May 14, 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
579 
JUST PUBLISHED. Globe 8vo, 4s. nett. 
GARDEN-MAKING. 
Suggestions for the Utilising of Home Grounds. 
By L. H. Bailey. Aided by L. R. Taft, F. A. Waugh and E. Walker. 
MACMILLAN & CO., Ltd., LONDON. 
LISTER’S SPECIALITIES. 
PANSIES, Fancy and Show.— Our unrivalled com¬ 
petition vars. are now offered at 3 /- per doz.; 2 doz., 5/6. All 
the latest aDd best vars. only-grown, all sure prizewinners any¬ 
where. With every doz. isenclosed new varsofi8g8. VIOLAS, 
1 doz. Champion vars., 1 / 6 ; 2 doz., 2/6. Blue, White and 
Yellow, seperate or mixed colours, 25, 2/6 ; 50, 4/6 
DAHLIAS, from any section of our world-renowned 
collection, Show, Fancy True Cactus, Pompone and Single, 
1 doz. superb plants and vars. 3/6 ; 2 doz., 6/6. 
Summer CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 1 doz. best selected 
vars , 2 / 3 . Every plant offered is in the best of health, true to 
name and carriage paid. Cash refunded if unsatisfactory in 
anyway. Our NEW BOOK on the PANSY, DAHLIA, 
etc., 7d.; free on all orders of 5/-. New Plant List free. 
LISTER & SON, Florists, ROTHESAY. 
FINEST COLLECTION 
in the World, We make 
a speciality of CALA- 
DIUMS. Gold Medals 
Manchester& Leicester. 
——— Silver Cup, R.H.S., &c. 
Satisfaction guaranteed. JOHN PEED AND SONS, 
- West Norwood, London, 
Caladiums 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Priees. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
1 
CATALOGUE 
1898. 
(Over 150 Pages. 
Nearly 150 Illustrations.) 
of Florists’ Flowers and Hardy Border Plants 
is got up regardless of trouble or expense, with the result that 
it is by unanimous consent pronounced the most comprehen¬ 
sive, most accurate, most reliable, most complete and beet 
extant. 
It gives full and acourate descriptions of everything in the 
way of Florists’ Flowers, also oolour, height, time of 
flowering, and price of all the best Hardy Border Plants, 
together with their English or Common Names, and a mass of 
other Valuable Information that cannot be bad else¬ 
where. 
It Is In fact a veritable reference-book, invaluable to all 
growers of these plants, and should be in the hands of all 
Intending purchasers. Free on application. 
JOHN FORBES, 
ESTABLISHED 1870. 
Nurseryman, 
Hawick, Scotland. 
JAD OO FIB RE. 
WONDERFUL SUCCESS. 
At a great Horticultural Exhibition recently held 
in New Orleans, plants grown in Jadoo were 
awarded 
20 FIRST PRIZES and 2 SECONDS. 
ADVANTAGES OF GROWINC PLANTS & 
SEEDS IN JADOO. 
Seeds germinate much more quickly in Jadoo than 
in earth. 
Greater perfection easily attained. 
Suits all kinds of plants. 
Is much lighter than earth. 
Less frequent watering is required. 
The flowers are larger, of richer colour, and last 
longer. 
No soil to mix: No manures required. 
Ghent Exhibition, 1898. The two prin¬ 
cipal prizes of the show (including 
Gold Medal), were gained by plants 
grown in Jadoo, by Messrs. Byrvet, 
Bros., Haarlem. 
PRICES 3/6 per bushel. 8/- per 3-bushel sack. 
Special prices for large quantities. 
Testimonials and full directions for use post free. 
Obtainable through any Nurseryman, or from— 
JADOO, Limited, EXETER. 
KEYNES’ CACTUS DAHLIAS. 
Best Plants. Best Varieties. Moderate prices. 
Send Post Card for Catalogue. 
About half the good varieties in commerce were raised here. 
KEYNES, WILLIAMS & COMPANY, 
Dahlia Growers, SAI.ISBURV. 
BOUGAINVILLEA CYPHER!!. 
Grand new plant, largest and best coloured 
Bougainvillea ever offered, a splendid grower and 
remarkably free bloomer. Awarded First Class 
Certificate at the Wolverhampton Floral Fete, 1896, 
and also at the Oxford Commemoration Show, 1896, 
and also the Gold Medal at Shrewsbury Great Royal 
Commemorative Show, 1897, for the best new plant 
in the exhibition. 
James Cypher has great pleasure in offering this 
grand novelty. Plants ready end of May, price 10/6 
Ccicll. 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
(Mir IMPORTANT TO 
GARDENERS. 
SAVE 50 PER CENT. IN LABOUR BY USING 
“ ELECTRIC ” 
WEED DESTROYER. 
