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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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No. 2,339 " 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 1898. 



Subscription, 



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BARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 

 For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



BARR'S AUTUMN FLOWERS. 

 Serd for Descriptive List of Barr's beautiful and rare 

 specks of Autumn and Winter-flowering Crocuses, Beautiful 

 Meadow Saffron?, White Flower of the West Wind, Vellow Lily 

 of the Fielrl, Autumn-flowering Scillas and Snowflakes, 

 Cyclamen, &C 



Plant above during July and August to flower this autumn. 



BARR and SONS, 12, KING STREET, 

 COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



FOR THE MILLION. 



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. 



QREENHOUSES 



Complete lor 50s. Fourteen Prize Medals awarded. Quality 

 sure test of cheapr ess. Beware of worthless imitations. Serd 

 for Catalogue (free) to the original Inventors of Portal le 

 Greenhouses, 



ALFRED PEEL and SON, 

 HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN, LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



LENT LILIES (Sgl Dafifs.).— Plant early. 

 50, is. ; 103, is. od.; 500, 7s.; ioco, 12 s. Colchicums 

 will flower continuously without earrh or water, immense bulb«, 

 3, is. 6d.; 6, 2S. 6d. Amaryllis Balladonna — plant this charm- 

 ing plant early, 3, is. 6d. ; 6, 2s. 6 J. Cycas Revoluta, immense 

 roots, 2S. 6d. each, worth 7s. 6d. All carriage paid. W. H. 

 H udson, F.R H.S., bulb impcrter, Kilburn, Loi don. 



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 WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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



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

 War Dept., Royal Hort. Soc, Roval Botanic Soc, Parks and 



Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular . w ^ _ _ ^ 

 Boilers. 48, Fernshaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. AAA 

 ielejraph—Hortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. I *J\J,\J\J\J 



DIONiEA MUSCIPULA (VENUS FLY 

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

 Illustrated Catalogues of Stove and Greenhouse, and other new 

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

 Edge Lane, Chorl ton -cum - Hardy, Manchester. 



MACKENZIE and MONCUR (Limited), 

 Hothouse Builders and Heating Engineers, Edinburgh 

 Undon, and Glasgow. BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT TO 

 H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES. Plans and Estimates 

 U til kinds of Horticultural Buildings, Pavilions, Summer 



How*, and Heating Apparatus free. Splendid Illustrated 

 Catalogue. 



London Office— 8. Camden Rnarl. W.W. 



\XT RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 



vi vrDtSl dcr ^?^ Hea *ine Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES. 

 ^ AND HOTHOUSES, 



Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 



Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



H E1 i? RY H°PE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 



Aw^h^i ° nS f rVa - toricSj Hothouses, and Hot-water 



T H h JHAMES^ANlTlRON COMPANY, 



•MAn rS^^T n c er ^ t V H • M • War Department, Science 

 feSffi T h K *™" ston > Gold and Silver 



^jirFRnriF^ i 8 ^xT^ don ' l88 3- HOT- WATER 

 HonkSl ^^CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 



« 3S. ; Vr gallon T^Y m 5* W 1 ^ In IS ' 6d - 



S^M&RC: 7 a 1 Seedsmen —CoRRY and 



S^ R m E V Sticks ' Labels, Batnbr^TaTe 



^^m^^j^^ ^ Per sack. Price Sst 

 ^^f2^f!^ i^^ Stre et, London , E.C. 



T'S^J'S S . ILI V CATE MANURE. — A 



£ rLlfX IB ZER 'T A S ^cated Horticultural 



6^ , . l ^ h ^ sult of year 



iT-fikL' 0 ^ m ^nalvsis with every ba^K cwt!! 



CO: t fr D ^^w THE PATENT SILICATE 

 --^-^^ 1888. 



^ 1 fi 5 Si J trnf fi> ™™^tured at our 



duty 



oz. to the 

 6d. 



W •fcC. 1 **. and Seed 



2*-^; to v°°^ ds . X 1 yard 



yards wide 



otter 



9S. Any lengths and widths 

 lers over 5 s. value. Lists and 



or 



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i to W ♦ < r tVv i 0 ^ 1 or country, should 



^ PEL* 7 ^ one of tn T L PRESS ' The paper is 

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PTERIS TREMULA in 



v v thumb-pots, and 20,000 PTERIS CRIS- 

 TATA in thumb-pots at 12s. per dozen boxes of 15 in each. 

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

 H ighway, N. ___ 



DOBBIE'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE.— 

 Ready September 1st ; free on application ; contains full 

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

 Roses, Violas, Phloxes, Strawberries, &c. 



