January 28, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
339 
WEBBS' 
5 per cent . 
Discount 
for 
Cash. 
TOM THUMB CAULIFLOWER. 
Extremely valuable for frames and forcing purposes. 
Is. Qd. per packet. 
WEBBS’ BANBURY ONION. 
Mr. J. MUIR says: “ Webbs’ Banbury is the best for the 
mam prop, and none can equal it for exhibition.” 
6 d. per packet, Is. per or., post free. 
WEBBS’ MAY QUEEN BROCCOLI. 
Mr. F. ROBERTS (Prestwood Gardens) says: “I consider 
it the best winter variety yet introduced.” 
Is. 6 d. per packet, post free. 
WEBBS’ MATCHLESS BRUSLS. SPROUTS. 
Mr. W. IGGULDEN says : “ Webbs’ Matchless proves to be 
of great merit, producing an abundance of sprouts.” 
6 d. and Is. per packet, post free. 
WEBBS’ EMPEROR CABBAGE. 
Lord DERBY’S Gardener says: “Webbs’ Emperor was 
grown with four other sorts, and was considered the best of 
the lot. 6 d. and Is. per packet, post free. 
WEBBS’ WORDSLEY WONDER PEA. 
THE-,GARDEN says: “This Pea merits all that can he 
said m its favour.” 0 
3 s. per quart, post free. 
WEBBS’ JUBILEE TOMATO. 
The Right Hon. J. CHAMBERLAIN’S Gardener says : 
is one of the best I ever grew. I shall grow it again.” 
Is. Sd. and 2s. Qd. per packet, post free. 
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WEBBS’ SPRING CATALOGUE 
Post free, Is. Gratis to Customers. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants to H.M. the Queen 
and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDG E. 
SHARPE’S SEEDS!! 
CHARLES SHARPE & CO., 
Beg to intimate that their DESCRIPTIVE 
CATALOGUE, with Cultural Instructions for 
1888, is now Ready. Post free on application. 
SkedS 
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AND 
COMPLETE COLLECTIONS 
OF 
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Producing a Supply of the Best Vegetables 
all the year round. 
For a Large Garden. 
,, quantities proportionately re-1 
duced 
„ a Small Garden. 
,, a Cottage Garden. 
Cottager's or Artisan’s Collection j 
50/- per dozen. ) 
Delivered Free by Rail or Post. 
63/- 
42/- 
30/- 
21 /- 
15 /- 
10/6 
5/- 
SLEAFORD. 
VEITGH’S 
CHOICE NOVELTIES 
OP P20VBB EXCELLENCE, 
VEITCH’S NEW ASTER, DIADEM. 
A lovely and most desirable new variety of strikingly 
attractive appearance. The flowers are very double, and the 
two or thi'ee outer row's of petals being pure white, are in 
charming contrast to the inner petals, which are bright 
rosy crimson. Particularly valuable for cutting, and very 
decorative for pots, beds or borders. 
Per packet, Is. Qd. 
GLOXINIA, VEITGH’S SUPERB STRAIN. 
Saved from the magnificent collection grown at our Chelsea 
Nursery. Per packet, 2s. Qd. 
MARIGOLD, VEITGH’S SUPERB STRIPED. 
Remarkably handsome, striped, and perfectly-formed, 
large double flowers. 
Per packet, Is. Qd. 
MIGNONETTE, CRIMSON KING. 
A new, distinct, and most desirable variety for pot culture, 
throwing up numerous stout flower-stalks, terminated by ex¬ 
tremely broad spikes of delightfully scented bright red flowers. 
Per packet, Is. 
PETUNIA, VEITGH’S SUPERB STRIPED. 
Selected for many years with great care ; very constant, 
and produces beautifully striped and spotted flowers. 
Per packet, Is. 
SUNFLOWER, NEW MINIATURE. 
Exceedingly free flowering, producing an abundance of 
small, elegant, bright golden yellow single flowers, with a 
dark centre ; very decorative, and highly useful for cutting. 
Per packet, Is. 
For full descriptions of the above and other Choice Novelties, see 
SEED CATALOGUE for 1SS8, forwo.rded Post Free on application. 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
ROYAL EXOTIC NDRSERY, CHELSEA, S.W. 
B.S.WILLIAMS 
GOLD MEDAL 
POST FREE. 
