Established i84i. 



No. 2487. 



No. 87.— Vol. IV. { S T E |™} SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 1888. 



fRegt. as a Newspaper. /PRICE 3d. 



^WITH SUPPLEMENT. \ POST-FREE, 3Jd. 



CONTENTS. 



Abies magnifiea 



.KrunttiU: 



Agriculture, the Board of 205 



A-lstrOmerias 210 



Apiary, the 216 



Apples in Nova Scotia ... 215 



Asters at Chiswick ... 217 



Banyan tree, the ... 211 



Bollea hemixantha ... 206 



Catalpas 217 



Chemistry of vegetation 207 



Cold storage of fruit ... 215 



Cultural memoranda ... 210 



Cypripedium bellatulum 215 



Devil's Coach-horse, the 2t6 



Devizes Castle 215 



Disa grarninifolia ... 215 



Entomology 216 



Field crops 214 



Flower garden, the ... 213 



Forestry 216 



Fruit register 211 



Fruits under glass ... 216 



Gardening appointments 226 



Grapes in bad condition 217 



Hardy flowering plants 203 



,, fruit garden ... 213 



Hedgehog's cry, the ... 217 



Impatiens Episcopi ... 212 



Ixora macrothyr-a ... 212 



Kitchen garden... ... 216 



Liliuni speciosuni ... 215 



L«lia elegans at Streat- 

 ham 



Melbourne Herbarium 

 the 



Mina lobata ; 



National Co-operative Fes- 

 tival • 



Noxious plants ; 



Orchid notes ; 



Peach Alexander ... ; 



Pea, the earliest ? ; 



PlagianthusLyallii ... ! 



Plant notes : 



Plants and their culture . 



Potato crop reports ... ; 



Roses, naw in 1888 ... : 



Royal Agricultural So- 

 ciety of Englaud ... : 



Saccolabium ceriuum ... ; 



Schomburgkia tibiciuis . : 



Societies- 

 Devon and Exeter ... 1 



Maidenhead ; 



Newcastle ; 



Reading ; 



Shropshire 



Taunton ; 



Steuoalottis fimbriata ... 



Trees and Shrubs ... , 



Vera Cruz, vegetable 

 products of 



York Gala 



Illustrations. 



Banyan tree, the. (See Supplement.) 



Plagianthus Lyalli 209 



Schumburgkia tibicinis 212 



Goerius olens (Staphylinus) 217 



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. 



SANDY FLORAL and HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY (Open Show). 

 The TWENTIETH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of PLANTS, 

 FLOWERS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, POULTRY, CAGE 

 BIRDS, &c, will be held at Sandy, Bedfordshire, on FRIDAY 

 August 31. PRIZES upwards of TWO HUNDRED AND 

 TWENTY POUNDS. Ten Stove and Greenhouse Plants in 

 flower.— 1st Prize, £12; 2nd, £8; 3rd, £l; 4th, £3. Plant 

 vans horsed free of charge from Sandy Station to Showground, 

 distance only 300 yards. Schedules on application to 

 W. GREEN, Secretary, Sandy, Beds . 



BATH AUTUMN SHOW, held at time of visit 

 of "The British Association," WEDNESDAYand 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, eix varieties, 1st, £10 ; 2nd, £6 ; 3rd, £3. 

 And 7 other Classes for Grapes in varieties. Prizes in pro- 

 portion. Special Classes for Hybrid Orchids, Ferns, and other 

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



14, Milsom Street, Bath. BENJ. PEAR SON, Sec. 



HELTENHAM HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



The AUTUMN SHOW will be held on WEDNESDAY and 



THURSDAY, September 12 and 13. Special Prizes for Fruit :— 



Nine dishes of Fruit, 1st, £10 ; 2nd, £5 ; 3rd, £i, in addition to 



Prizes set forth in the Schedule. 



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ROMLEY CHRYSANTHEMUM 



soctety. 



The SEVENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION of this Society 

 will be held on NOVEMBER 14 and 15 NEXT. Schedules of 

 Prizes and other information may be obtained of 



Mr. J. SHARLAND, Secretary. 



Suilnyside, Bickley, Kent. 



T\7"HITE FLOWERS for CHRISTMAS. 



pOLOURED FLOWERS for CHRISTMAS. 



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LOWEST 



and full Instructions, 



PRICES 



QUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE: 



O beautifully Illustrated with numerous Engravings aud 

 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. Now Ready: Post-free 

 to intending Customers. 



SUTTON and SONS, The Queen's Seedsmen, REAPING. 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocus. Lilies, &c. 



CG. VAN TUBERGEN, Jun., Haarlem, 

 • Holland.— Wholesale CATALOGUE now ready, and 

 may be had free on application to 



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

 Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 



SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS by which an 

 abundance can be insured of delicious MUSHROOMS. 

 See Seed LIST, Free. 

 RICHARD SMITH AMD CO., Seed Merchants and Nursery- 

 men, Worcester. 



EORGE LEE has some good strong Plants 



of LAXTON'S -KING OF THE EARLIES" STRAW- 



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15s. aud 20s. per 100.— Clevedon. An 



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FINE HOUSE of MUSCATS for SALE, 



at once ; 10 miles from 'own. 

