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SATURDAY, JAN. 20, 1912 



BAER'S SEED GUIDE FOR 1912 containa 

 a select List of the best VEGETABLES, and tho 

 iiost beautiful ANNUALS and PERENNIALS for 

 a arde n and G re e n h o u s e , i n c lud in g ma n y fi ne Novel - 

 lies of Sterling Merit. Sent free on applieation. 

 BARll and SONS, 11, 12, ajid 13. King Street, Covent 

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BARR^S REMOVAI. SALE OF HARDY 

 PLANTS. — Clearance List of surplus plants at 

 greatly reduced priceis (prior to removal of nunseriee 

 from Surbiton to Tap'ow), ^ent i^ost free on appliea- 



13 and 13, King Street, 



non. BARR and SONS 

 Oovent Garden, London. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harnilese in 

 use; its soluble Sulphur, etc., ha^ for 40 years 

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Giishunstine keeps boots 

 dry in a.11 weathers ; they vrill polish. Good for har- 

 ness. WTiolesaJe from 



PRICEIS PATENT CANDLE CO., LIM., LONDON. 



JA^ilES GRAY, LTD., Horticultural Builder. 

 Chelsea, is thi& winter keeping a large staff 

 of hot-water men in the- ishops. in order that they 

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 or hot-water piping in any part of the country. In 

 ease of emergencies, please telephone 301 Western, 

 or wire, Gray, Chelsea, London." 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRITE FORTNIGHTLY 

 2b. €d. per bushel; per bag, Ss. 6d. 

 SANDE.R A^D SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



TjlERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



A Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den 100,000 large garden Ferns, 20s. 100. 5,000 easee 

 cent off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J.E.SMITH, 

 London Fern Nursery, Loaghhorough Junction, S.W. 



T AXTON FRUIT TREES.-An immense 



1 j j '.T^*^® finest treeis we have ever offered, 

 f-piendid well-ripened woo<l and fme roots. Absolutely 

 none better obtainable. Trained in aJl forme. Pu-ily 

 I'imrated Catalogue gratis.— LAXTON BROS., Bed- 



TRON and WIRE FENCING for Gardens, 



JL iree Guards, Gates, Arches, Espa-Iiere, Rose 

 staKee, and Ornanuntal Garden Iron and Wire Work 



fL!^^r.^??^^^P*^^^- ^^^^ ^O'" Illustrated Catalogue, 



^^^^L. Ltd.. Manufacturers. 



-Norwich. 



QECHIDS FOR AMATEURS.— A practical 



^ gTiide to the Cultivation of Cool and Warni- 

 nouse Orchids, adapted for Small Mixed Grwnhouses. 

 ihe author 16 C. Alwyn Harrison, F.R.H.S., and the 

 PnKv b« obtained, by post, for 2e. lOd., from 

 lubLsher, 149, Aldersgate Street, London. 



ERPETUAL CARNATIO 



Our 1911 Illustrated Catalogue free 



"C«Wural Treatise, " le'. 

 ilJlJ-NG and CO., Carnation Specialists, 



Hatherley, Cheltenham. 



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GRAPE VINES, for fruiting 



planting. 



WTT T !^''^^^ sizes and prices. 

 WILL TATLER, Hampton, Middlesex. 



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"^H'^' . ^^(i Novelty List 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 

 PERPETUAL CARNATIONS, 

 HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 ALPINE AND ROCK PLANTS, 



application. Wells' Book. 

 iUe Culture of the Chryisanthemum." post 

 free, Is. (kL W. WELLS and CO., M^^rshAUi, 

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G^Tv?^.f 9^^SE.. POINTING and GLAZ- 



I>eV^gall * ^^^P^io^ to White Lead 



-vt Plastine" euper^as Putty, 16fi. per 



ParticnLars from W. CARSON and SONS, Grore 

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S'OW NOW X'NDE'R GLASS. 



TEBBS' EVERBEARING CUCUMBER, 



Is. 6cl. and 2b. fid. per packet, post free. 



Mr. O. F. Gittuis, Gardener to C. H. Turley, 

 Elsq., writer: "I have never in my 25 years' 

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 of oiLC'uml>er as 1 have this year with your 

 Everbearing. I cut 110 off 2 plants, which. I 

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\mTEBBS EARLY FAVOURITE PEA, 



?T 2s pint, 6d. quart, poet free. 

 WEBB and SONS, The King's Seedsmen, Wordsley, 



Stourbridge. 



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UNYARD'S CATALOGUES 



Free on Application. 



RUIT TREES, SHRUBS 



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OSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IN 



POTS. 



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ERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



For Autumn Planting. 



GEORGE BUNYARD AND CO., LTD., 

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Established 1796. 



