THE 



FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS, COLLECTORS, AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND FRUITSi 



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

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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



REGI8TE&&D AT TBI Po»T OrTICl AS A NSWBFAPE 



No. 2,305. v|. 



SATURDAY, JANUARY 



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1898. 



Subscription, 



Post Free. 



BARR'S CLEARANCE SALE OF 

 FLOWERING BULBS 



In first-class condition for present planting. 



HYACINTHS, choice mixed, frcm named sorts, all colours, 

 per ico, 10s. 6d. ; per doz., is. 6d. 



TULIPS, Early Single, in choice mixture, from surplus 

 namee sorts, per i,oco, 25s.; per 100, 2s. gd. 



DAFFODILS, in choice mixture of many sorts, per 1,000, 

 25s. ; per 100, 2s. gd. 



LATE TULIPS, exquisitely striped, in choice mixture, 

 per i,oco, 40s. 1 per 100, 4s. 3d. 



Surplus Lists on application to 

 Barr and Sons, 12 and 13, King Street, Coven t 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. 



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, 

 Heating Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science 

 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. — Catalogues 

 free. Attwood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 sold. Boilers, 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. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 1859, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 other Blight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 ounces 

 as a Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House Trees, in 

 lather from cake for American Blight, and as an emulsion when 

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

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



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

 Boxes 6d. and is. from the trade. Wholesale from 

 Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. 



SUNDRIES. — Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 

 Mats, Peat, &c. Cocca Fibre, 1/3 per sack. Price List 

 apply to Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, E.C. 



NEW PALM SEEDS, just arrived.— 

 Morle and Co., F.R.H.S., offer splendid samples of 

 Kentia Belmoreana, 16s. ; K. Forsteriana, 12s. ; Cocus^ Weddel- 

 liana, 7s. 6d. ; Seaforthia elegans, 7s. ; Latania borbcr.ica, 10s. ; 

 Corypha Australis, 5s., all per 1,000 for cash. Sample 100 in 

 variety, 2s. ; 500 ditto, 7s. 6d. free. — Morle and Co., The Con- 

 servatories, Finchley Road, N.W. 



Cut Flowers. 



MR. JAMES REILLY, of Covent Garden, 

 Market, having made the distribution of Cut Flowers to 

 "the largest Retail Buyers in the London and Provincial Centres 

 a special feature of his business, is open to receive regular and 

 large consignments from all parts, for which he guarantees 

 Prompt Sales and Remittances. 



EMPTIES AND LABELS ON APPLICATION. 



Telegraphic Address : " Rhyndacus, London." 

 Bankers : Capital and Counties, Covent Garden Branch. 



Postal Address : Betterton Street, W.C. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. — ia 

 choice named for exhibition, 5s. ; 12 choice named for 

 border^ 5s ; 12 choice named yellow grounds, 6s. ; unnamed 

 carnations for massing, 3s. 6d. per dozen ; 20s. per 100. All free 

 for cash. Catalogues post free. 

 ..- T. Lord, Ho lebottom, Todmorden. 



Early Cabbage and Other Plants, *c. 



GEE'S Improved Early and Late Varieties. 

 Fine autumn -sown plants, on rails for cash (post free 

 is. 6d. hundred), 3s. per x,ooo of 1,200 ; Reds, 5s. ; Lettuces, 5s. 

 Quicks, xos., 15s., and 20s. Privet Evergreen, 3s. 6d. and 5s. 

 rer 100 ; 30s. and 40s. per 1,000. Seakale, Asparagus, and all 

 other Roots and Plants cheap and good. 



F. Gee, Seed and Plant Grower, &c, Biggleswade, Bed 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUN YARD 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, Fruit Tree List, 800 kinds. Strawberry 

 List (cultural), free ; Market Growers' Fruit List, free. 

 The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



SEEDS FROM SELECTED STOCKS. 

 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, Middlesex. Established 1797. 



r CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



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

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

 Polyanthus Narcissus, Grape Hyacinth*, Spanish Iris, and 

 Lent Lilies, 10 sorts, 50 each, 500, 5s. ; i,ooo, 9s. ; 250 assorted, 

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



Hudson's Bulb Warehouse, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S JAPANESE LILIES.-List 

 Free. — Lilium Album Krsetzeri, grand pure white, 

 splendid Bulbs, 6, 3s.; 12, 5s. ; 100, 35*.; 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. 



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, 10s. 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. 



