No. 3,043. 

 Vol. LV, 



/ Reg. at the G.P.O. a« a Newepaper, 

 V and for Canadian Magazine Post. 



SATURDAY, FEB. 24, 1912 



BARR S VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS 

 of finest 5<>Iected strains and test€d growth. De- 

 ccriptive Catalogue, with niany cultural not«6, free. 



BARR'S BEAUTIFUL LILIES, GLADIOLI, 

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



T>ARR'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 



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 King >treet. Covent Garden, Ivondon. 



/;j-l«HURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



^i^f ' soluble Sulphur, etc., has for 40 years 

 eurod blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishuretine keeps boots 

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



Wholesale from 

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



A ^J^oming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

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 aon Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.w! 



P^S^v?^^^^^ " FLOWERING CARNA- 



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tcr^J^' ^ni^^^f-' P»i<^; 206. per ICO, carriage 



rcrward Illufitrated Catalogue deeeribing 75 lead- 



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AXTOX'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



wT^l+i'^*' ''S^ f»"y illustrated, including grand 

 ap^f^ion"" ' ^""^ '''^''^ Noyeltiel, iratis 



LAXTON 



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rjEW'S FAVOURITE ' 



^^-dUns^ Potato; gained R.H.S. Award <Jf 



spcond early 



I - FLOWERING 



' hi„ n T^''"^ ^O'" Illustrated C 



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CARNA- 



, . Catalogue, de- 



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 .^ r ^iit Silver M<"dak, and 7 Silver Oups. 19C6- 



" HJ l^KTT. Cn motion Specialis t, Guernsey. 



TILISERS for Lawns, Roses, Sweet 



Z' ll!^2\,T\^'^f ' g-'eneral Garden 



^ Xi rX T in?;'"'^"; ^^'P**!^* Ammonia, >-itrate 

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A FINK MAINCItOr PKA. 



EBBS' NEW "KING GEORGE." 



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 is^aeon. 1 grew it for exhibition, and it w«is 

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 "iin. in length, and were we-ll filM. I think 

 it a gnan^l variety." WEBB and SONS, 

 Wordeley, Stourbridge. 



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RUIT TREES, SHRUBS. 



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BONES 



CLAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

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YUTO SHREDS 



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1890. Catalogue Free. 



WEET PEAS.— 25 each, 13 



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choice named 



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- (Jfirton. nr. M mti' Ii' >t^r. 



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After reading tho numerous Irti^ ' j :ink<» 



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woy. 



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ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

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 poet free, from KELWAY and SON, LANG- 

 PORT, SOMERSET. 



From an article in "The Field,** August 

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" I do not know of anything dealing with 

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 Kelway'fi Manual." 



NOW is the time to plant KKLWAYS 

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 with a wejilth of Moom in all (shades of blue and 

 liTir|iW\ Thoy an- frf»m strong Country-grown stock*, 

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- Worcp'^tcr, Mas.5. 



Your l^-lplnniunis h.'n>' jirovt-^l he tho 

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 Choice named cdllections. 156.. 24^^., M--., Tt*;-. a. d4iz*^n. 



KEL\M1Y AND SON, The Royjil Horri.-u ituri.-t^, 



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F IDLER'S NEW ILLUSTRATED CATA- 

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 Reeding^ 



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Cake 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

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