Established i84i 



No. 2482. 



No. 82,-Vol. IV. {££} 



SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1888. 



/Regt. I 

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Newspaper, r Price 3d. 



>plement.\ Post-Free, tyd. 



CONTENTS. 



Agri-Horticultural Coun- 



al, 



Aikenhead 



Aleurites moluccana 

 Allium narcissi florum 

 Alpine garden 

 Book:— 



Observations on 

 jurious Insects 

 Brownea grandiceps 

 Cabbage competition 

 Canterbury Bella ... 

 Cathcart Nurseries 

 Clivea miniata, hardiness 



of 72 



Cockscombs, bedding-out . 72 

 Cultural memoranda ... 68 

 Cvti-us racemosus ... 63 



Daffodils, annual lifting of 63 



Delphinium Zazil 63 



Florists' flowers 67 



Flower garden 69 



Fruit register 68 



Fruits under glass ... 69 



Gardening appointments . 82 

 Gardeners' Orphan Fund . 70 



Gloxinia^, named 64 



Hardy fruit garden ... 69 

 Helicnrysum devium ... 62 

 Herbaceous plant, what 



Orchid craze, the 



Ostrowskya magnifies ... 



Plant portraits 



Plants and their culture . 



Potato disease 



Raleigh 



Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety 



St. James's Park, London, 



Horticultural Club 



Kitchen garden 



Lilium longiJlorum Har- 



Mogador, vegetable pro- 

 ducts of 



Narcissus posticus, blind . 



Non-warranty clauses ... 



Obituary : — 



Pitman, Mr. C 



St. Swithin'sDay 



72 [ Sanseviera guineensis, 

 66 rooting of leaf-cuttings 



of 



72 Scotland 



Seed trade 



Smut in Wheat 



Societies :— 



Chertsey and District ... 



Chiswick 



Ealing and Acton 



Edinburgh Botanical.... 



Glasgow and West of 

 Scotland 



Ipswich 



Royal Horticultural ... 



Royal of Canada 



Tunbridge Wells 



Winchester 



Strawberj ies, barren and 



mildew 



Table decorations 



Thunia Marshall*: 

 purata 



,, triloba 



Tutnato culture in pots ... 

 Tomatos at Chiswick 

 Tiee guards against Bheep 



Vegetables 



Weather 



Weevil-eaten Beans 



pur- 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



03lrowskja maguifica 



St. James's Park, view in. (Supplement.) 

 Sanseviera guineensis, rooting of leaf-cuttings of 



NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE 



FLOWER SHOW. 

 CRYSTAL PALACE, AUGUST 18, 1888. 

 FIVE HUNDRED POUNDS and MEDALS in PRIZES, for 

 FLOWERS, FRUIT. VEGETABLES, unci HONEY', open to 

 members of Co-operative Societies throughout the Kingdom, 

 also for Skill of Workmen in all Trades for Amateur Work, 

 Entomological and other Specimens. Schedules of Prizes on 

 applicatiou to WM BROOMHALL, Secretary. 



1. Norfolk Street, Strand, W.C. 



LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL 

 ASSOCIATION. 

 The NINTH SUMMER EXHIBITION of Plants, Flowers, 

 Fruit, and Vegetables, will be held in Sefton Park, on 

 SATURDAY and MONDAY', August 4 and 6, 18SS. Entries Clo,e 

 July 28. Schedules of Prizes on application to 



EDWARD BRIDGE. Secretary. 

 3, Cedar Terrace. Tarbock Road, Hayton, Liverpool. 



THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 



JL SOCIETY of SOUTHAMPTON. 



GREAT SUMMER SHOW. 

 AUGUST 4, and 6. 

 THREE HUNDRED POUNDS in PRIZES.— £15 for 12 Plants, 

 open; £J2 for 12 Plants, Gardeners; £15 for Group , open; 

 £'11 15s. for 6 Dishes of Fruit, Pine excluded, open ; and others 

 equally liberal. Free to everyone sub'cribing not less than 

 .is. Entries close July 28. 



C. S. FUIDGE, Secretary. 

 Heokfield House, Bevois Hill. 



ILTS HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



GRAND SHOW at Salisbury, on THURSDAY, August 28. 



Prizes to the amount of ONE HUNDRED and FIFTY POUNDS 



are offered. For Schedules and all other information, apply to 



W. H. WILLIAMS, Hon. Sec. 



The Nurseries, Salisbury. 



