Established 



No. 2486. 



No. SG.-Vol. IV. Q™} 



SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1888. 



Newspaper. /PRICE 3d. 

 I Post-Free, 3}d. 



CONTENTS. 



AdiantumFarleyense ... 



190 



Kelly House 



183 



Aloe penduliflora 



178 



Krakatoa, vegetation of 



188 



American Florists, So- 







179 



ciety of 



188 



Lilies, disease of 



184 





1811 



Mackay, Mr. J. B. 



IKti 



Botanical Magazine 



186 



Masdcvallia platystachis 



178 



Castle Weniyss 



183 



Milne's Boiler 



UK) 



Catalpas 



189 



Monthly stock-taking ... 



186 



CattleyaGaskelhanaalba 



178 



Occidium pumilum 



1/8 



,, intermedia Par- 





Onion culture 



191 



thenia 



178 



Orchid notes 



179 



Chemistry of vegetation 



1M 



Orchids at Seeger 8c 





Clematis Jackmanui alba 



190 



Tropp's 



179 



Colonial notes — 





Pea, Sutton's Royal Ju- 





Queensland 



194 



bilee 



190 



Crops in Cornwall 



187 



Perouospora elliptica ... 



1.-1 



Cultural memoranda ... 



179 



Plant portraits 



194 



Cyrtopodium Snintleger- 





Plants and their culture 



191 







Potato crops 



189 



Daffodils, lifting 



189 



.. disease 



190 



Dendrobium sphegido- 





Pvr.thrums 



180 



glossuni 



179 



Scotland 



183 



Florists' flowers 



180 



Societies — 





Fodder grasses of North- 





Oxford Carnation 



193 



ern India 



187 



Royal Horticultural ... 



192 



Forestry 



185 



,, Scottish Arbori- 





Fruit Conference 



188 



cultural 



193 



Fruit crops at Worksop 



190 



Trentham 



194 



Fruits under glass 



1S5 



Strawberry, a proliferous 



191 



Gardening, early English 



Wi 



Stinirtia pseudo-Camellia 



188 



Hardy fruit trees 



190 



Tulip, the florists' 



180 



Hedgehog's cry, the 



189 



Wemysa House 



183 



Hvbnd Pitcairaea 



189 



„ Bay, horticulture at 



183 



Irises, new 



ILLL 



182 

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Weather 



A T 1 N 3. 



195 



Cyrtopodium Sainllegeria 







181 



teroiiospora elliptica 









Straw herrv. proliferous .. 









Stuartia pseudo-Camellia 







1-1 



Advertisers are specially requested to note, that, 

 under no circumstances whatever, can any 

 particular position be guaranteed for ad- 

 vertisements occupying less space than an 

 entire column. 

 R Y S T A L PALACE. 



GREAT EXHIBITION of FRUIT 



GRAND NATIONAL DAHLIA SHOW, 



FRIDAY and SATURDAY'. September 7 and 8. 



iclie lulesniid Forms of Entry may be obtained on application to 



Mr. W. G. HEAD, Superintendent Gardens Department. 



Crystal Palace, S E. 



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REAT AUTUMN FLOWER SHOW. 





AUGUST 21 



, 23, and 24, 1888. 



For Schedules, 



&c, apply 



to 





.TAS. 



J. GILLESPIE 



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BATH AUTUMN SHO \V, held at time of visit 

 of "The British Association, "WEDNESDAY and THURS- 

 DAY. September 5 and 6. Amongst the Prizes offered are for— 

 12 Foliage Plants, 1st, £6 ; 2nd, £4 ; 3rd, £2. 

 12 Stove or Greenhouse Plants, 1st, £12 ; 2nd, £8; 3rd, £4. 

 8 Dishes of Fruit, 1st, £5; 2nd, £3 ; 3rd, £2. 

 12 Bunches of Grapes, six varieties, lst.£10; 2nd, £6; 3rd. £3. 

 And 7 uth.T Classes for Grapes in varieties. Prizes in pro- 

 portion. Special Cla-sses for Hybrid Orchids. Ferns, and other 

 Plants. Entries Close September 1. For Schedule, apply to 



14. Milsom Street. Bath. BEXJ ' PEARSON, Sec. 



FERNS for Potting On, good stuff, in thumbs, 

 of following : — ITEKIS AUGYREA, PTER1S CKETICA 

 ALBO LINEATA, ASPLENIUMS of sorts, ADIANTUM 

 CUNEATUM, LO.MARIA GIBBA. 



