Gardeners' Chronicle -June I, igu 









ESTABLISHED 134^1 



No. 1,327.— Vol. LI 



I THIRD 

 t SERIES 



SATUKDAY. JUNE 1, 191 



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For CONTENTS see page 359. 



INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL 



EXHIBITION. 



The attention of advertisers is directed to the arrange- 

 ments made by the "Gardeners' Chronicle" (see 

 issue for May 11th, page 318) for reporting the 

 International Exhibition. The issues (May 25, June 

 1 and 8) containing the three Exhibition Supple- 

 ments will be sold at the usual price (3d. each). 



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EBBS' WALLFLOWERS. 



The finest strains in existence. 



Webbs' Canary Bird (golden-yellow). 

 Webbs' Ruby Gem (ruby-violet). 

 Webbs' Vulcan (deep velvety crimson). 

 Webbs* Eastern Queen (salmon shaded). 

 Webbs' Universal (single mixed). 

 Webbs' Double (mixed ; very fine). 

 Each, is. per packet, post free. 



Webbs' Kinver Favourite (blood-red). 

 Webbs' Primrose Dame (primrose). 

 Webbs' Belvoir Castle (yellow). 



Each, 6d. per packet, post free. 



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EBB & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



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. 



BQULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



GV REENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 

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

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

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



Agents throughout the country. 



HOICEST 



WALLFLOWERS. 



Dicksons selected Dark Blood Red, Dicksons Golden 

 Beauty, Primrose Dame, Eastern Queen, Ruby Gem, 

 Golden Monarch, Vulcan, and Harbinger— all distinct and 

 beautiful varieties, per packet 6d. and is., post free. 

 D ICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses, Chester. 



ALPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 —Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 Shrubs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 

 _ — _ G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



Hoses and Herbaceous Plants. 



/ 1 UNN & SONS were awarded the 3$ 



\J Guinea Challenge Cup in each collection at the 

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

 . Address : Olton, Warwickshire. 



FRUITING VINES IN POTS.— Muscat 

 « 1 * of Alexandria, and leading Market varieties. We 

 make Vines a speciality. 



■_J^_C OLEMAN t The Vineries, Burgess Hill, Sussex. 



THE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 

 n .. K . Ureases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 K\r m ^^ uals these celebrated preparations. « XL ALL" 

 E£ V**J? VAPORISING COMPOUND, the gardeners' 

 VirSrfxE? 1 ? 1 * 81114 ' both Li( iuid and Cake. "XL ALL" 

 nin„ T !i N ?L IN SECTICIDE WASH for Syringing, Dip. 

 W- Dressing Fruit Trees and Plants; Mealy Bug, 



IN^Pr^T??" not exist where this is used - " X L ALL" 

 m\Vw T l CWE . WA SH B (sine Nicotine), best non-poison- 



thU n?i? ° n the Market - No licence required to sell 

 Wpp rV 5?J P re P ar *tions of great renown are :— "XL ALL" 



ROSF ?m?v£S5' " XL ALL " FERTILISER, "XL ALL" 

 PowiJ NURE ' Richards' GREEN SUNSHADE, finest 

 £la« n »!2 g on the mark et, is. packet, does 100 feet of 

 formvc^M ^. toask y° ur Nurseryman or Seedsman 



asl bL. a i 1 & ,nl L 1 L st -~ G - H ' RICHARDS, Manufacturer, 

 *34, Borough High Street, London, S.E. 





UTTON'S FIRE KING WALLFLOWER 



Vivid orange, a new and beautiful colour 

 in this favourite spring flower. 



Per packet, is. 6d. 



W. G. Burstow, Esq., Curator, 

 Wallasey U.D. Council, writes :— " Your 

 Fire King Wallflower is a great success 

 here. It has been eulogised by our local 

 press, and rightly described as a new 

 departure. We grow over 4,000 of all 

 the leading varieties. 



Post free. 



sfS, The King 



READING. 



Sow Now. 



BATH'S EMPRESS PANSIES, as grown 

 for the Royal Gardens at Frogmore. The richest 

 and largest-flowered strain of Pansies extant. Per packet, 

 2s. 6d. and is. 6d,, post free for cash. 

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



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. 



UN YARD'S CATALOGUES, 



free on application. 



BORDER CARNATIONS, 50 varieties. 



ROSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS, in Pots. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS 

 for present planting. 



EORGE BUNYARD & CO., Ltd., 



Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. Established 1796. 



— New 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. 



- A Catalogue now ready, with particulars of three fine 

 improvements for 1912, including the new " Queen," a gem 

 of the first water, a glorified British Queen. Full particulars 



on application. _ ,„ 



LAXTON BROTHERS, Bedford. 



