Gardeners' Chronicle— April 27, 1912 



IN 





Established 1341 



No. 



32 



Vol. LI 



i THIRD > 

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SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 191 



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For CONTENTS see page 271. 



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EBBS' BEAUTIFUL ANNUALS 



for present sowing. 

 Webbs' Double Scarlet Clarkia, 



is. per packet, post free. 

 Webbs' Double Rose Godetia, 



is. per packet, post free. 

 Webbs' Carmine Gem Eschscholtzia, 



is. per packet, post free. 



Webbs' Selected Shirley Poppy, 

 is. per packet, post free. * 



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EBB & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



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, post free. 

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



REENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 



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

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

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



Agents throughout the country. 



THE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 

 increases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 nothing equals these celebrated preparations. * 4 XL ALL 

 NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the gardener^ 

 favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and Cake. 44 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 are :— "XL ALL 

 WEED KILLER, 44 XL ALL" FERTILISER, M XL ALL" 

 ROSE MANURE. Richards' GREEN SUNSHADE, finest 

 powder shading on the market, is. packet, does 100 feet of 

 glass. Don't forget to ask your Nurseryman or Seedsman 

 for my small pink list —G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer, 

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



SM U N D A for Orchids.— Consignments 



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

 SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. 



WALTERS & CO., Moiiand Rd., Croydon, 

 Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds; 

 also Pinoleum, Scrims and Tiffany Blinds. Prices and 

 samples free. Established 20 years. 



THE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and 

 old-fashioned Perennials, Rock Gardens, Borders, 

 Water Gardens, and Wild Gardens designed and planted. 

 Illustrated Catalogue (free). —THE GUILDFORD HARDY 

 PLANT NURSERY, Guildford. 



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T ISSADELL ALPINE& HERBACEOUS 



Ij PLANTS.— Write for our new illustrated and 



enlarged List, containing many beautiful novelties at 



moderate prices. Also List of Seeds collected from above 

 in igu. 



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



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. 



GNew Phloxes. 

 UNN & SONS were Awarded 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. 

 now ready. Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



a Silver 



New Lists 



To ensure fine Bushy Plants, Sow Now 



SUTTON'S WALLFLOWERS, 

 SUTTON'S FIRE KING (vivid orange), 

 per packet, is. 6d. 



SUTTON'S GIANT BLOOD RED, 



per packet, is. 6d. 

 CLOTH OF GOLD, per packet, 6d. 



and is. 

 SUTTON'S SUPERB MIXED, per 



packet, is. 



Post free. 



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 tor 

 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 lor 

 catalogue, Edenside, Gt. Bookham. 



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. 



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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LANDSCAPE GARDENING.— 

 W INNES STUCKEY, Landscape Gardener, 

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

 M r. H. E. Milner). 



GARDEN 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 *-gall. and 1 gall, drums. From all Seedsmen. ■ 

 S ole Manufrsf: A. CROSS & SONS, Ltd., Glasgow. 



UNYARD'S CATALOGUES, 



• free on application. \ 



BORDER CARNATIONS, 50 varieties. 



ROSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS, in Pots. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS 



for present planting. 



(GEORGE BUNYARD & CO., Ltd., 

 T Roval Nurseries, M aidstone. Established 1796. 



TAICKSONS Horticultural Manure & other 



I I high-class Fertilizers; also Dicksons Improved 

 Mushroom Spawn. Priced Circulars free on application to 

 DICre ONS.'gai Se e d Warehouses & Nurseries, Chester 



ARRISON'S" "RELIABLE" WEED 



KILLER.-Best and cheapest. See p. vn- thisissue. 



COOPS, COOPS, for the season. The 

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

 60s. pir dozen, ca°r£ g e paid. Runs 2S , d each extra. 

 Send for list, show ng numerous other designs. 

 BO U LTON '& P AUL, Ltd., Rose Lane Works, Norwich. 



r^ ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



IT use- its soluble Sulphur, &c, has for 40 years cured 



&^TsasfflBs«as} 6-jrsas 



they will polish. Good for Harness, 

 tney win v wholesale from— 



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



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For Advertisement Charges see page vlii. 



KELWAY'S "Manual of Horticulture" is 

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



, Esq., Northwood, Middlesex, September 28th, 1911 : 



44 1 hnd 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. 



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HE MODERN HERBACEOUS 



1 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 , Broadway, 



New York. "Your shipment of plants and bulbs came 

 duly to hand, and, as usual, all in very good condition. r 

 November 14th, 1911. 



Now is the time to plant* ^ 



KELWAY GAILLARDIAS are very 

 * enduring on the plant, even in dry weather, and as 

 cut iiowers they retain their freshness and brilliance for a 

 long time after cutting. Choice named collections, 12s. 

 and 18s. a dozen. From pots. Carriage and packing free 

 for remittance with order.— KELWAY & SON, The Royal 



Horticulturists, Langport, So merset. 



Now is the time to plant. 



KELWAY'S NEWEST GLADIOLI. 

 These new Gladioli are a revelation. They should 

 be planted by all who want glowing effect ot colour in their 

 beds and borders, and flowers for the house in Jnly, 

 August and September. We recommend trial of a selec- 

 tion of our "Cream of the World" collection of named 

 varieties, flowering bulbs, for instance, one dozen for 9s. ; 

 per 100, £3 10s. Other choice collections, 30s. and 45s. 

 per 100. Full descriptive list on application. Postage free 

 for remittance with order.— KELWAY & SON, The Royal 

 Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



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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. 



FRUITING VINES IN POTS.— Muscat 

 of Alexandria, and leading Market varieties. We 



make Vines a speciality. .:. 



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



ALPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 —Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 Shrubs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 

 3 * G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



PERPETUAL CARNATIONS.— Our 

 1013 Illustrated Catalogue free. Read our 

 " Cultural Treatise," .s.-YOUNG & CO., CarnaUoa 

 Specialists. Hatherley, Cheltenham. 



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 Per 

 bushelfss-R- ano G. CUTHBERT. Seed and Bulb Met- 

 chants. Sonthgate. Middlesex. 



VERBENAS.— The best sorts are 

 Miss WiUmott (pink), Princess of Wales (deep 

 blue) Queen of Whites, King of Scarlets, and Lovely 

 B \ut(S blue); clean, healthy, t™*!™**^ 

 carriage paid; 10s. per .00, cash -H. DUDDERIOOt, 

 The nnrset Nurseries, Blandford. r< _ . 



CAR- 



FLOWERIXG 



established plants in pots, 



PERPETUAL 

 NATIONS ; strong, 

 r c ru-r doz carriage paid ; 20s. per 100, carnage 



rart: P muStte ",--10^ describing 7S fading 

 varieties with cultural hints, post free.— C. if. A. V^IN 

 DER SLUYS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guernsey. 



