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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[OttrOBEB 2?, 1888. 



SALES by AUC TION. 



Dutch Bulbs. 



Every MONDAY, THURSDAY, and SATURDAY. 

 Great Unreserved Sales, 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at the Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., every MONDAY. THURSDAY, and 

 SATURDAY, at half-past 11 o'clock precisely, extensive con- 

 signments of first-class HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS,' 

 NARCISSUS, and other BULBS, from Holland, lotted to suit 

 the Trade and Private Buyers. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Sunbury, Middlesex. 



Important to Gentlemen, Nurserymen, Market Gardeners, 

 Fruit Growers, and Others. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 directed by Mr. John Turtle (who is disposing of the 

 Freehold Estate) to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the 

 Osboru Nursery, Sunbury, Middlesex, about 10 minutes' walk 

 from the Sunbury Railway Station, on MONDAY, October 29, 

 and following day, at 12 o'clock precisely each day, 



33,7000 FRUIT TREES, including 

 5000 Standard Apples, 2 years I 8.800 Maiden Apples 

 5H00 Morello Cherries 10,000 Victoria Plums 



500 Pears I 20,000 Fruit Stocks. 



20,000 DWARF ROSES, including the choicest named 

 varieties 



10,000 Manetti Stocks 

 10,000 Evergreen and Coni- 

 ferous Shrubs 

 2,000 Limes and other Orna- 

 mental Trees 

 10,000 Maidenhair Ferns 



May be viewed any day prio 

 on the Premises; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheap- 

 side, Londou, E.C., and Leytonstone, E. 



N.B.— The valuable FREEHOLD NURSERY will be offered 

 in one lot, on the Premises, on MONDAY, October 29, at 

 half- past 11 o'clock precisely. See separate Advertisement. 



,800 Spruce Firs 

 20,000 Quick 

 12,000 Chrysanthemums 

 1,000 Eueharis 

 2,000 Bouvardias 

 &c, &c. 

 to the Sale. Catalogues had 



Sunbury, Middlesex. 



VALUABLE FREEHOLD NURSERY. 



Advantageously situate about ten minutes' walk from the 



Sunbury Railway Station, and only 16 miles from London. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, 

 Osborn's Nursery, Sunbury, Middlesex, on MONDAY, Octo- 

 ber 29, at half-past 11 o'clock punctually, unless an 

 acceptable offer be previously made, the important FREE- 

 HOLD NURSERY, known as Osborn's Nursery, Sunl ury, 

 Middlesex, containing an area of about 17 Acres, with the 

 Brick-built Eight-roomed Residence, 21 Greenhouses, all of 

 modern and superior erection, and heated with upwards of 

 2± miles of 4-inch Hot-water Piping; the excellent block of 

 brick-built Stables, Packing and Cart Sheds, and other Build- 

 ings requisite for carrying on an extensive business. The 

 Estate possesses a commanding frontage of over 1000 feet, 

 which could be let off or sold for building purposes, without 

 interfering in any way with the carrying on of the present 

 business. 



Particulars, Plans, and Conditions of Sale may be had on the 

 Premises; of Messrs. RIDLEY AND CHANCELLOR, Solicitors, 

 Dartford ; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 London, E.C., and Leytonstone, E. 



Orchids in Flower.- Tuesday Next. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Cential Sale Rooms, 67 

 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., on TUESDAY NEXT, 

 October 30, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, a large number of 

 ORCHIDS IN FLOWER, from various collections, including 

 Odonto^lossums, Cattleyas, Laslias, Cypripediums. and others. 

 Also an assortment of well-grown ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, 

 and a quantity of CALANTHES. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday Next. 



IMPORTANT TO THE TRADE. 

 6000 LILIUM AURATUM, 500 RUBRUM and ALBUM, splen- 

 did Bulbs, just received from Japan ; 3000 LILY of the 

 VALLEY, 3000 LILIUM CANDIDUM, 3000 NARCISSUS, 

 SOOAZALEASand CAMELLIAS, GREENHOUSE PLANTS, 

 in variety ; English-grown LILIES, and other hardy 

 BULBS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Booms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., on WEDNESDAY 

 NEXT, October 31, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely. 

 On view morning of Sale, and catalogues had. 



Friday Next. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E C, on FRIDAY NEXT, 

 November 2, at half- past 12 o'clock precisely, by order of Mr. 

