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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[June 29, 1912. 





SELECT 



LIST 



BOOKS on 



GARDENING 



To be obtained at the " GARDENERS' CHRONICLE" OFFICE, from the Publisher. 



Prices Quoted are In all cases Post Free to any part of the United Kingdom 



Greenhouse, The Book of the. By J. C. Tallack, 



Head Gardener at Shipley Hall. Illustrated. 

 2s. 9d. 



Hardy Trees, Flowering Shrubs, Gonifers and 

 Evergreens. By Geo. Bunyard. A Popular 

 Handbook of 160 pages. 50 Illustrations, 

 Useful hints. English and Latin names. 

 3s. 9d. 



Herbs, The Book of. By Lady Rosalind North- 

 cote. 2s. gd. 



Herb Garden, The. By Francis A. Bardswell. 

 With 16 Illustrations in Colour drawn from 

 Nature. 7s. iod. 



Heredity in the Light of Recent Research. By 



L. Doncaster, is. 3d. 



Holly, Yew and Box. By W. Dallimore. 280 



pages. 175 Illustrations. Contains the Illus- 

 trations of Hollies published in the monograph 

 by the late Thomas Moore, in the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle. 8s. 



Horticultural Directory. Almanac and Address 

 Book for present year. is. 3d. ; cloth, 2s. 6d. 



Horticultural Note Book. A Manual of Practical 

 Rules, Data, and Tables. By J. C. Newsham. 

 4s. gd. 



Horticulture, A Primer of Practical. 



Wright, is. ijd. 



By J. 



Horticulturists' Rule-Book. By Prof. L. H. 

 Bailey. 3s. 4d. 



Insect and Allied Pests of Orchard, Bush 

 and Hothouse Fruits. By F. V. Theobald, 

 M.A., &c. 328 Illustrations. 30s. 6d. 



Insects, Injurious and Useful. An Introduction 

 to the Study of Economic Entomology. By 

 L. C. Miall, F.R.S. 100 Illustrations. 3s. gd. 



Iris, The Book of the. Illustrated. By R. Irwin 

 Lynch. 2s. iod. 



Irises. By W. R. Dykes, M.A. With Preface 

 by Prof. Bayley Balfour, F.R.S. Contains 8 

 full-page Coloured Plates, is. gd. 



Jam Making and Fruit Bottling, Successful. 



By Miss Lucy H. Yates. Illustrated. 2s. gd. 



Johnson's Gardener's Dictionary. New Edition, 

 gs. 6d. 



Issued by the Royal 

 New and Revised 



Mango, The. By G. Marshall Woodrow. An 

 account of its Culture and Varieties, is. id. 



Manures and the Principles of Manuring. By 



C. M. Aikman. 6s. iod. 



Manures for Fruit and other Trees. By A. B. 



Griffiths, P.L.D. A practical handbook for 

 the Gardener, Horticulturist and Student. 



7s. iod. 7 



Judging, Rules for. 



Horticultural Society. 

 Edition, is. 6d. 



Kew, The Royal Gardens. New Edition. Des- 

 criptive Notes by Herman Spooner. Beauti- 

 fully Illustrated from photographs specially 

 taken by E. J. Wallis. is. 3d. 



Lawns. By Sutton & Sons, Reading. In paper [ 

 cover. Well Illustrated, is. 2d. 



Lawns and Greens. By T. W. Sanders, F.L.S. 

 A Practical Guide to the Formation and 

 Management of Lawns, Tennis Courts, etc. 

 Illustrated. Paper, is. 2d. Cloth, is. gd. 



Lilies. By A. Grove. With Preface by H. J. 

 klwes, F.R.S. Contains 8 Coloured Plates, 

 is gd. 



Lily, Book of the. By W. Goldring. Illustrated. 

 2s. gd. 



Little Gardens and How to Make the Most of 



Them. By H. H. Thomas. A very handy 

 and useful work for the Amateur with a small 

 garden. Paper, is. 3d. Cloth, is. gd. 



Manures for Garden and Farm Crops. By W. 



Dyke. Paper, is. 2d. Cloth, is. gd. 



Manures that Pay. By W. C. Sambrook- 

 Paper, Id. 



