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THE GARDENERS 1 GERONICLE. 



[August 25, 1888. 



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TR0UGHT0N, Nurseryman, Preston, 



offers the following for sale : — 

 1 Large ARAUCARIA EXCELSA. 

 1 „ SEAFORTHIA ELEGANS. 

 1 „ CYCAS REVOLUTA. 



1 „ PRITCHARDIA VUYLSTEKEANA. 



2 „ KENTIAS. 



1 „ PHCENIX RUPICOLA and RECLIKATA. 

 A large quantity of AMARYLLIS in variety. 

 All in fine health. 



ARDENIAS.— We never had a finer stock 

 of this beautiful Greenhouse Shrub. Specimen Plants, 

 3 to 4 feet high, from 25s. to 50s. each ; half specimens, from 

 2 to 3 feet, 5». to 10s. each ; smaller plants, good stuff, 30s. 

 per dozen. These are the very best sorts. This is a fine oppor- 

 tunity to stock a place with large plants. 



E. COLLINS Airo SONS, Cumberland Park Nurseries, 

 Willesden Junction, N.W. 



S trawberries a Specialt y 



Select List Free . 

 Sample of Plants 3. 

 Lovel & Son. Dr i ffield. 



GARDENERS WILL RECEIVE ^REMU- 

 NERATION upon forwarding immediately unlimited 

 quantities of GERANIUM or other BEDDING CUTTINGS. 

 All kinds separate and named. — Address BROWNE, Nursery- 

 man, Cheetham Hill, Manchester. Advise per Postcard. 



CUTBUSH'S MILL- 

 track MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 —Too well known to require descrip- 

 tion. Price, 6s. per bushel (Is. extra 

 per bushel for package), or 6rf. per 

 cake ; free by paroel post. Is. 



None genuine unless in sealed pack- 

 ages and printed cultural directions 

 enclosed, with our signature attached. 



WM. CTTTBUSH AMD SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants, Highgate Nurseries, N. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Pbizb Medals. 



Quality, THE BEST In the Market. (All sacks included.) 



PEAT, best brown fibrous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22s. Qd. 



PEAT, best black fibrous ... 4s. 6d. „ 5 sacks for 20s. 



PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. 6<2. ,, 5 sacks for 35s. 



LOAM, PREPARED COMPOST lis. per bush., 3s. per sack 



LEAF, or PEAT MOULD ... ( (sacks included). 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. 6d. per bush., 14s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FIBRE, best only Is. per lb. 



TOBACCO CLOTH, or PAPER Is. lb. ; 28 lb., 27s. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 3s. per bush., 8s. per sack. 



CHUBB'S " PERFECT" FER-") Iw BAGS. 



TILIZER (the Best Food fort * „ 



all kinds of Plants, Flowers, ("Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 561b. I cwt. 

 Fruits, Vegetables, &c. ...) 1/6 3/- 5/- 8/- 14/- 22/- 



CRUSHED BONES, or Bone Dust 1/2 2/- 3/6 6/- 12/- 



VLRGIN CORK (Best Quality only) — 3/- 5/6 10/6 17/- 



RUSSIAN MATS, BAMBOO CANES, PERUVIAN GUANO, 

 NITRATE of SODA, HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL, &c. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER, cheapest and best Bedding for Horses and 

 Cattle, £2 per ton. Extra large Sample Bales, 6s. each. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Chubb's special process), 

 sacks, Is. 3d. each ; 10 sacks, lis.; 15 sacks, 15s.; 20 sacks, 18s.; 

 30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 30s. ; Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 

 28s. Limited quantities of G., special quality granulated, 

 in sacks only, 2s. each. Terms, strictly Cash with order. 

 (Bankers. Union Sank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MILWALL, LONDON, E. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE ^REFUSE. 



4<2. per bushel ; 100 for 25s. ; truck (loose, about 2 tons), 

 40s. ; 4-bushel bags, id. each. 



LIGHT BROWN FIBROUS PEAT, 5s. id. per sack ; 5 sacks, 

 25s. ; sacks, id. each. 



BLACK FIBROUS PEAT, 5s. per sack, 5 sacks, 22s. ; sacks, 

 id. each. 



COARSE SILVER SAND, Is. id. per bushel; 15s. per half 

 ton ; 26s. per ton, in 2-bushel bags, id. each. 



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM, PEAT-MOULD, and LEAF- 

 MOULD, Is. per bushel. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, 8s. «d. per sack. 



MANURES. GARDEN STICKS, VIRGIN CORK, TOBACCO 

 CLOTH, RUSSIA MATS, &c. Write for Price LIST.— 

 H. G. SMYTH, F.R.H.S., 21, Goldsmith's Street, Drury 

 Lane (lately called 17a, Coal Yard), W.C. 



EESON'S MANURE. — The Best a^d 



Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 



containing the Leading Gardeners' and Market Growers' 



Reports. Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6d., 5s. 6d., and 10s. 6d. each, 



or 1 cwt. Bags, sealed. 13s. By all Seedsmen, or apply direct to 



W. H. BEESON, Oarbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. ' 



IMPROVED & ONLY GENUINE 



'Medicated Tobacco Paper 



(READY CUT UP FOR USE), 



Reduced Price 1/6 per lb.; 



SSlbs. dtc upwards— Carriage Paid. 



Parcels for trial, sent Free by Parcels Post, viz.: 

 2 lbs. 3/4, 4 lbs. 6/8, 6 lbs. 9/9, Slbs. 13/-, 10 lbs. 16/-. 