 Apply. Mr. FRIEND, Stanmore Park, Middlesex. 



CULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 



O certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphis, 

 &c. Enough to make 32 gallons of solution, free for Is. 3d. 

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

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

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



PEACHES, PEACHES, ME ONS, &c— 

 Highest Market Prices guaranteed for really good and 

 well-packed fruit of the above.— HENRY RIDES (lute Wise & 

 Rides), Fruit and Flower Salesman, Covent Garden, W.C. 



Surplus Cut Flowers 



HOOPER and CO. (Limited) RECEIVE and 

 DISPOSE of any quantity of above at best Market 

 Prices. Boxes, &c, supplied. — Address, Commission Depart- 

 ment, HOOPER and CO. (Limited). Covent Garden. W.C. 



QDELCH and BARN HAM, 



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, &c. Highest. Market Prices 

 obtained Account Sales daily ; Cheques weekly or as preferred 

 by Sender. Baskets and Labels supplied. References given. 



MESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 

 NcHSKRTMEN, Sidcup, and 285, 286, 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 and Labels supplied. 

 Telegraph Address— " COMMISSION. SIDCUP." 



Geranium Cuttings. 



WANTED, VESUVIUS, WEST 

 BRIGHTON GEM, MRS. POLLOCK, MACMAHON. 

 HENRY JACOBY, good Pink and Salmon. State price, and 

 if desired to EXCHANGE, what plants required, to 

 G. B. FISCHER. Nurseryman, 30, High Street, Clapham, S.E. 



ANTED, ORANGE TREES, LEMONS, 



&c, standards or wall-trained. Must be clean and 

 healthy. A quantity of Succession PINES FOR SALE. 

 Full particulars to GARDEN ER, Singleton. Swansea. 



WANTED, Standard FIG TREES, three 

 Brunswick, three White Marseilles, 4 to 5 feet high, 

 3 or 4 years old. State price to 



JOHN LAING AND SONS, Nurserymen. Forest Hill, S.E. 



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ROMAN HYACINTHS, Lilium candidnm, 

 Narcissus, Paper White and Double Roman, Anemone f ul- 

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

 Ollioules. Inspection invited, or samples sent on application to 

 WILLIAM DENMAN, 7, Catherine Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 

 See large Advertisement on page 205. 



The Best Present for a Gardener. 

 TINES and VINE CULTURE. 



The most complete and exhaustive Treatise on 



Grapes and their Culture ever published. 



New Edition. 



Price 5s., post-free 5s. &d. 



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



r TO THE TRADE— Please forward a Copy of 



-L your PLANT CATALOGUE to 



J. H. TROY, Box 85, Mamaroneck, New York. 



YCAS REVOLUTA.— For Sale, cheap, a 



splendid specimen, with 8 large leaves. Apply to 

 ALFRED CARPENTER, Fratton Nursery, Frat ton, Portsmouth. 



" TV*-* W IN BLOOM," in great perfection, large 



i-1 quantities, ■• MRS. REYNOLDS HOLE," the most 



beautiful of all BORDER CARNATIONS. Inspection invited. 



or blooms gratis and post-free to likely purchasers and admirers. 



DICKSONS (Limited) Nurseries. CHESTER. 



Telegraph and Postal Address— "DICKSONS, CHESTER." 



D I A N T U M C U N E A T U M, 



MAIDENHAIR FERN. — Strong, healthy Plants in 

 Thumbs, 16s. per 100 ; well-furnished stuff, in 48's. 50s. per 100. 

 Cut Fern, 6s. per dozen bunches. For cash with order. 

 H. ROSE. Oakfield Nursery, Hampton. 



Camellias, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms, Orchids, 



&.C. Plants grown specially for English use. 



CVUYLSTEKE, Nursebyman, 

 • Loochristy, Ghent, Belgium. 



Wholesale CATALOGUE now ready, and may be had. 

 free on application to 

 M -jars. R. SILBERRAD and SON. 25, Savage Gardens, 

 Crutched Friars. Loudon, E.C 



R. DOD WELL'S GRAND CARNATIONS. 



—The finest grown. 5000 Unbloomed Seedlings, 

 warranted of the highest parentage ; unrivalled whether for 

 bedding or forcing for spring flowering. 3s. Gd. per doz. ; 21s. 

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

 cation. The Cottage, Stanley Road, Oxford. 



CHEAP BULBS. — We are this season offering 

 First-class Bulbs at Lower Prices thau have ever been 

 placed before the public LIST, Free, now ready. 



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



OUVARDIA, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, 



supersedes all other scarlet varieties. Strong plants in 

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

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



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. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



O Apply for Descriptive CATALOGUE. Post-free. 

 THOMAS RIVERS and SON, Sawbridgeworth. Herts. 



To Orchid Growers. 

 E SPHAGNUM 



fresh and clean, 5s. per bag. 

 JOHN BURNS, Fellside, Kendal. 



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. ; 28 lb., 6s. 9rf. ; 

 141b., 4*.; 71b.,2s.3rf. In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 

 PHILIPHARRIS.^DCO.(Limited),9 1 BullRii.g 1 Birmingham. 



IL LASCELLES and CO., 

 t Horticultural Builders, 



, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 

 Plans and Estimates Free. 

 See large Advertisement, August 4. page 121. 



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