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THE G-ABDENEBS' CHRONICLE. 



[August 18, 1888. 



THE GARDENERS' GHRONIGLE 



Scale of Charges for Advertising. 





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ASB SIXPENCE FOR EVERY ADDITIONAL LINE. 





If set across two Columns, the lowest charge will be 20s. 





If set across three Columns the lowest charge will be 30s. 



Page, £8; Half Page, £i 10s 



; Column, £3. 





Gardeners and others Wanting Situations. 



26 words, including name and address, Is, 6d., 



and 6d. for every additional line (about 9 words) or part 



of a line. 



THESE ADVERTISEMENTS MUST BE PREPAID. 



This scale does not apply to announcements of Vacant 

 Situations, which are charged at the ordinary scale. 



IMPORTANT NOTICE.— Advertisers are cautioned 

 against having Letters addressed to Initials at Post-ojfices, as 

 all Letters so addressed are opened by the authorities and 

 returned to the sender. 



Births, Deaths and Marriages, 5s. each insertion. 



Advertisements for the current week must reach the Office by 



Thursday noon. 



All Subscriptions Payable in Advance. 



The United Kingdom : 12 Months, 15s. ; 6 Months, 



7s. 6d.; 3 Months, 3s. 9d. 



Foreign (excepting India and China) ; including Postage, 



173. 6d. for 12 Months; India and China 19s. 6d. 



Post office Orders to be made payable at the Post Office, 



42, DEUKY LANE, W.C., to W. RICHARDS. 



PuBLismsra Office and Office for Advertisements, 

 41, Wellington Street, Strand, London, W.C. 



HORTICULTURAL GLASS. 



A large quantity of all descriptions and 

 sizes in stock, at the lowest possible prioes. 



NICHOLLS & CLARKE, 



SHOREDITCH, LONDON, E. 



Accidents all the Year Round. 



Provide against them by Policy of the 



KAIL WAY PASSENGERS' ASSURANCE 

 COMPANY, 64, Cornhill, London, E.C. 

 Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Chairman. 

 Annual Income, £248,000. 

 Invested Capital and Keserve Fund, £275,000. 

 Compensation Paid for 126,000 Accidents, £2,500,000. 

 Moderate premiums — Favourable conditions — new concessions. 

 Prompt and Liberal Settlement of Claims. 

 West End Office :— 8, Grand Hotel Buildings, W.C. 

 Head Office :— 64, Cornhill, London, E.C. 



WILLIAM J. VIAN, Secretary. 



Estate Sales. 



The best County medium for Advertising Sales of 



THE WORCESTER HERALD, the largest 

 and leading County paper. Extensive circulation among 

 the upper and middle classes in Worcestershire and adjoining 

 counties. Advertisers would do well to forward for reference 

 and distribution, plans and particulars of Estates, Catalogues 

 of Machinery, Furniture, Books, and other property advertised 

 in the columns of the Worcester Herald. Specimen copies sent 

 free. Published Friday for Saturday, price 2d. 



Offices, 72, High Street, Worcester. 



Sales of Stock and Agricultural Effects. 



THE WORCESTER HERALD is the most 

 effective organ for giving publicity to announcements of 

 this class. It is the largest and leading Agricultural paper in 

 the county, and circulates most extensively among Agricul- 

 turists in and around Worcestershire. Specimen copies free. 

 Published Friday for Saturday, price 2d. 



Offices, 72, High Street, Worcester, 



Farms to be Let. 



LAND AGENTS, ESTATE MANAGERS, and all having Farms 

 to Let, would do well to Advertise in 



THE WORCESTER HERALD, the Largest 

 and Leading County Paper. Specially adapted for 

 bringing such notices before Tenant Farmers. Large Circula- 

 tion, moderate charge. Specimen free. Price 2d. Published 

 Friday for Saturday. 



Offices, 72, High Street, Worcester. 



THE SYDNEY MAIL. 



AND 



NEW SOUTH WALES ADVERTISER. 



CONTENTS — 



INTERCOLONIAL and GENERAL NEWS. 



SPORTING and the FIELD, in which is incorporated BELL'S 

 LIFE in SYDNEY. 



RECORD of RACES, and NOTES on the TURF. 



CRICKET and AQUATICS. 



THE FLORA of AUSTRALIA. (Drawn and engraved especi- 

 ally for this Journal.) 



NATURAL HISTORY. (Original Articles.) 



AGRICULTURE, PASTORAL, HORTICULTURE. 



GOLD FIELDS and MINING generally. 



STOCK and SHARE REPORTS. 



ORIGINAL and SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES. 



TALES by POPULAR ENGLISH and AUSTRALIAN 

 AUTHORS. 



THE FASHIONS. DOMESTIC ECONOMY. 



INDOOR AMUSEMENTS 



THE CHESS PLAYER, f HE HOME CIRCLE. 



COMMERCIAL NEWS. 



SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. 



The SYDNEY MAIL has a wide circulation throughout the 



Australian Colonies, New Zealand, Polynesia, &c. It contains 



a large amount of information on a great variety of subjects. 



Subscription in Advance, £1 6s. per Annum. 



Single Copies. %d. ; Stamped, Id. 

 Publishing Office — Hunter Street, Sydney, New South Wales. 



ENGLAND. 



The undermentioned Newspaper and Ailvertising Agents are 

 authorised to receive ADVERTISEMENTS for the 

 SYDNEY MORNING HERALD and SYDNEY MAIL :— 



London Messrs. Geo. Street & Co., 30, Cornhill, E.C. 



Mr. F. Algar, 8, Clement's Lane, Lombard 



Street, E.C. 

 Messrs. Gordon & Gotch, St. Bride Street, 



Fleet Street, E.C. 

 Messrs. W. H. Smith & Son, 1S6, Strand. 



Bristol James and Henry Grace, Royal Insurance 



Buildings. 

 Manchester... James and Henry Grace, 73, Market Street. 

 Edinburgh ... Robertson & Scott, 13, Hanover Street. 



Glasgow W. Porteous & Co., 15, Royal Exchange 



Place 



^p* Copies of each Journal are filed at the 

 above Offices for the use of Advertisers. 



WANTED, at the Chiswick Park Club, a 

 middle-aged man as WORKING GARDENER and 

 GROUNDMAN, willing to make himself generally useful. 

 He must have thorough knowledge of Making out and Pre- 

 paring Tennis Courts. A cottage is provided. — Apply in own 

 handwriting, stating wages required, enclosing copies of testi- 

 monials, to F. E. S., 14, Queen Victoria Street, E.C. 



WANTED, a SINGLE-HANDED GAR- 

 DENER. Flower and Kitchen Garden, and Con- 

 servatory.— Apply with references, Sec, CHARLES S. BAR- 

 TON, Solicitor, Grimsby. 



WANTED, a JOURNEYMAN under Glass, 

 to Grow Soft-wooded Plants and Cut Flowers for 

 Market. Abstainer preferred. — Apply, stating wages, E. C. 

 CARNALL, Barkby Thorpe, Leicester. 



WANTED, at once, ROSE BUDDER,for the 

 Season.— State all particulars, C. M. LINDSAY, 

 Chase Warren, South gate. 



WANTED, Three or Four good smart ROSE 

 BUDDERS, for a few weeks.— State wages required to 

 WM. RUMSEY, Joyning's Nurseries, Waltham Cross, N. 



WANTED, a MAN for the Pleasure Grounds ; 

 one who can Mow well. Wages 18s., and lodgings. — 

 C. GOLDSMITH, Kelsey Manor Gardens, Beckenham. 



r T l RAVELLER. — A Nurseryman having a 

 J- large stock of select Hardy Shrubs, Fruit Trees, &c, &e. 

 (in the finest possible condition), is open to negotiate with a 

 good TRAVELLING SALESMAN (on Commission only). He 

 will be allowed to Sell Cheaply. — Terms with proofs of ability 

 and trustworthiness, to C. N. B., Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 

 41, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. No objection to his 

 engaging in other business not horticultural. 



ANTED, a SHOPMAN, with a thorough 



knowledge of Seeds, Plants, and Bulbs. Must be of 



good address, energetic, and methodical. Wages to commence 



at 28s, per week. — Apply, giving full particulars, to J. R. S., 



Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 



WANTED, for a young but rapidly-growing 

 Seed and Florist's Business, in Scotland, a thoroughly 

 efficient SHOPMAN well versed in Vegetable and Flower 

 Seeds, Bulbs, &c, and having a knowledge of Plants and 

 Flowers. Must have at least ten years' experience and be 

 thoroughly recommended as accurate, energetic, and trust- 

 worthy in every respect. — Address, giving full particulars of 

 training, age, wages, &c, CANDOKE, Gardeners' Chronicle 

 Office, 41, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 



ANTED, a young Man, as COUNTER 



ASSISTANT, who has served a few years in a good 

 house. — Must be industrious, and of good address. — Applica- 

 tions, stating wages expected, &c, to J. W, M., 23, Upper 

 Sackville Street, Dublin. 



ANTED, a PORTER. Smart young Man, 

 accustomed to Bulb Trade.— SMALL and CO., 23, 

 Lime Street, E.C. 



WANT PLACES. 



Letters addressed " Poste Restante" to initials or to fictitious 

 names are not forwarded, but are at once returned to the 

 writers. 



NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.— In many instances 

 Remittances in Payment of Repeat Advertisements are 

 received without name, address, or anything beyond the 

 postmark on envelope by which to identify the sender ; this 

 in all cases causes a very great deal of trouble, and fre- 

 quently the sender cannot be identified at all. 



