THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. January 29, a* 



SUPERB PRIMUL 



THE FINEST IN CULTIVATION. 



Awarded a SPECIAL CERTIFICATE by the 

 Royal Horticultural Society for Superior Quality. 



lowers of 



VEITCH'S CHELSEA SALMON. 



An exquisite new and desirable variety, with 

 a most beautiful and distinct salmon colour. 



Per Packet, 3s. 6d. 



VEITCH'S CHELSEA SCARLET. 



The brightest and richest of all the high-coloured varieties. 



Per Packet, 2s. 6d. 



VEITCH'S CHELSEA ROSE. 



A pretty and attractive variety, of a charming rose-pink 

 colour. 



Per Packet, 2s. 6d. 



VEITCH'S CHELSEA BLUE. 



Flowers of a beautiful rich blue colour, of large size, 

 elegant form, and fine substance. 



Per Packet, 25. 6d. 



For full description of the alwe and many other Choice 

 NOVELTIES and SPECIALITIES, see SEED 

 CATALOGUE, fonuarded gratis and post free on 

 application* 



JAMES VE1TCH & SONS 



Royal Exotic Nursery ( LTD -)» 



CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 



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SUPPLY THE WANT OF THE ABE. 



Before ordering your Supply for the Season, send 



for Catalogue and compare prices. It will cost 



you nothing but save you a great deal. 



A FEW PRICES. 



PEAS 



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William Hurst 

 Puke of Albany 



ONION. 



Rousham Park Hero ... 



Improved Reading 



CABBAGE; 



Early Oflenham 3d. 



Improved Nonpareil ... 4d. 



CAULIFLOWER 



Witch's Autumn Giant 6d. 

 Walcheren ... ... 6d. 



5d. per pint 



l ull Descript 



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to all % 



New Dwarf Sweet Pea, 



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PINK CUPID, 41 pkt. 



I a! tie in Seeds, not in paper. 



The Largest Stocks of 



POTATO S 



For Quality. 



PIONEER. 



Now offered for the first time. 



A blue wrinkled marrow, growing from 3 to 

 3$ feet in height ; it is hardy in constitution, and 

 very early in coming to maturity. The pods con- 

 tain 8 to 10 fine peas of most excellent quality. 



2s. 6d. per pint, post free. 



WEBBS 



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ASTRONOMER. 



A main crop variety growing about 3 

 height ; a wonderful and persistent bearer. 



3s. 6d. per quart, post free. 



feet 



in 



See WEBBS' SPRING CATALOGUE, 



post free \ is. 



WORDSLEY 



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STOURBRIDGE. 



CANNELL 



SONS 



Pure Own-Grown Golden 



Kentish 



Are the finest the World can Produce. 



ASA PROOF, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Presi- 



XjL dent, the Council and 30 expert Committeemen of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, unanimously awarded us the 

 Highest Honour, and also instructed their Secretary, the Rev. 

 Wilks, to say that the Vegetables composing our great exhibit 



were 11 WONDKRKUL." This unprecedented eulogium speaks 

 for itself. 



Send for Ours, the best and most edifying Catalogue ever issued. 



Price Is., post free to customers. 



SWAN LEY, KENT. 



CANNELL'S KING, 



THE BEST TOMATO. 



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lion. All this has proved correct ; both for private and market 

 immensely popular. Whilst oth< r> have perished of disease this 



fE stated and described when we sent out 



four years ago that our KING was the best in cultiva- 



te flourished ; heavy cropi>er, and certainly the best flavoured, 

 is. and 2s. per packet. 



SWANLEY, KENT. 



ST2AW8ERRI-S & RASPBERRIES 



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CANNELL and SONS have large quan- 

 tities of all the best field and garden for immediate 

 . bend fur Catalogue. 



SWANLEY, KENT. 



In the country. I CANNELL'S Catalogue 



FIDLER&SONS 



a READING. 



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Of CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



\V ILL bC found the best and completest. 



*\ Itu- vtok bunily beautifully illustrated and ascribed 



and our pure country properly grown cuttings and plants have 

 no equal. Post free to coming customers. 



SWANLEY, KENT. 



NOVELTIES AND 



SPECIALITIES 



FOR 1898 



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POST 

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French Bean Earliest of All 

 Tomato Warrior 

 Primula Snowball 



Magnum Bonum 

 Clerodendron fallax ... 

 Calla Elliottiana 

 Celsia cretica 

 Gaillardia maxima 



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Aquilegia hybrida 

 Asparagus deflexus 

 Gloxinia Williams' Superb Scarlet 



Spotted Erect 

 Carnation Marguerite, pure white 



Marguerite, Mixed 

 Lavatera rosea splendens ... 

 Wallflower new Annual 



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Ruby Gem 

 G. F. Wilson's Blue Primro 

 Sweet Pea Pink Cupid 

 Rudbeckia bicolor superba... 

 Stock Crimson Gem... 

 Zinnia Gigantea fl. pi. 



Pompon fl pi. 

 McGregor's Beet 



Pansy, Cassius Giant 



Williams' Giant Sj 



Streptocarpus Hybrids 



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Illustrated Catalogue Gratis and Post Free. 



Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 



UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 



Barr's Ne Plus Ultra French Bean. 



A fine forcing variety, very early, and producing an abm- 

 dancebf fine pods. Per quart, is. 6d. 



Barr's Earliest French Shorthorn Carrct. 



A favourite for soups, and extremely early ; the best vaneiy 

 to sow in frames. Per oz., iod., 



Barr's Pride of the Market Cucumber. 



selection, dark green, and of hand sn^ 

 in Covent Garden Market. Per P**«. 



A specially fine 

 shape, a favourite 

 is. 6d. 



Barr's Improved Telegraph Cucumber. 



A fi-e selection, handsome straight fruit, of fl.'.e flavour, very 

 prolifi:. Per packer, is. and is. 6d. 



Barr's " Kureka" Melon. 



A R rand new scarlet-fleshed variety, fruit large and jen^ 

 netted, flavour delicious, heavy cropper and early , » 

 exhibition variety. Per packet, is. 6 1. and 9* W. 



Barr's First of All Radish. 



Fir.e little, sh )rt-lea\ cd. very ear'y 

 ' white. Each, per oz., 61. 



RaJi^he-S scarlet" 



,rr 3 I^irly Ruby Tomato. ^ 



Lar-e, solid, bright scarlet fruit, of (bU** W 

 cropper, and best first early Tomato. Per packet, • 



Barr's Thick-fleshed Tomato- 



Surpasses all ether varieties for depth 

 flesh, high quality, and heavy croppin 



of fruit, s Mitt* 

 Per packet. i> 



Barr's Seed Guide sent free on applied*- 



BARR 



d SONS 



12 & 13, KING STREET, COVENT GAHCENJ^* 



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