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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS, COLLECTORS, AND EXHIBITORS OF 



FLOWERS 



FRUITS: 



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



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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



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No. 2,310 



SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1898. 



Subscription, 



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DISTRICT COUNCIL. 



^yiLLESDEN 



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 maybe obtained on 

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

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



Road, Ki'burn, N.W. 



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

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



February 8th, 1898. # 



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

 returned to all unsuccessful Contractors immediately Tenders are 

 accepted, and to all successful Contractors after execution of 



contract and bond. 

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



Tender. 



By order, 



STANLEY W. BALL, 



Clerk to the Council. 



Public Offices, 



Dyne Road, Kilburn, N.W., 

 _ January 26th, 1898. 



ARR ' S~l LLUS TRATED 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., Co vent Garden, London. 



W RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 

 • Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



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Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



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 • 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. 

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



MACKENZIE and MONCUR (Limited), 

 Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh, 

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

 for all kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 

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. London Office— 8, Camden Road, N.W. 



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T_T EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 



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Ht£r fr!! er 1 C r Sin 5 for Vines and Orchard House Trees, in 

 vl^ffl '? f ( Z T Americ an Blight, and as an emulsion when 



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QISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



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T H r ° r ^?N'S CELEBRATl^M ANURES 



BtriencT u£rL "m PLANTS - Result of long practical 

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compound! 



Used 



since 



lv. and 



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(I-td.)?Oo^S cfrf u*V*^,* M - Thomson and Sons 



FA '^^^M.l''. Prices on applicatio n. 



fc ar, P 1 ° r Bedf °rdshire-Grown Seeds, 



Inev braird quickk ™* iu . r * d ™d carefully-selected stocks, 

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amen* so'wn. "Jrii SVi** and $3*. Cabbage Plants, 



rail : 



™?J. 3«-6d., , s -\r\ti ° Id » from 12 to 18 in., at 10s. 1,000 ; 



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KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUNYARD and Co.j 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. 



Kfifi CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



*J\J\J 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. ; 1,000, 9s. ; 250 assorted, 

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



Hudson's Bulb Warehouse, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S JAPANESE LILIES.-List 

 Free. — Lilium Album Krzetzeri, 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., Lilv Importer. Kilburn. London. 



C ASH 



PRIZES FOR COMPETITION 



Are offered in 



CARTER PAGE AND CO.'S 

 New Seed and General 



SPRING CATALOGUE (Gratis and Post Free), 

 Containing full particulars and list of 



gTERLING NOVELTIES, 



52 and 53, LONDON WALL, LONDON, E.C. 



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. 



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AZALEA MOLLIS, grandly budded stuff, 

 21s. and 24s. doz. 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, Be dford. 



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. L ord, Holebottom, Todmorden. 



CHOICE - NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 

 Yellow Madame Carnot, Western King, and other finest 

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

 logue of 750 varieties Free. 



J. W. Co le, Midland Road Nursery, Peterboro\ 



OWEN'S CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— Send 

 m for CATALOGUE and list of all the latest certificated 

 novelties for 1S98. 



R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



DUTCH 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, is ready, 

 and will be sent free on application. No charge for packing 

 orders of 10s. and above, entirely free to destination in England, 

 Scotland, and Ireland, &c. Lowest prices. First qua'ity 

 guaranteed. - — ■ — : - — • - ■ ~ 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS~for CARNA- 

 TIONS. The best new and old varieties. A careful 

 selection. Choicest seed, post free, is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 

 ' — Catalogues from * * 



J AS. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookhain, Surrey. 



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



of Wales. 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 



A 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 BATTERSEA and ST. 

 JAMES'S PARKS. 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

 P ulham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C, and B rox bourr'e . 



CLAY S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 

 &c. (See pages 2 and 93). 

 CLAYS SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 

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

 Watson and Scull, 90, Ix>wer Thames Street, London. E.C. 



Price is. 



SUTTON'S STAR PRIMULA (Primula 

 - Stellata). 



A very distinct race, differing in habit and general 

 appearance from the ordinary Primula sinensis. For 

 general decoration of the greenhouse and conservatory 

 these light and graceful Primulas will become very 

 popular, and as cut flowers the sprays remain in per- 

 fection for an unusuallv long period. 



CUTTON'S STAR PRIMULA. 



Mr. Alex. Mclnnes, Falkland Palace, Fife, in the 

 " Gardeners' Chronicle," February 20, 1897, says : " The 

 blossoms being gracefully poised on slender foot-stalks in 

 whorls with stems varying in height from 4 to 12 inches, 

 give the whole plant the appearance of a pyramid, 

 measuring in some cases fully 30 inches in circumference. 

 As a pot plant for general decoration for the greenhouse 

 and conservatory, this light and graceful Primula should 

 become very popular." 



Price of seed, white, flaked crimson, per packet, 5s. ; 

 mixed colours, per packet, 5s., post free. 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 j DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



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. 



\TOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



1M P^EONIES, 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, Laneoort. 



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, 3*. Tubers 

 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 and Sons, Begonia Growers, &C», Forest Hill, 



London. 



HOICE GERMA 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 Fred. Roemer, Seed Grower, Quedlinburg, Germany. 



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FERNS !— In 2^ 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, gs. doz., in bloom; Spireas, in bloom, 9s. and 12s. doz.; 

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

 rarias in bloom, Erica hyemalLs, 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, 



R _ OBERT 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., pest free, with 25 seeds of White Cupid free of charge ; 

 io* 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, Birmingham. 



W- ELLS' SPECIAL LIST of NOVELTIES, 

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

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

 front pag e 01 tne ** Gardeners' Magazine," January 1st, 1898.— 

 W. Wells, Earlswood, Surre y. 



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 if- large tins, 14, 28, 

 56, and na-ib. bags. Retail of Florists, &c. Manu- 

 factured only by 



e Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and W*^^ 1 ^^ 



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BEST'S 



PATENT PLANT LABELS. 



Sample gratis per post. 



EST'S PATENT PLANT POT RIMS 



to be used in all plant pots. Illustrated List free. 



Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leeds. See large Advt 