Advertisers are requested when Remitting to give their 

 Names and Addresses, and also a Reference to the Adver- 

 tisement which they xoish repeated. 



Gardeners, Farm-Bailiffs, Foresters, &c. 



DICKSONS {Limited) are always 

 in a position to RECOMMEND MEN of the 

 highest respectability, and thoroughly practical at their 

 business. All particulars on application. 

 Telegraphic and Postal Address " DICKSONS, CHESTER." 



IOH ARD SMITH and Go! 



beg to announce that they are constantly receiving 

 applications from Gardeners, seeking situations, and that they 

 will be able to supply any Lady or Gentleman with particulars, 

 &c. — St. John's Nurseries, Worcester. 



QCOTOH GARDENERS. 



KJ — John Downie (of the late firm of Downie & Laird), 

 Seedsman, 144, Princes Street, Edinburgh, has at present on 

 his List a number of SCOTCH GARDENERS, waiting re- 

 engagements. He will be pleased to supply full particulars 

 to any Lady, Nobleman, or Gentleman requiring a trustworthy 

 and competent Gardener. 



BS. WILLIAMS begs to intimate that he 

 • has at present in the Nursery and upon his Register 

 some excellent Men, competent either to fill the situation of 

 HEAD GARDENER, BAILIFF, FOREMAN, or JOURNEY- 

 MAN. Ladies and Gentlemen requiring any of the above will 

 please send full particulars, when the best selections for the 

 different capacities will be made. — Holloway, N. 



GARDENER (Head). — Age 27, married 

 when suited. — C. Pay can with confidence recommend 

 to any Gentleman requiring a steady, trustworthy man as 

 above. — M. JONES, The Gardens, Hamptworth Lodge, Downton. 



GARDENER (Head).— Age 38, married; 

 can be highly recommended as experienced and trust- 

 worthy. Disengaged September 1. Reference given.— JOHN 

 PENTLAND, Bramble Hill, Lyndhurst, Hants. 



GARDENER (Head).— Age 40, married; 

 experienced in all departments; also Land and Stock. 

 Wife understands Dairy. Good character. — F. G., Cotton 

 Road, Potter's Bar, Middlesex. 



GARDENER (Head) ; age 30.— A Gentle- 

 man wishes to recommend his Head Gardener to any 

 Lady or Gentleman requiring the same. Could Manage Land 

 and Stock if required. — T. FORD, 5, Staten Gardens, 

 Twickenham. 



GARDENER (Head), where one or more are 

 kept. — Age 30, married, no family; thoroughly ex- 

 perienced in the Cultivation of Flowers, Fruit and Vegetables. 

 Good personal character.. — A. H., 4, Cambridge Terrace, St. 

 Leonards, Mortlake. 



aARDENER (Head). — Age 35, married; 

 to any Lady or Gentleman requiring the services of a 

 thorough practical man. Twenty years' experience in all 

 branches. Four and a half years' good references. — THOMAS 

 CARTER, The Gardens, Ospringe House, Faversham, Kent. 



GARDENER (Head); age 32.— Thomas 

 Fletcher, Gardener to the late William Abbott, Esq., 

 The Abbey, Kensingion, is seeking a fresh appointment. 

 Thoroughly practical in all branches. Excellent characterand 

 references.— THOMAS FLETCHER, The Gardens, The Abbey, 

 Campden Hill, Kensington, W. 



aARDENER (Head) ; age 32.— Mr. West- 

 COTT, Head Gardener to His Grace The Duke of Cleve- 

 land, Raby Castle, Durham, will be glad to recommend his 

 Foreman, James Tullett, to any Lady or Gentleman requiring 

 a thoroughly practical good Gardener. — Sixteen years' good 

 practical experience ; seven years General Foreman at Raby. 



aARDENER (Head Working). — Age 34; 

 German. Understands Gardening in aU its branches. 

 Four years' good character from present situation. — H. HUL- 

 LEN, Turret House, Felpham, Bognor. 



GARDENER (Head Working).— The Adver- 

 tiser begs to offer his services to any Lady or Gentleman 

 requiring a good all-round man as above. Personal character. 

 — G. C, Hadlow Place, Anerley Road, Upper Norwood, S.E. 



GARDENER (Head Working).— Age 34, 

 married, two children; fouryears' good character. Can 

 be highly recommended by present employer. — J, H., Watling- 

 ton Park, Oxon. 



GARDENER (Head Working).— Age 28 ; 

 Scotch. Fourteen years' practical knowledge in all 

 branches; six years' English experience. Characterand ability 

 will bear the strictest investigation from present and previous 

 employer,— D. BROWN, 9, Kirchen Road, Ealing, W. 



GARDENER (Head Working).— Age 29; 

 fourteen years' experience, six as Foreman in two 

 large establishments, where Fruit, Plants, and Vegetables 

 extensively grown. Highly recommended, — D. HUGHES 

 Roby Hall Gardens, Liverpool. 



