November 4, 1899. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
147 
m FRDIT TREES and V INES, m 
JAMES VEITCH & SONS, LTD., 
BEG TO DIRECT ATTENTION TO THEIR VERY FINE STOCK OF 
AH the Leading Varieties of the Above. 
CATALOGUES AND ALL PARTICULARS MAY BE OBTAINED AT . . . 
THE ROYAL EXOTIC NURSERY, CHELSEA, LONDON. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
FRAMFIELD—The English tan of the Bhrgsantlsemie. 
I beg to inform my friends, customers, and the public generally, that my Annual Exhibition of Chrysanthemums is now at 
its best, and cordially invite all interested in these beautiful flowers to come and see them. 
Owing, however, to the distance from London, and consequent inconvenience to many, I have pleasure in stating that I have 
made arrangements for exhibiting a large number of my best blooms, both Exhibition and Decorative varieties, at the National 
Chrysanthemum Society’s Show, at the Royal Aquarium, on Tuesday next; likewise at the great Shows of Edinburgh and Dundee, 
when Novelties of great merit will be shown. 
Notwithstanding the unprecedented success of my last year’s selection of Novelties, certainly the finest set of Novelties ever 
distributed, I have much pleasure in announcing that I shall be able to place before the public this next season a set fully equal, if 
not even surpassing, that unique collection. The selection will include the two grand seedlings raised by Mr. Henry Weeks: 
“ Madame R. Cadbury ” and “ Miss Alice Byron,” the two most beautiful whites ever raised. 
Catalogue of up-to-date varieties now ready , post free on application. Novelty list in December. 
MOMMAM DJS.'S'XS, 
Chrysanthemum Nurseries, Framfield, Sussex. (Railway Station, Ucklield, L. B. & S.C.R.) 
National Chrysanthemum Society. 
ROYAL AQUARIUM, WESTMINSTER. 
NOVEMBER 7th, 8th, and 9 th, 1899. 
Great Show of Chrysanthemums, Fruit, & Vegetables. 
MONSTER VASE COMPETITION, Fruit & Vegetables 
IN ST. STEPHEN'S HALL. 
Schedules of P. izes on application to RICHARD DEAN, 
Ranelagh Road, Ealing, W. Secretary. 
GREAT CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW 
ILT BELFAST. 
The Ulster Horticultural Society will hold their Annual 
Show bn NOVEMBER 14th and 15th next, when prizes value 
£53 will be offered in open competition for twenty vases 
japanese blooms. 
Entries free and close on November 7th. Schedules on 
application to— 
J. MacBRIDE, Secretary, Victoria Square, Belfast. 
CURTH ANNUAL SHOW OF 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Winter Flowers, Fruit, and 
Vegetables, will be held in the Sale Public Hal 1 , on Friday aud 
Saturday, November iothandi th. 1899. Upwards of £80 in 
prizes. Entries close Saturday, November 4th, 1899—C. C. 
MOORE, 22, Railway Street, Altrincham, Hon. Sec and 
Treasure'. 
EDINBURGH 
CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW 
The Finest Show in the United Kingdom. 
NOVEMBER 16 th, 17 th, and 18th. 
£500 Offered in Prizes. 
£60, and Cup, value £20, Offered in Class for 
20 Vases, 3 blooms in each. 
Entries Close November 10 th. 
Schedules on application to—ROBERT LAIRD, 
17, Frederick Street, Edinburgh. 
CEVENOAKS AND WEST KENT 
Cj CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. November 7th and 
Sth. Open class for 24 out blooms, 12 Japs, and 12 incurved. 
First prize, £5.—Write for schedule to the Secretary, Sidney 
Cooke, Tup's Hill, Sevenoaks. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
1pi|M 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , NOVEMBER \th, 1899. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, November 6th.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Mr. J. C. 
Stevens, and Messrs. Protheroe and Morris. 
Tuesday, November 7th.—Sale of Du'ch Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe and Morris. 
Wednesday, November 8th.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs and Plants 
by Mr. J. C. Stevens, and of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
Thursday, November gth.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Mr. J C. 
Stevens, and Messrs. Protheroe & Morris, 
Fritay, November io:h.—Sales of Dutch Bulbs by Messrs. 
Protheroe & Morris. 
For Flower Show Fixtures see page 159, 
f OMMERCIAL HARDY FRUIT CULTURE.- 
An address on this subject was deliv¬ 
ered by Mr. S. T. Wright, superintendent 
of the Royal Horticultural Society’s Gar¬ 
dens, Chiswick, at a very full meeting of 
the Chiswick Gardeners’ Mutual Improve¬ 
ment Association, on the 26th ult. Antici¬ 
pating questions as to the prospects of a 
market for British grown fruit, he quoted 
some statistics furnished by Mr. G. Munro 
at the Drill Hall on the previous Tuesday. 
In 1871 there were only three fruiterers in 
the City of London; but the number in that 
restricted area alone, at the present day, 
would give an answer in the affirmative as 
to whether there was a market or not for 
hardy fruit. In 1867 Spain sent us some¬ 
thing like/x,250,000 worth of fruit; now 
the value of it from that source is ^3,500,000. 
About 30 years ago New York commenced 
to send Apples, and Canada followed the 
example soon after. The supplies of Apples 
alone that reach our shores now reach 
^2,000,000 in value ; and France and Italy 
send us thousands of tons, annually, of 
Apples, Pears, Plums, Gooseberries, Cur¬ 
rants, Raspberries, etc. Pears and Plums 
are also sent us from California, a distance 
of 7,000 miles. The lecturer here gave it 
as a pretty well ascertained and certain fact 
that we could not compete with France and 
California in the matter of Pears. Climate 
is against us in this respect as most garden¬ 
ers are well aware. For home comsumption 
we can certainly grow good enough and 
well flavoured samples, but from a commer- 
