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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[November 24, 1888. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— 500,000 LARCH FIR, 

 1£ to 2 feet, and 15 to 18 inches ; SCOTCH FIR, 1£ to 

 2 feet, and 15 to 18 inches ; THOKN QUICK, 4 and 5 inches, 

 fine; Common and Portugal LAURELS, and other General 

 Nursery Stock. For particulars and price apply to 



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



UA (\C\i\ CLEMATIS, in Pots, of all the 



0\Jf\J\J\} finest Double and Single Varieties (some 

 of t!;e flowers of which become 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 2s. 6d. each. 

 Descriptivu LIST on application.— EICHABD SMITH AND CO., 

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



I M E S— splendid— L I M E S! 



LIMES, 2 to 3 feet, 7s. ; 3 to 4 feet, 10s. ; 4 to 6 feet. 15s. ; 

 6 to 8 feel, 20s. ; 8 to 10 fe-t, 30s. ; 10 to 13 feet, (iOs. ; lower 

 rate per 1000. English YEWS, bushy, 3 to 4 feet, 100s. ; 4 to 

 6 feet, 120s. per 100. Purple BEECH, 4 to 5 feet. 75s. per 100 ; 

 5 to 6 feet, 100s. per 100. 



JOHN WBIGHT, The Nurseries, Pontefract. 



ANTED, offers for 5 APRICOTS, fan- 



trained. 7 to 11 feet high, 5 to 9 feet across; 5 

 PEACHES and NECTARINES, 7 to 8 feet high, 8 to 12 feet 

 across. All extra-tine fruiting trees, with very large fibrous 

 roots. Apply to 

 B. W. PR'JCTOR, Nurseryman, Ashgate Road, Chesterfield. 



OTEPHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA. — Strong 



O plants, 20 feet long, make good show specimens next 

 season, £2 2s., packed and put on rail; smaller plants from 

 10.?. 6d. EUCHARIS AMAZONICA, same prices. 

 W. FISHER, Grove Nursery, Hither Green, Lewiaham, S.E. 



SPECIMEN CONIFERS.— Trees for Avenues, 

 Evergreens, and Forest Trees in great variety. CATA- 

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

 Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 



PECIAL OFFER OF FERNS.— Pteris 



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

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

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

 Prices per 100 or 1000 on application. 

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



Telegrams "Tucker," Nurseries, Faringdon. 



COVERT for GAME.— 3000 LAURELS, 3 

 to 4 feet, Ids. per 100; 3000 do., 4 to 5 feet, 20s. i er 100. 

 5000 Evergreen PRIVET. 3 to 4 feet, 4s. per 100 ; 3000 do., 4 to 

 5 feet, 6s. per 100. The whole of the above are good b^ishy 

 plants, well rooted, and would make good covert at once. 

 30,000 LARCH, 3 to 4 feet, 30s. per 1000 ; 20,000 do., 4 to 5 feet, 

 40s. per loi 10. Extra strong transplanted, and put on rail for 

 Cash. CATALOGUES of General Nurserv Stock free by post. 

 R. TUCKER, Nurseries. Faringdon, Berks. 



ORANGES, LEMONS, &c— A splendid col- 

 lection ; fine healthy plants, in fruiting condition 



ROSES FOR FORCING.— Extra-sized plants, 

 in pots, of :— 

 NIPHETOS 



WM. A. RICHARDSON 

 MARECHAL NIFL 

 CELINE FORESTIER 

 BEINE MARIE HENRIETTE 

 GLOIRE DE DUON, &c. 

 Full narticularson application. Descriptive CATALOGUES free. 

 THOMAS RIVERS AND SON, Sawbridgeworth, Herts. 



For Paries, Plantations, and Coverts. 



AN IMMENSE STOCK OF ALL SIZES. 

 VERY LOW QUOTATIONS. 



JOHN CRANSTON & CO., 



KING'S ACRE NURSERIES, near HEREFORD. 



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 Hoses post-free. 



THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 



THE NURSERIES, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS, 



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 oursignature attached . 



WM. CUTBUSH AND SON 

 (Limited), Nurserymen and Seed 

 Merchants, Highgate Nurseries, N. 



COLLECTIONS ofROSES 



to suit all classes and all sized gardens. 



Carriage and package free anywhere in the British Isles. 



Full particulars posted immediately on application. 



EWING & CO., Sea View Nurseries, Havant, Hants. 



FENCES— WIYROBALANorCHERRY PLUM 



(PRUNUS MYROBALANA) 

 is the best stuff for mending old fences or making new ones. 

 Grows well on poorest soils. Shoots very hard and spiny. 

 Prices range from 12s. per 1000 to 10s. per 100. Full particu- 

 lars on application to EWING & CO., Havant, Hampshire. 



SULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 



O certain cure for Mildew on Plants, Red Spider, Aphis, 

 &c. Enough to make 32 gallons of solution, free for Is. 3d. 

 The only kind to use is " Harris's specially prepared Sulphide 

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

 PHILIP HARRIS anj> CO.(Limited), 9,Bull Ring, Birmingham. 



HUGHES' Soluble 



FLORISTS AND NURSERYMEN SHOULD NOT 

 BE WITHOUT IT. 



Unsurpassed as an insecticide, it kills effectually all 

 parasites aud insects whi;h intest plants whether at the 

 roots or on the foliage, without injury to tender plants — 

 such as ferns, etc., if used as directed. Used as a WASH 

 it imparts the gloss and lustre to the foliage which is so 

 desirable on exhibition specimens. 



