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THE GARDENING WORLD. 
March 21st, 1885. 
R. S. DUNBAR & CO., 
4x, UPPER THAMES STREET, LONDON, E.O. 
HOT-WATEE 
PIPES 
ELBOWS 
SYPHONS 
TEES 
2-inch. 
Is. Od, 
Is. 2d. 
Is. 9d. 
Is. 9d. 
3-inch. 4-inch. 
Is. 4d. Is. Sd. per yard. 
Is. 9d. 2s. 3d. each. 
2s. 6d. 3s. 6d. eaph. 
2s. 6d, 3s. 6d.. each. 
BOILERS IN GREAT V ARIETY AT MAN UFACTURERS’ PRICES. 
A DISCOUNT FOB CASH TO THE TRADE. 
BIDDLES & CO., 
THE PENNY PACKET SEED 
COMPANY, 
LOUGHBOROUGH, LEICESTERSHIRE, 
S UPPLY 3,000 varieties of FLOWER SEEDS, in 
Packets, at One Penny each, including the choicest 
sorts, viz. :—Asters, Balsams, Calceolarias, Cyclamens, 
Pansies, Petunias, Phlox Drummondii, Primulas, Salvias, 
Stocks, Yerbenas, &c. All seeds being of the best quality in 
small quantities, the packets must be regarded as economical, 
not cheap. We recommend our various collections of twelve 
varieties for Is. 
All kinds of VEGETABLE SEEDS, of best quality, by 
weight, and also in Penny Packets. 
Send for CATALOGUE, gratis (500 Illustrations). Save 
expense and buy a large selection in small packets. 
50,000 GLADIOLUS BRENCHLEYENSIS to be 
sold ofi at os. per 100—grand bulbs. 
THE CELEBRATED 
I S unrivalled for Gardeners’, Forresters’, Farmers’, 
Joiners’, and Amateurs’use. It requires no oil. Sharpen 
with a spittle or water. Puts on a keen sharp edge ; no humbug 
about this. Cut in Hones for Axes, Hedge Knives, Razors, 
Penknives, and Plane Irons, &c. Honourable mention Paris 
Exhibition, 1878; and Bronze Medal London International 
Exhibition, 1884. Ask your ironmonger or other retail house to 
get you one, and give mv address ; if he won’t, drop me a note. 
JOHN C. MONTGOMERIE, Tam O’Shanter Stone Hone 
Works, Dalmore, Tarbolton Station R.S.O., Ayrshire. 
POPULAR GARDEN SEEDS 
AT 
POPULAR PRICES. 
ALL NEW AND GENUINE, 
See SPRING CATALOGUE, Post Free, from 
BENJAMIN SODDY, Seedsman, 
243, WALWORTH ROAD, LONDON, S.E. 
WHAT IS ITP 
WHY, A EACT, THAT, 
“HEAPS’ FOOD FOR PLANTS” 
Is destined to become a lasting boon to the 
GARDENING WORLD. 
All using it are delighted. 
Sold everywhere, boxes 2 d. each. Try it. 
Manufacturers, HEAPS & SON, 
LORDSHIP LANE, LONDON, S.E. 
List of Wholesale Agents will appear in this paper on 
April 18th, 1885. AGENTS WANTED. 
Samples axd Price Lists Post Psee. 
Hemstitched. 
Ladies’ ..3/11 
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Gents’...6/9 o' 1 
_ . _ „ -t-n t ey Children’s,1/5 g* 
CAMBRIC jgfcjjj* 
By Appoint- All Pure Plax. 
PfirVFT “The Cambrics of Robinson 
Queen and i ULIaL 1 and Cleaver have a world- 
Crown Prm- wide fame.”- Queen. 
cess of Germany. ^ 
ROBINSON and 
CLEAVER, 
BELFAST. 
HANDKERCHIEFS. 
ROSES 
Well rooted, many shooted, truly named, of matured 
vigorous growth, and of the best kinds. Bushes, 8s. 
per dozen, 60s. per 100 ; Standards, 15s. per dozen, 
105s. per 100. Packing and carriage free for cash 
with order. 
These World-famed ROSES cannot fail to give the 
Greatest Satisfaction. 
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS of above and following 
free on application :—Fruit Trees ; Evergreens ; 
Flowering Shrubs, 8s. per dozen; Clematis, 12s. to 
24s. per dozen ; Roses in Pots, 15s. to 36s. per dozen ; 
Herbaceous and Alpine Plants, a good selection, 4s. 
per dozen, 25s. per 100; Vines, 3s. 6 d. to 10s. 6 d. 
Stove and other Greenhouse Plants, Forest Trees, 
Seeds, Bulbs, etc. 
SEEDS. 
VEGETABLE, FLOWER, & FARM. 
The Best Procurable at Moderate Prices. 
RICHARD SMITH & CO., 
WORCESTER. 
GREENHOUSES FOR EVERYBODY. 
