Established 



No. 2492. 



No. 92.— Vol. IV. { S T E =™.} SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1888. 



[Regt. as a Newspaper./ PRICE 3d. 

 I Post-free, 3d. 



CONTENTS. 



Amaryllis reticulata ... 



Apiary, the 



Battersea Park, damage 

 to trees in 



Begonias at Laing's 



Black canker of bulbs ... 



Books- 

 Producer and Consumer 



British Association 



Bunyard, G.'s, nursery 



Catasetum Russellianum 



Cucumber, Thorbum's 

 everbearing 



Cultural memoranda ... 



Daffodils, annual lifting 

 of 



Forestry 



Fruit, transit of 



Fruits under glass 



Gardeners' Orphan Fund 



Gardening appointment. 



Grape Muscat Hamburgh 



Gum, the Cistus 



Heated borders in the 



Helianthus atrorubens ... 



Hollies 



Kitchen garden 



Lily show, a 



LInnean Society 



Lissochilus giganteus ... 



Mote Park 



Oat, prolific 



Odontogloaaum macula- 



tum Duvivierianum ... 

 Oncidium robustissimum 

 " Orchidenne," the 



Orchid notes 



l'a--illora Constance 

 Elliott 



„ Miersii 



Pine-growing in the open 



Plant life ".". "'. " m \ 



Plants and their culture . 



Koupellia grata 



Societies — 

 North of Scotland Hor- 

 ticultural 



Royal Horticultural ... 

 United Horticultural 

 Benefit Society 



Stoke Court, Slough, 

 hardy fruits at 



Ursinia pulchra 



Vegetables, new 



Zy^iipetalum brachy pe- 

 tal um 



Illustrations. 



Black canker of bulbs 



Hylurgus piniperda 



Passirlura Miersii 



Pine «awrly, the 



Roupellia grata 



Ursinia pulchra 



Advertisers are specially requested to note, that, 

 under no circumstaytces whatever, can any 

 particular position be guaranteed for ad- 

 vertisements occupying less space than an 

 entire column. 



Now ready. In cloth, lis. 6d. 

 fHE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 



J. Vol. III.. Third Series, JAN. to JUNE. 1888. 



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



(CRYSTAL PALACE. 



J GREAT AUTUMN EXHIBITION of FRUIT. 



OCTOBER 11 to 13 inclusive. 

 Schedules on application to Mr. HEAD, Superintendent, 

 Gardens Department. Entries Close October 4. 



*** Conference of Fruit Growers on first day of Show. 



O U R T H A N N U A L 



APPLE and PEAR SHOW, 



Open to all England. 



F 



For Schedules, Sec, apply to 



Guildhall, Exeter. 



J. I. PENGELLY, Hon. Sec. 



The beat Season to Plant 



EDELWEISS is during September and 

 October. 

 In consequence of having made favourable purchases, 

 I am able to supply strong plants at 

 £2 per limn, and .is. per 100. 

 OTTO WAGNER. Dobeln, Germany. 



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 

 and CO., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



94 DEUTZIA GRACILIS, large plants, for 



f~T Sale. Average 10 feet round. Offers slanted for any 

 number, pi' on nil. — ALEXANDER GrR^O.V, Gardener, 

 Vogme, Gorebrid^e, Edinburgh. 



JOHN McKENZIE, Head Gardener to Lord 

 Bivers, at Mistley Hall , Essex, up to about 1842. Anyone 

 giving me ANY RELIABLE ACCOUNT OF HIM after leaving 

 £2 REWARD.— S. E„ Office of this Paper. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS. NARCISSUS, 

 LILIUM CANDIDUM, grown by Louis Bbemond, Fils, 

 Ollioules. Last consignments expected in London in afeiv days. 

 WILLIAM DENMAN. 7, Catherine Street. CoventGarden, W.C. 

 See large Advertisement, September 15, page 289. 



INDIAN AZALEAS.— Splendid well-grown 

 Plants, well set, selected varieties, at £3 10s., £4, and 

 £8 per 100. SPIRJEA JAPONICA— exceptionally hue Belgiau 

 Spineas, for early forcing, 80s. to 120s. per 1000. 

 A. VAN GEERT, Ghent, Belgium. 



Palms, Foliage Plants, Heaths, &c. 



FRANCIS R. KINGHORN 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. 



