April 4, 1896. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
491 
TUBEROUS BEGONIAS 
With large, round Flowers, stiff erect habit; 
brilliant colours, best that money can buy. 
SINGLES, for pot culture and exhibition, in 12 distinct 
colours. „ 
12 very good, 4s.; 24 for 7s. 12 extra fine, 12s.; 24 for 20s. 
12 very fine, 8s.; 24 for 14s. | 12 very finest, 18s.; 24 for 30s. 
SINGLES, for bedding, specially selected. All colours 
mixed, 3s. per doz. ; 20s. per 100. In 12 separate colours, 
3S. 6d. per doz.; 25s. per 100. Extra fine, in 12 separate colours, 
5s. per doz. 35s. per 100. 
DOUBLES, good selected, is. each: 8s. per doz. Fine 
selected, is. 6d. each ; 12s. per doz. Very fine selected, 2S. 6d. 
each ; 6 for 13s. ; iz for 24s. Seed, is., is. 6d., and 2s 6d, per 
packet. Quality of above guaranteed satisfactory, or cash 
returned. All free for cash with orders. 
H. J. JONES, 
H. B. MAY’S 
New Tree Carnations. 
The finest set of new varieties ever offered. Distinct 
colours, good habit, and free flowering. 
W. Robinson, the finest scarlet. H. Gibbons, 
finest crimson for winter ; c warf habit, and very 
free. Mrs. S. Segar, very fine rose-pink. Leonidas, 
fine large crimson. See plate in The Garden, April 
4th. Primrose Day, the finest yellow Carnation. 
And other fine varieties. 
Price Lists on Application. 
H. B. MAY, Dyson’s Lane Nurseries, Upper Edmonton. 
ROSES ! ROSES! 
SEED C ATALOGUE, 
CONTAINING AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF INFORMA¬ 
TION AS UNDER: 
Medicinal qualities of certain Vege¬ 
tables. 
Very practical instructions for 
forcing, storing, and preparing for 
the table various Vegetables. 
The best sorts of Vegetables and 
Flowers. These are very clearly indica¬ 
ted, and coarse Vegetables deprecated. 
Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAME S CYPHER, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
ASPARAGU S. — Strong, healthy three year 
Asparagus roots, True Giant, 5s. 
per 100, packed and carriage paid. 
Every garden should contain an 
Asparagus bed. They are easily 
made, and now is the season to 
make them. — Bird & Vallance, 
Nurserymen, Downham, Norfolk. 
The Best and Cheapest in the World- 
GREAT CLEARANCE SALE. 
All have been kept moved back, and will now plant with 
safety. 50 choice dwarf Roses for 21s.; 24. choice Standards or 
Half Standards for 21s. The following are carriage free: 12 
choice Climbing, 7s.; 12 best Hybrid Perpetuals, dwarfs, 7s.; 
6 Gloire de Dijons, 4s. 6d.; 6 beautiful Fairy Roses, 4s. 6d.; 
6 Austrian Briars, 3s. ; 6 Mrs. Bosanquet, 3s. 6d. ; 6 choice 
Moss Roses, 4s.; 6 old Cabbage Roses, 4s. ; 6 old-fashioned 
Roses, 4s.; 6 crimson Monthly Roses, 3s. 6d. ; 6 pink Monthly 
Roses, 2s 6d.; 6 white Monthly Roses, 3s. 6d. ; 6 quick-prowing 
Climbing Roses. 2s. 6d.; 12 Sweet Briars, 3s. All my selection. 
Cash with order. Thousands cf testimonials. Catalogues free. 
JAMES WALTERS, Rose Grower, EXETER. 
CARNATIONS. —Winter or Perpetual Blooming. 
Splendid collection. Sole European control ot several 
American Novelties. 
CANNAS at prices within the reach of all. 
PELARGONIUMS, Zonal and Floral. 
The most select collection in the.Tratle. 
SEE CATALOGUE, POST FBEE. 
W. J. GODFREY, F.R.H.S , EXMOUTH, DEYON. 
GRAPE VINES and ROSES. 
JOHN COWAN & CO. have this season a 
large and splendid Stock of Grape Vines suitable 
for fruiting in pots and planting vineries. 
Also a large and splendid Stock of Tea and other 
Roses in pots. 
Descriptive and priced catalogue post free on 
application to the Company. 
THE VINEYARD & NURSERIES, 
Garston, near Liverpool. 
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DANIELS BRO- 
Town Close Nurseries, NORWICH, 
B EG to offer the following in well-rooted 
healthy stuff, true to name, and carriage free at prices 
quoted. . Per doz. 
Chrysanthemums, Japanese and incurved, choice 
sorts from our splendid collection, per ioo, 
21s., six for 2s. 
„ Six grand new exhibition varieties, 3s. 6d. 
Dahlias, Show, Fancy, and Cactus flowered from our 
superb collection, six for 2s. 6d. 
