THE 



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



FOR GENTLEMEN'S GARDENERS. FLORISTS, NURSERYMEN, AND SEEDSMEN: 

 FOR NATURALISTS, BOTANISTS. BEEKEEPERS, AND LOVERS OF THE COUNTRY. 



EVERY SATURDAY, TWOPENCE. 



Registered at the Post Office as a Newspaper. 



No. 2,351 



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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1898 



nARR'S BULB CATALOGUE 



K contains a Descriptive List of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 

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

 rfuitinz. Fr ee on application. 



TURK'S ILLUSTRATED DAFFODIL 



D CATALOGUE contains a Descriptive List of all the 

 it Daffodils with many useful hints on culture. Free on 

 •Dolkation. 



T\ arr and SONS, KING STREET, 



J) ^jgV ENT GARDEN, LONDON, 



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 

 poblic 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. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

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



ioW, Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, l88l « x8 03. Write 

 to 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- 



Ijpie. Established 181 8, 



'THE THAMES BANK IROlT COMPANY, 



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

 lad Art Department, South Kensington, &c, Gold and Silver 

 Medals, Birmingham, 1872 ; London, 1883. HOT-WATER 

 ■OILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Hqrticaltural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 iu Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



THE PATENT SILICATE MANURE.— A 



* Speciality for Cropping Vines, Tomatos, and Peaches, 

 and for Hardening the Wood and Colouring the Fruit. Used 

 fcrj-ears by the leading Growers. 12s. 6d. per cwt., carriage 

 paid. Write for pamphlet of particulars, 



KXCELS10R FERTILIZER.— A Silicated Horticultural 

 MiDure, the result of years' experience, containing Ammonia 



Phosphates, 24-25%; Sul.-Potash, b%— 7 J£%. Ful! 

 cations fur use, and guaranteed anal v sis with every bag, % cwt., 



KviMw 0 ^ 111 -* carr. pd.-THE PATENT SILICATE 

 MANURE CO., Ltd., Hemel Hempstead, Herts. Estab. 1888. 



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



Vperioo. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. Price List 

 onyATsowa nd Scull, 9 0, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



* U V INKS and PLANTS are largely used both at home 

 Y' a ' jr *?- They are Perfect Plant Foods and Stimulants. 



mm Vtt the best cultural results should try them. For 



n.1 ?r T t0 , Wm - Thomson and Sons (Ltd.), Tweed Vine- 

 Llovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmen. 



r ANTED FLORIST'S BUSINESS, or 



H ^„ S T ab L e place for &ame » country.— A., 30, Park RLiags, 



-Sz^y^J^ndon • 



l v*r Tl ? ALE '^A large consignment of 



■'•a !r J: ?^l S AMAZONICA LILY BULBS, direct 

 Cfto T w? l * Ind > a - bulbs packed in cases of 5 co.— Apply 

 ^LilJ^^T ^n. Co, C ork . 



AURELSin Variety ; Good Bushy Stuff; 



from 2 ft to 5 ft., cheap. 



Price on Application. 

 T. Trussler, Enfield. 



yfJT? ROYAL CHRYSANTHE- 



OSrtoDi? ,K S J an f Ues ln commerce. F 



^ g* 0 *' Patronised by hei 

 J^Owen, Maidenhead. 



ORT P Cllol * e * e *°*ative Palmar. 



K c , ^° offer s Plendid plants 



m*tv**r~ I r M v »ncnes sent to 2 



- "*S is^. Finchlet Road, N W. 



Of 



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Subscription J | — «^ Jj JJ- 



Pest Free 



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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. 



SACRED LILIES, for growing in basins 

 ^ with sand, Stones, and water, 3, is. 3d. ; 6, 2s. 3d. Yellow 

 Turk's Cap Lily, exhibition bulbs, 6, is. od. Lily of the Valley 

 crowns, 25, is. ; 100, 3s. ; Spiraea Japocica, selected, 6, is. od.; 

 Compacta, 6, 2s. ; Palmata, pink, 6, 2s. ; Gladiolus, The Bride, 

 2s. 100. All choice quality. List free. W. H. Hudson, 

 F.R.H.S.. iqq, High Road. Kilburn. 



HUDSON'S LILIUM AURATUM.- 

 Splendid Bulbs just received, 6, 3s. 6d. ; 12, 6s. ; L. 

 Rubellum, new, 3, 2s. 6d. ; Lil. Loneiflorum Giganteum, 6, 3s.; 

 12, 5s. ; Lil. Album Kraetzeri, 6, 3s. 6d. ; 12, 6s. ; Krameri, pink, 

 6, 3s. ; 12, 5s. All freshly imported.— Hudson's Lily Depot, 

 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. 



DERBYSHIRE SPAR and TUFA for 

 ROCKERIES, GROTTOS, &c , White Spar Gravel 

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



Derbyshire. 



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 ami 

 Standard- trained trees, well rooted and well ripened. 

 CORDON APPLES AND PEARS. Well-spurred fruiting 



trees, 4 to 6 feet. Lists had. 



Will Tayler, Hampton, Middlesex. 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



CUTHBERTS SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most prodacriva. 



Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel. 5a. 



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



Southgate, N. Established 1797. 



ROSES ! ROSES 1 !- Hybrid Perpetuals, 

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

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

 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, 



ihire. 



