Established 



No. 101.— Vol. IV. 



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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1888. 



/Regt. as a Newspaper, f P R | C E 3d. 



\WITH SUPPLEMENT.\ POST-FREE, 3J(f. 



CONTENTS. 



American Florists, So- 

 ciety of 



Apiary, the 



Arachnanthe Lowei 



Arundina bambusiefolia 



Barley, hybridising 



Book— 

 Native Flowers of Xeu- 

 Zealand 



Borders, fruit tree 



Callidium pygmm-a 



Cheilnnthes 



Chemistry of vegetntion 



Eelwornis 



Eucharis grandiflora ... 



Fruits under glass 



Gardening appointments 



Hardy fruit garden 



Herbaceous border 



Horticultural lectures ... 



Inventions 



Jensenian system at Chis- 

 wick 



Kew, plants in flower at 



Kitchen garden 



Laehenanas for baskets... 



Lobelia cardinalis 



Market gardening round 

 New York 



Masdevallia nidifica 



636 i ,, platvrhachis 



633 Mina lobata 



628 | Orckidienne, the 



629 Orchids at Liverpool ... 

 633 Orchid notes 



\ Pears 



; Pines at Ravenna 



637 ' Pinuspinea 



642 | Plants and their cult ure . 

 640 Primula nivea 



630 Roses, new 



631 | Royal Horticultural So- 

 636 | ciety's Certificates ... 



628 St. Audries 



615 Scotland 



651 Societies— 



635 Banburv 



631 Bolton" 



639 Bristol 



639 Chorley 



Edinburgh 



630 Leeds 



631 Thanet 



689 Yeovil 



612 Springwoo I, Dart ford ... 

 642 Stocktaking, October ... 



Table plant-, judging ... 

 630 ! Watering 



Illustrations. 



Arundina bambusaefolia 



Callidium pygrmea 



Carbon, assimilation of, &c 



Chlorophyll spectra 



Springwood, Dartford, a view in the garden a 



639 



rjlHE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



-L m AMERICA. 



The Subscription to America, including Postage, is S1.30 for 

 Twelve Months. 



Agent for America :— E. H. LIBBY, " The American Garden," 

 751, Broadway, New York, to whom American Orders may 

 be sent. 



Advertisers are specially requested to note, that, 

 under no circumstances whatever, can any 

 particular position be guaranteed for ad- 

 vertisements occupying less space than an 

 entire column. 



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The Beat Present for a Gardener. 

 INES and VINE CULTURE. 



The most complete and exhaustive Treatise on 



Grapes and their Culture ever published. 



New Edition. 



Price 5s., post-free 55. 6rf. 



A. F. BARRON, Royal Horticultural Society. Chiswick. 



BARR'S SPRING-FLOWERING BULBS 

 should now be potted for Indoor Flowering, or planted 

 out in beds, borders, or naturalised in Orchards, Meadows, 

 Woods, &e. CATALOGUE on application. Abundance of 

 Bedding HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, SNOWDROPS, 

 ANEMONE FULGENS, Sc, in fine condition. 



BARR AND SON , 12, King Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



TO LARGE PLANTERS of THORN 

 QUICKS.— 1 to 1} foot, 9s. per 1000, £40 per 100,000; 

 1J to 2 feet, lis. per 1000, £50 per 100,000 ; 2 to 24 feet 13s 

 per 1000 ; 2 to 3 feet. Ins. per 1000 ; 3 to 4 feet. lss. per 1000. 

 GARLIES MITCHELL, Nurseryman. Stranraer 



Roses, Fruit Trees, &c. 



CHARLES TURNERS Autumn CATA- 

 LOGUE, containing full collections of Roses, Fruit 

 Trees, Conifertc, and all kinds of Hardy Trees and Shrubs, is 

 now ready, and may be had free on application. 

 The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 



T ILY OF THE VALLEY, fine Forcing 



-Li Crowns or Clumps; SPIRJEA JAPONICA, DIELYTRA 

 SPECTAIULIS, HYDRANGEA PANICULATA GRANDI- 

 FLORA. &e. Price and samples on application. 

