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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 2, 1887. 
SCHWEITZER’S 
COCO A TINA, 
Anti-Dyspeptic Cocoa or Chocolate Powder. 
Guaranteed Pure Soluble Cocoa of the Finest 
Quality, with the excess of Fat Extracted. 
THE FACULTY pronounce it “ the most nutritious, perfectly 
digestible beverage for Breakfast, Luncheon, or Supper, and 
invaluable for Invalids and Children.” 
Being without Sugar, Spice, or other admixture, it suits all 
palates, keeps for years in all climates, and is four times the 
strength of Cocoas thickened, yet weakened, with Arrowroot, 
Starch, &c., and in reality cheaper than such mixtuies. 
Made instantaneously with boiling water, a teaspoonful to a 
Breakfast cup costing less than a halfpenny. 
Cocoatina possesses remarkable sustaining proper¬ 
ties, and is specially adapted for early Breakfast- 
In tins, at Is. 6<L, 3s., 5s. 6 d., &c., by Chemists and Grocers. 
Sole Proprietors: 
H. SCHWEITZER & CO., 10, Adam Street, Strand, London, 
___ W.C. __ 
AVEN’S IMPERIAL BEGONIAS : 
V } TUBEROUS. — New and distinct strain, "best in the 
Universe. See Gardeners' Magazine, September ISth and October 
30tli, 1SS6. Singles: Selected varieties, 10s. to 30s. per dozen ; 
to colour for bedding, 4s. to 10s. per dozen ; mixed, for bedding, 
3s. to 5s. per dozen. Doubles : Selected, 12s. to 42s. per dozen. 
Seed : Double or Single, Is., Is. 6 d. and 2s. 6 d. per packet; 
Single, to colour, Is., Is. 6 d. and 2s. 6<£. per packet. 
ROBT. OWEN, Floral Nursery, Castle Hill, Maidenhead. 
STOCKS, STOCKS. STOCKS. 
Home-grown Intermediate Stocks. We have been growers 
of these useful and ornamental early-flowering Stocks for 20 
years. Scarlet, white, purple, blood-red, per packet, 3d., 6 d. 
and Is. 
SINGLE DAHLIA. SINGLE DAHLIA. 
Seed saved from a large collection of named varieties, 6 d. 
and Is. per packet. 
VINES. VINES. VINES. 
A few good canes of the leading sorts. Price on application. 
Seed Catalogue free on application. Fruit Tree, Shrub, aud 
Herbaceous Catalogue free by post. 
JOHN PEED & SONS, 
Roiipell Part nurseries, Norwood Boad, 8.E, 
FERNS A SPECIALITY. 
AN IMMENSE STOCK IN SPLENDID CONDITION. 
CATALOGUE of over 1,300 Species and Varieties, including 
Descriptive “List of New, Raee axd Choice Ferns” and 
“ Hardy North American Ferns,” free on application. 
W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSERY, 
_SALE , MANCHESTER. 
BARTBWQRM DSffRQYBR, 
TOIIX PEED & SONS have great pleasure 
f f in bringing before the public their Magic Earthworm 
Destroyer. This, without doubt, is the finest remedy for Lawns' 
that are infested with worms. In the space of five minutes 
every worm will rise to the surface, and most of them die im¬ 
mediately. A mild damp morning is best for application. Mix 
one pint to three gallons of water. Pint bottles, Is. ; quart, 2s. ; 
7s. per gallon. 
ROUPELL PARK NURSERIES, NORWOOD ROAD, S.E. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
S TRONG roots, 4s. per 100 ; plants in small 
pots, 16s. per 100; ditto, in large pots, 25s. per 100. 
Descriptive List on application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Pr ice 6s. per bushel; Is. extra 
per bushel for package ; or 6d. per calce, 
free by Parcel Post, Is. None genuine 
unless in sealed packages, and printed 
cultural directions enclosed, with our 
signature attached. 
Wm. CUTBUSH & SON, 
NURSERYMEN & SEED MERCHANTS, 
siqhgatb nurseries, 
LONDON. N. 
ORCHID PEAT—A Speciality E 
W WOOD & SOX are now cutting from 
* THE NEW ESTATE— the only estate celebrated for 
its special quality-of ORCHID PEAT. Send for Sample. Special 
Qtibtations. —WOOD GREEN - . LONDON, N-. _ 
The Birkbeck Building Society’s Annual Receipts 
exceeds Five Millions. 
H OW TO PURCHASE A HOUSE EOR 
TWO GUINEAS PER MONTH, with immediate 
Possession and no Rent to pay. Apply at the office of The 
Birkbeck Building Society. 
H OW TO PURCHASE A PLOT OF LAXD 
FOR FIVE SHILLINGS PER MONTH, with 
immediate possession, either for Buildings or Gardening purposes. 
Apply at the office of the Birkbeck Freehold Land Society. 
The -BIRKBECK ALMANACK, with full particulars, on 
application. 
FRANCIS RAVENSCROFT, Manager, Southampton Build¬ 
ings, Chancery Lane. 
FRUIT TREES, 
SEVENTY-FOUR ACRES. 
Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, 
and other Fruit Trees, as Standards, Dwarfs, Pyramids, flushes, 
Cordon, and Trained Trees in great variety. 
VINES, excellent canes, 3s. 6 d. to 10s. 6 d. ORCHARD- 
HOUSE TREES in POTS, Peaches, Apricots, Nectarines, &c., 
from 5s. Figs from 3s. 6 d. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST, containing a sketch of the various 
forms of Trees, witli Directions for Cultivation, Soil, Drainage, 
Manure, Pruning, Lifting, Cropping, Treatment under Glass ; 
also their Synonyms, Quality, Size, Form, Skin, Colour, Flesh, 
Flavour, Use, Growth, Duration, Season. Price, &c.,free by post. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
WORCESTER. 
A Fact really Worth Knowing. 
ALMA OTESEEY, FAEWHAM, StJEEEY, 
Begs to offer the following, of which he holds a 
large stock :— 
ALDER, 2 ft. to 3 ft., 25s. per 1000 ; ditto, 3 ft. to 5 ft. 
30s. per 1000. 
BIRCH, 3 ft. to 4 ft., and 4 ft. to 6 ft., 30s. to 40s. 
per 1000. 
HORNBEAM, 4 ft. to 6 ft., 40s. per 1000. 
QUICKS, stout, from 15s. to 20s. per 1000. 
SCOTCH FIRS, very fine stuff, from 1 ft. to 2£ ft., 
12s. to 25s. per 1000. 
ASPARAGUS, from 1 to 4 years old, Is. to 3s. per 100. 
SEA KALE, extra fine, for planting, 6s. to 8s. per 100. 
DWARF-TRAINED FRUIT TREES, 
EXTRA STRONG. 
APPLES, PEARS, PLUMS, and CHERRIES, 18s. 
to 24s. per dozen. 
APRICOTS, NECTARINES, and PEACHES, 24s. 
to 30s. per dozen. 
STANDARD APPLES, PEARS, and PLUMS, 12s. 
per dozen. 
Fr§© on. Rail S t £ e R e Q? § I ’W",R e 
NEW CATALOGUE. 
M Y CATALOGUE OF FLORISTS’ 
FLOWERS has for years been acknowledged by all 
competent authorities to be THE BEST AND MOST COM¬ 
PLETE ever published. 
MY NEW ISSUE for 1S87—which, like the stock it repre¬ 
sents, is this season GREATLY ENLARGED AND IM¬ 
PROVED—is now ready, and will he posted free on application 
to all intending purchasers. It is replete with the best Novelties 
of the season, and will he found to accurately describe all the 
BEST varieties EXTANT of PANSIES, VIOLAS, PHLOXES, 
PENTSTEMONS, ANTIRRHINUMS, HOLLYHOCKS, CAR¬ 
NATIONS, PINKS, PYRETHRUMS, DELPHINIUMS, PO- 
TENTILLAS, P/EONIES, AURICULAS, DAHLIAS, PELAR¬ 
GONIUMS, FUCHSIAS, BEGONIAS, PERENNIALS, &c., &c. 
All should have a copy before buying elsewhere, as not only 
may a saving be effected in the first instance, but it will also 
prove a valuable reference hook on all sections of FLORISTS' 
FLOWERS and their varieties. 
JOHN .FORBES, Nurseryman, Hawick, N.B. 
Special Low Offer of Choice Palms and Ferns 
for a Few Weeks Only. 
TWELVE PALMS, in six splendid varieties, including Cocos 
Weddelliana and Phoenix rupieola, &c., 6s. C<7. per doz. 
SIX PALMS, fit for immediate effect, including one large plant 
each of Cocos Weddelliana and Phoenix rupieola, for 4s. C d. 
SIX SMALLER PALMS, in six varieties, same as above, 2s. 6 d. 
per doz. 
COCOS WEDDELLIANA, strong seedlings, out of boxes, clean, 
3s. 6J. per doz. 
FERNS, Adiantum cuneatum, very strong and well furnished, 
in 3-in. pots, 4s. per doz.; extra strong, in 4-in. pots, 6s. per 
doz. Adiantum Williamsi, nice young stuff of this new golden 
Maidenhair, in thumbs, 2s. 6d. per doz. ; out of boxes, 2s. per 
doz. Adiantum decorum, strong crowns of this splendid 
variety, in 3-in. pots, 3s. Gci. per dozen. 
TWELVE FERNS, including all the above varieties, for 4s.; 
ditto, larger, 6s. 
GLOXINIAS, tubers. I have a few more than I want for my 
own use, from the finest French strain extant, 3s. 6 d. per doz. 
PTERIS CRETICA CRISTATA, with crests, nice stuff, 3-in. 
pots, 4s. per doz. 
PTERIS SERRULATA, 3-in. pots, 4s. per doz. 
PTERIS CRETICA ALBO L1NEATA, 3s. 6-1. pel doz. 
Notice to the Trade—PTERIS SERRULATA, strong seedlings, ' 
4s. 6d. per 100, cash. 
All the above Package and Cordage Free on Ra.il. Cash 
with Order. 
