

Gardeners' Chronicle— June 15, igi«v 



Established 



No. 



329 



Vol. LI 



f THIRD 

 I SERIES 



SATURDAY, JUNE 15. 191 



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For CONTENTS see page 383. 



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 fallowing 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' 



FLOWER 



Illustrated Price List of Flower Seeds for 

 present sowing, sent gratis and post free 

 on application.— WEBB & SONS, The 

 King's Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



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.f Ltd., 



\ M Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. Established 1796. 



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 

 in 1911. 



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



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ARRISON'S " RELIABLE " WEED 



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



"DIVERS' FRUIT - TREES, ROSES, 



T^T^c VlNES ' FIGS ' ORANGES, & ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 fii * ' j A large and select stock always on view. 

 i,!'^™ and descriptive Catalogue, post free, 3d.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. 



Station: Harlow, G.E.R. 



Roses and Herbaceous Plants. 



fjl UNN & SONS were awarded 'the 25 



VJ , Guinea Challenge Cup in each collection at the 

 i-eamington Show. Up-to-date List for each now ready. 



Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



BARR;S SEEDS FOR JUNE SOWING, 

 c o m "^-Finest strains of Antirrhinums, Ac 

 campanulas, Canterbury Bells, Calceolarias, Ci 

 delphiniums, u~"--i. --••-- *■ • x> . 



Hollyhocks, Lupins, 



Aquilegias, 



inerarias, 



Pansies, Primulas, 



BAPR S V V cr a ,xT fl o 0wers ' etc * Special list on application. 

 * ARR & SONS, 11, i2 & 13, King St.,Co 



Covent Garden, London. 



TfRUITING VINES IN POTS.^,,, 



£k e Vines'aTp^ia'u^ '"^^ Matket Va " etieS 

 __G^COLEMAN, The Vineries, Burgess Hill, Sussex 



Muscat 



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New 



T AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. — « ew 



'mpTovem 3 n?f f 6 n ° W r ? ad , y ' with Particulars of three fine 

 oTfhe fir^t w If/r 0r T 2 '. i nc Jl ding the new " Q«een," a gem 

 «»» application i ' Rlonfied British Q ae ™. Full particulars 



LAXTON BROTHERS, Bedford. 



UTTON'S SWEET WILLIAMS. 



Produce enormous heads of beautifully 

 coloured flowers. 



SUTTON'S PINK BEAUTY, 



per packet, is. and is. 6d. 



SUTTON'S SCARLET, 



per packet, is. and is. 6d. 



M Mrs. Brace must say how splen- 

 didly Sutton's Pink Beauty Sweet 

 William is blooming. Crowds of 

 people come to see it in her garden." 

 — Sunnyside. 



SUTTON & SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 

 READING. 



ALPINES & HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 —Himalayan and other rare Rhododendrons, rare 

 Shrubs, Construction of Rockeries. Catalogues ready. 

 G. REUTHE, Keston, Kent. 



fi ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



VJT use J 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. 



UTS FOR THE GARDEN. — Fruit 



Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workshops, Cycle Houses, 



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

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



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



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

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



SMUNDA for Orchids.— Consignments 



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

 SANDER & SONS, St. Albans. 



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. 



THE 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 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. 



WALTERS & CO., Morland Rd., Croydon, 

 Makers of Lath Roller Greenhouse Blinds ; 

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

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



GREENHOUSE PAINTING &GLAZING 

 •« Vitrolite" superior to White Lead Paint, g/- per gall. 

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

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



Agents throughout the country. 



For Advertisement Charges see page ix. 



Now is the time to plant 



KELWAY'S GAILLAKDIAS, which are 

 among the most brilliant and the most easily grown 

 ot the hardy herbaceous perennials; they «ive 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 with order.— KELWAY & SON, 

 The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY COLOUR BORDERS.-Now 

 is the time to plan these for Autumn planting, 

 bull 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. , Chepstow. 



You supplied me with an 'artistic herbaceous border' 

 abou. eighteen months ago, and I am so very pleased with 

 it. It looked so lovely last year that I am thinking of 

 having a similar border laid out by the side of the drive 

 up to the house . " 



ORDER TRELLIS -WORK NOW.— Get 

 our book en Trellis-work, showing Screens, Wall 

 Panels, Window Surrounds, Arches, Arbours, Sec. post free. 



BOULTON & PAUL, Ltd., Norwich. 



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. 



ELECT YOUR ALPINES in FLOWER. 



— A large collection, in pots, also Aquatics for 

 present planting. Visitors cordially welcomed.— THE 

 GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT NURSERY, Guildford. 



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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. * 



New Phloxes. 



GUNN & SONS were Awarded 

 Cup at the Great Show at Olympia. 

 now ready. Address: Olton, Warwickshire. 



a Silver 



New Lists 



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. and G. CUTHBERT, Seed and Bulb Mer- 

 chants, Southgate, Middlesex. 



ASPARAGUS.— Now is the time to 

 make an Asparagus bed ; strong two year roots, 

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

 VALL ANCE, Nurserymen, Downham, Norfolk. 



POINSETTIAS, established in small 

 pots, clean and strong, 2s. 6d. per dozen, 18s. 

 per 100; cash with order.— JOHN BURCH, Staple Hill 



Nursery, Bristol. 





KEYNES' DAHLIAS, sturdy, healthy, 

 plants of all best kinds. No one interested in 

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

 cants.— KEYNES, WILLIAMS & CO., Salisbury. 



PERPETUAL FLOWERING CAR- 

 NATIONS ; strong, established plants in pots, 

 from 45. per doz., carriage paid; 20s. per 100, carriage 

 forward ; illustrated catalogue, describing 75 leading 

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

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



