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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS, COLLECTORS. AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, 



FOR GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS. FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, AND 

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898 



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BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



BARR'S BEAUTIFUL GLADIOLI, for 

 present pi a*" ting. Descriptive Li ^t free. 



BARR'S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 

 describes the best Hardy Perennials and Alpines. (Free) 



BARR and SONS, 12 and 13 KING 

 STREET, COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



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I WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTIN 



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 

 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Boilers. 48, Fern-haw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

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 £ R ;hV? E ? R JNCE OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 for all kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 

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t£3S on rails 1 for r^l^/i ° r Iate varieties, at 3 s. per 

 ^ts, at 4S • I/r. AI ?° fine Red «> Lettuce, and 

 • *od 5s. per iJx>. ^ ?U5 ' heal <ny roots, at 2s. 6cl., 

 J*eds Pi ant p ' ™*-t 3«m and 40s. 1,000. Home 



«*»aUe prices for ^ason I 001 ?', 1 ** of at 

 anng reautr^™? 50 ^ Social quotations to laree 



KENT, THE GARDEN OP ENGLAND 

 —GEORGE BUN YARD 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 

 Irees. Strawberry List (cultural) ; Market Growers' Fruit List. 



The R oyal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



HUDSON'S LILIUM AURATUM. Fine 

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

 sue (extra fine), 12 for 3 s. 6d. ; 50, 10s. ; 100, 18s. Gigantic 

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

 Tuberoses^ 12 is. 6d. ; 9 s. iuo; best bulbs only. Gladiolus 

 Uandavensis Hybrids, beautiful colour combinations, 12 iod. • 

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



Hudson's Lily Depot, 199, High Road, Kilburn. 



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TTUDSON'S LILY COLLECTION, corn^ 



1 1 prising two bulbs each Auratum, Album, Rubrum 

 Elegans, Batemanniae, and Longiflorum, the dozen, is. - 

 carnage 8d. extra. ' 



Hudson's Bulb Depot, Kilburn. London. 



BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS 

 SOWING. 



CUTTON'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, Terracotta, Blush- 

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

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



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 tor Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 

 James Cypher, Exotic Nurseries, Che ltenham, 



DATH'S NEW SPRING CATALOGUE, 



iLI containing description, witli 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. 



LTOOPER'S PANSIES, the finest strain in 



tne , world, has been awarded upwards 50 medals by 

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

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

 Varieties, is., ss. 6d. packet, free for cash. 



Hoo p er, Pansy Grower, Bath. 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CARNA^ 

 . TIONS. The best new and old varieties. A careful 

 selection. Choicest seed, post free, is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 

 — Catalogues from 



Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham, Surrey. 



r^IANT PRIMROSE, " Evelyn Arkwright." 



VJ Merit Roy. Hort. Sec, April 26, 1898. A few strong 

 plants coming into blossom, 10s. 6d. each. Selected Seeds of 

 1897 in Packets of 25 at 5s. a packet ; payment with order — 

 Apply to Mr. Park, Gardens, Hampton Court, Leominster. 



^writing. Catalogue. Please name 



/CALCEOLARIAS, Golden Gem, autumn- 



struck, good stuff for potti ig-on, 3s. per 100, 27s. per 

 i } ooo. Cash with order. 



DoRREll, 2^JLondon^Ro ad. F«-» rest HiP, S.E. 



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



of Wales 



pICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 



Jr adapter 1 to Lakes, Streams, and Cascades, Alpineries, 

 *erneries, f ana Winter Gardens, as executed in our inimitable 

 naturalistic style at hundreds of places about the kingdom, 



J^^^S a pAM^^ N6HAM> and BATTERSEA 3" ST * 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

 ggLgL Wand Sow, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C., and Broxboume . 



LEARANCE SALE.— 100^000 BEGONIA 



\r TUBERS. Large, erect flowering. Singles, 12, 2s. ; 

 25, 3s. 6d. ; 50, 6s. ; 100, 11s. Doubles same price. Smaller, 

 12, is. 6d.; 25, 2s. 6d.; 100, 8s. t for cash.—JoHN Wells, 

 g5g°il^jujgery v Ryarsh, Mailing, Kent. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 



>^r * . . in (See pages 289 and 2Q0). 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING, Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratfor d, E, 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — 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 



% - m Cake for Amer *i can Blig:ht, and as an emulsion when 

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 



sujr^t^dejt^Box es is., 3 s. , and ios. 6d. 



/^ISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



VJ Boxes 6d. and is. from the trade. Wholesale from 

 i'R iCB s Pate nt Candle Company (Limited), London. 



C HADINGS, Tiffany, ScrirrTs, Raffia Grass, 



Tanned Netting, Bamboo Canes, &c. 

 . Greenhouse Blinds a Speciality. 

 Joseph Cookson, Manufacturer, Wellington Mills, Liverpool 



Road, Manchester. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 m for VINES and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex. 

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

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



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



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



AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 

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

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



GARDEN NETTINGS, Hothouse Shadings, 

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

 Neptune Works, Manchester. Cotton Wools and Waddings. 



SUTTON'S SUPERB BEDDING STOCKS. 

 Mr. George Newman, Uplands, says, M I must com- 

 phment 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." 



UTTON'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 is sent post free to all customers. 1/- to others. 

 Kelway and Son, Langport, Somer set. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GLADIOLI. Kelway '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, Somerse t. 



NOW 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, Lan gport, Somerset. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GAILLARDIAS, to flower this year from June to 

 November. Kelway 's improved Perennial varieties are the 

 mist Drilliant a of fl >wers 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, Pa^onies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 

 Th e Royal Hor ticulturist s. La- ^port, 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 2^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, Genistas, Cinerarias Deutzks, 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, 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. 



BOUGAINVILLEA CYPHERII. — Grand 

 New Plant. Largest and best coloured Bougainvillea 

 ever offered. A splendid grower and remarkably free bloomer. 

 Awarded First-class Certificate at Wolverhampton Floral Fete, 

 1896, and also at the Oxford Commemoration Show, 1896, and 

 also the Gold Medal at Shrewsbury Great Commemorative 

 Show, 1897, for the best new plant in the exhibition. James 

 Cypher has great pleasure in offering this grand novelty. 

 Plants ready end of May, price ios. 6d. each.— Exotic Nursery, 

 Cheltenham. 



ETUNIAS for EXHIBITION, &c— Grand 



, New Fringed Varieties to neme, from 4*. 6d. per doz. 

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

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

 Edge Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 



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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-Ashfield, Notts. 



WORKMEN'S COMPENSATIONS under 

 the Act coming into force on the 1st July. 

 POLICIES to cover THE WHOLE of the EMPLOYER'S 



EXCEEDINGLY HEAVY LIABILITY. 



Apply for full particulars to the 



ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY 

 (Limited), 

 xo, St. Swithin's Lane, E.C. 



THOS. POTTER, Man. and Sec. 

 Business founded 1849. CLAIMS PAID, £1,-000,000. 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

 each* West's Patent Plant Pot Rims and other Sptciali- 

 ties — see large advertisements. 



The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay Leeds* 



