THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. August 17, 191^. 



BRUGES EXHIBITION— Illustrated Report 



No. 3,068. 

 Vol. LV. 



V and for Caniadian Magazine Post. J ^ ^ l,/\ULjUOi I/, I9I2 



/lO/e^er Ann. Post Free. \ m ^ ^ ~. « 

 VTo Foreign Gountries, 14/- J X WOpeUCeB 



BAER^S DAFFODILS awarded 31 Gold 

 Medals.— Descriptive Illustrated Catalogue of 

 rail t^e finest sorts, for Pots, Erhibition. Flower 

 Borders, or Natiiraliising, and ' including- tlie finest 

 section of S-eedling Narcissi ever offered. Free 



on applications 



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ARR'S Autumn and Winter-flowering 



Bulbs, including- Crocus species, Colc-hicums, 

 Hardy Oyolamen, Freesias, Lachenalias, Roman Hya- 

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

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



Garden, London. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 cured blight end fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishurstin© keeps boots 

 dry in all weathers ; they will polish. Good for 

 harness. Who]e.sale from 



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



JAMES GRAY, LTD., HORTICULTURAL 

 BUILDER, OHEiLSEiA. LONDON, S.W., has a 

 large number of finsit-rat^ Hot-water Men. This iis an 

 excellent time for having the Hot -water Heating 

 Apparatus: overhauled, and a reliable man for this 

 purpose can h*^ secured by a postcard, telephone mes- 

 eage (201 Western), letter, or wire " Gray, Chelsea." 



FERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 

 Blooming Plants far stove, greenhouse, and gar- 

 den. 100,000 large garden Ferns. 20s. 100. 5,000 oa&e« 

 aentoff yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J. E. SMITH, 

 London Fern Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W! 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kilb Leaf- 

 mining maggot & insects in greenhouses, frameis. 

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

 tus.— WM. DARLINGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E. 



RICHARDSON'S for GLASSHOUSES and 

 HEATING APPARATUS, for full advertise- 

 ment see pa^e viii., Darlington. 



ORDEIII, NOW. 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. 



—Fine early 



runners cf Royal sovereign and othor v^rie- 

 tiee, 5s. ICO; pot plant.s. IGs. ICCt. For new varieties 

 see our Catalogue, grati^i on ajiplication. 



Lu\XTOiN M^OTHvEiR-S, Bi-dford. 



CARTWRIGHT and GOODWIN, LTD. 

 The P remier House for 

 DAPFOMLS, TULIPS, HYACINTHS. ETC. 

 The finest varieties at loweet pric-ee. 



Beet quality only. 

 Bulbs for Forcing and Fibre a Speciality. 

 Our New lUuetrated Catalogue \a now ready, and 

 will be sent, post free, on application to: — 



CAJITWRIGHT A.ND GOODWIN. LTD., 



Kidderminster. 



pOULTRY and KENNEL APPLIANCES 



of every description. A¥rite. for latest Ca-ta- 

 logue, free on application. BOULTON and PAUL, 

 LTD., Norwich. 



EARLY-FLOW 1:1MX(t BULBS, ROMAN 

 llyaciiitl\-i. 3 inchos roini(i. il> ICC. Kit^f^aits. 

 <i'h ut 'Ik iiu-h(\s round, 5^;. 1*^C. Pni't-r White Double 

 Hi man Nari'i>is., 4js., fei., ICC. Spt-i-ial i.tt'er. Eiarly- 

 fl''W*'ring Biil!>s and Autumn Seed now ready. 

 LLI.ISON o", Weet iStreet, Bromwich. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

 ING *' Vitrolite." superior to White L^ad Paint, 

 per gall. Plnstin*- " .'^iip-er.-edes Putty, 16s. per 

 owt. Particulars 1 rom W . (' AH80N and SONS, Grove 

 Works, Batte-rsea. Agi nts throughout the country. 



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SOW NOW. 



EBBS' EMPEROR CABBAGE. 



Britain's Great Cabbage." Wonderfully 



popular, and acknowledged to be the earliest 

 and best in cultivation. Remarkably free 

 from any tendency to " bolt." 6d. and Is. 

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

 Mr. W. Strugnell, Head Gardener to the Rt. 

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

 Emperor Cabbage has a reputation of long- 

 standing period, is dependable, early, and of 

 good size — three distinctly good points that 

 appeal to everyone." 



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WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD and <;0,, LTD., 

 invite INSPECTION of their extensive 

 NUUSEIRIES at MAIDSTONE. 



Herbaceous, Alpines, Climbers, 

 tirubs, 10,000 varietiee. 



ROSES ARE EXTRA. 

 Nur^eriee. 300 acres. 



and 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BON 

 (See pnge iv.) 



CLAY^S FERTILIZER IS 

 UNSURPASSED for all HortioalturaJ. ParpoM. 

 OLAT and SON, Stra-tford. E, 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ABRIYE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 2s. 6d. per bushel; i>er bag, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDEll AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



RIVERS' FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES, 

 FIGS, OR-ANGES. and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 TREE'S. A large and select stock always on view. 

 Illustrated and descriptive catalogue post free, 3d. — 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON. SAWBRIDGEiWORTH, 

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



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ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our Cultural Treatise," Is 



YOUNG and CO.. Carnation SpeciaJiBte, 



Hatherley, Chelteaham. 



OLD ENGLISH GARDEN SEATS, Tables, 

 Shelters, Summer Housee, Park and Garden 

 Furniture of every description. Send for illustrated 

 Catalogue, free on application.— BOULTON and 

 PAUL, LTD.. Norwich. 



