January 18, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
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NEW 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
I have purchased the Entire Stock ot 
the following superb varieties, which, 
together with the fine kinds of my own 
raising, will prove the finest set ever 
introduced in one season. They are all 
illustrated in 
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM 
and will be sent out as Plants in 
Amy Shea (C. E. Shea) 
Foloria (C. E. Shea) .. 
Maggie Shea (C. E. Shea) 
Marjory Kinder (C. E. Shea) 
Olga Teichmann (C. E. Shea) 
Lago Maggiore (Briscoe-Ironside) .. 
Milano (Briscoe-Ironside) 
Emily Silsbury (Silsbury) 
Olive Oclee (H. Oclee) 
Alice M. Love (H. J. Jones) .. 
A. Payne (H. J. Jones) 
C. E. Jeffcock (H. J. Jones) .. 
C. W. Richardson (H. J. Jones) 
Dr. H. Bond (H. J. Jones) 
G. Langdon (H. J. Jones) 
Herbert J. Cutbush (H. J. Jones) 
H. T. Wooderson (H.J. Jones) 
H. Woolman (H. J. Jones) 
Miss Clara Walker (H. J. Jones) 
Miss Muriel Goschen (H. J. Jones) 
Mr. G. Hollingsworth (H. J. Jones) 
Mr. P. Purnell (H. J. Jones) 
Mr. A. G. Hubbuck (H. J. Jones) .. 
Mrs. C. Orchard (H. J. Jones) 
Mrs. Cotesworth Bond (H. J. Jones) 
Mrs. Geo. Gover (H. J. Jones) 
Mrs. G. H. Smart (H. J. (ones) 
Mrs. Harry Chiesman (H. J. Jones) 
Mrs. Richard Jones (H J. Jones) .. 
Rev. S. G. Scott (H. J. Jones) 
W. Wright (H. J. Jones) 
Chas. J. Massey (H. J. Jones) 
Frank Hardy (H. J. Jones) 
New Incurved Varieties, 
Duchess of Fife (H.J. Jones) 
J. Pearce (H. J. Jones) 
Lyne, Jun. (H. J. Jones) 
Miss Phyllis Flower (W. H. Flower) 
Mrs. F. W. Flight (H. J. Jones) 
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NEW BROCCOLI: 
‘SNOWDRIFT’ 
Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 
As a Broccoli for the main crop this variety i; 
most valuable. Its firm white heads are of good 
size and quality, and well protected by the foliage 
For list of valuable prizes offered by Webb & 
Sons at Horticultural Shows in 1896 , see Webbs' 
Spring Catalogue, post free, Is. 
WEBBS’, 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
STERLING NOVELTIES FOR 1896. 
Our own introduction—now offered for the first time. 
Post Free. 
VEITCH’S 
Genuine Seeds. 
VEITCH’S CHOICE HYBRID 
COLUMBINES, 
In all the most beautiful and pleasing shades 
and combinations, the colours ranging through 
all shades of lavender, blue, mauve, white, 
yellow, orange, scarlet, and bright rose-pink. 
Per packet, 1/6. 
VEITCH’S SUPERB PRIMULAS. 
“ The Chelsea Primulas have long been known for 
their high quality and effective colouring, and the 
flowers which Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons have sent 
us prove to demonstration that the firm continues 
to devote special attention to these valuable decor¬ 
ative plants.’'— Gardeners' Magazine, March ioth, 
1894. Per packet, 2/6. 
VEITCH S IMPROVED 
STREPTOCARPUS. 
This beautiful race is remarkable for its abund¬ 
ance of bloom, and the continuous succession in 
which the flcwers are produced—saved from the 
newest and brightest colours. Per packet, 2/6. 
WF" A full Descriptive Catalogue ( con¬ 
taining a magnificent coloured plate of each of the 
above) post free on application. 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
Royal Exotic Nursery, 
CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 
For Index to Contents see page 327. 
Best New Late 
Chrysanthemum. 
