January 7, lb99. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
291 
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CONTENTS _The Best Seeds .and Potatos for 
- - Garden and Farm; also Descrip¬ 
tive Lists of Carnations, Chrysanthemums, 
Dahlia^, Fuchsias, Gladioli, Herbaceous Plants, 
Pansies, Pelargoniums, Phloxes, Pinks, Pyreth- 
rums, Boses, and Yiolas, with full Cultural Directions 
for each. 
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H. J. JONES’S 
APOLOGY 
AND EXPLANATION 
to his many friends and customers why their 
Chrysanthemum Cuttings have not been sent quite 
so quickly as usual. 
I am sorry this has been the case, but I know my 
customers will forgive me when they know it is 
caused by the great increase of business from the 
widespread knowledge that THE RYECROFT 
RESTED STOCK HAS NOT BEEN ATTACKED 
BY RUST, and that it is the healthiest and best in 
the world (don't believe me, come and see for your¬ 
self) ; it was represented this season on nearly every 
prize-winniDg stand all over the United Kingdom. 
Orders have poured in at such a rate that my usual 
Chrysanthemum staff could not cope with them, 
hence the slight delay in delivery ; I have now added 
to my Chrysanthemum staff and can despatch orders 
within four days of receipt. Any of my customers 
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despatch of order, kindly send me a card. 
My Chrysanthemum Catalogue, including a special 
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A new edition of my Chrysanthemum Guide in 
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My List of Novelties is also in preparation. This 
contains the finest varieties that have been offered 
for years, both in Seedlings and Sports from the 
best varieties in commerce. Don't order your new 
varieties until you see this. 
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Cypripedium Spicerianum, in bud ... 2/6 3/6 5/6 
,, Charleswoi-thii, in bud ... 2/- 3/- 5/- 
Cattleya Labiaia, in sheath. 3/6 5/6 7/6 
Vanda Coerulea., in spike . gd. per leal. 
,, Kimballiana, in spike . 2/- 3/- 5/- 
,, Amesiana, in spike . 2/- 3/- 5/- 
Lilium, Nepalense,and Wa.llichia.num 1/6 2/6 3/6 
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NOVELTIES 
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It is Messrs. CARTERS’ privilege to 
offer the following new and choice 
productions to the notice of gardeners 
and private cultivators. 
BRITISH QUEEN MELON. 
Raised and named by Mr. Owen Thomas, Supt. of 
the Royal Gardens, Windsor. Awarded the First- 
Class Certificate R.H.S. Pronounced by the Com¬ 
mittee to be not only the very best white-flesh 
melon ever submitted, but the richest flavoured of 
any colour. Awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal 
Caledonian Society in association with other fruit 
exhibited by H.M. The Queen. 
In sealed packets, price 2 6 and 3 6 each, post free. 
ROYAL OSBORNE CUCUMBER. 
A valuable cross between the Rodiford and an im¬ 
proved type of Telegraph, raised and named by Mr. 
Geokge Nobbs, Head Gardener to H.M. the Queen 
at Osborne. In our opinion it is one of the best all 
the year round varieties introduced in recent years. 
In sealed packets, price 2/6 & 3/6 each, post free. 
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Mignonette, sweet 
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CATALOGUE with 130 Illustrations, contain¬ 
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DAHLIAS, BEGONIAS, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
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CUTHBERT’S GARDEN GUIDE 
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T HE BEST and CHEAPEST in the 
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6 old-fashioned Roses, 4s.; 6 crimson Monthly Roses, 3s. 6d.; 
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HI attics 
Edited by J. FRASER. F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , JAN. 7th , 1899 . 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, January ioth.—Royal Horticultural Society! 
meeting of committees at 12 noon. 
^rrol Park, Perthshire,— On rising 
ground near a great bend of the Tay, 
and on its northern banks, stands the resi¬ 
dence of Sir William Ogilvie Dalgleish, 
Bart., Errol Park, Errol, Perthshire. 
While in close proximity to the village, 
the mansion is thickly embowered amidst 
its own ancestral trees, which give a charm 
to the landscape the lower reaches of the 
Tay scarcely possess. Evergreen Oaks and 
choice Conifers in great variety stood out in 
fine contrast to the giant trees of the native 
Oak, Elm, Lime,Beech and other deciduous 
kinds, which were leafless on the occasion 
of our visit at the end of November last. 
The first snowstorm of the season and the 
heaviest for November for a great many 
years had just given place to almost con¬ 
tinuous rain, which fell in torrents inter¬ 
mittently. Something like 3m. of snow 
covered the ground for half a day independ¬ 
ently of drifting, though it was considerably 
deeper further inland. Two days after the 
fall it still lay white on the higher hills, 
