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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[September 1, 1888. 



TC A DflOC Q f A g rand stock, in 5-in. pots, 12s. & 18s. doz. 

 I CM nUOLOl Agrand stock, in 7-in. pots, 24s. & 30s. doz. 



('Black Hamburgh and other varieties. 



PDADC \/i U Z J Suitableforfruitingin pots, 10s. id. each 

 UnArC V I II LO) Suitable for plantin. ' 



(. 7s. id. each. 

 l fine stock, 

 } A fine stock, in small pots, 4s. per dozen. 



Catalogues on application. 



THE LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL 



COMPANY (John Cowan), LIMITED, 



THE VINEYARD AND NUKSERIES, GARSTON, 



NEAR LIVERPOOL. 



y 



Trie 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 5s., post-free 5s. Bd. 



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



^IMPLE INSTRUCTIONS by which an 



KJ abundance can be insured of delicious MUSHROOMS. 

 See Seed LIST, Free. 

 RICHARD SMITH and CO., Seed Merchants and Nursery- 

 men, Worcester. 



N 



1 Cf| ORCHIDS for SALE, consisting of large 



X»_J V/ plantsof Lffilias, Cattleyas, Oncidiums, Cypripediums, 

 Dendrobiums, Vandas, Aerides, 13 Ccelogyne cristata, in No. 4 

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

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



To the Seed Trade. 

 E¥ ZEALAND COCKSFOOT 



(DACTYLIS GLOMERATA). 



HORNE. SON, AND BRYANT, 59, Mark Lane, London, E.C., 



are First-hand Sellers of the New Crop. 14 to 18 lb, per Bushel. 



Samples and Quotations on application. 



SPECIAL OFFER of FERNS.— Pteris 

 tremula, P. cretica, P. cretica cristata, P. serrulata 

 cristata compacta.— CINERARIAS and PRIMULAS in best 

 Covent Garden strains. All in thumbs, fit for immediate potting. 

 Also Pteris tremula, good stuff, in 48 s, to offer in quantity. 

 Prices per ]00 or 1000 on application. 



R. PENGELLY, 

 Dyson's Lane, Upper -Edmonton. 



Camellias, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms, Orchids, 

 &c. Plants grown specially for English use. 



CVUYLSTEKE, Nurseryman, 

 . Loochristy, Ghent, Belgium. 



"Wholesale CATALOGUE now ready, and may be had. 

 free on application to 

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

 Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 



Gentlemen about to Plant should Inspect 



Our Stock of 



ORNAMENTAL TREES, including Thou- 

 sands of Seedling GOLDEN YEWS in great variety of 

 size, form, and colour, now in their gorgeous beauty ; also a 

 large stock of RHODODENDRONS, ROSES, FRUIT TREES, 

 &c, extending over 150 acres. CATALOGUES free on 

 application. 



H. LANE and SON, Nurseries, Berkhamsted, Herts. 



A NEW VEGETABLE! 



A DELICIOUS SALAD!! 



A New Delicious Vegetable and Salad 

 Combined. 



"SHANTUNG CABBAGE." 



Cos Lettuce Shaped — Grows Anywhere — Only 

 Requires Tying up like Cos Lettuce. 



READ Mr. Geo. Hughes' report as 

 late Commissioner at Cheefoo, in the Kew 

 Bulletin, also Gardeners' Chronicle of last May 



(p. 619), -where he states: — "Eaten Raw, in 

 a Salad, it is of so Delicious a Flavour 

 that I know of no Vegetable in England 

 to approach it." When boiled the flavour 

 and character becomes altered, and it is enjoyable 

 as a delicious and welcome change to Seakale, 

 Asparagus, Greens, &c. 



For further particulars see LIST of SPECIAL- 

 TIES, Gratis and PosMree. Price, 3s. 6d. and 

 5s. 6d. per packet ; or, 25 seeds for Is. Id., post-free. 



CREWS, COX & CO., 



SEED AND NURSERY ESTABLISHMENTS, 

 GLOUCESTER. 



CARSON'S PAINT 



Patronised by 16,000 of the Nobility, Gentry, 

 and Clergy, for all kinds of 



OUTDOOR WORK, CONSERVATORIES, 



Greenhouses, Frames, &c. 



1 Cwt., and Oil Mixture, Free to all Stations. 



Liquid Non-Poisonous Paints for Inside of Conservatories, &o. 

 Prices, Patterns, and Testimonials, Post-free. 



LA BBLLE BAUVAOB YARD, LUDGATB BILL, E.C. 

 EAOHELOR'S WALK, DUBLIN.— Discount tor Cm A. 



BOX'S JUBILEE BEGONIAS.— Thousands 

 of outdoor Begonias now in full Flower at Tooting 

 Park Nursery (close to Balham Station). The best display in 

 the Trade, and cheapest rates. 



JOHN R BOX (for ten years J. Laing's sole partner), 

 Tooting, Balham, and Croydon. 



pOCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, newly made. 



\J Truck-load, (2 tons) 20s. ; in bags— 20, 14s. ; 40, 25s. Free 

 on to Rail. Cash with order. 



Protect your Fruit by using 



MADDOCK'S KILL-WASP. 



Mr. C. Pennv, 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. 6d., or post-free, Is. Qd., 

 and from the 



OLD ENGLISH LAVENDER WATER CO., 



PULBOROUGH, SUSSES. 



SAVE H ALF TH E COST. 



G A R S I D E'S 



BEDFORDSHIRE 



SILVER SAND, 



Coarse and Fine, ' 



Ts admitted by the leading Nurserymen to be the Best 

 Quality obtainable in the Trade. 



