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FOR AMATEUR CULTIVATORS, COLLECTORS, AND EXHIBITORS OF PLANTS, FLOWERS. AND FRUITS: 



FOR GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS. FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, AND 

 FOR NATURALISTS. BOTANISTS, BEEKEEPERS. AND LOVERS 



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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1898. 



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n A pD'S BULB CATALOGUE 



I) co^ains a Descriptive List of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 

 fRO'TSES, and all the best Bulbs and Tubers for in or outdoor 

 Lmz. Free on application. 



tYaRR S ILLUSTRATED DAFFODIL 



I) CATALOGUE contains a Descriptive List of all the 

 w[ Daffodils with many useful hints on culture. Free on 



amfication. 



tVaRR and SONS, KING STREET, 



Y) cQVENjlg ARDEN, LONDON. 



^^ENHOUSES FOR THE MILLION. 



Complete for 50s. Fourteen Prize Medals awarded. Quality 



^leS of cheapness, beware of worthless Imitations. Send 

 ST Catalogue (free) to the original Inventors of Portable 



Greenhouses. ALFR£D pE£L and SQNj 



HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN. LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



T WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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

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

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

 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

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

 Tekfraph— 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. 



ux>gtjes Free. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

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

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

 inventor. J. Attwood, Stourbridge. 



HENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 

 ham.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot- water 

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

 .ope. Established 181 8. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



1 Heating Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science 

 M An Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 



?^J5 nnin * nam i l8 Z 2 5 London, 1883. HOT-WATER 

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 nort^tural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

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THE PATENT SILICATE MANURE.— A 



, r S 5 ecialit >" for Cropping Vines, Tomatos, and Peaches, 

 m tor Hardening the Wdod and Colouring the Fruit. Used 

 WJtarsbvthe leading Growers, us. 6d. per cwt.. carriage 



i vnl » n £ c .l or pamphlet of particulars 



EaCELSIOR FERTILIZER. — A Silicated Horticultural 

 J5' ^ ^f' 1 of years' experience, containing Ammonia 

 J™*, Phosphates, 24-25%; Sul.-Pota.sh, 6%— 7 %%. Full 

 «^raons lor use, and guaranteed analvsis with every bag, % cwt., 



fifiTir^ V s carr « PJ.-THE PATENT SI LICATE 

 jwuiu. CO., LTD.^ Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Estab. 1888. 



CUNDRIES.-Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, 2/6 



• W^-^' M ^ S ' Peat> &c « Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. Price List 

 l^so * and Scu ll, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



T H f° v,x°^' S CELEBRATED MANURES 



* £2 tu S and PLAN TS are largely used both at home 

 ^ i ? are Perfec t Plant Foods and Stimulants. 



™ ^ results should try them. For 



Vine 



. ten. 



v. U JJ? BERT'S H ARDY AZALEA— 



1 • SSiS? ffi' T ,T ple Show « i8 * 8 



. ''^ have now ***t for delivery the 



^*t*auuful vanet.es of Hardy Azalis, well set with 



^ LEA M0LLIS Hybrids. Choice named. 



Choice named. 



Seedlings in splendid colours. 

 „ Sinensis. Choice named. 



* RLSTir a a enSl ?* Seedlings in beautiful colours. 



iii^.' The N. CnpUve Catab 8 ues free. 



~-pHJ!P«ng t jo BT HGAT1| N. 



Vj £!?. EARLY CABBAGE PLANTS ; 



~ - • v tr/\v\, 1 u mama try torn. 



•v-. TmoMKMI and Sons (Ltd.), Tweed 



_ ntJ »™. Galashiels, N.B. Sold by m At leedsB 



4tt '-*a sown • vnuoAvjrj MrM*wkBi A v 



best * \ exce Ptonally scarce; very fiae pla 

 ; ^UpSt and late k »d». ^ 6s. per 1,000 of 

 ! pS 1 co!r , at 7 ! M > LeW, best early and 



i- :. Scotch & I>™ 



per 



White 

 years, 

 ditto, 

 a, oval 

 1 Rail 



lU ^o^p^^J*™* Riverford 



011 c » Biggleswade, Beds. 



3 months, 3s. Od, 

 6 m 6s. 6d, 

 12 lOs. 6d 



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 Trees' 

 General Nursery Catalogue, Strawberry List (cultural), Market 

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



L ILIUM RUBELLUM. - Japanese New 

 Krameri variety ; dwarfer and flowers more freely than 

 Krameri ; created immense attention at last great Temple Show. 

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

 7s. 6d. Carriage paid. Greatest acquisition f r many years'. 

 Buydirect from W. H. Hudson, F.R.H.S., Direct Japanese 

 Importer, Kilburn, London. 



HUDSON'S BULB CATALOGUE has 

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

 applicants ; Pr ces, 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 . 



TRY 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 miles) on Fruit and Rose Trees value 

 £2 and upwards. 



Edwin Hillier and Son, 

 Nurserymen, Landscapists, and Contractors, Winchester. 



PEACHES and NECTARINES may be 

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

 Counties 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. 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



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, 



Southgate, N. Esta blished 1797 * 



ROSES ! ROSES ! ! - Hybrid Perpetuals, 

 Teas, &c. Best plants ever offered. Extra strong, well- 

 rooted, and true to name. Hybrid Perpetuals, 6s. per doz. , 

 Teas, &c f 9s. per doz. Price per xoo or 1,000 on application. 

