November  lo,  1900. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
435 
THE  EXPORT  NURSERIES. 
J.  J.  TXIOOIL.XSN’, 
BULB  AND  PLANT  GROWER, 
HEEMSTEDE,  near  haarlem,  METHERLANDS, 
Has  the  honour  to  announce  that  his  Illustrated  Price  List 
in  English,  Autumn,  1900,  at  low  -st  prices,  ■will  he  sent  post 
free  on  application.  No  Chakgh  FOit  Packing.  Orders 
,  OF  10/-  AND  ABOVE  ENTIRELY  FREE  TO  DESTINATIONS  in 
England,  Scotland,  Ireland,  &c.  First  quality  guaranteed. 
Some  soris  of  Bulhs  noted  out  Price  Lists.  Per  100.  1000. 
sPEciAi.  orrsB.  or 
FOUR  GRAND  DAFFODILS 
Suitable  for  Flower  Beds  and  Borders,  for 
Pot  Culture,  to  grow  for  Cut  Bloom,  or  to 
naturalise  in  Grass,  Woodlands,  &c. 
BARRII  CONSPICUUS. — A  flower  of  great  beauty  and 
refinement  having  broad  rich  yellow  petals  and  a  short  cup 
with  a  deep  martrin  of  orange-scarlet ;  profuse  bloomer 
and  strong  grower.  Strong  flowering  bulbs,  per  1000, 90/-; 
per  100,  10/6;  per  doz.,  1/6.  Extra  Strong  Selected 
Bulbs,  1000,  120A  ;  per  100,  13/6  ;  per  doz.,  1/9. 
SIR  WATKIN.— Perianth  rich  sulphur,  cup  yellow, 
slightly  tinged  with  orange  ;  very  large  flower.'  Strong 
Flowering  Bulbs,  per  1000, 120/-  ;  perlOO,  13/- ;  per  doz.  , 
1/9.  Extra  Strong  .Selected  Bulbs,  1000,  160/-  ;  per  100, 
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  Bulbs,  periooo, 
110/-;  per  100, 12/6;  per  doz.,  1/9;  Extra  Strong  Selecteil 
Bulbs,  per  inoo,  160/-  ;  per  100,  17/6  ;  per  doz.,  2/6. 
BICOLOR  GRANDIS. — Petals  snowy  white,  large  and 
broad,  trumpet  largo  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/-. 
Barr's  Daffodil  Catalogue  (free)  contains  a  full 
Descriptive  List  of  all  the  finest  Daffodils  in  cultiva  ion, 
including  the  latest  novelties  of  1900.  F'.  e  on  application. 
Barr’s  Bulb  Catalogue  (free)  contains  a  Descriptive 
List  of  the  finest  Hyacinths,  Tulips,  Crocuses,  Gladioli, 
Lilies,  and  all  the  best  Bulbs  and  Tubers  for  in  or  out¬ 
door  planiing.  Free  on  application. 
DADD  S  CnilQ  11,  12,  &  13.  KING  STREET, 
Dllllll  <X  OUllO;  COVENT  GARDEN,  LONDON. 
N'urseries — Iiong  Dltton,  Surrey. 
Hyacinths  in  fine  mixture,  for  bedding  or 
s. 
d. 
s. 
d 
forcing  . 
Hyacinths,  single,  first  size,  named,  in  several 
leading  sorts,  red.  white  and  blue  varieties. 
11 
6 
..112 
6 
equal  quantities,  my  selection 
20 
6 
Single  early  Tulips,  in  the  finest  mixture  ... 
1 
10 
’!  16 
8 
Double  early  Tulips,  in  the  finest  mixture  . 
Due  Van  Thol  Tulip,  mixed,  excellent  for 
2 
4 
22 
6 
early  forcing 
2 
6 
..  20 
0 
.Sparaxis,  in  mixture  . 
0 
8 
.  6 
0 
Triteleia  uniflora,  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  . . 
0 
•" 
..  6 
0 
Crocus,  yellow,  third  size 
0 
6 
..  4 
2 
Spanish  Iris,  in  the  finest  mixture 
0 
►7 
. .  .5 
0 
Iris  Kfempferi,  mixed  Japanese  varieties  . . 
5 
0 
. .  40 
0 
Iris  sibirica,  all  sorts,  in  mixture 
4 
0 
. .  40 
0 
Montbretia  crocosmiseflora,  orange  scarlet. . 
1 
6 
Narcis,  Double  Incomparabilis,  primrose  . . 
1 
6 
. .  14 
0 
Narcis,  Single  Van  Sion,  yellow  trumpet  . . 
3 
0 
, .  29 
2 
■^’arcis,  Stella,  white,  yellow  cup 
1 
4 
. .  12 
6 
Narcis,  bicolor  princeps . 
Gladiolus  Marie  Lemoine,  cream,  blote.ies 
2 
6 
. .  23 
4 
purple  . 
o 
0 
. .  19 
2 
Gladiolus  Brenchleyensis.,  deep  scarlet 
o 
6 
. .  20 
0 
Scilla  Sibirica,  intense  blue . 
1 
8 
. .  15 
0 
Hyacinthus  candicans  (Galtonia)  white 
3 
0 
. .  45 
10 
Snowdrops,  Galanthus  Elwesi,  giant  flowered 
1 
10 
.  15 
0 
Tritoma  Uvaria  (Red-hot  Poker) 
14 
6 
,  — 
Lilies,  in  fine  mixture . 
