No 3 048. /Reg attheG.p.o. a« a i^•€W6pap6r.^ 

 vol. LV. \ and for Canadian Magazine Poet. ) 



■DAEE'S YEGETABLE AND FLOWEE 



TT^TFD^?M.nu4i^'^^^ SELECTED STRAINS AND 

 TESTED GROWT H. Desoniptive CatalogTie free. 



BAEE'S Hardy PEEENNIALS ALPINES 

 . AQUATICS, CLIMBERS, ETC., for Spring plant- 

 ing. Descriptive Oa/talogue, with oultural notes, free. 



SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 191 



9 /10/8per Aia. l\)HFree.\ 

 V'I'o Foreign 0>niutrie?, 16/-./ 



Twopence 



perfp:ctiox 



PINK 



k 



w 



B 



AEE'S 



BEAUTIFUL LI LIES, 



GLADIOLI, CANNAS, MONTBRETIAS, TIGRI- T\ 

 , etc., FOR SPRING PLANTING So*.Pi^.l Yf 



MAS, etc FOR SPRING PLANTING. Special 

 Oataiogue tree on application. BARR and .SONS 

 11, rJ, Qmd 13, King S tre-et, Oovent Gaixlen, London. 



rj.lSilUKST COMPOUND is harmless in 



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 weathers ; they ^111 polish. Good for har- 

 neiss. VVhoJeeale from 



PRICE'S PATENT CA NDLE CO., LIM., LONDON. 



TAMES GRAY, LIMITED, HORTICUL- 



" . . TURAL BUILDER, CHELSEA. 

 f ^^i® ^ ' month for building conservatoriee— 

 trom the enmlleet and cheape»st to the largest and 

 meet expensive— all oaji be obtained by writing- bv 

 London"" ^^^^ Western), or by wire to " Gray, ChSisea, 



7EBBS' NEW 



ASTKH.-^A di.^tinct now bt^utiYul" bliwh-pink 

 colour. Is. and 2s. (hi. per iiackt't ; post fre^ '. 



EBBS' BEDDING ASTER.-Speciallv for 



btHldmg. Rose. Dark Crimeon. White Piirijle 

 Pink, Light Blue, and mixed coloure. Each 

 ed. and is. i)er i>acket. Collection of € dis- 

 tinct oolouris, .separate, .'fe., post f r ee . 



TEBBS' NEW ADMIRATION STOCK, 



—Almond Bloiseom, White, Bo^^v Lilac, Violet 

 Fk\sh Colour, and mixed colours. Each K^' 

 per packet ; post free. 



BEDDING STOCK.-Specially for 



Bedding. Scarlet, Canary-Yellow, Purple 

 Light Blue, AVhite Bo:.-e. and mixed coloure.' 

 Each (id. and Is. per ]>acket. po.st free. Col- 

 lection of 6 distinct coloui-s .separate, Ss.. po^t 

 free. WEBB AND .^'ONS TIi,- King's >>ede- 

 men, Wordi&ley, Stourbrii!.L'^^\ 



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UNYARD'S CATALOGUES 



Five on Application. 



the 

 us 



ALL Gro\v(i. of BORDER CARNATIONS 

 AL FLOWERING CARNATIONS, or 



riA^i^'^A^x'XJ''''^^'''' ^" ^^'^^^^ Special Offer List to 

 fl^^^'^'lP?-^ BKOWN. The Nur^riee. King^s Norton, 

 tne rig ht firm for (lujility and keen prices. 



(^ARNATION SEED7sa7ed~from exhibition 



flowers only. Border or Perix'tuais Is. €d and 

 A i' packet. Cultural instructions sent ' 



A Jarge firm writes : " Tour seed givee 



10 000 "^^'^^ bought. Book 



CABNATIONS and PICOTEES for Exhibition or 

 Border, 12 kvely varieties for oe. 



ALSO PERPETUALS, to include the New R F 

 l^elton Edith Waters, C^rola, etc. €s and 

 's. 6d. per dozen; all in Sin. pots. 



CH.VS. WALL, Oarnation Gr ower. Bath. 



r^REENHOUSES and CONSEK. 



and Finished Workman - 



nV&T^Jn ^ ^""^ ILLUSTRATED CATALOGFE. 

 CARTER and HOW^ARD, Horticultural Biiildere, 

 ^j£gBt^:on £hames. Phone : 1308 P. O. Kin g ston. 



A UTO SHREDS FUMIGANT ki is Lcaf- 



1 ina-ggot & insects in greenhou^, frames. 



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



^^~^MMjig:TON^j^nd^SON S, Hackney , N. E . 



AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



BORDER CAR NATIONS, oO A'A R IFTIKS. 

 T!OSES AND OTHER CLLMBKKS IN I'OTS. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQl'ATIC PLANTS. 



Foir Present Planting. 



ilSPARAGUS. 

 Fine pla,nt.s for present planting, from 



as. 6d. per 100, according to variety. Write 



for interesting list on culturo and cookery. 



GEORGE BUNTARD AND CO.. LTD., 



Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



EstablLshod 1796 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



{See jtage vii.) 



LAY'S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford. E. 



Purpose^. 



DOUGLAS'S CARNATIONS and PINKS. 

 Border and I'erpetnal, are notrd a]! nv.r tli.' 

 virld. FIVE GOLD MKI)\F^ II.H i:c .M,.; ,i- 

 aiiil Ci^]:.-^. >*'\V(^t :hu1 bi.-t varirfir.- at rm t>t n-a-nn, 

 ah]v jiricHe^. All rea4ly lor p'antin^r ^^v ]i-(.ttiiig on, 

 Fintvt hand ft rnii^^-d -fe<| only -sold. CAKNATION 

 a II d 1* 1 CO T F K S owl. all t v i 1 ,v (:<] t. . - ( i i 

 packets. AUHlcrLA. I'lNIv, and rOLYANTHI -, 

 finest strain in ex^st^nco. .'ili 1911. fine cr^^p ni w 



ready for (^owiiiir. .-end fnr I;;tust catalocrue. - IvU-n- 

 side, Great Rookham. 



Descriptive, and fully illustrated, including crand 



nn a ^^.^^^la^n Pea, and many other Novelties, ^rratis 

 on application. 



__LAXTON BROS.. Seed Merchants, Bedford. 



rjHRYSANTHEMUM PLANTS.-.Mv coll^- 



^ xion contains nearly 600 up-to-date vcirs Pur- 

 enasorfi selection, from IJd- each. Catalogue free. 

 H. J\ Om^MA2s\ _Shirley,_Bi.rm.ingham. 



JRON and WIRE FENCING" fo7~Gardeiis, 



StAtir^ J^Ji^^^' Gates, Arches, Espa-'iere, Roee 

 ofT. ' and Ornamantal Garden Iron and Wire Work 



fre! ^nrff^'^P**''''- Illustrated Catalogue. 



No^c^ ^nd PAUL. Ltd., .Manufacturers: 



TOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES. 



(For full particulars see page v i.) 



^orJi^-^ FOR ORCHIDST 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY, 

 c rl- ^^T.P®'" bushel; per bag, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDER^^D_S^NS. ST. ALBANS. 



^^S^^r^"^^^^^ for GLASSHOUSES and 



Ttient ; J^^^' Al'IMKATUS, for fuH advertise- 

 im_n^,see page x.. Darlington. 



PERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Send for Illustrated Catalogue, dp- 

 ecribing all beet nov-ltiee. AwarJ3d 18 Gold, 18 

 Silver-gilt 3o, Silver Medals, and 7 Silver Cuiis 19C6- 

 1910. ~ 



H. BU RNETT. C arnation Specialist , Guernse y. 



-The 



id. 



R 



93. 



cwt. 



REENHOUSE PAINTING 



ING 



and GLAZ- 



per p-«ii ^i^'^"*!'. ^l^Perior to White Lead Paint, 

 cwt P«^*' 1 ^^Ji^^^in^ superse<]e6 Putty. 16s pea 



Work^ Bai?^il'' <^-^RSON and SONS, Gr^ve 



*>or^. Battersea. Agents throughout the country. 



COOPS, COOPS for th^ St^ason.- 

 KiM-pcr-s' Cof I). I't\-t en tlie Marki't. .". 

 e^'ch ; l-f s. per dozi'n. carriris-p p:i id. Hiui.-. * d. 



each extra, ^i^nd for Lit <]iowiiiL:- innm'rdi! . i.t}i. r 

 d'esign-. BOT'LTON ard I'AFI.. I. ID.. H,,.;. [_:ni<. 

 Woiks, Norwich. 



C^HARLES BLICK'S CARNATIONS^ 

 Famous all over the world. NOW IS THE 

 Tl.ME FOR PLANTING AND POTTING. Sample 

 dozen of the finee^; varieties ever offered. ^'eIfe. 

 Fancies, and Picotees, It's, per dozen, carr. paid. 

 A Iso best up-to-dale Perpetual-flowering varieties. 



Finest hand-fertilised seed of all classes. l6. €d. 

 and 3s 6d. per packet, "^end for free Illustrated 

 Oatalo g ue to WAR REN N U K S E H 1 E S . Hay es, Kent. 



