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B ARR'S AUTUMN FLOWERS. 

 Send for Descriptive List of Barr s beautiful and 

 specks of Autumn and Winter-flowering Crocuses, Beautiful 

 Meadow Saffrons, White Flower of the West Wind, Yellow Lily 

 of the Field, Autumn-flowering Scillas and Snow flakes. 

 Cyclamen, &c. 



Plant above during July and August to flower this autumn. 



BARR and SONS, 12, KINO STREET, 

 COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



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ALFRED PEEL and SON, 



HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN, LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



T WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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



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

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 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Boilers. 48 .Ferns haw Road j 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

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VJ RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 



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Manure, the result tfW^S* Silicated Horticultural 



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and Birds, a^Tseedt fcnSX, 8 "!* Mtl Bl <*»« from 

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from stock. oJriigS^. 9S. An V '^gths and widths 

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 will be sent pott free : Illustrated Seed List for 189I. First- 

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 Trees. Strawberry List (cultural ) ; Market (,r wers Fruit List. 



l*he Royal Nurseries Maidstone. 



CUTTON'S EARLY HYACINTHS and 



*J NARCISSI for Flowering at Christmas. 



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

 50. is. ; ioD f is. od.; 500, 7s, ; loco, i«. Colchicums 

 will flower continuously * .thout earth or water, immense bulbs, 

 }, is. 6d. ; 6, 2S. 6d. Amaryllis Halladonna— plant this charm- 

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 roots, as. 6d. each, worth j%. 6d. AH carriage paid. W. 



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DIONiEA MUSCIPULA (VENUS FLY 

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 Illustrated Catalogues of Stove and Greenhouse, and other new 

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



50,000 



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BOBBIE'S AUTUMN CATALOGUE. 

 ( Ready September 1st ; free on application ; contains full 



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

 Roses, Violas, Phloxes, Strawberries, Sec* 



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. Cothbkrt. Importers of New and Rare Bulbs, 



Southgate, Middlesex. 



LAXTON'S STRAWBERRIES.— If you 

 wish for the best, write for our new Illustrated Catalogue 

 with descriptions of Laxton's new Fill basket, Mentmore, 

 Monarch, Leader, and Royal Sovereign, the largest cultures 



specially for runner plants. 



Laxtom Brothers, Bedford. 



Important to Mushroom Growsrs. 



CUTHBERT S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel. 5s. 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CAR- 

 u NATIONS! The rew Border Carnations, raised by 

 Martin R. Smith, Esq- are fully described in new Catalogue, 

 now ready. Finest Carnation seed, is. 6d. and as. od. per 

 packet. Catalogues free from 



Jas. Dowlas, Edenskje, Great Bookham. 



Bj Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 

 of Wales. 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 



A adapted to LAKES, STREAMS, and CASCADES, 

 ALPINERIES, FERNERIES, and WINTER GARDEN'S, 

 as executed in our inimitable naturalistic style at # hundreds of 



S laces about the kingdom, including at Sandringham, and 

 iattersea and St. James's Parks. 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

 Pulham and Son. to. Finsburv Sauare. E.C., and Broxbourne. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 . &c* (Seepage 583.) 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Pnce is. 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



MEGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 

 e fj . LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

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

 Saml. Meggitt and somq T.tA.Y Sutton-in-Ashneld. Notts. 



CANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



CANARY GUANO. — Tins, 6d. and is. 

 —14 lb., 4s. 6d. ; 28 lb., 7s. 6a*. ; 56 lb., 12s. 6d. 



20s. each. If unobtainable locally, order direct. 



bags 



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CANARY GUANO.— Retail of Florists, or 

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

 THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd ., IPSWICH. 



Th o »«soi^s^ E s 



f for VINES and PIJVNTS. Result of long practical ex- 

 perience. Used by all successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 J. George, 14, Redgrave Road, Putney; Channel Islands, Mr. 

 Parsons, Guernsey. Sole Makers, \V m. Thomson ^and bONS 

 (Ltd.), Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on application. 



UTTON'S EARLY 



HYACINTHS. 

 Single White from is. 6d. per dozen 

 Single Blue at is. 6d. per dozen. 



ROMAN 



SUTTON'S EARLY NARCISSI. 

 Paper White at is. per dozen. 

 Double Roman at is per dozen. 



SUTTON'S EARLY HYACINTHS and 

 NARCISSI. 



Mr. F. W. Salmon, gardener to J. D. Sims, Esq., 

 says :— " The Bulbs I received from you in the autumn 

 are doing splendidly. I have had a good supply of 

 Roman Hyacinths and Paper White Narcissi since the 

 middle of December, and now I have a fine show of 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, and Narcissi. (Feb. 9)." 



SUTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 DELPHINIUMS, PYRETHRUMS and GAIL LAR- 

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

 of the best hardy perennials existing. 



Kelway and Son, Langport, Somerset. 

 110 Gold and Silver Medals. 



£AUTION. ' 

 A NT. ROOZEN and SON 



Beg to request their friends, in order to avoid mistake;, 

 to address all communications to them in full, 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON, 



As there are other firms of a similar name in OVERVEEN 



with whom they are in no way connected. 



ESTABLISHED 1832. 



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KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Gladioli, Paeonies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



BATH'S CARNATIONS.— NEW CARNA- 

 TION* CATALOGUE, containing full particulars, with 

 Cultural Notes of the best New and Standard Varieties of Car 

 nations and Picotees (including Mr. Martin Smith's for 189$), is 

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



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, Wisbech: 



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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 2$ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

 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 >n. pots, 8s. doz. ; Reus, Palms, 

 Dracaenas, Pelargoniums, Asparagus, Roses, and Carnations, 

 in bloom, 48's, 12s. doz. ; A. cuneatum, 48's, value in fronds, 

 and 8s. doz.; for pottine on, bushy, 16s. and 20s. 



Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List free.— J.Smith, 

 Inn Fern Nurseries, Loughborough Junction, London, S.W, 



6s. 

 100 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, 

 LILIES, &c.-C. G. VAN TU BERGEN, Junr., 

 Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale catalogue now ready, and may 

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

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

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

 in this Catalogue . 



LOVEL' S YORKSHIRE STRAW- 

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

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

 triage paid for cash. List.— W. Lovel and Son, Strawberry 

 Garden s. Driffield. 



tttanTED, GERANIUM CUTTINGS.— 



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

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

 1,000 to R. Russell, Mano r Nursery, Weston-super-Mare. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 1859, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 other Blight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 ounces 

 «« 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 tc 

 sopdsedeit. Boxes i s., 3s., and 10s. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

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



ORCHIDS of every description from 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant f~ 

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue 



tV. Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leeds, 



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