July 14, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



31 



TO BE SOLD, LEASEHOLD NURSERY, 

 in best part of London, 4 miles from Covent Garden. 

 Good living. Seven Houses. Good Dwelling-house. Opposite 

 a Station. Contracts pay all rent. 40,000 Plants. Price, 

 £480, or would TAKE PARTNER with £250. 



Apply to S. T„ Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington 

 S tre et, 'Strand, W.C. 



rpo I5E SOLD (a rare opportunity), a 



J_ Valuable and most Eligible FREEHOLD and FLORISTS 

 NURSERY. The property is pleasantly situated on a main 

 road about 2 miles out of Leicester — which is one of the most 

 thriving manufacturing towns in the Midlands — in a good 

 locality. It consists of three (red brick and slated) well-built 

 bay-windowed Villa Residences, containing eight rooms and 

 two cellars each, with Gas and Water, at the rear of which 

 are seven large Glasshouses (numerous Pits and Outhouses) 

 heated by hot-water. Superficial Area of Glass, over 4000 feet. 

 All in good state of repair. Also a large Garden, with river 

 frontage, well stocked with Fruit Trees in full profit. The 

 whole standing on about 2600 square yards of Land, and 

 bringing in a rental of £96 per annum. Stock low. 



For further particulars apply on the Premises to the owner, 

 Mr. S. WALKER, Avlestone Park, Leicester; or HARRISON 



AMD SO NS, Market p'lace, Leicester. 



To Florists, Seedsmen, &c. 



TO BE DISPOSED OF, the going concern of 

 a well-established BUSINESS, capable of extensive 

 improvement under good mauagement. First-class neighbour- 

 hood and thoroughfare. 



Apply to XORRIS Ayp CO., Estate Agents, Watford. 



FOR SALE or LEASE, a handsome detached 

 old-fashioned truly countrvfied HOUSE, 2 floors, 2 acres 

 Ground. Mile station, 13 London.— Dr. GILL, Whitton, S.W. 



TO BE SOLD, the LEASE of a Country 

 NURSERY with useful stock at a valuation, or would 

 take a Partner. 



J. D. G.. Gardener? Chronicle Office, 41. Wellington Street. 

 Strand. W.C, 



South of England. 



LARGE GARDEN, 20 Acres, with Twenty 

 Greenhouses and Vineries. £7000 has been spent on the 

 property. Seven years' lease. Two cottages inclusive. £150 

 ayear. ELDRIDGE, Portsmouth. 



TO LET, a Small JOBBING and FLORIST'S 

 NURSERY, consisting of 4 Houses and several Pits, 

 excellently situated, in most fashionable part of Leicester. An 

 advantageous opportunity for an energetic and enterprising 

 man.— Apply, HARRISON AND SONS, Royal Midland Seed 

 Establishment. Leicester. 



O BE LET, on Lease, 7, 14, 21, or 99 years, 



1 to 10 acres of excellent GRASS LAND. Rents from 

 £S to £12 per acre. Suitable for Nurserymen, Florists, &c, 

 with the option of purchase at any time. Near the main road, 

 Enfield Highway, about 9 miles from London. No tithes or 

 land tax. Apply to the owner, 



Mr. H. MOORE. .'.9. Bjshopsgate Street Within, E.C, 



TO BE LET, a TOWN MANSION, with 

 large and singularly picturesque Gardens of If acre, 

 belted in with fine old Timber, affording shadt 1 and retirement ; 

 Lodge, first-class Stabling, Glasshouses, full-sized Billiard- 

 room, full-sized secluded Tennis Lawn and all accessories. 

 House for many years in same occupation ami is in excellent 

 repair. It is but seldom that a property of the kind can be- 

 secured, affording as it does adjuncts which are usually only 

 obtainable in the country, although in this case within but 

 little more than a mile of Regent Street. 



M.-^rs. LUMLEY. 22. St. .Tamers Street, S.W. ; or Me^sr*. 

