Octobeb 13, 1888.] 



THE GA IiDENEB S' CHR ONI CL E. 



403 



WINCHESTER HORTICULTURAL 

 SOCIETY. 

 AUTUMN SHOW, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY". November 

 13 and 14. Class 7 (Open) : Chrysanthemums, 48 Cut Blooms 

 Incurred or Rertexed (not less than 18 varieties or more than 3 

 blooms of a variety) ; and 24 Japanese (not less than 18 varie- 

 ties and not more than 2 blooms of a variety). 1st Prize, 

 Annual Challenge Cup, value £15 (to be held for ooe year), nd 

 loos. ; 2nd, 70s. ; 3rd, 45s. ; and 4th, 25s. Particulars and 

 Schedule of Prizes on application to 



CHALONER SHENTON, Hon. Secretary, 

 74, High Street, Winchester. 



OYAL CORNWALL POLYTECHNIC 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW.— An EXHIBITION of 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS. FRUIT, &c, will be held in the Poly- 

 technic Hall. Falmouth, on NOVEMBER 14 and two following 

 days. For Schedules. &c, apply to the Hon. Secretary, 



JOHN P. CREGOE, 7, Tehidy Terrace, Falmouth. 



RAND FLORAL FETE, YORK. 



JUNE IS. 19 and 20. 1889. 

 PRIZES nearly SIX HUNDRED POUNDS. 

 Schedules ready in January. Apply to 

 CHAS. W. SIMMONS, Sec, 13, New Street, York. 



HOW to MAKE the MOST of the LAND by 

 the Profiiable Cultivation of Fruit, &c. The HORTI- 

 CULTURALand TECHNICAL COLLEGE, Lim..Swanle), Kent. 

 WinterSessiou commences Oct. 17.— Address, Mr.BUCKLAND. 



ROSES ! ROSES ! ! ROSES ! ! !— The best and 

 cheapest in the World. 40 choice Perpetuals for 21s. 

 Purchaser's selection from 400 best varieties. CATALOGUES 

 free on application. Ten acres of Roses, 100,000 grand plants 

 to select from . Plant now. 



JAMES WALTERS. Rose Grower. Exeter. 



Palms, Foliage Plants, Heaths, So. 



FRANCIS K. KIXGHURN 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. 



The New Raspberry, 



LORD BEACUNSFIELD. 

 (A Seedling). 

 The finest Raspberry and best cropper ever known. First- 

 cla«s Certificate, Roval Horticultural Society. Canes £2 per 

 100 ; 6s. per dozen, trade supplied ; Cash wiih Order. 

 A. FAULKNOR, Inkpen, Hungerford. 



OR SALE, TREE FERNS, viz., Cyathea 



dealbata, Alsophila excelsa, DicksoDia squnrrosa, D. 

 autarctica, 6 feet high. Also a few large CAMELLIAS. 

 E. BEARPARK. The Gardens, Hesslewood, Hull. 



SPECIAL OFFER OF FERNS.— l'teris 

 tremula, P. cretica, P. cretiea cristata, P. serrulata 

 cristata compacta, in thumbs, fit for immediate potting. Also 

 the same varieties, good stuff, in 48's, to offer in qnantity. 

 Prices per 100 or 1000 on application. 

 R. PENGELLY. Dyson's Lane, Upper Edmonton. 



The only complete Collection of Daffodils existing. 



BAKU'S NEW DAFFODIL CATALOGUE 

 for 1888. Now Readw Free on application. 



Containing a full Descriptive List of High-class and Distinct 

 Daffodils only, and also a Descriptive List of Beautiful Hardy 

 Daffodils, at greatly reduced prices. This Catalogue also con- 

 tains Barr's Specialty Collections of Iris, Lilies, Pseonies, 

 Michaelmas Daisies, Plantains, Lilies, Day-Lilies, and a select 

 List of Showv Hardy Herbaceous Plants. 

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



Roman Hyacinths— Lilium candidum 



HURST and SON have stocks of the above 

 in good condition, and will quote Lowest price on 

 application. 



