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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS. COLLECTORS, AND 



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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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1898. 



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B~ ARR'S BEAUTIFUL HARDY 

 DAFFODILS. 

 M That come before the swallow dares, and take 

 The winds of March with beauty." 



B ARR'S Illustrated DAFFODIL Catalogue 

 contains a Descriptive List of all the best Daffodils, 

 and manv useful hints on culture. Free on application. 



DARK'S Illustrated BULB CATALOGUE 



Jj fully describes the best Bulbs and Tubers for forcing and 

 out-door planting. Free on application. 



BARR and SONS, 12 & 13, King Street, 

 COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. 



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 

 Greenhouses. 



ALFRED PEEL and SON, 

 HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN, LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



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 

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

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



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. 



EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 



free. Attwood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, 1803. Write 

 to inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



U ENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 



* 1 ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot-water 

 Apparatus ; plans and estimates on application. Ssnd f jr Cata- 

 logue. Established 181 8. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



a a H T ^ atlng En & ineer s to H.M. War Department, Science 

 t?i m V^ pa r tment » South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 

 ?f^TftTSr ngham ' t8 7 2 > ^don, 1883. HOT-WATER 

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 «• Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars, S.E. 



CUNDRIES^Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 2/6 



orwTJc 100 ' Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. Price List 

 "l^^^j aTL 90, Lowe r Thames Street, London, E.C. 



T H Q E PATENT SILICATE MANURE.— A 



and tJu tC T n y for , Cr °PPing Vines, Tomatos, and Peaches, 

 ^ r H ln , g ^ e Wood and Colouring the Fruit. Used 

 laid \v3L r leadu !5 Growers. 12s. 6d. per cwt., carriage 



KXrl i Q e TA°i pa ^ h,et of Particulars. 

 tt!^lir^iJE RTILIZER *- A - A Silicated Horticultural 

 h«y' pL u 1 0f years ' experience, containing Ammonia 



S^niforutS V* **~*aXl Sul. -Potash, 6^-7^%- Full 

 ^tions for use, and guaranteed anal vsis with every bag, % cwt 



MANURF rn» 2 f*'' ^ pd.— THE PATENT SILICAT 

 Jl^^^ Hempstead, Herts. Estab. 1888. 



C\* N ^TlON^Z^r Carnation Catalogue 



N o Sno 1 S y Ir AU ^ finest Show and Border varieties. 

 Pot or other disease m this high and dry locality. 



Carrnt; rt « j a Char LES Ph ILL IPS, 



- o ^j 101 ^"^^ Bracknell, Berks. 



r E 0 nn pT P&V 1 ?!^*^* 9 ™ on Horticulture. 



1 1 f,5 7x5££ RD and Co., Maidstone, have 



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ROSES! ROSES!! 



* c - B ^t plants 



- Hybrid Perpetuals 



ever offered. Extra strong, well 



EE'S 



p ftC4 n Henry Norton, 

 *^G*ower, Louth, Lincolnshire. 



(il^ntwn RLY 9 AB BAGE PLANTS; 



C^w^X-^ ; r ry fi:e plants , 



a " • . V-: ^ f l 7 ; 6d - J Uttooa. best early and 



J 1 Applied at nVr; fe ^„ s trong, spiing-sowa plants, 



f,.^ : .lW* rVu IS"*** foliow s : Cabbage and Savoys, 

 , --^.:n^ a ^^7^ Broccoli, 'at 4*. ! White 

 S?* 0 ^! at : ios ; , c hed ^ng. two, three, and four years, 



r on gl at"- : ' 5? **• P er ^ooo; Privet, ditto, 

 at 7S.6d° i£r B , J and IOS - P er ioo ; Ditto, ova! 

 7 xos., a ndi2s. 6d. per xjo ; allon Rail 



K ^S^SS^JS^^ ^ - Riverford 



KENT, THE GARDEN OF ENGLAND. 

 —GEORGE BUNYARD and Co.. Merchant Nursery, 

 men, Penologists, &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. 



ILIUM RUBELLUM. -Japanese New 



Krameri variety ; dwarfer and flowers more freely than 

 Kramtri ; created immense attention at last great Temple Show. 

 Fine Eulbs imported direct, true, 3, 2s. 6d.; 6, 4s. 6d. ; 12, 

 7s. 6d. Carriage I paid. Greatest acquisition fjr many years. 



Buy direct from W. H. Hudson, F.R.H.S., Direct Japanese 



Importer, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S BULB CATALOGUE has 

 been posted to all past customers ; copy sent free to all 

 applicants ; Prices, Rock Bottom ; quality, The Best. Cultural 

 Hints — write to-day for a copy. — Hudson's, wholesale bulb 

 importers, 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. 



MALMAISON 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. 



DERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 

 ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c , White Spar Gravel 

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

 Derbyshire. 



R 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 Trees and Shrubs, &c. 



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

 Rail carriage paid (up to 65 mile*) on Fruit and Rose Trees value 

 £2 and upwards. 



Edwin Hillier and Son, 

 Nurserymen, Landscapists, and Contractors, Winchester. 



STRAWBERRIES ! STRAWBERRIES ! ! 

 —All the leading varieties, in strong runners and in pots. 

 Ready for immediate delivery. 

 Descriptive Catalogue on application. 



Richard Smith and Co., Worcester. 



PEACHES and NECTARINES may be 

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

 Ccunties by planting the right varieties in the open as|Standards. 

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

 Standard-trained trees, well rooted and well ripened. 

 CORDON APPLES AND PEARS. Well-spurred fruiting 



trees, 4 to 6 feet Lists had. 



Will Tavler, Hampton, Middlesex. 



Whinham's Industry Goose- 



_ _ „ _ _ _ berry Bushes, three year old. too, to/- ; 

 5,000, for £20. Roses 24A 100. Mint and Sage, 2/- 100. Rasp- 

 berry canes, 3/- 100. Rhubarb 2/6 doz. Narcissus, Pinks, Lily of 

 Valley. 2/6 100. Cash.— Wm. Muckle, 17, North PI., Morpeth. 



50.000 



By Appointment to H.R.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, JARDINIERRE, KERBING, 

 Quaint SUNDIALS, and other gardenesque objects, in 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, &o, 

 may be seen at our London Showroom. Inspection invited. 

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



Illustrated Price List of Vases free on application. 



~~ TUBES.— Orders 



PRINGTHORPE 



promptly attended to. 

 G. Springthorpe, West Leigh 



Apply— . 

 Nursery. Leicester 



f^LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED 



&c. (See page 694.) 

 5 SUCCESSFUL GARDENING 



C.i ay and SON. Stratford, E. 



BONES, 



CLAY 



Price 



CANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world. 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used by 1 



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

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



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



CANARY GUANO.-Retail °* J 1 ^*!^ 

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

 THE CHEMICAL UNK^J^^ 



TURF FOR SALE.— 150000 ready to 



cut 



, J... (s^e u ^MltfriSv^^ in s P lc ' ndid C ° ndi * 

 tion, suitable for Cricket or Tennis Grounds. 

 Apply to H. Benham, Athletic Grounds, 



Balham, S.W, 



Hyde Far 



BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS FOR SPRING 

 BEDDING. 



SUTTON'S INIMITABLE BEDDING 

 HYACINTHS (Single). 

 Special varieties in distinct shades of colour to flower 

 simultaneously. Sutton's Inimitable Scarlet, Pink, 

 Light Blue, Dark Blue, Pure White, Tinted White. 

 Each per dozen, 4s. ; per ico, 28s. 



gUTTON'S 



INIMITABLE BEDDING 



TULIPS (Single). 

 Sutton's Inimitable White, Yellow, Crimson, Scarlet, 

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

 per 100, ios. 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 

 Ponies, sweetly scented, and in the mort delicate tints; the 

 Fashionable Flower, and the noblest of hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennial plants. 



The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset; 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Paeonies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

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

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

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



Kblwat and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



BATH'S CARNATIONS.— NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing full particulars, with 

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



LAXTON'S BUSH FRUITS, STRAW- 

 BERRIES and FRUIT TREES, including the new 

 M Comet " Red and Victoria Black Currants, Loganberry and 

 Cumberland Black Raspberry. Large quantities of fruit trees 

 in all shapes, true to name. Catalogue gratis. 



Laxton Bros., Bedford. 



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

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

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

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

 Erica gracilis, Solanums, 5 in. pots, qs. doz. ; Ficus, Palms, 

 Dracaenas, Bouvardias, Asparagus, ftoses, and Carnations, 

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

 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for pottinff On, bushy, x6s. and 20s. 

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

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



Important to Mushroom Oro 



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, 



Soothgate , N. Established 1707. 



I8HUR8T COMPOUND. — Used since 



1850, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

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

 as 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 to 

 supersede it. Poaes is., 3s., and xos. 6a. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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



Price s Patkn t Cakpuk Compaky (Limited), London. 



REENHOUSES from £3 8s. VINERIES, 



conservatories, well-made frames, painted or glazed, 

 from 21*. ; illustrated price lists free. Maker to H.M. the 

 Oueen and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 



1)0TTER, HAWTHORN, and CO. f 



JT Manufacturers, London Works, Reading. 



(Name Paper £ 



HOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



for VINES and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 

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



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



yards, Clovenfords. Galashiel s, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

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

 anprobauoa. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free.— 

 -A- t.cfds Orchid Co.. Foundhav. Leeds. 



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