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SATURDAY, FEB. 17, 1912 



/ 10/6perAnn. Post free, v 

 V To Foreirn Ooutriee, 1 5/-. / 



Twopence 



BAER'S VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS 

 of finest sel-ectetl strains and tested g^rowth. De- 

 scriptive Catalogue, with, ma-ny culturail notes, free. 



BARR^S BEAUTIFUL LILIES. GLADIOLI, 

 Caanaa, Montbretia.s, Tigridiais, etc., for spring 

 planting. Speeial Catalogue free. — BAliR and SONS, 

 11. 12, and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 



BARR'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 

 PLANTS. — Ole^ar a n ce L is t of su rpl us B orde r 

 and Rock Plants, Climbens, etc., at greatly reduced 

 l^rices (prior to removEbl of nurseries from Surbiton 

 Taplow), post free— BARR and SONS, 11, 12, and 

 King Stre-et, Covent Garden, London. 



tllJSHUKST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealtby dogs. Glsburstine keeps boots 

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

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



EEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 



LAR BOILERS, for full advertisement see 

 page X. 



■pERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



A Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 <ien. 100,000 lar^e garden Ferns. 20s. lOO 5,000 case^ 

 ntoffyo^arly. Amateur Catalogue free. j. E. SMITH 

 ndon Fern Nursery, J^oughb^rough Junction, S.w! 



TIERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA^ 



J- TlONS.-nStrong, cstablishjed plants in pots, 

 trom 4e per doz., cairiage paid; 2Cs. per 100, carriage 

 tci-wrd. IlliLstrJited Catalogue, describing 75 lead- 

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 j AN DERSLIJYS. F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guernsey. 



AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



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Descriptive, ani fully illustrated, including grand 



nn 5^^^"* ot^er Novelti^, gratis 



on application. ' ° 



PLAXTON BROS.^Seed Merchants. Bedford. 

 OULTRy and KENNEL APPLIANCES 



freA ^;^^^^.^^9^iption. Write for latest Catalogue 



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NOVELTIES 



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Dkwl ''^•i*^* following, -fe. (kl., ca.r. paid: 



' nnihor?' T^^/^^^r- St- BotoTpl,. Hereward. Lady 

 - iW l^*^ T'-.^l'""-. »*rbera.SL, beautiful hybrids, 



"^""'^ va,rieti<.,s, earlier, sin,glcB 



or Pe^^t,^/ p''''^ ^^"^ "^"iT car. paid, 



oar r^^S^ S « S'^/S**"'*"'^- 12 strong rooted plants. 

 :3orWk ^'URSE,K^ES, Downham Mar 



M^h^Hw'''^-^ '-'AKNATIONS. - Strong, 



tor ifts w^*'^!' 50, 2&.; 100 



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TREE ( ArvXATIONS, best 



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EBBS^ "GOLD MEDAL'' COLLEC- 

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 supply of delicious vegetables throughout the 

 year. Excellent selection. 

 G'V- Collection contains W7 varietiet?. 



12/- 



21'/- 

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10/6 Special Exhibitors' Coll-ection contains 32 

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Carriag-e Fr«e. 

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EBB and SONS, The King's Swdsmen, 



WORDSLTIT, STOUBBHIDGE. 



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UNYARD'S CATALOGUES 



Free on Application. 



EUIT TREES, SHRUBS. 



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OSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IN 



POTS. 



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ERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



For Autumn Planting. 



GEORGE BUN YARD AND CO., 

 Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



LTD., 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



(See pag:e vii.) 



LAY^S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purpoees. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



BRACKEN ROOTS for Naturalising.— 

 Th&se quic^k-growin^ underground et-ems. Is. 

 per lb., 15s. 2Clbs. Bluebells. Is. 6d. ICfl. Eight 

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

 hampstead, Devon 



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AXTON FRUIT TREES. 



An immense stock, the finest trees we have ever 

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LAXTON BROS., Bedford. 



4 UTO SHREDS FUxMIGAXT kiiJs Leaf- 



mining: maggot & insects in greenhouses, frames. 

 For 1,000 cubic feet, Od. ; 10,000,. 3s. 6d. No appara- 

 tii,g.— \VM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hax?kney, N.E. 