PRACTICAL GUIDANCE IN GARDEN- 

 ING.^omplete catalogue of Books on all 

 Phases of Horticulture will be sent POST FREE upon 

 ipplication to the Publisher of the Gardeners' Maga. 

 ZINE, 148-9, Aldersgate Street, London, E.G. 



SOW NOW, CYCLAMEN "MRS. BUCK- 

 STON," 2s. 6d. i>er packet, and our other fine 

 varieties. Salmon King, Giant White, DreiH-st Red, 

 Hose. etc.. Is. *kl. and is. tkl. packet. Perpetual Oar. 

 nation StHHl. Is. iyd. ^lud is. tkl. ]xicket. STUART 

 LOW and CO., Bush Hill Park, Middlesex. 



ORCHIDS FOR AMATEURS.— A practical 

 gniide to the Cultivation of Cool and Wacm- 

 houee Orchids, adapted for Small Mixed Greenliousee. 

 The author ie 0. AJwyn Harrison, F.R.H.S., and the 

 book can be obtained, by poet, for 2e, lOd.. from 

 Publisher, 149, AJderegate Street, London. 



WM. DUNCAN TUf Kl i; and SONS, 

 Lim. 27, Cannon Stnvt. l^Midon. K.U : Works, 

 TotTonhniii. "Conservatories. Winter G:in!. il-. \ nm. .^, 

 Pi-acli-hou^ts. portable buildings, etc. Ca::i:T>L;H' ..tihTi^. 



U T T O N ' S WHITE 



HYACINTHS. 



ROMA N 



Beautiful White Flowers at Chric^tnias. 

 Extra large bulbs ... ]i<'r<Inz.. ;^ -: ju r UN). 21 



Selected bulbs i)frdoz.,2 : jM-r 100. U 



Fine bulbs perdoz., 1 ; per 100, 10,6 



TTON'S BULB CATALOGUE for 1912. 



Beautifully illustrated. Now ready. Post free. 



UTTON AND SONS, THE KING S 



SEEDSMEN. READING. 



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PERENNIAL GARDEN MEANS 



PERENNIAL PLEASt'RE. if composed, in 

 whole or in part, of Kelwiiy Arti-stio Colour 

 Border.^. Quotations for any area by return 

 of post, with full particulars. A copy of 

 *' Gardens of Delight " for tkl. a«st free). 

 Now i.v iliv time to plan. 



Excelsior, Minn., U.S.A. 



" I enclose <i photograph of one corner of my 

 ' Kelway ' garden, showing some On]>erdon bnict^'a- 

 tuma in the foreground, and Delphiniums and Rieouies 

 in background." 



KELWAY and SON, The i:ov:il Hortieulturists 



LANGPORT. SOMKKSK'r. 



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ROSES AND THEIR CULTIVATION." 

 A new e^lition of this Standard Book is now 

 ready, and every Rase Grower should secure a copy. 

 Cloth, many illustrations, is. lOd., post free, from 

 Publisher, 149, Aidersgate Street, London, E.C. 



WINTER-BLOOMING SWEET PEAS.— 

 The IVltMiily Sweet Pea* gained the Gold 

 Medal (llMr7) of the Hort. Soc. of Algeria, and the 



LARGE NEW WAVED VARIETIES 

 Tiir Gokl Medal of 1!)11.— ll -own in AiiL'-ii.-t ar 

 September will flower from" !)i'c-»unbt'r till ilay in 

 Southern Euroix\ N. Africa. Madc-ira. etc. In Kng- 

 land must be sown in pots aiul ])rottH-tvd fn>ni frofft 

 till the end of February, ami will flower in Aj^ril in 

 the oi>en, or at Christmas in a .sunny giVi-nhoiis*-. 

 12 fields each of 4 plain- and 3 waved varii'ti<s will 

 bo sent on nx^eipt of 4s 



REV. K. ARKWinOHT. 'Mi, Seymour Srn.-T, W. 



OCK GARDENS and ALPINE PLANTS. 



—A new work and a complete guide to the 

 Formation and Management of Bockeriee, by E. H. 

 Jenkine. F.R.H.S. Many Illuetratione. Cloth, 

 is. Ifld.', poet free, from Publifiher, 148, Aidersgate 

 Street, London. 



d'E. day. The Nursery, Sutton 



ney, Hants, Spanish Irie Specialist, 

 logues on application. Retail only. 



R. 



Scot- 



Gata- 



"xmrORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD." 



V ▼ Such is a Reader's opinion of THE ENCY- 

 CLOPAEDIA OF GARDENING, by T. W. Sanders, 

 F.L.S. Price 3s. lOd., post free, from the Publishers 

 148-0 Aidersgate Street, London, E.C. 



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THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES increa.^es every year. All gartleners 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celeb rate<l 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeners' favourite Fumigant. both Liquid and 

 Cake 



ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trms 

 and Plants. 3Ieaiy Bug. Scale, etc., cannot exist 

 where this is used. 



ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 reouired to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown are W. ALL WEED KILLER. XL ALL 

 FFRTILISLH XI. ALL ROSE MANURE. 

 RICHVRDS' ClIKKN SUNSHADE, finest powder 

 shading on the market. Is. packet does l<tt feet 

 of glass. Don t iornrt to ask your Nurseryman 

 or Seedsman for my suuiU pink list. 



G H. IMrHAiMlS. Manufacturer, 

 \n BoioultU Strert, London, S.E. 



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