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No. 3,040. '/ Re^. at the G. P.O. m a Newepaper, 

 Vol. LV, ^ ^or Canadian F • ^ ■ 



aga^ine Post. 



SATURDAY, FEB. 3 



9 



BARR S VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS 

 of fin-cist sel^Hit^ isitriiias and t^^ist^d g^rowth. De- 

 . riptive Cata-loo-ue, with, man}' cultiira". not^, free. 



ARR*S BEAUTIFUL LILIES, GLADIOLI, 



C>ami;us. Montbretia.s, Tijjrridia^, etc., for s])ring* 

 antin<r. Spodal Catning-ue frre.— BA HI?' and SONS, 

 . 12, and i;^, King- Street, Covont Gard-en, Lond-on. 



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BARR'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 

 PIjAN'TS.— Cle^arane-e Liist of .surplus ])Iauti'; at 

 irreaty reduc»ed prices (prior to removaJ of nurseries 

 I mm Surbiton to Taplow), past free.— BAUli and 

 >()\S, 11, 12, and 13, King: Street, Covent Giairden,' 

 l.'iiidon. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 ired blig-ht and fungous on plants, and is good for 

 ^:lshinor unhealthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots 

 !:T in all weathers; they vrill iK)lish. Good for har- 

 i"'.-s. Wholesale from. 



iMaCB\S PATENT CANDLE CO., LIM.. LONDON . 



iUTO SHREDS FUAJIGAXT kills I^af- 



^X. mining mag--,''ot, and all inseets in greenhouses, 

 irames, etc. For 1,000 cubic feet, 6d. ; 10,000, as. (kl. 

 No appamtufi. Patente-es, WM. DARLINGTON and 

 " Hac kney, N.E. 



T^ERNS^FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 n. ltM).(KH* Urge gH.rden Ferns 2<ls. lOO o.tMlO ca^es 



-nt off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J.E.SMITH 

 J.-'ndon Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, ti.w! 



AX TON FRUIT TREES. 



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An immense stock, the finest trees we have ever 

 ^'tiered, splendid well-ripened wood and fine roots. 

 Absolutely not better obta-inable. Trained in all 

 "rnifi. Fully illustrated Catalogue gratis. 



LAXTON BROS., Bedfor d. 



AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



Deeenptive, and fully illust 

 new Laxtonia-n Pea and many 

 application. ' 



t rated, 

 other 



J- 



including grand 

 Novelties, gratie 



ilAXTON BROS.. Seed Merchants, Bedford.' 



TRON and WIRE FENCING 



<tov Guards, Gates, Arches. 

 >taK€6, and Qrnam3ntal Garden Iron 



r^r^^^^Ti^P*^^^- Send for Illust 



for Gardens, 

 Espaliers, Rose 

 and Wire Work 

 rated Catalogue, 



Majiufa^turers, 



RORTii^/L Perennial*. ROCK GAHDKNS 



EX? n n:rrV/,F^ OAKOENS. and WILD GAK: 

 4ue .V^-^^'TKIX Illustrated Cata- 



and n • J'lants, Trees, Shrube Ros€e 



lar2?e 



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4 LltATI^M LILY.^n 



"r a u ^ST\"r!i*^' M. each, fi.s. 



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, , Horticultural Build<^v. 



mav attend ^ the hops, in order that they 



or iiot-wator *° ""^^ breakdown of boilers 



^t^A I'liistrAted Catalogue free 



H«fl,^?- ^'^tio^ Specialists, 



^OT^?^S.FN";fe,,|"'i List of 



Kli',',^TUAL CARxItioNS 

 ^^'^BACEOUS PLANTS 



^ rfl.^r^® S°.. •application Wells- Book. 



Bmum." post 



Surrey"" and CO., M^reham, 



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now 



U. 6d. W. WELLS 



rk 



IVitter 



GLAZ- 



Paint. 



sin.Pr^-.,vU>^ Puttv. lUs per 

 ';«•' ^\.r \U>"OX and 80N^^, Grove 

 ^^■'■nt. throughout the oountrv. 