SEEDS-— Pedigree Vegetable, Choice Flower 

 Seeds, at reasonable prices. I give you the 

 value in Seeds, not in large advertisements or elabor- 

 ate Catalogues.— ELLISON, 57. West Bromwich. Estb. 



1S!)0. (Cata logue Free. 



WEET PEAS.— 25 each, 13 choice named 



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7 varieties, Is.; 25 each, do., 1^. 6d. ; 25 each 33 

 3s. tkl., eg. paid.— ELLISON. oT, West Bromwich. 



MINEHEAD URBAN DISTRICT COUNCIL. 



TO LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



THE :\IIXEIIEAD URBAN DISTRICT 

 COUNCIL invite COilPKTlTIVE DESIGNS for 

 LAYING OUT the BLENHEIM 31EADOW^S at 

 MINEHEAD as a PUBLIC PARK and PLEASURE 

 GROUND. 



Plan of the site and conditions niay be obtained 

 from the undersigned on deposit of five shillings, 

 wliich sum will be returned on receipt of bona-fide 

 designs in accordance with the conditions. 



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

 conditions) is offered by the Council for the best 

 design, and the design in respect of which such 

 premium may be awarded shall become the property 



of the Council. 



Design, etc., enclosetl in a sealed package, a^s 

 directed in the conditions, and endorsed Blenheim 

 Meadowci," jire to be sent to the undersigned on or 

 before tlu- :2tith day of February. 1912. 

 Datrd. this 17th day of January, 1912. 



By order. 

 L. C. WEBBER-INCl.EDON. Clerk. 



Ifi. Park Street. Minehead. 



WM, DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Cont^ervatorio^. Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

 Peach house>, porta-ble buiklirg>, eti'. Catalogue gratis. 



SUTTON'S EARLY GEM CARROT. 

 Per packet, Ls., post free. 

 Mr. A . Hobbs , G ardener to E, Wood wajxi , 

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 of yoyr Early Gem Carrot, and consider it 

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UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN. READING. 



KING^S 



rpHE MODERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Full particulars and prices of Kelway Borders, 

 packed, arranged for planting, to flower in tasteful 

 schemes of colour, from 



KELWAY and SON, The Royal Horticulturists. 



LANGPORT SOMERSET. 



" , Palace. W. 



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

 "The new hert>aceous border has done extremely 

 weU\ much better than Her Royal Highneee anticl- 

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ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

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

 post free, from KEiLWAT and SON, LANG- 

 PORT, SGMETliSET. 



From , Esq. 



North wood, 

 Middlesex. 



28 September. 1911, 

 I find that I have never forwaj-ded 2s. for 

 your lovely Catalogue you sent me some week^s 

 since. It would be cheap at five times the 

 price, and I sincerely regret the oversight." 



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^0\N is the time to plant KELWAY'S 



m DELPHINIUMS— fine, bold, upstanding plants, 

 with a wealth of bloom in all shades of blue and 

 purple. They are from strong country-grown stocks, 

 and flourish under almost all conditions. 



— — , Esq., — . 11 a ve n s c 0 u r t Pa r k . 



London, AV. 

 " Tlie Del]>hiniums you sent me some yeara 

 ago have been a great success, and have been 

 much admired.'* 

 Choice na.med collections, las., 24'S., 34s., 56s. a dozen, 

 KELWUY AND SON, The Royal Hortioulturiste, 



Langport, Somerset. 



IDLER'S""l^W^niJSTRATEb CATA- 



LOGUE OF CHOICE GARDEN" SEEDS will be 

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

 to save 50 per cent, on your seed bill this season. 

 FIDLER and Sons, Royal Berks Seed Stores, 

 Reading. • 



r|1HE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and old- 

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 BORDERS. WATER GARDENS, and WILD GAR- 

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CHRTSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS.-Mycof- 

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 H. WOOLMAN. Shirley. Birmingham. 



IRON and WIRE FENCING for Gardens, 

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 of every description. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, 

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 Norwich. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

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

 SANDER AND SONS, ST. ALBANS. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE 

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 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING CO:MPOUND. the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

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



where this is u^ed. 

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 XL ALL WEED KILLER. XL ALL FERTILISER, 

 XL ALL WINTER WASH for Fruit Trees, 

 RICHARDS* BANDING GREASE, etc. Don't 

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small pink list. 



G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer, 



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



