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VOL. VI. IN O. ZJ4. 1 Covent Garden, W.C. ( 
SATURDAY, APRIL 19th, 1890. 
1 Registered at the General Post » ONE PENNY. 
( Office as a Newspaper. ( Post Free lid. 
S UPERB ORCHIDS, CHEAP.—Thousands 
to select from. Write for list, free.—P. McARTHUR, 
The London Nursery, 4, Maida Vale, London, W. 
UST be Sold! CCELOGYNE CRISTATA, 
the Chatsworth and other varieties. Well grown, with 
hloom spikes. Cheap. 
Trustees late J. STEVENSON, Timperlpy, Cheshire, 
UBEROUS .BEGONIAS.—King’s magni¬ 
ficent strain—3 double whites, 2 double reds, 2 double 
sulphurs, 2 double salmons, 3 double roses, post free for 10s. 6 d. 
—ED. KING, Begonia Grower, Pennington, Lymingion, Hants. 
ANSIES.—100 stout, well-rooted, autumn- 
transplanted plants, in S separate named varieties, care¬ 
fully packed, free for 3s.—J. GALVIN'S Nurseries, Roscommon. 
E NTERPRISE.—My noted “Reform ” Col¬ 
lection of Vegetable Seeds, 23 varieties, including Beans 
and Peas, free. Postal Order, 2s. 6d.—ALLEN, Seed Grower, 
Mildenhall. 
P ANSIES.—Finest named Scotch Exhibition 
sorts, true to name, strong and healthy, from 3s., 4s., 6s. 
per'doz., free. Select Catalogue, free.—W. PAUL & Co. (late of 
Paisley), Bridge of Weir, N.B. 
A LPINE AND HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
JTX. —Catalogue, illustrated, with descriptive and cultural 
notes, 72 pages, 9d. each. 100 Saxifrages, -100 sorts, 25s. 100 
Alpine and Herbaceous Plants, 25s.—STANSFIELD BROS., 
Southport. 
B ARR’S BEAUTIFUL HARDY DAFEO- 
DILS.—Cut Specimen Flowers, correctly named, now 
ready, at following prices, post free :—One flower each of 12 
kinds, 2s. 6rf. ; of IS kinds, 3s. 6 d. ; of 30 kinds, 6s. 6d.: of 50 
kinds, 12.s. 6d. Three flowers each of the foregoing, Os , 8s. 6d., 
17s. 6 d. t and 25s. respectively.—BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King 
Street, Covent Garden, London._ 
Ferns I Ferns 11 Ferns ! 11 
T RADE OFFER, in 20 most saleable sorts, 
at 12s per 100. Adiantum cuneatum, Pteris, Polypodium, 
Lygodium, Onychium, Polystichum, Cyrtomiuin, £e., &c. 
Packed free for cash. Few sorts from stores, at 6s. per 100, 
or 50s. per 1,000.—J. SMITH, London Fern Nursery, 140, 
Loughborough Road, Brixton, S.W. 
L AIRD’S GARDEN SEEDS are the best 
for Competition and General use. Specialties—Laird’s 
Craigo Brussels Sprouts, MeCombie’s Beet (Ornamental and 
Culinary), Laird’s Prize Moss-curled Parsley—per pkt., Is , post 
free. Catalogues on application.—R. B. LAIRD & SONS, 
Seed Merchants, Edinburgh. 
Sole Agents in Scotland for Bason's Wonderful New Milltrack 
Mushroom Spawn. 
S UTTON’S LAWN GRASS SEEDS 
for making new or improving old Garden Lawns, Tennis 
Grounds, Bowling Greens, Cricket Grounds, &c. A far better 
and more enduring sward can be obtained by sowing these seeds 
than from turves. G. T. Todd, Esq., Craiglarach, says “ Two 
Tennis Courts sown with your Grass Seeds are the best in the 
neighbourhood.” Price of Sutton's Grass Seeds for Lawns, &c., 
3s. 6d. per gallon, 25s per bushel.—Sutton's Seeds Genuine only 
direct from SUTTON & SONS, The Queen's Seedsmen, 
READING. 