UTO 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. 



GARDEN PESTS.— Cross's ■ Clubicide" 

 is the Gardeners' Insurance against damage by 

 Eeiworm, Wireworm, Slugs, Maggot, and all Disease 

 Germs and Insect Pests. Kills all harmful Bacteria, 

 reinvigorates the soil, stimulates plant Ufa. In is. 

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

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



E ALTERS & CO., Morland Rd., Croydon, 

 Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds; 

 urns, Scrim, Tiffany ; also Garden Trellis, Arches, 

 Rose Trainers, oT best designs. New Catalogue 1912, free. 



f^\ ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



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

 mights 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— 

 P RICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO. Ltd., London. 



ARR'S SEEDS FOR JUNE SOWING. 



—Finest strains of Antirrhinums, Aquilegias, 

 Campanulas, Canterbury Bells, Calceolarias, Cinerarias, 

 Delphiniums, Hollyhocks, Lupins, Pansies, Primulas, 

 Stocks, Wallflowers, etc. Special list on application. 

 BAR R & SONS, ii, 12 & 13, K ing St.,Covent Ga rden^London. 



ELECT YOUR ALPINES in FLOWER. 



—A large collection, in pots, also Aquatics for 

 «rwit nlantine Visitors cordially welcomed.— THE 

 g ^FORD HARDY PLANT NURSERY, Guildford. 



OSMUNDA for Orchids.— Consignments 

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

 SANDER & SONS, St. Albans, 



For Advertisement Charges see page xill. 



Now Is the time to plant 



KELWAY'S GAILLARDIAS, which are 

 among the most brilliant and the most easily grown 

 ot the hardy herbaceous perennials; they nive abundant 

 bloom in the same year that they are planted, and blossom 

 profusely from June to November. The flowers are on 

 long stems, and last in water for a fortnight. Choice named 

 collections, 12s. a dozen. From pots. Carriage and pack- 

 ing free for remittance witli order. — KELWAY & SON, 

 The Royal Horticulturists, Langport. Some rset. 



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 of colour in their 

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

 August and September. We recommend trial of a selec 

 tion of our "Cream of the World ,f 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. Carriage free 

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

 Horticulturists, Langport, Some rset. * 



KELWAY COLOUR BORDERS.-Now 

 is the time to plant these for Autumn planting. 

 Full particulars and estimates for Hardy Borders of any 

 dimension, and to suit any ta?te, packed ready for planting 

 on arrival, on application. Send information as to measure- 

 ments, position and soil to KELWAY & SON, The Royal 



Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset, Esq., Jamaica 



Street, Glasgow. "1 have to thank you for the plants I 

 received from you in the Spring. Everything, without 

 exception, has done splendidly, and my border at the 

 present time is simply grand." 



M. DUNCAN 



Ltd.. 



TUCKER & SONS, 



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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 



Peac h-houses, Portable Buildings, etc. Catalogue gratis. 



RDER TRELLIS -WORK NOW.— Get 



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

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



BQULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



LISSADELL 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 



jV A, COOPER. Lissadell (No. g), Sligo, Ireland. 



New Phloxes. 



GUNN & SONS were Awarded a Silver 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. New Lists 

 now ready. Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



~ ARRISON'S "RELIABLE" WEED 



KILLER.— Best and cheapest. See p. xii. this issue. 



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PERPETUAL FLOWERING CAR- 

 NATIONS ; strong, established plants in pots, 

 from 4s. per doz., carriage paid; 20s. per 100, carnage 

 forward: illustrated catalogue, describing 75 leading 

 varieties with cultural hints, post free.— C. F. A. VAN 

 PER SLUYS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Qncrnsey. 



EYNES' DAHLIAS, sturdy, healthy, 



plants of ail best kinds. No one interested in 

 Dahlias should be without a catalogue, gratis to all appli- 

 cants.-KEVNES, WILLIAMS & CO., Salisbury. 



BEGONIA GLOIRE DE LORRAINE, 

 old variety, also Rothschild var. and Turnford 

 Hall, well-rooted young plants, 2s. 6d. doz., 50 for 6s., 

 10s 6d. per 100 ; The King, 3s. 6d. doz., 50 for 12s.; 

 carriage paid for cash.— H. DUDDERIDQE, The 

 Dorset Nurseries, Blandford. ___ 



for 



Bedding, 



ECHEVERIA, tor Kecming, 5s. per 

 100; packed free for cash.— J. GRELN, Relianc* 

 Nurseries, March. 