 DE1SENHAM. TEWSOX, FARMER, AND BRIDGEWATER, 



80, Cheapside, E.C. 



Durant's Arbour Estate, Ponder's End, Middlesex. 

 To NURSERYMEN. FLORISTS, and OTHERS. 



TO BE LET, on Lease, for 21, 60, or 80 years, 

 1 to 50 acres of excellent MEADOW LAND, from £8 to 

 £11 per acre, with the option of the purchase of the freehold 

 within the first 9 years. No tithe or land tax. 

 Apply to A. and G. GUTTER, Land Agents. &c, Ponder"s End. 

 N.B. Several Nurseries established on the estate. 



O R CHI D S. 



THE LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL CO. 



(JOHN COWAN), Limited, 



Have just received large and fine importations 



of the following 



ORCHIDS:- 



CATTLEYA MENDELII. 



„ AMETHYSTOGLOSSA, 



„ GUTTATA LEOPOLDI, 

 L.^LIA PURPURATA, 

 MILTONIA CANDIDA GRANDIFLORA, 



„ SPECTABILIS MORELIANA, 

 SOPHRONITIS GRANDIFLORA, &c. 

 Full particulars on application. 



THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 

 GARSTON, near LIVERPOOL. . 



ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, MAIDENHAIR 

 FERN*. Strong healthy Plants in thumbs, 16s. per 

 100 ; well-furnished stuff, in 48's, 50s. per 100. Cut Ferns, 6s. 

 per dozen bunches. For cash with order. 



H. EOSE, Oakfield Nursery, Hampton. 



PRIMULAS— PRIMULAS— PRIMULAS.— 

 Grand Premier Prize and Covent Garden strains. Fine 

 large trusses, beautifully fringed flowers, and new colours. 

 Good Plants, to bloom well, per dozen, 1*. 3d. ; extra strong. 

 Is. <6d. ; per 100, 9s. All carriage free. 



CINERARIAS— CINERARIAS.— Bull's and 

 Cannell's celebrated Prize Strains, and most brilliant 

 colours. Cannot be excelled. Good Plants to bloom well, 

 per dozen. Is. 3d. ; extra strong. Is. $d. ; per 100, 95. All 

 carriage free. 

 S. SHEPPERSON. Florist, Prospect House. Belper, Derbyshire. 



EAST LOTHIAN INTERMEDIATE STOCKS. 



THOMAS METHVEN and SONS 

 offer their choice strain of the above, in five varieties, 

 viz., Scarlet, Purple, White, Crimson, and White Wall-leaved, 

 at Is., 2s. 6d., and 5s. each colour. Price to the Trade on 

 application. 



By Royal Warrant, Nurserymen and Seedsmen to the Queen, 

 Edinburgh. 



ORCHID PEAT, best quality; BROWN 

 FIBROUS PEAT for Stove and Greenhouse use. RHO- 

 DODENDRON' and AZALEA PEAT. Samples and Prices to 

 WALKER AWD CO., Farnborough, Hants. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (test only), 



Is. per sack : 30 sacks. 20s. ; truck (about 2£ tons). 20s., f.o.r. 



PEAT. LOAM, TOBACCO PAPER, &c. Samples free. 



J. MEARS AXD CO., 3, Bury Court, London, E.C. 



GARDEN REQUISITES, 



of best quality, as supplied to the Royal Gardens, Xc. 

 BEST COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, 10 sacks for 10s., 15 for 



lis., 20 for 18s , 30 for 25s. ; two ton truck, 28s. Free ou rail. 

 RUSSIA MATS, from 12s. to 18s. per dozen. 

 FINEST ORCHID PEAT, 7s. per sack. 



BEST BROWN FIBROUS PEAT, 6s. per sack, 5 for 22s. 6rf. 

 BEST BLACK FIBROUS PEAT, 4s. 6d. per sack, 5 for 20s. 

