THE GARBEiNER^S' MAGAZINE, 8^ptonrber 7. 791-2 



CULTURE OF BULBS IN FIBR 



Illustrated 



No. 3,071. 

 Vol. LV. 



Reg. at tJie G.P.O. &g a Newspaper, 

 and foT Canadian Mag-azine Post. 



SATURDAY, SEPT. 7, 1912 



TJAER'S GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE 



-M-M contains a Descriptive List of the best Spring and 

 Summer-flowering Bulbs, including- Hyiat^inths Tulii^s 

 irises, Lilies, etc., for forcing and betiding- Sent ixist 

 free. 



AWARDED THIRTY-ONE GOLD MEDALS 



TJARR'S "GOLD MEDAL" DAFFODILS. 



J-^ Descriptive Illustrated Oatalogrue of all tlie finest 

 6ort.s m cultivation, for Pots, Exhibition. Flower 

 Borders, or Naturalising, and including the finest 

 selection of New Seedling Narcissi ever offered. Sent 

 free on application. 



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



Garden, London. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmJess in 

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

 cured blight and fungus on pla.Tit«, and is good for 

 wa&hing unhealtJiy .dogfi. GLshurstine keeps boots 

 dry in all weathers; they will polish. Good for 

 hamftss. Whole^talo fr«m . 



PRICE'S PATENT CA^TDLfi CO., LIM., LONDON. 



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g(X>d month for painting and repairing the inside of 

 niany-Gnx^nhoufies. He has a large number of 

 excellent workmen, and immedia-te attention can be 

 obtained by means of a postcard, telephone call (201 

 Western), le-^ter, or wir« to GRAY, Ohelsea, London. 



TjlERNS, FERNS, FERNS, etc.— Foliage and 



Blooming Plants for etove. greenhouse, and gar- 

 don. 100,000 large garden Ferns. 30s. 100. 5,000 oasea 

 •etnt off yearly. Amateur Catalogue free. J. E. SMITH 

 LoiLdon Feim Nursery, Loughborough Junction, S.W', 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT MTU Leaf- 

 mining maggot & iniseets in greenhouses, frames 

 For 1,000 cubic feet, 6d.; 10,000, 3s. 6d. No appa-ra^ 

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



ORDKll? NOW. 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. 



Fine early 



runnene cf Royal sovereign and other verie- 

 tic6, 53. ICO; pot plants, IGs, ICO. For new varieties 

 6oe our Cat.alogue, gratis on applioation. 



LulXrOX BRiOTHERiS, Bedford. 



riARTWRIGHT and GOODWIN, LTD. 



Tbe P re-m ier Hou se f o r 

 DAFFODILS, TULIPS, HYACINTHS, ETC. 

 The finest varieties at lowest pri'oee. 



Beet quality only. 

 BuLbs for Forcing and Fibre a Speciality. 

 Our New lUuetnated Catalogue i^ now ready, and 

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



CAilTWRlGHT AND GOODWIN. LTD., 

 ^ Kidderminster. 



TTTORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD."- 



^ ^ Such is a Reoxler'e opinion of THE ENCY- 

 CL0P.*:dIA OP GARDENING, by T. W. Sanders, 

 F.L.S. Price Ss. lOd., post free, from the Publifihere 

 U8-9. Aldersgate Street, London, E.G. 



HUTS FOR THE GARDEN. ~ Fruit 

 Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workshops, Cycle Houaee, 

 Boot Rooms, Servants' Mees Rocme. Children*fi Play- 

 rooms, etc. Send for Elu^trated Catalogue free.— 

 BOULTON and PAUL. Ltd., Norwich. 



ORDER NOW. -STRONG FRUIT TRAYS, 

 made from selected red deal, planed and nailed. 

 S^fe storage. Great economy of space. Cash prioee, 

 30in. X 19in., 18s. per doz.; 24in. x loin., 15s. per 

 Qoz. Carriage paid on one dozen trays. BOULTON 

 and PAUL, LTD., Norwich. 



