Garden-its' Chronicle— march 30, 1912 



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No. 



318 



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I SERIES 



SATURDAY, MARCH 30. 1 



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For CONTENTS see page 195. 



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 

 inconvenience. 



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EBBS' NEW PERFECTION PINK 



ASTER. — A distinct new beautiful blush 

 pink colour, is. and 2s. 6d. per packet, 

 post free. 



WEBBS' BEDDING ASTER.— Specially 

 for Bedding. Rose, Dark Crimson, White, 

 Purple, Pink, Light Blue, and mixed 

 colours. Each, 6d, and is. per packet. 

 Collection of 6 distinct colours, separate, 

 3s., post free. 



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EBBS' NEW ADMIRATION STOCK. 



—Almond Blossom, White, Rosy Lilac, 

 Violet, Flesh Colour, and mixed colours. 

 Each, is. per packet, post free. 



EBBS' BEDDING STOCK.-Specially 



for Bedding. Scarlet, Canary Yellow, 

 Purple, Light Blue, White, Rose, and 

 mixed colours. Each, 6d. and is. per 

 packet, post free. Collection of 6 distinct 

 colours, separate, 3s., post free.— 

 WEBB & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 

 Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



ALPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS^ 

 —Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 Shrubs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 



G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



_ New Phloxes. 



ri UNN & SONS were Awarded 



VJ Cup at the Great Show at Olympia 

 now ready. Address : Olton, Warwickshire.' 



a Silver 



New Lists 



RITCHIE'S SWEET PEAS.— Uni- 

 T? s ..t i I er ** Uy acknowledged to be the best procurable- 

 Exhibition collection, containing the best 12 Spencers 

 viz. Asta Ohn, Clara Curtis, Edna Unwin, Elsie 

 Herbert Gladys Burt, Jno. Ingman, Marj. Linzee, 

 Maud Holmes, Mrs. Sykes, Mrs. Breadmore, Prince 

 Astunas, Tennant Spencer, 30 seeds 'each, as. 6d., post 

 tree; Sweet Pea list free on request.— 



A. S. RITCHIE & CO., Seedsmen, Be lfast 



aARDEN PESTS.— Cross's " Clubickte 77 

 is the Gardeners' Insurance against damage bv 

 Eelworm, Wireworm, Slugs, Maggot, and all Disease 

 Germs and Insect Pests. Kills all harmful Bacteria 

 reinvigorates the soil, stimulates plant life. In is' 

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

 ^ oleJVIanufrs. : A. CROSS & SONS, Ltd ., Glasgow. ' 



SMUNDA for Orchids.— Consignments 



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

 SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. S ' 



WALTERS & CO., Morland Rd7c7oydon, 

 -rwir c Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds- 

 E^hLif ^ eenS and Fences * Arches, Arbours, Rose Pillars! 

 ^tabh shed over 20 years. Write for new 1912 C atalogue. 



^YARD'S CATALOGUE^ 



free on application. 



BORDER CARNATIONS, 50 varieties. 



ROSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS, in Pots. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS 

 _Jor_prese nt planting. a 



(t E P R £E~BU N YARD & CO., ~T^~ 



^ * Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. Established 1796. "* 



SUTTON'S Superb BEDDING ASTERS. 

 A splendid selection, specially adapted 

 for producing masses of ^colour in beds. 

 Scarlet, Delicate Rose, Bright Rose, 

 le, Lilac (Mauve), White. Each per 

 packet, is. Collection of the six colours, 

 - separate, 5s. 



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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. 



DOUGLAS'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 191 1 fine crop, now ready for sowing. Send for 

 catalogue, Edenside, Gt. Bookham. 



f1 ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



VX 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. 



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M. DUNCAN TUCKER & SONS, 



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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

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



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ITUDLER'S GIANT-FLOWERED 

 / SWEET PEAS. Send at once for our collection 

 id) 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 L I L I E S~ 

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

 Spring Planting. Special Catalogue free on application. 

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



COOPS, COOPS, for the season. The 

 Keeper's Coop. Best on the market, 5s. 6d. each ; 

 60s. per dozen, carriage paid. Runs, 2s. 6d. each extra. 

 Send for list, showing numerous other designs. 

 BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Rose Lane Works, Norwi ch . 



Roses and Herbaceous Plants. 



p UNN & SONS were awarded the 25 



\JT 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. 



(1 REENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 

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

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

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



Agents throughout the country. 





For Advertisement Charges see page 1y. 



KELWAYS "Manual of Horticulture" is 

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



, Esq., Northwood, Middlesex, September 28th, 191 1: 



" 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. 



THE 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— .Esq., 



Penmon, Beaumaris, Anglesey. M I shall probably want 

 some more Herbaceous things, as those we got from you. 

 last year have done splendidly. I do not know whether it 

 is the excellence of your plants or the season, but some of 

 them have grown enormous." 



"TVTOW is the time to plant Kelway's Del- 



L\ phiniurns— 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 nnder almost all 



conditions. From , Morristown, N.J., U.S.A. : " We 



have had clumps of your Larkspurs, enduring frost down 

 to 40 (below zero) F., for ten successive winters. It is. 

 true that they have had sometimes a covering of several 

 feet of snow, and sometimes none at all." Choice named 

 collections 15s., 24s., 34s., 56s. a dozen. — KELWAY & 

 SON, T he 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. 



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ATH'S SELECT SEEDS.— New Illus- 

 trated Catal e 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. 



FRUITING VINES IN POTS.— Muscat 

 of Alexandria, and leading Market varieties. We 

 make Vines a speciality. 



G. COLEMAN, The Vineries, Bur?e?s Hill, Sussex. 



DICKSONS Horticultural Manure & other 

 high-class Fertilisers; also Dicksons Improved 

 Mushroom Spawn. Priced Circulars free on application to 

 DICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses & Nurseries, Chester 



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. 



rflHE 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" 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. 



THE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and 

 old-fashioned Perennials, Rock Gardens, Borders, 

 Water Gardens, and Wild Gardens designed and planter!.. 

 Illustrated Catalogue (free). -THE GUILDFORD HARDY 

 PLANT NURSERY, Guildford, 





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