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



Established Over 100 Years. 



CUTHBERT'S BULBS FOR EARLY 

 FORCING, &c. Descriptive priced catalogue now ready. 

 Post free on application. 



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



Southgate, Middlesex. 



RELAGE'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. 

 £1 coll. for outdoor, 1,450 bulbs ; £1 collection for indoor, 340 

 bulbs, &c. 



SA. VAN KONIJNENBURG and Co., 

 • Bulb Growers, NOORDWIJK (HOLLAND). Largest 

 Cultivators of Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Daffodils, Lihums, 

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

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

 carriage oaid. 



By Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, JARDINIERRE, KERBING, 



Quaint SUNDIALS, and other gardenesque objects, m 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 567.) ■ 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Pnce 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. 



Samt . Mpr.r.irr onM Qnwc l.tA.Y Sntton-in-Ashneld, J3IOtl5. 



CANARY GUANO.— The Best in the world 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



CANARY GUANO.— Tins, 6d. and is.; bags 

 —14 lb., 4 s. 6d. ; 28 lb., 7s. 6d. ; 56 lb., 12s. 6d. ; 1 cwt., 



20s. each. If unobtainable locally, order dir ect. ^ 



CANARY GUANO.— Retail of Florists, or 

 sent free (except 6d. tins) on receipt of P.O. Wholesale ot 

 THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd., IPSWICH. 



OWLER 



pest 

 5S.# 



—Effectually and instantly destroys this troublesome 

 without stain or injury to the foliage. In bottles, is., 2s. oa., 

 ios. each. Sold by all Seedsmen.— Corry and Co., 1 

 London, E.C. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 

 AH who wish the best cultural results should try tnem. " 

 terms apply to Wm. Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), I weed v ine- 

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



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, *ith clear hints on 

 their^ successful cultivation, the whole being bound in 

 exquisitely illuminated covers. 



UTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 



DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 ROVA L SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 DELPHINIUMS, PVRETHRUMS and GAILLAR- 

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

 of the best hardy perennials existing. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 

 no Gold and Silver Medals. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Gladioli, Paxmies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Horticultu rists, Lanjrport, Somerset. 



BATH'S CARNATIONS. -NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing full particulars, with 

 Cutural Notes of the best New and Standard Varieties of Car- 

 nations and Pico tees (including Mr. Martin Smith's for 1898), is 

 now ready, and will be sent post-free on apphcaiion. 



R. H. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



BATH'S BULBS.— NEW DESCRIPTIVE 

 CATALOGUE of CHOICE HOME-GROWN BULBS, 

 with full Cultural instructions, is now ready, and will be sent 

 post-free on application. 



R. H. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, W i sbech: 



BATH'S ROSES.— NEW FULL DESCRIP- 

 TIVE CATALOGUE now ready. Post free on appli- 

 cation.— R. H. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



FERNS !— In 2jin. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. xoo; 

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

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Selaginella, 

 and Rhodanthe in 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Campanulas, and 

 Coreopsi% in bloom, 5 in. pots, 8s. doz. ; Ficus, Palms, 

 Dracaenas, Pelargoniums, Asparagus, Roses, and Carnations, 

 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, 

 Tendon Fern Nurseries, Louehboroueh Junction, London, S.W. 



LAXTON'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 largest cultures 



specially for runner plants. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



Important to Mushroom Grower a. 



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. 



HYACINTHS, 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. Silberrad and bow, 

 2 c Savage Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. N ; B *~" 

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

 in this Catalogue. 



OVEL'S YORKSHIRE STRAW- 



BERRIES— Runners, strong, healthy, and well-rooted. 

 Farlv. mid-season, and late. 4s. 6d. per 100 ; sample, 20, is. ; 

 carriage paid for cash. List.-W. Lovel and Son, Strawberry 

 G ardens. Driffield. — . — 



VTtaNTED, GERANIUM CUTTINGS — 



VV Gibbons, Jacobi, Brighton Gem, Queen of Belgium, or 

 anv other good bedding sorts, same colours. Pnce per 100 or 

 1,000 to R. Russell, Manor Nurser y, Weston-super-Mare* 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 T8SQ, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 other Blight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water. 4 to x6 ounces 

 2 a Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House Trees m 

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

 paraffin is used, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 Supersede it. Foxes is., 3s., and ios. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

 Price s Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. 



F~~""~0~R M I C A C I D E , Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

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

 and 45.— Full particulars from CoRRY and Co., Ltd., 16 Finsbury 

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

 Florists. 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant sent on 

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free.— 



VSm T reds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leeds. 