'UTTON'S FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS. 



* Sutton's Begonia I Sutton's Cyclamen 



Sutton's Calceolaria Sutton's Gloxinia 



Sutton's Cineraria | Sutton's Primula, &c. 



The finest strains in existence. 



Price LIST Post-free. 



Sutton's Seeds Genuine only direct from 



SUTTON AJTD SONS, Reading. 



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The Best Present for a Gardener. 

 INES and VINE CULTURE. 



The most complete and exhaustive Treatise on 



Grapes and their Culture ever published. 



New Edition. 



Price 55., postrfree 5s. 6d. 



A. F. BARRON, Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus, Lilies, &c. 



CG. VAN TUBERGEN, Jun., Haarlem, 

 • Holland.— Wholesale CATALOGUE now ready, and 

 may be had free on application to 



Messrs. R. SLLBERRAD AND SON, 25, Savage Gardens, 

 Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 



BEAUTIFUL JAPANESE IRIS.— The most 

 beautiful of all hardy Irises. Strong flowering plants 

 in pots. Best and most beautiful named varieties. All dis- 

 tinct. 21s. per dozen. 



BARR AND SON. King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



I > OMAN HYACINTHS, LILIUM CANDI- 

 V DUM, NARCISSUS, &c. -First consignment to hand 

 from Louis Bremond, Fils, Ollioules, in splendid condition. 

 Inspection invited — or samples sent on application to 

 WILLIAM DEN'MAN, 7. Catherine Street, Covent Garden, 

 W.C, or to DENMAN and CO., Horticultural Shipping and 

 Forwarding Agents, 12, Cooper's Row, Austin Friars, E.C. 



Palms, clean and healthy. 



WILLIAM ICETON has a very extensive 

 stock of all the leading kinds, in fine conditi n ; 20 

 houses being devoted to their growth, many being fit for exhi- 

 bition of the following varieties : — Areca lutea, Cocos flexuosa 

 and Weddelliana, Kentias of all kinds; Seaforthia elegans, 

 Latania borbonica, Phoenix reclinata, rupicola ; also a very 

 large assortment of Palms in 60's and 48's for table. Inspection 

 invited.— Putney Park Lane. S.W. ; and 129 and 130, Flower 

 Market, Covent Garden, W.C. 



ASTUPLANTA, the best Artificial Manure. 



it enriches the soil with the fertilisers drawn from it by 

 plants; no unpleasant smell; admirably adapted for all pot 

 plants. In bags : 112 lb.. 19s. ; 56 lb., lis 3d. ; 28 lb., 6s. 9d. ; 

 141b., I.;.; 71b., 2J.3A In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO.( Limited), 9. Bull Ring, Birmingham. 



pHOlCE FRUIT and FLOWERS.— Highest 



W Market Prices guaranteed. Prompt cash. 



HENRY RIDES (late Wise & Hides), Covent Garden. W.C. 



MESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 

 Nurserymen. Sidcup, and 285, 286, 287, 288, Flower 

 Market, Covent Garden, W.C, are open to RECEIVE 

 CONSIGNMENTS of Choice CUT FLOWERS in any quantity 

 for their Commission Department. Boxes and Labels supplied. 

 Telegraph Address— ■• COMMISSION. SIDCUP." 



UQUELCH and BARN HAM, 



O North Row, Covent Garden, W.C, are OPEN TO DIS- 

 POSE OF any quantity of MUSCATS and BLACK GRAPES, 

 TOMATOS, CUCUMBERS, FRENCH BEANS, STRAW- 

 BERRIES, CHOICE FLOWERS, &e. Highest Market Prices 

 obtained Account Sales daily ; Cheques weekly or as preferred 

 by Sender. Baskets anil Labels Etupplied. References given. 



WANTED, TREE CARNATIONS, also 

 Rooted Cuttings, STOVE ami GREEN HOUSE PLANTS, 

 Florist TULIPS (named), CINERARIAS and PRIMULAS, in 

 quantity, from or in pans. Auriculas, named — Primulas, 

 herbaceous kinds, named. Price, &c, to 



C R., Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington Street, 

 S trand. W.C. 



ANTED, Specimen August Flowering 



ERICAS. State size and price to 

 JOHN DRAKE, Myrtle Hill, Teignmouth. 



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WANTED, a Second-hand CONSERVA- 

 TORY, also CUCUMBER FRAMES. State full par- 

 ticulars by letter, 



MN. HELBRONNER (Limited). 300. Oxford Street, W. 