Consumers should Buy Direct from the Owner of these 

 Celebrated and Extensive Pits, which contain a practically in- 

 exhaustible supply of Splendid Sand, and thus save half the 

 ordinary cost. NO TRAVELLERS OR AGENTS. 

 Apply direct to the Proprietor for Samples and Price. 

 Free on Rail or Canal. All Orders executed with the utmost 

 promptness and under personal supervision. Special Rail- 

 way Rates in force to all parts. 

 GEO. GARSIDE, Jnn., F.R.H.S., Leighton Buzzard, Beds. 



PEAT for ORCHIDS, 



AZALEAS, HEATHS, FERNS, RHODODENDRONS, &c. 



The Best In the World. 



A. JOHNSON AND CO., 23, Leadenhall Street, London, E.C, 

 continue to receive the highest of testimonials (unsolicited) from 

 large Orchid Growers, stating the ORCHID PEAT supplied by 

 A.J. &Co. is by far the best they have ever used. Samples can be 

 seen at above address, or forwarded on application free of charge. 



CERTAIN SODDEN DEATH 



To all Grubs, Aphis, Lice, Red Spider, Thrip, Mealy 



Bug, Caterpillars, do., &c 

 PFRPFPTI Y } to the Hands and Skin, but will cure 

 """""■' [ Einsrwonn in Animals, and all diseases 

 HARMLESS ) produced by parasites. 



Fir Tree OIL 



(soluble) INSECTICIDE 



A combination of Hydrocarbon Oils, made soluble in 

 Water, for destroying ALL INSECTS & PARASITES 

 that infest Trees and Plants, whether at the Itdots or 

 on the Foli t2-e. 



Sold by deedsmenaud Chemists, Is. fid., 2s. 6d., &4s.6dj 

 \ gallon 7s. 6d., 1 gallon 12s Gd., or less in larger quantities'. 



A Treatise on FIR TREE OIL as an INSECTICIDE. 

 Its application to Plan ts and Animals, sent Post frea 

 on receipt of address, by the Manufacturer, 



Important Notice. 



FIR TREE OIL so well-known as an Insecticide, is 

 effectual for washing household Cotton, Linen, and 

 "Woollen Fabrics, and its disinfecting, bleaching, and 

 cleansing equalities when added to water for washing pur- 

 poses, will, after the first trial, recommend itself. 



No Dry Soap or any such preparations must be used 

 with Fir Tree Oil. 



Half a wineglass-full of Fir Tree Oil to 10 gallons of 

 water for steeping, and the same quantity to an ordinary 

 size boiler for boiling, with half the usual quantity of 

 household soap, will do the work splendidly, and with 

 half the trouble. 



For washing Dogs, Pigs, and other animals, half a 

 wineglass-full to a bucket of water, and used with ordi- 

 nary soap, will do better than any of the prepared soaps 

 for killing fleas, preserving the skin healthy, and making 

 the coat silky and very beautiful. One trial will be 

 conclusive. 



P.S.— Paraffin Oil will ™i* with Fir Tree Oil in propor- 

 tion of a quarter of a pint of the former to a pint of the 

 latter, and become soluble in water. 



E. GRIFFITHS HUGHES, Manchester. 



"Wholesale : Hooper & Co. ; Corry, Soper, Fowler & Co. 

 C. E. Osman & Co. ; and from all the London Seed Mer- 

 chants and Wholesale Patent Medicine Houses. NEW 

 YORK— Eolker & Sons. 



HOST EFFECTIVE SAFE & fiCOiMGAL, 



IMPROVED & ONLY GENUINE 



(READY OUT UP FOR USE), 



Reduced Price 1/6 per lb.; 

 3SIbs. & upwards— Carriage Paid. 



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

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



IMPROVED 



S,V. 



Is vastly superior to any other. 



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

 or in Copper. 21/- 



DICKSON'S Improved 



MUSHEOOM SPAWI 



MOST SUPERIOR. 5/- PER BUS. -"^ 



-?• Circulars giving all particulars & copies of testi- 

 monials, post free on application. 



DICKSONS 



ITED), 



Seed Establishment, 



CHESTER. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 



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



PEAT, best brown fibrous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22s. 6d. 



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



PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. 6d. „ 5 sacks for 36s. 



LOAM, PREPARED COMPOST I Is. per bush., 3s. per sack 



LEAP, or PEAT MOULD ... f (sacks included). 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. id. per bush., 34s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FIERE, 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-1 In BAGS. 



TTLIZER (the Best Food fori . < „ 



aU kinds of Plants, Flowers, (Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 561b. 1 cwt. 

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



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



VIRGIN 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, Gs. 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 Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD. MILWALL. LONDON. E. 



BEESON'S MANURE. — The Best and 

 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. %d. each, 

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

 W. H. BEESON, Carbrook Bone Mills. Sheffield. 



r^ISHUKST COMPOUND, used by leading 



vX Gardeners since 1859 against Bed Spider, Mildew, 

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

 gallon of soft- 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. 6rf. 



GISHURSTLNE keeps Boots dry and soft on 

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

 Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY 

 (Limited), London. 



TO Horticulturists.— Great economy in Fuel, and other 

 advantages secured by the use of our 



SMOKELESS ANTHRACITE.— For infor- 

 mation as to the mode of using this coal, and prices 

 delivered to any railway station, apply to the TRIMSABAN 

 CO. (Limited), 62, Leadenhall Street, London. E.C. 



ORCHID BASKETS, 



RAFTS, BOATS, AND CYLINDERS. 



SEND FOR A 



PRICE LIST 



from the Largest Manufacturer in the Trade, 



H. G. SMYTH, 



21, GOLDSMITH STREET, 

 PBUEY IiANE, W.O. 



