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. 



So. 2.353 



SATURDAY, DECEMBER 



3, 



1898. 



Subscription, 



Pest Free. 



nARR'S BULB CATALOGUE 



R robins a Descriptive List of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 

 r RO^USKS, and all the best Bulbs and Tubers for in or outdoor 

 rlantin*. Free on application. 



nARR'S ILLUSTRATED DAFFODIL 



D CATALOGUE contains a Descriptive List of all the 

 tat Daffodils with many useful hints on culture. Free on 



nARR and SONS, KING STREET, 



£) COV ENT GA RDEN, LONDON. 



t 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. f 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. 



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 F 



HEATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 

 free. Att wood's Impd. Expan. Joints. Over a million 

 sold. Boilers, Valves, Pipes. Medals, 1865, 1881, i8g3. 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. 



THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 



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

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

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

 BOILERS, PIPES, and CONNECTIONS, and ail Castings for 

 Horticultural purposes. Price List gratis. Illustrated Catalogue, 

 tt. Upper Ground Street. Blackfriars. S.E. 



FOR SALE.— A large consignment of 

 EUCHARIS AMAZONICA LILY BULBS, direct 

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

 to. T. Webb, Bandon, Co. Cork. 



WEN'S 



ROYAL CHRYSANTHE- 



11 a A { L ^ S '-Send for New and Descriptive Catalogue of 

 V. "^PS varieties in commerce. Finest "up-to-date" 

 lection m the kingdom. Patronised by her Majesty. 



R. Owen, Maidenhead. 



Madt t> oi ? e ~ P«oo»ative Palm*. 

 ORLE and Co. offer splendid plants of 



» ,r ¥ tanks » Coryphas, Seaforthias, Arecas, &c, 



2 l^c at J 8s -.t<> 24s. per dozen; larger in 32's at 30s. 

 3w ***** ln *! x varieties sent to any address for 12s. 

 ^^^ ^2, Finch ley Road, N.W. 



TARNATIONS —Strong, well-rooted 



PT ttciH??5 ? f the folI ™ing varieties :- ' 

 PINK MALMAISONS * .. 2S . 3 d. per dozen. . 



U RF , R 9 SES -~ Strong, well - grown 



PHRVQ t PxT n ^VW3f5 riety at 5 s Per dozen. 



( HRYSANTHEMUM CUTTINGS, in best 



vanenes, from 3s. per 100 (6d. per dozen). 

 All r n ^end for our Price List 



C P .L W ? nd Slivered free for cash with order. 



. WVLilhy, L T D , t St. Peters, Guernsey. 



* * S * A U R A G u S for forcing.— Splendid 



' i'-andty. t00tS ' 7S ' 6d * P« r I0 °- Write at once to secure 

 '^Sl™ t GOOSEBERRIES. - Rushwick Pro 



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fully m«!r 4 V UI P E » 32nd Annual Edition, 200 lar >e 

 Post T£ d ' Read >' Christmas. Copies sent by 

 "or Sixpence (an Abridged Edition can be had 



°° B *IE and fn q j r. 



By RWi A eed . Grow «« and Florists, Rothesay. 

 -rr^^y^iAppo^nt^ to H<r Majesty. 



utunin sown • 



besi ^l,',^ 0 ^ 0 , 11 ^^ scarce; very fiae plant 

 1 1 and ,;^ lm S at 7 s 6d 5 Lettuce, best early 



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very fiae plants 



krge Los, 

 rai ! Cor cash 



te»> w "core hi*' d »' n ****J r U1 auuve «*l £>• per 



Z* a i'/ree. Zl-X . p *rceh Post or Ra.iL tackture and 



^Planted % ° ks ' for hed g^g, two, three, 



itror ig, at nt £a * 9 7S - 6d *» and xos - P« r 100 5 Ditto, 

 ;; r cash. j| BU.pi ' 10S> and I2S - 6d. per xoo ; all on 



Gte' stJ5 aSe i 1 ^ ne P a P er w ** n ordering. 



HoS; p a - Dd » Plant Grower » Rivcrford 

 «ouse, BiggUiwade, Beds. 



3 months, 3a. Od. 

 6 M 5«. 6d. 

 12 10b. 6d. 



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KENT, THE GARDEN OP ENGLAND. 

 — GEORGE BUN YARD and Co.. Merchant Nursery, 

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

 are now ready : Illustrated F ruit Catalogue, for 6 stamps ; 

 others post free, Tiz., Rose Catalogue, Price List of Fruit Tree*, 

 General Nursery Catalogue, Strawberry List (cultural), Market 

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



SACRED LILIES, for growing in basins 

 t with sand, itonet, and water, 3, is. 3d. ; 6, as. 3d. Yellow 

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

 crowns, 25, 1 *" 



Compacta, 6, 



2s. ioo. All choice quality. List free 

 F.R.H.S.. 100. Hich Road. Kilburn. 



HUDSON'S LILIUM AURATUM. 

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

 Rubelluni, new, 3, 2s. 6d. ; Lil. Longiflorum Giganteum, 6, 3s.; 

 12, 5s. ; Lil. Album Kraet/erij 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. 



Jamks 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. Cuthbkrt, 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, 9s. 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. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND DAHLIAS. 

 — Latest novelties, moderate prices. List free.? 

 Devon Chrysanthemum Nursery, Teignmouth. 



PALMS from Stores, Cocos Weddelliana. 

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

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

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

 Chorlton-cum- Hardy,. Manchester. - — 



By Appointment to B.R.H. the Prince 



of Wales. 