 WILLIAM DENMAN, 7, Catherine Street, Covent Garden.W.C. 



WANTED, the following Volumes of the 

 GARDENER.? CHRONICLE:— 1870, 1874, 1875, 

 1876, 1877 ; January to June, 1878 and 1880. 



Please state price to C. L., Gardeners' Chronieh Office, 

 41, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 



ILL CHRISTIAN HANSEN of Liverpool 



WRITE to .Mr. DAY, Manager, Sandy Gate Rose 

 s, Sheffield ? 



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Nurser 



CPECIAL OFFER.— ENGLISH YEWS, fine 



<J bushy plants, 2 to 3, 3 to 4, 4 to 5 feet, well furnished ; 

 CUPRESSUS LAWSONIANA, 2 to 3, 3 to 4 feet; also 

 ERECTA VIRIDIS, 1} to 2. and 2 to 3 feet, fine. 



MATTHEWS axd SON. Milton, Stoke-on-Tr ent. 



DICKSON'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. 

 DICKSONS (Limited), The Royal Seed Warehouse, CHESTER. 



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Surplus Cut Flowers. 

 OOPER and CO. (Limited) RECEIVE and 



DISPOSE of any quantity of above at best Market 

 rnces. Boxes, &c, supplied.— Address, Commission Depart- 

 ment, HOOPER A.\'D CO. (Limited), Covent Garden, W.C. 



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, SIDCUP." 



Q QUELCH and B A R N H A M , 



KJ North Row, Covent Garden, W.C., are OPEN TO DIS- 

 POSE OF any quantity of MUSCATS and BLACK GRAPES 

 TOMATOS, CUCUMBERS. FRENCH BEANS, STRAW- 

 BERRIES, CHOICE FLOWERS, &c. Highest Market Prices 

 obtained. AccountSales daily ; cheques weekly, or as preferred 

 by Sender. Baskets and Labels supplied. References giveu. 



pHOICE FLOWERS and FRUIT. 



W Highest Market Prices guaranteed. Prompt cash. 



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

 Salesman, Covent Garden, W.C. 



ANTED, Special CUT FLOWERS, packed 



with care. Send sample, or by dozen — post or train. 

 Best price for good things. Cash prompt. 



W. RAVENHILL, Floral Salesman, 157, Norwool Road, 

 Heme Hill, S.E. — Post parcels can be sent to 167 Praed 

 Street, W. 



ANTED, 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. 



WANTED, for Christmas, some Sprays of 

 White LAUREL and White HOLLY. Even 'a verv 

 small quantity will be acceptable. Address, stating price. " 

 A. B. .Stent's L ibrary, GledhowTerrace, South Kensington, S.W. 



ANTED, TWO LARGE EVERGREENS, 



Portugals, Euonymus, or such like, 11 to 12 feet. Stuff 

 that would move with good roots. 

 G. PMPPEN, Nurseries. Re ading. 



Al/'ANTED, Standard ROSES— state height, 



T T nam., and price for good Plants; also STRAWBERRY 

 Waterloo.— H. CANNELL ash SONS, Swanky, Kent. 



ANTED, a Small MARKET GARDEN 



with COTTAGE. Easv distance from London. 

 Mr. HUMFREY, Queen Street Chamb ers, Maidenhead. 



ANTED, to RENT or PURCHASE, a 



Small FLORIST'S BUSINESS, or a SHOP suitable for 

 same; no nurserv required. London or Suburbs preferred. 

 FLORIST, 6, Charteiis Road, N. 



ANTED, to RENT, a Small GARDEN. 



with Glasshouses and Pits suitable for Growing Fruit 

 Sec, for Market, with Dwelling-house. 



Write particulars to H. H., Mr. Lord, 5, Idol Lane, Great 

 Tower Street, E.C. 



