Established i84i. 



No. 2490. 



No. 90.— Vol. IV. {££%) SATUEDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1888. 



[Beet, as a Newspaper. /PRICE 3d. 



I Post-free. Z$d. 



Annual*, hardv, as exhi- 

 bition plants 296 



Apiary, the 297 



Ascot .Nurseries, the ... ijOl 



Battle Floral Fete (show) 301 



CONTENTS. 



Orange culture iu Ame- 

 proving by 



merce 297 



Botanical Magazine ... 30} 

 British Association at 



Bath 300 



Conference of fruit 



growers 289 



Conifers, growth of, after 



felling 298 



Convolvulus tenuissimus 300 



Flower garden 299 



Forestry 298 



Fremontia calif orniea ... 298 



Fruit culture 300 



Fruit distribution ... 294 

 Fruit growers, Confer- 



* of . 



of 



Orchards im 



manuring 

 Physianthus albens 

 Plants and their culture 

 Plants, new :— 



Narcissus scaberulua . 



Phaleenopsis Buysaou- 



Sobralia macrantha Ki- 



enastiana 



Zygopetalum Murray- 

 Plant portraits 



Potato disease 



Potatos, disease-resistiug 

 Societies : — 



Fruit Show, Crystal 



Palace 



Glasgow and West of 



Scotland 



National Dahlia 



,, Chrysanthemum 



Newtownards 



North of Scotland Api- 



Landseape garde 



Fruits under glass ... 299 



Gardening appointments 314 | Royal Horticultural ... 



Glasgow Botanic Garden 308 Rhododendron Coilett 



Hardy fruit gardi 



1 Trees and shrubs 

 300 Walnut, the 

 898 White Beam tree, the 

 303 ! Wicker-work vases, I 



Illustrations. 



Convolvulus tenuissimus 



Croco*-ma aurea ... "* 



Fruit packing-boxes 



Grape packing- basket 



Rhododendron Collettiacum 



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IV 



Now ready. In cloth, lis. 6d. 

 'THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 



■*- Vol. III.. Third Series. JAN. to JUNE. 1888. 



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



EADING CHRYSANTHEMUM 



SOCIETY. 



The ANNUAL EXHIBITION of FLOWERS and FRUIT 

 will be held on NOVEMBER 15. Schedules of 



97. London Street. Reading. Mr ' WM - SMITH ' Sec ' 



NATIONAL PROVINCIAL CHRYSAN- 

 THEMUM SHOW. Sheffield. NOVEMBER 16 and 17. 

 The Show of the Season. Over TWO HUNDRED POUNDS 

 in PRIZES. Schedules on application to 



W. K. WOODCOCK, Hon. Sec, 

 The Gardeos, Oakbrook, Sheffield. 



R. DODWELL'S GRAND CARNATIONS. 



—The finest grown. 5000 Unbloomed Seedlings, 

 warranted of the highest parentage ; unrivalled whether for 

 bedding or forcing for spring flowering. 35. Qd. per doz. ; 21s. 

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

 cation. The Cottage, Stanley Road, Oxford. 



To the Seed Trade. 

 "YTEW ZEALAND COCKSFOOT 



-L> (DACTYUS GLOMERATA). 



HORNE. SON, a*d 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. 



ICKSON'S IMPROVED MUSHROOM 



SPAWN, most superior, now reduced to 5s. per bushel 

 of 14 cakes. Circular with Cultural Notes and List of Testi- 

 monials post-free on application. 

 DICKSONS (Limited) . The Royal Seed Warehouse, CHESTER. 



Kent — The Garden of England. 

 STRAWBERRIES true to Name. 



GEO. BUN YARD and CO.'S New LIST, 

 embracing, Noble, Waterloo, &c. and the 30 best kinds, 

 may now be hadon application. Splendid Plants in little pots, 

 and Runners. The Old Nurseries. Maidstone. 



Azaleas, Camellias, Orchids, Palms, &c. 



AUG. VAN GEERT, Continental Nurseries, 

 Ghent, Belgium. Special LIST now ready, and will be 

 sent post-free on application to 



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

 See large Advertisement on page 289. 



OX'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. 



OUVARDIAS.— Special OSer— Best Market 



sorts, very strong, in 60 pots, 20s. and 15s. per 100. 



ADIANTUM CUNEATUM. strong, in 60 pots. 12s. per 100. 



PRIMULA, Double White. 25s. per 100. 



ROBERTS BROS.. East Grinstead. 



Bulbs of Finest Quality only. 



BARR'S BULB CATALOGUE for 1888, 

 Now Ready. Sent free on application. 

 Contains full Descriptive List of the best Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 and other Dutch Bulbs in cultivation, also an interesting de- 

 scriptive List of Cape and Californian Bulbs and Tubers, in- 

 cluding manv beautiful rarities. 

 BARR axd SON, 12 and 13. King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



Camellias, Azaleas, Rhododendrons, Palms, Orchids, 



&c. Plants grown specially for English use. 



CVUYLSTEKE, Nurseryman, 

 • Loochristv, 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. 



