Established 1 820 



S. SPOONER & SONS 



Fruit Tree Growers 



H0UNSL0W NURSERIES 



HOUNSLOW, MIDDLESEX 



Fruit Trees a Speciality 



Over half-a-milhon to select from 



150,000 One and Two=year Old 

 . Apples on English Paradise . 



CATALOGUES FREE ON APPLICATION 

 INSPECTION INVITED 



HOW OR IN WHAT WAY DID FLOWERS 

 COMMENCE TO EXIST 



on the face of the earth : Do you accept the "Story i f the 

 Creation," or are you more partial to Darwh.'s Theory of 

 Evolution ? ( Delicate ground, this ; but bees may enter where 

 angels fear to tread.) Whichever explanation you favour at 

 least you will agree that, through the agency of Bees and other 

 insects, as well as natural .-election, plants have undergone and 

 are still undergoing woi.d< rful chani 



These changes are so slow as to be almost Im- 

 perceptible ; therefore it follows that the nio.-t maike.l 

 din'ereutiation will be found amongst plant- growine in the 

 oldest parts of the world. 



The British Isles were under the sea a •short time 



aco." Since that time, our Islands have been ground uuder the 

 weight of glaciers, therefore the British Flora is new, e mpara- 

 tively ; there ha* not been time for uianv new spcies to be 

 evolved. A similar stateof affairs~exists hi ihe cascof the Andes 

 • America. They have come"up out of the sea in relatively 

 it times. Therf.,re theFl.ira is '• molern." 



But the hoary old Himalayas of India and the vast 



mountain ranges of Lhiua have kissed the clouds through 

 countless ages. ;The plants which inhabit these regie ns are 

 the descendants of families which wire truly "ancient" long, 

 lo. g before the Flood. There are thousand's of square miles 

 where neither wild nor civilised mnn has made his home. Right 

 up against the everlasting s multitudes of floral 



gems which no man ever saw. 



Bees' travellers have explored some of these virgin 



alpine meadows, and hive brought back evidence of the 

 richue-s of the beauty of the Chinese F1 ra. Several of th,- 

 Chinese Plantu Lrst introduced by Bees Ltd. have jumped intoal- 

 most universal favour in a year or two. Bee.i are now distributing 

 about 2 dozen more of these vastly interesting plants. You will 

 find a descriptive list of them in Bees Plant 

 . e. It is illuetiated with photo- 

 i plants growing wild in their native 

 fastness, as well as of others in the home 

 nui-sery. If jouare a lover of hardy plants, 

 write for it, and ask for Bees' seed catalogue 

 at the same time, if you are a buyer of seeds. 



But write now, this very minute, 

 lest you forget. 



„ m,ll 8 ; t m re E t Liverpool. 



DICKSONS, 



ROYAL 

 NURSERIES, 



CHESTER 



NURSERIES ARE OVER 500 ACRES IN EXTENT 

 We have the largest stock of Trees, Plants, Seeds, Bulbs, &c., in the Empire 



APPLES, PEARS, PLUMS AND 

 CHERRIES 



Standards and Half Standards, 1/6 to 3 6 each ; 15/- 

 to 36/- per dozen ; 100/- to 250/- per 100. 



Bush and Pyramids, 1 6 to 3 6 each ; 15. - to 36/- per 

 dozen ; 100 - to 250 - per 100. 



Cordons, 1 6 to 2 6 each ; 15 - to 24 - per dozen ; 

 100/- to 175/- per 100. 



Fan Trained, 2 6 to 7/6 each ; 24/- to 72/- per dozen ; 

 175 - to 500 - per 100. 



HORIZONTAL TRAINED IN APPLES AND PEARS ONLY 



2, 3, 4, 5 Tiers, viz.— 2/6, 3/6, 5/-, 7/6 each ; 24 - 

 to 72/- per dozen. 



PEACHES AND NECTARINES 



Dwarf Fan Trained, for Walls, 3/6, 5/- and 7 6 each. 



Standard and Half Standard, Trained for Walls, 7 6, 

 10 6 and 12 6 each. 



Bushes and Pyramids, in pots, 5 -, 7 6 and 10 6 each. 



EXTRA STRONG ROSES 



OUR SELECTION 



Climbers, Shoots 5-7 ft. long, 1- and 1,6 each; 

 10/6 and 15/- per dozen. 



Dwarf Hybrid Teas, 1 - each ; 9 to 12 per dozen ; 

 65 - per 100. 



Standard Hybrid Teas, 2 - each; 21/- 

 dozen ; 175, - per 100. 



Dwarf Hybrid Perpetual, 8d. each ; 7, 

 45, - and 50 - per 100. 



Standard Hybrid Perpetual, 1 9 each ; 18 

 140 - per 100. 



Dwarf Tea-scented, 1 - each ; 9, - to 12 

 65/- per 100. 



Standard Tea-scented, 1/9 each; 20- 

 160 - per 100. 



to 24 - per 



per dozen ; 



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Full Illustrated Catalogue of any Department post 

 free on application. 



DICKSONS, 



ROYAL 

 NURSER 1ES 



CHESTER 



