THE 



FOR 



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



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

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



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



m 2.333- - 



SATURDAY, JULY 16, 1898. 



DRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING 



1 and ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. 



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 Roval Nurseries. Maidstone. 



staff 



all necessary 



So charge whatever is made for plans, which, however, rei 

 tat pwperty of the Company unless the work is carried 



Al communications to be addressed 



tain 

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MANURES, &q.~ Sulphate Ammonia, 

 Kainit, Bone Meal, Nitrate of Soda, Dried Blood, 

 Peruvian Guano, Dissolved Bones, Food for Lilies, Tomato 

 Manure, Rose Manure, Superphosphate of Lime, Tobacco 

 Powder, Green Shading, Tobacco Paper. All is. per large tin, 

 postage 4d. extra (three tins post free). 



Hudson's, iqo. Hieh Road. Kilburn. London. 



U STATE DEVELOPMENT CO., 



St. Margaret's Mansions, 



49, Victoria Street, 



London, S.W 



ARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 



For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



FLOWERS. 



B ARR'S AUTUMN FLO 

 Send for Descriptive List of Barr's beautiful and rare 

 man of Autumn and Winter-flowering Crocuses, Beautiful I -f i^l l\ 



fcftiov Saffrons, White Flower of the West Wind, Yellow Lily | _| Uw,\J\J vl 

 rfmc Field, Autumn- flowering Scillas and Snowflakes 



B wve during July and August to flower this autumn. 

 ARR and SONS, 12, KING STREET 

 COVENT GARDEN, 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. 



PRIMULAS, PRIMULAS, PRIMULAS.— 

 Williams' and other superb strains ; also Primula Obconica, 

 Cinerarias, and Begonias, is. 6d. per dozen, 10s. per 100. 

 Double White Primulas, 6d. each. All the above fit for 3 and 

 4 in. pots, and carriage free for cash with order. 



John Stevens, The Nurseries, Coventry. 



VE ITCH'S AUTUMN 



, ^ ^ v GIANT CAULIFLOWER, 3s. 6d. 

 per 1,000 ; Early London, 3s. 6d. ; Late Italian, 4s. ; Knight's 

 Protecting Broccoli, 3s. 6d. ; Drumhead Savoy, Myatt's Cab- 

 bage, Dalkeith Brussels Sprout, 2s. 6d. ; Drumhead Castle 

 Cabbage, 2s. — W. Horne, ClirTe, near Rochester. 



j WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



J. CULTURAL BUILDERS to Her Majesty, H.R.H. 

 * ■ l ™5 ofw ^sH,M. Government, Admiralty Dept., 

 grl^t-. RofilUnrt. Soc., Royal Botanic Sue, Parks and 

 ny BBidings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 mm. 48, Fernshaw Road ; I24 , King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

 ■yHih-Hortnlanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



M A S K , EN ^ IE and MONCUR (Limited^, 



ulL.W?r and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh 



ffi WpS^ APPOINTMENT TO 



& L kir w R J N ^ OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 ~ w H . ort,c ^ural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 

 C^L f*/ ttc atmg Apparatus free. Splendid Illustrated 



London Office— 8. CamnVn Pn»r? Tsr w 



DERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 

 ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c, White Spar Gravel 

 for Drives and Walks. — John Bond, Beeley, near Rowsley, 

 Derbyshire. 



DIVIDED MUSEIPULA VENUS FLY 

 TRAP PLANTS, with strong traps, 3s., post free. 

 Illustrated Catalogues of Stove and Greenhouse, and other new 

 and rare plants, on application. — A. J. A. Bruce, The Nurseries, 

 Edge Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 



FO R M ICACIDE, Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

 and other places troubled with Ants. Sold in bottles, is., is. 6d., 

 and 4s.— Full particulars from Corry and Co., Ltd., 16 Finsbury 

 Street, London, E.C. ; and to be obtained from all Seedsmen and 

 Florists. 



T«l«her withHEATING APPARATUS. &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 



mc New Cat alogues Free. 



