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TEE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



311 



THE GARDENERS' 



ORPHAN FUND. 



DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS 



TILL BE THASKFUXLY RECEIVED BY 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec, 



Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, London, W. 



SITED HORTICULTURAL 



BENEFIT and PROVIDENT SOCIETY. 

 The ANNUAL DINNER of the above Society will be held on 

 THURSDAY. October 11, 1888, at the Cannon Street Hotel. 

 E.C., at 5'30 P.M. 



Chairman.— Dr. Robert Hogg, F.L.S. 

 Vice-chairman.— H. J. VeitcH, Esq., F.L.S. 

 Tickets, 5s. each, to be obtained of the Secretary, W. 

 COLLINS, 5, Martinhoe Terrace, Balham, S.W. 



Royal Parks, &c— Grass Seeds. 



THE COMMISSIONERS of H.M. WORKS, 

 &c.. are prepared to receive TENDERS for the supply of 

 GRASS SEEDS for use in the Royal Parks, &c. during the year 

 1889. Forms of Tender, containing full particulars, may be 

 obtained at this Office any day, excepting Saturday, between 

 the hours of 12 and 3. Tenders are to be delivered before 

 12 o'Clock, noon, on TUESDAY, the 2nd proximo, addressed to 

 "The Secretary, H.M. Office of Works, &c. 12, Whitehall 

 Place, London, S. W.," and endorsed " Tender for Grass Seeds, 

 Royal Parks, &c." 



The Commissioners do not bind themselves to accept the 

 lowest or any Tender. H w p RIMK0 SE. Secretary. 



H.M. Office of Works, &c, 12, Whitehall Place, S.W. 

 September 12. 



FERNS.— FERXS.— FERNS.— To the Trade. 

 Thousands of Pteris tremula, ready, for 48, 105., 12s., and 

 145. per 100; P. cretica 105. per 100; Gymiiogramiiia peru- 

 viana, 205. per 100; P. cretica albo lineata.'lOs. per 100. Other 

 sorts very cheap. Cash with order. Free on Rail.— J. E. 

 SMITH, Fern Nurseries, 140, Loughborough Road, Brixton.S.W. 



Lincolnshire is Famed for the Growth of all Kinds 

 of Bulbs, and this season they are unusually good. 



L ILIUM CANDIDUM, or the old White Lily, 

 good Bulbs, Is. per dozen. 

 Forty of the best kinds of DAFFODILS, including the famed 

 Sir William, all mixed. Is. id. per dozen. 

 KING NOBLE STRAWBERRY, in small pots, £2 10s. per 100, 

 9s. per dozen. 

 R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens, Stamford. 



The BestTresent for a Gardener. 

 yiXES and VINE CULTURE. 



T The most complete and exhaustive Treatise on 



Grapes and their Culture ever published. 



New Edition. 



Price 5s., post-free 5s. Gd. 



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



FOR SALE, owing to want of room, 1 

 CROTON WEISMANII, 2 MARANTAS, ZEBRINA and 

 PRINCEPS, 1 ANTHUR1UM CRYSTALLINUM, 1 DIEFFEN- 

 BACHIA. in 12 and H-inch pots, in good condition. 



HEAD GARDENER, Cannon Hill, Maidenhead. 



.EONY ARBOREA — P. SINENSIS.— 



The unique and very best selected collection in the 

 world — 300 varieties of P. arborea ; 350 of P. sinensis, including 

 new, rare and very rare varieties ; also Japanese and Chinese 

 sorts. Special Collections well selected for Amateurs. Ask for 

 the Descriptive CATALOGUE of Prices, printed in English, to 



L. PAILLET, Nurseryman, Chatenay (Seine), near Paris, 

 France. Established 1827. 



Note.— Best season to plant P. sinensis, August, September, 

 and October, but Pseonies may be planted also up to April. 



OUVARD IAS. — Strong, bushy, finely 



' budded Stuff, best varieties, including President Cleve- 

 land, 12s. per dozen. Cash from unknown correspondents. 

 W. ItOWLANDS. Nurseryman, Oil Swan, Liverpool. 



BE SOLD CHEAP, 21 CHAM.EROPS 



FORTUNEI and HUMILIS, with good heads; stems, 2 

 to 5 feet. 



