THE 



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



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



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



EVERT SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



Registered at the Post Ottici At ▲ Newspatz 



No. 2,315. 



BARR'S ILLUSTRATED SEED GUIDE 

 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, with many 

 practical Hints on Cultivation, free on application. 



BARR'S SPRING BULB CATALOGUE 

 contains a Descriptive List of the best Bulbs and Tubers 

 for planting frcm February to April, free on application. 



BARR and SONS, 12 and 13, KING 

 STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



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, Lo ndon. Telephone No. 8,728. 



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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. 



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 CpNNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 is. Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



250000 



GARDEN GRAVEL. — Best Screened 

 Southampton Yellow, in 4 to 10 ton trucks. Apply — 

 Fredk. S ivewright, West Hartlepool. Agents wanted. 



EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 



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

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

 to inventor. J. A ttwood, Stourbridge. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

 ham. — Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot- water 

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

 logue. Established 1818. 



BORDER AND ROCK 



. - - PLANTS IN Unique collection of 



Peonies, Phlox, Pyrethrums, Pentstemons, Begonias, Aster, 

 Tufted Pansies, Tritomas, Carnations, Pinks, Hollyhocks, Del- 

 phiniums, Sunflowers, Marguerites, &c. Catalogues free! I ! 

 ^ Perry's Hardy Plant Farm, Winchmore Hill, London, N. 



TJ*ERNS ! — In 2jin. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 



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

 Orevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Seiaginella, 48's, 6s. 

 doz. ; Marguerites, Genistas, Cinerarias Deutzias, and Spiraeas 

 m 48 s, in bloom, 9s. doz., ; Palms, Ficus, Dracaenas, Crotons, 

 Asparagus, _ Ericas, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 spiraeas, Erica Williamsiana in bloom, 48 s, 12s. doz. A. cuneatuna, 

 43 s, value in fronds, 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for potting on, bushy, 

 16s. and 20s. 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List 



V" ee '~7J- Smith, London Fern Nurseries, Loughborough 

 ll^Pftion^ London, S.W. 



TJLINDS^ BLINDS ! ! — WILLIAMS' 



JTr H <? TH0U SE SHADING is the best material for 

 starting Orchids, Ferns, # Palms, &c. Sold in pieces 30 yds. long, 



if y as. wide, 40s. per piece. Blinds made up and fixed complete. 

 Estimates f ree . 



S. Williams and.SoN, Victoria Nurseries, Upper Holloway, 

 London, N. 



LJOOPER'S PANSIES, the finest strain in 



r. TT c tne w orld, has been awarded upwards 50 medals by 

 £ . • a ™ R-B.S. of London. 12 Grand Exhibition Varieties, 

 V;\ " Champion, 4 s. ; Seed saved from 2,000 Exhibition 

 varieties, is., as. 6d. packet, free for cash. 



Hooper, Pansy Grower, Bath. 



EEDS FOR SPRING SOWING 



_.„^ The best procurable at 



Oi?xtt> EX £ EPTIONALLY LOW PRICES. 



V^fcND FOR OUR CATALOGUE 



w (Gratis and post free.) 



w - Johnson and Son, Bulb and Seed Growers, 



Smallbrook Street, Birmingham, 

 And also at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. 



Other Plants, *c. 



b Superior Early and Late Cabbage at 



and o^JP^i 1,000 of I>2 °° ca * h on rail I fine Reds » Lettuce s, 



, " ^ ia ntS, at : Canliflnw#»r aiiMimn-SOWn. trans- 



SATURDAY, MARCH 12, 1898. 



Subscription, 



Post 



3 months, 3s. Od. 

 6 „ 5s. 6d. 

 12 „ 10s. 6d. 



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. 



UDSON'S LILIUM AURATUM. Fine 



plump bulbs, 12 for 2s. 6d. ; 50, 8s. ; 100, 14s. Larger 

 size (extra fine), 12 for 3s. 6d. ; 50, 10s. ; 100, 18s. Gigantic 

 bulbs, 3 for 2s. 6d. ; 6, 4s. 6d. ; 12, 8s. American Pearl 

 Tuberoses, 12, is. 6d. ; 9s. 100; best bulbs^ only. Gladiolus 

 Gandaven.MS Hybrids, beautiful colour combinations, 12, iod. ; 

 iod, 6s. Everything finest quality. Lily list free. 



Hudson's Lily Depot, 19 9, High Road, Kilburn. 



UDSON'S LILY~COLLECTION, com- 



■ prising two bulbs each Auratum, Album, Rubrum, 

 Elegans, Batemanniae, and Longiflorum, the dozen, 3s. ; 

 carriage 8d. extra. 



Hudson's Bulb Depot, 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. 



AZALEA MOLLIS, grandly budded stuff, 

 21s. 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. 



KNOOP BROS, Merchant Nurserymen, 

 Warmond, near Haarlem, Holland, OFFER a lot of 

 100,000 ROOTS Gladiolus Colvilii alba, white ; and Lilium 

 album and rubrum. 



