Jolt 14, 1888.| 



THE GAB DE NEBS' CHRONICLE. 



33 



ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY. 



Quantity Immense — Quality fine — Price Moderate. 



Inspection invited. 297,300 feet of glass in the Nurseries. 



HUGH LOW & CO., 



CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, N. 



CHOICE and USEFUL PLANTS 



AT REASONABLE PRICES Fer doz. plants. 

 ASPARAGUS tenuisimus, the new Asparagus Fern. 12s. & 13s. 



CANXAS, named, choice sorts 9s. & 12s. 



,, useful ornamental sorts 



CAI.ADIOK, in growth, our selection 

 CARNATION'S, for border, best named 



„ tree, small 



., ,, flowering plants 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



BEGONIAS, single, white, pink and scarlet bloom- 

 ing plants 



., tine double 



(ACTUS DAHLIAS, in six varieties ... 

 TOMATOS, in four varieties, strong pit 



ORCHIDS. 

 12 beautiful varieties, selected for warm or cool house 21s. &. 42s. 

 100 healthy and established plants, in fifty good varieties. £10 



Amateurs may place perfect confidence in these selections. 



HOOPER & CO., Limited, PINE-APPLE NURSERY, 



MAIDA VALE, and CONSENT GARDEN, W.C. 



FERNS A SPECIALTY. 



The largest, most cumplete. and profusely 

 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of FERNS 

 ever published, containing over 120 Illustrations, and much 

 valuable practical information on the cultivation of Ferns, &c. 

 Is. rW. post-free. Smaller Catalogue of over 1300 species and 

 varieties free on application. 



is. & 



9s., 12s. & 18s. 



... 9s. & 12s. 



... 6s. & 9s. 



18s., 24s. & 30s. 



3s. & Us. 



Is. & 



W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 



FERN NURSERY, SALE, MANCHESTER. 





PcTTW'aTidjoee;: h 



SONS, 



CA X X E L L and 

 Home of Flowers. Swanley. 

 TWENTY-SEVEN MEMBERS of the EASTBOURNE 

 HORTICULTURAL, SOCIETY, nrrom[Kivie.i bv their President, 

 the Mayor of that Town (G. Bolton, Esq.). made a special 

 jourtiPv to Mr^rs. Cannell & Sons' Home of Flowers, Swanley, 

 mi \V.'.in*«rtay last, 4th inst. H. Cannell, Sen., was awaiting 

 on the platform their arrival, and met and welcomed his old 

 friend- with his usual hearty greeting, and at once escorted 

 them to one of the ereeDhonfws, where refreshment in plenty 

 was at their disposal. TNe sharp appetite consequent on so 

 long a journey having been somewhat appeased, all 



Be 



tted'toroim at their leisure through the many glasshouses. 

 Fuchsias, Pelargoniums, Chrysanthemums, claimed 



nuch admiration, also other departments and the grounds. 

 After about three hours examination of the various families of 

 plants, the signal sounded for (dinner) a cold collation, which 

 was in readiness at the Temperance Restaurant. The chair 

 was occupied by their President, and ample justice was done to 

 the viands plentifully supplied by Messrs. Whitehead. A journey 

 was then made to the Strawberry picking district : oO acres in 

 one piece, filled all with astonishment. At 6 o'clock p.m. the 

 members started on their return journey, evidently delighted 

 with the wonderful sights thev had seen. 



SCOST EFFECTIVE, SAFS & ECONOMICAL. 



IMPROVED & ONLY GENUINE 



Medicated Tobacco Paper' 



(READY CUT UP FOR USE), 



Reduced Price 16 per lb.; 

 8Mb*. A upwards-Carriage Paid. 



Parcels for trial, sent Free by Parcels Post, viz.: 

 2 lbs. 3/4, 4lbs.68, 6 lbs. 99, 8lbs.13/-, 10 lbs.16/-. 



IMPROVED 



Fumigating Pan 



Is vastly superior to any other. 



Price 6/6 (in iron with beater) each, 

 or in Copper. 21/- 



DICKSON'S Improved 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



MOST SUPERIOR. 5/- PER BUS. 



VslV 



(t> Circulars giving all particulars <t copies of 1 

 menials, post free on application. 



DICKSONS,liiviited 



Royal Seed Establishments, 



CHESTER. 



BEGONIA EXHIBITION 



The Grandest Floral Display 

 in London. 



Open to the Public every day (Sundays excepted) from 

 June to September, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. dally. 



ADMISSION FREE. 



