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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[August 11, 1888. 



SALES by AUCTION. 



Wednesday Next.— (Sale No. 7718.) 



SPECIAL SALE of ORCHIDS in FLOWER and BUD. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.G., on WEDNESDAY NEXT, August 15, at 

 half-past 12 o'Clock precisely, a Fine Collection of ORCHIDS 

 in FLOWER and BUD, including four splendid plants of 

 Cuelogyne Massangeana, rare hybrid and other Cypripediums, 

 Cattleya Gaskelliana, Odontoglossum Alexandra;, Phalsenopsis 

 Sanderiana, Cattleya Sanderiana, and other fine things. Also 

 a fine importation of Lselia monophylla, rare Disas, &c. 

 On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday Next— (Sale No. 7719.) 

 VALUABLE IMPORTED ORCHIDS. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUC- 

 TION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY NEXT, August 16, at half-past 

 12 o'Clock precisely, an importation of CATTLEY'A HAR- 

 RISONIANA, just received in very good order, collected in a 

 new district, and having many fine varieties and forms amongst 

 them. It is a wonderfully free-blooming Cattleya, of great 

 beauty. 



Also an importation of CATTLEYA ELDORADO, in good 

 condition : manv distinct species will be found in this lot. A 

 few lots of CATTLEYA SUPERBA SPLENDENS, a fine impor- 

 tation of LYCASTE SKINNERI, in very fine condition. 



Also importations of the following : 



Oncidinni crispum 



,, Forbesii 



,, leuchochiluni 



,, miciropogon 



,, species 

 Cymbidium eburneum 

 Cattleya citrina 



Odontoglossum nebulosum 

 Cattleya Bowringiana 

 Lcelia purpurata 

 Aerides Fieldingii 

 Saccolabium Blumei 

 Dendrobium nobile 

 ,, densiflorutn, &c. 



On \ 



i morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Dutch Bulbs.— Trade Sales. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS begs to announce that 

 his FIRST SALES of DUTCH BULBS this season, 

 will take place at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C., on MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, 

 August 20, 22, and 25, nt half-past 12 o'clock precisely each day, 

 and will consist of extensive consignments of first-class Bulbs 

 specially lotted to suit the Trade and oilier Large Buyers. 

 i of Sales and Catalogues had. 



The "Woodlands," Cheshunt. 

 By order of the Executors of the late VV. G. Rowlett, Esq. 



MESSRS. URAWTER and SON are in- 

 structed to SELL by AUCTION on the Premises on 



TUESDAY, August 14, at 1 o'clock precisely, the whole of the 

 Outdoor Ei'lYrU, rumj.ri-in^ tin- valuable and choice COLLEC- 

 TION of ORCHIDS, quantity of AZALEAS, CAMELLIAS, 

 magnificent specimen EHPHYLLU.US and CARNATIONS, 

 Pot ROSES, STOVE PLANTS, FERNS, LILIUJM AUR.VTUAI, 

 GARDEN SEATS, WATER BARROW, a quantity of TOOLS, 

 LAWN MOWER, POTS, COCOA-NUT FIBRE, and numerous 

 other effects. 



May be viewed day prior to Sale (the Orchids at any time 

 by Cards only), and Catalogues had of Messrs. CRAWTER 

 and SON, Cheshunt; and 4, Great James Street, Bedford 

 Row, W.C. 



Monday, THursday, and Saturday Next. 



DUTCH BULBS. 



Special Trade Sales. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 

 . 67 and 68, Cheapside, Loudon, E.C., on MONDAY, THURS- 

 DAY, and SATURDAY NEXT, August 13, 16, and 18, at half- 

 past 11 o'Clock precisely each day, extensive consignments of 

 rirstclass HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, 

 and other BULBS from HOLLAND in excellent quality, and 

 specially lotted to suit the Trade and other large Buyers. 

 On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Tuesday Next. 



ESTABLISHED and IMPORTED ORCHIDS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 will SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Booms, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside. E.C., on TUESDAY NEXT, August 14, 

 at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, by order of R. B. White, Esij., 

 a large quantity of IMPORTED ORCHIDS in splendid con- 

 dition, consisting of Cattleya gigas var. Sanderiana and im- 

 perialis, C. Triante from a good district ; Oncidium lucidum 

 and O. I\ramerianum, and Oncidium species, dried flowers of 

 which will be shown ; Chysis, Gongoras, Catasetums, &c. The 

 whole oE the plants are in excellent condition, and amongst 

 the importations will be found numerous very line specimens. 



