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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[September 22, 1886. 



SALES by AUC TION. 



Bulbs from Holland. 



Sales every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUEDAY, in 

 Large and Small Lots, to suit all Buyers. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.C., every MONDAY, "WEDNESDAY, and 

 SATURDAY', ::t hall-past 12 o'clock precisely each day, first 

 class consignments of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUSES, 

 and other BULBS, arriving daily from well-known Farms in 

 Holland. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Special Sale of Orchids in Flower and Bud. 

 ]\/pt. J. 0. STEVENS begs to announce that 



JXL his NEXT SALE of ORCHIDS in FLOWER and BUD 

 will take place at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY, October 18, and he will be 

 glad if Gentlemen desirous of ENTERING PLANTS FOR 

 THIS SALE will send particulars for Catalogue as soon as 

 possible. 



" The Hall," Dulwich. 



(Corner of East Dulwich Grove.) 



Ten minutes' walk from Heme Hill Station, London, Chatham, 



and Dover Railway. 



TUESDAY NEXT.— (Sale No. 7749.) 



ME. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, on the Premises, as above, on TUESDAY 

 NEXT, September 25, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, a small 

 COLLECTION of STOVE and GUEENHOUSE PLANTS, con- 

 sisting of Palms, Ferns, Tuberous-rooted Begonias, Plants for 

 Tablea and other Decorative Purposes, Orchids, Camellias, and 

 Azaleas, Geraniums, Chrysanthemums. Cinerarias, &c. ; also 

 GREENHOUSE, 24 by 12 feet, HAND and FRAME LIGHTS, 

 various TOOLS, &c. 



On view the day prior and morning of Sale, and Catalogues 

 had of the GARDENER on the Premises; and of Mr. J. C. 

 STEVENS, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, W.O. 



Thursday Next— (Sale No. 7751.) 



A FINE LOT of CHOICE ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, includ- 

 ing many rarities, some in Flower and Bud. Also some 

 splendid establisehd plants of LILIUM WALLICHIA- 

 NUM, a grand white Indian Lily. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will include the above 

 in his SALE by AUCTION at his Great Rooms, 38, 

 King Street, Covent Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY NEXT, 

 September 27. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday Next.— (Sale No. 7751.) 



LILIUM NEPALENSE. 



CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM. 



CYPRIPEDIUM LAWRENCIANUM. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY NEXT, September 27, 

 at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, by order of Messrs. Hugh 

 Low & Co., growing plants of LILIUM NEPALENSE, a grand 

 species, to which a First-class Certificate was awarded by the 

 Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society on 

 September 11, and which may be considered one of the very finest 

 and most distinct New Plants of recent introduction Upwards 

 of a dozen flowers were counted on an old stem in its native 

 habitat, where the temperature falls many degrees below 

 freezing point. It is described in the various Gardening 

 Papers of the 15th inst., and a plant in flower will be 



At the same time will be offered' 600 CYPRIPEDIUM 

 LAWRENCEANUM, grand plants, in the finest condition, 

 recently imported. The leaves are beautiful in the extreme, 

 and there is every probability of fine varieties being amongst 

 them, as from an importation from same locality, sent by same 

 Collector, Cypripedium Hyeaimm appeared. Fine plants of 

 CYPRIPEDIUM BELLATULUM, amongst them fine speci- 

 mens; C. SANDEKIANUM, C. NIVEUM. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Valuable Established Orchids. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS begs to announce that 

 he has received instructions from Robt. Warner, Esq., 

 of Chelmsford, to offer for SALE by AUCTION, at his Great 

 Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C., on THURS- 

 DAY', October 11, at half-past. 12 o'clock precisely, a portion of 

 his well-known COLLECTION of ORCHIDS, comprising many 

 fine specimens of Vandas, Cypripediums, Ltelias, Cattleyas, 

 Odontoglossums, Masdevallias, &c. 



Further particulars in future Advertisements. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



Every MONDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. 

 Great Unreserved Sales. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at the Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., every MONDAY, THURSDAY, and 

 SATURDAY, at half-past 11 o'clock precisely, extensive con- 

 signments of «r»t>class HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, 

 NARCISSUS, and other BULBS, from Holland, lotted to suit 

 the Trade and Private Buyers. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Tuesday Next. 



