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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS. COLLECTORS, AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND FRUITS i 



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

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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



RrtiiriKRJD AT Til P04T OfTlCI 41 ft KlWftFAri 



SATURDAY, JUNE 4, 1898. 



NOTICE TO ADV ERTISERS. 



to the continued increase in circu- 

 STfht" Gardeners' Magazine" now goes 

 bU0 Ll on Wednesday. No advertisement 

 W „ P £ Guaranteed insertion, or altered, unless 

 Sailed before Fourj ^on th at day. 



Practical landscape gardening 



r mi ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. 



TWCc-rany undertakes to ad vise as to .the laying out of 

 J£; ibe gercral improvement of landed property, and the 

 CEUt of building estates ; to provide plans and est* 



>d for a nxed sum, to carry out all work incidental to 



m ^ 'j , f the Fmal'^t VSUa gaidea as well as bo fee 



and execution of the most extended estate improve- 



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. 



JAPANESE PERSIMMON (Date Plum), 

 just rece'ved from Japan, suitable for cool house or on a 

 warm south wall, in ten choice varieties ; one of each, 6s. ; the 

 collection (worth 3s. 6d. each), Cycas Revoluta, strong dormant 

 stems, as. 6d. and 4s. each ; order early ; great bargain.— 

 W. H. Hudson, F.R.H.S., Rare Plant Importer, Kilburn, 



Lon don . 



L ILIUM AURATUM, extra fine, 12, 2s. 6d. ; 

 50, 9s. ; extra large, 12, 3s. od. ; 50, 13s. ; Lil Odorura 

 Browni, 6, 3s.; 12, 5s. (worth is. 6d. each); Richardia Rhe- 

 manni (Pink Arum) 3s. 6d. each ; Double Pearl Tube Roses, 50. 

 3s. ; Laing's Double Begonias, 12, 5s. ; various Lilies, odds and 

 ends, 50, 5s. ; order early; reduced prices.— W. H. Hudson, 



It as* * staff of experienced foremen, and all necessary F.R. H.S., Rare Lily Importer, Kilburn, London. 



*e charge whatever is made for plans, which, however, remain 

 ' pefxrty of the Company unless the work is carried out 



ruumcitioni to be addressed to — 



ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO., 



St. Margarets Mansions, 



49, Victoria Street, 



London, S.W. 



BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



T)ARR S HARDY PLANT CATALOGUE 



P 4taciibe» thr beat Hardy Perennials and Alpines, and a 

 <sen list of Per tstemons and Phloxes for present planting. 



TURR S SEEDLIHO PLANTS of Choicest 



ftJ% iMtllf 



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



ARR and SONS, xa and 13, KING 



STREET. COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



t CULTURAL BUILDERS to Her Maiesty, H.R.H. 

 the Prince of Wales, H.M. Government, Admiralty Dept., 

 if Dept., Royal Hort. Soc. f Royal Botanic Soc., Parks and 

 Mk Bedding*. Patentee* of tne Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Ben. 46, Fernfhaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 lajraptWHortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



ACKENZIE and~MONCUR (Limited), 



Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh 

 faa, and Glaaf ow. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO 

 Ll.THE PRINCE OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 al kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 

 and Heating Apparatus free. Splendid Illustrated 



8, Camden Road, N.W. 



London Ofn 



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, C heltenham ♦ 



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 vara., 

 ready for 60 s, ia, is. 6d. ; *4, *d.-~ R. Ow*n, Maiderh cad. 



CYCLAMENS.— Owen's Giant Strain, silver 

 medal Collection. 10,000 young plants for autumn and 

 winter flowering. Giant white, " Butterfly "white, rose, 

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



12, 2S.— R. Owen, Maidenhead. . 



NEW HYBRID TREE TOMATO 

 (Quite distinct from any other variety). 

 This Tomato is of dwarf and sturdy habit, free from disease, 

 requiring no support until the plant is very heavily laden with 

 fruit. The earliest and most hardy of any Tomato for Outside 

 Cultivation. The fruit is of good shape and s«ze, smooth, deep 

 crimson colour, and excellent flavour. Plants ! three for 2s. ; 

 six for 3s. ; or 5s. per dozen, free for cash with order. 



