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cats and mice. The framework is of wire. The 

 small space into which the glass can he packed 

 when not in use should he an advantage to many 

 people. 'Die notice of the Chase Continuous 

 ( 'Iodic appeared in our January number, page vi. 

 The Three C's, h" Dale Street. Liverpool, issue 

 a booklet giving particulars of tent, ami barn- 

 shaped cloches, and alpine plant protectors: 



The Planters' Guide comes from Messrs. Wm. 



Power & Co.. <>l' Wat el ford. Very useful advice 

 is given as to the hest kinds of trees to plant on 

 the various kinds of soil as stony, sandy, peat > 

 soils, &c. with a planter's table, and notes on 

 foresl trees. Forest trees and hedge plants are 

 largely grown by this well known linn. The 

 catalogue also deals with Conifers evergreen and 

 deciduous shrubs. Fruit trees find a place in the 

 catalogue, as also do Roses, while a list of sundries 

 i- given at thi' end. Some of the illustrations in 

 the list show wide stretches of young foresi trees 

 in the nurseries, and others show plantations 

 made by the firm to tie- satisfaction of their 

 clients. 



"Powerful Seeds for 1913," .Messrs. Power's 



Seed hist i.-. a handsome one. well got up. with 

 very clear and numerous illustrations. All the 

 hest vegetables are described and their culture 

 given in concise hut efficient term-, and some 



gOOd novelties may he found. Some notes oil 



lawns are followed by the flower seeds, a good 

 number of the flowers being beautifully illus- 

 trated. To those who want either a pretty or a 



Useful garden we can recommend the catalogue 

 of thi- old-established firm. 



-\ Catalogue comes from The Wargrave Plant 

 Farm, Ltd., The Arcade. Liverpool Street. 

 London. The Rock Garden at Friar Park, 

 Henley, is known as the finest of its kind in 

 existence. Sir Frank Crisp. Hart., is the owner 

 and also the designer of Friar Park, and his son. 

 .Mr. Bernard Crisp is the promoter of this com- 

 pany. An illustration of part of the rockery 

 appears on the cover of the catalogue. The 

 nurseries are at Twyford in Berkshire; here, m 

 the pure country air. good stocks of herbaceous 

 plants have been worked up. Alpines are a 

 feature, and here one may see rare Primulas. 

 Anemones. Soldanellas. 1'ratias. Wahleiihergia-. 

 silvery Achilleas, and Artemisias, &c. : also rare 

 shrubs. Tile present catalogue deals with seeds. 

 A red Brachj come, and other hit crest inu r novelties 

 appear on the inside cover. A large collection of 

 seeds of alpine and herbaceous plants as well as 

 annuals and biennials, are offered. The arrange- 

 ment is alphabetical, and one sees at a glance the 

 colour, time of flowering, when ami where to sow . 

 and the height. The hest Sweet Peas are also 

 quoted, ami a good list of vegetable seeds. 

 Sundries and Gardening Hook- are to he found 

 at t he end of t he cat alogue. 



Tin-, practice which has become so popular of sow- 

 ing Sweel Peas singly in pots and bringing them 

 on under glass, whether in frame or greenhouse, 

 has called for new methods more convenient than 

 the old earthen thumb pots, which are not deep 

 enough and take up considerable space. The need 

 seems to he exactly met by the •• 7\/V Seed 

 Raiser, which is made of cardboard 1} inches 



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