CARTERS' FLORISTS' FLOWERS — 

 INVINCIBLE. 

 CARTERS' FIRST-PRIZE PRIMULA, 

 CARTERS' FIRST-PRIZE CINERARIA, 

 CARTERS' FIRST-PRIZE CALCEOLARIA. 

 Seed of each, in Sealed Packets, price Is. 6d., 2s. 6d., 3s. 6ii., 

 and 5s. per packet. Post-free. 



CARTERS'. Seedsmen by Special Royal Warrants to H.M. 

 the Queen, and H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 



237 and 238, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C. 



Now in Full Bloom. 



BEGONIAS.— Awarded Four Gold Medals. 

 Unequalled as a floral display. Visitors are cordially 

 invited ; free admission. Frequent trains from the City and 

 West End to Catford Bridge and Forest Hill Stations. 

 JOHN LAING AND SONS, Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, S.E. 



T ARGE CAMELLIAS.— For Sale, 6 to 8 feet, 



-1-J bushy, in the finest health, well set for flower, very 

 suitable for planting in conservatories. Names and prices on 

 application. Inspection invited. 



JOHN LAING AND SONS, Nurserymen, Forest Hill, S.E. 



RIMULAS— PRIMULAS-PRIMULAS.— 



Nineteenth year of distribution, Williams' superb 



strain, Is. 6<Z. per do/en, 10s. per 100. 



CINERARIAS and CALCEOLARIAS, same price. 



Carriage free for cash with order. 



JOHN STEVENS. The Nurseries. Coventry. 



T>OSES IN POTS. — Now in bloom and 



JLV coming into bloom. A splendid lot for Indoor Culture, 

 and for growing into Specimens for Exhibition. Catalogues 

 on application. 



DICKSON'S (Limited), The Nurseries, Chester. 



ORCHID— ONCIDIUM SPLENDIDUM.— 

 Direct import from Guatemala, in splendid condition. 

 Plants with 5 to 15 bulbs and healthy shoots at moderute prices. 

 They are guaranteed to be of the rarest and most splendid type, 

 and are highly recommended for cultivation. Apply to 

 ERNST BERUE, Nurnberger Strasse, 10, Leipzig. 

 London references. 



ARGE PLANTS TO BE SOLD.— 



10 Orange Trees of sorts, 7 to 10 feet, well covered 

 with ripe and small fruit ; 6 Camellias, 6 to 8 feet ; 6 Azalea 

 indica, 4 to 5 feet ; 2 Palms, Seaforthia elegans, 9 feet each; 

 1 Corypha australis, 5 feet. All the above plants are clean 

 and in good condition. Can be seen at Bettisfield Park, 

 the residence of the late Sir Edward Hanmer, and for further 

 particulars apply to 



THOS. THOMPSON and SON, Ellesmere, Shropshire. 



PALM 



FOR SALE, 

 BONICA (warn 

 7 feet ; diameter, 9 feet, in tub. Particulars, 

 (lAKDENER. Ruundway Park, Dev 



LATANIA BOR- 



good condition. Height, 



THE NEW RASPBERRY, 

 '• LORD BEACONSFIELD." 

 A seedling. Finest Raspberry and best cropper ever grown. 

 First class Certificate awarded by the Royal Hort. Society. 

 Now to be seen in full fruit. Fruitery, 2} miles from Kintbury 

 Station, G.W.R. Nurserymen and Gardeners are invited to an 

 inspection.— A. FAULKNOR, Inkpen. Hungerford. 



QIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS by which an 



O abundance can be insured of delicious MUSHROOMS. 

 See Seed LIST, Free. 

 RICHARD SMITH AND CO., Seed Merchants and Nursery- 

 men, Worcester. 



r rO ORCHID GROWERS. — Live SPHAG- 



JL NUM MOSS, fresh and clean, 5s. per sack. 



JOHN BURNS, Fellside, Kendal. 



SULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 

 certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphis, 

 &c. Enough to make 32 gallons of solution, free for Is, ::./. 

 The only kind to use is " Harris's specially prepared Sulphide 

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

 PHILIP HARRIS ANDCO. (Limited), S.Bull Riug.Birmingham 



H. LASCELLES and CO. 



HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS. 

 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 



Plan9 and Estimates Free. 

 See large Advertisement, July 7, page 5. 



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