September  20,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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PLANT  NOW! 
BARR’S  CHINESE  P/EONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties,  10/6,  15/-  and  21/- 
26  ,,  26  ,,  ,.  ,,  21/-,  30  -  and  42  - 
BARR’S  ^NGLE  CHINESE  P/EONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties,  10/6,  15/-  and  21/- 
BARR’S  TALL  FLAG  IRISES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  choice  named  varieties,  5/6,  7/6  and  10/6 
25  25  ,,  ,,  .,  10/6  and  15/- 
BARR’S  MIXTURE  (un-named),  per  100,  15/-  ;  per 
dozen,  2/6. 
BARR’S  HARDY  CLEMATIS. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
12  in  12  handsome  hardy  sorts,  15/-  and  21/- 
BARR’S  HARDY  PLANT  CATALOGUE, 
Fully  describes  all  the  best  PEONIES,  IRISES, 
DELPHINIUMS,  and  other  HARDY  PEREN¬ 
NIALS  suitable  for  Present  Planting.  Free  or 
applicaiion, 
BARR  St.  SONS, 
11,  12,  sc.  13, 
KING  STREET,  COYENT  GARDEN,  LONDON. 
SAVE  1570  ON  YOUR  BULB  ORDER. 
CARAWAY  &  CO. 
Supply  the  best  quality  BULBS  at  most 
moderate  prices,  and  allow 
15  per  Cent.  DISCOUNT  for  CASH  with  ORDER. 
ROMAN  HYACINTHS,  4|  and  upwards,  12/6  per  100 
,,  ,,  extra  size  ..  16/-  ,, 
NARCISSUS,  large  flowered,  Paper- White  4/-  ,, 
IN  tiEPTEMBER— 
HYACINTHS,  best  named, top  roots, 4/-,  6/  ,  9/-perdoz 
,,  unnamed,  in  distinct  colours,  19/6  per  100 
TULIPS,  from  3/6  per  100. 
All  Orders  over  6/-  carriage  paid. 
CATALOGUES  Tost  Tree  on  Application. 
GARAWAY  &  CO., 
DURDHAM  DOWN  NURSERIES, 
CLIFTOKT,  BRISTOt.. 
CARNATIONS. 
A  choice  selection  of  the  finest  Exhibition  varieties 
of  Selfs,  Yellow  Ground  Picotees,  and  Fancies, 
including  Three  Grand  New  Varieties  of  Selfs. 
CATALOGUE  POST  FREE. 
CB  A.T"W"I3V, 
35,  Wheeleys  Road,  Edgbaston,  Birmingham. 
Fob  disposal,  seed  and  florist 
BUSINE.SS,  in  first-class  Town  in  the  Midlands. — 
Apply  to  “ALPHA,”  care  of  Journal  of  Horticulture,  12, 
Mitre  Court  Chambers,  Fleet  Street,  London,  E.C. 
JPHILIf*  LB  CORNXT’S 
ICDCCV  fruit  trees 
ticnocf  ROSE  TREES,  , 
And  CARNATIONS  are  properly  packed,  free  of  I 
cost,  aud  promptly  delivered,  carriage  paid.  ! 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Jo'irnal  of 
\  Hnrtic  Iture  :  “  Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  i.s  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  i.s  no  cultivated  plant  which  is  not  benefited  by 
having  Charcoal  applied  to  the  soil  in  which  it  is  rooted.” 
Apply  for  Pamphlet  and  Prices  to  the  Manufacturers — 
HIRST,  BROOKE  &  HIRST,  Ltd.,  Leeds. 
COHHuJVa  A  tiFhClALlTF. 
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for  my  Illustiiated  Catalogue  and  Planter’s  Guide.  1 
PHILIP  LE  CORNU,  F.R.H.S., 
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&  FULL  ILLUSTRATED 
^CATALOGUE  OF  ALL 
HORTICULTURALSUNDRIES 
“  WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF  NICOTINE  ” 
i.s  guaranteed  pure  Nicotine,  and  three 
times  as  good  as  the  best  compound.  It 
is  not  a  compound,  i.e.,  not  a  chemical 
substitute  for  Nicotine,  but  will  make  a 
compound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired, 
at  IJd.  per  1000  cubic  feet.  Price  7d.  per 
sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet,  post  free 
(in  quantities  at  5d.  each,  carriage  paid). 
WEST’S  PATENT  VAPORISING 
FDMIGATOR.  —  Best  and  Cheapesi. 