IMPROVED 



Fumigating Pan 



Is vastly superior to any other. 



Price 6/6 (in iron with heater) each, 

 or in Copper. 21/. 



DICKSON'S Improved 



MUSHEOOM SPAWN , 



MOST SUPERIOR. 6/- PER BUS. 



O- Circulars giving all particulars & copies of testi- 

 monials, post tree on application. 



DICKSONS 



ITED), 



Seed Establishment, 



CHESTER. 



Protect your Fruit by using 



MADDOCK'S KILL-WASP. 



Mr. C. Penny, Head Gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of 

 Wales, says : — " Your Kill- Wasp is simply marvellous for its 

 quick destruction of this our greatest enemy." 



Mr. H. H. Ward, Head Gardener to the Right Hon. the 

 Earl of Radnor : — " I have given it a trial, and found it to be 

 everything you represent it to be. It does its work most 

 effectually." 



To be had of all Chemists, price Is. Qd., or post-free, Is. §d., 

 and from the 



OLD ENGLISH LAVENDER WATER CO., 



PULBOKOUGH, SUSSEX. 



P| ill 



Sold in Packets, 6d. and Is. each, and in 



SEALED BAGS ONLY, 



7 lb. 14 lb. 28 lb. 66 lb. 1 cwt. 



2/6 4/6 7/6 12/6 20h 

 CLAY & LEVESLEY, 



TEMPLE MILL LANE, 

 STRATFORD. LONDON, E. 



C. & L. alsosupply Crushed Bones, Bone Dust, Peruvian Guano, 

 Sulphate of Ammonia, and Nitrateof Soda, in best qualities only. 



GARDEN REQUISITES, 



of best quality, as supplied to the Royal Gardens, fyc. 

 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, 6 for 22s. 6rf. 

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

 COARSE SILVER SAND. Is. 6d. per bushel ; 14s. J-ton j 

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



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM. 3s. per sack. 

 BEST MUSHROOM SPAWN, 4s. per bushel. 

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



CANES, 3J ft. to 12 ft., VIRGIN CORK, CHEMICAL 



MANURES, NETTING, Sec. 

 SPHAGNUM. MOSS, 6s. per sack. CHARCOAL, 8s. per sack . 

 SPEOIALITE TOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH, Wd. per lb. ; 



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



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

 wark Street, London, S.E. 



alSHUKST COMPOUND, used by leading 

 Gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, 

 Thrips, Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2 ounces to the 

 gallon of Boft-water ; 4 to 16 ounces as winter dressing for Vines 

 and Orchard-house Trees ; and in lather from the cake against 

 American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended 

 to supersede it. Boxes, Is., 3s., and 10s. 6d. 



GISHUftSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft on 

 wet ground. Boxes, Sd. and Is., from the Trade. 

 Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY 

 (Limited), London. 



To Nurserymen, Seed Meronants. and Florists. 



J BLACKBURN and SONS are offering Arch- 

 • angel Mats lower than any other house in the trade : also 

 Petersburg Mats and Mat Bags, Raffia Fibre, Tobacco Paper, 

 and Shading. Prices free.— 4 and 5, Wormwood Street. E,C. 



ARDEN REQUISITES. — Sticks, Labels, 



Virgin Cork, Raffia, Mats, Bamboo Canes, Rustic Work, 

 Manures, &c. Cheapest Prices of 

 WATSON and SCULL, 90, Lower Thames Street, London, E.C. 



PORTABLE CUCUMBER FRAMES. 



RHALLIDAY and CO. desire to 

 '• draw special attention to their Cucumber Frames, 

 of which they always have a large stock, ready glazed and 

 painted. They are made of the best materials, and can be put 

 together and taken apart in a few minutes by any one. 

 Prices delivered to any station in England : — £ s. d. 



2-light frame, 8 feet by 6 feet ) »„«„- ( 3 10 

 Wight frame, 12 feet by 6 feet {■ C ™ k, 2| e -J 5 5 

 ti-light frame, 24 feet by 6 feet )^ ases XTee ( 10 

 The glass is nailed and puttied in. Lights and framing for 

 brick pits at proportionately low prices. 



R. HALLIDAY & CO., 



Hothouse Builders and Engineers, 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL WORKS, MIDDLETON, 



MANCHESTER. 



London Agent, Sir. H. SKELTON, Seedsman, &c, 

 2, Holloway Eoad, N. 



Established, a.d. 1818. 



HENRY HOPE, 



Horticultural Builder and 

 Hot-water Engineer, 



65, Lionel St., Birmingham. 



Plans and Estimates on 

 application. 

 Experienced Workmen sent to any part of the Kingdom. 



G-reatly Reduced in Price. 



SILVESTER'S 



PATENT 



TRENTHAM BOILER 



Is the BEST, CHEAPEST, and MOST ECONOMICAL 

 BOILER EXTANT for all heating purposes, and is only 

 supplied by the PATENTEE. All other kinds of BOILERS. 

 PIPES. VALVES, HEATING and VENTILATING APPA- 

 RATUS manufactured by 



Pr SILVESTER & CO., 



CASTLE HILL WORKS, NEWCASTLE, 

 STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Full Particulars on application. 



4-in. Expansion Joint Hot-water Pipes, 9 feet long, is. 3d. each ; 



4-in. Socket Hob-water Pipes, 9^feet long, 4s. 6d. each. 



^Illustrated revised price List on application free. 



