National 



Institute 



of 



Gardeners' Chronicle— February 3rd, 1912* 



Horticulture 





Established 



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Ko. 1, 310.— Vol. LI. 



THIRD 

 SERIES 



SUBSCRIPTION 



-Inland, /5/- ; Foreign, IT/6 [22 fr. 10 a.] [$4 26c. 

 Postal Address— 41, Wellington Street, Co vent Garden, W.C, 



SATUEDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1912. 



I Post-free, 3£d« 

 ] per annum. Entered at the New York Post Office as second-class matter. 



(Registered as a Newspaper. J PRICE 3d* 



1 WITH SUPPLEMENT* 



Telegraphic Address— •• Gardchron. Leadon." 



Telephone— Garrard, 1543. 



For CONTENTS see page 65. 



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Sow Now Under Glass* 



EBBS' New FREEDOM CUCUMBER, 



Mr. W. Goodwin, Gardener to J. Demp- 

 ster, Esq., writes :— " Your New Freedom 

 Cucumber is very prolific and a good 

 colour, splendid for exhibition and 

 general purposes." 





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EBBS' New CONQUEROR TOMATO, 



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

 Winner of First Prize for Quality and 

 Flavour at the National Vegetable Show, 

 London, 1911. 



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EBBS' HARBINGER DWARF BEAN 



2S. 6d. per quart, post free. Mr. H. E. 

 Mill ward, Gardener to Mrs. Macdonald, 

 writes :— " Webbs' Harbinger is a grand 

 forcing Bean, and invaluable for early 

 supplies/'— WEBB & SONS, The King's 

 Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbrid ge. 



G.ARDEN PESTS.— Cross's "Clubicide" 

 is the Gardeners' Insurance against damage by 

 Eelworm, Wireworm, 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. 



T)OULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 



I of every description. Write for latest Catalogue 

 free on application. 



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



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 Segd Stores, Reading. 



BATH'S SELECT SEEDS.— New Illus- 

 c j trs ? te A 9, atal ?S ue of Cn oice Vegetable and Flower 

 beeds, 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. 



HE COMING OF THE SPRING reminds 



Th. w l™ Ti! he i/T rtan . ce r of sowing the Best Seeds. 

 Ess^l s2d J Fa™s: ^ & ** * gr ° Wn ° n *** «"* 



T H C E COMING OF THE SPRING— 

 Send for John K. King & Sons' Manual of Gardening 

 for 1912, the best Seed Book of the year, replete wh 

 cultural instructions, charming illustrations' and correct 

 descriptions-post free on application. 

 JOHN K. KING & SONS, Seed Growers to H.M. The King, 

 Coggeshall, Essex. 



W E .L L S ' CATALOGUE OF 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS, Perpetual Carnations 

 Herbaceous Plants, Alpine and Rock Plants, now 

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

 the Chrysanthemum," post free, IS . 6d. culture o 

 W. WEL LS & CO.. Merstham, Surrey. 



-RITCHIE'S SWEET PEAS.-Uni- 



F^h^ V C ^ n0wkdgc 4 to be the best procurable; 

 Exh.b.tion collection containing the best , 2 Spencers 



H,Vf t ru"' £' ara r Curtis ' Edna Unwi n< Elsie 

 Maud Hnfi yS ™ Burt t ^ no ' In S m a°. Marj. Linzee, 

 Astoria, t"' ?l s ' Sykes ' Mrs - Breadmore, Prince 



free- siJt ? p nan V Sp « ncer ' 3 ° seeds each ' 3S - 6d > P° st 

 tree, Sweet Pea list free on request.— 



A.A. RITCHIE & CO., Seedsmen, Belfast. 



T J ' S pV\?t 5 L LALPINE& HERBACEOUS 



enTTreed I He* . V V r ! te for our new illustrated and 



moderate El* co ? ain r " g man y beautiful novelties at 

 in 19" Pt,CeS - Also L,st of Seeds collected from above 



J. A. COOPER. Lissadell ,No. 2 ), Sligo, Ireland/ 





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UTTON'S DELICIOUS MARROWFAT 



PEAS. Seven months in the year. 

 Special collections of the finest varieties, 

 eight sorts, our selection. 



2 quarts of each, 48s. 



1 quart of each, 24s. 



1 pint of each, 13s. 6d. 

 * Carriage free. 



UTTON & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



READING. 



THE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and 

 old-fashioned Perennials, Rock Gardens, Borders, 

 Water Gardens, and Wild Gardens designed and planted. 

 IliustratedCatalogues (free).— THE GUILDFORD HARDY 

 PLANT NURSERY, Guildford. 



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: Qlton, Warwickshire. 



