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



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

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SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1898. 



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OROUGH OF WIDNES. 



QUEEN'S DIAMOND JUBILEE 

 COMMfc MORA HON. 



be Commemoration Committee invite Competitive Designs 

 he laying out of a Park and Recreation Grounds at Appleton 

 ie said Borough. The following premiums will be paid to 

 espective auth( rs of the designs placed first, second, and 

 I in order of merit :— ist, £36 15s. ; 2nd, ;£io 10s. ; 3rd, 

 ,s. The conditions of the competition, with a plan of the site, 

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 n Hall, Widnes, on payment of £t s which will l>e returned 

 :ceipt of Competitive Drawings, or on receipt of the condi- 

 andplan, in case the applicant does not compete. Plans, &c, 

 :j>ent in addressed under motto to the undersigned by July 1, 



wn Hall, Widnes 

 May i2, 1898. 



H. S. Oppenheim, 



Town Clerk, 



Hon. Secretary, 



BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



]>ARR S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 



1 1 describes the best Hardy Perennials and Alpines, and a 

 choice List of Pentstemons and Phloxes for present planting. 



BARR'S SEEDLING PLANTS of Choicest 

 Strains. 



Asters, Petunias, Stocks, &c, &c. List free. 



BARR and SONS, 12 and 13, KING 

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KENT, THE GARDEN OF 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. 



ARUM RHEMANNI, the pink Arum; 

 3s. 6d each ; Lil Hansoni, scarce yellow Japanese Lily, 

 3, 2s. 6d. ; Lil Odorum (Japanese Brownii) 3, 3s. ; Lil Krameri 

 Pink, i (entente buibs, 3, 2S. ; Lil Wittei (White Auratum) 3, 

 2s. 6d., all carriage paid. — W. H. Hudson, F.R.H.S., Rare 

 Lily Importer, Kilbern, London. 



ILIUM AURATUM. Fine Bulbs. ia 



2S. 6d. ; Lil Album Kraetzeri, large bulbs, 12, 4s. ; Lil 

 Longiflorum, 12,2s. ; Lil Brownii, 12, 6s 6d.; Lil Krameri, 12, 

 3s. ; Single Mixed Begonias, 12, 2s.; half-dozens supplied. All 

 to flower coming season, — Hudson's Lily 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 post free on application. 



R. H. Bath (Limited), The Floral Farms, Wisb ech. 



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. 



H 00 p er. Pansy Grower, Bath. 



PRIMULAS. — Owen's Imperial Strain of 

 Chinese Primulas. Thousands of strong young plants now 

 ready, including white, crimson, rose, purple, carmine, blue, 

 lilac, &c, separate or mixed, 6, is. ; 12, is. 6d. ; 24, 2s. 6d. 

 Fuchsias, strong, healthy plants, in 12 different named vars., 

 ready for 6o's, 12, is. 6d. ; 24, 2s. 6d.— R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



CYCLAMENS.— Owen's Giant Strain, silver 

 medal Collection. 10,000 young plants for autumn and 

 winter flowering. Giant white, " Butterfly " white, ro<e, 

 crimson, purple, magenta, &c, separate or mixed, 6, is. 3d. ; 



12, 2S. — R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



PETUNIAS for EXHIBITION, Ac— Grand 

 New Fringed Varieties to name, 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 

 Edge Lane, Chorlton -cum- Hardy, Manchester. 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHEiTbONES 



&c. (See page 356 ) 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Pnce is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



E WING'S MILDEW COMPOSITION.- 

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

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

 Co., Ltd., Londo n, E.C. 



By Special Appointment to H.R.H. tlie Prince 



of Wales. „ AT ... 



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, &o, may be seen 

 at our London show-rooms. Inspection invited. 

 Pulham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C. J and Broxboume. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases sent on application. 



D urability guaranteed. . 



ISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 



1859, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fiy,^ 

 other Blight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 ounces 

 as a Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House Trees, m 

 lather from cake for American Blight, ai 

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations 

 supersede it. Boxes is., 3s., and ios. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

 Boxes 6d. and is. from the trade. 