Dog Fanciers should not be without it! It makes a 

 silky Coat and produces healthy Skin Action ; kills fleas, 

 and is excellent for washing dogs. 



Housewives should not be without it! Used with 

 ordinary household soap it is an effectual DISIN- 

 FECTANT, BLEACHER, & CLEANER OF FABRICS. 

 It kills insect life on man, animal, or plant, without 

 injury to the skin, wherever parasites may appear. 



Sold by Seedsmen and Chemists, Is. 6d., 2s. 6d. & 4s. 6d.; 

 £ gallon 7s. 6d„ 1 gallon 12s. 6d., or less in larger quantities. 



A Treatise on FIR TREE OIL as an INSECTISIDE, 

 its application to Plants and Animals, sent Post free 

 on receipt of address, by the Manufacturer, 



E. GRIFFITHS HUGHES, Manchester. 



Wholesale from all the London Seed Merchants, 

 and Patent Medicine Houses. 



NEW YORK— Rolker & Sons. 



PEAT for ORCHIDS, 



AZALEAS, HEATHS, FERNS, RHODODENDRONS, &c. 



The Best In the World. 



A. JOHNSON AND CO., 23. Leadenhall Street, London, E.C-, 

 continue to receive the highest of testimonials (unsolicited) from 

 large Orchid Growers, stating the ORCHID PEAT supplied by 

 A.J. &Co. is by far the best they have ever used. Samples can be 

 seen at above address, or forwarded on application free of charge. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE G fl X), 



1j. per Bag, 10 for 8s., 30 for 20s.. Truck (over 2 tons) 20s. f.o.r. 

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

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



OCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, newly made. 



Truck-load (2 tons), 23s.; in bags— 20, lis. to 16s.; 40. 25s. 

 to 28s. Free on to Rail. Cash with order. 



J. STEVENS and CO., Cocoa-nut Fibre Merchants, Grey- 

 hound Yard, and 153. High Street, Battersea, S.W. 



GARDEN 

 REQUISITES. 



Two Prize Medals. 



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



PEAT, best brown fibrous ... 5s. per sack, 5 sacks for 22s. 6d. 



PEAT, best black fibrous ... 4s. 6d. ,, 5 sacks for 20s. 



PEAT, extra selected Orchid 7s. 6d. „ 5 sacks for 35s 



LOAM, PREPARED COMPOST ) Is. per bush., 3s. per sack 



LEAF, or PEAT MOULD ... j (sacks included). 



SILVER SAND, coarse, Is. 6d. per bush., 14s. half-ton, 24s. ton. 



RAFFIA FIBRE, best only Is. per lb. 



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



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



CHUBB'S " PERFECT " FER- \ In Bags 



TLLIZER (the Best Food for ( . * , 



all kinds of Plants, Flowers, (Tins. 71b. 141b. 281b. 561b. 1 cwt. 

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



CRUSHED BONES, or Bone Dust 1/2 21- 3/6 6/- 12/- 



VLRGIN CORK (Best Quality only) — 3/- 5/6 10/6 17/- 



RUSSIAN MATS, BAMBOO CANES. PERUVIAN GUANO 

 NITRATE of SODA, HORTICULTURAL CHARCOAL, &c. ' 



PEAT MOSS LITTER, cheapest and best Bedding for Horses an.* 

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

 prepared for Poultry Pens, Rabbits, &c, inSacks, ls.6d each 



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

 sacks, Is. id. each ; lOsacks, 12s. 6tf.; losacks, \ls.6d.: 20 sacks, 

 20s. ; 25 sacks, 24s. ; 30 sacks, 27s. ; 40 sacks, 35s. ; 50 sacks, 

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

 of G., special quality granulated in sacks only, 2s. 6a!. eacl . 



SPECIAL MANURES , for Farmers, Agriculturists, Market 

 Gardeners, and others (concentrated into a Dry Powder). 



CHUBB'S " PRODUCTIVE " MANURE, in bags, £3 per ton 

 (bags included) ; sample 1 cwt. bags, 4s., producing extra- 

 ordinary results, and worth four or five times the actual cost. 

 Try it against any other manure, no matter what price. 



CHUBB'S " COMPOUND SOO T and S EWAG E" MANURE, 

 in bags, £2 per ton (bags included) ; sample 1 cwt. bag, 

 3s., made principally (by special process) from Lonr''™ 

 SOOt and Sewage with other fertilizing agents. ~~ 



Terms strictly Cashwithorder. Bankers. Union Hank of London 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST PERRY ROAD. MILWALL. LONDON, 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. Dejjat for HORTICULTURAL 

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

 COCOA FIBRE REFUSE. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER. 

 EPPS & CO., Ringwood, Hants. 



New Edition, Corrected up to Date. 



PAXTON'S CALENDAR, 



THE COTTAGER'S CALENDAR 

 OF GARDEN OPERATIONS. 



(TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIXTH THOUSAND.) 



By the late Sib JOSEPH PAXTON, M.P., Reprinted from the Gardeners' Chronicle. 



Price 3d., Post-free S£d. ; 



Twenty-five Copies, 6s. ; fifty, IOs. ; and one hundred, 20s. 



Parcels of not less than twenty-five delivered, Carriage Free, in London only. 



Not less than one hundred Carriage Paid to any part of Great Britain. 



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