September  2,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
209 
BARRS 
SELBCTED 
BULBS 
For  Farly  Forcing. 
HYACINTHS— Dwarf  White  Roman 
Per  100,  10/6  and  15/-  ;  per  doz.,  1/6  and  2/3. 
POLYANTHUS  NARCISSUS- 
Paper  White  Early  Snowflake.  Per  100, 
8/6  ;  per  dcz  ,  1/6. 
POLYANTHUS  NARCISSUS- 
Double  Roman.  Per  100,  6/6  ;  per  doz  ,  1/3. 
BARR’S  DAFFODILS 
For  EARLY  FORCING. 
PRINOEPS. — Perian^^b  sulphur  white,  trumpet 
yellow.  Per  1000,  30/-  ;  per  100,  3/6. 
GOLDEN  SPUR. — Larpe  full  yellow  perianth 
and  trumpet.  Per  100,  21/-  ;  per  doz,,  3/-. 
HORSEFIELDII. — White  perianth,  la’-ge  yellow 
trumpet.  Per  100,  15/-  ;  per  doz.,  2/3. 
VW  For  other  ^'forcing"  Daffodils,  see  BARR’S 
Daffodil  Catalogue,  Dee  on  application. 
BARR  SONS, 
12  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London 
RIVERS’ 
FRUIT  TREES, 
Roses,  Vines, 
FIGS,  ORANGES, 
AND 
Orchard-House  Trees. 
A  LARGE  AND  SELECT  STOCK 
ALWAYS  ON  VIEW. 
ILLUSTRATED  AND  DESCRIPTIVE  CATALOGUE, 
Post  Free,  8d. 
THOMAS  RIVERS  &  SON, 
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Oontaining  List  of  all  the  best  varieties  of 
Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Crocus,  Liliums,  Daffodils,  Snowdrops, 
Iris,  PsBonies,  &c.,  free  on  application. 
Please  compare  our  Prices,  before  sending  your  Orders  abroad. 
WATKINS  &  SIMPSON 
Sbbd  and  Bulb  Merchants, 
Bxeter  Street,  STRAWB,  X.OID’SON',  W.C. 
PEARSDH’S  bulbs. 
Special  Offer  for  Early  Delivery. 
Lllium  Candldum,  first  size,  9  inches,  10s.  100 ;  Is.  6d. 
dozen;  extra,  10  inches,  14s.  100;  2s.  dozen. 
Early  Roman  Hyacinths,  first  size,  10s.  100;  SOs.  1000; 
extra,  5  to  6  inches,  12s.  100;  100s.  1000. 
Early  Italian  Hyacinths,  White,  Ss.  100 ;  Is.  3d.  dozen. 
Narcissus  Totus  Albas  (Paper  White),  extra  size,  6s. 
100 ;  36s.  1000. 
Narcissus  Totus  Albus  Grandiflorus,  7s.  100 ;  50s. 
1000. 
Narcissus  Double  Roman,  extra,  Ss.  100;  Is.  dozeu. 
Freesla  RefTacta  Alba,  extra,  5s.  100 ;  35s.  1000, 
Gladiolus  Colvllli,  The  Bride,  2s.  100 ;  15s.  1000. 
Named  Hyacinths,  from  2s.  dozen. 
Spanish  Iris,  finest  mixed,  Is.  fid.  100;  10s.  1000. 
Home-grown  Garden  Narcissi,  a  great  speciality. 
Catalogues  Free.  Carriage  paid  on  orders  of  20«. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
Chilwell  Nurseries,  NOTTS. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
ALL  THE  BEST  KINDS,  New  and  Old. 
Stock  unsurpassed  for  Quality,  Variety, 
or  Extent. 
Price!  List  of  Strawberries  (also  all  other  Published  Lists) 
free  on  application. 
DICKSONS  Nurseries,  CHESTER 
Dutch  bulbs.— e.  h.  krelage  &  son’s 
Descriptive  Cataloaue  for  1897,  wi'h  Noveltv  Supplement 
BOW  ready,  and  may  b“  had  free  on  application.  Please  compare 
prices.  No  packing  charges.  Easy  terms  for  free  delivery.  Our 
£  I  Forcing  Collection  contains  .‘too  Bulbs.  £l  Outdoor  Collection, 
1075  Bulbs.— Bloemhof  Nurseries,  Haarlem,  Holland. 
GREENHOUSE  CLEARANCE  SALE— Half 
V I  Prices.  7  by  6,  Lean-to,  SSs.  6d. ;  Span,  38s.  Gd. ;  10  by  6,  42.s , 
50a. ;  10  by  8,  528.  6,1«  58s,  Gd, ;  14  by  6,  52s.  6d.,65s.  ;  14  by  10,  IS*., 
87s.  Gd.;  20  by  10.  95-.,  £5  19s.  garden  FRAMES,  8s.  9.1., 
14s.  Gl.,  228.  Gd.  FOWL  HOURE8,  8.'.9d.,  10.=.  9d,  i4s.  Gd.,  18s.  Gd. 
Ap.  roval,- HYPOLITE,  DEPTFORD. 
T  C.  STEVENS’  HORTICULTURAL, 
-I  •  SCIENTIFIC,  and  NATURAL  HISTORY  SALE  ROOMS 
39,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  London.  Eatablished  17G9 
Sales  by  Auction  nearly  every  day.  Catalognes  on  applioatlor 
or  post  free. 
pREENHOUSES  from  £3  Sl,  VINERIES, 
>T  CONSERVATORIES,  weU  -  made  FRAMES,  painted  or 
ginzed,  from  21b.  lllnstrated  Price  Lists  free.  Makbb  TO 
UAL  THE  Queen  and  U.RJI.  the  prince  op  wales. 