Also about 50 lots of CATTLEYA MENDELII, established 

 plants. The Sale -will include a choice assortment of well 

 grown ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, also various IMPORTED 

 ORCHIDS, including Lteiia purpurata, L. elegaus, Oncidiiuns, 

 &c, other properties. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday, August 29. 



ORCHIDS IN FLOWER. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS de- 

 sire to announce that their NEXT SPECIAL SALE of 

 ORCHIDS IN FLOWER will take place as above, for which 

 they will be glad to RECEIVE NOTICE OF ENTRIES 

 as soon as possible. 



Belsfield, Windermere. 



IMPORTANT CLEARANCE SALE of the whole of the well- 

 known collection of STOVE and GREENHOUSE PLANTS, 

 by order of the Executors of the late H. W. Schneider, 

 Esq., without reserve. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, on the Premises Bels- 

 tield, Bowness, on Windermere, on WEDNESDAY and THURS- 

 DAY, August 2i) and 30. Fuller particulars will appear next 

 week, 



[-hybrids 



,, gigas Sanderiana 

 ,, Mossice kermesina 

 „ Burton Constable var. 

 ,, aurantiaca 

 ,, Wameri rubra 

 Phalsenopsis amabilis, includ- 

 ing picta and many 

 fine varieties 



Lowii 



grandiflora (Java ar. 



Borneo varieties) 

 sumatrana 

 Sanderiana 

 Stuartiana 

 Schilleriana (mar 



grand forms) 

 Casta 

 leucorrhoda 



Friday Next, August 17. 



IMPORTANT UNRESERVED SALE of the Second and 

 Remaining Portion of the well-known COLLECTION of 

 ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, formed by F. A. Philbrick, 

 Esq., Q.C., of Oldfield, Bickley, who is relinquishing the 

 cultivation of Orchids. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 favoured with instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., 

 on FRIDAY NEXT, August 17, at half-past 12 o'Clock precisely, 

 without reserve, the Second and Remaining Portion of this 

 well-known COLLECTION of ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. 



The plants are in exceptionally healthy condition, and this 

 Sale includes a remarkable collection of promising Odontoglos- 

 sums (unflowered, several celebrated varieties having appeared 

 among them), as well as some of the finest forms of Cattleyas, 

 especially Trianee and Gigas, and many choice Masdevallias. 



Among the principal items may be mentioned : — 

 Aerides arfine roseum Masdevallia Veitchii gigantea 



,, Godefroyse ,, superba 



,, Houlletianum ,, Chelsona 



Vanda suavis Veitchii „ splendida 



Zygopetalum Dayii Cattleya Mendelii grandi 



Grammatophylum EUisii 

 Cirrhopetalum Cunninghamii 

 Angraicum citratum, special 



form 

 Cattleya Trianee alba 



„ ,, Aurora 



„ ,, Euterpe 



,, ,, Hardyana 



,, „ Russelliana 



, , , , superbissima , a nd 

 other superb vars. 

 Lcelia elegans 



„ Stelzneriana 



,, Schilleriana 



„ anceps Schroderiana 



,, Stella, and other white 

 forma 

 Masdevallia Harryana leeta 



,, splendens 



,, sanguinea 



,, magnifica 



,, atro-sanguinea 



ODONTOGLOSSUMS. 

 Alexandras, magnificent varie- I Wilckeanum.andotherhybrids 



ties, including roseum | Neevium majus 



Guttatum flavum Pulchellum monstrosum 



Horsmanii Cervantesii Decorum 



Ruckerianum | Pescatorei, grand forms, &c. 



The plants may be inspected on the Premises on presenta- 

 tion of Catalogue, and will be on view in the Sale Rooms on 

 the morning of Sale. Catalogues may be obtained of the 

 Auctioneers and Valuers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, Loudon, E.C. 



Kingston, Surrey. 

 By order of the Executors of the late Mr. Thomas Jackson. 

 IMPORTANT SALE of VALUABLE FREEHOLD and LEASE- 

 HOLD PROPERTIES. 

