February  13, 1896. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
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VEITCH’S 
COLLECTIONS  OF 
VEGETABLE  SEEDS, 
ARRANGED  TO  SUIT  ALL  REQUIREMENTS. 
These  Collections  are  recommended  to  the  notice  of  Amateurs 
and  others  requiring  a  continuous  supply  of  Vegetables 
throughout  the  year.  They  are  arranged  on  the  most 
liberal  scale,  and  contain  only  the  most  approved  varieties  in 
their  various  classes. 
Yeitch’s  21s.  Collection  of  Vegetable  Seeds 
14  pts. 
PEAS,  Veitch’s  Extra 
Early,  Veitch’s  Gla¬ 
diator,  Veitch’s  Per¬ 
fection, and  other  best 
sorts  for  succession 
BROAD  BEANS  best 
sorts 
FRENCH  BEANS, 
Runner  and  Dwarf, 
best  sorts 
BEET,  Dell’s  Crimson 
KALE,  Veitch’s  Dwarf 
Late  Curled 
3  „  BROCCOLI,  Veitch’s 
Main  Crop  and  other 
best  sorts 
1  „  BRUSSELS  SPROUTS 
Veitch’s  Exhibition 
3  „  CABBAGE,  Enfield 
Market  and  other 
good  sorts 
1  „  COLEWORT,  London 
or  Rosette,  hardy 
2£ ozs.  CARROT.  Veitch’s 
Matchless  Scarlet, and 
other  best  sorts 
1  pkt.  CAULIFLOWER, 
Early  London 
2  „  CELERY,  finest  solid 
red  &  white  varieties 
CONTAINS— 
3  ozs. 
1  pkt. 
1 
and 
CRESS,  Plain 
Extra  Curled 
1  pkt.  CRESS,  Australian  or 
Salad 
2  „  CUCUMBER,  best 
frame  and  ridge  vars. 
1  „  ENDIVE,  best  sort 
1  „  LEEK,  Musselburgh 
4  „  LETTUCE,  Superb 
White  Cos  and  other 
best  sorts 
4  ozs.  MUSTARD, Best  White 
1  pkt.  MELON, choice  variety 
4  „  ONION,  Improved 
Reading  and  other 
fine  kinds 
1  „  PARSLEY,  Veitch’s 
Superb  Curled 
1  oz.  PARSNIP, The  Student 
4  ,  „  RADISH,  best  sorts 
1  pkt.  SAVOY,  best  sort 
4  ozs.  SPINACH,  Round  and 
Prickly 
3  „  TURNIP,  Early  Snow¬ 
ball  and  other  fine 
kinds 
1  pkt.  TOMATO,  best  red 
1  „  VEGETABLE  MAR¬ 
ROW,  Long  White 
3  „  SWEET  &  POT  HERBS 
Carriage  Paid  and  Packing  Free. 
Five  per  Cent.  Discount  allowed  on  all  Cash  Payments. 
JAMES  VEITCH  &  SONS, 
CHELSEA,  LONDON,  S.W. 
ROYAL  EXOTIC 
NURSERY, 
ROSES.  ROSES. 
The  Best  and  Cheapest  in  the  World. 
GREAT  CLEARANCE  SALE. 
All  have  been  kept  moved  ba'  k,  and  wid  plant  now  with  safety. 
50  choice  dwarf  Roses  for  2ls. ;  24  choice  Standards  or  Half- 
Standards  for  21s.  The  following  are  carriage  free;  12  choice 
Climbing,  7s.;  12  best  Hybrid  Perpetuals,  dwarf-,  7s.;  6  Gloire 
de  Dijons,  4s.  6d. ;  6  beautilul  Fairy  Roses.  4s.  6d. ;  G  Austrian 
Briars,  Ss  ;  G  Mrs.  Bosanquet,  3s.  60. ;  6  choice  Moss  Roses,  4s. ; 
6  old  Cabbage  Roses,  4s.  ;  6  old-fashioned  Roses,  4s. ;  6  crimson 
Monthly  Roses,  3s.  6d.  ;  6  pink  Monthly  Roses,  2s.  6d.;  6  white 
Monthly  Roses,  8s.  6d. ;  6  quick-growing  Climbing  Roses,  2s.  6d. ; 
12  Sweet  Briars,  8s.  All  my  selection.  Cash  with  order. 
Thousands  of  Testimonials.  Catalogues  f  ree. 
SUTTON’S 
COLLECTIONS  OF 
PRIMULAS 
Sutton’s  21s.  Collection 
Contains  a  small  packet  of  each  of  the  following  varieties- 
SUTTON'S  GIANT  MIXED. 
SUTTON’S  BEADING  SCARLET. 
SUTTON’S  READING  BLUE. 
SUTTON’S  PEARL. 
SUTTON’S  RUBY  KING. 
SUTTON’S  READING  PINK. 
SUTTON’S  BRILLIANT  ROSE. 
SUTTON'S  PURITY. 
SUTTON’S  GIPSY  QUEEN. 
SUTTON’S  ROSY  QUEEN. 