 F. Sander, a very grand lot of the magnificent CYPRIPEDIUM 

 CURTISII, in excellent condition, with large and splendid 

 growths and leaves ; also a fine lot of SOBRALIA XANTHO- 

 LEUCA, the finest species of the genus; splendid importation 

 of DENDROBIUM BIGIBBUM, the finest of all Australasian 

 Dendrobes; a fine lot of the rare ORNITHOCEPHALUS 

 GK \ Nl'IlLnKUS, a grand lot of ONCIDIUM CRISPUM, O. 

 SPHAC'ELATUM MAJUS. O. AMPLIATUM, O. HASTATUM, 

 Roe/lii- ODONTOGLOSSUM VEXILLARIUM variety, in 

 too I condition ; a large importation of CATTLEYA GASKEL- 

 LIANA, C. ELDORADO. The Sale will include fine growing 

 Plants, well established, of the following rare and desirable 

 OLU'llIDS : — Angrieeum falcatum. Aspasia odorata, Bifrenaria 

 Colleyi, Bras-ia pieturata, Cata^etum Bungerothii in flower, 

 Cata-et'nin enllosum, Cattlcya Walkeriana, Luddemannia spe- 

 cies, Lyraste Deuuingsiana, Lycaste leucantha, Myanthus 

 spe no-us, Oilontoglossnm llumeumim, and many other rare 

 OKiMilDS in splendid condition, together with 10 Cases of 

 valuable IMPORTED ORCHIDS. 



The Sale will also include a few CYPRIPEDIUMS from a 

 Gentleman's collection, amongst them being C. Morganice, 

 grande, selligerum, majns, and others ; and an importation of 

 the extremely rare CffiLOGYNE DAYANA. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Abbey Wood. 



Tjy order of the Executria. 

 TWO DAYS' CLEARANCE SALE of unusually weil'grown 

 NURSERY STOCK. Important to Gentleman, Builders, 

 Landscape Gardeners, and Others. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the Abbey Wood 

 Nursery, Belvedere, Kent, a short distance from the Abbey 

 Wood Railway Station, on WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, 

 October 31 and November 1, at 12 o'clock precisely, a large 

 quantity of well-grown NURSERY STOCK, consisting of about 

 10,000 Cupressii3 Lawsonii, 1 to 8 feet; 5200 other Conifers 

 from 1 to 3 feet ; 6000 Oval-leaved Privet, 3 to 4 feet ; 6000 

 Green Hollies, 1 to 4 feet ; 2500 Variegated Hollies, 1 to 5 feet ; 

 1000 English Yews, 2 to 4 feet ; 4000 Aucubas, 2500 Common 

 Laurels, 3 to 4 feet; 2000 Dwarf Roses, Standard Ornamental 

 Trees, &c. 



May be viewed any day prior to the Sale. Catalogues may 

 be had on the Premises, and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, 

 Cheapside, E.C., and Leytonstone, E. 



Leytonstone, E., 



Adjoining the Leytonstone Railway Station. 

 TWO DAYS' SALE of beautifully grown NURSERY STOCK 

 and GREENHOUSE PLANTS, arranged in lots to suit 

 large and small buyers. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the American 

 Nurseries, Leytonstone, E., on THURSDAY and FRIDAY, 

 November 1 and 2, at 12 o'Clock precisely each day, an exten- 

 sive assortment of 3000 Conifers, Evergreens, and Deciduous 

 Shrubs in various sizes, carefully prepared for removal ; 2000 

 clean green Limes, Poplars, and other Ornamental Trees ; 

 2000 Rhododendrons; 3000 Fruit Trees, embracing all the 

 leading varieties of Apples, Pears, Plums, Peaches, Nectarines, 

 &c. ; 4000 Standard and Dwarf Roses, and a large variety of 

 useful Greenhouse Plants adapted for Conservatory and House 

 decoration. 



The Stock may be viewed any day prior to the Sale. Cata- 

 logues had on the Premises ; and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, 

 Cheapside, London, E.C, 



Tottenham. 



Adjoining Tottenham Hale Station. 

