December 31, 1904. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
1069 
Trade Notices. 
Messrs. Veitch’s Seeds. 
The seed catalogues for 1905 are now beginning to arrive 
rapidly, and those who are anxious to keep their gardens up to 
high water-mark with fruits, dowers and vegetables raised 
from seed will be eagerly scanning the pages of these cata¬ 
logues for the next month or two. It is needless to state that 
tilings that are worth doing are worth doing well and early. 
Beinf in good time very often means success in the end. the 
new catalogue of Messrs. .1. Veitcli and Sons, Limited, Ivings 
Road, Chelsea, consists of 100 pages exclusive of the covers, 
and is well illustrated with reproductions from photographs of 
several of the flowers and vegetables offered. The illustra¬ 
tions of Peas are remarkably well done, as every mark and 
wrinkle in the pod is well shown off. Runner Beans, Broc¬ 
coli, Cabbages, Cauliflowers, Cucumbers, Melons, Potatos and 
other subjects are well represented. The floral pictures are 
very numerous, and in the majority of cases are reproductions 
from photographs. Amongst them we note pictures of Hibis¬ 
cus Manihot, Impatiens Olivieri, Lobelia tenuior, Nicotiana 
Sanderae, Rehmannia angulata, and various other novelties. 
Messrs. Dobbie and Co.'s Catalogue. 
A very large and full catalogue reaches us from Messrs. 
Dobbie and Co., florists to the King, Rothesay, running to 229 
pages exclusive of the contents and other information. This 
garden manual devotes the first portion to fruits and vege¬ 
tables raised from seed. Some new Peas are offered, includ¬ 
ing one named The Pilot, which is described as a first early 
cropper, producing dark green pods similar in type to those 
of Gradus. The plant, however, is of hardy constitution and 
may be. sown with advantage during autumn to obtain early 
results in spring. It is a much stronger grower than American 
Wonder, attaining a height of 3 ft. An Award of Merit was 
accorded it by the Royal Horticultural Society during the past 
summer. Many of the firm’s choicest vegetables, including 
Celery, Telegraph Cucumber, International Leek and Golden 
Glebe Onion, are well represented by pictures. Flowers are 
less plentifully illustrated; nevertheless, a large number of 
pictures are included and will help those concerned in selecting 
the seeds necessary to suit any given purpose. This catalogue 
being of the nature of a horticultural guide gives cultural in¬ 
formation concerning many of their specialities quite apart 
from the descriptions of the varieties themselves. 
Messrs. Wells’ Novelties. 
Following the catalogue which was sent out some time ago 
by Messrs. W. Wells and Co., Limited, Earlswood Nurseries, 
Redhill, Surrey, comes a list of the best novelties which have 
been well tested in their cultures at Earlswood and Merstham 
during the past year or two. Some of these we have already 
figured in The Gardening World, including Hetty Wedge, 
Merstham Crimson, Mrs. D. Willis James, Mary Richardson, 
etc., so that our readers will be able to guess at the value of 
these varieties at least. Messrs. Wells also send out a sheet 
of eighteen illustrations and a plate bearing two full size 
photographs illustrating many of these beautiful new varieties, 
which are described in the list of novelties, but were not in¬ 
cluded in the catalogue itself sent out recently. We under¬ 
stand that the list as well as the sheet of plates is sent post 
free to customers and those intending to become customers. 
Catalogue of Chrysanthemums from Guernsey. 
Mr. Frank Lilley, Chrysanthemum specialist, Guernsey, 
sends out an illustrated and descriptive catalogue of the Chry¬ 
santhemums grown by him in the island. Hitherto we have 
been most accustomed to hearing of the Grapes, Tomatos, 
Melons, and other products which are so extensively grown in 
the Channel Islands, but they can also grow flowers there. 
