THE GAHDKNEUS' Al.VGAZINE, XovemlK'r 23, 1912. 



FRUIT CULTURE— Illustrated 



No. 3,082. ^R««:. *t th© G.P.O. m &. j^«fw»p*per. 



Vol. LV. 



and for GaoAdiaji Ma^£in« Feet 



SATURDAY, NOV. 23, 1912 



BAER^S GENERAL BTJLE CATALOGUE 

 contains a Descriptive List of the best Spring and 

 Summer-flowering Bulbs, including Hyiacinths, Tulips, 

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

 free. 



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AWA_RDED THIRTY-ONE GOLD MEDALS. 



BARR'S ^^GOLD MEDAL ^' DAFFODILS. 

 Descriptive lUxistrated Catalogue of all the finest 

 sorts in cultivation, for Pots, Exhibition, Flower 

 Borders, or Naturalising, and including the finest 

 «€lection of New Seedling Narcissi ever offered. Sent 

 free on application. 



BARR and SONS, 11, 12, and 13, King Street, Oovent 



Garden, London. 



GISHURST COMPOUND is harmless in 

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

 cured blight and fungus on plants, and is good for 

 washiag unhealthy dogs. Giehurstine keeps hoots 

 dry in all weathers; they will poliah. Good for 

 harnesiS. Wholesale from 



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



^ ^—^^^^^m- n 1 m^m — . — ■ i_i ^^g^^^P 



JAMES GRAY, LTD., Horticultural Builder, 

 Chelsea, S.W., ha^ eome excellent Pit Lights and 

 Irames of various sizes and descriptions. Any gar- 

 dener requiring anytiiing of the kind is invited to 

 fioiid for Price Lists by mean-s of Postcard Tele]3lione 

 Oail.t24)l, Western), letter, or wire to GRAY, Chel- 

 sea, London. 



\17EEKS'S DUPLEX 



LAR BOILERS, for 

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UPRIGHT TUBU- 



full advertiscmen t see 



PRACTICAL GUIDANCE IN GAEDEN- 



IN G. — Complete catalogue of Books on ail 

 Phases of Horticulture will be sent POST FllEE upon 

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HUTS FOR THE GAEDEN. — Fruit 

 Kooms, Potting Shells, Workshops, Cycle Houses, 

 Boot Ucoms, Servants' Mess Booms, Children's Play, 

 rooms, etc. Send for Illustrated Catalogue, free.— 



BOULTON P\rTT, l td Xnrwich. 



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ELLS' CATALOGUE of Ckrysanthe- 



mums, Peri)etual Oarnatione, Phloxes. Michael- 

 mafi J)ai&:e^s. Herbaceous and Alpine Plants 

 now rea<!y. Poist free on application. 



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the 



7ELLS' BOOK, "The Culture of 



Clirysanthemum," Is. 6d., potaf free. 

 W. WELLS and CO., .Aler&tha.m. Surrey. 



T AXTON'S FRUIT TEEES and EOSES. 



Highest honours at the International Exhibition. 

 Jj^-autifully rooted; carefully trained in all ^hape5. 



IlliistrateU Catalogue gratis LAXTON BUOTHEKS, 

 Bedford. 



r>ECKETT'S NEW BOOK.— The most prac- 



J-* tieal and Up-to-date Book on Vegetables. Price 

 ^s. ; post free, 5s. 6d. EDWIN BECKETT, Aldenham 

 ^oiuse Gardens, Elstree, Herts. 



'pULIPS, TULIPS.— 100 choice named 



varie-ties now in stock, from Ss. 6d. lOO; si>ecial 

 fiample coUeotion, 10 each 40 sorts, correctly named, 

 carriage pa.id, lie.; Darwin Tulips, 100 choice named, 

 10 -sorts, 6s., carriage }>aid; tine Mixed Tulipe, all 

 flowering si»e, 15s. 1,000. 36-pag« Catg. Free.— 

 ALLISON, 57, West Bromwich. 



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13 E R R Y ' S NEW CATALOGUES 



^ BULB CATALOOUE. 



PERENNIAL CATALOGUE. 

 DELPHINIUM CATALOGUE. 

 IRIS CATALOGUE. 



PFERN CATALOGUE. 

 ERRY'S HARDY PLANT FARM, ENFIELD. 



GREENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 

 . ING " Vitrolite/' superior to White Lead Paint, 

 per gall. " PlMtino " eupereedee Putty, 166. per 

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EBBS^ HYACINTHS FOR MASSING. 



Specially selected bulbs. Crimeon. Pink, Darrk 

 Blue, Light Blue, White tinted' Rose, Pure 

 Wliite, and Yellow. Each colour, 3s. per 

 dozen ; 21s. per 100. 



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EBBS' MIXED BEDDING TULIPS. 



SINGLE, 4s. per 100; 35s. per 1,000. 

 DOUBLE, 4s. 6d. per 100; 40s. per 1,000. 



WEBBS' MIXED NARCISSI for extensive 

 planting. 3s. per 100; 37s. 6d. i>er 1,0(K). 

