THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[August 11, 1888. 



THOMAS'S 



TRAINING TRELLISES. 



GALVANISED AFTER MADE. 



For training Peas instead of 

 sticks. Training plants to walls, 

 &c. In Panels. 



6 feet by 3 feet ... 2s. each. 

 6 feet by 4 feet 

 6 feet by 5 feet 

 6 feet by 6 feet 

 Made any siz 

 following prices :- 

 2 in. 1£ in. mesh, 



£$d. per foot super. 



... 3s. each. 

 ... 4s. each. 



to order at 



Illustrated Catalogue on Application. 



J. J. THOMAS & CO. 



87, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, E.C. 



21-OZ. Foreign of the above sizes, in 100 and 200 feet boxes, 

 3rds and 4ths qualities, always kept in stock. 



A large stock of similar current sizes of 15-OZ. class in 

 200 feet boxes. 



English Glass, cut to buyer's sizes, at lowest prices, including 

 free delivery in the country in quantities. 



GEORGE FARMILOE & SONS, 



34, St. Jobn Street, West Smithfield, London, E.C. 



Stock List ami Prices on application. Price List of Colours, 

 Varnishes, Designs of Stained $ Leaded Glass. Quote Chronicle. 



RILL & SMITH'S 



BLACK VARNISH 



for Preserving Ironwork, Wood, or Stone. 



(Registered Trade Mark.) 



An excellent substitute for oil paint, at one-third the cost. 



Used in all London Parks, at Windsor, and Kew Gardens, 



and on every important estate in the Kingdom. Has stood 



the test of forty years' trial. Requires no mixing ; can be 



applied cold by any ordinary labourer. 



Price Is. %d. per gallon at the manufactory, or carriage-paid 

 to any railway station, Is. 2d. per gallon in casks of 36, 20, or 

 10 gallons. 

 n a tt m t r\ *T Every Cask bears the above 



V A. U 11 U Jy . Registered Trade Mark. Beware 



of cheap imitations. 



HILL & SMITH, 



Erlerley Ironworks, Dudley; 



118, Queen Victoria Street, London, EC. ; 



47, Dawson Street, Dublin. 



Greatly Reduced in Price. 



SILVESTER'S patent TRENTH AM BOILER 



Is the BEST, CHEAPEST, and MOST ECONOMICAL 

 BOIXEK EXTANT for all heating purposes, and is only 

 supplied by the PATENTEE. All other kinds of BOILERS, 

 PIPES. VALVES, HEATING and VENTILRTTNG APPA- 

 RPTUS manufactured by 



F, SILVESTER & CO., 



CASTLE HILL WORKS, NEWCASTLE, 

 STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Full Particulars on application. 



R. HALLIDAY & CO., 



HOTHOUSE BUILDERS and HOT-WATER ENGINEERS, 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL WORKS, MIDDLETON, MANCHESTER. 



Vineries, Stoves, Greenhouses, Peach Houses, Forcing Houses, &c, constructed on our improved plan, are the 

 perfection of growing houses, and for practical utility, economy, and durability cannot be equalled. We only do one class of work, 

 and that THE VEBY BEST. 



Conservatories and Winter Gardens designed architecturally correct without the assistance of any one out of our firm, 

 from the smallest to the largest. Hot- water Heating Apparatus, with really reliable Boilers, erected, and success guaranteed 

 in all cases. Melon Frames, Sashes, Hotbed Boxes, &c., always in stock. 



Plans, Estimates and Catalogues free. Customers waited on in any part of the Kingdom. 



Our Maxim is and always has been — 



MODERATE CHARGES. FIRST-CLASS WORE. THE BEST MATERIALS. 



HOT-WATER PIPES. 



'::,- 



Stands any pressure. 

 The most inexperienced can make a joint in two minutes. Efficiency guaranteed. 



