July 21, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS 1 CHRONICLE. 



61 



SEEDLING PLANTS 



OF CHOICE 



FLORISTS' FLOWERS. 



T\7"E HAVE MUCH PLEASURE 



T V in offering the following in strong, healthy, trans- 

 planted voung stuff, from our superb strains of Choice Florists' 



Flowers. Free and Safe by Post at Prices quoted. 



Per dozen. — 5. d. 

 AURICULAS. Alpine, very choice, strong young plants, 



for blooming nfxt season 2 6 



CALCEOLARIAS, herbaceous, splendid strain of beauti- 

 fully spotted and tinged dowers 2 6 



CARNATIONS and PICOTEES, from choice named 



flowers per 100, 10s. 6d. 1 6 



CARNATIONS, yellow ground varieties 3 6 



CINERARIA hybrida, from a grand strain, per 100, 10s. Gd. 1 6 



,, large flowered, dwarf, very fine, per 100, lis. 6d. 2 6 



HOLLYHOCKS, Chaters superb double, per 100, 16s. 2 6 



.. Chafer's superb double, extra strong plants ... 3 6 



PRIMULA sinensis, choicest red or white, per 100. 10$. W. 1 6 



is, splendid mixed, including nearly 20 superb 



rieties per 100, 10s. <bd. 1 6 



splendid mixed, extra strong plants, 



per 100, 16s. 2 6 



,. sinensis alba maguifica, splendid pure white ... 3 6 



.. sinensis. Crimson King, magnificent colour ... 3 6 



,. sinensis. Fern-leaved, choice mixed, per 100, 10s. &d. 1 6 

 ,, sinensis, double-flowered, mixed, limited quantity, 



6 for 2s. 3 6 



PRIMULAS, double, pure white, splendid for furnishing an 



abundance of cut bloom throughout the autumn and 



winter. Well rooted strong voung plants from 3-inch 



pots, per 100, 45s. ; per dozen* 6s. ; 3 for Is. 9d. 



DANIELS BROS. 



TOWN CLOSE NURSERIES. 



NORWICH. 



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. 



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 me-tre 

 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 mfitres, from 

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

 leaves. Height of baskets 55 centimetres. 

 Price for the couple on application. 

 Apply to 

 "SERRES EXCELSIOR." HAVRE, FRANCE. 



TEA ROSES. 



GARAWAY CO. offer 12 of the above, best 

 named sorts, including MARECHAL NIEL 

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

 GARAWAY CO., 

 Durdliam Down, Clifton, Bristol. 



CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM, 



Bchh. f. 

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

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

 Clapton Nursery. Fine Plants are offered at 



10s. 6d. each ; Larger, 21s. to 1053. each. 

 Also a few extra-sized specimens are for sale. 



HUGH LOW & CO., 



CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, E. 



FERNS A SPECIALTY. 



The largest, most complete, and profusely 

 ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of FERNS 



ever published, containing over 120 Illustrations, and much 

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

 Is. <6d. post-free. Smaller Catalogue of over 1300 species and 

 varieties free on application. 



W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 



FERN NURSERY, SALE, MANCHESTER. 



WEBBS' SEEDS 



From Mr. F. Harrison, Gar- 

 dener to the Right Hon. the Earl 

 of Derby : — *' Webbs' Emperor 

 Cabbage was grown side by side 

 with four other kinds, and was 

 considered to be the best of the 

 lot. It is a grand Cabbage." 



WEBBS' EMPEROR CABBAGE, 



6d. and Is. per packet ; Is. 6d. per ounce. 



EARLY NONPAREIL CABBAGE 8d. per ounce. 



ENFIELD MARKET CABBAGE 64 „ 



EARLY RAINHAM CABBAGE 8d 



RED DUTCH or PICKLING CABBAGE ... 8d. „ 



ONION. PerpW.^.t 



WEBBS' RED GLOBE TRIPOLI 6d. 1 



LARGE FLAT RED TRIPOLI 6d. 9 



GIANT ROCCA 6d. 1 



WHITE LISBON 6 



Free by Post or Rail. 



en hv 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



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. 



Q(\ (\{)(\ CLEMATIS, in Pots, of all the 



Ov/^V/VV/ finest Double and Single Varieties (some 

 of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of 

 every shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for 

 climbing and bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong 

 plants; extra strong plants, repotted into6^-inch pots, 2s. 6a. 

 each ; Beauty of Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for 

 bedding, recently sent out by us, reduced price 2s. $d. each. 

 Descriptive LIST onapplication.— RICHARD SMITH AND CO., 

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



SEASONABLE COODS. 



See the best Catalogue out. 

 STEPHANOTIS, the freest variety in cultivation. Is.. Is. 6d.. 



2t. 6<f.. and fine specimens to 635. each. 

 ALLAMANDAS, Clerodendrons, BougainviUeas, Crotons, Gar- 

 denias, Ixoras, Passirloras— these and many others, 9rf., Is., 



and Is. 6d. each ; larger plants if wanted. 

 EUPHORBIA .TACQUINLEFLORA and POINSETTIAS, 9.1. 



each. 6s. per dozen. 