T O all who are about to Buy, call and see the 
Little Gems, Span-roof, 75s.; Lean-to, 65s.; a perfect 
novelty, not to be believed until seen. Also Cucumber 
Frames, glazed and painted, from 20s. Send four stamps 
for the Photo, of the Little Gem, and see what you are buying 
for yourselves. Call or write for OGDEN & CO.’S Special 
Price Lists for 1885. Post free, two stamps, at the Alexandra 
Palace Horticultural Works, Wood Green, London, N.— Copy 
of Testimonial: “ To Messrs. Ogden & Co..Gentlemen, I have 
now got the Little Gem Greenhouse I had from you fixed up, 
and think it but right to tell you that it gives me every satis¬ 
faction. Many of my friends have been to see it, and they all 
agree as to its being a marvel of cheapness. It would have 
cost half as much again if made locally.—I am, faithfully yours, 
T. Llewellyx, Ogmore Vale, March 9th, 18S5.” 
BLACK AND WHITE,” 
BY GEO. R. SIMS, 
NOW APPEARING IN 
THE WEEKLY DISPATCH. 
Sent post free : 3 months. Is. 8c?.; 6 months, 3s. Set.; 
12 months, 6s. 6 d.; single copy, post free, 1 id. 
JOHN P. FULLER, 
19 & 20, Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 
E J. PIKE, Horticultural Wire Worker, Denmark 
. Hill Wire Works, Camberwell, S.E. — Specialities 
straight from the Manufacturer. Galvanized Arches, 7 ft. 
high, 4 ft. span, 1 ft. deep, 9s. 6 d. each, with twisted borders. 
Pea Guards, galvanized, per doz. 6s. Diamond Trellis, galvan¬ 
ized, 3-in. mesh, from3tf. per sq. foot, for training Creepers,&c., 
made to any required dimensions. Straight Lattice Work, for 
protecting glass houses, &e., i in. mesh, galvanized, from od. 
per sq. ft. Light Iron Poultry Fencing, 6 ft. high, 6 ft. long, 
11 ins. mesh, bar iron frame with prong feet, 11 ins. by 1 in. ; 
upright rods, 1 in. thick, 7s. per yard." Chicken Coops, with 
box, 3 ft. run, from Gs. 6 d. each. 
Estimates free for every description of Iron and Wire Work. 
CATALOGUE OF CUTTINGS, 
JOHN MORSE & SON’S 
CATALOGUE 
Of the above is Now Ready, and will be forwarded 
Free by Post, to any Address, on receipt of a 
Penny Stamp. 
I T contains all the most choice and new varieties 
of Dahlias, Chrysanthemums, Verbenas, Fuchsias, Pelar¬ 
goniums, Phloxes, Geraniums, Petunias. Heliotropes, Calceo¬ 
larias, Tropieolums, Coleus, Pansies, Pentstemons, Azaleas, 
Bouvardias, Lantanas, Pinks. Veronicas, Antirrhinums. 
Achimenes (bulbs). Gloxinia (leaves), and all kinds of 
Bedding, Greenhouse, and Stove Plants, Cutting of which 
can be sent free by post at one-third the price of Plants. 
During the last twenty-nine years, J. Morse has received 
many hundreds of letters from distant customers, acknow. 
ledgmg safe arrival of Cuttings in Ireland, Scotland, the 
Channel Islands, the Orkney and Shetland Islands; also in 
France, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Switzerland, Ac. 
THE NURSERIES, DURSLEY, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. 
GEO. DAWSON, 
Horticultural Builder, &c., 
HIGHGATE HILL, UPPER HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 
(2 doors from AA'illiams’ Nursery). 
Small Amateurs’ Span Roof Greenhouses from £5 5s. 
A large stock to select from, also every description of heating 
apparatus. 
Cucumber and. Melon Frames from 25s. 
Conservatories built to any design, full particulars and 
illustrated Catalogues, post free. Experienced Workmen sent 
to all parts of the Kingdom. 
GARDEN REQUISITES. 
4ivu*mi-un. 
TWO 
PRIZE MEDALS. 
Quality, THE BEST in the 
Market. 
(ALL SACKS INCLUDED.) 
PEAT, best brown fibrous, 4s. 6c7. per sack; 5 sacks for 20s. 
PEAT, best black fibrous, 3s. 6 d. „ 5 sacks for 15s. 
PEAT, extra selected Orchid, 5s. ,, 
LOAM, best yellow fibrous .. .. A 
PREPARED COMPOST, best .. (is. per bushel 
LEAF-MOULD, best only .. .. ( (sacks included). 
PEAT-MOULD, ditto . ) 
SI LA’ER SAND (coarse) 1 3 per bushel, 12 - half ton, 22 - ton. 
RAFFIA FIBRE, best only. is. per lb. 
TOBACCO CLOTH, finest imported Sd. per lb., 28 lbs. 18s. 
TOBACCO PAPER, ditto (SpScialitO) Sd. per lb., 28 lbs. 18s. 
MUSHROOM SPAWN (finest Alilltrack), 5s. per bushel. 
SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 2s. per bushel, 6s. per sack. 
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. 
TBR.MS, STRICTLY CASH WITH ORDER. 
(The Trade Supplied.) 
CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 
West Ferry Road, Mill wall, London, E. 
Printed by G. Norman and Son, Hart Street, Covent Garden, and Published by Brian Wynne, at the Office, 17, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, in the Parish of St. Paul’s. County of Middlesex, 
Saturday, March 21st, 1885. 
