THE GARDENING WORLD 
403 
| February 28, 1901 . 
nove lties:and SPECIALITIES FOR 1901. 
Aster sinensis, a lovely Single; Asier from China, with 
large, h ndsome flowers of a delicate mauve with yellow 
disc, bushy, branching habit, height 15 in. 
Per packet, 6d. and Is. 
Aquitegia, Barr’s Extra Selected Hybrids, con¬ 
taining large flowers of beautiful form and colousin;, in¬ 
cluding the beautiful long-spurred varielie-, h p. 
Per packet, 2s. 6d. 
Celosia plumosa, Barr’s Choice Mixture, ha d- 
some leathery plumes, of brilliant colours, b.h a. 
Per packet, 6d. and Is. 
Heracleum purpureum, a grand stately plant, wiih 
handsome foliage and purple-haired stems, hardy biennial, 
ht. 6 ft. Per packet, ts. 6d. 
Lupinus arboreus, Snow Queen, a lovely white 
Tree Lupin, fine novelty, hardy perennial. 
Per packet, Is. and Is. 6d. 
Mignonette, Barr’s Covent Garden Favourite, 
the finest Mignonette for pots or borders, large handsome 
heads of bloom, deliciously fragrant. Per packet, 6d. and Is. 
Nicotiana sylvestris,a fine;white-flowered,sweet-scented 
Tobacco, with handsome foliage, half-hardy'annual. 
Per packet, 6d. and Is. 
Phacelia campanularia, one of the most lovely blue 
flowers in cultivation, hardy annual, ht. 8 in. 
Per packet, 6d. and Is. 
Poppy, Empress of China, beautiful single flowers, 
snow white, with a fringed margin of brilliant crimson- 
scarlet, bardv annual, ht 2 ft. Per packet, 6d. 
Poppy, Oriental mixed new varieties, stately 
hardy perennials, with gorgeously-coloured flowers. 
Per packet, 6d. and Is 
Poppy, Shirley, “Long Ditton,” extra selected strain 
of this beautiful Poppy, hardy annual, ht. 1 ft. 
Per packet. Is. 
The Chinese Star Primrose (Primula steHata), 
a most beautiful and graceful pot plant, easily grown, lor 
' greenhouse or sitting-room decoration. 
Purple, per pkt, Is.; White, per pkt., Is. 6d. 
BARR’S SEED GUIDE contains a select list of the best 
vegetables and most beautiful flowers for the garden and 
greenhouse. It is full of practical hints, and will be found 
Invaluable to gardeners, amateurs, and exhibitors. Sent free 
on application._ 
W- ' BARR & SONS, 
11,12 & 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
Nurseries: LONG DITTON, nr. Surbiton, SURREY. 
Fruit and Vegetables 
Build up Life 
AND 
Maintain the World. 
It is therefore absolutely important that all should 
have the best Seeds and Varieiies, 
H. CANNELL & SONS, 
SWANLEY, KENT, 
have proved over and over again by their crops and 
by their numerous exhibits and medals awarded for 
many years besides other indisputable evidence that 
their own KeDtish Grown Golden Seeds are the 
purest and most perfect in Europe, and bring forth 
the best crops of any. 
Should Seed Catalogue not have reached our Customers, 
please intimate. 
OLD CUSTOMERS. 
The following must surely convey pure, genuine 
and truthful evidence as to who supplies the best 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 
Mr. BOND, The Gardens, 
Olantigh Towers, Wye, Kent. 
Dec. 6 th, 1900. 
“ I will thank you to send on the following 88 Chrysanth¬ 
emums. Those you sent me last year brought me such 
splendid blooms, and gave the best I ever had.” 
Mr. F. THOBNTON, The Gardens, 
Boothby Hall, Lincoln. 
Dec. 6 th, 1900. 
" I am sure you will be pleased to hear those varieties 
of Chrysanthemums you sent me last year enabled me to 
carry off at our two largest shows, five firsts at the one and 
three firsts at the other, also premier for Incurves. Of 
course you are aware I have exhibited with similar result 
now tor many years from what you have sent me." 
PLEASE CORRESPOND — 
H. Gannell & Sons, Swanley. 
WARES 
NEW AND 
RELIABLE 
SEEDS. 