ORCHIDS IN FLOWER. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 will SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., on TUESDAY. September 

 25, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, 200 lots of ORCHIDS IN 

 FLOWER, from various collections, including Odontoglossums, 

 Oncidiums, Ltelias, Cattleyas, Ccelogyne Massangeana, with 

 25 flowers ; and an exceptionally fine variety of Vanda San- 

 deriana, a grand plant, the best variety ever seen ; Vanda 

 ccerulea, and a fine specimen of Cypripedium Spiceriar 

 On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had, 



Brunswick Nursery, Tottenham. 



IMPORTANT UNRESERVED TRADE SALE of WINTER 

 FLOWERING HEATHS and GREENHOUSE PLANTS. 



TVrESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 



IVJL instructed by Mr. John Mailer, to SELL by AUCTION, 

 on the Premises, the Brunswick Nursery, Tottenham (close to 

 White Hart Lane Station, Great Eastern Railway), on 

 THURSDAY, September 27, at 12 o'clock punctually, without 

 reserve, the following remarkably well grown STOVE and 

 GREENHOUSE PLANTS :— 



turn, Lomaria gibba, 

 Pteris argyraaa, cretica, 

 tremula, and others 

 1000 Genista fragrans 200 Ficus elasticus in 48 and 



1000 Chrysanthemums in pots, 32-pots 



cfioice varieties Solanum capsicastrum, well 



1000 Bouvardias of sorts berried. 



3000 Ferns, Adiantum cunea- Small Heaths and Genistas 



Large CAMELLIAS and AZALEAS for cutting ; GERANIUM, 

 Improved Queen of Whites, in flower; NEW LANTANAS, 

 COLEUS, &o. 



May be viewed any day prior to the Sale. Catalogues may 

 be had on the Premises, and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, 

 Cheapside, London, E.C. 



N.B. The whole of the Stock is in first-rate condition, the 

 ERICAS being especially well-set for flower, and an inspection 

 is respectfully invited. The Nurseries are close to the White 

 Hart Lane Station, Great Eastern Railway. Trains from 

 Liverpool Street every half hour. 



Friday Next. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed by Mr. F. Sander to SELL by AUCTION, at 

 their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, 

 on FRIDAY NEXT, September 28, at half-past 12 o'clock 

 precisely, ODONTOGLOSSUM VEXILLARIUM variety; a 

 marvellous importation of the above, which has come to hand 

 in excellent condition per steamer Medvjay. The varieties 

 COBBIANUM, LEUCOGLOSSUM, and PULCHERRIMUM 

 will be found amongst this consignment. The plants were 

 found in a new district in Columbia, and were collected at 

 great expense. ONCIDIUM HJEMATOCHILUM : a few plants 

 of this rare and superb Oncidium. DENDROBIUM BIGE3- 

 BUM : a very fine lot of this, the finest of all Australasian 

 Dendrobes ; seldom plants can be offered in such fine condition, 

 as it is very rare in its native habitat. 



The Sale will also include some fine growing plants, well- 

 established, of the lovely new MORMODES RUCCINATOR 1 

 carrying flowers of a beautiful golden-yellow ; alsoanew ONCI, 

 DIUM from Brazil, which collector describes as the finest ever 

 seen. A grand lot of ONCIDIUM CRISPUM, the rare O. 

 MAESHALLIANUM, O. CAVENDISHIANUM, O. SARCODES, 

 a fine lot of O. SPHACELATUM MAJUS, the rare 0. CUR- 

 TUM, O. FORBESII. O. MICROPOGON. in fine masses ; 

 splendid lot of ODONTOGLOSSUM LUTEO-PURPUREUM 

 and SCEI'TRUM, CITEOSMUM, HASTATUM, ROEZLII, 

 EPIDENDRUM Species from a new district in Brazil ; and 

 many other valuable ORCHIDS. 



Also PHALJENOPSIS BUYSSONIANA, PHAIUS REG- 

 NIERI, and HABENARIA MILITAR1S, from Messrs. Seeger 

 & Tropp. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Friday Next. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 include in their SALE, on FRIDAY NEXT, September 

 28, well established Plants of PHALiENOPSIS BUYSSONI- 

 ANA, PHAIS REGNIERI, and HABENARIA MILITARIS, 

 from the collection of the late Explorer, Mr. A. Regnier, 

 by order of Messrs. Seeger & Tropp. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Kingston-on-Thames. 



