May  3,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
365 
SPECIAL  CHEAP  OFFER 
OF 
GLADIOLI 
FOR  PRESENT  PLANTING. 
BARR’S  LARGE  FLOWERED 
GLADIOLUS  GANDAVENSIS, 
■  Having  bold  spikes  of  large  handsome  flowers  in  August 
and  September. 
Three  each  of  20  choice  named  varieties .  15/- 
Three  ,,  12  „  „  9/- 
Owe  ..  12  „  „  3/6 
BARR  S  CHOICEST  STRAIN  in  mixture,  a  great  variety 
of  brilliant  colours,  per  100,  12/-  ;  per  doz.,  1/8. 
GLADIOLUS  BRENCHLEYENSIS, 
Producing  large  handsome  Vermilion-Scarlet  flowers  in 
August,  a  little  earlier  than  the  Gandavensis  varieties. 
NEW  HYBRID 
BUTTERFLY  GLADIOLI. 
A  handsome  race  of  Gladioli,  distinct  in  form  and  markings 
from  the  Gandavensis  varieties.  The  colours  are  beautiful, 
and  the  large  blotches  on  the  lower  petals  strikingly  attrac¬ 
tive.  Flowering  July  to  August. 
Three  each  of  12  beautiful  varieties .  12/- 
One  „  12  ,,  .  5/- 
BULBS  IN  FINE  CONDITION. 
EARLY  ORDERS  SOLICITED. 
PREPAID  ORDERS  SENT  CARRIAGE  FREE. 
BARR  Sl  sons, 
12  &  13,  KIRG  ST.,  COYEST  GJRDEN,  LORDON. 
FRUIT  TREES  IN  iPUTS. 
FINE  BUSHES  OF/J 
APPLES,  PEARS,  AND|;PLUMS,  “ 
Well  set  with  bloom  for  the  present  year’s  fruiting,  42/-  to 
•®0/-  per  dozen.  GRAPE  VINES  in  pots,  2/6  to  10/6  each. 
FIGS  in  pots,  2/6  to  7/6  each. 
WM.  PAUL  &  SON,  Waltham  Cross.  HERTS. 
Dahlias  i  i  dahlias  i  !  dahlias  !  i— To 
make  a  fine  show  middle  of  July  onwards.  Onr 
selection  (named  sorts).  Choice  Cactus  7/6  and  4/6  a  doz. 
Show,  Fancy,  and  Pom.,  4/6  a  doz.  Awards  of  Honour,  see 
Catalogue,  on  application. — DEVON  CHRYSANTHEMUM 
N  URSERY,  (F.  C.  Fowle),  Teignmouth. 
rORMICICIDE  :ANT  DESTROYER. 
Effectually  destroy.s  ants  in  greenhouses  and  else¬ 
where.  Sold  in  bottles,  1/-,  1/6,  and  4/-. 
CORRY  &  CO.,  Ltd.,  Finsbury  Street,  London,  E.C. 
To  be  obtained  from  all  Seedsmen. 
All  who  wish  grand  results  should 
use  THOMSON’S  IMPROVED  VINE,  PLANT  and 
VEGETABLE  MANURE.  This  valuable  Manure  is  yearly 
.growing  in  public  favour.  Can  be  had  of  all  Nursery  and 
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:SON8,  Ltd.,  Tweed  Vineyard,  Clovenfords,  Galashiels, 
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■Cisterns,  Pumps,  Baths,  &c.  -  JONES  &  ATTVVOOD, 
•Stourbridge. _ _ 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  SpeciaUy  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture ;  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
'taving  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
^pply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacturers— 
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THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  RODNDHAY,  LEEDS 
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•  READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
Joluiiiiil  Ilf  ^ortiiiultm[e. 
THURSDAY,  MAY  3,  1900. 
The  Journal  of  Horticulture  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  St., 
London,  post  free  for  a  Quarter,  3/9.  Editorial 
communications  must  he  addressed  to  12,  Mitre 
Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London. 
Royal  Horticultural  Society. 
The  Council  and  Fellows. 
UDGING  from  the  pleasantly 
delivered  speech  or  speeches  of  Sir 
Trevor  Lawrence,  the  pres  dent  of 
the  society,  at  the  Special  General 
Meeting  last  week,  there  could  not 
he  a  doubt  that  the  Council  desired  to 
ascertain  the  views  of  the  large 
number  of  Fellows  present  on  the  im¬ 
portant  subjects  before  them,  and  to  act 
in  accordance  with  the  wishes  of  the  majority. 
But  while  this  was  so,  it  was  not  less  apparent 
that  a  difference  of  opinion  existed  as  to  the  order 
and  completeness  in  which  the  propositions  of  the 
governing  body  should  be  set  forth  for  consideration. 
Though  the  conclave  terminated  happily  a 
somewhat  different  result  might  have  ensued  if  a 
much  less  conciliatory  chairman  than  Sir  Trevor 
had  presided  over  it.  That  some  of  the  observations 
made  were  of  a  provocative  character  no  impartial 
person  who  heard  them  could  deny,  while  time  was 
wasted  and  confusion  created  by  not  the  mildest 
possible  arguments  against  fancied  grievances  that 
had  no  existence.  This  last  ambiguity  would  not, 
however,  have  happened  had  clear  and  definite 
statements,  such  as  were  expected,  been  placed 
before  the  meeting. 
It  did  tot  seem  to  have  occurred  to  the  Council 
that  the  Meeting  would  want  to  know  some 
particulars  of  the  different  localities  that  bad  been 
deemed  worthy  of  examination  for  the  purpose  of 
selecting  a  site  for  a  new  garden,  and  why  they 
were  regarded  as  unsuitable.  Nor  on  the  contrary 
did  the  Meeting  anticipate  that  the  Council,  a 
body  loyal  to  the  Society  and  possessing  busi¬ 
ness  capacity,  would  be  likely  to  commit  the 
Society  to  the  purchase  of  any  estate  in  the  absence 
of  specific  information  bearing  on  its  supposed 
advantages,  the  amount  of  purchase  money,  the 
estimate  of  outlay  in  preparation  and  furnishing, 
as  well  as  the  approximate  annual  outlay  in 
maintenance. 
It  is  to  be  supposed  that  documentary  evidence 
on  all  essential  points  is  in  possession  of  the 
No.  2692.— VOL.  CII.,  Old  Series. 
