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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[October 6, 1888. 



BULBS 



For Out & Indoor Culture. 



large Collections of all the very Best Varieties of 

 HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUSES, 

 NARCISSI, LI LIES, SNOWDROP S, &o. 



13" Only the very best kept in stock. 



tS" Prices extremely moderate. 



Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue (No. 348) 



POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 



ICKSONS 



(Limited) 



The Royal Nurseries & Seed Establishments, 



Chester. 



EXTRA choice BULBS. 



Free to Destination. 



CHEAP PRICES. 



VAN MEERBEEMO. 



GROWERS 



OF 



Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 Crocus, Lilium, Nar- 

 cissus, Ranunculus, 

 Anemones, Spireeas, 

 Snowdrops, and all 

 other Bulbs and Plants, 

 recommend their 



SPECIAL COMPLETE 

 COLLECTIONS FOR 

 AMATEURS, 



put together with the 

 greatest care. 



FOE, SPRING GARDENING. 



{Chen selected, well proportioned.) 



Collection B containing 3496 finest flower-roots. Price 5 Gns. 

 1» » 2244 „ ,, ,. 3 „ 



F „ 1398 „ „ „ 2 „ 



H „ 1036 „ „ „ 1 .. 



FOR INDOORS. 



Collection A containing 1276 finest flower-roots. Price 5 Gns. 

 C „ 883 „ „ ., 3 „ 



E „ 613 „ „ » 2 „ 



G „ 301 „ „ •• 1 •• 



We also forward, at 12/-, HALF THE COLLECTIONS 



"G"or"H." NO PACKING CHARGES. 



Payment against delivery of the parcel. Extensive Catalogue 



free on application. Write direct to 



VAN MEERBEEK & CO., 



Nurserymen, Hillegom, near Haarlem, Holland ; 

 or to their London Agent — Mr. EDWIN T. PAXNE, 

 28, Great Tower Street, E.C. 



SPECIAL CULTURE OF 



FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 



A Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 

 The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of 



Fruits post-free. 

 The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post-free. 



THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 



THE NURSERIES, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 



a 



EVERGREENS." 



Stock quite unequalled for superior quality. 



Immense variety and great extent. 



Inspection earnestly invited. 



DICKSONS Nurseries, Chester. 



(Limited) 



SUTTON'S 



INIMITABLE 



BEDDING HYACINTHS 



In distinct shades of colour, and to flower 

 simultaneously. 



Scarlet. Dark Blue, Light Rose. Blue, 



Light Blue, Dark Blue, Pure White, Tinted White. 



SUTTON'S 



INIMITABLE 



BEDDING TULIPS. 



For simultaneous flowering. 



White, Yellow, Scarlet, Rose and White, Crimson, 



Purple, Lilac, Bright Rose, Crimson and Gold. 



Amateurs frequently experience difficulty in 

 choosing exact cblours of Hyacinths and Tulips 

 for Bedding. This difficulty is removed by using 

 SUTTON'S INIMITABLE HYACINTHS and 

 TULIPS, from which have resulted some of the 

 most brilliant displays of these charming flowers 

 ever seen in the open grouud. 



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For full particulars see 



SUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE 



Post-free to Intending Customers. 



SUTTON S BULBS 



GENUINE ONLY DIRECT FROM READING. 



HELLEBORUS NIGER, 



OR CHRISTMAS ROSES. 



I can offer a magnificent lot of Christmas Roses, probably the 

 finest lot in the Trade, especially of the H.niger major variety, 

 which is the great favourite among market growers. These 

 now offered are home-grown clumps full of flower-buds, and 

 will be ready to lift in October ; and I would advise early orders 

 to secure them, as the stock of fine clumps is very limited. 



MAXIMUS, 



A robust variety, the largest of the group, and very orna- 

 mental as a foliage plant. It flowers in Octoberand November, 

 the blossoms are large and white, shaded with rose on the 

 exterior, and generally produced in twos, but if shaded or a 



flass placed over the plants, the flowers are then pure white, 

 y shading the flowers can be retarded even to December. It 

 is the most vigorous of the section, and succeeds where many 

 of the others fail to grow. 



