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



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



FOR 



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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



Registered lt the Post Orrici kt a NjwbfafzA. 



No. 2,319- / 



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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing to the continued increase in circu- 

 future the 14 Gardeners' Magazine 99 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 

 fjr planting from February to April, free on application. 



BARR'S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 

 fully describes the best Hardy Ptrennials and Alpines. 

 Free on application. , 



BARR and SONS, 12 and 13, KING 

 STREET. COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



I WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTN 



J . 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 

 Pohlic Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 ftxlert. 48, Fcrn*haw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 Telegraph— H ortulanus, L ondon. Telephone No. 8,728. 



W RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 

 • Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES. GREEN HOUSKS, CONSERVATORIES. 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



MACKENZIE and MONCUR (Limited), 

 Hothouse Raiders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh, 

 UwJon, ami Glasgow. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO 

 H.R H THE PRINCE OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 til kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Sun lmer 

 CtuJopie Heat,n S Apparatus free. Splendid Illustrated 



London Office— 8, Camden Road, N.W. 



'PHE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY", 



*t i_ rf l,ng Engineers, to H.M. War Department, Science 

 » Art I partmrnt, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Hlver 



W^DQ ln ?>YV? 'o m ' l* 7 ^ L °"°°n. 1883. HOT-WATER 

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 



■rTE^ eposes. Pnce List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 »»• Upper Ground Street, Black friars. S.E. TT 1 ^ 



U EATING APPARATUsT^c7talogu * 



•old IW~ Attwood^ Impd. Ex,,an. Joints. Over a million 

 KJ^/J^^^^^J"^ Write 



H £ NRYHOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 



A«iatus^W 0n !f rVat0rieS ' Hothouses, and Hot-waler 

 l^^feed n jg8. lmatCS ° D a PP lication - Send for Cata- 



»/ Special Appointment to H K.ttTtii Princ. 



B A rJ\s T R \ A v? F ^ S °' n TERRACES, FOUN- 



PLHam and Son c ?• u Ins P ectlon invited. 



SCK^^^v*^ E " C - ; Broxbourne 



n? 1 -V of Vases sent on application. 



r TT- ___5ufabihty guaranteed. 



*M abrc«d 



All vKr 



used 



wUh Pla . nt Poods and Stimu 



•fP^to Wu T„^ tUral rC ? U ts should tr V them. 

 ^!^nfoSV;SS N N an p ""^ < LTD ->- Tweed 



Sold by 



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'^■hel^rket .^ A ^^^N~NETTn^l^ 2 best in 



■■»«*• «nd price ^ilt* 0 V S ; chea P« k 'nds kept ; send 



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KWikjoT^ ^L-i^L^SP'acturers, lowest ft. 



- °L Ml t LDE , W COMPOSITION- 

 1-oSdon K ? S ° W ^ a " Seedsmen.-CoRKY and 



"i. 10 *> fo^du or K I ? amboos . & c- J immense stock ; 



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6 PlLr£ , . Be <ifordshire Grown 



ettuce, 

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SATURDAY, APRIL 9, 1898. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OP 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. 



HUDSON'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. ; 

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



Hudson's Lily Depot, 199, H igh Road, Kilburn. 



HU D S O N^S - LILY CO LLECTION, com - 

 prising two ^ bulbs each Auratum, Album, Rubrum, 

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

 carnage 8d. extra. 



Hudson's Bulb D bpot, Kilburn, London. 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 

 James Cyp her, 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. 



BAT H ; S NEW SPRI N G CATALOGU E, 

 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 Fl oral Far ms, Wisbech. 



TOBACCO POWDER— Cony's, Fowler's, 

 or Pooley's. Introduced 1866, and manufactured at our 

 Bonded Stores, Shad Thames, S.E. Free of duty. Tins of 

 increased size, is., 2s. 6d., 5s. each. Tobacco Juice, 42 oz. to the 

 gall. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ; 1 quart, is. 9d. ; J gall., 2%. 6d. ; 

 1 gall., 4s., including bottles. — Corky and Co., Ltd., Finsbury 

 Street, London ; and all Seedsmen and Florists. 



THE NURSERYMEN, MARKET 

 GARDENERS', AND GENERAL 



A I L S T O R M 



INSURANCE CORPORATION, LIMITED. 



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Chairman— HARRY J. VEITCH. 

 Manager and Secretary— ALEX. JAMES MONRO, 

 1 and 2, Ki g Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See pages 3 and 240). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 

 Clay and Son, St ratford, 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 

 superse de 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 

 _ R oad, Manchester. 



