THE GAltDE.N-?:i!S- ilAGAZINK. fievU-mhcr iS, i;)12. 



SWEET PEAS: -Special Articles. Illustrated 



THE 



No. 3.074 ( Ileg. at the G.P.O. &b a Kewspibper, A 

 Vol. LV. ^ and for Canadian Magtazine Poet. / 



SATURDAY, SEPT. 2^ 1912. 



B ARE'S GENEEAL BULB CATALOGUE 

 contains a Descriptive List of the best Spring and I 

 Summer-flowering Bulbs, including Hyacinths, Tulipfi, 



Irises, Lilies, etc., for forcing and bedding. Sent post 



free^^ 



^"awarded thikty-one gold medals. 



B ARE'S '^GOLD MEDAL'' DAFFODILS. 

 DescriptiTe Illustrated Catalogue of all the finest 

 sorts in cultivation, for Pots, Exhibition. Flowe-r 

 Borders, or Naturalising, and including the finest 

 selection of New Seedling Narcissi ever offered. Sent 

 free on application. 



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



Grarden, London. 



GISHUEST~"COMPOUND "~is harmless in 

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 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishurstine keeps boots 

 dry in all weathers ; they will polis^h. Good for 

 harness. Wholesale from 



PRICE'S PA TENT CAN DL E CO., LIM. , LON D ON. 



TAMES GRAY, Ltd., Horticultural Builder, 



" Chelsea, S.W., wishes to point out that this is a 

 good month for painting and repairing the inside of 

 many Greenhouses. He has a large number of 

 excellent workmen, and immediate attention can be 

 obtained by means of a postcard, telephone call (301 

 Weste rn), letter, or wire to GRAY, Chelsea, London. 



ALLACE'S DARWIN TULIPS, with 



w 



hints on colour 



EARLY and 



schemes ; 



MAT-FLOWEIUNG TULIPS and SPECIES; DAFFO- 

 DILS. CROCUSES, LILIES, MONTBRETIAS, 

 IRISES, EUEMURI, and all other hardy bulbs, 

 <^berfi„ and rhizomes. List free from 



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AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kiUs Leaf- 

 mining maggot & insects in greenhouses, frames, 

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TlTEEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 



" LAU BOILERS, for full advertisement see 

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AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. 



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^ runners cf Royal ^overeign and other varie- 

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£JAIITWRIGHT and GOODWIN, LTD.— 



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 ■l^AFFODIT^, TULIPS, HYACINTHS, ETC. 

 The finest varieties at lowest prices. 



Best quality only. 

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 wUJ 1 Illustrated Catalogue is now ready, and 

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JDEAL BORDER CARNATIONS.— Varie- 



of ct^"^ ^^^^ hiwi- won all over Enirland thi-s year, 

 flo^l-.*^^^'- constitution and Irer -ri.wth. j.rodm'in.^^' 



stron^^ ^^^'*^^*^cent :iu(l L:or^:< on- i nhnuv <ui 

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 Biow^ do not reflex. From ■ CA IJ .VATIDN 

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Cii^^-t-- ^'"f^^ applirati(.n. 

 ^^niation.; and Roses 



f^ole .-jMH-ialititv^, 



E R R Y ^ S 



NEW CATALOGUES 



NOW READY. 

 BULB rATAI-OCa'K. 

 PKUKNMAL CATALOGUE. 

 B E L P H I N 1 r il C A ' r A L O G r E . 

 IRIS CATALOGUE. 

 truT^,.^™^' CATALOGUE. 



^RKY'S HARDY PLANT FARM, 



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THE BE-T VALUE OBTAINABLE. 



EBBS' COLLECTIONS OF BULBS 



contain only the befit varieties for Indoor and 

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COLLECTIONS F'^OR FORCING, lO. 6d. and 

 21s each.. Contents on application. 



COLLECTION S I>OR POTS . (; L A S-^EV-^ , 

 VA;^\P:S, etc., ICs. 6d. to iCos. larh. Con- 

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OOLLECTIONIS FOR OO^NiSElU ATORIES, 

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COLLECTIONS FOR BEDS, BORDEBIS, 

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EBBS' BULB CATALOGUE for 1912 



Gratis to Customers.— WEiBB and SONiS, Tlie 

 King's Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD and CO., LTD., 

 invite IN'SPECTION of their extensive 

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Herbaceous, Alpines, Climbers, Fruit Trees 

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ROSEiS ARE EXTRA FINE. 

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DOUGLAS CARNATIONS {The Premier 

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 Edenside, Great Bookham. 



HE WARGRAA^E PLANT FARM, LIM., 



10, The. Arcade, LIVERPOOL ST., LONDON, E.C. 



^XTHITE ROMAN IIYMCINTHS, selected 



▼ ▼ bulbs, 16s. ik\. ]!er KM); 2s, 3d. per ' doz. 

 Flowering bulbs 10s. <>d. per 100; le. M. per doz. 

 Retarded L^ily of ViiLIey Crowns. 8s. i>er KH); 



Is. 3d. per doz. 

 Retarded Lilium longiflorum giganteum, 10s. 6d. doz. 

 Retarded Lilium specio ^um rubrum, Hte. (kl. doz. 



