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THE GARDENING WORLD 
April 13, 1895. 
NEW WORKS ON GARDENING. 
PUBLISHED BY 
BLAKE AND MACKENZIE, 
SCHOOL LANE, LIVERPOOL. 
The Amateur’s Handbook on Gardening.— A handy volume 
of iQ2 pages, brimful of useful information on gardening 
matters, with articles on Roses, Chrysanthemums, Carna¬ 
tions, Begonias, Plants for an Amateur’s Greenhouse, &c., 
specially written for this book by eminent horticulturists. 
Price, in cloth covers, 2 6 net. Post Free, 2 9 . 
How to Grow Vegetables and Fruit for Profit and 
Exhibition, by George Garner, Silver Medallist lor 
high-class Vegetable and Fruit Culture, and for many years 
a prominent and successful exhibitor at the leading shows. 
It is a valuable Handbook for the Amateur, Cottager and 
Tenant Farmer, giving concise Hints on Growing, 
Marketing, Exhibiting, &c. Grapes, Peaches, Tomatos 
and Mushrooms have received special attention—these 
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Post Free, 3d. extr a. _ 
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“AMERICAN GARDENING.” 
An illustrated Journal of Horticulture, published in the 
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House, the Fruit and Vegetable Grower, Trees, Shrubs, and 
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INDEX TO ADVERTISEMENTS. 
Alpines. Insecticides. 
Guildford Hardy Plant Clibran & Son .527 
Nursery .513 Gishurst Compound. 513 
Anthracite Coal. 
W. H. Essery . 
.528 
Auction Sales. 
Protheroe & Morris . 
514 
Bulbs. 
Barr & Son . 
•513 
Catalogues. 
Barr & Son . 
W. Clibran & Son . 
■513 
H. J. Jones . 
•515 
R. Smith & Co . 
.514 
Chrysanthemums. 
T. Turner . 
■514 
Ferns 
W. & J. Birkenhead . 
•514 
Florists’ Flowers. 
B. R. Davis . 
J. Forbes . 
-315 
H. J. Jones . 
5 i 5 
T. Lord . 
A. Medhurst . 
. 51J 
S. Pye . 
• 5 i 3 
Theodore Turner . 
..514 
Turner . 
J. Wells . 
-513 
Flower Pots. 
Sankey & Son, Ltd . 
..528 
C- G. Warne, Ltd . 
Fruit Trees. &c. 
R. Smith & Co . 
• 514 
Garden Sundries, &c. 
T. Arnold . 
. 52S 
Epps& Co . 
...528 
Hirst, Brooke & Hirst .. 
• 513 
Porter’s Crrcks . . 
,..527 
A. Outram . 
“ Slugicide ” . 
...513 
Heating Apparatus. 
jones & Attwood. 
...528 
Thames Bank Tron Co.. 
• 5t3 
Herbaceous Plants. 
Gu ldford Hardy Plant 
Nursery . 
...513 
Kelway & Son .. 
••■513 
Horticultural Builders. 
J. Boyd & Sons.. 
513 
J- Gray . 
W. Richardson & Co. 
• 513 
J. Weeks & Co.. 
.. 513 
Lawn Mowers. 
Follows & Bate .528 
Ransomes, Sims & 
Jefferies .528 
Manures. 
C. Beeson. 513 
W. H. Beeson. 528 
Clay & Son...513 
W. Colchester.527 
B. W. Colebrook .526 
Icthemic Guano .513 
Ichthion Guano.513 
Native Guano Co.513 
Standen’s ..513 
W. Thomson & Sons ...527 
Miscellaneous. 
Epps' Cocoa .. 526 
Fleet St. Printing Stores 527 
Gishurstine. 513 
Hailstorm Insurance 
Corporation .515 
Juno Cycles .526 
Smyth’s Orchid Baskets 513 
Netting. 
Bayliss, Jones & Bayliss 528 
H. J. Gasson. 
H. Robinson . 
. 5 D 
Orchids. 
J. Cypher . 
. 514 
Leeds Orchid Co. ... 
W. L. Lewis & Co.... 
F. Sander & Co. 
Roses. 
R. Smith & Co. 
. 5 r 4 
Seeds. 
Barr & Son. 
Daniels Bros. 
. 514 
R. Smith & Co. 
Sutton & Sons. 
. 513 
T. Iurner . 
. 514 
Strawberries. 
B. G. Berry. 
. 513 
W. Lovel & Son . 
. 513 
Tiles. 
