No. 3,046. 

 Vol. LV. 



(^afdfoJcan^ian^ MARCH I 6, 1 9 1 2 . ( JJ{p® J^-J^^^-J>^ TWOpCUCe 



BARR'S VEGETABLE & FLOWER SEEDS 

 of fineet selected etrains and tested growth. De- 

 scriptive Cata^log^ie, with many cultural notes,' free. 



ARR'S BEAUTIFUL LILIES, GLADIOLI, 



Cannae, Montbretiai?. TigpridiaiS, etc. for spring 

 lUantingr. Si>ecial Catalogue free.— BARR and SONS, 

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



T3ARR'S REMOVAL SALE OF HARDY 



-M~M PLANTS.— Clearance List of surplus Border 

 and Kock Plants, Climbers, etc., at greatly reduced 

 i>ric^ (prior to removal of nurseries from Surbit-on 

 to Taplow), post free.— BARE, and SONS, 11 12, and 

 13, King Street, Covent Garden, Londo n. 



ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



uee; its soluble Sulphur, etc., has for 40 years 

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots 

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

 ne^^s. Whole^le from 



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



(CARNATION SEED, saved from exhibition 



flowers only. Border or reri>etua]s Is. €d and 

 6d,. per packet. OuTtuml instructions sent 

 A large firm writes: "Tour seed gives tho 

 locioo''^^^ ot* «ny we've bought. Book us 



CARNATIONS ajid PICOTEIES for Exhibition or 

 border, 12 lovely varieties for 5s. 



ALSO PERPETUALS, to include the New R. F. 

 - ^•^^^^ Waters, C^-rola, etc. 6s. and 



'S. 6d. per dozen; all in 3ia. pots. 



CHAS. WATT i 



YTTEEKS^S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 



' » LAR BOILERS, for full advertisement 

 '-^e xii. 



see 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 



1 Sl^^'"^? maggot & inisects in greenhouses, framee. 

 tus. -\AM. DARLINGT ON and 8QN S, Hackne y N E 



AXTON'S NEW^EED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



no^^T^iS*'''^' ^^^^y illustrated, including grand 



nn a« 1?^?'^^ ^^^y «ther Novelties, gratis 



on application. ^ 



_ LAXTON BROS.. See^ Merchants, Bedford. 



'D^c^^'',?- FAVOURITE?' ~ second earTy 



^t^^'^'l Potato; gained R.H.S. Award of 

 ^lerit, 1910: heavy cropi>er, free from disease, 



'^i'th 'rd^^ orders earr. paid. Ternxs cash 



KPr.K.-, ~ " V.' . -^"^ Illustrated Catalogue, de- 



' "J ilt "'^^h- -'^^"'^^•^ 18 Gold. 18 



_g^_^" K-\ETT. Carnation Specialis t, Guernsev. 



FERTILISERS for Lawns, Eoses, Sweet 



Also Bone Meal, Yitriolis^d Bon««, Superphoe- 

 'te peruvion Guano, Sulphate Ammonia, Nitrate 

 - = tv. ^'''l*^^ '^a-l^s, and all other Fer- 



cattl TT^^''^.'?^^ P*'<^ Horticultural List on appli- 



^~EtpETUAL TREE CARNATIONS, best 



doz "oir^- ^^''O"?, yoiin? plants in small pote. 



OOPS for the Season.— Th-e 



h • ' Gt?'' n V Market, 5s. ed. 



^^}^-^in^ ' '^>=^^^Ti cnrrin,^. imid. Send for List 



i.r.^l.. Uo,e Lan,' \\ arks. XorwieJi 



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J^'^^^^S^ G^fY. rSMlfEDTHORTICUL- 



Thie i« . ^-^^ BUILDER, CHELSEA, 

 f' m the «m^^W^"°"^^ building coriservatorie..- 



f-^^ephon^o^ ^ obtained by writing by 



Londol " ^^estern). or by wire to " Gray, CheUj. 



PAINTING and GLAZ"- 



9s. per «iU p to White Lead Paint, 



, ^.CARSON nnd SbXS.Grive 

 Agents throughout the eountrv. 



