October  7,  1897. 
JOURNAL  OR  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
329 
WEBBS’ 
COLLECTIONS 
OP 
BULBS 
coif  SI  ST  OP  TBK  FINEST 
SELECTED 
HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS,  CROCUS, 
LILIES, 
SNOWDROPS, 
&o.,  &c, 
Prices-5/-,  7/6,  10/6,  15/-,  21/-,  42/-,  63/-, 
and  105/-  each  ;  Carriage  Free. 
Five  per  cent.  Discount  for  Oash. 
From  Mr.  J.  PEEL,  Head  Gardener  to  E.  T, 
Hooley,  Esq.,  Rlsley  Hall,  3Dtli  June,  1897:- 
“TOe  Bulbs  supplied  by  you  for  several  years  past  have 
proved  of  the  highest  quality,  giving  us  the  greatest 
satisfaction.” 
WEBBS’  BULB  CATALOGUE, 
Beautifully  Illustrated,  Post  free,  6d.  Gratis  to  Oustonaers. 
Seedsmen  hv  Royal  Warrants  to  H.M.  THF.  QUEEN,  and 
H.RM.  THE  PRINCE  OF  WALES. 
Wordsley,  Stourbridge. 
X:ST.aBI.ZSHEO  1832. 
No  connection  with  any  other  Firm  of 
a  similar  name. 
&  Son  s 
CELEBRATED 
HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS, 
AND  ALL  OTHER 
DUTCH,  CAPE,  AND  EXOTIC 
BULBS  AND  PLANTS 
Our  Descriptive  Catalogue  of  the  above,  containing 
Full  Cultural  Directions  and  particulars  as  to 
Free  Delivery,  will  he  sent  post  free  on  application 
to  our  Offices  at  Overveen,  near  Haarlem,  Holland 
or  to  our  General  Agents — 
Messrs.  MERTENS  &  CO., 
3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.G. 
HVilcZSTTHS,  for  Pot  Culture,  with  fine 
Handsome  Spikes. 
One  each  of  twelve  named  varieties,  6s.  6d. 
Do.,  do.,  unnamed,  in  a  good  variety  of  colours,  per  doz.,  4s. 
HTiLCXHTHS,  Dwarf  White  Roman,  for 
Early  Forcing-, 
Per  100, 10s.  6d.  and  16s. ;  per  doz  ,  Is.  6d.  and  2s.  3d. 
HVACIN-THS,  Barr’s  Beautiful  Rainbow 
Mixture. 
FOR  BEDS  AND  BORDERS,  OUTDOORS. 
1st  size  Bulbs,  per  100,  17s.  6d.  ;  per  doz.,  2s.  6d. 
2nd  „  „  per  100,  13s.  6d. ;  per  doz.,  2s. 
TUXZPS,  Barr’s  Handsome  Varieties. 
For  Pots,  three  each  of  twenty  named  sorts,  6s.  6d. 
TVIiZPS,  Barr’s  Beautiful  Rainbow  Mixture 
Single  or  Doable,  per  1000,  42s, ;  per  lOO,  43.  6d. 
CROCUSES,  Barr’s  Choice  Iiarge-flowered 
Sorts. 
For  Pots,  &c.,  100  in  10  named  varieties,  3s.  0d. 
CROCUSES,  Barr’s  Special  Mixture. 
For  Planting  in  Grass,  &c.,  per  1000,  lOs.  6d. ;  per  100,  Is.  3d. 
ILLUSTRATED  CATALOGUE  of  HYACINTHS,  TULIPS, 
OROOUSES,  SNOWDROPS,  POLYANTHUS  NARCISSI, 
and  all  the  Best  Bulbs  for  Spring  and  Summer-flowering, 
FREE  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  ILLUSTRATED  DAFFODIL  CATALOGUE,  FREE 
ON  APPLICATION  TO— 
BARR  SONS, 
12  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London. 
DRIMULA  CHINENSIS,  OBCONIOA ; 
X  Cinerarias,  Cyclamen,  Is.  61.  per  doz.;  doz  of  each,  6s  ; 
from  S  in.  pots,  2s.  6d.  doz.  Wallflowers,  l.».  6il  to  2s.  6(1,  per  KiO. 
Free  for  cash.  •' Glasfryn,  New  Baraet.— Received  plants  safely, 
Very  pleased  with  them  ;  will  yon  kindly  send  the  same  quantity 
as  before  ?  P.O.  enclosed.  Yours  respectfully,  w.  Williams.” — 
A  J .  BRO  WiV,  Broadrock  Nursery,  Ttdenham  Chepstow,  Mon. 
IMPORTANT  TO  MUSHROOM  GROWERS. 
JL  — CUTHBERT’8  8PECIALITE  MUSHROOM  SPAWN. 
Always  alike;  most  productive.  Hundreds  of  Testimonials, 
Per  Bushel,  68.— R.  &  Q,  CUTHBERT,  Seed,  Bulb,  and  Plant 
Merchants, Southgate,  N.  Established  1787 . 
MANUEES,  and  THEIR  APPLICATION.” 
—This  hook  describes  fully  every  kind  of  Manure  In 
use,  sta  es  the  quantities  to  apply,  and  what  to  use  for  Fruit 
Trees,  Vegetables,  and  Flowers,  In  garden  and  greenhouse. 