Ro bert Holmes, Norwich, m 



Important to Mnfhroom Grower 



C'UTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ► ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. ; - . 

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



Southeate, N. Established 1 797* 



PETUNIAS for EXHIBITION, Ac— Grand 

 New Fringed Varieties to nunc, 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. • 



\\T RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 



* ' • BuBdersand Heating Engineers, Darlingtcn. 



TUflRIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Tocether with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



I I ENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 



* ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot- water 

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

 **RV E**b&*hed 1818. 



'HE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



Heating Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science 

 An Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 



Jft^ n f i . n Jr hlun ' l8 7». London. 1883. HOT-WAT KR 

 ILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 



rr*-v!'..r*. ;< :r; . ses. Price I I t gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 



VV9*r Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



LOVEL'S YORKSHIRE STRAW- 

 HERRI ES.— Rooted Runners of Royal Sovereign and 

 ethers, for potting or planting, 6s. per 100. Sample dozen, is. 



dlS ' W T m-ffi ami Son. Strawl>errv Gardens, Priffie'd. 



F ^JL M ICACIDE - Ant Destroyer. 



\*"2*|iMy denroys ail Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

 y*jcet troubled with Ants. Sold in bottles, is., is. 6d., 

 ruJl particulars from Corry and Co., Ltd.. x6 Finsbury 

 |^^ ,0 * dop f *-C . and to be obtained from all Seedsmen and 



Thomson s celebrated manures 



IJ \£S and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 ' TVev are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 



cultural results should try them. For 

 ^J**. Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), Tweed Vine- 

 ™^«.j3al asbic is. N.B. S old by most s eedsmen . 



Spring-town] Plants now supplied 



■tr, of best kinds, at per t.ooo of 1.200, on rail, for 



I 



*w%ei 

 •*$s 



mi Mo^^iuSi^y lhc above, post free, is. 6d. per 



r ^«ordshire grown Plants and Seeds cheap 

 5«^*»*logues. Special prices to large buyers on 



££2*: f l £t* Ramc pap^^ 



^.and Plara Grower, &c., Riverford House, 

 B«lei«rade, Bedfordshire. ' 



either Autumn or Sprine-sown, at 3s ; Cauli- 

 gJ2 *-wn, earlv or late, from" finest proved stocks, 

 »^atis Mimuts, Savoys, and Scotch Kale, all at 3s. 6d. ; 



planted 

 Celery, 



L . r 5 ielery, Dice, stifl, tran 



? ™y. ^neht's Grov^ R*H anH Wbitc 



WILLIAM POTTEN'S CATALOGUE of 

 GERANIUMS and other BEDDING PLANTS u 

 now ready, and will be forwarded, post free, on application. 



Camden Nurs e ries^j^ranbnyl^ 



UWINQ'S MILDEW COMPOSITION.- 



11 The original, certain, and safe remedy. I " £j 

 and 3 s. ; per gallon, i«. Sold by all Seedsmen.-CoRRV ana 



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



B^ipeolnl Appointment to H.B. «■ t»» Prlno* 



of Walen. _ v _ _ , T XT 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAIN? VASFS Quaint SUNDIALS, and other 

 IAIJNS, »ASt o, v tp-pr A COlTAof vanous 



gardenesque objecU in hard durable 1 LKKA tuim« 



C °Photo illustrated book sent for inspection for » "^JJ'^ ^ 

 A great variety of Vases, Figures, .Pedestals. may be seer, 

 at our London show-rooms. Inspection invited. RrOJ[boum « . 

 Pui-ham and Son, jo, Fiasbury Square, K.C. , and ^ " 



I llustrated Price LLst of Vases sent on application. 



Durabijity_guaranteed^ 



PLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



V-x &c. (See page 36s 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GAROLNING 



Clay and Sow, S tratford, It. 



EGGITT'S SPE^LaITpXaN^FERTI- 



LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, U, »8, and 50 lb. bags, of J^f^,,. 



Saml. Mecgitt and Sows Ltd ). Sutron : m : A^nneid, _ 



QUNDRIES.-Sticks, Labels, Bamboo* 



O per too. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1 'j per s^- J^ 4 



of Watson and Scull, 90, Lower 



HEATING APPARATUS, 

 free. " ?< * 



sold. Boiterr, Va!v« ; Pjpes. 1 



to inVent - *. J. A-frw'ooo, >f<ur>»Pfge. 



