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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[September 29, 1888. 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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Completion of a great National Work, 



THE PINETUM BRITANNICUM: 

 A Descriptive Account of Hardy Coniferous Trees Cul- 

 tivated in Great Britain. Dedicated, by command, to the 

 illustrious memory of H.R.H the Prince Consort. Illustrated 

 with Maps, Photographs, Facsimiles of the Original Water- 

 colour Drawings, made expressly for the work, and 643 Engrav- 

 ings on Wood. Edited, with the assistance of Robert Brown, 

 Dr. Lindley, Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, Messrs. Peter Lawson 

 & Son, by Edward Ravenscroft. Three vols., royal folio, 

 with fifty-three large Coloured Plates and 643 Woodcuts 

 (subscription price £il 6s. unbound), now offered at a reduced 

 price, plain plates, hf.bd., £10 10s ; or, coloured plates, hf. bd., 

 olive morocco, £21. 



At length we are enabled to congratulate Conifer lovers, 

 subscribers, authors, and publisher, upon the completion of the 

 Pinetum Britannicum. The work is one of great magnitude 

 and beauty, and one that has involved labour and pecuniary 

 outlay, it is to be feared, beyond hope of recompense. In the 

 preface Mr. Ravenscroft, the enterprising and chivalrous pub- 

 lisher and part author, tells the story of the book— how it grew 

 out of a small catalogue raisonne prepared for Messrs. Peter 

 Lawson & Son. As a considerable amount of materials had 

 accumulated, the larger work, with its large-sized coloured 

 plates, was undertaken. Messrs. Lawson lent substantial aid 

 by taking 100 copies ; the Emperor Napoleon distributed thirty 

 copies among the Schools of Agriculture and Forestry in 

 France, and royal patronage was not wanting in our own 

 country. Such aids, however, were not sufficient to secure the 

 uninterrupted progress of the work. The firm of Peter Lawson 

 & Son met with misfortune, the French Empire underwent 

 still greater disaster, and, as a consequence, the publication of 

 the work was necessarily for a time suspended. In order, 

 however, to keep faith with the remaining subscribers, Mr. 

 Ravenscroft lately resumed the publication, and has now, as 

 ■we have seen, brought it to a close, thus fulfilling all his 

 obligations to his subscribers, if not fulfilling the whole of the 

 ambitious programme with which he set out. 



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HORTICULTURAL GLASS, 

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To Nurserymen, Seed Merchants, and Florists. 



J BLACKBURN and SONS are offering Arch- 

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Autumn Requirements for the 

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are now fully furnished with every novelty in 



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Required for the Autumn and Winter Season. 

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delivered free, with pipes cut and fitted ready for fixing. 

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A large quantity of all descriptions and 

 sizes in stock, at the lowest possible prices. 



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ROCKERIES, FERNERIES, 



WINDOW CASES, CAVES, WATERFALLS, WINDOW 

 BOXES, AQUARIA, ARTIFICIAL ROCKWOEK for Ball- 

 rooms, Halls, Staircases, &c, designed and constructed, under 

 personal superintendence of 



HARPHAM AND HOWES, 



Horticultural Depot, 107, Church Street, Edgware Road, N.W . 



Estimates and Illustrated Lists Free. 



ATENT 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. 



SPEARMAN'S SERGES.— THE BEST IN 

 THE WORLD.— Pure INDIGO DYE, ROYAL NAVY 

 BLUE, WOADED BLACK. Also in all other colours and 

 FANCY WEAVINGS. Low quotations. No draper or tailor 

 sells SPEARMAN'S renowned Serges; they can only be 

 obtained direct from SPEARMAN, SPEARMAN, PLYMOUTH. 

 No material manufactured is so useful for Ladies' Autumn 

 and Winter Wear or Gentlemen's Suits. Send for patterns, 

 and select at home for yourselves. Parcels carriage paid in 

 Great Britain and Ireland. Goods packed for export at lowest 

 freights. 



