Small Gardens, and How to Make the Most of Them

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SYNOPSIS OF CONTENTS

TERMS USED BY GARDENERS

CHAPTER I The General Arrangement of the Garden

CHAPTER II Lawn, Paths, Beds, and Border

CHAPTER III On the Duty of Making Experiments

CHAPTER IV Some Neglected but Handsome Plants

CHAPTER V The Conservatory and Greenhouse

CHAPTER VI The Tool Shed and Summer-House

CHAPTER VII Roses for Amateurs

CHAPTER VIII Enemies of the Garden

CHAPTER IX The Rockery

CHAPTER X Trees, Shrubs, and How to Treat Them.

CHAPTER XI The Ins and Outs of Gardening

CHAPTER XII The Profitable Portion

CHAPTER XIII Annuals and Biennials

CHAPTER XIV Window Boxes

CHAPTER XV Table Decoration and Flowers in Season

CHAPTER XVI The Propagation of Plants

CHAPTER XVII The Management of Room Plants

CHAPTER XVIII Various Hints

INDEX

SPECIAL NOTICE.

IF YOU WANT
REALLY GOOD BULBS & SEEDS
AT MODERATE PRICES,
SEND TO
Mr. ROBERT SYDENHAM,
44, Tenby Street, Birmingham.
No One will serve you Better.

HIS UNIQUE LISTS
Are acknowledged by all to be the Best, Cheapest, and most Reliable
ever published. They contain only the Best
VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, AND BULBS
WORTH GROWING.

Being the Selections of the Largest Seed Growers, Market Gardeners, and the most celebrated Professional Gardeners and Amateurs in the kingdom.

They also contain very useful cultural instructions.

Mr. SYDENHAM’S Bulbs and Seeds were represented and gained First Prizes at London, Birmingham, Preston, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Shrewsbury, Edinburgh, etc., etc., in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899 and 1900.


SWEET PEAS A SPECIALITY.
No Flowers give so much cut bloom at so little cost
and trouble if treated as instructions sent with each collection.

12 good varieties, 50 seeds of each, 1s. 6d.; 12 choice varieties, 50 seeds of each, 2s.; or the Two Collections for 2s. 6d.; a Third Collection of the 12 best varieties for Exhibition, 3s.; or the Three Collections, 5s., post free, with a packet each of the four best striped varieties added free of charge. Generally sold at twice or three times the money.

THE BEST TOMATOES, 3d. per packet of 200 Seeds.
THE BEST CUCUMBERS, 6d. per packet of 10 Seeds.
ALL OTHER SEEDS equally cheap and good.

FULL LISTS POST FREE ON APPLICATION.

PUT IT ON TOP of your Fowlhouse, Tool or Bicycle Shed, or anything in the shape of a shed that you are building. Ask your ironmonger for our handy booklet, which will help you considerably with useful hints on building all kinds of structures, and roofing them with RED HAND ROOFING FELT

If your ironmonger has not got it, you can get it free, and name of nearest holder, from D. ANDERSON & SON, Ld., Lagan Works, BELFAST.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
LAXTON’S
GRAND NEW LARGE-FRUITED, EARLY STRAWBERRY
FOR 1901.

The “Laxton,”
THE IDEAL AMATEURS’ AND MARKET GROWERS’ FRUIT.
The Fruit that everyone must Grow!

A DARKER, FIRMER, AND IMPROVED “ROYAL SOVEREIGN.”

We believe this to be by far the finest of our many introductions, and in it we claim to have combined all the good points of those two fine varieties from which it was raised, viz, “Royal Sovereign” and “Sir J. Paxton,” and believe it to be the most wonderful Strawberry for earliness, size, firmness, quality, hardiness, and vigour of plant combined.

The following are some of its good points—

Earliness.—In earliness it is as early as “Royal Sovereign.”

Size.—In size it is as large as, if not larger than, “Sovereign,” and certainly larger than “Sir J. Paxton.”