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SOW NOW rM>KH GL.VSS 



EBBS^ HARBINGER DWARF BEAN 



2ifi. (id. pt'r quart, jKKst. free. 

 Mr. H. E: Millward. Gard<mer to Mr^;. Mao- 

 dnnald, writes Webbs' Harbinfjer is a 

 ^rand forcing Bean, and invaluable for early 

 iSuppHevs." WKBB and SONS The Kinj^^'e 

 Seedsmen, Wordisley, Stourbridgr. 



UNYARD'S CATALOGUES 



Free on Application. 



RUIT TREES, SHRUBS 



a 



OSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IN 



POTS. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 

 _____ For Autumn Planting. 



I^EORGE B UN YARD AND CO., LTDT, 



Rojal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See pag'e vii.) 



LAY^S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purposes. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford. E. 



BRACKEN ROOTS for Naturalising.- 

 These quick-growingr underground etems. Is. 

 per lb., loe. 2Clbs. Bluebells Is. 6d. ICO. Eijrht 

 kinds hardy Ferns, Ide, 100.— CRUMP, Wray, Morton- 

 ham]>ste:id, Devon 



IRISH~GROWN SEED POTATOES.— Write 

 Sor Catalogue of leading: varieties, pos* free. 

 Prizes offered at Eng-lisli Exhibition. WM E. 



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

 borough, Co, Down. 



ERPETUAL-FLOWERING or American 



Tree Carnations.strong, healthy Guernsey plants, 

 from i>ots, 46. per doz., carr. paid; 20s. per 100, carr. 

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

 VAX PER SLUYS. F.H TI,S.. Ramee, Guerns ey, C.I . 



EGONIAS. — Choice Liliums, named Achi- 



mens, Cannae, German and Japanese Iris, 

 Montbretias. Aruins, Gladioli, Gloxinias, Spirjeas, 

 Tritoma^, Hippeastrums. — ELLISON. West Bromwich, 



RUSSELS SPROUT^SOLiDITYT"" 



The finest and hardiest Sprout in Britain. Only 

 true in our own sealed packets at Is. Send for a copy 

 of olir beautifully illustrated Catalogue, 140 pages, full 

 of novelties and useful information. ALEXANDER 

 and BROWN, Seed Merchants, Perth, N.B. 



PERPETUAL TRKE (\\RXAT10N 

 crriTNGs. 



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Enchantn ss. H:\rl()\var'^en. Winona. T. \\'. J^^nvt-tHi, 

 Wiuoior Britnniii^i. vtc, 1-. (i.l. jut d(>z. 

 Ai.LSOl* BUGS.. Gaindoro. 



SWEET PEAS.— All best varieties recom- 

 mended by the Nat. Sweet Pea Society. Co'Jec- 

 tions, Is. to' 30s.'— ELLISON, 57, West Bromwich. 



3IINEHEAD URBAN DISTRICT COCNCIL. 



to' LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



THE :minehEad urban dlstrict 

 COUNCIL invite COMPETITIVE DESIGNS for 

 LAYING OUT the BLENHEIM MEADOWS at 

 MINEHEAD as a PUBLIC PARK and PLEASCRB 



GROUND. , . 1 



Plan of tlio .-ito and condiitionis may be obtained 

 from the un<ler.<igned on deposit' of five shillings, 

 wliich sum will be returne^l on receipt of bona-fide 

 designs in accordance with the conditioiis. 



A Premium of £10 10s. (subject ae stated in the 

 conditions) is offered by the Council for the best 

 design, and the design in respect of which such 

 I)remium may be awanlfnl shall bocome the property 



of the Council. 



Design etc., enclosed in a sealed packa,ae. a# 



directed in the conditions, and endorse<l "Blenheim 

 Mi^adows," are to be sent to the undersigned on or 

 b4-fore the 26th day of February, 11)12. 

 Dated, this 17th day of January, 1912. 



Bv or<ler. 

