THE aARDP:.\Kli^- MAGAZINE. Dtcemljer 21, 1912. 



POT CULTURE OF FRUIT TREES 



No. 3,086. / Eeg. at the G.P.O. as a Newspaper, 

 Vol, LV. ^ 21^^ for Canadian Magazine Po^t. 



SATURDAY, DEC. 21, 1912 



BARR'S CASH CLEARANCE SALE OF 

 Spring-_flowering Biilb.s,— DaffodiLs, Hyacinths, 

 Tulips, Polyanthus Narcissi, Irises, etc.'; also a few 

 surj^hia Hardy Perennials; all in best quality, at 

 greatly reduced prioes. Clearance lists on a-pplication — 

 BA1?R. and SONS, 11, 12, and 13, King Stre-et, Covent 

 rden. 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 

 washing unhealthy dogs. Gishuritine keeps boots 

 dry in all weathers ; they will polish. Good for 

 fa. a rnesis . W holeeale f r o m 



PIIIOE'S PATENT CANDLE 00.. LIM.. LONDON. 



JAMES GRAY, LTD., HORTICULTURAL 

 BUILlDEIR, ie thiis winter kee-ping a large lataff 

 of hot-water men in the ehop-s in order that they 

 may attend immediately to any breakdown of Boiler© 

 ar Hot-water Piping in any part of the country-. 

 In cae^e of emergencies plea-se telephone 201, Western 

 or wire "GRAY, Chelisiea, London." 



HUTS FOR THE GARDEN. — Fruit 

 Rooms, Potting Sheds, Workishopts, Cycle Houses, 

 Boot Rooms, Servants' Mess Rooms, Childireai's Play, 

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

 BOULTON and PAUJi, Ltd.. Norwich. 



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ELLS' CATALOGUE of Chrysanthe- 

 mums, Perpetual Carnations, Phloxes, Michael- 

 mas Daistiee. H^rbaceoue and Alpine PLante 

 now ready. Poet fre*© oa application. 



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ELLS^ BOOK, "The Culture of 



Chrvsanthemum," Is. (jd., pokst free. 

 W. WELLS and CO., Merstha-m. Surrey. 



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INTER DRESSING 



For FRUIT and Other TREES for the 

 destruction of all Insect Germs and Peets that 

 shelter in the Bark during Winter Months. This 

 preparation is absolutely a certain remedy, a^ 

 proved by many of the leading Growers. Price : 

 Gall., fe; 3 Galk., 17e. ; 5 Galls.. 37e. 6d. ; 10 

 ^^^Ufl., 54e. Supplie^d through the Nursery and 

 Seed Trade generally. 



Ma nuf a c 1 1 1 re rs— 

 0 R RT AN D CO . , L TD . , LO N DO N . 



AXTON'S FRUIT TREES and ROSES. 



Highest honours at the International Exhibition, 

 ^autifully rooted; carefully trained in all shapciS. 

 iuiiatrated Catalosrue eratia. LAXTON BROTHERS. 



Bedford. 



"DECKETT^S NEW BOOK.— The most prac- 



tioal and Up-to-date Book on Vegetables. Price 

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

 tiouee Gardens, Ektrco, Herts. 



OCK GARDENS and ALPINE PLANTS. 



P ^-"^ iiow work- and a complete guide to the 

 formation and Management of Rockeries, by E. H. 

 1 iA^/' F.R.H.S. ,AI:inv Illustrations. Cloth, 

 f/ ^^-v PO'St free, from Publi.^her, 148, Aldersgate 

 street, London. 



50 OOn JAPANESE, AMERICAN, 



y^9\J\J\J RiK^.,ian, and other LILIES, in the 



condition. Catiiloirue free 



finest pos^ibl 



ERRT'S HARiDY PLANT FARM, ENFIELD, 



Middlesex. 



r^REENHOUSE PAINTING and GLAZ- 



^ ING Vitrolite/* superior to White Lead Paint, 

 per gaU. " PlAatin* " supeiwdee Putty, 16e. per 

 JZ't. Particalari from W. CARSON and SONS, Grov© 

 "orks, Batterse*. Ajrent* tkrougkout the country. 



