May 28, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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W aye’s Specialities. 
BEGONIAS 
Awarded upwards of Fifty Premier Prizes and Certificates, Diplomas, &c.i 
including Gold Medals at Cardiff, Leicester, Shrewsbury, and Wolverhamp- 
ton, Silver Cups, Silver Gilt, and Silver Medals. 
Tubers Now Ready for Delivery. All Started into Growth. 
The following exquisite Gems can still be had; each one a splendid exhibition sort, 
DOUBLE VARIETIES. —Beauty of Belgrove, rose, 3s. each; Duchess of Teck, yellow, each; Bexley Gem, rich rose, 5s. each; Claribel, salmon, 
white centre, 3s each ; Duke of Teck, crimson scarlet, 3s. each ; Lafayette,- crimson scarlet, is. 6d. each ; Leviathan dark rose, 7s. 6d. each ; Miss Jennie Fell, rosy 
crimson, 3s. each ; Princess May, white, fringed edge, 75. 6d. each; Viscountess Cranbrook, rosy pink, 7s. 6d. each; Victory, salmon scarlet, 7s. 6d each 
DOUBLE BEGONIAS, Selected in Separate Colours.—White, Scarlet, Crimson, Pink, Salmon, Rose, Picotee Edged, Blush, Yellow and Bronze, 18s. to 36s. 
per dozen. 
SINGLE BEGONIAS, Selected in Separate Colours, among which are the following Salmon, Pink, Bronze, Rose, Golden Bronze, Orange, Magenta, 
Pure White and Fancies, gs and 12s. per dozen. 
DAHLIAS 
Awarded the only Gold Medal ever given in London for these Plants. 
Sturdy Plants for immediate planting, to furnish a magnificent display 
this season. 
CACTUS VARIETIES.— Mrs. Frances Fell, snow white cactus, 5s. each; Blanch Keith, rich yellow, is. 6d. each ; John Bragg, rich marOon, gd- 
each; Baron Shroder, purple, gd. each; Honoria, pale amber, gd. each; Harry Freeman, white, gd each ; Kynerith, gd. each; Lady Montague, rich 
salmon, gd. each ; Mrs. Hawkins, rich sulphur, gd. each. 
SHOW DAHLIAS. SINGLE DAHLIAS. POMPONE DAHLIAS, 6s gs and 12s per doz. 
HARDY PERENNIALS in great variety. CHRYSANTHEMUMS, all the very and newest. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, comprising Carnations, Phloxes, Potentillas, Delphiniums, Penstemons, Violets, &c. 
LILIES AND IRIS. NARCISSI AND DAFFODILS. TREE PvEONIES. CANNAS. HARDY FERNS. 
THOS. S, WARE, hale farm nurseries, Tottenham, lohoon. 
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. 
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. 
DEUTZIA HYBRIDA LEMOINEI. 
Awarded First-Class Certificate, R.H.S., March 24,1896. 
Messrs. TH0S7CRIPPS and SON, 
THE 
TUNBRIDGE WELLS NURSERIES, KENT, 
Beg to offer healthy, well-rooted Plants of this sterling novelty, for delivery 
September, at Is. 6d. each. 
Two Gold and several Silver Medals have been awarded to our magnificent collection. 
SILVER CUP AWARDED A1, SS R Ma^«hT?«6 Sho " 
A New Catalogue of all the best and choicest varieties has just been published, and 
may be had gratis and post free on application. 
Our Selections of Choice named Distinct Varieties, 15/-, 18/-, 24/-, 
30/-, and 42/- per dozen. 
JOHN PEED AND SONS, 
ROUPELL PARK NURSERIES, 
And at Streatham, S.W. WEST NORWOOD, LONDON, S.E. 
For Index to Contents see page 614. 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , MAY 23 rd, 1896. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, May 25th.—R.H.S. of Southampton ; Spring Show at 
Westwood Park. 
Wednesday, May 27th.—Royal Botanic Society, Promenade. 
Bath and West and Southern Counties' Show at St. 
Albans (4 days). 
Sale of Tuberous Begonias, Dahlias, Cannas, etc. by 
Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, May 29th.—Royal Botanic Society’s lecture. 
Sale ot Orchids and Richardias by Messrs. Protheroe & 
Morris. 
he Temfle Show of ’96.—Those who 
^ saw and remember what the show was 
like in the Inner Temple Gardens, in 1888, 
and compared it with that opened on the 
19th inst., must admit that there was no 
falling away, but that every corner was 
packed with the choicest, most beautiful 
and useful of garden productions in the way 
of flowers, vegetables, and fruit. Improve¬ 
ments and innovations were not lacking, 
for without doubt several of the great 
exhibiting firms showed a dtecided advance 
in taste and artistic arrangement. The 
first show of the kind consisted of a great 
assemblage of plants crowded together with 
very little attempt at tasteful arrangement ; 
but that can hardly be said of this year’s 
exhibition. There seems no limit to 
possibilities, except extension of space 
within the narrow confines of the Inner 
Temple Gardens. Indeed, it is a marvel 
how so much can be crowded within so 
small an area as the show, with its thousands 
of visitors. Some idea of the popularity of 
the show and the limitations to the same 
may be gleaned from the fact that about 
5,000 square feet of space were applied for, 
more than were available almost a week 
