July 22, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
785 
NEW AND VALUABLE STR AWBERRIES. 
Messrs. JAMES VEITCH & SONS 
Are now booking Orders for the following magnificent kinds: 
EMPRESS of INDIA, GUNTON PARK, 
LORD SUFFIELD, 
Raised by Mr. William Allan, Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Suffield, and known as 
THE GUNTON PARK STRAWBERRIES. 
ALL have received First-class Certificates from the Royal Horticultural Society ; 
also the Highest Awards at Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, Earl’s Court, and Norwich. 
Price, 42s. per 100, 6s. per dozen. In small pots, 60s. per 100, 9s. per dozen. 
“LORD SUFFIELD is a decidedly distinct variety, very sweet in flavour, the flesh firm and highly-coloured The plant 
exhibited, to show its bearing qualities and habit, left nothing to be desired. The fruit of GUNTON PARK shown was very 
fine, having borne the journey well. The plant sent showed this to be an excellent late variety, of robust growth, and an 
immense bearer. EMPRESS OF INDIA is the result of across between British Queen and Countess, possessing all the good 
qualities of both parents. Very useful for forcing.”— The Garden. b 
“ The Strawberries travelled the long distance between Gunton and here (Kingston) admirably, turnin« out as bright and 
fresh as if just gathered. EMPRESS OF INDIA has much of the old Pine flavour—the flesh is soft and smooth/ and of a beautiful 
scarlet; a high-class dessert Strawberry. LORD SUFFIELD has firm flesh, of a rich crimson hue, and a delicious vinous 
flavour. GUNTON PARK is a large, somewhat Cockscomb-shape fruit, of a deep blood-ctimson ; flesh very firm, and of striking 
flavour. This being a great cropper,.should make a fine maiket variety.”— A. Dean, in Journal of Horticulture. 
“ I fully agree with Mr. Dean in his estimate of these Strawberries. They travel well, and are in colour, shape and flavour 
excellent. They are worthy of a trial in large and small gardens.”— John Andrews, Hon. Sec. to the Woodbridge Horticultural 
Society in Journal of Hoituulture. 
ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, KING S ROAD, CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 
EUCHARIS LOWS! 
(BAKER, N. SP.) 
HUGH LOW & CO. 
Beg to offer the above lovely Novelty, which re¬ 
ceived an Award of Merit at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Meeting, April ii, last. Full description 
and illustration appeared in Gardeners' Chronicle of 
May 6. Price, ios. 6d. each. 
CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, N.E. 
SOW MOW FOR SPRING FLOWERING 
Myosot"/s dissitiflora alba } Forget-me-nots. 
Silene pendula compacta 
Silene pendula compacta alba. 
Wallflower, Dickson's Golden Beauty. 
Wallflower, Dickson’s Selected Dark Blood Red. 
Wallflower, Dickson’s Superb Mixed Single. 
Wallflower, Choice Double German. 
Stocks, Brompton and East Lothian. 
Papaver nudicaule ] 
„ album - The Favourite Iceland Poppies. 
,, miniatum ) 
Primrose, Choice Hybrids, 
Polyanthus. Choice Mixed and Gold-laced. 
Pansies, Choice Show and Fancy Strains. . 
Per Packet, 6d., 1/-, and 1/6, post free ; or in larger quantities 
By making Sowings of above now, beautiful displays may be 
obtained next Spring. 
For all other Flower and Vegetable Seeds see Catalogue, 
sent post free, on application— 
Dicksons sks? 
(MMrraD) 
Chester 
PERNS! TRADE! 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE. 
25 best sorts in 2*-in. pots 12s. 100. large in 10 best sorts 5-in. 
pots 6s. per doz. Seedlings in variety 6s. 100. Palms, Ficns, 
Dracaenas, in 5-in. pots is. each; Hydrangeas, Marguerites' 
Pelargoniums, 9 d. each. Cyperus, Auralias, Grevellias, and 
Rhodanthe, in 5-in. pots 6s. dozen. A. cuneatum, large, in 5-in. 
pots, value in fronds, 6s. and 8s. dozen. Pteris tremula and A 
cuneatum for making large plants quickly, 16s. and 20s. 100. 
Packed, put on rail, free for Cash. J. SMITH, LONDON FERN 
NURSERIES, LOUGHBORO JUNCTION, S.W. 
NOTHING is too small. 
NOTHING is too much trouble. 
Inspection Invited. The Trade Supplied. 
You will NOT be worried to order. 
E. D, SHUTTLEWORTH & CO, 
{LIMITED), 
Albert Nurseries, 
ms, Ferns, Stove & Greenhouse Plants, &c., 
PECKHAM RYE, LONDON, S.E. 
Herbaceous Plants, General Nursery Stock, 
Bulbs, &c. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAME S 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
MR. DODWELL’S 
GRAND CARNATIONS. 