(F/te&ectj. 
VEITGH’S 
GENUINE SEEDS. 
CINERARIA POLYANTHA 
(CRUENTA HYBRIDS.) 
A magnificer t plant for the conservatory, and 
more especially for corridor decoration during 
the winter and spring months. The immense 
heads of flowers are borne on long stalks, well 
above the foliage, the individual blooms being 
star-shaped and smaller than the ordinary form. 
Per Packet, 2/6. 
FINEST FLOWER SEEDS 
BEGONIA, double, choicest mixed 
,. single 
CALCEOLARIA, 
CINERARIA, 
CYCLAMEN PERSICUM, „ 
PRIMULA SINENSIS, 
Per packet. 
2/6 and 5/- 
1 /- and 2/6 
1/- and 2/6 
1/- and 2/6 
1/6 
1,- and 2/6 
HARDY AND HALF-HARDY ANNUALS, 
BIENNIALS AND PERENNIALS, 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS, 
GREENHOUSE AND CONSERVATORY, 
EVERLASTING AND ORNAMENTAL GRASSES, 
CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 
Collections for small or large gardens, to give an ample 
supply of well selected Vegetables during tne year, 10 / 6 , 
15 /-, 21 /-, 42 /-, and 63 /-. 
NEW BEGONIAS FOR 1901 . 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 
LILIES, 
GLADIOLI, 
DAHLIAS, &c., &c. 
CATALOGUE free upon application. 
N.B.—We pay carriage nnd send packing free on all orders for 
Bulbs and Plano of 2o/--and upwards when accom¬ 
panied by cash. All seed carriage free. 
THOMAS S. WARE, Ltd., 
Hate Farm Nurseries, 
FELTHAM, MIDDLESEX. 
Kent Asparagus. 
Send for our New Catalogue, and learn how to 
plant, cut and cook this esteemed vegetable. 
Make beds now, and plant end of March. 
GEO. BUNYARD & Co., 
Nurseries, 
MAIDSTONE. 
“ 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 , FEBRUARY 2yd, 1901. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, February 26th.— Royal Horticultural Society's Meet. 
Ing at the Drill Hall, Buckingham Gate, Westminster. 
Thursday, February 25 th. —Kew Guild Annual Meeting. 
moYAL Gardeners’ Orphan Fund.— The 
report and statement of accounts of 
this charity for the year 1900 shows it to be 
in a very prosperous condition. The 
receipts from all sources show an increase 
of over fioo on the previous year, notwith¬ 
standing the strain to which most charities 
were subjected from circumstances for which 
they were not responsible. The amount 
disbursed in aid of orphans was the largest 
ever paid during any one year since the 
establishment of the Fund in 1887, namely 
^’1,033 12s. 6d. The grants in aid to 
children, after reaching the age of 14, to 
assist them in making a start to earn their 
own livelihood, were also greater than in 
any previous year, so that the subscribers 
to the Fund as well as the committee have 
reason to be thankful at the prosperous con¬ 
dition of the charity that has so fortunately 
been able to meet the demands made upon 
it. Others waiting for election have also 
received assistance. 
Numerous letters that have been received 
from mothers of children, thankful for the 
kindly hand of assistance, ring the true note 
of acknowledgment of the services rendered 
to the unfortunate by the Fund. During 
the past 12 years of the existence of the 
Fund, up to December 31st last, 127 
orphans, elected to the benefits of the same, 
had received allowances amounting to 
■£"8,744 15s. The orphans upon the Fund at 
present, exclusive of the 12 elected on the 
15th inst. and the four voted to it, number 
70. All this should be gratifying to the 
subscribers all over the country and act as 
an incentive to continued strenuous 
endeavour in the good cause. One other 
item of a gratifying nature that may here 
be mentioned is the sum of £135 that had 
been received from the Reading Gardeners’ 
Improvement Association, and which had 
been collected by the members and sup¬ 
porters of the association, to perpetuate the 
memory of the late Mr. James Martin, 
nursery foreman to Messrs. Sutton & Sons, 
Reading, and who was so well known and 
highly appreciated by a wide circle of 
friends in many parts of the country. 