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Manuring, The Science and Practice of. By W. 



Dyke, with introduction by J. Wright, V.M.H. 

 A most practical work for the Amateur, Mar- 

 ket and Professional Gardener, is. 2d. 



Market Gardening, The Book of. By R. Lewis 



Castle. Illustrated. 2s. gd. 



Mendelism. By R. C. Punnett. New and Enlarged 

 Edition, 5s. 4d. 



Mendel's Principles of Heredity. By W. Bate- 

 son. 12s. 6d. 



Mushroom Culture for Amateurs. By W. J. 



May. New Edition. Tkoroughly revised. 

 Illustrated, is. 2d. 



Mushrooms, and how to Grow them. By John 



F. Barter. An excellent Treatise by a master 

 of the craft, is. 2d. 



Nursery Book, The. By Prof. L. H. Bailey. 



6s. nd. 



Orchids and their Cultivation. By James 



O'Brien, V.M.H., Hon. Sec. of the R.H.S. 

 Orchid Committee. Contains 8 full-page 

 Coloured Plates from colour photography, 

 is. gd. 



Orchid Cultivator's Guide-Book, The Amateur. 



By H. A. Burberry, late Gardener to the 

 Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain. Many 



Coloured Plates. 5s. 4d. 



Orchid Grower's Manual, The. By the late B. S. 

 Williams. 800 pages. Numerous Illustra- 

 tions. 16s. 7d. 



Orchids, Fertilisation of. By Chas. Darwin. 

 Illustrated. 2s. iod. 



Orchids for Everyone. By C. H. Curtis. With 

 53 Coloured, and 43 in Black and White 

 Illustrations. 21s. 8d. 



Orchid 

 Illus- 



By 

 Joseph 



Orchids, The Book of. By W. H. White, 

 Grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bt. 

 trated. 2s. gd. 



Orchids, The Culture of Greenhouse. 



Frederick Boyle. Supervised by 

 Godseff. Coloured Plates. 8s. 4d. 



Orchids : Their Culture and Management. By 

 W. Watson (Curator, Royal Botanic Gar- 

 dens, Kew), and H. J. Chapman. Illustrated 

 with 180 Engravings and 20 Coloured Plates. 

 25s. 6d. 



Pansies and Yiolets. By D. B. Crane. Paper, 

 is. 2d. ; cloth, is. 8d. 



Pansies, Yiolas and Yielets. By W. Cuthbert- 



son and R. Hooper Pearson. With 8 full- 

 page Coloured Plates from colour photo- 

 graphy, is. gd. 



Pansy, Viola and Yiolet, The Book of the. 



By Howard Crane. 2s. gd. 



Peach, The Bo#k of the. By H. W. Ward. 

 A Practical Handbook on the Cultivation of 

 Peaches and Nectarines under Glass and 

 Out-of-Doors. 2s. gd. 



Pears and Plums, The Book of. By the Rev. E, 

 Bartrum, D.D. Illustrated. 2s. gd. 



Perennials, Easily Grown Hardy. By G. A. 



Voss, B.A. Edited by T. W. Sanders. 

 476 pages. 255 Illustrations. 5s. 4d. 



Plant- Breeding. Being Five Lectures upon the 

 Amelioration of Domestic Plants. By Prof. 

 L. H. Bailey. Illustrated. 5s. 4d. 



Plant Life on Land. By F. O. Bower, F.R.S. 

 is. 2d. 



Practical Plant Physiology. By Frederick 

 Keeble, Sc.D. Illustrated. 3s. gd. 8 



Complete New Catalogue (Ninth Edition) sent post free on application to 



The Publisher, 41, Wellington Street, Govent Garden, W.G 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



[Correspondents arerequested to writ* (ht mmmet of port •■* 

 mnd plmc$s mm Ufibly mm posilble. No charge it 

 made for these announcements, but if a small contribution 

 is sent, to be placed in our collecting Box for the Gardener? 

 Orphan Fund, it will be thankfully received, and an 

 acknowledgment made in these columns.] 



Mr. Sydney F. Berry, formerly at Castlemilk, Lockerbie, 

 Jardine Hall, Dunkeld House, and Moy House, as 

 Gardener to Captain Drummond, Magginch Castle, 

 Errol, Perthshire. 