RICHARDSON'S PATENT UNIVERSAL INDIA-RUBBER JOINT HOT-WATER PIPE SYSTEM 



is the cheapest and most durable joint in use. Never leaks. 

 IMPROVED HEATING COILS, Ornamental and Plain, and COLT, CASES, Garden ROLLERS, VASES, FOUNTAINS, SEATS, &c. 



Manufactured by THE MEADOW FOUNDRY CO. (Limited), MANSFIELD. 



See Gardeners' Chronicle, May 12. 



For Destroying Weeds 

 on Garden Walks, 

 Carriage Drives, Sta- 

 ble Yards, &c. Saves 

 more than twice its 

 cost in labour. No 

 Smell. No Disturb- 

 ance of the Gravel. 



Used in the CRYSTAL PALACE GARDENS, the ROYAL GARDENS, KEW, and other Public and Private Gardens. 

 Mr. W. G. Head, Superintendent of the Crystal Palace Gardens, says :— " We were so satisfied with your Weed Killer and its 



price, that we have used it absolutely. I have every confidence in recommending it." 

 Mr. J. Bell, the Duke of Wellington's Gardener, says :— " Your Weed Killer will prove to be a great boon. It not only destroys 



every form of weed but leaves the gravel bright and clean." 

 Mr. W. Edwahds, Gr. to the Right Hon. Earl Cadogan, says :— " I have used it (the Acme Weed Killer) on the walks, and plantains 



on cricket ground. It seems to answer well." 

 Mr. James Myers, Gr. to the Earl of Sandwich, says : — " I must say it does its work very effectually." 

 Mr. R. Irwin Lynch, Curator, Botanic Garden, Cambridge, says :— "There can be no question with regard to its efficacy." 

 T. Hewitt & Co., Nurserymen, Solihull and Birmingham, say : — " We find it excellent." 



Price per Gallon, 2s. (tin included) ; 5 Gallon lots, ls.6d. per Gallon ,- 10 to 20-Gallon lots, Is. 4d. per Gallon. 

 Carriage paid on 10 gals, and upwards. Used in the proportion of 1 gal. to 25 gals, of water. Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers — 



The AGRI-HORTICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, Tonbridge, Kent. Depot :— Bolton, Lancashire. 



ROBINSON & CLEAVER'S 



CAMBRIC 



Children's.. 

 Ladies' 

 Gent's .. 



Per doz. 

 . Is. 2d. 

 . 2s. M. 



POCKET 



Per doz. 

 Hemstitched :— 



Ladies' 2s. ll£d. 



Gent's 4s. lid. 



HANDKERCHIEFS. 



IRISH DAMASK 



TABLE LINEN. 



FISH NAPKINS, 2s. \ld. per dozen. Dinner Napkins, 5s. 6d. 

 per dozen. Table Cloths, 2 yards square, 2s. lid. ; 2J yards by 3 yards, 

 6s. Ud. each. Kitchen Table Cloths, Hid. each. Strong Huckaback Towels, 

 4s. 6d. per dozen. Monograms, Initials, &c., woven and embroidered. 

 Samples and Illustrated Price Lists, post-free. 



MATCHLESS 



SHIRTS. 



Best Quality Long Cloth, with 4-fold 

 finest Linen Fronts, 35s. Gd. per half-doz. 

 (to measure or pattern, 2s. extra). Pat- 

 terns of materials used, also of newest 

 styles in Fancy Cotton, Flannel, Silk, and 

 Silk and Wool, sent free on application. 



made as good as 

 new, with best 

 material in Neck- 

 bands, Cuffs and 

 Fronts, for 14s. 

 the half-dozen. 



OLD 

 SHIRTS 



Price Lists and Samples of Linen 

 Collars, Cuffs, and all kinds of Linen 

 Goods, postr-free. 



ROBINSON & CLEAVER, 



By Special Appointments to 

 H.M. the Queen and H.I.M. 

 the Empress of Germany, 



BELFAST. 



