May «• 



1898. 



THE 



GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



Sttttattotts 



♦ 



Adtertise 



ents under thi« heading 



are charged Is. each, four lines (32 worda 

 " Gardeners' Magazine/' Post Free, 2Jd. 



3d. per line after. A Copy of the 



THREE INSERTIONS FOR TEE PRICE OF TWO I 



_,p R and SONS have on their Register 



DARK ana f y HEAD GARDENERS. They will 

 VjSt SSffl S/on application.-,, and .3, 



& jjOWt, Cvent Garden, JLon don. _. . 



TOR EM AN or Journeyman. First in good 



H . k ,; c k mP nt • three years in gardens here and two 

 L^SST&^S as ,0 character and ability ; age 



n- F. Sadler, All estr ee, Derby. 



77OREMAN (Inside, or General) in a well- 



T kept establishment J age 30 ; thorough knowledge of gar- 

 taog in all branches; good references— W. D., 19, King 

 S^ct, Ch elsea, S.W . 



GARDENER (Head) where three or four 



V I are kept ! life experience in all branches ; age 40 ; married, 

 ^children ; good references.— Address J. Denton, Up Down 

 Wfl, Windlgjgjn^jur rey* , 



^ARDENER (Head) ; age 25 ; where two are 



j kept • life experience in all branches ; Inside and Out ; 

 id references.- W. Daniels, The Gardens, Lamb Close 



GARDENER (Single-handed); age 25; life 

 experience in all branches in good establishments ; excel 

 lent references.— W. J., 69, Star Road, W. 



■ — — ^ — ^ — — — ' ^ — _ M 



GA R D E N E R (Single-handed).-Head 

 Gardener, Wyddial Hall. Buntingford, Herts, wishes to 

 RECOMMEND his second man as above ; over nine years' 

 good character ; married ; experienced in vines and general work ; 

 un derstands bee s. 



GARDENER (Second); Inside, or Inside 

 and Out ; age 25 ; eleven years' experience ; excellent 

 references —A. Pepper, 19, IHsmarck Road, Highgate, N. 



Gardener and 



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I \trmt% Eastwood 



GARDENER (Head), or 

 liailiff.-Scotch ; age 46 ; married ; no family ; thorough 

 Ground life experience in superior places ; first-class testimonials, 

 and reference tolpresent employer.— J. L., The Gardens, Knowle 

 Hall, Warwickshire. 



ARDENER (Head Working) ; age 34 ; 



J married ; thorough knowledge of gardening in all branches ; 

 engaged ; excellent character from past employers.— Wm. 

 ith, Judd Road, Tonbridge. 



^ARDENER (Head Working) where others 



J are kept ; married ; age 34 ; ° n « child J life experience in 

 branches (including orchids and pines) ; good testimonials. — 

 f., Chu rch House, Rowner, G sport. 



A ARDENER (Head Working); goodexperi- 



J ence in vines, peaches, and greenhouse plants ; married, 

 \ child ; age 30 ; five years' excellent character in present 

 ca.— F. Cook , Woodlands, Muswell Hill Road, Highgate. 



"ARDENER (Head Working), age 30 ; life 



experience j thoroughly understands flowers, fruit, and 

 les, including orchids and carnations ; well recommended 

 and present employers.— Dawson, Rangemore Gardens, 

 i-Trent. 



ARDENER ; understands his profession in 



all its branches ; as;e 40 ; married, one child ; life experi- 

 food reference.— W. F., 29, High gate Hill, N. 



ARDENER (good Single-handed, or with 



help).— John Chandler, Gardener, Nyn Park, Northaw, 

 _be pleased to RECOMMEND Walter Randall, age 24, 

 has served here as Second most satisfactory for two years ; 

 ienced ; Inside and Out. — W. R. Ramscroft, Bury 

 [, I^wfr Edmonton. 



GARDENER (as Second, or otherwise, in 

 first-class place) ; Inside, or Inside and Out ; good charac- 

 ter, and general knowledge of work ; age 20.— H. Penn, The 

 Gardens, Mole Lodge, West Molesey, Surrey. 



