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. 



Registered at thi Post Ornct At A NawaPAPE*- 



No. 2,309 



DISTRICT COUNCIL. 



"Y^ILLESDEN 



The above Council are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS 

 for the Supply and Planting of certain TREES upon the various 

 Highways of their District. ^ 



Copies of conditions and forms of tender may be obtained on 

 and after Monday, the 31st inst., upon application to Mr. O. 

 Claude Robson, Engineer to the Council, Public Offices, Dyne 



Road, Kilburn, N.W. - f . 



The Tenpers, endorsed " Tender for Trees, to be delivered at 

 the offices of the Council not later than Four p.m. on Tuesday, 



February 8th, 1898. m . 



A £10 note to be enclosed with each Tender, which will be 

 returned to all unsuccessful Contractors immediately Tenders are 

 accepted, and to ftH successful Contractors after execution of 

 contract and bond. 



The Council do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or any 



Tender. 



By ouder, 



STANLEY W. BALL, 



Clerk to the Council. 



Public Offices, 



Dyne Road, Kilburn, N.W., 

 January 26th, 1898. 



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., Coven 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 N ew 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, Fermhaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 Telegr aph— Hortulanus, London. T elephone 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. 



/ T*HE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



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

 and Art Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and . v ilver 

 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 Stre et, Blac kfriars. S.E. 



TT EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 



free. A tt wood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, 1893. Write 

 to inven tor. J. Att wood, Stourbridge. 



TJ ENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street^ Birming- 



A A ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot- water 

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

 logue. Established 1818. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used~since 

 »f» f °r Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 ° i?r. lg ' 2 ounces to tne gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 ounces 



f S K r intCr P rcssin * for Vines an <* Orchard House Trees, in 

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



paramn is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 supersed e it. B oxes is., 3 s., and 10s. 6d. 



r^ISHURSTINE keeps Bools dry and soft, 



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



^rayPATWT Candlb Co mpamtJ [Limited) London. 



E *^, PALM SEEDS, . just arrived. 



Kentia 



s of 

 Weddel- 



Latania borbonica, ios. ; 

 for cash. Sample 100 in 

 Morle and Co., The Con- 



Morle and Co., F.R.H 3., offer splendid samples 



!?° re c na r' ; K ' ^^steriana, 12s. ; Cocus Wed 

 rwJ I 4 * 1 ^'ortnia ele^ans, ?s. ' T * * ' " 

 gjvpha Australis, 5 s., a' \ j 000 

 ^ ancty, 2S . ; 500 ditto, p. 6d. frce.-- 

 ^!^J^ JWh 1 c^Road , N.W. 



r^V^c*^*"* ^ otatos ' &c foT ComiDff Season. 



(^^^ b Superior Bedfordshire-Grown Seeds, 



Thev are C «;.t7 ^l 1 , matu red and carefully-selected stcclcs. 

 'he finest qualhv £n *" d in ^ ariab 'y P™duce heavy crops of 

 applied a «s \c* £ llect ^ns of new seeds for a year's supply 

 Iwt auttmn vJn i ,21 j% 42S -' and 6 *s. Cabbage Plants, 

 Reds, d 1 q s ' ?SZ late, 3 s. per 1,000 of c,?co on rail ; 

 *. h-:ilf£L5 V~ ri " - *ri « 5S.5 Onion Plants, do., at 



P 



on application. 



£ 1 * nd F ,ant &c„ Riverford, 



Biggleswade, Bedford hire. 



SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1898. 



Subscription, 



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onths, 3s. 



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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. 



UTTON'S PRIMULAS. — THE BEST. 



Kfifi CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



tll/V 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. ; 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 Pokers), extra strong, 6, 2s. 6d. ; Lily of 

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

 100 ; Spiraea Japonica, line 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. 



OCO S 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. 



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. 



LAXTON'S SEEDS.— Our New Catalogue 

 has now^ been issued, and can be had post free ; all the 

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

 Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



CARNATIONS AND PICOTEES. — 12 

 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, Holebottom, Todmorden. 



Bulbs and Seeds for Spring- Planting 1 . 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S SPRING 

 CATALOGUE for 1898 of Vegetable and Flower Seeds 

 and Btilbs 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. 



VINES! VINES!! VINES!! ! 

 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. 