H E ^l?°J > M57Li^Tstreet > Birming- 



^£T2f' Hothouses, and Hot-waTer 

 ^Kito^,8?8. 1 00 a PP llcation - Send for Cata- 



•"■fcWS!?^ War Department, Science 

 fcmingham ,«„ . K ^Ston, &c, Gold and Silver 



p »m, and CONN FPTi'^i 3 ' HOT-WATER 

 ,. - ; MMM p n >\ - LCTI 9 N s . and all Castings for 



CA ^ci U ^^t **t fa *• world! 



— . — ; — . may be used bv a 1»H~ 



By Appointment to H R H. the Prince 



of Wales 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, JARDINIERRE, KERBING, 



Quaint SUNDIALS, and other gardenesque objects, in hard 

 durable TERRA COTTA, of various colours. Durability 

 guaranteed. Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 

 12 stamps. A great variety of Vases, Figures, Pedestals, &c, 

 may be seen at our London Showroom. Inspection invited. 

 Pulham & Son, 50, Finsbury Sq., London, E.C; & Broxbourne. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases free on application. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c (See page 469.) 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Pnce is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



; bags 

 ; 1 cwt., 



r* 



^L^Stt? l ™ bl — pes, 



.SoW by all SeedSSS '^"les, 15 i ««• 6d., 5S-, 



oeeosmen _c 0RRY ^ Qq ^ |j£< 



*:^.tfS"ktJ n i Pl ants now supplied 



Sfc* ^ 5 C^j^ 1 '?* of «.«o. on rail for 



a s Autumn Giant, 



! Sprouts, Savoys, 

 ^- - - * — " iDousand tT-I2T**** ' a " at 3 S '> White 



^•^.°**Mtod, Wright'sV""'^ ?' 2 >" «• ! Celery, 



• Uu^P 3 good n^** 1 *" grown 



* * "•>«! on hearlnr^ • C C^ogues. Special 

 ^Ct. S_ «quuements. Please name 



~ °^e<i and pj 



House, 



MEGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 

 LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, 14, 28, and 50 lb. bags, of al Seedsmen. 

 Saml. Meggitt and Sons Ltd.), Sutton-in-Ashfield, Notts. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

 free. Artwood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, i8g3- Write 

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. _ 



TOBACCO POWDER— Corry's, Fowler's, 

 or Pooley's. Introduced 1866, and manufactured at our 

 Bonded Stores, Shad Thames, S.E. Free of duty. Tins of 

 increased size, is., 2s. 6d., 5s. each. Tobacco Juice, 42 oz. to the 

 gall. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ; 1 quart, is. od. ; \ gall., 2s. 6d. ; 

 1 gall., 4 s„ including bottles.— < v»p»v and Co.. Ltd.. Finsbury 



Street. London ; and all Seeds: 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 

 All who wish the best cultural results should try them, for 

 terms apply to Wm. Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), Tweed Vine- 

 yard s^ Clovenfords, Galashie l s, N.B. Sold by m ost seedsmen. 



SUNDRIES.— Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 2/6 

 per 100. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. PnccList 

 of Watson and Scull, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, H..^. 



REENHOUSES from £388. VINERIES, 



conservatories, well-made frames, painted or gl&aed, 

 from 21s. ; illustrated price lists free. Maker to H.M. t&e 

 Queen and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 



POTTER, HAWTHORN, and CO., 

 Manufacturers, London Works, Reading. 



(Name Paper.) 



Registered at the Post Office as a Newspaper 



Subscription, I 2 



Post Free. \\2 



3 months 



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FLOWER 



BAGE. — One of the finest varieties in cultivation for 

 Spring use. Of compact habit, having few outer leaves, 

 firm heads of excellent quality. Mr. A. Stevens, 

 Gardener to G. S. Steinman, Esq., says:— "I have 

 grown your Flower of Spring for the last three years, 

 and have never had one bolt, or hst any, through the 

 frost." Price of Seed is. oer ounce, nost free 



SUTTON'S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 GAILLARDIAS, to flower this year from now to 

 November. Kelway's improved Perennial varieties are the 

 most brilliant^ of flowers tor 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, Paxmies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Hort iculturists Langjx>rt, Somerset. 