GARDENER (Under or Second); 8 years' 

 experience *, 4* years' good character ; abstainer ; age 20 ; 

 single. — White, 56, Br anksome Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, S.W. 



GROOM or GROOM-GARDENER; ride 

 and drive well ; understands stable duties and good kitchen 

 gardening ; married, one child, 7 ; age 37 ; good character.— H. 



Terry, Station Road, Hayes, Kent 



T OURNEYMAN (Inside and Out) ; six years' 



I experience ; sood character.— C. Cutler, Halwill Green, 



Seaworthy, Devon . 



OURNEYMAN (First), Inside, in good 



establishment ; age 23 ; eight years' experience. Mr. 

 Kingan, The Gardens, Stonefield, Lincoln, can highly RE- 

 COMMEND a young Man as above. 



OURNEYMAN (Inside, or Inside and 



Out) ; seven years' experience ; age 22 ; can be well recom- 

 mended. — A. Treglown, Trengwainton Gardens, Penzance. 



JOURNEYMAN (First).— C. Goldsmith, 32, 

 Danvers Road, Tonbridge (late Leonardslee. Horsham), is 

 open to an ENGAGEMENT as such ; thorough knowledge of 

 fruit houses ; life experience ; age 2^ ; abstainer. 



JOURNEYMAN (inside, or inside and out). 

 H. W. Blake, gardener to the Earl of Onslow, Clanden 

 Park,Guildford, wishes to RECOMMEND a strong, respect- 

 able young man as above ; age 19 ; has been with him two and 

 a half years. 



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JOURNEYMAN ; Age 20 ; SEEKS SITUA- 

 TION ; Inside ; seven years' experience ; three years pre- 

 sent place ; good character,— H. Mullins, Rushmore 

 Gardens, Sa lisbury, Wilts. 



RICHARD SMITH and CO., beg to an- 

 nounce that they are constantly receiving application 

 from Gardeners seeking Situations, and that they will be able 

 to supply any Lady or Gentleman with particulars, &c— St. 



TO HEAD GARDENERS.— Young Man. 

 age 25, SEEKS SITUATION in kitchen garden and 

 pleasure grounds ; 8 years' good experience ; good reference.— 

 Apply J. Edmonds, Heath View, Worpiesdon, Guildfjrd, 

 Surrey. 



UNDER - GARDENER SEEKS SITU- 

 ATION as Second, or with Foreman under glass; age 

 four and a half years' inside and out ; best references— State 

 wages, &c, to A. Maynard, Roseneath, Muswell Hill Road, 

 Highgate, N. 



22 



YOUNG MAN SEEKS SITUATION to 

 t improve in gentlemen's gardens ; five years' experience ; 

 Inside and Out ; age 20; good references.— F. Hibbert, Gar- 

 dener, Whatlington Rectory, Battle, Sussex. 



YOUNG MAN SEEKS SITUATION as 

 Improver (Inside); age 20 ; highly recommended by em- 

 ployer.— F. Bonney, Colton House, Rugeley. 



YOUNG MAN, aged 20, SEEKS SITUA- 

 . TION as Under Gardener, inside and out ; four year*' 

 experience ; good references. — W.D., The Limes, Church Street, 

 Bishop Stortford, Herts. 



YOUNG MAN, 21, SEEKS SITUATION 

 as Under Gardener ; six years' experience ; Inside and 

 Out ; good character. — Apply H. Butler, Angel Inn, Henley- 

 on-Thames. 



Sttuxttott* WutunU 



Advertisements under this heading* are charged 

 2s. 6d. for Four lines (32 words), and 0d. per 

 line of eight words after. 



GRAPE THINNERS. -Good hands wanted 

 for temporary work ; good wages and overtime.— 

 Stephen Castle, F.R.H.S., Manager, Bottesford Vineries, 



Notts. _ 



WANTED, a quick, active young MAN for 

 the fl >\ver garden and pleasure grounds ; must l>e able 

 to mow well with scythe ; wages 18s.— Apply, with testimonial!, 

 to W. Wilson, Lamorbey Cottage, Sidcup, Kent. 



