Frsrvary 12, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
225 
THE EARLIEST PEA IN THE WORLD. 
Galo 
LIGHTNING PEA. 
TEN DAYS EARLIER 
than First and Best. 
FOUR DAYS EARLIER 
than Ringleader. 
After exhaustive trial, and as the result of 
аге. selection, we offer for the first time 
what we consider e LIES 
0 
LP THE 
is xa confirmed by th 
as the result of trials made by some of 
e vite gardeners in the country. 
''Carters' Lightning is very distinct and early. We 
рете th tan даун vl Dic. se rst and Best, sown 
at the samo time. Mr T. RABONE. Head Gardener to 
Ihave e 
Dobson dk a ara 
to the Most Noble the 
LEMAN, 
Price, ie sented psekkté i ea. per pint. 
SEEDSMEN by Royal Warrants to 
H.M. the QUEEN and 
H.R.H. the PRINCE of WALES, 
ss HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
BECONIAS, 6 ana 7 indue. 
I? IS WELL KNOWN and acknow 
A both Singles and Doubles ез 
CULTUR. AL ps "DESCR 
ai ever issued, with remarkable testimonials, sent post- 
» SEEDS.—Single, 6 and 7 inches, 2s. 6d k 
Я . per packet: our 
P oubles, pe cing enormous blooms, more like Pæonie 8, 
ATRO: UBRA N darkest and richest flowering 
nat extant for SO n 2s. 6d. per packet. 
now bl 4 
mined, #. М و‎ ooming most brilliantly, 
COME AND SEE OUR SEEDLINGS JUST UP. 
"Rev. 8, GANARD, The IM Salford Priory, near Evesham. 
y 1, 1887. 
"Тһе Begonia а $n dagis f 
flowers, xi me b Bl M from y you last Season e а = 
т packe: 
another 
H. CANNELL & SONS, 
SWANLEY, KENT. 
HERBACEOUS 
AND ALPINE PLANTS. 
GUE of 64 pages, containing full information as 
to Colour, Height, Situation, time of е &c., free оп 
application. 
Bo CAPITAL COLLECTIÓN for ROCKS, STUMPS, and 
RDERS, from 25s. per 100, or 4s. per dozen. 
Most of the Plants нб: їп те бет despatched at any 
time, or by Parce] Post wi 
RICHARD SMITH ^& CO, 
NURSERYMEN AND SEED MERCHANTS, 
NOVELTIES 
WORTH HAVING. 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI ALBA, double. 
ASTER, “ COMET” (New Class).—The shape of the flowers 
THE BEST 
PRIMULAS, 
resembles very closely а large flowered Japanese rysan- 
‘en emum; the petals being long and somewhat tw 
Well grown produce from 25 to % mn double е, 
measuring from 34 to 44 inches in is 
ш ан vely delicate pink, bordered with white. Per packet, 
LOBELIA C very showy 
species, ko Ep the principal pene — "ri his] Lobelia is "s 
| recede -— in thi unknown, colouring of the 
flowers—the tube bras brilliant scarlet with orange-yellow 
lips. Змеи ат ‚ 1s. 64. 
LUPINUS HYBRIDUS fl-pL "PRESIDENT CLEVE- 
LAND.” —New nonplis o wered form of this most. free- 
aot eod annual, 
ver-spikes of 8 to 10 in 
The colour of thein dividual flowers is 
shaded with rose, yello. and crimson. 
ngr reat EE 
MM MCI and 
Per pack 
PHLOX DRUMMONDI ALBA fl-pl.— This, the first 
dor MENÉ Phlox сте. з wer be considered an 
od e great ong popular and 
ue 8, producing ap BR чул of f charming, densely 
dabis, ; rm жура i h flowers. Per packet, 15. 6d. 
PAPAVER PAVONINUM (Peacock Poppy).—The present 
novelty is of dwarf habit. A conspicuous glo black 
zone urarks the petals near the base, the uni bands 
forming а со; " which shows to great advantage 
and Pont 
NEW SWEET PEAS. 
DUCHESS OF ED —The standard light scarlet, 
INBURGH. 
сета with crimson, slightly marbled or е ed at the 
edge with creamy white; wings deep rose 
—This effective variet 
MPERIAL BLUE. has bright blue 
A ba qos еее ae with ma 
mauve, the standard being 
ISA ECKFORD. — A most E variety, the flowers 
being а M rss creamy-white, heavily suffused with 
rosy-p 
RINCE. Th wt sent U ut, 
has сп — veri 
Royal e ay tr e Society. The 
rege is uM x Sd a hed with scarlet, 
wings bright rose, veined 
THE QUEEN very beautiful and pleasing variety, the 
light rosy- pink standard pier in charming contrast to the 
wings, which are light ma: 
(Each of the above odor vari ga 6d. per packet. A collec- 
ton of five звы 5з. each.) 
ECKFORD’S NEW D SWEET PEAS.—This s Special 
— of — Swee C Peas i is saved from choice named and 
med va: dr Mr. Ecktord's raising. These vt 
ae se eros v the mixture includes many of 
Per packet, 1s, 
Prices to the Trade on application. 
CATALOG КЕ, LE o. n узы of Vegetable 
eda 
including many Sisi esci, Free by Post. 
WATKINS à d SIMPSON, 
b Merchants, 
EXETER STREET, STRAND, 
LONDON, W.C. - 
nss i uiii nes by the Floral | 
SUTTONS PRIMULAS 
Have been m to be the Best i w CAHOON 
aving received th 
HIGHEST HONOURS 
EVER AWARDED, 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL В SOCIETT'S MEETING 
uary 11, 1887, the 
SILVER - опт BANKSIAN 
warded to Sut tton & Sons for 
Collection of rimulas и 420 plants, 
embracing twenty varieties of their own 
raising and introduct: Also 
HO CERTIFICATE awarded for 
utton's New Primula, ** Double Scarlet." 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATE ب‎ for 
Sutton's New Primula, '' Doubl 
Ae eN CERTIF A for 
Sutton’s New Primula 
R.H.S. 
Sutton’s New Blue 
FIRST-CLASS TE жы for 
H.S (Fern-leaved). 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIF Us adest for 
H.S (ema о 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIF: ICATE awarded for 
E.H.S. | Button' New Primula, ''Gipsy Queen” 
(Fern-leaved), 
HE 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 8 MEETING, 
January 14, 1879, 
SUTTON & SONS were awarded the 
SILVER PASES „Бра, 
Collection of Primulas; also 
FIRST- CLASS CERTIFICATE 
Primula, Sutton’s * Ruby King.', 
AT THE 
NATIONAL CHR SOCIETY'S SHOW, 
January 12, 13, 1887, 
SUTTON & SONS w were awarded the 
SILVER MEDA 
fora magnificent و‎ а of Primulas — 420 
lants, embracin nty ue es of their own 
raising and іш e nes 
EIGHT FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES | 
duced by Sutton & ci 
giis اہ‎ S PRIZE PRIMULAS. 
te packets, 5з. and 2s. 6d,, post-free 
SUTTON'S Collection of.13 varieties of 
ised and introduced by themselves. 
Post-free, zi 
" The Primulas from seed vac радд у урн» you are 
magnificent. The trusses of bloom 
size, and are greatly red by all who see 
The blue ones are УУ a novelty here. I have 
€ mma M БЕ" = hem.” —: i. 
po 
ROYAL BERKS SEED ESTABLISE SEED ESTABLISHMENT, 
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