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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Octobee 6, 1888. 



SALES by AUCTION. 



Sales 



Bulbs from Holland. 



very MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, in 

 Large and Small Lots, to suit all Buyers. 



MR. J. 0. STEVENS will SELL by 

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

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

 SATURDAY, at half-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. 



Thursday, October 11. 



ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. 



MR. J. 0. STEVENS will SELL by 

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

 Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY, October 11, at half-past 12 

 o'clock precisely, without the least reserve, a portion of the 

 old and well-known COLLECTION of ORCHIDS, formed by 

 Robert Warner, Esq., of Broomfield, Chelmsford, who is giving 

 up their culture on account of ill-health. Amongst them will 

 be found some fine specimens of — 



Vanda suavis marginata 

 ,, ,, Kendrick's lonj 



spiked variety 

 ,, tricolor Warneri 

 ,, ,, Bassett's variety 

 „ „ Dalkeith variety 

 ,, ,, insiguis Dangste 



variety 



Cypripedium Harrisianum 



, , villosum Warneri 



Cypripedium Sedeni 

 , , melanopthalmum 

 ,, chloroneurum 



,, albo marginata 

 Trichopilia lepida 

 Ccelogyne cristata Lemoniana 

 Lselia elegans 



,, purpurata 



Cattleyas, Odontoglossums, Calanthes, Masdevallias, &c. 



Om 



' of Sale, and Catalog 





Thursday Next— (Sale No, 7763.) 



Ten cases of CATTLEYA MENDELII just received for SALE 



MR. J. C. STEVENS wTlMnclude the above 

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

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

 October 11 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Special Sale of Orchids in Flower and Bud. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS begs to announce that 

 his NEXT SPECIAL 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, at half- 

 past 12 o'Clock precisely, and he will be glad if Gentlemen 

 desirous of ENTERING PLANTS FOR THIS SALE will 

 send List not later than Thursday next, 



Dutch Bulbs. 



Every MONDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. 

 Great Unreserved Sales. 



MESSES. 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 iir^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. 



lea Bridge Road, E. 



ANNUAL UNRESERVED SALE of Winter-flowering 

 HEATHS, &c. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed by Mr. John Fraser to SELL by AUCTION, 

 on the Premises, the Lea Bridge Nurseries, Lea Bridge Road, 

 Leyton, E. (close to the Hoe Street Station, Great Eastern 

 Railway), on MONDAY, October 8, at 12 o'Clock precisely, in 

 consequence of the large quantity of lots, a large quantity of 

 WINTER-FLOWERING and other PLANTS, including :— 



500 Marechal Niel and other 

 Rose3 



2000 Clematis Jackmannii 



and other sorts 

 3000 Bouvardias of the finest 



6000 Erica hymenalia 



2000 ,. gracilis 



4000 fine named Hollyhocks 



from seed 

 1000 Lapageria rosea superba 

 3000 Cyclamen persicum (Fra- 



ser's superb strain) 3000 Solanums 



1000 Clematis flammula 3000 Genista fragrans 



and considerable quantities of Epacris, Passion-flowers, Jas- 

 mines, Honeysuckles, Green and Variegated Ivies, Ampelopsis 

 Veitchii, Escallonia pyracanthus, Tree Carnations, Clematis 

 indivisa lobata, Early-flowering Chrysanthemums, &c. 



The whole of the Stock is in the best condition, and ready 

 for immediate Sale. 



May be viewed. Catalogues had on the Premises, and of the 

 Auctioneers, 67 and OS, Cheapside, E.C. ; and Leytonstone, E. 



Tuesday Next. 



SALE of NURSERY STOCK and GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



from Sample. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Eooms, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, E.C, on TUESDAY NEXT, October 9, at half- 

 past 12 o'Clock precisely, the following items of NURSERY 

 STOCK, &c, from Sample :— 



200,000 strong Thorns, 2 to 4 

 feet 

 11,000 Conifers, of sorts, 2 to 

 4 feet 

 3,000 Cupressus Lawsonii, 



1J to 2J f^et 

 10,000 Thuia Lobbii, 8 inches 

 to 2 feet 

 1,500 Rhododendrons 

 40,000 Native Scotch Fir 

 500 Sweet Bays 

 3,000 Herbaceous plants, in 



variety 

 Samples will be on view on the morning. Catalog 

 Auctioneers, 67 and -'8, Cheapside, Loudon, E.C. 