THE FINEST GROWN 
All Classes, 10/6 per dozen. 
Mr. Dodwell’s List of Specialties is now ready. 
8end Stamp and get copy. 
Thk Cottage, Stanley Road, Oxford 
NEW PLANT CATALOGUE for 189 3. 
The above is now ready, and will be sent free on applica¬ 
tion. It consists of 150 pages, and contains a mass of useful 
information. 
PLANTS EVERYONE WANTS. 
Primula Sinensis and Cinerarias, our own unrivalled 
strains. Seedlings from stores, is. 6d. doz., ios. per 100. 
Bouyardias, the finest free flowering sorts, fine for cutting. 
Plants for growing on, 4s- doz., 25s. 100. Begonias, tuberous 
rooted, our superb strains, singles selected colours, 4s., 6s., 
and 9s. doz.; fine plants, is. to 3s. 6d. each. Doubles, good 
plants to colour, 9s. to 42s. doz. Gloxinias, splendid strain, 
6s., 9s. and ms. doz. For prices and descriptions of many 
thousands of plants for m anckout-doors see New Catalogue. 
CLIBRAN & SON, Nurseries, ALTRINCHAM. 
Also at Manchester and Llandudno Junction. 
FORCING BULBS. 
Well Ripened and Heavy Bulbs of 
ROMAN HYACINTHS, 
EARLY WHITE. 
PAPER-WHITE NARCISSUS, 
From 5 in. to 6 inches in circumference. 
LARGE-FLOWERING PAPER-WHITE 
NARCISSUS. 
DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS, 
From 5 in. to 6i inches in circumference. 
LILiUM ‘ CANDIDUM, 
PURE WHITE, 
Extra strong, per ioo, 15s. to 20s. 
LILIUM HARRIS!, 
Very fine Bulbs, per doz., 7s. 6d. and 12s. 
Orders now being Booked for Early Delivery. 
b.s.wTlliams&son, 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 
UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
NEW IMPORTATIONS OF ORCHIDS 
FROM BRAZIL & BORNEO 
Full particulars free on application. Inspection invited. 
A. H. GRIMSDITCH, 
(Drtbib importer, 
5, CLAYTON SQUARE, LIVERPOOL 
Depot & Residence— 17, Drydkn Road, Edge Lane, Liverpool. 
Sole Agent for CARLOS TRAVASSOS, Rio de Janeiro. 
TO SPARE. 
1,000 Strong Plants of 
Chrysanthemums, 
in 5 inch pots, best varieties of recent introduction, ios. per 
dozen, package free. 
H. J. JONES, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham, S.E. 
For Index to Contents see page 746. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, July 25th.—Royal Horticultural Society, meeting of 
Committees at the Drill Hall. 
Tibshelf Rose Show. 
Wednesday, July 26th.—Carnation Show at Earl’s Court 
(2 days). 
Liverpool Horticultural Association, Annual Show (2 days). 
Acton Flower Show. 
Thursday, July 27th.—Sleaford Flower Show. 
Southwell Rose Show. 
Salterhebble and District Rose Show. 
Waltham Abbey Flower Show. 
St. Ives' Flower Show. 
Friday, July 2?th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris' 
Rooms. 
Saturday, July 29th.—Bedale Rose Show. 
Wakefield Cottagers’ Window Garden Competition. 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY, JULY 22 nd, 1893. 
^|he Fruit Crops of 1893.—We shall 
venture to forecast the result of the 
returns that doubtless will presently be 
published, collected from all parts of the 
kingdom, with respect to the fruit products 
of the year, because enough has been 
learned already to admit of a fair judgment 
being formed. Taking the hardy fruits in 
their order of ripening, we found Straw¬ 
berries to have been early beyond pre¬ 
cedent, but all the same a comparatively 
brief crop because of the exceeding heat 
and drought which prevailed. All the 
same on fairly holding soils there have been 
good crops and good returns, indeed the 
result of the season rather has been to 
make the Strawberry even more popular 
as a market crop. 
Bush fruits on the whole have been fairly 
abundant, and if less fine than usual they 
have at least been very sound and well 
ripened. The Black Currant has on the 
whole given the shortest crop, but Red 
Currants and Gooseberries have done 
fairly well in spite of the abundance of red 
spider. Cherries have been generally a 
grand crop, though the fruits were not 
quite so large as usual; but the weather 
being so dry, they did not suffer deprecia¬ 
tion through cracking and consequent 
decay. The Morello, especially on stan¬ 
dards, has given a wonderful crop. 
Raspberries have been but a mode¬ 
rate crop, as the plants seem to have 
suffered more from the drought than 
almost any other fruit, and the young canes 
are still comparatively weak. Such a 
season should help to make the autumn 
