Vol. VI.—No. 296. { Covent Garden, W. g*3 SATURDAY, MAY 3rd, 1890. 
Registered at the General Post I 
Office as a Newspaper. j 
ONE PENNY. 
Post Free ljd. 
S UPERB ORCHIDS, CHEAP.—Thousands 
to select from. Write for list, free.—P. McARTHUR, 
The London Nursery, 4, Maida Vale, London, W. 
UCCESSFUL HARDY FERN CULTURE 
6 %d., post free, from W. F. ASKEW’S Fern Nursery, 
Keswick. 
W ANTED.—A quantity of Dutch Dwarf 
Box Edging. Offers, with price, to FISHER, SON & 
SIBRAY, Kandsworth Nurseries, Sheffield. 
P ANSIES.—100 stout, well-rooted, autumn- 
transplanted plants, in 8 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. 
A lpine and herbaceous plants. 
—Catalogue, illustrated, with descriptive and cultural 
notes, 72 pages, 9 d. each. 100 Saxifrages, 100 sorts, 25s. 100 
Alpine and Herbaceous Plants, 25s.—STANSFIELD BROS., 
Southport. 
ft SWEET BRIERS, Is. 3d.; 6 Irish Ivy, 
vJ Is. 3d.; 25 Carnations, Is. 3d. ; 6 greenhouse Ferns, Is. 3d.; 
12 Achimenes in 4 sorts, Is. 3d.; 6 Fuchsias, Is. 3d.; 6 Geraniums, 
Is. 3d.; 6 Cyperus, Is. 3d. ; 3 Deutzias, Is. Sd. ; 3 Hydrangea, 
Is. 3d. ; 25 Musk plants, Is. 3d. ; 12 Tomatos, Is. 3d. : 2 Hybrid 
Perpetual Roses, Is. 3d. Guide, 7d. 6s. worth, 5s. Carriage paid. 
—TURNER, Thatto Heath, St. Helens. 
Ferns I Ferns 11 Ferns 1!1 
T RADE OFFER, in 20 most saleable sorts, 
at 12s. per 100. Adiantum cuneatum, Pteris. Polypodium, 
Lygodium, Onychium, Polystichum, Cyrtnmium, &c,, &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. 
ESSRS. GREGORY & EVANS, Nur- 
serymen, Sidcup, and 285, 286, 287, 288, Flower Market, 
Covent Garden, London, W.C., are open to RECEIVE CON¬ 
SIGNMENTS of Choice CUT FLOWERS in any quantity for 
their Commission Department. Boxes and Labels supplied. 
Telegraph Address—“COMMISSION, SIDCUP.” 
R OSES, on own roots, 6, 2s. 6cf. ; 12, 4s. ; 
50, 15s. Violets, best varieties, 12, 2s. ; 50, 5s. Green¬ 
house Ferns, IS for 2s. 6d. Clematis montana, white, 6 for 2s. 
Large-flowering Clematis, 4 for 2s. 6d. All true to name. Car¬ 
riage paid. Catalogue gratis.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nur¬ 
series, Clevedon. 
N ICOTINE SOAP. — An effectual eradi- 
cator of all Insect Pests on Plants without injury to 
foliage. Jars, Is. 6d., 3s., 5s. 6d. Tins, 15s. 6d., 25s,, 95s. All 
Seedsmen and Florists._ 
W ~ OLTON’S CHOICE PLANTS.—Double 
and Single Geraniums, best in cultivation, 12, 3s. 6d. 
Fuchsias, 12 splendid vars., 2s. ; Moles worth, new double 
white, Is. Plumbago alba, Sd. ; Blue, 6 d. All frte. P.O. 
I^largoniums, vars. in bud, Is. to Is. Qd. each.—Newland, Toft 
Nursery, Leonard Street, Hull. 
POTTEN has this season one of the 
largest and most healthy collections of Geraniums 
and other Bedding Plants in the trade, consisting of Gold and 
Silver Tricolor, Gold and Bronze, Silver Variegated, Zonal, and 
Ivy-leaf Geraniums, Fuchsias, Double Petunias, Begonias, 
Heliotropes, Lobelia, Echeveria, Ageratum, Calceolaria, Dahlia, 
Iresine, Auricula, Chrysanthemums, &e., &c. 25 good distinct 
Zonal Geraniums, post free, 3s. Catalogue free, and special 
quotation per 100 or 1,000 on application.—Camden Nursery, 
Cranbrook, Kent. 
O 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.—T he “ excelsior ” 
(Patent) has the largest sale in the World, and is 
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. 
Can be had of all Ironmongers and Seedsmen. Price Lists post 
free from the Manufacturers, CHADBORN & COLDWELL 
M'fg. Co., 223, Upper Thames Street, London, E.C. 
The largest mak ers of Lawn Mowers in the World. _ 
LACKBIRDS, THRUSHES, LARKS, 
SPARROWS and birds of all kinds taken alive and 
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Staffordshire . __ 
N ew fuchsias, i89o .—john laing 
& SONS have pleasure in announcing that they are now 
distributing for the first time the following GRAND new 
Fuchsias :—Beauty of West Kent, Dorothy, and George Fry. 
Should be added to every collection. Descriptive Price List 
post free.—JOHN LAING & SONS, Seed, Plant, and Bulb 
Merchants, &c., Forest Hill, S.E. 
w 
L AIRD’S FLORISTS’ FLOWERS are the 
best for Competition. Our collection of Pansies, Violas, 
Begonias, Hollyhocks, Dahlias, Antirrhinums, PentStemons, 
Carnations, Pelargoniums, and Petunias is unsurpassed.— 
R. B. LAIRD & SONS, Royal Winter Gardens, Edinburgh. 
Sow in May. 