By ordeT of the Executors of the late Mr. Thomas Jackson. 

 CLEARANCE SALE of the whole of the GREENHOUSE, 

 STOVE, and other PLANTS, a choice COLLECTION of 

 ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, large CAMELLIAS, UTEN- 

 SILS-in-TRADE, See., without reserve. 

 SALE, OCTOBER 1, and two following days, instead of 

 September 25 and 26, as previously advertised. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 (having sold the Freehold Estate), are instructed to 

 SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the Kingston Nursery, 

 Kingston-on-Thames, close to the Kingston Railway Station, 

 on MONDAY, October 1, and two following days, without 

 reserve, at 12 o'Clock precisely each day, the whole of the 

 well-grown GREENHOUSE and STOVE PLANTS, including 

 some thousands of Ferns, Geraniums, Fuohsias, 1000 Pot 

 Roses, 200 large Double White and other Camellias, from 2 to 

 12 feet, particularly worthy the notice of the Trade; Azalea 

 indica, a large and choice assortment of ESTABLISHED 

 ORCHIDS, comprising Cattleyas, Vandas, Saccolabiums, 

 Aerides, nnd Odontoglossums, principally O. Alexandras, also 

 the LIVE and DEAD STOCK, consisting of 4 Horses, 5 Cows, 

 2 Exhibition Plant Vans, Utensils-in- Trade, and numerous 

 other effects. 



May be viewed three days prior to the Sale. Catalogues 

 may be had on the Premises ; at the various Branch Nurseries, 

 Norbiton and Long Ditton ; of G. C. SHERRARD, Esq., 

 Solicitor, 26, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C., and Kingston; and 

 of the Auctioneers, t>7 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, and 

 Leytonstone, E. 



N.B.— The whole of the Valuable Nursery Stock now grow- 

 ing on the Branch Nurseries, will be lotted to suit Large and 

 Small Purchasers, and Sold without reserve, on the respective 

 Premises, OCTOBER 15 and following days, in the meantime 

 anyone desirous of having either of the productive Nurseries 

 transferred may arrange to do so with the Auctioneers, which 

 would afford them the opportunity of purchasing only what 

 Stock they require at unreserved Auction Prices. 



Sales by Sample. 



IMPORTANT TO THE TRADE. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS de- 

 sire to announce that their SALES by SAMPLE of 

 NURSERY STOCK and GREENHOUSE PLANTS will com- 

 mence on TUESDAY, October 9, and be continued every 

 alternate Tuesday. 



Central Auction Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



Birmingham. 



VERTEGANS' NURSERIES. 

 IMPORTANT SALE of one of the most valuable NURSERY, 

 SEED, and FLORIST'S BUSINESSES in the Provinces. 

 Established upwards of Thirty years. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS, of 

 London, in conjunction wiih Mr. W. C. B. Cave, of 

 Birmingham, are favoured with instructions from the sole pro- 

 prietor, Mr. R. H. Vertegans (who is retiring from the busi- 

 ness), to SELL by PUBLIC AUCTION, at the Royal Nurseries, 

 Harborne Road, Edgbaston, on TUESDAY, the 9th day of 

 October next, at 2 o'clock punctually, the various NUR- 

 SERIES, DWELLINGS, See., in lots, as under, and including the 

 Leases, Stock, Goodwill, and Possession, as going concerns : — 



Lot 1— The ROYAL NURSERIES, RESIDENCE,. and COT- 

 TAGE (Hans Niemand & Co.), Harborne Road, Edgbaston. 



Lot 2.— The METCHLEY PARK NURSERY and COTTAGE, 

 Edgbaston. 



Lot 3.— The SHELLEY NURSERIES and TWO COTTAGES, 

 Great Malvern. 



Lot 4.— The RICHMOND HILL NURSERY, Edgbaston. 



Lot 5.— The CHAD VALLEY NURSERIES and RESIDENCE, 

 Edgbaston, and the BIRMINGHAM MARKET HALL 

 BUSINESS. 



Plans and particulars may be had at the several Nurseries ; 

 also from Messrs. PROTHEROE and MORRIS, Auctioneers, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. ; and from Mr. W. C. B. 

 CAVE, of Birmingham. 



Peterborough. 



