February 15, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
371 
The BEST ONION for the IAIN CROP. 
From Mr. J. MUIR, Gardener to C. R. M. Talbot, 
Esq., M.P., Margam Park. 
“The Vegetables shown at the Cardiff Exhibition formed the 
most extensive and best display I have ever seen in South Wales. 
There were 13 lots competing in the class far a Collection of 9 
dishes. I succeeded in securing the First Prize , and the whole of 
my dishes, with the exception of one, were the produce of ‘ Webbs'' 
Seeds. I also had First Prize far your Banbury Onion , First for 
your Pied Globe Onion, and First for your Colossal Leek. . . . 
Webbs’ Banbury Onion is the best variety for a main crop, and 
none can equal it for exhibition.” 
6d. & Is. per pkt.; Is. 6<L per ez. Post free. 
WEBBS’ SPRING CATALOGUE, 
Beautifully illustrated, post free, Is. ; gratis to customers. 
ABRIDGED EDITION, gratis and, post free. 
NEW 
TOMATOES. 
AND 
CHOICE 
Each Post Free at prices quoted. 
New Peach .. per pkt., 1/6 
Lorillard .. ,, 1/6 
Prelude .. „ 1/6 
Scarlet Perfection „ 1/- 
The Collection, One Packet each, 7/6, post free. 
GROWERS, NORWICH, 
Crimson Queen, per pkt., 1/- 
New Early Champion ,, 1/- 
Golden Eagle .. ,, 6 d . 
Open Air .. .. ,, 6ci. 
DANIELS EROS, 
WILLIAMS’ 
Gold Medal Strains of 
ASTERS, 
Mixed, 6d. to Is. In Collections, Is. 6d. to 4s. 
BEGONIAS, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
CALCEOLARIAS, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
CINERARIAS, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
CYCLAMEN, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
GLOXINIAS, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
PRIMULAS, 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. 
STOCKS, 
Mixed, 6d. to Is. In Collections, Is. 6d. to 4s. 
ZINNIAS, 
Mixed, 6d. to Is. 6d. In Collections, Is. 6d. 
and 2s. 
Illustrated SEED CATALOGUE for 1890, Gratis 
and Post Free on application. 
B. S. WILLIAMS & SON, 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
ALL SEEDS WARRANTED. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
NEW TENBY ST., BIRMINGHAM, 
THE CELEBRATED AMATEUR IMPORTER OF BULBS. 
Having been continually solicited by a large number of my Bulb 
friends to keep a select stock of the best and most reliable 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds, I have decided to do so. 
"Quality before Quantity” .being my "motto,” I shall 
spare no expense to get the very best strain of every variety 
offered in this list, and send out all fresh new seeds of the latest 
growth. The majority, if not nearly all ordinary Seedsmen say 
they will not be responsible for the failure of any Seeds. I 
cannot guarantee there shall be no failures, but as the best 
guarantee it is possible to give of my wish to sell only genuine 
Seeds, I will undertake to replace, free of charge, any Vegetable 
or Flower Seeds from which a fair proportion fail to germinate 
in due course, under lair and proper treatment, or which do not 
come true to name. 
I stall not confuse my friends with a long list of six or eight 
hundred varieties of Flower Seeds, but confine myself to about 
two hundred varieties that will be satisfactory to purchaser as 
well as seller. In Vegetable Seeds, I contend that few want 
more than six or eight varieties of Peas, three or four sorts of 
Cabbage or Broccoli, two or three of Carrots, one of Parsnips, 
and so on, and where the list is much increased, it often contains 
names manufactured to suit a particular locality, or selected 
stocks of old varieties slightly improved under new Haines. 
TERMS, strictly cash with order from unknown correspon¬ 
dents ; references given if required. 
All Flower Seeds sent post free ; all general Seed Orderi over 
10s. carriage paid ; Orders over £3, 5 per cent, discount ; Orders 
over £5, 10 per cent, discount. 
My "UNIQUE SEED LIST,” entered at Stationers' Hall and 
Copyright, is the "most original and useful List ever published 
for amateurs. It contains only the most select varieties of 
Vegetable and Flower Seeds in cultivation, and gives full cul¬ 
tural directions. 
This List sent Post Free on application. 
Choice Primula, Calceolaria, Carnation, and Picotee 
Seeds will be of a specially good strain. 
