April  29,  189?. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
355 
PLANT 
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BARR’S 
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PERENNIALS. 
BARR’S  New  Large-Flowering  PHLOXES. 
25  finest  varieties . 10/6,  15/-,  arid  21/- 
12  „  „  .  6/-,  9/-,  and  12/- 
6  „  „  .  3/-,  4'-,  and  6/- 
CHOICE  MIXED  COLOURS  of  above,  in  great  variety  of 
colour,  for  massing,  &o. ;  per  doz.,  4/6 ;  per  100,  30/. 
BARR’S  DELPHINIUM  S- 
Flnest  Large-flowering  Varieties. 
12  fine  named  sorts . 7/6  and  10/6. 
6  „  „  . 3/6  and  5/6. 
Send  for  BARR’S  DESCRIPTIVE  LISTS  of  the 
most  beautiful  PHLOXES ,  DELPHINIUMS,  PENT- 
STEMONSand  MICHAELMAS  DAISIES  for  Present 
Planting,  free  on  application. 
BARR’S  ‘ROCT GARDEN’ 
Collections  of  HARDY  PLANTS. 
12  distinot  varieties,  5/0  ;  25  distinct  varieties,  10/6. 
BARR  Sc  SONS, 
12  &  13,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden, 
LONDON. 
NURSERIES  — LONG  DITTON,  SURREY. 
STRAWBERRY-ROYAL  SOVEREIGN. 
To  show  the  extent  and  appreciation  th's  variety  is  receiving 
in  Kent,  Mr.  COURT,  of  Belvedere,  had  20.0  last  year, 
and  8000  more  this ;  and  to  show  the  satisfaction  onr  plants 
give,  we  append  : — 
“  John  Bolam  &  Sons,  Alnwick,  April  9,  1897. 
“The  finest  consignment  of  plants  we  hive  ever  had,  and 
your  mode  of  packing  is  the  best.” 
Fine  Runner  Plants,  83.  per  1000  :  for  20,000  and  upwards, 
7s.  per  1000. 
H.  CANNELL  &  SONS,  SWANLEY. 
Vibrio-wide  renown-  striking  Novelties 
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INDOOR  PLANTS, 
Flowering  and  Ornamental  Foliage. 
OUTDOOR  FLOWERING  PLANTS, 
CLXIVXBXlffG  PLANTS,  and 
HERBACEOUS  AND  ROCK  PLANTS. 
NEW  CATALOGUE  of  above  (128  large  Pages), 
with  Descriptions,  Cultural  Directions,  and  prices  of  many 
Hundreds  of  Varieties  of  the  best  In  and  Outdoor  FLOWERING 
and  FOLIAGE  PLANTS  in  cultivation  for  Garden  Decoration. 
This  Catalogue  is  probably  the  largest  and  most  comprehensive 
Plant  List  published  In  the  Kingdom.  Post  Free  for  Three 
Stamps  from 
CLIBRANS’  ^Tlie  Nursery,  ALTRINCHAM 
Or  10  &  12,  MARKET  STREET,  MANCHESTER. 
No.  879.— Vol.  XXXIV.,  Third  Series. 
NEW  FUCHSIAS. 
189  V. 
Mr.  WILLIAM  BULL 
Is  now  sending  out  the  following  splendid  NEW 
FUCHSIAS.  They  are  all  superb  varieties,  and  can 
be  confidently  recommended. 
BALTIC,  short  bright  crimson  tube  and  sepals,  the  latter 
well  reflexed ;  rich  purple  single  corolla,  veined  at  base 
with  crimson. 
LATONA,  short  tube  and  recurved  sepals  of  a  coral  crimson 
colour;  full  double  white  corolla  shaded  at  base  with  deep 
rose. 
LUCIUS,  very  large  and  broad  bright  crimson  sepals,  com¬ 
pletely  reflexed,  tube  short;  large  white  corolla,  veined  with 
,  rose  at  the  base. 
OBERON,  a  charming  light  Fuchsia  with  white  tube  and 
sepals,  the  latter  semi-reflexed  ;  single  corolla,  bright  rosy 
carmine  shaded  magenta. 
OVID,  short  coral-red  tube  and  sepals,  the  latter  broad  and 
well  reflexed ;  immense  double  white  corolla,  shaded 
magenta,  crimson  at  base. 
TRIBUTE,  very  short  tube  and  completely  reflexed  bright 
reddish  crimson  sepals  :  violet-purple  single  corolla,  yeined 
and  shaded  at  base  with  crimson-red. 
NEW  DROOPING  FUCHSIA. 
PENDANT,  a  very  remarkable  variety  of  strikingly  weeping 
or  pendent  growth,  admirably  fitting  it  for  growing  in 
baskets,  &c.  The  flowers,  which  are  abundantly  produced 
in  clusters,  hive  short  tubes  with  long  and  broad  extended 
carmine-pink  sepals ;  corolla,  single  or  semi-double,  rich 
plum  colour,  shaded  with  deep  rose  at  the  base. 
Price  5/-  each,  or  the  Set  of  Seven  for  30/-. 
NEW  FUCHSIAS, 
1896. 
Sent  out  by  Mr.  WILLIAM  BULL. 
BELLONA,  short  tube  and  completely  reflexed  sepals  of  a 
rosy-carmine  colour  ;  large  white  double  corolla,  suffused 
ana  veined  rose-pink. 