OUR EXHIBITIONS OF BECONIAS 



Have been celebrated for their varied beauty 

 and extent for the past few years, but the 

 COLLECTION now on view is superior to any 

 of the kind ever yet seen, both in single and 

 double varieties, the shades of colour being quite 

 indescribable, and must be seen to be appreciated. 



All lovers of flowers are cordially invited. 



Nearest Railway Stations arc Catford Bridge, Mid Kent 

 Cjiu rx.E.H i, from Charing Cross, Waterloo, Cannon Street, 

 an I Condon llri 'ge; and Forest Hill (L.B. n S.C.R ),from 

 Vietori", Katmngton and West End, Croydon, Ac. ; also from 

 Liverpool .Street. 



JOHN LAING & SONS, 

 FOREST HILL LONDON, S.E. 



CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM, 



Rchb. f. 



This grand novelty has, on flowering, at once taken the 

 foremost place in the genus, and can be seen in flower at the 

 Clapton Nursery. Fine Plants are offered at 



10s. 6d. each ; Larger, 21s. to 105s. each. 



Also a few extra-sized specimens are for sale. 



HUGH LOW & CO., 



CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, E. 



TEA ROSES. 



GARAAVAY CO. offer 12 of the above, best 

 named sorts, including: MARECHAL NTEL 

 and XIPHETOS, in 5-inch pots, for 10s. cash. 

 GARAWAY CO., 

 Durdham Down, Clifton, Bristol. 



VANDA LO WI (REN ANTHERA). 



A couple of beautiful specimens, best variety, to be Sold on 



account of want of accommodation. 

 No. 1.— Height of main stem from top of basket, 1 metre 

 90 ctm., from which are five breaks, making in all a 

 total of 103 leaves. 

 No 2 —Height of main stem from top of basket. 2 metres, from 

 ' which are five breaks, makiDg in all a total of seventy-six 

 leaves. Height of baskets 55 centimetres. 

 Price for the couple on application. 

 APPLT to 



"SERRES EXCELSIOR." HAVRE, FRANCE. 



ROSES IN POTS; 



all the best New and Old English and Foreign 



sorts, from 18*. to 36s. per dozen. 



Descriptive List free on application. 



RICHARD SMITH & CO., 



Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 



WORCESTER. 



As a Supplement 



TO THE 



Gardeners' Chronicle 



FOB 



Next Week, July 21, 



WILL BE 



Published an Ink Photograph 



OF A 



VIEW in ST. JAMES'S PARK, 



LONDON. 



THE 



SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1888. 



VEGETABLES AND FRUIT IN 

 JERSEY. 



AMONG the many useful innovations which 

 have been introduced at the French Min- 

 istry of Agriculture none has been of more 

 practical service than the publication of a Bul- 

 letin, which appears about eight times a year, 

 and which contains a variety of articles interest- 

 ing to those who are concerned in the cultivation 

 of the land. One of the latest of these reports 

 is from the pen of M. Feret. who has just 

 retired from the French Consulate of Jersey. 

 M. Fe>et, who deals with the agricultural and 

 horticultural progress of the island during the 

 past year, devotes the bulk of his report, of course, 

 to the cultivation of early Potatos, which may 

 be described as the staple agricultural industry, 

 and he points out that the result of last year's 

 crop was the very contrary of what might have 

 been expected. The cultivation of early Potatos 

 is, from the very nature of things, a costly pro- 

 ceeding, and it is by selling them at a high price 

 that a profit is to be obtained. In order to obtain 

 a high price the crop must be an early and a 

 good one, while it must also be a fairly heavy 

 one. But it so happened that last year the 

 Potato crop in Jersey was neither early nor 

 heavy, and yet it yielded a good return, this 

 being due to the good quality of the Potatos 

 when lifted. The Myatt variety, which is the 

 earliest, and was lifted last year about May 25, 

 did not promise well, but the Royal Jersey Flukes 

 and the Prince of Wales, which came next m 

 order of maturity, were a splendid crop. M. 

 Feret says that the total area under cultivation 

 was about 6300 acres, the total production 

 being about 2,679,000 cabots, or 52,340 tons, the 

 cabot being rather under a hundredweight. The 

 average price per cabot having been about 3s. 3d., 

 the total value of the crop may be put at £435,337, 

 as against only £044,268 for 1886, when the total 

 crop was 50 per cent, larger than in 1887, but 

 fetched only Is. 9rf. per cabot, as against 3«. 3d. It 

 is curious to note how the price of Potatos varied 

 during the eleven weeks of what may be regarded 



