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ISO. 3.054. 

 Vol. LV, 



/ Reg. at the G.P.O. 

 V and for Canadian 



as a Ne W6 pap« r , A 

 lagazine Post. / 



B\RR^S SEEDS FOR MAY AND JUNE 

 SOWING— Finest ^traine of Antirrliinums, 

 \qui.leffias Oamimnula^, Cant.^rbury Bells, Calc^o- 

 iariflis CinerariaiS Delphinium^ H.)l]yliooks, Lupine. 

 Paogies PrimuW. Stocks. Walitiowers. et-c. Special 

 Ikt on application. BAHU and SONS, 11, 12, and 13. 

 King Street. Covent Garden, London. 



GISHUKST COMPOUND is harmless in 

 use; its soluble Sulphur, etc., haa for 40 yeare 

 onred blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 Trashing unhealthy dogs. Gishuretine keeps boots 

 dry in all we at he re ; they will polish. Good for har- 

 fiefiS. Wholesale from 



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



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JAMES GRAY, LTD., HORTICULTURAL 

 BUILDER. OHEL'SEA. S.W.. is arranging this 

 spring for a large selection of BLINDS for Conser- 

 vatories, Greenhouses, Private Houses, A'erandalts, etc., 

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

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

 letter or wire, '* Gray, Chelsea, London." 



COOPS, COOPS for the Season.— The 

 Keejx^re* Coop. Best on the Market, oe. 6d. 

 each; 6Cs. per dozen, carriage paid. Rims, Ss. €d. 

 eaeh extra, ^f^nd for List showing numerous other 

 ^igns. BOULTON and PAUL, LTD., Rose Lane 

 Works, Norwich. 



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ALL Growers of BORDER CARNATIONS, 

 PERPETUAL FLOWERING CARNATIONS, or 

 ROSES are invited to eend for Special Offer List to 

 CARNATION BROWN. The Nurseries, King's Norton, 

 the right firm for quality and keen prices, 



WEEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 

 LAR. BOILERS, for fiiJl advertisement see 

 page viii. 



PERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouee, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 lai^e garden Ferns 20s. 100. 5,000 ca^ee 

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

 I^ndon Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W. 



^ ^ ^^^^^ 



SILVER-LEAVED PLANTS make ex- 

 quisite effects in garden borderis. Many beauti- 

 ful varieties. Send fof Catalogue WHINES NUR- 

 STRIES, Cha lfont St. Peter, Bucks. 



TyEW GERANIUM, Salmon Paul Crampel, 



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

 6howy beddino-. KELLAWAT, St. John's Nureery, 

 BUickheath. 



ONAL PELARGONIUMS. 



Catalogue of New and Choicest Varieties. 



From Y. SLADE, Zonal Specialist, 

 Staplegrove Nursery, Taunton. 



AHLIAS. 



P^ONY. CACTUS. POM- 



PONE AND SHOAV, 



From 46. 6d. per dozen. 

 Best varieties only. Cataloguee free. 

 J. T. WEST, Tower Hill, Brentwood. 



A UTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 



4' ^ maggot & insects in greenhouses, frames, 



ror 1 000 cutio feet, 6d.; 10,000. 3s. 6d. No appara- 

 !^i^::;:^>^^ARLINGT^ and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



T AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



^ 1913. 



SATURDAY. MAY ii. 1912 



/10/8p«r Ann. Poet Free. \ 

 VTo Foreign Countries, 16/-./ 



Twopence 



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EBB^S WALLFLOWERS. 



The tiiH'--t .-Train-' ill fxi.-Ti-nce. 



np^r^E*^^^' and fully illustrated, including grand 

 "ew i^xtonian Pea^ and many other Novelties, gratifi 

 application. 



j^^X TON BROS.. Seed Merchants, Bedf ord. 



FOR ORCHIDS. 



