October  24,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
369 
BARRS 
11  1  I!  1)1  PERENNIALS 
For  Present  Planting. 
BARR’S  HARDY  CHINESE  DOUBLE  P/EONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  ...  10/6,  15/-,  and  21/- 
25  in  25  „  „  „  . .  21/-,  30/-,  and  42/- 
50  in  50  „  „  „  . .  45/-,  63/-,  and  84/- 
CHOICE  MIXTURE  OF  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  42/-  ;  per  doz.,  5/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  hardy  single  Chinese  P/EONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  ..  10  6,  15/-,  and  21/- 
25  in  25  „  „  „  ..  30/-  and  42/-. 
i  CHOICE  MIXTURE  OF  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  45/-;  per  doz.,  5/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  0.\  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  hardy  tall  flag  IRISES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties  . .  5  6,  7/6.  and  10/6 
25  in  25  „  „  „  ..  10/6  and  15/- 
50  in  50  „  „  „  ..  21/-  and  30/- 
CHOICE  MIXTURE  IN  MANY  VARIETIES,  for  ex¬ 
tensive  planting,  per  100,  15/-;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
DESCRIPTIVE  LIST  ON  APPLICATION. 
BARR’S  HARDY  PLANT  CATALOGUE  (Free)  fully  describes 
the  best  HARDY  PERENNIALS,  ALPINES,  AQUATICS, 
MARSH  PLANTS,  BAMBOOS  AND  GRASSES,  WALL 
SHRUBS,  &c.,  with  many  useful  notes  on  culture. 
BARR  &  SONS, 
11,  12,  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London 
Nurseries— LONG  DITTON,  nr.  SURBITON,  SURREY. 
FILBERT  BUSHES. 
Large  quantity,  5ft.  high,  very  bushy,  only  four  years  old, 
fit  for  gapping,  coppices,  or  plantations. 
Nothing  in  fruit  gives  such  a  return  as  Filberts,  and  they 
grow  anywhere  and  always  crop. 
PRICE  PER  DOZEN  OR  1000  ON  APPLICATION. 
J.  P.  JONES,  CRADLEV,  MALVERN. 
Pauls’  Royal  Nurseries, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
ALL  PERSONS  ABOUT  TO  PLANT 
IN  LARGE  OR  SMALL  QUANTITIES, 
Are  invited  to  inspect  the  Stock  at  the  above  Nurseries, 
comprising  clean  and  healthy  well-advanced  trees  of 
APPLES,  PEARS,  PLUMS,  CHERRIES, 
In  Standard,  Pyramid,  Bush,  Espalier,  and 
Wall-trained  Forms, 
Also  NECTARINES,  PEACHES  and  APRICOTS,  trained 
for  Walls  (Standards  and  Dwarfs) ;  GOOSEBERRY  and 
CURRANT  BUSHES;  RASPBERRY  CANES;  STRAW¬ 
BERRY  PLANTS,  and  other  OUTDOOR  FRUITS,  FIGS  and 
GRAPES  are  largely  grown  in  Pots  for  Indoor  Culture. 
The  “  Hogg  Memorial  ”  Medal  teas  Awarded  to 
Wm.  Paul  &  Son’s  Exhibit  of  Fruits,  Sept.  10,  1901. 
Prices  strictly  moderate,  and  will  be  much  reduced  for 
large  quantities.  Priced  Descriptive  Catalogue  post  free 
on  application.  The  Nurseries  are  12  miles  from  London; 
the  South  Entrance  is  four  minutes’  walk  from  Waltham 
Cross  Station;  and  the  West  Entrance  three  minutes’  walk 
from  Theobald's  Grove  Station,  Great  Eastern  Railway. 
A  AA-A.  A  A  A  A  A^A  AAA  A.A  /V  A  A/VW 
POSTAL  ADDRESS- — 
Wm.  PAUL  &  SON, 
WALTHAM  CROSS,  HERTS. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES. 
Always  worth  a  visit  of  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue. 
NEW  LIST  NOW  READY. 
JAMES  CYPHER, 
Exotic  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
The  EXPORT  Nurseries. 
HEEMSTEDE,  near  HAARLEM,  HOLLAND, 
AS  the  honour  to  announce  that  his  Illustrated  Price  List  of  Bulbs  and  Plants,  in  English,  Autumi , 
1901,  at  lowest  prices,  will  be  sent  poet  free  on  application.  No  charge  for  packing. 
10/-  and  above  entirely  free  to  destination  in  England,  Scotland,  Ireland,  &c. 
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SOME  SORTS  OF 
BULBS 
Per 
Per 
100. 
1000. 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d. 
11 
0 
106 
0 
20 
0 
1 
10 
16 
8 
2 
2 
20 
0 
2 
6 
20 
0 
2 
6 
20 
0 
3 
4 
30 
0 
2 
0 
18 
4 
0 
8 
6 
0 
1 
6 
0 
6 
5 
0 
0 
10 
8 
0 
0 
6 
4 
0 
0 
6 
4 
2 
0 
7 
5 
0 
5 
0 
40 
0 
4 
0 
40 
0 
1 
6 
6 
0 
NOTED  OUT  PRICE  LIST. 
Hyacinths,  in  the  finest  mixture,  for  bedding 
or  forcing 
Hyacinths,  Single,  first  size,  named,  in 
several  leading  sorts,  red,  white,  and  blue 
varieties,  equal  quantities,  my  selection  . . 
Tulips,  Single  early,  in  the  finest  mixture  . . 
