July 21, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



59 



O K CHI D S. 



THE LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL CO. 



(JOHN COWAN), Limited, 



Have just received large and fine importations 



of the following 



ORCHIDS:- 



CATTLEYA MEXDELII. 



„ AMETHYSTOGLOSSA, 



„ GUTTATA LEOPOLDI, 

 L.ELIA PUKPURATA, 

 MILTONIA CANDIDA GRANDIFLORA, 



„ SPECTABILIS MORELIANA, 

 SOPHRONITIS GRANDIFLORA, &c. 

 Full particulars on application. 



THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 



GARSTON, near LIVERPOOL. 



GARDENIAS.— We never had a finer stock 

 of this beautiful Greenhouse Shrub. Specimen Plants, 

 3 to 4 feet high, from 25s. to 505. each : half specimens, from 

 2 to 3 feet, 5s. to 10s. each ; smaller plants, good stuff, 30s. 

 per dozen. These are the very best sorts. This is a fine 

 opportunity to stock a place with large plants. 



E. COLLINS AXP SONS, Cumberland Park Nurseries, 

 Willesden Junction, N.W. 



CREEPERS FOR WALLS.— By planting 

 what is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made 

 beautiful. Most being iu pots, can be sent and put out at any 

 time. Descriptive LIST and advice Free.— RICHARD SMITH 

 AMD CO., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



VAN MEERBEEK & Co., 



Nil -, rymen and Florists, 



HILLEGOM near HAARLEM, 



HOLLAND, 



GROWEKS OF 



DUTCH BULBS. 



Goods delivered free to destination i.i 



Great Britain. 



NO PACKIXG CHARGES. 



Orders respectfully solicited before September. 



S trawberries A Specialt y 

 Si Select List Free; .48JMr^a 

 Sample of Plants Z. 99 

 vfr-LovEL & Son, Driffield 



CLEARANCE SALE 



\J OF STRONG HEALTHY PALMS. 



Latania borbouica, Seaforthia elegans. Phoenix reclinata, 

 &C., 20 to 24 inches high, 16*. per dozen. Same kinds] 

 L' ft. 6 in. to 3 ft. high, as. to 55. each. Handsome Palms 

 for decoration, 5 ft. 6 in. to 6 ft. high, 70s, per pair. Small 

 Palms, 10 to 12 in. high, 4s. per dozen. 



Kentias, from 3s. to 21s. each. 



Fine Dracaenas, from 2s. to 30s. each. 



Over .",0,000 Palms to select from. 

 B. OWEN, The Palm Gardens, Stamford Hill, N. 

 A Visit solicited. 



UTBUSH'S MILL- 



TRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 —Too well known to require descrip- 

 tion. Price, 6s. per bushel (lj. extra 

 per bushel for package), or (W. per 

 cake ; free by parcel post, Is. 



None genuine unless in sealed pack- 

 ages and printed cultural directions 

 enclosed , with our signature attached. 



WM. CUTBUSH and SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants. Highgate Nurseries. N. 



EESON'S MANURE. — The Best Tnd 



Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 



containing the Leading Garden. -rs' and Market Growers' 



Reports. Sold in Tins. Is., 2s. id., 5s. id., and 10s. id. each 



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



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



PEAT for ORCHIDS, 



AZALEAS, HEATHS, FERNS, RHODODENDRONS, &c. 



The Best in the World. 



A. JOHNSON AND CO., 23. Leadenhall Street, London, E.C» 

 continue to receive the highest of testimonials fun -elicited) from 

 large Orchid Growers, stating the ORCHH) PEAT supplied by 

 A. J. & Co. is by far the best they have ever used. Samples can be 

 seen at above address, or forwarded on application free of charge. 



IMPROVED & ONLY GENUINE 



"Medicated Tobacco Paper 



(READY CUT UP FOR USE), 



Reduced Price I/O per lb.; 



2Slbs. A upwards— Carriage Paid. 



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

 2lbs.3,4, 4lbs.6,8, 6 lbs. 9,9, 8lbs.l3/-, lOlbs.16/-. 



IMPROVED 



Fumigating Pan 



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

 or in Copper, 21/- 



BICKSON'S Improved 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



MOST SUPERIOR. 6.'- PER BUS. 



ulars &■ copies of testi- 

 i application. 



DICKSONS 



(Limited). 

 Royal Nursery and Seed Establishment, 



CHESTER. 



CERTAIN SUDDEN DEATH 



To all Grubs, Aphis, Lice, Red Spider, Thrip, Mealy 



Bug, Caterpillars, etc., dc 

 PERFECTLY ) to tue Hands and Skin, but will cure 

 Ringworm in Animals, and all diseases 

 HARMLESS ) produced by parasites. 



