Gardeners' Chronicle— January 13TH, 1912, 







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No. 1,307.— Vol. LI. 



THIRD 

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SATURDAY, JANUAEY 13, 191 



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Telegraphic Addres 



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For CONTENTS see page 17. 



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First Prize, London, 1911, awarded to 



EBBS' New CONQUEROR TOMATO, 



is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet, post free. 



Press Extract : " National Vegetable 

 Society's Show, London. — A new class 

 introduced for Tomatos in which points 

 were specially awarded for quality — i.e. 

 solidity of the flesh with little pulp and 

 seeds, and flavour — was well contested 

 with fourteen entries. The winning variety 

 was Webbs' Conqueror, shown by Mr. J . 

 Hudson, Leicester, but the dish might 

 well have secured the premier award solely 

 for the fine colour, size, and uniformity of 

 the fruits." 



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EBB & SONS, The King's Seedsmen 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 

 " Vitrolite" superior to White Lead Paint, 9/- per gall. 

 M Plastine M supersedes Putty, 16/- per cwt. Full particulars 

 from W. CARSON & SONS, Grove Works, Battersea. 



Agents throughout the country. 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 

 mining maggot, insects in greenhouses, frames. For 

 1,000 cubic feet, 6d. ; 10,000, 3s. 6d. No apparatus. 

 WM. DARLINGTON & SONS, Patentees. Hackney, N.E. 



BARR'S SEED GUIDE FOR 1912 contains 

 a select List of the best VEGETABLES, and the 

 most beautiful ANNUALS and PERENNIALS for Garden 

 and Greenhouse, including many fine Novelties of Sterling 

 Merit. Sent free on application. 

 BARR & SONS, 11, i2 & 13, King St.,Covent Garden, London. 



BARR'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 

 PLANTS.— Clearance List of surplus plants at 

 greatly reduced prices (prior to removal of nurseries trom 



S^oo^V^xT^P 10 ^ 7 ^ sent P° st free on application. 



BARR & SONS, ii, 12 & i3,King St.,Covent Garden, London. 



DICKSONS Horticultural Manure & other 

 high-class Fertilizers; also Dicksons Improved 



K r i°^ P p Wn i Q Pn i^ Cir l culars f "*e on application to 

 DICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses & Nurseries, Chester 



PERPETUAL FLOWERING CARNA* 

 TIONS— My stock is the largest in Europe ; Inspec- 

 tion invited. Export to the Colonies a speciality. Catalogue 

 tree on application. ° 



C. ENGELMANN, Saffron Walden. 



£}_ ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



5vA USe i i ts soluble Sulphur, &c, has for 40 years cured 

 Blights and Fungus on Plants, and is good for washing un- 

 healthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots dry in all weathers; 

 they will polish. Good for Harness. 



Wholesale from — 

 PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO. Ltd., London. 



THE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 

 increases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 x^J?^^ 11 ^ 5 these celebrated preparations. " XL ALL" 

 NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the gardeners' 



xt?™™^^* 11 *' both Li q ui d and Cake. "XL ALL" 

 NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for Syringing, Dip. 

 ping and Dressing Fruit Trees and Plants; Mealy Bug, 



tSc^V^T^^h^ 1 where this is used. « XL ALL- 

 INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best non-poison- 

 ous Wash on the Market. No licence required to sell 

 this. Other preparations of great renown, both poison- 



?, u ^_ an d non-poisonous, are :—"XL ALL" WEED KILLER, 

 J XL ALL/' FERTILISER, « XL ALL" WINTER WASH 

 for Fruit Trees, RICHARDS' BANDING GREASE, etc. 

 i t forget to ask your Nurseryman, Seedsman or Florist 

 for Richards' small pink list.— G. H. RICHARDS, 

 Manufacturer, 234, Borough High Street, London, S.E. 



Sow Now Under Glass. 



UTTON'S PIONEER PEA. 



Per pint, 2s. ; quart, 3s. 6d., post free. 



Mr. A. Wood, Gardener to A. J. 

 Allcock, Esq., writes : — "I must remark 

 on your dwarf Pioneer Pea. I had it 

 to follow Harbinger and Little Marvel, 

 and it completely outclassed all other 

 dwarfs. Large, handsome, well-filled 

 pods of grand quality, entirely smother- 

 ing the plants." 



SUTTON & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 

 READING. 



ATH'S SELECT SEEDS.— New Illus- 



trated Catalogue of Choice Vegetable and Flower 



Seeds, with full cultural notes, is now ready, and will be 



sent post free on application. 



(Dept. A), R. H. BATH, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



GARDEN PESTS.— Cross's " Clubicide " 

 r is the Gardeners' Insurance against damage by 

 Eel worm, Wire worm, Slugs, Maggot, and all Disease 

 Germs and Insect Pests. Kills all harmful Bacteria, 

 reinvigorates the soil, stimulates plant life. In is. 

 flasks and J-gall. and 1 gall, drums. From all Seedsmen. 

 Sole Manufrs. : A. CROSS & SONS, Ltd., Glasgow. 



C ROLL'S ROSES. — Catalogues now ready, 

 and post free on application, 

 D. & W. CROLL, 63, Commercial Street, Dundee. 



Roses and Herbaceous Plants. 