HRYSANTHEMUM S.— Descriptive 



Catalogue of choice up-to-date varieties and novelty 

 list for 1912, sent free. Apply 



H. W. THORP, Durrington, Worthing. 



ERPETUAL FLOWERING CARNA- 



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

 tion invited. Export to the Colonies a speciality. Catalogue 

 free on application. 



C. ENGELMANN, Saffron Walden. 



/^1 REENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 



VUT " Vitrolite" superior to White Lead Painty/- per gall. 

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

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

 Agents throughout the country. 



LANDSCAPE GARDENING. 

 W. INNES STUCKEY, Landscape Gardener, 

 Piccadilly Mansions, Piccadilly Circus, W. (With the late 

 Mr. H. E. Milner). 



DICKSONS Horticultural Manure & other 

 high-class Fertilizers; also Dicksons Improved 

 Mushroom Spawn. Priced Circulars free on application to 

 DICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses & Nurseries, Chester 



f^i ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



\JT use; its 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. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER & SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

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



FRUITING VINES IN POTS.— Muscat 

 of Alexandria, and leading Market varieties. We 

 make Vines a speciality. 



G. COLEMAN, The Vineries, Burgess Hill, Sussex. 





fTIHE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 



I increases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 notning equals these celebrated preparations. " XL ALL" 

 NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the gardeners' 

 favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and Cake. "XL ALL" 

 NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for Syringing, Dip. 

 ping and Dressing Fruit Trees and Plants ; Mealy Bug, 

 Scale, etc., cannot exist 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- 

 ous and non-poisonous, are :— "XL ALL" WEED KILLER 

 " XL ALL" FERTILISER, " XL ALL" WINTER WASH 

 for Fruit Trees, RICHARDS' BANDING GREASE, etc. 

 Don'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. 



Fop Advertisement Charges see page xii. 



EELWAY'S "Manual of Horticulture " is 

 the best of all Garden Books, 2s., post free. From 

 ■ — -, Esq., Northwood, Middlesex, September 28th, 1911 : 

 " I find that I have never forwarded 2s. for your lovely 

 Catalogue you sent me some weeks since. It would be 

 cheap at five times the price, and I sincerely regret the over- 

 sight."— KELWAY & SON, Langport, Somerset. 



1V[OW is the time to plant Kelway's Del- 



jL^I phiniums — fine, bold upstanding plants with a wealth 

 of bloom in all shades of blue and purple. They are from 

 strong country-grown stocks, and flourish under a most all 



conditions. From Esq., Greenock: " All the 



Delphiniums received from you last Spring did very well 

 indeed. I have now about three dozen of your Delphiniums. 

 They are the admiration of all the flower lovers in this 

 district." Choice named collections 15s., 24s , 34s., 56s. a 

 dozen.— KELWAY & SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 

 Langport, Somerset. ____ 



IRON & WIRE FENCING for GARDENS, 

 Tree Guards, Gates, Arches, Espaliers. Rose Stakes, 

 and Ornamental Garden Iron and Wire Work of every 

 description. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free. 

 BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Manufacturers, Norwich. 



New Phloxes. 



GUNN & SONS were Awarded a Silver 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. New Lists 

 now ready. Address: Qlton, Warwickshire. 



ALPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 — Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 Shrubs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 



G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



UNYARD'S 



CATALOGUES, 



free on application. 



71RUIT TREES AND VINES. 

 HRUBS AND CONIFERS. 



OSES AND OTHER 



CLIMBERS, 



in Pots. 



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EKBACEOUS & AQUATIC PLANTS 



for present planting. 



/GEORGE BUNYARD & CO., Ltd.,. 



\~W Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. Established 1796. 



O NURSERYMEN. — THE NEW 



PATENT MULTI-DIBBER. Indispensable to 

 all "who raise seedlings in boxes, frames, or in the open, 

 ground. Send for special list with prices. 

 BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



BARR'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

 SEEDS of finest selected strains and tested growth. 

 Descriptive Catalogue, with Cultural Notes free. 



BARR'S BEAUTIFUL LILIES, 

 GLADIOLI, MONTBRETIAS, CANNAS, TIG- 

 RI DI AS, etc. for Spring planting. Special Catalogue free. 

 pAT?" '■ Q^MS tt.t2 & 13. Kin? St., Covent Garden, London. 



ARK'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 



PLANTS.— Clearance List of surplus plants at 

 greatly reduced prices (prior to removal of nurseries from, 

 Surbiton to Taplow), post free. 

 BARR&SONS t n, 1 2 & 13, King St., Covent Garden, London. . 



SMUNDA for Orchids. — Consignments 



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



SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 

 mining maggot, insects in greenhouses, frames. For 

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

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



\T7ALTERS & CO., Morland Rd., Croydon, 



\ y Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds ; 

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

 Established over 20 years. Catalogues free. 



