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No. 1,328.— Vol.. LI. 



THIRD 

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SATURDAY, JUNE 8, 191. , ..,„„.„... *, 



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For CONTENTS see page 371. 



In consequence of the increase in the cir- 

 culation, and also of the earlier despatch 

 of the morning trains from London, the 

 hour of going to press has been again 

 advanced, and in future Advertisements 

 received after 5 p.m. on WEDNESDAY 

 will be held over till the following week. 

 On no consideration whatever will any 

 exception be made to this rule. 



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EBBS' CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Latest Award: Large Gold Medal at 

 the Royal International Horticultural 

 Exhibition for excellence of Flowers 

 raised from Seed. 



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EBBS* CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Illustrated Price List of Flower Seeds for 

 present sowing, sent gratis and post free 

 on application.— WEBB & SONS, The 

 King's Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



"DIVERS' FRUIT - TREES, ROSES, 



JLi VINES, FIGS, ORANGES, & ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 IKhES. A large and select stock always on view. 

 ™5!w ted and des criptive Catalogue, post free, 3d.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. 

 Station: Harlow, G.E.R. 



G Roses and Herbaceous Plants. 



UNN & 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. 



NYARD'S CATALOGUES, 



free on application. t 



BORDER CARNATIONS, 50 varieties. 

 ROSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS, in Pots. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS 

 for present planting. 



EORGE BUNYARD 



Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



& CO., Ltd., 



Established 1796. 



pRUITING VINES IN POTS.— Muscat 



d^ ,?. f Alexandria, and leading Market varieties. We 

 maKe Vines a speciality. 



^C OLEMAN, Th e Vineries, Burgess Hill, Sussex. 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. 



— ~. New 



imDiowTm- ? g !? e now r ? ad y- with particulars of three fine 

 ofthK™ for 'Q^. including the new " Queen," a gem 

 on appHcatTon *' * K ' 0nfied British Q ueen - Fu " Particulars 

 LAXTON BROTHERS. Bedford. 



Ampan^r' * tr a ins ,? f „ ^^taomC^Aqritagta* 



Delphinium^ H^h"^ ^t 9 ' Calceolarias, Cinerarias 

 Stock wTmi " ol,yhocks » Lu P ins . Pansies, Primulas 



BARRi sov« Wers ' 1 tC " Special list on application. 

 _J^^NSyi i, I2 3 ' Kin g s t -.Covent Garden, London. 



Ij IS fr A A?? LL ALp INE& HERBACEOUS 



"HwRed M.t .^ nte for our new illustrated and 



"oderate or c« ? ain { ng ^^ beautiful novelties at 

 m i 9 u. P " ces - A,so List of Seeds collected from above 



i^COOPER, Lissadell (No. 2 ), Sligo, Ireland. 



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ARRISON'S 



KILLER,, 



" RELIABLE" WEED 



Best and cheapest. See p. iv. this issue. 





UTTON'S PERFECTION PANSY. 



Seed saved only from the finest flower?. 

 Mr. J. Botting, Gardener to W. R. 

 Snow, Esq., writes : — " Your Perfection 

 Pansies made a grand show here, and 

 have been much admired. The v< -ry 

 large blooms and the wonderful shade 

 of colour were much commented on." 

 Per packet, 2s. 6d. and is. 6d. 



UTTON'S GIANT DOUBLE DAISY. 



White, Pink and mixed. 



Each, per packet, is. 6d. 



UTTON & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



READING. 



mHE Popularity of "XL ALL" Specialities 



I increases every year. All gardeners proclaim that 

 nothing equals these celebrated preparations. "XL ALL" 

 NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the gardeners' 

 favourite Futnigant, 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 are:— "XL ALL" 

 WEED KILLER, "XL ALL" FERTILISER, "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. 



ri 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. 



4LPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 — Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 ibs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 

 G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



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, Norwich. 



CHOICEST 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. 

 DICKSONS, Royal Seed Warehouses, Chester. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 

 " 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 throuehout the country. 



WALTERS & CO., Norland Rd., Croydon, 

 Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds; 

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

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





GARDEN PESTS.— Cross's "Clubicide" 

 is the Gardeners' Insurance against damage by 

 Eel worm, Wireworm, Slugs, Maggot, and all Disease 

 Germs and Insect Pests. Kills all harmful Bacteria, 

 reinvigorates the soil, stimulates plant life. In is. 

 flasks and 4-gall. and 1 gall, drums. From all Seedsmen. 

 Sole Manufrs. : A. CROSS Sc SONS, Ltd., Glasgow. 



SMUNDA for Orchids.— Consignments 



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

 SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. 





For Advertisement Charges see page ix. 



Now is the time to plant 



KELWAY'S GA1LLAKDIAS, which are 

 among the most brilliant and the most easily grown 

 01 the hardy herbaceous perennials; they Rive abundant 

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

 profusely from June to November. The flowers are on 

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

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

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

 The Royal Horticulturists, Langport. Somerset. 



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" 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 li^t on application. Carnage free 

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

 Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY COLOUR BORDERS.-Now 

 is the time to plan these for Autumn planting. 

 lull particulars and estimates for Hardy Borders of any 

 dimension, and to suit any taste, 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. , Berwick 



House, near Shrewsbury. "The plants in both boxe 

 arrived safely to-day. They are an excellent selection. I 

 cannot speak too highly of the careful way in which they 

 were labelled and packed." 



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. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER & SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

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



New Phloxes. 



GUNN & SONS were Awarded 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. 

 now ready. Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



a Silver 



New Lists 



SELECT YOUR ALPINES in FLOWER. 

 — A large collection, in pots, also Aquatics for 

 present planting. Visitor! cordially welcomed. — THE 

 GUILDFORD HARDY PL.iNT NURSERY, Guildford. 



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. 



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 

 bushel, 5s.— R. ANn G. CUTHBERT, Seed and Bulb Mer- 

 chants, Southgate, Middlesex. 



NEW GERANIUM, Salmon Paul 

 Crampel, is. fid. each, 15s. per dozen; unrivalled 

 for showy bedding.— KELL AWAY & CO., St. John's 

 Nursery, Blackheath. 



ASPARAGUS.— Now is the time to 

 make an Asparagus bed ; strong two year roots, 

 5s. per 100, packed and carriage paid. — BIRD & 

 VALLANCE, Nurserymen, Downham, Norfolk. 





