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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS. COLLECTORS, AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND FRUITS 



FOR GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS, FLORISTS. NURSERYMEN, AND SEEDSMEN: 

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15, 1898. 



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BARR'S ILLUSTRATED SEED GUIDE 

 for 1898 contains a select List of all the best Seeds for 



securing a supply of Vegetables " the Year Round," and a 

 Descriptive List of the most beautiful annuals and perennials for 



keeping the Flower Garden always gay. 



Barr's Seed Guide free to intending purchasers, contains 

 many practical hints on cultivation, and will be of great value to 

 Amateurs. 



Barr and Sons, 12 and 13 King St., Lovent Garden, London. 



W RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 

 • Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



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J~WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 

 . CULTURAL BUILDERS to Her Majesty, H.R.H. 

 the Prince of Wales, H.M. Government, Admiralty Dept., 

 War Dept., Royal Hort. Soc, Royal Botanic Soc, Parks and 

 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Boilers. 48, Fernshaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 Telegraph— Hortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



MACKENZIE and MONCUR (Limited) 

 Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh, 

 London, and Glasgow. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO 

 H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 for all kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 

 Houses, and Heating Apparatus free. Splendid Illustrated 

 Catalogue. 



London Office— 8, Camden Road, N.W. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 

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 and Art Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 

 Medals, Birmingham, 1872; London, 1883. HOT- WATER 

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 is. Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — 

 free. Attwood's Impd. Expan. Joints, 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881 

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



Catalogues 



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 1893. Write 



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pISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 



V p'r 5 ?' f ° r Red Spid , er ' Mildew > Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 « f W ' ^° Un?eS ? th £.S allon of soft ^ter. 4 to 16 ounces 

 ht£r f ? re f m f f0r - Vlnes and Orchard House Trees, in 

 olffi^T, a { l r Ame " ca " Bli gbt, and as an emulsion when 



™Jd. rt' ° UthVed P^ations intended to 



supersede it. Boxes is., 3 s., and 10s. 6d. 



Q I S H U R S TINE 1^~i^l^id~^ft , 



Ptetf ?p X ATF^V? M d IS V fr ° m the , trade ' Wholesale from 

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P ^ M SEEDS, just arrived.- 



Kemia >}£ K Z a SSL*. ^H-S-, offer splendid samples of 

 liana 7 M • w' ,v * 1 Forstenana , "s. ; Cocus Weddel- 

 Coopna Ss'tmUs f'tn ' eganS ' 7& ' V Latania **>rbo™*, 10s. ; 

 variety ^ -T^ ' ^V ,<x ^ {oT cash - Sam P Ie K» in 



^^i^^A^:-- MoRi ' E and c °- The c - 



. Cut Flowers. 



of Covent Garden, 



1* l-ges Re ^aitors^i 11 ? di f^n of Cut Flowers to 

 » specill feature of hi hi L~ e c ^° nd ° n and Pr °™«al Centres 

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T,i } LABELS ON APPLICATION 



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<W nam^d fa ejt A ND PICOTEES. - 12 



g^nons for massing Tm Z a™ grounds, 6s. ; unnamed 

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^^^jWen/^^nthemunt Calendar, 3d. (free to 



W of ^Oitttfte" 1S ,; 2d - For details see 



^fefjEtth;^^^ 1 ^^^ January xst, 1898.- 



: VL fc, -tuK^ ^d Late Varieties. 



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Roo^'^,, 4os - P«r 1 000 c ^green, 3 s. 6d. and 5 s. 

 F. §£*W cheao'SSl Asparagus, and 111 



Beds, 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 — GEORGE BUNYARD and Co., Merchant N nutty 

 men, Pomologists, ftc, beg to say the following CATALOGUES 

 will be sent post free: Illustrated Seed List for 1898. First- 

 class Seeds only. Rose Catalogue, List of 800 kinds. Fruit 

 Trees. Strawberry List (cultural) ; Market Growers' Fruit List. 



The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



500 



CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



SHILLINGS (worth 15s.); 50 each Tulips, Gladiolus 

 White, Crocus, Double Daffodils, Scillas, Winter Aconites, 

 Polyanthus Narcissus, Giape Hyacinth*, Spanish Iris, and 

 Lent Lilies, 10 sorts, 50 each, 50-, 5s. ; i,ox>, 9s. ; 250 assorted, 

 3s. ; all Large Flowering size ; Great Bargain. 