JANETTE SHEAHAN. — This valuable 
variety received an Award of Merit and Silver 
Medal from the R.H.S. and a First-class Certificate 
from the N.C.S. as a late flowering variety. In 
colour it is golden-yellow, slightly tinted bronze. 
Very dwarf habit. Plants only 2 feet high, in 8 in. 
and 10 in. pots, carry over 40 blooms. Strong 
Plants, in Spring, 2/6 each ; three for 61 -; twelve 
for 18/-. 
Price for large quantities on application. 
My list of New Varieties is now ready, and con¬ 
tains all the best kinds for 1896; post free for one 
stamp. 
IT o w Ready. 
THE 
Chrysanthemum Album, 
By H. J. Jones, 
Containing 36 illustrations of New Chrysanthe¬ 
mums, from Photographs. Every grower should 
possess a copy, as this will enable him to select 
varieties from the actual representation of the 
flowers. This valuable work will be produced at 
great cost, and can be obtained of the author, post 
free, 2/6 each. 
H. J. JONES, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, S.E. 
BEAN, 
Dwarf French, 
WILLIAMS’ EARLIEST OF ALL. 
This new variety is the earliest French Bean in cultivation. 
It can be forced a good deal earlier than any other variety. 
It is a splendid variety for pot culture as well as for outdoor 
work. It grows from 18 in. to 24. in. high, is a strong vigorous 
grower with a good constitution, the pods are long, broad, 
and fleshy, and of a green colour. They are very tender 
when cooked, and of excellent flavour. 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. 
TOMATO 
“Warrior.” 
This magnificent variety is a very free setter and good 
cropper, producing its fruits in great clusters. The fruit 
is large, round, and without ribs. The flesh is of a crimson 
colour, firm, with flavour of the finest quality. As the fruit 
is exceedingly symmetrical in shape, it will prove very 
valuable as an exhibition variety. Per Packet, Is. 6d- 
New Giant 
PRIMULA. 
PRIMULA SINENSIS FIMBRIATA 
“MAGNUM BONUM.” 
This beautiful variety will form an excellent companion 
to the Giant White Primula, “ Snowball,” we sent out last 
year. We have every confidence in placing it before our 
Customers. The plants are very sturdy and compact in 
habit; the flower item is strong, and rises well above the 
strong robust foliage. The blooms are produced in great 
profusion, of a gigantic size, beautifully fringed, and the 
colour is a very beautiful shade of a rich deep red. 
Per Packet, 5 s. 
For Full Description of above, see ILLUSTRATED 
SEED CATALOGUE for 1896 , Now Beach/, 
U'h'ch will be forwarded Gratis and Post Fr,e to all 
applicants. 
B. S. WILLIAMS & SON, 
Nurserymen and Seedsmen to H.M. the Queen, 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
“ Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, JAN. M, 1896. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, January 20th.—Sales of stove, greenhouse, and 
hardy plants, bulbs, etc., by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, January 21st.—Sales of Carnations, Cypripediums, 
etc., by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, January 22nd.—Sales of Japanese Lilies, fruit 
trees, stove and greenhouse plants, by Messrs. Protheroe 
& Morris. 
Thursday, January 23rd.—Sales of Roses and imported 
plants by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris.'* 
Friday, January 24th.—Sales of hardy Perennials and Orchids 
by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
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Electricity and Vegetation.— Investi- 
1 gators in various parts of the civilised 
world continue their experiments with 
electricity so as to determine its effects 
upon vegetation, and learn how far it may 
be made subservient to the wants and ad¬ 
vantage of mankind. Some of the more 
recent experiments of M. Bonnier, in this 
direction, have been published by the 
Revue General de Botanique. Considerable 
differences in the vegetable tissues are pro¬ 
duced by the continuous action of the 
electric light. One of the principal of these 
is the increased distribution of the chloro¬ 
phyll through the various tissues. Grains 
of chlorophyll make their appearance as 
far as the inner layers of the bark, and even 
in the medullary rays and pith. The bark 
does not thicken to the same extent as 
usual, and the woody tissues are not so well 
