DOBBI 



CO. 



ANNOUNCEMENTS 



DAHLIA PLANTS. 



WE are now busy sending these out to 

 all parts of Britain, and to many continental 

 countries. Those who have not already ordered, and 

 who are desirous of having Dahlias early m bloom, should 

 fend in their orders at once. When received (in Neponset 

 paper flower.pots if desired with balls of soil whole), 

 they should be potted into 4-inch pots m nice, rich, 

 open compost, and grown on for two or three weeka 

 in a warm honfe or frame, afterward* gradually 

 hardened off, and planted out 1st June This is the way 

 to obtain plants which will begin blooming in July. 



We rtow the best, and only the best, varieties in all 

 the different seotions— 



how and Fancy, True Cactus, Decorative, 

 Pompooe, Single, and Single Cactus, 



and offer onr Selection at the uniform price of 



5 a. per dozen (in Neponaet pots, 5s. 6d.), carriage paid. 

 35b. per 100 (in Neponaet pota, S8s.), carriage paid. 



(In not less than 50 varieties.) 



Buyers vrishing to make their own Selections can have 



Catalogues on application. 



THE DAHLIA: Its History and 

 Cultivation. 



A Handbook for all Growers. 



The Leedt lfrfWji fays: "With the aid of this 

 pretty illnstrated volume the cultivation of this superb 

 flower should present no difficulties to anyone." Price, 

 in ■tirf paper covers, Is.; in oloth boards, Is, 6d.; 

 post free. 



EARLY-FLOWERING 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Our Collection is one of the Finest Extant. 



Fine plants, ready for planting in the open border. 

 Will bloom from July onwards. Our Selection- 12 plants 

 forSs.. 25 for 5s. 6d., 50 for 10s„ 100 for 17s. 6d. Oar- 

 riage paid. A trial order for these is particularly 

 solicited. 



" Flowkrs.ih SiASON.-Porae glorious bunches of Early- 

 Floworing Ohrjfautheniuras reaoU us from the Scotch 

 Nnraftry of Mastn. Dobbio and Co , at Rothesay. They 

 are all very boautifal, and no ple% for their cultivation 

 neerl be urged when they afford snch flowers from an open 

 lioldaolate as October 8/'— Gar doners' Chronicle, 16th 

 October, 1897. 



PELARGONIUMS. 



Fine Plaits. Spi.imdid Value. 



1 2 Or and Single Varieties, post free for 4s. 6d„ 6 

 for 2a. Cd. 



18 ft*".* £ oubl « Varieties, post free for 4a. 6d., 



6 for 2a 6d. 



12 Splendid BeffAl and Show Varieties, po t 



free for 6s, 6d., b for 3a. 6d. V 



12 Scented Geraniums, lovely cut foliage and 

 delicious perfume, post free for 4s. 6d. f 6 for 2a. 6d. 



Cutting* of all the above Half-price. 



VIOLAS. 



Messrs. Dobbie and Co. stand first in Viola culture." 

 —Birmuighatn Daily Qaz«tte. 



Tor Exhibition or for Cnt Flowers.-We offer 



one dozen of the Very Finest Violas, our selection, 

 including- several recently introduced v^iieties, for 

 'J*, od., jost free. 



60 in 25 of the very Finest Varieties, 10a. t oarriage 



100 in 60 of the very Finest Varieties, 20a. f carriage 



This last lot will put any one at mm into the posses- 

 sion of a really superior and complete collection of 



Viol.'is. 



Por Beddingr.-lOO in 12 varieties for 12a.6d. f 



carriR£f p<u<l. 



BOBBIE'S 



FERTILIZING COMPOUND 



8ampi, Tin Box. peat free, Si 



x pence. 



DOBBIE 



»OYAX FLORISTS. 



GARDENERS* MAGAZINE 



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ApR,L 23, 1898. 



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GARDENER'S FRIEND. 



Powder or Liquid. 



Saves Time, Labour, and Money. 



100 square yards of Paths or Drives kept clear of 

 Weeds by applying 2s. worth of this Weed Killer. 



Fumlgrators 



(Last Jor years.) 

 Is. 9d. & 2s. ea. 



FROM ALL 



SEEDSMEN, 



TESTIMONIAL RECENTLY RECEIVED. 



