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No. 3,053. 

 Vol. LV. 



Saturday, may 4,1912. (^oTo^e'g.^o^u-ngrsT:) Twopence 



BARR'S SEEDS FOR MAY AND JUNE 

 SOWING— Finest lyt'rainc of Antirrliiniiins, 

 \quile«'ia.s, CampanulAiS, Canl^rbury Bells, Oalo^- 

 UriBfi CinerariOiS, Itelphiniums HolIyJioolLs , Lupine. 

 Pa-aaies Primulais, Stockis. Wallflowers. et<'. Special 

 list on application. BARli and SONS, 11, 12, and 13. 

 King" Street. Covcnt Garden, London. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

 uee; its soluble Sulphur, etc., hae for 40 yeara 

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Giahuretine keeps boots 

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

 DefiB. Wholesale from 



PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO., LIM., LQNIX)N. 



JAMES GRAY, LTD., HORTICULTURAL 

 BUILDER, CHELSEA. S.W.. is arranging this 

 6i*riag.for a large selection of BLINDS for Conser- 

 Tatori-es, Greenhou£e«, Private Houses. VerandalLs, <?tc., 

 and will be happy to send eaniples, prints, and price^s 

 on receipt of postcard. Telephone call (201 Western), 

 letter or wire, "Gray, Chel^a, London.'* 



ORDER TRELLIS-WORK NOW.— Get our 

 Book on Trellis-Work, showing screens, wall 

 panels, window surrounds, arches, arbours, etc., past 

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



ALL Growers of BORDER' CARNATIONS, 

 PERPETUAL FLOWERING CARNATIONS, or 

 ROSENS are invited to tend for Special Offer List to 

 gAUNATION BROW^J^, The Nurseriee, King^s Norton, 

 the right firm for quality and keen prices. 



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PERPETUAL. CARNATIONS. — Grand 

 Young Plants, 20s. 100 ; larger, buishy etnff, 

 6c. €d. doz., carr. j:aid, ready for flowering pots, or 

 planting- out; larger flowering, lOs. €d. doz. G. S. 

 EVANS. y.R.H.S., Carnation Specialist: Bexley Heath. 



FERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants for stove, greenhoufie, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 large garden Ferns. 20s. 100. 5,000 cases 

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

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junotion, S.W. 



SILVER-LEAVED PLANTS make ex- 

 quisite effects in garden borders. Many beauti. 

 ful varieti^^. Peni fof Catalogue WHIN'S NUR- 

 SFRIES, Chal font St. Peter. Bucks. 



IVEW GERANIUM, Salmon Paul Crampel, 



-^-^ Is. 6d. each, 15s. per dozen; unrivalled for 



showy bedding. KELLAWAT, St. John's Nursery, 

 Blackheath . 



ONAL PELARGONIUMS. 



Catalogue of New aaid Choicest Tarietiee. 



From y. SLADE, Zonal Specialiet, 

 Staplegrove Nursery, Taunton. 



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AHLIAS 



P^ONY. CACTUS. POM- 



FONE AND SHOW, 

 From is. €d. per dozen. 

 Best varieties only. Catalogues free 

 J. T. WEST, Towor Hill/ Brentwood 



A UTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 



jF^, Sll^^^f maggot & insects in greenhousee, frames. 

 + ^i'JJJ tiutio feet. 6d. ; 10,000, 3s. 6d. No appara- 

 tus.-TVM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912.- 



Deecriptive, and fully illustrated, including grand 

 new i^aitonian Pea. and many other Novelties, gratis 

 on application. 



j^^S TON BRO S.. Seed Merchants, Bedford. 



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S^iUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



'^'^^SIGNMENTS AREIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 „'*',6d. per bushel; per bag, Ss. 6d. 

 bAN D^ER AFP SONS. ST. A LBANS. 



Ci^vr^'M^*^'^^^^ PAIXTIXC; and GLAZ- 



u ^ ^^^''^i*'^-" •■superior to White Lead Paint, 

 r'wt n Pl.i>tinf^ " .miimt,mhIo.s Puttv ICt^. per 



W.rk ti ■'■""^ ("Al^'^N and SONS. Grove 



Katter^eu. Aircnts throughout the C( untrv. 



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;'S WALLFLOWERS 



Tlie'tlnest strain.? in exi 



WEBBS' 

 WEBBS' 

 WEBBS' 

 WEBBS 

 WEBBS 

 W EBBS* 



W ICBBS 

 WF^BBS' 

 WEBBS' 



Canary Bird (golden-yellow). 

 Universal (single mixed). 

 llwiyy Gem iruby-violot). 

 Vulcan (deep velvety oirimson). 



Eastern Queen (isalm-on sluided) 



Double (mixed, very tine). 

 llsMch, Ls. i3er packet, jxkst free. 



Kinver Favourite (bkx)d-red). 



Bt4voir Cattle (yellow). 



Primrose Dame (primrose). 

 I'lach, 6d. per paeket, post fre*^. 



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EBB AND SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



WOR DS LEY , STOF RB R I DG E. 



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UNYARD'S CATALOGUES 



Free on Application. 



BORDER CARNATIONS, 50 VARIETIES. 

 ROSES AND OTHER CLIMBERS IN POTS. 



HERBACEOUS AND AQUATIC PLANTS. 



For Present Planting. 



for present 



ASPARAGUS. 

 Fiae plants 



2s. 6d. per 100, according to variety, 

 for interesting list on culture and cookery. 



planting, from 



Write 



GIX)RGE BUN YARD AND CO., LTD., 



Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



(See page iv.) 



