No. 3,036. 

 Vol. LV. 



I Reg. at the G.P.O. a.s a Newepftper, 

 \ and for Canadian Magazine Post. 



SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 1^12 



BARE S SEED GUIDE FOB 1912'contains 

 a M'leet J.iyt of tho be^>t YIOGETABLES. and tho 

 mo^t be^a-utifuL ANNUALS rKIJEN^IALS for 



Oartleii land Gre-enlioiiso. including- many fin-e Novel- 

 tie.s of Sterlin,sr :\rerit. Sent free on iapplioation. 

 BARR. and SONS. 11, 12. and 13. King- Street, Covent 

 (jiarden. lyondon. . \ . 



BARB'S REMOVAL SALE OP- HARDY 

 PLANTS.— Cie lira nee Litst of isui-plus plants at 

 ,^reatly refliiced prices (]>rioT to rem<rv'ai_,*of mirserieis 

 from Surbiton to Tap-ow). tent post free on applim- 

 tion. BARU, and SONS, 13 and 13, King Street, 

 CVjvent Garden, London. 



r IDLER'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATA- 

 LOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS ^vill Ix^ 

 ^t■llt^ povst free, to ^any .address, on 'reetMpt of po^^t 

 card. Writ<> la.t onoe for a- cop3\ It may lielp yoii 

 to .save oO per cent, on vour seed bill this s^a<son. 

 FIDLER, .and Sons, Royal Berks Seed Stores, 

 Re-adins". 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is g-ood for 

 washing unhealtihy dogs. Gieh u nstin e keeps boots 

 dry in all weathers ; they will polish. Good for har- 

 ness. Wholesale from 



PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO., LIM., LONDON. 



JAMES GRAY, Horticultural Builder, 

 Chel&ea, is this winter keeping: a large staff 

 of hot-water men in the shops, in order that they 

 may attend immediately to any breakdown of boilers 

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

 ca^e of emergencies, please telephone 301 Western, 

 or wire, Gray, Chelsea, London." 



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SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARJtlYE FORTNIGHTLT 

 2s. 6d. per bushel; per bag, Ss. 6d. 

 SANDEE AND SONS, ST. ALBANS. 



~C1ERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



A Blooming Plante for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 largo garden Ferns. 20s. 100. 5,000 caseo 

 ^ent off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J. E. SMITH, 

 London Fern Nursery, Lougrhborough Junction, S.W, 



T AXTON FRUIT TREES.-An immense 



-M-J etoek, the finest trees we have ever offered, 

 splendid well-ripened wood and fine roots Absolutely 

 none better obtainable. Trained in all forms. Fully 

 Illustrated Catalogue gratis.— LAXTON BROS., Bed- 



rora. 



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ERPETUAL CARNATIO 



Our 1911 IlIustratM Catalogue free 

 Read our " Cultural Treatise," Is' 

 YOUNG and CO., Carnation Specialists 



Hatherley, Cheltenham. 



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r^HOICE NEW CHEYSANTHEMUMS. 



>^ Our New Catalogue of 800 finest varieties in 



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?ete^lo^ """^ Chry.anthe 



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specialists, 



■pOCK GARDENS and ALPINE PLANTS 



F^;Tn..T-^^ ^ complete guide to the 



formation and iJanagement of Rockeries, by E H. 

 Jenkins, E.K H-S. Many Illustrations. ^ Cloth, 



't^^^^,^ from Publieher. It^. AMpi>-^te 



.^tpet^l, London. 



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V/tI';^'^ Cataloging and Novoitv List, of 



CHHYSANTHEMUM.S. 



pp:rpetual carnaitons, 



HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 ALPINE AND ROCK PLANTS, 

 now ready. Post free on application. Welk' Book. 



The Culture of the Cbrveanthemum." post 

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 Surrey. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

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Ss. per gall. " 1 



vwt. Particulars __ . ^ 



Vvrke, Battersee. Agente ^hrougholit the coun'trr 



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FORCING NOVELTIES FOJl SOWING NOW 



EBBS' EARLY FAVOURITE PEA. 



2s. per pint ; 3s. (kl. ]>er qua 



WEBBS' SELECTED AILSA CRAIG 

 ONION, Is. a.nd 2s. ,6d. per . paeket/ 



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WEBBS' PEERLESS MELON. 

 28. 6d. per packet. " ~ 



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EBBS' WONDERFUL CARROT. 



Is. 3d. per ounce. 



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EBB AND SONS, THE KING'S 



-Seedismen, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



BUNYARD'S CATALOGUES 

 Free on Application. 



RUIT TREES, SHRUBS. 



OSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IX 



POTS. 



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ERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



For Autumn Planting. 



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Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



(See page ix.) 



LAY'S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purposes. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



BRACKEN ROOTS 

 Theee quick-growing 

 l>er lb. Bluebells. Is. 6d. 

 Ferns, Kfe. 100.-~CRU:\[P, 

 Devon. 



for Naturalising. 



underground stems Is. 