 ANNUAL SALE of remarkably well-grown NURSERY 

 STOCK, HERBACEOUS PLANTS, and BULBS, for the 

 growth of which Mr. Ware has gained so great a reputation. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, the Hale Farm 

 Nurseries, Tottenham, on TUESDAY, November 6, at 11 o'Clock 

 precisely, in consequence of the unusually large number of 

 lots, an "extensive quantity of beautifullv-grown and thriving 

 NURSEHY STOCK, including ."nix> Veronica Traversii, S0u0 

 bu-hy Ornamental Shrubs, from I foot to 2% feet, all well 

 grown, and specially suited for pots or boxes; 5000 O-al- 

 leaved Privet, bushy plants, 3 to 5 feet; 5000 well-grown 

 Dwarf Roses of the best sorts. 1000 Irish Ivies in pots, 10,01)0 

 Hardy Climbers in pots, 40,000 strong Seakale and [Asparagus 

 for forcing, 5000 Christmas Roses, 6000 Border and other Car- 

 nations in pots, 6000 Standard Ornamental Trees, thousands of 

 Lilies, Spiraeas, Gladiolus, Dahlias, and other Miscellaneous 

 Stock. 



May be viewed any day prior to the Sale. Catalogues had 

 on the Premises ; and of the Auctioneer, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 E.C, and Leytonstone. 



N.B. — The Auctioneers desire to call particular attention to 

 this Sale, as it is not often so extensive and varied a stock is 

 offered in one day. 



M 



of entries 



Tuesday, November 6.— (Sales by Sample.) 

 ESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 



esire to announce that their NEXT SALE will take 

 above, for which they will be glad to 

 is possible. 



Groornbridge, Tunbridge Wells. 



Great UNRESERVED SALE of Valuable NURSERY STOCK; 

 all recently transplanted, and now in splendid condition. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 are instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, 

 Hollamby's Nurseries, Groornbridge, Tunbridge Wells, close 

 to the Groornbridge Station, on TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, 

 November 6 and 7, at 12 o'Clock precisely each day, by order 

 of Mr. E. Hollamby, enormous quantities of CONIFERS, all 

 carefully prepared for removal; 2000 ROSES, 50,000 LARCH 

 FIR, 2 feet to 4 feet; 10,000 SCOTCH and SPRUCE FII S, 

 6000 Portugal and other LAURELS, 10,000 PRIVET, 5000 

 CUPRESSUS, 2000 THUIA LOEBII, 15,000 named and other 

 RHODODENDRONS, 40,000 COTONEASTER SIMONSII, hardy 

 CLTMBERS, &c. 



May be viewed any day prior to the Sale. Catalogues had 

 on the Premises, and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 E.C, and Leytonstone. 



Caterham. 



TWO DAYS' SALE of NURSERY STOCK, by order of the 

 Executors the late Mr. G. J. Woollett. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, The 

 Nurseries, Caterham, Surrey, a short distance from the Cater- 

 ham Railway Station, on THURSDAY and FRIDAY. November 

 8 and 9, at 12 o'clock precisely each day, a large quantity of 

 well grown NURSERY STOCK, in capital condition for re- 

 moval, including an extensive assortment of Conifers and 

 Evergreen Shrubs ; 2000 Laurels of sorts, Privet, Spruce, Firs-; 

 1000 Standard, Pyramid, and Trained Fruit Trees; large 

 Forest Trees for immediate planting ; Roses, &e. 



May be viewed. Catalogues had on the Premises, and of 

 the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. ; and 

 Leytonstone. 



Extensive Importations of Orcnids. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, AT AN EARLY DATE, extensive 

 importations of ORCHIDS, received direct, being the contents of 

 about 50 cases ; amongst them will be found a large consign- 

 ment of Cattleya Percivaliana, also C lobata superba, C. 

 labiata Warnerii, and Oncidium Papilio, received frcm Mr. F. 

 Man. 



The plants are in splendid condition. Full particulars will 

 appear next week. 



Tuesday, November 13. 



The Fifst Portion of the well-known Collection of ESTAB- 

 LISHED ORCHIDS, formed by E. Wischhusen, Esq., of 

 Wood Green, who is relinquishing their cultivation. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, on TUESDAY, 

 November 13, at half-past 12 o'Clock precisely, the First 

 Portion of this well-kno \t n Collection , including the following — 

 Cattleya Skinnerli alba Ltelia anceps alba 



: growths 



Mandel 

 „ Doniiniana 

 ,, Trianaa alba 

 ,, fausta delicata 

 ,, exoniensis, twenty- 

 growths, believed to be 

 the very finest 

 in cultivation 

 Ccelogyne cristata alba, ten 



ilammea, eight growths 

 elegans alba 

 Wolstenholmise 

 purpurata Lowiana, one- 

 half of the only known 

 plant 

 ty ' Cypripedium selligerum 

 Schroderi 

 Iarande 

 microchilum 

 decanum superbum 



Lselia anceps alba 



, Philbrickiana, 7 growths ,, Sedeni 



The plants are in excellent condition, and none will be sold 

 privately prior to the Sale. 