WEN'S ROYAL CHRYSANTHEMUM^ 



— Send for new and descriptive CATALOGUE of all the 

 leading varieties in commerce. Finest " up-to-date " collection 

 in the kingdom. Patronised by Her Majesty. Owen's u Culture," 

 containing a mass of information, seven Stamps. 



R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



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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, 



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



HOICE GERMA 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 Fred. Roemer, Seed Grower, Qued'inburg:, Germany. 



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CHRYSANTHEMUM STOOLS, 



,000 for supplying strong, healthy cuttings ; best novel- 

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

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

 Church Bros., Chrysanthemum Growers, Swardeston, Norwich. 



By Special Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 



of Wale*. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, Quaint SUNDIALS, and other 

 gardenesque objects in hard durable TERRA COl TA 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. _ 



PURE ICHTHEMIC GUANO at the top. 

 Absolutely clean in use, may be used by any one. 

 ICHTHEMIC GUANO gives the greatest yield in bloom, tn 



colour, in foliage and healthiness. . 



ICHTHEMIC GUANO, in handsome enamelled tins, 6d. 



Bags, various sizes, 2s. 6d. to 20s. ,,,.* , . , 



ICHTHEMIC GUANO, a natural food for all kinds of plants. 

 ICHTHEMIC GUANO, sold by all the best dorists and 



seedsmen. Ask for pamphlet free. 



and is. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 ard abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 



All who wish the b» 

 terms apply t? 

 yards, Clovenl 



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hould try them. For 

 i (Ltd.). Tweed Vine- 



SUTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE 

 HORTICULTURE for 1898 is now ready. 



IN 



UTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE IN 



HORTICULTURE for 1898 is the most complete 

 seed catalogue issued. 



UTTON'S AMATEUR'S GUIDE IN 



HORTICULTURE for 1898 is profusely illustrated 

 with 194 illustrations, principally photographic. 



RICE is., POST FREE. GRATIS TO 



CUSTOMERS FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE for 1898, 200 large pages, illustrated, should be 

 possessed by every Amateur and Gardener in the United 

 Kingdom. " , 



The LARGEST, FINEST, and MOST COMPLETE 

 GARDEN CATALOGUE and GUIDE published, containing 

 lowest prices, descript ive details, and full cultural information 

 concerning nearly every plant, seed, and bulb desirable for the 

 garden . 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICULTURE, the best 

 garden price list and guide. Free to customers ; is. post free to 

 others. 



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, 3s. Tul>ers, 

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

 3s. to 30s. per dozen ; bedding, choicest, 3s. to ps. 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 & Sons, Begonia Growers, &c, Forest Hill, 



London. &L •» 



MY SPECIAL LIST OF NOVELTIES 

 gives the names of the best 60 Japs and 50 Incurves up 

 to date, and how to grow them ; also the best novelties of the 

 season, and lots of useful information which everyone should 



read. Post free to all. • 

 My CHRYSANTHEMUM CALENDAR, 3d. each, free to 



customers. This is a novelty. 



My BOOK ON 'MUMS, is. 2J., post free. 



The grandest stock of Single Chrysanthemums in the world. 



Awarded more certificates in 1897 than any other individual 

 firm (2 0, and more Prizes, Certificates, and Medals within the 

 last five years for Chrysanthemums than any other living man. 



W. Wells, Earlswood, Surrey. 



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

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

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Coleus, Solanums 

 48's, 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. cuneatum, 48s, 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. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PEONIES, with other Hardy Plants. The largest 

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

 manv strone plants vou require, to Kelway and Son, Langport. 



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 m Coast Horticultural 



Co., Ltd., Exotic Nurseries, Worthing. 



FERNS.— TRADE OFFER.— About 500.000 

 in the following varieties, Pteris trcmiila, P. craUta, P. 

 arguta, P. major, Lomaria gibba, Cyrtomiuin Fortunei, C. 

 falcumn), Adiantum cuneatum, in 48'* at 3s. 6d. and 4s. 6d. 

 per dozen. ALo in thumbs at 8^. per 100. All good healthy 

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

 HlLL and Co., Wright's Nursery, Turnei s Road, Lee, Kent. 



CLAY'S 

 &c. 



MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, 



Price is. 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 

 See pages 17 and 18. 



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 x/- large tins, 14. 28, 

 56, and ii2-lb. bags. Retail of Florists, &c. Manu- 

 factured only by - 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



ORCHIDS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, 

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

 sent on approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalog c 

 free.— The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, L«ed*. 



