September 7, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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Messrs. SUTTON & SONS, 
Eogat Seebsnten, HEADING, 
Have been able to raise Strains of 
DOUBLE AND SINGLE BEGONIAS 
Which will reproduce themselves true and quickly from seed. . . . 
FROM A PACKET OF SEED SUFFICIENT PLANTS CAN BE OBTAINED TO MAKE A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY, EITHER IN BEDS, 
BORDERS, OR THE CONSERVATORY. 
„ A T hl ?, y .t ar s ® edlll Jf Begonias for bedding have turned out most satisfactorily. The seed was sown on March 
3rd, not with the intention of bedding out the plants, or I should have sown a fortnight earlier, but for growing in pots for summer and 
autumn blooming. I believe every seed grew ; and having so many I planted the beds early in June. At the end of the month they 
began to flower, and have since been the most effective beds we have. They have done much better than last year’s plants Begonias 
are now recognised among the most useful of our standard bedding plants.”—Mr. G. Stanton, The Gardens, Park Place.’ 
“ The packet of Double Begonia seed I had from you has done remarkably well. I have had some flowers ot 
exceptional quality, especially in the case of a very dark scarlet of great size, and a beautiful pink, perfect in form. Another is in colour 
ahnost magenta, and is about the shape of a good Cactus Dahlia, a really fine thing it is. I have shades of salmon, orange, and yellow, 
also a white or two. One of the yellows is the finest of that colour I have yet seen.”—Mr. C. Blair, Gardener to Mrs. Malcolm. 
“Your Double Begonia seed turned out grand plants. Quite 75 per cent, were equal to named varieties, all colours 
from pure white to dark crimson. —Mr. G. J. Warren, Gardener to Mrs. Hankey. 
Price of Seed, 2s. 6d. and 5s. per Packet, Post Free. 
SUTTON’S SEEDS 
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■Y FRjQM SUTTON & SONS. READIWC 
LAINGS’ BEGONIAS 
NOW IN FULL BLOOM. 
The Premier House. Awarded Nine Gold Medals. 
Unequalled as a Floral Display. Visitors are cordially invited ; free admission. 
Frequent trains from the City and West End to Catford Bridge and Forest Hill 
Stations. 
For Index to Contents see page 19 . 
New Descriptive Catalogue post free. Telephone 9 , 660 . 
JOHN LAING & SONS, 
Begonia, Caladium, Clivia, and Gloxinia Specialists, 
Seed, Plant, and Bulb merchants, &c., 
FOREST HILL, S.E., AND CATFORD, KENT. 
Write to 
H. J. JONES, 
Ryecroft Nursery, 
Lewisham, 
S.E., 
for the CHOICEST 
BEGONIAS. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
BEGONIAS. . . . 
Selected Strains. 
Choicest Varieties. 
Richest Colours. 
IMMENSE STOCK. 
Prices and Foil Particulars by Post. 
DICKSON'S NURSERIES, CHESTER. 
1 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon, 
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Edited by J. FRASER F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, SEPT, ytli , 1895. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, September gth.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Trade Sale at Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Tuesday, September rath.—Vegetable Show at R.H.S. Gar¬ 
dens, Chiswick. 
Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris and 
Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Trade Sale at Burnt Ash Road Nurseries by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Wednesday, September nth.—Sales of Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Trade Sale at South Woodford Nurseries by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Thursday, September 12th.—Sales ol Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Trade Sale at Brimsdown Nurseries by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Friday, September 13th.—Sales of Bulbs by Messrs. Prother- 
and Morris and Mr. J. C. Stevens. 
Annual Trade Sale at Longland’s Nursery by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Saturday, September 14th.—Galashiels Flower Show. 
ur new volume. —The first number of 
the twelfth volume of The Gardening 
World, we have devoted to the services of 
tuberous Begonias, and in the preparation 
of which we have had ample evidence of 
the. extent to which they are cultivated in 
various parts of the country, and their 
growing popularity. The Gardening 
World has not hitherto given so wide a 
