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SHANKS’S LAWN
MOWERS

THE ONLY ONES FITTED WITH PATENT AXLE SPRINGS

24″ Motor Mower

PETROL
MOTOR
MOWERS

IN VARIOUS SIZES

These machines are the most powerful in the market, and are giving great satisfaction.

Illustrated Catalogue
on application.

SIXTY YEARS’ REPUTATION

STANDARD HAND MACHINES AND LIGHT ROLLER MOWERS. Also the “Talisman,” “Britannia,” and “Britisher” Side-Wheel Machines.

Used in the Royal Gardens, all public parks, at Lords, The Oval, Hurlingham, Ranelagh, Roehampton, Kew, &c.

HORSE & PONY MACHINES for parks, golf courses, polo and cricket grounds, &c.

ROLLERS FOR HAND AND HORSE
A. SHANKS & SON, Ltd., Arbroath and London

ONE & ALL SEEDS.
Illustrated Catalogues Post Free.

ESTD. 1867.

ONE & ALL SEEDS are reliable, pure and guaranteed.

Each packet bears the Trade Mark, “One & All” in a garter.

Each packet has an imprint of signature of the Managing Director.

Each packet is dated with the year of issue.

“ONE & ALL GARDENER’S CALENDAR AND GUIDE.”
Post free on application. May also be had from all Agents.

ONE & ALL productions and publications are supplied by thousands of Local Representatives throughout the Kingdom. They are delivered, carriage free, in large or small quantities.

ONE & ALL is the Registered Trade Mark of the AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL ASSOCIATION, LIMITED. Established 1867. The Pioneer Mutual Profit-sharing Society of rural supply. Founded by Judge Thomas Hughes, Q.C. (Tom Brown), John Ruskin, Edwd. Vansittart Neale, Lord Mount Temple, and other distinguished friends of purity of supply. Details sent free by post of the Association’s organisation, the interest it allows on Special Deposits (five per cent.), its Membership, &c., on application to EDWD. OWEN GREENING, Managing Director, Wholesale Seed Warehouses, 92 Long Acre, W.C.

ONE & ALL FERTILISERS.
Illustrated Catalogues Post Free.

TO CULTIVATE

THE GARDEN
IN PERFECTION, USE
CLAY’S FERTILIZER

The Indispensable Food for all Flowers, Fruits,
Vegetables and Foliage.
It is used by the LEADING GROWERS, and is unsurpassed
for all Horticultural purposes.

Sold everywhere in Tins, 6d. and 1s.; and in Sealed Bags—7 lb., 2s. 6d.; 14 lb., 4s. 6d.; 28 lb., 7s. 6d.; 56 lb., 12s. 6d.; 112 lb., 20s. Or direct from the Works, Carriage Paid in the United Kingdom for Cash with Order (except 6d. Tins). Every Genuine Tin, Bag and Seal bears the Trade Mark.

Full Directions for use appear in
CLAY’S SUCCESSFUL GARDENING,
Containing Instructions upon all Horticultural
Topics by Eminent Writers. Illustrated.
Third Edition, Enlarged and Revised, 9d. post free,
or of Seedsmen.

Write for Full Price List of Manures, Chemicals,
and Sundries.

CLAY & SON,
Manure Manufacturers, Bone Crushers, &c.,
STRATFORD, LONDON, E.

THE COUNTRY HANDBOOKS

An Illustrated Series of Practical Handbooks dealing with
Country Life. Suitable for the Pocket or Knapsack

Edited by HARRY ROBERTS

Price 3s. net.Bound in Limp Cloth.Price $1.00 net
Price 4s. net.Bound in Limp Leather.Price $1.20 net

Vol. I.—THE TRAMP’S HANDBOOK. By Harry Roberts. With over fifty illustrations by Walter Pascoe. A volume containing much valuable advice to the amateur gipsy, traveller, or cyclist, as to camping-out, cooking, &c.

Vol. II.—THE MOTOR BOOK. By R. T. Mecredy. With numerous illustrations. An invaluable handbook that should find a place in the library of every motorist, or even in the car itself.

Contents:—The Motor—Change Speed Gear and Transmission—How to Drive—Care of the Car—Repairs and Adjustments.

