JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
295 
October  20,  1898. 
3nd  for  BARR’S  DAFFODIL  CATALOGUE,  illustrated 
with  original  photographs  taken  at  the  Long  Ditton 
Nurseries,  and  containing  a  Descriptive  List  of  all  the 
finest  Daffodils  in  cultivation,  and  the  latest  Novelties 
■  for  1898.  Free  on  application. 
A  Few  Fine  Sorts  for  Pots  or  Outdoors, 
(OLDEN  SPUR,  a  fine  large  deep  golden  yellow  variety, 
per  100  21/-,  per  doz.  3/-. 
IENRY  IRVING,  one  of  the  earliest,  very  large  flower, 
fine  deep  golden  yellow,  per  100  21/-,  per  doz.  3/-. 
)UEEN  OF  SPAIN,  very  beautiful  delicate  soft  yellow, 
a  with  reflexing  petals,  per  100  17/6,  per  doz.  2/6. 
1ICOLOR  HORSEFIELDI,  petals  pure  white,  trumpet 
;  golden,  handsome,  very  early,  per  100  17/6,  per  doz.  2/6. 
NCOMPARABILIS  SIR  WATKIN,  a  very  handsome 
—  large  flower,  petals  sulphur,  cup  rich  orange  yellow, 
per  100  25/-,  per  doz.  3/6. 
1ARRI  CONSPICUUS,  broad  yellow  petals,  cup  con¬ 
spicuously  edged  bright  orange  scarlet,  a  beauty  and  a 
general  favourite,  per  100  17/6,  per  doz.  2/9. 
iEEDSII,  MRS.  LANGTRY,  broad  white  petals,  large 
white  cup,  edged  canary  yellow  and  much  crinkled,  a 
pretty  Daffodil  and  very  free,  per  100  35/-,  per  doz.  5/6. 
1RIANDRUS  ALBUS  (“Angel's  Tears”),  a  gem  on 
rockwork,  pretty  cream-coloured  flowers,  petals  reflexed, 
-  per  100  8/6,  per  doz.  1/3. 
•OETICUS  POETARUM,  the  most  beautiful  of  the 
white  Poets’  Daffodils,  per  100  12/6,  per  doz.  1/9. 
iARR’S  GENERAL  BULB  CATALOGUE,  containing 
a  Descriptive  List  of  the  best  Bulbs  and  Tubers  for 
Autumn  Planting,  and  a  List  of  Bulbs  and  Plants  for 
Early  Forcing.  Free  on  application. 
BARR  So  SONS, 
A2  &  13  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  London. 
JIOSES!  ROSES! 
The  Best  and  Cheapest  in  the  World, 
it 2  Acres  of  Roses.  100,000  grand  plants  to  select  from.  40 
choice  dwarf  Perpetuals  for  21/-;  20  choice  Standards  or 
Half-Standards  for  21/-;  purchaser’s  selection.  50  Dwarfs, 
-unnamed,  12/6.  The  following  are  my  selection,  carriage  free : 
12  choice  Teas  and  Noisettes,  9/-;  6  Marechal  Niels,  5/-;  12 
choice  Climbing,  7/-;  12  best  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  dwfs.,  7/-; 
6  lovely  Yellow  Roses,  5/-;  6  Gloire  de  Dijons,  4/6;  6  beautiful 
Fairy  Roses,  4/-;  6  choice  Moss  Roses,  4/-;  6  old  Cabbage 
Roses,  4/-;  6  old-fashioned  Roses,  4/-;  6  Crimson  Monthly 
Roses,  3/6  ;  6  Pink  Monthly  Roses,  2/6  ;  6  White  Monthly 
Roses,  3/6  ;  6  quick-growing  Climbing  Roses,  2/6  ;  12  Sweet 
Briars,  3/-.  All  for  Cash  with  order.  Thousands  of  testi¬ 
monials.  Catalogues  free. 