Catalogues may be had on application to the Gardener, or of 

 the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. 



WoMng, Surrey.— Preliminary Notice. 



Several acres of exceptionally well-grown NURSERY STOCK, 

 by order of Messrs. H. & C. Cobbett. 



TVXJESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 



JAX instructed by Messrs. H. & C. Cobbett to SELL by 

 AUCTION, on the Premises, The Horsell Nurseries, Woking, 

 on TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, and THURSDAY, November 13, 

 14, and 15, several acres of unusually well-grown NURSERY 

 STOCK, carefully prepared for removal, and adapted for 

 immediate effect. 



May be viewed. Catalogues had on the Premises, and of the 

 Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, and 

 Leytonstone. 



Finchley Road, N.W.— Preliminary Notice. 



Important to Florists and others engaged in the Nursery and 

 Furnishing Trade. The compact and old-established 

 NURSERY and FLORIST'S BUSINESS for SALE, by order 

 of Mr. W. A. Clingo, who is leaving the neighbourhood. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, on the Premises, 

 EARLY IN NOVEMBER NEXT, as a going concern, the com- 

 pact Leasehold Propery, known as the WAVERLEY NUR- 

 SERY, situated in the Finchley Road, London, N.W., a few 

 minutes' walk from Marlborough Road Station. 

 Further particulars will appear next week. 

 Auctioneers' Offices, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C 



Barnet.— Preliminary. 

 VALUABLE FREEHOLD NURSERY and BUILDING LAND. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS are 

 instructed to SELL by AUCTION, in NOVEMBER 

 NEXT, the VALUABLE FREEHOLD LAND, in the occupa- 

 tion of Mr. Cornwall as Nursery Grounds, containing an area 

 of about 9 acres. 



Also about 17 acres of NURSERY STOCK, 8 Greenhouses, 

 Greenhouse Plants, &c. 



Fuller particulars willappear in future Advertisements. 



Bulbs from Holland. 



Sales every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, in 

 Large and Small Lots, to suit all Buyers. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.C., every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and 

 SATURDAY", at half-past 12 o'clock precisely each day, first- 

 class consignments of HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUSES, 

 and other BULBS, arriving daily from well-known Farms in 

 Holland. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Tuesday Next— (Sale No. 7781.) 



SPECIAL SALE of DUTCH BULBS. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C, on TUESDAY NEXT, October 30, at half-past 

 12 o'clock precisely, several hundred lots of First-class 

 BULBS, just received from Holland in fine condition, in- 

 cluding Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissus, Snowdrops, 

 Anemones, &c. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday and Saturday Next. 



First-class Standard and Dwarf ROSES from a well-known 



EngliLh grower, including manv of the best show varieties. 



MR. J. 0. STEVENS will include the above 

 in his SALE by AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, 

 King Street, Covent Garden, on WEDNESDAY and SATUK 

 DAY NEXT, October 31 and November 3. 



On view mornings of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday Next.— (Sale No. 7783.) 

 VALUABLE IMPORTED and ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUCTION, 

 at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent Garden, 

 W.C, on THURSDAY NEXT, November 1, at half-past 12 

 o'Clock precisely, IMPORTED ORCHIDS, compiising Odonto- 

 glossum crispum Alexandras, O. vexillarium, O. grande, O. 

 madrense. Cattleya aurea, O. gigas, Oncidium Kramerianum, 

 O. fuscatum, &c, by order of Messrs. Shuttle worth, Carder 

 & Co. Also a line lot of ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS, in- 

 cluding many plants in Flower and Bud, and others which 

 have not yet (lowered in this country. 



" Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday Next— (Sale No. 7783.) 

 8000 grand Bulbs of LILIUM AURATUM, just received from 

 Japan in the finest possible condition. Also 5000 splendid 

 Berlin LILY of the VALLEY crowns for Forcing. 



MR. J. 0. STEVENS will include the above 

 in his SALE by AUCTION at his Great Rooms, 38, 

 King Street, Covent Garden, W.C, on THURSDAY NEXT 

 November 1. 



On view morning Sale, and Catalogues had. 



