April 25, 1856. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
539 
DEUTZIA HYBRIDA LEMOINEI. 
Awarded First-Class Certificate, R.H.S., March 24, 1896. 
Messrs. THOS. CRIPPS 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. 
BEES! BEES!! BEES!!! 
And Bee-keeping Appliances of eyery description. 
Large stock on hand for delivery at a minute’s notice. 
Send for Catalogue of 160 Illustrations, So pages ; also my new 
Horticultural and Poultry Catalogue, post free. 
T. B. BLOW, Welwyn, HERTS. 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
With large, round Flowers, stiff erect habit; 
brilliant colours, best that money can buy. 
SINGLES, for pot culture and exhibition, in 12 distinct 
colours. , . , 
12 very good, 4s.; 24 for 7s. 12 extra fine, 12s.; 24 tor 20s. 
12 very fine, 8s.; 24 for 14s. | 12 very finest, 18s.; 24 for 30s. 
SINGLES, for bedding, specially selected. All colours 
mixed, 3s. per doz. ; 20s. per 100. In 12 separate colours, 
3s. 6d. per doz.; 25s. per 100. Extra fine, in 12 separate colours, 
5s. per doz. 35s. per 100. 
DOUBLES, good selected, is. each: 8s. per doz. Fine 
selected, is. 6d. each ; 12s. per doz. Very fine selected, 2s. 6d. 
each ; 6 for 13s. ; 12 for 24s. Seed, is., is. 6d., and 2S 6d. per 
packet. Quality of above guaranteed satisfactory, or cash 
returned. All free for cash with orders. 
H. «J. JONES, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham. 
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DANIELS BRO 
Town Close Nurseries, NORWICH 
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EG to offer the following in well-rooted 
healthy stufi, true to name, and carriage free at prices 
quoted. Per doz. 
Chrysanthemums, Japanese and incurved, choice 
sorts from > ur splendid collection, per 100, 
215., six for 2s. 3 6 
„ Six grand new exhibition varieties, 3s. 6d. 
Dahlias, Show, Fancy, and Cactus flowered from our 
superb collection, six for 2s. 6d. 4 6 
„ Select Exhibition varieties, six for 3s. 6d. 6 0 
Salisbury white, the charming new pure 
white Cactus, splendid for cutting, each is., 
three for 2s. 6d. 
„ Six grand new Cactus varieties of 1895. 
A splendid set 10s. 
„ Three superb decorative varieties, including 
Grand Duke Alexis, 2s. 6d. 
„ Pompone, new and select varieties, six for 
3s. 6d. 6 0 
Fuchsias, single and double-flowered, including all 
the finest sorts, six for 2s. 6d. . 4 6 
Six grand new and select varieties, including 
Princess May, 3s. 6d. 
Pelargoniums, single-flowered, Zonal. A very fine 
collection, all Autumn struck, six for 3s. 6d. 6 0 
„ Six grand new varieties, Pearson’s, 7s. 6d. 
„ Double-flowered, Zonal, very choice sorts, 
six for 3s. 6d. ... 6 0 
„ Ivy-leaved double, charming varieties for 
pots, hanging baskets,' &c. six for 3s. 6d. 6 0 
„ „ „ Queen of Boses. The magnifi¬ 
cent new magenta-crimson, each is. 6d., 
three for 4s. 
Carnations, Hon. J. Lowther, grand scarlet, sell, 
each is. 6d„ three tor 4s. 
Mrs. Thornhill, beautiful salmon-pink, is., 
thiee for 2S. 6d. 
., Choice named sorts, six or 3s. 6d. 60 
Oxlip, Prince of Orange, immense heads of orange- 
yellow flowers, a gem, eachgd., three for 2S. 
DANIELS BROS., 
Town Close Nurseries, Norwich. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAMES 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
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ARDY BORDER & HERBACEOUS 
PLANTS, &c.—FORBES’NEW Illustrated Descrip¬ 
tive Priced CATALOGUE FOR 1896, 146 pages, gives all 
particulars, including COLOUR, HEIGHT, SEASON of 
FLOWERING, &c., &c., of thousands of these marvellously 
varied and highly-popular flowers, free on application.—JOHN 
FORBES, Hawick, Scotland. 
GUTH6ERTSQNS NEW VIOLAS 
FOR 1896. 
Mrs Mitchell, William Haig, and Sweetness, are 
the Sensation of the Season- 
They mark the greatest advance made in Violas in recent 
years. W. HAIG is judged the BEST BLUE ever raided, 
either for competition or bedding. Every gardener and 
amateur must have them. They were collectively awarded— 
THIRTY-ONE FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES 
last season at leading shows in Scotland and England. Each, 
is. 3d.; 1 of each, 3s.; 10s. per dozen ; 50 for 35s,; 100 for 60s. 