 CALADII'MS in great variety, very cheap, 6s.. 9s., and 1 '*. 



per dozen. GLOXINIAS, 6s. per dozen. 

 GREENHOUSE PLANTS in great variety. 6s , 9s.. and 12s. doz. 

 TUBEROUS BEGONIAS, coming in bloom, good plants. Is. 



each, 10s. 6d. per dozen. 

 GERANIUMS, single, double, and Ivy-leaf, extra fine large 



plants, of lovely varieties, 12s. and 18s. per dozen ; smaller 



plants, equally good sorts, for winter bloom. 4s. per dozen. 

 FUCHSIAS, Coleus, Heliotropes. Salvias, Abutilons, and other 



soft-wooded plants, in small pots, 2s. 6d. per dozen; in 



large pots, 6s. per dozen. 

 FERNS, best kinds for planting in Ferneries or for decoration, 



in small pots. Is. doz. ; in larger pots, 6s. and lis. perdoz. 

 ADIANTUM CUNEATUM, best for cutting, in small plants. 3s. 



per doz.. 21s. per 100 ; in good plants, 6s. and 9s. per doz. 

 TEA SCENTED and other choice ROSES, in pots, grand plant? 



and finest sorts, either for house decoration or planting in 



beds, 15s. per dozen. 

 PRIMULAS, CINERARIAS. CALCEOLARIAS, finest strains, 



young plants for growing on. from stores, Is. 6(f. per dozen, 



9s. per 100. 

 CYCLAMEN, voung plants. 2s. 6rf. per dozen. 

 ORCHIDS in variety, for either cool or warm house, W». mid 



■12s. per dozen. 

 TABLE PLANTS in variety, 18s., 24s., 30s. per dozen. 

 BOU VARDIAS, voung plants to grow for winter, 4s. j e dozen, 

 PRIMULA ALBA PLENA, the finest for cutting, 9s. perdoz. 

 HERBACEOUS PLANTS, planted now in corner of garden, 



and moved in autumn, seldom die, 3s. per doz., 25s. perlOo. 

 ROMAN HYACINTHS; will soon arrive, many thousands 



already sold, 14s. per 100. 

 PAPER-WHITE NARCISSUS, B>. per 100. 

 CLEMATIS. 10s. M. perdoz. ; HONEYSUCKLES, JASMINES, 



9s. per. doz. ; IVIES, 6s. per doz. The best of all tim s 



now to plant these. 



SEEDS FOR PRESENT SOWING. 



See SEED CATALOGUE, 



Wallflower, Silene, Myoeotis, Canterbury Bells, Sweet ^Yil- 



liams, Arabis, Aubrietia, 3o*. and 6d. per packet. Lettuce, 



Oninn, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Sec, 6d. to Is. per ounce. 



PLANT LIST PosMree. BULB LIST ready shortlv. 



WM. CLIBRAN & SON, 



Oldfield Nurseries, Altrineham; 



Stamford. Nurseries, Bowdon ; 



10 & 12, MARKET STREET, MANCHESTER. 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



Next Week, July 2 8, 



WILL CONTAIN A 



REPORT ON THE CONDITION 



FR IT I T CROPS 



FOR 1888. 



(Sanfenm' cpiwraitlt. 



SATURDAY, JULY 21, 1888. 



AN AGRI-HORTICULTURAL 

 COUNCIL, 

 TTOME RULE for England, in a somewhat 

 -*- -*- mild form, is now being discussed, and gradu- 

 ally acquiring shape, in the House of Commons 

 and when the Local Government Bill has been 

 finally "dressed " for third reading and passed into 

 law, there will be Local Councils and councillors 

 enough, it is to be hoped, to satisfy all sorts and 

 conditions of men — and women. What all this 

 legislative power, when thoroughly organised and 

 concentrated, can do, in matters horticultural and 

 agricultural, is not as yet very evident, but 

 that much may reasonably be expected goes 

 almost without saying. Given a well-selected 

 Minister of Rural Affairs, he and a well-organised 

 department may do much in the way of 

 suggestion and otherwise, in conjunction with 

 Local Councils. That such an organisation is 

 sadly in request, not a day passes in which evi- 

 dence is not forthcoming. Concentration of 

 effort is required in every county, town, and city 

 in the land; and scores of weighty " recommen- 

 dations," by as many Commissions and Commit- 

 tees of Inquiry, are ready to hand, waiting to be 

 realised. In these Local Councils all the land 

 in the country — arable, pasture, orchard, market 

 garden, woods and forests — will be represented, 

 together with every commercial interest (railways 

 and canals included), if not at the first out- 

 pouring of local wisdom, then later on. 



But a great central organisation is required to 

 keep all sections " in touch ; " to see that there 

 is no lagging behind anywhere ; an organisation 

 eminently characterised by widely extending 

 views and unflinching patriotism, whose every- 

 day religion is their everyday work, and who 

 will be amply satisfied, as their reward, with the 

 greatest good bestowed on the greatest number. 



Such a mighty organisation, we think, is to be 

 found in an Agri-Horticultural Council — a body 

 made up from the Councils or delegates of the 

 Royal Agricultural and the Royal Horticultural 

 Societies and their committees. On this great 



