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B E AUTIFUL 



DAFFODILS. 

 ' That come before the swallow dare?, and take 

 The winds of March with beauty." 



HARDY 



B ARR'S Illustrated DAFFODIL Catalogue, 

 contains a Descriptive List of all the best Daffodils, 

 and many useful hints on culture. Free on application. 



O ARR'S Illustrated BULB CATALOGUE, 



D fully describes the best Bujbs and Tubers for forcing and 

 out-door planting. Free on application. 



BARR and SONS, 12 & 13, King Street, 

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QREENHOUSES FOR THE 



MILLION. 



Complete tor 50s. Fourteen Prize Medals awarded . Quality 

 sure test of cheapness. Beware of worthless imitations. Send 

 for Catalogue (free) to the original Inventors of Portable 

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ALFRED PEEL and SON, 

 HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN, LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



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T WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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

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 Public Buildings. Patentees of tne Duplex Upright Tubular 

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

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"r^HEggLg^g^rj,^^ ^ Blackfriars. S.E. 



PARNATTONS^-New Carnation Catalogue 



VqJ OW re ? d y* A11 the fin est Show snd Border varieties. 

 «° apot or ether disease in this high and dry locality. 



r . Charles Phillips, 



_j» rration and Auricula Specialist, Bracknell, Berks. 



F JvTu r ant to see ear] y lowering CHRY- 



ivrn i . 1UMS ' come to Earlswood before the frost ! 

 mf~£Z? see novelties frcm everywhere in the pink of 



C A ?f^ for CAR- 



Martin R q^mT t? The rew Border Carnations, raised by 

 >ow Ldv r- h ' Esq A *** full y described in new Catalogue, 



*** Lt^^g^ IS ' 6d ' ^ 2S ' 



J^PgggL AS, Edenside, Great Bookham. 



EO^m^ on Horticulture. 



- if, *3SL ARD and c °m Maidstone, have 



* FRUIT PA?MnH ED REFERENCE COPIES of 

 ' lecturers! CATAL0GU E, which they place at the disposal 



R°5?J ROSES!! -Hybrid Perpetuals, 



8**, and' tn?; ♦ pIants T ever offe red. Extra strong, well- 

 l^lXs ^l V^'' Hybrid P«T>etuals f 6s. per doz. ; 



Paid t<> ? lc f per 100 or 1 » 000 on application. 



^iogueTfree. * St railwa y stat *°n for cash with order. 



p Henry Norton, 



gggJSrow cr. Lonth, Lincolnshire. ' 



T ^S? ? R 1 ^^STRAWBERRIES ! ! 



for imm^,^L ng 4 ^, aneties > » strong runners and in pots. 

 !^ardSm,th and Co., Worcester. 



EE'S 



vt? LY CABBAGE PLANTS ; 



E?i UndTl; "tonally scarce ; nice plants (now 



plants \ t m *** W of l >*°°'> ^w strong, 

 ^^^^y^l^ll^^r^ 1 l ' oco ■» follows: 

 *J White P.rrxc'on 3 a V Scolc J? Kale ■»* Sprouting Broccoli, 

 * ****ick CT ^i £ l on Rail for cash. 



H' ■ * ed T , and 1 Pla ^ Grower, &o, RiverforJ 

 «c j»e, Biggleswade, Beds. 



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KENT, THE GARDEN OF 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 Tree*' 

 General Nursery Catalogue, Strawberry List (cultural), Market 

 Growers Fruit List.— The Royal Nurseries. Maidstone. 



T ENT LILIES (Sgl Daffs.).-Plant early. 



-L# 50, is.; 100, is. gd.; 500, 7 s. ; 1000, 12s. Colchicums 

 will flower continuously without earth or water, immense bulbs 

 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. 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. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 



James Cypher, Exotic Nurseries, Cheltenham. 



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MALMAISON CARNATIONS, in 4-inch 

 p^>ts. Grand stuff. Absolutely free from disease. 9s. per 

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

 Nurseries, Edge Lane, Chorl to n-cum- Hardy, Manchester. 



AXTON S STRAWBERRIES.— If you 



wish for the best, write for our new Illustrated Catalogue 

 ith descriptions of Laxton's new Fillbasket, Mentmore, 

 Monarch, Leader, and Royal Sovereign, the largest cultures 

 specially for runner plants. 



Laxton Brothers, Bedford. 



ERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 



ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c , White Spar Gravel 

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



Derbyshire. 



TR Y HARDY TREES 

 from Chalk Hills, 400 feet high. 

 FRUIT TREES — Largest stock in the county, transplanted, 

 vigorous, true to name, and free from American Blight. 



FOREST and ORNAMENTAL TREES, CONIFERS, 

 ROSES, &c. New and Rare Hardy Trcres and Shrubs, &c. 



See Planters' Guide and Tree Catalogue (56 pages), post free. 

 Rail carriage paid (up to 65 mile ) on Fruit and R)se Trees value 

 £1 and upwards. 



Edwin Hillier and Son, 

 Nurserymen, Landscapists, and Contractors, Winchester. 



CARNATIONS and PICOTEES. — Now 

 ' Ready. Strong healthv plants, first-class exhibition 

 varieties, 10s. 6d. per dozen pairs. — Send for lists, post free, to 

 F. W. Goodfellow, Walsingham, Walsall, Staffs. 



EACHES and NECTARINES may be 



produced in quantity, and of high quality, in the Southern 

 Counties by planting the right varieties in the open as Standard*. 