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NOW READY. 



EBBS* SPRING CATALOGUE 



for 1913. Beautifully ilhuitrated, and contains 

 particulars of the Newei&t and Be-st varieties 

 of Vegetables, Flower.?^ Potatoes, etc.; al^o 

 Lawn StM'd*s. Fertilisers', <^tc. If not. already 

 on our Ijooks. s-end your ^i(klrr?:>. so that a 

 CQipy of the Catalogue cnu bo forwarded. 



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GOLD :^IEDALS AND SILVER CUPS 



awarded to Webbs' Vegetables and Flower* 

 in 1913, including Large Gold Me<lal and 

 Diploma of Honour at the Royal International 

 H(»rticultural Exhibition, London. 

 WKBB A\D SONS, The King's Seedsmen, Wordeley, 



Stourbridge. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 



GEORGE BUNYARD and CO., LTD., 

 inyite INSPECTION of their extensive 

 NURSBSRIE6 at MAIDSTONE, 



Herbaceous, Alpines, Ulimbers, Fruit Tre««, 

 Shrubs, 10,000 -varieties. 



ROSES ARE EXTRA FINE. 

 Nuraerifle^ 300 acres. 



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ERPETUAL CARNATIONS. 



Strong 



young plants, in pot5, 4s. doz. ; 35iS. 100. Flower, 

 ing plants, in 5in. pots, lOs. 6d. doz., carriage paid. 

 Best varieties. Catalogue free. G. S. EVANS, 

 F .R .H.S. , Carnatioin Specialist. BexLey Heath . 



WARGRAVE ALPINE AND ROCKERY 

 PLANTS, Herbaceous Plants, Plants for 

 M 0 ra i nes , B o r de rs , Col our S c h emes , a nd L andeeajTe 

 Gardening carefully carrie<l out. Couv'irtruetion of 

 Rockerie^s a special feature. Particulars free. 



ARGRAVE PLANT FARM, LIMITED, 



The Arcade, Liverpool Street, London, E.G. 



Nurseries, Twyford, Berks. 



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CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 (See page v.) 



CLAIM'S FERTILIZER IS 

 UNSIJRPASSED far all Horticultural Purpoeefl. 

 CLAY and SON, Stratford. E. 



SMUNDA FOR ORCHIDS. 



CONSIGNMENTS ARRIVE FORTNIGHTLY. 

 33. (>d. per bushel; per bag, Ss. 6d. 

 SANDER AND SONS. ST. ALBANS. 



IRON and WIRE FENCING for GAR- 

 DENS, Tree Guards, Gates. Arches, Espaliers, 

 Rose Stakes, and Ornamental Garden Iron and Wire 

 Wo r k of e V erv d esc r i p t i o n . Se nd f or 1 1 1 UjS t rat ed 

 Catalogue. BOTLTON and PAUL, Ltd., Manufac- 

 turers, Norwich. 



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SOAV IN JANUARY. 



AST LOTHIAN STOCK. 



D i e k so n' s Superb St ra in is the n es t of all 

 Stock*&. Try it, and you will grow no other. 

 In delicate 3.nd brilliant colours — -Lavender, 

 Rose, Snow White, Crimson, Scarlet, and 

 Purple. Of sweetest fragrance. 

 Per Packet, l-s. 6d.. Qs. 6d., and 56. 



ICKSOXS AND CO , Seedsmen to 



;M a- j t ' s t y , 1 , W a t e r loo l?lac e , Ed i nbu rgh . 



His 



MUSHROOMS !~-Can be easily grown all 

 the year round. Anderson'is Mushroom Spawn 

 for Amateurs. Packet containing 4 cakes with direc- 

 tion's for growing Is. Special quotations for quan- 

 tities. ANDERSON and i^ONS, Hayes, Middlesex, 



AUTO SHREDS FUMIGANT kille Leaf- 

 mining maggot & insects in greenhouses, frames. 

 For 1.000 cubic feet, 5d. ; 10,000. 3s. 6d. No appara- 

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



WpA. DUNCAN TUCKER and SONS, 



▼ ▼ Lim.. 27, Gannon Street, London, E.G.; Worka, 

 Tott-enham. "Conservatorie*. Winter Gardens, Vineriefi, 

 Peach-houses, portable buildin^fi, etc. Catalogue gratie. 



