Notembeb 3, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



519 



Antigua, of 5 lb. 12 oz. In 1843, Mr. Murray 

 showed a Queen, of 6 lb. 4 02. ; and the next year 

 Mr. Mills showed a Providence, 14 lb. 4 oz. In 

 1845, the heaviest Queen of that year, a fruit of 



6 lb. 11 'oz.. was shown by Mr. Hewitt; Mr. 

 Barnes, of Bicton, showed two Queens in 1846, 

 weighing 7 lb. 4 oz. and 7 lb. 2 oz. respectively ; 

 and M. Pelvilain, Meudon, one of 8 lb. Mr. Flem- 

 ing, of Trentham, showed several Ripley Queens 

 in 1849, of 7\ lb., 7 lb., and 7 lb., 10 oz. In 1873 

 Mr. Sandford showed a Queen weiehing 8 lb. 4 oz. ; 

 and in 1878, Mr. Miles, a new Pine-apple, Lord 

 Carrington. weighing 7\ lb. On September 25, 

 this year, Mr. Richards, gardener, Somerley, showed 

 at the Drill Hall, James Street, a Qneen of 



7 lb. 6.V oz. in weight. Fish, Ingram, Ayres, 

 Frost, Bailey, McEwen, Miller, Spencer, and 

 Dods, were great men in Pice growing, and showed 

 continually very large fruits. 



Purple Beech fhom Seed : Young Kurien/maa. 

 The seeds are sometimes employed — a certain pro- 

 portion nearly always coming true. 



Vines: Foreman. We do not see any Phylloxera, 

 but some of the roots are in a bad state. Send 

 some further specimens later on. 



TewTkee: Hatter. We cannot advise you. If the 

 tree belongs to your neighbour, why not confer 

 with him as to its removal in a legitimate way ? 



CATALOGUES RECEIVED. 



M. V. Lemoise, Rue du Montet, 134, Xancy, 

 Meurthe it Moselle — Extracts from Price List, 

 and Supplement to List of Novelties. 



Messes. J. C. Wheeler & Sons, Kingsholm, Glou- 

 cester — Fruit and Forest Trees, Roses, Flower 

 Roots, &c. 



Martin Grashoff, Quedlinburg, Germany — Phloxes. 



James Cocker & Sons, Aberdeen — Perennials, 

 Alpines, Bulbs, &c. ; also Roses. 



W. P. Laird & Sinclair, Dundee — Roses, also 

 Forest Trees, Ornamental Trees. &c. 



W. H. Hudson, West Green Road, Tottenham, Lon- 

 don—Dutch Bulbs. 



Garlies Mitchell, Stranraer — Forest and Orna- 

 mental Trees. 



Geo. Cooling & Sons, Bath — Roses, Fruit Trees, &c. 



Dicksons (Limited), Chester — Roses, also Hardy 

 Border Plants, &c. 



W. Drummond & 8ons. Stirling and Dublin — Forest, 

 Ornamental and Fruit Trees, &c. 



Storrie & Storrie, Clarendon Park Nurseries, Perth 

 Road, Dundee — Florists' Flowers. 



Louis Leroy, Angers, France — Wholesale List of 

 Roses, Fruit Trees, Conifers, Azaleas, &c. 



R. J. Lootmans & Sons, Oudenbosch, Holland — 

 Ornamental and Forest Trees, Conifers, &c. 



Williams Brothers, Wilhelmshue, Heneratgoda, 

 Ceylon — Seeds of Tropical Plants. 



J. Galvin, Mount Talbot Nurseries, Roscommon — 

 Forest Trees, Roses, &c. 



Taos. Cripfs & Son, Tunbridge Wells, Kent — 

 Nursery Stock (Wholesale). 



F. R<f.mer, Quedlinburg — Novelties in Mimulus, 

 Phlox Drummondii, and Viola. 



V. Doppleb, Erfurt— Own Novelties for 1888—9. 



F.Burvenich (Pere), Ghentbrugge, Belgium — Vege- 

 table Seeds, Trees, Shrubs, and other Outdoor 

 Plants. 



