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No. 3,058. 

 Vol. LV. 



/ Reg. at tlLe G.P.O. as a Newspaper, A 

 V and for Canadian Magazine Post. / 



BARK'S SEEDS for JUNE SOWING. 

 Finest strains of Antirrhinums, Aquileg-i£bs, 

 Campanulas, Canterbury Bells, Oaleeolariavs, Cinera- 

 rias. DelphiTiiums, HoiJyhacks, Lupins. Pansies, 

 Primulas Stockis Wallflowers. «tc. Special list on 

 application. BAR,R and SONS, 11, 12. and 13, King 

 Street. CoTfnt Grardeoi. Londoai. 



GISHUKST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 oared blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishuretine keeps boots 

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

 ne£B. Wholesale from 



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



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USEFUL TELEPHONE NUMBER 



for Gentlemen and their Gardeners is 



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201 WESTERN." 



JAMEiS GRAY, LIMITED 

 DANVERS STREET, CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 



COOPS, COOPS for the Season.— The 

 Keepers* Coop. Beet on the Market, Se. 6d. 

 each; eCs. per doaen, carriage paid. Rune, 2s. €d. 

 each extra. Send for Liet showing numerous other 

 designs. BOITLTON and PAUL, LTD., Rose Lane 

 Works, Norwich. 



pERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



J- Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouise, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 large garden Ferns 20s. lOO 5,000 casee 

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

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.Wl 



ri^HOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES. 



{For full particula'ns see page v.) 



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page Tiii. 



EEKS'S DUPLEX UPRJGHT TUBU- 

 LAR BOILERS, for full advertisement see 



AHLIAS. — P^ONY, CACTUS, POM- 

 PONE AND SHOW, 

 From 46. fid. per dozen. 

 Beet varieties only. Catalogue* free. 

 J. T. WEST, Tower HHi, Brentwood. 



\ "OOSES AND THEIR CTJLTIVATION."- 



A new edition of ihi& Standard Book is now 

 J;ea*iy, and every Rofie Grower ehoidd eeoure a copy. 

 Cloth, many Illustratione, 2s. lOd., poet free, from 

 t'ubliaher, 149, Alderegate Street. London. E.C. 



GARDEN NETTING (best tanned only).- 

 yds. X 8 yds., 50 x 4 yds. 100 x 2 ydis, 8s 

 ^h; 25 X 4 yds., 50 x 2 yds.. 100 x 1 yd.. 4s. each 

 u 1?^^^ sizee made at id. square vard. ETAN9. 

 14. Beresford Road, Lowee-toft. 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 



i^Qining ma-ggot & ineeete in greenhouses, framee. 

 for 1 000 cubic feet. 6d. ; 10,000. 39. 6d. No appana- 

 tufi.-WM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



AXTON'S NEW SEED CATALOGUE for 



1912. 



J^**J^^Ptive. and fully illustrated, including grand 

 ^ew Laitonian Pea, and many other Noveltiea, gratis 

 application. 



LAXTON BROS.. Seed Merchants. Bedford. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS, 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVK FORTNIGHTLY 



oiS^V.^^- P*"^ bushel; per Ixtg, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



^^EENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

 ING Vitrolite," siii>erior to White Lead Paint, 

 "^^^^^^ Plastine" supensedefi Putty 1€6. per 

 ^-rv ^^*^®^^a,r6 from W. CARSON and SONS, Grove 

 rss, Battepsea. Agents throughout the country. 



SATURDAY. JUNE 8. 1912 



/ 10/6 par Ann. Post Free. \ 

 V To Foreign Countries, 16/-,/ 



Twopence 



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EBBS' CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Latest Award: LARGE GOLD MEDAL, at 

 the Royal International Horticultural Exhi- 

 bition, for exoelleaioe of Flowers raided from 

 See<l. 



EBBS* CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Illustrated Price Li^t of Flower Seeds for 

 preisent sowing, igent gratis and post free on 

 application.— WEBB and SONS. The King's 

 Seedsmen, Wordeley, 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 Preisent Planting, 



G EO R G E B U NT AUD AND CO., LTD. , 



Royal Nurseries, MAIDSTONE. 



Established 1796. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See page iv.) 



C CLAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

 J UNSURPASSED for all Horticaltural Parposee. 



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 Medaia 

 and Cupfi. Newest and best varieties at moet reason, 

 able prices. All ready for planting or potting on. 

 Fineet hand fertilised Seed only eold. CARNATION 

 and PIOOTEE Seed, all typee. Is. 6d. to 2s. 6d. 

 packets. AURICULA. PINK, and POLYANTHUS, 

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

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

 side, Great Bookham. 



IGS FOR IMMEDIATE FRUITING. 



GUAPE VI-NES for present planting. 

 P lease wri tei for s i zes and p ri ces . 

 WILL TAYLER, Hampton, Middlesex. 



ERPETUAL . FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Send for Illustrated Catalogue, de- 

 scribing' all beet novelties. Award3d 18 Gold, 18 

 Silver-gOt, 35, Silver Medals, and 7_ Silver Oups, 1906- 

 1910. 



