THE G^VRDEiNHTlS* MAGAZINE, August 3, 1912. 



DAHLIAS 



FOR 



EXHIBITION 



No. 3,066. 

 Vol. LV. 



neg. at the G.P.O. as a Xewspa-per. ^CAXTTRnAV ATTrTT^^T i inio 

 and for Canadian Mag-aziue Poet. J U 1 , jf"! U O U O 1 I9I2. 



/10/6p«T Ann. Poet Free. 

 V To Foi-eign Countries, XB}-.) 



Twopence. 



BARR^S DAFFODILS awarded 31 Gold 

 Medals.— Bescrlptive Illustrated Catalogue of 

 all the fineist sorts, for Pota, Exhibition. Flower 

 Borders, or Naturalising, and including- the finest 

 fiction of New Seedling- Narcissi ever offered. Free 

 on application. 



lOAER S Autumn and Winter-flowering 



Bulbs, including Crocus isp«e<5ieis, Colehicums, 

 Hardy Cyolamon, Freesias, La-chenaliae, Boman Hya- 

 cinths, etc.. for early planting:. List on application. 

 BAKU and SONS, 11, 12, 13. King Street, Covent 



Garden, Lo-ndon. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

 use; its soluble Sulphur, etc., has for 40 yeiars 

 cured blight and fung-us on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots 

 dry in alj weathers; they will polish. Good for 

 harness. ^Vholesale from 



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



JAMES GRAY, LTD., HORTICULTURAL 

 BUILDEiH, OH'EiLS'EiA. LONDON, S.W., h-as a 

 large number of fimt-m-te Hot-water Men. This is an 

 excellent time for li-aving the Hot-water Heating 

 Apparatus overhauM. and a reliable man for thit^ 

 pur]>09e can bt^ secuped by a postcard, telephone me«- 

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Tj^ERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



Blooming Plants for stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 large garden Ferns. 30s. 100. 5,000 oase^ 

 st^nt off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J. E. SMITH 

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W! 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 

 mining maggot & inisects in greenhouses, frames 

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

 tus.— ^yM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



ORDER EARLY. 



T AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES.— Fine early 



-■-^ pot plants for forcing of Royal Sovereign and 

 other varieties, 16s. per 100. For new varie-ties see 

 our Catalogue, gratis on application. 



LAXTON BROTHERS. Bedford. 



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The Premier House for 

 DAJ^FODILS, TULIPS, HYACINTHS, ETC. 

 The finest varieties at lowest pricee. 



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 Bulbs for Forcing and Fibre a Speciality. 



■ii"v. '^^"^ llbif^trated Catalogue ie how ready, and 

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X idd€ r m inste r , 



pOULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 



of eve r y d ee c r i pt ion . W r ite for lat es t Cata - 

 jogue, free on application. BOULTON and PAUL, 

 LID., Norwich, 



"pRUIT NETS, best, stout, smaU mesh, wiU 



not rot. Can be eent on approval. Ae supplied 

 by me to the Royal Gardens. 2oydiS. by 2yd6., 

 by 3yd.s., 3s.; by 4ydiS., 4©. ; any length or width 

 fiupplied. Orders over he. carr. paid. Lists and 

 ■eamplcB free. H. J. GAS'S-ON, Net Works, Rye. 



IX 



INCHES ROUND, ROMAN HYA- 



cinths, 21s.; 5 inches round, lis. lOO. Freesias, 

 ^y^Mi 2\ inches round, 5s. IOC. Paper White Double 

 Roman Narei^s., 4s., 6s., 100. Special Offer. F^rly- 

 aowering Bulks and Autumn SeM now ready. 

 ELLISON. 57, W>st Street, Bromwich. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

 ING " Vitrolite,'* superior to White l^d Paint. 

 r>«r g^ll. Plastin* " «upereed«e Puttv 16e. per 

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SOW NOW. 



3BS' EMPEROR CABBAGE. 



" Britain's Great Cabbage." "Wonderfully 

 popular, and acknowledged to be the earliest 

 and best in cuitiration. Remarkftbly free 

 from any t-endency to " bolt." Gd. and Is. 

 per packet ; Is. 6d. per ounce, post free. 

 Mr. W'. Stnignell, Hea<J Gardener to the Rt. 

 Hon. W. H. Long, M.P., writes: " Webbe' 

 Emperor Cabbage has a reputation of long- 

 standing period, is dependable, eerOy, and of 

 good size — three distinctly good points that 

 H]>peal to rvoryoiu'." 



WEBB and SONS, The King's Seedsmen, 

 W^ORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD and CO., LTD.. 

 invite INSPECTION of their extensive 

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Herbaceous, Alpines, Climbers, Fruit Trees, 

 Shrubs, 10,000 varieties. 



