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NOTICE. 



In consequence of the decreased Railway facilities 

 caused by the Coal Strike, the distribution of 

 the "Gardeners' Chronicle " may be delayed, 

 although every effort will be made to prevent 

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Two Magnificent Peas. 



EBBS' STOURBRIDGE MARROW 



(Mid-Season). 2s. pint; 3s. 6d. quart. Win- 

 ner of FIRST PRIZE, N.V.S., London. 

 Mr. E.Beckett, Aldenham House Gardens, 

 writes :— " Wonderfully prolific and of the 

 highest quality ; for exhibition purposes it is 

 most valuable." 



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EBBS' SENATOR (MAINCROP). 



is. gd. pint; 3s. quart. Awarded R.H.S. 

 First-class Certificate of Merit. A mar- 

 vellously prolific cropper of exceptionally 

 rich flavour. Cannot be too highly recom- 

 mended. WEBB & SONS, The King's 

 Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

 w, u* Use j i ts so,uble Sulphur, &c, has for 40 years cured 

 hill thf 5i nd Fu "?.us on Plants, and is good for washing un- 



ihll Jni° gS r ? ls ^ urst } n r e kee PS boots dry in all weathers; 

 they will polish. Good for Harness. 



^.^ Wholesale from— 



PRICE'S PATENT C ANDLE CO. Ltd., London. 



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4LPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 -Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 ibs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 



G. REUTHE. Keston, Kent. * 



T txt *t « ~ New Phloxes, 



UNN & SONS were Awarded 



VJ Cup at the Great Show at Olympia 

 "owready. Address : Olton, Warwickshire.' 



a Silver 



New Lists 



ITCHIE'S SWEET PEAS.— Uni- 



Exhih;^ r n SaI1 ^i aC ^ n ° wledg€ 4 ^° be the best Procurable; 

 viz l'° f ° C nl CCUO ni cont *'™S the best . a Spencers 



Herbert ri? hn * £ lam r Curtis ** Edna Unwin - Elsie 

 MMd H«? yS M Bnrt fc J™' la Sman, Marj. Linzee, 

 &te ^ SykeS> Mrs i Brea d^re, Prince 

 free"^„ , D ant ,- Sp ? ncer « 3° seeds each > »«• 6d., post 

 ' » £ et Pea llst free °n request.— 

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



GARDEN PESTS.— Cross's "Clubicide" 



Eelworm v?r GardenerS o, Insu rance against damage by 

 Germs ^nHT eW °f n U SIu S s - M *ggot, and all Disease 

 Sgomes Ir ^Vf StS ;- K , ilIs a11 , harmful Bacteria, 

 flask* fnHi 11 e f 011 ' simulates plant life. In is. 



Sole m!^ 3nd , V g S"- drams - F ™ m aI1 Seedsmen. 

 ^e Manufrs. : A. CROSS & SONS, Ltd., Glasg ow. 



S aiF N f D > A - J° r Orchids—Consignments 



amve s^*^r£tt&ir bag> 8s - 6d - 



UNYARD'S 



CATALOGUES, 



free on application. 



RUIT TREES AND VINES. 



HRUBS AND CONIFERS. 



OS^i> AND OTHER 



CLIMBERS, 



Hp _____ in P ots. 

 ERBACEOUS & AQUATIC PLANTS 



^.^TT-— — ~- _J?JLP£e^entplanting. 



\T ? R S? BUNYARD & CO Ltd' 



** Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. EstablVshed x 79 6 ' 



UTTON'S Superb BEDDING ASTERS. 



A splendid selection, specially adapted 

 for producing masses of .colour in beds. 

 Scarlet, Delicate Rose, Bright Rose, 

 Blue, Lilac (Mauve), White. Each per 

 packet, is. Collection of the six colours, 

 separate, 5s. 



UTTON'S Superb BEDDING STOCKS. 



Selected with great care, expressly 

 for bedding purposes. White, Yellow, 

 Blush-rose, Peach-blossom, Pink, Terra 

 Cotta, Carmine-pink, Scarlet, Mauve, 

 Blue and Purple. Each per packet, is. 



UTTON & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



READING. 





F IDLER'S GIANT-FLOWERED 

 SWEET PEAS. Send at once for our collection 

 (C) of 14 named varieties, all separate, containing in all 

 1,000 good plump new seeds. Post free with catalogue for is. 

