June 18 , 1898. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
659 
Just Published, Globe 8vo, 5s. net. 
THE PRUNING BOOK 
A Monograph of the Pruning and Training of Plants as applied to American conditions. By L H. Bailey. 
Speaker : “ This explicit and really able manual for gardeners.” 
MACMILLAN & CO., LTD,, LONDON. 
30,000 Pteris tremula 
In thumb pots, at 15/- per doz. boxes of fifteen in 
each. 
20,000 Pteris cristata 
In thumb pots, at 15/- per doz. boxes of fifteen in 
each. 
Peas, Sweet. 
Pink, white, blue, in thumb pots, at 15/- per 
doz. boxes of fifteen in each. 
Nasturtiums, Dwarf. 
Tom Thumb, Dark Red, in thumb pots at 
15/- per doz. boxes of fifteen in each. 
Free on Rail for Cash with Order. 
H. PESTER, ENFIELD HIGHWAY. 
M idland counties herald 
supplied free for six weeks on stating the purpose for 
which the paper Is required, forwarding name and address, and 
six halfpenny stamps for postage, addressed “Midland Counties 
Herald Offioe, Birmingham." The Midland Counties Herald 
always oontains large numbers of advertisements relating to 
Farms. Estates, and Residences for Sale and to be Let. 
FOWLER’S 
LAWK 
(INTRODUCED IN 1877 ) 
A Certain and Effectual Destroyer of Daisies, 
Plantains, and Weeds generally, so troublesome 
and unsightly on Lawns. A renovator also of 
old and decayed Lawns. 
All Lawns should be dressed at least once a 
year with this article, its fertilizing properties 
being equal, if not superior, to anything at 
present offered. 
PRICES- In Tins, Is., 2 s. 6d., 5 s each; 
in Casks,! cwt, 8s 6d ; J-cwt., 16 s.; i-cwt , 30 s each. 
Manufacturers, CORRY & Co., Ltd. 
Finsbury St., LONDON, E.C. 
To be had of the Seed and Nursery Trade generally. 
John Laing & Sons 
Beg to Invite their 
PATRONS AND FRIENDS TO VISIT 
THEIR NURSERIES, 
JUST NOW IN FINE ORDER. 
ALL REQUIREMENTS for the GARDEN 
AT MODERATE RATES. 
Catalogues Post Free. 
Catford Railway Station. 
Telephonic Communication, Sydenham, 60.” 
FOREST HILL, LONDON, S.E. 
And CATFORD, KENT. 
Also the Floral Depot, International Universal 
Exhibition, Earl's Court, S.W. 
01 tne nignest quality, every 
plant guaranteed true to name, from 2/6 each. Please 
send for free list.—P. McARTHUR, The London Nurseries, 
4, Matda Vale. London W. 
(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 best 
extant. 
It gives full and accurate descriptions of everything in the 
way of Florists' Flowers, also colour, height, time of 
flowering, and price of all the best Hardy Border Plants, 
together with theli English or Common Names, and a mass of 
other Valuable Information that cannot be had 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, 
Nurseryman, Hawick, Scotland. 
ESTABLISHED 1870. 
CAMPBELL’S 
Fumigating Roils. 
No Lamp, 
Fumigator, 
Oil, or Spirit 
required. 
Prices: 
No. 2 Roll for £00 
cubic ft., 5d. 
No. 3 Roll for 
1,000 cubic ft., 8d. 
No. 4 Roll for 
2,000 cubic ft., 
Is. 2d. 
LEMON OIL INSECTICIDE. 
Edited by J. FRASER, F.L.S. 
SATURDAY , JUNE 18 th, 1898. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, June 20tb.— Royal Agricultural Show, Birming- 
ham. 
Wednesday, June 22nd.— Jersey Rose Show. 
Thursday, Jure 23rd.—National Rose Society’s Show at 
Bath. 
Friday, June 24th.— Sale of Imported and Established 
Orchids by Messrs. Protheroe & Morris. 
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, SALISBURY. 
POCKET KNIVES FROM MAKER. 
Stag Handle Pruning Knives, a real good 
article, is. id. each; Ivory Handle Budding 
Knives, no better made, is. 3d. each ; Ivory 
Handle, 2 blade waistcoat pocket Knife, is. id. 
each; Corn Knives, is.; Workman’s Stag 
Handle Sheepsfoot and Pen Blade, is. id. The 
blades of all the above are made from the very 
best English crucible cast steel. Post free. 
J. & H. R. HOUNAM, 
Sheaf Island Works, SHEFFIELD. 
V|=a 
RETARDED LILY OF THE Y4LLEY CROWNS. 
