February 26, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
405 
WEBBS 
BOXES OF 
FLORAL GEMS 
For the Gardens of Ladies & Amateurs 
Contain Collections that are highly desirable 
to every admirer of an abundant succession of 
exquisite bloom, as they consist of the choicest 
and most universal favourites of the garden, 
liberally arranged for the various prices. 
WEBBS’ 10s. 6d. BOX 
CONTAINS : 
12 vars. Half-hardy and 
Tender Annuals. 
6 ,, Popular HardyPeren- 
nials. 
8 „ Pmony-floweredAster 
12 „ Showy HardyAnnuals 
i pkt. Petuoia, mixed. 
6 vars. German Ten-week 
Stock. 
i pkt. Doubla Zinnia Elegans. 
J oz. Large-flowering Mign¬ 
onette. 
i ,, Sweet Pea, mixed. 
3 vars. Ornamental Grasses, 
for winter bouquets. 
3 „ Everlasting Flowers, 
for winter bouquets, 
i pkt. Balsam, choice mixed. 
Other Boxes at 2/6, 5/-, 7/6, 15/-, 21/-, 
31/6, 42/- and 63/- each. Boxes and 
Carriage Free- 
ffebbs’ Spring Catalogue, Post tree, Is. 
WEBBS, 
Wordsley, Stourbridge. 
BARR’S 21/- COLLECTION 
OF 
VEGETABLE SEEDS 
Will give a constant supply of Vegetables all the 
jear round. The Seeds are all of the most approved 
varieties, and, as wilt be seen, the utmost liberality 
has been evinced. 
14 pints Peas 
4 „ Broad Beans 
1 pint Dwarf French 
Beans 
1 pint Scarlet Runners 
1 packet Beet 
1 , Borecole 
3 packets Broccoli 
1 packet Brussels 
Sprouts 
3 packets Cabbage 
1 packet Colewort 
1 „ Cabbage Savoy 
2 \ oz. Carrot 
2 packets Celery 
1 packet Cauliflower 
3 oz. Cress 
1 packet Cress, American 
or Winter 
3 packets Cucumber 
1 packet End ve 
4 packets Lettuce 
1 packet Leek 
1 ,. Melon 
4 oz. Mustard 
4 packets Onion 
1 oz. Parsnip 
3j oz Radish 
1 packet Salsafy 
1 „ Scorzonrra 
4 oz. Spinach 
3 oz. Turnip 
1 packet Tomato 
1 „ Vegetable 
Marrow 
1 packet Thyme 
1 „ Pot Majoram 
1 ,, Summer Savory 
1 „ Parsley 
VEITCHS 
GENUINE SEEDS 
VEITCH S CHELSEA GEM PEA. 
First-class Certificate R.H.S. 
The earliest dwarf wrinkled variety, and a much 
larger cropper than any other dwarf sort. Of 
splendid table quality. Particularly suitable foi 
forcing and for very early use. Per Quart, 2 s. 
VEITCH S CRITERION PEA. 
A magnificent variety of robust constitution, very 
free branching habit, and an abundant cropper ; 
one of the best for exhibition. Per Quart, 2 s. 
VEITCH S AUTOCRAT PEA. 
First-class Certificate R.H.S. 
A grand blue wrinkled Marrow for late use, and 
a decided improvement upon all old varieties of 
the same class. Per Quart, 2 s. 6d. 
For full descriptions of the above, and other 
Choice NOYELTIES, see SEED CATALOGUE 
for 1898, forwarded Post Free on Application. 
JAMES YEITCH 4 SONS, a, 
ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, 
Chelsea, London, S.W. 
Fidlers' Seeds 
GAINED IN 1896 
IN OPEN COMPETITION, NEARLY 
1,000 FIRST PRIZES. 
If you want to 
Win Prizes, be first in the market, 
and have the Best Selection of 
Vegetables and Flowers. 
BUY FIDLERS’ SEEDS 
Only One Quality 
THE BEST. 
And Prices Lower than other Houses in the 
Trade. 
Fidlers’ give value in Seeds, not in Paper. 
FULL DESCRIPTIVE LIST 
Free to all upon application to 
FIDLER & SONS, JSSU 
READING. 
SPECIALITIES. 
TOMATOS! TOMATOS! 
AUSTIN’S 
11 ECLIPSE ” and " COMET.” 
Acknowledged to be the best market varieties in 
existence, and have maintained their high reputation 
when many so-called wonders have been discarded. 
Other Collections, 12/6, 42/-, to 105/-- 
Each variety, 1/- per packet. 
All Seeds sent Carriage Paid on receipt of remittance. 
BARR and SONS, 
12 & 13 KING ST., COYENT GARDEN, LONDON. 
Exhibition Parsley, unexcelled, 
superb strain, from exhibition plants, per pkt. 6d., and 1/-. 
Austin & McAslan, Seed Merchants, Glasgow. 
ESTABLISHED 1717 
THE MELON OF THE 
SEASON, 
VEITCH’S TAUNTON HERO. 
White fleshed, nearly round, lightly netted, bright 
golden-yellow, grand flavour, and very rich aroma. 
A strong grower and free setter, and does equally 
well in a Melon house or a cold frame. 
Eleven First Prizes at West of 
England Shows. 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. and 2s 6d. 
THE CUCUMBER OF THE 
SEASON, 
VEITCH’S 1 
WESTERN 
WONDE 
R. 
Very handsome, dark green, good size and superior 
flavour. Easily grown, and a wonderfully free 
cropper. 
Per Packet, Is. 6d. 
ROBERT VEITCH & SON, 
EXETER. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , FEBRUARY 26th, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday. February 28th.—Annual Meeting of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society, at Anderton’s Hotel, Fleet Street, 
E.C., at 7 p.m. 
Tuesday, March 1st.—Sale of Roses, greenhouse, and hardy 
planis, by Messrs. Protheroeand Morris. 
Wednesday, March 2nd.—Sale of Liliums, Roses, and herba¬ 
ceous plants, by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris. 
Friday, March 4th.—Sale of Imported Brazilian and Mexican 
Orchids, by Messrs. Protheroe and Morris. 
Novelties in vegetables.— The world 
will never grow old and efiete so long 
as something new can be raised in the way 
of plant life, whether fruit, flower or vege¬ 
table. In this week’s issue we make an 
attempt to review a number of the year’s 
novelties in vegetables. Judging by the num¬ 
ber of awards made to ornamental plants 
and flowers, including Orchids, last year by 
the Royal Horticultural Society, the palm 
must be given to this branch of gardening 
as that in which the greatest activity is dis¬ 
played in the production of novelties. In 
the case of Orchids, however, apart from 
the raising of hybrids, a large number of the 
new things consist of importations of new 
finds rather than the production of novelties. 
Amongst vegetables the field is greatly 
limited by the fact that human beings can¬ 
not utilise a thousandth part of those plants 
as food, which the eye can admire. It may 
be remarked that new vegetables are intro¬ 
duced from time to time from more or less 
distant parts of the world, but they fail to 
take the fancy of the British public. Even 
where a good many give these new things 
a trial, they gradually fall away into desue- 