PRIMULA, MAGENTA QUEEN (New) .. .. 5 j 
Primula alba magnifica .. Is. 6 d., 2s. 6d., 3s. 6c?., & 5 I 
Primula, Avalanche . 2s. 6d. & 5 I 
Primula, Chiswick Red .. Is. 6 d., 2s. 6 d., 3s. 6 d., & 5 I 
Primula, Meteor. 3s. 6d. & 5 ( 
Primula rubra violaeea .. .. 2s. 6d., 3s. Cd., & 5 C 
Primula, Williams’ Superb Red, 
Is. 6cZ., 2s. 6 d., 3s. 6 d., & 5 ( 
Primula, Williams’ Superb White, 
Is. 6(?., 2s. 6c?., 3s. 6 d., & 5 ( 
Primula, Williams’ Superb Mixed, 
Is. 6c?., 2s. 6c?., 3s. 6c?., & 5 ( 
Primula sinensis fimbriata, 6 vars., Mixed, Is. 6c?. & 2 c 
ILLUSTRATED SEED CATALOGUE 
Gratis and Post Free on application. 
VICTORIA & PARADISE NURSERIES, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY. N. 
The bestCLJCiJJMBE R. 
CARTERS’ 
MODEL 
Takes all the Leading Prizes. 
— Vide Awards. 
Price, in sealed packets, 2/6, 
& 3j6 per pkt., post free. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed 
Warrants. 
m HIGH HOLBORN, 
LONDON. 
pREEPEKS EOR WALLS.—By planting 
wliat is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made beau¬ 
tiful. Descriptive List and advice free.—RICHARD SMITH & 
Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, "Worcester. 
G arden and elower seeds, 
SPRING BULBS, &c.—C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, June., 
Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale Catalogue now ready, and may 
be had free on application to Messrs. R. SILBERRAD & SON, 
25, Savage Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 
IN PRIZES.—Exhibitors should 
c3& t ‘W tJ send for T. Laxton’s List of upwards of 100 Novel¬ 
ties and Specialities in Vegetables and Flow'ers, the best only, 
selected for quality and exhibition ; with particulars of Prizes. 
T. LAXTON, Seed Grower, Bedford. 
Chrysanthemums. 
D escriptive catalogue of 1,000 
new and old varieties considered worth cultivation. 
With cultural directions by E. Molynedx, written specially for 
this Catalogue. Post free 4 stamps. ROBERT OWEN, Floral 
Nursery, Maidenhead._ 
EEDLLNG BRIAR ROSES.—Eorty for 
21s. Five per cent, off for cash with order. Purchaser’s 
selection, packing free. New Roses, value 4s. 6c?., may be 
selected, and will be added gratis. Sample dozen as above, with 
one new Rose added, for 7s., free per parcels post. Catalogues 
free on application.—DUNCAN GILMOUR, Rose Grower (only), 
Sheffield._ 
G rand eloral fete, york, i3th, 
14th and 15th June, 18SS. 
PRIZES, £600. 
Schedules now ready, apply to 
JNO. WILSON, Secretary. 
13, New Street, York. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Tuesday, Jan. 31st.—National Chrysanthemum Society, Annual 
Meeting at 7 p.m., at Anderton’s Hotel. Birmingham 
Gardeners’ Improvement Association : Paper by Mr. Wild- 
smith on Flower Gardening. Sale of Orchids in Flower 
at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Wednesday, Feb. 1st.—Sale of Fruit Trees, Roses, &c., at 
Stevens’ Rooms. Sale of Japanese Lilies at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
Thursday, Feb. 2nd.—Sale of Imported Orchids, Lily Bulbs, 
&c., at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Friday, Feb. 3rd.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
Saturday, Feb. 4th.—Sale of Fruit Trees, Roses, &e., at Stevens 
Rooms. Sale of Roses, Plants, Lilies, ate., at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
FOR INDEX TO CONTENTS, SEE P. 350. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1888. 
Elementary Technical Education.— How 
much this topic is in the air is made plainly 
evident by a careful perusal of the public 
papers. Apart from speeches innumerable, we 
have schemes defined, if not entirely prac¬ 
ticable, and specialty recently have there been 
some relating to agriculture and gardening. 
The Departmental Commission on agricultural 
schools makes hold and possibly effective pro¬ 
posals for the establishment throughout the 
kingdom of schools for the special purpose of 
teaching the elements of agricultural and dairy- 
work to children; allied to rvlrich is the pro¬ 
ject to give some grounding in agriculture in the 
ordinary elementary schools of the kingdom. 
The Commission, like so many more of its 
predecessors, recommend the granting of liberal 
sums by the Government for the purpose; 
•and, indeed, there seems to he ample faith in 
the power of the nation to accomplish any- 
