December 8, 1888.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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THE METROPOLITAN HOARD OF 



-L WORKS will meet at the Office of the Board, Spring 

 Gardens. S.W.. on FRIDAY, the 11th day of January. 188U at 

 Twelve o'clock at noon, and will then be prepared to OPEN 

 TENDERS by persons who may be willing to contract for com- 

 pleting the LAYING Ot'T Of DULWICH PARK. Dulwich. in 

 the County of Surrey. Persons desirous to submit Tenders may 

 obtain copies of the Drawings and Specifications (with Form of 

 Tender) on payment of three guineas. Application to be made 

 at the Office of the Superintending Architect of the Hoard, 

 at Spring Gardens, between the hours of Nine A.M. and Fourl'.M, 

 (or on Saturdays between the hours of Nine a.m. and Two P.M.), 

 until Thursday, the 10th day of January, 18*11. The Tenders, 

 which must be on the form supplied from this Office, and be 

 addrsssed to " The Clerk of the Board/' and endorsed "Tender 

 for Works, Dulwich Park." are to be delivered at the Office 

 before Four o'Clock on the last-mentioned day. and no Tender 

 will be received after that hour. The parties tendering must 

 be in attendance at the Board, at Twelve o'clock on I he 11th 

 January, 1689. Any Tender which is not fully filled up in every 

 particular will be rejected. 



The Board do not bind themselves to accept the lowest or 

 nnv Tender. 



J. E. WAKEFIELD. Clerk of the Board. 



Spring Gardens, S.W., December 0, 1888, 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS a Specialty. Awards 

 at Crystal Palace and Brighten. W, RAY AND CO.'S 



CATALOGUE is now ready, post-free. Cuttings, general col- 

 lect ion. Is. :id. per do/.en. all healthy, strong, and true to name. 

 W. R. & Co. make a special selection' of New' Varieties, see Cata- 

 logue.— Mount Pleasant Nursery, Green Street, Sittingboutne. 



Celeries— Celeries— Celerie3. 



WRIGHT'S Grove Red. Grove Pink (syn. 

 Clay worth Prize). Grove White, and Giant White 

 CELERIES. Price- on application. 



W. WRIGHT. Seedsman, Retford. 



OSES ! ROSES ! ! ROSES ! ! !— The best and 



cheapest in the World. 40 choice Perpetuals for 21s. 

 Purchaser's selection from 400 best varieties. CATALOGUES 

 free on application. Ten acres of Roses, 100,000 grand plants 

 to select from. Plant now. 



JAMES WALTERS, Rose Grower, Exeter. 



DIES AMABILIS, True, and other North 



American Seeds and Plants collected personally by 



WILLIAM STEWART, 2s, Esplanade, Greenock, Scotland. 



Price LIST and Samples on application. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— ENGLISH YEWS, fine 



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

 Cl'PRESSITS LAWSONIANA. 2 to 3, 3 to 4 feet: also 

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



MATTHEWS ani> SON. .Milton, Stoke-on-Trent. 



INES FOR SALE.— Large stock of Fruiting 



and Successions; clean, healthy, and well-grown Plants. 

 For further particular- apply to 



T. LLOYD. Head Gardener, Pentre, Boneath, R. S. O., South 

 Wales. 



--U. (U\(\ DWARF ROSES. — Cheaper than 

 'J\''i\J\'\J ever. All the best leading varieties. War- 

 ranted true to name. The best money can buy. Sample dozen 

 from 3s.; 22s. per 100— packing free for cash with order. 

 Send for a LIST. 



A. J. abb C. ALLEN, Stone Hills Nursery, Norwich. 



ALF-SPECIMEN STEPHANOTIS, free- 



flowering variety, very fine stuff, 10 to 12 feet ; also 

 25,1X10 AUCUBAS, all sizes. For particulars apply to 

 G. SMITH, Dell Nursery, Rock Ferry, Cheshire. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— 600 best sorts, true 

 to name, strong Cuttings now readv. Is. id. perdoz., 10s. 

 per 100. Many of the be-t Prizes and Silver Cups are taken by 

 my customers. For price of new sorts, see Catalogue ( 2 stamii-i. 

 of VV.M. ETHERINGTON, Chrysanthemum Grower, Svvuns- 

 eombe, Kent. 



SPECIAL OFFER.— 30 Acres of RHODO- 

 DENDRONS. Seedling. Hybrids and ponticum. 4 to 6 in. 

 6 to 9 in., 9 to 12 in., 12 to 15 in., IS to 18 in., 18 to 21 inches. 