BULBS OF FINEST (QUALITIES at roason- 

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AND 



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RARE. AND CHOICE 



Caraloguv^ <i.>?crilniig 

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\LPINES. 



HerlxiC(MHis 

 Phi at,'. 



Bog a nd 

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LIM., 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BdM^s 

 {See page 747.) 



r^AlT'S FERTILISER IS 



V/ UVSURPASSED far all Horticultural Puri>o&es. 



CLAY and S ON, Stratford, E. 



OBBIE^ CATALOGUE of BULBS, 



SWEET PEAS, ROSES, VIOLAS, etc., for 

 Autumn Planting is now ready, and copies can be 

 had post free on application. Enthusiasts will find 

 this List valuable and helpful on account of its 

 cultur;\l hints. DOBBIE and CO.. ROYAL SEEDS- 

 .ALEN, EDINBURGH. 



(^oX^?5.^oZtSK:) Twopence 



BEAUTIFUL 

 MESSRS. 



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WILLS and SEGAR hei? to announce that 

 thev have posted their 



BULB CATALOGUE FOR 1912. Should 

 any of their ivitrons not have received one. a 



copy will be sent by return of post. 



Otlur ENQUIRIKS .^ohcitrd. 



WILLS aiMl SE(;AR, Onslow Crescent, 

 ^(Uith Kon^inirton. London. S.W. 



WM DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

 Lim 27, Cannon Street. London E.C. ; \\ orks. 

 Tottenham 'Conservator., .s W mt. r Gard. n.. \ iiH>nes, 

 JShoUsee, porti^blebu ld:ng.. etc. Caralngue ^rratis. 



WHITE FLOWERS AT CHRIST^IAS. 



UTTON'S WHITE ROMAN 



HYACINTHS. 



Large eelected bulbs, per doz., 2 - ; i>eT lOl), U 

 Fine bulbs per doz., 1/0; per 100, 10/6 



UTION'S PAPER W^HITE NARCISSI. 



J*ai>er White, i>er doz., 1/-; per 100, 7/- 

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UTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE FOfe 



1912. Beautifully illustrated. Now ready. 



UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KING'S 



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WORTH WHILE TO PLANT 



PEii EINNIAL GARDK.N. 



A 



It wi 



pocket 



nial JX'light, a^ one ^.eaeon itjueceeds the other. 



It i& a garden of which 3*ou can make a 

 hobby, which can hardly be said of the bed- 

 ding ^.ystem. Plant it with Kelway Artis-tio 

 Colour' Borders. Now is the time to plan 

 them. Kelway's will save you all the trouble 

 connected with them if you will 6<;nd partx- 

 cularB as to area, position, soil, etc., to 

 WAY and SON, The Royal Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT. 



From J. OnM'nock. — " Yen will be 



pleast^d to h< nr that the £IC or eo which I 

 have sent yuu in the la-st few^ yeai^ hav« 

 made my garden \{ aere) one beautiful masi^ 

 of colour all the year round. This year 

 ^^pecially the place hag been a i^erfect pic- 

 ture — quite as tine as any of the pictures In 

 Walter Wris:'hU6 ' Perfect Garden.* " 



KELWAY'S P^FOMES. 

 NOW IS THE Tl-MK TO PLANT Pa^onies— 

 the best time in tlu' whole year. No garden 

 is eonipleto without the new Po?onK^. Kel- 

 wav© recojnmend the following Collection (E) 

 as ^ being repriisentative of their celebrated 

 varieties. ■ They will give great satisfaction, 

 and bo a credit to any garden: Agnes Mary 

 Kelway. Beauty s Quwn, Kthel Davey, OnfF 

 Thomas KelwayV Queon, lx>rd Cromer, I.v(b>, 

 Moonbeam, Mrs. Fleming. Snowy Colee». rride 

 of the West Socchieva. .^4s. for the dozen good 

 plantis true to name ; immediate delive ry. 

 Carriage and packing free for remittance with 

 order (meitioninir this adve^tisement^ 

 KELWVY -VND >()N. The Roy.al Horticulturists 



LANGPORT. SOMERSET. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 ■3s. 6d per bushel; bag, 8s. 6d. 



SANDER AND SONS, ST. ALBANS. 



p 



ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Our 19P2 Illustrated Catalogue free. 

 Read our "Cultural Treatise," Is. 

 YOUNG and CO., Carnation Si>eciaJists. 



Hat^erley, Cheltenham. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIVLITJES increases every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that noth-ing equals these celebrated 



XL Aid! NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardeoiers' favourite Fumigant. both Liquid and 



XL^^^LL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dres.Mng Fruit Tret* 

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



where this is used. 

 XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B .sine Nicotine). be«t 

 non-poisonous Wash on the M.arket. No lioeno* 

 reauired to sell this. Other preparations of great 

 Renown are XL ALL WEED KIIJ^ER NL ALL 

 FERTILISER. XL ALL RO:^E MANURJv 

 RICHARDS- CREEN SUNSHADF ^i^^S^wf 

 ahading on the market, U. packH dof^ 10*> fe< 

 of gla^. Don't forget to a^sk your Nurserymar- 

 or Se^^dsman for my small pink list. 



G H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer 

 234 Borough High Str*.T. London, S.E. 