SUTTON’S  .DOUBLE  SCARLET. 
SUTTON’S  DOUBLE  PINK. 
SUTTON'S  DOUBLE  WHITE. 
SUTTON’S  DOUBLE  CARMINE. 
Sutton’s  10s.  6d.  Collection 
Contains  SIX  VARIETIES,  DOUBLE  AND  SINGLE. 
Our  Selection. 
“  From  the  21s.  Collection  of  Primula  Seed  I  never  saw  a 
better  display  of  Primulas  in  my  life.  The  blues  were 
superb  ;  in  fact,  they  were  all  you  could  wish  them  to  be.” — 
Mr.  F.  G.  SKELTON,  Gardener  to  J.  Lingford,  Esq  ,  J.P. 
SUTTON  &  SONS,  Seedsmen,  READING. 
JAMES  WALTERS 
"Rose 
j  Grower, 
EXETER. 
STERLING  NOVELTIES  FOR  1896. 
THE  NEW  DWARF  BEDDING 
SWEET  E»E3  A*9  CUPID. 
Flowers  large  pure  White,  excellent  for  beds  or  borders. 
Only  six  inches  high.  8d.  and  Is.  per  Packet. 
W ALLFLOWER,  RUBY  GEM. 
Quite  a  new  colour  in  Single  Wallflowers,  being  a  beautiful 
shade  of  Ruby  Violet.  Packets  8d.  and  is.  each. 
For  many  other  Choice  Novelties  in  VEGETABLE  and  FLOWER 
SEEDS,  see  my  NEW  CATALOGUE,  Post  Free.  All  Seeds  are 
Carriage  Paid. 
W.  H.  TITT,  Seedsman  and  Florist, 
THAMES  ST.,  WINDSOR. 
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Jmtiliral  of  l)OTticultui!t 
THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY  13,  1896. 
TRINIDAD  IN  WINTER. 
No.  816.— Vol,  XXXII.,  Third  Series, 
BROTHER  J.,  in  a  descriptive  letter,  speaks 
enthusiastically  of  the  tropical  glories  of 
Trinidad.  He  says,  “  The  whole  island  is  a 
natural  flower  garden,  art  having,  apparently, 
done  but  little.  It  is  grand  just  now  to  see 
bushes  of  Poinsettia  a  mass  of  brilliant  scarlet. 
The  Bread  Fruit  Tree  grows  to  a  large  size. 
The  Hibiscus  always  in  bloom,  and  of  several 
colours.  Plumbago  everywhere,  its  beautiful  blue 
flowers  thrust  through  the  railings  to  wish  yo 
good  morning.  Dracsenas  very  fine  ;  Crotons  as 
vigorous  here  as  Laurels  are  with  you  at  home. 
Caladiums  abound,  but  I  have  seen  none  so  rich 
in  colour  as  those  cultivated  in  your  stove.  We 
have  Roses  all  the  year  round  ;  when  coming 
out  in  August  last  I  brought  some  plants  (Roses) 
with  me  from  Dickson’s  of  Chester,  and  they 
now  bear  their  second  crop  of  bloom.  Grape 
Vines  yield  two  crops  in  the  year. 
“  In  the  island  are  forests  of  Cocoa  Nut  Palms, 
always  in  bearing,  some  specimens  attaining  to 
60  feet  high.  Cocoa-nut  milk  is  much  appre¬ 
ciated  ;  cartloads  of  the  nuts  are  brought  in 
here  (Port  of  Spain)  daily,  and  nearly  everyone 
drinks  the  fluid  before  coffee  is  served.  Oranges, 
sweeter  and  more  juicy  than  those  imported  into 
Ireland,  are  abundant,  and  always  in  season. 
Avocado  Pears  (Persea  gratissima),  Pines, 
Bananas,  and  other  luscious  fruits  make  up  a 
rich  and  varied  dessert,  especially  grateful  and 
comforting  in  the  tropics.  The  Nutmeg  Tree  is 
very  interesting,  its  fruits  becoming  quite  yellow 
when  ripe,  and  in  bursting  disclose  the  golden 
lining  of  mace  which  envelopes  the  jet  black 
nutmeg.  Cloves  also  grow  here  ;  in  fact  the  air 
is  heavy  with  the  odour  of  spices.  The  Candle 
Tree  is  very  curious  in  its  candle-shaped  fruit, 
about  14  inches  long.  Creepers  and  trailing 
plants  are  innumerable.  A  chain  of  hills  wind 
round  the  island,  clothed  with  the  greenest  foliage 
from  base  to  summit.  Lovely  valleys  are  inter¬ 
spersed,  and  in  these  grow  the  Cocoa  trees, 
similar  in  appearance  to  the  Spanish  Chestnut. 
Through  these  plantations  several  varieties  of 
Palms  and  Tree  Ferns  are  noticeable,  with  clumps 
of  Bamboo  towering  up  60  feet,  occasionally 
forming  natural  arches  over  the  road.  Now 
and  again  some  fine  old  tree  is  to  be  seen 
■  No.  2472.— Vol.  X01V.,  Old  Series. 