ROSEiS ARE EXTRA FINE. 

 Nurseriee, 200 acres. 



and 



CLAY^S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See paffe iv.) 



CILAY'S FERTILIZER IS 

 J UNSURPA'vSBD for all Hortioaltural Parpoeee. 



CLAY and SON. Str&tford. E. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 



2s. 6d. per bushel; per bag. Ss. 5d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



RIVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSF.S. VINES. 

 FIGS. ORANGES, and ORCUARD-HOU^^E 

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 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, 

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PERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

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H. BTrRNT5TT. Oarnfttioo Specialist. Guernsey. 



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ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



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WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD." 

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OLD ENGLISH GARDEN SEATS. Tables, 

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 Furniture of every deis<sription. Send for illustrated 

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PERPETUAL - FLOWERING CARNA- 

 TIONS.— i>arge strong bushy plants, in 4-iiich 

 pots, 63. 6d. doz. Smaller, in small pots, 20s. 100. 

 Illustrated catalog-ue. 75 varieties, post free. C. F. A. 

 VAN DER SLUYS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guernsey. 



ITAMMOCKS, very strong, white ^avy 

 X Canvas ; Hammock.^, lovely for gardens or 

 ea-mping out. 5s. 6d. each; list Fancy Tents free; 

 Blue Serge Gardeners' Aprons. 2s.: 1 seful Stools, IS 

 stamps. H. .L GASSOX. Governiiunt Contractor. Bye. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

 Lim. 27. Cannon Street, I^ndon. E.G.; Works, 

 Tottenham. 'Cons«ervatories, Winter Gardens, Vineriea, 

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FOR AUGUST 90WTNO. 



UITON'S HARBINGER CABBAGE. 



Per packet. Is. and Is. 6d., post free. 

 The earliest and befft. Award of Merit, 

 R.H.S.. May 9, 1911, after trial at W^isley. 



Mr. R. Silver, Gardener to .Airs. Mitchell 

 Innf^. writes: I should like to say a word 

 with regard to your Harbinger Cabbage. It 

 has withstood the recent sharp frosts un- 

 harmtnl. and I am now cutting nice heads of 

 good quality and flavour {February 13th, 1912). 

 I consider it the earliest and best Cabbege 

 in cultivation.'* 



UTTON'S APRIL CABBAGE. 



Per packet, Is., post free. 



UTTON^S FLOWER OF SPRING 



CABBAGE. 



Per ooinee, Is., post free. 



UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KING'l 



KELWAY COLOUR BORDERS.— Now is 

 the time to plan these for autumn planting. 

 Full particulars and estimates for Hardy 

 Borders of any dimension, and to suit any 

 taste, packed rtvi<ly for planting on arrival, 

 on application. Sond information as to 

 measurements, position, and soil to 

 KELWAY and SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



LANG PORT, SOMERSET. 



ADD KKI.WAY-^ 



— — . I.ihI l.>o. North-:) ] hM'ton. 



"Mrs. writrs To ,-ay th.it the jilant^s all 



came c^afely and beautifully imcktd ; «be ic? greatly 

 obliged to MdSisrs. Kelw<iy for the i>la.nte they eo 

 kindly put in grata^;, anJ for all the help they have 

 given hor in the arranq-tment of the border." 



J^OSES AND THEIR CTJLTIVxVTION." 



A new edition of this StaJidard Book is now 

 ready, and every Rose Grower should eeoure a copy. 

 Cloth, many Illustrations, 3s. ICd., poet free, from 

 Publisher, 149, Aldersgate Street. London. E.G. 



WEEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 

 LAR BOILERS, for full advertisement see 

 page viii. 



ROCK GARDENS and ALPINE PLANTS. 

 —A new work and a complete guide to the 

 Formation and Management of Rockeries, hy E. H. 

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 2s. lOd.', post free, from Publisher, 148, Aldersgiate 

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R 



dT. day, The Nursery, Sutton Scot- 

 Hants, Spanish Iris SpeciAlist. Data- 



ne\ 



logues on application. Retail only. 



rriHE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 



A CIALITIES increases every yeaj-. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equaJs these celebrated 

 prepaaiations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeners' favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 



Oafce. 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE W\\SH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

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

 where this is used. 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Other ]>reparations of great 

 renown are XL All WEED KILLER. XL ALL 

 FERTILISER. XL ALL ROSE MANURE, 

 RICHARDS' GREEN SUNSHADE, finest powdw 

 shading on the market. Is. packet doe« 100 feet 

 of glass. Don't forg-et to a^k yomr Nurfterymao 

 or Seedsman for my small pink li*t. 



G. H. RICHARDS, Mannfactmrer, 

 334. Borough High Str»*^t. Ixjndon. S.&. 



