Established 



No. 90.— Yol. IV. {£££.} SATUKDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1888. 



/Price 3d. 



\ POST-FREE, 3$d. 



Amaryllis, the 

 Asparagus plu 

 Berlin nurseries ... 

 Bronieliads 

 Cannellfc Sons', H.. 



CONTENTS, 



... 473 I Lamp, protector safety... 



473 Lee, Mr. J 



479 National Auricula Society 



474 Nottinghamshire Horti- 

 cultural Society 



479 Obituary:— 



473 Crabbe. Mrs. E. 



473 Crawford. W. H. 



475 ! Orchid notes 



473 | Orchids at Summerfield 



House 



Catasetum fuliginosuni 

 Cattleya rlaveola x ... 473 



„ pumila 475 



Certificated fruits ... 473 



Chemistry of vegetation 481 

 Conference, the fruit 467, 476 Phylloxera Convention ... 478 



Crinum Powelli and < 



Cucumbers, long-lived ... 



Cultural memoranda 



Enemies of the Applf and 

 Pear 



Eucalyptus, Lemon- 

 scented 



Ferns at the R.H.S. ... 



Florists' flowers 



Flower garden, the 



Fruit production and dis- 

 tribution 



Fruits under glass 



Gardening appointment . 



Gardeners' Orphan Fund 



Hampshire Field Club 

 Fungus Foray 



Hay crop, the 



Helianthus lastiflorus ... 



Hillia longiflora 



Hippeastrumretieulaturn 



India-rubber at Mjzam- 

 bique 



484 Piceaobovata 



475 ; Plant notes 



j Plants and their culture 

 469 j Poppies, late Iceland 



1 Potato di: 



478 



484 ! Potatos, 



-i-tii 



47 < 



of. 



ing haulm 



Potato Washington Smith 

 Pterocarya fraxinifolia ... 



467 I Scotland 



475 Societies : — 



490 Birmingham Gardeners 



479 National Chrysanthe- 



482 ! Royal Horticultural . . 



483 Soils, fertility of 



483 Spring Grove, Isleworth 

 4^4 Stanhopea. the genus ... 



477 Tomatos. diseased 

 Vegetable, the new 



478 Woolhope fungus foray . 



Illustration. 



American blight 



CodlinMoth. the 



Canker of Apple trees 



Cracking of Apples 



Hippeastmm ret icula turn 



Mildew of Apples 



Sawfly, the Pear 



Scale of Apples 



Pears 



Slug 



the 



CRYSTAL PALACE. 



GRAND EXHIBITION of CHRYSANTHEMUMS, 

 FRIDAY and SATURDAY, November 9 and 10. 

 Schedules on application to 



Mr. W. G. HEAD, 

 Superintendent of Gardens, Crystal Palace. 

 Entries Close November 2. 



INGSTOX aiS SURBITON 



CHRYSANTHEMUM SOCIETY. 

 The TWELFTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION will be held in 

 the Drill Hall, Kingston, on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 

 November 6 and 7, 1888, when, in addition to valuable Money 

 Prizes, the Fifth Champion Challenge Vase, value 25 guineas, 

 will be offered. Entries Close November 1. Schedules and 

 other information of 



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ATIONAL CHRYSANTHEMUM 



SOCIETY.— GRAND FETE and EXHIBITION. 



Roval Aquarium, Wes' minster. 



WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, November 7 and 8. 



Schedules (free) of 



WILLIAM HOLMES, Hon. Sec. 

 Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, E. 



ATH CHRYSANTHEMUM SHOW, 



NOVEMBER 7 and 8, 1888. The Prizes include the 

 tch Memorial Prize. For Prize Schedules, apply to 



BEN. PEARSON, Sec, 14, Milsom Street, Bath. 



TWICKENHAM HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



The AUTUMN SHOW of the above SOCIETY, will be held 

 at the Town Hall, Twickenham, on NOVEMBER 13 and 14. 

 Entries Close on November 9. All further particulars may be 

 oitainedfrom J. J. O. PUOH. Hon. Sec. 



_', Heath Uoad, Tv" ,v ' 



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\\R. JOHN QOODALL, formerly at the 



i-'-l- Gardens, Bellamore Hall. Staffordshire, will HEAR OF 



SPECIAL OFFER OF FERNS.— Pteris 

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

 cristata compacta, in thumb*, fit for immediate potting. Also 

 the same varieties, good stuff, in 43's, to offer in quantity. 

 Prices per 100 or 1000 on application. 

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



SPECIMEN and HALF-SPECIMEN STE- 

 PHANOTIS, free-flowering variety, very fine stuff. 10 to 

 12feet; also 25.000 AUCUBAS, all sizes. For particulars apply 

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



NAPHALIUMS (IMMORTELLES).— A 



large consignment to hand, all colours, from Loris 

 Bremonp. Fils. Ollioules — Samplesand price on application to 

 WILLIAM DESMAN, 7, Catherine Street, Covenl Garden, W.C. 



Cape Bulbs— Cape Bulbs. 



THE CAPETOWN BOTANIC GARDENS re- 

 quest their Trade Correspondents to forward their Orders 

 for this seasons Bulbs as earlv as possible. Delivery in Jan. & Feb. 

 —A. F. BAXTER, Sales Depart.. Botanic Gardens, Capetown. 