 COARSE SILVER SAND. Is. 6rf. per bushel ; 14s. 1-ton ; 

 PURE LEAF MOULD, 3s. per sack. [25s. per ton, 



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM, 3s. per sack. 

 BEST MUSHROOM SPAWN, 4s. per bushel. 

 RAFFIA, LABELS, STICKS, from 1 ft. to 5 ft., BAMBOO 



CANES. 3J ft. to 12 ft., VIRGIN CORK, CHEMICAL 



MANURES, NETTING, &c. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS, 6s. per sack. CHARCOAL. Ss. per sack. 

 SPECIALITY TOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH, \(Sd. per lb. ; 



28 lb. for 21s. Price List free by post. 



W. HERBERT AND CO., Hop Exchange Warehonses, South- 

 wark Street, London, S.E. 



PLANT FOOD 



Sold in Packets, 6d. and Is. each, and in 



SEALED BAGS ONLY, 



7 lb. 14 lb. 28 lb. 56 lb. 1 cwt. 



2/6 4/6 7/6 12/6 20/- 

 CLAY & LEVESLEY, 



TEMPLE MILL, LANE, 

 STRATFORD, LONDON, E. 



C. & L. alsosupply Crushed Bones, Bone Dust, Peruvian Guano, 

 Sulphate of Ammonia, and Nitrate of Soda, in best qualities only . 



'^WKitKrtb&a.: 



'^&S33isg0BiT¥f 



Supplied by us to Royal Gardens, Kew, the Crystal Palace, &c. 

 For Destroying Weeds on Carriage Drives, Garden Walks, 

 Stable Yards, &c. Prices: per gallon, 2s., tin included; 

 5 gallons. Is. Hd. per gallon ; 10 to 20 gallons. Is. Ad. per gallon, 

 carriage paid. Special quotation for larger quantities. One 

 gallon makes 26 gallons. 



Mr. W. G. Head, Superintendent of the Crystal Palace 

 Garden*, says :— " We were so satisfied with your Weed Killer 

 and its price, that we have used it absolutely. I have every 

 confidence in recommending it." 



Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 



THE AGRI HORTICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 



TONBlilDGE, KENT, 



Sold by Seedsmen and Florists. 



BEESON'S MANURE. — The Best and 

 Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 

 containing the Leading Gardeners' and Market Growers' 

 Reports. Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6d., 5s. <od., and 10s. 6d. each, 

 or 1 cwt. Bags, sealed. 13s. By all Seedsmen, or apply direct to 

 W. H. BEESON. Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. 



lyTATIVE GUANO.— Price £3 10*. per ton, 



-Ll in bags. Lots under 10 cwt., 4s. per cwt. 



A 1 cwt. sample bag sent, carriage paid, to any Station in 

 England on receipt of post-office order for 5s. 



Extracts from Twelfth Annual Collection of Reports ;— 



NATIVE GUANO for POTATOS, VEGETABLES, VINES, 

 and FRUIT.— G. Cousins, Walton- on-Thames. " Used for 

 Potatos. Result : very excellent crop ; remarkable size and 

 good quality. Can highly recommend-it." 



D. Williams, Head Gardener to the Rt. Hon. Lord Wimborne, 

 Canford Gardens, Wimborne. " Used for Vines, Peaches, 

 Strawberries, flowering plants, kitchen garden crops, with 

 very good results. First class manure for pot Strawberries." 



NATIVE GUANOfor ROSES, &c— T. St. Clair, Rose grower 

 by appt. to H.R.H. the Princess of Wales, Strawberry Hill. 

 "Used for standard and dwarf Roses. Result : excellent growth, 

 fine bloom, and perfectly free from blight the whole season," 



A. F. Barron, Royal Horticultural Soc, Chiswick. "With- 

 out doubt a very valuable manure, and easy of application." 



