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FOR GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS. FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN AND 

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BARR'S BULB CATALOGUE 

 contains a Descriptive List of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 

 CROCUSES, and all the best Bulbs and Tubers for in or outdoor 

 jantiDg. Free on application. 



t>ARRS ILLUSTRATED DAFFODIL 



15 CATALOGUE contains a Descriptive List of all the 

 best Daffodils with many useful hints on culture; Free on 



iD'licttion. 



f) A RR and SONS, KING STREET, 



1) COVENT GARDEN, LONDON, 



QREENHOUSES FOR THE MILLION. 



Complete for 50s. Fourteen Prize Medals awarded. Quality 

 surc test of cheapness. Beware of worthless imitations. Send 

 for Catalogue (free) to the original Inventors of Portable 

 Greenhoimfc 



ALFRED PEEL and SON, 

 HORTICULTURAL WORKS, WOOD GREEN. LONDON. 



Established 20 years. 



WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 



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

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

 Wu Dept., Royal Hort. Soc., Roval Botanic Soc., Parks and 

 Public Buildings. Patentees of the Duplex Upright Tubular 

 Boilers. 4*> Fernshaw Road ; 124, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 

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



RICHARDSON and C0.7h^ 



1 Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 Y1NERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES. 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Tofether with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Artistic New Catalogues Free. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

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

 vi:. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, i8g 3 . Writt 

 inventor. J. Attwood. Stourbridcr«- 



u fi«Ki riUFE, 55, Lionel Street, Birming- 



A 1 him.— Conservatories, Hothouses, and Hot-water 

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

 .jffl«. Established 1818. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



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

 «J4rt Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 



Rnnl'Dc" 1 ?/ 1 !^ X . 8 Z 2; ^don, 1883. HOT- WATER 

 B01LKRS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 



•rt^ural purposes. Pri « List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 I pper Ground Street. Blackfriars, S.E. 



A M A^^ N TUBEROSES, Mexican 



^^ndjcUL L, qq. Lowe r Tha m es Streat, London. E.C. 



THOMSON _ 



I" Yffi ^ PLANTS - iU^^f lon^prac^^! 

 *. used by all successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 ^ : ,ei 4l Redgrave _ Road, Putney; Channel Islands Mr. 



Guernsey. Sole Makers, Wm. Tk 

 Wfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices 



application 



L v f k t Surplus young stock of True 



jmJd 2* Zl ' avender - Str °ng. healthy, bushy plants, one 

 ^<*Msi.per 100 ; two years old, 25s. per ioo.-A P piy to 



Mr. William Pluter, 



fte Gardens. Els^nham F.<c*«- 



4l • krr* • • OUil ^ ior narly i-orcire p r ; ce Der 



CVC& ETsK^n^rP 16 fr "' Cash <>« 



fc»h._H So, Tv,,P ' , Stra P" ce P* r ».«» seed 

 -^^"^ciunDT^Moie View, East Mole 



A JHS ROSES 



Also 



est y, Surrey. 



and CARNATIONS. 



^"iSca^af; 11 ' 0 ' '^"new and Standard varieties 

 KPi-ati .n. 1 WUh co P lous cultural notes. Post fi 



M 



Wisbech. 



Coryphas 



of 



Mm. 



per 



SamnUc ;„ c : ^' Jf™, aozen J 'arger in 32's at 30s. 



^^^^DOU^EAS for CAR- 



; ^a^SiEdwride, Great Bookham. 



' - ^„ L lI A ? B AOE PLANTS, «c. , 



t.^^nt ^,; x «P^'ly scarce; very fi..e plarU 



Picking «,! t ^ km ^ > at 6i i V" l f° of 

 3 l\ J* 1,000, on Ln r L L * tt " oe « ^ ear 'y 



■ « ^wVby fo ' cash . or of above at 2s. 



Also JuicU ^ Pi*. " Rail > *»d 



Please 



River ford 



KENT, THE GARDEN OP ENGLAND 

 GEORGE BUNYARD and Co.. Merchant Nme™! 

