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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[September 8, 1888. 



PATENT TUBULAR FLOWER STANDS 

 for Artistic Grouping of Cut Flowers. Have attracted 

 much attention at recent Horticultural Exhibitions. 



Manufactured and Sold by GEORGE SMITH AND CO., 

 Commercial Road, Pimlico, S.W. Trade supplied. 



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. 



HILL & SMITH'S 

 BLACK VARNISH 



for Preserving Ironwork, Wood, or Stone. 



(Registered Trade Mark.) 



An excellent substitute for oil paint, at one-third the cost. 



Used in all London Parks, at Windsor, and Kew Gardens, 

 and on every important estate in the Kingdom. Has stood 

 the test of forty years' trial. Requires no mixing; can be 

 applied cold by any ordinary labourer. 



Price Is. 6d. per gallon at the manufactory, or < 

 to any railway station, Is. 8d. per gallon in casks of 3Q, 20, 

 10 gallons. 

 /-¥ a tt m r a Hi Every Cask bears the above 



U A. U A 1 (J JS . Registered Trade Mark, Beware 



of cheap imitations. 



HILL. & SMITH, 



Brierley Ironworks, Dudley ; 



118, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. ; 



47, Dawson Street, Dublin. 



BOULTON & PAUL 



HORT ICULTURAL BUILD ERS. 



Our 8 by 6 feet 

 2-LIGHT MELON AND CUCUMBER FRAMES 



are £3 each, carriage paid. 



le of the best red deal, English 21-oz. glass, painted 3 coats 

 best colour. 

 3-LIGHTS, 12 by 6 feet, £4 5s. 

 For other sizes, see NEW PRICE LISTS, Post-free. 



NORWICH. 



THE BEST REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION. 



Are confidently recommended as a simple but certain 

 remedy for 



■ *►* INDIGESTION *-* 



See Testimonial, selected from hundreds:— 



CROYDON, 1SS5. 



" Having been a sufferer from Indi- 

 gestion for many years, I am happy to 

 say that I have at last not only been 

 relieved but perfectly cured by using 

 Norton's Pills, and confidently recom- 

 mend them to al I suffering from the same. 

 "J. WILKINSON." 



For other Testimonials, see Monthly Magazines. 

 Sold everywhere, price is. i%d., 2s. gd. and us. 



Accidents all the Tear Round. 

 Provide against them by Policy of the 



RAILWAY 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 :— 84, Cornhill, London. E.C. 



WILLIAM J. VIAJF, Secretary. 



Chrysanthemums. 



This being a critical time in the growth of Chrysanthemums, 

 Cultivators should study 



MOLYNEUX'S BOOK on Growing this 

 Plant, which contains the necessary information by 

 which success can be achieved. 



Price, Is. ; Post-free, Is. 2d. 

 From the AUTHOR, Swanmore Park Gardens, Waltharn ; or 

 from the PUBLISHER, 271, Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



GARDENING APPOINTMENTS. 



Mr. C. Sawyeb, for the past four and a half 

 years Foreman at Cricket St. Thomas, Chard, 

 Somerset, has been engaged as Gardener to the 

 Marquis of Hertford, Ragley Hall, Alcester, 

 Warwick. 



Mr. W. Cairns, late Gardener and Steward to 

 Mrs. Bewly Willow Park, Booterstown, Co. 

 Dublin, has been appointed Gardener and 

 Steward, to R. Tunstal Moore, Esq., Stidalt, 



PARTNERSHIP REQUIRED by a Gentle- 

 man in Cut Flower Nursery. Capital at disposal, £1500 

 to £2500.— Send particulars to II. C, care of PROTHEROE 

 AND MORRIS, 67, and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



Roses, Market Work, Cut Flowers, &c. 



WANTED, a MANAGER, Inside and Out, 

 to take charge of everything. Wages paid not a 

 consideration. None but first-class men treated with. — Apply 

 A. A., Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington Street, 

 Strand, W.C. 



Xfcf ANTED, a thorough GARDENER, as 



T T First,, -where two are kept. Married. Lodge found. 

 Wife willing to assist in house if needed. Must be accustomed 

 to Peaches and Grapes under glass ; but chiefly Outdoor Woik. 



— Write, st u ling; w;.igi's, age, length of character, and full par- 

 ticulars, to G., Ca-tle Wood, Shooters Hill, Kent. 



ANTED, a SINGLE-HANDED GAR- 



DENER, thoroughly experienced. Shrubs, Flowers, 

 Vegetables, Lawns, and Small Greenhouse. — CONEYHILL, 

 Fox Grove Road, Beckenham, Kent. 



WANTED, a SECOND GARDENER, not 

 under 22, for General Work under Glass and Outside. 

 He must understand Orchids, and be well recommended. — 

 State age, wages, and full particulars to H., The Castle, 

 Wallingford. 



WANTED, a thorough professional HOSE 

 GROWER and PROPAGATOR, in all its branches.— 

 Reply by letter in first instance to J. GURNEY, 6, Burdett 

 Buildings, Westminster Road, S.E. 



WANTED, a young MAN, to take charge 

 of a Small Nursery. Must be well up in Raising 

 Ferns from seed, and the Propagating of Spring Bedding. — 

 Stage age. experience, and wages expected, by letter only, to 

 A. C, 9, Burleigh Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



WANTED, for a Country Nursery (Notts), 

 TWO MEN who have worked in Loudon Market 

 Nurseries ; one must be capable of taking Foreman's place. 

 Good wages for suitable men. — Apply personally at 

 R. BULLEN's Nursery, Woodlands, Hither Green, Lewisham, 

 on Saturday, September 15, between 2 - 30 and 5"30 p.m. 



