March 20, 1886. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
451 
Dickson’s Matchless White Celery. 
ONE OF THE FINEST INj CULTIVATION. 
-\ r k. J. Muir, Margan Park, writes us.—“ I 
1VJL have cultivated some hundreds of this in 1885, and it 
has proved one of the best varieties we ever possessed. It is 
very compact and robust, is crisp in texture, and excellent in 
flavour.”—Per packet, Is. ,. 
JAMES DICKSON & SONS, 32, Hanover Street, Edinburgh. 
Just Published. 
O UR NEW ORCHID LIST, Ho. 79, with 
list of Mr. Edward Wallace's importations. 
A small importation of rare Cape Bulbs. Special list. 
Our Spring List of Bulbs, No. 78, for immediate planting. 
NEW PLANT & BULB COMPANY, COLCHESTER. 
P LANT AT ONCE for charming Spring 
bloom, Brilliant Anemones, 50 roots, Is. 7d. ; 100, 3s.; 
free ; enough for bed. Giant Ranunculus, give abundance of 
exquisite blooms for cutting, 50, Is. 7 d.; free. 12 Splendid 
Scarlet Gladioli for Autumn bloom, Is.; free. 4 Christmas 
Roses for Winter bloom, Is. 6 d. ; free. 
MORLEY, SPELMAN & CO., Preston. 
/CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES (Lirst- 
VP class Cultural Certificate, Manchester, 1S85.) All the 
choicest named varieties, my selection, 6s. per dozen. Liberal 
collections at 10s., 20s.,-and 30s. All free per Parcel Post for 
cash. “ Mr. Lord's plants are the finest I get from any source, 
finer cannot be had."—E. S. Dodwell.—ROBT. LORD, Florist, 
Todmorden. _ 
TMANTO PEYLLUM (CLIVlX) 
X GRANDIFLORA. 
Healthy 1 yr. seedlings, in twenty sorts of the best varieties— 
Lindeni, Van Houttei, maxima, robusta, Parkinsoni, &c. 
One Guinea. 
Delivered, free by Post, to all countries, for Cash with Order. 
ED. PYNAERT, Ghent, Belgium. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Japanese, Incurved, 
\_J Pompon, Anemone, Early-flowering, and Singles. Strong 
cuttings, Is. 6 d. per dozen ; 10s. per 100. Rooted cuttings ready 
in January, 2s. 6 d. per dozen ; 15s. 6 d. per 100. Only the best 
and most distinct grown. Send for list (post free), containing 
full instruction for growing the Chrysanthemum to perfection. 
This will be of great assistance to amateurs. 
T UBEROUS BEGONIAS from the very best 
strains, dry tubers, specially selected to colour, 4s. 6 d., 
6s., & 7s. 6d. per doz.; extra good mixed, all colours, 3s., 4s. 6 cl., 
& 6s. per doz. Tuberous Begonia seed saved from flowers 5 and 6 
ins. across, Is. 6 d. per packet. Double, certain to produce 75 per 
cent, of double flowers, 2s. per packet. Gloxinia seed from the 
finest collection in England, Is. 6 d. per packet. 
H. J. JONES, Hope Nursery, Lewisham. 
SEEDS OF FINEST QUALITY. 
T7EGETABLE, FLOWER, and FARM 
V SEEDS at most moderate prices direct from the growers. 
Descriptive, Illustrated, Priced, Spring Catalogue free to any 
address on application. 
W. W. JOHNSON & SON, 
Seed Growers & Merchants, BOSTON, LINCOLNSHIRE. 
CHOICE FLOWERS OF STERLING 
MERIT. 
MY COLLECTION, which consists OF ALL THE NEWEST 
AND CHOICEST FLOWERS FOR THE GARDEN AND 
CONSERVATORY, being now UNANIMOUSLY PRO¬ 
NOUNCED THE BEST, MOST SELECT, AND COMPRE¬ 
HENSIVE EXTANT, all intending purchasers should he in 
possession of my NEW DESCRIPTIVE PRICED CATA¬ 
LOGUE, of nearly 100 pages, FOR 1886, before ordering from 
any other source, free on application. 
JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, HAWICK, N.B. 
GRAND NEW SEEDLING POTATO. 
44 rPHE COLONEL,” First Class Certificate 
X Royal Horticultural Society, 1885. “THE DOCTOR,” 
First Class Certificate Royal Horticultural Society, 1SS4, and 
many Sterling Novelties in Seed Potatos. 
Send for Retail Priced Catalogue, which contains all the best 
sorts in cultivation. 
W. W. JOHNSON & SON, 
Seed Potato Growers and Merchants, BOSTON,'LINCOLNSHIRE. 
fW~EC0N0MY IN THE GARDEN'*!! 
BIDDLES & Co., 
THE PENNY PACKET SEED Co., 
LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, 
SUPPED 
VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS 
In Packets, at One Penny each. 
These packets contain small quantities of the best quality 
of the seeds, and list includes all the choicest sorts. 
ALL KINDS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Sold by weight and measure at lowest prices, and of 
unequalled quality. 
We invite a comparison of our Prices with those of 
other respectable Firms. 
BULBS AND PLANTS AT EQUALLY CHEAP RATES, 
Catalogues (1SS6) gratis on application (500 illustrations). 
