for a’ that, 
For a’ that aud a’ that— 
It’s coming yet for a' that.”— Burns. 
OFFERED FOR DISTRIBUTION FROM JUNE Is*, viz.: 
Liberty H-T. —The finest crimson forcing and bedding Rose extant (upwards of 90,000 
plants have been sold and delivered in March last in the United States of 
America). Strong plants in pots, 7/6 each. 
Gladys Harkness H.T.— Deep salmon-pink. Strong plants in pots, 10/6 each. 
Lady Clanmorris H.T. —Creamy-white, with delicate salmon centre. Strong plants in 
pots, 10/6 each. 
Fosslyn H.p.— Delicate rosy-flesh, a sport from Rodocanachi. Strong plants in pots, 
10/6 each. 
Irish Beauty, Single H.T. —Pure white . Y Strong plants in pots 
Irish Glory, Single H.T. —Silvery-pink . £ of these magnificent 
Irish Modesty, Single H.T. —Coral-pink . J varieties, 2/6 each. 
Our New Rose List, with full descriptions of above and other new English and Continental 
Varieties, will be mailed on application. Kindly Note Address: 
ALEX. DICKSON & SONS, 
Royal Nurseries, NEWTOWNARDS, Co. DOWN. 
CHOICE AND R ARE FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
J. HILL & SON, 
BARROWFIELD NURSERY, LOWER EDMONTON, MIDDLESEX. 
FORBES’ G N R £St D BEGONIA 
“CALEDONIA.” 
(A Pure White Variety of “Gloire de Lorraine") 
For all particulars regarding this surpassingly GRAND 
STERLING NOVELTY apply to- 
JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, HAWICK, Scotland. 
CACTI & SUCCULENT PLANTS 
Amateurs' Guide and Price List, 6d., cmtalns 170 Illustra¬ 
tions with names and prices of 3,350 varieties of Cacti, etc., 
with Cultural Notes. 
F. A WALTON, Handsworth Wcod, Birmingham. 
“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man "—Bacon. 
tltf l|Md 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SPLENDID STOCK OF ALL THE BEST VARIETIES OF 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE FERNS, 
ALSO THE BEST MARKET VARIETIES. 
INSPECTION INVITED. 
Telegraphic Address : 
PRICE LIST ON APPLICATION. 
‘ALSOPHILA,” LONDON. 
ORCHIDS 
Glean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue , 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
CHEALSfe 
WOKLD-WIDE RENOWN- STAKING flOV/ELTIES 
C^SflEW CATALOGUE POST FREE3^ 
c/. CJualr*CTW,\ 
T. JANNOCH 
BEGS TO OFFER 
RETARDED LILY OF THE VALLEY 
CROWNS In best possible condition, for delivery 
in small and large quantities, throughout ihe season. 
PRICES ON APPLICATION. 
Tersingham, King’s Lynn, NORFOLK. 
Try H. J. JONES 
FOR 
Best BEGONIAS, CALADIUMS, CANNAS, 
CARNATIONS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
DAHLIAS, GLOXINIAS, & ZONALS. 
Reliable Seeds & Bulbs at Moderate Prices. 
CATALOGUES FREE. 
Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, S.E. 
FREDERICK WARNE & Co's BOOKS. 
ANNE PRATT’S FLOWERING PLANTS, GRASSES. 
SEDGES and FERNS OF GREAT BRITAIN. 
Is now published complete in Four Voir. 
Royal 8vo, cloth gilt, gilt Op, £2 8s. net; In Four Vols., medium 
8vo, half morocco, gilt top, £3 Det. 
~The Standard Work on the British Flora. 
ANNE PRATT’S 
Flowering Plants, 
GRASSES, SEDGES AND FERNS OF GREAT 
BRITAIN. 
Edited and Revised by EDW. STEP, F.L.S. 
Illustrate 1 wi<h 319 Coloured Plates, accurately reproduced 
in the Natural Tims, and Four Black and White Diagrams. 
Royal 8vo, with 1,100 pages. 
ROMANCE OF WILD FLOWERS. 
A Companion to the British Flora 
By EDWARD STEP, F.L.S. 
With upwards ot 200 Illustrations. Ciown 8vo, cloth gilt, 
gilt top, As. 
CHANDOS HOUSE, BEDFORD STREET, STRAND, 
LONDON. 
HANLEY PARK, STAFFORDSHIRE, 
Horticultural Fete, 
JULY 4th and 5th, 1900. 
OVER £500 CASH PRIZES. 
The railway companies will convey exhibits at one fare for 
the double journey provided they lemain the property of the 
exhibitor. 
Gardeners’ Tickets. 
Bona fide gardeners can obtiin 2/6 tickets for r/-, to admit at 
12 o’clock on Wednesday, the 4th. P.O. or stamps value 1/- 
must be i ent with a stamped aud directed envelope not later 
than Monday, July 2nd. 
Schedules on application to J. KENT, Hanley Park. Staffs. 
by SPECIAL 
APPOINTMENT 
TO H.R.H. THE 
PRINCE OF WALES. 
Orchids—Orchids. 
QUANTITY IMMENSE. 
Inspection of our New Range of Houses 
IS CORDIALLY INVITED BY 
HUGH LOW & GO. 
bush hill park, 
MIDDLESEX. 
SATURDAY , JUNE 2nd, 1900. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, June 5th —Royal Horticultural Society: Meeting 
In Drill Hall, James Street, Wes’.minster, S.W. 
If he Unfolding of Leaf and Blossom.— 
A For several days recently the wither¬ 
ing east winds made gardeners and culti¬ 
vators of every persuasion uneasy about 
their fruit trees in the open ; while plants 
under glass were not immune to the baneful 
effects of the wind from that quarter. All 
that has passed and it would seem that no 
very serious damage has been done. The 
fruit trees in the open, naturally, constitute 
the principal source of uneasiness ; while the 
fate of the merely ornamental subjects is 
little more than a sentiment with gardeners. 
First came the Peaches and Apricots, to be 
followed by Plums, Pears and Cherries. 
The blossom in all these cases was profuse ; 
and though, for some reason or other, the 
blossoming of former years was not always 
succeeded by equally satisfactory results, 
the present crop of blossom bids fair to 
equal the fullest anticipations. 
Plums and even the wild Sloe were un¬ 
usually laden with blossom, and at the time 
we were asked by a correspondent to ex¬ 
plain the cause for such a lavish profusion 
of flowers. The question is more easily 
asked than explained; but doubtless the 
causes that conduce to such a result are not 
one but a combination of many. The 
abundance of sunshine and warmth of last 
year ensured the proper maturation of wood, 
and the development of blossom at the ex¬ 
pense of vegetative growth. Had those 
flowers dropped without leaving a goodly 
percentage of embryo fruits behind them,- 
one would naturally seek for a cause. The 
phenomenon is usually explained by the 
improper maturation of the wood, by too 
heavy a crop the previous year, or to the 
blighting influence of late spring frosts. 
Any or all of these causes may have had to 
