February 24, 1912. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



XI 



Situations Vacant* 



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CANADA.— Wanted, several GARDENERS 

 or NURSERYMEN to complete ordiers. De- 

 finite ^ituatiani;. Apply early, iTNION TRANSIT 

 COMPANY, 381, Argyle Street, Gla^sgow. 



VIT ANTED, FOREMAN, age 23 to 25, 



T T a.hst^ain«er ; g-ood plantsiii-aTi, interest-ed in li 

 A ; 3 imlor, 4 in bothy; wa^-es to comni>ence 



N- au-d Ixithv ; oppilv, with particulars of expericnoe, 

 : . Mr. PODMORE. fke 3Ianor &arden.si, Little Berk- 

 iia.iinste<l, Hertford. 



WANTED, GARDENER, single (Second of 

 throe), miist have good all-round knowledge 

 of kitchen and pleasure garden work; wages 16s., 

 with room in head ga-rdener's cottage. Apply, Mrs. 

 ST AFFORD. Chattan, Asminster. 



•\rURSERY OFFICE MANAGER, with good 



knowledge of sales department. Must be fully 

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STEVENSON 



SPRING CATALOGUE 



Just Issued, 



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selected lists of Bulbs, Hrrbaceous and 

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Gladiolus, Mrs. F. Ktngr (flaming scarlet), 3/6 doz 



_ „ Baron Jcs. Hulot (fine violet blue) 3/6 doz 

 Primula Forresti (The New Chinese Cowslip), 1/6 ea 



Pulverulenta (possibly the finest species cuU 



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Anemone Pulsatilla, the Pasque flower, mauve coloured, 



highly decorative in Spring, 4d. each ; 3 6 doz. 



Montbretia Germania (large scarlet flowers), 3/ 



doz. 



Meccnopsis Wallichi (The Blue Himalayan Poppy) 



strong plants, 7/6 doz. 



Pentstemon Myddleton Gem (the Pink Newbury 

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