July 26, 1890. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
739 
WEBBS’ 
EMPEROR CABBAGE. 
THE EARLIEST AND BEST. 
fid. aud Is. per packet; 
Is. fid. per oz. 
“Webb's Emperor Cabbage is a 
very good fast-growing sort, of large 
size and good quality.” — Mr. E. 
SIMPSON, Gardener to tile Right 
Hon. Lord Wrottesley,” 
- Per oz. 
Early Nonpareil Cabbage . 
. 8d. 
Enfield Market Cabbage . 
. 6(1. 
Earlv Rainham Cabbage . 
. 9d. 
Red Dutch Cabbage . 
. 9d. 
ONION. 
Webbs’ Red Globe Tripoli ... 
Large Flat Red Tripoli 
Giant Rocca . 
White Lisbon . ... 
Post Free. 
Per pkt. 
fid. Is. fid. 
fid. lOd. 
6d. Is. 6d. 
8d. 
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Gardening Charities, &c. 
G ARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.— 
Secretary, Edward Roger Cutler, 50, Parliament Street, 
S.W. 
G ARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND.—Honorary Secretary, 
A. F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Society’s Garden, 
Chiswick. W. 
U NITED HORTICULTURAL PROVIDENT and BENEFIT 
SOCIETY.—Secretary, William Collins, 9, Martindale 
Road, Balham, S.W. 
“RewTybrid rogheasT 
The Gardeners' Chronicle (February 2‘2nd, last), says“ The 
easy culture of these plants, and the beauty of their flowers, 
render them 
PLANTS FOR THE MILLION.” 
THEY FLOWER IE MID- WIjYTE R. 
The set of five splendid varieties, 15 s. ; 3s. 6rf. each. 
For full description and illustration, see New Catalogue, 
sent post free on application. 
Usual Allowance to the Trade. 
A. 
EDGE 
J. A. BRUCE, 
THE NURSERIES, 
LANE, CHORLTON - CUM - HARDY, 
Maaekester. 
PRIMULAS! PRIMULAS! PRIMULAS! 
21st YEAR OF DISTRIBUTION. 
Williams’ Superb Strain. Is. 6 d. per dozen ; 10s. per 100. 
CINERARIAS same price, also DOUBLE WHITE PRIMULAS, 
6 d. each. Carriage free for cash with order. 
JOHN ST EVENS , The Nurseries, COVENTRY 
Ml DODWELL’S GRAND CARNATIONS 
THE FINEST GROWN. 
5 000 Unbloonied Seedlings, warranted of the highest parentage, 
unrivalled whether for bedding or forcing for Spring flowering. 
White Grounds, 3s. 6d. per doz.; 21s. per 100. 
Yellow Grounds, 5s. per doz.; 31s. 6d. per 100. 
Strong plants of his NEW YELLOWS and KILMCRRl 
YELLOW GROUNDS, for late Autumn or Winter 
blooming, 10s. fid. per dozen. 
THE COTTAGE. STANLEY ROAD, OXFORD. 
FLORAL ALBUM OF CONFERENCE DAFFODILS. 
This unique “ Work of Art,” illustrated by Gertrude Hartland, 
has now become a regular Drawing-room Book, containing, as it 
does, over 50 faithful pictures of one of the most accommodating 
of all Spring Flowers. First Edition, limited to a thousand 
copies, Post Free, 2s. 6d. Complimentary to past and future 
purchasers. Trade circular of Best Market Varieties, Gratis. 
Bulbs very fine and prices moderate. 
WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND, Seedsman, CORK. 
BECONI AS A SPE CIALITY 
Exhibition of th ese Lovely Flowe rs Now on View. 
Unequalled as a floral display. Visitors are cordially 
invited. Free admission. Frequent trains from the 
City and from the West End to Catford Bridge and 
Forest Hill Railway Stations. 
Descriptive Priced Lists Free on Application, 
JOHN LAING & SONS, 
The Itaseries, FOREST HILL, LONDON, S.E. 
B U LBS 
IF YOU WANT 
HILL! MO# BULBS 4 SIDS, 
APPLY TO 
Mr. ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
Of the firm of Sydenham Brothers, Wholesale Jewellers, 
THE LARGEST AMATEUR IMPORTER IN THE KINGDOM 
HIS 
UNIQUE BULB LIST, 
"With Pamphlet, „Now Revised and Enlarged, 
“HOW I CAME TO GROW BULBS,” 
The Most Reliable Guide to the Best Varieties and 
How to Grow them. NOW Ready. Sent Post 
Free on application. 
This List and Pamphlet will he sent post free early in August to 
all who ordered in previous years. If wanted before , please send 
post card. Please mention this Paper. 
BULBS FOR CHRISTMAS BLOOMING, 
The following, if ordered and potted at once, will bloom well 
for Christmas. 
EARLY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, .Is. 6 d. doz., 
11s. 100; or extra selected Bulbs, all averaging over live 
inches round, the finest that can possibly be imported, 2s. doz., 
15s. 100. 
FREE SI A REFRACTA ALBA, the most lovely flower of 
the day. Planted from novv.until end of August, will bloom at 
Christmas, Is. doz., 7s. 100;"or extra selected Bulbs, Is. fid. 
doz., 11s. 100. 
DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS, 1 s. doz., 7s. 100. 
PAPER-WHITE NARCISSUS, Is. doz., 7s. 100; or the 
large-flowering variety, Is. fid. doz., 11s. 100. 