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

 are now ready : Illustrated Fruit Catalogue, for 6 stamw? 

 others post free, v, Z ., Rose Catalogue, Price List of Fruit 

 General Nursery Catalogue, Strawberry List (cultural), Markel 

 Growers' Fruit List.-The Royal Nurseries. Maids,™. 1 



T ll tr IUM - RUBELLUM.- Japanese New 



£f m • ^ me " V f- Tiety '' dwarfer . and lowers more freely than 

 Kramer , created immense attention at last great Temple Show 

 Fine Bulbs imported direct true, 3, «. 6d. ; 6, 4 s. 6d. ; ° I' 

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



TTUDSON'S BULB CATALOGUE has 



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

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



Hints-wnte to-day for a copy.— Hudson's, Wholesale Bulb 

 Importers, Kilburn, London. 



A BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF CROCUSES 



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

 i spnng by p lanting now. 



CUTTON'S LARGE ^L^E~CROCUS. 



w-J Per 100 is. gd. t per 1,000 15s. Sutton's Large White 



Crocus, per ioo is. od., per 1,000 15s. Sutton's Large 

 Striped Crocus, per io> is. od , per 1.000 15s. Sutton's 



; Large Yellow Crocus, per 100 2s., per 1,000 17s. 6d. 



CUTTON'S SNOWDROPS. -A strikir^ 



*<J effect may be produced in the open ground by large 



groups densely planted. Sutton's Double-flowering per 

 100 2S. 6d., per 1,000 22s. 6d. Sutton's Single-flowering, 

 per ico 2S. 6d., per r,oco 22s. 6d. Sutton's Double and 



owgle, mix ed, per 100 2s. 6d., per 1,000 235. 6d. 



SUTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



ORCHIDS.— Clean, healthy plants at low 

 prices. Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 



Jambs Cypher, Exotic Nurseries, Cheltenham. 



DERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 

 .ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c , White Spar Gravel 

 D b "h? 5 Walks '— J°HN Bond, Beeley, near Rowsley, 



TRY HARDY TREES 



A 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. 



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 Standard*. 

 A few suitable trees may be had. Grand stcck of Dwarf ai,d 

 Standard- traired trees, well rooted and well ripened. 



CORDON APPLES AND PEARS. Well-spurred fruiting 

 trees, 4 to 6 feet Lists had. 



Will Ta.1 ler, Hampton, Middlesex, 



NTOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 



1 1 P/EONIES for flowering next year. Kelway's lovely 

 Peonies, sweetly scented, and in the mo5t delicate tints; the 

 fashionable Slower, and the noblest of hardy herbaceous De- 

 rennial plants. 



The Royal Horticulturists, Langport, Somerset. 



KELWAY AND SON, THE PREMIER 

 HOUSE for Pa?onies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

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

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

 ture ) free to customers, One Shilling to others. 



Kklway and Son, I^angport, Somerset. 



LAXTON'S - BUSH~ ] PRinTsT^TRAWl 

 UEKRIES and FRUIT TREES, including the new 

 'Comet Red and Victoria Black Currants. Loganberry and 

 Cuml^rland Black Raspberry. Large quantities of fruit trees 

 in all shapes, true to name. Catalogue grati*. 



Lax iokBros., r>. .Iford. 



CYCLAMEN SEED.— We can offer a few 

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

 sowing.—HcGH Low and Co., Bush Hill Park Nursery, 

 Mi<Ml 



DOUBLE PRIMROSES, 9 var. Double 

 Polyanthus, Myositis, Corrnpgj , Pyrethrumt, Cana- 

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

 • . Pbkcival. Rose Lea. Latchford. Chothir*. 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



CUTHBERTS 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. Established 1797. 



POSES! ROSES ! !-Hybrid Perpetuate, 



A V Teas. &c. 



offered 



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

 in 48's, 10 best selling. 6s. dox. ; seedling*. 6s. 10c; 

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Fnchuas, Geraniums, Sela^inella, 

 and Solar.uras, in 48% 6s. dox. ; Marguerites Chrysanthemums, 

 Erica gracilis, Solan um«, 5 in. pots, as. dox. ; Ficus, Palais. 