Post or carriage free. Catalogue, with full particulars, free. 
The Trade supplied. 
MICHAEL CUTHBERTSON, 
PRIZE SEED GROWER AND FLORIST, ROTHESAY. 
CARNATIONS. —Winter or Perpetual Blooming. 
Splendid collection. Sole European control ot several 
American Novelties. 
CANNAS at prices within the reach of all. 
PELARGONIUMS, ZONAL and DECORATIVE. 
The most select collection in the Trade. 
SEE CATALOGUE, POST FREE. 
W. J. GODFREY, F.R.H.S., EXMOUTH, DEVON. 
GRAPEVINES and ROSES. 
JOHN COWAN & CO. have this season a 
large and splendid Stock of Grape Vines suitable 
for fruiting in pots and planting vineries. 
Also a large and splendid Stock of Tea and other 
Roses in pots. 
Descriptive and priced catalogue post free on 
application to the Company. 
THE VINEYARD & NURSERIES, 
Garston, near Liverpool. 
e 
Have you seen, if not secure at once, 
OPEN GLORY SWEET WILLIAM (New). 
Each flower pip size of penny piece. Strong plants, 
5/- doz. 
AURICULAS. 
Yourg’s grand prize strain, 4/- doz., in bloom ; all 
hardy plants supplied. 
FRIDAY, MAY 1st. 
CHEALS 
V/URLD-WICE RE!?0WN- STRIKING fiOVELTIES 
CATALOGUE POST FREE^ 
CATTLEYA MOSSI^E 
(Low's Famous Type). 
THE L4ST SALE OF THE SEASON. 
YOUNG & DOBINSON, 
Holmesdale Nurseries, Stevenage, Herts; also 
Highfield Nurseries. 
P HLOXES, PENTSTEMONS, 
ANTIRRHINUMS, &c. For the BEST and mos 
complete COLLECTIONS extant of these deservedly popular 
high-class flowers, obtain FORBES' NEW Illustrated Descrip¬ 
tive Priced CATALOGUE FOR 1896, 146 pages, free on 
application.—JOHN FORBES, Hawick, Scotland. 
Messrs. PROTHEROE & MORRIS, 
67 & 68, CHEAPSIDE, E.G., 
HAVE RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS FROM 
Messrs. HUGH LOW & CO. 
To SELL by AUCTION a grand importation of 
this, the finest type of the indetpensable 
spring-flowering 
CATTLEYA MOSSI/E 
TOGETHER WITH A QUANTITY OF 
CATTLEYA DOW I ANA 
AND 
DENDROBIUM CRASSINODE. 
Friday, May 1st, 1896. 
For Index to Contents see page 551. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the great st 
refreshment to the spirit ot man ”— Bacon. 
SMSlg, 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, APRIL 25 th , 1896. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, April 28th.—Special sales of large consignments ot 
Imported Orch:ds by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, April 29th.—Sales of herbaceous perennials, 
floiists' flowers, stove and greenhouse plants, also large 
quantities of Palm seeds, by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, May 1st.—Special sale of established Orchids from 
Messrs. Hugh Low & Sons, Clapton, and Imported and 
established Orchids from Messrs. W. L. Ltwis & Co. 
and Mr. P. McArthur, by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Saturday, May 2nl—International Horticultural Exhibi¬ 
tion at Dresden. 
tpvHE POPULARITY OF DAFFODILS.- The COn- 
ference held last week in the Royal 
Botanic Society’s Gardens, Regent’s Park, 
is the most recent evidence, if any were 
wanted, of the popularity of this hardy class 
of plants ; and popularity is surely another 
name for utility, when it must be admitted 
that anything that contributes to the wants 
and enjoyment of the human race must be 
useful. At this point we may comment on 
the fact that the conference might have 
been held a fortnight earlier than it was, 
both for the sake of the greater freshness 
that Daffodils would have presented to the 
general public, and for the better oppor¬ 
tunity it would have given to the amateurs 
in the southern part of Britain to enter the 
competitive classes. The flowers had 
already been so long in full bloom that the 
public might well have been satiated with 
them, and the freshness of the collections 
in private gardens in the South had practi¬ 
cally been lost. The result was that the 
Scottish competitors in the amateurs’ sec¬ 
tion had it mostly their own way. The 
more northern latitude, and consequently a 
later spring, told greatly in their favour. 
The fickle character and the proverbial 
uncertainty of our climate make it difficult 
to fix a time for a show and conference to 
