THE GARDENERS' MAGAZINE. 



November 26, 1898. 



W. COOPER, Horticultural Provider, 



9 



OLD KENT ROAD, LONDON 



I 



SPAN HOOF 

 CONSER- 

 VATORY. 



Substantially and 

 handsomely built. 



Everything- com- 

 plete and ready for 

 erection. 



SPAN-ROOF 

 POULTRY 



5 ft. by 4 ft. 



6 fti by 4 ft. 



7 ft. by 5 ft. 

 9 ft. by 6 ft. 



HOUSE 



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253 

 SOg 



42a 



HEW SPANROOF 

 IMPROVED 



POULTRY HOUSE. 



28s. 



258. 



27*. 

 80s. 



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4 ft. by 4 ft. 



5 ft. by 4 ft. ... 



6 ft. by 4 ft.... 



7 ft. by 5 ft. ... 



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AMATEUR 



SPAN-ROOF 

 GREENHOUSE. 



Everything: complete 



and 



ready for erection. 



TENANTS 



FIXTURE, from 



To 



long-, 

 ft. 



7 



8 



9 

 10 

 12 

 15 

 20 

 25 

 50 

 1(0 



Wide 

 ft. 

 5 

 5 

 6 



7 



8 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 



Hiorb. 



ft. in. 

 7 0 

 7 0 

 7 S 



7 6 



8 0 



8 6 



9 9 

 9 0 

 9 0 

 9 0 



Faves. 

 ft. in. 

 4 0 



4 

 4 



4 



0 



0 



6 



5 0 

 5 0 



5 

 5 

 5 



5 



6 

 6 

 6 



3 



£2 163. 

 Packed 

 on rail. 

 £ s. d. 

 2 16 0 

 8 10 0 



4 0 0 



5 0 0 



6 0 0 

 8 10 0 



12 0 0 

 15 0 0 



2i 0 0 

 45 0 0 



Erected 

 within 



50 mile*. 

 £ s. d. 



4 0 0 



5 0 0 



5 10 0 



6 15 0 

 8 0 0 



12 0 0 

 16 0 0 

 20 0 0 



85 0 0 

 r5 0 0 



Most Efhoient and Cheapest in Existence fin V fl 



complete Apparatus for Greenhouse, with 4 in flo^ ° 

 return pipes along now and 



one side. 



Size of House. 

 Ft. Ft. 

 7 by 5 

 9 by 6 

 12 by 8 

 15 by 10 

 SO by 10 

 25 by 10 



£3 5 

 £3 10 

 £3 15 

 £4 15 

 £5 15 

 £C 15 



0 

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 0 

 0 



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IRON BUILDINGS 

 OF EVERY 

 DESCRIPTIO 



Churches, Temporary Hoa- 

 pitals, Bungalows. 



Packed on rail, or erected 

 in any part of the Kingdom, 



Fee Section VI. in List. 

 Plans and Estimates free. 



LARGE ILLUSTRATED LIST POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 



REDUCTION 



F RAMES 



OUR WELL-KNOWN MAKE 



PORTABLE PLANT FRAMES. 



These Frames are made of 

 be 



can 



put 



together and 

 minutes by 



the best materials, 

 taken apart in a 



and 

 few 



any one 



6 feet long, 3 feet wide 

 6 feet 



Glazed and Painted. 



£ s 



1 2 feet 

 6 feet 

 12 feet 

 12 feet 



5> 



11 



4 feet 



4 feet 



5 feet 



5 feet 



6 feet 



55 



CASH 

 PRICES 



CARRIAGE 

 PAID. 



Larger sizes at proportionate prices. 



2 O 

 2 5 



4 o 

 [ 2 15 



1 4 15 



5 12 



d. 

 O 



o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 6 



R H 



and C O 



Royal Horticultural Works, 



MIDDLETON. MANCHESTER. 



EPPS'S selected PEAT. 