Anthony Waterer, Knap Hill Nursery, Woking — 

 Rhododendrons, Conifers, Roses, &c. 



Edward Stanford, 26 and 27, Cockspur Street, 

 Charing Cross — Books, Maps, &c. 



Communications Received.— A. 0. W. (neit week).— E. M. 

 H.— D. M.— Dr. B . Lyons.— C. N., Antibes— L. W. G., 

 (crammed).— J. T. B.— T. R. A. B.— Dr. Costerus, Amster- 

 dam.— W. B.— Sir T. A.— Count Solms. Slrasburg.— E. & 

 Co.— Dr. U. D.. Berlin.— W. R. McN.— G. R.— D. C— G. C. 

 _ W. S.— C. S. S. Brookline, Mass.— H. C Geneva.— G. T. M. 

 — Beckonham post mark, Couifere (no letter.) — H. C. (with 

 Willow foliage : next week).— E. J. L.— Ed. W. & Sons.— 

 A. Outiam (thanks ; will have it engraved).— P. D. W. (no 

 Grapes to hand.— G. M. (if you will send the photograph we 

 can then decide— G. B— W. K.— S. .T. S.— J. J. W.— T. L.— 

 A. J. T.— W. H.— G. H.— Sir J. B. Lawes.— H. Correvon.— 

 R. A. R.— C. T. & S— H. VV. W— J. D— M. T.— W. E — 

 G. H. R.— Hexham.— J. H. S.— W. & J. B.— Fruit from 

 Wooton ! (no letter.)— C. W. D.— Notts.— R. A. R— R. W. A. 



— B. C. T J. C. 



(5* Correspondents sending plants or fruits to be named, or 



aikiag questions demanding time and research /or their solution, 



m>txt not exnect to obtain an answer to their enquiries in the 



turrent week. 



DIED.— On October 31, at his residence, Renton 

 House, Brixton Road, Henry Lee, F.L.S., F.G.S., 

 F.Z.S., &c., aged sixty-two. 



Palms, Foliage Plants, Heath?, &o. 



FRANCIS R. KINGHORN 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 193, Flower Market, Covent 

 Garden, W.C. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— 500,000 LARCH FIR, 



O l}to2 feet, and 15 to 18 inches; SCOTCH FIR, 1J to 

 2 feet, and 15 to 18 inches ; THORN QUICK. 4 aud 5 inches, 

 line; Common and Portugal LAURELS, and other General 

 Nursery Stock. For particulars and price apply to 



ISAAC MATTHEWS and SOX, Milton. Stoke-on-Trent. 



GARDEN REQUISITES. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. 



id. per bushel ; 1U0 for 25s. ; truck (loose, about 2 tons), 

 405. ; 4-bushel bigs id. each. 



LIGHT BROWN FIBROUS PEAT, 5s. id. per sack ; 5 sacks, 

 25s. ; sacks, id. each. 



BLACK FIBROUS PEAT, 6s. per Back, 5 sacks, 22s.; sacks, 

 id. each. 



COARSE SILVER SAND, Is. M. per bushel; 15s. per half 

 ton ; 2is. per ton, in 2-bushel bags, id. each. 



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM, PEAT-MOULD, and LEAF- 

 MOULD, Is. per bushel. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, 8s. id. per sack. 



MANURES. GARDEN STICKS, VIRGIN CORK, TOBACCO 

 CLOTH, RUSSIA JIATS, &c. Write for Price LIST.— 

 H. G. SMYTH, F.R.H.S., 21, Goldsmith's Street, Drury 

 Lane (lately called 17a. Coal Yard). W.C. 



GARDEN REQUISITES, 



of best quality, as supplied to the Royal Gardens, 8[C. 

 BEST COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, 10 sicks for 10s.. 15 for 



14s.. 20 tor 18s., 30 for 25s. ; two ton truck, 2Ss. Free on rail. 

 RUSSIA MATS, from 12s. to 18s. per dozen. 

