November 29, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
195 
ORCHIDS A SPECIALITY. 
CHARLESWORTH, SHUTTLEWORTH & Co., 
IMPORTERS AND GROWERS. 
HEATON, BRADFORD, and 213, PARK ROAD, CLAPHAM, S.W., 
Have a large and healthy stock of all leading varieties, and constantly receiving fresh 
importations. An inspection respectfully solicited. 
Mr. DODWELL’S GRAND CARNATIONS 
THE FINEST CROWN. 
Hr. Dodwell's List of Specialties for Season 1S90-1 is now 
ready, and may be bad on application. 
THE COTTAGE, STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
IF YOU WANT 
REALLY GOOD BULBS & SEEDS, 
APPLY TO 
JOSHUA LE CORNU Z, SONS 
!CR^f¥ FRUITTREES 
U LUO LI and ROSE TREES. 
CARRIAGE PAID. PACKED GRATIS. An immense stock 
of strong, healthy, well-rooted trees. Before ordering, be sure 
to write for our Illustrated Catalogue. 
CORDONS A SPECIALITY. 
ROSES WONDERFULLY CHEAP. The finest that money can buy 
HIGS YISW JERSEY. 
FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
The largest, most complete and profusely ILLUSTRATED 
CATALOGUE OF FERNS ever published, containing over 
120 Illustrations and much valuable practical information on the 
cultivation of Ferns, &c., including comprehensive List of useful 
Gardening Books, 
One Shilling and Sixpence, post free. 
Smaller Catalogue of about 1,400 species and varieties, 
free on application. 
W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSERY, * 
SALE. MANCHESTER. 
sSONS; 
OF 
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BE ST y U JL y U RATES. 
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LARGE & VARIED COLLECTIONS OF 
HYACINTHS, 'TULIPS, 
CROCUSES, SNOWDROPS, 
NARCISSI, LILLIES, &c. 
All thoroughly ripened and in excellent 
condition for planting. 
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue, No. 384. 
POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 
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DiCKSONSordiHESTER 
Fruit trees—fruit trees. 
LAING’S LARGE GOLLEOTIONS 
FRUIT TREES, 
ROSES, VINES, &c. 
!rr r Are. exceptionally fine this season ; in¬ 
spection invited. Railway Station, 
Catford Bridge. Catalogues gratis. 
JOHN LAING & SONS 
§ccd, 'gplant, 'gSulb, §■ TErcc gitcrchantA. 
FOREST HILT, LONDON, S.F. 
Mr. ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
Of the firm of Sydenham Brothers, Wholesale Jewellers, 
THE LARGEST AMATEUR IMPORTER IN THE KINGDOM. 
EVERY BULB WARRANTED. Any which fail under fair 
treatment replaced next season at half price. 
My Revised LIST and Enlarged PAMPHLET, 
“HOW I GAME TO CROW BOLBS,” 
The Most Reliable Guide to the Best Varieties and 
How to Grow them, has been sent to all friends who have 
supported me in past seasons ; any who have not received a copy 
will please send Post Card. 
dUESJSbK.JAlMCCEl OFFER. 
I shall be pleased to make up parcels of Bulbs, value £1, £2, 
£5, or £10 on the most liberal terms, as formerly, to those who 
leave the selection to me, merely saying if they prefer mostly 
Tulips or Hyacinths, also if for indoor or outdoor decoration. 
S MAKE THIS LIBERAL OFFER 
In order to effect an early clearance to make room for Lily of 
the Valley crowns and clumps, Spira-a japoniea, .Spiraea palmata, 
Spiraea compacta mnltiflora new). Dielytra spectabilis, Lilium 
rubrum, album, roseum, Knetzeri, longiflorum, and other 
varieties which will arrive shortly ; also Gladioli. 
Also a choice shipment of 
Direct from the growers ill Japan. These, considering size and 
quality, will be cheaper than offered by any house in the trade, 
or even at auctions. Prices: About 9 ius. round, 6d. each, os. 
dozen ; large size, rather over 10 ins., 9rf. each, 7s. 6 d. dozen; 
extra large, 12 ins', to 13 ins. Is. each, 10s. dozen. 
Send for fall List, and compare prices, CONSIDERING 
GUARANTEE and DISCOUNT, before ordering elsewhere. 
TERMS:—STRICTLY CASH with order from unknown 
correspondents ; references given if required. 
Letter Orders have same care as for my own planting. 
All should read my UNIQUE SEED LIST and GUIDE before 
purchasing next year’s supply of VEGETABLE and FLOWER 
SEEDS. Ready in December, sent post free on application. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
New Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
R oses i roses i i roses i i i—henry 
MAY offers the following strong well-rooted plants, 
package and carriage free. Satisfaction guaranteed. Hundreds 
of testimonials and re-orders. Send for Catalogue, post free. 
