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 nARR'S BEAUTIFUL 



K DAFFODILS. j , 



" That come before the swallow dares, and take 

 1 e a nds of March with beauty.' 



ruRR'S Illustrated DAFFODIL Catalogue, 



) Ittinsa Descriptive List of all the best Daffodils, 

 •/ v*^*: hints on culture. Free on a^hcation 



DARR S Illustrated BULB CATALOGUE, 



D y describes the best Bulbs and Tubers for forcing and 

 anting. Free on application. 



ARR and SONS, 12 & 13, King Street, 



COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



/GREENHOUSES FOR THE MILLION. 



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ALFRED PEEL and SON, 

 . KTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GRE 



Established 20 years. 



f WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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

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

 f» D«pt., Royal Hort. Soc., Roval Botanic Soc., Parks and 



K Foldings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

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

 Tdsfrsph— Hortulanus, London. Telephone No. 8,728. 



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fwiNO'S MILDEW COMPOSITION— 



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£ ^ Jr°Vi s - Sold b V a11 Seedsmen.— Corry and 

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S T ?iV^ BERRIES ! STRAWBERRIES ! ! 



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E °^Sf^ SPECIA L PLANT FERTI 



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50WS Ltu. /t >juuuii-ni'AsnneiQ. n ous. 



rSSlffS^ l£g*i*f D f MANURES 



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aonhr 11/ *~"» luzcc 10 iour feet. 



Sif2 CABBAGE PLANTS^ 



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KENT, THE GARDEN OP ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUNYARD and Co.. Merchant Nursery- 

 men, Pomologists, &c, beg to say the following CATALOGUES 

 are now ready : Illustrated Fruit Catalogue, for 6 stamps ; 

 others post free, viz., Rose Catalogue, Price List of Fruit Trees, 

 General Nursery Catalogue, Strawberry List (cultural), Market 

 Growers' Fruit List. — The Royal Nurseries, Maidstone. 



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

 50, is. ; 100, is. od. ; 500, 7s.; 1000, 12s. Colchicums 

 will flower continuously without earth or water, immense bulbs, 

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

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

 roots, 2S. 6d. eacn, worth 7s. 6d. All carriage paid. W. II. 

 Hudson, F.R.H.S., bulb importer, Kilbnrn, 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. 



ALMAISON CARNATIONS, in 4-inch 



pots. Grand stuff. Absolutely free from disease. 9s. per 

 doz. ; picked plants 12s. per doz. — A. J. A. Bruce, The 

 Nurseries, Edge Lane, Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 



AXTON'S STRAWBERRIES.— If you 



wish for the best, write for our new Illustrated Catalogue 

 with descriptions of Laxton's new Fiilbasket, Mentmore, 

 Monarch, Leader, and Royal Sovereign, the largest cultures 

 specially for runner plants. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



YACINTHS, 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. Silbkrrad and Son, 

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

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

 in this Catalogue. . 



"UTBUSH'S CARNATIONS. 



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NEW CATALOGUE including several 

 Sterling Novelties, now ready, which may be had post 

 free upon application. 



M. CUTHBUSH AND SON, Carnation 



Specialists, Nurserymen, Bulb and Seed Merchants, &c. 

 Highgate Nurseries, London, N. ; and Barnet, Herts. 



ADY NINA BALFOUR CARNATION. 



1— 4 Grand, strong, clean layers of this best of all Pink Carna- 

 tions, from plants never been under glass, 10s. per dozen. 

 17s. 6d. for 25, 32s. 6d. for 50, 60s. per 100. Sample plant and 

 bloom, is., free. Cash with order. 



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DERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 

 ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c , White Spar Gravel 

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



Derbyshire . 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CAR- 

 NATIONS ! The new Border Carnations, raised by 

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

 now ready. Finest Carnation seed, is. 6d. and 2s. od. psr 



packet. Catalogues free from 



Jas. Douglas, Edenside, Great Bookham. 



By Appointment to H E H. the Prince 



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PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 

 adapted to LAKES, STREAMS, and CASCADES, 

 ALPINERIES, FERNERIES, and WINTER GARDENS, 

 as executed in our inimitable naturalistic style at hundreds o 

 places about the kingdom, including at Sandnngham, ana 

 Battersea and St. James's Parks. . 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 12 stamps. 

 Pulham and Son, 50, Finsbury Square, E.C, and Broxbourne 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See page 647.) 



CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



V^ANARY GUANO.— The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be u sed by a lady . 



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

 -14 lb., 4s. 6d. 5 28 lb., 7 s. 6d. : 56 lb., 12s. 6d. ; 1 cwu, 



2 os. each. If unobtainable locally, order direct. 



