VRDFNERS' MAGAZINE, March 23. 1912. 



AND 



CARNATIONS 



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No. 3,04^ . / Reg. at the G.P.O. a Newepaper, ^CAT'TTT>1~^A\/ ATA-nr^TT 

 Vol. LV. V and for Canadian Magazine Post. J Ol\ I UKJJAY, MAKLH 23, I9I2 



/ 10/6 per Ann. Po«t Frw. V 

 V To Fortifn Oomntriw, 16/-. / 



Twopence 



BAER^S VEGETABLE AND FLOWER 

 SEEDS OF FINEST SELECTED STRAINS AND 

 i KSTED GROWTH. Descriptive Catalogue free. 



BARirS Hardy PERENNIALS, ALPINES, 

 AQL'A rKS. CLLAIBER^S, ETC., for Spring plant- 

 \U'S. Descriptive Catalogue, with cultural notes, free. 



BARR^S BEAUTIF'TJL L^ L I E S~ 

 GLADIOLI, CANNAS. MONTBRETIAS, TIGRJ- 

 IHAS. etc FOR SPRING PLANTINa. Spe-cial 

 i itaJogue free Oin application. BARR and kSONS, 

 il. 12, and 13, King Street, OoTent Garden, London . 



ISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 



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

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and ia good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots 

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

 ness. Wholesale from 



IM UCE'S PATENT CA NDLE CO., LIM.. LONDON. 



JAMES GRAY, LIMITED, HORTICUL- 

 TURAL BUILDER, CHELSEA. 

 This is a gooJ month for building conservatories— 

 ' m the (smalleet and cheapest to the largest and 

 •H-^t expensive— all can be obtained by writing by 



■.ephone (201 W^estern). or by wire to Gray Chekea, 

 i^ondon." * 



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TWO MAGNIFICKNT PEAS. 



EBBS' STOL^RBRIDGE MARROW 



(Mid-Sea-sion), 3s. pint; 3s. 6d. quart. 

 Winner of First Prize, N.V.S.. London. 



Mr. E. Beckett. Aldcnhani House Gardens, 

 writeis :— " WnnderfuUy i>roIifio and of the 



highest quality; for exhibition purposes it i« 

 most valuable." 



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EBBS' SENATOR (Maincrop). 



1^. Jfil, pint ; quart. 

 Awarded R.H.S. Fir.>^t-Cl:.s^ Certificate of 

 Merit. A marvcllonsly prolific cropi>er of 

 exce^]tionally rich flavour. CaJinot be too 

 highly reconimended.— WKRB and SONS, The 

 King's Seedemen, Word.'^ley, Stourbridge, 



BUNYARD'S CATALOGUES 

 Free on Application. 



RUIT TREES, SHRUBS. 



R 



OSES 



AND OTHER 



POTS. 



CLIMBERS IN 



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ERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



For Pra&eat Pl&nting. 



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CARNATION SEED, saved from exhibition 



fi'^^erfi only. Border or Perpetual Is Cd and 

 . 6d, per packet. Cuttural instructionis sent * 

 A large firm writes: "Your seed gives the 

 *"^=t results of 

 10.000." 



any we ' ve bought. 



gives 

 Book 



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CARNATIONS and PICOTEES for Exhibition or 

 Border, 12 lovely varieties for o«. 



A^l^.^^^?^"^^'^^^^^' include the New R. F. 

 ^ Felton Edith Waters, Oarola, etc. and 

 's. 6d per dozen; all in 3in. pote. 



CHAS. WALL, Carnation Grower. Bath. 



SPARAGUS. 



Fine plants for present 

 100, according to variety, 

 on culture and cookery. 



planting, from 2fi. 6d. 

