October  3,  190...  JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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25  ,,  25  ,,  ,,  ,,  21/-,  30/-  and  42/-  , 
i^ARR^S  SINGLE  CHINESE  P/EONIES. 
STRONG  PLANTS. 
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BARR’S  TALL  FLAG  IRISES. 
STRONG  PLANTS, 
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25  ,.  25  ,,  ,,  .,  10/6  and  15/- 
[  BARR’S  MIXTURE  (un-named),  per  100,  15/-;  per 
dozen,  2/6. 
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DELPHINIUMS,  and  other  HARDY  PEREN¬ 
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BARR  Sl  sons, 
11, 12,  &  13,  KING  STREET,  COYENT  GIRDER, 
I-OTWDOrRI. 
Nurseries— Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  .Surrey. 
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OF 
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Brown,  Esq.,  Hampton  Lodge. 
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THURSDAY.  OCTOBER  4,  1900. 
Planting  Strawberries  in  October. 
- 
TRAWBERRIES  must  be  well 
established  before  they  can  fruit 
well,  and  though  August  and 
early  September  are  the  best  times 
to  plant  beds  permanently  when 
crop  is  expected  the  first  season, 
yet  during  the  month  of  October 
plantations  nlay  be  formed.  If  the  plants 
are  small,  the  whole  of  the  next  growing 
season  must  be  allowed  them  to  strengthen  their 
rooting  power  and  build  up  bold  crowns,  when 
the  crop  the  folliwing  year  will  he  a  good  one 
should  the  blossoms  receive  no  injury  from  frosts 
in  spring.  Planting  carried  out  now  often  results 
in  securing  well-developed  specimens  by  the 
following  spring,  much  of  course  depending  upon 
the  s'ze  and  condition  of  the  runners  obtained. 
Weak  and  attenuated  plantlets  are  not  to  be  relied 
upon  when  planteil  at  any  season.  The  best  are 
those  obtained  from  rows  where  runners  have 
been  produced  sparingly,  with  the  result  that 
there  has  been  no  crowding  from  the  first.  The 
leaves  have  had  every  facility  to  attain  a  stout  and 
sturdy  character  under  the  influence  of  abundant 
air  and  light,  hence  the  crowns  are  bold  according 
to  the  size  of  the  plant-’,  and  fibrous  roots  are 
numerous.  Such  plants  lift  readily  when  the 
ground  is  moist,  and  can  be  easily  placed  in  a 
permanent  po-ition  almost  without  giving  them 
any  check.  This,  of  course,  is  not  possible  with 
all.  Runners  are  often  secured  from  a  distance, 
well  furni.'hed  perhaps  with  abundance  of  root', 
but  little  or  no  soil  adhering  to  them.  These 
planted  now  have  time  to  become  established,  but 
do  not  make  much  headway  until  spiing.  Tne 
best  method  to  adopt  when  planting  late  is  to 
obtain  the  stock  in  3-inch  pots,  and  plant  them 
without  disturbing  the  ball  of  roots  other  than 
loosening  those  closely  matted  together  at  the  base 
and  round  the  sides.  Firmly  place  the  soil  roui  d 
them,  seeing  especially  that  the  ball  is  moist. 
At  this  season  it  is  not  advisable  to  have  tfie 
It  will  pay  you  well  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  all  Garden  Sundries,  C 
logue,  who  delivers  all  goods  free.  Orchid  Gnlture,  3rd  Fldition,  i)0.stage  3d.,  gives  full  p:i 
C.  E.  WEST.  Ronnrihay  for  Pata- 
articular.s  of  cultivation  of  Orchid.s. 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  'the  “  JOURNAL  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  instead  of  Threepence. 
No.  1068.— VoL.  XLI..  Third  .Series. 