 A few suitable trees may be had. Grand stock of Dwarf and 

 Standard- trained trees, well rooted and well ripened. Ccrdon 

 apples and pears. {.Well-spurred fruiting treees, 4 to 6 feet. 

 Lists had.— Will Tavler, Hampton, Middlesex, 



PRINGTHORPE TUBES.— Orders 



promptly attended to. — Apply — 

 G. Springthorpe, West Leigh Nursery, Leicester. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (Seepage 678.) 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E . 



By Appointment to H.B.fi. the Prince 



of Wales. _ «_ _ _ 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 

 adapted to LAKES, STREAMS, and CASCADES, 

 ALPINER1ES, FERNERIES, and WINTER GARDENS, 

 as executed in our inimitable naturalistic style at hundreds 0 

 places about the kingdom, including at Sandnngham, and 



Battersea and St. James's Parks. # 



Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for^i2 stamps. 



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



CANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world. 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lady, 



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

 -14 lb., 4 s. 6d. ; 28 lb., p. 6d. ; 56 Jb., 12s. 6d. ; 1 cwt., 



20s. each. If unobtainable locally, order direct 



T^ANARY GUANO.-Retail of Florists, or 



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

 THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd., IPSWICH. 



"AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 



±\ Orchids, Palm Seeds, Lily of the Valley, 

 Watson and Scull, go. Lower T jiame^Stfgt^^ 



WORKMEN'S COMPENSATIONS under 

 the new Act. r^rr-c cvrpr OYER'S 



POLICIES to cover THE WHOLE OF THE EMPLOYE 



EXCEEDINGLY HEAVY LIABILU*. 



^C?DE^T^SURANCE COMPANY 



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EAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR SPRING 



BEDDING. 



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UTTON'S INIMITABLE BEDDING 



^ m HYACINTHS (Single). 



a Special varieties in distinct shades of colour to flower 

 simultaneously. Sutton's Inimitable Scarlet, Pink 

 Light blu-, Dark Blue, Pure White, Tinted White! 

 Each per dozen, 4s. ; per ico, 2SS. 



SUTTON'S INIMITABLE BEDDING 

 TULIPS (Single). 

 Sutton's Irimitab'e White, Yellow, Crimson, Scarlet, 

 Rose and White, Purple, Lilac. Each per dozen 2s. ; 

 per 100 , 10s. 6d. 



SUTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS. THE 

 ROYAL SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PEONIES for flowering next year. Kel way's lovely 

 Pae^nies, sweetly scented, and in ihe mo* t delicate tints; the 

 Fashionable Flower, and the n . blest of hardy herbaceous per- 

 ennial plants. 



The Rovai. Horticulturists, Langtx.rt, Somerset* 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Peonies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

 thrums, and all the best Hardy Perennial Border Plants. 115 Gold 

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

 ture ") free to customers, One Shilling to others. 



KblwaV and Son, 1 ,angport, Somerset. 

 £AUTION. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON 

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



j j t * m • ■ _ • /"If 



As there 



w » " _ w ~ ~ — - — — -r — — — 



to address all communications to them in full, 



ANT. ROOZKN and SON, 

 I are other firms of a similar name in OVER VEEN 

 with whom they are in no way connected. 



BATH'S CARNATIONS. — NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing ful i»articiilars, with 

 Cultural Nctes 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 application. 



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



BATH'S BULBS. -NEW DESCRIPTIVE 

 CATALOGUE of CHOICE HOME-GROWN BULBS, 

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

 post-iree 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. H. Bath, Ltd., The Floral Farms, Wisbech. 



FERNS !— In 2$ in. pots, 25 sorts, 12s. 100; 

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

 Grevilleas, Cy penis, Aralias, Fuchsias, Geraniums, Selaginella, 

 and Solanums, in 48's, 6s. doz. ; Marguerites, Chrysanthemums, 

 Elka gracilis, Solanum*, sin. pots, OS. doz. ; Ficus, Palms, 

 Dracaenas, Bouvardias, A>^ra^us, Roses^ and Carnations, 

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



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

 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. L4stfree.--J.SM 

 Tendon Fern Nurseries, Loughborough Junction, London, 5 



Important to Masaroom Growers. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel. 5*. ^ 



R snd G. Cuthbrrt, Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 



Southg ate,N. Es tablishgdt7g 7* 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 ,859, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, ^ " A 



Greea 



x6 ounces 



?. W WT?W J^uttZTi* Ord^aous. Trees in 

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



is used, has ulived many preparationi Intended to 

 ^riede it. Foye* ts., 3§. t and tos. gU 



ISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



Boxes <5d. and is. from the tra.ir. Wholesale fro in 



Price s Patent Candle CoMFASff (LmiTtD), Lo n don. 



/THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



I for V I N KS and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex- 

 n ^ en ce. Used by all successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 ^ ^r-e 14, Redgrave Road, Putney; Channel Islands Mr. 



Clovepfbrds, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on appbcatioo. 



C"^HRYSANTHEMUMS.-Now is the time 

 to read Drovers Book. Winners of the Centenary Prize, 

 r 25 . Hundreds of Testimonials can be seen at Nurseries, 

 Fareham. Post free is^ 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant sent o 1 

 aDO robadon. Correspondence invited. .New Catalogue free.- 

 The Leeds Orchid Co., Roundhay, 



