September 19,1891. THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Veitch’s Bulbs 
FOR 
EARLY FORGING. 
Yeitcli’s Bulbs 
FOR 
POT CULTURE. 
Veitch’s Bulbs 
FOR 
OUTDOOR PLANTING. 
UNEQUALLED FOR QUALITY 
AT 
LOWEST PRICES. 
For details see Catalogue , forwarded gratis 
and post free on application. 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, 
CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 
WEBBS' 
EARLY FORCING 
BULBS. 
WEBB & SONS only offer the very 
finest selected Roots. 
For full particulars see 
Webbs’ Bulb Catalogue 
Beautifully Illustrated. Gratis and Post Free. 
The Royal Seed Establishment, 
CARNATIONS & PICOTEES. 
Strong plants of all the best named varieties ready 
in November, 6/- and 9/- per doz. 
Our new varieties, per pair, C. H. Herbert, 7/6; 
R. Thomson, 2/6; Blushing Bride, 5/-; S. S. 
Thomson, 3/6; W. Spinks, 2/-; A. W. Jones, 5/-: 
Mrs. Thomson, 2/-; Annie Sophia, 2/-; Mrs. 
Herbert, 2/-; or the set, 30/-. 
CATALOGUES GRATIS ON APPLICATION. 
THOMSOI & Co., 
THE NURSERIES, 
SPARK HILL, BIRMINGHAM. 
SPECIAL CULTURE 
OF 
CARTERS’ 
FORCING BULBS 
For Planting curing this and next Month to 
produce baautiful White and Coloured Flowers 
for Christmas and Easter Decoration. 
WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS. 
Very large bulbs ... price 21s. per 100 3s. per dozen. 
Large bulbs .. price 15s. per 100 2s. per dozen. 
DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS. 
Price—6s. per 100, is. per dozen. 
PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS. 
Price —6s. per ioo, is. per dozen, 
VAN THOL TULIPS. Scarlet and Yellow. 
Price —7s. 6 d. per 100, is. per dozen. 
WHITE EASTER LILY. 
Fine Bulbs from the largest cultivator. 
Price —is. and 2s.6d. each, ios.6rf. and 21s. per dozen. 
ALL PARCELS CARRIAGE FREE. 
CARTERS’ ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, containing a 
beautiful Coloured Plate of the White Easter Lily, 
GRA TIS and POST FREE to customers. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants, 
237 & 238, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
For Index to Contents see page 42. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, Sept. 21st.—Clearance Sale at J. Reeve's Nursery, 
Acton. Bulb Sales at Prothcroe & Morris’ and Stevens' 
Rooms. 
Tuesday, Sept. 22nd.— Royal Horticultural Society; Meeting 
of Committees at 12 o’clock. 
Wednesday, Sept. 23rd.—Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris' 
and Stevens' Rooms. 
Thursday, Sept. 24th.—Sale of Stove and Greenhouse Plants 
at Camden House, Sutton. Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris' 
TO ANTHRACITE CONSUMERS, 
Further reduction in price of Best Anthracite is improbable, 
whatever inferior quality may be offered at. For guidance I 
beg to notify that my Anthracite can be guaranteed to do 
20 per cent, more work by Durability, Heat, and less Ash 
than cheaper kinds, and this means quite 4/- per ton. It is 
also weighed by Railway Company. 
Bona fide References and Testimonials. 
WILLIAM H. ESSERY, 
Anthracite Colliery Office, SWANSEA. 
FRUIT TREES & ROSES. 
A Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
The Nurseries, 5 / 1 WBRIDGE WOR TH, Herts. 
Rooms. 
Friday, Sept. 25th.—Sale at Oakhouse Nursery, Southgate, 
at The Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, by Protheroe & Morris. Or¬ 
chid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Saturday, Sept. 26th.—Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris' 
and Stevens’ Rooms. 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
WILLIAMS’ 
WORLD-RENOWNED 
iB'CJ s. 
The best quality, in prime condition. 
Front the Daily Telegraph —“The Hyacinths and Tulips 
shown in great variety by B. S. Williams & Son were excel¬ 
lent." _ ; _ 
HYACINTHS, per doz., 3s. 6d. & 6s. to 12s. 
TULIPS, per 100, 4s. and upwards. 
POLYANTHUS-NARCISSUS, per 100,7s 6d 
DOUBLE DAFFODILS, per 100, 4 s. 
All other varieties of Bulbs. 
For particulars and prices see Illustrated Catalogue, forwarded 
gratis and post free to all applicants. 
e. s. wIlliams & SON, 
VICTORIA & PARADISE NURSERIES, 
Upper Holloway, London, N. 
R. IB. Xj.A.IIR.ID <Sc SCOSTS. 
FRUIT TREES. The Finest Collection in Scotland. 
FOREST TREES &> SHRUBS. A large Stock of healthy, well-grown Stuff. 
TABLE PLANTS, PALMS, &>c. Two Acres of Glass devoted to their Culture, 
NURSERIE S EXTEND TO OVER 60 ACRES. 
SEEDS—FliOUlEt*, VEGETABLE, HG^ICUliTU^HIi. 
All of the Finest, and Grown specially for our Retail Trade. 
Nurseries— ROYAL WINTER GARDEN, HAYMARKET; PINKHILL, MEADOW PARK; 
and BEECHWOOD MAINS, MURRAYFIELD. 
Hiilftrrljtrass uni) ©ffire : 
17, SOUTH FREDERICK ST,, EDINBURGH. 
==:<$ 
THE 
YERY 
BEST 
BULBS 
AT 
LOWEST 
RATES. 
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LARGE & VARIED COLLECTIONS OF 
ESYACmTHS, TULIPS, 
CROCUSES, SNOWDROPS, 
NARCISSI, JLJLLIES, &c. 
All thoroughly ripened and in excellent 
condition for planting. 
Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue, No. 397. 
POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 
Dicksons Growers Chester 
Ms 
SATURDAY , SEPTEMBER 19th, 1891. 
^he Edinburgh International.— 
Though it be true that foreign ex¬ 
hibits were conspicuous by their absence 
at the great exhibition held in Edinburgh 
last week, at least there was a section open 
to all parts of the world, and many classes 
in which growers from all parts of Great 
Britain could show their produce, and in 
that respect the exhibition was of a truly 
cosmopolitan character. But there is, if 
possible, a feature respecting exhibitions 
of this sort which is of special interest 
apart from the exhibits themselves, and 
that is found in the admirable opportunity 
they furnish for social fellowship and inter¬ 
communion between horticulturists of all 
nationalities, as well as from all parts of 
our own country. 
A grand exhibition like that held at 
Edinburgh was Scotch only by reason -of 
its locale; all the same it was an exhi¬ 
bition of an Imperial nature or of an Inter¬ 
national nature, as we may determine, 
just as whilst Edinburgh is the capital of 
Scotland, yet, as the Modern Athens, it is 
the property of the whole world. We have 
always found this intercommunion of 
horticultural fellowship to be productive 
of immense good. Apart from the enjoy¬ 
ment which all who are not of the particular 
city in which any particular exhibition may 