Tulips,  Double  early,  very  fine  mixed. . 
Tulips,  Single  Due  van  Thol,  mixed,  for  forcing 
Tulips,  Due  van  Thol,  scarlet- red 
Tulips,  La  Candeur,  double  white 
Tulips,  Single  La  Reine,  rose- white 
Sparaxis,  very  fine,  mixed  . 
Triteleia  uniflora,  pure  white,  very  fragrant 
Ixias,  in  the  finest  mixture 
Crocus,  first  size,  in  the  finest  mixture 
Crocus,  second  size,  in  the  finest  mixture  . . 
Crocus,  yellow,  third  size . 
Spanish  Iris,  in  the  finest  mixture 
Iris  Kaempferi  (Japan  Iris),  mixed  .. 
Iris  sibirica,  very  fine,  mixed  . 
Montbretia  crocosmseflora,  orange-scarlet  . . 
Montbretia,  very  fine,  mixed . 
250  Bulbs  of  the  same  kind  will  be  charged  at  the  1000  rate;  25  at  the  price  per  100 ;  6  at  the  price  per  12. 
Collection  D. — For  Spring  Garden,  containing  1330  Bulbs,  £1  1/-.  Half  of  this,  11/-. 
Collection  B. — For  Indoor,  containing  629  Bulbs  for  92  po  s  or  glasses,  £1  1/  .  Half  of  this,  11/-. 
Dahlias,  Single,  in  the  finest  mixture 
Anemone,  Single,  mixed . 
Anemone,  The  Bride,  pure  white 
Anemone  apennine  (blue  Wood  Anemone)  . . 
Anemone  appenine  (white  Wood  Anemone) 
Anemone  nemorosa  (double  White  Wo  d 
Anemone)  . .  . .  . 
Anemone  japonica  alba,  pure  white  . . 
Dielytra  spectabilis,  red  (Bleeding  Heart) 
Funkias,  in  the  finest  mixture  .. 
Narcis. -Polyanthus,  in  the  finest  mixture 
Narcis.,  Double,  mixed 
Narcis.,  single,  mixed  ..  .. 
Narcis.,  Trumpet,  mixed  .. 
Narcis.,  Oampernelle,  pure  yellow 
Ranunculus,  French,  mixed 
Ranunculus,  Persian,  mixe  I 
Snowdrops,  Elwesi,  Giant  Snowdrop 
Gladiolus.  Marie  Lemoine,  cream 
Gladiolus  Brenchleyensis,  scarlet-red 
Gladiolus  Colvillei  alba,  pure  white 
Azalea  ponticum,  each,  lOd.  to  1/8. 
Orders  of 
Per 
Per 
100. 
1000. 
s. 
d. 
s.  d. 
8 
4 
— 
1 
4 
12  6 
1 
8 
15  0 
3 
0 
25  0 
5 
0 
— 
6 
0 
. — 
4 
0 
— 
12 
6 
— 
10 
0 
— 
4 
0 
38  0 
3 
6 
30  0 
1 
4 
12  6 
2 
6 
20  0 
1 
2 
10  0 
1 
0 
9  0 
1 
0 
9  0 
1 
6 
13  0 
2 
6 
— 
2 
6 
20  0 
1 
2 
10  10 
History  of  the  Apple. 
HE  history  of  the  Apple  in 
Britain  is  traceable  to  the 
earliest  period  of  which  we 
have  any  written  record.  We 
are  even  fully  warranted  in 
believing  that  this  fruit  was 
known  and  cultivated  by  the 
Britons  before  the  arrival  of  the 
Romans  upon  our  shores,  for  in  the 
Welsh,  Cornish,  Armorican,  and  Irish 
languages  and  dialects,  it  is  denominated  the 
Avail  or  Aball.  The  fruit,  therefore,  had  a 
native  name,  from  which  our  present  name, 
Apple,  is  evidently  corrupted  ;  and  the 
Hoedui,  inhabitants  of  the  modern  Somerset¬ 
shire,  appear  especially  to  have  cultivated 
this  fruit.  Their  chief  town  even  derived  its 
name  from  the  circumstance  of  its  being  sur¬ 
rounded  by  plantations  of  the  Apple,  for  it 
was  known  as  Avallonia  (Apple  Orchard) 
when  first  visited  by  the  Romans.  Glaston¬ 
bury  stands  upon  its  ancient  site.  (“Richard’s 
Chron.,”  19.)  The  cultivation  of  the  Apple 
was  not  confined  to  our  south  -  western 
districts,  for  another  town  named  after  it, 
Avallana,  was  in  the  north  of  England,  and 
in  the  course  of  the  third  century  we  have 
decisive  testimony  that  the  Roman  settlers 
had  introduced  fresh  varieties  of  this  fruit, 
and  that  its  cultivation  had  become  so 
extended  that  large  Apple  orchards  had  been 
made  as  far  north  as  the  Shetland  Islands. 
(“  Solinus,”  cap.  xxii.)  Traces  of  ancient 
orchards  are  still  existing  in  those  high 
northern  localities,  and  one  in  the  Hebrides, 
belonging  to  the  Monastery  of  St.  Oolumb,  is 
described  by  Dr.  Walker  as  [having  existed 
there,  probably,  from  the  sixth  century. 
(“Essays,”  ii.  5.)  Others  are  mentioned  by 
Camden  and  Leland.  It  is  quite  certain  that 
in  the  Middle  Ages  the  Apple  had  become  one 
of  our  staple  vegetable  products,  for 
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