March 6, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
419 
Daniels’ Superb Onions. 
Packet— s. d. 
DANIELS’ White Elephant Tripoli ... O 9 
DANIELS’ Golden Rocca . 1 O 
DANIELS’ Crimson Rocca. O 6 
DANIELS’ Giant Rocca . O 6 
DANIELS’ Improved White Spanish ... 1 O 
DANIELS’ Giant Zittau Yellow . O 4 
DANIELS’ James’ Long Keeping. O 4 
DANIELS’ Early Queen . O 4 
DANIELS’ Blood Red.O 4 
DANIELS’ New White Globe . 1 O 
DANIELS’ Rousham Park Hero. 1 O 
Each ancl all post free at prices quoted. The entire 
collection post free for 6s. 
The above will be found unrivalled for EXHIBITION 
and general use all the year round. 
EVIDENCE OF QUALITY, 
From Mr. G. H. RICHARDS, Gardener to the Earl of 
Normanton, July 22nd. 
“ I was much pleased with your White Elephant Tripoli 
Onion I had last year, and consider it the finest white selection 
I have yet tried or seen. I exhibited a dish at South Kensington, 
July 14th, in my First Prize collection of vegetables, and they 
were much admired." 
From Mr, WILLIAM LLOYD, Lillingstone, Lorell, Sept. 5th. 
“For Onions, I may say, we had nine First Prizes, and three 
Second.’’ 
From Mr. T. WELLS, Burnestone, Bedale, Yorks, Jan. 28th. 
“I took two First Prizes and one Second with your Golden 
Rocca Onion last year, against more than twenty competitors." 
From Mr. G. BAKER, The Gardens, Marlingford Hall. 
“I consider your Giant Rocca Onion the best ever intro¬ 
duced, very mild in flavour and an excellent cropper. I have 
not a single bulb under one pound in weight.” 
From Mr. W. M. HEYHOE, Station Road, Swaffham, 
July 16th. 
“The Onions which I grew last year from seed supplied by 
you were a magnificent crop. An eightenpenny packet yielded 
upwards of one and a half cwt. of splendid round Onions, which 
have kept good till now.” 
TWENTY-FIVE POUNDS IN PRIZES 
offered to all growers of above collection. Complete 
cultural directions will be found in 
DANIELS’ ILLUSTRATED GUIDE, 
containing a superb coloured plate of great artistic 
merit, representing above-named Onions, natural size 
and colours. GRATIS to purchasers of the 6s. Collection. 
Daniels Bros,, Seed Growers, Norwich. 
KENT: TH E CARDEN OF ENGLAND. 
Every buyer (large or small) wanting 
FRUIT TREES 
Should consult our Catalogue, which contains 
700 KINDS, 
And represents the largest, best grown, and healthiest 
stock in the kingdom. 
Reference List free, Illustrated List, 3 stamps. 
GEORGE BUNYARD & GO., 
TIE OLD K1IS1IISS, 
Maidstone. 
n P- —The Grand New Apples, Lady Sudeley, High 
Canons, and Gaspatrie, were sent out for the first time 
in November last. Particulars free. 
FOREST TREES. 
One of the largest stocks in Europe ; quality unsur¬ 
passed ; prices favourable to buyers ; trees hardy; 
roots abundant. 
Catalogues and all information on application, 
BY ROYAL WARRANTS 
Seedsmen to 
H.M. 
The Queen. 
Seedsmen to 
H.R.H. 
Princeol’Wales. 
Liverpool Horticultural Association. 
POSTPONEMENT OF SPRING SHOW. 
rriHE fourth grand Spring Flower Show of 
Hyacinths, Tulips, Narcissus, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, 
Roses, and forced hardy plants will he held in St. George’s Hall, 
on Thursday, March 18tli. 
Schedules onapplicationtothe Secretary, EDWARD BRIDGE, 
3, Cedar Terrace, Huyton. 
SUTTON’S 
(BOL>LdE(BTIONS 
OF 
PURE8EEDS 
FOR 
ONE YEAR’S SUPPLY. 
Royal Aquarium, Westminster. 
H orticultural exhibitions.— 
GREAT EXHIBITION of HYACINTHS, &c., MAR¬ 
KET PLANTS and cut DAFFODILS, on March 30tli and 31st. 
GREAT ARTISTIC ROSE SHOW, on June 25th and 26th. 
GREAT STRAWBERRY EXHIBITION AND FETE, on July 
2nd and 3rd. Great display of TABLE DECORATIONS, BOU¬ 
QUETS, &e., on August 20th and 21st. 
Liberal Prizes are offered. 
Schedule of Prizes on application to Mr. Richard Dean, Super¬ 
intendent of the Exhibition, Ranelagh Road, Ealing. 
RYSTAL PALACE SPRING FLOWER 
SHOW—March 26th and 27th. Schedule of this and other 
Flower and Fruit Shows during 1886, to he had on application to 
Sir. W. G. HEAD, Garden Superintendent, Crystal Palace. 
R oyal horticultural society, 
SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W. 
NOTICE !—COMMITTEE MEETINGS, Fruit and Floral, at 
11 a.m., in the Conservatory; Scientific at 1 p.m., in the Lindley 
Library, on Tuesday next, March 9th. 
Promenade and Band from half-past three o’clock p.m. 
Admission, 2s. 6 d. 
N.B.—Entrance for Fellows and the Public, N.E. Orchid 
House, Exhibition Road, and Exhibitor’s Entrance, West side of 
Royal Albert Hall, 
IMMEDIATE DISPATCH. 
These Collections contain the 
SUTTON’S 
COLLECTIONS 
following excellent assortments: 
£2 2s. 