New Chrysanthemums for 1890. 
AMES CARTER & Co. have one of the 
largest and most perfect stocks in the country. For full 
particulars, see Carters' beautifully illustrated CATALOGUE, 
Gratis and Post Free to intending customers. 
Royal Seedsmen by Sealed Warrants. 
237 & 238, High Holborn, London, W.C. 
H OOPER’S PANSIES, finest strain in the 
World, 12 grand exhibition varieties, my selection, 3s. 
Seed saved from 1,000 finest exhibition vaiieties, Is. and 2s 6d. 
per packet.—HOOPER, Pansy Grower, Bath. 
ILIUM AURATUM in 'grand condition. 
Splendid bulbs, 9 ins. round, 4s. dozen ; larger, Cs. dozen ; 
extra large, 11 to 12 ins, round, Is. each, 10s. dozen. Also many 
other sorts. Orders of 3.9. and upwards carriage paid.— 
E. ROBINSON, Farringdon Market, London, E.C., and Hornsey 
Rise. N. 
'IVTICOTINE SOAP. — An eifectual eradi- 
-L 1 cator of all Insect Pests on Plants without injury to 
foliage. Jars, Is. 6d., 3s., 5s. 6cJ. Tins, 15s. 6 d., 25s., 95s. All 
Seedsmen and Florists. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS,—Best Show and 
Decorative varieties, strong plants, true to name, Is. per 
doz.; 6s. per 100.—WESTON, Cavendish Nursery, Balham, S.W. 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY, Horti- 
? / cultural Builders and Heating Engineers. Illustrated 
Circulars, Plans and Estimates free on application. Complete 
Catalogue, 3s. 
J WEEKS & Co., Horticultural Engineers 
• to Her Majesty, H.R.H, the Prince of Wales, H.M. Govern¬ 
ment, Admiralty Dept., War Dept., R. Horticultural Society, R. 
Botanic Society, Parks and Public Buildings. Patentees of the 
Duplex Upright Tubular Boilers, King’s Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
T HE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 
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Medals, Birmingham, 1872; London, 1883. HOT-WATER 
BOILERS, PIPES and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 
Horticultural purposes. Price Lists gratis. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue, Is. Upper Ground Street, Blacktriars, S.E. 
T HOMSON’S IMPROVED VINE AND 
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on it. It can be had from all Nursery and Seedsmen, and direct 
from us. 1 cwt. and over carriage paid. Our London Agent is 
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WM. THOMSON & SONS, Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. 
TAMES GRAY, HORTICULTURAL 
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a C. CLAY’S INVIGORATORforPLANTS 
• Quick lasting, economical.—Marsh Island, Stratford 
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S MYTH’S TEAK ORCHID BASKETS, 
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W RICHARDSON & Co., Horticultural 
• Builders and Hot-water Engineers, Darlington. 
Glasshouses of all kinds at the lowest prices. Awarded numerous 
Prize Medals. Catalogue free. See page 528. 
H eating apparatus.—W rite for 
Illustrated Catalogue to the Inventors, JONES & 
ATT WOOD, Stourbridge. 
R OSES ! ROSES !! ROSES !!!—The best 
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Purchasers’ selection from 400 best varieties. Catalogues free on 
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EADERS OF THE GARDENING 
WORLD, when ordering articles advertised in its pages, 
will greatly oblige the publisher by mentioning the paper, and 
in case of any difficulty or irregularity, by communicating with 
him at once. 
OSES, on own roots, 6, 2s. 6 d. ; 12, 4s. ; 
50, 15s. Violets, best varieties, 12, 2s. ; 50, 5s. Green¬ 
house Ferns, 18 for 2s. 6 d. Clematis montana, white, 6 for 2s. 