Also all kinds of Dutch. Forcing, and Miscellaneous Bulbs, of 

 which CATALOGUES can be had. 



Seed Wareheuse. 152, Houndsditch, London, E. 



STRAAVBERRY PLANTS, in small pots. 

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

 List on application. 



FRANCIS R. KI.N'GHORN, Nurseryman, Richmond, Surrey. 



SHIRLEY POPPIES (the genuine strain). 

 The most startling novelty of the season. Surprising 

 results. Sow now for next season's display. Sealed packets, 

 with description, &c, Is., post-free. 



Also ICELAND POPPIES, ~,d. and Is. per packet, 

 JOHN R. BOX, East Surrey Seed Warehouse, Croydon. 



VERGREEN HEDGES. 



EVERGREEN HEDGES. 

 YEWS, En-lish, 1J to 2 feet. 30s. per 100; 2 to 24 feet, 45s. per 



100 J l'l to 3 feet, 65s. per 100. 

 HOLLIES. Green, 2 to 2» feet, 40s. per 100 ; 2J to 3 feet, 60s. 



per 100. 

 LAURELS. Common, 1J to 2 feet. 12s. per 100 ; 2 to " feet, 



15s. per 100 ; 2$ to 3J feet, 20s. per 100. 

 THUIA LOBBII, 24 to 3 feet, 30s. to 40s. per 100. 



We hold immense stocks of the above, all bushy and well 



rooted Plants. 



Special offer for Covert Plants. &c. free on application. 



JOHN PERKINS AM) SON. The Old Established Nursery 



and Seed Business, 52. Market Square. Northampt n. 



TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS—" QUICK," NORTHAMPTON. 



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. 



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The Best Present for a Gardener. 

 INES and VINE CULTURE. 



The most complete and exhaustive Treatise on 



Grapes and their Culture ever published. 



New Edition. 



Price 5s., post-free 5s. 6d. 



A. F. BARRON, Royal Horticultural Society, Chiswick. 



UCH ARISfor Sale, for Cash : offers wanted :— 



vo No. 12 pots, well filled with Bulbs. 



Seven No. 24 pots, well filled with Bulbs. 



Forty Small Plants in No. 60 and 54 pots. 



Free on rail at Aslocktow. 



JOHNSON, Cranmer Nursery. Aslockton, Nottingham. 



Christmas Roses— (the large-flowering variety). 

 100 000 ^ ne ' Wealthy an d strong Plants 



A V) V/^ V V/ \I to select from, all my own growing (not 

 imported), as far as unsold : — 

 Per 100. Per 1000. Per 10,000. 



Extra size ... 70s. ... 600s. ... 5000s. 



1st „ ... 60s. ... 500s. ... 4000s. 



2nd „ ... 40s. ... 350s. ... 2500s. 



SPIR.EA JAPONICA, extra strong clumps. GLADIOLUS 

 BRENCHLEYENSIS, fine bulbs. For large quantities special 

 prices on application. Cases and packing free. Offered by 



HERMAN BUDDENBORG, Bulb Grower, Hillegom, near 

 Haarlem, Holland. 



W GORDON, Importer op Orchids. 

 • An Immense Stock of recently-imported Plants com- 

 pels a sale of the established plants to make room. They have 

 not yet flowered, but are all flowering plants, and must be sold 

 at a great sacrifice. Very valuable varieties are certainly to be 

 obtained, and great bargains. See Public Journals for high 

 prices recently obtained. The Special Offer affords a paying 

 investment to anyone with glass at command, which should not 

 be overlooked. Such plants mav never again be offered to the 

 public and the Trade. LILIES. Silver Bauksian Medal. Silver 

 Medal National Chrysanthemum Society, September, 1888. 

 JAPANESE MAPLES. Silver Banksian Medal. 



TREE PJEONIES. 7 First-class Certificates. 

 ,, IRIS, most gorgeous, 4 First-class Certificates. 