 WEBB AND SONS, The Kings Seedsmfen, Wordsley, 



Stourbridge. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNTARD and CO., LTD., 

 invite INePECTION of their eitenaive 

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Herba-ceouB, Alpines, Climbere, Fruit Tree*, and 

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BOSEiS ARE EXTRA FINE. 

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WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN 



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Such is a Reader's opinion of THE ENCY- 

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WARGRAVE BEDDING HYACINTHS, 

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 the best dark red, ^2s. 6d. doz., Ifis. 100; L'Innocence, 

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WARGRAVE ALPINE AND ROCKERY 

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 R oc ke ries a sipecia 1 f eat ur e. 



Comstruetion of 

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ARGRAVE PLANT FARM, LIMITED, 



\rcade. Liverpool Street. Ivondon, E.C. 



The 



Nurseries, T^vyford, Berks. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See pag'e v.) 



/^AY'S FERTILISER IS 



V/ UNSURPASSED far ail Horticultural Purposes. 



CLAY and SON. Stratford, E. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY, 

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

 SANDER AND SONS, ST. ALBANS. 



IRON and WIRE FENCIING for GAR- 

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 Rose Stakes' and Ornamental Garden Iron aiid \\ ire 

 Work of everv description. Send for Illustrated 

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AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kills Leaf- 

 minine ma^ffot & insectfi in greenliouses, framee. 

 For 1,000 cubic ft4t, 6d. ; 10,000, 3s. 6d No appara- 

 ^us.-WM. DARL INGTON and SONS, Hackney, N.E . 



ORCHIDS are neither expensive or diffi- 

 cult to grow. If you have a greenhouse heated 

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 4th e<lition, fre<>. MAN^sELL and HATCHER, l.im., 



Rawdon, Yorks. 



WM. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 

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Twopence 



U TTO N'S INIMITABLE BEDDING 



TCLIPtS. 



(Single). Will llower tsimultaneously, the 

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 Scarlet, i'iiik. <i.rid Whitie. 

 Each, iKT ^U^z.. L-. '.k\.; ]>er 100. 10s. 6d. 



Mr. H. Liiey. Gardener to IL B. Jovritt, 

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" For brillia.nt colon rin^r. substance, und- 

 formity of h<'ight. time of flowering, and last- 

 ing ]i?'-(i)n'rt;fs. vmir Iniinit«iblc Tulips are the 

 betst I h;ivi' <-v< r 



UTTON AND SONS, THE KING'S 



SEEDSMEN, READING. 



A PERENNIAL GARDEN MEANS 

 PhKENMAL ri-KASritE. if com]x>s<^l, in 

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From , Clio|'-\(iu . 



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rliat I -■uti tliinkiriL:" of liaviiii:- a >i!niiar" 1 > laid 

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ELWAY'S PEONIES. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT Pjconies— 

 the best time in the whole year. No garden 

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 waye recommend the following collection (E) 

 afi being representative of their celebrated 

 varieties. Tliey will give great satisfaction, 

 and be a credit to any garden. 



COLLECTION OF P^iiONIES.— Agenoria, 

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 Formosa, Lottie Collins, Nycletius, Prinoees 

 laude, Splendida, Tessa, The Lancaster^ 

 ^phyrus. 



36s. the dozen ; good plants, true to name. 

 Immediate delivery. Carriage and packing 

 free for remittance with order (mentioning; 



this advert is^'inentK 



From . \\r!linirton. 15. C. 



'* Tib' I'^ix rami ir.- a rrived on Christmas 

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KELWAY AND SON, The l^oyal Horticulturiete. 



LANGPORT. SOM KIJSKT. 



BOX 1-:D(UN0, ono yard sufficient to 

 plan" r\^" \a;-il-. \- r yar-l : 1(H) 



yard;;, l.im.':-. \o in lL*lt.. 1^- -i' n. SiumII^ r and 

 larirer ^iy.*'^ i'>[U:i\\\ r'f : - on aiiplu-ation to 



II. \V. ario - - r> ol Hardy iK-rby. 



sliirv iNi--f ("in -trrli -lu d ]v_>:>. i 



HOLLY, HOLLY. Ivy. LaiiroL B.'x, Mos., 

 all kiinU ; WeUh >biuntaiii Fmi i - > t>. ^ Te. 

 Jie^t, eheajter Kstab. 13 yeari.. Li.-t. HAWKINS, 

 Dolgelly, N. Wales. 



THE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 

 CIALITIES increa^ every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

 prei>aratiO"ns. 



XL ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Oake 



XL ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

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



where this is usi-d. 

 XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B isine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonou^; Wa*ih on the Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Oth-r Preparatmn.^ of gr^^^^ 

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 WASH for dormiant Fruit Tre^'fi and Bushes; 

 XL ALL GARDEN FERTILISER; XL Ai.i. 



LAW^N SAND, etc. ^ , 



Don't forget to ask your Nurseryman or Seedsman 



for my small pink list. 



G H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer 



234 Borough Hi:j:ii Street, London. >-E. 