PEARLY-FLOWERING BULBS, ROMAN 



Hyacinths, 5 inches round 12:^. HX>. Freesias, 

 ^bcut 2^ inches round, os. ICO. Pai>er Wliite Double 

 Reman Narci^s., 4s , €e., ICO. Special offer. Eorly- 

 flowering Bulbe and Autumn Seed now ready, 

 KLLISON, 57, West Bromwich. 



LOVELY FLOWEiRS AT OHRI>lTMA.S, 



WEBBS' WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS 

 Extra large bulbs. 3/- per doz. ; 20/- ]>er Iflfl 



Selected Bulbs 

 Grood Bulbe 



2/- 

 1/6 



9 1 



11/- 



IC ti 



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EBBS' POLYANTHUS NARCISSI. 



Pai>er White, 1/- per doz. ; per ICO. 

 Paper White, large flowering. 



1/3 per doz.'; 8/6 per 



ICO. 



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CBBS' BULB CATALOGUE for 1 



Beautifully illufitrated, Pos-t Free. 



\7F.BB and SONS, The King's -gwdsm 



Word.&ley, Sto-irbriJ,^e. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD 

 invite INSPECTION 

 NURSERIES at MAIDSTONE 



and CO., LTD., 



of their extensive 



He r b aceous , Alpines, Climbers, Fruit Trees, and 

 lirubs, 10,000 varieties. 



ROSES ARE EXTRA FINE. 



200 



r^LAY'S 



BON 



[ANURES. CRUSHED 



(Sec page x.) 



CLAY'S FERTILISER IS 

 rNSURPASSED far nil Horticultunal PuriK.ses. 

 CLAY and SON, StraCford, E. 



"TJOUGLAS CARNATIONS (The Premier 



Hous<'). — The best are cheapest. Book now to 

 obtain Si'ptember delivery and the pick of 500,000 

 plants. Export a *ii><^cinlity. Finest hand-fertilised 

 s'eed. Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet. New illustrated 

 catalogue now ready, post free. JAMES DOUGLAS, 

 Edeneide, Great Bookham. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 3s. 6d. per bushel; per bag, 8s. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS, ST. ALBANS. 



RIVERS^ FRUIT TREES, ROSES, VINES 

 FIGS, ORANGES, and ORCHARD-HOUSE 

 TREES. A large and select stock always on view. 

 Illustrated and dt^kscriptive catalogue poet free, 3d. — * 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON. SAWBRIDGEWORTH, 

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



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ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Our 1912 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our Cultural Trea-tise," Is 

 YOUNG and CO., Carnation Si^ecialiste, 



Hatherley, Cheltenham. 



PRACTICAL GUIDANCE IN GARDEN- 

 ING. — Complete catalogue of Books on all 

 Phases of Horticulture will be sent POST FREE upon 

 application to the Publisher of the Gardeneeis* Maoa. 

 ziNE, 148-9, Aldersgate Street, London, E.C. 



DOBBIE'S CATALOGUE of BULBS, 

 SWEKT PKAS. ROSKS. VIOI.AS, etc.. for 

 Autumn Plaiitin.u^ i> "ow iH.-tdy. ami t-opies can be 

 had post friM^ on <ipj>licatiiiii. Knthii>i:i>t.- will find 

 this List valiialilf ami lu'li)tul on ^icrount nf it^ 

 cultural hints. DOBBIK and CO.. ROYAL SKEDS- 

 MKS. KDlNHl'itGH. 



RCHIDS FOR AMATEURS.- A practical 



guide to the Cultivation of i'iw,} and Wariu- 

 luiu^e Orchids, adapted for Small Mixcl Ort\nhouses. 

 rht' author is C. Alwyn Harrison. F.K.H.8.. and the 

 btiok can be obtained by post, for ±<. liHl., from 

 rubli^her. 14M. AIdor.-irarf Strt'ot. London. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

 Lim.. '27, Oannon Stnvt. London. E.C; Works, 

 Tottenham. Conservatories. Winter Gardens, Vineries, 

 Pe«ch-3iou*ses, portable buildings, etc. Catalogue gratis. 