^LAY'S 



MANURES, CRUSHED 



(See page 61.) 



BONES 



LAY^S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purposes 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



BRACKEN ROOTS for Naturalising.— 

 These quick-srowing underground stems, Is. 

 per lb. 15« 2Clbsr Bluebells. Is. 6d. ICO. Eight 

 kinde hardy Ferns, ICe. ICO.— CRUMP, Wray, Morton- 

 hampst^d, Devon 



IRISH-GROWN SEED POTATOES.— Writ^ 

 for Catalogue of leading" varieties, poet free. 

 Prizes offered at Eng-lish Exhibition. WM. E. 

 SANDS. F.U.H.S., Potato SpeciaJifit (Dept. M), Hills- 

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PERPETUAL-FLOWERING or American 

 Tree Carnations.strong.healthy Guernsey plant-s, 

 from i>ots, 4s. per doz., earr. paid; 20s. per 100, oarr. 

 forw. Ask for catalogue, 75 vars., with full directions. 

 VAN DER SLUTS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guerneey, C.I. 



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EEKS'S DUPLEX 



LAH BOILERS, for 



UPRIGHT TUBU- 



f id 1 :id v er t iseni ent see 



pji^rt' X 



ROSES AND THEIR CULTIVATION." 

 \ new edition of this Standard Book is now 

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THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES. 



[For full particulars see pi\ge ii/) 



I ANTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 

 J 1912, descriptive, and fully illustrated, includ- 

 intr srand new Laxtonian Pea, and many other 

 nov-t^lties. gratis on applicatson. L AXTON BROS., 

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/ 10/6 per Ann. Post FrM. \ 



VTo Fortiffn OomntriM, 15/- J 



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CHOICE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 

 Our New Catalogue of 800 finest varieties in 

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HEATING APPARATUS for GREEN- 

 HOUSES. Write for special prices. Give length 

 and width of gr^nho»se. Catalogue free. Mecufcta 

 awarded 1865. 188L 18^. J. ATTWOOD. Stourbridge. 



WM, DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

 Lim., 27, Cannon Street, London, E.G.; Works, 

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SOW NOW UNDER. GLASS. 



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UTl^ON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KING'S 



HE MODERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Full particulars and i^ricee of Ke^way Borders, 

 ]iacked, arranged for i>l;inting. to flower in tarf^teful 

 .^clienie*! of colour, from 



KELWAY and SON. The Koval Horticulturiists, 



1. \N(. VtWVV >.'):\IKliSKT. 



" Palace. W. 



"28th December. 1911 (the year of srreat drought). 

 " The n^w herbaceous border has done extremely 

 well; much better tlian Her Roval Highnees antici- 

 pate<l." 



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ELWAY^S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

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 From Messrs. — ■ — — — , 



Grahametown, 

 Cape Colony. 

 "The * Manual ' is unique, and is an exceed- 

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F IDLER'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATA- 

 LOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS will be 

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once for a copy. It may help you 

 cent, on your seed Iwll- this seaeon. 

 Sons, Royal Berks Seed Storee, 



card. Write at 

 to save 50 per 

 FIDLER and 



Residing. 



SWEET PEAS.— All best varietiee recom- 

 mended by the Nat. Sweet Pea Society, Co'ilec- 

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CHRYSANTHEMU^L CUTTINGS.— My col- 

 lection containts ne^irly 6l>0 up-to-diite vans, 

 Purchaeeir's selection, from Id. o^ich. C at^ilc^^iie free. 

 H WOOLMAN Shirley. Bimiing-hani. 



BEGONIAS.— Choice Liliums, named Achi- 

 mene, Cannae, German and J&piajioee Iris, 

 Montbretaa^ AnimiS, Gladioli, Gloxiniee. Spirseas, 

 Tritoma^, Hippeaetruras.— ELLISON. West Bromwich. 



BRUSSELS SPROUT SOLIDITY. 

 The finest and hardiest Sprout in Britain. Only 

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POULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 

 of every description. Write for latest OataJo^e 

 free on application.— BOULTON and PAUL. Lim., 



Norwich. 



riTHE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 



X CIALITIES incH-eeses every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

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XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeners favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 



C&ke 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECHCIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

 and Plants. Mealy Bug, Scale, etc.. cannot exist 

 where thie ie used. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), be^t 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No liceTice 

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 XL ALL WEED KILLER, XL ALL FERTILISER. 

 XL UAj winter wash for Fruit Trees, 

 RICHARDS' BANDINCt GREASE, etc. Dom*t 

 forget to ask your N. S. or Florifit for Richards' 



small pink list. 



G. H. RICHARDS, Monufactur^ff, 



234. Borouarh High Street, I^ndoa. 



