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THE GARDENING WORLD 
August 27, 1887. 
CONTRACTORS TO HER MAJESTY’S WAR DEPARTMENT. 
THE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 
UPPER GROUND STREET, LONDON, S.E. Telegraphic Address, “HOTWATER," LOMOH. 
CAST IRON SADDLE BOILER. 
WITH WATER-WAY END. 
(Front Elevation.) 
Made from 20 ins. to 66 ins. long. 
TELEPHONE, No. 4763. 
Have the Largest and most Complete Stock in the Trade. 
HOT-WATER BOILERS, PIPES and CONNECTIONS, and all CASTINGS 
for Horticultural Purposes. 
Patent India Ring "EXPANDER " for Jointing Hot-water Pipes. 
Hot-Water and Hot-Air Apparatus Erected Complete, 
or tlie Materials supplied. 
Illustrated CATALOGUE, 18 th edition, price Is. 
Price List on application Free. 
CAST IRON SADDLE BOILER, 
WITH WATEE-WAY END. 
(Back Elevation.) 
Made from 20 ins. to 66 ins. long. 
CARDEN REQUISITES. 
tiriA HrMt-iifL 
TWO PRIZE MEDALS. 
Quality, the BEST in the market. 
(All Sacks included.) 
PEAT, Lest black fibrous, 4s. 6 d. per sack ; 5 sacks for 20s. 
PEAT, best brown fibrous, 5s. ,, 5 ,, 22s. 6 d. 
PEAT, extra selected Orchid, 5s. 6d. ,, 5 „ 25s. 
LOAM, best yellow fibrous .. .. A , hucbel 
PREPARED COMPOST, best .. f o, P „I r , a A 
LEAF-MOULD, best only .. .. f , “d 0 f“£in 
PEAT-MOULD, ditto .. A ) (sacks included). 
SILVER SAND (coarse) 1/6 per bushel, 14/- half ton, 24/- ton. 
RAFFIA FIBRE, best only .. .. Is. per lb. 
TOBACCO CLOTH, finely imported 8 d. per lb., 2S lbs. 18s. 
TOBACCO PAPER, ditto (Speciality) 8 d. per lb., 2S lbs. 18s. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN (finest Milltrack), 5s. per bushel. 
SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 2s. per bushel, 6s. per sack 
CHUBB'S “PERFECT” FERTILISER (the best food for all 
kinds of Plants, Flowers, Fruits, Vegtables, &c.), tins Is. 6d. 
Bags, 7 lbs., 3s.; 14 lbs., 5s.; 28 lbs., Ss. ; 56 lbs. 14s.; 1 cwt., 22s. 
CRUSHED BONES (best quality), 7 lbs., Is. 2 d .; 14 lbs., 2s. ; 
28 lbs., 3s. 6 d .; 56 lbs., 6s. ; 1 cwt., 12s. 
VIRGIN CORK (best quality only), 14 lbs., 3s.; 28 lbs., 5s. 6d.; 
56 lbs., 10s. 6 d .; 1 cwt , 17s. 
HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL (ditto), 2s. 6 d. per bushel. 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Chubb's Special Process), 
sacks, Is. each ; 10 sacks, 9s.; 15 sacks, 13s. ; 20 sacks, 17s. ; 
30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 30s. Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 
25s. Limited quantities of G special quality, granulated, in 
sacks only, 2s. each. 
Terms strictly Cash with Order. Bankers: Union Bank. 
CHUBB, ROUND & Co., 
West Ferry Road , MiU/wall, London, E. 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE 
AT REDUCED PRICES. 
A -BUSHEL BAG, Is.; 10 bags, 9s.; 15 bags, 
13s.; 20 bags, 17s.; 30 bags, 25s. Bags included. Truck 
load, free to rail, 25s. —T. RICH, Cocoa Fibre Works, 12, 
Redman's Road, Mile End, London, E. 
CHEAP HORTICULTURAL CLASS. 
Packages and packing free, and delivered to any London Station. 
100 squares of glass, quality guaranteed:— 
15 oz. 21 oz. 
13.4 by 8J for 10s. Od. .for 14s. 0 d. 
12 by 9 for 10s. Od. for 14s. Od. 
12 by 10 for 11s. Od. .for 15s. 6d. 
14 by 10 for 13s. Od. .for 19s. Od. 
14 by 12 for 17s. 6d..for 24s. Od. 
12 by 12 for 13s. Od. .for 20s. Od. 
18 by 12 for 21s. Od. .for 31s. Od. 
20 by 12 for 24s. Od. .for 35s. Od. 
Best linseed oil Putty, Id. per lb. Paints ready mixed for use, 
in tins of 1 lb. to 14 lbs., at 5d. per lb. Special quotations given 
for large quantities. 
J, B. ROBINSON, 
Wholesale Lead and Glass Warehouse. 
14, Moor Lane, Cripplegate, LONDON, E.0. 
Or 300 squares 15-oz. 8 by 
6, or 250 squares SJ by 6J, or 
220 squares 9J by 6£, or 170 
squares 9 by 7j, or 150 squares 
10 by 8 for 10s. Glass cut to 
any size at the above propor¬ 
tionate prices. 