FERNS I— In 2$ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

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

 Grevilleas, ^ Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, SelaginelJa, and 

 Rhodanthe in 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Heliotropes, Troj-.r - 

 lums, 8s. ; Spiraeas, and Fuchsias in 48 s, in bloom, 8s. doz. ; 

 Ficus, Palms, Dracaenas, Pelargoniums, Asparagus, Hydrangeas, 

 and Ericas in bloom, 48's, 12s. 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, Louehborouch Junction, London. S.W. 



ORCHIDS! ORCHIDS!! 10,000 must go. 

 —This being the end of the importing season, 1 must 

 clear off my surplus Stock, regardless of cost. I have, therefore, 

 decided to make the following unprecedented offer : 6 assorted 

 Orchids for 6s. ; 12, 10s. ; 25, 20s. ; 50, 35s. ; ioo t 60*. Every 

 plant guaranteed sound and true to name. 



J, \V. Moore, Orchid Importer. Raw don, n ear Leeds. 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES.— If you 



wish for the best, write for our new Illustrated Catalogue 

 with descriptions of Laxton's new Fillbasket, Mentmore, 



Monarch, Leader, and Royal Sovereign, the Urgest Cakom 

 specially for runner plants. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



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, 



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



YACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, 



LILIES, &c.-C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Junr., 

 Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale catalogue now ready, and may 

 be had free on application to— Messrs. R. Sii.bekrad and Sow, 

 2=, Savage Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. N«B.— 

 Many new, rare, and interesting plants and bulbs will be found 

 in this Catalogue. , 



5iTs~ALE, 2,000,000 BULBS of DOUBLE 



WHITE NARCISSUS (Narcissus Poeticus flore-pleno) 



assorted in four qualities, at per i>°°° ( No - 1 J 5 * 2 *' ^'Air 2 ' 

 f 2S No. 3( 8s. No. 4 .4«.) Liberal discount for cash. Delivery 

 c^n be made on and after August 1. For further particular* 



GREENHOUSE SALE, half-price (Off 

 season).-? X 5, 28/6, 38/6; 10X6, #lf. *>/- ; M X 6, 

 if, ^ 10 X 8 S2/6, 58/6 ; 14 X xo, 75/-, 88'6 X ™ X 10, 87 /6. 



Franks! %l h*.' 2 '/6 Fowl House,, 8/ 9f 



^•-Approval, Hypolite, Deptford* 



SA VAN KONIJNENBURG and Cc, 

 a Bulb Giowers, NOORUWI J K (HOLLAND). Largest 

 Cultivators of Hyacinths. Tulips, Crocus, Daffodils, Ulium.. 

 Gladiolus, &C. f &c. Catalogue free on application Add ng 

 5 ^jcent. to Invoice's Amount, or paying cash, we send Bulbs 

 carriage paid. _ 



: FWING , S MILDEW COMPOSITION. 



Cj The original, certain and safe remedy. I" ^es, 1.. W. 

 and 3s. ; I** gallon, ijf. Sold by all Seedsmen.-CoRRY and 

 Co., Ltd., London, E.C. 



T^TsSuRST COMPOUND. — Used since 



(t 1850, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 Wilht 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 ounces 



DrS for Vines.and Orchard House Trees m 

 Uther from cake for American Blight, and as an 

 23K Tis used, has outlived many preparations intended tc 

 xsedeit. Poxes is., 3s-, vrf xo*. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

 Boxes 6d. and is. from the trade. Whotajde from 

 Prick's Patent Caudle Company (Limited), London. 



RCHIDS of every description from is. 



each. Rare plants at low prices, bj^^ ^ 

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free. 

 9C t.tmttv; Orchid Co.. Foundhay, Leeds. 