Price is. 



Catalogues 



Subscription, 



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3 months, 3s. Od 



6 u 5s. 6d. 

 12 „ 10s. 6d 



gUTTON'S 



ECIALITIES IN WALL 



FLOWERS. 



SUTTON'S PURPLE QUEEN. Rich 

 purple or ruby flowers. Very effective when used in 

 conjunction with the pale citron Faetie Queen. Per 

 packet, is., post free. 



SUTTON'S FAERIE QUEEN. Lemon or 

 pale citron flowers, very distinct and lasting. Makes s 

 charming bed in combination with Purple Queen. Per 



p acket, is., pot t free. 



S"UTTON'S EASTERN QUEEN. A dis- 

 tinct and attractive variety. Quite a new break in Sing)* 

 Wallflower.*, the blooms being of a pleasing apricot 

 colour, changing to creamy white. Per packet, it , 



post free . 



SUTTON'S SUPERB SINGLE, MIXED. 

 Consisting of the newest colours, such as rich deep 

 brown, pale primroj*. golden yellow, purple, apu< i, 

 blood red, &c. Per packet, tt. 6d., past free. 



S~ UTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 MRECT FROM SUTTON amd SONS, THE 



QUEEN 'S SKFDSMKN, HEADING 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GAII.I.ARDIAS. to flower this year from June to 

 November. Kel way's improved Perennial varuMi^ *re the 

 must brilliant of flowers f»>r the garden, and the in >n »j id 

 subjects existing fbi uil flowers, lasting .» v«> » k umr i.-. 



Kai way ami Son, l«anct»ort, R- mrrset. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PKKMIKK 

 HOUSE for Gladioli. Fbom«. l^lphi- ium%, Pyrt- 

 thmm^Gaillaniias, and all Hardy H^rKac»ous Perennial a. 



IV Ruvai HoimarLTUaiSTa, I-ar»g|. rt, Somers et. 



FERNS I— In aiin. pots, 25 iortt, las. ioo> 

 in 4 8\, 10 bet *lting, 6^ do*. ; •Wttn (r », fc. too: 



Spircu, w><l Fucbkia* in 48 «. U - rKm > 



» n d L,ic« in bloom, #XU». do*.; A. cuneatum, 4« i. In 



London Kern Nufteri ej, UiOghbofougD JonCQOO, 



"~ OX'S BEAUTIFTjfE BEGONIAS. 



^ 14 QuaUty and Quantity. ' Pot Plants now ready. DoubW 



hybrids for greenhouse, per d(M * s J"^^^ „ f inf * 



KvhMdf 6s os.. 12ft.. 1 8s. perdoi. r or bet.dtnc to colour 

 hyls*J*, os.. 9ft., 12 . >~ : , IuAtri 



Croyd >n. 



ed, 12, 2S. 6d. ; too. 18s. 

 gr«tU.— JoMM R. Bo*, Ikgoi.u Grower, 



Grand 



HOUGAINVILLEA CYPHERII. 



15 New Plant. Ur^«t and be>( •^^^^^fjST 

 .vero«cre<l. A »t llen<, »d grower and remarkably xjaer. 



PlaXready end of May, 1'rice 10a. 6d. e.ch.-&otk Normfy, 



( heltenhan 



POWDER 



Iitrndocd iMd 



Corry's, Fowler », 



and n.anofartuiwd * (*r 



Free of <»u«y. !«• of 

 oUcoo Jato, 4» aa.mth. 



4 Call., »». M. ; 



> «d.. PlMbvy 



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TOBACCO 

 or Pooler'*. 



Bf»nded Store*, 

 increaw sire, is., 



gill. In^ 1 ***. 1 . 



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Street, London . * JVi ,w -- _ — — - — 



GtcHURST COMPOUND. -Used iince 

 Ibriuiio* w Thr.jis. Green Fly. ^ 



-ISHURS1 



icept Boots dry and toft. 



from ike trade. Wno-«i*.t ^ .» 



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