Roses, Hybrid Perpetuals, tine bushy well-rooted plants, (is. 
dozen ; 50 for 22s. 6 d. ; 40s. per 100. Roses, Tea-scented, grand 
well-rooted plants, 10s. dozen ; 50 for 35s. Climbing Roses, 9s. 
dozen. All the above in leading sorts. Hollyhocks, fine mixed, 
5s. dozen. Iceland Poppies, yellow, scarlet and white, 2s. 6d. 
dozen. Geum coecineum, 2s. dozen. Carnation Grenadin, 
scarlet, 4s. dozen. Forget-me-not Aipestris Victoria, 2s. dozen. 
Antirrhinum, line striped, Is. 6d. dozen. Violets, good clumps, 
double blue, os. dozen. Wallflowers in variety, Is. per score. 
Polyanthus, grand strain, 2s. dozen. Arabis, white, Is. dozen. 
Sweet Williams, Is. per score. Brompton Stocks, Is. dozen.— 
Hope Nurseries, Bedale. 
ROSES I ROSES!! ROSES!!! 
1 T) for 6s. ; 50 for 20-s., leading varieties in 
X rff cultivation ; grand bushy plants. Packing free. Cash 
with order. 
S. gPOQMEE Sc SOMS, 
ROSE GROWERS, 
KLUGsrlE-iE ILOl®" Sz <C©. 
Offer, of good quality, and will esteem favour of Orders :- 
APPLES-Dwarf Maidens, Dwarf Trained, 2-yr. Untrimmed, 
Pyramids, Standards. 
APRICOTS— Dwarf Maiden, Dwarf Trained, Standard, and 
Standard Trained. 
CHERRIES—Dwarf Maidens, Dwarf Trained, 2-yr. Untrimmed 
Pyramids, Standards. 
PEARS—Dwarf Maidens, Dwarf Trained, Pyramids, Standards. 
PLUMS— Dwarf Maidens, Dwarf Trained, 2-yr. Untrimmed' 
Pyramids. Standards. 
DAMSONS, FARLE1CH PR0LIFIC-Dwarf Maidens, Pyra¬ 
mids, Standards. 
PEACHES AND NECTARINES—Dwarf Maidens, Dwarf 
Trained, Standards, Standard Trained. 
Quantity Large- Quality Good—Trices Moderate. 
Inspection Invited. 
Bush Hill Park Nursery, ENFIELD. 
HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX. 
SPECIAL e'O’XzTUSXE 
OF 
FRUIT TREES & ROSES. 
A Large and Select Slock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS 8c SON, 
The Nurseries, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS, 
CHRYSANTHEMUM EXHIBITION. 
Our Collection is now on view, 
All the Choicest Novelties and best 
Standard Varieties can be seen. 
Inspection cordially invited. 
Railway Stations : 
FOREST HILL & CATFORD BRIDGE 
Descriptive Catalogue free on application. 
JOHN LAING & SONS. 
Nurseries, FOREST HILL, LONDON, S.E, 
THE NATIONAL 
CHR YSANTHEMUM SOCI ETY, 
The Publisher of The Gardening World can 
now supply copies of the Portraits of the 
Officers of this Society, beautifully printed on 
thick, toned paper (If ins. x 10 ins.), and 
suitable for framing. Sent securely by post 
for 2J each. 
tf, Catherine Street,. Strand, W.C. 
Next Week's Engagements. 
Monday, December 1st. — Bulb Sales at Piotheroc & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
Tuesday, December 2nd.--Sale of Lily Bulbs at Protlieioe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Wednesday, December 3rd.—Sale of Bulbs and Greenhouse 
Plants at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Thursday, December 4th.—Sale of Bulbs at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, December 5th.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe 
& Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, December 6th.—Sale of Bulbs at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. _ 
For index to Contents & Advertisements, see p. 206. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29lh, 1890. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
he Show Season. — At length, the show 
season of the year 1890 is over. Ere 
now committees have squared their accounts, 
and taken stock of gains and losses. Exhibi¬ 
tors have totted up their winnings, some of 
them considerable; and the scribes of the 
press, having furnished full, if perhaps some¬ 
times monotonous reports of the shows, have 
now to seek for . fresh fields and pastures 
wherewith to feed their flocks of readers. 
After all it is not the auditing of the societies’ 
accounts, the wins of the exhibitors, nor the 
troubles of newspaper scribes which present 
the chief matter for concern to us. The 
question is, after all, What have the season’s 
shows done for horticulture 1 This is a point 
of view which is far too little regarded in 
taking stock of the year’s work in gardening. 
Possibly many of our readers will reply 
that horticulture has materially benefited. 
We shall he pleased to find such is the case. 
It would be well if the exhibitor would 
always keep the pecuniary aspects of the 
matter in the background, and would not force 
them into the sight of the public. These are 
powerful aids to the production of shows, hut 
the less prominent the prizes are, or the 
sometimes mercenary aims of exhibitors, the 
better. It would be well if the general 
public were induced to believe that gardeners 
competed at shows chivalrously for honour 
and not for lucre. 
Of course it is not possible to blind our 
eyes to this latter aspect of the question— we, as 
indeed do all behind the scenes, understand 
that were there no prizes there would he no 
shows; but it is not worth while to make 
the fact so patent, and if the public gave ex¬ 
hibitors more credit for chivalry in exhibiting 
we should he all the more pleased. 