A SPECIALLY good stock now on hand 

 of ORCHID PEAT in good condition ; also for Stove, 

 Greenhouse, and Hardwood Plants, Rhododendrons, &c, in 

 large or 5 mall quantities. Rich Fibrous Loam, Silver Sand, 

 Excellent Leafmould, C. N. Fibre, Sphagnum Moss, Charcoal, 

 &c, &c. Special cheap through rates to all parts. 



EPPS AND CO., 



DEPOT, RINOWOOD 



Price 3a. 6d. Half calf, gilt edges, 5s. 6i. 



Tbe ENCYCL OPEDIA of GARDENING. 



A COMPLETE DICTIONARY 



PLANTS, 



By the Edit* 



Of 



ow 



Etc 



Gardening 



Descriptions, with popular and Technical Names 

 of Plants, Date of Introduction into this country, 

 Number of Species in Cultivation, How Propa- 

 gated, Suitable Soil, Proper Temperature, Time of 

 Planting, &c, &c. 



W. H. $ L. Colli ncriec.e, 146 ft 149, Aldcrsgate St„ London. 



CHEAP GLASS. GOOD GLASS. 



SPECIAL OFFER 



OF 



HORTICULTURAL GLASS 



Of reliable quality, to be cleared at the following low prices : 



Stock 

 Sizes. 



8X10 



8X12 



9X12 



9X13 



9X14 

 10X12 



10X14 

 12X12 



12X13 



12X14 

 12X16 



12X18 



12X20 



NOTE. 



Boxes. 



50 ft. I 



Per 

 Box. 



4/9 



4ths 15-oz. 



stock sizes as stated in margin, 1 . 



8X10 to 12X13 . I 

 100 ft . I stock sizes as stated in margin, I at 9 - 



200 ft. I 12X14 to 18X24 1 



4tba 21-oz 4 



Stock sizes as stated in margin, j at 



at 17/6 



8Xia to 16X20 



at 



13/- 



25/- 



stock sizes as stated in margin, j at 15/- 



16X24 to 18X24 

 3rds 21 oz. 



at 28/- 



100 ft. I stock sizes as stated in margin, 1 at 14/- 



200 ft. I 8X12 to 16X20 1 at 27/- 



100 ft- i stock sizes as stated in margin, J at 16/- 

 200 ft. I 16X24 to 18X24 1 at 30/-I 



No Box oan be divided, and one size 

 is contained in each Box. 



Stock 



Sizes. 

 12X24 



13X17 

 13X20 



14X16 

 14X18 

 14X20 



14X24 

 15X20 



16x18 



16X20 



16X24 

 i8X«o 



18X24 



only 



The above Glass is offered subject to being in stock on receipt 

 of order. The prices are ex Wharf, London, from whence all 

 Railway Companies' Vans collect. 



SASH BARS AND HORTICULTURAL WOOD WORK 



Of all kinds at Low Prices 



Catalogues Post Free on Application. 



THE CHEAP WOOD COMPANY, 



72, Bishopsqate Street Within, 



LONDON, E.C 



The Stourbridge 

 HE AT I BTG APPARATUS, 



For Greenhouses, 



Conservatories, &c. 



Most Economical and Efficient. 

 This apparatus has attained great 

 popularity. Made at our own 

 foundry, and under our own super- 

 vision, lie fore ordering elsewhere, 



send for Price List, giving full 



particulars, free bv Dost. 



J. and W. WOOD, 



Birmingham Street Foundry 



STOURBRIDGE. 



FIR 



PROTECTION OF 

 MANSIONS. 



PORTABLE HAND FIRE PUMPS, 



As supplied to Buckingham Palac*, Windsor Castle, Osborne 



House, and other Royal Palaces, &c. 



Price complete, 425 5 8. 