 Preliminary Notice. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 favoured with instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at 

 the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, London, E.C, on THURSDAY, 

 August 30, (first in one lot, and if not thus sold, then iu separate 

 lots), the Valuable FREEHOLD ESTATE known as the Kings- 

 ton Nursery, Kingston, containing a total area of 2 acres, with 

 the modern detached Freehold Resident, 22 Greenhouses and 

 numerous Outbuildings, and the Goodwill of the old-established 

 Nursery and Seed Business, the desirable Freehold House and 

 Shop in Thames Street, Kingston, now utilised as a Seed Shop, 

 with 2 Cottages and Stabling adjoining, also the several Lease- 

 hold Nurseries known as the Kingston Hill Nursery, containing 

 an area of 12 acres 3 roods 10 perches, the Nursery in Park Road, 

 Norbiton, area 10 acres, and the Long Ditton Nursery, Long 

 Ditton, area 15 acres roods 13 perches. 



The Purchaser or Purchasers will have the option of taking 

 the Stock in the respective lots at a valuation to be made in the 

 usual way. 



May be viewed, Particulars and Plans obtainable at the 

 Mart ; of G. C. SHERRARD, Esq., Solicitor, 26, Lincoln's Inn 

 Fields, W.C; and of the Auctioneers and Surveyors, 67 and 68, 

 Cheapside, London, E.C, and Leytonstone. 



Tne Ascot Nurseries, Berks.— Preliminary Notice. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 desire to announce that they have been instructed by 

 the present Proprietor, who is relinquishing the business 

 solely in consequence of continued ill-health, to SELL by 

 AUCTION, at the Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, London, E.C, in 

 SEPTEMBER NEXT, in one Lot, as a going concern (unless 

 an acceptable offer be made previously), the well-known 

 property situate and being the ROYAL NURSERIES, Ascot, 

 Berks, established for so many years, together with a detached 

 Residence, about 40 Greenhouses, numerous Trade Buildings, 

 and 21 Acres of Land. The whole of the extensive collection 

 of Stove and Greenhouse Plants, and General Nursery Stock, 

 will be included in the purchase. 



Further particulars may be obtained on application to the 

 Auctioneer, who will be pleased to hear from any gentleman 

 desirous of negotiating for the property by private treaty. 

 Auction and Estate Others, 117 and OS, Clu-upside, London, E.C. 



Annual Trade Sales of Greenhouse Plants. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 desire to announce that these ANNUAL SALES are 

 arranged as follows : — 



Sept. 13.— At Mr. P. Ladd's, The Nurseries, Swanley Junction. 

 M 17.— At Mr. H. B. May's, Dyson's Lane Nursery, Upper 



Edmonton. 

 tj is.— At Messrs. B. Mailer & Son's, Burnt Ash Lane Nur- 

 series, Lee. 

 m 19.— At Mr. J. Eraser's Lea Bridge Road, Nurseries, E. 

 ,, 20.— At Mr. J. Mailer's, Brimsdown Nursery, Enfield 

 Highway. 

 21.— At Messrs. Gregory & Evans, Longlands Nursery, 

 Si den p. 

 M 27.— At Mr. J. Mailer's, Brunswick Nursery, Tottenham. 

 The Auctioneers will b^ glad to forward Catalogues of these 

 Sales on application. 



NURSERY FOR SALE. — The 52 years' 

 Lease of a capital little Nursery of 2 Acres, with Glass- 

 houses, Stable, and small compact Residence, between Putney 

 and Wandsworth. Rent, £50. 



Agent, Mr. FRED. W. GLAZIER, 1, Park Side, Hyde Park 

 Corner, W. 



OR SALE, small FLORIST'S BUSINESS. 



Rent £35, part let off, lease 24 years. For full particulars 

 apply, W. A., Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington 

 Street, Strand, W.C. 



TO BE SOLD, in the Country, an established 

 FLORIST and SEED BUSINESS.— Particulars, J. D. G., 

 Gardeners' 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 

 a year. ELDRIDGE, Portsmouth. 



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. ANDG. GUrVER, Land Agents, &c, Ponder'sEnd. 

 N.B. Several Nurseries established on the estate. 