AW CHINCHAS PERUVIAN GUANO, 



the genuine article, pure as imported— the highest quality 

 — guaranteed analysis 10 per cent. Ammonia, 17 per cent. 

 Phosphates, and 2 percent. Potash. Unequalled for CHRYS- 

 ANTHEMUMS, Roses, Tomatos, 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. OHLENDORFK'S GUANO 

 GARDtLN MANURE (made largely of Cmxchas 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. Ihese splendid 

 fertilisers can be obtained of mcst nurserymen, seedsmen, and 

 florists, all over the country, or direct from the importers of 

 Chinchas Peruvian Guano; the Anglo Continental Guano 

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

 following prices Raw Chinchas Peruvian Guano, 1 cwt. hags, 

 25s. ; * cwt. bags, 14s. ; \ cwt. bags, 8s. 6d. ; 14 lb. bags, 5s. ; 

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

 Ohlendorffs Guano Garden Manures :—i cwt. bags, 16s. ; * 

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

 bags, as. ; 3 lb. tins, is.!; and ij lb. tins, 6d. each. Prices in 

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

 tins Garden Manure. f 



FOWLER S MEALY BUG DESTROYER. 

 — Effectually and instantly destroys this troublesome pest 

 without stain or injury to the folUge. In l>ottles, is., 2s 6d., 5s., 

 ios. each. Sold by all Seedsmen. — lorky and Co., Ltd., 

 I<ondon, E.C. _ 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



Subscription, 



Post Free. 



3 months, 3s. Od, 



6 „ 5s. 6d. 

 12 „ 10s. 6d. 



BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR PRESENT 

 SOWING. 



UTTON' S 



SUPERB 



ASTERS. 



BEDDING 



A splendid selection of dwarf varieties specially 

 ada' ted for producing masses of colour in beds. The 

 plants are unif rm in habit and true to colour. 



Scarlet, Delicate Rose, Bright Rose, Blue, Lilac, per 

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

 the six colours, separate, 5s., rost free. 



UTTON ' S 



SUPERB 



ASTERS. 



BEDDING 



Mr. R. Allan, gardener to J. Harrison, Esq., says : — 

 " Your Bedding Asters have been admirable. The 

 Rose, White, and Blue are true to a plant in colour, and 

 not a quarter of an inch difference in height." 



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 toall 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 185 1. Half a million flowering bulbs ready, the produce 

 of 20 acres. Priced slip if desired. 



Kelway and Son, 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 l4Uigport. Kelway and Son brought Delphiniums to their 

 present glorious perfection. Price list on application. 

 Kelw ay 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. 



ASPARAGUS.— This delicious vegetable 

 does not require half the expense usually incurred. For 

 simple instructions see SEED LIST, free on application. Strong 

 roots from as 6-L per 100. — Richard Smith and Co., Nursery- 

 men and- Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



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

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

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

 doz. ; Marguerites, Genistas, Cinerarias Deutzi as, and Spiraeas 

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

 Asparagus, ^ Ericas, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 Spiraeas, Erica Will mo rean a in bloom, 48s, i2S.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 

 Junction, London, S.W. > . 



FO R M ICACIDE, Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

 and other places troubled with Ants. Sold in bottles. rs. t is. 6d., 

 and 4s.— Full particulars from CoRRvand Co., Ltd., 16 Finsbury 

 Street, London, E.C. ; and to be obtained from all Seedsmen and 

 Florists. 



CANARY GUANO. The Best in the world. 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



C-ANARY GUANO supplies all the nutriment 

 required by the plant. 



CANARY GUANO in i(- large tins, 14, 28, 

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

 factured only by 



The Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



EGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 



LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, 14, 28, and 50 lb. bags, of all Seedsmen. 

 Sam 1.. Meggitt an d Sons (Ltd.), Suttor -in- Ashfi»ld, . Nott s. 



OR SALE.— SmaTTNURSERYTTo glass- 

 houses, pits, &c, in good order, and well heated and 

 stocked ; to an immediate purchaser no reasonab'e offer refused ; 

 stock at option.— Apply Mr. Currie, Estate Agent, 263, 

 Hammersmith Read. W. 



TURF FOR SALE.— 100,000 ready to cut, in 

 splendid condition, suit Lawn or Cricket Field, price 5s. 

 per 100 ; or by truck loads (L.B. & S.C.Ry.), 6s. per ico. 



H. Ben ham, 



Hyde Farm Ath'etic Grounds, Balham, S W. 



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

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

 of Watson a nd Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

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

 ties — see large advertisements. 



The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay Leeds, 