CATALOGUES of the above on application to 

 The Nurseries, Amvand Park Road, Twickenham. 



BMALLER and SONS beg to offer to the 

 • Trade a very extensive and unusually well-grown 

 stock of ERICAS (Hvemalis and other varieties), EPACRIS, 

 SOLANUMS. GENISTAS, CYCLAMEN, BOUVARDIAS. ADI- 

 ANTEI'M CUNEATUM. and other FERNS ; GARDENIAS, 

 STEPHANOTIS, BORON IA MEGASTIGMA. FICUS ELAS- 

 TICA, CROTONS, GREVILLEAS, Tea ROSES, &c. 



Trade CATALOGUES forwarded on application. 

 Burnt Ash Lane Nurseries, Lee. S.E. 



ORCHIDS AND PALMS SPECIALTIES. 



The Stock is of such magnitude that wi hout seeing it it i^ not 

 easy to form an adequate conception of its unprecedented extent. 



FRUIT TREES, ROSES, A2ALEAS, CAMELLIAS. 

 BOUVARDIAS, CYCLAMENS. ERICAS. EPACKIS, PRIMU- 

 LAS, SOLANUMS, TREE CARNATIONS, and other 



WINTER ami SPRING BLOOMING PLANTS, 



of fine quality and immense numbers. 



Inspectcoh l.WITEP. 



The Glass Structures cover an area of 297,300 super, feet. 



HUGH LOW & CO., 



CLAPTON NURSERY, LONDON, N. 



I HARDILY-GROWN 



fjfOREST, #>RUIT,| 



1 TREES LL £™PLA NTS, 

 | Ever greens, Ros es, &c. j 



1 NUR SKRIKiS 40Q ACR ES, j 

 ^Largest £ Finest Stocks in Europe. \ 



EARNESTLY INVITED. 



Priced Catalogues Gratis & Post Free. 



ESTIMATES « all Particulars on Application. 



ICKSONS I 



(Limited), 



The jVurseries, 



| Chester^! 



| • srA ^ , C0 ^^ tm \mhm Chester. I 



JERSEY FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 



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

 buy. Roses wonderfully cheap. Cordons a speciality. Before 

 ordering be sure to write for our Illustrated CATALOGUES. 

 JOSHUA LE QORNU and SON. Hi^-h View Nurseries. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Strong Roots, 4s. per 100. Plants in small pots. 16s. per 100 ; 

 ditto in large pots, 2.=>s. per 100. Descriptive LIST Tee. 



RICHARD SMITH AXD CO., Nurserymen and Seed Mer- 

 chants, Worcester. 



THE GARDENERS' 



ORPHAN FUND. 



DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS 



WILL BE THANKFULLY RECEIVED BY 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec, 



Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, London, W. 



THE GARDENERS' ROYAL 



JL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an ADDITION will be 

 made to the LIST of PENSIONERS of this Institution in 

 JANUARY NEXT. All Persons desirous of becoming Candi- 

 dates are require i to send in their application to the Com- 

 mittee, with their Testimonials ami CVrti ticates, on or before the 

 5th November next, after which day they will not be re«.ei\ ed. 

 Preference will be given to those Candidates or their Widows 

 who have been Subscribers for Fifteen clear years at least. 

 Should there not be a sufficient number of these candidates to 

 fill the vacancies, then the applications uf those who have not 

 subscribed so long or not at all will be considered. 



By order, EDW. R. CUTLER, Secretary, 



50, Parliament Street, London, S.W., October 3, 1888. 



P.S. — Printed Forma of Application may be obtained from 

 the Secretary. 



r pHE PARKS COMMITTEE of the Halifax 



X Corporation are prepared to RECEIVE TENDERS for 

 the SUPPLY of 100 TREES, 14 feet to 16 feet in height, of 

 any of the following species : — Western Plane, Lime, Syca- 

 more, Wjch Elm— delivered at Savile Park. Halifax, before 

 November 30, 1888. Tenders, endorsed "Tender for Trees,' 

 must be sent to the undersigned before November 10, 1888. 