BALUSTRADES, TERRACES, FOUN- 

 TAINS, VASES, JARDINIERRE, KERBING, 



Quaint SUNDIALS, and other gardenesque objects, in hard 

 durable TERRA COTTA, of various colours. Durability 

 guaranteed. Photo Illustrated Book sent for inspection for 

 12 stamps. A great variety of Vases, Figures, Pedestals, &c, 

 may be seen at our London Showroom. Inspection invited. 

 Plm.ham & Son, 50, Finsbury Sq., London, E.C.; & Broxbourne. 



Illustrated Price List of Vases free on application. 



CLAY'S MANURES, CRUSHED BONES, 

 &c. (See page 795.) 

 CLAY'S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING. Price is. 



Clay and Son, Stratford, E. 



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THE PATENT SILICATE MANURE.— A 

 Speciality for Cropping Vines, Tomatos, and Peaches, 

 and for Hardening the Wood and Colouring the Fruit. Used 

 for years by the leading Growers. 12s. 6d. per cwt., carriage 

 paid . Write for pamphlet of particulars. . . 



EXCELSIOR FERTILIZER.— A Sihcated Horticultural 



Manure, the result of years* experience, containing Ammonia 

 - 7 %%; Phosphates, 24-*5%j Sul.-Potash gf-^Mfe In- 

 directions for use, and guaranteed analysis with every bag. Yi cwu. 

 12s. 6d. ; 1 cwt., 21s., carr. pd.-THE PATENT SILICATE 

 MANURE CO., Ltd., Hemel Hempsteadl^ 



SUNDRIES.— Sticks, Labels, Bamboos, a/6 

 per 100. Mats, Peat, &c. Cocoa Fibre, 1/3 per sack. Price : List 



nf Watson »nri Srirr r 00. Lower Thames Street, London, B~%~ 



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Tor Present Sowing 1 . 



UTTON'S PRIZE CYCLAMEN. 



Awarded Gold Medal at the Birmingham Chrysanthe- 

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

 York Chrysanthemum Show, 1898. 



THOMSON'S CELEBRATED MANURES 

 for VIN ES and PLANTS are largely used both ^at home 

 and abroad. They are Perfect Plant foods and S^ulants. 

 All who wish the best cultural, results should try them, r ur 



terms apply to Wm. Thomson and Sons ( Ltd J» tZ^en 

 yards. Clovenfords. Galashiels, N.B. Sold by most seedsmem 



ANARY GUANO. — The Best in the world. 



Perfectly clean ; may be used by a lad 



r ANARY GUANO.— Tins, 6d. & is. ; Dag 

 1U tLA . ~Q 1U ~* lb.. I2S- 6d, J I CWt., *OS 



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 expand. 

 Mixed colours, per packet, 2s. 6d. and 5s., post free. 



SUTTON'S SEEDS GENUINE ONLY 

 DIRECT FROM SUTTON ani> SONS, THE 

 QUEEN S SEEDSMEN, READING. 



CANARY GUANO.— Retail of 

 Wholesale of The CHEMICAL UNION, 



Florists. 



NOW IS THE TIME TO PLANT 

 PiEONIES for flowering next year. Kel way's lovely 

 Pa»onies, sweetly scented, and in the mo? t 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 Paeonies, Delphiniums, Gaillardias, Pyre- 

 thrums, 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. 



Kel way and Son, Langport, Somerset. 



LAXTON'S BUSH FRUITS, STRAW^ 

 BERRIES and FRUIT TREES, including the new 

 M 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., 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, 

 Middlesex. 



FERNS ! — In 2 J in. pots, 25 sorts, xas. xoo ; 

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

 Grevilleas, Cyperus, Aralias, Selaginella, and Solanums, in 48's, 

 6s. doz. ; ^Marguerites, Chrysanthemums, Erica gracilis, Sola- 

 nums, 5 i n - pots, 9s. doz. ; Ficus, Palms, Dracaenas, Bouvar- 

 dias, Asparagus, Erica hyemalis, and Carnations, in 

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

 6s. and 8s. doz. ; for potting on, bushy, 16s. and 20s. 

 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.Fromow and Sons, Sutton Court Nurseries, Chiswick, W. ; 



also Bagshot, Hounslow, and Acton Green. 



CHOICE NEW CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 

 750 vars., including finest novelties of 1898, at very 

 moderate prices. . Catalogue free. 



J. W. Cole, Midlai.d Road Nursery, Peterborough. 



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WELLS' CHRYSANTHEMUM CATA- 

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

 Earls wood, Surrey. 



HOLLIES, common English, well grown, 

 bushy, well rooted, selected purposely for Hedges ; any 

 size from 1 to 3 feet. YEWS, English, i\ to 3 feet, perfect, well- 

 rooted plants, suitable for Hedges and Ornamental Planting. 

 Also large stock of AUCUBAS, large LAURELS, variegated 

 HOLLIES, and general NURSERY STOCK. Samples and 



prices on application. 



Fredk. Perkins, Regent Street, Leamington. . 



GISHURST COMPOUND. — Used since 

 1859, for Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, Green Fly, and 

 other Blight, 2 ounces to the gallon of soft water, 4 to 16 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, has outlived many preparations intended to 

 supersede it. Boxes is., 3s., and 10s. 6d. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft, 

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

 Prick's Patent Candle Company (Limited), London. 



GREENHOUSES from £3 8s. VINERIES, 

 conservatories, well-made frames, painted or glazed, 

 from 2 is. ; illustrated price lists free. Maker to H.M. the 

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



POTTER, HAWTHORN, and CO., 

 Manufacturers. London Works, Reading. 



(Name Paper.) 



FLOWER GRIP-HOLDER. — WEST'S 

 PATENT SELF BUTTON - HOLE FLOWER 

 MAKER, holding the flowers firmly and water-tight, also for 

 show and decorative purposes. Price 6i., from all Florists. &c. 

 See large advertisement. 