Large-flowering Clematis, 4 for 2s. 6 d. All true to name. Car- 
riage paid. Catalogue gratis.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nur¬ 
series, Clevedon. 
lYfESSRS. GREGORY & EVANS, Nur- 
1VJL serytnen, Sidcup, and 285, 286, 287, 28S, Flower Market, 
Covent Garden, London, W.C., are open to RECEIVE CON¬ 
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their Commission Department. Boxes and Labels supplied. 
Telegraph Address-” COMMISSION, SIDCUP.” 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS -NOVELTIES for 
V/ 1890.—Having obtained at the Special Exhibitions of la^t 
season a Gold Medal, two Silver-gilt Medals, and four Silver 
Medals. Send for Catalogue to M. DE REYDELLET, a Valence, 
Drome, France. _ 
LOWER SHOWS, FETES, ENTER- 
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Marionettes, &c.—For particulars address PROF. BOURNE, 
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two extra performances were given at the Town Hall, West 
Brighton Flower Show, 18SS. _ 
RCHID PEAT, best quality in the Market; 
also Fibrous Loam, Brown Fibrous Peat, and all other 
descriptions at the POLYGON ORCHID PEAT STORES. 
Loose Peat, on rail in London, 2 and 4 Ton Trucks, at from 12s. 
per yard. Sold also in Sacks.—Address, JOSEPH ARNOLD, 
32, Polygon, N.W. 
L AWN MOWERS.—The “ EXCELSIOR ” 
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pronounced by all gardeners to be the very best for keeping the 
lawn in prime condition. The Patent “NEW MODEL” is 
guaranteed to be the easiest working machine in the Market. 
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T7INES AND VINE CULTURE.—The 
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TOO PACKETS VEGETABLE AND 
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B ARR’S Descriptive List of VEGETABLE 
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63s. and upwards. Selections of Flower Seeds, 2s. 6 d., 3s. 6 d., 
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BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
O WEN’S CHRYSANTHEMUMS.—Finest 
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Tuberous BEGONIAS, best strain in the Kingdom, seed, Is., 
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Owen’s Imperial PRIMULAS, certificated and commended by 
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Address—Corporation Street, Sheffield. London Office—53, 
King William Street, E.C. 
Telegrams—“ Eclipse, Sheffield.” 
To Chrysanthemum Growers. 
T he national chrysanthemum 
SOCIETY’S CATALOGUE.—A classified and descriptive 
list of the varieties in cultivation, prepared by a specially 
selected Committee of the Society. With the new Supplement, 
complete. Price, Is. ; post free, Is. Id.—17, Catherine Street, 
Strand, W.C. 
URE WOOD CHARCOAL, specially pre¬ 
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each little piece is a pantry full of the good things of this life. 
There is no cultivated plant which is not benefited by having 
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pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE St, 
HIRST, Leeds. 
B EESON’S MANURE —The Best and 
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containing the leading Gardeners’ and Market-growers’ reports, 
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sealed, 13s., by all Seedsmen, or apply direct to W. H. BEESON, 
Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. 
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Best quality Asphalte Roofing Felt, in rolls 25 yds. long, 
32ins,wide, No 1, 4s. lOd. per roll : No. 2, 6s. 6d, per roll; No.3, 
9s. per roll carriage paid. Nails. Is. per 1000. Over 5000 rolls 
in stock. Awarded 10 Gold and Silver Medals.—ANDREW 
POTTER. Melbourne Works, and Snow Hill, Wolverhampton. 
ARDEN MANURE, specially prepared, 
8s. 6d. cwt. FRUIT TREE MANURE, 9s. cwt. LAWN 
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respectfully requested to communicate with the Publisher, 
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supersede it. Boxes, Is., 3s., and 10s. 6 d , 
ISHURSTINE keeps Boots Dry and Soft 
on wet ground. Boxes. 6 d. and Is., from the trade. 
Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE Co. (Limited), 
London. 
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bears full instructions for application. 