Ann. Post Free. \ fllw»^*%^*« 



I To Foreign Oountries, 14/.J J. WOpeUCG 



TTr^^m^J.r ^^'^ CHRISTMAS. 



UTTON'S WHITE ROMAN 



HYACINTHS. 



Extra Jarge bulbs, per dor., 3/-; per 100,21/ 



Sjekvted buIKs ... ,mt doz.. 2/- ; per 100, Uj'. 



i-me imUxK doz., l^d; jn-r 100, 10/6 



UrrON'S PAPER WHITE NARCISSI 



PaixT White, iwr doz.. 1 per U*0. . r, - 

 Large-flowered, pure white, per doz., l;(i; 



l)er 100, 10/6. 



UTTON-S BULB CATALOGUE FOR 



1912. Beautifully illustrated. Now r<'-i<i.v., 



SUTTON AND SONS, THE KING^S 

 SEKUSMKN, READING. 



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T IS WORTH WHILE TO PLANT 



PEa-EINNIAL GARDliN. 

 It will be a 6.aTing in pocket and n Peren- 

 nial Delight, a? one ^ea^^on ^.ucceedfi the other. 



It is a garden of which yon can make a 

 hobby, which can hardly be t^aid of the bed- 

 ding fy^;tem. Plant it with Kejway Artistic 

 Colour Borders. Now the time to plan 

 them. Kelway's will ^ave you all the trouble 

 connected with th. m if you will w^nd parti- 

 eubns as to area.- po.^.ition. r^oil. etc.. to 

 KELWAY and SOX. Di- Koval H orticulturists 



LA XGI'OHT. 

 ''I am sendin,!.'- ymi two ]ihotos. one cf my 

 border. As regards the border, planted about 

 the middle of April, a friend of mwi\ who 

 is a great amateur gardener, saw it in August, 

 and sflid that he would not have believed that 

 it had only b<H-n i)lanted four months. He 

 thought that at least the j lMuts had Wn 

 there Tlir - yt'-.ir.>. 1 niv.-^ lf have never *;een 

 bt^ttcr iihuits :srnt nut by any other firm." 



"TJOSES AND THEIR CULTIVATION." 



A new edition of this Standard Book is now 

 ready, and every Rose Grower should secure a copy. 

 Cloth, many illustrations, 2s. lOd.. post free, from 

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



WINTER-BLOOMING SWEET PEAS. 

 The "Telemly" Sweet Peas gained the Gold 

 Medal (1907) of the Hort. Soc. of .Vlgeria, and the 



LARGE NEW WAVED VARIETIES 

 the Gold Medal of 1911.— If sown in August or 

 September will flower from December till May in 

 Southern Europe, N. Africa, Madeira, etc. In Eng- 

 land must be sown in pots and protected from frost 

 till the end of February, and will flower in April in 

 the open, or at Christmas in a sunny greeahouse. 

 12 seedfi each of 4 plain and 3 waved varieties will 

 be sent on receipt of 4s 



REV. K. ARKWHIGHT. 3C. Seymour Street, W. 



Rd'E. day, The Nursery, Sutton Scot- 

 • ney, Hants, Spanish Irie 'Specialist, Cata- 

 logues on application. Retail only. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES incre^^es every year. All gardener® 

 p rocla i m t hat n ot h i n g eq uaU these ce 1 e b ra ted 

 preparations. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeners' favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Cake. 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 



Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Tre*^ 



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

 where this is used 



XL ALL INSECTICIDE ViASU B .sine Nicotine), beet 

 non-poisonous Wash on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 renown are XL ALL WEED KILLER, XL ALL 

 FERTILISER, XL ALL ROSE MANURE. 

 RICHARDS' GRKEX SUNSHADE, finest powder 

 shading on the marke t. Is. packet doeg 100 feet 

 of glass. Don't forget to a^k your Nurseryman 

 or Seedsman for mv small pink list, 



G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer, 

 234. Borough High Street, London. S.E. 



