January 15, 1887. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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The Finest of the Season. 
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Jas. Yeitch & Sons, 
Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, S. I V. 
VEITCH'S NEW PEA, PRODIGY. 
First Class Certificate Royal Horticultural Society, 1885. 
Enormously productive, bearing an abundance of 
extra long, massive, handsome broad pods, closely 
filled with peas of delicious flavour. 
Per pint, 2s. 6th 
Runner Bean, Veitgh’s Mammoth. 
A magnificent variety, abundantly prolific, bearing 
in clusters enormous long thick fleshy pods. 
Per qufirt, 3s. 6 d. ; per pint, 2s. 
Cabbage, Yeiws Earliest of All. 
The earliest summer variety, of dwarf sturdy growth, 
with medium-sized, good-shaped, firm and compact 
hearts. 
Per packet, Is. 
New Carrot, Yeitch’s Matchless. 
A splendid variety of the Intermediate type, and the 
finest for exhibition or general use. 
Per ounce, Is. 
NEW ONION, VEITCH’S MAIN CROP. 
The handsomest and heaviest cropping variety for 
exhibition or general use. The bulb is smooth, clean¬ 
skinned, and of a beautiful pale straw colour. 
Per ounce, Is. 
For full Descriptions of above and other Choice Novel¬ 
ties and Specialities, see, SEED CATALOGUE for 
1887, forwarded gratis and post f ree on application. 
ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, CHELSEA, 
_S.W._ 
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Per packet— s. d. 
SUTTON’S BEADING SCARLET.. 5 O & 
SUTTON’S READING BLUE . 5 0 ,, 
SUTTON’S PEABL . 5 0 ,, 
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SUTTON’S PBINCESS BEATBICE 3 6 
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SUTTON’S GIPSY QUEEN . 5 O & 2 6 
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ROYAL BEHHS SLED ESTABLISHMENT 
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Our SPECIAL LIST of ORCHIDS. 
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No. *4. Our GENERAL LIST of LILIES, NARCISSI, &c. 
No. 85. Our SPECIAL LIST of IRIS. 
No. 86 . Our SPECIAL SPRING LISTS of LILIES, GLADIOLI 
To All Lovers of Good Peas. 
A SK YOUR SEEDSMAN for the following 
-LjL. Novelties—viz. : EARLY BIRD, a new green wrinkled 
marrow ; a grand cropper, of the finest quality, comes in with 
Laxton's Earliest of All ; height, 4 ft. to 5 ft. EARLY KENIL¬ 
WORTH, a new, blue marrow Pea ; a grand cropper, colour and 
flavour supeib, coming in about the same time as Early Bird ; 
height, 3 ft. to 4 ft. WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR, a grand 
new blue marrow Pea, one of the heaviest croppers grown, with 
dark green pods, averaging 8 to 11 peas in each ; height, 4 ft. to 
5 ft.; a good succession to the above. Testimonials from some 
of the best Gardeners and Nurserymen in England, with price, 
free on application to WM. BURBURY, The Crew, Kenilworth. 
A New Year’s Gift worthy of Boyalty. 
R GILBERT’S Victoria Broccoli, Universal 
a Savoy, and Chou de Burghley. — Send 4s. 6 d. in stamps, 
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Barron, Esq., says : “I had your Broccoli served at my own 
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devoid of that objectionable strong taste.”—R. GILBERT, High 
Park Gardens, Stamford. Trade supplied. 
A “ YEAR BOOK ” of SELECT GARDEN 
A SEEDS FOR 1887.—HARTLAND, CORK—Most rare in 
selection, original in design and compilation. Combining every¬ 
thing in Garden Seeds worth growing; the book may be had 
post free. Wm. Baylor Hartland's Old-establsihed Garden Seed 
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are of my own special harvesting. 
Notice to Subscribers. 
T) EADERS OF THE GARDENING 
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pectfully invited to communicate with the Publisher. 
17, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Jan. 17th.—Sale of Japan Lily Bulbs at Stevens 
Rooms. 
Wednesday-, Jan. 19th.—Sale'of Roses, Fruit Trees, &c., at 
SteY-ens’ Rooms; and of Lilies, Roses, &c., at Protlieroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, Jan. 21st.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday-, Jan. 22nd.—Sale of R oses, Fruit Trees, &c., a 
Stevens’ Rooms; and of Roses, Plants, &c., at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
CONTENTS. 
PAGE 
Amateurs’ Garden. 313 
Aristolochia elegans. 314 
Begonias, tuberous . 313 
Berry-bearing plants. 313 
Birmingham Gardeners’ 
Society . 317 
Cleveley, Allerton. 312 
Cypripedium ealophyllum 316 
Ferns at Chisivick. 314 
Floriculture. 315 
Gardeners' Calendar, the .. 315 
Gardeners’ Jubilee notes .. 309 
Horticultural Societies.... 316 
Melon, Blenheim Orange.. 314 
Mimuius cupreus, Brilliant 309 
Mistleto, the . 312 
Moore, the late Mr. T.312 
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Obituary . 317 
Orchids at the Cape. 316 
Orchid-groYvers’ Calendar.. 316 
Orchid syringing . 316 
Osmunda regalls palustris 314 
Pancratium fragrans. 314 
Pear-tree training .310 
Pentstemons . 309 
Plants, Certificated .313 
Primulas at Reading. 315 
Primula, the Queen . 314 
Scottish Hort. Association 313 
Scottisli notes. 313 
Stock, Mauve Beauty .... 314 
Table plants, good. 310 
Vines, grafting.314 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1S87. 
Road Improvement. — The recently announced 
formation of a Road Improvement Association 
may mean little or much, hut it seems not 
improbable that it is the outcome of the recent 
development of cycling, which has rendered 
thousands otherwise little acquainted with the 
provinces now familiar with the rural districts, 
and the kinds of roads found in them. The 
condition of roads naturally has exceeding- 
interest for all classes, whether they lie riders 
in vehicles, on cycles, or are pedestrians. The 
more facile the intercommunication by road 
between various districts, the better for those 