1,500 Black Naples Currants 

 1,500 Raby Castle Red Cur- 



3,000 2-yr. untrained Apples 

 200 Silver Queen Ivies 

 400 Clematis in 60 pots 

 Tea Roses in 48-pots 

 10.000 Forest Trees 

 10,000 Spiral japonica (im- 

 ported clumps) 

 1,000 Azalea indica, from 

 Belgium 



s of the 



Peterborough. 

 Under a Deed of Assignment.— Unrserved CLEARANCE SALE 

 by order of the Trustee of the Estate of Mr. John House, 

 the Freehold Nursery having been disposed of. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are in- 

 - structedto SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the 

 Branch Nursery, Peterborough, a short distance from either of 

 the Peterborough Railway Stations, on TUESDAY, October 9, at 

 12 o'Clock precisely .without reserve, the whole of the well-grown 

 NURSERY STOCK, consisting of a great variety of Coniferse 

 and Evergreen Shrubs, 2000 Spruce Firs, 1000 Cupressus Law- 

 soni, 1000 Aucubas, 500 Box, 3000 Fruit Trees, including a fine 

 batch of Maiden Apples, 3000 Gooseberries and Currants, 2000 

 Limes and other Standard Trees, &c. 



May be viewed one week prior to the Sale. Catalogues may 

 be obtained at the Seed Shop, Church Street, Peterborough ; of 

 J. ADNITT, Esq., the Trustee, Oriel House, New Road, Peter- 

 borough ; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C, 

 and Leytonstone, E. 



Birmingham. 



VERTEGANS' NURSERIES. 



IMPORTANT SALE of one of the most valuable NURSERY, 



SEED, and FLORIST'S BUSINESSES in the Provinces. 



Established upwards of 30 years. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS, of 

 London, in conjunction with 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, &c, 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, 



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. 



Tile Milford Nurseries, near Godalming, Surrey. 



One mile from Milford Railway Station, and a mile and a half 



from the new Godalmiug Railway Station. 



FOUR DAYS' UNRESERVED SALE of beautifully grown 



NURSERY STOCK in excellent condition for removal, by 



order of Mr. Maurice Young. 



Important to Noblemen, Gentlemen, Nurserymen, and others 



extensively engaged in planting. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are in- 

 structed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the 

 Milford Nurseries, Milford, Surrey, on WEDNESDAY, October 

 10, and three following days, at 12 o'Clock punctually each day, 

 several Acres of unusually well-grown NURSERY STOCK, 

 which has been carefully prepared for removal, including a 

 splendid assortment of Specimen Conifers and Evergreens, 

 6 to 12 feet; tine examples of Young's Golden Juniper, 

 3000 Border Shrubs, 3 to 6 feet ; 1500 Aucubas, 2 to 3 feet ; 3000 

 Conifers, 1 to 4 feet ; 6000 Laurels of sorts, 2 to 3 feet ; 5000 

 Evergreen Privet, 3 to 4 feet; 5000 Ornamental and Forest 

 Trees, 6 to 12 feet ; 8000 choicest named Hybrid and Ponticum 

 Rhododendrons, 1000 Standard and Dwarf Roses. 357,000 Trans- 

 planted and Seedling Forest Trees, including 60,000 strong 

 Quick, Flowering Shrubs, Climbing Plants. &c. 



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, and Leytonstone, E. 



N.B. — Goods can be loaded at Milford Station, and con- 

 veyed to any part of Great Britain without change of trucks. 



Lee, S.E. 



