Established i84i 



No. U.— Vol. IV. {£££} SATURDAY, OCTOBEE 13, 1888. 



Price 3d. 



L PosivFbee, Sid. 



CONTENTS. 



Apiary, ttie 



111 



Obituary — 





Apple culture 



4IS 



Alexander Lindsay ... 



421 



Barrow Point. Pinner ... 



416 



Orchid notes 



111) 



Botanical Maqiztn 



lis 



Orchids at . Allerton 



410 



Bulb garden, the 



407 



Palm, a new 



40K 



Crystal Palace show 



4 an 



Phalienopsis, proliferous 





Cypripedlum Chel- 





spike of 



41 | 



seense x 



406 



Phlox Drummondi 



4IK 



,, Savageanum 



407 



Plants and their culture 



1 1 ..' 



Double Stocks 



411 





401) 



Emigrants" Information 





Potato flowers and tubers 



41.1 



Office 



416 



,, Lavingtou Con- 





Flower garden, the 



418 



queror 



416 



Flowers and insects 



4 1 a 



Primula, the renus 



41 ID 



Freesias from seed 



4"7 



Pseudophcenix Sargenti . 



408 



Frost, the late 



4 IS 



Puva lanugino-a 



411 



Fruit trees, transplanting 



4|s 



Seed harvest, 1SSS 



411 



Fruits under ghw* 



4l:i 



Societiefi — 





Gardening appointments 



426 



Birmingham Gardeners' 





Gynerium saccharoides... 



416 



Mutual Improvement 



420 



Hardy plants, notes on... 



408 



National Chrysanthe- 





Harpalium rigidum semi- 





mum 415 



420 



ptaium 



417 



National fruit growers 



420 



Hertfordshire fruit nur- 





Roval Horticultural 411 



419 



sery, a ... 



405 



Royal Horticultural of 





Kitchen garden, the 



41.1 



Aberdeen 



II.; 



Lielia purpurata 



411 



Yorkshire Naturalists . 



420 



Lilium nepalense 



412 



Tobacco- paper, medicated 



418 



b&ycologicaJ excursion in 





Trade notice— 







4<» 



Samuel Deardsft Co.... 



41. 



National Apple and F*ar 





Tree Tomato 



Ill 



Conference 



41 1 



Weather 



4!l 



Oucidium intermedium... 

 ILLL 



411 

 STF 



„ in Scotland 



tATIONS. 



41b 



T.i'.ium nepalense 







412 



Pseudophcenix Sargenti. 





Palm 



4uy 



Rockery, Barrow Point, 1 







41o 





Advertisers are specially requested to note, that, 

 under no circumstances whatever, can any 

 particular position be guaranteed for ad- 

 vertisements occupying less space than an 

 entire column. 



OOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



i.t NATIONAL APPLE and PEAR CONFERENCE 

 AND GREAT SHOW OP FRUIT. 

 in the Society's Gardens, Sutton Court Road, Chiswick, 

 OCTOBER 16, 17. 18. 19, and SO. 

 Opening Proceedings — Tuesday, October 16. .1 o'clock. 

 Conference Meeting— Wednesday, October 17. 1 o'clock. 

 Conference Meeting— Thursday. 'October 18, 1 o'clock. 

 Frequent Trains from all Stations on the Metropolitan and 

 Metropolitan District Railways to Acton Green and rurnham 

 Greeu; bv the North London to Gunnesburv, and by South- 

 western to Chiswick Station. AH within a few minutes' 

 walk of the Gardens. 



V ^ T I O N AL C II R Y SAX T II EM U M 



-i-> SOCIETY. 



A GENERAL MEETING of MEMBERS of this Society will 

 !»■ held at Anderton's Hotel. Fleet Street. (Sty, E.C., on 

 MONDAY Evening, October 15, at 7 o'clock precisely. In 

 order to secure free admission to the Grand Fete. November 7 

 and H. intending subscribers should send me their Names prior 

 to this meeting. WILLIAM HOLMES. Hon. Sec. 



Frampton Park Nurseries. Hackney, E. 

 New Oijicial CATALOGUE (1888) now ready. Is.. Post-free. 



OYAL BOTANICAL and HORTI- 



Cl'LTURAL SOCIETY of MANCHESTER. 