Mr. Lilley’s catalogue includes early flowering varieties, Pom¬ 
pons, aesthetic and spidery varieties, hairy, single, incurved, 
and Japanese varieties. Those upon which particular stress is 
laid are printed in large black letters, and some of them are 
well known on the exhibition table, while others are less so, 
but the favourite varieties have been singled out from the cul¬ 
tures and acquisitions of many years past and retained for the 
benefit of all concerned. Amongst them we note many that 
are grown for late flowering and market purposes, and all of 
them are carefully described. 
Messrs. Dickson, Brown and Tait. 
From Messrs. Dickson, Brown and Tait, 43 and 45, Cor¬ 
poration Street, Manchester, comes a list of garden seeds, deal¬ 
ing with flowers and vegetables. The catalogue is printed on 
excellent paper, and all the varieties offered are described. 
Numerous illustrations prepared from photographs adorn its 
pages, and the plants illustrated are of high quality amongst 
their kind. They represent standard varieties and good 
strains of various florists’ flowers. Iceland Poppies, Polyan¬ 
thus, Smilax, Sweet Peas, Lathyrus latifolius, Calceolarias, 
Potatos, Cauliflower, etc., are represented by good pictures. 
Messrs. John Jefferies and Sons. 
From Messrs. John Jefferies and Sons, Cirencester, comes a 
good working catalogue of fruit and forest and ornamental 
trees, together with Roses. They also send us a separate cata¬ 
logue entirely devoted to classified lists of their Cotswold 
Roses. All of these varieties are well described, with ample 
information concerning their class, habit of growth, colour, 
etc. 
Mr. Godfrey’s Chrysanthemum Novelties. 
Some time ago we received a catalogue from Mr. W. J. God¬ 
frey, Exmouth, Devon, but since then a fresh list has had to 
be made out of the novelties and best Japanese varieties 
specially recommended to exhibitors. Amongst them we note 
varieties raised in or introduced from the Exmouth Nurseries. 
He also gives giant new incurved varieties, new Australian 
varieties, Continental varieties, new incurved varieties from 
various sources, early flowering varieties, decorative and single 
varieties. At the end he makes out a list of fifty Japanese 
varieties selected as the best, with short hints on their culture. 
This list will be especially valuable to exhibitors. 
Wholesale Catalogue of Gladioli. 
Gladioli have been very extensively cultivated for many 
years by Messrs. Kelwav and Son, Langport, Somerset, as 
many of our readers are well aware. The wholesale catalogue 
now sent out by them of this tine race of Gladioli is the fifty- 
fourth special issue. 
Garden Requisites. 
Messrs. Boulton and Paul, Limited, manufacturers, Nor¬ 
wich, send out a useful catalogue of the various horticultural 
buildings which they erect in gardens. Amongst them we 
notice illustrations of winter gardens, conservatories, ranges, 
vineries, Peach houses, Fig houses, greenhouses for amateurs, 
garden frames, portable wood and iron holiday homes and sea¬ 
side residences, shelters, summer-houses, bicycle and motor 
houses, stables, laundries, and various ornamental iron trellis 
work, Rose screens, etc. 
Ardor Day in Ireland. —The Forestry Society of Ireland are 
resolved to push re-afforestation on such parts of their country 
as may be available for this purpose. In connection with this 
an interesting function took place in Phoenix Park, Dublin, on 
December 17th, close to the Wellington Monument. Six trees 
were planted by the Lord Mayor, Lord Castleton, and several 
others. The Lord Mayor said that, while the effort was being 
inaugurated by the Forestry Society, it should have been an 
Imperial one. He, nevertheless, would like to see Irish popular 
bodies and societies promoting the work of clothing their de 
nuded country once more. Lord Castleton thanked the Board 
of Works for giving them permission to mark the inauguration 
of Arbor Day in Ireland by planting trees that day in Phoenix 
Park. William Field, Esq., M.P., spoke of the commercial 
value of tree-growing, and said that in co. Dublin alone there 
were 27,000 acres of waste land that might be made a source of 
revenue and employment by growing timber. F. W. Moore, 
Esq., of Glasnevin, agreed with this suggestion, and said that 
tree-growing could be made an industry of great value to Ire¬ 
land. 