 Write for interesting 



per 

 liet 



riBEENHOUSES 



GEORGE BUNYARD AND CO., LTD., 

 Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



E;8tabli6h«d 1796. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BON: 

 I S (H^ ] >a ce V . ) 



CLAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

 UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purpoeee. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



t.h\r. IT' r ■ -"^-w^e^o cLuu. X- luiszieu vv urKman- 



rvRTT??^'''*'' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE. Tlyr 



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NEW 



CATALOGUE 



Phone": 1308 P.O. Kingston. 



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i UTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 



."^*8'8"<'t * insects in greenhouB«6, frames. 



LJttM.^AIlLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.B. 

 AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 

 1912. 



ne^r'li^*"*' illustrated, including grand 



on ap^.'^S ^'"^ '"'"''^ Novelties, fratie 



LAXTOX>Ros.^Seed Merchants, Bedford. 



'■J^EW'S FAVOURITE," second 



MeTre vun I Potato; gained E.H.S. Award of 

 3' M r,tl^^y.^^VJ «™Pl^r, free from diseaee, 

 "^i'thoX" Terms, cash 



jPPly/ PEW, 116, High.fleids, Coalville. Leios. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 caa'St>P®^ bushel; per bag, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. AI.BAN3. 



pERTILISERS for Lawns, Roses, Sweet 



u.o. T,™.,'^':r'vJ'?':«' Ga.rden 



HARDY ALPINE and HERBACEOUS PLANTS, 

 with particulars of many NEW and RAKE PLANTS, 



IS NOW READY. 

 Post free on application. 



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AUEICE PRICHARD, 



Hardy Plant Nurseries, 

 CHRISTCHURCH, HANTS. 



appl 



Skeldergate 



p..^jrji.iuAL TEEE CARNATIONS, best 



doz nl'r^i Strong young plants in small pot6, 

 ?oodflnwf "^'^^^ carriage forward; 



>S.^TK^^^^^^^^5^^ Bexley Heath. 



O^S,^ TEELLIS-WOmNOW:=:^^ 



t^^'^^^? screene, wall 



'■^ -BO ^^v^^^'^^^V^^^^^ arlours, etc.. poet 

 — ^--g^iLHgjL^nd^^^^ Norwich. 



G^I^H^WSE PAINTING and GLAz" 



P^r <^]l """p^^'- ^^P^'-ior to White Lead Paint, 

 PaH^ • 1. ^^^^'^%J sui>e.r.^e<]e« Puttv, 16s per 



. Kattersea. Agents throughout the country. 



HUTS FOR THE GARDEN. — Fruit 

 Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workshops, Cycle Hou*ee^ 



Boot Rooms, Servants* Mees Rooms, Children's Play- 

 rooms, etc. Send for Illustrated Catalogue free. — 

 BQ ULTON and PAUL, Ltd.. Norwich. 



EEPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Send for Illitstrated Catalogue, de- 

 scribing all beet novoltiee. Award?.! 18 Gold. 18 

 Silver-gilt 35, Silver Medak, and 7 Silver Cups. 1906- 

 1910. 



H. BUR NETT. €a mation Specialist, G uerngey. 



CHARLES BLICK'S CARNATIONS, 

 FamoiLs all over the world. NOW IS THK 

 TIME FOR PLANTING AND TOTTING. Sample 

 dozen of the finest varieties ever offered. Selfe, 

 Fancies, and Picotees, lOs. per dozen, carr. paid. 

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



Finest hand-fertilised seed of all classes le. 6d. 

 and 2s 6d. per packet. Send for free Illiietrated 

 Oatalog'ue to W A W H K X NUH SKRIE>. Hayeg, Kent. 



THE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and old- 

 f&shioned Perennials. ROCK GARDENS, 

 BORDERS, WATER GARDENS, and WILD GAR- 

 DENS DESIGNED and PLANTED. Illustrated Cats- 

 logue (free) of Hardy Plants, Trees. Shrubs, Ri^es, 

 and Climbers. THE GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT 

 NURSERY, Guildford. - 



CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS. -^My colfec- 

 tion contains nea^rly 600 up-to-dnto var?. Pur- 

 chaser.'; .^election, from li<l. each. l aTaiMiru.' free. 