Price  6d.,  or  three  for  Is.,  post  free. 
W.  DYKE,  ST.  MARGARETS,  WARE. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL, Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of  Horti- 
eulture:  "Charcoal  is  Invalnabie  as  a  manorial  agent;  each 
little  piece  Is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this  life.  There 
18  no  cultivated  plant  which  Is  not  benefited  by  ha-ylng  Charcoal 
applied  to  the  soil  In  which  it  Is  rooted.”  Apply  for  Pamphlet 
and  Prioes  to  the  Manufacturers 
HIRST.  BROOKE.  *  HIRST.  Lt<l.,Leedg- 
H  EATING  APPARATUS.— Medals  1875  and 
1881.  Catalogue  of  Boilers,  PlpeSiand  Fittings  free.  W.Jones' 
Treatise,  •’  Heating  by  Hot  Water,”  second  edition,  818  pagesi 
28.6d.:  po8tfree,2s.  lOd.— JONES  &  ATTWOOD,  Stourbridge. 
fiREENHOUSES  from  £3  88.,  YINERIES, 
CONSERVATORIES,  well-made  FRAMES,  painted  or 
glazed,  from  218,  Illustrated  Price  Lists  free.  MAKER  TO 
H.M.  THE  QUEEN  and  ILRJl.  THE  PRINCE  OP  WALES. 
Andrew  potter,  Manufacturer, 
London  Works,  Reading.  (Name  Paper.) 
Mr.  ROBERT  SYDENHAM  S  BDLBS 
Are  acknowledged  by  all  to  be  the  Best  and  Finest. 
References  can  be  given  to  Customers  in  nearly  every  town  in  the 
United  Kingdjm. 
EMPEROR  NARCISSUS,  extra  fine  bulbs. 6/-  dozen;  average 
size.  4/-  dozen.  BARRII  OONSPIOUUS,  2/6  dozen;  18/-  100. 
HORSEIELDII,  extra  selected  bulbs,  2/6  dozen ;  good  average 
size,  1/9  dozen ;  12/-  100.  SIR  WATKIN,  3/-  dozen.  Orders  over 
£5  Ten  per  (lent.  Discount.  Full  lAst  on  application. 
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PROGRESS  IN  FRUIT  AND 
A'EGBTABLES. 
CONSIDEHING  the  nature  of  the  season,  and 
the  sparsity  of  fruit  in  many  districts,  the 
Fruit  Show  held  at  the  Crystal  Palace  last  week, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Poyal  Horticultural 
Society,  must  have  fully  equalled,  if  not  excelled, 
all  reasonable  anticipations.  Though  not  appealing 
on  the  “face  of  it”  so  large  as  the  show  of  last  year, 
it  was  really  larger,  upwards  of  6000  dishes  being 
staged.  The  method  of  arrangement  was  different, 
this  being  governed  by  the  site  at  disposal,  and 
though  the  effect  may  not  have  been  so  imposing 
at  a  glance  as  that  presented  at  previous  exhibi¬ 
tions,  the  magnitude  of  the  display  seemed  to 
grow  on  the  minds  of  visitors  as  the  seveial 
exhibits  were  re-inspected,  and  practically  the 
method  of  arrangement  was  more  convenient  than 
that  resorted  to  on  previous  occasions. 
With  these  preliminary  remarks,  and  the 
registering  of  a  well-deserved  compliment  to  Mr. 
S.  T.  AVright  of  Chiswick,  and  Air.  G.  Caselton, 
the  Garden  Superintendent  of  the  Crystal  Palace, 
for  their  successful  exertions  in  the  disposal  of 
the  produce,  for  the  convenience  of  Judges  and 
visitors,  we  leave  the  show  itself,  or  rather  delegate 
a  description  of  it  to  a  subsequent  page,  and  pass 
to  a  feature  in  connection  with  the  event  that  is 
worthy  of  prominent  attention. 
Having  in  view  a  great  historic  fact,  which  only 
needs  an  allusion  for  its  being  understood,  it  will 
be  conceded  that  the  word  “sixty  ”  represents  the 
golden  number  of  the  present  year.  There  are 
“sixty”  medallists  who  will  receive  their  decora¬ 
tions  one  of  these  days,  the  exact  date  of  which,  if 
all  we  hear  is  correct,  is  due  to  an  accident, 
for  which  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  is 
not  responsible ;  and  then,  as  was  natural  under 
the  circumstances,  a  narrative  of  “  Progress  in 
Horticulture”  suggested  a  theme  on  which  experts 
might  expatiate  for  the  general  edification.  A 
“  conference  ”  was  thus  arranged,  to  extend  over 
the  three  days  of  the  show — namely,  on  “  Progress 
in  Fruit  Culture”  during  Queen  ATctoria’s  sixty 
years’  reign,  opened  by  Air.  G.  Bunyard,  1  .E.H.S. ; 
in  “Vegetable  Cultivation,”  by  Air.  A.  AV.  Sutton, 
F.L.S. ;  and  in  “  Market  Garden  Cultivation,”  by 
No.  2668.— VOL.  XOVIL,  Old  Series. 
No.  90a.— VOL;  XXXV.,  Third  Series. 
