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THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE, Jnly 6, 1912 



HOLLAND PARK SHOW 



Special Illustrated Report 



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No. 3.062. 

 Vol. LV. 



/ Eeg. at tJie G.P.O. as a Newspa-per, ^ 

 \ and for Canadiaji Mag^azine Post. ) 



SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1912. 



/ 10/6 per Ann 



VTo Foreign OountrieB, 16/ 



Post Free, J 



Twopen 



BARR'S SEEDS FOR JULY SOWING.-- 

 Finest sdectwl istraias of Aquileg-ia*s, B^goni;i>. 

 Campanulas, Carnations, Delphiniums, For^et-iii" - 

 nots Hollylioeks, Lupins, Pan&ies, Hardy Primula^. 

 Snapdragons Stx)cks, etc. See Barr'^ Seed Guide, 

 free BAUH and SONS. 11, 12, and. 13, King Street, 

 Covect Garden, London. 



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GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

 use; its soluble Sulpliur, etc., has for 4^ years 

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gi-shurstine keeps boots 

 dry in all weathere ; they will polish. Good for 

 harness. Wholesale from 



pnrrR'« PATF.VT nAXDLK CO.. LIM.. LOXDON. 



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EBBS' CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Latftst Award: LARGE C^LD MEDAU at 

 th© Kx)yal International Horticultural Lxhi- 

 bition, for excellence of Flowers raieed from 

 Seed. 



JAMES GRAY, LIMITED, HORTICUL- 

 TURAL BUILDEB, CHELSEA, S.W., would iike 

 anyone who is considering the advisability of erecting 

 Greenhouses, to get plans and estimates for them 

 now. The best advice with regard to building, plans, 

 and estimates, can be secured by telephoTie 

 emL lertJter^ ' ' 



FERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar. 

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

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

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W. 



GARDEN NETTING (best Unned only).- 

 25 yds. X 8 yds., 50 x 4 yde.. 100 x 2 ydiB, 86 

 each; 25 i 4 yds., 50 x 2 yds.. 100 i 1 yd., 4s. each 

 All other sizes made at id. equare yard. EVANS. 

 14. Beresford Road. Loweetoft. 



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EBBS^ CHOICE FLOWER SEEDS. 



Illustrated Price List of Flower Seeda for 

 >re6e.nt sowing. i3ent gratis and post free on 

 application.— WEBB and SONS. The Kings 

 Seedsmen Wordeley. Stourhridge. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD 

 invite INSPECTION 

 VT'l?.slViR.TEfi At MAIDSTONE 



and CO., LTD., 



of their extensive 



UTTON'S SWEET WILLLVJIS. 



Prsxluee enoinnous Iiciids of lieaiit ifully- 



coUmred tiowers. ' 

 SUTTON'S PINKrBFAVTT, 



Per packet, Is. and Is. Gd. 



SUTTON'S SCARLET, 



Per jmcket, aiKi Is, dd, 



'*Mrs. Brace, must say how ^i)lt'ndidJy 



Sutton's Pink Bcfwity Sweet WUJiam is 



blooming. Crowds of j:>eople com© to see it 



in her garden." 



Post free. 



ClUTTON and SONS,'the King's Seeds: 



HEADING. 



Herbaceous, Alpines, Climbers, Fruit 

 tirubs, 10,000 varietieis. 



ROSFJS AR.E EXTRA FINE 



Xnrsprieis 300 acres. 



Trees, and 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BON 

 (See pa^e iv.) 



C^LAY^S FERTILIZER IS 

 J UNSURPASSED for all Horticultural Purpoees 



OLAT ftTid SON. Stratford. E. 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIG ANT kills Leaf- 

 miniag maggot & insects in greenhouses, frames. 

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

 tus.— \VM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



EEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 



LAR BOILEHS, for full advertisement see 



RIVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES, 

 FIGS ORANGES, and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 TREES A large and bolect stock always on view. 

 Illufitrated and deecript've catalogue poet free 3d.— 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, SAWBRIDGEWORTH. 

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



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page viii. 



PERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Send for Illttjetrated Catalogue, d<s 

 scribing all beet novelties. Award3d 18 Gold, 18 

 Silver-gUt 35. Silver Medals, and 7 Silver Oups. 1906- 



H BURNETT Camation Specialist, Guernsey. 



KELWAY COLOUR BORDERS.— Now is 

 the time to plan theM' for autumn planting. 

 Ful 1 part i cu 1 a rs and est i mates for Ha rdy 

 Borders of any dimension, and to euit any 

 taste, packed ready for planting on arrival, 

 on application. Send information as to 

 measurements, position, and soil to 

 KELWAY and SON, The Royal Horticultuxiste, 



LANG PORT, SOMERSET. 



. Esq.. ExccliU<»r. Mnin.. I 



' ' I enclose a photograjjh of one < < . r 11 > ■ i- 1 ni y 

 ■ Kelway ' ganlen, showing sonu^ OniH-nUni brjio. 

 t4-.:i,tiinis in the foreground, and Deli>hiniunis and 

 1 * u'o n i s in ba c k g r o u nd . * ' 



POULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 

 of everv do^^eription. Write for latest (Cata- 

 logue, free oil application. BOl'LTON -nid PAIL, 

 LTD.", Norwich. 



PERPETUAL . FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— Large strong bushy plants, ^-in^^ 

 potfi, Gs. 6d. doz. Smaller, i-n small iK)te, 

 Illustrated catalogue, 75 varieties, post free. F. A. 

 Tiv rkT7u «TJTYs; FR,-H.iS.. Ramee, Guernsey. 



iHOMSON'S 



For full 



CELEBRATED MAJ 



particulars st^ page ii . 



ORDER EA-RLT. 



LAXTONfS STRAWBERRIES.— Fine early 

 pot p^lanis for forcing of Royal Sovereign and 

 other varieties, 16s. per .100. For new varieties see 

 our Catalogue, gratis on application. 



LAX TON BROTHERS, Bedford. 



5CT YOUR ALPINES IN 



A Large collection in pots, also 

 present planting. 



viaiti^rc o-nTTlifiJlv weloomed 



THE GUILDFORD HARDY PLANT NURSERY 



GUILDFORJ). 



STRAWBERRY NETS, best, stout, small 

 me*h, will- not rot. Ca-n be sent on approval. 

 As supplied by me to the Royal Gardens. 25 yds. by 

 2. yds., 2s.; by 3 yds., 3s. ; by 4 yds., 4fi.; ajiy length 

 or width supplied. Orders over 5s. carr. paid. Lists 

 and samples free. H. J. GASSON, Net Works, Rye. 



ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our *' Cultural Treatise," Is. 

 YOUNG and CO., Carnation SpeciaJists. 



Hatheriey, Cheltenham. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CDNSTGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 



fkl. ]ier bushel; per bag, 8s.. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



C\LD~ENGLISH GARDEN SEATS, Tables, 

 Shelters, Summer Houst^, Park and Garden 

 Furniture of everv deficrii)tion. Send for illustrated 

 Cat^ilog-ue, free ' on application.— BOULTON and 

 PAUL. I/lD.. Norwich. 



R. _ ^ _ 



Ic^ues on application. Retail only. 



d'E. DAY, The Nursery, Sutton 



ney, Hants. Spanish Iris Specialiet. 



Scot- 

 Data 



CJCTI, Silver Cup, International Exhibi- 

 tion. 1912.— Catalogue of Oacti and Carnivorous 

 Plants, 4? pages, 159 illustrations, po^t free. 6d., 

 which is allowed' off first order. Fern List free. 5 

 gold _MedaliS/ 1911. Ellison. 57. W^est Bromwich . 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

 ING *• Vitrolite;' superior to White Lead Paint, 

 ^. per gall. Plastine eupereedee Putty. 166. per 

 cwt. Partiottlart, from W. CARSON and SONS, Grove 

 ^orke, Battereea. Agentfi throughout the ccmntry. 