Royal Horticultural Society, 



X17, Victoria Street, S.W. 



Feb. xo/A, 1898. 



Dear Sir, 



Your " Eureka Weed Killer gave the greatest satisfaction 

 at our Gardens, and we should be glad of another 5-gallon drum 

 of it. 



Yours faithfully, 

 (Signed) W. WILKS, Secretary, R.H.S. 



Vicar of Shirley, Surrey. 



RICHARDS* PATEM, NO. 11,297. 



Compounc 



8d. to 24a. eiek. 



NUR8ERYMEI 

 FLORIST! 



0. H. RICHARDS, Manufacturer & Patentee, 



124, SOUTHWARK ST., LONDON, S.E. 



RIVERS 



9 



TRY u EUREKA " INSECT KILLER! 



Clears all Insects without Damage to Plants or 



Trees. 



Price List on application. 



Fruit Trees, Roses, Vines, 



Figs, Oranges, and 

 Orchard House Trees. 



Manufacturers : 



Mint Street Chemical Works, 



T0MLINS0N & HAYWARD, I a large and select stock 



ALWAYS ON VIEW. 



ILLUSTRATED and DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE. 



POST FREE, 3d. 



LINCOLN. 



FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT 



Nothing: so profitable and 



easy to grow. 

 >o Acres of Saleable Trees. 



THOMAS RIYERS 



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Sawb ridge worth, Herts, 



HARLOW STATION, O.E.R. 



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THE BEST PROCURABLE 



* Lists Free. 



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RICHA 



HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS 



Bushes in variety. Packing and 

 Carriage free for Cash with order. 

 8/- per doz., 60/- per 100 

 All other Nursity Stock 

 carriage Jorwaid. 



inPOTS From 15/- a doz. 



Ornamental Trees, 91 Acres, 

 A Buperb Collection cf 



Herbaceous Plants, 

 Four Acres of Glass, 

 Clematis 80.CC0 from 15 -doz. 



B. — S in fie Pla nis ate sold a t 



slightly increased /rices. 



f'KEPAL CATAICCIE 



* (Over If 10 pages) or Nursery S ock, 

 artistically produced containing 

 some hundreds of illustrations, 



and fuU of valuable informntlon. 

 free on leceipt of 3d. for postage. 



Please mention this Paper. 



SMITH &C?. WORCESTER 



1898 FORBES' CATALOGUE 1898 



(over 1 50 pages-nearly 1 50 illustrations) of 

 FIiOBISX'S PL0WEBS and 



the most COMPREHENSIVE, mc 

 RELIABLE, most COMPLETE, and . ~ s 



It gives full *0d ACCURAL DESCKUU u ^ 



thine in the way of FLORIS1 S r LU W*.K . , ; i » « ^ 

 HfFgHT TIME of FLOWERING, and P^ICE of » 

 Rft HARDY BORDER PLANTS, together 

 F N G LIS H or COMMON NAMES, an* ^ £ 



Valuable infor*iation^^^S5S 



It is, in fact, a ventahle R^P^^T;' TThe haafcrf* 

 to all cowers of these plants, and should be in the 

 intending purchasers. Free on apphcat.on. 



JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, 



HAWICK 



ESTABLISHED 1870. 



CLIMBERS 



PINE COLLECTION, 



ECKFORD'S (GIANT) SWEET PH»> ( 



Direct from raiser. _ / 



30 GOLD and SILVER M=DALS. j 



wSy should have ECKFORDS P-J*^ 

 live Catalogue, containing Cultural 



gratis and post free front ilf 

 Eckford's Culinary P/-^ 



FOR 



PILLARS, ARCHES, WALLS, 

 PERGOLAS, TREES, &c. 



CACTUS DAHLIAS 



Office of the « Gardeners? Magazine" (Messrs. W 



GEORGE BUNYARD & CO., 



Beg to say their List of the above way now be 



had free, from 

 THE ROYAL NURSERIES, MAIDSTONE. 



B«t Pl£'; 



irue to I** 515 



Catalog* s Gratis. ^ ^ 



About half the goodjanetiesinjo^^ 



KEYNES, WILLHMS. *ND 



The Nurseries, S AIil Br> v 



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