GUNN & SONS were awarded the 25 

 ^ Guinea Challenge Cup in each collection at the 

 Leamington Show. Up-to-date List for each now ready. 



Address : Olton, Warwickshire. 



SMUNDA for Orchids. — Consignments 



arrive fortnightly. 2s. 6d. per bushel ; per bag, 8s. 6d. 



SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. 



LAN 

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Piccadilly 

 Mr. H. E 



DSCAPE GARDENING. 



INNES STUCKEY, Landscape Gardener, 

 Mansions, Piccadilly Circus, W. (With the late 

 Milner). 



WALTERS & CO., Morland Rd., Croydon, 

 Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds ; 

 Trellis Screens and Fences, Arches, Arbours, Rose Pillars. 

 Established over 20 years. Catalogues free. 



ALPINES AND PERENNIALS. Rare 

 Rhododendrons and other Shrubs, Daffodils and 

 Bulbous Plants; Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready 



G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



UNYARD'S 



CATALOGUES, 



free on application. 





RUIT TREES AND VINES 



HRUBS AND CONIFERS. 



OSES AND OTHER 



CLIMBERS, 



in Pots. 



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ERBACEOUS & AQUATIC PLANTS 



for Autumn planting. 



G.EORGE BUNYARD & CO., Ltd., 

 RoyaT Nurseries, Maidstone. Established 1796. 



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WELLS' CATALOGUE OF 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Perpetual Carnations, 

 Herbaceous Plants, Alpine and Rock Plants, now ready, 

 post free on application. Wells' Book, "The Culture of 

 the Chrysanthemum," post free, is. 6d. 



W. WELLS & CO., Merstham, Surrey. 



For Advertisement Charges see page iv. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER & SONS, 

 Ltd., 27, Cannon Street, London, E.C. ; Works, 

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

 Peach-houses, Portable Buildings, etc. Catalogue gratis. 



F IDLER'S NEW ILLUSTRATED. 

 CATALOGUE of CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS 

 will be sent post free to any address on receipt of postcard. 

 Write at once for a copy ; it may help you to save 50 per 

 cent, on your seed bill this season. 

 FIDLER & SONS, Royal Berkshire Seed Stores, Reading. 



HRYSANTHEMUM S.— Descriptive 



_ Catalogue of choice up-to-date varieties and novelty 

 list'for 1912, sent free. Apply 



H. W. THORP, Durrington, Worthing. 



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■QOULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 



JL of every description. Write for latest Catalogue 



free on application. 



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



ACKENZIE and MONCUR, Limited, 



Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, London, 

 urgh, and Glasgow, By Special Appointment to 



H.M. The King. 



London Office: 8, CAMDEN ROAD, N.W. 



New Phloxes 



GUNN & SONS were Awarded 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. 

 now ready. Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



a Silver 



New Lists 



SEED PEAS.— "Farrow's Glory " Marrow- 

 fats. A very hardy variety. Can be sown both early 

 and late. Length of straw about 3 ft. 6 ins. Prodigious 

 yield and excellent flavour. J-pt. packet, 7d., post free. 



G. C. FARROW & CO., Peterborough. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN.— NEW SPAWN NOW READY. 

 We continue to receive the most gratifying testimonials as 

 to the productiveness and good quality of our Spawn. Fe: 

 bushel, 5S.-R. and G. CUTHBERT, Seed and Bulb Mer- 

 chants, Southgate, Mid dlesex. 



PE R P E T U A L-FLOWERING or 

 American Tree Carnations ; strong, healthy Guern- 

 sey plants from pots, 4s. per doz., carriage paid; 20s. 

 per 100, carriage forward ; ask for catalogue, 75 

 varieties, with full directions.— 

 VAN DER SLUYS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guernsey, C.I. 



FERNS ! FERNS ! !— Tree, Climbing:, 

 Basket, Stove, Greenhouse, and Garden Ferns; 

 catalogues free.— SMITH, London Fern Nurseries, 

 Itou gh b pr o' Junction, London, S.W. 



PERPETUAL TREE CARNATIONS, 

 best varieties, strong, young plants out of small • 

 pots, 20s. 100; good flowering plants in 5-inch pots; 

 10s. 6d. doz.— G. S. EVANS, F.R.H.S., Carnation 

 Specialist, Bexley Heath. 



IGS, GRAPE VINES, for fruiting 



and planting ; please write for sizes and prices. — 

 WILL TAYLER, Hampton, Middlesex. 



C1ARNATION " MAY DAY 

 ^ profitable pink; well rooted; 3s. 6d. 

 22s. 6d. per 100; cash.— JOHN BURCH, 

 Nursery, Bristol. . 



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most 



per dozen, 

 Staple Hill 



OR SAL E. — Crotons, Calanthe 



w Veitchii, Eucharis amazonica, Asparagus plumo- 



sus, Cyclamen, Clivias, Arum ^Ethiopica, Eliiottiana, and 

 Pentlandii, Malmaisons, &c— For particulars apply, 

 J. McPHERSON, Londesborough Park, Market Weigh- 

 too. Yorks. 



