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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS, COLLECTORS. AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND FRUITSi 



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

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



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SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1898. 



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NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 



Owing to the continued increase in circu- 

 lation, the " Gardeners' Magazine 99 now goes 

 to press on Wednesday. No advertisement 

 can be guaranteed insertion, or altered, unless 

 received before Four p.m. on that day. 



BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 For the best Vegetab'es and most beautiful Flowers. 



BARR'S BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLI, for 

 present planting. Descriptive Lfrt free. 



BARR'S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 

 describes the best Hardv Perennials and Alpines. (Free). 



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 

 Tublic Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Boilers. 48, Ferm-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 MpNCUR (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. 



Londo n Offi ce— 8, Ca mden Road, N.W. 



THE THAMES BANKIRON 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, 

 is. 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 i nventor. J. Attw ood, Stourbridge. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

 ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot-water 

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

 logue. Established 181 8. 



POWLER'S MEALY BUG DESTROYER. 



. —Effectually and instantly destroys this troublesome pest 

 without stain or injury to the folidge. In bottles, is., 2s. 6d., 5 s., 

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

 London, E.C. 



T^ANNED GARDEN NETTING, best in 



-l the market ; 8s. per 2co yards ; cheaper kinds kept ; send 



tor sain ules and nnri> lUt. r 



Spashett and Co., Net Manufacturers, Lowestoft. 



pANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world. 



v — ^erfect^y^lean^jjnaybe used by a lady. 



(CANARY GUANO.— Tins, 6d. and is. ; bags 



zoTeach M ' 4i ' 6d * ' 28 ' b '' 7S * 6d " 1 56 Ib " 12S> M - » 1 ovt " 



£ANARY GUANO.-Retail of Florists, or 



f^n^x Mi tirs > on ^ceipt of P.O. Sole manu- 



lacturer, . The .Chemical Union Ltd., Ipswich. 



QCELOGYNE CRISTATA. — Three large 



«imer >lnmln° f n m * J}™*** °f pseudo-bulbs of this charming 



sssass Ws^s* variety (,rue) « and c - crk 



Vicar, Sou th Stoke, fcath. 



Joom E ?pT^m spe cialite MUSH- 



?"dv^E- : most productivc - 



*nd G. Cuthbert, Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 



; ___Southeate, N. Established 1797. 



"* other ««t. f '*o.. in any Quantity: 



Vjr cm Superior « Bedfordshire Grown 99 



1,000 of : 2 c! e nn r he best L earl y °' late varieties, at 3 s. per 



Oabn Plants n at r3 ]l S f °I Cash ' A1 i° fine Rcd *< Lcttuce > 

 3*. 6d.. and « V 4 ' healthy roots, at 2s. 6d, 



(Wn Seeds PJanrJ P?.\ 2 ° S '' *S*Z and * OS - x '°°°- Horae 



most readable Z ' P ? talos > and Roots, best of all kinds, at 

 buyers on^earin/^ f ° r scas ° n c? Sp€cial quotations to large 

 ^Wrwl^^ See Catalogue. Please nanle 



Fredk. Gek, S^d and Plant Grower, & Ct| « Riverford," 



B«gleswade, Bedfordshire. 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUNYARD and Co., Merchant Nursery- 

 men, Penologists, &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." Pine 



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

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

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

 Tuberoses, 12, is. 6d. ; 9s. 1005 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, Kilburn. 



HUDSON'S LILY COLLECTION, com- 

 prising two ' bulbs each Auratura, Album, Rubrum, 

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

 carnage 8d. extra. 



Hud son'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. 



BATH'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. 



5 /WW 1 GRAND NEW STRAWBERRY 

 • "\ M r MONARCH, 6s. per 100, 50s. per 1, coo. NEW 

 ASPARAGUS, Barr's Mammoth, 2 years, 4s. per 100, 35s. per 

 1,000. Connover's Colossal, 2 years, 3s. per 100, 20s. per 1,000 ; 

 3 years, 30s. per 1,000. Apple and Plum Grafts in great variety. 

 — W. Hornb, ClifTe, near Rochester. 