Fir Tree OIL 



(soluble) INSECTICIDE 



A combination of Hydrocarbon Oils, made soluble in 

 ■Water, for destroying ALL INSECTS & PARASITES 

 that infest Trees and Plants, whether at the Roots or 

 on the Foliage. 



Sold by Seedsman and Chemists, ls.Cd.. 2s.6d., &4s.6d; 

 2 gallon 7s. 6d., 1 gallon 12s 6d., or less in larger quantities. 



A Treatise on FIR TREE OIL as an INSECTICIDE, 

 its application to Plan ts and Animals, sent Post free 

 on receipt of address, by the Manufacturer, 



Throws a fine 

 spray 20 ft., and 

 a jet 30 ft., with 

 great force. 



A splendid 

 substitute for the 

 Syringe for using 

 Insecticide, Price 

 25s. A larger 

 size for watering 

 purposes, 45*. 

 Carriage Paid. 



HUGHES' 



GREEN & cream color SHADING 



Convenient, Inexpensive —Easily applied — Lasts all the 

 Summer, and can then b e easily 'washed off. Is., post 1. 3. 



E. GRIFFITHS HUGHES, Manchester. 



Wholesale: Hooper & Co. ; Cor.m-, Soper, Fowler & Co.; 

 C. E. Osmam & Co.; and from all the London Seed Mer- 

 chants and Wholesale Patent Medicine Houses. NEW 

 YORK— Rolker & Soot. * 



TVA.TIVE GUANO.— Prioe £3 10*. per ton, 



-i- 1 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 bs. 



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 thf 'NATIVE GUANO CO. (Limited), 29, New 

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

 lets of Testimonials may be obtained. Agents Wanted. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. 



id. per bushel ; 100 for 255. ; truck (loose, about 2 tons), 



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



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



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

 id. each. 



COARSE SILVER SAND, Is. 9d. 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. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 

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

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

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

 PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. id. „ 5 sacks for 35s. 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. id. per bush., J4s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FLERE, best only Is. per lb. 



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



SPHAGNUM MUSS, all selected, 3s. per bush., ts. per sack. 



OHUBH'S"PERF 1 iOT"FER-'i In Baos. 



TILIZER (the Best Food for ( . > , 



all kinds of Plants. Flowers, (Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 561b. 1 cwt. 

 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/- 



RUSSTAN 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. Sd. each ; 10 sacks, lis.; 15 sacks, 15s.: 20 sacks, 18s.; 

 30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 3os. ; Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 

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

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

 (Bankers. Union Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MLLWALL, LONDON. E. 



! MteQfttfc£B i ; 



.-v.: - ' -■-_ :•.- :• : i£-s r- 



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., tinincluded; 5 gal- 

 lons. Is. 6d. per gal. ; 10 to 20 gallons, Is. -id. per gal., carriage 

 paid. Special quotation for larger quantities. One gallon makes 

 26 gallons. 



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

 Gardens, 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." 



The "Invicta" Insecticide. 



For Destroying Mealy-bug, Scale, Thnps, Red Spider, Sec. 

 in tins, Is. and 2s. ; per gallon, 9s., carriage paid. 



The "Invicta" Mildew Destroyer. 



An unfailing remedy for Mould and Mildew on Roses, Vines, 

 Sec. In bottles. Is. and 2s., per gal. 7s. 6d., carriage paid. 

 Used by Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, and other Rose Growers. 



Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 



THE AGRI-HORTICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 



TONBRIDGE, KENT. 



Sold bt Seedsmen and Florists. 



PATENT TUBULAR FLOWER STANIS 

 for Artistic Grouping of Cut Flowers, have attracted 

 much attention at recent Horticultural Exhibitions. 



Manufactured and Sold by GEORGE SMITH and CO., 

 Commercial Road, Pimlico, S.W. Trade supplied. 



REENHOUSES — GREENHOUSES.— The 



cheapest house in the Trade. GREENHOUSES com- 

 plete from 50s. All orders over £5 two coats of paint. 

 CUCTJMBEB FRAMES from 30s. Illustrated price Lists free. 

 HAYWARD and CO., 80, Foxberry Road, Brockley, S.E. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. — Sticks, Labels, 

 Virgin Cork, Raffia. Mats, Bamboo Canes, Rustic Work, 

 Manures, Sec. Cheapest Prices of 

 WATSON and 8CTJIX r 90, I/iwvr Thames Street, London, F.C 



