October  12,  1899. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
305 
BARR’S  SELECTED  BULBS 
For  EARLY  FORCING. 
HYACINTHS,  Dwarf,  White  Roman,  per  100, 
11/6  and  14/6  ;  per  dozen,  1/9  and  2/-. 
POLYANTHUS  NARCISSUS,  Paper  White, 
Early  Snowflake,  per  100,  7/6  ;  per  dozen,  1/3. 
POLYANTHUS  NARCISSUS,  Double  Roman 
per  100,  6/6  ;  per  dozen,  1/3. 
PRINCEPS. — Perianth  sulphur  white,  trumpet 
yellow',  per  1000,  30/- ;  per  100,  3/6. 
•GOLDEN  SPUR. — Large  full  yellow  perianth  and 
trumpet,  per  100,  21/- ;  per  dozen,  3/-. 
HORSFXELDX.  —  White  perianth,  large  yellow 
trumpet,  per  100,  17/6  ;  per  dozen,  2/6. 
BARR’S  BULB  CATALOGUE  contains  a  List  of  all 
the  best  Bulbs  for  forcing  and  Outdoor  Planting,  free 
on  application. 
BARR’S  DAFFODIL  CATALOGUE,  illustrated  with 
original  photographs  taken  at  the  Long  Ditton  Nurseries, 
ami  containing  a  Descriptive  List  of  all  the  finest 
Daffodils  in  cultivation,  and  the  latest  Novelties  for 
1899.  Free  on  application. 
BARR  <&  SONS, 
12  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London,  W.C. 
HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS, 
CROCUS, 
NARCISSUS, 
LTLIUM, 
GLADIOLUS, 
PEONIES, 
IRIS,  &c. 
And  all  other  Bulbous  Roots  and  Plants,  also 
AZALEAS,  FERNS,  RHODO’S,  PALMS,  ROSES,  Ac., 
For  Garden,  Greenhouse,  and  Stove. 
Bulb  orders  of  £5  Carriage  Free  to  destina¬ 
tion  ;  smaller  orders  Free  on  rail  in  various 
seaports  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 
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No  Packing  Charges. 
Complete  Collections  for  IN  or  OUTDOOR  at 
4/6,  8/-,  14/-,  20/-,  40/-,  60/-,  and  100/-. 
In  ordering  please  state  for  which  purpose  required. 
Our  outdoor  20/-  Box  contains  over  1000  Bulbs,  viz.  : — 
40  Hyacinths,  finest  mixed  50  Anemones,  double 
50  Tulips,  single,  early 
50  Tulips,  double,  early 
25  Tulips,  single,  late 
25  Narcissus  poeticus 
12  Narcissus  incompara- 
bilis 
20  Narcissus  Polyanthus 
300  Crocus,  in  3  separate 
colours 
12  Allium  Moly  luteum 
50  Anemones,  single 
24  Gladiolus,  named  var. 
50  Snowdrops 
12  Hyac  Armeniacus 
15  English  Iris 
100  Spanish  Iiis 
75  Ixias 
60  Ranunculus,  French 
50  Ranunculus,  Turban 
25  Sgilla  sibirica 
Illustrated  Catalogues  Gratis  and  Post  Free,  in  English, 
French,  or  German,  from  the  Growers, 
VAN  MEERBEEK  &  CO., 
“  H  ”  Department, 
HILLEGOM,  HOLLAND 
ESTABLISHED  1852. 
By  Special 
Appointment 
to  H.R.H.  the 
Prince  of  Wales. 
ORCHIDS.— ORCHIDS. 
QUANTITY  IMMENSE. 
Inspection  of  our  New  Range  of  Houses 
IS  CORDIALLY  INVITED  BY 
UIIPU  I  nui  Si  Pll  bush  HILL  PARK 
VlUUn  LUfff  Ob  uUij  Middlesex. 
GRAPE  VINES. 
Strong  Canes  Now'  Ready.  All  Varieties.  Fruiting  Canes 
10/6  each,  Planting  5/-. 
STRAWBERRIES 
Now  Ready.  Immense  Stock.  Clean,  healthy  stuff.  In 
small  pots,  or  runners. 
See  Special  List  Post  Free  .on  application. 
B.  S.  WILLIAMS  &  SON 
Victoria  &  Paradise  Nurseries,  UPPER  HOLLOWAY. 
Mr.  WEGUELIN  desires  to  give  notice  that  his  CAR¬ 
NATIONS  are  now  ready  for  immediate  delivery.  All  the 
Newest  and  Best  Varieties  for  the  Border  or  Con¬ 
servatory  will  be  found  in  his  CATALOGUE  for  1899, 
with  “  Hints  on  Carnation  Culture,”  post  free  3  stamps. 
NEW  SEED  Now'  Ready.  Own  saving  from  the  best 
Exhibition  varieties,  2/6  100,  or  250  5/-,  post  free,  with 
cultural  notes. 
H.  W.  WEGUELIN,  f.r.h.s.,  DAWLISH,  DEVON 
WEST’S  PATENT 
GARDEN  SPECIALITIES. 
WEST’S  PATENT 
VAPOURISING 
FUMIGATOR. 
Best  and  Cheapest,  for  being 
made  of  brass  and  zinc  will  last 
for  years.  The  stove  only  re¬ 
quires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate 
the  asbestos,  so  may  be  used 
thousands  of  times  without 
w'ick  or  further  trouble  than 
filling  it,  Price  6d.  complete 
to  vaporise  up  to  2500  cubic  ft. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF 
NICOTINE.’’ —  Not  being  a 
chemical  compound,  but  guar¬ 
anteed  pure  nicotine,  it  is 
impossible  for  anything  to  be 
better.  7d.  per  1000  cubic  ft. 