.513 
Weed Killers. 
Tomlinson & Hayward.,.528 
FLOWER SHOW FIXTURES, 1895. 
April. 
18. —Norwich Spring Show. 
23. —R.H.S Auricula, Primula and Narcissus Show. 
24. —Royal Botanic Society’s Spring Show. 
24.—Chesterfield Spring Show. 
24, 25.—Birmingham Daffodil Show. 
24, 25.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Flower Show. 
27.—Spring Show at Old Trafford. 
May. 
14. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
15. —Royal Botanic Society’s Summer Show. 
21. 22, 23.—R.H.S. Temple Show. 
29, 30.—Birmingham Pansy and Viola Show. 
31.—Whitsuntide Exhibition at Manchester opens. 
June. 
3.—Southampton Spring Show. 
n.-R H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12.—Royal Botanic Society’s Floral Fete. 
19, 20, 21.—York Grand Floral Fete. 
22. — Canterbury Rose Show. 
25. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
25.—Cowes (Isle of Wight) Rose Show. 
27. —National Rose Society at Gloucester. 
28. —Exeter Flower Show. 
29. —Windsor Rose Show. 
July. 
3.—Southampton Spring Show. 
2. —Sutton Rose Show. 
3—Ealing Rose Show. 
3. —Croydon Rose Show. 
3.—Farningham Rose Show. 
3, 4.—Lee, Blackheath and Lewisham Flower Show. 
4. —Norwich Rose Show. 
4.—Eltham Rose Show. 
6.—National Rose Society at Crystal Palace. 
6.—London Pansy and Violet Society at the Crystal 
Pa.la.c6 
9.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting and Rose Show. 
9, 10, 11.—Wolverhampton Floral Fete. 
10. —Reigate Cottagers’ Flower Show. 
10.—Chelmsford Rose Show. 
10.—Redbill Rose Show. 
10. —Hitchin Rose Show. 
11. —Helensburgh Rose Show. 
11.—Woodbridge Flower Show. 
11. —Worksop Rose Show. 
12. —Royal Botanic Society’s Evening Fete. 
13. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
17. —National Rose Society at Derby. 
18. —Halifax Rose Show. 
20. —Rose Show at Old Trafford. 
23. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
23. —Tibshelf Flower Show. 
24. —Beckenham Summer Show. 
24.—National Carnation and Picotee Society's Show 
at the Crystal Palace. 
24, 25, 26.—Newcastle-on-Tyne Summer Show. 
25, —Trentham Rose Show. 
31.—Midland Carnation and Picotee Show, Birming¬ 
ham (2 days). 
31.—Burton-on-Trent Flower Show (2 days). 
August. 
3, 5.—Southampton Summer Show. 
13. —R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
14. —Bishop Stortford Flower Show. 
15. —Martock Horticultural Show. 
17 or 24.—National Co-operative Flower, Fruit, and 
Vegetable Show at the Crystal Palace. 
21, 22—Shrewsbury Floral Fete. 
21.—Kingswood St. George Flower Show. 
27.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
September. 
6, 7.—National Dahlia Society’s Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
14. —Galashiels Flower Show. 
26, 27, 28.—R.H.S. Fruit Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
October. 
8, 9, 10.—National Chrysanthemum Society's Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
15. —R.H.S. Drdl Hall Meeting. 
29.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
29, 30.—Havant Chrysanthemum Show. 
30, 31.—Royal Jersey Chrysanthemum Show. 
31, —Highgate Chrysanthemum Show (2 days). 
November. 
1, 2.—Chrysanthemum Show at the Crystal Palace. 
5, 6, 7.—National Chrysanthemum Society’s Show 
at the Royal Aquarium. 
5, 6.—Brighton and Hove Chrysanthemum Show 
5, 6.—Southampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Brixton Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Bromley (Kent) Chrysanthemum Show. 
6, 7.—Wolverhampton Chrysanthemum Show. 
7. 8.—Exeter Fruit and Chrysanthemum Show. 
12.—R.H.S. Drill Hall Meeting. 
12, 13.—Croydon Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—Sevenoaks Chrysanthemum Show. 
12, 13.—West of England Chrysanthemum Society’s 
Show at Plymouth. 
12, 13, 14.—Bristol Chrysanthemum Show. 
13. —Cranbrook Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—B rmingham Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Bournemouth Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Banbury Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Barnsley Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Hull Chrysanthemum Show. 
13, 14.—Rugby Chrysanthemum Show. 
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