J.-J. UPTON, Florist, Irlam, nr, Manchester. 
The “Swift and Sure” insecticide. 
The Best and Cheapest Insect 
Destroyer. 
Goes five times as far as any 
other preparation. Awarded 
Certificates of Merit at the 
Principal Shows. 
PRICES :-8-oz. bottle, with gradu¬ 
ated measure, Is. 6d. ; 20-oz. bottle, 
3s. 6d.(perJ’ost, id. extra); per gallon, 
10s. 6d. Special Quotations for large 
quantities. 
T)4E PERFECT MILDEW DESTROYER.— In¬ 
valuable for destroying Mould and Mildew on Roses, Vines, 
&c. Prices: per 8-oz. bottle, Is.; per 20-oz. bottle, 2s. 
THE PERFECT WEED KILLER.— The best and 
cheapest means of effectually destroying Weeds, Moss, 
Lichens, &c., on Garden Walks, Carnage Drives, Stable 
Yards, Railway Stations, &c. It saves many times its cost 
in labour, and eradicates Weeds far more thoroughly than 
any hand weeding. One gallon makes 26 gallons for appli¬ 
cation. Price, per gallon, 2s.; 5 gallons, Is. 9d, per gallon; 
10 gallons. Is. 6d. pier gallon. 
T)4E PERFECT WORM DESTROYER. —Invalu¬ 
able for destroying Worms on Bowling Greens, Cricket 
Grounds, Tennis Courts, Lawns, &c., and removing them 
from the roots of Plants in Pots. It does not injure Grass 
or the most delicate Plants. Price, per 8-oz. bottle , Is. 6d. ; 
20-oz. bottle, Ss. 6d.; per gallon, 7s. Gd. Orders for 10 gallons 
and upwards at special rates. 
MANUFACTURED BY 
The Horticultural & Agricultural Chemical Co., 
103 , 3KQEM STREET, GLASGOW; 
And sold by all SEEDSMEN and FLORISTS. 
EOR THE JUBILEE WATERIER CAR. 
Which is strongly recommended. Will not slop. Apply to 
J. HAWS, 
4, MAYOLA ROAD, CLAPTON, E. 
Price, with two roses, 4s. 6 d. each ; Parcel Post. 6 d. Ladies' 
Cans, from 2s. 6d. ; Parcel Post, 4Jd. 
ECONOMY in the GARDEN ? 
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST 
HORTICULTURAL MANURES. 
For Fruit, Vines, &c. “LE FRUITIER." 
„ Pot Plants. “UNIVERSAL PLANT FOOD." 
„ Potatos. POTATO MANURE “SUCCESS.' 
,, Lawns and Meadows. ..."SPECIAL GRASS MANURE." 
,, Kitchen Garden.. “ CONDENSED FARM-YARD ,, .” 
„ Potting .“ THE SPECIAL COMPOSTS." 
,, Watering. ."LIQUID MANURE POWDER." 
Sold in Is. tins and in 7-lb. 2s. hags and upwards, by all Seedsmen, 
or direct from— 
W. WOOD & SON, F.R.H.S., 
SOLE MANUFACTURERS, 
WOOD GREEN, LONDON, N. 
WOOD & SON’S Catalogue and Price List, free by post, includes 
best qualities of ORCHID and other PEATS, LOAM, SAND, 
COCOA FIBRE, MUSHROOM SPAWN, BONE MEAL, DRIED 
BLOOD, POTASH. AMMONIA, and all other Horticultural 
requisites. Samples free. 
PLOTTER POTS. 
RICHAKD SAXKEY & SOX, 
GARDEN POTS. 
Largest Manufacturers in the World. 
FLOWER POTS. 
Samples and Pi'ices Free. 
ADDRESS—“ BULWELL POTTERIES,” NOTTINGHAM. 
“ TREPHO ” FOR ORCHIDS. 
This new material has been found a most successful article for 
Blocks, Rafts, and Pot Orchids. It is Live Sphagnum pressed 
into solid blocks by hydraulic pressure, after having been 
chemically treated, to prevent its decay or souring. In the 
saturated atmosphere of an Orchid house it absorbs and con¬ 
tinuously takes up all the gases and moisture, and retains the 
same for several days without drying or being redipped. One 
dipping will last from three days to a week. Mr. Fred. Horsman, 
of Colchester, reports :—“ I have tried ‘Trepho ' with very great 
success, having potted many thousand Orchids with it.” Sole 
Depot, 
BENJ. FIELD, F.R.B.S. 
(Son-in-law and successor to J. Kennai-d). Horticultural Soils, 
Manures, Sundries, and Pottery. Central Office and Sales Rooms, 
75a, Queen Victoria Street (near Mansion House Station.) Depot, 
Swan Place, Old Kent Road, S.E. Catalogues post free. 
Established 1S54. 
—TOBACCONISTS COMMEXC- 
(VV • ING.—An Illustrated Guide, registered (136 
pages), “ How to Open respectably from £20 to £2,000,” three 
stamps.—H. MYERS & Co., Cigar and Tobacco Merchants, 107, 
109 and 111; Euston Road, London. Telephone No. 7,541. 