 FIDLER & SONS, Royal Berkshire Seed Stores, Reading. 



BARR'S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

 SEEDS of finest selected strains and tested growth. 

 Descriptive Catalogue free. 



BARR'S HARDY PERENNIALS, 

 ALPINES, AQUATICS, CLIMBERS, ETC., FOR 



SPRING PLANTING. Descriptive Catalogue, with 

 Cultural Notes, free. 



BARR'S BEAUTIFUL LILIES, 

 Gladioli, Cannas, Montbretias, Tigridias, etc., for 

 Spring Planting. Special Catalogue free on application. 

 BARR & SONS, 11,12 & 13, King St.,Coven t Garden, London. 



HE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 



increases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 nothing 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" ROSE MANURE 

 "XL ALL" WINTER WASH for Fruit Trees, 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. 



ALTERS & CO.,Morland Rd., Croydon, 



Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds ; 

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

 Established over 20 years. Write for new 1912 Catalogue. 



UTS FOR THE GARDEN. — Fruit 



Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workshops, Cycle Houses, 

 Boot Rooms, Servants' Mess Rooms, Children's Play- 

 rooms, &c. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free. 



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



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. 



ISSADELL ALPINE& HERBACEOUS 



PLANTS. — Write for our new illustrated and 

 enlarged List, containing many beautiful novelties at 

 moderate prices. Also List of Seeds collected from above 



in 1911. 



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



fi REENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 



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

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

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



Agents throughout the country. 



Fop Advertisement Charges see page iv. 



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ELWAY'S "Manual of Horticulture" is 



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

 ~» Es q-> 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- 

 sigh t. "-KEL WAY & SON, Langport, Somerse t. 



HE MODERN HERBACEOUS 



— BORDER.— Full particulars and prices of Kelway 

 borders packed, arranged for planting, to flower in tasteful 

 schemes of colour, from— KELWAY & SON, The Royal 



Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. From , E<=q 



Summerland, British Columbia, Canada. " The perennial 

 plants, Delphiniums and Pyrethrums, which you sent by 

 post on October 1st last, arrived here on October 26th, and 

 ?pened up in good condition. The plants apparently were 

 in the best of condition, so should be no apprehension 

 about sending by post." 



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NOW is the time to plant Kelway's Del- 

 phiniums— hne, bold upstanding plants with a wealth 

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

 strong country-grown stocks, and flourish under almost 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. 

 Jhey 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, 

 Lan gport, Somerset. •• 



A VENDER.— Common, Giant and Dutch, 



3s. per dozen, 21s. per 100; also the dwarf Compact 

 variety, 5s. per dozen, 35s. per 100, and the White-flowered, 



^ e r7rT S ^ e r?i*^ nted ' 7s - 6d * P er doz -» 55s. per 100.-THE 

 GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT NURSERY, Guild ford. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER & SONS^ 

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

 lottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries 

 Peach-houses, Portable Buil dings, etc. Catalogue gratis. * 



OUGLAS'S CARNATIONS & PINKS, 



border and perpetual, are noted all over the world. 

 5 Gold Medals, R.H.S., 450 Medals and Cups. Newest and 

 best varieties at most reasonable prices, all ready for 

 planting or potting on. Finest hand fertilized seed only 

 sold. Carnation and Picotee seed, all types, is. 6d, to 2s. 6d. 

 packet. Auricula, Pink, Polyanthus, finest strain in exist- 

 ence, all 1911 fine crop, now ready for sowing. Send for 

 catalogue, Edenside, Gt. Bookham. 



ANDSCAPE GARDENING. 



W. INNES STUCKEY, Landscape Gardener, 

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

 Mr. H. E. Milner). 



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. 



RUITING VINES IN POTS.- 



of AIexar#lria, and leading Market vari 

 make Vines a speciality. 



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



Muscat 



We 



DICKSONS Horticultural Manure & other 

 high-class Fertilizers; also Dicksons Improved 

 Mushroom Spawn. Priced Circulars free on application to 

 DICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses & Nurseries, Chester 



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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, Hacknev. N.K. 



RDER TRELLIS- WORK NOW.— Get 



_ our book en Trellis-work, showing Screens, Wall 

 Panels, Window Surrounds, Arches, Arbours, &c, post free* 



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 