ANTED, young MAN for general market 



nursery; one used to plants growing under K^.— 

 Apply, stating age, experience, and wage* required, to Manor 

 Nursery, Hexley Heath. 



WANTED, sharp BOY for garden; cha 

 racter indispensable ; age 16 ; waives 3s. per week, with 

 food and washing; good place for willing boy .—Apply Vv. 

 Bonnett, Gardener to F. Scllars, Esq., Nether Haugn, 

 Rotherham. 



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'gardeners 



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WHEN AN ENGAGEMENT IS SECURED. 



forwarded, 



and 



» 413 jy^WraT MANURE FOR GARDEN USE. 



1 cw* Z'JZL K n m **** L 015 nnd « 10 cwt., 4s. 



j «.wi. sample baz sent ™>\A ;„ 



DEN TENT, A Work of Art 



6 ft. 



L « ^011^^ c p c g W arria s e 



"tracu from «nd 



&c. 



N i T, ^ l ^N°n Fnt*".?^ 1 coll «ction of reports 

 C.H.Ti^. AN0 J9R POTATOS, VEGETABLES, 



-y: " Used for Potatn*. 



H . TiMDiiV p ? POTATOS, VEGE^ 



+t*or, . £fc »^ ne T : ' ' Use<i for Potatos. Result' very 

 W *"»iSso * U P h ab ° Ve a X era ee. A splendid manure." 



15 » Cheap • 15 ;► \T 1 Crops ' T °matos, and Cucumbers. 



• - v I • m» ■ iom not exhaust ihe ground like other 



LL^S Sidcup ) . R l . F p R , UIT ' R P SES . TOMATOS, &c. 



^ N«ttri „ Pottos and carrots 

 « on mTtSfr $P cnd , d - Should _ 



r«Siu^ Umbers . Roses - and Chxysa, 



Bl'kfnl* ? Ua ? 10 C °- limited) 



" ~ h.,-' if nd ? n « wher e Pamphlet! 



obtained. Ao-.nfc w.„.„.i ^ 



carrots, splendid crops ; 

 Should not like to be 



a"* _ ~- . _ _ m H « 



For 

 tennis 

 grounds 

 artistic 

 canvas 



square. p or gardens, lawns, 



and cricket 

 , Made from 

 striped tent 



n No Centre 



Pole, allowing whole 

 of interior to be used. 



Complete with 

 frame • work, lines, 

 pegs, mallet, and bag, 



jfii i7j 6d.each. 



Carriage paid to pur • 

 chaser's residence* 



sent on approval. 



Lists, testimonials, 

 and samples free. 



A. POTTER, vJo e rks, Wolverhampton 



Maker to the Queen and Prince of W ales. 



1898 FORBES' CATALOGUE 1898 



(over 150 pages-ncarly 150 iilustraUons) of 



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A Tr ainerJ° RS ' *" 9d ' doz " yard lengths * 



List 



VJ Foster, Harry Stredwick, 1897. Special offer, 1 down J of 

 Exhibition varieties to include any one of the '97 for 5* r > £ r J d( !"" 

 distinct varieties to include the 3 97 for 10s. ; also all the leacnn*; 

 Exhibition varieties, Show and Pompon, from 3S. to 4^. aoara, 

 cuttings ready now, half-price ; plants ready after Apni 1. ^weei 

 Peas, 10 varieties, 50 seeds of each, is. ; ao varieties, 50 

 eachj 1S . 6d, post fre-. W Pembertok and Son, UaAiia 

 Specialist, Walsall Caulogues on application! 



ELI A BLE. most COM ri ^^g^ o .ve n - 

 It gives full ^ ACCLKAII B unuu«J ^ CQLoUR 



lift HARDY BORDER PLANTS, f«.th«r w«h «r 

 FVgK or COMMON NAMES, and a mass of other 

 S.f 11 ARI F INFORMATION that cannot I* had elsewhere. 



V u k1JS a veritable REFER BNCE-BOO*.. mmhmUo 



to aU ^rowe« of these plants, and should be in the hand* of all 

 intending purchasers. Free on application. 



JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, 



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