November 16 , 1889 . 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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FOR PLE ASURE and PROFIT. 
rmi IT Nothing so profitable and easy to grow. 
iHUIIi 74 Acres in Stock. 
See Catalogue for simple Instructions and kinds of 
Trees to suit all soils. 
D ft Q {£ 0 20 Acres. 
IlIJO Bushes, 8s. per doz. ; 60s. per 100. 
ggg” Packing and carriage free for cash with order. 
ROSES IN POTS from 15s. per dozen. 
ORNAMENTAL TREES. —91 Acres. 4 Acres of 
Glass. 
CLEMATiS (80,000), 12s., 18s. and 24s. per dozen. 
SEEDS & BULBS. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST FREE. 
RICHARD SMITH & GO. 
WORCESTER. 
LAINC’S LARGE COLLECTIONS 
OF 
FRUIT TREES, 
ROSES, VINES, &C. 
Are exceptionally fine this season; in¬ 
spection invited. Railway Station, 
Catford Bridge. Catalogues gratis. 
JOHN LAING & SONS, 
"gflcint, |3ulb, Sf ‘gtrec 2iTcrchantA, 
FOREST IT ILL, LONDON, S.F. 
THE NEW EARLY DESSERT APPLE, 
OOLING’S BEAUTY OF BATH, should 
"be added to every collection. It is the best flavoured and 
handsomest early Apple yet introduced, and will be indispen¬ 
sable as an early dessert fruit when it becomes known. Strong 
Maiden Trees, 2s. 6tZ. eash, 24s. per doz. ; 2-year Trees, 3s. 6cl. 
each, 36s. per doz. ; Pyramids, 5s. each ; Dwarf Trained, 7s. 6ci. 
each. New Rose and Fruit Tree List free by post. 
BULBS 
EVERY BULB WARRANTED. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
NEW TENBY ST., BIRMINGHAM, 
THE LARGEST AMATEUR IMPORTER OF BULBS in the 
country, begs to thank the large number of friends in all parts 
of the United Kingdom for their kind orders and recommendati on 
this season. 
I regret that many orders have not been sent off so promptly 
as usual during the latter part of October. This is caused by so 
many delaying to order till October, instead of ordering in 
September. Many seem to wait till the last moment; then all 
seem to send at once. This makes it impossible to despatch the 
orders until three or four days after they are received. 
From this date I put in extra Bulbs to make up for any in¬ 
feriority of size or quality. 
I will be pleased to semi a liberal selection of assorted Bulbs 
for 10s., £1, £2, or £5 to clear out remainder of my stock. Any 
ordering a selection of this sort will please state if they prefer 
Hyacinths, Tulips or other bulbs. 
I have now arriving a fine stock of Lily of Valley crowns, 
Dutch, 3s. 6 d. ; Berlin (much the best for early forcing), 5s. C d. 
per 100. Fine Lily of Valley clumps, 10s. and 12s. dozen. 
Spiraea japonica clumps. 3s. and 4s. dozen, according to size. 
Dielytra spectabilis, 3s. dozen. A grand lot of Liliums rubrum 
or roseum, 5s. 6(Z. and 7s. dozen ; Lilium album, 10s. GrZ. dozen ; 
album Krretzeri, Is 6cZ. each ; Lilium tigrinum, 2s. doz. ; double 
tigrinum, 5s. 6(Z. doz.; longiflorum, 4s. id. doz. ; umhellatum 
erectum, 3s. 6tZ. doz. ; chaleedonicum, Is. 3d. each ; Colchicum 
(Szovitzianum), Is. 6 cl. each ; testaceum, Is. 6cZ. each. All these 
should be bought and potted at once. Gladioli Brenchleyeusis, 
fair flowering corms, 2s. 6iZ 100 ; large size, 4s. 100 ; extra large, 
5s. 6<L 100. My stock of above is limited, and a great p rt 
already sold. Early orders are solicited to avoid disappointment. 