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FLORAL NOVLLTIES FOl? 1912 



ebbs; ' p e r f e c t ion pink - 



ASTKIL — A mid-season variety of a distinct 

 new beautiful blmh-pink colour. Heig-lit 2 

 to 2^ft. Per pn^-ket, 2s, 6d. ; smaller packet, 

 Is., i>o«'t free. 



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EBBS' "SCARLET Q U E E X " 



ANTIURHIXUM.— A fine new colour in the 

 class of the tail, largfe-flowerin^ Antirrhinums. 

 Flowers of a bright e i n na loa r- rinL with :i 

 yellow blotoh on the under lip. Ter pa^^k< r. 

 Is., p0(St free. 



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EBB AND SONS, THE KING'S 



SKEDSMKN, 

 WORDSLET, STOUHBRIDGK. 



UM AhD'S CATALOGUES 



Free on Application. 



RUIT TREES, SHRUBS 



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OSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IN 



POTS. 



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ERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



F«r Preeeat Planting. 



SPARAGUS. 



Fine plants for preisent 

 100, according to variety, 

 on culture and cookery. 



planting, from 2s, 6d. i>er 

 Write lor intereeting liet 



GEORGE BUNYARD AND CO., LTD., 

 Royal Nunseries, MAIDSTONE. 

 Efitablifihed 1796 . 



DOUGLAS'S CARNATIONS and PINKS^ 

 Border and Peri^etual, are noted all over the 

 v/orld. FIVE GOLD MEDALS. K.H S.. m M,d-U-s 

 and Cujv;. Newtist and bi-st vjirit-ti-v :it iiM;t>t r. ason. 

 able prices. AH rea)(iy for pianrini.' or iK^ttiug im. 



Finest hand fertilised Seed onlv .sold. CARNATION 

 and PIOOTKE Seed, all tv|x^'. Ls. fid. to 2.^* €d. 

 packets. AURICULA. PINK, and POLYANTHUS, 

 finest strain in exietenee, all 1911. fine crop, now 

 rciuly for eowing. send for latest catalogue.— Eden- 

 *idt'. Great Bookham. 



CLAY^S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See page xi.) 



CLAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

 UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purposes. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford . E. 



A X T 0 N FRUIT 1 R K E S^ 



An immense stock, the finest trees we have ever 

 offered, splendid weli-ripened wood and fine roots. 

 Absolutely not better obtainable. Trained in all 

 foruLs. Fully illustrated Catalogue gratis. 



LAXTON BROS.. Bedford. 



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CATALOGUE 



of 



HARDY ALPINE and HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 with particulars of manv NEW and RARE I'LANTS. 



IS NOW READY. 

 Po^t free on application. 



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AURICE PRICHARD, 



Hardy Plant Nurseries, 

 CHRISTCHURCH, HANTS. 



IRON and WIRE FENCING for Gardens, 

 Treo Guards, Gates, Arches, Espaliers, Rose 

 Stakes, and Ornam3ntal Garden Iron and Wire Work 

 of every detscription. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, 

 free.— BOULTON and PAUL. Ltd., Manufacturers, 

 Norwich. 



HE BEST 0F~4LPTNES, and new and old- 

 fashioned Perennials. ROCK GARDENS, 

 BORDERS, WATER GARDENS, and WILD GAR- 

 DENS DESIGNED and PLANTED. Ilhustrated Cata- 

 logue (free) of Hardy Plants, Trees. Shrubs. Ros€€, 

 and Climbere. THE GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT 

 NU R-SER Y, Guildfor d. 



C"~HRYK\NTHl:MU]iI PLANTST-yiy coTkM- 

 tion c-ontains nearly GOO ui>-fiV{lnto vars. Pur- 



eluio^er's .M^Netion, from 1 'd. 



t MTalnLMie fret\ 



H, WOOLMAX. Shirley. Bi run n^-baiii. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SON 

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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Yineriee, 

 Peach hou^^es, portable buildii;g>, etc. Catalogue gratis. 



UTTON'S CENTENARY PEA. 



JVr pint, 2s. ; quart, :is. (Jti. ; i)tx:t ivor. 