We GUARANTEE Weeds Exterminated by 
One Watering. Unsolicited testimonials to this 
fact received from all parts. Test and Prove. 
CARRIAGE PAID on 10 gals, and upwards to 
any part of the United Kingdom. 
10 gals, at 1/6; 20 gals, at 1/5; 40 gals at 1/4. 
One gal diluted with 25 gals, of water will clear 
100 square yards. 
Drums allowed full price if returned in good 
condition. 
No Gardener should be without our new 
illustrated list of garden specialities ; post free upon 
receipt of application. 
WM. WOOD & SON, LTD., 
James L. Wood, F.R.H.S., Managing Director, 
North British Wharf, WOOD GREEN. LONDON, N. 
Telegrams:—‘‘Wood, Wood Green, London.” 
Telephone :—10, Tottenham. 
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VIOLAS ! VIOLAS ! VIOLAS ! 
20,000 ’of the three following vars. to offei cheap 
Blue Gown. Best Blue. 
Christiana. Best White. 
Oriole. Best Yellow. 
5/-per 100; 1/- per doz.; post free. Special price per 1,000 
on aj plication. 
J. a. UPTON, 
The Nurseries, IRLAM, near MANCHESTER. 
C ARTERS’ HOLBORN PRIMULA. 
—SINGLE or DOUBLE In choicest mixture. Our 
Prize Strain of the beautifnl winter-flowering conser¬ 
vatory plant Is the finest in cultivation. We were the 
originators of the blue variety now so popular. 
SINGLE, separate colours, white, scarlet, blue or pink. 
In Sealed Packets, price 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., and 5s. each, 
post free. 
C ARTERS’ BRILLIANT CINER- 
AR 1 A.—The very finest stiain ever submitted to 
public notice. Awarded Highest Prize, Medal Royal 
Botanic Society, 1837, Royal Horticultural Society, 
1898. A customer recently sent us blooms measuring 
34 inches across. Fresh seeds, all colours, mixed. 
In Sealed Packets, 2s. 6d., 3S._6d., and 5s. each, post 
free. 
C ARTERS’ VICTORIA CALCEO- 
LARIA.—Our grand strain Is the very perfection ot 
scientific culture, being compact in habit, and brilliant 
in colour and size of blossoms. A customer writes : — 
“ The plants were a perfect picture, many with 600 
blooma; we took first prize.” Fresh seeds, all colours, 
mixed. In Sealed Packets, price 2s. 6d.; 3s. 6d., and 
5s. each, post free. 
C ARTERS’ INVINCIBLE GLOX- 
INIA.—We have brought this fine <ummer decorative 
plant to the highest excellence. H.R.H. the Princess 
of Wales greitly admired our exhibit at the Temple 
Exhibition last summer, and was graciously pleased 
to pronoucce it an “ exquisite display." Fresh seeds, 
all colours, mixed. In Sealed Packets, price 2s. 6d. 
and 5s. each, post free. 
C ARTER’S, THE QUEEN’S SEEDS- 
MEN, 237,23S, and.97, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 
O RCHIDS of the highest quality, every 
plant guaranteed true to name, from 2/6 each. Please 
send for free list.—P. McARTHUR, The London Nurseries, 
4, Malda Vale, London W. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , MAY 14th, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, May 16th.—Sale of Lilies, bedding plants, &c., by 
Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
Wednesday, May 18th.—Alexandra Palace Show (3 days). 
York Florists' Exhibition. 
Friday, May 20th.—Sale of imported and established Orchids 
by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
f UCCESSFUL CULTURE OF VANDA TERES.- 
Some ten or fifteen years ago gardeners 
looked upon this Vanda as a difficult sub¬ 
ject to bloom, and we have seen large plants 
put under various peculiar conditions with 
the object of inducing them to bloom. 
Since then, however, a number of gardeners 
and Orchid growers, that is, specialists,have 
learnt how to bloom this species more or 
less satisfactorily. No one is more success¬ 
ful in this respect than Mr. George Reynolds, 
gardener to Messrs, de Rothschild, Gunners- 
bury Park, Acton. The species has now 
been grown here for many years with 
greater or less success, till this year some¬ 
thing over 200 spikes of bloom have re¬ 
warded the cultivator. In the early days 
of its culture at Gunnersbury Park, almost 
the whole of the stock was grown in a 
heated pit, planted out in sphagnum over a 
considerable amount of crocks and brick 
bats as drainage. In this pit the plants 
were necessarily dwarf, and had to be fre¬ 
quently let down by cutting off the lower 
portions or by taking the tops as cuttings. 
The old plants that were beheaded threw 
out a few side shoots. A certain quantity 
of bloom was annually obtained from this 
pit, and was at that time regarded with a 
certain amount of pride and satisfaction. A 
few plants were later on transferred to the 
stove by way of trial, and grown in pots, if 