 All good plants, at exceptional low prices. Apply to 



ISAAC MATTHEWS AND SON, The Nurseries, Milton. 

 Stoke-on-Trent. 



CREEPERS FOR WALLS.— By planting 

 what is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made 

 beautiful. Most being in pots, can be sent and put out at any 

 time. Descriptive LIST and advice Free.— RICHARD SMITH 

 Ain> CO., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants. Worcester. 



Rosea, Fruit Trees, &c. 

 pHARLES TURNER'S Autumn CATA- 



\J LOGl'E, containing full collections of Roses, Fruit 

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

 now ready, and may be had free on application. 

 The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 



SPECIAL OFFER. — 50,000 RHODODEN^ 



KJ DRONS, all the early varieties, White and Scarlet, well 

 set with bud-, tine plant- for forcing. Low prices. Apply to 

 ISAAC MATTHEWS AN)> SON, Milton Nurseries; Stoke- 

 on-Trent. 



r pHORNS— THORNS— THORNS. — SeeclluTg 



J- and Transplanted Thorns of all sizes. Samples and 

 prices on application. 



IRELAND and THOMSON, Nurserymen, Edinburgh. 



o rose growei;s7-( iood bri¥r"s~iw 



Sale by the 100 or 1000. Standard or Half-standard 

 delivered to Headcorn Station. S. E. R. 



A. HATCHER. Nurseryman, Tente rden, Kent. 



pHRYSANTHEMUMS.-Having taken this 



\J season21FirstPriz.es, £25 Cup Portsmouth, Silver Cup 

 Devizes, can offer good Cuttings. See Gardening Papers 

 Catalogue, 3d.— W. & G. DROVER, Florist, Farcham. 



Lilium Aura turn. 



HURST and SON have just received, from 

 Japan, a large consignment of tie- above in excellent 

 condition, and will quote low prices on application. 



Seed Warehouse, 152, Houndsditch, London, E.C. 



For Sale. 

 '.AA ODONTOGLOSSUMS, in variety, in- 

 '-*\s\j chiding Alexandra (Sanders' finest variety), Harry- 



anura, I'escatorei, triumphans, vexillarium, &t\, all wefi- 

 established plants, in, line condition. To be sold cheap. For 

 particulars apply to 



IRELAND AM* THOMSON, Nurserymen, Edinburgh. 



BEESON'S MANURE. — The Best and 

 Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 

 containing the Leading Gardeners' and Market Growers' 

 Reports. Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6d„ 5s. 6d., and 10s. 6o\ each, 

 or 1 cwt. Bags, sealed, 13s. By all Seedsmen, or applv direct to 

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



ORCHID PEAT, best quality ; BROWN 

 FIBROUS PEAT for Stove and Greenhouse use. RHO- 

 DODENDRl m and AZALEA PEAT. Samples and Prices to 

 WALKER asp CO., Farnborough, Hants. 



BENTLEVS INSECTICIDE. 



Is superseding the use of other Insecticides. 



Used by nearly all the Leading Gardeners. 



1 Gallon, 9*. ; £ Gallon, 5s. ; 1 Quart', 3*. 6d. ; 1 Pint, 2s. 



Testimonials and full particulars upon application. 



J. BENTLEY, 



Chemical Works, Barrow- on-Humber, Hull. 



COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (,X)» 



Is. per Bag, 10 for Ss., 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, Loudon, E.C. 



PEAT for ORCHIDS, 



AZALEAS, HEATHS, FERN'S, RHODODENDRONS, &c. 



The Best in the World. 



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

 continue to receive the highest of testimonials inn --elicited) from 

 large Orchid Orowers. stating the ORCHID PEAT supplied by 

 A.J. & Co. is by farthebesttheyhaveeverused. Samples can be 

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



A Revised and Enlarged Cheap Edition. 



SOW READY. 



VINES AND VINE CULTURE 



THE BEST ROOK ON GRAPES 

 EVER PUBLISHED, 



ARCHIBALD F. BARRON, 



XVI. 



XVIf. 



XVIII. 



XIX. 



XX. 



XXI. 



XXII. 



XXIII. 



XXIV. 



XXV. 



XXVI. 



XXVII. 



CON TENTS. 



Historical Sketch. 



Propagation of the Vine. 



Hybridising and Raising Vines from Seed. 



Vine Borders: their formation, soils &c. 



Structures for Grape G rowan". 



Heating of Vineries. 



Planting Vines: when and how to do it. 



The General Management of Vineries. 



