February 21, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
389 
WEBBS’ 
‘GOOD & TRUE’ 
Vide the following Testimonial :— 
From Mr. R. ANDERTON, Westhead, Lancashire, January 
30tli, 1S90. “ After having tried several Seed Firms, I gave 
you an order last year for the first time and I was well pleased 
with the result Webbs' Seeds were Good and True." 
WEBB 3’ 
SELECTED SCARLET 
RUNNER BEAN. 
2 s. Qd. per quart. 
A very superior kind, which is extensively 
grown. It is a remarkably heavy cropper of 
excellent quality, having extra large pods. 
WEBB & SONS, 
WORDS LEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
1891 SEASON 1891 
I have much pleasure in announcing that my complete 
Catalogue of VEGETABLE and FLOWER SEEDS is now being 
distributed to customers, and may be had post free and gratis 
upon applicati >n 
vegetable seeds. 
To this department I purpose devotiDg as much care as I 
have done in the past to Flower Seeds. Every variety I am 
offering is of most reliable worth, and from the very finest 
st )cks procurable. 
FLOWER SEEDS, 
These have for many years received special attention at 
Tottenham. This portion of my New Catalogue will be found 
specially interesting, for not only does it include everything 
usually offered and worthy of cultivation, but it. includes also 
many NEW and RARE varieties, and which will be found in 
this Catalogue only. This remark applies particularly to Seeds 
of Hardy Perennials. 
THOMASXWARE, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, 
TOTT ENHAM, LO NDON. 
Mention this paper in applying for Catalogue. 
AHLIAS, POT ROOTS, Show, Fancy, 
Pompon, Cactus, and Single, 12, 2s. GcZ. ; 24, 4s. 6d. 
Pansies, Show, Fancy, and Bedding, same price.—JAMES 
MARTIN, Ollcrenshaw Wood, Whaley Bridge, near Stockport. 
D 
WILLIAMS’ 
WORLD-RENOWNED 
PRIMULA 
GOLD MEDAL STRAIN IS 
THE BEST. 
Per packet, 
1/6, 2/6, 3/6, and 5/-. 
Illustrated Seed Catalogue, 
GRATIS AND POST FREE. 
B.S. WILLIAMS & SOR 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY OF 
FLOWERS 
CAN BE INSURED BY SOWING 
SUTTON’S 
1016 Box ofSeeds, 
WHICH CONTAINS 
6 varieties Truffaut's French Paeonv-flowered Aster 
6 . Dwarf German Ten-week Stock 
2 oz. Mixed Sweet Peas 
h ,, Large-flowered Mignonette 
12 varieties showy Hardy Annuals, including 
Neniopliila, Clarkia, Candytuft, &c. 
6 choice Half-hardy and Tender Annuals, including 
Balsam, Phlox Drummondi, Portulaea, &c. 
1 oz. Mixed Dwarf Nasturtium 
1 oz. Mixed Tall Nasturtium 
6 varieties Hardy Perennials and Biennials 
6 „ Everlasting Flowers, suitable for winter 
bouquets. 
This unique assortment will be sent Free bj 
Post to any address in the United Kingdom 
on receipt of remittance. 
Other Collections from 2s. upwards. 
T he national chrysanthemum 
SOCIETY'S CATALOGUE.—Centenary Edition. Con- 
taining 1000 new varieties. All the novelties of 1890. A history 
and complete bibliography of the Chrysanthemum, by Mr. C. 
Harman Payne. Now ready. Price, Is.; post free, Is. lid .—17 
Catherine Stree t, Strand, W.C. 
V ines and vine culture—T he 
best book on Grapes. By Archibald F. Barron, Superin¬ 
tendent of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden, Chiswick ; 
Secretary of the Fruit Committee.—A New and Cheaper Edition, 
Revised and Enlarged. Demy 8vo., Handsomely Bound in 
Cloth. Price, 5s .; post free, 5s. 3d. — 17, Catherine Street, 
Strand, W.C. 
R eaders of the gardening 
WCRLD, when ordering articles advertised in its pages, 
will greatly oblige the publisher by mentioning th# 1 paper, and 
in case of any difficulty or irregularity, by communicating with 
him at once. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Feb. 2Srd.—National Chrysanthemum Society ; Floral 
Committee at 6.30 p m.; Schedule,Sub-Committee at" p.m.; 
General Committee at 7.30 p.m. Sale of Carnations, Bulbs, 
&c., at Protheroe & Morris s Rooms. 