 An EXHIBITION of APPLES. PEARS. &c, will be held in 

 the Gardens on OCTOBER 24, and three following days. For 

 Schedules. Sic, apply to the undersigned. 



BRUCE FINDLAY. 

 Royal Botanical Gardens, Manchester. 



THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL 



1 SOCIETY of SOUTHAMPTON. 



ANNUAL GRAND CHRYSANTHEMUM and FBTJTT SHOW, 

 THURSDAY and FRIDAY, November 1 and 8. Entries Close 

 October 2d. C. S. FITDGE, Secretary. 



Heckticld House, Bevoir Hill, Southampton. 



W/ ANTED, the following Numbers of the 



» T GARDENERS' CHRONICLE for 1876:— 121, 122, 124, 

 126. 127. 129, 132. 135, 138. 141, 147, 149, 150, 151, 153. 154, 

 155. and 156.— Please state price to W. M.. Gardeners' Chronicle 

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



1> O.MAN HYACINTHS. NARCISSUS, 



-Li- LILIUM CANDIDUM, grown by Louis Bhemoxd, Fils, 



Ollioules. Last consignments expected in Londouinafeu days. 



WILLIAM DENMAN. 7. Catherine Street. Covent Garden. W^C. 



See large Advertisement, September 15, page 289. 



pREEPERS FOR WALLS.— By planting 



V-V 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. 



Gi OWEKS and EMBERSON Comely Bank 

 I" Nursery, Walthamstow, offer— Clove, old crimson, stroug, 

 well rooted layers; old white, sweet-scented, as hardy as the 

 above. Fireman, good scarlet border Carnation, very bright 

 and free flowering. Anyof theabove, 12s. 100, cash with order. 



I^OR SALE, several large CAMELLIAS. 



-A- For particulars, applv to 



JAS. GOLD, High Ashurst, Dorking. 



ORCHIDS. — Amateurs having Large Speci- 

 mens to DISPOSE OF in EXCHANGE, are requested 



to st ite value expected and sorts desind, to 



W. H. (who has a large stock to select from). Gardeners' 

 Chronicle Office. 41, Wellington Street. Strand. W.C. 



J^OR SALE or EXCHANGE, Specimen Plant 

 - of IMANTOPHYLLUM MLNIATUM. 4 to 5 feet through. 

 For particulars apply to GARDENER. Enderby Hall, Lei—-* ■ 



AfESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 



-L'-L Nl'KSKRV.ME.v, Sidcup, and 285, 286, 287, 288. Flower 

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

 CONSIGNMENTS of Choice CUT FLOWERS in any quantity 

 for their Commission Department. Boxes and Labels supplied. 

 Telegraph Address — " COMMISSION, SIDCUP." 



\Y 



CQUELCH and BARN HAM, 



O North Row. Covent Garden, W.C. are OPEN TO DIS- 

 POSE Or/' any quantity of MUSCATS and BLACK GRAPE-; 

 TOMATOS, CUCUMBERS. FRENCH BEANS. STRAW- 

 BERRIES, CHOICE FLOWERS, &c. Highest Market Prices 

 obtained. Account Sales daily ; cheques weekly, or as preferred 

 by Sender. Baskets and Labels supplied. References given. 



(1HOIUE FLOWERS and E R U I T. 



Vy Highest Market Prices guaranteed. 



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

 Sale-man, Covent Garden, W.C. 



ANTED, CUT WHITE BLOOM in any 



quantity. Good prices sent per return. 

 G. PHIPPEN, F.R.H S.. Reading. 



VV ANTED, EUCHARIS BLOOMS. Weekly 



V * Supply, all the year round. — State lowest price per 

 dozen to SINCLAIR, W'reath and Bouquet Establishment, 

 Blake Street, York. 



ANTED, STEPHANOTIS, EUCHARIS, 



0RCHID3. ROSES, CHRYSANTHEMUMS, and other 

 Choice CUT FLOWERS. Best Market Prices returned. Address 

 S. HILL. Jun.. 21. Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square, W., 

 and Covent Garden Flower Market, W.C. 