 L. C. .WEBBElt-INCLEDON, Clrrk. 



It). Park Str^M^t, Minehead. ^ 



WMrDUNC AN ~ TUCKER and SONS. 

 Lira., 27, Cannon Street. London, Jl.C. : W nrk.s 

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

 Peachdioiuses, portable buiUlings, etc. Catalo^u^ gratis. 



/ 10/6 per Attn. PostFrw. i 

 V To Fortifu OomntriM, 1 6/-. ) 



Twopence 



St:)W NOW UNDER GLASS. 



UTT0N*« WOTER BEAUTY TOMATO. 



l>er iwi^ket, U. (iti. and 2s. 6d.. iX)St free. 



Mr. G. E. Pearce Gardener to F. B. Jtendle, 

 ¥jsq., writes: '* 1 have had a prand show of 

 Su t to n s \N' in ter Bean ty To ma to tii i s yea r , 

 isome of the fruit weijjhinjr nearly ^Ib., and 

 the flavour is all that can be desired. My 

 employer Aays that they are the best Tomatoes 

 he has ever had." 



SUTTON AND SONS, THE KING'S 

 SEEDSMEN. K&.\DING. 



HE :M0DERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Full particulars and prices of Kelway Borders, 

 packed, arrang-ed for planting, to flower in tasteful 

 schemes of colour,, from 



KELWAT and PON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT. SOMERSET. 



** , Palace. W. 



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

 *' The new herbaceous border has done extremely/ 



well ; much better than Her Royal Highness antdei* 



pated." 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICl'L- 

 TURE is the best of all Garden Books. 2s., 

 post free, from KELWAY and SON, LANG- 

 POUT, ^"OMEKSET. 



From an article in "The Field," August 

 12th, 1911, on The Best Gardening Books: 



" I do not know of anything dealing with 

 herbaceous borders more comprehensive than 

 Kelway's Manual.'* 



NOW is the time to plant KELWAY^S 

 DELPHINIUMS— fine, bold, upstandimr vhuiU, 

 with a wealth of bloom in all fhades of bine cmd 

 purple. They are from strong country -grown L-tt)ck.-, 

 and flourish under almost alJ conditions. 



■ ■ — , Esq., Greenock. 



" All the Delphiniums receive<i from you ]a>t 

 spring did very well inileed. I h:i\e mn\ 

 about three dozen of 3*our delphinium-. I li y 

 are the admiration of all the flower '4)\ri- 

 in this die^trict.'* 

 Choice nam^d collections los., 24&., 'M^.. .ViV. a fUizeii. 

 KELWAY and SON, 'The Royal li(>rTtvuiruric.t.-.. 



Langiwrt, Someriset. 



FILLER'S NEW ILL^USTRATED CATA- 

 LOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN SEEDS will be 

 sent, post free, to eny address, on receipt of post- 

 card. Write at once for a copy. It may help you 

 to save 50 per cent, on j^our seed bill this season. 

 FIDLER and Sons, Royal Berks Seed Stores, 

 Reading. 



HRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS. My col- 



1 eot ion co n t a i ns nea rl y 600 u p- to-<la t e va re . 

 Purcbafier's .^election, from Id. each. Catalogue free. 

 H WOOLM AN Shirlev. Birmingham. 



POULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 

 of every description. Write for latest Catalogue 

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

 Norwich. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGI 

 20. 6d. per bushel; per bag, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES increases every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 



Cake. „ 

 XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing 

 and Plants. Meaiy Bug, Scale, etc., 



where this is used. 

 XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine NicotineK best 



non-poisonous Wash on the Market. 



WASH for 

 Fruit Tree« 

 cannot exisi 



^ V H — H -w- r -I- 



No licence 



sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown, both poisonoue- and non-poisonous, are 

 XL ALL WEED KILLER, XL ALL FERTILISER, 

 XL \LL WINTER WASH for Fruit Trees, 

 RICHARDS' BANDING GREASE etc Don^t 

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



small pink list. 



G H. RICHARDS, Manufactur«fr, 



234 Borouffh High Street, London, S.r. 