For Price and Terms address as above. 



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 quality 

 guaranteed. 



AXTON'S NEW PEA, " GRADUS " ; 



the Finest Early. Pods as large as " Duke of Albany," 

 coming in with 44 William I." Pints, is. od. ; Quarts, 3s. Full 

 particulars of all ihe best Novelties in our New Catalogue, gratis, 



Laxton Bro thers, Bedford. 



ASPARAGUS.— The largest, best, and 

 earliest is " Early Purple Argenteuil." Our plants are 

 from selected car'iest and largest roots, very fine. Strong 

 2-year 4s. ico ; 3-y* ar 6s. 100. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. m 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. — New vars. of 

 1896-7, now 'reduced to half price, purchaser's selection. 

 G. J. Warren, is. each. Send for catalogue. Will send 12 new 

 vars. for 2s. 6d., my selection. 



H. Woolman, Acock's Green, Birmingham. 



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



of Wales. „^xt»t 



BALUSTRADES, 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. 



Durability guaranteed. 



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

 per 100. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. PnceList 

 of Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, fc.l. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See pages 2 and 179)- _ . 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 



Clay and So n, Stratford, E. 



ISHURST* COMPOUND. — Used since 



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

 other Blight, 2 6unces to the gallon of soft water 4 to 16 ounces 

 as a Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House 1 rees » ™j 

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

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 s upersede it. Boxes is., 3s., and 10s. — - 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

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



SHADINGS, Tiffany, Scrims, Raffia 

 Tanned Netting, Bamboo Canes, &c. 

 Greenhouse Blinds a Speciality. 

 Joseph Cookson, Manufacturer, Wellington Mills, 



Road, Manchester. 



Grass, 



Liverpool 



Biggleswade. Bedfordshire 



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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, roi 

 erms apply to Wm. Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), 1 weed v ine- 

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



UTTON'S BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS. 

 UTTON'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 btcome very 

 popular, and as cut flowers, the sprays remain in 

 perfection for an unusually long period. 



WHITE, flaked crimson, 5s. per packet, post free; 



MIXED, producing a variety of pretty shades of 

 colour, including white, mauve, pink, red, and striped 

 flowers per packet 5s., post free. 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the best, largest, and most complete Catalogue 

 of Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs and Gardening Guide published, 

 and issent po-t free toali customers. 1/- to others. 



Kef.way and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



PiEONIES. — K el way's new Kinds, in the delicate new 

 colours. The fashionable flower — Kelway and Son made it so 

 —and the noblest and grandest of Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 

 Should be in every garden, shrubbery, or park. Beautiful for 

 cut flower. From pure white to deepest crimson through all 

 intermediate shades of cream and pink. Carriage free on pre- 

 paid orders. The largest collection in the world. Priced slip 

 if desired. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



GLADIOLI. Kelway's celebrated hybrid varieties, for 

 flower through the autumn. Invaluable for church decoration. 

 Remember Kelway's exhibits at the London and other shows 

 since 1851. Half a million flowering bulbs ready, the produce 

 of 20 acres. Priced slip if desired. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



ELWAY7ND SON, THE PREMIER 



HOUSE for Gladioli, Paeonies, Delphiniums, and all 

 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Plant and Seed Establishment, 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. 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 1 8s. 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. 



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ASPARAGUS.— This delicious vegetable 

 does not require half the expense usually incurred. For 

 simple instructions see SEED LIST, free on application. Strong 

 roots from 2s. 6d. per 100.— Richard Smith and Co., Nursery, 

 men and Seed Merchants, Worcester. . 



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BEAUTIFUL GARDEN PATHS.— Shell 

 Gravel, as supplied to Hyde Park, Regent's Park, Vic- 

 toria Park, &c. Free delivery in London radius for is. od. per 

 cwt. ; or 20S. for one ton ; 35s. for two ton lots. Also Silver 



Sand, same prices. 



L. Sommerfeld, 2, Fowkes Buildings, Bj_# 



Important to Mushroom <*rower«. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. \i a . lt m 

 R. and G. Cuthbert, Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 



Southgate, N. Establis hed 1797- 



. , « ~ AT SYD ENHAM for SWEET PEAS 



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

 carefully hand picked, and in separate packets, is. 3d. , 10 yery 

 choice varieties, 50 seeds of each, is. 6d. ; or the two collections 

 ?«d. post freef with 25 seeds of White Cupid free of dhargc ; 

 10 newest and novel varieties, 50 seeds of each, 35 • or the three 

 5teS post free, 5 s., with 25 seeds of ^bite Cg, £ 

 seeds of Pink Cupid, free of charge. Full list post tree oq 



aP Mr^Ro n BERT Sydenham, Old Tenbv Street ™™ no ** m - 



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 i(- large tins, 

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



factured only by 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



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Manu- 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune W orks, Manchester. " Cotton Wools and Wa ddings^ 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

 each. West's Patent Plant Pot Rims and other Speciali- 

 ties — see large advertisement* 



The Leeds Orchid Co,, Roundhay Leeds. 