Apply to Mr. JAQUES, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Bucks. 



AMELLIAS for SALE, choice Private Col- 



ticn, in Tubs; also FLORISTS' AURICULAS and 

 GENTIANA ROOTS. 



T.. 1. St. Germans Villas, Exeter. 



CARSON'S PAINT 



Patronised by 16,000 of the Nobility. Gentry, 



and Clergy, for all kinds of 



OUTDOOR WOKE, CONSERVATORIES, 



Greenhouses, Frames, &c. 



1 Cwt„ and Oil mixture, Free to all Stations. 



Liquid Non-Poisonous Paints for Inside of Conservatories, Ac. 

 Prices, Patterns, and Testimonials, Post-free. 



LA BELLE 8AUVAGE YARD, LUDOATB BOLL. EX. 

 BACHELOR'S WALK. DUBLIN.— Diunat tor C—K. 



Grandest Violet. 



DOUBLE VIOLET, "VICTORIA," 

 best for pots, frames, or garden, 3 First-class Certifi- 

 cates. Strong clumps, at reduced price, to 10s. per dozen. 

 Remittance to accompany all orders. Order now from 

 Mr. J. CHAMBERS, the Raiser, WeatlakeNursery.Isleworth.W. 



FOR SALE, in one lot or in pairs, Eight large 

 ORANGE and One LEMON TREE, varying from 

 6 to 10 feet high, well furnished, healthy, and vigorous. 

 Established in suitable square portable boxes. — For particulars, 

 apply to EDW. TILEY, Bathwick Nurseries, Bath. 



)INES. — Three Dozen to be disposed of, mostly 

 Queens. Quite clean. What offers. 

 A. G., 203, Clapham Road, S.W. 



SPECIAL OFFER of FERNS.— Pteris 

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

 cristata compacta.— BOUVARDIAS 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 100 or 1000 on application. 



B. PENGELLY. 

 Dyson's Lane, Upper Edmonton. 



BMALLER and SONS beg to offer to the 

 • Trade a very extensive and unusually well-grown 

 stock of ERICAS (Hyemalis and other varieties), EPACRIS. 

 SOLANUMS, GENISTAS, CYCLAMEN, BOUVARDIAS, ADI- 

 ANTEUM CUNEATUM, and other FERNS ; GARDENIAS, 

 STEPHANOTIS, BORONIA MEGASTIGMA, FICUS ELAS- 

 TICA, CROTONS, GREVILLEAS, Tea ROSES, &c. 

 An inspection invited. 

 Trade CATALOGUES forwarded on application. 

 The ANNUAL SALE by AUCTION will be held on TUES- 

 DAY, September 18. 



Burnt Ash Lane Nurseries, Lee, S.E. 



Palms, clean and healthy. 



WILLIAM ICETON has a very extensive 

 stock of all the leading kinds, in fine condition ; 20 

 houses being devoted to their growth, many being fit for exhi- 

 bition of the following varieties : — Areca lutea, Cocos flexuosa 

 and Weddelliana, Kentias of all kinds; Seaforthia elegans, 

 Latania borbonica Phoenix reclinata, rupicola ; also a very 

 large assortment of Palms in 60's and 48's for table. Inspection 

 invited.— Putney Park Lane, S.W. ; and 129 and 130, Flower 

 Market. Covent Garden, W.C. 



Of| (\l\f\ CLEMATIS, in Pots, of all the 



Ov/^wV/V/ finest Double and Single Varieties (some 

 of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of 

 every shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for 

 climbing and bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong 

 plants ; extra strong plants, repotted into 5^-inch pots, 2s. 6a. 

 each ; Beauty of Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for 

 bedding, recently sent out by us, Teduced price 2s. 6d. each. 

 Descriptive LIST on application.— RICHARD SMITH AND CO., 

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



The only complete Collection of Daffodils existing. 



BARR'S NEW DAFFODIL CATALOGUE 

 for 1888. Now Readv. Free on application. 

 Containing a full Descriptive List of High-class and Distinct 

 Daffodils only, and also a Descriptive List of Beautiful Hardy 

 Daffodils, at greatly reduced prices. This Catalogue also con- 

 tains Barr's Specialty Collections of Iris, Lilies, Pgeonies, 

 Michaelmas Daisies, Plantains, Lilies, Day-Lilies, and a select 

 List of Showy Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 

 BARR AND SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, W.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. KOsES. FRUIT TREES, 

 &c, extending over 150 acres. CATALOGUES free on 

 application. 



