Match 28, 1891. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
473 
LAWNS 
AND 
TENNIS GROUNDS. 
WEBBS’ 
PRIZE 
MIXTURES 
Either with or without Clovers, rapidly produce the 
most beautiful and enduring turf for Garden Lawns, 
Bowling Greens, Tennis and Cricket Grounds, &c. 
Awarded the Gold Medal at the Liverpool Exhibition, 
1886, and Prize Medal at Paris Exhibition, 1878. 
First Quality, Is. 3d. per lb., 24s. per bush. 
Second do. Is. Od. ,, 20s. ,, 
From the Liverpool Daily Post, May 26, 1SS6. 
“ Liverpool International Exhibition. —The plots sown 
by Messrs. Webb, of Stourbridge, who are elsewhere exhibitors, 
are doing their part nobly, and faiily disproving the theory 
that green Lawns can be more quickly formed out of sods 
than well-conditioned Grass Seeds. In this instance, at all 
events, the very opposite is the cas°, Messrs. Webbs' sowings 
looking beautiful y fresh and green, while many portions of 
the ground which had a start of the'm by being carefully 
sodded among the first operations on the plateau are looking 
bare and brown, and only beginning to sprout. Contrasting 
the appearance of these plots with that of the eastern portion 
of the ground makes one long for an extension of this excellent 
system to that still benighted part." 
WEBBS’, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
1891 SEASON 1891 
I have much pleasure in announcing that my complete 
Catalogue of VEGETABLE and pLOWER SEEDS is now being 
distributed to customers, and may be had post free and gratis 
upon application _ 
§]e:e:ss, 
To this department I purpose devoting as much care as T 
have done in the past to Flower Seeds. Every variety I am 
offering is of most reliable worth, and from the very finest 
stocks procurable. 
PIOWSR 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. 
THOMAS S. WARE, 
Hale Farm Nurseries, 
TOTTENHAM, LONDON. 
Mention this paper in applying for Catalogue. 
IN LI BERAL COLLEC TIONS 
OR At FAIR PRICES FROM LIST 
BEAUTIFUL LAWNS 
AND 
TENNIS GROUNDS 
BEST OBTAINED BY SOWING 
VEITCH’S 
FINEST MIXED 
Lawn Grass, 
Carefully prepared from the finest dwarf 
perennial Grasses only. 
Per lb., Is. ; per bushel, 2os. 
VEITCH’S 
FINEST 
MIXED GRASSES 
FOR 
CRICKET GROUNDS 
Per lb., lOd. ; per bushel, 20s. 
JAMES VEITGH & SONS, 
POYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, 
CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 
IF YOU WANT 
REALLY GOOD SEEDS, 
P ROTECT your GARDENS from RAVAGES 
of BIRDS.—TANNED NETTING, 36 square yards for Is. 
Will not rot if left out in all weathers. Sent any width, carriage 
paid on all orders over !js. As supplied to the Royal Gardens. 
Sent on approval. Commoner Netting at 50 square yards, Is. 
Hundreds of Testimonials.—H\ r . JOHN GASSON, Fish Mer¬ 
chant, Rye, Sussex. 
ENUINE ROLL TOBACCO PAPER.— 
Strong, effective, Is. per lb., carriage paid, for cash only. 
W. C. LEE, 61, Westgate, Grantham. 
Next Week's Engagements. 
Wednesday, April 1st.—Sale of Lilies, Plants, Roses, &c., at 
Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. Sale of the Birchlield Col¬ 
lection of Orchids at Arlingstall & Hind's Rooms, Man¬ 
chester (3 days). 
Friday, April 3rd.—Sale of Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, seep. 482. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, MARCH 28tli, 1891. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
IFhe Soot Deposit. —Very interesting state- 
^ ments have been made as to the amount 
of soot per acre deposited on the ground, or 
indeed on any objects on the earth, so far off 
from the metropolis as even fifty miles. These 
statements are necessarily somewhat conjectural 
and give the amounts from 6 lbs. to 26 lbs. 
per acre. We can hardly derive for ourselves 
or others affected by the soot plague much 
satisfaction in learning that even such a 
restricted deposit of soot must have a distinctly 
nutritive effect on the soil, because soot out of 
its place, that is, in the air, or encrusting our 
clothes, our glasshouses, our shrubs and plants, 
our gravel paths, and roads, indeed, every¬ 
where where it is not desirable, is very like 
water or fire out of place—intolerable nuisances. 
It would be cheaper, very much, to purchase 
a few bags of soot and fertilise our soils as we 
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 of 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 he 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 eacli 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 
WILL BE REPLACED AT HALF PRICE. ALL 
SEEDS from whicha fair proportion fail to germinate underfair 
and proper treatment WILL BE REPLACED FREE. 
wished, rather than have this manuring done 
in so slovenly a fashion. We may not even 
derive very much prospective comfort from the 
assumed nutritive effects of a sooty snowfall. 
Those who employ soot for dressing usually 
give some 5 cwt. per acre, therefore, if this he 
but an additional, and not a main dressing, we 
must find the small quantity per acre 
deposited by the fogs to he of such trifling 
value as to he unworthy of consideration. We 
are pleased, however, that these wide-spread 
sootfalls have attracted attention in any form, 
as we cannot too often point out their terribly 
harmful effects. 
If the atmosphere be so poisoned with soot 
flakes as has been shown to be the case so far 
from London, how much more affected must 
the atmosphere be close to the metropolis, and 
how harmful, not only to vegetation, but to 
h um an life ! The recent winter certainly has 
been one of exceptional hardness, hut it has 
helped to open our eyes to the grave nature of 
the soot evil as found in our midst. The 
highest products of our civilisation seem not 
unlikely to become one of our greatest curses. 
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. 
‘©ears. —Not the fruits, hut the bloom buds 
<r on the trees are now literally whitenipg 
on to the harvest. Literally, too, the bloom 
harvest is less ours than that of the bees or 
other insects who find in the flowers abundant 
food. Eor our good these insects cannot find 
too much, for the more they search for the 
pollen and the honey secretion, the more will 
they help to fertilise the flowers, and cause 
