January 19, 1901. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
323 
NEW PEA— 
VEITCH’S ACME. 
AWARD OF MERIT, R.H.S. 
" Haulm and pods deep green ; pods in pairs 
averaging seven large and sweet Peas in straight 
pods; heavy crop ."—Report of the R.H S , Chis¬ 
wick. 
Pei? Pint, 2/-. 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
WEBBS’ 
NEW MELONS. 
CENTENNIAL. 
Ahandsome new scailet-fleshed Melon, of splendid con¬ 
stitution. The fruit is round in shape, of medium size, 
with beautifully netted skin ; whilst the flesh is thick, firm, 
and of the richest flavour. 
3/6 per packet, post free. 
INTERNATIONAL. 
Somewhat oval in shape and handsomely netted. The 
flesh is exceedingly deep and of most delicious flavour. 
The plant is very free in the setting of its fruit. 
1/6 and 2/6 per packet, post free. 
See WEBBS’ SPRING CATALOGUE, Post Free, 
Is, Gratis to Customers. 
SEE 
SUTTONS 
Amateur’s Guide 
. . IN . . 
HORTICULTURE FOR 1901. 
■ F O R 
THE BEST PEAS 
OF THE YEAR 
Beautifully Illustrated. 
Price One Shilling, post free; gratis to 
Customers from 
Sutton & Sons, Reading. 
Horticultural Anthracite. 
Large and Cobbles delivered to any Railway 
Station. 
Contracts made over the Season. 
PHILLIPS & Co., Ltd., 25, Coal Exchange, E.C. 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
C UTTINGS, 50 leading varieties, 5/- ; 
150 varieties, io/-; 300 varieties, 15/-. All true to name 
and grandly gi own from rested stock. Each lot includes the 
leading igoo introductions. Leading market varieties from 
1,000 to 10,000 lots at 20/- a thousand. Book with us, we lead 
the market. List tree.—RICHARDSON BROS., Wholesale 
Growers, 9, High Street, Brentford, London, W. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man ’’—Bacon. 
CHRYSANTHEMUM NEWS. 
H. J. JONES & Messrs. OWEN (Late R. OWEN). 
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 Ryeeroft, 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 
bave not been able 10 see the flowers. The illustrations are printed on good paper and are all worth 
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; "How to Grow Good Chrysanth¬ 
emums," by W. H. Lees ; " 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 Decoration," “Early Chrysanthemums for the Garden," “Treatment 
of Chrysanthemum Leaf Rust." Post free for 7 stamps, or is. 2d. in cloth covers. 
Ryeeroft Nursery, Hither Green, LEWISHAM. 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19 th, 1901. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS 
Tuesday, January 22nd.—Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Insti¬ 
tution Annual Meeting and Election of 17 Pensioners, at 
“ Simpson’s,” 101, Strand, W.C., at 3 p.m. 
Friday, January 25th.—Blackheath Horticultural Society 
Meeting. 
She Journal of the Kew Guild.— 
w The appearance of this hardy annual 
from Kew is a little later than usual, but 
has not lost anything of its former interest 
on that account. There is an expressed 
desire on the part of many members that 
the annual general meeting, hitherto held 
in February, should be deferred till the time 
of the annual dinner on the eve of the 
Temple Show, with the object of securing 
the presence of a greater number of past 
Kewites at the meeting; and if this desire 
should be carried out the publication of the 
Journal would have to be deferred till the 
end of the year. The most notable home 
event of 1900 was the inauguration of the 
Kew Guild dinner on the eve of the Temple 
Show, when 100 of the present and past 
Kewites sat down together in the Holborn 
Restaurant, London. In one of the speeches 
at the dinner a classified list of past and 
present Kewites was revealed. The total 
