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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
BARRS 
SELECTED 
BULBS 
For  Early  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  doz  ,  1/6. 
POLYANTHUS  NARCISSUS— 
Double  Roman.  Per  100,  6/6  ;  per  doz.,  1/3. 
BARR’S  DAFFODILS 
For  EARLY  FORCING. 
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  doz.,  3/-. 
HORSEFIELDII. — White  perianth,  la’^ge  yellow 
trumpet.  Per  100,  15/- ;  per  doz.,  2/3. 
1^  For  other  “forcing”  Daffodils,  see  BARR’S 
Daffodil  Catalogue,  free  on  application. 
BARR  Sl  sons, 
12  &  13,  King  St.,  CoYent  Garden,  London. 
PEARSOH’S  bulbs. 
Special  Offer  for  Early  Delivery, 
Lillum  Candidum,  first  size,  9  inches,  10s.  100  ;  Is.  fid. 
dozen;  extra,  10  inches.  Ids.  lOO;  28.  dozen. 
Early  Roman  Hyacinths,  first  size,  10s.  100;  80s.  1000; 
extra,  5  to  6  inches,  12s.  100;  100s.  1000. 
Early  Italian  Hyacinths,  White,  Ss.  100  ;  Is.  3d.  dozen. 
Narcissus  Totus  Albns  (Paper  White),  extra  size,  Ss. 
100 ;  35s.  1000. 
Narcissus  Totus  Albus  Grandihorus,  7s.  100 ;  50s. 
1000. 
Narcissus  Double  Roman,  extra,  5a.  100;  Is.  dozen. 
Freesia  Refracta  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  20s. 
J.  R.  PEARSON  &  SONS, 
Chilwell  Nurseries,  NOTTS. 
“FINEST  APPLE  ON  EARTH.” 
Do  you  want  the  Finest  Marketing  and 
Culinary  Apple  in  Cultivation  ? 
TRY  MERRTWEATHEE, 
And  write  for  his  “  Remarks  on  Profitable  Fruit  Growing,”  con¬ 
taining  acconnt  of  the  “  Finest  Apple  on  Barth,"’ 
“BRAMLEY’S  SEEDLING,” 
Wh'ch  has  Rivals,  but  no  Equal.  Same  price  as  inferior 
kinds,  bearing  no  comparison  for  weight  of  fruit  or  quality. 
SEND  FOE  MY  FULL  DESCRIPTIVE  LIST, 
Also  of  Herbaceous  Plants,  Rose  Trees,  Fruit  Trees,  Shrubs,  &c., 
forwarded  free  on  application  to — 
HENRY  MERRYWEATHER, 
The  nurseries,  SOUTHWEX.X.,  nOTTS. 
CARNATIONS,  CLOVES,  and 
PICOTEES,  TREE  CARNATIONS 
CHARLES  TURNER’S  New  Catalogue  of  the 
above  is  now  ready  and  will  be  sent  post  free  on 
application.  It  contains  the  best  varieties  for 
Exhibition  and  Border  Culture. 
Horticultural  directory.  —  The 
Editor  will  be  glad  to  receive  corrections  and  additions 
from  Gardeners,  Nurserymen,  Seedsmen,  Florists,  and  others  in 
the  Trade,  for  the  1898  Edition.— Address,  171,  Fleet  Street, 
London,  E.O. 
HARNATIONS. — The  two  new  Selfs  of  the 
\J  Season.  “VERBNA,”  brilliant  crimson,  Ss.  each,  and 
“MRS.  rAKKINSON,”  soarlel-cerlse,  large.  Jail  floweis,  (Jlove- 
soented.  First  clas-s  Certificates.  Special  quotations  by  the 
dozen.  Fine,  stock,  all  leiding  Varieties.  Send  for  Catalogue.— 
CHAkLE'  PHILLIPS,  Auricula  and  Carnation  Specialist  and 
Seed  Grower,  Bracknell,  Berks. 
The  ROYAL  NURSERIES,  SLOUGH 
TIYTT  raOl 
For  Outdoor  &  Indoor  Culture. 
Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Crocuses, 
Daffodils,  Irises,  &c. 
Best  Qualities  at  Lowest  Rates. 
Illustrated  Descriptive  Catalogue  No.  482 
POST  FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
Dicksons 
Bulb  Growers  &  Importers, 
Dutch  bulbs.— e.  h.  krelage  &  son’s 
Descriptive  Catalogue  for  1897,  wl'h  Noveltv  Supplement 
now  ready,  and  may  be  had  free  on  application.  Plea-e  compare 
prices.  No  packing  charse.».  Easy  terms  tor  free  delivery.  Our 
£l  Forcing  Collection  contains  :i00  Bulbs.  £l  Outdoor  Collection, 
1075  Bulbs.— Bloemhof  Nurseries,  Haarlem,  Holland. 
Heating  apparatus.— Medals  1875  and 
1881.  Catalogue  of  Boilers,  Pipes,  and  Flttlngsfree.  W.Jonet' 
Treatise.  '‘Heating  by  Hot  Water, second  edition,  818  pagff, 
2s, 6d.:  post  free, 38.  lOd.— JONES  &  aTTWOOD,  Stourbridge, 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL, SpeciallyPrepared 
for  Hortlonltoral  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of  Eorii- 
culture:  “Charcoal  Is  invaluable  as  a  mannrial  agent;  each 
little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this  life.  There 
Is  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by  having  Charcoal 
applied  to  the  soli  In  which  It  is  rooted."  Apply  for  Pamphlet 
and  Prloee  to  the  Mannfactarers 
HIRST.  BROOKE,  <fe  HIRST.  Ltd.iLeeds- 
fiREENHOUSE8  from  £3  8i.,  YINERIES, 
CONSERVATORIES,  weU  •  made  FRAMES,  painted  or 
glazed,  from  2ls.  Illustrated  Price  Lists  free.  MAKER  TO 
H,M-  THE  QUEEN  and  HJLH.  THE  PRINCE  OP  WALES. 
