Cannells’ Floral Guide, 1904. 
DIRECTIOlSrS FOR USE. 
For Land in Good Cddtivation and Growing Crops. — Three-quarters of an ounce to the square 
yard, one-and-a-half hundredweight to the acre. Mix with treble its quantity of fine, slightly Mmp 
soil, and scatter it regularly ; yon can see to a line how far it has been put. 
For poor Land and Potatoes. — Four to six hundredweight to the acre. 
For Potting. — O ne ounce to the bushel of good compost, and thoroughly mix. 
Top Dressing. — Two ounces to a bnshel of good soil. 
Liquid Manure. — Half ounce to a gallon of water, and increase it a little twice a week until the 
plants are well in flower. 
For Lawns. — Scatter broadca-st at the rate of 1} ounces to the square yard, afterwards to be well 
watered. 
Double production of everything is obtained by using it. Nothing is so important in every part 
of the garden as two or three applications during the season. It gives more than satisfaction 
whatever it is applied to, and in most cases trebles the size. A 1-lb. tin will show its effects and 
gnarantee its general use. 
1-lb. tin Is., post free Is. 4d.; 3-lb. tin 2s. 6d., post free 3s.; 7 lbs. 4s., post free 4s. lOd. 
In bags— 14 lbs., 6s.; 28 lbs., 10s. 6d.; 56 lbs., I8s. 1 cwt., 30s. 
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES, MANURES, HORTICULTURAL 
TOOLS, AND GARDEN REQUISITES. 
“Acme” liabels for Orchids, 3/6 per dozen, or 36/- per Gross. 
,, „ Fruits, 1/9 per dozen, or 18/- per gross. 
,, ,, Roses, 1/3 per dozen, or 12/- per gross. 
“ Acme ” Weed Killer — A solution for effectually destroying weeds on carriage drives, garden 
walks, stable yards, cemetery walks, railway station platforms, &c. Saving more than half the 
cost of labour, and more effectual and clean than hand- weeding, or the use of salt. Price. per 
gallon, 2/-; 6-gallon lots, 1/9 per gallon. Special quotation for larger quantities. 
“ Acme ” Weed Killer— Powder, 1/9 per tin. 
Aphis Wash — See Insecticides. 
Anti-Mildew Fungus Powder— McDougall’s, ij lbs., 1/-; 3| lbs., 2/-; 7 lbs., 4/-. 
Aphicides — For spraying plants with insecticides, &c., 1/6 and 2/- each. 
Aprons, Gardeners’— Shalloon, 4/6 each ; serge, 3/- each. 
Axe — See illustrations. 
Barrows, Garden — Of best quality, 20/- to 26/-. 
Baskets — Split oak, for stables, carrying potatoes, &c. , light and very durable, 2/-, M, and 3/6 
each. Wood or truck, for vegetables or fruit, with cross handles, 9d. to 3/3 each. Orchid, best 
octagonal teak wood, with hanging wires complete, 4 to 18 inches, 1/6 to 7/6 each. 
Beetle Powder (Hughes’s) — A most effective article, 6d., 1/-, and 2/6 per tin. 
Beetle Traps (Birkenhead’s)- 1 /6 and 1/9 each. 
Bell or Propagating Glasses — From lOd. to 2/9. Larger sizes can be had. 
Bill Hooks — Double-edged, for pointing pea stakes, &c., 3/6 to 4/6 each. Hammer and claw, a 
most useful article, 1/9, 2/-, and 2/3 each. 
Boite-a-Houppe — See Distributors. 
Bouquet Wire— See special mention. 
Brooms, Biroh — 5/- per doz. ; 6d. each. 
Brushes — Aphis, for cleaning plants, 2/- each. Cocoa Fibre, for scrubbing flower pots, &c., 6d. 
each. 
Charcoal — From best wood, 2/6 per bushel. 
Chisels — Pruning or Garden Spuds, 1/3 to 1/6 each. 
Chrysanthemum Cups and Tubes — See special mention. 
Clay’s Fertilizer — See Manures. 
Cocoanut Refuse — In bags of 4 bushels, 3/9 each ; 1/- per bushel. 
Compasses, Low’s Ground — Having a radius of six feet, 17/6 each. 
Cork, Virgin — For ornamental purposes, ^ cwt., 6/-; ^ cwt., 11/-; per cwt., 26/-. 
Covers, Sea- Kale and Rhubarb— For forcing, 2/6 each. 
Cucumber Glasses — 12 to 24 inches long, 2/- and 3/6 each. 
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