WANTED, a good single man, not under 35 

 years of age, as SINGLE-HANDED GARDENER, to 

 live and sleep in the House. Wages 15s. per week and all 

 found. — PROPRIETOR, Beckton Hotel, Beckton, North 

 Woolwich, E. 



ANTED, Two practical WORKING FORE- 



MEN— one for Market Garden (Vegetables, &c.) Pro- 

 duce ; the other for the Cultivation of Orchard Fruit Trees, &c. 

 Must invest not less than £100 each.— Address FRUIT FARM, 

 Gardeners' Chronicle Office, 41,Welllngton Street, Strand.W.C. 



ANTED, a GROUND FOREMAN. Steady, 



industrious man. Able to Graft and Layer. — GEORGE 

 AND WILLIAM YATES, Manch ester. 



Outdoor Nursery Foreman and Salesman. 



WANTED, a young MAN, as above, for a 

 branch Nursery. — Apply, in own handwriting, stating 

 wages expected, to B. MALLER AND SONS, Burnt Ash Lane 

 Nurseries, Lee, S.E. 



WANTED, a NURSERY PROPAGATOR— 

 a rising young man, who has been in a Country 

 Nursery, and can grow and propagate two things — Clematis 

 and Rhododendrons. He must start at a moderate wage, and 

 he will be under close supervision until he proves his capa- 

 bility and reliability.— CHARLES NOBLE, Bagshot. 



WANTED, a young MAN, for Houses— one 

 who understands Growing Palms, &c— Apply by letter 

 only, THOMSON'S, Spark Hill Nurseries, Birmingham. 



ANTED, Two Youths as APPRENTICES 



(about 16), where Fruit and Tomatos are extensively 

 Grown under Glass. Bothy and vegetables found. State 

 wages. — F. KENT, Market Gardener, Lambley, Nottingham. 



ANTED, a CLERK, accustomed to the 



Nursery Trade and able to Correspond. Must be a 

 good Writer and quick at Figures.— State age and wages required 

 to H. G. M., Protheroe & Morris, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 London, E.C. 



GARDENING APPOINTMENT. 



Mr. John Robertson, late Foreman at Dysart 

 Gardens, Fife, has been appointed Head Gar- 

 dener to the Earl of Rosslyn, Lady Anne's 

 House, Stamford. 



WAN T PLA CES. 



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 particulars, when the best selections for the 

 differen t capacities will be made. — Holloway. N. 



Gardeners, Farm-Bailiffs, Foresters, &c. 



DI C K S O N S (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." 



RICHARD SMITH and CO 

 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. 



C O T C H GARD ENERS. 



—John DowhIE (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 com petent Gardener. 



aARDENER (Head), where several are kept ; 

 married, no family.— A Lady wishes to recommend her 

 late Gardener, who has been with her twelve years. Trust- 

 worthy and competent in all branches.— J. MOORE, Bray, 



Maidenhead. 



GARDENER (Head), where three or more 

 are kept. — R. Cox wishes to recommend G. Howes as 

 above, to any Lady or Gentleman requiring the service of a 

 good practical man, who understands all branches of the pro- 

 fession^— OJWlW^JIamsJIajl^irmugham. 



GARDENER (Head); age 40, married, no 

 family.— James Watson, Esq., late of Langley House, 

 wishes to recommend his late Head Gardener, who has been 

 with him six years, to any Lady or Gentleman requiring a 

 thoroughly practical man. First-class testimonials.— Apply, 

 statin;; full particulars, to R. H. TAYLOR, 21, High Street, 

 Camden Town, N.W. 



(~1 ARDENER (Head).— Age 31, widower, no 

 T children ; is open to engagement with Lady or Gentle- 

 man, requiring the services of an experienced, energetic, 

 trustworthy man. Eighteen years experience. Excellent 

 references and testimonials.— T., Royal Hotel, Southport. 