About the end of November I shall have a special consignment 
of Lilium auratum, direct from Japan, at specially low prices— 
viz., good flowering bulbs, Gd.; large, 9cZ. ; extra large, Is. each; 
or 5s , 7s 6 cl., 10s. dozen. I do not advise buying from the 
earlier arrivals, as the bulbs are not properly ripened. 
American Pearl Tuberoses, good average size, Is. 6 d. doz.; 
extra size. 2s. 6 cl. doz. 
Kelway’s choice Gandavensis Hybrid Gladioli, all colours, 
Is. SfZ. doz ; 12s. 100; or best selected, 2s. 0 d. doz. ; ISs. 100. 
Choice single mixed Begonias. 4s. fid. dozen; double, 12s. 
dozen, or in separate Colours a little extra. 
All orders in this section, when ordered with other bulbs, will 
he sent carriage paid directly they arrive. 
Best white Raffia Fibre, fid. per pound. 
(Please Mention this Paper.) 
Letter Orders have same care as for my own planting. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
NEW TENBY STREET , BIRMINGHAM. 
Mr. Garnithers, tvho declares that the Chry¬ 
santhemum was grown at the Apothecaries’ 
Garden at Chelsea, so long ago as 1764, 
which makes us in our little celebration some 
twenty-five years behind time. If such were 
the case, we might still console ourselves 
with the reflection—better late than never; 
but we prefer to believe that in this instance 
at least, the “ mummers” are not a quarter of 
a century behind the .fair. 
But it is high time some protest was made 
against these constant attempts to overthrow 
our cherished traditions. We have hut to 
take to our hearts some assured certainty, 
than in steps a matter-of-fact, cold, calculating 
scientist or historian, who does his level best 
to shatter our little traditional god to pieces, 
and halting minds hardly know what to 
believe. Possibly some day we, or at least 
posterity, will be told that the Paris Exhibi¬ 
tion of 1889 was a dead failure, because it 
was held in the reign of the Emperor Napo- 
leon, and that the great French Revolution 
did not take place in 1798, hut some few 
centuries previously. Our belief in the 
exclamation of Nelson as he lay dying on the 
deck of the old “ Victory,” and the famous 
order of the Iron Duke, “Up, Guards, and 
at ’em ! ” has long since received a shock from 
which it is impossible to recover. There 
seems to he no other course open to us but 
to blot out tradition altogether, if we may not 
enjoy it as we please. As to the Chrysanthe¬ 
mum Centenary, well, all interest in the matter 
would he gone if Mr. Carrathers’ statement 
is to be accepted as conclusive; but we do not 
so regard it. The plant described by Philip 
Miller is not identical with the dried specimen 
in the British Museum Collection, and for that 
reason—we need not go further—we regard the 
ICew authorities as right, and the British 
Museum wrong, this time at all events. 
GEO. C00L1HG k SOUS, The Nurseries, BATE. 
FRUIT 
TREES. 
Dickson s nurseries, 
Immense Stock of remark¬ 
ably well-grown Trees. In¬ 
spection invited. 
New Descriptive CATALOGUE 
on application. 
CHESTER. 
“NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT TREES.” 
R OBERT NEAL begs to call the attention of 
Gentlemen, Local Boards, Builders, and others 
who intend planting this season, to his large and varied 
stock of Shrubs, Standard and Ornamental and Forest 
Trees, Fruit Trees, Boses, and Climbing Plants, &c., 
which, being well transplanted, are in fine condition 
for removal, and having been grown in the vicinity of 
London, are specially adapted for Town and Street 
Plantings. Special quotations for large quantities. 
Delivery free within a radius of six miles of the 
Nursery. Inspection of the stock solicited. Cata¬ 
logues free on application. “Also to offer extra fine 
Forcing Sea Kale and Bhubarb.” 
