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. 



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



Rninnu 4T TIB Po*t Ornci l» a Niw»n?i 



No. 2,318. 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing to the continued increase in circu- 

 future 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. 



ORNSEY URBAN DISTRICT 



COUNCIL. 



QUEEN'S WOOL), HIGHGATE. 

 APPOINTMENT OF KEEPER 



TheHornsey Urban District Council REQUIRE the SER- 

 VICES of a KEEPER and his WIFE for the Queen's Wood, 

 Highgate. 



The wages will be 30s. per week, with Lodge, and until the 

 Lodge is completed and ready for occupation the wages will be 

 40s. per week. 



Applicants must be between 25 and 40 years of age, and pres- 

 ence will be given to those having had previous similar experience 

 and who possess a knowledge of Forestry. 



Applications, in own handwriting, containing particulars ot 

 past and present employment, with copies of not more than three 

 recent testimonials as to character and competency, marked out- 

 side "Keeper* Queen's Wood," must be received on or before 

 the iSth April next, and be addressed to Mr. E. J. Lovegrove, 

 Surveyor, ^Council's Offices, South wood Lane, Highgate, from 



whom printed particulars of the duties can be obtained on 

 application. » • 



By crder, 



F. D. ASKEY, 



^ Clerk to the District Council. 



Offices, Southwood Lane, Highgate, N., 



' 28th March, 1898. 



Free. 



T)ARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE, a 



^ * XSl^l ** %t Ve g e tables and most beautiful Flowers. 



DARR'S SPRING BULB CATALOGUE 



XJ containing a Descriptive List of the best Bulbs and Tubers 

 for planting from February to April, free on application. 



DARR'S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 



__\ full y describes the best Hardy Perennials and Alpines 

 r rce on application . r 



DARR and SONS, 12 and 13, KING 



^^TREET\Jg^ LONDON. 



T WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



J* CULTURAL- BUILDERS to Her Majesty, H.R.H. 

 War Dent% e0 ^^ aleS '?• M • Go ^rnment, Admiralty Dept. 

 Pub ir P P , ;iH ? ° yal S 0rt - S ° C " , Ro > raI Botanic Soc.; Parks and 

 Mer. Bui l dl ?F- * atc " tcc5 f of the Duplex Upright Tubular 



Sfeph^H«^ W R T° ad j I24 ' Sing^Road.Chelsea, S.W? 



- -gB?^^ No. 8,728. 



W. BuiM HAR ^ SC ? N and CO^Horticult^al 



VINERIfS ? C rp^?^? Engineers, Darlington. 

 VARIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 

 T**** • £ ? D H °THOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



• Best work guaranteed. 



AH I lI^jjgW_C ATALOGUES FREE. 



M ^Horff* ^ MONCU R (Limited); 



Catalogue. tmg A PP«atus Splendid Illustrated 



M?Ws, BirmiriKham ™. K T ens »ngt°n, &c, Gold and Silver 

 B 0ILERS PTPttc ' irJEl ^don, 1883. HOT-WATFR 



'H E £™ Q apparatus: 



*>•<*. Boiled ^& d p- Impd \ Ex P m - J°" 



Catalogues 



^PParatus 



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irming 



We. 



Plants t^p MS ' De CORativp 



V : S \ r W "-UAMS and « v re ^"Spection invited 

 - - Holloway, [ on ( > 0 n x' Wt0 ™ «d Paradise I 



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Paradise Nurserl 



on ^ for cai i y i 0r ' ate varieties, at 3 s. per 

 Wn'sL, *. Per too; ios hea!t ^ v root s. at 2s. 6d., 



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SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1898. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 — GEORGK BUN YARD and Co., Merchant Nursery- 

 men, Pomologists, &c, beg to say the following CATAIX>GUES 

 will be sent post free : Illustrated Seed Lut 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. 



HUDSON'S LILIUM AURATUM. Fine 

 plump bulbs, is for 2s. 6d. ; 50, 8s. ; ioo v 14s. Larger 

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



< iigaatk 



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

 Tuberoses, 12, is. 6d. ; os. 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, High Road, Kilbum. 



HUDSON'S LILY COLLECTION, com- 

 prising two bulbs each Auratum, Album, Rubrum, 

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

 carriage 8d. extra. 



Hudson's Bul b Depot, Kilbum, Lond on. 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection* Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice D end robes 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. 



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 po^t free on application. 



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



FERNS !— In 2jin. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

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

 Grevilleas, Cypenis, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, 48's, 6s. 

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

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

 Asparagus, Ericas, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 Spiraeas, Erica Willmoreana in bloom, 48's," 12s. doz. A. 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, Loughborough 

 Junc tion, Lo ndon, S.W. 



SEEDS 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 Lon g Sutton, Lincolnshire. 