WANTED, AT ONCE, a young MAN, for 

 the Houses, in a Market Nursery. Must be quick at 

 Potting, Watering, &c. Wages 18s. per week. — Apply, with 

 references, age, &c, to JAMES WLNGFLELD, Widmore Hill 

 Nursery, Bromley, Kent. 



WANTED, for a German Seed and Nursery 

 House, a young German, for ENGLISH CORRESPOND- 

 ENCE.- Apply, by letter, to C. H., Klein's Hotel, 38, Finsbury 

 Square, London, E.C. 



WANTED, DECORATOR.— Must be well up 

 in House and Table Decorating, able to Arrange 

 Flowers with taste and make Bouquets, Sprays for Ladies and 

 Gentlemen. None need apply without having a thorough 

 practical knowledge of the work. Wages, 18s. per week, with 

 bothy.— T. WHILLANS, Blenheim, Woodstock. 



WANTED, a JUNIOR COUNTER HAND 

 with a good knowledge of the business. Must be 

 active and of good address. — State age, salary, and all 

 particulars, A. B. C, Gardejier's Chronicle Office, 41, Welling- 

 ton Street, Strand, W.C. 



OUTH REQUIRED, for Shop and Office 



Work. — State age and salary, with references, to DICK 

 RADCLYFFE (Limited), 128 and 129, High Holborn, W.C. 



WANT PLACES. 



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 particular's, when the best selections for the 

 different capacities will be made. — Hollo way, N. 



ANTED, A GARDENER ! ! ! — Having 



had long experience and an extensive connection we 

 are in a position to RECOMMEND MEN thoroughly capable 

 of filling with credit any situation in the Gardening World. 

 On receipt of full particulars we will recommend a suitable 

 Man. Correspondence invited.— R. B. LAIRD and SONS, 

 Successors to Downie & Laird, Seed Merchants, Edinburgh. 



To Noblemen and Gentlemen requiring Land Agents, 



STEWARDS, BAILIFFS, or GARDENERS. 



JAMES CARTER and CO. have at all 

 times upon their Register reliable and competent MEN, 

 several of whom are personally well known to Messrs. Carter. 

 Enquiries should be made to 237 and 238, High Holborn, W.C. 



C O T C H GARD ENERS. 



— 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. 



ICHARD SMITH and ci 



beg to announce that they are constantly receiving 

 applications from Gardeners, seeking situations, and that tbey 

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

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



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." 



NOTICE.— WANT ~~ PL ACEST— STEPHEN 

 CASTLE has on his List several good Men to recom- 

 mend as HEAD GARDENERS, one as Single-handed; also a 

 thorough good Foreman, and a Youth of 17, who has been he e 

 three years. All are personally well known to me. — West 

 Lynn, Norfolk. 



AR DENER (Head). — Thoroughly under- 



stands his profession. Management of Park and Plant- 

 ing. Ten years' good character from present employer. — 

 Messrs. DANIELS BROS., Norwich. 



ARDENER (Head) ; age 29.— Mr. Simpson, 



Gardener and Wood Agent to Lord Wharncliffe, Wortley 

 Hall, Sheffield, can recommend a first-class man as above; 

 understands Gardening in its highest branches; Management 

 of Woods, and Market Gardening. Other references furnished. 



ARDENER (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. 



ARDENER (Head) ; age 34.— S. Pbatt, for 



seven years Head Gardener to Mrs. Anderson, Waverley 

 Abbey, Farnham, desires re-engagement. Twenty years' prac- 

 tical experience, in first-class places. Mrs. Anderson will be 

 pleased to answer inquiries as to character, abilities, &c. — 

 Upper Shorne, Gravesend. 



ARDENER (Head), where four or five are 



kept.— Age 29, single; understands Gardening in all 

 branches. First-class character. Twelve years' experience, 

 six as Foreman. Three years in prsent situation. — 

 R. EVANS, Officers' Quarters, Hyde Road, West Gorton, 

 Manchester. 



ARDENER (Head) ; age 32. — W. T. 



Scarth, Raby Castle, Darlington, Durham, will be glad 

 to recommend James Tullett to any Lady or Gentleman re- 

 quiring a thoroughly practical good Gardener. First-class 

 Fruit, Vegetable and Plant Grower. Sixteen years' good 

 experience. Seven years General Foreman at Raby. — JAMES 

 TULLETT, Raby Gardens, Darlington, Durham. 



ARDENER (Head).— Age 28 ; seventeen 

 years' experience in some of the best places in 

 England, including Burghley, Linton Park, Eden Hall, 

 Cassiobury Park, and Lythe Hill, at all of which he has filled 

 the post of Foreman. At present Head Gardener to T. D. 

 Galpin, Esq. The Advertiser can be highly recommended from 

 all the Gardeners at above places ; his present master will also 

 give him a good recommendation. — Application to be made to 

 R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens, Stamford. i 



ARDENER (Head, or Head Working).— 



J. Phillips, 8, Greenfield Place, Llauelly, Carmarthen- 

 shire, desires immediate engagement. Unsurpassable testi- 

 monials as to ability. Late Superintendent of Public Gardens. 

 No objection to Ireland. 



ARDENER (Head Working). — Age 36, 



married ; eighteen years' practical experience in all 

 branches. Excellent character and references from good 

 establishments.— J. HARRIS, Belle Grove, Welling, Kept. 



(j\ ARDENER (Head Working).— Age 39, 



V_J married, one daughter (age 12) ; twenty-four years' ex- 

 perience. Good all round. Character and testimonials. — 

 C. C, Hil lfarrauce, Taunton. 



r\ ARDENER (Head Working).— Age 30, 



Vj married, when suited ; fourteen years' practical expe- 

 rience in all branches. Eight years as Foreman in last 

 situation. Excellent character.— W. STEVENS, Heal's Villa, 

 Northam, North Devon, 



