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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. 



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1898. 



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ARR'S Illustrated SEED GUIDE. Free. 



For the best Vegetables and most beautiful Flowers. 



B ARR'S AUTUMN FLOWERS. 

 Send for Descriptive List of Barr's beautiful and rare 

 •oecies of Autumn and Winter-flowering Crocuses Beautiful 

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

 of the Field, Autumn-flowering Scillas and Snowflakes, 



Cy p&ve C during July and August to flower this autumn 



BARR and SONS, 12, KING STREET, 

 COVENT G ARDEN, LONDON. 



QREENHOUSES FOR THE MILLION. 



Complete tor 50s. Fourteen Prize Medals awarded. Quality 

 are test of cheapness. Beware of worthless imitations. Ser.d 

 far Catalogue (free) to the original Inventors of Portable 



Greenhouses. ALFRED PREL and SON, 

 HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN, LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



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. 



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

 50, is. ; ioo, is. gd. ; 500, 7s. ; ioco, 12s. Colchicums 



will flower continuously without earch or water, immense bulbs, 

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

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

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

 Hudson, F.R.H.S., bulb importer, Kilburn, London. 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Al ways worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 



Tames Cypher. Exotic Nurseries. Cheltenham. 



J WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 

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

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

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

 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular I iv 

 P i ers. 48, Fernshaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. | J, vM /\J 



Telegraph— Hortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. * 



DION/EA MUSCIPULA (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. 



W RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 

 • Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, 



AND. HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

 ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot-water 

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

 logue. Established 181 8. 



PTERIS TREMULA in 



_ , v 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, Enheld 

 Highway, N. 



Established Over ioo 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. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



a a H * atln * Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science 

 a-'i Art Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 



^"itV, !l rrnm « h 5 n i l8 7*; London, 1883. HOT-WATER 

 t< .II.ERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 nortjcultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 * Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars, S.E. 



HE PATENT SILICATE MANURE.— A 



■ S 5 eci - lht y Cropping Vines, Tomatos, and Peaches, 

 ~ ior Hardening the Wood and Colouring the Fruit. Used 

 •wvears l,y the leading (Rowers. 12s. 6d. per cwt., carriage 



tv/-i?T r c C TiP rpaniDhlet of Particulars. 

 Uinm i SI0R 1 FER TILI2ER.-A Silicated Horticultural 



ol re 1 of vcars ' experience, containing Ammonia 

 J-7»X, Phosphates, 24-25%; Sul.-Potash, tyi~ 7 %%. Full 

 im M . USe> guaranteed anal\ sis with every bag, % cwt., 

 II A Nt't bl^' 2 r carr - Pd.— THE PATENT SILICATE 

 ^!!l ^ LO -» Ltd -» Hemel Hemp stead, Herts. Estab. 1888. 



G A a R ?J N , NETTIN G- - Tanned, Rotless, 



Frost JnH 1 iv e , ather S r 2 of » for Protecting Buds and Blooms from 

 KL52^? d,a Md Sc ? d in the Grou " d « No gardener should 



L WES X £ yard wide ' I 100 X 2 yards 

 hrm ^ocV r X 3 yard ? J Wlde ' 9 s - Any lengths and widths 

 umote fL K na S t paid on orders ov er 5s. value. Lists and 

 ^SmSmUA Po / TER . Melbourne Netting Works, Wol- 

 Pt0n * M^Ver to the Queen and Prince of Wales . 



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 Growers. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. a ' , . 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797- 



£WlNG>s MILDEW COMPOSITION 



3*. ; t*r n «!ul' certaui > a " d safe remedy. In bottles, is. 6d. 

 Cf '-. I-td.rUndon?E!c." ty a " S^^n'-CORRY and 



T^Sg ||T ^ng Houses to Let or Sell, or 



*>* an ri V tn£mln>.\? h ^J n town or country, should 



P*. Pr, j I™* N one of the best mediums for this pur- 

 T^SlulU^72 S - 3* words. One Shilling; three times for 



^** s '* 8 «>d MO Aldersgate Street London. 



Rc HIDsTqRChTds ! i ORCHIDS ! M 



^^'CEREANUM, CHARLES WORTHI I, and 

 J - »• Moo„. lm ° n" /T! 2S ' 6d - to 2,s - Plant. 



'to., Orchid Importers. Rawdon. nea 



KRELAGE'S DUTCH BULBS. 

 CATALOGUE now ready, and may be had free on 

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



.% Special Novelty Supplement. Most advantageous terms. 

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

 bulbs, &c, 



T OVEL'S YORKSHIRE STRAVS^ 



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

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

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



Gardens, Driffield. — 



By Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



B- ALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, JARDINIERRE, KERBING, 



Quaint SUNDIALS, and other gardenesque object^ ir. 1 hara 

 durable TERRA COTTA, of various colours. # Uurabtiity 

 guaranteed. Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspec uonfor 

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

 may be seen at our London Showroom. tag^^V^ 

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



Illustrated Price List of Vas es free on application. 



INLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED 



&c. (Seepage 600.) 



SUCCESSFUL GARDEN ING 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



CLAY'S 



BONES, 



Price is. 



Series. 



•'Vat 



pOWLER 



'Porters, Rawdon, n<?ar Leeds. 



Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 2/6 



«. &c. Cocoa Fibre, i/i per sack. Price List 

 •ower Thames Street. London, E.C. 



