August 26, 1S05. 
THE Q ARDEN IN (i WORLD 
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OTHER PEOPLE'S GARDENS 
IV.—Bear Place. 
Bear Place is another of the line old coun¬ 
try houses in the east part of Berkshire, and 
is beautifully-situated near Bowsey Hill, the 
highest point in the district. It is one of the 
few places that was once surrounded by a 
moat for the better protection of its residents. 
The moat is still in existence, but does not 
now completely encircle the mound on which 
the house is built, and is only used for supply¬ 
ing water for garden and farm purposes. 
H. F. Nicholl, Esq., the present owner, has 
made several alterations and additions to the 
mansion, and Mr. Jas. Withers, his head 
gardener, has enlarged and improved the gar¬ 
den and grounds very considerably during 
the last few years. This is especially the 
case in what is known as the Rose and herba¬ 
ceous gardens. In the former, large beds 
have been cut out of the turf and made up 
specially for growing Roses. Most of the best 
sorts, including the latest, are doing well, 
and when I visited were in their beauty. 
There is not a large amount of glass, but 
Primulas, Cyclamen, Cinerarias, Carnations, 
and Violets are specialities with Mr. Withers, 
and he certainly has fine specimens of each 
in their season. The kitchen garden is a very 
good one, and has had several additions made 
to it, all kinds of vegetables doing well. This 
year Strawberries have been a very heavy 
crop, and Raspberries have been exceedingly 
prolific. H. C. 
TRADE NOTICE. 
Messrs. Hogg and Robertson at St. 
Helens, Booterstown. 
Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, the King’s 
seedsmen, 22, Mary Street, and Rush, co. 
Dublin, had a magnificent display of Gladioli, 
Montbretias, and Sweet Peas at the flower 
show of the R.H.S. of Ireland, for which they 
were deservedly awarded the society’s Gold 
Medal. The Gladioli included the firm’s new 
selections — viz., Leinster, Ulster, Munster, 
Connaught, and Hibernia. The range of 
colour in these was very fine indeed, and 
created quite a sensation, the blue, yellow, 
and purple shades of the Leinster and Con¬ 
naught collections being quite the talk of the 
show among the many enthusiastic flower - 
loving visitors. This enterprising firm are to 
be congratulated on the success of their efforts 
to bring this beautiful and useful race of 
autumn flowers into some sort of convenient 
compass, and that it is likely to be appreciated 
by the gardening public is evidenced by the 
great interest taken in the exhibit on the 
11th inst. A little booklet entitled “ New 
Hybrid Gladioli,” distributed on the stand, 
fully explained the system so successfully 
adopted by the firm. Montbretias, also very 
fine, were much admired, such varieties as 
Germania, Rayon d’Or, Fleuve Jaune, and 
Bouquet Parfait were noted as being par¬ 
ticularly good, showing still' further the apt¬ 
ness of the title “ Holland in Ireland,” now so 
universally applied to the Rush Bulb Farm. 
A representative collection of Sweet Peas was 
also shown, including all the latest and bes 
varieties. 
Rockefeller, the richest of American million¬ 
aires, remembers a time when he was hired 
out to dig Potatos at six shillings a week. 
The Editor invites enquiries, which may cover 
any branch of gardening. Questions should be as 
brief as possible and written on one side of the paper 
only ; a separate sheet of paper should be used for 
each question. Readers are invited to give their 
fellow gardeners the benefit of their experience by send¬ 
ing supplementary replies—see Prize Competitions. 
Replies cannot be sent by post. 
Garden Plans .—Gardeners who would make the 
best use of this column are invited to prepare and 
forward to us a rough outline drawing or plan of their 
Strawberries After Fruiting. 
I have a bed of Strawberries that have done 
fruiting. Will it be wise to transplant them now? 
Will I gain by doing it now or waiting until next 
spring? (Constant Reader.) 
Strawberries in the open ground should never 
be transplanted. They are worthless for all 
further planting. They should be left in the 
same ground until they have ceased to bear profit¬ 
ably, then the ground should be trenched and the 
Strawberries turned into the bottom of the trench. 
Possibly what you want to know is when and 
how to make a fresh plantation. Only well- 
rooted runners should be employed for making a 
fresh plantation of Strawberries, and the sooner 
you can make a plantation after this the better. 
Indeed, they ought to be planted without further 
delay. What you should do is to lift rooted 
runners and make a fresh plantation from them. 