Headquarters at Dersingham. 
For prices &c., apply to — 
T. JANNOCH, 
Lily Nursery, Dersingham, King's Lynn, Norfolk. 
GLOXINIAS 
JOHN PEED & SONS, 
FINEST MEDAL COLLECTION 
& IN THE WORLD. * 
Send for CATALOGUE to 
West Norwood, London 
Caladiums 
Satisfaction 
guaranteed. _ _ _ ^ _ 
West Norwood, London. 
FINEST COLLECTION 
in the World. We make 
a speciality of CALA¬ 
DIUMS. Gold Medals 
Manchester& Leicester. 
Silver Cup, R.H.S., &c, 
JOHN PEED AND SONS, 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue, 
JAMES CYPHER, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
The best liquid insecticide for sporgiDg, dipping, or 
syringing with. 
Prices:—Pints, Is. 6d.; quarts, 2s. 9d.; ^-gallons, 5s.; 
gallons, 9s. each. 
SOLD BY ALL SEEDSMEN 
Wholesale by — 
Exors. ROBERT CAMPBELL, 
117, CHAPEL STREET, SALFORD. 
THE “READING” PROPAGATING GLASS. 
(PATENT.) 
Extra strong glass, with internal rim or 
trough to receive the moisture trom 
evaporation, wilh hole in knob to dis¬ 
charge the water, thus preventing the soil 
becoming sour. 
Prices to fit pots ia diameter, 
3in. 4jin. 6in. 
Per doz. 12s. i6s. 20s. 
CORRY &, CO., 
16, Finsbury St., London, E.C , 
AND ALL SEEDSMEN. 
GARDEN SUNDRIES. 
SPECIALLY SELECTED ORCHID PEAT 
Black and Brown Peat 
Silver Sand and Loam 
Cocoa Nut Fibre Refuse 
Leaf and Peat Mould 
Specially prepared Mould 
Sphagnum Moss 
Guano and Dissolved Bones 
Bones, J inch and 1 Inch 
Bone Dust, guaranteed pure 
Blood and Bone Manure, 
highly recommended 
Horticultural Charcoal [Paper 
Tobacco Cloth, far superior to 
Mushroom Spawn 
Russia and Archangel Mats 
Pot Washing Brushes 
Virgin Cork and Raffia [Twine 
Tanned Netting & Tarred 
Trug Garden Baskets 
Flower Sticks, from 1 to 5 feet 
Wooden Labels, from 4 to I2in 
Thin Bamboo Canes 
Rose and Dahlia Stakes, about 
5 feet 
Orchid Baskets and Teak Rods 
Greenhouse Blinds made to 
order 
Patent Bass Brooms 
Smyth’s Orchid and Hothouse 
Shading 
Writefor Price List, free by post, 
Horticultural Sundriesman, 
(By Special Appointment to Her Majesty), 
Clark’s Mews, High Street, BLOOMSBURY, S.W. 
Examination in Horticulture.— The 
results of the examination held under the 
auspices of the Royal Horticultural Society 
on April 6th last are now before us, and 
show in what districts of the British Isles 
the rising generation of gardeners reside, 
who are taking advantage of the oppor¬ 
tunity of getting a knowledge of their 
profession otherwise than by the ordinary 
routine of practice. We take it that the 
places which head the list with the greater 
number of students owe that distinction to 
their being centres of horticultural teaching 
rather than that the students belong there 
by right cf birth. Altogether 190 candi¬ 
dates turned up for examination, of whom 
155 were from various parts of England, 11 
from Scotland, and 19 who gave no address. 
Five failed to get a place in the tabulated 
lists, but this is less than half the number 
of failures last year. The highest possible 
number of marks obtainable was 300, but 
none of the candidates reached this proud 
position. The list is headed by Miss Olive 
M. Harrisson, Horticultural College, Swan- 
ley, with 285 marks. All who got 200 
marks and upwards were placed in the 
first class, and the number reached 87 or 
457 P er cent., being slightly under last 
year’s figure. 
An examination of the list shows that 
established schools, giving systematic in¬ 
struction to their pupils, take prominence 
on the examination day. The Horticultural 
College, Swanley, heads the list with 24 
pupils who have passed first-class. Two- 
thirds of them were women The Countv 
Technical School, Stafford, follows with 12 
first class papers ; the Technical Labora¬ 
tories, Chelmsford, Essex, with 8 ; the 
Horticultural School, Holmes Chapel, 
Cheshire, with 6; and the Municipal 
Technical School, Leicester, with 2. The 
three students from Kew Gardens passed 
firsf-filass, but no special instruction is 