Andrew  potter,  Manufacturer, 
London  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
'pENTS  !  TENTS  !  1 — Suitable  for  Gardens, 
1  Cricket  or  Camping-oat  purposes.  40  feet  In  circumference, 
Pegs,  Poles,  Mallet, and  Lines  complete  (with  tent  bag  included). 
These  Tents  are  white,  and  have  only  been  used  a  little  by  Her 
Majesty’s  Government,  and  originally  cost  over  £6  each.  I  wi'i 
tend  one  complete  for  253.  Can  be  sent  on  approval,  N.B.— 1 
have  a  quantity  of  Tents  from  158.  to  20s.  each,  but  the  Tents 
which  please  my  castomers  are  those  I  send  out  at  258.  each. 
Price  List  of  Marquees  (any  size)  post  free. 
HENRY  JOHN  GA880N,  Government  Contractor,  Rye. 
pURB  WOOD  CHARCOAL, Specially  Prepared 
i  for  Hortlonltnral  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  ot  HortU 
culture;  « Charcoal  Is  Invalnable  as  a  mannrlal  agent;  each 
little  piece  Is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this  life.  There 
ts  no  onltlvated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by  having  Charooal 
iPPUed  to  the  soil  In  which  It  is  rooted.”  Apply  for  Pamphlet 
md  Prices  to  the  Manofactmrers 
HIRST,  BROOKE,  St  HIRST.  Ltd., Leeds 
Mr.  ROBERT  SYDENHAM  S  BULBS 
Are  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the  Best  and  Finest. 
References  can  be  given  to  Customers  in  nearly  every  loion  in.  the 
United  Kingd  .m. 
EMPEROR  NARCISSUS,  extra  fine  bulbs  6/-  dozen  ;  average 
size.  4/  do  en.  BARRII  OONSPIOUUS,  2/6  dozen;  18/-  lOO. 
HORSFIELDII,  extra  selected  bulbs,  2/6  dozen;  good  average 
size,  1/9  dozen;  12/- 100,  SIR  WATKIN,  3/- dozen.  Orders  over 
£6  Ten  per  Cent.  Discount.  Full  List  on  application. 
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NOTES  ON  CURRANTS. 
The  usefulness  of  Red  and  Black  Currants 
amongst  small  fruits  in  gardens  cannot  be 
over-estimated ;  they  are  also  of  considerable  im¬ 
portance  to  the  market  grower,  as  they  are  in 
general  demand  for  preserving  purposes.  Under 
suitable  culture  both  kinds  yield  a  good  return 
for  the  space  they  occupy  and  the  labour  retiuired, 
as  they  do  not  impose  any  severe  demands  upon 
either.  They  can  he  purchased  cheaply  at  the 
nurseries,  or  they  can  be  easily  propagated  if  that 
system  is  desired.  It  is  a  question  of  time  and 
convenience  which  course  should  be  taken  for 
obtaining  a  stocf  to  commence  with.  For  gardens 
it  is  unquestionably  more  suitable  generally  to  buy 
the  plants  properly  prepared  at  a  nursery,  and  it 
is  surprising  what  excellent  little  three-year-old 
bashes  are  supplied  at  3s.  or  4s.  per  dozen  when 
a  moderate  quantity  is  required.  For  large 
numbers  £1  per  100  will  procure  as  good  plants 
as  can  be  desired  ;  therefore  it  is  not  worth  while 
to  go  to  the  trouble  of  increasing  stock  in  gardens 
where  space  is  restricted  and  labour  is  not  too 
abundant.  If  any  scarce  or  valued  sort  is  to  be 
increased  that  is  another  matter,  and  a  small  bed 
will  suffice  to  hold  all  that  are  likely  to  be  needed. 
Here  I  should  lilie  to  say  that,  though  the  usual 
time  for  making  and  inserting  Currant  cuttings  is 
the  end  of  September  or  early  in  October,  yet  I 
have  found  the  present  time  more  suitable,  and  in 
this  the  practice  of  an  experienced  market  garden¬ 
ing  friend  has  been  followed.  For  some  years  he 
has  taken  both  Red  and  Black  Currant  cuttings  as 
soon  as  the  growth  was  sufhciently  firm  in  August, 
or  even  at  the  end  of  July,  with  the  leaves  still 
on  the  shoots,  the  only  I'equisite  being  a  rather 
shaded  and  cool  place  for  the  cutting  bed.  They 
are  taken  in  the  usual  way,  a  foot  to  15  inches 
long,  preferably  the  latter,  and  about  one-third  of 
their  length  is  inserted  in  the  soil,  which  should 
be  carefully  prepared,  and  the  cuttings  being 
pressed  into  little  trenches  cut  with  a  spade,  so 
that  the  base  of  each  cutting  is  firm  on  the  soil. 
It  should  be  observed  also  that  all  lower  buds  are 
taken  out,  so  that  a  clear  stem  of  at  least  3  inches 
above  ground  is  provided.  With  a  moderate  amount 
of  attention  in  watering  if  the  weather  be  very  hot 
No.  3863.— YOL.  XOVIL,  OLD  SERIES. 
No.  897.— VoL.  XSXV.,  Third  Series. 