Previous to lifting them you should trench and 
heavily manure a fresh piece of ground for the 
intended plantation. After the soil has settled 
about a week, you may tread it down firmly along 
the line where you intend to plant, and put in 
the runners about 18 in. apart in the lines and 
2 ft. from line to line. There are, however, dif¬ 
ferent kinds of Strawberries requiring different 
treatment. There have been several good articles 
on the planting of Strawberries recently in The 
Gardening World, and “ Constant Reader ” 
should be able to make up his mind as to the 
method best suited for his purpose. We do not 
think you have clearly stated what you actually 
want to know, because the answer must be so 
different according to the circumstances and the 
varieties which you cultivate. If you think the 
matter over, and let us know more definitely, we 
will endeavour to help you. 
Substitute for Crocuses. 
My small flower garden faces west, is sheltered 
from the east by the house, and partly sheltered 
from the north by a high hedge. Last year I 
grew Crocuses, but I want a change this winter. 
Kindly say what kind of flowers will be suitable 
for it, so as to get winter blossoms and make it 
look nice. (C. H. Murton.) 
The Winter Aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) would 
come into bloom during February, and if 
planted all over the ground at command, would 
form an interesting picture at that early period of 
the year. The flowers are cup-shaped and bright 
yellow, but more like a Buttercup than a Crocus. 
In a small garden, however, we should not care 
to occupy the whole of the space with Winter 
Aconite, because, as a rule, by the end of 
February, it passes out of bloom if the winter 
has been a mild one. There would be a complete 
break between that and the summer flowers in 
June. You might plant a portion of the garden 
—a clump or a bed—of this plant on account 
of its earliness. The rest we should plant with 
early flowering Daffodils. Some of the best of 
them for this "purpose are Golden Spur, Tenby 
Daffodil, Henry Irving. Trumpet Major, and 
others of that class. Very fine Daffodils that 
gardens, indicating the position of beds and lawnse 
the character and height of the fence or wall ; position 
of vegetable garden, orchard, etc. The north side of 
the garden and any overshadowing buildings should 
be denoted. It should also be stated whether the 
garden is flat or on a declivity, and all large trees 
should be marked. Particulars of the nature of the 
soil will also help us to give satisfactory replies. 
When such plans are received they will be carefully 
filed, with the name and address of the sender, and 
will be consulted by the Editor whenever an enquiry 
is sent. 
flower a little later are Bicolor Horsfieldi, Em¬ 
press, and Emperor. The two previous ones 
would be classed amongst the white and yellow 
coloured Daffodils, while Emperor is wholly 
yellow. Some of the medium crown Daffodils 
are highly deserving of a place, and amongst 
them we should plant Gloria Mundi, Sir Watkin, 
Cynosure, Stella, and Stella superba. These 
are a few out of the very large number that 
are available, and they will give you a fair 
succession from the Tenby Daffodil till the 
latest forms, such as Sir Watkin and Gloria 
Mundi, come into bloom. We cannot imagine 
what your taste would be in Daffodils, but there 
are various others with small flowers, but ex¬ 
tremely interesting, and altogether different from 
any of those which we have named. The Cam- 
pernelle, for instance, produces a cluster of 
flowers, and keeps in bloom for a long time. 
Weed. Killing. 
Does your publication deal with weed killing? 
My garden is overrun with fifteen years’ growth 
of weeds. (C. E. Smith.) 
We are not at all certain as to your idea of 
killing weeds. It all depends upon the kind of 
weeds as to the methods to be adopted in de¬ 
stroying them. Our first notion would be to 
trench the garden at least 2 ft. deep. During 
this operation it can be manured by the incorpo¬ 
ration of manure as the work of trenching goes 
on. If the weeds are of an annual kind they 
will easily be destroyed by turning the top spit 
into the bottom of the open trench and then 
digging the rest of the soil over the weeds. If 
the ground is infested, however, with other peren¬ 
nial weeds with long, trailing underground stems 
like the Bearbind, field Sow Thistles, and field 
Thistles we should make a point of forking out 
all those roots carefully as the work of trench¬ 
ing goes on. If a skilled workman or gardener 
is employed to do this work, the garden should 
practically be made almost free from weeds the 
first season as far as the coarser kinds are con¬ 
cerned. The annual weeds must, however, have 
filled the ground with seeds, and every time it 
is dug you are almost certain to have a fresh 
crop of such annual weeds. Neglect has cer¬ 
tainly to be paid for in diligent and long-con¬ 
tinued exertion, to get the ground in a properly 
clean condition. If you have any particular diffi¬ 
culties with any of these weeds you should 
specify tue same, and we shall endeavour to 
help you. 
An Address. 
Please give “ Aberdeen ” the address of Mr. 
E. S. Dodwell in your next issue of The Garden¬ 
ing World and oblige. 
Mr. .Dodwell has been dead for a number of 
years. 
Best Flowering 1 Ontdoor Plants. 
Kindly say which are the best flowering outdoor 
plants to put in now to bloom shortly. (Thus. 
Willett.) 
