XVI 



IRISH GARDENING 



l>i-i/.('S lor (lowers iiiul vogotabk's jii-own liom (lieii- 

 seeds. 



Mlissus. Wki.i.s A: Co., Mer,sllia;n. Surrey, send 

 a sii|i|ilenieiitary l>isl of Novell ies to llu'ir 

 Chi-ysaiitheiuuMi list. Their autumn successes 

 include two gold medals of the National Chrysan- 

 Ihemum Society and many others at provincial 

 towns, with a large number of certificates for new 

 varieties. Their " Daily Mail " (Uirysant liemum 

 won the (irst prize at Edinburgh for the Ijest 

 novelty, while the novelt y |iri/.e and (list prize in 

 Scarlets at the I'eri)etual Flowering ("a-.nation 

 .Show were awarded to " Champion." 



*.Mi:ssi!^. Wm. Powkk A: Co. send a U)l^ 

 ( 'alalogue of See<ls. The" Powerful " seeds from 

 Waterforil have a rejjutation of over lifty years 

 to sustain, and the lirm claims that better saved 

 or choicer flower, vegetable and Jarm seeds are 

 not to be bougI\(, desitite the fact that higher 

 priced seeds are easily obtained. The catalogue 

 is a handsome one. well got u|> and ])rofusely 

 illustra'^ed : it is alidiabetically avranged, and so 

 easy of reference. There are very good lists of ail 

 th- various kinds of vegetables with cidtural 

 directiiuis. followed by lawn seeds and a calenda.' 

 of garch'U operations. The flower seed list seems 

 to leiivMlien year by year, and a very choice 



selection is offered Ijoth foi- the greenhouse and 

 the garden. Farm ;,ee<ls and garden sundriiiS are 

 to be found towards the end. 



A Ca'I'A !,()(; IK OF (i.MiDKN Skkds. iV:( .. Koi; l!tl I. 

 comes from .MKssiis. DtKsox's. the i{oval Seed 

 Warehouses. Chester. At Dickson's, iull Kx- 

 hibition cash |)ri7,es ai\' offered for vegetables and 

 sweet peas grown from l h'-jr seeds, in<-ludiiig a 

 £5 i»ri'/,e for a collection of vegetables. Tht^ cata- 

 logue is large, well illustrated and attractive, 

 containing good selections of all the best vt^get- 

 ables and many of Dickson's new varieties, lh<' 

 latter half being devoted to the many beautiful 

 annuals, perennials. miscellan<'ous roots and 

 bulbs for spring plauliny. 



(tAHiJliiN vSkkos Foi{ 1!H1. from Miossrs. Li'itlk 

 i5c Bali,\ntvxe. Carlisle, is an interesting list, 

 containing some of I he best novelties of th(! year 

 and very complete collections of up-to-date 

 varieties of flower and vegeta])le seeds, seeds of 

 which ai"e saved from selected stocks. Among 

 the niimerous illustrations we note one of a house 

 of L. tV: H.'s " Profusion " tomato bearing a 

 wonderful crop. This lirm is one of the oldest 

 in the trade, hiving been established over 100 

 yeavs ago. 



GUARANTEE 

 TO THE GROWER 



THE AMATEUR COLLECTION. 



.50 Sploiidid Vailotios. iin'liiiliim all the Novcltiiv 

 for 1914. 'I'hcmiinbcrof sfcds in tlii- c )llc<tl(in 

 varie* arconliiin to variety. In tlu' majority of 

 cases, other than Novelties, 25 seeds of each will 

 bo iri\cn. It is rare value, and will provide a 

 wealth of cx(|uisitel)looin for cutting. A splendiil 

 cxhihitioii collection Price 20 - Post Fiee for fash 



l'"roin the uanlener's jioint of view 



it is of the ntniost importance that 



hebiivp onlv seed which he KXONVS to be riKlit. I hat fact makes the 



name "of Eckford of the greatest interest for *-.vo generations of liardener— - 



both amateur and profcfsional — have proved by ])ractical i xpenence that 



whatever seed— be it. Sweet Tea or anv other Moral or vetretahle seed— is 



sold by the fanio\!s Sweet Pea Specialist is entirely dependable m every 



w.ov. ■ This inii lied guarantee of worth is trebly valuable. It means— 



f Fiist. — That the seed is of the nioxinnim degree of fertilitv. Second.— 



That the seed is from tin- veiv fir.est flowciing strains (in many cases from .-etual prize stoeks). Third.— Tbat the 



• eMiltinL' plants wiH be lipalthv in 2!owth nnd habit, and abundantly lioriferous in due season Contrast this 



assurance of the best lesults", secured by buying Eckford's seeds, with the succession of -doulits and failure 



expciienced bv the gardeiier who buvs his seed " on faith " from a dealer or from an unverified source .->«t '^'".^ 



does he risk the co.st of the seed, but if the results are disappointing he has. in addition l«>st the fruits ot the 



labour and learns, when it is too late to remedy the defects, that in matters horticultural there is everything 



ill a name "— particularty when tlint nam- is one ren lered fiunous by merit and dependability all over the \\o\u\. 



as is the case witli the name of ECKFORD. 



SPECIAL SWEET PEA COLLECTIONS FOR 1914 



EXHIBITOR'S " B " COLLECTION. 



30 Si)Icndid Waved Varieties, excellent for 

 any purpose, fine for exhibition, 20 seeds 

 of each. Price 10 /-. Post Free for Cash. 



EXHIBITOR'S 



COLLECTION. 



2.5 Splendid Waved Vaiietie>. excellent for 

 any |>urpose. fine for exhibition. 10 seeds of 

 each. Price 5/6, Post Free for ('as)i. 



HALF>VILLA "B" COLLECTION. 



21 Sp"eidid Varieties, suitable for exliibition, 

 23 seeds of each, 3/-, Post Free, Cash with Order 



EXHIBITOR'S "A" COLLECTION. 



til Spli-ndid Wa\i'd Varieties, 'rbis collection 

 also includes a half iiacket of each otthe Novel- 

 ties for 1014. The nuinberof seeds, other than 

 .Novelties, will be 20 This is sppudid value. 

 Price 15 -. Po-t Kicc for Cash 



VILLA " A " COLLECTION. 



50 Splendid Varieties. 25 seeds of each, ex- 

 quisite for garden effect and cutting. All free 

 flowering and stroni.'. A fine laiiire of colour. 

 Price 10 /-. PosI Free for Cash. 



VILLA " C " COLLECTION. 



12 Varieties. A splendid range of colour for 



garden effect and culting. 50 seeds of each. 



Price 2 '9. Post Free for Cash 



VILLA "B" COLLECTION. 



24 Varieties. A si)leiidid range of colour for 



garden effect and cutting. 50 secd.s of each. 



Piicc 5 6. P<.st Fnc for Cash. 



Send a Postcard 



lo-day for a large I 

 and contains a full 



llustrated and Coloured Catalou'uc. It gives all particulars of the New Sweet Peas for 

 list of all Flower and Vegetable Seeds necessary for your garden 



FREE 



Henry Eckford, F.R.H.S., °"''^g:pt^^gr"''^ 



VILLA " D " COLLECTION. 



12 Vaiiclic-. Ilic same a> Villa •■ C ■ exactly, 

 only .■>2 seeds of each variety. Price 1/6, 

 l'o>l Free for Cash. 



ill 1 



Wcm, Shropshire 