THE BEST OF ALPINES, and new and old- 

 fashioned Perennials. lUX'K GARDENS, 

 BORDERS. WATER GARDENS, and WILD GAR- 

 DENS DESIGNED and PLANTED. Illustrated Cata- 

 logue (free) of Hardy Plants. Trees. Shrube. Roses, 

 and Climbers. THE GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT 

 NURSERY. Guildford. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Tineriee, 

 Peach-houses, portable buildings, etc. Catalogue gratis. 



UTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING ASTERS. 



A splendid selection, speciallv adapted for 

 producing maifiseis of colour in beds 

 Scarlet, Blue, 



Delicate Roise, Lilac (Mauve) 

 Bright Rose, White. 

 Baeh per packet. 1*;. 



CV)llection of the six colours, separate, os. 



UTTON 



SekM?ted with great care exproi-slv for Ix^d- 

 ding pur]x)ses. 



White, Yellow, Bliush-Rose, 

 Pe;^ch-B!os«oni, Pink. Terra -Cotta, 

 Carmine-Pink, Scarlet, Mauve, 

 Blue and Purjde. 

 Each, per ]>aoket. l& 



gUTTON AND SONS^^The King^s Seedsmen, 



READING 



K 



ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 



TUBE is the beet of all Garden Books. 

 post free, from KELWAY and SON, LANG- 

 PORT, SOMERSET. 



From , Esq., 



Northwood, 

 Middlesex. 



28 September, 1911. 

 " I find that I have never forwarded is. for 

 your lovely Catalogue you sent me some weeks 

 since. It would be cheap at five times th© 

 l>rice. and I s inc erely r e gret the oversight." 



NOW is the time to plant KELWAY'S 

 DELPHINIUMS-fine. bold, upstanding plants 

 with a wealth of bloom in all shades of blue and 

 purple. They are from strong country-grown etocke, 

 and flourish under almost all conditions. 



~ . Morristown, N.J., U.S.A. 



"We have had clumps of your Larks])inv, 

 enduring frost down to 40 deg. dielnw zt ro) 

 F.. for ten suceevssive winters. It is true tli^it 

 t y have had so m e t i mes a c ( i ve r i n g of 

 several feet of snow and sometimes none at 

 all.'' 



Choice named co:iection.<. V^s. 24s.. 34s '<l^ a doz<'n 



KELWAY AND SON, The Royal Horti( u!turist>, 

 LMn^rport, S< > me r> ( t . 



HE MODERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Ku:i iiartieulart; and prices of Kehvay Borders. 

 I'.'Mk.'d. nrraiiunl tor ]ilaiitin,Lr^ to flower in ta<st.'fnl 

 ■w hiMii'^^ tit" ci h>nr. * i"niii 



KKI.^^'AV AND >ON Tho iN.v.-.i HornVuItiiri^-t-. 



LAN(,Fni!'r. -;>MkltH-; r. 



, E,-fj.. - - . Norwiclt. 



Your ca.se of plants, i^hnih.-. ttr.. wliirii I oiHl''i"<'d, 

 ■■ t r r i veil here s-a f el y , and a re now p 1 a n t e i ! . 1 m Ue- 1 

 I i i.irratnlate vour firm on thv ri'allv <'x<vi]^nit wa v 



* ha. 



t rr- !j . ut- r fi I n !i t j t ' v \vr j ct-t d ul^ out mI' t h 



F IDLER'S GIANT-FLOWEBED SWEET 

 PEAS.— Send at once for our eollection iC) of 

 14 namtnl varieties, ail separate, containing in all 

 1.000 [r^n\d plump mw seeds. Post free, with cata- 

 logue, for 1.^. FIDEKR and SONS, Royal Berkshire 

 Seixl S to rtv- , H ead i ng. 



FERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den. bKKOOO large garden Ferns. 20s. 100. 5,IHM) ca<se« 



sent off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free, J. E. SMITH. 

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W.' 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE 

 CIALITIES increese* every year. All gardenert 



proclaim that nothing equals theee celebrated 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, tht- 

 irardenerfi favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Cake 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Tree* 

 and Plants. Mealy Bug, Scale, etc., cannot eiis' 

 where thi^i is u.-^ed. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), betl 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No lioence 

 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 ALXNURE, XL ALL WINTER 

 WASH for Fruit Trees, etc. Ihm't forget to aek 

 your N. S. or Florist for Richard;,' snuill pink list. 

 G. H. RICHARDS, Menufecturw, 

 234, Borough H:gh Street, London, S.E- 