MERRYWEATHER8, 63, LONG ACRE, W.C. 



save half the cost- 



GARSIDE'S 



BEDF0R08HIRE 



SILVER SAND 



Sum!5 SiiaBOT^Sc^ "* I«d»ng Nurserymen to be THE B*ST QtJAiITY obtainable in the trade, 



consumers SnoUlU JSUX iJlaZCT fr, m r- V «r>H #»vt*nMV<» Pit*. V/hich rnnfam a r*~>~.» _n • ' 



Special railway rates in force to all parts. AH kinds of PEAT supplied at lowest possible prices. J 

 application. ^ 



GEORGE GAR, SIDE, J™ p.B.H.S., LEIGHTON BUZZARD 



The 



THE LOUGHBOROUGH BOILER. 



Fltnejr of Cheap, Simple, and Efftottte 

 Heating" for Small Greonbovses 



17,000 



No. 1, 

 No. 2, 



No. 3. 



to heat iod feet of 2-inch pipe ... 



31 



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Jl 4°° J! M 



AIsd made in larger sizes. 



J HE im. 



mense 

 sa!e of this 

 Boiler and 

 the numer- 

 ous imita- 

 tions of it 

 sent out ia 

 recent years 

 afford abun- 

 dant testi 

 mony to its 



u n d 0 u b ted 

 success. 



£2 17a. Od. 

 £4 2* 6d. 



«S 10a Od. 



Complete Apparatus from £4 16 j. 



Estimates and Illustrated Lists free. 



MESSENGER AND CO., LIMITED, LOUGHBOROUGH, 



LEICESTERSHIRE. 



London Office : 

 q6a, VICTORIA STREET, WESTMINSTER, S.W. 



Ask your Murseryman or Seedsman for 



GHARDS' NOTED PEAT. 



THE Stock for 1898 is exceptionally fine. 

 Choice selections for Orchids, Stove and Greenhouse 

 Plants, Ferns, Rhododendrons, &c. By the sack, cubic yard, 

 ton, or truck-load. Can be seen in bulk at London Wrarf, 

 Immediate despatch either from London or Grounds, by Kail 

 or Steamer. Prompt and Special Quotations for delivery to any 

 Station or Port. _ _ 



3, 124, OOUlUWeU 



Wharf. Lambeth 



:ttcrl 



and Orders to Southwark Streef . 



A NEW EDITION. 



Be Sb. 6d., Post Free. Grown 8vo., cloth, lettered in gold 

 and colonrn. Illustrated with Engravings and Coloured 

 Fron tispiece 



THE 



AMATEURS 



ROSE 



BOOK. 



By the late SHIRLEY HIBBERD. 



Revised bv GEORGE GORDON, Editor of the Ga * d "" 8 ' 

 SIgazine, Vice President of the National Rose SoartJ. 



Comprising the Cultivation of the Rose « ^^^e 

 and Under Glass ; the Formation of tb %*^^tion 

 Characters of Wild and Garden Roses ; the Pre parmuo^ 



of the Flowers for Exhibition ; the ™ erarT 



Varieties ; and the Work of the Rose Garden in every 



Season of the Year 



Contents. 



Introduction. 



The Families of Wild Roses. 

 The Familiesof Garden Roses 

 Forming the Rosarium. 

 Dwarf Roses, 



The Propagation of Rosea dj 



Buds and Graf ts. 

 Stocks for Roses. 

 Garden Roses. 

 Exhibition Roses. 

 The Characters of Rosea. 

 Climbing Roses. 

 Pillar Roses. 

 Roses Under Glass. 

 Seedling Roses. 



Town Gardens* 



to Fairy Rose. 

 3II0W Rosea. 



edgerow and Wildernesi 



Roses. 



r>s«s for Decoration*. 



aies of the Ro**. 



Roses by R*d ** d 



" Post. _ 



On Buying >ew Roses. . 



Reminders of Monthly * or* 

 The Rose Show. 

 Selections of Roses. R 

 granucal uataiogneof Kotsf 