CALLIOPE,  large  double  flower  ;  cjrolla,  rich  violet-purple, 
short  tube  and  broad  crimson  sepals. 
CERES,  very  short  orimson  tube  and  sepals,  well  reflexed, 
very  full  spreading  double  corolla,  pale  blush  thickly  mar- 
morated  and  veined  with  deep  pink.  Very  distinct. 
DORIS,  short  tube  and  large  broad  coral-red  sepals  horizon¬ 
tally  extended;  immense  double  coroll.,  petals  reddish- 
purple,  margins  shaded  with  metallic  blue. 
FORTUNA,  short  tube  aud  broad  reflexed  crimson  red  sepals ; 
large  semi-double  white  corolla,  heavily  shaded  rose  and 
marked  crimson  at  the  base. 
IRENE,  short  r*d  tube  and  sepals;  well  reflexed,  single 
reddish-violet  corolla  marked  with  crimson  at  base  and  well 
extended. 
IRIS,  short  tube  and  broad  carmine-crimson  sepals,  large 
double  white  corolla,  shaded  with  rose  and  flaked  rose-pink. 
LEDA,  short  tube  and  very  broad  reddish-crimson  sepals, 
irregularly  reflexed;  corolla  bluish-violet  veined  with 
crimson  and  much  expanded. 
METIS,  short  dark  rose  tube  and  sepals,  the  latter  well 
reflexed  ;  double  white  corolla  marked  deep  rose  at  base. 
ROSALIE,  short  bright  crimson  tube  and  sepals,  horizontally 
extended ;  large  double  white  corolla,  veined  at  the  base 
with  cerise-pink. 
SERENA,  very  short  rosy-pink  tube,  sepals  completely  re¬ 
flexed  ;  immense  double  spreading  corolla,  blush  rose  veined 
with  deep  pink. 
THALIA,  short  tube  and  broad  coral-crimson  sepals,  well 
reflexed ;  semi-double  white  corolla,  the  petals  well  expanded, 
suffused  with  rose  and  veined  crimson  at  the  base. 
Price  2/6  each.  The  Collection  of  Twelve  for  24/- 
WILLIAM  BULL,  F.L.S., 
ESTABLISHMENT' FOR  NEW  AND  RARE  PLANTS, 
536,  KING’S  ROAD,  CHELSEA,  LONDON,  S.W, 
Joupal  of  |}flrttatitmn'. 
THURSDAY,  APRIL  29,  1897. 
SETTING  GRAPES. 
ONCE  more  the  sea»on  is  approaching  when  the 
bulk  of  Grapes  grown  under  glass  will  be  in 
flower.  It  is  an  anxious  time  for  the  cultivator, 
for  a  bad  set  not  only  means  a  partial  loss  of 
crop,  but  also  bunches  which  will  be  an  “eye¬ 
sore”  initead  of  the  “pride”  of  their  grower. 
With  healthy  Vines  well  managed  a  good  set 
with  the  majority  of  varieties  may  generally  be 
insured,  but  a  few  sorts  are  proverbially  incon¬ 
sistent,  as  the  same  cultivator  will  often  have 
the  greatest  difficulty  with  them  in  one  district, 
while  in  another,  though  carrying  out  the  same 
cultural  details,  the  results  will  be  singularly 
satisfactory. 
There  is,  of  course,  always  a  reason  why  this 
is  so,  but  it  is  not  an  easy  matter  to  find  it  out. 
When  the  Vines  are  unhealthy,  old,  or  the  root 
action  sluggish,  a  sufficient  cause  for  failure  may 
at  once  be  advanced,  but  when  the  Vines  are 
right  on  each  of  these  points,  and  the  houses 
kept  at  the  recognised  temperatures,  the  matter 
becomes  somewhat  puzzling.  Some  famous 
Grape  growers  have,  after  much  study  and  close 
observation,  found  out  that  failures  of  this 
description  are  occasionally  caused  by  a  deficiency 
of  lime  in  the  compost  forming  the  borders. 
All  who  have  difficulties  such  as  those  above 
indicated  still  unsolved  would  therefore  do  well 
to  give  their  Vine  borders  a  dressing  of  lime,  to 
be  followed  by  a  thorough  watering,  before  the 
bunches  are  in  flower.  This  is  all  that  can  be 
done  in  that  direction  at  present,  but  the  point 
should  be  borne  in  mind,  and  a  dressing  of  lime 
given  to  the  border  next  autumn. 
In  all  instances  borders  should  be  examined 
just  before  the  flowering  period  to  ascertain  if 
water  is  really  required  ;  if  the  soil  be  slightly 
dry  a  foot  from  the  surface  a  copious  watering 
ought  to  be  given,  but  I  do  not  like  the  practice 
of  watering  as  a  matter  of  course  without  pre¬ 
viously  testing  the  state  of  the  border,  for  should 
this  be  in  a  sodden  condition  an  additional  deluge 
of  water  i9  quite  sufficient  to  ruin  the  prospect 
of  securing  a  good  set.  Over- anxiety  is,  I  fear, 
often  the  real  cause  of  the  failure  of  many  crops. 
The  cultivator  is  so  anxious  to  do  all  in  his  power 
to  attain  startling  results  that  enthusiasm  over¬ 
balances  sound  judgment,  with  disastrous  results. 
No.  2535.--YOL.  XOVI..  OLD  Series. 