12s. 6d. per 100, £6 per 1000. Cash with order. 



H. STROUD AM) SONS. 182, Green Lanes, Finsbury Park, N. 



Telegraphic Address— " FERNERY, LONDON." 



OUVARDIA, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, 



supersedes all other scarlet varieties. Strong plants iu 

 48's, or smaller plants for Parcel Post. Price on application. 

 H. B. MAY, Dyson's Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS, Lilium candidum, 

 Narcissus, Paper White and Double Roman, Anemone ful- 

 gens.&c. — Bulbs in splendid condition, from Louis Bremond fils, 

 OlliuLilt-s. Inspection invited, or samples sent on application to 

 WILLIAM DENMAN, 7. Catherine Street, CoventGarden, W.C. 

 See large Advertisement, August 11, page 149. 



BUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE: 



KJ beautifully Illustrated with numerous Engravings and 



a handsome Coloured Plate, representing the leading Bulbous 

 Flowers, and containing accurate descriptions of the choicest 

 Narcissus, together with particulars of the best varieties of 

 Hyacinths, Tulips. &c, for bedding. Ready shortly: Post- 

 free to intending Customers. 



SUTTON and SONS, The Queen's Seedsmen. 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., post-free 55. Gd. 



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



CHEAP BULBS. — We are this season offering 

 First-class Bulbs at Lower Prices than have ever been 

 placed before the public LIST, Free, now ready. 



J. R. PEARSON AND SONS. Chihvell, Notts. 



R. DODWELL'S GRAND CARNATIONS. 



—The finest grown. 5000 Unbloomed Seedlings, 

 warranted of the highest parentage ; unrivalled whether for 

 bedding or forcing for spring flowering. 3s. 6d. perdoz. ; 21s. 

 per 100. Special terms for quantities. Particulars on appli- 

 cation. The Cottage, Stanley Road, O xford. 



NOW IN BLOOM," in great perfection, large 

 quantities. "MRS. REYNOLDS HOLE," the most 

 beautiful of all BORDER CARNATIONS. Inspection invited, 

 or blooms gratis and post free tolikelv purchasers and admirers. 

 DICKSONS (Limited) Nurseries, CHESTER. 

 Telegraph and Postal Address —"DICKS! INS, CHESTER." 



PASTUPLANTA, 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. ; 2S lb., 6s. W. ; 

 14 lb., 4s. ; 71b.. 2s. 3d. In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO. (Limited), 0. Bull Ring. Birmingham. 



ATESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 



-Lt_L Nurserymen, Sidcup, and 285, 2S6, 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 mid Labels supplied. 



Telegraph Address— " COMMISSION. SIDCUP." 



CQUELCH and BARNHAM, 



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, kc. Highest Market Prices 

 obtained Accept Sales daily ; Cheques weekly or as preferred 

 by Sender. Baskets an.'. Labels supplied. References given. 



MELONS, NECTARINES, GRAPES, &c. 

 — Highest Market Prices guaranteed for really good and 

 well packed fruit of the above. 



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



WANTED, Specimens and Half-specimens of 

 KENTIAS FOSTERIANA and BELMOREANA — 

 State particulars and prices to 



W. WEKKS, Nurseryman. 440, Fulham Road. S.W. 



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ANTED, Large or Small (Quantities of 



PTERIS Tl'.EMULA SPORES. 

 MARSHALL BROS. Aim CO., Uarnliam. Bognor. 



