THE 



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



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

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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



NSWBPAPIB. 



No. 2,3 X 7 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing to the continued increase in circu- 

 lation the " Gardeners' Magazine " will in 

 future go to press earlier. No advertisement 

 can be guaranteed insertion, or altered, unless 

 received before Four p.m. on Wednesdays. 



BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 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 frcm 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. 



J 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, Ferns haw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

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



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. 



I 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 CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 i%. Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. . 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

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

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

 to inventor. J. Attw ood, Stourbridge. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Licmel Street, Birming- 

 ham. —Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot- water 

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

 logu e. Established 1818. 



GARDEN NETTING, all kinds; cheapest 

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

 facturers, Lowestoft. 



250000 



BORDER AND ROCK 



p . PLANTS!!! Unique collection of 



1 xor.ies. Phlox, Pyrethrums, Pentstemons, Begonias, Aster. 

 1 lifted Pansies, Tntomas, Carnations, Pinks, Hollyhocks, Del- 

 phiniums Sunflowers, Marguerites, &c. Catalogues free 1 1 1 

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



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



r tn m 4 ~ s ' 10 best seIlin g> 6s. doz. ; seedlings, 6s. 100; 

 orevtlieas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, 48's, 6s. 

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

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

 Asparagus, Eneas, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 spiraeas fcrica \Y illmoreana in bloom, 48's, 12s. doz.A. cuneatum. 

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

 16s. juid 20s. zoo. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List 



Fern NUrSCrieS '- ^hborough 



H °? PER, S PANSIES,- the finest strain in 



t> q the . 5°2^ has been awarded upwards 50 medals by 

 . a J# R B . S- of London. 12 Grand Exhibition Varieties, 



iwi Lnam P lo "> 4S-; Seed saved from 2,000 Exhibition 

 Varieties, is., as. 6d. packet, free 'for cash. 



Li Hooper. Pansy Grower, Bath. 



r^ALVAT'S NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 



NT s l89 f 7 \^ l Idm - T f' dmund Roger, Bruant, Deis, Bergier Ferlat, 

 Mdlfc ^ ¥ Ju ™ lec » pr « Nonin, Pir Liebart, Werther Iserette, 

 ^TiSninL. * e V lopaze ° rient ale, the 12 fine sorts 



wS&^feviT fre V yellow Mdm - Carnot, 6s. doz . — A . J 

 SgjjgSLj K^^gg^ Exmou th. ' J 



GEP»Q C o bba ^ Md7>tfcer Plants, *c. 

 b Superior Early and Late Cabbage at 



and OSmidS^^fi 9 ^ ^ h on rail ; fine Reds > ^ttuces, 

 plitedSf^ S at 5S. j Cauliflower, autumn-sown, trans! 

 K«S ! i7,^3' 2s. 6d. IOO ; Shallots, yellow, 15s.; old 



Prim * 2ft V 4d ", each ; QuicU ' 13 to 18 I2S ' 



U. SF&£Hii**L a 5f 1 IOS - 100 > Asparagus, 3s. 6d. 



UEU ' Oke, S*ed and Plant 



SATURDAY, MARCH 26, 1898. 



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. ; 

 100, 6s. Everything finest quality. Lily list free. 

 Hudson's Lily Depot, 199, Hig h Road, Kilburn. 



HUDSON'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. 



eswade, Bedfordshi 



River ford 



1 1 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 

 James Cypher, Exo tic Nurseries, Cheltenham. 



AZALEA MOLLIS, grandljTbudded stuff, 

 21s. and 24s. doz. Illustrated Catalogue of Stove and Green- 

 house Plants, Palms, &c, on application.— A. J. A. Bruce, The 

 Nurseries, Ed ge Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 



NOOP BROS, Merchant Nurserymen^ 



Warmond, near Haarlem, Holland, OFFER a lot of 

 100,000 ROOTS Gladiolus Col vilii alba, white; and Lilium 

 album and rubrum. 