Price's Patent Candle CompanyMI^ 



per 100. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 4P**£^£!K 

 of Watson and Scull, 90, Lower jt^nes^ 



EGGITT'S sreCIAlTPLANT FERTI- 

 LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, M, *> and 50 lb. bags f- ofal Seeds men^ 

 Saml. Meggitt and Sons Ltdj ^Sujtoj^ 



rpOBACCO POWDER-Corry's fow^J 



1 or Pooley's. Introduced 1866, and 

 Bonded Stores, Shad Thames, S.E. Free rfdttt^ W« 

 increased size, /s., 2s. 6d., & * obacco Jmce 4, 02. tot ^ 



gall. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ; 1 quart, is. od, . , | g^'» . b 

 1 gall., 4s., including bottles.-CoRRY and Co., Ltd., *msDu y 

 Street, London ; and all Seedsmen and Monsts. 



SUTTON'S PANSIES 

 rl Messrs. Sutton have paid special attention to the 

 Pansy, and take great pains to keep up the standard of 

 many fine strains of this charming flower."— " The 

 Garden." 



SUTTON'S Perfection PANSY. 

 Our fine strain of Show Pansy is unsurpassed in form and 

 variety of colours. Mixed colours, per packet, is. 6d., 

 2S. 6d., and 5s., post free. 



SUTTON'S Perfection PANSY. 

 Mr. H. Bellingham, Gardener to Mrs. Kolle, says • 

 "Your Perfection Pansy is the best strain I have seen 

 for beautiful colours, size, form, and profusion of b loom . ' 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



KELWAY'S MANUAL OP HORTICUL- 

 TURE is the best, largest, and most complete Catalogue 

 of Plants, Seeds, and Bulbs and Gardening Guide published, 

 and is sent post free toall customers. 1/- to others, 



KsLWAYand Son, I<angp6rt, Somerset. 



VrOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



IN PYRETHRUMS, to flower this year between June and 

 October. Kelway's improved varieties are invaluable as cut 

 flowers, very gay in the garden and perfectly hardy. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GAILLARDIAS, to flower this^ year from June to 

 November. Kelway's improved Perennial varieties are tha 

 most 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, Pa»nies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillanlias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 

 The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



FERNS !— In i\ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

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

 GreviJleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, aM 

 Rhcxianthe in 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Heliotropes, Cinerarias 

 Spiraeas, and Fuch ias in 48^, in bloom, 8s. doz. ; Ficus, 

 Palms, Dracaenas, Pelargoniums Asparagui, Hydrangeas, 

 and Ericas in bloom, 48*s,|i2s. doz. ; A. cuneatum, 48'$, value in 

 fronds, 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for potting on, bushy, 1 6s. and 20s. 

 Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List free.— J. Smith, 



100 



Nurseries, Loughborough Junction 



THE JUBILEE CACTUS DAHLIA, 

 u Island Queen," light mauve in colour, &c. Five F. C. C. 

 7 s 6(L each. Now ready. Catalogues of ether novelties and the 

 best varieties of Show Cactus and Pompone, |from 4s. 6d. per 

 dozen, on applicati on .—J. T. West, Tower Hill, Krentwood. 



Important to Musltroom Grower ■. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel. 5s. .. « _ 



R and G. Cuthbert, Seed,. Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 



South ga te, N. Esta blis hed 1797 . 



OUGAINVILLEA CYPHERII. - Grand 



New Plant. Largest and best coloured ^>ugainv*« 

 ever offered. A splendid grower and ^ frr* bljiomer. 



Awanled First-class Certificate at Wolverhampton ¥h ral fete. 



0 i^nd also at the Oxford Commemoration Show, 1896, and 

 1896, and a^o at tne x ( , , m memoraUv« 



t° 1 ,8o?fi the tot new pEu in the exhiUtion. James 

 ^t g£ P^s-e in offering this ,rand novelty. 

 S« «S^d of May, price 10s. 6d. each.-Ex ,,,c Nurser>, 



Cheltenham^ 



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T^ANARY GUANO.— The Best in the world. 



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