February £5, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WO’RLD. 
401 
OUR SPECIALITIES. 
PITCHER & MANDA, 
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NURSERIES, ^ 
Hextable, Swanley, Kent. 
NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
American Varieties 
1893 . 
Primrose League 
IVIr s. Walter Cutting 
Tine Tribune 
Pearl Beauty 
F. Shuyler Matthews 
J ohn 1-5 „ Taylor 
Robt. Mclnnes 
W. H. Rudd 
President W. R, Smith 
Mrs. «T. W, Couch 
inr. G. Newitt 
Joey Mill 
of Proved Merit. 
1393 . 
IVIrs JP. U. Ames 
A T. E-wing 
Maud Dean 
Judge Hoitt (A item.) 
1392 . 
Lord Brooke 
W A Manda 
Col W B Smith 
CHARMING FLOWERS of EASY CULTURE, 
NEW HYBRID 
STREPTOCARPDS 
Awards of Merit (for the Strain) Royal Hort. 
Society. Four Certificates of Merit, Royal 
Botanic Society. 
"The Streptocaipus is unquestionably a charming flower, 
and one that vve may reasonably expect to become quickly 
popular. It does not require a microscope to discover the 
virtues oi this plant ; they are patent to all, and consist in a 
delightful variety of colours, freedom, vigour, b r ightness, and 
easy culture. To enumerate any more good points is not 
necessary, and those who wish for long display of flowers 
over a season not too full of floral treasures will find the 
Streptocaipus of unsual value .” — The Gardeners' Magazine, 
June 6. 
If seed is sown in February the plants come 
into bloom the following June and July, and con¬ 
tinue flowering freely until the end of September 
and October. As pot plants they are highly 
decorative, and succeed wonderfully well when 
planted out along the borders of the walks in a 
greenhouse or conservatory. 
Seed saved from the newest and 
brightest coloured hybrids, per 
packet, 2/6. 
For full descriptions of the above and many 
OTHER CHOICE NOVELTIES AND SPECI¬ 
ALITIES see SEED CATALOGUE for 1893, 
forwarded gratis and post free on application. 
JAMES YEITCH & SONS, 
Royal Exotic Nursery, CHELSEA, S.W. 
R eaders of the gardening 
WORLD will greatly oblige the Publisher by mention¬ 
ing this Paper when writing to Advertisers. 
Fir Index to Contents see page 410. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, Feb. 27th.—Sale of Lily Bulbs at Protheroe & 
Morris’ Rooms. 
Tuesday. Feb. 28th. — Sale of imported and establ.shed 
Orchids, at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Wednesday, March 1st. — Sale of Lily Bulbs, &c.. at 
Protheroe & Moms’ Rooms. 
Thursday, March 2nd.—Sale of Hardy Plants and Bulbs, at 
Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Friday, March 3rd.—Sale of Orchids, at Protheroe & 
Mem?’ Rooms. 
Waban 
Robt Flowerday 
White Plume (Sj 11 . White Louis 
Boehmer) 
PLAMTS READY FOR DELIVERY EARLY IN MARCH. 
We have the finest stock of Chrysanthemums in the World, and 
are the raisers and introducers of nearly all the finest American varieties 
in cultivation. In 1892 we were awarded 
II MEDALS AND 19 FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATES 
FOR 
New Chrysanthemums, 
. BESIDES MANY SILVER CUPS, FIRST PRIZES, ETC, IN THE U.S.A. 
OUR SPECIAL 
CHRYSANTHEMUM 
Will be ready for sowing shortly, and we offer at the N.C.S. November 
Show, Royal Aquarium, Westminster, 
£35 in Three Special Prizes 
for the Best Plants grown from this seed. 
OUR MEW ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE 
Now Ready, and post free on application to 
PITCHER & MANDA, 
Glje Hnifeb States iturserits, 
HEXTiLBLE, SWANLEY, KENT. 
tf|i} fatitfiijitifl ijWld, 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 25th, 1893. 
J^affodils.— It is but needful to note the 
windows of flower dealers, or the 
baskets of the street corner, or peripatetic 
flower seller, to find what a very important 
marketable flower the Daffodil has become. 
Really we seem to have them with us 
all the winter, but certainly no sooner are 
Chrysanthemums out than Daffodils come 
in, and by February are to be found every¬ 
where in enormous quantities. Because so 
abundant, the Daffodil has become every¬ 
body's flower. Anyone who can spare two 
or three pence may have a goodly handful 
of flowers, and make charming utton- 