Made  all  of  metal.  The  asbestos  stove 
only  requires  a  little  spirits  to  saturate  it 
when  used,  so  will  last  a  lifetime  without 
wick  or  further  trouble.  Price  com¬ 
plete.  with  spirits  for  stove,  9d.  post  free, 
to  vaporise  up  to  2500  c.f. 
WEST’S  INSECTICIDE  can  be  proved 
to  be  the  best  and  cheapest  by  sending 
for  a  gratis  sample  box. 
West’s  Patent  “Ivorine”  and  Metal 
Plant  Labels  1/9  per  gross  post  free  ; 
Everlasting  Grip  Stakes,  for  instantly 
staking  all  plants  ;  Hyacinth  Supports ; 
Plant  "Pots  ;  Metal  Tree  Fasteners,  for 
permanently  fastening  wall  trees ;  Wall 
Nails  (same  price  ordinary  nails)  ;  West’s 
Garden  Syringe ;  Powder  Diffuser,  for 
diffusing  powder  on  Plants  ;  Gardeners’ 
Fountain  Pen  ;  Flower  Grip  Holders  of 
all  kinds ;  Plant  Pot  Crocks  ;  West’s 
Mushroom  Spawn;  Waterproof  Ink; 
West’s  Weed  Killers  ;  West’s  Slug  Killer 
Powder;  West’s  Mealy  Bug  Destroyer; 
West’s  'Tobacco  Powder  ;  West’s  Lawn 
Sand  ;  West’s  Fertiliser,  &c.,  <fec. 
samples  gratis;  postage  extra. 
It  will  pay  you  well  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  all  Garden  Sundries,  C.  E.  WEST,  Roundhay  for  Cata¬ 
logue,  who  delivers  all  goods  free.  Orchid  Culture,  3rd  Edition,  postage  3d.,  gives  full  particulars  of  cultivation  of  Orchids. 
No.  1050.— VoL.  XLI.,  Third  Series. 
^iniiiiihil  flii  ||ortii;iilti!r. . 
THURSDAY,  SEPTEMBER  20,  1900. 
Bulbs  in  Pots. 
HE  immenso  value  of  the  so-called 
Dutch  bulbs  for  creating  a  bright 
and  beautiful  display  during  the 
early  months  in  the  year  has  long 
been  acknowledged,’  indeed  it 
becomes  more  and  more  apparent 
every  year,  as  the  numbers  grow  by  leaps 
and  bounds.  Where  at  one  time  it  was  the 
comparatively^  few  who  professed  to  grow 
these  bulbous  plants,  it  is  everyone  who  has  from 
one  to  two  dozens  up  to  thousands  in  pots, 
boxes,  glasses,  and  lastly  in  the  open  ground. 
The  more  the  better,  however,  for  if  the  Hyacinth 
may  be  a  little  stiff  and  formal,  it  is  never¬ 
theless  a  noble  flower,  while  our  Narcissi, 
Tulips,  Crocuses,  Snowdrops,  and  others  are  quite 
indispensable. 
From  the  present  time  to  the  end  of  the 
month  will  usually  be  found  the  busiest  in 
gardens  with  the  potting  of  bulbs  for  spring  use^ 
and  for  the  bulk  of  the  collection  it  is  an 
extremely  favourable  period  to  choose.  Many, 
such  for  example  as  Roman  Hyacinths,  were 
potted  several  weeks  ago,  and  have  made  a 
decided  advance  towards  flowering  from  Novem¬ 
ber  onwards,  hut  the  bulk  still  remain  to  be 
dealt  with  at  the  moment.  We  do  not  want 
them  at  Christmas,  they  are  not  then  accorded 
that  appreciation  that  will  inevitably  be  their  lot 
at  a  later  period  of  the  year,  hence  for  that  festive 
season  the  “Romans”  and  the  “Paper  Whites” 
are  the  only  ones  that  I  strive  to  have  in 
abundance.  Not  that  we  have  the  whole  of  our 
stock  in  bloom  at  one  time ;  by  no  means,  as  we 
should  regard  it  as  too  great  a  waste  of  valuable 
material,  and  the  season  is  therefore  extended  to 
as  great  a  length  as  possible. 
It  is  obvious  that  to  a  large  degree  the 
period  of  flowering  will  be  governed  by  the  time 
of  potting,  which  is  therefore  done  successionally 
During  PIFTr-TV\70  YSVR3t  he  "  JOVBNAL  OF 
HORTICULTURE”  has  been  written  by  Gardeners  for 
Gardeners,  and  in  its  principles,  its  practice,  and  its 
price  it  still  remains  the  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  wishes  of  the 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “JOURNAL 
OF  HORTICULTURE”  will  hereafter  be  sold  for 
twopence  insteatl  of  Threepence. 