OWEN'S CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— Send 

 I for CATALOGUE and list of all the latest certificated 

 novelties for 1898, 



R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



SUTTON'S PRIMULAS.— Single and 

 Double, separate varieties, at 2s. 6d. and 5s. per packet ; 

 Single, mixed, at 3s. 6d. per packet ; Double, mixed, at 2s. 6d. 

 and 5s. per packet. All Flower Seeds post free. Mr. J. Pettitt, 

 Gardener to Colonel Hall, says : — *" Your Double Primulas are a 

 picture, the envy of our neighbours, and I should say they will 

 hold out until March. There are not two alike." 



S^UTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



QUEEN'S 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 HORTICUL- 

 TURE, the best, largest, and most complete Plant, Seed, 

 and Bulb Catalogue is a veritable Gardener's Companion. 200 

 large pages devoted to the Garden, include the best of everything, 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW READY, KELWAY'S MANUAL; 

 a practical Gardener writes: — "I cannot express how 

 very pleased I am with your splendid and charming Catalogue ; 

 it should be in the hands of every Gardener, for a truer Guide 

 cannot be found." Post free to customers ; is. to others. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



BEGONIAS A SPECIALITY.— Seed saved 

 from prize plants. Choicest mixed, single or double 

 varieties, is., as. 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 3<js. per dozen ; l>edding, choicest, 3s. to ps. per d jzen ; 

 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, Sc., Forest Hill, 



London. 



FERNS ! — In 24 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, Genistas, 

 48's, 9s. doz., in bloom; Spireas, in bloom, 9s. and 12s. doz. ; 

 Palms, Ficus, Dracaenas, Crotons, Asparagus, Ericas, Cine- 

 rarias in bloom, 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. 



0BERT SYDENHAM for SWEET PEAS' 



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

 carefully hand picked, and in separate packets, is. 3d. ; xo 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 three 

 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. Robert Sydenham, Old Tenby Street, P»irmingham. 



UTCH BULBS.— J. J. Thoolen, Bulb 



and Plant Grower, OVERVEEN, near HAARLEM, 

 HOLLAND, has the honour to inform that his ILLUS- 

 TRATED PRICE LIST, in English, Spring, 1898,1s ready, 

 and will l>e sent free on application. No charge for packing 

 orders of ios. and above, entirely free to destination in England, 

 Scotland, and Ireland, &c. Lowest prices. First quality 

 uaran teed . ^ 



HUICE GERMAN 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 Fred. Roemer, Seed Grower, Quedlinburg, Germany. 



Price is. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, | 40,()0U 

 &c. (See pages 2 and 77). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, 

 Clay and Son. Stratford, E. 



*y Special Appointment to H R H the Prince 



of Wales. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, Quaint SUNDIALS, and other 



garienesque objects in hard durable TERRA COTTA of various 

 colours. . ^ V. . _1 



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. 

 Pui.ham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C. ; and Broxbourne. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases sent on application. 



Durability guaranteed. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM 



r _ _ STOOLS, for supplying strong, healthy 



cuttings'; best novelties, including Calvat's '97 ; early-flowering 

 a speciality ; 100 varieties. See our prices. Descriptive 

 catalogue post free.— Church Bros., Chrysanthemum Growers, 

 Swarqest on y Norwic h. 



tT7eLLS' SPECIAL LIST of NOVELTIES, 



VV Free; Wells' Chrysanthemum Calendar. 3d. (free to 

 customers) ; Wells' Book on "Mums," is. 2d. For details see 

 front page of the 4t Gardeners' Magazine," January 1st, 1898.— 

 W. Welts, Karl s wood, Surrey. 



HTHOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



JL 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, ( -lovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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



"V'fT'tune Wcrlts, IVT-inrlip^t^r. . Cot ton Wools mi'l l« finer*? . 



SUNDRIES.— Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 2/6 

 per 100. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, i'3 per sack. Price List 

 of Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



ANAKY GUANO. The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



AN AR Y GUANO supplies all the nutriment 



re quired by the plant* 



CANARY GUANO in ij- large tins, 14, 28, 

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

 factured only by 



The Chemical Union Lt d., Ipswich. 



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 Cataloifue 

 free*— The Leeds Orchid v o., Roundhay, Lr~i'« 



