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



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

 FOR NATURALISTS, BOTANISTS, BEEKEEPERS, AND LOVERS OF THE COUNTRY. 



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE* 



Registered at the Post Office ai a Kawsnpift- 



No. 2,306. 



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 < rarden always gay. 



Harr's Seed Guide free to intending purchasers, contains 

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

 Amateurs. 



Bakr and Sons, 12 ard 13 King St., Cover t Garden, London. 



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. 



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, Fern-haw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

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



MACKENZIE and MONCUR^Lin^dJ, 

 Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh, 



I ondon, 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. 



Lond on Office— 8, Camden Road, N.W. 



HE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



X Heating Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science 

 and Art Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and .Mlver 

 M' lals, hirmingham, 1872: London, 1883. HOT-WATER 

 KOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 



II rtK ultural \ •ureses. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

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



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HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

 • j J T ? e ' Altwoo<i,s Irnp j. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 *)!.!. l: ilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, 1893. Write 

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

 ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot-water 

 Apparatus ; plans and estimates on application. Send for Cata- 

 ogue. Established 1818. 



flSHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 



i t>\- 5 2' f ° r Rcd S P ic,er » Mildew, Tb rips, Green Fly, and 

 ether Wight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water. 4 to 16 ounces 

 as a W inter I)ressm K for Vines and Orchard House Trees, in 

 »«her from cake for American Might, and as an emulsion when 

 pwamn is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

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



f^ISHURSTlNE kee^Boots~dry andsoft, 



l^cv'l iV^^V^ I V r0m the trade - Wholesale from 

 «ica s Patent Candle Company (Limited) London. 



EW PALM SEEDS, just arrived. 



M-.-.rle and 



Belmoreara, 

 ». 6d. ; Seaf 



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Q^hT T.: \ °?" orthla ,f Ie gans, 7 s. ; Latania borbonica, 10s. ; 

 Ugpha Austrabs, 5s., all per 1,000 for cash. Sample 100 in 



!»C ^-Mohle and Co., P The Con- 



Cut Plowera. 



R^ JAMES REILLY, of Covent Garden, 



»«2i'f«,u^ M' er K ' n the I -° ndon and Provincial Centres 

 ^TwT-m™ 0 !. ^ busl ™^. is open to receive regular and 



TeSELjf AH> ABE ^iP N APPLICATION. 

 R»nktn • : ' ^hyndacus, London." 



P^?rii?° *-<*"">«t Covent Garden Branch. 



Betterton Street, W.C. 



SANTHEMUMS. — Send 



ind list of all the latest certificated 



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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1898. 



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Post Free. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUNYARD and Co., Merchant Nursery- 

 men, Pomologists, &c, 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. 



CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



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

 White, Crccus, Double Daffodils, Scillas, Winter Aconites, 

 Polyanthus Narcissus, Giape Hyacinth*', Spanish Iris, and 

 Lent Lilies, 10 sorts, 50 each, 50-*, 5s. ; i,ooo f 9s. ; 250 assorted, 

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



Hudson's Bulb Warehouse, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S JAPANESE LILIES. -List 

 Free. — Lilium Album Kraetzeri, grand pure white, 

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

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

 Valley,^ large clumps, 6, 5*. ; 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 STOCKsT" 

 CUTHBERT'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, Midd lesex. 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. 



OCOS 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. 



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ALMAISON CARNATION. 



Thousands of plants in the finest health and vigour possible, 

 in 4-inch pots, 6s. per dozen. 



W. Hardy and Sons, Holmes Chapel, Cheshire. 



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 Walters, 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, 



j_ Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



HOICE GERMAN 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 Fred. Roemer, Seed Grower, QuedHnbur?, Germany. 



4r> r_r*n CHRYSANTHEMUM STOOLS, 



7* vj,vjvw)vj for supplying strong, healthy cuttings ; best novel- 

 ties, including Cal vat's '97 ; early-flowering a speciality ; 100 

 varieties. See our prices. Descriptive catalogue post free. — 

 Church Bro s., Chrysanthemum Growers. Swardeston . Norwich. 



