February 18, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
880 
NOVELTIES 
RAISED AT 
WINDSOR and OSBORNE. 
It is Messrs. CARTERS’ privilege to 
offer the following new and choice 
productions tothe 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 wliite-flesli 
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 Rochford and an im¬ 
proved type of Telegraph, raised and named by Mr. 
George Nobbs, Head Gardener to H.M. the Queen 
at Osbome. 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. 
ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES, POST FREE. 
CARTERS, 
'vibe Queen’s Seedsmen. 
Only Address — 
237 , 238 & 97, H\C\\ H0LB0RN, LONDON. 
Liberal in Quantity. 
Excellent in Quality. 
FOR 
ONE 
YEARS 
SUPPLY 
WEBBS’ 21s. BOX contains 
6 qts. 
Peas, for succes¬ 
sion. 
4 pints 
Beans, Broad. 
i pint 
Beans, Dwarf. 
1 pint 
Beans, Runner. 
1 pkt. 
Beet. 
1 pkt. 
Borecole. 
3 Pkts. 
Broccoli, suc¬ 
cession. 
1 pkt. 
B r u s s e 1 s 
Sprouts, best. 
3 pkts. 
Cabbage, lor 
succession. 
2 OZS. 
Carrot, for suc¬ 
cession. 
i pkt. 
Cauliflower. 
2 pkts. 
Celery, best. 
1 pkt. 
Corn Salad. 
i pkt. 
C 0 u v e Tron- 
chuda, 
3 ozs. & 
1 pkt. 
2 pkts. 
i pkt. 
3 pkts. 
i pkt. 
3 pkts. 
i pkt. 
4 ozs. 
4 ozs. 
i pkt. 
i oz. 
3 ozs. 
4 ozs. 
i pkt. 
i pkt. 
t pkt. 
i pkt. 
3 ozs. 
i pkt. 
[ Cress. 
Cucumber. 
Endive, best. 
Herbs. 
Leek. 
Lettuce. 
Melon. 
Mustard. 
Onion, best. 
Parsley. 
Parsnip. 
Radish. 
Spinach. 
Salsafy. 
Savoy, best. 
Scorzonera. 
Tomato, choice. 
Turnips, best. 
Veg. Marrow. 
Other Boxes at 5/-, 7/6, 12/6, 15/-, 
31/6, 42/-, 63/-, 105/- each. 
ALL CARRIAGE FREE. 
See Webbs’ Spring Catalogue, post Jree, is. 
WEBBS, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 
BOBBIE’S SEED POTATOS. 
No crop is of more value to the gardener than Potatos, and 
therefore good aod true seed becomes a matter of supreme 
importance. 
Uur large stocks are grown on our own farms. They are 
personally selected by ourselves, and we have the advan¬ 
tage of knowing the true character of every variety. 
We need hardly remind growers that a change of seed is 
always beneficial in Potato culture. Our prices have been 
arranged to suit tbe requirements of small growers. 
Special prices per cwt. on application ; also comp ete list of 
varieties 
Collection of 11 lbs. in 7 Exhibition Varieties (Selected by 
us) for is. Carriage paid. 
Collection of 28 lbs. i'll 14 Exhibition Varieties (Selected by 
us) for 7s. Carriage paid. 
Collection of 56 lbs. in 14 Varieties (Selected bg us) for 
12s. Ca rriage paid. 
SHARPE’S VICTOR (W.K.), yellow flesh, splendid and very 
early, unsurpassed for forcing. Per Stone, 3s.; per Half- 
stone, Is. 9r7.; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage paid. 
FIFTYFOLD (W.R.). the earliest of all round Potatos grown by 
us. Per Stone, 3s.; per Half-stone, Is. 9cl.; per Quarter- 
stone, Is. Carriage paid. 
EARLY PURITAN (W.R.), grand round variety, ripens early,pro¬ 
ducing immense crops. Per Stone, 3s.; per Half-stone, 
Is. 9cl.; per Quarter-stone, 1-s. Carriage paid. 
BEAUlY OF HEBRON (W.K.), a very line earl, variety, tubers 
handsome, cooks well, and is one of the best Eariies. Per 
Stone, 3s.; per Half-stone, Is. 9cZ.; per Quarter-stone, Is 
Carriage pud. 
JEANIE DEANS (W.R.) - Few Potatos have ever won so high a 
position in public favour in so short a time as this excellent 
variety. Per Stone, 3s.; per Half-stone, Is. 9c7.; per 
Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage paio. 
SCHOOLMASTER (W.R.), a very fine variety, with large, regu¬ 
larly formed tubers and shallow eyes. Per Stone, 3s. ; 
per Half-stone, Is. 9c7.; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage 
paid. 
BRITISH QUEEN (W.R.), a new variety, very prolific, cooks 
well; a grand Potato for general crop. Per Stone, 3s. ; 
per Half-stone, Is. 9 d. ; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage 
paid. 
HER MAJESTY (W.R.), a favourite Potato for field or garden; 
grows large, well shaped tubers, which cook well. Per 
Stone, 3s.; per Half-stone, Is. 9d.; per Quarter-stone, l.s. 
Carriage paid. 
LEDA, KERR’S (C.K.), a strong-growing variety, and an extra¬ 
ordinary prolific Red Kidney. Per Stone, 3s.; per Half¬ 
stone, Is. 9c7.; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage paid. 
