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NOVELTIES  AND  SPECIALITIES  FOR  1901. 
Aster  sinensis,  a  lovely  single  Aster  from  China,  with 
large,  handsome  flowers  of  a  delicate  mauve  with  yellow 
diso,  budiy,  blanching  habit,  height  15  inches. 
"Per  packet,  6d.  &  1/-. 
Aquilegia,  Barr’s  Extra  Selected  Hybrids,  containing 
large  flowers  of  beautiful  form  and  colouring,  including 
the  beautiful  long-spurred  varieties,  h.  p.  Per  pkt.,  2/0. 
Celosia  plumosa,  Barr’s  Choice  Mixture,  handsome 
feathery  plumes,  of  brilliant  colours,  h.b.a. 
Per  packet,  6d.  &  1/-.  | 
Heracleum  purpureum,  a  grand  stately  plant,  with 
handsome  foliage  and  purple-haired  stems,  hardy  I 
biennial,  lit.  6ft.  1/6. 
Lupinus  arboreus,  Snow  Queen,  a  lovely  white  Tree 
Lupin,  tine  novelty,  hardy  perennial.  Per  pkt.,  1/-  &  1/6. 
Mignonette,  Barr’s  Covent  Garden  Favourite,  the 
finest  Mignonette  for  pots  or  borders,  large  handsome 
heads  of  bloom,  deliciously  fragrant.  Per  pkt.,  6d.  &  1/-. 
Nicotiana  sylvestris,  a  fine  white-flowered,  sweet-scented 
Tobacco,  with  handsome  foliage,  h.h.a.  Perpkt.,6d.  &  1/-. 
Phacelia  campanularia,  one  of  the  most  lovely  blue 
flowers  in  cut  ivation,  h.a.,  ht.  8in.  Per  pkt.,  6d."  &  1/-. 
Poppy,  Empress  of  China,  beautiful  single  flowers, 
snow  white,  with  a  fringed  margin  of  brilliant  crimson- 
scarlet,  hardy  annual,  ht,  2ft.  Per  packet,  6d. 
Poppy  Oriental  mixed  new  varieties,  stately  h.p.’s, 
with  gorgeously-coloured  flowers.  Per  pkt..  6d.  &  1/-. 
Poppy,  Shirley,  “Long  Ditton,”  extra  selected  strain 
of  this  beautiful  Poppy,  h.a..  ht.  1ft.  Per  packet,  1/-. 
The  Chinese  Star  Primrose  (Primula  stellata),  a  most  I 
beautiful  and  graceful  pot  plant,  easily  grown,  for  1 
greenhouse  or  sitting-room  decoration. 
Purple,  per  pkt.,  1/- ;  White,  per  pkt.,  1/6.  j 
1 '  BARR’S  SEED  GUIDE  contains  a  select  List  of  the  best  j 
Vegetables  and  the  most  beautiful  Flowers  for  the  Garden 
and  Greenhouse.  It  is  full  of  Practical  Hints,  and  will  be  I 
lound  invaluable  to  Gardeners,  Amateurs,  and  Exhibitors. 
Sent  free  on  application. 
DADD  Si  cnuc  11.  12.  &  13,  KING  STREET. 
DAnn  Oil  ouflloj  covent  garden.  London 
BEGONIAS!  Awarded  Three  Gold  Medals. 
Our  New  Catalogue  for  1901  ready  now,  free.— JOHN 
PEED  &  SON,  West  Norwood,  S.E. 
GLOXINIAS. — Our  Collection  of  loO  Varieties. 
unsurpassed.  Catalogues  free.— JOHN  PEED  and 
SON,  West  Norwood,  S.E. 
rlALADlUMS. —  Our  Cattlogue  of  200  Varieties 
J  mailed  free.  Many  large  Exhibition  Bulbs  for  Sale. 
Highest  Award  given  to  our  group  at  the  great  show  held 
in  August  last.  New  York,  U.S.A.— JOHN  PEED  &  SON, 
West  Norwood,  S.E. 