THE ORCHID-GROWERS* MANUAL." 

 Seventh Edition. Enlarged and Revised up to the 

 present time. Containing 800 Pages and 311 Illustrations, mak- 

 ing the most complete up-to-date work on Orchids yet published. 

 Super-royal 8vo. Price 25s. ; free by Parcel Post in the United 

 Kingdom, 25s. iod. — B. S. Williams and Son, Victoria and 

 Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holloway, London, N. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED 

 &c. (See pages 3 and 26). 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, 



Clay and Son. Stratford. E. 



BONES 



Price is. 



By Special Appointment to H.R H. the Prince 



of Wales 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 

 adapted to Lakes, Streams, and Cascades, Alpineries, 

 Ferneries, and Winter Gardens, as executed in our inimitable 

 naturalistic style at hundreds of places about the kingdom, 

 including at SANDRINGHAM, and BATTERS EA and ST. 

 JAMES'S PARKS. 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

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



J7OR SALE, WHINHAM'S INDUSTRY 



BUSHELS, three and two year olds. Sample doz., 2s. 6d. ; 



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CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CARNA- 

 . TIONS. The best new and old varieties. A careful 

 selection. Choicest seed, post free, is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. i>er packet. 

 —Catalogues from 



Jas # Douglas, Kdenside, Great Bookham, Surrey. 



months, 3s. Od 



5s. 6d, 

 10s. 6d 



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SUTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE 

 HORTICULTURE for 1898 i> now ready. 



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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 

 wi th 194 illustrations, principally photographic. 



PRICE is., POST FREE. GRATIS TO 

 CUSTOMERS FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PjEONIES, 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, Langport. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTI C UL^ 

 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. 

 Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW READY, KELWAY'S MANUAL ; 

 a veritable Gardener's Companion ; 200 large pages 

 devoted to the garden. A bo< k 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. 6J., and 5s, per packet. Collections (seed), 

 single, 12 named varieties, separate, 5s. 6d. ; 6 ditto, 3*. Tubers, 

 named singles, from 1 is. to 50s. per dozen; choicest seedlings, 

 3s. to 3us. per dozen ; hedaing, choicest, 3s. to <?s. per dozen ; 

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

 6s. to 30s. per dozen ; choicest mixed, for be iding, 9s. to i8s# 

 per dozen. Catalogues free. 



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



" London. 



FERNS !— In i\ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

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

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

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

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

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

 A. cuneattim, 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. 



ORCHIDS! 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, Lomaria gibba, Cyrtomium Fortunei, C. 

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

 per dozen. Also 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 Nnrserv. Turnei's Road, Lee, Kent. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex- 

 perience. Used by a J successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 J. George, 14, Redgrave Road, Putney ; Channel I.slands, Mr. 

 Parsons, Guernsey. Sole Makers, Wm. Thomson and Sons 

 (Ltd.), Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on application. 



AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 

 Orchids, Palm Seeds, Lily of the Valley, Cacti, &c. 

 Messrs. Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, K.C. 



GREENHOUSES. — Off season. Half- 

 price. Clearance Sale, 7 by 5, 28s. 6d., 38s. 6d. ; to by 



6, 42s., 50s. ; 10 by 8, 5»- *d-> 5$ s - • M by 6, 5**- 6d- I J 4 

 by 10, 87s. 6d. ; 20 by 10, £5 10*. (rarden Frames, 84.9a., 

 14s. 6d., 22s. 6d. Fowl Houses, 8s. 9d., ios. oil., 14s. 6d., 

 i8s. 6d. Approval —Hypolitb, Deptford. 



CANARY 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 i(- large tins, 

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

 factured only by . 



The Chemical Lnion Ltd., Ipswich. 



I4» 28, 



Manu- 



C HOICE NEW CHRYSAN 

 Yellow Madame Carnot, Western Kii 



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ORCHIDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 

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

 sent on approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue 



f rcc# — The Leeds Orchid Co., Rouadhay, Leeds, - 



