September  13,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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FIVE  GRAND  DAFFODILS 
Suitable  for  Flower  Beds  and  Borders,  tor 
Pot  Culture,  to  grow  for  Cut  Bloom,  or  to 
naturalize  in  Grassy  Woodlands,  &o. 
EMPEROR.— Perianth  deep  primrose,  trumpet  rich  full 
yellow ;  very  large  flower.  Strong  flowering  Bulbs, 
per  1000,  140/- ;  per  100,  15/- ;  per  doz.,  2/-.  E.vtra  large 
Bulbs,  per  1000,  190/-;  per  100,  21/- ;  per  doz  ,  3/-. 
SARRII  CONSPICUUS. — A  flower  of  greaCt  beauty  and 
refinement,  having  broad  rich  yellow  petals  and  a  short 
cup  with  a  deep  margin  of  orange-scarlet ;  profuse 
bloomer  and  strong  grower.  Strong  flowering  Bulbs, 
per  1000,  90/- ;  per  100,  10/0  ;  per  doz,  1/6.  Extra  strong 
selected  Bulbs,  1000,  120/-  ;  per  100,  1.1/6  ;  per  doz. ,  1  /9. 
~SIR  WATKIN.  —  Perianth  rich  sulphur,  cup  yellovv, 
slightly  tinged  with  orange  ;  very  large  flower.  Strong 
flowering  4mlbs,  per  1000,  120/- ;  per  100,  13/- ;  per  doz., 
1/9.  Extra  strong  selected  Bulbs,  per  1000,  160/-;  per 
ion,  17/6  ;  per  doz,  2/6. 
P.  R.  BARR. — A  handsome  golden-yellow  trumpet  Daffodil 
of  stiff,  sturdy  habit,  very  free  blooming  and  of  refined 
elegant  form.  Strong  flowering  Rulbs,  per  1000,  110/-  ; 
per  100,  12/6;  per  doz.,  1/9.  Extra  strong  selected 
Bulbs,  per  loon,  160/- ;  per  100,  17/6  ;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
SICOLOR  GRANDIS, — Petnls  snowy  white,  large  and 
broad,  trumpet  large  and  full  yellow  ;  late  flowering. 
Strong  flowering  Bulbs,  per  1000,  120/-;  per  100,  13/-; 
per  doz.,  1/9.  Extra  strong  selected  Bulbs,  per  1000, 
190/- ;  per  100,  21/-  ;  per  doz.,  3/-. 
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THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  13,  1900. 
A  Cbat  About  Pears. 
is  a  curious  fact  that  in  dealing 
with  Pears,  whether  from  the  point 
of  view  of  culture  or  of  varieties, 
writers  invariably  associated  with 
Apples,  which  are  with  equal 
regularity  given  the  greater  promi¬ 
nence.  To  a  reasonable  extent  this 
practice  may  he  permissible,  and  even  at 
times  essential,  but  Pears  certainly  warrant 
individual  treatment  now  and  again.  Not  that  it 
is  desired  in  so  doing  to  place  them  oq  a  level  in 
general  importance  with  Apples.  Such  they  can 
never  be,  from  the  simple  fact  that  the  suscep¬ 
tibility  of  the  blossoms  to  frost  and  other  injuries 
rend-rs  them  far  more  uncertain  of  giving  an. 
average  crop  than  are  Apples ;  while  they  have 
not  the  range  of  utility  that  can  be  claimed  for 
the  king  of  hardy  fruits. 
There  can,  however,  be  no  disputing  the  fact 
that  a  constant  supply  of  luscious  dessert  Pears 
extending  from  August  through  the  autumn  and 
winter  would  be  a  boon  to  many  a  garden'  r.  His 
mind  would  be  relieved  of  several  moments  of 
anxiety  did  he  know  that  his  fruit  room  contained 
such  a  stock,  and  that  he  could  rely  upon  the  same 
state  of  affairs  year  after  year.  We  have  not, 
unhappily,  reached  to  such  a  state  of  Elysium  as 
this — at  least,  the  majority  of  gardeners  have  not, 
though  some  of  the  rnonarchs  of  the  craft  may 
have  attained  to  what  is  regarded  by  the  rank 
and  file  as  the  attainable. 
It  is  not  with  winter  Pears  that  the  difficulty 
presents  itself,  of  these  the  major  portion  of  us 
have  a  comparatively  good  stock,  but  rather  with 
the  early  and  second  early  varieties.  It  must  be 
understood  that  it  is  to  first  quality  Pears  reference 
is  now  being  made  Of  second-rate  and  inferior 
sorts  there  may  be  plenty,  but  these  are  not 
worthy  ihe  calculation  of  the  gardener  whose  best 
efforts  are  always  directed  towards  the  placing 
of  the  choicest  products  of  the  garden  upon  his 
employer’s  table.  The  multiplication  of  varieties 
During  FIFTY-T'WO  YEARS  the  "  JOVRffAL  OF 
HORTICULTURE"  has  been  written  by  Gardeners  fo r 
Gardeners,  and  in  its  principles,  its  practice,  and  it  s 
price  it  still  remains  tlie  same.  One  alteration  is  per  - 
haps,  however,  necessary.  Our  modern  methods  of 
production  have  rendered  the  price  old  -  fashioned , 
and  hence  in  order  to  meet  the  wi.shes  of  the 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURNAL 
OF  HOhTICULTURE"  will  hereafter  be  sold  for 
T'WOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
No.  1065.— VoL  XLI.,  Third  Series. 
