March 5, 1898. 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



- M. 



ESTABLISHED 1885. 

 Telegraphic Address : 

 << Solidarius, Birmingham." 



BANKERS : 

 London and Midland Bank, 



Ltd., Birmingham. 



VERY 



SPECIAL 



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IMPORTANT 



OFFER 



OF ONE OF 



The Largest Stocto held by any deiler in the United Kingdom, and at Prices which have no parallel. 



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NOTE. 



All Bulbs offered ara in splendid for 

 Compare my prices, and note the immense 



, and good results are assured, for better quality cannot ba 



__ m w idvantages I give, whic^i always secure a constant and increasing 



demand for my Goods from most of the extensive buyers throughout the country. So much is this so, that I, unlike the 

 majority of dealers engaged in this business, have no necessity to advertise ; and it is a solid fact, which speaks volumes 

 as proof of the genuineness of this statement, that since early in October last until the end of February not a single 

 announcement of mine has appeared in any Gardening Journal, during which time business has been carried on at full 

 pressure in the most extensive Bulb and Seed warehouses in Birmingham or its neighbourhood, where a blank day is 

 absolutely unknown. The principle at which I aim is— 11 Ones a customer, always a customer; " and that I attain this 

 desirable consummation is amply demonstrated by the fact that my patrons in 1885 are mine in 1898, and so long as 

 they are buyers they will doubtless so remain, for I have never yet lost the patronage of an important buyer; but, on the 

 contrary. I have now upwards of 10,000 customers, secured entirely through the kind recommendations of patrons who 

 have proved my goods to be in every way as represented. 



Every Bulb guaranteed perfectly sound, in fine form, and certaia to flower. 



RATUM— Gocd Balbs, varying in s»z3, from 7 inches to 9 inches ia circumference 



AURATU Ml— Very line butt)3; ditto, 8 inches to 10 inches dibto 



AU RATUM— Splendid Exhibition Bulbs; ditto, 9 inches to 11 inches ditto... 

 AURATU Wl — Magnificent ditto, 10 inches to 12 inches ditto 



KR/ETZERI— Splendil Japanese Bulbs, averaging 10 inches in circumference 



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Good Bulbs, varying in Bfz) from 7 inches to 9 inches in circumference ... 



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M AC RANT HUM— Splendid Bulbs; ditto, 8 inches to 10 inches ditto ... 

 M AGRA NT HUM— Magnificent Bulbs; ditto, 9 inches to 11 inaheB ditto... 

 MELPOMENE" Splendid Japanese Bulbs, averaging 10 inches in circumference ... 



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4f- per Case of 30 Bulbs 

 8/- per Case of 50 Bulbs 

 10|- per Case of 30 Bulbs 

 12! 6 per Case of 25 Bu 7 bs 

 7 ,6 per Case of 20 Bulbs 

 10/- per Casz of 20 Bulbs 

 14/ per Case of 20 Bulbs 



20/ 

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RUBRUM 



Splendid Japanese Bulbs; ditto, 10 inches ditto. These Bulbs are far superior to the Dutsh 

 variety, producing flowers in greater abundance and of far larger size „ 



ROSE UNI —Good certai 



RUBRUM— Ditfc0 

 BELLADONNA (An 

 VALLOTA PURPUREA 



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Splendid Italian grown Bulbs ... 



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■Very fina South African Bulbs 



AU RATUM 



Enormous Bulbs, guaranteed in no instance leas than 12 inches in circa 

 par Case of 20 Bulbs. 



5/- per Case of 20 Bu bs 

 4/- per Case of 30 Bulbs 

 4/- per Case of 30 Bulbs 



5/- per Lot of 30 Bulbs 

 5/- per Lot of 20 Bulbs 

 ference. 6 Ba'bs for 7/-; 12 fo: 12/-; or 17/S 



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MACRANTHUM 



Enormous Bulbs, guaranteed in no instmce less than 12 inches in circumference. 

 12 for 21/-; or 30/- par Case of 20 Bulbs. 



3 Bulbs for 7/- ; 6 for 12/- ; 



RUBRO-VITTATUM —Good certain flowering Bulbs. Observe these prices : 3 for 4/- ; 6 for 7/- ; or 12/- per doz:n. 

 BROWNII~~Gooi Bulbs of the trua J*p%nesa variety ; guaranteed. 6 for 5/-; or 8/- per dczjn Bulbs. 



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COLLECTION NO. 1 Comprises 3 Bulbs each of Rubro-Vittatum, Maoranthum (12 inches), Auntum (12 inches), Melpomene (11 inches), 



Krsetziri (11 inches), Brownli, and Batsmwnfae, Here is a splendid parcel indeed, cheap at £2, but my prL»e is : — 



20/- per Collection of 21 Bulb?, and all named. 



COLLECTION NO- 2 Comprises 3 Bulbs each, Maoranthum (10 inches), Auratum (11 inches), MeIpomeu3 (10 inches), Rubrum (10 



inches). Kra^zsri (10 iaches. B3lladonna, extra large, and Bro^nii. This U another undoubtedly cheap parosl, my price being : — 



10 - per Collection of 21 Bu!b3, and all named. 



Note m— Buyers are requested to note that in no single instance cm I dividi the various Mi specified above, and lh%t when two or more 

 Gises areorderzd I reserve the right to pxck thi contents in r o oie or m ire larg r boxi*. In every instant* t\t goods will be most ca*efidy parked 

 aid labelled, and therefore it is impossible that they can either get mixid or dim%ged in transit. 



All prices quoted throughout this announcement are "SPECIAL " They are in every inataco stric:Iy net for prompt c*sh with order for 

 r ot less than the quantities specified. They do not) include carriage,, but no charge whatever is made for packing, ca.es, «c. 



For Begonias, Gloxinias, Carinas, Dahlias, Gladioli, Hyacinthus candicans, Herbaceous 



PaeonieSf Montbretias, Ranunculus. Spirse 



FREE ON APPLICATION. 



&c. see Special 



Every season the demand for my Seeds increases, and rightly so, for no seedsman gives better value, nor is it possiole 

 to offer finer or purer strains than mine; spice, however, will not admit of my giving here detailed descriptions of my 

 stocks in this department of my business; therefore, it must suffice when I state that lull particulars are given in my 

 SPRING CATALOGUE for 1898, copies of which will be sent gratis and post free to all applicants. Early application 

 is, however, necessarv. the surplus now being: vary limited. 



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