My other Bulbs I hope to have ready for delivery the latter 
part of August, but orders should be booked as early as possible 
to secure best quality. Full list sent post free on application. 
Any wanting VEGETABLE or FLO WEB SEEDS for autumn 
sowing would do well to send for my UNIQUE SEED LIST and 
GUIDE, free on application. 
MUSHROOM SPAY fN. — 4d. each, 3s. dozen bricks ; or sent, 
post free, 1 brick, 9d. ; 3 bricks, Is. 8d. ; 6 bricks, 2s. 9 d. 
RAFFIA GRASS.—Best White, for tying. Price, Is. per ■ 
postal lb.; 2 lb., Is. 6 d.; 3 lbs., 2s, If sent with seeds or 
bulbs, 6d. per lb. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
New Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
Nest Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, July 2Sth. — National Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Annual Summer Outing. 
Tuesday, July 29th. —Summer Show at the Westminster 
Aquarium (2 days). Sale of Imported and Established Orchids 
at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, Aug. 1st.—Sale of Orchids from the Blenheim Collec¬ 
tion at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, Aug. 2nd.—Royal Horticultural Society of South¬ 
ampton : Summer Show (2 days). 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, see p. 750. 
11 Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
ilpdfnjWitt 
SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1890. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
?The Gardeners’ Orphan Fund. —The 
^ annual business and festive gatherings of 
the supporters of this Fund, held on Friday 
last, proved to he of the most pleasing and 
satisfactory kind, and reports of the proceedings 
will be found in other columns. The special 
feature of the gatherings was, undoubtedly, the 
splendid offer made during the afternoon by 
Messrs. N. 1ST. Sherwood and H. J. Veitch, 
that if the committee would raise £250 as a 
minimum, they would provide what more was 
required to put on the seven rejected candidates 
as a fitting memorial of the late esteemed chair¬ 
man, Mr. George Deal. What was proposed in 
the afternoon was to a great extent practically 
accomplished with brilliant success in the 
evening, and we can but confess to an exceeding 
degree of pride on being intimately associated 
with a fund which, in its excellent objects 
and economy of management, evokes such 
enthusiastic generosity as is thus displayed. 
The institution of the Wildsmith Memorial 
has proved to he of catching force, and thus 
with I he one child put on in the name of that 
memorial, we have no less than seven others to 
be added almost as soon as suggested, so that the 
Fund will have to maintain some thirty-seven 
little ones—a brilliant, indeed, a glorious 
product of three years’ existence. How proud 
ought gardeners to be of their Orphan bund, 
and how universally they ought to haste to 
become associated with it! We cordially 
congratulate the festive gathering on its 
admirable chairman, Mr. Sliirley Hihherd, and 
its excellent tone and joyousness. 
It was fitting that the honoured dead should 
receive the recognition they so Avell merited, 
hut the Fund lias so much to do with the 
living that soon the burden of the speeches 
became of the future, with which the interests 
of both the Fund and the orphans are hound 
up. We hope that for many years the annual 
gatherings will be as pleasant and as successful 
as was that of Friday last, and should the date 
of the gatherings he altered—as seems to he 
most desirable—it may in no way militate 
against the success of the festival. 
7§lhe Rainfall. —There must have been few 
^ parts of the kingdom which have not 
ample cause to remember the altogether remark¬ 
able rainfall of Thursday, July 17th. In 
our experience never have we seen such a 
flood of water as came from the clouds during 
the evening of that day, at any time in summer. 
The flood was more of November or February 
in its far-reaching effects, as the soil was so 
sodden that the water laid in vast volumes 
amongst the growing crops, where it usually 
quickly disappears, for days after. There was 
some joy in the circles of jibe weather-wise 
when the 15th, St. Swithin’s Day, passed over 
fine and dry, because forty days of fine weather 
rather than of rain was therefore anticipated. 
Alas, that hopes should so soon have been 
destroyed! The rainfall of the 17 th was, 
perhaps, alone equal to tlie forty days’ average 
when St. Swithin is wet, and even more has 
followed. Naturally this very untoward 
flooding, if presumably a jolly time for trees 
and shrubs, has wrought havoc with cereals, 
Potato, pulse, and flower crops, as also with 
soft fruits. Haymakers have also found in the 
rain a terribly harmful visitant, and hearts have 
been well nigh broken over the disasters 
following. Truly the workers of the soil have 
proved of late that their lots have not fallen 
in pleasant times. The havoc wrought 
amongst corn crops must, indeed, have been 
great, and the result will be severely felt next 
winter. 
We shall not suffer from drought this season, 
even if not a drop of rain should fall from now 
till Michaelmas, the reservoirs of the earth 
being full to the utmost. The flood has purified 
the air, and perhaps also the soil to some extent, 
but these floods leave behind, all the same, 
unpleasant exhalations. We do not want 
hot sunshine yet, but rather drying air and 
gentle breezes to dry the surface somewhat; after 
that the sun may well shine out warmly, and 
thus generously strive to recoup us some of the 
loss sustained through the flood. 
©ingle Dahlias. —We shall soon be seeing 
w these now favourite flowers in all their 
variety and beauty at the Dahlia exhibitions. 
They have been blooming profusely in gardens 
for the past month from old plants, whilst 
spring-struck ones will give the best autumn 
bloom for the shows. Single Dahlias have lived 
down the opposition of the florist, and as 
decorative flowers have fouud hosts of admirers, 
where the double Dahlias were regarded with 
indifference. It would seem now as if the 
