June 20, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
663 
TWO GRAND NOVELTIES. 
A PURE WHITE BEDDING CLEMATIS, and the FERN 
which has lately recei ved so many of the highest 
awards and proofs of admiration. 
CLEMATISJSMITH'S SNOW WHITE 
JACKMANII. 
The flowers are paper-white, about the same size as those of 
the old purple Jackmanii, but produced in even greater pro¬ 
fusion. It is unrivalled for beds, and also for climbing. Ready 
in August. 7s. 6 cl. each. 
PTERIS TREMULA SMITHIANA. 
This is a very valuable and distinct Fern. No collection 
should be without it. Illustration and description free. 
5s. to 10s. 6 d. each. 
We now have a very fine lot of the best 
varieties of CLEMATIS ready for planting out, 
also BEDDING PLANTS, and shall be pleased 
to send particulars. 
RICHARD SMITE & Os., 
Nurserymen & Seed Merchants, 
W O IR €2 E S f B R. 
OLD ENGLISH GARDEN FLOWERS 
For a constant display of Hardy Perennial Flowers, 
consult without delay VERTEGANS' Special List of Old 
English Garden Flowers and Alpine Plants, post free. 
VERTEGANS St CO., 
THE NURSERIES, 
CHAD VALLEY, BIRMINGHAM 
PRIMULAS! PEXMULASII 
22nd YEAR OF DISTRIBUTION. 
William's Superb Strain, Is. 6d. per dozen ; 10s. per 100. 
CINERARIAS same price, also DOUBLE WHITE PRIMULAS, 
6d. each. Carriage free for cash with order. 
JOHN STEVENS, The Nurseries, COVENTRY. 
P ENNY PLANTS. — Begonias, Cyperus, 
Ferns, Abutilons, Ice Plants, Isolepis, Fuchsias, Caly 
canthus, Maidenhair, Geraniums, Spiraas, Tradescantia, Musk 
Balsams, Cannas, Chrysanthemums, Hydrangeas, Veronicas 
Deutzias, Coleus, Dahlias, Ivies, Artillery Plants, Mar 
guerites, Cyclamen, Sweet Briars, Honeysuckles, Aralias 
Seduras, Tradescantias, Heliotropes, Verbenas, Carnations 
Vallotas, Polyanthus, Auriculas, Sweet Williams, Tobacco. 
12 for Is. 3d., or 6 large, Is. 3d. Carriage paid. Cuttings 
half-price. Guide 7.—TURNER, Thatto Heath, St. Helens. 
R " EADERS OF THE GARDENING 
WORLD, when ordering articles advertised in its pages, 
will greatly oblige the publisher by mentioning the paper, and 
in case of any difficulty or irregularity, by communicating with 
him at once. 
“PICRENA,” 
THE UNIVERSAL INSECTICIDE, 
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SPIDER, CAMELLIA SCALE. MEALY BUG, BROWN 
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“ 15, Princes Street, Edinburgh, 15th July, 1S87. 
“Dear Sirs —I have thoroughly tested a sample of a new 
Insecticide which you were so good as to send me. At the 
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kills Green-fly immediately. Double this strength, or 2 ozs. to 
gallon at 120°, seals the fate of Scale of all sorts in a few seconds ; 
while 3 ozs. to gallon at same temperature effectually dissolves 
Mealy Bug, and so far as I have yet observed, without the 
slightest injury to leaf or flower, and it is withal a most agree¬ 
able compound to work with. All our insect remedies are 
applied through common syringe or garden engine, a much 
severer test of efficiency than when applied by hand-washing or 
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“I remain, Dear Sirs, yours truly (signed) A. MACKENZIE. 
(Of Messrs. Methven £ Sons.) 
“Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway, 
London, 7th January, 1888. 
“Gentlemen —I have given your Insecticide, ‘ Picrena,’ a 
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and other insects than anything we have used. It ought to 
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Sold by Chemists, Nurserymen, and Florists. 