O LARGE PLANTERS of THORN 



QUICKS.— I to 1J foot, 9s. per 1000, £10 per 100,000; 

 1J to 2 feet. lis. per 1000, £50 per 100,000; 2 to 2* feet. 13s. 

 per 1000 ; 2 to 3 feet, 15s. per 1000 ; 3 to 4 feet, 18s. per 1000. 

 GARLIES MITCHELL, Nurseryman. Stranraer. 



SPECIMEN CONIFERS.— Trees for Avenues, 



k3 Evergreens, and Forest Trees in great variety. CATA- 

 LOGUE free on application. — RICHARD SMITH and CO., 

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



Roses, Fruit Trees. &c. 



CHARLES TURNERS Autumn CATA- 

 LOGUE, containing full collections of Roses, Fruit 

 Trees, Coniferce. and all kinds of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, is 

 now ready, and may be had free on application. 

 The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 



SEAKALE for Forcing. — Selected large 

 Crowns, none better in the Trade, 75s. per 1000; under 

 500, 8s. per 100. A remittance with all orders. 



ALFRED AT WOOD. Grower, 14. Lavender Terrace, Battersta, 

 S.W., late of 51, Shillington Street. Battersea, S.W. 



INKERTON and CO., Glasgow, Fruit 



Salesmen and Auctioneers, have unlimited DEMAND 



FOR fine FRUITS, FLOWERS, and VEGETABLES. Weekly 



Sales of Plants and Shrubs during Season. 



TELEGRAPHIC ADDRESS.— •• PI>KERTON," GLASGOW. 



ESSRS. GREGORY and EVANS, 



Nurserymen, 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. B1T1CUP." 



pHOICE FLOWERS and FRUIT. 



V_y Highest Market Prices guaranteed. 



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

 Salesman, Covent Garden, W.C. 



ANTED, CUT WHITE BLOOM in any 



quantity. Good prices sent per return. 

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



T A N T E D, ECHEVERIA SECUNDA 



GLAUCA Offsets, or small rooted stuff. 

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



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WANTED, STEPHANOTIS, EUCHARIS, 

 ORCHIDS, 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, 6000 Northumberland Fillbasket 



and Carter's Prolific RASPBEKRY, 5000 President and 

 Vicomtesse Hericart de Thury STRAWBERRY, also 500 ROSES 

 for Forcing. State Cash to 



T. SMITH, St Mary's, King's Lynn, Norfolk. 



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TTON'S HYACINTHS. 



UTTON'S TULIPS. 



Full 



BUTTON'S NARCISSI. Particulars 



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UTTON'S CROCUSES. 



SUTTON'S BULB CATALOGUE, 

 containing accurate descriptions of all the most popular 

 Flowering Bulbs: profusely illustrated. 



Si UTTON'S BULBS GENUINE ONLY. 



O DIRECT FROM SUTTON and SONS, READING. 



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T.nium auratum. 

 OME-GROWN, from Seeds of our own 



saving, mostly Bulbs that have flowered this year : — 



4 to 4£ inches in circumference ... 4s. per dozen. 



5 to 6 „ ,. ,, ... 9s. 



6 to 6£ ,. „ 12s. 



ISAAC DA VIES AND SON, 

 Nurserymen, Ormskirk. 



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, Tulips, 

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

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

 cluding manv beautiful rarities. 

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



To Florists and Others. 



FOR SALE, 100 bushels of Double White 

 NARCISSUS ROOTS. For price, apply 

 J. NEIGHBOUR, Albion Lodge, Cranford, near Hounslow. 



(E LOG YNE CRISTATA. — Some good 



Plants of this beautiful winter flowering ORCHID for 

 Sale, well set with bloom. For price. &c, apply to 



W. B. LATHAM, Botanic Gardens, Birmingham. 



THUIA A UREA.— Six large-size Trees 



-L for Sale, 5 feet high, 5 feet through, grown in tubs or 

 pots, 21s. each. Apply to 



S. WILKINSON, Seedsman, Sleaford. 



r PO BE SOLD, CHEAP, 4 large ORANGE 



-L TREES, about 9 feet high, in boxes 2 feet square, with 

 large bushy heads ; also 2 large TREE FERNS, australis and 

 excelsa. For price and particulars, apply to 



T. B. DOLBY. Hope Nurseries, Boston. 



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, &c. 

 Thirty years" practice. Many years Xnr-rry Manager at Dick- 

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



HOMSON'S IMPROVED VINE and PLANT 



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



Every bag and tin has our name on it. To be had of all Nursery 



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



paid. London Agent— Mr. GEORGE, 10, Victoria Road. Putney. 



WM. THOMSON AND SONS, Clovenfords. Galashiels, 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. id. ; 23 lb., 6s. 9d. ; 

 141b., 4s. ; 7)b., 2s. 3d. In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 

 PHILIP HARRIS asp CO. (Limited), 9, BullRing. Birmingham. 



ICKSON'S IMPROVED MUSHROOM 



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

 of 14 cakes. Circular with Cultural Notes and List of Testi- 

 monials post-free on application. 

 DICKSON'S (Limited), The Royal Seed Warehouse, CHESTER. 



~IL LASCELLES and CO., 



HORTICULTtTRAL BUILPEBS, 

 BUNHILL ROW, LONDON, E.C. 

 Plans and Estimates Free. 

 See l.irse Advertisement, O tol.er 6. pnge 877- 



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