February 16, 1895. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
387 
CARRIAGE FREE] BOXES OF 
GARDEN SEEDS. 
Liberal in Quantity. Excellent in Quality. 
Arranged to produce a Constant Supply op the Best 
Vegetables all the Year round. 
UfC DDC’ onv Containing TO varieties of cl 
WCDDO DuA, Vegetable Seeds, 0/“ 
UfCBQC’ Dnv Containing 42 vars. ot -in ID 
WCDDO QUA, Vegetable Seeds, |Z/0 
UICDDC’ DHV Containing 47 vars. of -4 C I 
IfCDDO DU A, Vegetable Seeds, |J)/" 
U/CDDC’ DflV Containing 6t vars. of |»-| / 
TTLDDu DUA, Vegetable Seeds. L I * 
Acknowledged to be the best value ever offered. 
Other Boxes at 2s. 6d., 7 s. 6 d., 31s. 6d., 42s., 63s., and 
lOSs. each. 
All Carriage Free, 5 per cent, discount fop cash. 
CERTIFICATE OF QUALITY 
From Mr. E. MORGAN, Wynnstay. 
“ I have had Webbs’ Collection of Vegetable Seeds 
for several years past, and I am glad to say that they 
have produced excellent crops running on all the year 
round. Peas, a continuous supply, of splendid quality ; 
Lettuce simply grand; and Onions very suitable for 
spring and autumn use." 
WEBBS’ SPRING CATALOGUE. 
Beautifully Illustrated, post free, ls„ gratis to customers. 
Abridged Edition, gratis and post free. 
WEBB & SONS, WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
The Best Vegetables for Exhibition purposes— 
Dicksons’ Exhibition Onion, per packet 1/6. 
Dicksons’ Exhibition Beet, per packet 1/-. 
Dicksons’ Exhibition Parsley, per packet 1/-. 
Dicksons' Superlative Celery, per packet 1/-. 
Dicksons’ Improved Parsnip, per oz. 8d. 
All awarded First Prizes at LeadingShows Fostfree. 
DICKSONS, Seed Growers, CHESTER. 
IF YOU WANT 
REALLY GOOD SEEDS 
AT MODERATE PRICES apply to 
Mr. ROBERT SYDENHAM, 
Tenby Street , BIRMINGHAM. 
No Nurseryman will serve you better in quality, 
quantity, or price. 
THE SIX BEST TOMATOS 
In cultivation, often sold under ether names to get fancy prices. 
Each packet contains nearly 200 seeds. Perfection, 3d.; Ham 
Green Favourite, 3d.; Hackwood Park Prolific, 3d.; Challenger, 
3'd.; Roseleigh Gem, a grand new large smooth selection, 3d.; 
Golden Perfection, the best yellow, 3d. Collection, is. 8d , post 
free ; singly, id. each extra for postage. 
THE FOUR BEST CUCUMBERS. 
Each packet contains io seeds, Lockie’s Perfection, Rollisson’s 
Selected Telegraph, Epicurean, and Covent Garden Favourite, 
6d. each; or the collection, 2s., post free; singly, id. extra for 
postage. 
SWEET PEAS—A SPECIALITY. 
LCKFORD’S and other choice varieties at a third 
or a fourth usual prices. 
Nothing gives so much cut bloom at so small a cost, or so 
little trouble. To get best results SOW AT ONCE, as 
directions sent with each collection. 
SPECIAL VERY CHEAP OFFER. 
8 Really Good Yarieties— Queen of England, 
white; Blanche Ferry, pink and white; Princess 
Beatrice, pale pink; Apple Blossom, apple blossom 
tint ; Orange Prince, orange pink ; Splendour, rich 
deep rose; Cardinal, bright cardinal; Countess of 
Radnor, pale heliotrope, 25 seeds of each, is. 3d. 
7 Extra Choice and Newer Yarieties— Emily 
Henderson,fine large white; Venus, pale lemon flushed 
with pink; Mrs. Gladstone, delicate pmk; Her 
Majesty, soft rosy-pink ; Lady Penzance, bright pale 
rose; Firefly, bright glowing crimson; Monarch, 
large bronzy-purple, 25 seeds of each, is. 6d. 
The Two Collections, 2s. 6d. —Postage 2d. each 
Collection extra ; or the two 3d. extra. 
Extra Choice Mixture, 3 d. per 100 seeds; postage Id. extra. 
ALL OTHER SEEDS EQUALLY MODERATE. 
FULL LISTS POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 
Please meyition this Paper. 
VEITCHS’ 
GENUINE 
SEEDS 
TO SUIT ALL REQUIREMENTS. 
COLLECTIONS OF 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Unsurpassed for Quality, 
At 21s., 31s. 6d., 42s., & 63s. each. 
Carriage paid to any Station in the United Kingdom. 