 Draccnas, Bouvardias, Asparagus, Roses, and Carnations, 

 in bloom, 48's, 12s. dox. ; A. cuneatum, 48^8, value in fronds, 

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

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

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



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

 Teas, &c, 9s. per doz. Price per 100 or 1,000 on application. 

 Cairiage paid to nearest railway station for cash with order. 

 Catalogues free. 



Henry Norton, 

 Rose Grower, Louth. Lincolnshire. 



PALMS from Stores, Cocos Weddelliana. 

 Grand stuff. 20s. per 100, .os. 6d. 50* 6s. 25. Seaforthia 

 Klegans, 3s. doz. ; Phoenix Reclinata, 2s. 6d. ; Phoenix Cycadi- 

 folia, 3s. per dox. — J. A. Bruce, The Nurseries, Edge Lane, 

 Chorlton-cua - Hardy, Manchester. 



ROSES, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Fruit 

 Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrub.*, Climbers, and every 

 description of^ Hardy Nursery Stcck, covering about 125 acres, 

 in prime condition. 



Descriptive catalogues on application- 

 W. Fko mow and Sons, Sutton Court Nurseries, Chiswick, W. 5 



also Bats hot. Hounslow. a.d Acton Green. 



WELLS' CHRYSANTHEMUM CATA- 

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

 Earls wocd, Surrey. 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS, very 

 large stock of the best, up-to date varieties, at the most 

 reasonable prices. Catalogue free. «... 



H Woolman, F.N.C.S., Acock's Green, Birmingham. 



By Appointment to H.B.fl. the Prince 



Of WaleS. ^r^^r 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION, 

 •H»rW tn LAKES. STREAMS, and CASCADES, 



N D| 



I of 



HOLLIES, common English, well grown, 

 bushy, well rooted, selected pumr.se'y for He<lges ; a> y 

 size frcm 1 to 3 feet. YEWS. English, i| to 3 feet, perfect, well- 

 rooted plants, suitable for liedgei and Ornamental Planting. 

 Also large stock cf AUCUB AS, large LAURELS, variegated 

 HOLLIES, and general NURSERY STOCK. Samples atd 

 prices on application. 



Fkedk. Perkins. Recent Street. Leamington. 



SPRINGTHORPE TUBES. Orders 

 promptly attended to. — Apply — 



ft. Springthokpk. West Lctah Nur^crv. r^ke^ter. 



as executed in 



.he kingdom, including at Sandringhai 



Bat tersea and St. James's Parks. 



sent for inspection for is stamp* 



ibury Square, E.C, and Brox bourse 



PuLHAM AND SON, 50, Fir 



LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



&c. (See page 747.) 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING. Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



The Best in the world 



CANARY GUANO 

 Perfectly clean ; may be used 



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



-14 lb., 4s. 6d. ; 28 lb., 7s. 6d. ; 56 .lb., 12s. 6d. i t 



each. If unobtainable locall y, order direct. - 



Retail of Florists, or 



V^" _ se"nt"free\except 6d. tins) on receipt of P.O. Wholesale of 

 THE CHEMICAL UNION, Ltd., IPSWltri. 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

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

 other Blignt, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to x6 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, ha* outlived many preparations intended to 



t mpersedett. Boxes ft., 3s., and ios. 64. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

 Pfiira-s Patknt Candle Comtaht (Limited), London. 



GREENHOUSES from £3 8s. VINERIES, 

 conservatories, well-made frames, painted or glased, 

 from sis. ; illustrated price fists free. Maker to H.M. the 

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



POTTER, HAWTHORN, and CO., . 



JL Manumcturers. London Works, Readioc. 



(Name Paper.) 



ORCHIDS of every description from is. 

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

 approbation. Correspondence invited. New Catalogue 



The L**&s Orchid Co M Roui.«;hay f Leeds. 



