Xovembpi’  1,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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BARR’S  TULIPS- 
A-warded  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. 
JSarly  Sing:le  and  Dovible  Tulips  of  finest  ([iiality,  for 
early  forcing  or  Spriiifi  liedding  outdoors.  .See  full  Descrip¬ 
tive  List  in  Barr's  Bulb  Catalogue  (free), 
MAY-FLOWERING  ‘COTTAGE”  TULIPS. 
MAY-FLOWERING  DARWIN  T CLIPS. 
MAY-FLOWERING  ENGLISH  “FLORIST”  TULIPS 
MAY-FLOWERING  PARROT  OR  DRAGON  TULIPS 
Por  the  finest  collections  in  the  world  of  the  above  lieautiful 
decorative  Tulips,  see  Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue  (free). 
BARRS  HYACINTHS. 
THE  FINEST  OF  THE  SEASON’S  CROP. 
Choicest  named  varieties  for  pots  or  glasses. 
12  in  12  Exhiitifion  varieties,  5/(i,  7/6,  and  10/6. 
25  in  26  Exhibition  varietie.s,  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  t  per  doz.,  3/-. 
Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue,  containing  a  De.scriptive  Li.st  of 
the  finest  Hvalintiis,  Tulii’s,  Crocises,  Gladioli, 
Lilies,  and  all  the  best  Bulbs  and  Tubers  for  in  or 
outdoor  planting,  sent  free  on  application. 
BARR  6l  sons, 
11,  12,  &  13  King  St,  Coveiit  Garden,  Loi|doq 
Nurseries— Loxo  Ditton,  near  Surbiton,  Surrey. 
THE  EXPORT  NURSERIES. 
J.  or.  THOOL-El^, 
BULB  AND  PLANT  GROWER, 
HEEMSTEDE,  NEAR  HAARLEM,  NETHERLANDS, 
'  Has  the  honour  to  announce  that  his  Illustrated  Price  List 
i  in  English,  Autumn,  1900,  at  lowest  prices,  will  be  sent  post 
I  free  on  application.  No  Charge  for  Packing.  Orders 
I  OF  10/-  AND  ABOVE  ENTIRELY  FREE  TO  DESTINATIONS  in 
1  England,  Scotland,  Ireland,  &c.  First  quality  guaranteed. 
.Some  sorts  of  Biclbs  noted  out  Pnce  Lists,  p0i.  lOO,  1000. 
ITyacinths  in  fine  mixture,  for  bedding  or 
8. 
d. 
8. 
1 
forcing  . 
Hyacintns,  single,  first  size,  named,  in  several 
leading  sorts,  red,  white  and  blue  varieties. 
11 
6  . 
.112 
6 
equal  quantities,  my  selection 
20 
G  . 
.  — 
Single  early  Tulips,  in  the  finest  mixture  . . 
1 
10  . 
.  16 
8 
Double  early  Tulips,  in  the  finest  mixture. . 
Due  Vau  Thol  Tulip,  mixed,  excellent  for 
•2 
4  . 
.  22 
6 
early  forcing 
2 
6  . 
.  20 
0 
Sparaxis,  in  mixture  . 
0 
8  . 
.  6 
0 
Triteleia  unifiora,  pure  white,  very  fragrant 
1 
6  . 
— 
Ixias,  in  the  finest  mixture  . 
0 
6 
.  5 
0 
Crocus,  first  size,  in  the  finest  mixture 
1 
2 
.  10 
0 
Crocus,  second  size,  in  the  finest  mixture  . . 
Crocus,  yellow,  third  size  . 
0 
7 
.  5 
0 
0 
6 
.  4 
2 
Spanish  Iris,  in  the  finest  mixture 
0 
7 
.  5 
0 
iris  Kiempferi,  mixed  .Japanese  varieties  . . 
6 
0 
.  40 
0 
Iris  sibirica,  all  sorts,  in  mixture 
4 
0 
.  40 
0 
Monthretia  crocosinimflora,  orange  scarlet. . 
1 
6 
.  — 
Narcis,  Double  Incomparabilis,  primrose  . . 
1 
6 
.  14 
0 
Narcis,  Single  Van  Sion,  yellow  trumpet  . . 
3 
0 
.  29 
2 
Narcis,  Stella,  M'hite,  yellow  cup 
1 
4 
.  12 
6 
Narcis,  hicolor  princeps . 
Gladiolus  Marie  Leinoine,  cream,  blotc.ies 
2 
6 
.  23 
4 
purple  . 