£1 Is. 
PEAS—American Wonder,Sutton’s Improved 
Early Champion, Sunrise, or other best 
sorts . 
9 qrts. 
5 qrts. 
BEANS—best sorts for succession 
FRENCH BEANS—Runners and Dwarfs 
6 pnts. 
4 pnts. 
ditto . 
BEET—Sutton's Improved Dark Red, and 
3 „ 
ii 
1 pkt. 
others 
2 ozs. 
BORECOLE or KALE of best sorts 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS—Sutton's Match- 
3 pkts. 
1 „ 
less &c. 
BROCCOLI—Sutton's Superb Early White, 
2 „ 
1 i, 
Sutton’s Perfection, or others 
4 „ 
2 „ 
CABBAGE—Sutton’s Imperial and others.. 
4 „ 
2 „ 
SAVOY- best sorts . 
2 „ 
1 i, 
CARROT—best for summer and winter use 
CAULIFLOWER — Autumn Giant and 
4 ozs. 
2 ozs. 
another best sort 
CELERY — Sutton’s Sulham Prize and 
2 pkts. 
1 pkt. 
another best sort . 
2 „ 
2 „ 
COUVE TRONCHUDA . 
1 
1 ,i 
CRESS—Plain, Curled, &c. j 
8 ozs. & 
2 pkts. 
2 ozs. & 
1 pkt. 
CUCUMBER—Sutton’s Cluster and other 
best sorts . 
3 pkts. 
2 ,, 
ENDIVE—best sorts. 
2 „ 
1 
LEEK—Musselburgh. 
1 „ 
1 n 
LETTUCE—Sutton’s Superb Cos and others 
3 „ 
1 pint 
2 „ 
MUSTARD . 
3 ozs. 
MELON — choicest sorts . 
2 pkts. 
1 pkt. 
ONION — Sutton’s Improved Reading, &e... 
5 ozs. 
3 „ 
PARSLEY — Sutton’s Imperial Curled 
H „ 
1 I, 
PARSNIP—Sutton's Student. 
3 „ 
1 oz. 
RADISH — finest sorts. 
6 „ 
lj pnts. 
3 pkts. 
SPINACH — summer and winter kinds 
4 ozs. 
SALSAFY and SCORZONERA .. j 
TURNIP — Sutton's Snowball and others .. 
1 pkt. 
each 
6 ozs. 
3 ozs. 
VEGETABLE MARROW .. .. j 
1 large 
pkt. 
1 pkt. 
SWEET and POT HERBS — useful kinds.. 
4 pkts. 
2 „ 
RAMPION, CAPSICUM, CORN SALAD, I 
1 pkt. 
and ORACHE. i 
each 
TOMATO . 
1 pkt. 
1 ,i 
CARRIAGE FREE by RAIL to any 
STATION in ENGLAND or WALES. 
FOR FULL PARTICULARS OF 
OTHER COLLECTIONS OF SEEDS, 
VEGETABLE AND FLOWER, 
see 
SUTTON’SPOCKET GARDEN CALENDAR 
A useful little work, 
Gratis and Post Free on application. 
READING, BERKS. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateur's’ Garden, the_423 
Anemones. 428 
Balsams. 42S 
Begonia manicata . 427 
Bullwell Hall. 426 
Cactus Dahlias . 422 
Cattleya Lawrenceana .... 429 
Cattleyas, on Potting .... 429 
Chiswick Gardens .. 420 
Cyclamen culture . 427 
Cyclamen persicum . 420 
Education of Gardeners .. 419 
English or British. 423 
Floriculture. 430 
Fuchsias, Specimen . 427 
Fruit Trees, improving.... 427 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 428 
Gooseberry, pruning the .. 428 
Grapes, keeping in water .. 427 
Horticultural Societies.... 430 
PAGE 
Imantophyllum, the. 421 
Lobelias, a failure with .. 427 
Odontoglossuin crispum var 429 
Orchid Notes . 429 
Pansies from Seed. 420 
Parsley and Onions . 426 
Plants for Rockery Borders 422 
Plumbago rosea. 425 
Primulas, double, Propa¬ 
gating. 428 
Rhododendron, the . 421 
Roses. 423 
Science in Horticulture .. 425 
Scottish Gardening . 423 
Trichomanes radicans .... 427 
Vegetable Garden, the .... 424 
Vegetables, notes on ...... 426 
Vines, Bleeding . 427 
Violets, Propagating. 427 
Vitis heterophylla. 422 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man." —Bacon'. 
SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1886. 
The Education of Gardeners. —Our contem¬ 
porary, The Gardeners’ Chronicle, has just 
instituted a species of competition amongst 
young gardeners in the matter of composition 
and elementary knowledge of plant life and its 
operations through roots, in the form of written 
essays upon that interesting topic. Certainly, 
whilst invisible to our sight, roots play on behalf 
of all vegetable life so important a part that 
gardeners ignorant of their nature, use, and 
operation must indeed be sadly lacking in some 
of the most valuable elements of horticultural 
knowledge. It is, therefore, extremely interest¬ 
ing to find that some really intelligent effort 
is about to be made to promote in young gar¬ 
deners some studious habits, and induce them 
to inquire deeper into the economy of plant 
life, with which all their work, and the success 
of their work, is so indissolubly connected, than 
has been the case in the past. 
Our gardening knowledge and teaching so far 
has been of an exceedingly practical kind, but 
it has not been either theoretical or intelligent, 
hence any stimulus to a better state of things 
can hardly be too heartily welcomed. There 
seems, however, to he in the conditions imposed 
upon competitors in this enterprise something 
lacking, especially in the direction of ensuring 
