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contains  a  Select  List  of  the  Best  Vegetable 
Seeds  for  securing  a  supply  of  Vegetables 
“  the  year  round.” 
FLOWER  SEEDS. 
BARR’S  ILLUSTRATED  SEED  GUIDE 
contains  a  Cboioe  List  of  the  best  Seeds 
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We  guarantee  all  our  Seeds  to  be  of  the  finest 
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ESTABLISHED  1832. 
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For  1897, 
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3,  CROSS  LANE,  LONDON,  E.C. 
No.  865.— Vol.  XXXIV.,  Thibd  Series.  1 
NEW  HAND-PICKED 
As  introducers  of  the  Famous  STRATAGEM, 
TELEPHONE ,  DAISY,  and  TELEGRAPH  PEAS,  we 
invite  a  trial  of  the  following  New  Varieties,  all  of 
which  represent  the  most  advanced  types  in  the 
different  sections. 
CARTERS  SPRINGTIDE. 
A  first  early  Marrow  Pea  Height  2£  feet.  Mr.  W.  A.  COOK 
says  :  “  It  is  very  early  ;  we  gathered  June  15th.” 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  6d.  per  Pint,  4a.  per  Quart,  post  free. 
CARTERS  EARLY  MORN. 
Another  fine  Marrowfat,  with  very  long  pods.  It  was 
amongst  the  Earliest  of  the  large  podded  seotion  on  our 
Farms  last  year.  Height,  2£  feet.  Stock  very  limited. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  Js.  6d.  per  Half-pint,  post  free. 
CARTERS  ST.  OSYTH  GEM. 
A  cross  between  Ohelsea  Gem  and  Stratagem,  combining 
the  best  points  of  both  these  excellent  kinds.  Very  early, 
Height,  1 J  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  3s.  6d.  per  Half-pint,  post  free. 
CARTERS  SEEDLING. 
A  New  Maincrop  Marrow,  the  result  of  crossing  and  inter¬ 
breeding  from  the  three  popular  varieties.  Stratagem,  Queen, 
and  Autocrat.  Its  pods  are  amongst  the  largest  we  have 
ever  seen,  and  we  have  counted  as  many  as  thirteen  Peas  in 
a  pod.  Height,  3  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  3s.  6d.  per  Half-pint,  post  free, 
CARTERS  DAISY. 
Although  this  remarkable  Pea  has  been  out  a  few  years,  it  is 
■worthy  a  position  in  the  most  up-to-date  company  ;  and 
those  who  have  not  yet  grown  it  should  give  it  a  trial. 
Dr.  Masters,  F.R.S.,  Editor  of  the  Gardeners'  Chronicle, 
who  inspected  our  orop,  reported  fully  upon  its  merits  in  a 
lengthy  article.  A  customer  recently  sent  in  a  pod  contain¬ 
ing  twelve  fully-developed  Peas ;  and  there  is  no  doubt  it 
holds  the  field  as  the  longest-podded  dwarf  Marrow  yet 
raised.  Height,  about  1£  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  per  Pint,  3s.  6d.  per  Qnart,  post  free. 
CAETERS  MODEL  TELEPHONE. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  per  Pint,  3s.  6d.  per  Quart,  post  free. 
CARTERS  DAUBY  STRATAGEM. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  ed.  per  Pint,  3s.  6d.  per  Quart,  post  free. 
CARTERS  MODEL  TELEGRAPH. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  2s.  per  Pint,  3s.  6d.  per  Quart,  post  free. 
These  are  highly  selected  types  of  the  originals, 
as  introduced  by  us  several  years  ago.  Splendid 
for  exhibition. 
CARTERS  MICHAELMAS. 
As  its  names  implies,  this  fine  Marrow  Pea  is  of  the  greatest 
service  as  a  ‘■Last-of-All”  crop.  It  was  well-grown  last 
season  in  the  Pea  trials  conducted  by  the  Royal  Horticul¬ 
tural  Society,  and  the  only  late  Pea  considered  worthy  of 
their  Award.  Height,  2J  feet. 
In  Sealed  Packets,  3s.  per  Pint,  5s.  per  Quart,  post  free. 
llustrated  CATALOGUE,  Gratis  and  Post  Free. 
THE  QUEEN'S  SEEDSMEN, 
237,  238,  &  97,  HIGH  HOLBORN, 
LONDON,  W.C. 
Jmti[tral  of  |§0rttcultm[t 
THURSDAY,  JANUARY  21,  1897. 
COMMEMORATING  THE  QUEEN’S 
REIGN. 
ROM  the  Report  of  the  Royal  Horticaltural 
Society  for  the  year  1896  97  we  find  that 
the  Society  has  decided  to  celebrate  the  occasion 
of  Her  Majesty’s  unexampled  reign — not  by  a 
special  flower  show  in  London,  but  in  a  broader, 
more  tangible,  and  more  permanent  way. 
For  onrselves,  having  in  view  the  Temple 
Show  occurring  before  the  completion  of  the 
historical  event,  and  the  Queen’s  desire  that 
there  should  be  no  premature  celebration,  we 
could  not  see  the  practicability  of  another  show 
'being  arranged  under  the  auspices  of  the  Society 
in  London  of  such  magnitude  as  would  befit  the 
occaaiou,  and  which  would  command  success. 
So  great  and  manifold  will  be  the  celebratory 
events  in  London  this  season  that  it  would  be  a 
matter  of  extreme  difficulty  to  provide  a  flower 
show  in  the  metropolis  on  auch  a  acale  as  to 
concentrate  public  attention  sufficiently  to 
accomplish  the  desired  object.  It  might  be 
done,  of  course,  as  if  British  horticulturists 
were  to  unite  forces,  and  display  to  the  fullest 
extent  their  resources,  an  exhibition  of  extra¬ 
ordinary  magnitude  would  be  produced,  and  this 
might — though  the  matter  is  problematical — 
“take  the  town  by  storm;”  then,  and  then 
alone,  would  it  answer  the  purpose  of  its 
production.  Failure  would  be  humiliation,  and 
the  project  would  be  so  entirely  speculative  that, 
having  regard  to  weather  contingencies  among 
other  counteracting  influences,  the  endeavour 
could  only  be  regarded  as  a  venture,  and  the 
result  essentially  a  matter  of  chance. 
The  Council  of  the  Royal  Horticultural 
Society  has,  and  in  our  opinion  wisely,  decided 
not  to  play  a  game  of  chance  over  the  great 
event  of  the  year,  and  one  which  in  all  human 
irobability  will  be  memorable  for  centuries  to 
come.  Stand  is  taken  on  firmer  ground,  and 
instead  of  risking  the  investment  of  a  large  sum 
of  money  to  be  won  in  the  way  of  prizes,  spent 
and  forgotten,  aomething  is  provided  that  will 
)ossess  much  more  than  mere  money  value — an 
endurable  and  appropriate  memento  of  an  event 
which  has  no  parallel  in  the  annals  of  any 
nation — and  will  therefore  be  cherished  by  all  on 
No.  8521.— Vox..  XOVI.,  OLD  SaRXSa. 