/ 10/6 per Ann. Post Free. \ 

 \To Foreign Countries, 14/-./ 



Twopence 



SUTTON'S GUIDE AND (L\TALOGUE 

 of Vegetable and Flower Seedis, Seed I 

 toes, etc., for 1913, Now Heady. 



SUTTON'S GUIDE AND CATALOGUE 

 All lovers of their garden should secure 

 a copy. Containing over 2<)0 beautiful illus- 

 trations of the best varieties of Flower© 

 and Vegetables. 



UTTON AND SONS, THE 



SEEDSMEN READING. 



KING'S 



T IS WORTH WHILE TO PLANT A 



PERENNIAL GARDEN. 

 It will be a savinig in pocket and a Peren- 

 nial Delight, a« one season fiueooeda the other. 



It i'9 a garden of which you can make a 

 hobby, which can hardly be eaid of the bed- 

 din'g sj^stem. Plant it with Kelway Artistic 

 Colour Borders. Naw is the time to plan, 

 them. Kelway's will save you all the trauble 

 connected with them if you will sead parti- 

 culars G6 to area position, tsoil, etc., to 

 KELAVAY and SON, The Roval Horticulturists, 



LANGPORT. 

 " I am sending you two photoe, one of my 

 border. As regards the border, plant<Mi about 

 the middle of April, a friend of mine, who 

 i-s a great smateur gardener, saw it in August, 

 and isiaia that he would not have believed that 

 it had only been planted four monthe. He 

 thought that at least the plarito had been 

 there three years. I myself have never seen 

 better planta sent out by anv other firm.'* 



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ELWAY'S PEONIES. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT Pjeonies. No 

 garden is complete without the new P:voniefi. 

 Kelway recommend the following- collection 

 (E) as being representative of their celebrate^l 

 varieties. They will give great satisfaction, 

 and be a credit to any garden. 



COLLECTION OF PEONIES.— A^enoria, 

 Amalthea, Cwtrina. Due de Wellington. 

 Formos a , Lo 1 1 i e Coll ins, N y c let ius , Pr i nce« t 

 Maude, Splendida, Tessa, The Lancaster 

 Zephy rus . 



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

 Immediate delivery. Carriage and packing* 

 free for remittance with order (mentioning 

 this advertisement). 



From Mrs. , Vienna. Aut^trin. 



received some very fine Pasonies from you a few 

 ago that have eaince bloomed and been the 

 admiration of everyone, 



KELWAY AND SON, The Royal Horticulturiste, 

 LANGPORT. SOMERSET. 



WEEKS'S DUPLEX UPRIGHT TUBU- 

 LAR BOILERS, for full advertisement see 

 page viii. 



ORCHIDS are neither expensive or diffi- 

 cult to grow. If you have a greenhouse heated 

 to keep out frost write for our ** Amateur's Guide," 

 4th edition, free.' MANSELL and HATCHER, Lim., 

 Rawdon, Yorks. 



rpHE POPULARITY OF XL ALL SPE- 



A CIALITIES increases every year. All gardeners 

 proclaim that nothing equals these celebrated 

 preparations. 



ALL NICOTINE VAPORISING COMPOUND, the 

 gardener's favourite Fumigant, both Liquid and 

 Oake. 



ALL NICOTINE INSECTICIDE WASH for 

 Syringing, Dipping, and Dressing Fruit Trees 

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

 where this is used. 

 XL ALL INSECTICIDE WASH B (sine Nicotine), best 

 non-poisonous Wash on the ^Market. No licence 

 required to sell this. Oth'^r preparations of great 

 renown are RICHARDS' XL ALL WINTER 

 WASH for dormant Fruit Trees and Bushee ; 

 XL ALL GARDEN FERTILISER; XL ALL 

 LAWN SAND, etc. 

 Don't forget to ask your Nurseryman or Seedsman 

 for my small pink list. 



G. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer, 

 234 Boroug-h High Street, London, S.E. 



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