Full Particulars post free on application. 
COLLECTIONS OF 
FLOWER SEEDS 
Comprising only the most showy and 
useful varieties. 
At 5s., 10s. 6d, 15s., 21s., 8t 42s, each. 
FREE BY POST. 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, 
CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS 
AND 
Most Be 
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COLL 
FLOWI 
THE 
autiful Flowers 
fSURED BY SOWING 
TON’S 
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OF 
ER SEEDS 
SUTTON’S 
Consists of Aster, M 
Ten-week Stock 
SUTTON’S 
Consists of Aster, Ba 
; other 
SUTTON’S 
Consists of Aster, Ca 
P^rtulaca, Primul 
OTHER COL] 
ALL FLOWER 
10 6 COLLECTION 
gnonette, Nasturtium, Sweet Peas, 
and other Beautiful Varieties. 
15/- COLLECTION 
sam, Phlox, Portulaca, Zinnia, and 
Beautiful Varieties. 
21/- COLLECTION 
ceolaria, Cineraria, Petun : a, Phlox, 
a, and other Beautiful Varieties. 
LECTIONS from 2 6. 
SEEDS SENT POST FREE. 
Sum 
GENUINE ONLY F 
in’s Seeds 
10M SUTTON & SONS,READING. , 
For Index to Contents see page 396. 
HARDY BORDER PLANTS. 
FORBES’ ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
for 1895 is now ready, and will be posted to all intending 
Purchasers. 
The great Scotch newspaper, " The Scotsman,” says—"Of 
the Nurserymen who make a speciality of Florists'Flowers 
and Hardy Border Plants, John Forbes, of Hawick, is 
probably the most widely known. His catalogue for 1894 is a 
substantial affair of 130 pages, and when it is stated that 
the name and description of a plant rarely occupy more than 
one line, some idea may be formed of the vast number of 
varieties offered.’’ 
The new Catalogue for 1895 is enlarged to about 150 pages 
and very materially improved, embracing everything new and 
old worth cultivating in the way of Florists’ Flowers and 
Hardy Plants with accurate description and prices, copious 
notes as to their origin, how, and where best to grow, a full 
index of the common or popular names of Hardy Border 
Plants and a vast mass of other valuable information that 
cannot be had elsewhere, which renders this the best, most 
reliable, and complete catalogue ever issued on this popular 
class of plants. 
JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland. 
BEST NEW 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Sixty of the leading Prizetakers have been asked 
by the Editor of the Journal of Horticulture to give 
in their order of merit, a list of the 12 best new 
Japanese varieties for Exhibition. This list appeared 
in that paper on January 24th. Out of the 12 Best 
I have the honor of introducing Nos. 1, 2, 3, 7, and 
12. I do not boast of those I send out, neither do I 
cast a slur on other Growers’ Varieties, but the above 
Golden Testimony speaks for itself. Here we have 
a body of independent Growers who unbiassed by any 
trade consideration have placed "The Ryecroft 
Collection ” in the premier position of the World. 
The following are the 12 in their order of merit 
with price for good plants in March. 1. Duchess of 
York, 6/-; 2. Mrs. W. H. Lees, 3/6 ; 3. Miss Maggie 
Blenkiron, 2/6 ; 4. Madame Carnot, 3/6 ; 5, Niveus, 
1/6; 6. H. L. Sunderbruch, 2/6; 7. Duchess of 
Wellington, 5/-; 8. Mrs. E. P\ Trafford, 4/-; 9. Louise, 
1/6; 10. Mons. Pankoucke, 1/6; 11. Rose W3 nne, 
2/6 ; 12. Hairy Wonder, 3/6. 
My Catalogue gives full description of these, and 
many other Sterling Varieties. Post free, 8 Stamps. 
H. J, JONES, Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham. 
11 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man ”— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, Feb. iStli. — National Chrysanthemum Society. 
Meeting of General Committee at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday, Feb. 19th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
Wednesday, Feb. 20th.—Sale of Lily Bulbs, &c„ at Protheroe 
& Morris' Rooms. 
Thursday, Feb. 21st.—Sale of Lily Bulbs, &c„ at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
Friday, Feb. 22nd.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris 
Rooms. 
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Edited by BRIAN WYNNE. 
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 16th, 1895. 
$||Fill Insects be Scarce next Summer? 
v, —When severe weather prevails the 
gardener and many others are loud in their 
complaints of the various inconveniences 
and evils of frost and snow, while of the 
several pleas that are urged in mitigation of 
the same is that insects will, to a great ex¬ 
tent, be destroyed, and the various crops 
and garden subjects will enjoy an immunity 
from the same for the summer at least, 
until they have time to increase under more 
favourable conditions, and again become 
troublesome. Many reasons could be urged 
for this belief, but like every other question 