ANTED, the following GERANIUMS, 



carefully lifted from the borders: — Mrs. Pollock aud 



WANTED, AT ONCE, for prompt cash, 

 strong Seedling BRIERS and MANETTI STOCKS: 

 price per 1000. Also quantity of Cuttings or Stock Plants of 

 best sorts Zonal, Ivy-leaved, Tricolor, and Silver GERANIUMS. 

 Sorts and prices to 



JOHNSON. Cranmer Nursery, Aslockton, Nottingham. 



"1X7" ANTED TO PURCHASE, SHALLOTS. 



T V Stale quantity and lowest price for cash. 



BUTLER, MCCULLOCH and CO., Covent Garden, W.C. 



OUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE, 



O beautifully Hlustrated with numerous Engravings and 

 a handsome Coloured Plate, representing the leading Bulbous 

 Flowers, and containing accurate descriptions of the choicest 

 Narcissus, together with particulars of the best varieties of 

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

 to intending Customers. 



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



AFFODILS and NARCISSUS.— 



One Hundred and Fifty Varieties to select from, 

 and the tinest Bulbs in the Trade. Hartland's Specia and 

 Descriptive LIST post-free, and goods generally carriage paid. 

 WM. BAYLOR HARTLAND. F.R.H. S., Seedsman. Cork. 



Rosea, Fruit Trees. &c. 



CHARLES TURNERS Autumn CATA- 

 LOGUE, containing full collections of Roses, Fruit 

 Trees, Coniferar, and all kinds of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, is 

 now ready, and may be had free on application. 

 The Royal Nurseries. Slough. 



ILIUM CANDIDUM.— Strong Roots, 



7s. per 100 ; 65s. per 1000. 

 HOPWOOD AND SON, Belle Vue Nursery, Cheltenham. 



VJPECIMEN and HALF-SPECIMEN STE- 



O PHANOTIS. free-flowering variety, very tine stuff. 10 to 

 12feet: also 25,000 AUCUBAS, all sizes. For particulars apply 

 to G. SMITH, Dell Nursery, Ruck Ferry, Cheshire. 



Begonias in Flower. 



JOHN DOWN1E (of the late firm of Downie 

 & Laird) begs to intimate that his Grand Strain of the 

 above is now- in full flower. Inspection invited. 



Seed from the above. Is. 6d. and 2s. 6d. per packet. 

 Beechill Nursery, Edinburgh. 



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, Tulip?, 

 and other Dutch Bulbs in cultivation, also an Interesting de- 

 scriptive List of Cape and Califoruian Bulbs and Tubers, in- 

 cluding many beautiful rarities. 

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



EACH TREKS for SALE; 5^ feet stems 



fan-trained, healthy. For particulars apply. 

 The GARDENER, Sion Hill, Kidderminster. 



ICKSONS IMPROVED MUSHROOM 



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

 of 11 cakes. Circular with Cultural Notes and List of Testi- 

 monials post-free on application. 

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



HOMSONS IMPROVED VINE and PLANT 



MANURE.— This valuable Manure is made only by us. 



Every bag aud tin has our name on it. To be hao. of all Nursery 



and Seedsmen, and direct from us. 1 cwt. and over carriage 



paid. London Agent— Mr. GEOi.GE, 10, Victoria Road, Putney. 



WM. THOMSON AND SONS. Clovenfords, Gahwhiels, N.B." 



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. 9d. ; 

 141b., is. ; 71b.. 2s. 3d. In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 

 PHILIP HARRIS AND CO.(Limited), 9, Bull Ring. Birmingham. 



r PURF. — Finest quality, for Tennis Lawns, &c, 



JL delivered free within 5 miles or on rail 



at 10s. per 100. 



Superior Top-spit TURFS for Potting. Vine Borders, &c, 



10s. per ton. 



J. J. KEEVIL. Merton Hall Road. Wimbledon. 



Landscape Gardener. 



JM U N R O , Northtields, Stamford, 

 • Advises, Designs, and Estimates for all kinds of Orna- 

 mental Ground Work, forest and Covert Planting, &■-. 

 Thirty years' practice. Many years Nursery Manager at Dick- 

 son's, Chester; Lawson's, Edinburgh ; and Osborn's. London. 



w 



H. LASCELLES and CO. 



Horticultural Builders. 



121, BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, EC. 



Plans and Estimates Free. 



See large Advertisement, tober 6, page 377. 



