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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Ootobee 27, 1888. 



BONES !— BONES!!— BONES!!! 



Crushed Bones in all sizes for Vine Borders, Lawns, Potting, 

 Grass Lands, &c. Also BONE MEAL for Poultry Feeding, 

 GARDEN GUANO, DISSOLVED BONES, Special MANURES 

 and FERTILIZERS for all purposes. 



For Prices, apply to 



HARBISON, BARBER & CO. (Limited), 



GARRETT LANE, WANDSWORTH, SURREY, S.W. 



EESON'S MANURE. — The Best and 



Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 



containing the Leading Gardeners' and Market Growers' 



Reports. Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. %d., 5s. id., and 10s. 6d. each, 



or 1 cwt. Bags, sealed, 13s. By all Seedsmen, or apply direct to 



W. H. BEESON, Carbrook Bone Mills. Sheffield. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, newly made. 

 Truck-load (2 tons), 20s. ; in bags— 20, 14s ; 40. 25s. Free 

 on to Rail. Cash with order. 



J. STEVENS iXD CO., Cocoa-nut Fibre Merchants, Grey- 

 hound Yard, and 153. High Street, Battersea, S.W. 



OULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 



O certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphis, 

 &c. Enough to make 32 gallons of solution, free for Is. 3d. 

 The only kind to use is " Harris's specially prepared Sulphide 

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO.(Limited), 9,Bull Ring, Birmingham. 



URF— TURF.— Finest, for Tennis Lawns, &c, 



at 10s. per 100. Superior Top-3pit for Potting, also. 

 J. KEEVIL, Merton Hall Road, Wimbledon. 



PEAT for ORCHIDS, 



AZALEAS, HEATHS, FERNS, RHODODENDRONS, &c. 



The Best In the World. 



A. JOHNSON and CO., 23, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C-, 

 continue to receive the highest of testimonials ( unsolicited) from 

 large Orchid Growers, stating the ORCHID PEAT supplied by 

 A.J. &Co. isbyfarthebesttheyhaveeverused. Samples can be 

 seen at above address, or forwarded on application free of charge. 



OISHURST COMPOUND, used by leading 



Vj Gardeners since 1859 against Ked Spider, Mildew, 

 Thrips, Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2 ounces to the 

 gallon of soft-water ; 4 to 16 ounces as winter dressing for Vines 

 and Orchard-house Trees ; and in lather from the cake against 

 American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended 

 to supersede it. Boxes. Is., 3s., and 10s. <6d. 



GISHUJRSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft on 

 wet ground. Boxes, 6d. and Is., from the Trade. 

 Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY 

 (Limited), London. 



BOXES.- Light Wood BOXES 



for Sending Cut Flowers or Plants by Post or Rail. WREATH. 

 CROSS, and Improved BOUQUET Boxes. WOOD TRAYS for 

 Sowing Seed, Striking Cuttings, &.'. Cheaper and better than 

 Pots or Pans. Samples, with Price List free, (i stamps. Write 

 for Samples, stating requirements, to 



CASBON'S Box Works, Mlllfield, Peterborough. 



GLASS. CHEAP GLASS. 



8S. 6d. per 100 feet 15 oz. 12x10, 18x12, 18x14, 24x14, 

 14x12. 20x12, 18x16, 24x16, 

 128. per 100 feet 21 02. ... 16x12, 16x14, 20x16, 24x18, &c. 

 Putty, 6s. Qd. per cwt. ; White Lead, genuine, 21s. ; Our 

 Speciality, 17s. i5d. per cwt. ; Paints ground in Oil, Stone Ochre, 

 20s.; Oxford Ochre, 24s.; Green, 16s.; Black, i6s. per cwt. ; 

 Varnish, from 5s. tid. per gal. — Full Price List on applica- 

 tion to THE CHEAP WOOD COMPANY, 95, Bishopsgate 



Street Within. Londo 



, E.C. 



RUSSIA MATS— RAFFIA. — 

 NEW ARCHANGEL MATS and all kinds of 

 ST. PETERSBURG MATS, RAFFIA FIBRE, TOBACCO 

 PAPER and RAG, BAMBOO CANES, Sua., supplied at Lower 

 Prices than any other Firm. The Trade only supplied. 

 MARENDAZ AND FISHER, JamesStreet, Covent Garden, W.C. 



ARDEN REQUISITES. — Sticks, Labels, 



Virgin Cork, Raffia, Mats, Bamboo Canes, Rustic Work ; 

 Manures, &c. Cheapest Prices of 

 WATSON AND SCULL. 90. Lower Thames Strept. London, E.G. 



ORCHID BASKETS, 

 RAFTS, BOATS, AND CYLINDERS, 



AND ALL GARDEN SUNDRIES. 



SEND FOR A 



PRICE LIST 



from the Largest Manufacturer in the Trade, 



H. G. SMYTH, 



21, GOLDSMITH STREET, 



DRURY LANE. W.C. 



HORTICULTURAL GLASS, 

 GLASS BELLS, &c. 

 ROCHEZ-VANDER ELST, 

 Charleroi, Belgium. 

 Agents : H. PUCKERT AND CO., 110, Cannon St., London, E.C. 



ROOT PRUNING can be better and more 

 scientifically performed with the new Patent "MYTI- 

 CUTTAH " than by any other means. Send for Price Lists of 

 this novel invention and of our other new and well-known 

 Pruning Tools.— STANDARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY. 