TO LET, in the Midlands, Small, Compact 

 MARKET NURSERY, comprising excellent Dwelling- 

 house and Outbuildings, 4 Glasshouses, all heated with Hot- 

 water, large garden, well stocked with Fruit Trees in full 

 bearing ; within easy reach of three markets. Possession at 

 Michaelmas. Rent £15. Good reasons for leaving. 



Address R. E., Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington 

 Street, Strand, W.C. 



EOYAL CALEDONIAN 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 Instituted 1809. (Incorporated by Royal Charter in 1824.) 

 Waverley Market, Edinburgh, on 

 WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, September 5 and li. 

 FRUIT. 



1. Collection of twelve dishes of Fruit — to consist of three 



dishes of Grapes (not less than three varieties), two 

 dishes of Peaches, and one dish of each otber kind of 

 fruit; Pine-apples and Bananas excluded. — 1st, 120s.; 

 2nd, 80s. ; 3rd, 40s. 

 (These prizes are presented by the Corporation of the 

 City of Edinburgh.) 



2. Collection of eight dishes of Fruit— not more than two 



dishes of Grapes (black and white), ami one dish of 

 each other kind of fruit —1st, 60s. ; 2nd, 40s. ; 3rd, 20s. 



3. Collection of twelve dishes of Hardy Fruit— not mure than 



two dishes (distinct varieties) of each kind, and all 

 must be grown out-of-doors. — 1st, 50s. ; 2nd, Sis. ; 

 3rd, 15s. 



4. Collection of twelve dishes of Fruit, grown in an orchard- 



house — not more than two dishe* (distinct varieties) of 

 each kind; Grapes excluded. — 1st, 50s.; 2nd, 30s.; 

 3rd, 15s. 



5. Eight bunches of Grapes, at least four varieties (1st prize 



presented by Wm. Thomson & Sons, Clovenfords).— 1st, 

 200s. ; 2ud, 100s. ; 3rd, 60s. ; 4th, 30s. 



6. Four do. do., distinct varieties.— 1st, 60s. ; 2nd, 40s. ; 



3rd, 20s. 



7. *Two do. do,, Muscat Alexandria (1st prize presented 



by Convener White).— 1st, 40s. ; 2nd, 20s. ; 3rd, 10s. ■ 



ROSE (Buds) GENERAL JACQUEMINOT. 

 —Price per 100 or 1000 Buds— other sorts also, on appli- 

 cation.— GRAY and SONS, Brox Nursery, Ch ertsey, Surrey. 



PRIMULAS— PRIMULAS-PRIMULAS. — 

 Nineteenth year of distribution, Williams' superb 

 strain, Is. (id. per dozen, 10s. per 100. 

 CINERARIAS and CALCEOLARIAS, same price. 

 Carriage free for cash with order. 

 JOHN STEVENS, The Nurseries, Coventry. 



LAVENDER. — Orders taken now. Samples 

 and price on application. 

 GIBBINS, Lyncombe Vale Nursery, Bath. 



s 



TRAWBERRIES. 



Apply for Descriptive CATALOGUE, Post-free. 

 THOMAS RIVERS AND SON, Sawbridgeivorth, Herts. 



aARDENERS, &c, requiring PEAT, SAND, 

 LOAM, POTTING COMPOST, GARDEN NETTING, 

 RAFFIA. MATS, Sea., in large or small quantities, will save 

 25 per cent, by sending for our List of Prices, post-free. 

 BRINKWORTH AND SONS, Reading. 



GARDEN REQUISITES, 



of best qualiti/, us sn^jilied to the lioi/al Gardens, ..yc. 

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



14s., 20 for 18s., 30 for 25s. ; two ton truck, 28s. Free on rail. 

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

 FINEST ORCHID PEAT, 7s. per sack. 



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

 BEST BLACK FIBROUS PEAT, is. id. per sack, 5 for 20s. 

 COARSE SILVER SAND. Is. id. per bushel ; Ids. i-to" ! 

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



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM, 3s. per sack. 

 BEST MUSHROOM SPAWN, is. per bushel. 

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



CANES, 31 ft. to 12 ft., VIRGIN CORK, CHEMICAL 



MAN HUES, NETTING, &c. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS, is. per sack. CHARCOAL, 8s. per sack. 

 SPECIALITY TOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH, lOd. per lb.; 



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



W. HERBERT and CO., Hop Exchange Warehouses, South- 

 wark Street, London, S.E, 