Wednesday, Feb. 25th.—Sale of Lilies, Roses, &c., at Protheroe 
& Morris's Rooms. Sale of Border Plants, Roses, &c., at 
Stevens’ Rooms. 
Friday, Feb. 27th.—Sale of Orchids at Protheioe & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
Saturday, Feb. 28th.—Sale of Plants, Roses, Fruit Trees, Sic., 
at Stevens' Rooms. 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, see p. 399. 
“Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.” —Bacon. 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 1891. 
SUTTON'S SEEDS 
GENUINE ONLY FROM SUTTON 5 SONS,READING. 
IF YOU WANT 
REALLY GOOD SEEDS, 
APPLY TO 
Mr. ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
Of the firm of Sydenham Brothers, Wholesale Jewellers, 
THE GREAT AMATEUR BULB IMPORTER. 
ALL SHOULD READ MY 
UNIQUE SEED LIST 
Before purchasing this year's supply nf Vegetable and 
Flower Seeds, sent Post Free on application. The List has 
been carefully revised, and contains Novel and Unique 
ideas which cannot fail to be of interest to all Amateurs. It is 
not a long list, containing every vegetable and flower seed to be 
found in most catalogues, but a select list that has been made 
up from the advice of the largest and best trade and amateur 
growers in the country. The term “ packet ” being very mis¬ 
leading, I have, where possible, given the measure, weight, or 
about number of seeds in each packet, so that my friends can 
compare them with what they buy elsewhere. My Stock of 
Seeds will be of the latest growth and choicest strains, for I have 
paid extra prices in nearly all cases to have extra selected seeds 
of very choice strains. If any doubt the quality of my seeds 
because of the low prices, they will do well to give me a portion 
of their order, and test them for themselves against any 
others. 
MY ORIGINAL GUARANTEE. 
(Such as never offered by the Trade). 
ALL BULBS which fail under fair and proper treatment 
WELL BE REPLACED AT HALF PRICE. ALL. 
SEEDS from which a fair proportion fail to germinate under fair 
and proper treatment "WILL BE REPLACED FREE. 
TERMS;—STRICTLY CASH with order from unknown 
correspondents ; references given if required. 
All Flower Seeds sent post free; all general seed orders over 
10s. carriage paid ; orders over £3, 5 per cent, discount; orders 
over £5, 10 per cent, discount. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
New Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
he Annual Meeting of the R.H.S.— 
Considerable interest was manifested on 
the part of the Fellows present at the recent 
annual general meeting to learn what was to he 
done in relation to the proposed Hall for 
Horticulture. Baron Schroder, the promoter 
of the scheme, is evidently a sanguine man, 
hut he seems to have failed to inoculate his 
colleagues with his enthusiasm, hence it was 
left to the Baron to state that at present the 
scheme is laid by till more favourable times. 
Probably it occurred to many of the Fellows 
that even with some £20,000 promised, great 
things could be done on a far less costly and 
even more favourable site. We truly believe 
that the more the scheme is considered, the 
greater is the repugnance among active horti¬ 
culturists to assist in purchasing a compara¬ 
tively small site in so bad a locality as the 
Thames Embankment, for that enormous sum. 
Were the whole scheme revised and the 
amount required brought within moderate 
limits, possibly it would he received with much 
greater favour. 
There was one feature about the recent 
meeting which called forth frequent observation. 
It was that in spite of the fact that there had 
been an influx of some 300 fresh Fellows 
last year, yet there seemed to he hardly 
a fresh face present, the hulk being of the 
ordinary professional element, members of the 
committees, and the regular habitues of the 
ordinary meetings. It is not hopeful or 
satisfactory to find that out of many hundreds 
of Fellows not more than fifty or sixty attend 
the annual meetings, because it evidences 
only the most infinitesimal interest in the 
welfare of the society. Perhaps the farcical 
nature of the proceedings has something to do 
with- this apparent want of interest in them. 
The chairman re-echoes the Council’s report, a 
ballot—so-called—takes place for persons to fill 
offices, and yet it is no ballot, because the said 
persons are already practically elected. The 
general tendency of the Council is to make the 
proceedings as formal and listless as possible. 
The only matter exciting any interest was the 
one previously referred to, and that will 
hardly hold the field for another year. 