 FINEST ORCHID PEAT. 7«. per sack. 



REST BROWN FIBROUS PEAT. 5s. per sack, 5 for 22s. id . 

 BEST BLACK FIBROUS PEAT. 4;. id. per sack, 5 for 2"S. 

 COARSE SILVER SAND. Is. id. per bushel ; 14s. {-ton ; 

 PURE LEAF MOULD, 3s. per sack. [25s. per ton, 



YELLOW FIBROUS LOAM. 3s. per sack. 

 BEST MUSHROOM SPAWN, 4s. per bushel. 

 RAFFIA. LABELS, STICKS, from 1 ft. to S ft.. BAMBn.j 



CANES. 3t ft. to 12 ft.. VIRGIN CORK. CHEMICAL 



MANURES, NETTING. &c. 

 SPHAGNUM MOSS, 6s. per sack. CHARCOAL, 8s. per sack. 

 SPECIALITE TOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH, lOd. per lb. ; 



28 lb. for 21s. Price Li-t free by post. 



W. HERBERT and CO., Hop Exchange Warehouses, South- 

 wark Street. Loudon, S.E. 



PEAT FOR ORCHIDS, 



CHOICE PLANTS, FERNS, HEATHS, AZALEAS, &c. 

 EPPS & CO. are now prepared to offer PEAT, as above, 



of first-class quality, at lowest prices. Send for .Samples. Price 

 List and Testimonials. Dep6t for HORTICULTURAL 

 SUNDRIES. LOAM. SAND, LEAF-MOULD, SPHAGNUM, 

 COCOA FIBRE REFUSE. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER. 



EPPS & CO., Ring-wood, Hants. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 



Quality. THE BEST In the Market. (All sacks included.) 

 PEAT, best brown librous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22s. id. 

 PEAT, best black fibrous ... 4s. id. ,, 5 sacks for 20s. 

 PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. id. „ 5 sacks for 36s. 



SILVER SAND, coarse. Is. id. per bush., 14s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FIERE. best only Is. per lb. 



TOBACCO CLOTH, or PAPER Is. lb.; 28 lb., 27s. 



SPHAGNUM MOSS, all selected, 3s. per bush., 8s. per sack. 



CHUBB'S "PERFECT" FER-") In Bags. 



TLLIZER (the Best Food for ( . > % 



all kinds of Plants, Flowers, ("Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 661b. lewt. 

 Fruits, Vegetables, &c. ...) 1/6 3/- 5/- 8/- 14/- 22/- 



CRUSHED BONES, or Bone Dust 1/2 2/- 3/6 6/- 12/- 



VIRGIN CORK (Best Quality only) — 31- 5/6 10/6 17/- 



RUSSIAN MATS, BAMBOO CANES. PERUVIAN GUANO. 

 NITRATE of SODA, HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL, &c. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER, cheapest and best Beddi ng for Horses and 

 Cattle, £2 per ton. Extra large Sample Bales. 6s. each. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (by Chubb's special process). 

 sacks, Is. 3d. each ; 10 sacks, lis.; 15 sacks, 15s.; 20 sacks, 18s.; 

 30 sacks, 25s. ; 40 sacks, 30s. ; Truck-load, loose, free on rail, 

 28s. Limited quantities of G., special quality granulated 

 in sacks only, 2s. each. Terms, strictly Cash with order. 

 (Bankers, Union Bank of London.) 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MILWALL, LONDON. E. 



CARSON'S PAINT 



Patronised by 16,000 of the Nobility, Gentry, 

 and Clergy, for all kinds of 



OUTDOOR WOKE, CONSERVATORIES, 



Greenhouses, Frames, &c. 



1 Cwt., and Oil Mixture, Free to all Stations. 



Liquid Non-Poisonous Paints for Inside of Conservatories, &o, 



Prices, Patterns, and Testimonials, Post-free. 



LA BELLE SAUVAGE YARD, LUDGATE BULL, E.C. 

