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. 



No. 2,35 2 



/ 



SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1898. 



Registered at the Post Office as a Newspaper. 



3 months, 3s. Od. 



Subscription 



Pest Free. 



if 

 •» 



5s. 6d. 

 10s. 6d. 



n » do'S BULB CATALOGUE 



H JLns a Descriptive List of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 



best Bulbs and Tubfcrs for in or outdoor 



dinting. Free on application. 



Sr's illustrated daffodil 



1) fVTAlOGlJE contains a Descriptive List of all the 

 Daffodils with many useful hints on culture. Free on 



SaRR and SONS, KING STREET, 



£) COVENT GARDEN, LONDON. ____ 



X WEEKS and CO. (Limited), HORTI- 

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

 J \ t prince of Wales, H.M. Government, Admiralty Dept., 

 WarDept Royal Hort. Soc, Roval 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. 



W RICHARDSON and CO., Horticultural 

 • Builders and Heating Engineers, Darlington. 

 VINERIES, GREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES. 



AND HOTHOUSES, 

 Together with HEATING APPARATUS, &c. 



Best work guaranteed. 

 Aptiqttc New Catalogues Free. 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

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

 told. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 18651 1881, 18Q3. 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- 

 logue. Established 181 8. 



r THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



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

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

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

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 a Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars. S.E. 



AMERICAN TUBEROSES, Mexican 



£1 Orchids, Palm Seeds, Lily of the Valley, Cacti, &c. 

 Watson and Scull, qo, Lower Thames Street, Lon don. E.C. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 



f for VINES and PLANTS. Result of long practical ex. 



rljnce. Used by all successful growers. London agent, Mr. 

 George, 14, Redgrave Road, Putney ; Channel Islands, Mr. 

 parsons Guernsey. Sole Makers, Wm. Thomson and Sons 

 U gDj, Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. Prices on application. 



yOR SALE.— A large consignment of 



* EUCHARIS AMAZONICA LILY BULBS, direct 

 mm powers in India. Bulbs packed in cases of 500.— Apply 

 ^^Web b, Bandon, Co. Cor k. 



T AURELSin Variety ; Good Bushy Stuff; 



^ from 2 ft. to 5 ft., cheap. 



Price on Application. 

 T. Trussler, Enfield. 



QWEN'S ROYAL CHRYSANTHE- 



1 iHj. , 5? S -— Send for New and Descriptive Catalogue of 

 VtL- u K ,y arieties in commerce. Finest "up-to-date" 

 ""^n in the kingdom. Patronised by her Majesty. 



R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



MHdt t^ 01 ? 6 decorative Palms. 

 UKLE and Co. offer splendid plants of 



^«3ii2e r!I?t tlaS,L o atar:iaS Cor vpbas, Seaforthias, Arecas, &c, 

 P» dottn q at ] • to . 2 * s> f* r dozen 5 larger in 32s at 30s. 

 -Co«erv^, amp ,n ^ ,x va "eties sent to any address for 12s. 

 ^emjtcries, 152, Firchley Road, N.W. 



ARN ATI olfS^Strong, well-rooted 



BLUSH \n r T S ?J{ h e following varieties :— 

 PINK MALMAI SONS 2 *. 3 d. per dozen. 



Lr ARP . ROSES. ^ Strong, well - grown 



CHRYS A KPT * VU5 r J ety at 5* T^r dozen. 

 Y 3NT H EMUM CUTTINGS, in best 



les » l ron \ 3S. per 100 (6d. per dozen). 



^car'fullv Mr L j nd 1™ our p rice List. 

 C - E. and F w t delivered free for cash with order. 



St . Peters, Guernsey. 



e ; very ike plants 



at 6>. per 1,000 of 

 Lettuce, best early, 



99 



£ If*** on ra5 f ^ V ^P^ally scarce, 

 * * 6 JL rai \ cash, or anv of aW, 



6d 



at ios. 



- *1 at he dgmg, two, three, and four 



SF^.ttronr a?" 1555 » an d 20s. per 1,000; Privet, 

 • *"*g, at 7 * £f 5S » 7S - 6d » and 10s. per 100 ; Ditto, 

 N.BU.PI 1 IOS *' and I2S - 6d. per no; all on 



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 t 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. ; ioo, 3s. ; Spiraea Japor ica, selected, 6, is. od.; 

 Com pacta, 6, 2s. ; Palmata, pink, 6, 25. ; Gladiolus, The Bride, 

 2s. 100. AJ1 choice quality. List free. W. H. Hudson, 

 F.R.H.S., 199, High Road, Kilburn. 



UD SON'S LILIUM AURATUM.— 



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

 Rubellum, new, 3, 2s. 6d. ; LO. Longiflorum Giganteum, 6, 3s.; 

 12, 5s. ; Lu< 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 tend 

 for Catalogue. Choice Dendrobes a speciality. 



Tames 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 . 



Important to Mushroom Growers. 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN. Always alike; most productive. 

 Hundreds of testimonials. Per bushel, 5s. 

 R. and G. Cdthbert, Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 



Southgate, N. Established 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., gs. per doz. Price per 100 or 1,000 on application. 

 Carriage 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 iooj 10s. 6d. 50, 6s. 25. Seaforthja 

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

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

 Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. 



CARNATIONS.— DOUGLAS for CAR- 

 NATIONS 1 The tew Border Carnations, raised by 

 Martin R. Smith, Esq., are fully described in new Catalogue, 

 now ready. Finest Carnation seed, is. 6d. and 2s. od. per 



packet. Catalogues free from _ 



Tac nnnr.i ic F.rfonside. Great Booknam. 



CUTHBERT'S HARDY AZALEA. 