PALMS 



Weddell 



A Grand stuff. 20s. per 100, 10s. 6d. 50 6s. 25. Seafjrihia 

 Elegans, at. doz. ; Phcenu Reclinata, as. 6d. ; Phoenix Cycadi- 

 folia, 3 s. per doz.-J. A. Bruce, The Nurseries, Edge Lane, 

 Chbrlton-cum- Hardy, Manchester. 



CATA- 



W. Wells, 



WELLS' CHRYSANTHEMUM 

 LOGUE is now ready. Pott free. Frcm 

 Earls wood, Surrey. . — . 



CHRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS, very 



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

 reasonable prices. Catalogue free. - . . 



By Appointment to H.R.H. tha Prlact 



of Wales. 



durable 1LKKA lun^, ui ™ inspection far 



guaranteed. Photo Pfi^^*f ■gj* r pSSST&c., 



I- LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONE? 



5 succfrsF^^Nmc. w- - 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



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CLAY 



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iSiS^WNO.-Tb« B«s. in tb. «rU. 



clean : mav be used bf« — 



ST. •»» ; exceptional Jt*.™ r.V SLi U lb., 4$. : * lb -^^ r „...:... 



revv\ 



* * r at I s 6d I Lettuce, besT early and 



" 100 * 6 k ' « n rai1 for cash . or any of above at 2s. 



?*» tr * r '«|iantcd at * hedging, two, thre^, and four 

 ^jlUn c,inn„ IOS 1 X 5S , and 20s. per 1,000 ; Privet, 

 H W ^rooa \ 55 ' 7 s 6d , and 10s. per 100 j Ditto, 



"S 1 *^. % h Id. ' ' ,OS, » and 12s - 6d. per ix>; all on 

 1 'lactic* (W cLlS 35 * name P a P »- when ordering. 



x? nd , PlantGr ^ e ^ &c. f Riverford 

 n <>jse f Bigglcs wa de, Beds. 



T^NARy' OUANO^aetJul 



V-^ Whnlesal 



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Two Shilling 

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Tot Present Sowing*. 



UTTON'S PRIZE CYCLAMEN. 



Awarded Gold Medal at the Birmingham Chrysanthe 

 mum Society's Show, 1898. 



UTTON'S PRIZE CYCLAMEN. 



It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of 

 Cyclamens for winter decoration, and the foliage is now 

 so beautifully marked that the plants are available for 

 ornamental purposes long before the flowers exoand. 

 Mixed colours, per packet, as. 6d. and 5s., post free. 



SUTTON'S SEEDS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, THE 

 QUEEN'S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PiEONIES for flowering next year. Kel way's lovely 

 Pa^nies, sweetly scented, and in the most 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 Paeomes, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

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

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

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



Km way and Son, Langport, Somerset, 



LAXTON S BUSH FRUITS, STRAW- 

 IlKKKIKS and FRUIT TREKS, including the new 

 " Comet " Red and Victoria Hlack CurrantSj ^I-oganberry and 

 Cunlierhind Hlack Raspberry. Large quantities of fruit treat 

 in all shapes t true to name. Catalogue gratis. 



Lax i on Rkos., Jiedford. 



CYCLAMEN SEED.— Wc can 

 ounces of our well-known strain, the surpl 

 sowing.— Him. if Low and C<>., Hush Hill 

 Middlesex. 



offer a few 



as from our own 



Park Nursery, 



DOUBLE PRIMROSKS, 9 var. Double 

 Polyanthus, Myo^otii Coreoptts, Pyrethrumt, Carna- 

 tions, &c. All best name- . I he.i|> in quantity. 



Pkkcival, Rose Lea, I .u< hford, Cneahire. 



FERNS 1— In aj in. pots, 25 sorts, xas. ico | 

 in 48'!, xo best selling. 6a. dot. ; ieedlingt. 6s. 10c ; 



Grevillea*, Cyperui, Araliaa, FuchUaa, Geraniums, Selaginella, 



and Solan urn < t in 40 s, 6a. dot. ; Margueritrs, ( hmantheinurns, 



Erica gracilis, Solanum«, sin. pots, ot. dot. ; Ficua, Palmm, 

 Draccuai, Bouvardias, Aaparagua, Roaes. and CArnatiooa, 



in bK^m, 48*1. ias. doa. ; A. cuoeaturn, 48 a, value in fronda, 

 6s. and 81. dot. ; for potting on, bushy, 16a. and aoa. 

 100. Packed free. Cash. Tra epricea. List free.— J. Smith, 

 London Fern Nurseries, Ixmghborough Junction, I»ndon f S.W. 



OSES. 



descriptio 

 in prime t 



W. Kkom 



Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Fruit 



mmental Tree% Shrubf, Climbers, an<i ev^ry 

 irdy Nursery Stock, covering about 125 acre*, 



ML ChitWiVlc. W ; 

 Green. 



HOLLIES, common English, well grown, 

 l,,},.. ranted seWted iHiri*- .ve'y f j H«^lt?«\ : a v 



11 bu 



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rooted }'^ a 

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HOLLIES 



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PRINGTHORPE TUBES.- Orders 



pr m.rtly atief-<led to.— A pply— # 



G. Sr*iM<.TNo*r*, W«at La%H Ktt mrr» Utowtpr. 

 /^ISHURST COMPOUND. — Used »inc« 



^ her from «k. far AmervMn B)i(h(, . 4 

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 H,.,« Hi. mn.: from th. tmte. Wtv ™* 

 P«ic«'»P*™rrCA»r>t«0»i» , Ai«V«L«mT(B>K UmOtm. 



G Greenhouses from £3 8s. vineries, 



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