R. DODWELL'S GRAND CARNATIONS. 



—The finest grown. 6000 Unbloomed Seedlings, 

 warranted of the highest parentage ; unrivalled whether for 

 bedding or forcing for spring flowering. 3s. 6d . per doz. ; 21s. 

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

 cation. The Cottage. Stanley Road. Oxford. 



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, Weatlake Nursery, Isleworth.W. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



GLADIOLUS BRENCHLEYENSIS and 

 other sorts. Can be had at moderate prices. Time 

 now for Booking Orders. Also strong Clumps of LILY OF 

 THE VALLEY and SPIRJEA.S. 



Apply to P. VAN TIL, Jz., Bulb Grower, Hillegom, near 

 Haarlem, Holland. 



To Strawberry Growers. 



HOUSE'S " VICTORY " now being sent out. 

 List of testimonials from leading trade journals and 

 others on application. Price, lis.. 20s. and 30s. per 100. 

 JOHN HOUSE, Eastgate Nursery, Peterborough. 



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. 



ENDERS for SUPPLY of young TREES 



and SHRUBS, are invited by the Harris Orphanage 

 Committee. Particulars on application to 

 Mr. J. CUMMING, Clerk, 4. Chapel Street, Preston, Lancashire. 



C CHOICE FRUIT and FLOWERS. 

 J Highest Market Prices guaranteed. 



HENRY RIDES (late Wise & Rides), Fruit and Flower 

 Salesman, Covent Garden, W.C. 



S HILL, Jun.,CoMMissio>r Agent, RECEIVES 

 « FOR DISPOSAL any quantity of Choice CUT FLOWERS. 

 Market Prices Returned Weekly. Empties supplied. — 21, Char- 

 lotte Street, Fitzroy Square, and Covent Garden Market, W.C. 



MESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 

 Nurserymen, Sidcup, and 2S5. 2S6, 287. 288. Flower 

 Market. Covent Garden. London, W.C. are open to RECEIVE 

 ('( iXSIGNMBNTS of Choice CUT FLOWERS in any quantity 

 for their Commission Department. Boxes and Labels supplied. 

 Telegraph Address — •• COMMISSION, SIDCUP." 



WANTED, GERANIUM CUTTINGS of 

 the following :— Good Red. White, Pink. 

 THOMAS BUNYARD, The Nurseries, Ashford. 



■V\7" ANTED, quantity, good kinds, hardy 



V ? CONIFERS and EVERGREEN SHRUBS. Must be 

 well g-own good stuff. Cheap for cash, or in EXCHANGE for 

 choice hardy HRRHACEi H's PLANTS. 



J. COOPER, The Nurseiy, Chipping Norton. 



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UTTON'S NARCISSI. 



For full Descriptions, Illustrations, and Prices, 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 

 N;Lni->us, together with particulars of the best varieties of 

 Hyacinths, Tulips, Sec, for bedding. Now Ready: Post-free 

 to intending Customers. 



SUTTON and SONS, The Queen's Seedsmen, READING. 



Dutch and other Bulbs. 



CHARLES TURNER'S CATALOGUE is 

 now ready. The first Cousignment is to hand, in 

 excellent condition. 



The New Rose, Fruit Tree, and Conifere CATALOGUE is 

 now in the Press. 



The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 



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 many beautiful rarities. 

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



Dutch Bulbs Direct from the Growers. 



ANT. ROOZEN and SON'S CATALOGUE 

 for 1888, containing details of their immense Collections 

 of New, Rare, and fine 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 and 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. 



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 by Gertrude Hartland, 

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

 the sort yet published. The drawings are superb. 



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. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS, in small pots. 

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

 List on application. 



FRANCIS R. KINGHORN, Nurseryman, Richmond, Surrey. 



ICKSON'S IMPROVED MUSHROOM 



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

 of 14 cake3. Circular with Cultural Notes and List of Testi- 

 monials post-free on application. 

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



ASTUPLANTA, 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. 9t/. ; 

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

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



Landscape Gardener. 



JMUNRO, Stamford, Advises, Designs, and 

 • Estimates for all kinds of Ornamental Ground Work, 

 torest and Covert Planting, &c. Thirty years' practice. 

 Many years Nursery Manager at Dickson's, Chester; Lawson's, 

 Edinburgh ; and Osborn's, London. 



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H. LASCELLES and CO., 



• Horticultural Builders, 



, BUN HILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 



Plans and Estimates Five. 

 See large Advertisement, September 1, page 333. 