For Price and Terms address as abo ve." ' - 



ATH[S NEW SPRING CATALOGUE, 



containing description, witli 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. 



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 . 



ARGE PALMS, DECORATIVE 



PLANTS ; Tree Ferns, Bamboos, &c. ; immense stock ; 

 all sizes up to 20 feet for sale or hire ; inspection invited. 



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

 Upper Holloway, London, N. 



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CEEDS FOR SPRING SOWING. 



The best procurable at 

 EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES. 



SEND FOR OUR CATALOGUE. 

 (Gratis and post free.) 

 W. Johnson and Son, Bulb and Seed Growers, 



Smallbrook Street, Birmingham, 

 And also at Long Sutton, Lincolnshire. 



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



of Wales. 



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. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See pages 207 and 208). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 



Cl ay and Son, Stratford, E. 



ISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 



1850, 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 when 

 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), London. 



SHADINGS, Tiffany, Scrims, Raffia Grass, 

 Tanned Netting, Bamboo Canes, &c. 



Greenhouse Blinds a Speciality. 

 Joseph Cookson, Manufacturer, Wellington Mills, Liverpool 



■-- ' * "~ Road, Manche ster. 



UNDRIES.— SticksTXabcls, Bamboos, 2/6 



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

 of Watson and Scul l, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



TH O M SO N 'S CELEB RATED MANUR E S 

 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. 



Subscription, 



Post Free. 



onths, 3s. Od. 



5s. 6d. 

 10s. 6d. 



9$ 



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 conserva- 

 tory these light and graceful Primulas will become very 

 popular, and as cut flowers the sprays remain in perfection 

 for an unusuallylong period. WHITE, flaked crimson, 

 per packet, 5s., post free ; MIXED, producing a variety 

 of pretty shades of colour, including white, m iu ve, pink, 

 red, and stripgd flowers, per p acket 5s., post ^e. 



CUTTON'S STAR PRIMULA. ' 



O Mr. R. V. Smith, gardener to J. Rolls Hoare, 



Esq., says, "Your Primula stellata i; an ideal house 

 plant. I have had it in the drawing-room ; three weeks, 

 receiving not the slightest check. My plants are 18 

 inches high from seed sown last spring an 1 very full of 

 flower. I can advise all who have much decorating to 

 do to grow this distinct Primula. 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OF HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the best, largest, and most complete Catalogue 

 of Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs and Gardening Guid* published, 

 and is sent po-t free to all customers. 1/- to others. 

 , KELWAVand Son, Langport, Somerset. 



BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE PLANT 

 PiEONIES.— Kelway's new Kinds, in the delicate new 

 colours. The fashionable flower — Kelwav 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. 



Kei.wav and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



GLADIOLI. Kelway's celebrated hybrid varieties, for 

 flower t'irough 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. 



VOW- IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



1M DELPHINIUMS. Kelway's magnificent improved 

 hybrids, to flower between May and August, in borders, beds, 

 shrubbery, and drive. Trje most stately of all hardy herbaceous 

 perennials. The colouring baffles description, ranging from 

 the palest azure-blue through intense gentian to deepest metallic 

 purple-red, also the beautiful new WHITE Delphinium Beauty 

 of Langport. "Kelway and Son brought these to their present 

 glorious perfection. Price list on application. * « 

 ^Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY AND 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., as. 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, 

 $s. 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.— -Richakd Smith and Co., Nursery- 

 men and Seed Mercha nts, Worcester. 



JBERT SYDENHAM for SWEET PEAS 



Jtv 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. 6a. ; or the two collections, 

 2s. 6d., post free, with 25 seeds of White Cupid free of charge ; 

 10 newest and novel varieties, 50 seeds oCeach, 3s. ; or the three t 

 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 Syde nham, Old Tenby Street, Birmingham. 



ANARY GUANO. The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady* 



ANARY GUANO supplies all the nutriment 



required by the plant. 



CANARY GUANO in i(- large tins, 14, a8, 

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

 factured only by 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune 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. 



The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay Leeds. 