Ten minutes' walk from Lee, Lewisham, and Blackheath 

 Stations. UNRESERVED SALE, by Order of the Execu- 

 cutors of the late Mr. W. North, in consequence of the 

 expiration of the Lease. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, 

 the Manor Lane Nurseries, Lee, S.E., on WEDNESDAY, 

 October 10, at 12 o'Clock precisely, without reserve, the well 

 grown NURSERY STOCK, in capital condition for removal, 

 comprising thousands of Evergreen Shrubs for potting ; 2000 

 strong oval-leaved Privet, 500 Golden Yews, 1000 English and 

 other Yews, Dwarf Roses, 1500 Border Shrubs, 1000 Laurels, 

 500 bushy Aucubas, 3 to 4 feet ; 500 Jasminums in pots, 500 

 Evergreens in pots, 5000 Gooseberries and Currants, 5000 Ivies, 

 3 to 5 feet, and other Stock. 



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

 had on the Premises ; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheap- 

 side, London, E.C, and Leytonstone, E. 



Wednesday Next. 



2000 English-grown LILIUM AURATUM, splendid bulbs ; also 

 L. HARRISII. L. ALBUM, and L. RUBRUM, specially 

 suitable to the Trade ; Japanese IRIS, a large assortment 

 of NARCISSUS, and various otherBULBS, Dutch FLOWER 

 ROOTS, 500 CAMELLIAS and AZALEAS, of the bestsorts 

 from Belgium ; GREENHOUSE PLANTS, in variety, &c. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C, on WEDNESDAY NEXT, 

 October 10, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday Next. 



2000 LILIUM AURATUM, English-grown, splendid bulbs, 

 lotted to suit the Trade. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 will include the above in their SALE ou WEDNESDAY 

 NEXT, October 10. 



Lower Norwood, S.E. 



THIRTEENTH ANNUA! SALE, a portion of the Land 

 having been Sold for Building Purposes. 



^/TESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 



IT.!- instructed by Mr. H. James, to SELL by AUCTION, 

 on the Premises, the Castle Nursery, Lower Norwood, S.E., 

 about two minutes' walk from the station, on THURSDAY, 

 October 11, at 12 o'Clock precisely, about 200 lots of beautifully 

 grown ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, clean healthy plants, in- 

 cluding Odontoglossums, Dendrobiums, Ladias, Cattleyas; 

 several splendid specimen Exhibition AZALEAS which have 

 been exhibited with such great success by Mr. H. James ; a 

 quantity of STOVE and GREENHOUSE PLANTS in variety, 

 FOLIAGE PLANTS, ROSES in Pots, CLIMBERS, &c. 



May be viewed two days prior to the Sale. Catalogues had 

 on the Premises, and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 London, E.C. ; and Leytonstone. 



Lower Norwood, SJ2] 



SPECIMEN EXHIBITION STOVE and GREENHOUSE 

 PLANTS, including several unusually fine examples of 

 Azaleas and Ericas, which have been so successfully exhi- 

 bited at the leading shows, and so well known throughout 

 the country, having taken numerous First-class Prizes, 

 By order of Mr. H. James. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS de- 

 sire to call attention to the above VALUABLE PLANTS, 

 which they will SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, The 

 Castle Nursery, Lower Norwood, S.E., on THURSDAY NEXT, 

 October 11, at 12 o'clock. 



May be viewed. Catalogues now ready and may be had on 

 the Premises; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 



London, E.C. 



Friday Next. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed by Messrs. F. Sander & Co., to SELL by 

 AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 E.C, on FRIDAY NEXT, October 12, at half-past 12 o'clock 

 precisely, CATTLEYA ELDORADO, in splendid condition, 

 with fresh green leaves, plump pseudobulbs ; the leaves and 

 bulbs are very varied, and we have no doubt that many grand 

 varieties will be bloomed from this importation, as aurea, 

 carnea, conspicua, superba, Wallisii, &c. 



Also a few CATTLEYA SUPERBA SPLENDENS. These 

 two species grow together in the locality where these plants 

 were collected, and from former importations we have flowered 

 the magnificent natural hybrid, C Brymeriana, which com- 

 bines all the grandeur and beauty of its parents — C. Eldorado 

 and C superba splendens. 



CATTLEYA GASKELLIANA, just received per ss. Lome, a 

 magnificent importation, in very fine condition, abundantly 

 furnished with healthy green leaves, and sound dormant eyes. 



A very fine lot of ODONTOGLOSSUM VEXTLLARIUM 

 varieties. The plants were collected in a new district in 

 Columbia; the varieties LOBBIANUM, LEUCOGLOSSUM. 