HSI BY ROYAL WARRANTS. «1 
CHOICE 
3(1. to 5s. per pkt. 
£ 
I 
I 
8 
Free by post or rail. 
SEEDS. 
SUTTON’S CHOICE FREESIA (Mixed.) 
For the first time we have pleasure in offering seed of this 
beautiful and much-prized flower. The seed is easily raised, 
and plants from sowings made in January, February and 
March will many of them flower in the following autumn. 
Per Packet, 2s. 6d., Post Free. 
I 
SUTTON’S COMPLETE COLLECTIONS OF 
FLOWER SEEDS, 
Arranged to produce a continuous display of the most 
showy sorts during summer and autumn. 
£ s. 
Collection No. 1, 189 Beautiful vars. 
Collection No. 2, 147 
Collection No. 3, 104 
Collection No. 4, 77 
Collection No. 5, 65 
Collection No. 6, 46 
3 3 
2 2 
1 11 
1 1 
0 15 
0 10 
Smaller Collections, 7s. 6d., 5s., 2s. 6d., Free 
by Post. 
SUTTON’S PRIZE LAWN GRASS SEEDS 
For Garden Lawns and Croquet 
Grounds . 
For Tennis Lawns and Bowling 
Greens. 
I Per Bushel, 25s. Od. 
( ,, Gallon, 3s. 3d. 
i Per Bushel, 22s. 6d. 
( ,, Gallon, 3s. Od. 
SUTT ON & S ONS, Reading, Beite 
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, &c., 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. 
R oyal horticultural society, 
SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W. 
NOTICE !—COMMITTEE MEETINGS, Fruit and Floral, at 
II a.m., in the Conservatory; Scientific at 1 p.m., in the Lindley 
Library, on Tuesday next, March 23rd. 
SECOND PROMENADE and BAND from Half-past Three 
o'clock p.m. Admission, 2s. 6<L 
N.B.—Entrance for Fellows and the Public, N.E. Orchard 
House, Exhibition Road; and Exhibitor's Entrance, East side of 
Royal Albert Hall. 
R oyal horticultural society, 
SOUTH KENSINGTON, S.W. 
The Schedule of arrangements for the Shows and Meetings to 
be held in the Conservatory at South Kensington, during the 
current year, is now ready, as also that of the Provincial Show 
to be held at Liverpool, from June 29th to July 5th, inclusive. 
Applications for the same should be made to tlie Secretary, 
Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, S.W., or to the 
Superintendent, Royal Horticultural Gardens, Chiswick. 
/NLAY CROSS HORTICULTURAL 
V J SOCIETY. 
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION, AUGUST 10th. 
Amount offered in Prizes, TWO HUNDRED and NINETY 
POUNDS. Schedules now ready. 
Clay Cross, Chesterfield. J. STOLLARD, Secretary. 
Orchid Show. 
B irmingham botanical and hor- 
TICULTURAL SOCIETY. £150 in prizes. For schedules 
apply to W. B. LATHAM, Curator, at the gardens, Edgbaston. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’Garden, the_455 
Auriculas in extremis .... 461 
Carnation and Picotee 
Union, the . 461 
Cattleya bicolor varieties.. 460 
Cineraria, the. 453 
Dendrobium pulcliellum .. 460 
Disa grandiflora. 460 
Floriculture. 461 
Flowers, a Home for. 457 
Flower Shows. 435 
Freesias. 459 
Frost, Fog and Wind .... 457 
Fuchsia culture. 459 
Fuchsias, manure for .... 459 
Gardeners’ Calendar. 460 
Gleichenias, culture of.... 454 
Horticultural Societies .. 461 
Laehenalias. 455 
Lobelias, wintering . 456 
PAGE 
Odontoglossum pulchelluin 
majus. 460 
Orchid Growers’ Calendar. 460 
Paris International Exhibi¬ 
tion. 452 
Phlox Drummondi. 459 
Pinks, Indian. 453 
Plants for Rockery . 454 
Prizes for young gardeners 452 
Provincial Show, the .... 452 
Raspberries. 455 
Rhododendron, the . 45S 
R.H.S. Schedule . 452 
St. John’s Nurseries. 456 
Scottish Gardening . 455 
Soot and the Onion Maggot 455 
Strawberries, Forcing .... 459 
Tabernaemontana coronaria 459 
Table and Indoor Plants.. 45S 
Vegetables, scarcity of_455 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacox. 
SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1886. 
Llower Shows. —The new ventures in the form 
of floral exhibitions just instituted at the Royal 
Aquarium, Westminster, the expansion of the 
shows of the National Chrysanthemum Society 
at the same place, and the expectant grand 
exhibition of the Royal Horticultural Society 
at Liverpool of the coming summer, combined 
with other evidences, amply prove that the public 
taste for flower shows is in no degree waning, and 
that on the other hand a love for flowers still 
dominates the human heart. How passionate 
is the appreciation for all that relates to gardens 
may be seen in the interest shown by those 
teeming myriads who flock into our public parks 
and gardens all the world over, but nowhere 
with greater zest than in the metropolis, the home 
of over four millions of people. Then it may not 
be overlooked that the millions of visitors who 
have paid court, during the past few summers, to 
the technical exhibitions at South Kensington, 
have expressed enthusiastically their admiration 
for the displays of garden products arranged for 
their enjoyment in. the large conservatory 
