302 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
January 5, 1896. 
IN SIZE READY FOR USE. FROM COLLIERY DIRECT. NO WASTE OR BREAKAGE. 
PRICES ARE MUCH REDUCED. ESTABLISHED 1848. WARRANTED WEIGHED. RAILWAY GUARANTEE. 
ORIGINAL HORTICULTURAL AND FURNACE ANTHRACITE. 
Entirely without Smoke. Supersedes Coke for Hothouses. Guaranteed 25 per cent, (about 5s. per ton) more durable than cheaper sorts. 
First Cost Prices and Autograph References on application to 
WILLIAM H. ESSERY, Anthracite Colliery Office, SWANSEA. 
N.B.—Not my Coal unless delivered in trucks painted “ William H. Essery." 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO EXHIBITORS. 
TIDY’S IMPROVED 
TELESCOPE CHRYSANTHEMUM CUP & TUBE, 
(Patent No. 8788) 
tm- IS PERFECT IN EVERY RESPECT. "W 
Send for Illustrated Circular and Sample to 
W. E. TIDY, Brockhampton Nurseries, Havant, Hants. 
THE BEST SYSTEM OF HEATING IS BY HOT WATER. 
FOR GREENHOUSES, &c„ 
Supplied with various arrangement of Pipes 
Comprising Cast and Wrought. 
CATALOGUE FREE. 
Boilers, Pipes, Valves, Radiators, &c., &c. 
W. Jonas' Treatise “Heating by Hot Water.” 
Second Edition, 216 pages, doth, 2s. 6d. nett-, per post 2s.iod. 
EPPS’S Selected PEAT 
For ORCHIDS, Stove Plants, Hardwood ditto, Ferns and 
Rhododendrons, by Sack, Yard, Ton or Truck Load. 
SPECIAL ORCHID PEAT, in Sacks only. 
Rich Fibrous Loam, superior Leaf-mould, crystal coarse and 
fine Silver Sand, Charcoal, Cocoa-nut Fibre Refuse, Fresh 
Spnagnum, Patent Manures, Fertilizers, Insecticides, and all 
other Garden Requisites. PEAT MOSS LITTER. 
THE ORIGINAL PEAT DEPOT, RINGWOOD,HANTS. 
Everything complete, made in sections, can be easily erected. 
Lean-to’s from 48s. Span Root's from 56s. Largest and best 
show of Greenhouses in London. Inspection invited. 
Also Manufacturer of Garden Frames, Ladders, Barrows 
&c., &c. 
Write for 
ILLUSTRATED PRICE LIST 
Free, to 
G. HAYWARD, 
369, Brockley Road, Brockley, London, S.E. 
gricultural 
curtomM 
An Illustrated Monthly Magazine of 52 pages and cover 
Exponent of scientific and high-farming; advocate of co-opera¬ 
tion in agriculture, in the supply of farm requisites and the sale 
of produce ; organ of the Agricultural and Horticultural Associ¬ 
ation, the pioneer society tor mutual supply of pure oilcakes, 
complete manures,reliable seeds and implements on wholesale 
terms. Specimen copy free. Subscription per annum, 5s. 
Inclusive of postage. Single Copies 6 d. each, through all 
Newsagents.—3, Agar Street, Strand, London. W.C. 
Messrs. Dicksons, Limited, Chester, write: “ The Flower Pots yon have so largely supplied us with are light, strong, and 
well made, and In every respect highly satisfactory." 
Messrs. Richard Smith &. Co., Worcester, write: “ We beg to say that we are highly satisfied with yonr Garden Pots. 
They are well made, light, yet strong, and we like them better than any other we have ever used." 
Mr. William Bull, 638, King’s Road, Chelsea, London, writes: “For nearly thirty years 1 have been using yonr 
Garden Pots, and still find them the best and cheapest." _ 
Largest Manufacturers in the World, No Waiting. Millions in Stock. Carriage and Breakage Free on ilO Orders. Half Carnage 
on £5 Orders. Samples Free. 
Agent for London, Mr. J. H. SANKEY, Iron Bridge and Essex Wharves, Canning Town, London, E. 
THE ORCHID FLOWER HOLDER 
(patented). 
A useful Invention for Orchid Growers and Floral Decorators, 
Price, per dozen, 3 s. 9 d., post paid, 
TO BE HAD OF 
ALFRED OTTTRAM, 
7, MOORE PARK ROAD, FULHAM, LONDON, S.W. 