Colour.—But in colour it is much darker and brighter than “Sovereign,” partaking of the rich colour and taking appearance of “Sir J. Paxton.”

Flavour.—In flavour it is quite as rich as “Royal Sovereign.”

Firmness.—It is also much firmer than “Sovereign,” does not rot on the ground in damp weather, and is a far better traveller.

Cropping Qualities.—Its cropping qualities are prodigious, heavier than either “Sovereign” or “Paxton,” throwing its bold tresses well above the foliage.

Constitution.—A very hardy and vigorous grower, retaining its foliage well in winter.

Fast Selling Out for 1901.—The demand for this variety has been already very large, and as the stock is small and is fast selling out, we must ask for early orders or we shall be unable to execute until 1902. PLANTS IN POTS ONLY SUPPLIED.

PRICE 18s. per doz.; £5 per 100.

(Not less than ½ at the doz. and 100 rates.) As the demand is very great, and the stock limited, the price cannot be much lower for several years. A Handsome Coloured Plate, and full descriptive Catalogue published shortly.

Free on application.

LAXTON BROTHERS,
Strawberry Plant Growers
and Specialists,
BEDFORD.

SMALL GARDENS

Green’s Lawn Mowers

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Equalled by None!
Over 270,000 Sold!


GREEN’S GARDEN ROLLERS ARE UNSURPASSED!

Known and appreciated throughout the World.

THOS. GREEN & SON, Ltd.,
Blackfriars Road, LONDON, S.E., and LEEDS.

Please write for List, S. G., 1901. May be had from Local Ironmongers and Seedsmen.


Small Gardens

and

How to make the most of them

By

Violet Purton Biddle

London
C. Arthur Pearson Ltd.
Henrietta Street
W.C.

Patent Coil Stake

NOTICE.

DON’T STAKE YOUR CARNATIONS
TILL YOU HAVE SEEN THE
Patent Improved Coil Stake.
No Tying required. Stakes last a Lifetime.
The Greatest Boon ever offered to Growers. Only wants seeing.
Prices (Cash with Order):—

20in., 7/6 per 100, 1/- per doz.
25in., 10/6 " 1/6 "
30in., 13/6 " 2/- "
36in., stouter, 17/6 " 2/6 "

A. PORTER, Stone House, MAIDSTONE.

Fruit Trees, Shrubs, Seeds, etc.

THE FINEST APPLE ON EARTH IS UNDOUBTEDLY
BRAMLEY’S SEEDLING,
Unequalled for Productiveness and Quality.
ALL KINDS OF FRUIT TREES ON OFFER TO SUIT EVERY PLANTER.
THE ROSE (the Queen of Flowers),
All new varieties stocked.
FLOWERING AND ORNAMENTAL SHRUBS A SPECIALITY.
My Flower and Vegetable Seeds cannot be excelled.
Send for my lists which contain valuable remarks on Profitable Fruit
Growing. Free on application to—
Henry Merryweather, The Nurseries, Southwell, Notts.

Garden Netting

TANNED GARDEN NETTING.
Protect your Strawberry Beds, Seeds, &c., from the ravages of birds.
NETS OILED AND DRESSED; 36 SQUARE YARDS FOR 1/-.
Can be sent any width or length; carriage paid on orders over 6s.
HENRY ROBINSON,
GARDEN NET WORKS, RYE, SUSSEX.

Plants for Small Gardens

SMALL GARDENS AND HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OF THEM
(COUNTRY OR SUBURBAN).

Send a small Rough Plan of your Garden, showing points of the compass, and stating whether in town, country, or suburb, to Mr. WOOD, and he will give you a list of PLANTS sufficient and suitable for the different positions. Communication in regard to Rockeries and Rock Plants is specially invited. List of

ALPINES, Hardy HERBACEOUS PLANTS and AQUATICS
on application to
J. WOOD, Woodville, Kirkstall, LEEDS.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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