ARRIYfi FORTNIGHTLY, 

 ci v^-J^^ bushel; per bag, Sa. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



fx PAINTING and GLAZ- 



- 11 ^'^'■"I'te." .superior to White Lead Paint, 



^V.rk t'--in W. CARSON and SONS. Grove 



■ "<^^* r-eu. A-<'iits throughout the euintry. 



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WEBBS* 

 WEBBS' 

 WEBBS' 

 WEBBS 

 WEBBS 

 WEBBS' 



WEBBS' 

 WEBBS' 



WEBBS' 



Canary Bird (golden-yellow). 

 Lniversal (single mixed). 

 Ruby Gem (ruby-violet!. 

 Vulcan (deep velvety orimx-ii .^ 



Eaistern Queen (salmon .^lia^lrWi 



13ouble (mixed, very fine). 

 E^ieh, Is. i^er packet, i>ost free. 



Kinver Favourite iblood-red). 



Belvoir Ca^ftle (yellow). 



Primrose Dame (primrose). 

 Each, 6d. per packet, post frei\ 



TEBB AND SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



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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. 



GEORGE BUNYARD AND CO.. LTD., 



Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



r^LAY'S 



MANURES, CRUSHED 



(See page iv.) 



BONES 



(CLAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

 UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purpo6e«. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford, E. 



DOUGLAS'S CARNATIONS and PINKS, 

 Border and Perpetual, are noted all over the 

 v/orld. FIVE GOLD MEDALS. R.H.S., 450 Medals 

 and Cui>s Newest and bi^^t varietiee at meet reason, 

 able prioee. All ready for planting or potting on. 

 Finest hand fertilised Seed only eoid. CARNATION 



and PIOOTEE Seed, all tn>ee, H'* vTiirT'^' 

 packets. AURICULA. PINK, and POLYANTHUS, 

 finest strain in exietence, all 1911, fine crop now 

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

 side, Great Bookham. 



PERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Send for Illustrated Catalogue, de- 

 ecribiuo- all beet noveltiee. AwarJ3d 18 Gold, 18 

 Silver-gilt 35, Silver Medals, and 7 Silver Cups. 19G6- 



^^h' BURNETT. Carnation Specialist, Guernsey. 



RIVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES, 

 FIGS. ORANGES, and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 "TREES A large and fcelect stock always on view, 

 niustrated and descript've catalogue poet free. 3:1.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, S.\WBRIDGEWOKTH. 

 HEUT>. Station: Harlow, G.E.R. 



\CTI —CATALOGUE OF CACTI, and 



^ CARNIVOROUS lU.ANTS. \7 ytx-r^^. \'M Ulu.^tra- 

 tions ixj'St free <m1. which i.- ^Ulow.^l off t\r>r vMiV. 

 List of Gold Medal Collection of Fernr^ fr.M^ Five GoM 

 M^als awaixled VMl. ELLISON. 57. W.vt llronnvieh. 



'THOMSON'S CELEBRATED ^TANURES. 



(For full" ivirticulars see i>age v.) 



ERPETUAL CARNATION 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our "Cultural Treatise." Is. 

 YOUNG and 00., Oarnation Specialists, 



Hatherley , Cheltenham . 



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ELECT YOUR ALPINES IX FLOWER. 



A lar-re collt'Ction in pot-^ <^l^o Aquatics, tor 



prc-riit ]iiaiitinir. 



Vi.-'itor.-^ eoniinlly welcomed. 



NURSEUY. 



THE GUILDFORD HAUDY PLANT 



GUIL D FO ii 1)^ 



M. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 



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

 Tottenham. Conservatories, Winter Gardens, Vmenee. 



Peach-houses, portable building^s etc. Catalogue gratis. 



UTTON'S WALLFLOWERS. 



SUrrON"8 FlILK KING. 



]>er i^'U-ki't. Is. (Td. 



SU r rMN'-^ (J I AN T BLOOD liKl>. 