 By order, KEIiiHLEY WALTON, Town Clerk. 



Town Hall. Halifax. September 27. 1888. 



Borough of Penzance. 

 TO LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



Extension of Time. 



THE PENZANCE TOWN COUNCIL invites 

 PLANS for LAYING OUT as PUBLIC WALKS and 

 PLEASURE GROUNDS the Morrab House Property. A Report 

 explanatory of the details of the plan and estimated cost must 

 accompany each design. Premiumsof Twenty ;md Ten Guineas 

 will be given for the best and second best Designs respectively. 

 Should the Author of the Premiated Plan be selected to carry 

 out the work the Premium will merge in the Commission. 

 The Premiated Plans to become the property of the Council. 

 The Grounds to be laid out — 4 acres in extent, and having 

 throughout a southern slopi — can be seen on application to the 

 Borough Surveyor, from whom a Plan may be obtained on 

 payment of £1, which will be returned to those forwarding 

 designs. 



Plans, &c with distinguishing motto and name in sealed 

 envelope, to be sent to me at my office, Public Buildings, on 

 or before OCTOBER 27 next, instead of 20th instant, as 

 previously advertised. 



THOS. CORNISH, Town Clerk. 



Penzance, October 9, 1888. 



23, Market Street (off Parliament Street), York. 



CLUES BROTHERS, 



SEEDSMEN, FLORISTS, & DUTCH BULB IMPORTERS. 



In succeeding to the business lately carried oo by G. H. Hewi- 

 SOX, at the above address, wish to ultimate to his Customers 

 and the Public generally that their intention is to supply 

 everything connected with the trade of the purest quality and 

 on the most reasonable terms, trusting thereby to insure the 

 confidence and support so liberally accorded to their predecessor. 

 The experience of W. GLUES (Manager), in some of the leading 

 firms— viz. : Messrs. Downie, Laird & Laing, Florists to the 

 Queen, Edinburgh and London ; Messrs. Fisher, Holmes & Co., 

 Sheffield ; and Messrs. Edward Webb & Sons, the Queen's 

 Seedsmen, Wordsley, Stourbridge — will, we trust, be sufficient 

 guarantee of his efficiency in the trade.— September 25, 1888. 



Tlie BanJrxuptcy Act, 1883. 



TO NURSERYMEN and OTHERS. 



Be E. Crapper & Co., Bankrupts. 



Mr. J. J. Marriott's Separate Estate. 



TO BE SOLD, by Tender, the Stock of 

 Seedlings and Small Transplanted RHODODENDRONS, 

 growing in a held on Lucas Moor, situated on the Chesterfield 

 Koad, about l£ mile from Matlock Bridge Railway Station, 

 ana in a field on Kushley Moor, about 2 miles fr_ni the same 

 place. In all about 2 acres. 



Also the stock of 1 and 2-yr. transplanted FOREST TREES, 

 consisting of Larch, Svcamore, Beech, Austrian and Corsiean 

 Pines, Quick, Scotch Fir, Poplars, Laurel, Privet, Elders, 

 (growing on about 4 acres of land); sundry Garden Tools, 

 Frames, &c, at the Harden Nursery, situate about £ and 1£ 

 mile from Rushall and Walsall Stations respectively. 



For further information, apply to the Trustee, GEO. 

 BYTHEWAY, F.S.A., The Bridge, " Walsall, to whom separate 

 Tenders are to be sent not later than October 18 inst. 



Qf\ C\{)(\ CLEMATIS, in Pots, of all the 



OV/^V/V/V/ finest Double and Single Varieties (some 

 of the flowers of which berome 10 inches across, and are of 

 every shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for 

 climbing and bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong 

 plants ; extra strong plants, repotted into 5^-inch pots, 2s. 6a. 

 each ; Beauty of Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for 

 bedding, recently sent out by us, reduced price 2*. E 

 Descriptive LIST on application.— RICHARD SMITH AND CO., 

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