A 
NDREW  POTTER,  Manufacturer, 
Iiondon  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
SWEET  SPRING  GEMS! 
ALPINE  AURICULAS. 
GROW  ANYWHERE  IN  TOWN  OR  COUNTRY. 
My  strain  is  noted  for  size  of  flowers,  brilliancy  of  colour,  and 
great  variety,  scarcely  two  in  a  hundred  alike.  Strong  3-year 
old  plants  4/-  doz  ;  2-year  old,  3/-:  1-year  old,  2/- :  ail  these 
flowered  well  last  spring.  This  year’s  seedlings,  very  strong, 
1/3  doz. ;  8/-  per  100. 
JOHN  GREEN,  F.R.H.S.  DEREHAM 
No.  899.— VoL  XXXV.,  Third  Series. 
Mr.  ROBERT  SYDENHAM  S  BULBS 
Are  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the  Best  and  Finest. 
References  can  be  given  to  Customer's  in  nearly  every  town  in  the 
United  Kingdom. 
EMPEROR  NAROISSUS,  extra  fine  bulbs  6/-  dozen  ;  average 
size.  4/  do/cn.  BARRII  OONSPIOUUS,  2/6  dozen;  18/- lOO. 
HOR8FIELDII,  extra  selected  bulbs,  2/6  dozen;  good  average 
size,  1/9  dozen ;  12/- 100.  SIR  WATKIN,  3/- dozen.  Orders  over 
£5  Ten  per  Oeut,  Discount.  Full  List  on  application. 
TENBY  STREET  NORTH,  BIRMINGHAM. 
THE  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  can  be  obtained 
from  the  Office,  171,  Fleet  Street,  London,  post  free 
for  a  Quarter,  3s.  9d.  Editorial  Communications  must 
he  addressed  to  8,  Rose  Hill  Road,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
THE  BULB  SEASON. 
Bulbs  seem  to  be  in  the  ascendant  just  now. 
We  see  them  in  seedsmen’s  windows  almost 
everywhere ;  in  sacks,  in  hags,  in  boxes,  in  the 
establishments  of  vendors  large  and  small,  in 
catalogues,  and  in  advertisements.  The  demand 
must  be  enormous,  and  it  may  be  presumed  the 
supply  is  generally  equal  to  it,  though  it  is  pretty 
well  known  to  those  intimate  with  the  trade  that 
some  kinds  and  varieties  are  apt  to  run  out  long 
before  the  season  is  over.  This  suggests  that  those 
purchasers  who  order  what  they  require  the  soonest 
have  not  only  the  best  choice  of  varieties,  hut  the 
best  chances  of  securing  the  soundest  samples,  or 
in  other  words,  the  best  value  for  money. 
Of  all  the  varied  practices  which  people  of 
various  tastes  and  fancies  indulge  in,  surely  none 
is  more  fallacious  than  waiting  till  the  spring 
before  procuring  bulbs  that  should  be  potted  and 
planted  in  the  autumn.  Apart  from  the,  fact  of 
the  best  going  tirst  in  variety,  substance,  and 
quality,  even  the  finest  samples  deteriorate  by 
being  kept  unduly  long  out  of  the  ground.  This 
is  the  case  with  thousands  every  spring  which  are 
sold  in  general  shops,  on  stalls  in  markets,  and  on 
harrows  in  the  streets.  These  are  in  most  cases 
culls  and  refuse,  unsaleable  to  men  who  know  what 
they  are^buying,  and  dear  at  almost  any  price. 
Soft,  shrunken,  dried,  and  exhausted  bulbs 
planted  too  late  may  or  may  not  flower  in  a  miser¬ 
able  sort  of  way  once.  Tens  of  thousands  fail  even 
in  this,  and  those  which  have  strength  to  produce 
puny  stems  and  attenuated  flowers  perish  in  the 
attempt,  or,  in  other  words,  they  make  no  new 
bulbs  for  producing  flowers  in  the  following 
season  and  subsequent  years.  This  is  a  most 
important  matter  where  it  is  desired  to  establish 
them  permanently  in  grass  or  other  positions  in 
gardens ;  and  even  bulbs  which  are  grown  and 
flowered  in  jiots,  if  reasonably  treated  afterwards 
for  the  production  and  maturation  of  good  leaves, 
are  in  better  condition  for  outdoor  planting  in  the 
following  autumn  than  is  much  of  the  cheap 
rubbish  by  which  so  many  persons  are  deluded 
into  buying  late  in  the  spring. 
Most  of  those  vendors  of  bulbs  who  have  acquired 
well  deserved  reputations  are  those  who  purchase 
No.  2665.— VOL.  XOVII.,  Old  Series. 