VEITCHS’ 
NEW  POTATOES 
VEITCH’S  MAIN  CROP. 
A  high-class  variety  to  which  we  desire  to  call  special 
attention  ;  it  is  highly  recommended  as  a  disease- 
resisting  kind,  and  for  its  excellent  cooking  qualities. 
Per  7  lbs.,  5/-. 
THE  MAJOR. 
Award  of  Merit,  R.H.S.,  Sept.  6th,  189S. 
This  splendid  addition  to  the  second  early  varieties  is 
an  abundant  cropper ;  the  tubers  are  kidney-shaped, 
large,  with  russet  skin,  and  both  at  Chiswick  and  in  our 
own  trials  have  shown  no  signs  of  disease. 
Per  14  lbs  ,  4/-. 
DEVONIAN. 
Award  of  Merit,  R.H.S.,  Sept.  6th,  1898. 
A  most  promising  mid-season  or  late  variety,  producing 
a  heavy  crop  of  kidney-shaped  tubers  of  medium  size, 
very  floury  when  cooked,  and  of  delicious  flavour. 
Per  14  lbs.,  3/-. 
SYON  HOUSE  PROLIFIC. 
Award  of  Merit,  R.II.S.,  Sept,  loth,  1895. 
This  new  variety  may  be  classed  as  one  of  the  best  late 
kinds  of  recent  introduction.  It  is  an  excellent  keeper 
and  a  most  abundant  cropper. 
Per  14  lbs.,  4/-. 
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The  celebrated  Vine  and  Plant  Food.  GRAPES 
grown  with  “FERTILITAS”  secured  the  HIGHEST 
AWARD  at  Shrewsbury  this  year.  £14  per  ton,  16/-  per 
cwt.,  car.  paid.  Usual  terms.  Analysis  and  testimonials 
with  all  orders.  From  all  Seedsmen,  or  direct  from— 
WM.  INNES  &  CO.,  City  Road  Mills,  DERBY. 
PURE  WOOD  CHARCOAL,  Specially  Prepared 
for  Horticultural  use.  Extract  from  the  Journal  of 
Horticulture :  “Charcoal  is  invaluable  as  a  manurial  agent ; 
each  little  piece  is  a  pantry  full  of  the  good  things  of  this 
life.  There  is  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. 
WEST’S  PLANT  GRIP  STAKES.— Everlasting  double-grip 
stakes  for  instantly  staking  all  plants.  Send  postcard  for  Illustrated 
Catalogue. 
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metal.  Will  last  a  lifetime  without  wick  or  further  trouble.  Price 
complete,  with  spirits  for  stove,  9d.  post  free,  to  vaporise  up  to  2500  c.f. 
“WEST’S  EXTRACT  OF  NICOTINE”  is  guaranteed  pure 
Nicotiue,  and  three  times  as  good  as  the  best  compound.  It  is  not  a 
compound — not  a  chemical  substitute  for  Nicotine,  but  will  make  a 
compound  equal  to  the  best,  if  desired,  at  ljd.  per  1000  cubic  feet. 
