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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. 



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PRACTICAL LANDSCAPE GARDENING 

 and ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO. 



Hfe Company undertakes to advise as to the laying out of 

 •aniens, the general improvement of landed property, and the 

 development of building estates ; to provide plans and esti- 

 ■iies, and, for a fixed sum, to carry out all work incidental to 

 the making of the smallest Villa garden as well as to the 

 .earning and execution of the most extended estate improve- 

 ■eats. 



It has a staff of experienced foremen, and all necessary 

 pant. 



No charge whatever is made for plans, which, however, remain 

 tfc* property of the Company unless the work is carried out 

 by it. 



All communications to be addressed 



ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CO., 



St. Margaret's Mansions, 



49» Victoria Street, 



London, S.W. 



DARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE, Free. 



U For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



DARR'S AUTljMN FLOWERS. 



1/ fad for Descriptive List of Barr's beautiful and rare 

 KSSLq /'""I! rid , V y inter -flowering Crocuses, Beautiful 



Nttw Stflroift, White Flower of the West Wind, Yellow Lily 



Cyc^en^ Amumn - ,1 ^ verin g Scillas and Snowflakes, 

 P int above during July and August to flower this autumn. 



D fru-t vT r SONS, 12, KING STREET, 



COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. ' 



nfn^ T a "l ^0. (Limited), HORTI- 



Hortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



Mackenzie 



£L fe* B ^v^^ En^ersr^ntogn' 



f » U_h of h "S-^-OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 



Ap^aratus UlldingS, Pavilic>ns ' Summ * r 



Splendid Illustrated 



Iondon Officers, Camden Road, N.W. 

 ER «ES, GREENHOlJSI 



f"~Conserva 



tones, Hothouses, and Hot-water 



^. Plans and tst'i mo .» ana xiot-watei 

 ^lished rata i. ° n a PP llcati on. Send for Cata 



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Department, Science 



' ft £^ih^~*£ ^^Z^*' Gold and Silver" 



ffi**S, PIPES. anH rn^tT°J5°J?^l??3. HO 



Castings for 



HOT-WATER 



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KENT, THE GARDEN OF 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 

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



The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



MANURES, &c — Sulphate Ammonia, 

 . Kamit, 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 lar^e tin 

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



Hudson's, igo, High Road, 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. 



T AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES. — If you 



wish for the best, write for our new Illustrated Catalogue 

 with descriptions of Laxtons new Fillbasket, Mentmore, 

 Monarch, Leader, and Royal Sovereign, the largest cultures 

 specially for runner plants. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



"p\IONiEA MUSCIPULA (VENUS FLY 



ITT T ££P).—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. 



50,000 



PTERIS TREMULA in 



thumb-pots, and 20,000 PTERIS CRIS- 

 1A1A m thumb-pots at 12s. per dozen boxes of 15 in each. 

 Free on rail for cash with order— Henry Pester, Enfield 

 Highway, N. 



QRCHIDS ! ORCHIDS!! ORCHIDS!!! 



CYP. BELLATALUM, and THUNIA MARSHALLIANA, 



in Bud or Flower, from is. to 5s. per plant. 

 J. W. M oore, Orchid Importer, Rawdon, near Leeds. 



FRELAGE'S DUTCH BULBS. 



CATALOGUE now ready, and may be had free on 

 application to E. H. Krelage and Son, Haarlem, Holland. 

 * • Special Novelty Supplement. Most advantageous terms. 



(Tn 00 A *° r out d° or > *j45o bulbs ; £1 collection for indoor, 340 

 bulbs, &c. 



T}OBBIE'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 



Ready September 1st ; free on application ; contains full 

 asts of newest and best Bulbs, Carnations, Herbaceous Plants, 

 Koses, Violas, Phloxes, Strawberries, &c. 

 Dobbie and Co., Florists to the Queen, Rothesay. 



C Established Over 100 Years. 

 UTHBERT'S BULBS FOR 

 FORCING, &c. Descriptive priced catalogue now ready. 

 Post free on application. 



R. and G. Cuthbert, Importers of New and Rare Bulbs, 



Southgate. Middlesex. 