 BACHELOR'S WALK, DUBLDf.— Discount lor Cash. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (X)> 



Is. per Bag. 10 for 8s., 30 for 20s.. Truck (oi-er 2 tons) 20s. f.o.r. 

 Splendid Yellow Fibrous LOAM. 10s. per ion. PEAT, TOBACCO 

 PAPER, &c— J. MEARS axd CO.. 3, Bury Court, London. E.C. 



BONES !— BONES ! !— BONES ! ! ! 



Crushed Bones in atl sizes for Vine Borders, Lawns, Potting, 

 Grass Lands. &c. Also BONE MEAL for Poultrv Feediug. 

 GARDEN GUANO, DISSOLVED BONES, Special MANURES 

 and FERTILIZERS for all purposes. 



For Prices, apply to 



HARRISON, BARBER & CO. (Limited), 



GARRETT LANE, WANDSWORTH. SURREY. S.W. 



1>ASTUPLANTA, the best Artificial Manure, 

 it enriches the soil with the fertili-ers drawn from it by 

 plants; no unpleasant smell; admirably adapted (or all pot- 

 plants. In bags : 112 lb., 18s. ; 56 lb., lis. 3rf. ; 2S lb., 6s. 9d. ; 



141b., 4s.; 71b-.2s.3rf. In tins. Is. each. Sole Manufacturers, 



PHILIP H ARRIS ASDCO.(Limited), 9. Hull King, Birmingham. 



EESON'S MANURE. — The Best Ind 



Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 



containing the Leading Gardeners' and Market Growers' 



Reports. Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. id., 6s. id., and 10s. id. each, 



or i cwt. Bags, sealed, 13s. By all Seedsmen, or apply direct to 



W. H. BEESON, Carbrook Bone Mills. Sheffield. 



ISHURST COMPOUND, used by leading 



Gardeners since 1S59 against Red Spider, Mildew. 

 Thrips, Green Fly. aud other Blight. 1 to 2 ounces to the 

 gallon of soft-water ; 4 to 16 ounces as winter dressing for Vines 

 aud Orchard-bouse Trees ; and in lather from the cake against 

 American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended 

 to supersede it. Boxes. Is.. 3s.. and 10s. id. 



GISHURSTINE keeps Boots dry and soft on 

 wet ground. Eoxes, 6if. and Is., from the Trade. 

 Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE COMPANY 

 (Limited). London. 



AKDEN REQUISITES. — Sticks, Labels, 



Virgin Cork. Raffia, Mats. Bamboo Canes, Rustic Work, 

 Manures, ice. Cheapest Prices of 

 WATSON and SCULL, 90. Lower Thames Street. London, E.C. 



Greatly Reduced in Price. 



r\ , 



SILVESTER S,»TE„TTREHTKAffl BOILER 



Is the BEST. CHEAPEST, and MOST ECONOMICAL 

 BOILER EXTANT for all heating purjioses, and is only 

 supplied bv the PATENTEE. All other kinds of BOILERS, 



F, SILVESTER & CO., 



CASTLE HILL WORKS, NEWCASTLE, 

 STAFFORDSHIRE. 



Full Particulars on application. 



HILL & SMITH'S 

 BLACK VARNISH 



for Preserving Ironwork, Wood, or Stone. 



(Registered Trade Mark.) 



An excellent substitute for oil paint, at one-third the cost. 



Used in all London Parks, at Windsor, and Kew Gardens, 



and on every important estate in the Kingdom. Has stood 



the test of forty years' trial. Requires no mixing ; can be 



applied cold by any ordinary labourer. 



Price Is. &d. per gallon at the manufactory, or carriage-paid 

 to any railway station. Is. 8d. per gallon in casks of 36, 20, or 

 10 gallons. 

 s*4 a tt m y s\ t»t Every Cask bears the above 



(J A U 11 (JJy. Registered Trade Mark. Beware 



of cheap imitations. 



HILL & SMITH 



Brierley Ironworks, Dudley ; 



118, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C. ; 



47, Dawson Street, Dublin. 