Iron-founders, Stourbridge. 
The best and cheapest in the market. 
Write for full particulars, also Illustrated Catalogue of our 
Hot-Water Specialities, free. 
Price Is.; by Post, Is. Id. 
STRAWBERRIES 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND, 
IN THE 
OPEN AIR and UNDER GLASS. 
By WILLIAM HINDS. 
An essay on the 
CULTIVATION of the STRAWBERRY 
Contents: 
1. Strawberry Cultivation in the 
Open Air 
2. When to make Plantations 
3. When to plant Strawberries 
4. Layering Runners 
5. Compost and Potting 
6. Forcing 
7. Varieties for Forcing. 
8. Fruiting Strawberries in 
Winter and Summer 
9. Retarding Strawberries 
10. Packing and Exhibiting 
Strawberries. 
17, Catherine St,, Covent Garden, London, W.C. 
Farms, Estates, Residences. 
Any one desirous of Renting a Farm or Residence, or 
Purchasing an Estate, can have copies of the 
M idland counties herald sup¬ 
plied free for six weeks on stating the purpose for which 
the paper is required, forwarding name and address, and six 
halfpenny stamps for postage, addressed “Midland Counties 
Herald Office, Birmingham.” The Midland Counties Herald 
always contains large numbers of advertisements relating to 
Farms, Estates, and Residences lor Sale and to be Let. 
HENRY HOPE, 
55, LIONEL ST., 
BIRMINGHAM. 
HORTICULTURAL BUILDER & HOT-WATER ENGINEER. 
ESTABLISHED 1818. 
2-light Frame, 
8 ft. by 6 ft,, 
from 
<£3 5s. Od. 
ECONOMY IN THE GARDEN. 
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST 
HORTICULTURAL MANURES. 
For Fruit, Vines, kc. 
For Pot Plants 
For Potatos 
For Lawns and Meadows 
For Kitchen Garden 
For Potting 
For Watering 
“Le Fruitier.” 
“ Universal Plant Food.” 
Potato Manure “ Success." 
“Special Grass Manure.” 
“ Condensed Farmyard Manure." 
“The Special Compots." 
“ Liquid Manure Powder." 
Sold in Is. tins, and upicards, by all Seedsmen. 
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 HORTICULTUR AL REQUISITES. Samples free. 
WOOD & SON’S GUINEA CASK 
The Best Value for Money. Carriage Paid. 
Contents :— 
2 bushels of Selected Turves of Brown Fibrous Peat (Orchid 
1 „ for Hard-wooded and Stove Plants. [quality). 
1 „ especially prepared for Ferns, free from all waste. 
2 ,, carefully prepared Potting Compost. 
1 ,, rich yellow Fibrous Loam (very fine quality). 
2 ,, Coarse Crystal Sand. 
2s. 6 d. bag Graduating Fertiliser, “ Le Fruitier,” the per¬ 
fection of Plant Food. 
1 s. tin Liquid Manure Powder. 
N.B.—The contents may be m.ried to suit the requirements of 
Customers. 
“THANATOS,” the Universal Insecticide, 
Is Certain Death to all Insect Pests— Caterpillars, Green¬ 
fly, Red Spider, Thrips, &c. It also destroys Mildew, and 
may he used either in powder or by dissolving in water, for 
syringing and dipping infested plants. 
W. WOOD & SON, F.R.H.S., 
Sole Manufacturers, 
WOOD CREEN, LONDON, N. 
nil II III 
LLLj 
Catalogue of all kinds of Iron and Wire Fence, Hurdles, Gates, 
Tree Guards, Poultry, Lawn Tennis, and Cricket-ground Fence, 
Wire Netting, Stable Fittings, &c., free on application. 
BAYLISS, JONES, & BAYLISS, 
WQIVERHilPfOIf, 
London Office and Show Rooms—139 & 141, CANNON ST., E.C. 
ORCHID PEAT—A Speciality J 
W WOOD & SOU are now cutting from 
• THE NEW ESTATE—the only estate celebrated for 
its special quality of ORCHID PEAT. Send for Sample. Special 
Quotations.— WOOD GREEN, LONDON, N. 
NOTICE TO SU BSCRIBERS, ADVERTISERS AND NEWSAGENTS. 
DURING the RE-BUILDING of the PREMISES, 17, CATHERINE STREET, 
The PUBLISHING OFFICE of THE GARDENING WORLD 
will be temporarily at NO. 44a, opposite. 
Please address all communications until further notice to 
No. 44a, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND, W.C. 
Printed for the Proprietors by H. M. Pollett & Co., Fann Street, Aldersgate Street, E.C.,and Published by Brian Wynne, at the Office, 44, Catherine Street Covent Garden, in the Parish of St. Paul's 
County of Middlesex, Saturday, August 27th, 1887.—Agents for Scotland : Messrs. J. Menzies & Co., Edinburgh and Glasgow. Agents for Ireland: Messrs. Charles Eason & Son, Dublin and Belfast. ’ 