2 
0 
.  19 
2 
Gladiolus  Brencbleyensis  deep  .scarlet 
2 
6 
.  20 
0 
Scilla  Sibirica,  intense  blue 
1 
8 
..  16 
0 
Hy.acinthus  candicans  (Galtonia)  white 
5 
0 
.  45 
10 
Snowdrops,  Galanthus  Elwesi,  giant  flowered 
1  10 
..  15 
0 
i  ritoma  Uvaria  (Red-hot  Poker) 
14 
6 
Lilies,  in  fine  mixture . 
12 
0 
”l20 
0 
Narcis,  Pheasant’s-eye  (poeticus) 
1 
2 
..  10 
0 
Single  Anemone,  The  Bride,  pure  white 
1 
8 
..  15 
0 
Single  Anemones,  in  the  finest  mixture 
1 
8 
..  15 
0 
Ranunculus,  French  varieties,  mixed 
1 
0 
..  9 
0 
Ranunculus,  Persian  varieties,  mixed 
1 
0 
..  9 
0 
Gladiolus  Colvillei  alba,  pure  white  . . 
1 
2 
..  10 
0 
■2.50  Bulbs  of  the  same  kind  will  he  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 
£l  1/-:  half  of  this,  11/-. 
Collection  B  for  indoor,  containing  630  bulbs  for  92  pot 
or  glasses,  £1  1/- ;  half  of  this  for  11/-. 
CARNATIONS. 
CHARLES  TDRHER’S  Catalogue  of  Carnations 
is  Now  Issued  ;  it  includes  many  new  fine 
vai'ieties  raised  by  Martin  R.  Smith,  Esq.,  and 
now  being  distributed  for  the  first  time. 
CATALOGUES  ON  APPLICATION. 
THE  ROYAL  NURSERIES,  SLOUGH. 
COTTAGE  GARDENING  ;  being  an  Essay  to 
which  the  Royal  Horticultural  Society  awarded  Mr. 
VV.  Egerton  Hubbard’s  Prize,  February  16th,  1870.  By 
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THURSDAY.  NOVEMBER  1.  1900. 
Wild  Flowers  of  Old  Enelisli 
Gardens —1. 
HE  Rotoans  were  certainly  lovers  of 
J  gardening  pursuits,  and  it  is  pos- 
^  sible  that  the  villas  they  built 
during  their  occupation  of  Britain 
had  flower  gardens  attached,  dis¬ 
playing  plants  from  Italy  and  other 
sunny  climes.  Were  it  so,  we  do  not 
wonder  that  all  these  vanished  in  that 
troublous  age,  when  Saxon  and  Dane 
contended  for  the  mastery.  Even  in  unsettled 
periods  English  monks  seem  to  have  kept  up  some 
amount  of  knowledge  about  plants  of  all  kinds, 
a  Ti  ri 
dried  specimens,  carried  by  pilgrims  or  palmers  who 
had  been  in  the  East.  Yet  I  fix  the  century 
after  the  Crusades  as  the  period  v  h  n  exotic  species 
began  to  appear  in  gardens,  chiefly  those  of  nobles 
or  wealthy  citizens,  these  wars  having  given  an 
impetus  to  research  and  to  travelling.  But  the 
useful  was  more  to  the  front  than  the  ornamental, 
and  only  a  fei^took  any  heed  of  the  flowers  which 
adorned  sunnier  lands  ;  people  thought  more  of 
the  herbs,  fruits,  or  vegetables.  Then,  for  a  long 
AvTiile,  indeed  even  till  last  centuiy,  the  idea 
prevailed  amongst  gardeners,  that  exotics  must  be 
coddled  for  the  most  of  the  year  because  of  the 
uncertainties  of  our  climate.  Many  that  would 
have  thriven  out  of  doors,  under  suitable  conai- 
tions,  were  nursed  up  during  winter  in  houses,  and 
brought  cautiously  out  when  summer  arrived. 
Now,  persons  having  small  incomes  can  adorn 
their  gardens  or  windows  with  a  variety  ot  flowering 
plants  at  a  small  outlay,  but  in  the  days  of  the 
Tudors,  the  Stuarts,  and  the  early  Georges,  the 
small  tradesman  or  the  labourer  could  not  obtain 
exotics  had  he  possessed  the  money  to  buy  them. 
Bat  he  had  his  resource  ;  the  country  was  tree  to 
all,  so  he  went  out  when  he  had  a  holiday  to  the 
fields,  the  lanes,  the  woods,  and  such  plants  as  took 
his  fancy  by  their  foliage  or  their  flowers  he  took 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  ’the  “  JOURyAL  OF 
HORTICULTURE”  lias  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.  1062.— VOL.  XLI.  Third  Series. 