Vol. III.—THE TREE BOOK. By Mary Knowles Jarvis. Containing varied and useful information relating to forests, together with a special chapter on Practical Forestry.

Contents:—Some Famous British Forests—In the Sweet of the Year—Autumn’s Fiery Finger—The Woods in Winter—The Music of the Trees—The King of the Forest—The Beech and the Elm—Plane and Poplar, &c., &c.—Practical Forestry.

Vol. IV.—THE STILL ROOM. By Mrs Charles Roundell. A book of information upon preserving, pickling, bottling, distilling, &c., with many useful hints upon the dairy.

Contents:—The Pickling of Meat—Butter, Eggs, and Cheese—Bottling Fruit and Vegetables—Preserves and Jellies—Wines and Cups—Distilling Herbs—Pickles—Refreshments for Garden Parties and Picnics—Pot Pourri—Food for Invalids.

Vol. V.—THE BIRD BOOK. By A. J. R. Roberts. A guide to the study of bird life, with hints as to recognising various species by their flight or their note.

Contents:—General Structure and Flight—The Music of the Birds—Around the House—Birds of the Hedgerow—Birds of the Field—By the Riverside—Woodland Birds—By Marsh and Mere—Moorland Birds—Birds of the Shore—Along the Rock-bound Coast.

Vol. VI.—THE WOMAN OUT OF DOORS. By Ménie Muriel Dowie.

Vol. VII.—THE STABLE HANDBOOK. By J. F. Dale. With numerous illustrations.

Vol. VIII.—THE FISHERMAN’S HANDBOOK. By Edgar S. Shrubsole. With numerous illustrations and diagrams.

Vol. IX.—THE SAILING HANDBOOK. By Clove Hitch. With numerous illustrations.

Vol. X.—THE KENNEL HANDBOOK. By C. J. Davies. With numerous illustrations.

Vol. XI.—THE GUN ROOM. By Alexander Innes Shand, Author of “Shooting” in “The Haddon Hall” Library. With numerous illustrations.

Vol. XII.—THE LITTLE FARM. By “Home Counties.” With numerous illustrations.

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Handbooks of Practical Gardening

Edited by HARRY ROBERTS
Price 2s. 6d. net each. Crown 8vo. Illustrated. Price $1.00

Vol. I.—THE BOOK OF ASPARAGUS. With sections on Celery, Salsify, Scorzonera, and Seakale; and a chapter on their cooking and preparation for the table. By Charles Ilott, F.R.H.S., Lecturer on Horticulture to the Cornwall County Council.

“The work of a specialist. Mr Ilott gives us—for a matter of half-a-crown—the ripe experience of a life-time.” The Speaker.

Vol. II.—THE BOOK OF THE GREENHOUSE. By J. C. Tallack. F.R.H.S., Head Gardener at Shipley Hall.

“A serviceable handbook for the practical gardener, written with exceptional knowledge of horticultural work.” The Outlook.

Vol. III.—THE BOOK OF THE GRAPE. With a chapter on the History and Decorative Value of the Vines. By H. W. Ward, F.R.H.S., late Head Gardener at Longford Castle.

“A mine of useful information.” The St James’s Gazette.

Vol. IV.—THE BOOK OF OLD-FASHIONED FLOWERS. By Harry Roberts, Author of “The Chronicle of a Cornish Garden.”

“All who wish for a real old-fashioned garden should certainly study this most excellent and practical book.” The Bookman.

Vol. V.—THE BOOK OF BULBS. By S. Arnott, F.R.H.S., of Carsethorne, near Dumfries. Together with an introductory chapter on the Botany of Bulbs by the Editor.

“Skilled and instructive. It notably enriches the series in which it appears.” The Scotsman.

Vol. VI.—THE BOOK OF THE APPLE. By H. H. Thomas, Assistant Editor of The Garden, late of the Royal Gardens, Windsor. Together with chapters by the Editor on the History and Cooking of the Apple and the Preparation of Cider.

“This is a most useful volume which every grower, whether for his own use or for the market, should consult.” The Spectator.

Vol. VII.—THE BOOK OF VEGETABLES. By George Wythes, V.M.H., Head Gardener to the Duke of Northumberland. Together with chapters on the History and Cookery by the Editor.