LAY'S FERTILIZER IS 



UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purpoeee. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



DOUGLAS'S CARNATIONS and PINKS, 

 Border and Perpetual, are noted all over the 

 v/crld. FIVE GOLD MEDALS. R.H.8., 450 Medate 

 and CuiTs. Newest and best varieties at most reason, 

 able prices. All ready for planting or potting on. 

 Finest hand fertilised Seed only sold. CARNATION 

 and PieOTEE Seed, all types, Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. 

 packets. AURICULA. PINK, and POLYANTHUS, 

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

 ready for gowing. Send for latest catalogue.— Eden- 

 eide. Gre at Bookham. 



ERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 



TIONS.— Send for lUustrated Catalogue, de- 

 scribing all best uovoltiee. AwarJ3d 18 Gold, 18 

 Silver-gilt 35, Silver Medals, and 7 Silver Cups, 1906- 

 1910. 



H. BURNETT. Carnation Specialist, Guernsey. 



IVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES, 



FIGS. ORANGES, and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 THREES. A large and fcelect stock always on view, 

 illustrated and deseript've catalogue post free. 3d.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, SAWBR IDGEWORTH, 

 HE RTS. Station: Harlow. G.E.K. 



HUTS FOR THE GARDEN. — Fruit 

 Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workshops, Cycle Houses, 

 Boot Rooms, Servants' Mess Rooms. Children's Play- 

 rooms etc. Send for IlJostrated Catalogue, free.— 

 BOULTON and PAUL. Ltd., Norwich. 



ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our ** Cultural Treatise," le. 

 YOUNG and 00., Carnation Specialists, 



Hatherley, Oheltenh&m. 



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ELECT YOUR ALPINES IN FLOWER. 



A lnri:-e collection in r^ns. nWn Aquatics, lor 



prcv^ciit jihnitinu'. 



A'iiiitoiv conliallv ^voIr-<=niri|. 



THE GUILDFOUn HAUDY PLANT MKSKHY. 



GriLDFOKD. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vinenee, 

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



UTTON'S GIANT DOUBLE DAISY. 



l^ornious flowers, might well Ije ta.ken for 



Asteiv. 



GIANT WHITE ix^r j>acket Is. 6d. 



GIANT PINK ]>er iiaekeft Is. (k\. 



GIANT MIXED ]>er jiacket Is. 6d. 



UTTON'S MYOSOTIS. 



srrrON S I'KHFKCTION (Blue, Ro*e, 



White, ami Palo Blue) 



each jM T -jiaeket 1b. Od. 



SUTTON'S ROYAL BLCE 



iwr ]>acket ts. Gd. 



UTTON AND SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



READING. 



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ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the b€«t of all Garden Booke. 28., 

 post free, from KELWAY 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 w© are very 

 pleased to possese this copy," 



HE :\IODERN IIERBA(^EOUS BORDER. 



Full ]w>rticuhu-s and- yrn-r.-^ -of Kriway lior^Urs. 



lTac.lv<-<l arranged l'i>r planting, to fio\v^>r in T:istoful 



^<'h^'nu\'; of colour, from 



KELWAY AND SON, The lU)yal }fnrti< ulturi -ts. 



LANG PORT. SOM EU Sl- T. 



J.:t;q., , Bla<^Unirn. 



" Tlie ]>lants arrival in. goo<l coradititm. ' One 

 cannot but feel that busin^^ss relations with your 

 firm are very i^leasurable when one finds such smali 

 orders? as mine attended to with so much courtesy 

 and attention," 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 KELVVAY'S NEWEST GLADIOLI.— These 

 new Gledioli ure a revelation. They should 

 be planted by all who want glowing effect 

 of colour in their beds and borders, and 

 flowers for the house in July. August, and 

 September. We i-ecommond trial- of a ■ seiec- 

 tion of our "Cream of the World" Collec- 

 tion of named varieties, flowering bulbs, for 

 instance one dozeJi for 9s.; per ICO £3 ICs, 

 Other clioice collections, 3Cs. and 45s. per ICO. 

 Full descriptive liet on application. Postage 

 free for remittance with order. 

 KELWAY AND SON, The Roj-al Horticulturists, 



Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TOIE TO PLANT. 



K, Iwnv Claillanii;!- -.iio aiDnn- tlie iiKvt bnl- 



of tlio hcrbacrous ] vn niiial.- ; tio'V ^im} 

 alMunlant l>Ioom in t!w .-atnc ynr that tlicy 

 ai»' ]:laTitr<l, ,aiid hio>t-oiii jiMiiii:'''l.v fi\mi Juue 

 to \<*\<-M\} rv. Clioiee nanuMl collection.^, I'Zi. 



;nHl Iv^. :> i '/ n. From \)oti&, t^arriage and 

 p:nkiii_ 11 1 i r remittance with order. 

 KKIAVVY \M> SON. The Koya! Horticulturist^ 



LANCPOltT. S()Mi:i!-KT. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES inoreases every year. All gardenere 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 



XL ALif NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, th^ 



gardenere' favourite Fumigant. both Liquid an<l 

 Cake 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Tre«« 

 and Plants. Mealy Bug, Scale, etc., cannot «xiflt 



where this is used. . ^ ^. ^ 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No lioenc* 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown are XL ALL WEED KILLER, 

 FERTILISER, XL ALL ROSE MANURE, 

 RICHARDS* GREEN SUNSHADE, finest powder 

 shading on the market, Is. packet dc^ ICO feet 

 of glass. Don't forget to ask your Nurteryman 

 or Seedisman for my small pink liet. 



G. H. RICHARDS. Manufacturer 

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