TAMES  WALTERS,  Rose  Grower,  EXETER 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
PIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
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ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  3d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
SAWBRIDGEWORTH,  HERTS. 
C3ARLOW  STATION,  G.E.R. 
No.  956.— Vol  XXXVII.,  Third  .Series. 
VEITCH’S 
GENUINE  BULBS 
VEITCH’S  COLLECTIONS 
Of  HYACINTHS, 
Selected  from  tbe  most  distinct  named 
varieties. 
VEITCH’S  COLLECTIONS 
Of  DAFFODILS, 
Embracing  the  finest  of  each  section. 
VEITCH’S  COLLECTIONS 
Of  TULIPS, 
Containing  the  most  effective  kinds  for  pots 
For  details  see  CATALOGUE,  forwarded 
post  free  on  application. 
JAMES  YEITCH  &  SONS,  Ltd, 
ROYAL  EXOTIC  NURSERY, 
CHELSEA,  LONDON,  S.W. 
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delivery,  and  that  on  and  after  Sept,  29th,  his  address  will  he 
DAWLISH,  DBVOM. 
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price  1/-;  free  by  post,  1/3.— Journal  of  Horticulture 
Office,  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
Greenhouses  from  £3  5/-;  vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  Ac. 
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THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  20,  1898. 
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ROSE  ANALYSIS. 
(1891—1898). 
THE  Rose  season  of  the  present  year  proved  an 
unusually  backward  one,  owing  to  the  low 
temperatures  that  prevailed  during  the  greater 
part  of  May  and  June.  For  the  requirements  of 
our  aualysis  a  late  season  was  much  wanted  to 
keep  the  balance  true  between  the  early  and  late 
varieties  of  Roses,  there  having  been  in  recent 
years  a  succession  of  more  or  less  forward  summers 
In  fact,  I  have  only  been  waiting  for  a  decided 
break  in  this  succession  of  forward  seasons  in 
order  to  shorten  somewhat  the  period  over  which 
this  series  of  records  has  now  extended: 
After  carefully  weighing  one  consideration  with 
another,  I  have  decided  this  year  to  restrict  the 
analysis  to  the  last  eight  Crystal  Palace  exhibi¬ 
tions  of  the  National  Rose  Society  instead  of 
going  back  to  the  full  thirteen  years  for  which 
data  are  available.  If  it  were  not  for  the  intro¬ 
duction  of  new  varieties  the  period  chosen  could 
not  well  be  too  long.  It  will,  however,  be  readily 
understood  how  these  new  comers,  gradually 
elbowing  their  way  upwards  year  after  year,  must 
to  a  certain  extent  influence  the  exhibition  of 
many  of  their  older  brethren,  and  particularly 
those  of  the  same  or  a  similar  colour :  conse¬ 
quently,  if  the  tables  are  to  be  kept  strictly  up 
to  date,  a  moderately  long  period  must  yield  more 
comparable  results  than  one  which  is  unduly 
extended. 
It  must  not  he  imagined  that  the  change  this 
year  introduced  will  in  any  way  seriously  alter 
the  relative  positions  of  the  different  Roses  in  the 
tables.  To  test  this  I  have  calculated  the  averages 
for  the  first  twelve  established  varieties  in  the  list  of 
H.P.’s  both  ways,  and  find  that  the  positions  of  six 
of  these  would  remain  unchanged  whichever  way 
reckoned,  while  four  others  would  rise  or  fall  only 
one  place,  and  the  remaining  two  but  two  (  laces. 
Taking  the  tables  as  a  whole,  I  should  say  that 
never  before  have  the  different  varieties  been 
quite  as  satisfactorily  graded,  one  reason  tor  this 
being  that  80  per  cent,  of  them  have  been  in  general 
cultivation  by  exhibitors  throughout  the  whole  of 
the  eight  years. 
No.  2612.— Vol.  XC1X.,  Old  .Series. 