S UTTON’S IMPROVED DOUBLE 
GERMAN WALLFLOWER.—A magnificent strain, in¬ 
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ordinary seed. Plants dwarf and robust in habit, throwing up 
large dense spikes of delicijusly-sccnted flowers. Very easy of 
cultivation. Six varieties, separate, 3s. ; mixed, Is. 6 d. per 
packet, post free. __ 
S ~~UTTON’S SEEDS, GENUINE ONLY 
DIRECT FROM SUTTON & SONS, THE QUEEN'S 
SEEDSMEN, READING._ 
H OOPER’S PANSIES, finest strain in the 
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Seed saved from 1,000 finest exhibition varieties, Is. and 2s. 6d. 
per packet.—HOOPER, Pansy Grower, Bath. 
W ONDERFUL CLIMBER for covering 
arbours, arches, trellises, &c., perennial Convolvulus, 
12 runners, Is., free,—C. PIKE, Bristol Road, Birmingham. 
OUBLE PRIMROSES.—White, Mauve, 
2d. each ; 25, 3.s. Yellow, Plum, 3d. Blue Poiyanthus, 
2s. worth, free.—BURKE, Ballinamallard, Ireland. 
D 
Is. 
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ILIUM AURATUM in grand condition. 
Splendid bulbs, 9 ins. round, 4s. dozen ; larger, 6s. dozen ; 
extra large, 11 to 12 ins. round, Is. each, 10s. dozen. Also many 
other sorts. Orders of 3s. and upwards carriage paid.— 
E. ROBINSON, Farringdon Market, London, E.C., and Hornsey 
Rise, N. 
P ROTECT your Gardens from Ravages of 
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of testimonials. Established 170 years.—HY. JOHN GASSON, 
Fish Merchant, Rye, Sussex. 
B ARR’S Descriptive List of VEGETABLE 
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63s. and upwards. Selections of Flower Seeds, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6 d., 
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Hyacinthus candicans, Tigridias, Anemone fulgens, Tuberoses, 
&c., for Spring planting. Descriptive list free on application.— 
BARR & SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
R eaders of the~ gardening 
WORLD who experience any difficulty in obtaining the 
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respectfully requested to communicate with the Publisher, 
17, Catherine Street, Strand, W.C. 
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TTINES AND VINE CULTORE.—The 
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Secretary of the Fruit Committee.—A New and Cheaper Edition, 
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Hand-lights, 1 ft., Is. ; 2 ft., 2s. Span Frames, 6 by 3, 15s. 
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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, 
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Strand, W.C. 
ftALADIUMS.—^., 6 o 
-Laings’ collection of these 
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Inspection invited. Admission free. Descriptive Catalogues on 
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TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY, Horti- 
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J "WEEKS & Co., Horticultural Engineers 
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Horticultural purposes. Price Lists gratis. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue, Is. Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars, 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 
Mr. George, 10, Victoria Road, Putney. 
WM. THOMSON & SONS, Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. 
TAMES GRAY, HORTICULTURAL 
t) BUILDER AND HOT-WATER ENGINEER.—Apply for 
Catalogue and Estimates to Danvers Street, Chelsea, S.W. 
Q C. CLAY’S INVIGORATORforPLANTS 
• Quick, lasting, economical.—Marsh Island, Stratford 
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MYTH’S TEAK ORCHID BASKETS, 
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Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane, W.C. 
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 Advertisement on page 547. 
H eating apparatus^—W rite for 
niustrated Catalogue to the Inventors, JONES & 
ATT WOOD, Stourbridge. 
P URE WOOD CHARCOAL, specially pre¬ 
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of Horticulture: —“ Charcoal is invaluable as a manurial agent; 
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 
Charcoal applied to the soil in which it is rooted.” Apply for 
pamphlet and prices to the manufacturers—HIRST, BROOKE & 
HIRST, Leeds. 
B EESON’S MANURE — The Best and 
Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 
containing the leading Gardeners’ and Market-growers’ reports. 
Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6 d., 5s. 6 d ., and 10s. 6 d. each, or 1-cwt. Bags, 
sealed, 13s., by all Seedsmen, or apply direct to W. H. BEESON, 
Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. 
R oofing eelti roofing felt!!— 
Best quality Asphalte Roofing Felt, in rolls 25 yds. long, 
32 ins, wide, No 1, 4s. 10d. 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. 
Farms, Estates, Residences. 
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Purchasing an Estate, can have copies of the 
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Silver Sand 11 
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For Direct Supply send to the Proprietor of the Pits, 
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on rail at Leighton Buzzard for cash), ready for quick despatch. 
Send to JOSEPH ARNOLD, “only address" as above, to the 
Polygon. _ 
ISHURST COMPOUND.—Used by lead- 
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of soft-water, 4 to 16 ozs. as a winter dressing for Vines and 
Orchard House Trees, and in lather from the cake against 
American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended to 
supersede it. Boxes, Is., 3s., and 10s. 6d r 
G 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. 
RIDGFORDS’ ANTISEPTIC LIQUID. 
The best and safest Insect Destroyer. Sold by all Seeds¬ 
men and Nurserymen. In bottles, at Is. 6 d. and 3s. each, and 
wholesale of Sole Proprietors, JAMES CARTER, DUNNETT & 
BEALE, 23S, and 372 High Holborn, London. Each bottle 
bears full instructions for application. 