Hudson's Bui.b Warehouse, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S JAPANESE LILIES^-List 

 Free.— Lilium Album Krsetzeri, grand pure white, 

 splendid Bulbs, 6, 3s.; 12, 5s. ; 100, 35s.; worth double. Tri- 

 toma Uvaria (Red Hot Pokers), extra strong, 6, 2s. 6d. ; Lily of 

 Valley, large clumps, 6, 5s. ; Berlin Forcing Crowns, 5s. per 

 100; Spiraea Japonica, fine clumps, 12, 2s. 6d.. All finest 

 quality. 



W. H. Hudson, F.R.H.S., Lily Importer, Kilburn, London. 



SEEDS FROM SELECTED STOCKS — 

 CUTH BERT'S CATALOGUE of NOVELTIES and 

 selected^ Stocks of Kitchen Garden and Flower Seeds for 

 Exhibition and General Cultivation is now ready, and may be 

 had free on application. 



R. and G. Cuthbert, Seed Growers and Merchants, 



Southgate, Middlesex. Established 1797. 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 



James Cypher, Exotic Nurseries. Cheltenham. 



COCOS WEDDLEYANA for potting on. 

 20s. 100, ios. 50, 5s. 6d. 25. My Illustrated Catalogue of 

 Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Palms, &c, on application. 

 A. J. A. Bruce, The Nurseries, Edge Lane, Chorlton-cum- 



Hardy, Manchester. 



MR. ROBERT SYDENHAM for SWEET 

 PEAS. Special offer ; 10 good varieties, 50 seeds of each, 

 carefully hand picked, and in separate packets, is. 3d. ; 10 very 

 choice varieties, 50 seeds of each, is. 6d. ; or the two collections, 

 2S. 6d., post free, with 25 seeds of White Cupid free of charge ' 

 10 newest and novel varieties, 50 seeds of each, 3s. ; or the thre 

 collections post free, 5s., with 25 seeds of White Cupid, and 24 



seeds of Pink Cupid, free of charge. Full list post free on 

 application. 



Mr. Ro bert Sydenham, Old Tenby S treet, Birmingham. 



ROSES! ROSES!! ROSES !! !— The best 

 and cheapest in the world. Forty choice Perpetuals 

 for 21s. ; purchaser's selection from best varieties. Catalogues 

 free on application. Twelve acres of Roses; 100,000 grand 

 plants to select from. 



James Walter s, Rose Grower, Exeter. 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. 



R. and G. Cuthbert, Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 

 Southga te, N. Established 1797. 



~HOICE GERMAN 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 ___Fr ed. Roem er, See d Grower, Qued»ip burg, G ermany. 



T AXTON'S SEEDS.— Our New Catalogue 



bas now_ been issued, and can be had post free ; ail the 

 best novelties, including new peas, tcmatos, &c. 



Laxton Bro thers, Bedford. 



RASPBERRY (Superlative), strong canes of 

 the above at ios. 6d. per 100.— J. H. Ridgewell, The 

 Gardens, Histon Road, Cambs. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED 

 &c. (See pages 44 and 46). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



BONES 



Price is. 



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cial Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



ALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 



-LJ TAINS, VASES, Quaint SUNDIALS, and other 



gardenesque objects in hard durable TERRA COTTA of various 

 colours. 



Photo illustrated book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

 A great variety of Vases, Figures, Pedestals, &c, may be seen 

 at our London show-rooms. Inspection invited. 

 Pulham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C. ; and Broxbourne. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases sent on application. 

 Durability guaranteed. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 

 All who wish the best cultural results should try them. For 

 terms apply to Wm. Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), Tweed Vine* 

 yards, Clovenfords, G alashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



ARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 



Tiffany. — Rigby, Wainwright, and Co., Manufacturers, 

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



SUTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE IN 

 HORTICULTURE for 189 8 U now ready. 



SUTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE IN 

 HORTICULTURE for 1898 is the most complete 

 seed catalogue issued. 



SUTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE IN 

 HORTICULTURE for 1898 is profusely illustrated 

 wit h 194 illus t rations , principally photographic. 