12 
0 
..120 
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 
. .  16 
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 
250  Bulbs  of  the  same  kind  will  be  charged  at  the  1000  rate  ; 
23  at  the  price  per  100  ;  6  at  the  price  per  12. 
Collection  D  for  spring  garden,  containing  1330  Bulbs 
£1  1/-:  half  of  this,  11/-. 
Collection  B  for  indoor,  containing  630  bulbs  for  92  pot 
or  glasses,  £1  1/- ;  half  of  this  for  11/-. 
F 
OR  SALE.— PALM  PHOBNIX  RECLTNATA. 
CLEAN  HEALTHY  PLANTS  AT  LOW  PRICES 
Alteayt  worth  a  visit  o1  inspection.  Kindly  send  for  Catalogue 
NEW  LIST  NOW  READY. 
Exotio  Nurseries,  CHELTENHAM. 
Grand  specimen,  11  feet  high,  14  large  fronds. 
BRYDGES,  SEED.SMAN.  NORWICH. 
Greenhouses  from  £3 1/-;  vineries. 
Conservatories,  Frames,  Summer  Houses,  &c. 
Illustrated  List  Free.  Makers  to  H.M.  the  Queen  and 
a.R.H.  the  Prince  of  Wales. 
EB.  hawthorn  &  00..  Ltd.,  London  Works 
•  READING.  (Name  Paper.) 
It  will  pay  you  well  to  send  direct  to  the  only  manufacturer  of  all  Garden 
logue,  who  delivers  all  goods  free.  Orchid  Culture  'r  d  Edition,  post.Tge3d 
“  WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF  NICOTINE  ” 
is  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  lid.  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. 
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. ,  &c. 
SAMPLES  gratis;  POSTAGE  EXTRA. 
Sundries,  C.  E.  WEST.  Round  hay,  for  Data 
.,  gives  full  particulars  of  cultivation  of  Orehid.«. 
Jaui[iiiil  irf  ^orticiiltur^e. 
THURSDAY,  NOVEMBER  15.  1900. 
Too  I!l(acli  Fruit. 
^  PIE  fruit  crops  of  thi.s  year  have 
^  proved  to  be  a  popular  theme,  and 
fp  the  story  of  the  fruit  glut  is 
^  becoming  quite  familiar  by  its 
repetition.  The  daily  papers  havo 
swelled  their  coPumns  with  dismal 
descriptions  of  fruit  rotting  under  trees 
because  it  is  not  worth  picking,  and  markets 
Hooded  with  products  that  cannot  find  a 
customer,  till  the  ordinary  reader  is  reasonable  in 
asking  whether,  after  all,  a  good  crop  is  not  about 
the  worst  misfortune  that  a  market  fruit  grower 
can  have  imposed  upon  him.  But  the  question 
requires  looking  at  more  deeply  than  this,  and  I 
think  we  shall  find  that  the  quality  rather  than 
the  abundance  is  responsible  for  the  p>oor  returns. 
Let  us  take  Plums  as  a  case  in  point,  for  crops 
of  this  fruit  have  never  of  late  years  been  heavier. 
In  almost  every  district  we  hear  the  same  ator\', 
and  it  is  a  dismal  tale  of  the  evils  of  over-supply. 
Laden  trees,  crowded  markets,  and  poor  returr  s 
are,  or  have  lately  been,  the  general  cry,  but  very 
little  has  been  said  by  the  correspondents  of  the 
daily  papers  about  variety,  and  upon  this  point 
the  importance  of  the  whole  thing  appears  to  hang. 
In  almost  every  district  where  fruit  is  grown  to 
any  extent  you  will  find  a  popular  local  Plum 
that  is  common  to  the  locality,  and  consequently 
it  is  extensively  cultivated.  In  Kent  the  common 
variety  is  known  as  the  Kentish  Bush  Plum,  a 
round  purple  fruit  of  fair  quality,  and  suitable  fc  r 
preserve  making  and  other  purposes.  In  Worces¬ 
tershire,  I  believe,  the  common  Plum  is  the  yellow 
Pershore;  in  another  district  it  is  something  else, 
and  so  we  go  on.  I  have  nothing  to  say  against 
the  Kentish  Bush  Plnm  as  a  fruit,  and  in  seasons 
of  moderate  crops  it  is  profitable  to  the  grower, 
but  it  is  not  to  be  compared  to  the  high-class 
varieties  of  modern  introduction.  Its  accommo¬ 
dating  character  has  led  to  its  being  largely  planted 
in  the  past,  till  now,  in  seasons  of  heavy  crops, 
there  is  such  an  abuudanco  of  this  second-rate 
During  FIFTY-TWO  YEARS  'the  “  JOURNAL  OF 
HORTICXJLTVRE"  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  (he  price  old-fashioned, 
and  lienee  in  order  to  meet  the  wishes  of  the 
present  generation  of  Gardeners  the  “  JOURhAL 
OF  HORTICULTURE”  will  hereafter  be  sold  for 
TWOPENCE  inste.ad  of  Threepence, 
No.  1064.— VoL.  XLI.,  Third  Serie.®. 
