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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Octobes 20, 1888. 



CONTRACTORS TO HER MAJESTY'S WAR DEPARTMENT. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY 



{Telegraphic Address — " Hot- water, London." Telephone — No. 4763.) 

 Have now pleasure in bringing to the notice of Horticulturists and Gardeners generally their 



NEW PATENT (No. 9090, 1888) HORIZONTAL TUBULAR BOILER, 



WHICH IS WITHOUT DOUBT THE BEST ALL ROUND BOILER IN THE MARKET. 



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



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MESSENGER & CO.'S New CATALOGUE of Greenhouses and Heating Apparatus, 



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Editorial Communications should be addressed to " The Editor ; " Advertisements and Business Letters to "The Publisher." at the Office, 41, Wellington street, Covent Garden, London, W.C. 

 Printed by William Richards, at the Office of Messrs. Bradbury, Asnew & Co., Lombard Street, Precinct of Whitefriars, City of London, in the County of Middlesex, and published by the 

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