PRICE is., POST FREEi GRATIS TO 

 CUSTOMERS FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 ROYAL SEEDSMEN, RE ADIN G. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PiEONIES, with other Hardy Plants. The largest 

 and best collection in the world is Kelway's. Write, saying how 

 many strong plants you require, to Kelway and Son. Lanfroort. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the best and largest Plant, Seed, and Bulb 

 Catalogue. Reliable and complete ; includes the best of every- 

 thing. Post free to customers ; is. to others. 



K el way and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW READY, KELWAY'S MANUAL; 

 a veritable Gardener's Companion ; 200 large pages 

 devoted to the garden. A book to turn to throughout the year ; 

 everything desirable priced and described. 

 Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



BEGONIAS A SPECIALITY.— Seed saved 

 from prize plants. Choicest mixed, single or double 

 varieties, is., 2s. 6d., and 5s. per packet. Collections (seed), 

 single, 12 named varieties, separate, 5s. 6d. ; 6 ditto, 35. Tubers, 

 named singles, from 18s. to 50s. per dozen ; choicest seedlings, 

 3s. to 30s. per dozen ; bedding, choicest, 3s. to os. per dozen ; 

 choicest named doubles from 18s. per dozen ; choicest seedlings, 

 6s. to 30s. per dozen ; choicest mixed, for bedding, 9s. to 18s. 

 per dozen. Catalogues free. 



John Laing and Sons, Begonia Growers, &c, Forest Hill, 



London. 



FERNS ! — In 2 J in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

 in 48's, 10 best selling, 6s. doz. ; seedlings, 6s. 100 ; 

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, Solanums, 

 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Erica gracilis, Solanums, 48's, 9s. 

 doz., in bloom ; Palms, Ficus, Dracaenas, Crotons, Asparagus, 

 Ericas, Bouvardias, Erica hyemalis, Cyclamen, 48's, 12s. doz. ; 

 A. cuneatum, 48's, value in fronds, 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for potting 

 on, bushy, 16s. and 20s. 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade 

 prices. List free. — J. Smith, London Fern Nurseries, Lough- 

 borough Junction, London, S.W. 



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VINES! VINES!! VINES 

 _ B. S. Williams and Son, have a fine stock of extra 

 Fruiting and Planting Canes of all varieties to offer. For prices, 

 see Plant Catalogue. — Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, Upper 

 Holloway, London, N. 



Bulbs and Seeds for Spriug- Planting. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S SPRING 

 CATALOGUE for 1898 of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 

 and Bulbs and Plants is now ready. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S DESCRIP- 

 TIVE CATALOGUE of the above, with CULTURAL 



DIRECTIONS, will, as usual, be sent post free on application 

 to their agents, Messrs. Mertens and Co., 3, Cross Lane, 

 London, E.C. ; or themselves direct at OVER VEEN, near 

 HAARLEM, HOLLAND. 

 N.B.— No connection with any other firm of a similar name. 



rTcHIDS! ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS !— 



Collection of eight different choice varieties, 21s. List on 

 application ; well established, clean, healthy, and vigorous plants ; 

 packing and carriage paid for cash with order ; 10,000 to select 

 from.— Brighton and ^ South ^ Coast Horticultural 

 Co., Ltd., Exotic Nurseries, Worthing. 



FERNS.— TRADE OFFER.— About 500,000 

 in the following varieties, Pteris tremula, P. cristata, P. 

 arguta, P. major, Lomaiia gibba, Cyrtomium Fortunei, C. 

 falcatum, Adiantum cuneatum, in 48s at 3s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. 

 per dozen. Abo in thumbs at 8s. per 100. All good healthy 

 stuff packed, and put on rail free for cash with Order. 

 Hill and Co., Wright's Nursery, Turner's Road, Lee, Kent. 



ANARY GUANO. The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



CANARY GUANO supplies all the nutriment 

 required by the plant. 



CANARY GUANO in 1/- large tins, 

 56, and 112-lb. bags. Retail of Florists, &c, 

 factured only by - * . 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



14, 28. 



Manu- 



CHOICE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 

 Yellow Madame Carnot, Western King, and other finest 

 novelties including M. Calvat's, at very moderate prices ; cata- 

 logue of 750 varieties Free. 



J. W. Cole, Midland Road Nursery, Peterboro'. 



RCHIDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 



from is. each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant 

 sent on approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue 

 free*— The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leed c « 