WANTED, a large quantity of BEDDING 

 GERANIUM CUTTINGS, leading sorts, such as Henry 

 .Tacoby, John Gibbons, .Temmie Dodds, &c. State quantity, 

 price. &c. to HARRY BARKER, horuinglow Cross Nurseries, 

 Burton-on-Trent. 



WANTED, Runner Plants of STRAW- 

 BERRIES Noble, King of the Earlies, Waterloo, and 

 Captain. State quantity and lowest prices. Also ECHE- 

 VERIA FARINOSA, FUCHSIAS .Minnie Banks, Annie, and 



England's Glory : Bedding GERANIUM Cuttings. 



H. CANNELL AND SONS, Swanley, Kent. 



FERNS — FERN S — F E R N S.— 

 To the Trade, Cheap.— PTERIS TREMULA, ready for 

 48's, 12s. and 1 is. per 100 ; small do., 10s. ; ITERIS CRETICA, 

 PTERIS MAGNIFICA CRISTATA, 10s. and 12s. per 100. On 

 rail free, cash with order. 40,000 of the above in 60's and 

 thumbs, price per 1000 on application.— J. E. SMITH, Fern 

 Nurseries. 140, Loughborough Road, Brixton, S.W. 



1KA ORCHIDS for SALE, consisting of large 



XO\J plantsofLselias.Cattleyas.Oncidiums, Cypripediums, 

 Dendrobiums, Vandas, Aerides, 13 Cceologvne rristata, in No 4 

 pots, &c. -To be seen at GEORGE PURNELL'S Lion Nursery, 

 Bexley Heath, Kent, who is giving up growing them. 



Palms, clean and healthy. 



WILLIAM ICETON has a very extensive 

 stock of all the leading kinds, in fine condition ; 20 

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

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

 and Weddelliana, Kentius of all kinds; Seaforthia elegans, 

 Latania borbonica, Phcenix 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. 



To the Trade. 



PTERIS TREMULA.- Special Cheap Offer.— 

 Splendid stuff, in 48's, at 5s. per dozen. No charge for 

 packing, &c. 



H. B. MAY", Dyson's Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton. 



PRIMULAS— PRIMULAS— PRIMULAS^ 

 Nineteenth year of distribution, Williams' superb 

 strain. Is. 6d. per dozen, 10s. per 100. 

 CINERARIAS and CALCEOLARUS, same price. 

 Carriage free for cash with order. 

 JOHN STEVENS, The Nurseries, Coventry. 



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. 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus. Lilies, &c. 



CG. VAN TUBERGEN, Jan., Haarlem, 

 • Holland.— Wholesale CATALOGUE now ready, and 

 may be hail free on application to 



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

 Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 



AXTON'S NEW STRAWBERRIES.— 



Four First-Class Certificates from the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



The earliest, largest, finest, and latest high-quality sorts, 

 and the most profitable for Market or Private Growers, as 

 they make the highest prices in Covent Garden. Send for 

 Descriptive Priced LISTS, with Press and other Testimo- 

 nials, to T. LAXTON, Bedford. 



Kent — The Garden of England. 



STRAWBERRIES true to Name. 



GEO BUN YARD and CO.'S New LIST, 

 embracing, Noble, Waterloo, &c, and the 30 best kind , 

 may now be bad on application. Splendid Plants in little pot-, 

 and Runners. The Old Nurseries, Maidstone. 



TRAWBERRIE sT 



Apply for Descriptive CATALOGUE. Post-free. 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, Sawbridgeworth. Herts. 



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SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS by which an 

 abundance can be insured of delicious MUSHROOMS. 

 See Seed LIST, Free. 

 RICHARD SMITH and CO., Seed Merchants and Nursery- 

 men, Worcester. 



QULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 



O certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphi-, 

 &c. Enough to make 3L' gallons of solution, free for Is. or/. 

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

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

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



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H. LASCELLES and CO., 



Horticultural Builders, 

 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 

 Plana and Estimates Free. 

 See large Advertisement, August &, page 121. 



