November 26, 1898. 
THK GARDENING WORLD. 
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KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 
George Bunyard & Go., 
. . BEG TO SAY THEIR . . 
UNEQUALLED FRUIT TREES 
Have given the greatest satisfaction to their Scottish and Irish customers, and their demands are now a 
feature of their business. Purchasers are requested to consult their catalogue, which contains 
Special Lists for the North. 
Illustrated Fruit Catalogue, Six Stamps. 
LIST OF NAMES AND FRIGES ONLY, FREE. 
THE ROYAL NURSERIES, MAIDSTONE. 
Established 1796. KINDLY ORDER DIRECT. 
Large Exhibitors and Prizetakers Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen, Belfast, and Dublin. 
DAVID W. THOMSONS 
Flower Seeds Specialities. Vegetables Seeds Specialities. 
THOMSON’S DWARF WHITE ANTIRRHINUMS. 
THOMSON’S DALKEITH CALCEOLARIA. 
THOMSON’S SUPERB BEGONIAS. 
THOMSON’S UNRIVALLED CELOSIAS. 
THOMSON’S CINERARIAS. 
THOMSON’S CYCLAMEN. 
THOMSON’S PANSY. 
THOMSON’S PETUNIA. 
THOMSON S PRIMULAS. 
THOMSON’S EAST LOTHIAN STOCKS. 
THOMSON'S PRIZE BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 
THOMSON’S PROLIFIC LONG POD BEANS. 
THOMSON'S SUHtRB RED BEET. 
THOMSON'S SELF-PROTECTING BROCCOLI. 
THOMSON S IMPROVED HORN CARROT. 
THOMSON'S MARKET CARROT. 
THOMSON’S INCOMPARABLE WHITE CELERY. 
THOMSON’S MAMMOTH GREEN COS LETTUCE. 
THOMSON'S SUPERB CURLED PARSLEY. 
THOMSON’S EXCELSIOR TOMATO. 
THOMSON'S DUKE OF YORK MELON. 
See Catalogue of Selected Seeds for 1899, Post Free on Application in December. 
Nurseries-WINDLESTRAWLEE. 
Seed Warehouse— 
24 , 
Street, EDINBURGH. 
SPECIALITIES— 
BEGONIAS. 
JOHN DOWN IE CRAB APPLE 
(Pyramid and Standard). 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS & CONIFERS. 
STOVE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 
ROSES. FRUIT TREES, ETC. 
Catalogues on application. 
JOHN DOWNIE, Nurseryman, EDINBURGH. 
SEEDLING STRAWBERRIES. 
1. QUEEN OF DENMARK. —Prolific bearer, 
medium size, unsurpassed in flavour. 
2. RICHARD GILBERT.— Large in size, fine 
flavour, unsurpassed for market purposes ; 
awarded a First-class Certificate R.H. Society, 
August 3rd. 
3. BRITANNIA. —To be sent out for the first 
time, fruit medium size, delicious flavour, and 
the latest of all my seedlings; a great acquisition. 
The above three kinds are all standard kinds. 
Queen of Denmark, £1 per 100 ; Richard Gilbert, 
£1 per 100; Britannia (new), £3 per 100. 
Cheaper to the Trade. 
William Carmichael, 14, Pitt Street, Edinburgh, 
1 Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
Edited by J. FRASER. f.l.S, 
SATURDAY, NOV. 26 th, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Wednesday, November 30th.—National Chrysanthemum 
Society’s Annual Dinner and distribution of prizes, at 
6.30 p.m., at the Holborn Restaurant. 
BSERVATIONS ON THE EDINBURGH 
Show.— The great annual competition 
inaugurated by the Scottish Horticultural 
Association in the Waverley Market, Edin¬ 
burgh, is once more a thing of the past; aad 
the promoters have reason to congratulate 
themselves upon the results generally, now 
they have leisure not only for reflection upon 
the past but to make preparations for the 
future and go forward with some consider¬ 
able degree of confidence upon the status 
in which they now stand. Since the associa¬ 
tion took for its aim and object the promotion 
of horticulture there can be no doubt that 
gardening in Scotland has improved, but 
particularly the Chrysanthemum, the 
central feature of their November Show. 
Chrysanthemums have been grown for 
many years in the North, and we can 
remember when Mrs. George Rundle, G. 
Glenny, Mrs. Dixon, and others of their 
class were the only varieties grown, and 
that principally for the sake of cut flowers. 
At that time no one could dream of the 
giants of the modern exhibition table; but 
even after raisers and cultivators in the 
sunny south have shown what could be done 
we could hardly beiieve that the Chrys¬ 
anthemum could be shown in its best form 
north of the Tweed. The impetus given to 
the cause by the various societies at Edin¬ 
burgh, Dundee, Aberdeen,and other centres, 
has revolutionised the autumn flower in 
the North. The cooler climate and shorter 
season offer no serious obstacles to sur¬ 
mount, as has once more been shown in the 
northern capital. The southern judges at 
the show declared on several separate 
occasions that they had seen larger shows 
this year, but not finer quality nor greater 
size than at Edinburgh on this occasion. 