PLANT  POT  CROCKS. — When  one  is  placed  over  the 
drainage  hole  it  prevents  slugs,  worms,  &c.,  from  damaging 
the  plant,  and  forms  a  perfect  drainage,  keeping  the  compost 
from  going  sour;  fits  all  pots,  and  wi'l  last  a  lifetime. 
4/6  per  gross.  Samples  free. 
For  particulars  of  West’s  Patent  Ivorine  Labels  of  every 
description  ;  Soft  Metal  Tree  Fasteners  ;  S.M.  Plant  Clips  ; 
Plant  Grip  Stakes;  Flower  Grip  Holders  ;  Waterproof  Ink 
for  labels  ;  Gardener’s  Fountain  Pens  ;  Glazing  Staples  ; 
Plant  Swivels,  &c.  See  New  Illustrated  Catalogue  post  free. 
Samples  free,  postage  for  samples  and  goods  extra. 
Gratis,  “  Orchid  Culture,”  2nd  Edition,  postage  2d. 
A  Treatise  on  the  Cultivation  of  Orchids,  giving  all  par¬ 
ticulars  of  their  requirements  ;  also  Catalogue,  &c. 
THE  LEEDS  ORCHID  COMPANY,  ROUNDHAY,  LEEDS. 
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 
Seedsmen,  or  direct  from  the  makers,  WM.  THOMSON  and 
SONS,  Ltd.,  Tweed  Vineyard,  Clovenfords,  Galashiels, 
N.B.  Price  Lists  and  Testimonials  on  Application.  1  cwt. 
and  upwards  Carriage  Paid  to  all  stations  in  Britain  and 
Ireland  London  Agent — Mr.  J.  George,  14,  Redgrave 
Road,  Putney.  Agent  for  Channel  Islands — Mr.  J.  H. 
Parsons,  Market  Place,  Guernsey.  Also  THOMSON’S 
SPECIAL  CHRYSANTHEMUM  MANURE.  £  cwt 
Carriage  Paid  to  all  Stations  in  Britain  and  Ireland 
TREE  TOPPING. —  Dangerous  Trees  Lopped, 
Topped,  and  Taken  Down  by  Experienced  Men. 
Distance  no  object.  —  J.  CARNE,  Steam  Saw  Mills, 
Tooting,  Surrey. 
VINE  CULTURE  UNDER  GLASS.- 
By  J.  R.  Pearson,  The  Nurseries,  Cbilwall,  near 
Nottingham.  Price  1/- ;  post  free,  1/1.  Fifth  Elation. 
Office  :  12,  Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  E.C. 
Greenhouses  trom  £3  5 vineries, 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  &c. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and 
H.R.H.  the  Prince  of  W'ales. 
POTTER,  HAWTHORN  &  CO.,  London  Works, 
READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
THURSDAY,  OCTOBER  12,  1899. 
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  be  addressed  to  8,  Rose 
Hill  Rd.,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
MALMAISON  CARNATIONS. 
THESE  Carnations  are,  perhaps,  the  most  popular 
flowers  of  the  day.  Everybody  who  possesses 
a  garden  talks  about  them,  arid  even  those  who  have 
no  facilities  for  their  culture  are  charmed  with  their 
beauty  and  fragrance.  Those  who  have  glass  must 
have  Malmaison  Carnations.  The  amateur  with 
his  small  greenhouse  tries  his  hand,  and  if  successful 
displays  no  mean  pride  when  the  flower  is  in  his 
buttonhole,  while  the  cottager  with  his  erection 
made  out  of  two  old  broken  greenhouse  lights  and 
a  flue  of  drain-pipes,  strives  for  the  prizes  in  the 
local  cottage  shows. 
This  is  the  time  when  the  cultivation  of  the 
plants  should  commence  by  obtaining  well-rooted, 
strong,  healthy  clean  layers.  Weak  layers  are 
better  than  none,  if  clean,  but  special  treatment 
and  care  must  he  given.  There  is  a  tendency,  if 
the  constitution  has  been  weakened  by  improper 
methods  of  culture,  for  the  plants  to  spindle  and 
flower,  hut  they  frequently  fail  to  make  grass  for 
layers.  This,  was  the  rock  on  which  we  first 
failed  ;  the  plants  were  weak,  and  potted  in  poor 
material.  I  recently  heard  of  a  large  grower  who 
wanted  a  new  stock,  as  his  plants  had  failed  to 
produce  grass,  and  I  was  not  surprised  to  hear 
this,  as  tsvo  years  ago  the  stock  was  extremely 
weak  and  the  treatment  pursued  was  most 
unsuitable.  Every  bit  of  puny  grass  had  been 
layered  for  stock. 
The  enormous  demand  for  Malmaisons  has 
resulted  in  a  large  number  of  varieties  being.placed 
on  the  market,  some  of  which  are  good,  others 
promising,  while  several  are  not  worth  house  loom, 
though  they  may  have  been  commendable  in  the 
first  instance  as  a  break  for  colour  from  the  three 
or  four  existing  varieties.  It  is  useless  nowadays 
to  multiply  varieties  of  inferior  merit. 
Long  lists  for  beginners  are  confusing,  anil  even 
to  old  practitioners  they  are  bewildering.  "VN  e 
took  up  a  catalogue  the  other  day,  and  could 
scarcely  recognise  an  old  friend  in  it.  In  a  large 
collection  we  saw  recently  King  Oscar  was  the  only 
one  selected,  although  a  few  of  the  others  when 
well  grown  may  prove  invaluable  for  their  colour. 
No.  2663.— Vol.  CL.  Old  Series. 
No.  1067. -Vol.  XXXIX.,  Third  Series. 