CLOTH OF GOLD. 



per pa(M;et. H \. lunl Is. 



UTTON'S GIANT DOUBLE DAISY. 



Giant White (;i;uit Tink. siml Giant 

 ^lixt d. < ;u ]i ]i^r ]]acket. Is. (xl. 



UTTON'S ROYAL BLUE MYOSOTiS. 



\ vv packt't. Is. 6d. 

 Vest Irt.":'. 



UTTON and SONS, Tiic King's Seedsmen, 



HEADING. 



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ELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 



TURE is the beet of all Garden Books. 26.. 

 poet free, from KELWAY and SON, LANG- 

 rOHT, 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'fi Manual." ^ 



HE :\IODERN HERBACEOUS BORDER. 



Full particula r.^ and i)rice-s of K i \\ :iy I l<'r> . 

 paeke<l arranged for idiMitiii;.'. to ti-.w, r in Tu-trlul 



sehemtG of colour, front 



KELWAY AND SON. Tlir iinvMl ILa-tiniliun-t^. 



LANGrOHT. s:>MKi;-^KT. 



. liall- lU-i-dge. Dublin. 



"Your ida-nts havt^- all yU'Ur wondi^rfully well 

 in mv t^mall and Mtiirry -mhI. -.i th;it I am ,-inxi''U- 

 tor vour advice ac^ t.i whicli of rli.- t(il!o\vin- <-lim»'. i> 

 will' be suitable for tli.^ 1 nmt wall ot my Ikmi-,'. 



XTOW IS THE TniE TO PLANT 



IM K EL WAY ' S N E W E S T GLAD lO L I .—These 



new Gladioli :ire a revelation. They should 

 be plauted bv nil who want glowing effect 

 of colour in* their beds and borders, and 

 flowers for the house in July, August, and 

 September. We recommcDd trial ot a selec- 

 tion of our "Cream of the World" Collec- 

 tion of named varieties, flowering builds, for 

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

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

 Full deiscriptive list on application. Postage 

 free for remittance with order. 

 KELWAY AND SON, The Ro>-al Horticulturists, 



Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME Jn PLANT. 



KKLWAY GAlLLAiM)L\S t; . (. - i ot The 

 (■•mini— will -jn*- uuA'.mr ~t-t:iii The 

 ,.-:uii.' VI ar rliaT tli.-v n iv I'iantoil. Choice 



1 collci-t loa-. 12.*. Mil'! n -h'Z^ ii. 



From l.oTs. CaiMnL-c au i pa.- kiii- 1 1 ' 

 -i iiutToiic.' witli order. 

 KKLWAY ami SON. The IJ.i.yal Honu-uItur-T,, 



Laniri^'irl Soiii*M'.-et. 



IRON and WIRE FENCING for Gardens, 

 Tree Guarde. Gates, Arches, Espahere, Roee 

 Stakee, and Ornam2ntal Garden Iron and \\ ire \\ orfe 

 of every description. Send for Illustrated Catalogue. 

 free.-BOULTON and PAUL. Ltd., Manufacturer. 

 Norwich. — — 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES inoreasee every year. All gardeneiiB 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 



XL ALrNICo'riNE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 



gardeners' favourite Fumigant. both Liquid an<l 



Cake 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dreeeing Fruit Trew 

 and Plants. Me«ly Bug, Scale, etc., cannot exist 



where thie is used. -^^ . 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B leine Nicotine), beet 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown are XL ALL WEED KILLER. ;\LL 

 FER TILISER . X L ALL liO - K M A N L RE, 

 RICHARDS* GREEN >L\^IIA1)K. f^J^'-^^ 1^^^.^^ 

 shading on the market. U. packet d^«-s ICO feet 

 of gla^. Don't forget to a.^k your Nurbcryman 

 or Seedsman for my s.mall pink Iw^t. 



G H. RICHARDS. Manufacturer 

 234 iSorough Hiarh Street. London, S.E. 



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