 St. Alkmund's Churchyara, Derby. Sold by Seedsmen and 

 Ironmongers at home and abroad. 



HILL & SMITH, 



BRIERLEY HILL, NEAR DUDLEY, 



AND AT 118, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, LONDON, E.C. 



IRON FENCING, HURDLES, GATES, &C. 



Special Estimates given for Large Contracts in Fencing, 

 Roofing, &c. Personal Surveys of Estates made, and practical 

 advice given as to the best and most economical Fences to put 

 down. 



Illustrated Catnhqws Fr-"> h>/ Pn t. 



STOVES. 



Terra-Cotta ! Portable ! For Coal ! 



ROBERTS'S PATENT (IMPROVED), 



for Greenhouses, Bedrooms, &c. 



GREENHOUSES Heated 24 Hours for about One Peony, 



without attention. ROBERTS'S PATENT TERRA-COTTA 



STOVES for COAL give pure and ample heat with common 



coal, or coal and coke. For Greenhouses. Bedrooms, &c. 



Famphlets, Drawings, and authenticated Testimonials sent. 



See in use at Patentee's, 



THOMAS ROBERTS, 



112, Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W. 



THE LOUGHBOROUGH GREENHOUSE 



HOT- WATER APPARATUS. 



This is the simplest, 

 cheapest, and most 

 powerful apparatus 

 made. It requires no 

 brick setting, no stoke- 

 hole, and no hot-water 

 fitter for fixing. The 

 'the 

 side, 

 ) that the whole of the healfrom the Boiler 

 itself is utilised. It burns over twelve 

 hours without attention, at a nominal cost. 

 Price, as engraving, with Boiler, open feed syphon, 12 ft. of 

 •1-inch hot-water pipe, and patent joints, complete, £4 4s. 



Delivered free to any station. Discount for cash. 



Cost of apparatus complete for Greenhouses as below, 



delivered free, with pipes cut and fitted ready for fixing. 



ft. ft. 



I ft. ft. 



I ft. ft. 



5 10 8 25 X 12 ... 6 16 8 

 12 X 8... 5 1 | 20X10... 6 | 40 X 16 ... 12 12 4 

 Proportionate prices for other sizes. Estimates free. 

 Illustrated List, with full particulars of these aDd every 

 description of Fuel, Gas, a nd Oi l Heating Stoves free. 



DEANE & CO., 



HOETrCULTURAL BUILDERS ANB HOT-WATEK ENGINEERS/ 



46AK St! mam f LONDON BRIDCE. 



HEATING APPARATUS.— Catalogues free. 

 Improved EXPANSION .TOrNTS, half a million sold. 

 Write to Inventor, J. ATTVVOOD, Stourbridge. 



BOULTON & PAUL, 



HORT ICULTURAL BUILD ERS. 



Our 8 by 6 feet 

 2-LIGHT MELON AND CUCUMBER FRAMES 



are £3 each, carriage paid. 



Made of the best red deal, English 21-oz. glass, painted 3 coats 



best colour. 



3-L1GHTS, 12 by 6 feet, £4 5S. 



For other sizes, see NEW PRICE LISTS, Post-free. 



NORWICH. 



FAWKES' SLOW-COMBUSTION 



HEATING APPARATUS. 



Most Efficient and Cheapest in Existence. 

 Requires no sunk stokehole and no brick 

 setting. Will last all night without atten- 

 tion. Will burn house cinders, therefore 

 costs next to nothing for fuel. Any one 

 can fix it. A domestic servant can stoke it. 



Complete Apparatus from £4 12s. I 

 SUCCESS GUARANTEED. 



Enormous num- 

 bers in use all 

 over the country. 



Only Slow Com- 

 bustion Appara- 

 tus of the kind. 



caution: 



Beware of in- 

 efficient incom- 

 plete Apparatus, 

 which will not 

 last all night. 



Full particulars 

 and Prices of 

 every sized Ap- 

 paratus, and 

 numerous Testi- 

 monials for last 

 five seasons, 



showing enorm- 

 ous success, post- 

 free on applica- 

 tion. 



BEST CONSTRUCTED and CHEAPEST 



Greenhouses, Forcing-houses, Pits, Frames, Plant 



Protectors, Potting Sheds, Tool-houses, &c. 



TV.ustrated Priced Catalogue post-free from 



COMPTON & FAWKES 



CHELMSFORD. 



PORTABLE PLANT FRAMES. 



The above are without exception the most useful kind of 

 Frame for Plant Growing, and every one with a garden should 

 possess one. The sashes turn right over one on to the other, and 

 the boxes are put together with wedges, and can be taken apart 

 in a few minutes. Sizes and prices, carriage paid to any station 

 in England, ready glazed and painted: — 



6 feet long, 4 feet wide, packing cases free £2 15 

 12 feet long, 4 feet wide, „ ,, ,, 4 15 



6 feet long, 5 feet wide, „ „ „ 3 15 



12 feet long, 5 feet wide, „ „ „ 6 10 



Trie glass is nailed and puttied in. 



R. HALIIDAY & CO., 



Hothouse Builders and Engineers, 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL WORKS, MLDDLETON, 



MANCHESTER. 



London Agent : Mr. H. SEELTON, Seedsman, &c„ 

 3: 19H9W R<W», N. 