Best white Raffia Fibre, 6 d. per pound. 
(Please Mention this Paper.) 
Letter Orders have same care as for. my own planting. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
NEW TENBY STREET, BIRMINGHAM. 
THE 
BEST 
Sharpe’s Novelties, 
PEA—Sharpe’s Victory.per pint packet 
PEA—Sharpe’s Empress.per quait 
PEA—Sharpe’s Queen. ,, 
, ,, ,, . Per pint 
PEA—Sharpe’s Sir F. A. Milbank... ,, 
PEA—Sharpe’s Triumph. ,, 
PEA—Sharpe’s Paragon. ,, 
POTATO—Sharpe’s Standard....per lb. 
POT AT O—Sharpe’s Victor.per stone 
POTATO—Sharpe’s Duke of Albany ., 
BROCCOLI—Sharpe’s Monarch...per packet 
BROCCOLI—Sharpe's Selected Winter, 
per packet 
BRUSSELS S P RO U T S—Sharpe’s 
“Standard” . per packet 
CABBAG E—Sharpe’s “Standard,” per packet 
BEAN—Sharpe’s Conqueror.per pint 
CUCUMBER—Sharpe’s Epicurean, 
per packet 
BEET—Sharpe’s Emperor . ,, 
TOMATO—Sharpe’s Eclipse . ,, 
ONION—Sharpe’s Prize White 
Spanish . ,, 
s. cl. 
2 6 
O 6 
4 O 
1 0 
1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 
1 O 
For Full Description of the above, see 
Illustrated Seed Catalogue 
FOR 1890. 
POST FREE ON APPLICATION TO 
CHARLES SHARPE & Co., 
SLEAFORD. 
SUTTON'S 
PRIMULAS 
Ses “GARDENING WORLD,” Feb. 8, 1890. 
(Pages 357 and 358.) 
“Whenever I find myself in Reading I always 
embrace the opportunity of visiting the nurseries of 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, where at all seasons of the 
year I see something of interest. The Chinese 
Primulas are a special feature just now, here being 
seen house after house of splendidly-grown and well- 
flowered plants, all in 4|-in. pots, and arranged in 
batches of each sort. — Visitor.” 
Single Varieties. — 
Pei 
packet 
SUTTON’S GIANT WHITE ... 
51 - 
SUTTON’S GIANT CRIMSON ... 
51 - 
SUTTON’S PEARL . 
51 - 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S DARK ROSE (ADVANCE) 
5/- 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S READING SCARLET - 
5/- 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S RUBY KING. 
51 - 
SUTTON’S PURITY . 
5/- 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S GIPSY QUEEN 
51 - 
SUTTON’S SNOWDRIFT 
51 - 
& 
2/6 
Double Varieties. — 
Per 
packet 
SUTTON’S DOUBLE ROSE ... 
51 - 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S DOUBLE WHITE ... 
51 - 
& 
2/6 
SUTTON’S DOUBLE MIXED 
51 - 
& 
2/6 
FREE BY POST. 
CENUINE ONLY FROMSUTTON X SONS, READING 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, February 17t,h.—National Chrysanthemum Society : 
Meeting of General Committee. Sale of Lily Bulbs, &c., at 
Protlieroe & Morris's Rooms. 
Wednesday, February 19th.—Sale of Tree Peeonies, Palms, &c., 
at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Thursday, February 20th.—Sale of Nursery Stock from Sample 
at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, February 21st.—Sale of Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’s 
Rooms. 
For Indexto Contents & Advertisemeats, sss p. 381. 
" Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.” —Bacon. 
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1890. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
YSThe Royal Horticultural Society. —The 
^ great business event of the year, so far as 
relates to this Society, is over and gone. But 
for one somewhat unlooked-for interlude, with 
which we deal further on, the general meeting 
of the Society would have proved exceptionally 
prosaic and dull. The president spoke better 
than usual it is true, but could not help show¬ 
ing a little of the wet blanket in his needless 
fling at British fruit culture. His theme, how¬ 
ever, admitted little of the heroic into it, and 
care was taken that none that was sensational 
should be manifested. AVe thank Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, however, on behalf of the gardeners 
of the kingdom for his kindly reference to the 
case of Mr. AVildsmitb, because lie was a 
thoroughly representative gardener. 