Mr. A. F. Turner, for 3J years Gardener to A. P. Richard- 

 son, Esq., Hafod, Trefnant, N. Wales, as Gardener to 

 G. L. Fletcher Twemlow, Esq., Betley Court, Crewe. 



SCHEDULES RECEIVED. 



The Western Rose Society.— The exhibition of Roses, 

 Sweet Peas and Pansies will be held in the Kursaal, Gourock, 

 on Saturday, July 27. Secretary, Mr. J. E. Turner, Ardmay, 

 Gourock. 



Royal Agricultural Society of England.— In connection 



with the seventy-third annual show of this society at Don- 

 caster on July 2-6, there will be held a special horticultural 

 section. The secretary is Mr. T. McRow, 16, Bedford 

 Square, London, W.C. 



CATALOGUES 



ECEIVED. 



FOREIGN. 



A. de ^ Smet, Laerne, Gand, Belgium— Flowering and 

 Foliage Plants, Flower Bulbs and Roots. 



SITUATIONS 



VACANT. 



Four Lines 3s. (Head-line counted as Two). 



6d. for each succeeding line. 



PR IV A TE. 



THE WARWICKSHIRE EDUCA- 

 TION COMMITTEE invito applications for the 



post of ASSISTANT to their Horticultural Adviser; 

 duties : under the supervision of the Horticultural 

 Adviser to assist in the general Horticultural work of 

 ihe county, and to carry out inspections under the 

 Destructive Insects and Pests Acts Orders of the 

 Board of Agriculture; salary .£100 per annum with 

 expenses on the Committee's scale. Applications 

 must be made on forms to be obtained from me, aad 

 must be returned not later than July 6th, 1912.— 

 BOLTON KING, Director of Education, Warwi ck. 



WANTED, GARDENER (Head 

 Working over four) ; exceptional collection of 

 Herbaceous and Alpine Plants and rare Shrubs ; good 

 Decorative Roses ; only 60 feet of glass for Plants for 

 the hall ; ordinary Kitchen Garden ; man must be well 

 recommended, activ* and intelligent, and married ; 

 some Nursery experience valued. — State aee, torm-r situa- 

 tions and wages required to MIDLANDS, Box 21, 4*» 

 Wellington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



WANTED, good GARDENER 

 (Second) ; experienced in Inside and Outside 

 work; 14 kept; must be a total abstainer, clean, and 

 hard-working ; a married man preferred of between 

 25 and 35 years of age. — Apply, with references, to 

 AGENT, Ponsbourne Park, near Hertford, Herts. 



WANTED, GARDENER; married 

 man and wife, without children, to occupy lodge 

 and look after Gainsborough Gardens, Hampstead; 

 wages 25s. per week and rent free.— Applications by 

 letter only, with copies of two testimonials, on or before 

 Friday, July 5 th, to F. R. D. MONRO, 3 1 * Q ue€n 

 Victoria Street, E.C. 



WANTED, GARDENER (Second); 

 tkoroughly experienced ; about 30 years of age; 

 must have excellent character ; married man ; goon 

 wages and cottage. — Apply by letter to 

 Mr. G. ARTHUR, Fan Court Lodge, Chertsey, Surrey. 



WANTED, GARDENER (Second, 

 Inside) ; good at Plants ; must be well .recom- 

 mended; age about 25; 17s., Bothy, firing, 

 KIRTLAND, Hermitage Gardens, Walton 

 Surrey. 



light. 

 Heath, 



WANTED, GARDENER (Under, In- 

 side and Out); preference given to one who 

 can layer Carnations and Picking and Buncmn- 

 Flowers; wages 18s. ; live out.— Apply, MARSHAL' 

 Dudley House, Isleworth. - 



WANTED, an active Man as LEAD- 

 ING HAND in Kitchen Gardens ; gooa 

 manager and knowledge of Hardy Fruits; thor0 "ti e ; 

 competent in producing successive crops of yc . s V with 

 to supply a large demand; age 30 to 40', mame , 

 not more than two children.— Apply, ALLAN, »» 

 don Court Gardens, Uxbridge. 