Air. W. J':asthopo, Gardener to MiciS Pittar, 



writes: "Centenary a mid-se«son Pea- i<i 



very ha.ixi to beat. I had a fine crop, some 



pods containing 11 or 12 pcos of excel I*>nt 

 flavour." 



UTTON AND SONS. Tho King's Si^odsnien, 



READING. 



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ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the be6t of all Garden Books. 2s. 

 post free, from KElLWAY and SON, LANG- 

 PORT, SOMERSET. 



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'e ManuaL'* 



iVrOW is the time to plant KELWAY'S 



11 DELPHlNIUMS-flne. bold, upstanding plant.^ 

 with a wealth of bloom in all shades of blue and 

 purple. They are from strong country-grown stocks, 

 and flourit<h under alniov'-t all conditions. 



. >A^q.. Drifl^eld. 



" ..My eiiijil 'Vi I- liMd one down Delphiniums 

 from you ia^t week, which arrived in tpplendid 

 condition, and have be<^n duly planted, and 1 

 hope they will do as well a^ the other ont^a 

 he had from you some time ago. 



" Tliey have been a perfect picture i»l Ih :iiirv 

 hei'e. 



'* I should esteem it a great f^ivour il you 

 would f^jMire nie one of your ManuaU nf Hnr- 

 tioulture, ajs it is alway-s a n-^il treat tn read 

 one of ^'i^i gretjt :ind unniualltHl interest. I 

 consider it the im .^r uia l; ii itiemt nf all Unrti- 

 eultural Annual.-."' 

 Choice na-med oollectont;. I.Vs. 24?.. 34^=.. ."ifis. a d-izen. 



KELWAY AND SON, The' Royal H<>itieultur>Te., 



La n g 1)0 rt, S om e r se t . 



HE MODERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Full imrticulars and prices of Kelw iy Rnnleiv. 

 parked, arranged for jjlanting, to flower ni t;u'Tetul 

 schemes of colour from 



KELWAY AND ^N, The , Royal Horticulturists, 



LANCPORT, SOMERSET. 



Mrs. 



Iiiillintul>hrr. A thy. 

 The jdantij: arrived fafelj' yesterdjiv moming. for 

 which many thanks, but such a TiunH^'r; They are 

 >i:<h strong, healthy plants, t<x). If you tre^it wr ry 

 iMuly i-A you have treated me, I cannot untier^t^ind it. 

 You must kee]) your estjiblis'hment going for j hilan- 

 throphy, pure and siraide." 



IDLER'S CnTANt-FLOWERED SWEET 



PEAS. ri 1 :iT <n\'-i- f^'V -Mir collection (Ci of 

 1 f named v;i [ ii : n ail .-i J'M rar.-. containing in all 

 1 .0(H) gi>o<l ]iiiiin j> niw .^■'.ilr. I'(k-t free, with eotrt- 

 loirue. t(>r 1.-. FinLKI? rnid SON^. itnyjii Berkshire 



Si esi Ston-t-. UradiliL'. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED ^ANURES. 



(For full ]»arri<-ulars -re ]ia_:e vn'.i 



CHARLES SLICE'S CARNATIONS, 

 Famous all over the world. NOW IS THE 

 TIME tX)R PLANTING AND TOTTING. Sample 

 dozen of the finest varieties ever offered. Seffs, 

 Fancies, and Pieotees, lOe. -per dozen, carr. paid. 

 Also best up-to-date Perpetual-flowering varieties. 



Finf^st hajid-fertiiised seed of all classes. Is. 6d. 

 and iJs. 6d. per packet. Send for free Illustrated 

 Catalogue to WARREN NURSERIES, Hayeg, Kent 



rpHE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 



jL CIALITIES inoreases every year. All gardenere 



proclaim that nothing equals theee celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Cake. 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

 and Plants. Mealy Bug, Scale, etc., oennot eii«1 

 where this is used. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B sine Nicotine), beet 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown, both poisonous and non-poisonous are 

 XL ALL WEED KILLER. XL ALL FERTILISER. 

 XL ALL ROSE MANURE, XL ALL WINTER 

 WASH for Fruit Trees, etc. Don't forget to ask 

 vour N. S or Flori.st for Richank' small pink list. 

 G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer. 

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