TENNIS COURT Border Nets, good colour, 

 <vsjmMally prepared, with strong line attached 

 to net at top and bottom; easy to erect or take 

 iiway; will imt rut. can be left out in all weathers: 

 ■i.'. y:u<l> by 2 vnrds. 6s. 6d. ; by 3 yartls. 7s. (id.; by 

 4 v'lrtl- <h1.': -inv *,ize made. Stjindardk-^ for same, 

 Mk\. liiiili I-, '-^'^'h. " (.nnleii NettiiiLT. 30 Miuaiv pi.rd», 

 1^ Oi-di'r^i t)veT e:uT -a.ijr \k\\k\. List of Fancy 

 Teats fitM-. Write lor Flnj; Li>t. H. .1. G.AHSON, 

 Net Works, Itye-^^st ablished 12^) yeaiv . 



DAFFODILS. — Surplus Bulbs, choice 

 varieties. White Queen, os. 6d. each; Maggie 



May 3s. 6d. ; Lord Robert*, ^ ^ ^^^'^f^* 



Perfection, 2s.; King Alfred. 2s.: Monarch. Is. 9d. ; 

 Pilgrim, 3s. and numerous other ^a-ri^^es. 



Go^l exhibition bulbs sent. Add.>^s, HEAD 

 G ARDK NKR, Chaddlewood. Plympton, Devon. 



HAMMOCKS, very strong3 white Navy 

 canvas ; Hammocks, lovely for gardens or caxnp 

 .Ti.^ out, 5s. 6d. each; list Fancy lenU f^f^^ Blue 

 Serge Gardeners' Aprons, is.; ^^^eful Stools 18 

 stamps.-H. J. GASSON, Government Contractor, Rye. 



TO HEAD GARDENFJIS, 



THE BECKENHAM URBAN DISTRICT 

 COUNCIL require theJ^E^.^'^^E^..^ .-^V" 7" 

 perienci^d and thoroughly efficient GARa>LNEU to 

 take charge of and tvssist in the laying out of their 

 •Gently a^uire<l Kel.ey Park (20 acr«), to/^^'^/jy 

 superintend the management of 3 other R^.;«t^n 



Grounds belonging to the Coj^^^^^^^"*^,"^^;/^" 

 trol of trees and shrubs on the public hi^wajs. 



^ tlarv £3 per week, with house and Ught. 



Onlv "applications f rom . .kill^ Ef^f^r'tMrk* Ir 

 the management and laying out of large I arU or 

 Recreation Grounds and to the control of w.rk.neu 



will be conisi<leT«l. • i \ir 



Forms of application nray be obtained from Mr. 

 Tolm V \ngell, Sun-eyor to the Council. Apphca- 

 Sn" on {h:%r;scrib<^^«rni ««oinpana«i by 

 of 3 twtimoniaJs of recent date to be a<Wr»^ 

 t tL undersigned at the Council Offices Beckenha^, 

 arid delivered before 4 p.m. an Jlon<l&y, . nly l^t.n 

 Ca-nvSlng any member of the Council, directly or 

 indiri'ctly will be a di^qnaJihciition. 



' By Order. 



F. S;J- K V K N S . 



Ci. rk 1.1 th:' ('■'UiU'il. 



ITRTM DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 



11 ^ Lim '27. Cannon Street, London F..C. : ^^orl^s. 

 Tot rnham 'Conservatories . Winter Gardens. \ ineries 

 IvL h h";..^.-., portable buildings, etc. Catalogue gratis 



THE PGPULAEITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CI VhlTIKS increases every > , :i r. A si ijar.lpners 

 proclaim that nothing e.,ua..- tlu.-. e,!.l.at*d 



XI ^nTmCOTIXB TAPOinSlNG COMrorND, the 

 ^ garLers- favourite Fumigant. both ].H,u>d and 



YT ^>t^\ NICOTINE INSIXTICIDE WASH for 

 S^rVntrini Dipping and Dressing Fruit Trees 

 f^d Plant'.. Me'Jil.v^Bug, Scale, etc.. cannot exi«t 



where \\\\.^ used. , . 



^HM[\Kn^ Gin:KN St'NSHADK. fin<v.t iK)wder 

 ; . u.V n tl. market. U. ra.-k.t <loes UK) f^t 



:'las.- l>^""'t forjr.t T.> a.k y.ur >urseryman 

 or S^HxUman fnr my -nuili l^nk I1--T. 



lioroujrh ll'^'h Strewn. i-onUun. to.*- 



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