In Bottles at Is. 6 d., 2 s. 6 d., and 3s. 6 d.; in tins (1 
and 2 gallons), 10s. 6 d. and 20s, each ; in quantities of 
5 gallons and upwards , 9s. per gallon. 
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GOING! GOING! 
BEGONIAS. 
I had 50,000 of these, but have sold 10,000 in 14 days, and 
have received numerous testimonials. As 1 ain offering them 
for 14 days longer at a low price, all who want Begonias 
for pots or bedding should avail themselves of this splendid 
opportunity, and secure for a nominal sum plants many of 
which are equal to the linest named varieties sold at 5s. each. 
Nice Plants, Singles, 3/- for 12 ; Doubles, 5/- for 12 ; 
25 of each, 14/-; 50 of each, 25/-. 
Ho JONES, 
RYECROFT NURSERY, LEWISHAM. 
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When known no ' Mum ’ growers will pot a plant without one.” 
30 for Is. ; 100 for 3s. ; 1,000 for 20s., free. 
only from the patentee, 
A. PORTER, STONE HOUSE, MAIDSTONE. 
FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
Awarded E.H.S. Gold Medal, Fern Conference, July, 1S90; 
Silver Cup, R.H.S. Show, May, 1S90 ; Silver Medal, Shrewsbury, 
August, 1S90 ; Silver Medal, Edinburgh, September, 1S90. 
The finest collection in the Trade. Partially Descriptive 
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Next Week’s Engagements. 
Tuesday, June 23rd.—Royal Horticultural Society : Committee 
Meetings at Twelve o’clock ; Exhibition of Tea Roses; 
Annual Dinner of the Society at the Hotel Metropole at 
6.30 for 7 p.m. Sale of Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
Wednesday, June 24th.—Richmond Flower Show. Rose Show 
at the Royal Aquarium (2 days). Midland Counties Pansy 
Show at Birmingham. 
Thursday, June 2oth.—Win Chester Rose Show. Sale of Plants, 
&c., at The Firs, Old Road, Lee, by Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, June 26th.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
‘ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
MtptJtilt! 
SATURDAY, JUNE 20th, 1891. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
pTHE Rose Shows.—W e have but so recently, 
^ as it were, got clear of winter, that it 
seems difficult to realise that we are now almost 
into the thick of the summer Rose shows. So 
early as Tuesday next, the National Rose 
Society opens its annual campaign with an ex¬ 
hibition of Teas at the Drill Hall, James Street, 
Westminster, under the auspices of the Royal 
Horticultural Society. On the following day 
there are Rose shows at the Royal Aquarium 
and at Richmond, and from thence onward 
there will be one continuous Rose display 
somewhere or other, perhaps, until July is out. 
The Rose ushers in a glorious exhibition time, 
but because seen so much, and in such exceeding 
numbers, is apt to early satisfjr its most 
enthusiastic admirers. After all, grand and 
glorious as Roses may he in the concrete at 
exhibitions, somehow they never seem so fresh, 
so sweet, or so beautiful as when growing on 
the trees or bushes in gardens, where they may 
be culled or left to “ linger out life’s taper to the 
close,” in all their pristine loveliness. 
We have had a very hard trying winter for 
Roses, and it may be that many of those ordinary 
exhibitors who have been successful in previous 
years will find themselves in the contest soon 
hors de combat, because the frost so severely 
injured their plants. Then we have had a 
long, late, cold spring, and much harsh, dry, 
cold winds, and thus weather conditions have 
been found which have not been favourable to 
the Roses left unimpaired by the winter. It 
lias become a matter of serious doubt in many 
quarters as to whether it is possible to provide 
flowers of anything like respectable quality for 
June shows, and although the resources of some 
of our trade rosarians seem to he illimitable, 
yet even they must bow to the inevitable when 
found in very ungenial weather. A few warm 
days and nights with some soft showers may 
accomplish much, and Ave hope that those 
