October  17,  1895. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
359 
WEBBS’ 
COLLECTIONS 
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BULBS 
CONSIST  OF  THE  FINEST 
SELECTED 
HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS,  CROCUS, 
LILIES, 
SNOWDROPS, 
&c.,  &c. 
Prices— 5/-,  7/6,  10/6,  15/-,  21/-,  42/-,  63/-, 
and  105/-  each;  Carriage  Free. 
Five  per  Cent.  Discount  for  Cash. 
WEBBS’  BULB  CATALOGUE, 
Beautifully  Illustrated,  Post  Free,  6d.  Gratis  to  Customers. 
Seedsmen  by  Rpyul  Wa?-rants  to  H.M.  THE  QUEEN  and 
H.U.H.  the  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 
[Wordsley,  Stourbridge, 
LORD’S  CARNATIONS. 
Highest  Awards  wherever  Exhibited.  All  the  best  Bizarres, 
Flakes,  Picotees,  Selfs,  Fancies,  and  Yellow  Grounds  in 
commerce.  Having  won  the  leading  prize  at  the  National 
Carnation  Exhibition  (Northern  Section)  for  thirteen  consecutive 
years  (1883  to  1895  inclmive)  is  sufficient  procf  of  the  quality 
of  the  plants.  My  selection,  6/-  and  9/-  per  dozen,  free  for  cash. 
Catalogue  on  application.  Please  mention 
T.  XiORD,  Florist,  TODIVTORDEN'.  this  Paper. 
KENT  THE  GARDEN  OF  ENGLAND. 
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CLOVES  Raby  C-^stle  Redbraes,  Salitbury,  Reynolds  Hole.  Ger¬ 
mania,  and  Mrs.  Muir,  all  at  3s.  6d.  per  dozen.  Malmaison  (Blush) 
and  Uriah  Pike,  6s.  per  dozen.  All  post  free.  Cash  with  order. 
The  Silver  Medals  of  the  Gardening  and  Fores  ry  Exhibition 
and  of  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  have  been  awarded  to 
me  for  Carnations  in  Pots. 
J.  Walborn,  “  Cedars  N  ursery,”  West  Kensington,  W. 
FERNS  SPEcfALITY. 
We  have  an  immense  stock  of  all  kinds  of  Ferns,  Stove,  Green¬ 
house,  Filmy,  Hardj  Exotic,  and  British,  including  many  very 
beautiful  varieties,  rarely  seen  but  which  ought  to  be  more 
generally  grown.  Catalogue  free  on  application. 
w.  &  J.  BIRKENHEAD,  F.R.H.S., 
FERN  NURSERIES,  SALE,  near  MANCHESTER. 
No.  799.— Voi,  XXXL,  THIRD  SERIES. 
EST.A.BI.ZSHED  1832. 
No  Connection  with  any  other  Firm  of  the  same  Name. 
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CHOICE  HARDY  BULBS. 
COLLECTION  “F”FOR  SPRING  GARDENING 
Contains  1025  Bulbs. 
50  Hyacinths,  distinct  colours 
50  Tulips,  single  early 
50  „  double 
25  „  single  late 
20  Narcissus,  Polyanthus 
30  „  iucom  parable 
24  „  Poetious 
24  Anemones,  doub'e 
50  „  single 
400  Crocus,  in  4  distinct  colours 
100  French  Ranunculus 
24  Gladiolus 
50  Snowdrops,  single 
50  Spanish  Iris 
24  Scilia  Siberica 
4  Lilium  Umbellatum 
50  Branthis  Hyemalis 
(Winter  Aconite) 
COLLECTION  “C”  FOR  INDOOR, 
Contains  336  Choice  Bulbs  for  72  Pots  and  Glasses. 
Half  of  either  of  the  above  for  11s. 
The  above  Packages  may  be  had  from  our  AGENTS : 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO,, 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.C., 
On  receipt  of  Cheque  or  Post  Office  Order. 
Our  Descriptive  BULB  CATALOGUE  (104  pages,  in  English), 
containing  PULL  CULTURAL  DIRECTIONS,  will  be 
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direct  at 
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GARMTIONS  AND  PICOTEES. 
Collection  of  C300  of  the  finest 
varieties  in  cultivation. 
Layers  Strong,  Prices  Moderate,  No  Disease,  Lists  Free. 
PRITCHARD  &  SONS,  Nurserymen,  SHREWSBURY. 
