THE COTTAGE GARDENER—ADVERTISEMENTS. 
W AND S. GAINES, Seedsmen, 
• Florists, and Herbalists, opposite King 
Street, Covent-Garden Market, London. Dealers 
in all sorts of Medicinal Herbs, Essential Oils, 
and Distilled Waters; also, in the celebrated pre¬ 
pared LENTIL POWDER, or Invalids Food. 
W. and S, G. respectfully inform the Nobility 
and Gentry that they have a choice selection of 
Vegetables of all kinds for PICKLING. Im¬ 
porters of GOLD and SILVER FISH. 
mHE LONDON MANURE COM- 
X PAN Y beg to offer as under:— 
Corn Manure, most valuable for spring dress¬ 
ing, Concentrated Urate, Super Phosphate of 
Lime, Nitrate of Soda, Sulphate of Ammonia, 
Fishery and Agricultural Salt, Gypsum, Fossil 
Bones, Sulphuric Acid, and every other artificial 
manure ; also, a constant supply of English and 
Foreign Linseed Cake. 
Peruvian Guano, guaranteed the genuine im¬ 
portation of Messrs. A. Gibbs and Sons, 10s 
per ton, or sgC) 5s in quantities of five tons or 
upwards. EDWARD PURSER, Secretary, 
40, Bridge Street, Blackfriars. 
pLASS MILK PANS, EOLLING 
vl PINS, Cucumber, Bee, Propagating, and 
all kinds of Horticultural Glass. THOMAS 
MILLINGTON is supplying these articles with 
great advantage to consumers He has also large 
quantities of Crown Square in 100 feet boxes, in 
sizes from 6 in. by 4 in., to 10 in. by 8 in., at 12s, 
13s, and 15s per box, or case. Sheet Glass, about 
lfi oz., at 42s per 200 feet, of good quality ; su- 
perior do., 73s ; about 21 oz., 50s per 100 
feet case. White Lead, Paints, Colours, Var¬ 
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Water Closets, at his Manufactory, 87, Bishops- 
gate-street Without, London. 
MELTING, EL AGS, and BUNT 
I ' ING.—Superior Tanned Garden Netting, 
for protecting Fruit-trees from frost, blight, and 
birds, or as a fence for fowls, pigeons, tulip 
and seed-beds, can be had in any quantity from 
JOHN KING FARLOW’S Fishing-Rod and 
Net Manufactory, 5, Crooked-lane, London- 
bridge, at Qd per yard one yard wide, 'id two 
yards, and 6 d per yard four yards wide. Woollen 
Bunting, any length or width, at 6 d per square 
yard. Forwarded to any part of the kingdom 
on receipt of remittance, post-office order, or 
stamps. Several good second-hand Flags to be 
sold cheap. 
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