Dutch Bulbs Direct from the Growers. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S CATALOGUE 

 for 18SS, containing details of their immense Collections 

 of New. Rare, and tine Bulbs and Plants (86 pages in English) 

 is now ready, and will, as usual, be sent post-free, on applica- 

 tion to themselves or their Agents. 



Messrs. MERTENS axd CO., 3, Cross Lane, St. Mary-at-Hill, 

 London, E.C, from whom also can be obtained. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S New Work, •• Notes on the 

 Cultivation of Dutch and Cape Bulbs." Price Is.. Post-free. 



ORCHIDS. — Amateurs having Large Speci- 

 mens to DISPOSE OF in EXCHANGE, are requested 

 to state value expected and sorts desired, to 



W. H. (who has a large stock to select from). Gardeners' 

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



RANTED, 100 HUMEA ELEGANS, in 



small pots, or strong Seedlings, unpotted. 

 CHAS. KERSHAW, Slead 8yke Nurseries. Brighouse. 



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WANTED, OFFERS of VANDA LOWII, 

 with size and price, for Cash. 

 Address, B. T.. Gardeners 1 Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington 

 Street, Strand, W.C. 



MESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 

 NDBSERTMEN. 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." 



SQUELCH and B ARNH AM, 



O 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 anil Labels supplied. References given. 



Floral and Fruit Commission Agency. 



WCALE is open to RECEIVE CON- 

 • SIGNMENTS of choice FLOWERS and FRUIT. 

 Empties supplied.— 10, Burleigh Street, Strand ; and Flower 

 Market, Covent Garden, W.C. 



PEACHES, PEACHES, MELONS, Ac- 

 Highest Market Prices guaranteed for really gcol and 

 well-packed fruit of the aMve.— HENRY RIDES (late Wise & 

 Bid - . Fruit end Flower S a esroan, Covent Garden, W.C. 



SUTTON'S BEDDING HYACINTHS. 

 in distinct shades of colour, and to flowersimultaneoush . 

 Perfectly distinct, and unequalled by any other Bedding 

 Hyacinths : vide Testimonials. — For full particulars see 



SUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE: 

 beautifully Illustrated with numerous Engravings and 

 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, READING. 



KEEPERS FOR WALLS.— By planting 



what is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made 

 beautiful. Most being in pots, can be sent and put out at any 

 time. Descriptive LIST and advice Free.— RICHARD SMITH 

 ANT> CO., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



OUVARDIA, PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, 



supersedes all other scarlet varieties. Strong plants iu 

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

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



The best Season to Plant 

 DEL WEISS is during September and 



October. 



In consequence of having made favourable purchases, 



I am able to supply strong plants at 



£2 per 1000, and 5s. per 100. 



OTTO WAGNER. Dobeln, Germany. 



EACH TREES for SALE.— Extra size, rang- 



ing from 5 to 10 feet high, and as much through. The 

 best sorts represented ; 1000 feet of south walling being en- 

 gaged for their growth. For particulars, apply to 



R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens. Stamford. 



The Early Planting of Daffodils. 



HARTLAND of Cork is famous for " well 

 matured," early flowering, well ripened Bulbs. Detailed 

 and Descriptive LIST Post-free forwarded to any address, 

 in conjunction with his General Bulb CATALOGUE. 



WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND. Old Established General Seed 

 Warehouse, 24, Patrick Street, Cork. His original " LITTLE 

 BOOK OF DAFFODILS," illustrated bv Gertrude Hartland. 

 Post-free for 18 stamps. This is the most complete work of 

 the sort yet published. The drawings are superb. 



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Palms, Foliage Plants, Heaths, &c. 



FRANCIS R. RINGHORN will be pleased to 

 forward LIST of above with low prices. Leading 

 decorative PALMS in all sizes, great quantities, and in finest 

 health. 



Richmond, Surrey; and 191 and 192, Flower Market, Covent 

 Garden, W.C. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS, in small pots. 

 Splendid stuff of all best kinds, and true to name. Price 

 List on application. 

 FRANCIS R. RINGHORN, Nurseryman, Richmond, Surrey. 



GEORGE LEE has some pood strong- Plants 

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

 BERRY, 5s. per 100 ; good plants. 3s. 6d. per 100. Also 

 " COMTE DE BRAZZA B VIOLET, fine for pit orframe work, 

 15s. and 205. per 100. — Clevedon, Aug. 25. 



AXTON'S NEW STRAWBERRIES.— 



Four First-Class Certificates from the Royal Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



The earliest, largest, finest, and latest high-quality sorts, 

 and the most profitable for Market or Private Growers, as 

 they make the highest prices in Covent Garden. Send for 

 Descriptive Priced LISTS, with Press and other Testimo- 

 nials, to T. LAXTON. Bedford. 



SULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 

 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. 



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H. LASCELLES and CO., 



HoRTICUI.TtrB-11. BCILDEBS, 

 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 

 Plans and Estimates Free. 

 8ee large Advertisement. September 1, page 233. 