EARLY 



SA. VAN KONIJNENBURG and Co., 

 • Bulb Growers, NOORDWIJK (HOLLAND). Largest 

 Cultivators of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Daffodils, Liliums, 

 Gladiolus, &c, &c. Catalogue free on application. Adding 

 5 per cent, to Invoice's Amount, or paying cash, we send Bulbs 

 carriage paid. 



By Appointment to H.B.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.; &Brox bourne. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases free on application. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 _ &c. (See page 535.) _ . 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. ______ 



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-Ashheld, Kotts. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

 free. Attwood's Impd. Ex pan. Joints. Over a miLlion 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, 1803. Write 

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



FORMICACIDE, Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

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

 and 4S.—Full particulars from CoRRY and Co., Ltd., 16 Finsbury 

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

 r lorists. 



NOW READY. 



SUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE for 1898. 

 Beautifully illustrated by original photographs, and 

 containing accurate descriptions of the choicest varie- 

 ties of bulbous flowering roots, with clear hints on 

 their^ successful cultivation, the whole being bound in 

 exquisitely illuminated cove rs. 



UTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 



DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



tv_ac DELPHINIUMS, PYRETHRUMS and GAILLAR. 

 DIAb, to become established for next season's flowering ; three 

 of the best hardy perennials existing. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 

 1 10 Gold and Silver M edals . 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Gladioli, 



thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials 

 The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



TfERNS !— In *\ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 



A in 48 s^ 10 best selling, 6s. doz. ; seedlings, 6s. 10c ; 

 Grevjlleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Geraniums, Selaginella, and 

 Rhodanthe m 48 s, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Heliotropes, Tropseo- 

 Iums, 8s. ; Spiraeas, and Fuchsias in 4 8's, in bloom, 8s. doz. : 

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

 and Eneas in bloom, 48 s, 12s. doz. ; A. cuneatum, 4 8'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 N ursenes, Loughborough Jun ction, London, S.W. 



•p\UTCH BULBS.-J. J. THOOLEN, Bulb 



J^r .slid Plant Grower, begs to inform his very numerous 

 patrons that he has now REMOVED his Export Packing 

 Stores from Overveen to his more commodious Premises and 

 Nurseries at Heemstede, where, in future, all orders should 

 be addressed, and which will receive, as before, his prompt and 

 persona^ care and attention. The new nurseries are in direct 

 communication by rail with Haarlem, Rotterdam, and Amster- 

 dam so that the delivery of all orders will be much accelerated. 

 The Illustrated Price List in English, Autumn 1898, is ready, 

 and will be sent free on application. No charges for packing. 

 Orders ot 10s. and above entirely free to destination in England, 

 Scotland, and Ireland. Lowest prices, first quality guaranteed. 



Ask Price List to 



J. J. THOOLEN, the Export Bulb and Plant Nurseries, 



HEEMSTEDE, HOLLAND, ' 

 (formerly at Overveen). 



Important to Mushroom Grower*. 



C UTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 tt A R J? 0 ** SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, 

 tt , LI xt I P' , &C.-C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Junr., 

 Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale catalogue now ready, and may 

 be had free on application to— Messrs. R. Silberrad and Sorr, 

 25, Savage Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. N.B.— • 

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

 in this Catalogue. 



TSLES OF SCILLY. — NARCISSI 



1 DAFFODILS. Bulbs retail at wholesale prices.- 

 T. G. Brown, Fresco Bulb Garden.-Isles of Scilly; 



and 



■Apply 



E WING'S MILDEW COMPOSITION. 

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

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

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



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 1850, 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 

 lather from cake for American Blight, and as an emulsion when 

 paraffin is^ used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 supersede it. Boxes is., 3s., and 10s. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft,. 

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

 Price's Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 

 Ail who wish the best cultural results should try them. For 

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

 yards, Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



HOWLER'S MEALY BUG DESTROYER. 



X — Effectually and instantly destroys this troublesome pest 

 without stain or injury to the foliage. In bottles, is., 2s. 6d n 5S B4k 

 ios. each. Sold by all Seedsmen. — Corry and Co., Ltd. 

 London, E.C. 



ORCHIDS of every description from 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant sent 

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free 



The Leeds Orchid Co n Roundhay, Leedf. 



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