THE NURSERIES, 
TRINITY ROAD, 
WANDSWORTH COMMON. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Nov. lSth. -Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris’s, and 
Stevens’ Rooms. Clearance Sale at the Eltham Nursery, by 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, Nov. 19th. — Chrysanthemum Shows at Watford 
(2 days), Manchester (2 days), Oxford (2 days), Liverpool 
(2 days), Winchester (2 days), Twickenham (2 days). Sale 
of Lily Bulbs at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Wednesday, Nov. 20th.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Birmingham 
(2 day.'), Rugby (2 days), Wimbledon, Southgate (2 days). 
York (3 days). Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris’s, and 
Stevens' Rooms. 
Thursday, November 21st—National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Provincial Show at Hull (2 days); Centenary Celebration at 
Edinburgh (3 days). Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
Friday, November 22 nd.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Stockport 
(2 days), and Sheffield (2 days). Orchid Sale at Protheroe 
& Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, November 23rd.— Chrysanthemum Centenary Cele¬ 
bration at Ghent. Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris’s, and 
Stevens' Rooms. 
For Indexto Contents & Advertisements, see p.174. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
KEL WAY & S OW. 
PARIS INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 
1889, PREMIER AWARDS and GOLD MEDAL, 
FOR 
KELWAY’S GLADIOLI. 
KELWAY’S P/EON IES. 
KELWAY’S PYRETHRUMS. 
KELWAY’S DELPHINIUMS. 
KELWAY’S GAILLARDIAS. 
KELWAY’S HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
The ONLY GOLD MEBAL and HI&KEST 
AWAED given te any British Horticulturist. 
CATALOGUES GRATIS. 
Langport, Somerset. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1889. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
TsThe Real Chrysanthemum Centenary.—- 
When doctors differ, who shall decide 1 
Here we have had all the prestige and 
authority, as well as all the scientific know¬ 
ledge of Kew, given to the opinion that the 
Chrysanthemum—whose introduction we have 
just been celebrating at Chiswick—was really 
brought to England in 1789; and we propose 
to hold yet another centenary celebration 
next year, whilst our Belgian friends are to 
celebrate the introduction of the Chrysanthe¬ 
mum into Europe in a simdar fashion, when 
down comes the whole weight of the Botanical 
staff of the British Museum, in the person of 
“f||RS. Alpheus Hardy.”— So widely pub- 
^ lishecl has this name been of late, and 
so frequently lias it been in all our mouths 
that it is not essential to a full comprehension 
of the personnel of the lady to intimate that 
a new Chrysanthemum is alluded to. We 
have seen Mrs. Alpheus Hardy certainly not 
in her best form, but still, so far as can be 
made of her this season ; and the product has 
been more a gratification of curiosity, than 
expression of wonder or of admiration. Really, 
it is hard yet to say whether this new hairy- 
petalled variety is a pleasing form or not. 
Until we can see fine flowers, such as we are 
so familiar with in other varieties, it is very 
difficult to say whether the novelty is pleasing 
or otherwise. 
The flowers certainly owe what attractive¬ 
ness they possess less to their inherent form, 
colour or quality, than to their hairiness. 
Were the petals perfectly smooth, the flowers 
as shown would attract no special attention. 
It is the hirsute nature of the outer sides of 
the petals which creates the novelty found in 
the flowers. It will he. exceedingly interesting 
to learn from practical growers their opinions 
of the variety; because these will determine 
the future popularity or otherwise of Mrs. 
Alpheus Hardy. We should specially like to 
hear from them as to how far the objection 
raised that the hirsute development on the 
petals will cause dirt to be attached to the 
flowers, and render removal difficult, if not 
impossible, is sound. It need hardly be said 
that in town or smoky districts this is a 
matter of serious importance, especially in 
relation to a robust grower. 
Some disappointment seems to have been felt 
because there had grown up an impression 
that the developments on the petals were 
feathery rather than hairy ; indeed, some 
published illustrations led to that belief. It is 
now obvious that that addition takes the form 
of hairs, as seen on numerous leaves and plant 
stems, and is nothing more. The variety seems 