MEGGITT'S SPECIAL PLANT FERTI- 

 LISERS. Garden, Lawn, Floral. 

 Sold in is. tins ; 7, U, 28, and 5° bags. of al =«f % en * 

 Saml. Meggitt and Sons Ltd.), Sutton-m-Ashneld^Motts. 



CANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world. 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady. 



~Kffecuuliy a nd ; , , ? DESTROYER. 



^ « to the f"r y deStr T 0y * this awesome pest 



^*>««> EX. y *" Seedsmen.— Co 



Ea tihg 



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

 -14 lb., 4s. 6d. ; 28 lb., «. 6d. ; S 61b., m. «d. , 1 cwt., 



aos. each. If unobtainable locally, order direct. 



PANARY GUANO.-Retail of Florists, or 



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

 THE C HEMICAL UNION, Ltp., I PgWRjb 



O R M ICACIDE, Ant Destroyer 



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A«wood?r^ RATU S.— Catalogu 



f^ert, Va' v „ v: J^-A'tp™- Joints. Over a mill! 



nsects 



and Other places troublea wun Anus. c-insburv 

 and 4S.-FUII particulars from Corky 



Street, London, E.C. | and to be obtained from all beeasmenan 

 Florists. 



-W ** Medals 

 Attwood, Stourbrid 



Write 



SUTTON'S FINE LAWN GRASSES FOR 

 AUTUMN SOWING. To obtain a bright green 

 grassy turf next spring, suitable seeds should be sown 

 immediately rain comes. A top dressing of SUTTON'S 

 A 1 LAWN MANURE applied at the same time will 

 ensure a rapid growth of the grass seed. 



SUTTON'S FINE LAWN GRASS SEED. 

 ' •' Price, per callon, 3s. 6d. ; per bushel, 25s. 



UTTON'S A 1 LAWN MANURE.— Tins, 



is., 2s. 6d., and 4s. 6d. Kegs of 28 lbs., 10s. 6d. 



BEAUTIFUL LAWNS-HOW TO MAKE 

 . AND KEEP THEM. See Sutton's Pamphlet on 

 Lawns. Price is., post free; gratis to customers. 



UTTON'S SEEDS GENUINE ONLY 



DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 



QUE EN'S S EED SMEN, READING. 



OW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



DELPHINIUMS, PYRETHRUMS and GAILLAR- 

 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. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Gladioli, Paconies, Delphiniums, Pyre- 

 thrums, Gaillardias, and all Hardy Herbaceous Perennials. 



The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



ATH'S CARNATIONS.— NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing full reticulars, with 

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

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

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



R. H. Hath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbec h, 



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 isbech: 



ATH'S ROSES.-NEW FULL DESCRIP- 



T1VE CATALOGUE now ready. Post free on appU- 

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



T7 ERNS I— In 2 J in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 



best sellinc:, 6s. doz. ; seedlings 



Rhodanthe 



G -reopsi 



Ficus, Palms, 



uim** Pelargoniums, Asparagus, Roses, ancl tarnations, 

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

 6s. and 8s. doz.; for potting on, bushy, 16s. and 20s. 



ked free. Cash. Trade prices. List free.— J. 5m ith, 



ioo 



Fern Nurseries, Loughborough 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, 

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



Haarlem, Holland. Wholesale catalogue now ready, and may 

 be had free on application to— Messrs. R. Sm-BKRRAD and boK, 

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

 Many new, rare, and interesting plant, and bmU will be found 

 in this Catalogue. 



ULBS.— "The Very Best" Imported 



Dutch and Home-grown. The cheapest for quality ; 

 numerous medals and prizes awarded us Illustrated Des- 

 criptive List (ready soon) free.-CoLLiNS Brothers and C o., 

 P.nlb Growers, 39, Waterloo Road, London, b.fc. 



CARNATIONS. — Surplus Layers; extra 

 strong. Malmaison Blush, U. Pike, f Germania, 4*. 6d. 

 per doz , carriage paid, cash with order. Pink Albino, 3s. 6d. 



V* 1 Wii.coN^Lamor bcy Cotuge, Sidcup, Kent. 



7MSHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 



tj t8 S 9, for Red Spider, Mildew Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 o^her Blight, , ounces to the gallon of sofr water, 4 to 16 ounce. 

 21 1 Winter Dressing for Vines and Orchard House Trees m 

 Uther torn cake for American Blight, and at an emulsion when 

 So is used, has outlived many preparation! Intended to 



£perse de it. Boxes 18., y. IoS - M ' 



ISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



Box« 6d. and is. from the trade. Wholesale from 

 „ DtTvuT rAiim.t Tompant (I-.iMiTpr>), London. 



^TOBACCO POWDER-Corry's, Fowler's, 



1 



■ luuw mi n- . f manufactured 



Shad 'iTiames, S.E. Free of duty. Tim; of 

 £^^«.;Sf6d. f 5-s. -ch. Tobacco J*** ox tothe 

 SI. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ! i quart, is. gd. ,\ * gall., 

 f gall., 4t»« including bottles -CoRRV and Co., Ltd., Finsbury 

 St reet, London ; and all SeeoWn^r^onsts. 



^T^HOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



1 for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Poods and Sumulants. 

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



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

 j,nfa. Clovenfords. Galashiels, N.B. S old by most seedsmen. 



ORCHIDS of every description from xs. 

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

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free.— 

 rSm Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, Leeds. 