ASPARAGUS.— This delicious vegetable 

 does not require half the expense usually incurred. For 

 simple instructions see SEED LI SI , free on application. Strong 

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

 men a nd Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 



&c. (See pages 6 and 224). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 



Clay and S on, Stratford, E. 



GISHURST 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 

 super>ede it. Boxes is., 3s., and 10 S. 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, Famboo Canes, &c. ( % 



Greenhouse Blinds a Speciality. . . 



Joseph Cookson, Manufacturer, Wellington Mills, Liverpool 



Road, Manchester. . 



RAW CHINCHAS PERUVIAN GUANO, 

 the genuine article, pure as imported— the highest quality 

 —guaranteed analysis 10 per cent. Ammonia, 17 PfJ^fPi" 

 Phosphates, and 2 per cent. Potash. Unequalled for CHRYS- 

 ANTHEMUMS, Roses, Tomatcs, Celery, &c Best fer- 

 tiliser for use ^in gardens, greenhouses, nurseries, and market 

 grounds. Be sure and ask for CHINCHAS Peruvian Guano, 

 and see that you get it. OHLENDORFF'S GLANO 



, ^ . yM4 _ w# _ Chine has Guano) 



is specially recommended for plants requiring only # mild 

 manuring. Analysis guaranteed : 5 per cent. Ammonia, 24 

 per cent. Phosphate, and 3 per cent. Potash. These splendid 

 fertilisers can be obtained of most nurserymen, seedsmen, and 

 florists, all over the country, or direct frcm the importers ot 

 Chinchas Peruvian Guano; the Anglo Continental Guano 

 Works, Branch Office, 30, Mark Lane, London. E.C, at 

 following prices :— Raw Chinchas Peruvian Guano, 1 cwt. bags, 

 25s. ; 4 cwt. bags, 14s. ; 1 cwt. bags, 8s. 6d. ; 14 l b. ba S s > 

 7 lb. bags, 3s.; 3 lb. tins, is. 6d.; and il lb. tins, is. each. 

 OhlendorfTs Guano Garden Manures :—i cwt. bags, 10s. ; $ 

 cwt, bags, 8s. 6d. ; i cwt. bags, 5s. ; 14 lb. bags, 3s. ; 7 lb. 

 bags, 2S. ; 3 lb. tins, xs.1; and ii lb. tins, 6d. each. Prices m 

 elude cost of delivery from London, excepting that of the i* lb. 

 tins Garden Manure. 



Subscription, 



Post Free. 



3 months, 3s. Od. 

 6 „ 5s. 6d. 

 12 „ 10s. 6d. 



gUTTON'S 



SEEDS. 



BEAUTIFUL LAWNS, HOW TO MAKE 

 AND KEEP TH KM. 



See Sutton's Pamphlet 00 Lawns, price is. ; gratis to 

 customers. * rr 



SUTTON'S SEEDS FOR MAKING AND 

 IMPROVING LAWNS. 

 Sow three to four bus!. els per acre for miking a new 

 lawn, or one bushel per acre to impr ove existing turf. 



CUTTON S FINE GRASSES ONLY FOR 



TENNIS LAWNS. 

 A prescription of strictly perennial Grasses without 

 Clovers, specially adapted to produce a close, fine, 

 enduring sward. Price 3s. 6d. per gallon, 25s. per 

 bushel. 



SUTTON'S GRASSES AND CLOVERS 

 FOR GARDEN LAWNS. 

 A combination of fine Grasses and Clovers proved by 

 long experience to be suitable for the creation of an 

 elastic, velvety turf. Price 3s. 6d. per gallon, 35s. per 

 bushel. 



SUTTON'S 

 DIRECT 



QUEEN'S 



SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 



FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 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 



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 S on, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



DELPHINIUMS. Kelway's magnificent improved 

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

 shrubbery, and drive. The 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 Delphiniums to their 

 present glorious perfection. Price list on application. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



ELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 



HOUSE for Gladioli, Paeonies, Delphiniums, and all 

 Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Plant and Seed Establishment, Langport, 



Somerset. 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CARNA- 

 TIONS. The best new and old varieties. A careful 

 selection. Choicest seed, post free, is. 6d. and as. 6d. per packet. 



—Catalogues from 



Jas. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey. 



CANARY GUANO. The Best in the world. 

 Pe rfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



ANAR Y GUANO supplies all the nutriment 



required by the plant. 



ANARY GUANO in~i/- large tins, 14, 28, 



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

 factured only by . 



Thh Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



MEGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 

 LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, 14, *8, and 50 lb. bags, of al I Seedsmen. 

 S aml. Meggitt and Sons (Ltd.), Sutton-m-Ashneld, Notts. 



ARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 



Tiffany.— Rig by, Wainwright, and Co., Manufacturers, 

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



By Special Appointment to S.K.H. the Prince 



of Wales 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 



A 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. 



MERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 



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

 Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, London. E.C. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex- 

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

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

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

 ( Ltd.), Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on application. 



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. 