Under a Deed of Assignment.— Unrserved CLEARANCE SALE 

 of the whole of the NURSERY STOCK, by order of the 

 Trustees of the Estate of Mr. John House. 



|VI ESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 



lT-l. SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the Branch Nur- 

 sery, Peterborough, on TUESDAY, October 9, without 

 Reserve, the whole of the well-known NURSERY STOCK. 



Further particulars will appear next week. Catalogues of 

 the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



The Nurseries, Milford, Surrey. 



PRELIMINARY NOTICE of FOUR DAYS' SALE. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 are instructed by Mr. Maurice Young to SELL by 

 AUCTION, on the Premises as above, on OCTOBER 10, and 

 three following days, first-class NURSERY STOCK, com- 

 prising Evergreens in variety, Conifene, Standard Flowering 

 Trees, Flowering Shrubs, large deciduous Ornamental Trees, 

 transplanted Forest Trees, Thorns or Quicks for hedges, choice 

 named Rhododendrons, Rhododendron ponticum, Roses, &c. 

 Further particulars in future Advertisements. 



Sunningdale. 



Very important UNRESERVED SALE of beautifully grown 

 NURSERY STOCK, a large portion of which is growing 

 on Land recently Sold, and necessitating an immediate 

 Clearance. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed by Mr. Charles Noble (who has placed in 

 their hands the disposal of his long-established Business and 

 Freehold Estate) to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the 

 Sunningdale Nurseries, Bagshot, Surrey, near the Sunning- 

 dale Railway Station, on MONDAY, October 22, and five fol- 

 lowing days, the valuable and remmarkably well grown 

 NURSERY STOCK, extending over about 50 Acres. Fuller 

 particulars will appear. 



Catalogues, when ready, had of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, 

 Cheapside, E.C. 



Sunbury, Middlesex. Preliminary Notice. 



VALUABLE FREEHOLD NURSERY. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS rre 

 favoured with instructions from the owner to SELL by 

 AUCTION, on the Premises, on MONDAY*, October 29, the 

 VALUABLE FREEHOLD NURSERY, known as Osborn's 

 Nuisery, Sunbury, comprising 17 Acres of very productive 

 Land, Brick-built Residence, 21 Greenhouses, 2 miles of Hot- 

 water Piping, numerous Pits, Stabling, and other Trade Build- 

 ings. The Estate possesses extensive frontages to the public 

 roads, and these frontages could be utilised for building pur- 

 poses, without interfering in any way with the carrying on of 

 the present Nursery and Florist's Business. 



Particulars and Plans can be had on the Premises, and of the 

 Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



N.B.— The Extensive STOCK of STOVE and GREENHOUSE 

 PLANTS and OUTDOOR NURSERY STOCK will be SOLD by 

 AUCTION, on the Premises, on Monday and Tuesday, 

 October 29 and 30. 



Preliminary Notice. 



The COLLECTION of ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS formed by 

 A. S. Hughes, Esq., late of Lee. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 are instructed to SELL the above EARLY IN OCTOBER, 

 at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



Enfield Highway, Middlesex.— Larman's Farm. 



TO FRUIT GROWERS, MARKET GARDENERS, 

 AND OTHERS. 



MESSRS. FULLER, HORSEY, SONS, and 

 CASSELL are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, at the 

 Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, E.C, on WEDNESDAY, October 3, at 

 2 o'Clock precisely (unless previously disposed of by private 

 contract), in one lot, a valuable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, 

 land tax redeemed, 19 acres 1 rood and 30 perches, situate at 

 Enfield Highway, within 1£ mile of Enfield Lock Station on 

 the Great Eastern Railway, with frontages to Bell Lane and 

 the High Road, comprising a Fruit Garden of about 15£ acres, 

 well slocked with a choice variety of young Fruit Trees, con- 

 sisting of Pears, Apples, Plums, Currant. Gooseberry, and other 

 Bushes. Dwelling-house, containing 10 rooms, Dairy, Wash- 

 houses, Coach-house, Stables, Granary, Packing Sheds, and 

 general Farm Buildings. 



May be viewed till the Sale, by orders to be had of the 

 Auctioneers. Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be 

 obtained of Messrs. ARKCOLL AND COCKELL, Solicitors, 67, 

 Tooley Street, S.E.; at the Mart; and of Messrs. FULLER, 

 HORSEY, SONS, and CASSELL, 11, Billiter Square, 

 London, E.C. 



