October  18,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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BARR’S  TULiIPS- 
Awarded  FOUR  GOLD  MEDALS  by  the  Royal 
National  Tulip  Society,  1896,  1897,  1898,  and  1899, 
and  a  SILVER  CUP  at  the  Temple  Gardens  Great 
Flower  Show,  London,  1900. 
Early  Single  and  Double  Tulips  of  finest  quality,  for 
early  forcing  or  Spring  bedding  outdoors.  See  full  Descrip¬ 
tive  List  in  Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue  (free), 
may-flowering  ‘COTTAGE”  TULIPS. 
may-flowering  DARWIN  TULIPS. 
may-flowering  ENGLISH  ‘  FLORIST”  TULIPS 
may-flowering  parrot  or  DRAGON  TULIPS 
For  the  finest  collections  in  the  world  of  the  above  beautiful 
decorative  Tulips,  see  Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue  (free). 
BARR’S  HYACINTHS. 
THE  FINEST  OF  THE  SEASON’S  CROP. 
Choicest  named  varieties  for  pots  or  glasses. 
12  in  12  Exhibition  varieties,  6/6,  7/6,  and  10/6. 
25  in  25  Exhibition  varieties,  18/6. 
Barr’s  ‘‘Rainbow  Mixture  ”  of  Bedding  Hyacinths, 
a  special  mixture  of  great  variety  of  colours.  Per  100, 
16/6;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
Ditto  extra  large  bulbs,  per  100,  22/6  :  per  doz.,  3/-. 
Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue,  containing  a  Descriptive  List  of 
the  finest  Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Chocuses,  Gladioli, 
Lilies,  and  all  the  best  Bulbs  and  Tubers  for  in  or 
outdoor  planting,  sent  free  on  application. 
BARR  Sl  sons, 
11, 12,  &  13,  King  St.,  Covent  Garden,  London 
Nurseries— Long  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
raiLIF*  LE  COJEiKrXJ’S 
ICDCCV  trees, 
UCnOCl  ROSE  TREES, 
And  CARNATIONS  are  properly  packed,  free  of 
cost,  and  promptly  delivered,  carriage  paid. 
CORDONS  A  SPt.CIALIT¥. 
Before  ordering  every  reader  of  this  [paper  should  write 
for  my  Illustrated  Catalogue  and  Planter's  Guide. 
PHILIP  LE  CORNU,  F.R.H.S., 
THE  JERSEY  NDRSERIES,  JERSEY. 
VEITCH’ 
lENUINE  BULBS 
NTEZTOHI’S 
TULIPS 
r’OK,  B£:Dr>xi>JO, 
ALL  FLOWERING  AT  THE  SAME  TIME. 
BRIGHT  CRIMSON  ,  DARK  PURPLE 
SCARLET 
DARK  CRIMSON 
CHERRY  RED 
RED,  Edged  Yellow 
ROSE 
ORANGE 
YELLOW- 
WHITE 
VEITCH’S  SELECTED  MIXED 
From  the  above  and  other  beaiiti  ul  varieties, 
flowering  at  the  same  time. 
For  details  see  Catalogue,  foriiarded  Post  Free  on 
application. 
To  THE  TRADE.— A  GRAND  NEW  PEA,'; 
THE  MA.JOR,  now  ready,  was  awarded  the  Award  i 
OF  Merit  at  Chiswick  on  June  28th,  1900.  The  whole  * 
Stock  for  Sale,  about  8  bushels. -Apply,  E.  R.  WEBBER, 
Norton  Park,  Daventry. 
REENHOUSES  from  £3  VINERIES, 
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^CATALOGUE  OF  ALL 
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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  1  jd.  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  Cheapest. 
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.  I 
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 
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all  kinds;  Plant  Pot  Crocks;  West’s 
Mushroom  Spawn;  Waterproof  Ink; 
West's  Weed  Killers  ;  West’s  Slug  Killer 
Powder;  M’esc’s  Mealy  Bug  Destroyer; 
AVest’s  'Tobacco  Powder ;  West’s  Lawn 
Sand  ;  AV’est’s  Fertiliser,  Ac. ,  &c. 
samples  gratis;  postage  extra. 
It  will  pay  you  well  to  send  direct  to  the  oniy  manuiaciurer  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.  1060.— VoL.  XLL,  Third  Series. 
Tl|e  Old  Order  Cljangetli. 
;;i  - 
**’‘OW  is  the  time  when  we  Avorkin^ 
gardeners  are  in  many  cases 
expected  to  carry  out  various 
changes  and  alterations.  Improve¬ 
ments,  we  hear  them  very  often 
called,  and  doubtless  in  numerous 
instances  the  designation  is  thoroughly 
h  justified.  It  is  obvious  to  anyone  thinking 
seriously  upon  the  subject,  that  this,  the 
dull  season  of  autumn  and  winter,  is  of  a  necessity 
the  best  period  in  which  to  carry  out  A\’ork  of  this 
kind.  During  the  next  three  or  four  months  the 
pressure  of  routine  operations  in  gardens  is  not  so 
heavily  felt,  though  there  is  usually  quite  sufficient 
for  all  hands  to  do.  It  may  be  true  that  where 
a  great  amount  of  making,  renovating,  or  re¬ 
modelling  has  to  be  done,  it  were  better  if  some 
of  the  heavier  work  were  performed  in  summer; 
particularly  is  this  so  where  wet  clay  soils  have  to 
be  manipulated.  This,  however,  can  only  apply 
to  the  preparation  of  the  land. 
From  the  present  onwards  as  favourable 
weather  serves  the  work  of  planting  or  removing 
shrubs,  trees,  either  for  utility  or  ornament,  and 
lifting  and  relaying  turf,  should  be  proceeded 
with.  Turfing  is  an  operation  which  seldom 
obtains  justice  in  its  performance.  It  must 
often  be  done  when  the  ground  is  in  a  wet  pasty 
condition,  whereas  it  might  be  much  more 
comfortably  and  efficiently  carried  out  in  autumn 
as  soon  as  the  rains  have  made  the  grass  easy  to 
cut  and  take  up.  Laid  down  thus  early  the  turves 
get  well  hold  before  severe  frosts  occur  to  lift  and 
displace  them ;  they  also  bind,  and  will  often 
improve  so  quickly  under  the  mild  autumnal  rains 
and  weather  condition8,that  a  pleasing  lawn  results 
befc^e  spring  is  with  us,  bringing  the  cutting  and 
attendant  duties. 
Some  people  inay  prefer  pdanting  trees  or 
shrubs  in  very  late  winter  or  early  spring. 
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  (or 
TWOPENCE  instead  of  Threepence. 