„ Select Exhibition varieties six for 3s. 6d. 
Salisbury white, the charming new pure 
white Cactus, splendid for cutting, each is., 
three for 2s. 6d. 
„ Six grand new Cactus varieties of 1895. 
A splendid set 10s. 
„ Three superb decorative varieties, including 
Grand Duke Alexis, 2s. 6d. 
,, Pompone, new and select varieties, six for 
3s. 6d. 
Fuchsias, Single and double-flowered, including all 
the finest sorts, six for zs. 6d. . 
Six erand new and select varieties, including 
Princess May , 3s. 6d. 
Pelargoniums, single-flowered. Zonal. A very fine 
collection all Autumn struck, six for3s.6d. 
„ Six grand new varieties, Pearson's, 7s. 6d. 
,, Doubl -flowered, Zonal, very choice sorts, 
six for 3s. 6d. 
„ Ivy-leaved double, charming varieties for 
pots, hanging baskets, &c.. six for 3s. 6d. 
„ „ „ Queen of Roses. The magnifi¬ 
cent new magenta-crimson, each is. 6d., 
three for 4s. 
Carnations, Hon. J. Lowther, grand scarlet, sell, 
each is. 6d., three lor 4s. 
„ Mrs. Thornhill, beautiful salmon-pink, is., 
three for 2s. 6d. 
Choice named sorts, six or 3s. 6d. 
Oxllp, Prince of Orange, immense heads of orange- 
yellow flowers, a gem, each gd., three for 2s. 
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FUCHSIAS. 
Clearance Sale. 
A Magnificent Collection of Superb Double and Single 
Flowered Varieties, including the newest and most beautiful 
sorts in cultivation. 
Splendid for pot culture or the garden. 
Strong young plants from single pots, correctly named, per 
doz. 2s. 6d., six for is. 6d., or 25 for 4s. 6d. 
Extra choice sorts, per doz. 3s. 6d., six for 2s. or 25 for 
6s. 6d., post free. 
DANIELS BROS., Town Close Nurseries, Norwioh. 
WO^LD-WIDE F\ER 0 WN- STRIKING JllOVELTIES 
c^)NEW CATALOGUE POST FREEST 
FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT 
NOTHING SO PROFIT ABLB 
AND EASY TO OROW. 
£ 80 Acres of Saleable Trees 
THE BEST PROCURABLE. 
Lists Free. 
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS. 
Bushes in variety. Packing and 
Carriage Free, for cash with order. 
8s. per doz., BOs.perlOO. 
A 11 other Nursery Stock 
carriage forward. 
IN POTS From 15 /- a doz. 
Ornamental Trees, 91 Acres. 
Four Acres of Class. 
Clematis (80,000' from 15/- 
per doi. 
N.B.—Single Plants : sold at 
slightly increased prices. 
GENERAL CATALOGUE 
(Over 170 pages) of Nursery Stock, 
artistically produced, containing 
some hundreds of illustrations, 
1/^1 ail(i hill of valuable information, 
free on receipt of 3 d. for postage ^ 
RICHARD SMITH&C° WorceSTPR 
CATALOGUE containing 88 pages, with numer¬ 
ous Illustrations and Order Sheet, free on 
application. 
RICHARD SMITH & GO., 
Seed Merchants & Nurserymen, 
W ORCESTER. 
LINCOLN SEEDS. [ 
Grown in the driest climate in England. > 
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EXTRA PEAS SELECTED, t 
Perfect Germination Catalogue Free. > 
DPMNPII &SnNS I INP.ni H t 
For Index to Contents see page 502. 
" Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man "— Bacon. 
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Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY, APRIL \th, 1896. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, April 7th.—Royal Horticultural Society : Meeting of 
Committees at 12 o'clock. 
Wednesday, April 8th.—Royal Caledonian Society's Show at 
Edinburgh (2 days). 
Liverpool Spring Show (2 days). 
Sales of Japanese Lilies, florists’flowers, and hardy peren¬ 
nials by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Friday, April 10 th—Sales of Japanese Lilies hardy perennials, 
and Orchids by Messrs. Protheroe.& Morris. 
^he Bordeaux Mixture.— This is the 
^ copper sulphate fungicide which is 
often spoken of under the name of Bouillie 
Bordelaise. Since first invented many 
differing formulas have been made and 
applied" to various field and«garden crops. 
In this country the experiments have mostly 
been applied to Potatoes, as there is no 
danger to the edible portion of the crop like 
that attributed to the spraying of fruit 
trees. 
The original formula was six pounds of 
sulphate of copper, four pounds of lime and 
twenty two gallons of water. A modification 
of this is two pounds of sulphate of copper, 
one pound of lime and ten gallons of 
water. A third formula is like the first- 
named except that forty-five gallons of 
water instead of twenty-two are used in the 
preparation of the mixture. The reason for 
the greater quantity of water being used is 