 11. W00L3IAN, Shirley, Bimiin^'-liain. 



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M. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 



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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vineriee, 

 Peach-houfies, portable buildings etc. Catalo*gue gratis. 



SUTTONS SUPl-KB BEDDING ASTERS. 

 A isjilcndid ^electinn. spt^cially n<lapted for 

 ]>ro(hu'ing nia.-LScs of colour in beds. 

 Scarlet, Blue, 



Delicate Rof^e. Lila<r (Mftnv^,- 



Bright Roee, White. 

 Ei.ieh per packet, Is. 



.^'^^j':^^'!!": colours, <=;epa..r ate. 5s. 



SUrrON S SUPERB BEDDING STOCKS, 

 Selected with great care expressly for Tx'd- 

 ding purjXKs^is. 



Whit^, Yellow, Blush-Rose. 

 Poach-B]os<t;om, Pink, Terra-Cotta, 

 Carmine-Pink, Scarlet, Mauve, 

 Blue and Purple, 

 t^ch, per packet. Is, 



SUTTON AND SONS, The King^s Seedsmen, 

 RKADING. 



ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

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

 post free, from KEiLWAY and SON, LANG- 

 PORT, SOMERSET. 



From Messrs. , 



Grahamstown, 

 Cape Colony, 

 "The * Manual ' is unique, and is an exceed- 

 ingly attractive book, and a most interesting 

 work on Horticulture, and we are tery 

 pleaded to possess this copy." 



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NOW is the time to plant KELWAT^S 

 DELPHINIUMS— fine, bold, upstanding plants, 

 with a wealth of bloom in all shad4's of blue and 

 purple. They are from strong oountry-grown stoeks, 

 and flourish under almost all conditions. 



, Esq., . Greenock. 



"All the Delphiniums reeeive<l from you 

 last spring did very well inde^nl. I have now 

 about three dozen of ynur delphinium*^. They 

 are the admiration of jiU tlic flower lovers 

 in this district." 

 Choice named cnllections. ITk^.. 24.-.. ."r.-. a dozen. 



KELWAY AND SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



T > ! I n ^' I "< 1 r t . S o m erse t . 



^heI^odeen herbaceous border. 



Full particular^ and prices of Kelway Borders, 

 parked, arranged for planting, to flower in tasteful 

 schemes of colour, from 



KELWAY AND SON. The Royal Horticulturists, 



LA NO PORT. SOMERSET. 



— — , EiMj., . 



Wateruieye * Stioct. Grahamstown, Oajio Colony. 

 " I must write and thank you for the ii'H'r.al way 

 in which yo i treate<l nie with my order t<>r Pii nnioh. 

 The roots'arrived in excellent condition, -'Viid I have 

 ]7lanted' them in i>artial shade nud tiny arr alrt.ady 

 sending up sheets." , 



F IDLER'S GIANT - FLOW E RE D S W E 1-: T 

 PJ'^AS.— Send at once for our collection tC) of 

 li niamed varieties, all separate, containing in ali 

 1.000 good plump new .^ -^Jr-, Pi>.-t frt/^\ with cata- 

 logue, for Ls. FIDLEH i: i -:>\-, II- y-il Brrkshir© 

 Sec<l Stores. Readinir. 



FERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 large garden Ferns. 20s. 100 5.000 cases 

 Bent oflF yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J. E. SMITH, 

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W, 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES increases every year. All gardenera 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Cftke 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Treea 

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

 where this is used. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonous Wa^h on the Market. No lioeiic^ 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown, both poisonous and non-poisonous, are 

 XL ALL WEED KILLER. XL ALL FERTILISER. 

 XL \LL ROSE MANURE, XL ALL WINTEH 

 W VSH for Fruit Trees, etc. IMn't forget to ask 

 your N S or Florist for Richard^' small pink list. 

 G. H. RICHARDS, Mftnufactnrw, 

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



