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January 12, 1901. THE GARDENING WORLD 
We Make no Claim 
We Cannot Substantiate , 
our SEEDS 
Are Unsurpassed. 
They are Moderate in Price . 
The Records of the 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 
SOCIETY 
Contain particulars of many First-Class Certificates 
and Awards of Merit which have been awarded 
to our strains of Seeds. 
In August last to Dobbie's Pentstemons ; in 
October, to Dobbie’s "Selected Parsley; in 
November, to Dobbie's Selected Winningstadt 
Cabbage ; and in former seasons to our Beet¬ 
root, Celery, Borecole (Greens), Leeks, Parsnip, 
Model White Turnip, Golden Ball Turnip, Red 
Cabbage, Champion L. P Bean, Asters, Antir¬ 
rhinums, Candytuft, Dahlias, Godetias, Mari¬ 
golds, Pansies, Sweet Williams. Violas. 
— i—■ — - S 
“TIT-BITS” last season offered £20 in Prizes 
to the most successful Amateur Gardeners. 
Six out of the E.ght Prizewinners were 
Customers of Messrs. Dobbie and Co, 
DOBBIE'S CATALOGUE 
COMPETITOR’S GUIDE. 
224 large quarto pages, fully illustrated. 
“ A real guide to successful gardening.” 
“Indispensable alike to airatear and professional gar¬ 
deners.” 
Free by Parcels Post on receipt of Sixpence 
in Stamps. 
Please mention Gardening World. 
DOBBIE & CO., 
The Queen’s Seedsmen, 
ROTHESAY. 
BRITISH ORCHIDS. 
BY A. D. WEBSTER. 
Author of “Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees, aud Shrubs.” 
“ Hardy Conifers." 
An exhaus'ive description of every species and variety 
with Chapters on Cultivation, Fertilization, &o., together with 
an ILLUSTRATION of each species. 
Second and enlarged edition. Demy 8vo, cloth gilt, 5/-. 
London—J. S. VIRTUE & Co., Ltd., 26, Ivy Lane, E.C. 
WEBBS’ 
Grand New 
CUCUMBERS. 
WEBBS’ COMMANDER. 
As an exhibition variety this valuable new Cucnmber is 
unsurpassed, 24 in. to 30 in. being the usual length to which 
it may be grown. Its quality, too, is quite equal to its 
handsome appearance. 
2/6 per packet, post free 
WEBBS’ UNIVERSAL 
As an all-round Cucumber, whether for summer or winder 
cultivation, market gardening, or private use, this grand 
new variety is pre-eminent. It is a most persistent crop¬ 
per, b ars a continuous supply of handsome, dark green, 
medium-sized iruits of the finest quality. 
2/6 per packet, post free. 
“ I have cut from an 8 ft. by 6 it. frame more than 
ico Cucumbers, and plant still in full bearing.” — F. 
W. Parsons, Esq., Riversdale, Coach'ord. 
See WEBBS’ SPRING CATALOGUE, post free, Is. 
Wordsley, Stourbridge. 
Claret Roan, 6s. Sixty Illustrations. 
LONDON IN THE TIME OF THE DIAMOND JUBILEE 
By E. C. CCOK and E. T. COOK, M.A. 
DARLINGTON’S HANDBOOKS 
Sir Henry Ponsonby is commanded by 
the Queen to thank Mr. Darlington for a 
copy of his Handbook.” 
“ Nothing better could be wished for ."—British Weekly. 
‘‘Far superior to ordinary guides ."—Daily Chronicle 
ALL SEED3 SENT CARRIAGE PAID ON RECEIPT OF 
REMITTANCE. 
THE BEST SEEDS IN THE WORLD 
for securing’ a supply of Vegetables “the year 
round,” and for keeping the Flower Garden and 
Greenhouse al ways gay, and with abun lance of 
Flowers to cut for vases and bouquets. 
BARR’S SEED GUIDE c >ntains a select List 
of the best Vegetables and the most beautiful 
Flow* rs for the Garden and Greenhouse It is full 
of Practical Hints, and will he found invaluable to 
Gardeners, Amateurs, and Exhibitors, Sent Free 
on Application. 
