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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[Octobeb 13, 1888. 



VEITCH'S CHOICE 



BEDDING HYACINTHS. 



All of finest quality, at loiv est prices. 



Per 100. Per doz. 



BRIGHT BLUE 



DARE BLUE 



LILAC 



CRIMSON 



BRIGHT RED 



PINK 



PURE WHITE 



WHITE- TINTED 



YELLOW 



s. d. 



12 6 



12 6 



15 



15 



15 



17 6 



22 6 



21 



21 



For other Bulbs see Catalogue, forwarded Gratis 

 and Post-free on application. 



JAMES VEITGH & SONS, 



Royal Exotic Nursery, 



CHELSEA, LONDON, S.W. 



BULBS. 



A FEW REASONS FOR GETTING THEM FROM 



RICHARD SMITH & CO. :— 



We have dealt in them for more than eighty years. 



We ha^ e 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. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Stout Plants of the best varieties. 



Particulars on application. 



DICKSONS, The Nurseries, CHESTER. 



(Limited) 



FERNS A SPECIALTY. 



Specially low Autumn offer, 



and CATALOGUE of over 1300 species and varieties in stock, 



free on application. 



ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE, IB. 6d. Post-free. 



W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, 



FERN NURSERY, SALE, MANCHESTER. 



"ONL Y THE B E S T." 



CHEAP BULBS FOR FORGING, &c. 



Per 100.— s. d. 



ROMAN HYACINTHS 15 



DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS 8 



PAPER WHITE NARCISSUS 7 



VAN THOL TULIPS 4 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. 



CUTBUSH'S MILL- 

 track MUSHROOM SPAWN. 

 — Too well known to require descrip- 

 tion. Price, 6s. per bushel (Is. extra 

 per bushel for package), or 6d. per 

 cake ; free by parcel post, Is. 



None genuine unless in sealed pack- 

 ages and printed cultural directions 

 enclosed, with our signature attached. 



WM. CUTBTJSH and SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants, Highgate Nurseries, N. 



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 October and November, 

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

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

 glass placed over (he plants, the flowers are then pure white. 

 Ry shading the flowers can be retarded evpn 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. 



RIVERSTONI. 



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 succession, 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 half dead before received, 

 being collected by inexperienced men; those now offered 

 fine healthy plants, and usually are as fresh 

 lifted, and always do well. 



Prices on application. 



vhen first 



THOMAS S. WARE, 



HALE FARM NURSERIES, 



TOTTENHAM. 



PALMS, FERNS. 



KDROST begs to offer to the Trade a very 

 • extensive ana unusually well-grown stock of Palms 

 for Decorating purposes, for Table Plants (nicely shaped), and 

 for growing on, consisting of KENTIAS, COCOS, LATANIAS, 

 ARECAS, CORYPHAS, PHCENIX EUTERPE, &c. ; and 

 further, a large quantity of extra good PTERIS TREMULA 

 and DORYOPTERIS PALMATA in 48-pots, ADIANTUM 

 VICTORIA, in 60-pots, and thousands of SMALL FERNS of 

 the best Market varieties. 



AN INSPECTION INVITED. 



KEW NURSERY, RICHMOND, S.W. 



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, SAWBRIDSEWORTH, HERTS. 



ROSES IN POTS; 



all the best New and Old English and Foreign 



sorts, from 18s. to 36«. per dozen, 



Descriptive List free on application. 



RICHARD SMITH & CO, 



Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 



WORCESTER. 



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 elegana, 

 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. 



WEBBS 



COLLECTIONS 



OF 



BULBS 



CONSIST OF THE FINEST 

 SELECTED 



HYACINTHS, 



TULIPS, CROCUS, 



LILIES, SNOW- 



DROPS, ETC. 



From Mr. G. H. GREEN, 

 Gardener to the Right Hon. 

 the Countess of tatamford, 

 Enville Hall : — "I never 

 saw any (Hyacinths) do 

 better or produce finer 

 trusses: they were admired 

 by all who saw them." 



Prices, 6s., 7s. 6d., 10s. 6d., 15s., 21s., 42s., 63s 

 and 105s. each ; Carriage Free. 



FIVE PER CENT, DISCOUNT FOR CASH. 



For full particulars of Contents, see 



WEBBS' BULB CATALOGUE, 



Beautifully Illustrated ; Gratis and Post-free. 



WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 



Free to Destination. 



CHEAP PRICES. 



M ' 



VANMEERBEEK&CO. 



GROWERS 



OF 



Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 Crocus, Lilium, Nar- 

 cissus, Ranunculus, 

 Anemones, Spiraeas, 

 Snowdrops, and all 

 other Bulbs and Plants, 

 recommend their 



SPECIAL COMPLETE 

 COLLECTIONS FOR 

 AMATEURS, 



put together with the 

 greatest care. 



FOR SPRING GARDENING. 



(Own selected, well proportioned.) 



Collection B containing 3496 finest flower-roots. Price 6 Gn9. 



D „ 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"fl." NO PACKING CHARGES. 



Payment against delivery of the parcel. Extensive Catalogue 



free on application. Write direct to 



VAN MEERBEEK & CO., 



Nurserymen, Hlllegom, near Haarlem, Holland ; 



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



28, Great Tower Street, E.C. 