 Carriage paid to nearest railway station for cash with order. 

 Catalogues free. 



Henry Norton, 

 Rose Grower, Louth, Lincolnshire.______ 



WELLS' CHRYSANTHEMUM CATA- 

 LOGUE is now ready. Post free. From W. Wells, 

 Ear Is wood, Surrey. 



By Appointment to H.B.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS VASES, jardinierre , kerbing. 



Quaint SUNDIALS, and o tier ^•^J*^^ 

 durable TERRA COTTA, of various edm »^ j r 



guaranteed. Photo Of^^^J^^^^£ 

 12 stamDS. A great variety of Vases, t igures, f* a F*£'J* 



maySen^our Londo/Showrooa. 

 Pulham & Son, 50, Finsbury So., London, ^j^^™ 



Illustrated Price List of Vases free on app^cation^^^ 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED 



, 5D cclIsr{, S £ tP ?i<#r 



r, . v onH Son. Stratford, fc. 



BONES 



CLAY 



Price 



r^ANARY"GUAI^Th^3t in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a li 



r ANARY GUANoTlTteMd. and is. j bags 



-14 lb., 4s. 6d. ; *8 lb., g. 6d.; ' 



aoTeach . _ If ^btei^lo^ll^de^ 



C ANARY GUANO.-Retail of Fto^o-r 



sent free (except 6d. tins) on rece.pt rfftO. « 



THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd., IP5Wiwi. 



BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF CROCUSES 



can be obtained in the open ground in the early days of 

 spring by planting now. 



SUTTON'S LARGE BLUE CROCUS. 

 Per 100 is. od., per 1,000 15s. Sutton's Large White 

 Crocus, per 100 is. c»d. t per 1,000 15s. Sutton's Large 

 Striped Crocus, per 10 > is. od , per 1,000 15s. Sutton's 

 Large Yellow Cr*^cus, per 100 2s., oer 1,000 17s. 6d. 



SUTTON'S SNOWDROPS. —A striking 

 effect may be produced in the open ground by large 

 groups densely planted. Sutton's Double-flowering, per 

 loo 2s. 6d., per 1,000 22s. 6d. Sutton's Single-flowering, 

 per ico 2S. 6d #> per 1,000 22s. 6d. Sutton's Double and 

 Single, mixed, per 100 2s. 6d., per 1,000 22s. 6d. 



SUTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 P^EONIES for flowering next year. Kelway's lovely 

 Paionies, sweetly scented, and in the most delicate tints; the 

 Fashionable Flower, and the noblest of hardy herbaceous pe- 

 rennial plants. 



Tfct Royal Horticulturists, Langport, S om erset. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Peonies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

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

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

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



Kblwav and Son. Langport, Somerset. 



thrums 



BATH S CARNATIONS. -NEW CARNA- 

 TION CATALOGUE, containing full particulars, with 

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

 nations and Pioutees (including Mr. Martin Smiths for 1898), is 

 now ready, and will l>e sent post-free on application. 



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



BATH S BULBS.— NEW DESCRIPTIVE 

 CATALOGUE of CHOICE HOME-GROWN BULBS, 

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

 post-tree on application. 



K. 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 



11 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., Be dford. 



CYCLAMEN SEED.— We can offer a few 

 ounces of our well-known strain, the surplus from our own 

 sowing.— Hl< h Low and Co., Bush Hill Park Nursery, 



Middle 



DOUBLE PRIMROSES, 9 var. Double 

 Polyanthus, Myositis, Coreopsis, Pyrethrums, Carna- 

 tions, &c. AH best named. Cheap in quantity. 



Pekcival, Rose Lea, Iatchford, Cheshire. 



IOO 



FERNS 1 

 in 48s, 10 best selling 6s. dor.; Seedlings. 6s. 100; 

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

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

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

 Dracaenas, Kouvardias, Asparagus, Roses, and Carnations, 

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

 6s. and 8s. dox.; for pottinE on, bushy, 16s. and 

 100. Packed free. Cash. Trade prices. List free.— J . S 1 

 London Fern Nurseries, Loughborough Junction, London, 



SPRINGTHORPE TUBES— Orders 

 promptly attended to.— Apply— < 

 n CtiMVfiTUiivi'P. West Lcizh Nursery. I>eicester. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 ,359, ffir Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 other Biignt, 1 ounces to the gallon ol 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 

 puffin is used, has outlived many preparations Intended to 



t«Derse ds H. Foaes is., y»t *^ 10 ** ^ 



LSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 



ki. and is. from the trade. Wholesale from 

 it r.ANm i Companv (Limited). London. 



GREENHOUSES from £3 8s. VINERIES, 

 conservatories, well-made frames, painted or Riaxed, 

 r rom 2l u ; illustrated price lists free. Maker to H.M. the 

 Queen and H.R.H. the Prince of Waks. 



t>OTTER, HAWTHORN, and CO., 



I Manufacturers, London Works, Reading. 



frnmrnm PAr>^r.) * 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

 each. Rare plants at low prices. Every plant sent 

 aoorobation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue free. - 

 The Leeds Orchid Co., Boundhay, Leeds. 