CANARY GUANO.— Retail of Flonstt, or 

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

 THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd., IPSWICH . 



FO R M ICACIDE, Ant Destroyer. 

 Thoroughly destroys all Ants and Insects in Greenhouses, 

 and other places troubled with Ants. Sold in bottles, 

 and 4 s.-Full particulars from Corky and Co., Ltd.^i^^> 

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

 Florists. 



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Watson 



ME R I CAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 



Orchids, Palm S~ds, ^Jt^ 

 m and Scull, qo, Lower 1 names btre^ ^ IKiU 



SUTTON'S BULBS FOR WINTER 

 FLOWERING. 

 Sutton's Collections of Hyacinths, Narcissi, Tulips, 

 Crocuses, Jonquils, Scillas, for forcing, at 10s. 6d., 21s., 

 31s. 6d. t and 42s., car riage free. 



SUTTON'S BULBS FOR WINTER 

 FLOWERING. 

 Henry A. Lee, Esq., Rathgar, says : " The Narcissi, 

 Tulips and Hyacinths have been greatly admired. I 

 have had a display of beautiful flowers from before 

 Christmas until now ( February 23). 



SUTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 P/KONIES for flowering ml year. Kelway's lovely 

 Paeonies, sweetly scented, and in the mon delicate tints; the 

 Fashionable Flower, and the noblest of hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennial plants. 



The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Peonies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

 thrums, and all the l>est Hardy Perennial I border Plants. 115 Gold 

 and Silver Medals. Catalogue (" Kelway's Manual of Horticul- 

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 Kklwav and Son, L a ngport, Somite L 



QAUTION. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON 

 Beg to request their friends, Id order to avoid mistakes, 

 to address all communi< ations to them in full, 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON, 



As there are other firms of a similar name in OVKRVBBN 



with whom they are in no way connected. 

 ESTABLISHED 183s. 



BATH'S CARNATIONS.— NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing full i>articulars, 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, anil will I* 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: 



BATH'S ROSES.— NEW FULL DESCRIP- 

 TIVE CATALOGUE now ready. Post free on appli- 

 cation.— R. 11. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



FERNS !— In in. pots, 25 sorts, ias 100; 

 in 48's, 10 best selling 6s. dox. ; seedlings, 6t. 100 ; 

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aral ias, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Selaginella, 

 snd Solanums, in 48'*, 6s. dox. ; Marguerites, Chrysanthemums, 

 Erica gracilis, Solanums, 5 in. pots, as. dox. ; Ficus, Palms, 

 Dracaenas, Bouvardias, Asparagus, Koses ? and Carnations, 

 in bloom, 48s, xas* dox.; A. cuneatum, 48s, value in fronds, 

 6s. and 8s. dox.; for potting on, bushy, 16s. and so*, 

 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List free.— I. Smith, 

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



Important to Kaiaroom Growers. 



CUTHBERTS SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most prodoctiva. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel. 5s. 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797^ 



CARNATIONS. -Surplus Layer-. strong 

 and healthy. Duchess of Fife, Mrs. A. Tate, Harlequin, 

 V. Pike, Mrs. R. Hole, Terra Cotta, Ketton Rose, as. 64. per 



dox.; Malmai ,n Blush, 3*. m* P« r fre< - C*** 1 Wllh 



order 



Lam bey Cottsfs, Stdcop, Kent. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 1859, for Red Spider, MiJdew. Thripa, Green Fly, and 

 other Blight, f ounces to the gallon of Soft water 4 to 16 ounces 

 u a Winter Dressins for Vines and Orchard Hoose Trees, in 

 lather from cake for American Blight, and . , . 



parimn is used, has outlived many preparations Intended 



supersede it. rkjt et IS., 3»>t Ic *' 



ISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



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

 Prick's Patent Cakdlk Compawt (Limitxd), London. 



TOBACCO POWDER — Corry's, Fowler's, 

 or Pooiey's. Introduced x&66, and manufactured at our 

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

 increased site, is., as. 6d., 5*. each. Tobacco Juice, 4 « ox. to the 



rail. In bottles, 1 pint, is. ; 1 ouart, xs.9d.ii gall., as. 6d. ; 



1 gall., 4^., including bottles.-CoRRT and Co., Ltd., Finsbury 

 Street, London ; and all Seedsmen and Florists. 



ORCHIDS of every description from xs. 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant sent 

 approbation. Correspondence "invited. New Catalogue tree 



The Lsi£>s Orchid Co., R^undhay, Leeds, 