NORFOLK RUSSET (C.R.), a strong growing variety, and 
rounder in form than other Russets. Per Stone, 3s. ; 
per Half-stone, \s.Qd. ; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage 
paid. 
UP-TO-DATE (W.K.), unquestionably one of the best of recently 
introductd Potatos. We can strongly recommend it. Per 
Stone, 3s.; per Half-Stone, Is. 9c7.; per Quarter-stone, Is 
Carnage paid. 
WIND80R CASTLE (W.R.), a grand Potato, possessing every 
goodqualiiy; heavy cropper. Per Stone, 3 s.; per l la if- 
stone, Is. 9rl.; per Quarter-stone, Is. Carriage paid. 
BOBBIE & Go., 
Seed Growers to Her Majesty, 
ROTHESfiY. 
NOTE.—Our only address for correspondence. 
" 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 , FEB. 18 th, 1899. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENT. 
Thursday, February 23rd,—Annual General Meeting of the 
’ Kew Guild. 
IpToMEN’s Branch of the Horticul- 
» tural College, Swanley. — The 
annual report of this college states that the 
success of the women’s branch is well main¬ 
tained in respect of numbers, achievement, 
and professional appointments. During the 
past seven years 125 students have passed 
through the college register, and at the pre¬ 
sent time thirty-eight of them hold, or have 
held, positions in public and private gardens, 
or as teachers, this being ten more than 
those recorded for last year. Besides those 
holding positions at Kew and Edinburgh, 
two are now prosecuting their studies at 
Dublin. A number of them are employed 
in various institutions in different parts of 
the country; and one has undertaken the 
charge of gardens in London. Three of the 
students are working under a skilled gar¬ 
dener in Scotland. A lady student, who has 
been in a private garden since leaving 
Swanley College, has now taken a scholar¬ 
ship in the Royal College of Science, 
London. Surely such a one could hardly 
be intending to return to the practical pro¬ 
fession of the old Adam; but what she 
intends doing is not stated. The report, 
nevertheless, states that there is a greater 
demand for women gardeners than the 
College can at present supply. 
Amongst those who have completed their 
term at the Swanley College, we note that 
eighteen have taken the College Diploma 
during the past seven years. Thirteen 
have, at one time or other, been engaged in 
market gardens; ten in public gardens; 
fifteen in private gardens ; seven in institu¬ 
tions ; and seven have been teaching. Of 
the thirty-eight actual students engaged as 
above, some of them have been in one, two, 
or three situations. Lifty-three students 
were in residence at the College during 
1898, and twenty-five of them still remain ; 
while eighteen of the remainder completed 
their full term. Seventeen of them passed 
first-class at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s examination in April last, and one 
passed second class. Miss Harrison gained 
938 out of a possible 1,000 marks in the 
examination for the diploma. 
During the past year prizes for exhibits of 
horticultural products were gained by the 
College at the Temple show, Crystal 
Palace, Dartford, Woolwich, and Bromley. 
A Rose garden, covering about a quarter of 
an acre of ground, has been added to the 
equipment of the establishment. It was 
designed by Miss Sieveking, one of the 
honorary secretaries, under the guidance of 
the Dean of Rochester. A herbaceous 
border in the college grounds has been re¬ 
furnished by another lady patroness. The 
balance sheet shows that the Rose garden 
and the herbaceous border cost their donors 
£53 15s. Scholarships for both men and 
women students continue to be offered by 
the Berkshire, Essex, Kent, and London 
County Councils. Some changes have 
taken place in the staff. The resident 
principal, Mr. F. Graham Powell, having 
resigned, Mr. W. G. Probert, B.A., Oxon, 
was chosen to succeed him. The hon. 
secretaries, Miss Goodrich-Freer and Miss 
C. Moore, having resigned, their place is 
taken by Miss Sieveking. 
An Acre of Roman Hyacinths in France is said to 
bring as much profit to its owner as a hundred acres 
of corn. 
A Successful Student in a Far Land.—Mr. Hamish 
W. Russell, of Rippon Grove, Elsternwick, Victoria, 
has now completed his three years' course at the 
Queensland Agricultural College there, and during 
that time has taken twelve first and two second 
prizes. During the past year he secured six first 
and two second prizes. These successes are: — 
First, Horticulture; first, Management of row of 
mixed fruit ; first, Examination of marketable 
fruits; first, Botany and vegetable pathology ; first, 
Essay on Citrus culture iu Victoria ; first, List of 
tools for single-handed estate ; second, For plan of a 
ten-acre orchard ; and second, Oral examination in 
horticulture. He will receive his diploma in due 
course. He is a steady young man, being only 17^ 
years of age, and has a good head. On December 
23rd last an elocutionary, musical, and dancing 
complimentary farewell entertainment was accorded 
to Mr. Hamish W. Russel, by schoolfellows and 
friends, in recognition of the many services rendered 
to charities, churches, schools, &c. The entertain¬ 
ment took place in the Elsternwick Hall, under the 
patronage of the President and Councillors of the 
Shire of Caulfield. Many musical pieces were 
played during the evening, and Master Brown 
danced the Seann Truibhas, as danced by command 
before the Queen within the last few weeks. Mr. 
Hamish YV. Russel completed the programme by- 
dancing the original stock-riders’ dance. He was a 
pupil of Caulfield School before going to college, 
and the school is naturally proud of his attainments. 
Mr. Russel is now goiDg up country into the bush 
for a twelvemonth, after which he is coming home 
to the old country for a short time to push his 
practical education. 
