770 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [Decenpen 19, 184 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE SHEET ALMANAC. 
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PUBLISHED BY W. RICHARDS, 41, WELLINGTON STREET, STRAND, W.C. 
AMARANTHUS HENDERL. 
PATRONISED BY H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. 
ORTY-EIGHT of these were the only Plants used for the droont of the g rigi given to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on his recent visit to 
Plymouth, on the occasion of opening the Drs gr ldhall. It ae aene g ROOKER, Bedy the i Worshipful Mayer of Plymouth, and was greatly 
admired by H.R. H. The first packet of Seed eh? peni or H. R. H. ’s a ance. AR H = rince of Wales A apa his rivate secretary, “‘ conveys to Messrs. Hender & Son his best 
ow greatly “ae Prince appreciates an attentio 
Akin k ure of the déjeüner was, was the ore Ss plants of Amara: s Hend “Presenting great anniy and diversity of colour.. Habit, good. When used for table 
EE deyen conclusively established to stand in the = rank of plants for table E eg a Taa = e oar ts against the white tablecloth cannot fail to be effective."—Yournal of 
Western Morning p oot Horticul: 
“ Amaranthus Henderi st the high-coloured A thus i lti g pa ranthus Henderi is a handso e plant, well worth growing.” —Gardeners c 
is superior to them all. The stem and Teha are eer a rich p The a “SHE will b be a parry ene for table decoration.” —W. PATTERSON, Gr. to Her Majesty the : 
colour of the leaves is intense rosy-carmine ; ien _ central tone the ohn vary to orange | Queen, Balmoral. E 
with ine str gold, yellow, purple, bro ruby-red or claret : otdeneé. and have the richness “I like your Amaranthus Henderi very much.”—J. Penny, Gr. to H.R.H. the Prince of — 
of stained glass when seen against the sun ; the. leaves all os et gracefully, so as to show over | Wales, oman, Se 
the whole exterior of th veral colou gantly pyramidal. the most splendid plants in cultivation, and should be grown by all lovers of the 
ble t t that thi I p Į persede A th licifolius.” beautiful, Te is a gem of the vegetable kingdom.” —E. Corne ius, Gr. to the Duke of Bedford, — 
Saaier HIBBERD, , Esq., F.R.H.S. Endslei 
for table d It grows from 2 to 4 feet high, with “The beauty of — leaves and graceful | habit of the Pak is all that can be: a being 
thirty or forty side shoots, forming oS mids,” The Garden. | furnished with leaves and wry. V 
Highly Commended by the Royal Horticultural Society, and First-class ton Fre om Western Jee Society. Testimonials and angio? ay Plant will i sent, 
on applica 
Packets, 2s. 6d. each, eee ch the morn Name—Hender & Son. 
W. HENDER & SON, BEDFORD NURSERY, PLYMOUTH. 
COWAN 
This wad having purchased from the Dromore Patent Heating woe any Mr. Cowan’s valuabl 
Patents for the United Kingdom, is now prepared to undertake the Erection of Apparatus on that System 
all parts of the Country. 
THE ADVANTAGES OF THE SYSTEM ARE AS FOLLOWS:— 
: 1. In most Cases it SAVES the ENTIRE COST of FUEL. 3. No Night Attendance is required. 
se The Heat is maintained more steadily than by “y : 
; other System. 4. There is no Smoke or Unpleasant Smell produced. 
OF EVERY APPARATUS ERECTED BY THE COMPANY IS GUARANTEED. 
Wall Particulars oF this System, Testimonials, and Opinions of the Press, can be seen 
in the Company’s Illustrated Pamphlet, which can be obtained, post free, on application. 
The Company has an Efficient Staff of Engineers, and sends at any time 
inspect places where the idea is entertained of Erecting the Apparatus. 
The System has lately been adopted at Hazelwood, Herts, the seat of 1 
Rokeby; Stackpole Court, the seat of the Earl of Cawdor; Ripley Castle, Yorkshire, 
the seat of Sir H. D. Inglby, Bart.; Langleybury House, Herts, the seat of Jone 
Sds St and at many other places. Also Mr. E. Bennett, of Hatfield, a a 
n cordiall 
use at Hakai). which i is working most most satisfactorily, and which has 
= , and more cannot be said in its favour, Should it popia Pas EA ih 
prove a great boon here, and start a new era in the heating of horticultural buildings generally. BY 
_ Compensating System we have for every barrow of coals thrown into the kiln some substantial ; 
returns S were ; and the urRood, bu clearing them away. I find- our chalk is 0 
: t enty of heat. 
‘Erection of all other kn of Heating 
* 
“Phe Compas rakes thi 
Apparatus, and of oriai Buildings. 
PLANS AND ESTIMATES FURNISHED ON APPLICATION. 
SPECIAL MEDALS WERE AWARDED AT MANCHESTER, 1873; BELFAST, 1874; BIRMINGHAM, 1874. 
eee: 4, LOTHBURY, BANK, LONDON, E.c. 
