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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



IBecemgee 1, 1888. 



THE GARDENERS! CHRONICLE 



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WANTED, by a Gentleman in Sussex, a 

 HEAD WORKING GARDENER, married, and without 

 young children. Must have a thorough knowledge of his 

 profession in all its branches, acquired in first-class Private 

 Gardens. State age, send copies of testimonials, and apply in 

 own handwritiDg. to BEACONHILL, Mr. Reading, 127, 

 Fulham Road, S.W. 



Gardener, Laundress. 



WANTED, for Surrey, a married couple, 

 without children — man as SECOND GARDENER, 

 accustomed to glass ; Wife to take charge of Laundry and 

 Dairy with assistant.— Apply, by letter, to Mrs. COHEN, 3, 

 Devonshire Place, Portland Place, London, W. 



WANTED, a FOREMAN. Must be well-up 

 in Fruit and Plant Growing in general, especially 

 Chrysanthemums. Wages, 185. per week, and bothy. — Apply, 

 with full particulars, to J. CORNFORD, Queex Park, Birch- 

 ington, Kent. 



ANTED, a good PLANT GROWER and 



SALESMAN for the Indoor Department ; a married 

 man preferred. — Applicants to state age and wages expected 

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Trt7" ANTED, AT ONCE, a trustworthy MAN, 



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 Must be quick at Potting and Tyeing, One who has been in 

 a Market Nursery preferred. — State age and wages expected. 

 — S. S., Garde?iers' Chronicle Office, 41, Wellington Street, 

 Strand, W.C. 



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X. Kensington and Chelsea School District REQUIRE for 

 their Cottage Home School, at Banstead, Surrey, a respectable 

 married couple, to take charge of and act as FATHER and 

 MOTHER of a House containing about thirty-eight Boys. The 

 Man also undertaking the Cultivation of the Kitchen Garden 

 and Grounds attached to the School, and imparting a know- 

 ledge of Gardening to the Boys placed under him. Joint salary 

 at commencement, £50 per annum, rising £4 annually to £t54 

 per annum, with furnished appartments. board, washing, 

 uniform, medical attendance, and an allowance of £s per annum 

 in lieu of beer. Candidates, who must be between 28 and 45 

 years of age, must be able to read and write, and must furnish 

 satisfactory personal referencesas to sobriety and respectability, 

 as well as to the man's capability as a Gardener. Preference 

 will be given to Candidates without children, or whose children 

 do not need to reside with them. 



Forms of application may be obtained by forwarding a 

 stamped, addressed, foolscap envelope to the undersigned, to 

 whom applications, accompanied by copies of three testimonials 

 of recent date, must be delivered, by or before 10 a.m., on 

 Monday, December 10, next. By order. 



JNO. H. RUTHERGLEN, Clerk to the Managers, 



Guardians' Offices, Marloes Road, Kensington, W., 

 November 24, 1883. 



WANTED, MAN, to take charge of Pleasure 

 Ground. Must have a knowledge of Herbaceous 

 Plants.— Send references and salary required to A. BRAY, 

 Floral Hall, Richmond. 



WANTED, for a Market Nursery, a young 

 MAN, well up in Potting and Watering. Situation 

 permanent to a suitable person. Wages commencing at 18s.— 

 State age and what experience, to TURNER BROS., AUcrton, 

 Liverpool. 



WANTED, for the Counter, a HEAD SHOP- 

 MAN, to take entire charge of Retail Work in Bulbs, 

 Vegetable and Flower Seeds. The latter work to be personal. 

 No one need apply unless able to produce first-class references, 

 and have at least 12 years' experience.— WM. BAYLOR HART- 

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 '20. — Apply in own handwriting, with full particulars and 

 references, to B. S. WILLIAMS, Victoria and Paradise Nur- 

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