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



W GORDON, Importer of Orchids. 

 • An Immense Stock of recently-imported Plants com- 

 pels a sale of the established plants to make room. They have 

 not yet flowered, but are all flowering plants, and must be sold 

 at a great sacrifice. Very valuable varieties are certainly to be 

 obtained, and great bargains. See Public Journals for high 

 prices recently obtained. The Special Offer affords a paying 

 investment to anyone with glass at command, which should not 

 be overlooked. Such plants may never again be offered to the 

 public and the Trade. 



LILIES. Silver Banksian Medal. 



JAPANESE MAPLES. Silver Banksian Medal. 



TREE P.EONIES, 7 First-class Certificates. 

 ,, IRIS, most gorgeous. 



Catalogues of the above on application to 

 The Nurseries. Amyand Park Road, Twickenham. 



ORCHIDS A SPECIALTY. 



Quantity Immense — Quality fine — Price Moderate. 



Inspection invited. 297,300 feet of glass in the Nurseries. 



HUGH LOW & CO., 



CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, N. 



" EVERGREENS." 



Stock quite unequalled for superior quality. 



Immense variety and great extent. 



Inspection earnestly invited. 



DICKSONS Nurseries, Chester, 



(Limited) 



CUTBUSH'S MILL- 

 track MTJSHBOOM SPAWN. 

 —Too well known to require descrip- 

 tion. Price, 6s. per bushel (1*. extra 

 per bushel for package), or Qd. per 

 cake ; free by parcel post, 1*. 



None genuine unless in sealed pack- 

 ages and printed cultural directions 

 enclosed, with our signature attached. 



WM. CUTBUSH AWD SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants, Highgate Nurseries, N. 



PEAT FOR ORCHIDS, 



CHOICE PLANTS, FERNS, HEATHS, AZALEAS, &c. 

 EPPS & CO. are now prepared to offer PEAT, as above, 

 of first-class quality, at lowest prices. Send for Samples. Price 

 List and Testimonials. Depet for HORTICULTURAL 

 SUNDRIES. LOAM. SAND. LEAF-MOULD, SPHAGNUM, 

 COCOA FIBRE REFUSE. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER. 

 EPPS & CO., Bingwood, Hants. 



MOST EFfficTiVfi, sajs & eso^; 



rMtroT 



IMPROVED & ONLY GENUINE 



Medicated Tobacco Paper' 



{READY CUT UP FOR USE), 



Reduced Price 1 ii per lb.; 



SSlbs. & upwards— Carriage Paid. 



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

 2 lbs. 3/4, 41bs.6 8, 6 lbs. 9 9, 8lbs.13/-, 10 .08.16/- 



IM PROVED ^gr£g^ 



Fumigating Pan i 



Is vastly superior to any other. 



Price 6 6 (in iron with heater) each, 

 or in Copper, 21/- 



UltlxOVs Improved 



MUSHROOM SPAWN" 



MOST SUPERIOR. 6/- PER BUS. 



O- Circulars giving all particulars & copies of testi- 

 monials, post free on application. 



DICKSONS 



CTED), 



Seed Establishment, 



CHESTER. 



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. 6a\ each, 

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

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



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. M. ; 

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

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO.(Limited). 9, BullRing, Birmingham. 



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. 6(2. 



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



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



LOAM, PREPARED COMPOST 1 Is. per bush., 3s. per sack 



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



SILVER SAND, coarse. Is. 6d. per bush., 14s. 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- ■) Lv Bags. 



TLLIZER (the Best Food for ( . ■ , 



all kinds of Plants, Flowers, C 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/- 3/8 6/- 12/- 



VTRGIN 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, £3 per ton. Extra large Sample Bales, 6s. each. 



GO0OA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Ohubb's speoial process), 

 sacks, Is. 3d. each ; 10 sacks, 11«.; lo saoks, 15s.; 20 sacks, 18s.; 

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

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

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

 (Banktrs. Union Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, M1XWALL, LONDON, B 