Named  Varieties,  2/o  doz.,  20/-  100  ;  Hyacinths,  mixed,  8/-  100  ; 
Roman  Hyacinths,  10/-  100;  Tulips,  double  and  single,  in  10 
named  varieties,  5/-  100  ;  mixed  (for  beds),  1/6  P  0  ;  Crocus,  in 
10  named  varietie.s,  2/-  100  ;  mixed,  7d.  100 ;  Narcissus  Polyan¬ 
thus,  in  10  named  varieties,  5/-  100,  mixed;  single  Anemone, 
mixed  seedlings,  all  colours,  1/3  100;  The  Bride,  1/8  10  ;  double 
Anemone,  mixed,  2/G  100  ;  Ranunculus,  giant  double  French, 
mixed,  1/-  lOU ;  Lilium,  mixed,  in  many  varieties,  8/-  100; 
Gladiolus,  The  Bride  (Colvillei  alba),  1/6  100;  Iris  Angelica, 
mixed,  2/6  100 ;  Iris  Hispanica,  in  fine  mixture,  7 d.  100 ;  Soilla 
Siberica,  1/6  100;  Galanthus  (single  Snowdrops),  1/8  100;  choice 
Ixias,  mixed,  rd.  100. 
Complete  Collection  (H)  for  Indoor,  472  choice  bulbs,  at  £l  ; 
half  this,  11/-.  Collection  D,  for  spring  Gardening,  1454  bulbs, 
at  £1  ;  half  this,  lls.  No  Charge  for  Packing.  All  orders  free 
to  any  railway  station  in  England,  Scotland,  or  Ireland. 
PLEASE  ASK  FOR  FULL,  LI '■T  AT  THE  GROWERS- 
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For  Market  and  Private  Growers. 
Ornamental  Trees,  Shrubs,  &c. 
DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUES  POST  FREE. 
J.  CHEAL  Si,  SONS 
CRAWLEY,  SUSSEX. 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  17,  1895. 
ROSE  ANALYSIS. 
1886—1895. 
■ - 
The  last  metropolitan  exhibition  of  the 
Nalioual  Rose  Society,  which  was  held  at 
the  Crystal  Palace  on  July  6th,  was  not  nearly 
so  extensive  as  several  which  have  preceded  it. 
Indeed,  with  the  exception  of  189.3,  another 
very  dry  and  forward  season,  there  were  fewer 
blooms  staged  than  at  any  similar  show  for 
eight  years.  No  doubt  the  two  principal  reasons 
why  Roses  were  not  more  largely  shown  this 
year  were  the  loss  of  plants  through  the  severity 
of  the  previous  winter,  and  the  drought  and 
forcing  weather  which  followed.  For  the  Rose 
season  of  1895  be  it  remembered  was  a  remark¬ 
ably  early  one,  so  early  that  in  the  warmest 
parts  of  our  islands  many  varieties  were  out  of 
flower  before  the  date  of  the  Crystal  Palace 
exhibition. 
As  our  analysis,  however,  only  takes  into 
account  the  flowers  set  up  in  the  prize  stands 
the  extent  of  a  show  seldom  affects  the  number 
of  Roses  tabulated.  This  year  the  names  of 
1140  Hybrid  Perpetuals  and  674  Teas  were 
taken  down,  or  about  the  average  number  for 
their  respective  sections.  Ten  years  have  now 
elapsed  since  the  first  of  this  series  of  analyses 
appeared  in  the  Journal  of  Horticulture,  and 
during  that  decade  the  names  of  nearly  18,000 
Rose  blooms  have  been  classified  and  arranged 
to  assist  in  their  preparation. 
Mrs.  John  Laing  again  stands  head  and 
shoulders  above  all  other  varieties  in  the  list  of 
Hybrid  Perpetuals  as  an  exhibition  flower,  and  at 
present  there  appears  no  prospect  of  any  other 
H.P.  entering  the  lists  in  serious  rivalry  against 
it.  The  records  of  this  grand  English  Rose 
for  the  last  four  years  have  not  only  been  in 
advance  of  those  of  all  other  varieties,  but  are 
also  surprisingly  consistent,  the  number  of  prize 
stands  in  which  it  appeared  ranging  only 
between  forty-seven  in  1893  and  fifty-one  in 
1894  and  1895.  As  might  have  been  anticipated 
from  the  forward  character  of  the  past  summer 
the  later  flowering  sorts  were,  as  a  rule,  most 
favoured  at  the  last  exhibition.  Now  this,  as  it 
happens,  is  a  fortunate  circumstance  for  the 
present  analysis,  for  during  the  ten  years  covered 
by  it  there  have  been,  I  find,  four  early,  four 
late,  and  two  average  Rose  seasons.  Her  Majesty, 
S.  M.  Eodocanachi,  Prince  Arthur,  Heinrich 
No.  2155.— VoL.  XCIIL,  Old  Series. 