Orders to the NATIVE GUANO CO. (Limited), 29, New 

 Bridge Street, Blackfriars, London, E.C., where Pamph- 

 lets of Testimonials may be obtained. Agenta Wanted. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 



Quality, THE BEST In the Market. (All sacks included.) 



PEAT, best brown fibrous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22.t. id. 



PEAT, best black fibrous ... 4s. id. „ 5 sacks for 20s. 



PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. id. ,, 5 sacks for 3?s. 



LOAM, PREPARED COMPOST 1 Is. per bush., 3s. per sack 



LEAF, or PEAT MOULD ... ) (sacks included). 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. id. per bush., !4s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FLERE, best only Is. per lb. 



TOBACCO CLOTH, or PAPER Is. lb. ; 28 lb., 27s. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 3s. per bush., 8s. per sack. 



CHUBB'S " PERFECT" FER-} Is BAGS. 



TILIZER (the Best Food for [ . " * 



aU kinds of Plants. Flowers, (Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 661b. lewt. 

 Fruits, Vegetables, &c. ...) 1/6 3/- 5/- 8/- 14/- 22/- 



CRUSHED BONES, or Bone Dust 1/2 2/- 3/6 6/- 12/- 



VIRGIN CORK (Best Quality only) — 3/- 5/6 10/6 17/- 



RUSSIAN MATS, BAMBOO CANES, PERUVIAN GUANO, 

 NITRATE of SODA, HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL, &c. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER, cheapest and best Bedding for Horses and 

 Cattle, £2 per ton. Extra large Sample Bales, 6s. each. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Chubb's special process), 

 sacks, Is. 3d. each ; 10 sacks, lis.; 15 sacks, 15s.; 20 sacks, 18s.; 

 30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 30s. ; Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 

 28s. Limited quantities of G., special quality granulated, 

 in sacks only, 2s. each. Terms, strictly Cash with order. 

 (Bankers, Union Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MTXWALL, LONDON, E. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. 



id. per bushel ; 100 for 25s. ; truck (loose, about 2 tons), 

 40s. ; 4-bushel bags, id. each. 



LIGHT BROWN FIBROUS PEAT, 5s. 6d. per sack ; 5 sacks, 

 25s. ; sacks, id. each. 



BLACK FIBROUS PEAT, 5s. per sack, 5 sacks, 22s. ; sacks, 

 id. each. 



COARSE SILVER SAND. Is. id. per bushel ; 15s. per half 

 ton ; 26s. per ton, in 2-bushel bags, id. each. 



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM, PEAT-MOULD, and LEAF- 

 MOULD, Is. per bushel. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, 8s. id. per sack. 



MANURES. GARDEN STICKS, VIRGIN CORK, TOBACCO 

 CLOTH. RUSSIA MATS, &c. Write for Price LIST.— 

 H G. SMYTH, F.R.H.S., 21, Goldsmith's Street, Drury 

 Lane (lately called 17a, Coal Yard), W.C. 



/^ISHURST COMPOUND, used by leading 



VJT Gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, 

 Thrips, Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2 ounces to the 

 gallon of soft- water ; 4 to 16 ounces as winter dressing for Vines 

 and Orchard-house Trees ; and in lather from the cake against 

 American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended 

 to supersede it. Boxes, Is.. 3s., and 10s. id. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft on 

 wet ground. Boxes, id. and Is., from the Trade. 

 Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY 

 (Limited), London. 



21-OZ. Foreign of the above sizes, in 100 and 200 fett boxes, 

 3rds and 4ths qualities, always kept in stock. 



A large stock of similar current sizes of 15-OZ. glass in 

 200 feet boxes. 



English Glass, cut to buyer's sizes, at lowest prices, including 

 free delivery in the country in quantities. 



GEOROE FABMILOE & SONS, 

 34, St. John Street, West Smitnfield, London, E.C. 



Stock List and Prices on application. Price List of Colours, 

 Varnishes, Designs of 'Stained X Leaded Glass. Quote Chronicle. 