H BURNETT. Carnation Specialist, Guernsey. 



RIVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES, 

 FIGS. ORANGES, and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 TREES. A large and telect stock always on view, 

 illustrated and descriptive catalogue post free. 3d.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, SAWBRIDGEWORTH. 

 HEKTS. Station: Harlow, G.E.R. 



CaCTI. Silver Cup, International Exhibi- 

 tion l!)l2.--Cat;U<>gue of Carti :VTi<l Carnivorous 

 Plants 47 pages 159 illustr;UioiK~. pn.-t fnee. 6d.. 

 which'is allowed off first ordrr. K.rn I.Ut free. 5 

 Gold Mt^bUs 1911. Ellison, 57, \\ . ^t Brumwicli. 



ERPETUAL CARNATIONS 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our "Cultural Treatise.*^ Is 

 YOUNG and 00., Carnation Specialists, 



Hatiierley, CEheltenham. 



ELECT YOUR ALPINES IN FLOWER. 



A large coUection in pots, also Aquatics, for 



present planting. 



Visiitors cordially welcomed. 



THE 



GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT NURSERY, 



GUILDFORD. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

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

 Tottenham. Coneervatories, Winter Gardens, Vinenefl, 

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



QUTTON^S S W i: E T WILLIAMS. 



Produce timriiKJUs juad.s of beautifully 



colon red flo we r s . 



SUTTON'S PINK BEAUTY. 



per packet, Is. and Is. 6d 



Sl'TTON'S SCARLET, 



pe r pa c-ke t , Js . and Is. (yd. 



" Mrs. Brace mu.st 8iav how splendidly 

 Sutton's Pink Beauty Sweet William i.'^ bloom- 

 ing. Crowds of people come to see it in her 

 gard'(*n . ' '~S u n n y side . 



UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN. liEADING. 



KING'S 



EL WAY COLOUR BORDERS.— No v^r is 



the time to plan these for autumn planting. 

 Full particiUars and estimates for Hardy 

 Borders of any dimension, and to suit any 

 taste, pa<;ked ready for planting on arrrivai, 

 on application. Send information as to 

 measurements, position, and soiL to 

 KELWAY and SON. The Roval Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT, SOMERSET. 



, Berwick House, near Shrewsbury. 



"The plants in both boxes arrived safely to-day. 

 They are an excellent selection. I cannot speak too 

 highly of the careful way in which they were labelled 

 a nd |>acke>d . ' ' 



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OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



KELWAY'S NEWEST GLADIOLI.— These new 

 Gladioli are a re\-elation. They sho^ild be 

 planted by all who want glowing effect of 

 colour in their beds and borders, and fiower* 

 for the hou^ie in July, August, and Septem- 

 ber. W© recommend trial of a selection of 

 our " Cream of the World " Collection of 

 named varieties, flowering bulbs, for inbtanoe, 

 one dozen for 9s., per 100 £3 lOs- Other chaioe 

 collections, 30s. and 45s. per 100. Full de- 

 scriptive list on application. Carriage free 

 for remittance with order. 

 KELWAY and SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT, SOMERSET. 



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OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



KELWAY'S GAILLARDIAS, which are 

 among the most brilliant and the most- easily 

 grown of the hardy herbaceous perennials ; 

 they give abundant bloom in the same year 

 that they are p 1 anted . and bloes o ms pro - 

 fuseJy from June to November. The flowers 

 are on long stems, and last in water for a 

 fortnight. Choice ■ named coUectione, 1^. a 

 dozen. From pots. 



Carriage and packing free for remittance with 



order. 



KELWAY and SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT, SOMEliSET. 



IRON and WIRE FENCING for Gardens, 

 Tree Guards, Gates, Arches, Espahere, Rose 

 Stakes, and Ornamantal Garden Iron and \V ire Work 

 of everv description Send for IlJmstrated Catalogue. 

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



Norwich. 



for 



XL 



FRESH SEEDS NOW READY.— Aspara- 

 gus pliimosus nanus. 1,CC0 seeds, 8s. Gerbera 

 Jameson! hybrids, LCCO seeds, 10s. Apply price 

 large quantity. R- DlEM,^nti be€. Sud. France. 



T "he "popularity OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES inoreasee every year. All gardener 

 proclaim that nothing equale these oelebrated 



XL ALL MCO^NE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardenere* favourite Fumigant. both Liquid and 



_*^ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 * Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Tre« 

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



where this ie ased. x-- 4.- 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (erne Nicotine), beet 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 ^^^wTare XL ALL WEED KOXER XL A^^^^ 

 FERTILISER, XL ALL RO^E M:VNLRE, 

 RICHARDS' GREEN SUNSHADE finest powder 

 shading on the market, le. packet does 100 feet 

 of gla^. Don't forget to ask your Nurseryman 

 or Seedsman for my email pink list. 



G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer 

 334 Borough High Street, London, S.Jii. 