“Thoroughly practical. The book can be highly recommended.” The Morning Post.

Vol. VIII.—THE BOOK OF ORCHIDS. By W. H. White, F.R.H.S., Orchid Grower to Sir Trevor Lawrence, President of the Royal Horticultural Society.

“There are few writers so well qualified to write with authority upon these flowers.” The Scotsman.

Vol. IX.—THE BOOK OF THE STRAWBERRY. With chapters on the Raspberry, Blackberry, Loganberry, Japanese Wineberry, and Allied Fruits. By Edwin Beckett, F.R.H.S.

“Mr Beckett deals with his subject in a thorough practical manner ... and fully maintains the general excellence shown in the previous volumes of this series.” The Morning Post.

Vol. X.—THE BOOK OF CLIMBING PLANTS. By S. Arnott, F.R.H.S., Author of “The Book of Bulbs.”.

“This is a concise, practical, and well-informed exposition of skilled knowledge as to the training of creepers, &c.” The Scotsman.

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Vol. XI.—THE BOOK OF PEARS AND PLUMS. By the Rev. E. Bartrum, D.D.

“The writer knew as much about the growing of Pears and Plums as Dean Hole knows about the cultivation of Roses.” The Scotsman.

Vol. XII.—THE BOOK OF HERBS. By Lady Rosalind Northcote.

Vol. XIII.—THE BOOK OF THE WILD GARDEN. By S. W. Fitzherbert.

Vol. XIV.—THE BOOK OF THE HONEY-BEE. By Charles Harrison.

This book will be of great assistance to the beginner as showing the practical side of bee-keeping. It contains numerous illustrations which will be of interest to experienced bee-keepers as well as to the novice.

Vol. XV.—THE BOOK OF SHRUBS. By George Gordon, V.M.H., Editor of The Gardener’s Magazine.

A special feature of this book lies in the distinction which it makes between shrubs and trees peculiarly suited to garden cultivation, and those appropriate to the park and woodland. The author desires to encourage the culture of shrubs in gardens, and indicates those most suitable for various purposes and situations.

Vol. XVI.—THE BOOK OF THE DAFFODIL. By the Rev. S. Eugene Bourne.

The author supplies valuable information on the cultivation of daffodils gained by the results of his own personal experience.

Vol. XVII.—THE BOOK OF THE LILY. By W. Goldring.

A description of, and a practical guide to, the cultivation of all the lilies usually to be found in British gardens.

Vol. XVIII.—THE BOOK OF TOPIARY. By Charles H. Curtis and W. Gibson, Head Gardener at Levens Hall.

A textbook of the topiary art, together with some account and famous examples of the application of that art.

Vol. XIX.—THE BOOK OF TOWN AND WINDOW GARDENING. By Mrs F. A. Bardswell.

A handbook for those lovers of flowers who are compelled to live in a town. The book should be helpful even to those who are quite ignorant in the art of growing plants, and advice is given as to the plants most suitable to the various adverse conditions which town gardens afford.

Vol. XX.—THE BOOK OF RARER VEGETABLES. By George Wythes, V.M.H., Head Gardener to the Duke of Northumberland, and Harry Roberts.

This work deals with a number of vegetables possessing choice flavour, that are little grown in modern gardens. Not only does the book explain the best methods of cultivation, but also describes the ways in which the several vegetables should be cooked and dressed for the table.

Vol. XXI.—THE BOOK OF THE IRIS.

A practical guide to the cultivation of the Iris, and also a description of and key to all the garden species and varieties. The book will interest equally the botanical student, the practical gardener, and the lover of beautiful flowers.

Vol. XXII.—THE BOOK OF GARDEN FURNITURE.

A practical handbook to the selection, construction, and arrangement of the various buildings, trellises, pergolas, arches, seats, sundials, fountains, and other structures.

Vol. XXIII.—THE BOOK OF THE CARNATION. By C. P. Brotherston and Martin R. Smith.

Vol. XXIV.—THE BOOK OF THE SCENTED GARDEN. By F. W. Burbidge.

Vol. XXV.—THE BOOK OF GARDEN DESIGN. By Charles Thonger.

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NEW YORK: 67 FIFTH AVENUE

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