 100. Eiirht kinds liardv 

 Wra V. 31 o rtonha-ni ]\st ecid , 



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RISH-GROWN SEED POTATOES.— \Vrit« 



for Ca.talogue of leading varieties, po^^t free. 

 Prize.^ offered at Kn.'^Iish Exhibition. WM E. 

 SANDS. F.R.H.S.. Potato Specialist (Dept. M). Hills- 

 borough, Co. Down. 



PERPETUAL-FLOWERING or American 

 Tree Carnation6,.strong, healthy 'Guel*nsey plants, 

 from pots, 4>s. per doz., carr. paid; 20s. i>er 100, oarr. 

 forw. Ask for catalogue, 73 var-^.. with full directions 

 VAN DP)R SLUYS, F.R.H.S.. K<nnei>. Guernsey. C.I. 



HRYSANTHEMUM8. 



Cuttings from 



prize jvlants. Eastbourne Shov;. 11)11. 25. ^. 9<1.. 

 ineluding some in article " A. G." i)i-c. 2:^. Cat. 

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SEEDS OX APPROVAL, carriage paid; 

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ORCHIDS FOR AMATEURS.— A practical 

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 The author ie 0. Aiwyn Harrison, F.R.H.S.. and the 

 book can be obtained, by post, for 2e. lOd., from 

 Publisher, 149, Aldersgate Street, London. 



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C "GREENHOUSES and CONSERVATORIES. 

 X Distinctive Designs and Finished Workman- 

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HEATING APPARATUS for GREEN- 

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Twopence 



SOW NOW T'NDEK GLASS. 



TTON'S PIONEER PEA. 



per pint, ; quart. 6d.. yyoet free. 



Mr. A. Wood, gartlener to A. J. Allcock, 

 Etsq,. writes : "I must rema.rk on your dweirf 

 Pionet^r Pea. I had it to follow ' Harbinger 

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 well-filltHl ]iodis of grand quality, t^ntire'y 

 smothering the plants." 



UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN. READING. 



ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

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From , E-sq. 



Northwood, 

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28 September, 1911. 

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your lovely Catalogue you sent me gome weeks 

 since. It would be cheap at five times the 

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THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES. 



(For full particulars se* 



SWEET PEAS.— All best vanolitc recom- 

 mended by the N'at. Sweet Pea Society. Co'Jec- 

 tions. Is. to 30s.— ELLISON. 57. Wcc^t Bromwich. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS.-My col- 

 iootiou contains - nearly 0(>0 U]>-to-<I;itr' v:u-~ 

 Purclia£S4M*\s selection, from Id. each. Cat^ilcL'iir n- f. 

 H. WOOLMAN Shirley. Bimuns^ham. 



POULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 

 of every description. Write for latest CatalogTie 



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

 Norwich. 



PERPETUAL TREE CARNATIONS. 1)est 

 vars.; strong plnnt.-^. fn^ni ]N>tH. -1'. -ilnz.. carr. 

 1 1 a id : 20s . 1 00, carr. ] 1 . ; ir co«i I ti o ^v o r i 1 1 ] - i : in 7 >• . in 

 5in, pots. Kt^. 6d. doz. C. S. KVA.N'S. BcxU'v Heath. 



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EGONIAS. 



mens , 

 Montbretias. 

 Tritomas, Hippfa-'tnuns. 



Clioic'e Liliums, named Aehi- 



Caiina.-. Gtrnian and Japanese Iri,-. 

 A niiii-. Gladioli. Gloxinia^s, Spiraeas, 



-ELLISON West Bromwich. 



"PTOSES AND THEIR CULTIVATION." 



A new edition of this Standard Book is now 

 ready, and every Roee Grower should secure a copy. 

 Cloth, many Illnstrations, 2s. ICd., post free, from 

 Publisher, 149, Alder&gate Street. London. E.C. 



BECKETT'S NEW BOOK.-The most prac- 

 ticaKand Up-to-date Book on Ye£retable«s. Price 

 56.; pofit free, 5s. €d. EDWIN BECKETT, Aldenham 

 House Gardens, Elstree. Herts. 



WASH for 

 Fruit Treee 



THE POPULARITY OF^ XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES increases every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equals theee celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeners favourite Fumigant, both Liquid" and 

 -Cake. 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing 



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

 where thi*? ie used. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH R .ine Nicotin- 

 7inn-poisonous Wn-h nn Tlh' Market. N'> 

 nnjuired to iScU this. Other preparations' 

 renown, bnth ixM.sonoiLs and non-poisonn 

 XL ALL WKKD KILLER, XL ALL FERTV 

 XL ALL WINTER WASH for Fruit 

 RICHARDS^ BANDING GREASE etc. u.^nt 

 forget to ask your N. S. or Florist for Ricluini 

 .small pink li.^t 



G. H. RICHARDS. M^mufacturer. 

 234, Borough High Street. London, S.E. 