BARR’S 21/- COLLECTION OF VEGE¬ 
TABLE SEEDS contains a liberal assortment of 
the following useful Vegetables: Beans (Broad and 
French), Beet, Borecole, Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, 
Cabbage, Capsicum, Carrot, Cauliflower, Celery, 
Colewort, Corn Salad, Cucumber, Cress, Endive, 
Herbs, Leek, Lettuce, Melon, Mustard, Onions, 
Parsley, Parsnips, Peas, Radish, Salsify, Savoy 
Cabbage, Seorzonera, Spinach, Tomato, Turnip, 
and Vegetable Marrow. 
OTHER COLLECTIONS OF BARR’S 
VEGETABLE SEEDS, 5/6, 7/6, 12/6, 42/-, 
63/-, & 105/-. 
Full Particulars on Application. 
BARR’S CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS.— 
The “ Seed Guide ” contains a Select List of all the 
most beautiful Annuals and Perennials. Special 
Collections for all purposes, and many Sterling 
Novelties. 
All Seeds sent Carriage Paid on Receipt oi 
Remittance. 
BARR & SONS, 
11, 12 & 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
Nurseries: LONG DITTON, nr. Surbiton, SURREY. 
11 Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man "—Bacon. 
Edited by ). FRASER. F.L.S. 
SATURDAY JANUARY 12th , 190T. 
Experimental Pot Culture at Woburn. 
—The system of experimenting with 
the cultivation of various agricultural crops 
in pots in different soils and with various 
manures, had its origin and rise in Germany, 
under the guidance of various eminent men ; 
but the system has since been greatly ex¬ 
panded and extended to other continental 
countries and America. One of the chief 
advantages of this method of experiment 
seems to be that if an experiment fails 
owing to the soil or particular manure used 
the pots can be emptied at once, refilled, 
and a different expedient tried. This can¬ 
not readily be done in a field, because a 
particular manure or chemical substance 
that might have proved injuiious to the 
intended crop, would spoil or poison the 
soil, so to speak, for some time to come, 
whereas with pot culture fresh soil may be 
employed and a different percentage of the 
same manure or an entirely different one 
employed directly. Then again, the soil of 
any given field may vary in quality so 
greatly that nothing like uniformity in re¬ 
sults could be guaranteed or expected. 
Another point is that in field experiments 
CHRYSANTHEMUM NEWS. 
H. J. JONES & Messrs. OWEN (Late R. owenj. 
I have much pleasure in announcing that I have purchased from Messrs. 
OWEN, for a large sum, the entire stock of NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS—Major' 
Plumbe, Miss Elsie Fulton and Miss Roberts. These superb Novelties will be 
sent out in Spring from Ryecroft, all orders to be sent direct to H. J. JONES. 
THE FOLLOWING RYECROFT PUBLICATIONS ARE NOW READY:— 
H. J. JONES’ PORTFOLIO OF NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS FOR 1901. 
This contains twenty photographic reproductions 7^ in. by 9 in. of the best varieties of seven different 
raisers, and will be of immense service to those who wish to make a selection of the new kinds, and 
have not been able to see the flowers. The illustrations are printed on good paper and are all wjrth . 
framing ; owing to the great cost of this work, I am not able to distribute it free, but shall be pleased to 
send a copy for 8 stamps. 
H. «J. JONES’ CATALOGUE 
containing names and descriptions of the best New Chrysanthemums for 1901, and a select list of the 
best Begonias, Caladiums, Cannas, Carnations, Dahlias, Gloxinias, Fuchsias, 
Heliotropiums, Pelargoniums, &c. 
ALSO SELECT LIST OF THE CHOICEST &■ BEST FLOWER & VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
This Catalogue contains much useful information, and can be had post free for 2 stamps. 
H. J. JONES’ CHRYSANTHEMUM GUIDE FOR 1901. 
The Twelfth Edition, making One Hundred and Tenth Thousand, revised to date, contains an article on 
“ Stopping and Timing,” giving particulars of culture for 600 varieties; “Japanese Chrysanthemums 
for Exhibition’’and “ Raising English Seedlings,” by C. E. Shea; 11 How to Grow Good Chrysanth¬ 
emums,” by \V. H. Lees ; 11 How to Grow Large Specimens,” by G. J. Brooks ; " Growing and Pre¬ 
paring Incurved Chrysanthemums for Exhibition,” “ How to Grow Large Blooms in 6-in. Pots,” 
“ Growing Chrysanthemums for Decorat’on,” “Early Chrysanthemums for the Garden,” "Treatment 
of Chtysanthemum Leaf Rust.” Post free for 7 stamps, or 1?. 2d. in cloth covers. 
Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, LEWISHAM. 