THOMSON’S 
VINE & PLANT MANURE 
SPLENDID FOR ALL PURPOSES. 
Largely used both at Home and Abroad. 
SOLD BY ALL. SEEDSMEN. 
Agent for London:—J. GEORGE, 14, Redgrave Road 
Putney. 
Agent for Channel Islands J. H. PARSONS, Market 
Place, Guernsey. 
SOLE MAKERS:— 
WIKI. THOMSON & SONS, LTD., 
TWEED VINEYARD, CLOVENFORDS, R.B. 
Price Lists and Testimonials on application. 
Analysis sent with Orders of J Cwt. and Upwards. 
BEDFORDSHIRE 
SILVER SAND, PEAT, LOAM. 
Address only the PROPRIETOR, 
JOSEPH ARNOLD, 
32, St. Paul’s Road, Camden Town, LONDON, N.W. 
JOSEPH ARNOLD invites the Attention of the Trade that 
he is now Cutting the Famous Bedfordshire Peat, and Yellow 
Fibrous Loam of Superior Quality. Supplied in quantities and 
loaded on Rail or into Boats (with or without Sand), at 
Leighton Buzzard. Prices on Application as above. 
/ “SANDBAGS,” LONDON, 
telegrams | “Filtration," Leighton Buzzard. 
BREAKFAST—SUPPER. 
EPPS’S 
GRATEFUL—COMFORTING. 
COCOA 
BOILING WATER OR MILK. 
The Gardening World, 
ESTABLISHED 1884, 
Price One Penny; Post Free, Three-halfpence 
1, GLEMEllTT’S XTSTUST, 
STRAND, LONDON, W.C. 
Telegraphic Address: “ BAMBUSA, LONDON.” 
Published every Thursday morning, and can be obtained 
through all Newsagents and Booksellers, and from all 
Railway Bookstalls. 
Subscription (including postage) : 3 months, is. 8 d. 
6 months, 3s. 3 d .; 12 months, 6s. 6 d., prepaid. 
Foreign Subscriptions to all countries in the Postal 
Union, 8s. 8 d. per annum, prepaid. 
SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADYERTISEMENTS 
Small Advertisements, solid type, is. for first line, and 6 d. for 
every nine words after. Displayed Advertisements, per inch 6s. 
per column (12 ins. long), £3 5s. ; per half-page, £3 ; per page 
£q. Special quotations given for a series. Gardeners and 
others Wanting Situations, thirty words for is 6 d., prepaid. 
SUBSCRIPTION FORM. 
“ AMERICAN GARDENING.” 
An Illustrated Journal of Horticulture, published in the 
interests ol the amateur in the Garden, the Conservatory, the 
House, the Fruit and Vegetable Grower, Trees, Shrubs, and 
Flowers. 
The Leading American Horticultural Authority. 
Issued semi-monthly, and mailed, postage paid, twenty-four 
times in the year to English subscribers for a 6s. money order. 
Address, “AMERICAN GARDENING,” 170, Fulton Street 
New York, U.S.A. 
DON’T FORGET! 
That worms and all vermin are kept out of plant pots by simply 
placing one of PORTER’8 PATENT INVINCIBLE CROCKS in 
the pot. Hundreds of thousands are in use, and they are 
acknowledged by all to be one of the simplest, cheapest and 
most useful articles ever offered to the horticultural world. 
Fits any pot and lasts many years. 
30,1/-; 100, 3/-; 1,000,25/-; carriage paid. 
A. PORTER, Stone House, MAIDSTONE. 
AMATEURS 
Who follow the instructions given in 
'The Amateur Orchid Cultivators’ Guide Book,’ 
By H. a. BURBERRY, F.R.H.S., 
ORCHID GROWER TO 
The Right Hon. JOS. CHAMBERLAIN, M.P., 
GAN GROW O RCHIDS 
In Cool, Intermediate, or Warm HouseB, 
SUCCESSFULLY 
There li a Calendar of Operations foi 
each month, and full Information 
the treatmemt required by all 
mentioned in the book. 
First Edition. Just Published 
2 s. 6d.; post free, 2 s. gd. 
“Gardening World" Office, 
1, Clement's Inn, Strand, London. 
Please send me “ The Gardening World,” 
v ___ months , commencing on 
for which I enclose 
Name - 
A ddress _ 