GIANT ASPARAGUS CROWNS FOR 

 SALE. 50,000 two and three-year old plants. — Apply 

 W. B. Parsons, Aylmer Hall, Lynn, Norfolk. 



BEDDING CALCEOLARIAS, 2,000 strong 

 b plants from cutting frame ; 6s. per 100 ; 50s, 1,000 ; free 

 on rail. 



Apply Wm. Gale, Westbrock Hay, Boxmoor, Herts. 



HOOPER'S PANSIES, the finest strain in 

 the world, has been awarded upwards 50 medals by 

 R.H.S. and R.B.S. of London. 12 Grand Exhibition Varieties, 

 3s. ; 12 Champion, 4s. ; Seed saved from 2,000 Exhibition 

 Varieties, is., 2s. 6d. packet, free for cash. 

 Hooper. Pansy Grower, Bath. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See pages 4 and 274). 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



WING'S MILDEW COMPOSITION.— 



The original, certain, and safe remedy. In bottles, is. 6d. 

 and 3s. ; per gallon, 12s. Sold by all Seedsmen. — Corry and 

 Co., L td., London, E.C. 



GISH U RST~ C OM POUND. — 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 when 

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 super sede 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, Manchester. 



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 COITA 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. 



TOBACCO POWDER— Corry'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. c"d., 5s. each. Tobacco Juice, 42 02- to the 

 gall. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ; 1 auart, is. 9d. ; i gall., 2s. 6d. ; 

 1 gall., 4s., including bottles.— (Jo rry and Co., Ltd., Finsbury 

 Street. London : and all Seedsmen and Florists. 



BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR PRESENT 

 SOWING. 



SUTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING STOCK. 

 Selected with great care expressly for bedding pur- 

 poses. Only the finest and most distinct colours are 

 offered. Scarlet, White, Blue, Purple, Yellow, Car- 

 mine-rose, Peach -blossom, Carmine, Terra-cotta, Bhi>h- 

 rose. Each per packet, is. Collection of the ten 

 varieties one packet of each. 7s. 6d., post free. 



UTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING STOCKS 



Mr. George Newman, Uplands, says, u I must ccm- 

 pliment you on your excellent strain of Dwarf Ten- week 

 Bedding Stocks. The plants raised from your seed have 

 given every satisfaction, both for clearly-defined colours 

 and the high percentage of double flowers." 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



QUEEN'S SE E DSMEN, 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. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GLADIOLI. Kel way's celebrated hybrid varieties, for 

 flower through the autumn. Half a million flowering bulbs 

 ready, the selected produce of 20 acres. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW 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. 



Kelway and Son, Langp ort, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



PYRETHRUMS, to flower this year between May and 

 October. Kelway's improved varieties are invaluable as cut 

 flowers, very gay in the garden and perfectly hardy. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



GAILLARDIAS, to flower this year from June to 

 November. Kelway's improved Perennial varieties are the 

 m"»st brilliant of flowers for the garden, and the most splendid 

 subjects existing for cut flowers, lasting a very long time in 

 water. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Gladioli, Paonies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 

 The Royal Horticulturists. 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 2s. 6d. per 100. — Richard Smith and Co., Nursery- 

 men and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



FERNS !— In z\ in. 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, G«nistas, Cinerarias Deutzias, and Spiraeas 

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

 Asparagus, Ericas, Cyclamen, Mignonette, Cinerarias and 

 Spiraeas, Erica Will moreana in bloom, 48's, 12s. doz. A. cuneatum, 

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

 1 6s. and 20s. 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List 

 free.— J. Smith, London Fern Nurseries, Loughborough 

 Junction, London, S.W^ . 



ETUNIAS for EXHIBITION, &c— Grand 



New Fringed Varieties to nfme, from 4s. 6d. per doz. 

 Illustrated Catalogue of New, Rare, and other Stove and Green- 

 house Plants on application. — A. J. A. Bruce, The Nurseries 

 Edee Lane. Chorlton -cum- Hardy, Manchester. 



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

 Tiffany— Rig by, Wainw right, and Co., Manufacturers, 

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



MEGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 

 LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

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

 Saml. Meggitt and Sons (Ltd.), Sutton-in- Ashfi 1 id , Notts. 



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



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

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



THOMSONS CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant roods 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. 



FO R M ICACIDE, Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

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

 and4S. — Full particulars from Corry and Co., Ltd., 16 Finsbury 



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

 Florists. 



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* 