 Awarded Silver Medal. R.H.S., T e mp!e Show, 1898. 

 Awarded Silver Medal, R.H.S. Meeting, 1898. - 



R. and G. CUTHBERT have now ready for delivery the 

 following beautiful varieties of Hardy Asaleas, well set with 



buds : — -V m j 



AZALEA MOLLIS Hvbrids. Cho:ce named. 



i Choice named. 



Seedlings in splendid coloirs. 

 Sinensis. Choice named. ^ 

 Sinensis. Seedlings in beautiful colours. 

 RUSTICA More pleno. Choice nameJ. 

 HARDY GHENT. Choice named. 



Descriptive Catalogues free. 

 The Nurseries, Southgate, N. 



J i 



1 I 



1 1 



I > 



1 1 



HRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS, very 



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



reasonable prices. Catalogue free. . Unrr% 



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



By Appoint: 



Prlnot 



ent to 



PICTURESQUE ROCK FORMATION 



r adapted to &KES, ^REAMVi^ I CASCADES, 

 ALPINERIES, FERNERIES, and WINTER OA KI mm . , 

 as executed in our inimitable nat uralxst.c >_ at h- u^red s o. 

 places about the kingdom, including at Sandringnam, a* 

 Eattersea and St. James's Parks. . 



Photo Ululated Book sent for ir „ . 



PULHAM AND Son, 50, Finsbur>- Squarr, E.C. nnrt 



I- LAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES 



B o _ /C— rvarr*> TTH.! 



I 



CLAY 



SUCCESSFLnf? ^RD^NING. 

 Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



Price 



CANARY QUAHO^ThiBest in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may bensedbyjja^ ■ 



For Present Sowing-. 



UTTON'S PRIZE CYCLAMEN, 



Awarded Gold Medal at the IJ-rmingham Chrysanthe- 

 mum Society's Show, 1898. Also Gold Medal at the 

 York Chrysanthemum Show, 1898. 



UTTON'S PRIZE CYCLAMEN. 



It is impossible to exaggerate the importance of 

 Cyclamens for winter decoration, and the foliage is now 

 s^ beautifully marked that the plants are available for 

 ornamental purposes long before the flowers expandi 

 Mixed colours, per packet, 25. 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 

 PjEONIES for flowering next year. Kel way's lovely 

 Paennies, 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 Pajonies, 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. 



Kklwav and Sow, Langport, Somerset. 



AXTON'S BUSH FRUITS, STRAW- 



BERRIES and FRUIT TREES, including the new 

 "Comet" Red and Victoria Black Currants^ Loganberry and 

 Cumberland Black Raspberry. Large quantities of fruit trees 



in all shapes, true to name. Catalogue gratis. 



Laxtom Bros., Bedford. 



CYCLAMEN SEED. — We can offer a few 

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

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



Muhll esex. « _ 



DOUBLE PRIMROSES, 9 var. Double 

 Polyanthus, Myosotis, Coreopsis, Pyrethrums, Carna- 

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



Percival, Rose Lea, Latchford, Cheshire. 



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

 In 48's, xo best selling, 6s. doz. ; seedlings, 6s. 10c ; 

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Fuchsias, Geraniums, w li g inel la, 

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

 Erica gracilis, Solanunn, 5 in. pots, os. doi. ; Ficus, Palms, 

 Dracamas, Bou van lias, Asparagus, Koses. and Carnations, 

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

 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for potting on, bushv, 16s. and 70s. 

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

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



ROSES, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Fruit 

 Trees, Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Climbers, and every 

 description of Hardy Nursery Stock, covering about 125 acres, 



in prime condition. 



Descriptive catalogues on application • 



W. Fro stow and Sons, Sutton Court Nurseries Chiswl k, W, ; 



also Bagshot, Hounslow, and Acton Green. 



WELLS' CHRYSANTHEMUM CATA- 

 LOGUE is now ready. Pott free. From W. Well*, 

 Karlswood, Surrey. - ' 



HOLLIES, common English, well grown, 

 bushy, well rooted, selected purposely for Hedges; any 

 tfe. from 1 to 3 feet. VEWS. English, 1) to 3 feet, j*rfe< t, well- 

 rooted plants, suitable for Hedges and Ornamental Planting. 



Also large stodc of AUCUBAS, law LAURELS, vanegat* 

 HOLLIES, and general NURSERY STOCK. Simples and 



trices on application. ... 

 ^ Fredk. Pfkkiws, Regent Street, I>eamtngton. 



COMPOUND. — Used since 



Spider, Mildew. Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 to the gallon of (t water, 4 to 16 ounce* 

 ; for Vines and Orchard House Treat, in 

 merit an Blight, and as an emulsion when 

 p^aiSn is used, has outlived many preparations Intended It 

 ' ! * Doxet 3*-t *n d 



GISHURST 

 185Q, for Red 

 other Blight, a ounce 

 is a Winter Dretsin 

 kiber from cake ft 



supeisede it. 



G'ISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

 F KsPAT«irrCAiiDi-«Coiii-Ai*v(L!stiT»), London. 



GREENHOUSES from £3 8s. VINERIES, 

 conservatories, well-made frames, painted or gjeard, 

 from us.; illustrated price lists (rrr. Makar to H.M. tf»t 

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



pOTTER, HAWTHORN, and CO., 



X Manufacturers, London Works 



" (Name Paptr.) 



fj* LOWER OR IP- HOLDER. - WEST S 



T PATENT SELF BI TTON HON M OWFR 



MAKER, holding the flowm figb • <rf / v,,rr 1 . ,, ^*i v 4^ 

 show and decorative purpoMt. Pnoe M. wm ai> r ion*tt, a . 



<itt large advertuctaent. 