Pruning and Training the Vine. 



Disbudding and Stopping the Shoots. 



Setting the Fruit. 



Thinning the Fruit. 



Keeping the Fruit. 



Packing Grapes. 



Pot Culture of Vines. 



Fruiting Vines in Pots. 



Pot Vines as Decorative Table Plants. 



Ground Vineries. 



The Great Grape Conservatory at t'hisw ick 



Vines on Open Walls. 



Commercial Grape Culture. 



Diseases and other Injuries. 



Noxious Insects. 



Selections of Grapes for Special Purposes. 



The Classification of Grape Vines. 



The Varieties of European Grapes. 



The Varieties of American Grapes. 



Plates I.— XXX. : Illustrations of the best kinds of Grapes. 



' JOURNAL of HORTICULTURE " OFFICE, 



171, FLEET STREET, LONDON, E.C. 



To be had also of A. /■'. BARROX, Royal Horticultural 



Gardens, Chiswick, London, IF. 



Demy 8vo, Handsomely Bound in Cloth. 



Price 8s. ; Post-free, 6s. 6d. 



THE GARDENERS' 



OR PHAN FU ND. 



DONATIONS and SUBSCRIPTIONS 



WILL BE THANKFULLY RECEIVED BY 



A. F. BARRON, Hon. Sec, 



Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, 

 Chiswick, London, W. 



CULPHIDE 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. 3d 

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

 of potassium." Sole Manufacturers.— 

 PHILIP HAR RIS asp CO.(Limited), 9,BuIl Ring, Birmingham, 



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. id. 

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

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

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

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

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

 RAFFIA FIERE, best only ... i s rer ib ' - 



TOBACCO CLOTH, or PAPER Is lb • 28 lb 27s 



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

 CHUBB'S" PERFECT" FER--V In Bags 



TILIZER (the Best Food for I . ■—! 



all kinds of Plants.'Flowers, f 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/- 



VIRGIN 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 and 



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



prepare, 1 for Poultry P, I is. Rabbits, &c, in Sacks, Is.tW ea, h 



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



sacks, Is. id. each; losacks, 12s. tW.; losacks, 17s. tji/.; 20 sacks 



20s. ; 25 sacks, 24s. ; 30 sacks, 27s. : 40 sacks, 3.1s. ; .10 sack, 



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



of G., special quality granulated in sacks only, 2s. id. each 



SPECIAL MANURES, for Farmers, Agriculturists, Market 



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

 CHUBB'S "PRODUCTIVE" MANURE, in bags, £3 pertou 

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

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

 Try it against an \- othi-r man lire, no matter what price. 



cut' nil's "COMPOUND SOOT and SEWAGE" manure, 

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

 3s.. made principally (by special process; from L ondon 

 Soot and Sewage with other fertilizing agents. _ 



Terms strictly Cash withorder. Bankers. Vnion Bank of London 



CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 



WEST FERRY ROAD, MILWAIX, LONDON. E. 



SAVE H ALF TH E COST. 



G A R S I D E'S 



BEDFORDSHIRE 



SILVER SAND, 



Coarse and Fine, ' 



Is admitted by the leading Nurserymen to be the Best 

 Quality obtainable in the Trade. 



Consumers should Buy Direct from the Owner of these 

 Celebrated and Extensive Pits, which contain a practically in- 

 exhautt'.ble supply of Splendid Sand, and thus save half the 

 ordinary cost. No TRAVELLERS OR AGENTS. 

 Apply direct to the Proprietor for Samples and Price. 

 Free on Rail or Canal. All Orders executed with the utmost 

 promptness and under personal supervision. Special Rail- 

 way Rates in force to all parts. 

 GEO. GARSIDE. Jun„ F.R.H.S.. Leighton Buzzard, Beds. 



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. Depot for HORTICULTURAL 

 SUNDRIES. LOAM. SAND, LEAF-MOULD, SPHAGNUM 

 COCOA FIBRE REFUSE. 



PEAT MOSS LITTER. 

 JEPPS & CO., Ringwood, Hants. 



BONES !— BONES ! !— BONES ! ! ! 



Crushed Bones in all sizes for line Borders. Lawns, Potting 

 Grass Lands, Sas. Also HONE MEAL for Poultry Feeding 

 GARDEN GUANO. DISSOLVED BONES, Special MANURES 

 aud FERTILIZERS for all purposes. 



For Prices, apply to 



HARRISON, BARBER & CO. (Limited), 



GARRETT LANE. WANDSWORTH. SURREY, S.W. 