Price  7d.  per  sealed  bottle  of  1000  cubic  feet  post  free  ;  in  quantities  at 
5d.  each,  carriage  paid.  Some  other 
WEST’S  patent  GARDEN  SUNDRIES 
(all  delivered  free!  are  Ivorine  and  Metal  Plant  Labels  of  all  kinds, 
from  1/10  gross;  Gardener’s  Fountain  Pen,  1/-  ;  Ink  Holding  Pen, 
one  dip  into  ink  lasts  an  hour’s  writing  withoutagain  dipping,  6d.  doze  i  ; 
Waterproof  Ink,  the  only  ink  to  stand  outside  weather,  7d.  bottle  ; 
Prepared  Green  Raffia,  2/-  lb.  ;  Plant  Clips,  1/3  gross  ;  Carnation 
Rings,  1/3  gross  ;  Hyacinth  Supports,  3/-  dozen Layering  Pegs, 
1/rt  per  gross;  Metal  Tree  Fasteners,  for  permanently  fastening  wall 
-trees,  1/10  gross ;  Wall  Nails,  same  price  as  ordinary  nails;  Glazing  Staples,  1/6  gross;  Plant  Pots,  also  I  an  s,  sj 
Mushroom  Spawn,  very  prolific,  4/-  per  budiel  :  Insecticide,  1/3  dozen  boxes;  Mealy  Bug  Destroyer,  7d.  bottles  ; 
Horticultur.il  Soap,  ljlb  tins,  1/-;  Powder  Weed  Killer,  if  not  the  best  and  cheapest  after  trial  money  will  be 
returned,  1/6  tin,,  makes  18  to  51  gallons;  Slug  Killer  Powder,  certain  destruction  to  slugs,  &c.,  and  a  splendid 
fertiliser,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Lawn  Sand,  kills  all  weeds  and  nourishes  the  Grass,  from  lb.  tins,  9d.  ;  Tobacco 
Powder,  extra  fine  ground,  from  9d.  tins  ;  Seed  Germinator,  6d.  boxes,  no  see  I  should  be  sown  without  a  dressing  ot 
this;  Fertiliser,  perfect  plant  food,  ,from  lb.  tins  9d. ;  Manures,  &c.,  Ac.  .All  carriage  and  package  free. 
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No  1077.— Vol.  XLII.,  Third  Series. 
THURSDAY.  FEBRUARY  14,  1901. 
The  Weather  of  1900. 
;  II  ATE  V E R  the  young  century  which 
has  just  arrived  may  have  in  store 
for  us  during  its  opening  years, 
it  certainly  will  not  be  able  to 
reprop  chits  predecessor  with  having 
set  it  a  bad  example  so  far  as  the 
climatic  conditions,  which  have  upon 
the  whole  accompanied  its  closing  years, 
are  concerned.  Not  so  very  many  years 
ago  wet  and  inclement  summers  were  of  far  more 
common  occurrence  than  those  in  which  sunshine 
and  heat  predominated.  Of  late,  however,  summer 
after  summer  has  come  and  gone,  each  in  its  turn 
bringing  a  large  proportion  of  warmth  and  a  small 
proportion  of  rainfall,  and  in  these  respects  the 
past  season  may  be  said  to  have  followed  in  the 
footsteps  of  its  immediate  forerunners,  at  any  rate 
over  a  considerable  portion  of  our  islands. 
For  all  this,  although  in  many  ways  favourable, 
it  has  been  a  much  more  average  year  in  all 
districts  in  its  weather  than  either  1899  or  1898. 
It  seemed,  indeed,  as  late  hs  the  commencement 
of  July,  that  the  season  was  to  be  one  of  excessive 
rainfall  and  deficient  temperature,  for  up  till  then, 
after  a  very  mild  January,  April  had  been  the  only 
month  with  its  usual  share  of  heat,  and  even  that 
month  could  in  no  way  be  described  as  a  pleasant 
or  favourable  one.  July,  however,  brought  a  most 
decided  and  welcome  change,  and  onward  to  the 
close  of  the  year,  with  the  exception  ot  two  periods 
of  wet  and  stormy  weather,  conditions  remained 
upon  the  whole  most  remarkably  mild  and  genial. 
Unfortunately  the  first  of  these  periods  occurred 
at  so  critical  a  time  in  regard  to  agriculture  as 
the  first  week  in  August.  On  the  6th  of  that 
month,  which  unfortunately  was  Bank  Holiday, 
an  exceptionally  severe  cyclonic  storm  for  the  time 
of  year  passed  directly  across  our  islands.  In  its 
passage  it  caused  much  damage  in  many  direc¬ 
tions,  the  fruit  crop  suffering  especially,  besides 
entirely  upsetting  all  holilay  arrangements.  The 
second  period 'prevailed  during  the  closing  days  of 
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