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No. 2,316. rj 



SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1898. 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing to the continued increase in circu- 

 lat on the " Gardeners' Magazine " will in 

 future go to press earlier. No adver tisement 

 can be guaranteed insertion, or altere d, unless 

 received before Four p.m. on Wednesdays. 



BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. 

 For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



BARR'S SPRING BULB CATALOGUE 

 containing a Descriptive List of the best Bulbs and Tubers 

 for planting from February to April, free on application, 



BARR'S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 

 fully describes the best Hardy Perennials and Alpines. 

 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, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 



• Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 



Artistic New Catalogu es Free. 



MACKENZIE and MONCUR (Lin7ited7, 

 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 Silver 

 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 Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



/^ARDEN GRAVEL. — Best Screened 



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

 Fredk. Sivewright, West Hartlepool. Agents wanted. 



TJ EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 



_ fr .ee. Attwood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

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

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



XKX fiUFJE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

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2.WHWWi BORDER AND ROCK 



pl« PLANTS 1 1 ! Unique collection of 



tSSmEi P • ^ ^thrums, Pentstemons, Begonias, Aster, 

 luttecl Pansies, Tntomas, Carnations, Pinks, Hollyhocks, Del- 

 pmmums, bunflowers, Marguerites, &c. Catalogues free 1 1 1 

 JragvgJIa ^y Plant Farm, Winchmore Hill, London, N. 



pERNS!— In 2^in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100 ; 



Pr^nl^ 4 ^?' 10 hc&t scllin g> 6s - doz -; seedlings, 6s. 100; 

 Orevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geram— ' *-i~~:--ul .0., *J» 



in*V. *?^ erites , Genistas, Cinera 



m 9S.doz.,; Palms, Ficus, Dracaenas, Crotons, 



sKfp'- L u^' Cydwwn, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 48^ ll l mor ™* ^ bloom, 48s, 12s. doz.A. cuneatum, 



SSM fronds ' 8s. doz. ; for potting on, bushy,' 



20s. 1™. p acked free- Cash. Trade prices T ' 



free."-;. Smith, # London 

 Junction, London, S.W. " 



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Fern Nurseries, Loughborough 



H ° t ? PE R'S~PANSIES, the finest strain in 



R.HS nn C i p°n & r, }xm awarded upwards 50 medals by 

 ,s • r?L- - • b * of Lond °n- 12 Grand Exhibition Varieties, 



Varie ie, „ 4$ '\ Seed **** from a >°°° Exhibition 



relies, 1,., js 6d. pac i cet) free for cash> 



Hooper, Pansy Grower, Bath. 



EEDS POR 



SPRING 



SOWING 



PYrr^^i** 1 Procurable at . . 

 ENn Pnn 10N ^ LLY LOW PRICES. 



F °R OUR CATALOGUE. 



W t«.. (Gratis and post free.) 



Joh ^som and Son, Bulb and Seed Growers, 



AnH ^ °? Str £ et > Birmingham, 

 ^1^2^lLongJ5u^n, Lincolnshire. 



GEE'S Snn?- an S. 0X P* T Plants. «c. 

 ? L r P l° r Early and Late Cabbage at 



•°<1 Onion Plan?? ° f / ,?0 ° ^ on rail ! fi ne Reds, Lettuces, 

 phnted, at aos T J 5 s ; > Cauliflower, autumn-sown, trans- 



tro »». 17s. 6d' c^f 0 ' wf' 6d -J°° ' Shallots, yellow, 15s.; old 

 ».°°° ; pU' 7' 5*^ teSh 4d. each ; Quicks, 12 to 18 in., 



di * ,os ' 100 5 Asparagus, 

 Plants, Potatos, and Rx>ts. best 



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Biggleswade, Bedfordshire. 



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 

 Gandavensis Hybrids, beautiful colour combinations, 12, iod. ; 

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



Hudson's Lily Depot, 199, High Road, Kilburn. 



UDSON'S LILY COLLECTION, com- 



prising two _ bulbs each Auratum, Album, Rubrum, 

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

 carnage 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. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. — New yars. 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. Woo i- man, Acock's Green, Birmingham. 



ARNATIONS.— 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 



Jas. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey. 



ATH'S NEW SPRING CATALOGUE, 



containing description, with full cultural directions, of the 

 choicest Carnations, Dahlias, Pansies, Violas, and many other 

 plants, will be sent post free on application. 



R. H. Bath (Limited), The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



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



of Wales _ „ 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 



JL adapted to Lakes, Streams, and Cascades, Alpineries, 

 Ferneries, ana 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. 

 Pulham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C., and Broxbourne. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See pages 2 and 195). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

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

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

 as a Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House Trees, in 

 lather from cake for American Blight, and as an emulsion J*J nen 

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 supersede it. Boxes is., 3s., and ios. 6d. . 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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



Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited), Lo ndon. 



SHADINGS, Tiffany, Scrims, Raffia Grass, 

 Tanned Netting, Bamboo Canes, &c. 

 Greenhouse Blinds a Speciality. 

 Joseph Cookson, Manufacturer, Wellington Mils, 

 Road, Manchester. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex- 

 perience. Used by all successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 J. George, 14, Redgrave Road, Putney; Channel Islands, Mr. 

 Parsons, Guernsey. Sole Makers, Wm. Thomson and boxs 

 (Ltd.), Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on applica tion^ 



AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 

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

 Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street. London. E.L» 



GARDEN NETTING, all kinds; cheapest 

 and best; get samples.— Spashett and Co., net manu- 

 facturers, Lowestoft* 



rpool 



nbscription, 



Post Free. 



3 months, 3s. 

 6 „ 5s. 

 12 „ 10s. 



Od. 



6d. 

 6d. 



SUTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING ASTERS 

 FOR SUMMER GARDENING. 

 A splendid selection of dwarf varieties, specially 

 adapted for producing masses of colour in beds. The 

 plants are uniform in habit and true to colour. Scarlet, 

 Delicate Rose, Bright Rose, Blue, Lilac, each is. per 

 packet ; White, is. 6d. per packet ; Collection of the 

 six colours, separate, 5s. 



SUTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING ASTER- 

 Mr. W. Davis, The Gardens, The Convent of the 

 Visitation, says : M I herewith forward two plants of 

 your Superb Bedding Aster. I think them grand. 

 The beds have been the admiration of the gardeners and 

 others who have seen them. All the plants are carrying 

 from 16 to 39 perfect flowers." 



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 is sent post free to all customers. 1/- to others. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



PiEON I ES . — Kel 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-v 

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

 if desired. ( 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW 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. 



EL WAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 



HOUSE for Gladioli, Paeonies, Delphiniums, and all 

 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Plant and Seed Establishment, Langport, 



Somerset. 



LARGE PALMS, DECORATIVE 

 PLANTS ; immense stock ; all sizes up to 20 feet for sale 

 or hire ; inspection invited ; for prices see plant catalogue* 

 — B. S. Williams and Son, Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 

 Upper Holloway, London, N. 



EGONIAS 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 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. 



SPARAGUS.— 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- 

 man and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



I 



portant to Mushroom Grower*. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5$. 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



r SYDENHAM for SWEET PEAS 



XV 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 ; 

 jo 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. _ m . , 



Mr. Robert Sydenham, Old Tenby Street, Birmingham. 



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 1/- large tins, 14, 28, 

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

 factured only by m 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. s 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

 Tiffany.— Rigby, Wainwright, and Co., Manufacture^ 

 Ne ptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

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

 ties— see large advertisements. 



Tim [ pcnc OwrHin Cn.. "Rnundhav Leeds. 