 PULCHERRIMUM will be found among them. Fine lot of 

 ODONTOGLOSSUM LUTEO-PURPUREUM SCEPTRUM, a 

 few fine plants of the splendid CATTLEYA HOLFORDII, C. 

 VIOLACEA, tine plants of ONCIDIUM AMPLIATUM MAJUS, 

 O. HASTATl'M ROEZL1I, O. SHHACELATUMMAJUS, splen- 

 did lot of TRICHO PILI A S U A VIS, well grown plants of asuperb 

 new CATASETUM iu flower, the rare and beautiful SCHOM- 

 BURGHK1A MAKGINATA, and a quantity of other valuable 

 ORCHIDS; together with a large assortment of ESTAB- 

 LISHED ORCHIDS, and the Orchid Alburn complete. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



— Norbiton and Long Ditton, Surrey. 



SIX DAYS' UNRESERVED CLEARANCE SALE of the 

 whole of the well-grown NURSERY STOCK, by order 

 of the Executors of the late Mr. T. Jackson. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the respective 

 Premises, the Branch Nurseries known as the Kingston Hill 

 Nursery, Kingston Hill, the Norbiton Park Nursery, Norbiton, 

 and the Nursery, Long Ditton, Surrey, on MONDAY, 

 October 15, and following days, the whole of the well-grown 

 NURSERY STOCK, extending over several acres, and in 

 capital condition for removal, comprising thousands of Coniferos 

 and Evergreen Shrubs in the borders, for effective planting ; 

 also 3000 Standard Roses, 2000 Laurels, 2500 Privet, ^000 

 Cupressus and Pinus, 3000 Green Hollies, 4000 Fruit Trees, 

 growing Crops, loose Utensils, &c. 



May now be viewed. Catalogues may be had on the respec- 

 tive Premises; of G. C. SHERRARD, Esq., Solicitor, £6, 

 Lincoln's Inn Fields, W '.C, and Kingston; and of the Auc- 

 tioneers,67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. , and Leytonstone, E. 



The Auctioneers desire to call attention to this important 

 Sale, being particularly worthy the attention of gentlemen 

 who are engaged in planting. The various Nurseries are to be 

 let, and an opportunity is thus afforded to an incoming tenant 

 of purchasing only what stock might be required at unre- 

 served auction prices. 



Sunningdale. 



Five minutes' walk from the Sunningdale Railway Station, 

 Londo ■ and South- Western Railway. 

 Extensive UNRESERVED SALE of beautifully grown NUR- 

 SERY STOCK, a large portion of which is growing on 

 Land recently Sold, necessitating an immediate Clearance, 

 and affording a rare opportunity to Gentlemen as well an 

 the Trade who are engaged in planting. The Sale will 

 include a large quantity of Specimen Coniferee ana 

 other Shrubs, symmetrically grown, and adapted for 

 immediate effective purposes. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed by Mr. Charles Noble (who has placed iu 

 their hands the disposal of his long-established Business and 

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

 Sunningdale Nurseries, Bagshot, Surrey, on MONDAY, Octo- 

 ber 22, and five following days, at half-past 12 o'Clock pre- 

 cisely each day, an extensive quantity of remarkably well 

 grown NURSERY STOCK, extending over about 50 Acres, 

 and embracing a great assortment of Evergreens and Conifertr, 

 including 10,000 Thuia americana and Lobbii, some thousands 

 of Cupressus Lawsoniana, Laurels of sorts, Green and Varie- 

 gated Aucubas, Muhonia nquifolia, Retinosporas, Picea Nord- 

 manniana, 20nfl Liaustrum ovalifolium, 500 Ilex Shepherdii, 

 and other Hollies, Ornamental and Forest Trees in variety, 

 Andromedas, Hardy Azal, as, 1000 Berberis of sorts. Hardy 

 Climbers, and other fjants. 



May be viewed prior to the Sale. Catalogues may be had on 

 the Premises ; at the Sunningdale Hotel. Sunningdale Railway 

 Station : and of the Auctioneers and Estate Agents, 67 and 68, 

 cheapside, London, EC, and Le ; tonstone, E. 