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L ILIUM AURATUM.— Good, plump, sound 

 Bulbs, 6s., {is., 12s., 18s., and 21s. per dozen. 

 All other good LILIES at equally low prices. 

 Mr. WILLIAM BULLS Establishment for New and Hare 

 Plants, 536, King's Road, Chelsea, London, S.W. 



T ILIUM A U R A T U M.— 



±-i THE GOLDEN-RAYED LILY OF JAPAN can now be 

 purchased in Cases containing 50 line Bulbs, just aa received 

 from the Japanese Bulb Farms, unopened a"d unexamined, 

 at 25s. per Case ; sent Free to any Railway Station in England 

 and Wales on receipt of Postal Order for 23s. 9d, Cases con- 

 taining 100 fine Bulbs, price 40s. Fine and sound Bulbs per 

 dozen. 4s.. 6s., 9s., 12s., and 18s. Mammoth Bulbs, 2s. 6d. and 

 3s. 6c/. each. All sent packing and carriage free. 



CARTERS', Roval Seedsmen by Scale 1 Warrants, 237 and 

 238, HIGH HOLBORN, W.C. 



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AN 



MEEEBEEK and CO., 



JJTLLEGOM, near HAARLEM, HOLLAND, 



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^ROWERS of DUTCH BULl^ 



delivered entirely free to destination. No pac 



Goods 



; charges. 



ENGLISH CATALOGUE gratis and post-free 

 on application. Cheap prices. 



LIETZE, Rio de Janeiro.— New PRICE 



• LIST for PALM SEEDS, Post-free to all applicants, 

 from ADOLPH V. ESSEN AXD CO., 73, Gr. Reichem-tr, 

 Hamburg. 



UOR SALE, a large stock of SCOTCH 



A. SPRUCE FIRS, from 2 to S feet; have been well trans 

 planted. 

 E. TANNER, Broadwater Nurseries, Groombridge, Sussex. 



AFFODILS a SPECIALTY.— Ban's 



Daffodils should now be potted for Indoor Flowering, or 

 planted out in beds, or naturalized in Orchards, Meaduv - 

 and Woods. Illustrated CATALOGUE free on application. 

 BARR axii SON, 12, King Street, Covent Garden.W.C. 



" t^IR WATKIN " is the best NARCISS. 



U Price and all particulars post-free. 



DICKSONS (Limited), The Nurseries, CHESTER. 



SEED TRADE, 1888-0.— 

 Before placing your Orders please write for our SPECIAL 

 PRICES, which, owing to crops hai ing proved better than 

 expected, are exceedingly low. 



HOWCROFT and WATKINS, Seed Merchants, Covent 

 Garden, London, W.C. 



BIES AMABILIS, True, and other North 



American Seeds and Plants collected personally by 



WILLIAM STEWART, 28. Esplanade, Greenock, Scotland. 



Price LIST and Samples on application. 



IANT ASPARAGUS.— Grand clumps for 



Forcing; 2s. dozen, 15s. 100, £7 per 1000 

 WILL TAYLER, Osborn Nursery, Hampton, Middlesex. 



CTRAWBERRY PLANTS, in small pots. 



O Splendid stuff of all best kinds, ami true to name Price 

 List on application. 

 FRANCIS R. KLNGHORN, Nurseryman, Richmond, Surrey . 



p II R Y S A N T II E M U M CULTURE.— 



V-/ Standout Manure, admitted by grower* to be unrivalled 

 for this purpose; in tins, Is., 2s, (jt/., bs. fyl., and lu*. tirf. u;.rh. 

 Sold by all Seedsmen. 



QULPHIDE of POTASSIUM (Harris).— A 



kj certain cure for Mildew on Plants. Red Spider, Aphis, 

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

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

 of Potassium." Sole Manufacturers : — 

 PHILIP HARRIS and CO. (Limited). 9,Bul l Ring. Birmingham. 



THOMSON'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 Puttier 

 WM. THOMSON axd SONS, Clovenfords, Galashiels, N.B. 