MAJOR. 



Although this plant is frequently offered, it" is seldom to be 

 obtained true to name, owing to its great value for cutting 

 purposes. The flowers are pure white under glass, but have a 

 slight rosy tinge in the open ; it is the greatest favourite 

 among market growers, producing flowers from December to 

 January. It is a grand variety for potting, the foliage is so 

 close and compact, and the flowers abundant. 



RUBRA. 



One of the most distinct and novel of this group. The flowers 

 are large, produced about the end of January, and of a lovely 

 colour. It is a robust grower, free blooming, and a decided 

 acquisition for cutting. 



RIYERSTONI. 



A fine distinct variety, somewhat in the way of H. maxima, 

 but with smaller foliage, yet a strong robust variety. The 

 flowers are produced in pairs, pure white, and blooming in the 

 open at Christmas, a little earlier than major and later than 

 maximus, thus forming a nice su cession, and will be found a 

 fine addition to our list of these useful winter-blooming plants. 



COLLECTED PLANTS. 



These are far superior to the ordinary stuff generally offered, 

 which are usually dried up and hall dead before received, 

 being collected by inexperienced men ; those now offered are 

 fine healthy plants, and usually are as fresh as when first 

 lifted, and always do well. 



Prices on application. 



THOMAS S. WARE, 



HALE FARM NURSERIES, * 



TOTTENHAM. 



CARTEKS' 



CH EAP BUL BS. 



Why Send to Holland for Bulbs 



When Better Quality can be obtained in England at 



Less Prices ? Note the Contents, and compare 



Carters' Box with others. 



Carters' Guinea Box 



Contains 1250 Bulbs, 



And is sent, PACKING and CARRIAGE FREE to any station 

 in England and Wales on receipt of cheque or postal order 

 for 20s. It comprises the pick of the World, as follows : — 



60 Hyacinths, named, 



colours 

 BO Tulips, double, early 

 60 Tulips, single, early 

 100 Narcissus poeticus 

 50 Narcissus biflorus 

 25 Scilla siberica 

 25 Scilla campanulata 

 100 Crocus, white 

 100 Crocus, purple 

 100 Crocus, striped 



Half the Box, lis.. Carriage Free 

 Quarter, 7s., Carriage Free. 



100 Crocus, yellow 



50 Anemones 

 100 Daffodils 



50 Ranunculus, Persian 



50 Spanish Iris 



50 Triteleia uniflora 



50 Snowdrops 

 100 Winter Aconites 



36 Star of Bethlehem 



14 Muscari botryoides 



For full particulars of other Boxes, from 5s. upwards, see 

 CARTERS' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE Of BULBS, 



Gratis and Post-free. 



237 & 238, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON. 



"ONL Y THE B E S T." 



CHEAP BULBS FOR FORCING, &c. 



Per 100.— s. d. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS 15 



DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS 8 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 7 



VAN THOL TULIPS i 6 



SECOND-SIZE NAMED HYACINTHS for forcing, our 



own selection, assorted colours 21 



UNNAMED HYACINTHS for bedding 14 6 



15 per cent, discount, cash with order. Carriage paid. 

 NAMED HYACINTHS, best quality, equally cheap. 



GARAWAY CO., 



DURDHAM DOWN, CLIFTON, 

 BRISTOL. 



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. 



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. 



BULBS. 



A FEW REASONS FOR GETTING THEM FROM 



RICHARD SMITH & CO.:— 



We have dealt in them for more than eighty years. 



We haie visited the best Bulb Farms and have selected the 

 best roots and the best varieties. 



The Bulbs we have supplied have practically always given 

 satisfaction, and our prices are moderate. 

 Illustrated descriptive List of Dutch and Home-grown Bulbs free. 



RICHARD SMITH & CO., 



SEED MERCHANTS and NURSERYMEN, 

 WORCESTER. 



JERSEY FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 



Carriage Paid. Strong healthy trees, the finest that money can 

 buy. Roses wonderfully cheap. Cordons a specialite. Before 

 - dering be sure to write for c™ 1 ' ' ' ' ■ < -< < ■ ■ 



