October 1, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
G3 
INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION 
EARL’S COURT, LONDON, S.W. 
A GRAND INTERNATIONAL POTATO EXHIBITION 
.Will be held by the Executive of the International Horticultural Exhibition, in connection with the 
SHOW OF HARDY FRUIT, at Earl’s Court, London, S.W., on 5th, 6th, k 7th OCTOBER, 1892, 
When PRIZES to the amount of £100 will be offered, also a GOLD MEDAL for the most meritorious Collection 
of Potatos, and a SILVER MEDAL for the best Dish of Potatos in the Exhibition. 
Applications for Schedules and full particulars should be made to THE SECRETARY, International Horticultural 
Exhibition, Earl’s Court, London, S.W., or to P. McKINLAY, 24, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. 
WEBBS 
FREE BY 
POST 
OR RAIL. 
FINEST 
SELECTED 
ROOTS. 
BULBS 
FOR GREENHOUSE DECORATION. 
Collection A, 
B, 
C, 
D, 
E, 
F, 
containing 461 Bulbs 
262 
207 
134 
96 
60 
Price, 4 s. Od. 
21s Od. 
15s. Od. 
10s. 6d. 
7s. 6d. 
5s. Od. 
FOR GARDEN BEDS, BORDERS, Ac. 
Collection M, contair ing 2,923 Bulbs, Price 105s. Od 
N, „ 1,909 ., „ 63s. Od 
O, ,. 1,286 „ ,, 42s. Od 
P, ., 680 ,, „ 21s. Od 
Q, „ 443 „ „ 15s. Od 
R, „ 345 ,. „ 10s. 6d 
S, ,, 203 „ „ 7s. 6d 
T, ,, 114 ,, „ 5s. Od 
5 per cent. Discount for Cash. 
WEBBS’ BULB CATALOGUE, beautifully Illus 
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FOR GREENHOUSE, CONSERVATORY, 
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J. V. & Sons recommend these Collections to the 
notice of .Amateurs. They contain only the most 
easily cultivated and attractive sorts of winter 
and spring flowers, which may either be forced or 
grown in a cool house or conservatory, accordmgto 
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JAMES VEITCH & SONS, 
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ORCHIDS. 
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NARCISSUS. SIR WATKIN. 
Bulbs of this splendid variety, the most effective of 
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THOMSON’S 
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CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. 
Mrs. J. Chamberlain, finest salmon self, obtained five F.C.C. 
this season, 5 /- per pair. 
Negress, dark ruby self, three F.C.C.. 5 /- per pair. 
Goliath, largest yellow ground, grand form, 5 /- per pair. 
Firefly, fancy scarlet maroon, 3/6 per pair. 
Boadicea, H.P.E., clear ground, 2/6 per pair. 
Our General Collection includes all the best varieties in cul¬ 
tivation. We have gained a large number of first prizes, 
medals, and certificates this season. Strong plants ready in 
October, 6 /- and 9 /- per doz. Catalogues gratis on application. 
THE NURSERIES, 
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ARMiT AGES B ULBS. 
Collections for Out-doors ... 10/6 & 21/- 
n ,, Greenhouse ... 10,6 & 21/- 
,, of Hyacinths, 4/-, 5/-, 6/-, 7/-, 8/- 
per dozen. 
(Selected either for Pots or Glasses.) 
The above are Wonderful Value, post free to any address. 
A customer writes, 14 Sep., 1892: “ The Bulbs arrived yester 
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Another writes, 15 Sep., 1892: “ I had last year one dozen 
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Catalogues post free on application. 
ARMITAGE BIOS, ,s£ed°& Bulb Busfness, NOTTINGHAM 
For Index to Contents see page 74. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.” —Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, Oct. 3rd.—Sale at the Green Lanes’ Nursery, Heaton 
Norris Manchester, by Protheroe & Morris (3 days). 
Bulb Sale at Protheroe <S 1 Mon is’ Rooms (and every day in 
the week.) 
Bulb Sale at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Tuesday, Oct. 4th.—Royal Horticultural Society: Meeting o 
Committees at the Drill Hall. 
Wednesday, Oct. 5th.—Hardy Fruit and Potato Show at Earl’s 
Court (3 days). 
United Horticultural Benefit and Provident Society’s Annual 
Dinner at the Cannon Street Hotel, 6 p.m. 
Bulb Sale at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Thursday, Oct. 6th.—Sale at the Chilwell Nurseries, Beeston, 
by Protheroe & Morris. 
Bulb Sale at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Friday, Oct. 7th.—Sale at the Loughborough Park Nurseries, 
Brixton, by Protheroe & Morris. 
Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
1/|(4 !iai|tli}t(it|0 Hjbtli 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1st, 1892. 
JSThe Committees of the Royal Horti- 
^ cultural Society.— A discussion of 
some considerable interest to all who may 
have occasion to send subjects for trial to 
the Society’s garden at Chiswick has 
recently cropped up, arising from the fact 
that under a proviso inserted for the first 
time in the present year's schedule, that 
only a certain number of marks can be 
given to anything grown at Chiswick by 
the Committees when they meet there, and 
that to secure Certificates these subjects, 
or examples of them, must be further shown 
at a regular meeting of either the Fruit or 
the Floral Committee held at the Drill 
Hall, Westminstef. 
Naturally, some soreness has been 
created that awards may not have the. 
same status, and the Committees the same 
powers at Chiswick as they have at the 
Drill Hall. At Chiswick, where everything 
must be first grown before it can be ad¬ 
judicated upon, the Committees see these 
things under conditions far more favourable 
to accurate judgment than can be the case, 
at the Drill Hall. It seems therefore not 
right that those members who do attend 
the Chiswick meetings when summoned to 
them, should have to submit their judg¬ 
ment to other members, who, not taking so 
much trouble, do not see all the evidence 
upon which the judgments at Chiswick are 
