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



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

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1898. 



Subscription, 



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nARR'S ILLUSTRATED SEED GUIDE 



K for 1808 contains a select List of all the best Seeds for 

 i«ine a Tpply of Vegetables " the Year Round, and a 

 rSSSr^ List : of the most beautiful an nuals and perennials for 

 £22r the Flower Garden always gay. 



iSrV^ed Guide free to intending purchasers, contains 

 ^practical hints on cultivation, and will be oi great value to 



{£TSp Sons, 12 and 13 King St., Covent Garden, London. 



\\T RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 



\\ . Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 

 U AND HOTHOUSES, 



Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



T WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



L 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, 

 London, and Glasgow. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO 

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

 j r a!l 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 



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BOILLRS, PIPES, and CONN ECTIONS, and all Castings for 

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/"ARDEN GRAVEL. — Best 



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 Fridk. Sivewright, West Hartlepool. Agent* wanted. 



U EATING APPARATUsT^Catalogues 



Zu J^' Auwood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

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St N . DR M a ES p~- Sticks ' Labels ' Bamboos,^ 



*!&ai!f C V Cocoa Fibre, x '3 per sack. Price lit 

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catalSjto^?^ son ' s spring 



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ames Street, Lordon, E.C. 



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 Owmt, Maidenhead. 



*ta«ZU|S5'L! VINES !!!- 



««4 CaS SSf ha - ve . a fi n« «ock of extra 

 itaBivu??! a " y a i?eties to offer. For nrices. 



• Victoria and Parad 



prices, 



ise Nurseries, Upper 



y**t FUmtB — ■ — — — _ 



;r '0r Bedfr,^ ou- ^ U " WD K »eason. 



o«^ kkl >'- a »d To i„ ? "w ^'"y^'ected stocks. 

 «?WJuy. tc-llecti/ns ^ ably P"* 1 "" heavy crops of 

 *«5£/t- I"** W for a year's supply 

 *4T^l** n ' «riy andlat, s> ; a,ld 6 3*. Cabbage Plants, 



1,700 on rail ; 



» ur -e transnlnnf^ j 3 » v 



^ varietv ^'' at 2 ° S - ; Shallots » y«^. 



^ar old, from 1 3S# P ^ CWt * ; CWt ' ba£s 



12s. irys. r . 12 to 4 l8 in -> at ios. i,ooo: 

 at alocuesr^c - l As Paragus Roots, at 

 25^? of Superior Beoford.hire.Grown 



ttJC - Gfe ^ cs ' ^ other R-Sr*? htafbr ^hire.Gro^ 

 ^ S^d ^ pi^; r f ^° ts > &c., on application. 



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 Catalogue, List of 800 kinds. ^ Fruit 

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



The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



Kfifi CHOICE HARDY BULBS for FIVE 



fJ\/\/SHILLINGS(wo»th 15s.); soeach 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,o>o 9 9s. ; 250 assorted, 

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



Hudson's Bulb Warehouse, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S JAPANESE LILIES. -List 

 Free. — Lilium Alburn Kraetzeri, grand pure white, 

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

 toma Uvaria (Red Hot Pikers), 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. 



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Are offered in 



/^ARTER PAGE AND CO.'S 



V — f 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. 



AZALEA MOLLIS, grandly budded stuff, 

 2 is. and 24s. doz. Illustrated Catalogue of Stove and Green- 

 house 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, tcmatos, &c. 

 Laxton Brothers, BedforcL 



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. 



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. Cor.E, Midland Road Nursery, Peterboro'. 



DUTCH BULBS.- 

 and Plant Grower, OVERVEEN, near HAARLEM, 



J. J. THOOLEN, Bulb 



HOLLAND, has the honour to inform that his ILLUS- 

 TRATED PRICE LIST, in English, Spring, 1898, is ready, 

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

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

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

 guaranteed. 



WELLS' SPECIAL LIST of NO VELTIES, 

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

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

 front page of the 41 Gardeners' Magazine," January 1st, 1898.— 



W\JWel ls, Ear is wood, S urre y. 



By Special Appointment to H R a. the Prince 



Bof Wales. 

 ALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 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. 

 Durabi li ty guaranteed. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 



&c. (See pages 2 and 109). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



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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, Galashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



SUTTON'S PEAS FOR SUCCESSIONAL 

 CROPS.. 



To obtain a continuous supply of the best Peas from 

 early spring to late autumn, sow 



SUTTON'S COLLECTION OF PEAS FOR 

 SUCCESSION. 



24 quarts, 12 excellent sorts, our selection, 34s. 

 12 quarts, 12 excellent sorts, our selection, 18s. 6d. 

 6 quarts, 6 excellent sorts, cur selection, 9s. 6d. 

 12 pints, 12 excellent sorts, our selection, icsj 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 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 hew 

 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. 



TO 



PLANT 



The largest 



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

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



XTOW IS THE TIME 



1M PEONIES, with other Hardy Plants. 



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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, 3*. Tubers 

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

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



H O I C E GERMAN 



FLOWER and VEGETABLE SEEDS, 

 CATALOGUES free on application. 

 Fred. Roemer, Seed Grower, Quedlinburg, Germany. 



FERNS !— In 2\\n. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. ico ; 

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

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, Soianums, 

 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Erica gracilis, Soianums, 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. ; 

 \. 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. 



OBERYsYDENHAM 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 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. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. — Strong rooted 

 cuttings. Selborne, Elaine, Mrs. Dixon, Source d'Or, 

 R. Windsor, Laurence Stanstead, Glenny, Lincoln, is. doz. 5 

 less for a quantity. Carriage free. Cash with Order. 



Johnson, ( rook, and Co., 



Seldenville and Gate House Nurseries, Worthing. 



THOMPSON, Seedsman, Tavern Street, 



. iDswich, begs to announce that the SUPPLEMENT 

 to his CATALOGUE of FLOWER SEEDS for the present 

 season is now Ready, and will be sent free on application. It 

 includes many new and rare Seeds, some of which are exclu- 

 sively i n his possession. . 



ANARY GUANO. The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a la dy. ^ 



CANARY GUANO supplies all the nutriment 

 required by the plant. ; 



C"~ANARY GUANO in xj- large tins, 14, 28, 

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

 factured only by . 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune Works , Manchester. Cotton Wools and W T addmgs. 



EST'S PATENT PLANT LABELS. 



Sample gratis per post. 



EST'S PATENT PLANT POT RIMS 



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



Lee0S Orchid Co., Ronndhay, Leeds, See large Advt 4 



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