Cannell & Sons’ Conaplete Seed Guide. 
A GLOSSARY OR EXPLANATION OF THE BACK OF COVER OF OUR CATALOGUE, 
1. First, on the top is our name. From the flattering expressions of joy 
and satisfaction received from the numerous visitors to our Nurseries (many 
from the most remote aud distant parts of the world) for what we have 
sent them for many years, we have good evidence that oar iiaina and 
reputation stands high in the, estimat.ion of people, and our yearly increase: 
besides proves it is so ; aud if we venture to take advantage of personal 
e.xpressions as those undermentioned, which is of course gratifying to hear, 
that must be our excuse' for repeating them. 
“Mr. Cannell, you make my garden and house like dear old England.” 
“Mr. Cannell, you are in reality the world’s comforter.” 
“Mr. Cannell, I lost a lot of money and vexation in getting seeds and 
plants until I heard of your firm.” 
“ I don’t mind going back to Australia now that I know I shall be 
able to get all I want from yon and receive your catalogue.” 
Such are the expressions often heard. 
2. F.ll.H.S., •H.M.C.A.B., M.S.A. H. Canneul, Sen., has been for 
many years one of the moat active Two Guinea Fellows of the Rnyal 
Horticultural Society — many years acting on committee. Here we have 
every opportunity of seeing, examining, and discussing with the best 
authorities all the new and rare plants, fruits, vegetables, and appliances 
from all parts of the world immediately they are exhibited. 
^H.iiI.C.A.B. (Honorary Member oI the Cercle <T Arboriculture of Belgium). — This honour 
* was conferred after the Society visited this country in 1883, making our establishment 
their first great sight. 
3. He is also a Two Guinea Member of the Society of Arts, where 
all designing, instruments, and papers of the highest scientific information 
are read and discussed before the most learned men in the world, which 
gives us splendid opportunities on most valuable questions of the day, 
especially that alluding to horticulture. 
4. We might alro mention our name is entered in the record of 
valuable inventions and discoveries at the British Museum, as having 
introduced the system of top heating, which has. pro.ved the highest 
advantage to mankind. 
6. Golden Seeds. — The great success of having grown all sorts of seeds 
in the warmest and most sunny spot and best adapted soil in Bnglandi, has 
proved an immense advantage to the entire world ; aud this invaluable 
discovery has already, and will more and more as years roll on, become of 
the highest possible importance. Seeds that we used to think could only 
be grown good in foreign parts, we now put them to the severest test when 
placed side by side with our “ Perfect Seeds,” so much so that, as largo 
as our plant orders are, our seed orders, by force of real quality, are the 
largest now. 
6. Rising Sun. — This indicates that we are favoured with more suu, 
and, of course, heat and lightt, that gives riches anti life, which is necessary 
for all crops — thus seeds of the highest colour and j^umpnees ; and furtner, 
they not only possess a golden gloss, which indicates the highest quality, but 
they afterwards bring gold to the sower, and afterwards a large order — 
hence the Golden Seeds. 
7. “ Perfect Seeds ” is also onr registered trade mart, the force and 
weight of so many testimonials eulogising our own grown seeds. Sending 
them direct from our fields to the sower at a chenp rate, and of a superior 
quality, forced us, ns if were, to protect this, what was' formerly thought 
almost au impossible, title ; but the many thousands of proofs have more 
than justified this assertion, for many have said that onr seeds have proved 
it by their magnificent results all over the world. 
8- Our firat trade mark, “ Forget-me-not,” will he found on one side. 
This has, brought smiles and pleasure to many hundreds of lovers, and the 
dearest friends have enclosed it, when corresponding, to show its value. 
We have been offered XlOO for its use, and, of course, refused with thanks. 
We have no doubt young people will long continue to use it, and may it 
bring them much joy., 
9. The Spade — nil desperandum . — Call a spade a spade and dig deeply 
with' it, not only into the soil, but the same ivith evernhing you wish to do 
well in the garden, and, above all, never despair. 
^0 tj IR.lb. 
tbc 
Ipviucc of tnn.ilc 3 . 
■Co It./ID. 
tbc 
iSuccn. 
Mr Henuy CANNEi.r,, the head of the well-known Swanley firm, has been awarded a Gold Medal and the First-Class Diploma of the Academy of Art and 
Science, Brussels, in recognition of his services to horticulture. Mr. Cannell has also been made an honorary member of the institution. 
"Finx^ 
IT IS VERY NECESSARY YOU SHOULD SEE THIS. 
OUR ASTER FIELD. 
irive an idea of the extent of our seed growing— porticularly Asters — which do so wonderfully well; yiebhug seed equal to what is 
TIT usnallv suuplied from the Continent, and which we guarantee to give more than satisfaction. We have hundreds of testimonials praising 
J ^ I QQf Astersi 'Phe last three years all, or, nearly all, the seeds arc of our own growing. The following report will go far to prove our assertions as 
8 correct. Reprinted foom the GABJ>ElffEES’ CHEONICUE. 
OUR SEED FARM. 
AZING with a somewhat dreamy air at a few Astfcrs in pots, sent up from Chiswick to the James Street Drill Hall the otIiOT day, Mr- H. Cannell 
(c% sententiously remarked that he had a grand lot just then in bloom at Eynsford, and invited me to go and see them Ihe invitation was t<» 
tempting to be declined, and accordingly a few davs later I found myself with my energetic host standing out on the side of the hill which 
slopes sSvards to the Eynsford valley, looking upon what can be truly described the finest shows of Asters I have seen. As under the force 
of ^the prevalent strong wind, the rich masses of coloured flowers surged to and fro, sometimes m broad sun ight, m shade, it was not 
po^ible^to refLe a warm tribute of admiration for a most beautiful as well as brilliant floral speebarfe There are large J-readths of Vtcto^a, 
of of Pbmnon, of Emptmr, and odiOT 96«ti€mB. in; mi:ieic(donr3; and vary beautifui they are, because of Uie bizarre cofonrhig found in 
some twelrew flfwen divert forms or markings thus inieispersed ; still further, the mixtures. ai;e of special interest bem.i.e ‘hese include some lines or 
markings not found in the selected colours, and thus furnish the ground-work of farther sel^tions of special merit. Still, the brat rfetts are found in 
the big^bloeks or masses of colour, whicli hundreds of plants, all of one hue, produce. Because rather the earirest perhaj«, the Psotiy, or incurved 
flowarld, seemed, at the time of my insBCction, to be the most briUiant, because ttie most fully m bloom; and some of the^ours were indeed 
glorious under the sunlight— so telling, in fact, as to almost beggar dbscripti'on. Altbongii growing, as it were, under ftedd cul^, and out on the 
exposed breezy hillside, yet the fl'owera. aite in. Ml eases of splendid.' quioJity. I have newer seen better undfer ordinary eultnte, or plants more 
’“^r.^ciSr^ growing these Asters for seed' production, and without doubt he starts in tli'e prodtictlen of home-raised seed wiih vhry fine strains, 
the flowers beiog as perfectly double as well as they can be. — A. D. 
( 3 ) B 2 
