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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



[December 15, 1888. 



SALES by AUCTION. 



Monday Next.— (Sale No. 7827.) 



About 500 lots of First-class BULBS, just received from Hol- 

 land, in splendid condition for present planting, consisting 

 of Doubb; and Single Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, Nar- 

 cissus, Scillas, Snowdrops, Anemones, Ranunculi, Ixias, 

 Sparaxis, Gladioli, Lilinms, Spiraea japonica, lily of the 

 Valley Crowns for Forcing, &c. 



MR. J. 0. STEVENS will SELL the above 

 by AUCTION, at his Great Booms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.C., on MONDAY NEXT, December 17, at 

 half-past 12 o'clock precisely. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday and Saturday Next. 



Choice Dwarf-trained and Pyramid FRUIT TREES, several 

 hundred First-class Standard and Dwarf ROSES, Hardy 

 Ornamental SHRUBS and CONIFERS; BOEDER PLANTS 

 in great variety; LILY of the VALLEY in Crowns and 

 Clumps; SPIRJEA JAPONICA; several hundred lots of 

 BULBS just received from Holland, in splendid condition 

 for present planting, comprising Hyacinths, Tulips, 

 Crocuses, Snowdrops, Narcissus, Daffodils, Scillas, Ane- 

 mones, Gladioli, Lilies, &c. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL the above by 

 AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C., on WEDNESDAY and SATURDAY Decem- 

 ber 19 and 21. at half-past 12 o'clock precisely each day. 

 ; of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Thursday Next— (Sale No. 7830.) 



IMPORTANT SALE of LILIUMS from Japan. 20,000 grand 

 Bulbs of Lilium auratum, 2000 L. Kmmeri, 1000 L. longi- 

 florum, 200 L. auratum macranthum, and other Bulbs, 

 just received direct from Japan in the fun --1 possible au- 

 dition ; 8000 Double South African TUBEROSES, 10,000 

 Berlin LILY of the VALLEY Crowns, Home-grown 

 LILIES, Japanese IRIS, &o. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL the above 

 by AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, W.C., on THURSDAY NEXT, December 20, 

 at half-past 12 o'clock precisely. • 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Monday Next.— Japan Lily Bulb Sale. 



MESSRS. EDWARD BARBER and CO. 

 will offer at the London Commercial Sale Rooms, 

 Mincing Lane, E.C., on MONDAY, December 17, at 2,p.M., 

 in original packages, and without reserve, a choice Collection 

 of about 230 Cases of assorted JAPAN LILY ROOTS, 

 comprising : — 

 Lilium longirlorum, 1 Lilium lancifolium rubrum, 



Lilium tigrinum, Lilium auratum. 



Lilium lancifolium album, j 



Just received direct from Japan. 



The goods will be on show at the Warehouse, and Catalogues 



and full particulars may be had prior to and on the day of 



Sale, of EDWARD BARBER AND CO., Colonial Brokers, 



32, Fenchurch Street, E.C. 



Tuesday Next. 



Important to the Trade and Private Buyers. 



SALE of NURSERY STOCK and GREENHOUSE PLANTS, 



from sample. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, on TUESDAY NEXT, Decem- 

 ber 18, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely, large quantities of 

 NURSERY STOCK and GREENHOUSE PLANTS from 

 S imple, including the following : — 



10,000 Dwarf Roses : 15,000 Piuus austriaca 



5,000 Asparagus 1,000 Dwarf - trained and 



1,000 Seakale Standard Fruit Trees 



500 Hardy Primulas 3,000 Laurels 



20,000 Scotcll Firs 3.000 Pansies 



7,000 Azalea Mollis ; 150,000 Quick 



600 Dracaena Veitchi Thousands of Forest Trees 



5,000 Poplars 



Samples will be on view the morning of the Sale, and Cata- 

 logues forwarded on application. 



Wednesday Next.— December 19. 



15,003 LILIUM AURATUM ami various other Lilies from 

 Japan, 10,0(10 Crowns LILY OF THE VALLEY, BARR'S 

 DAFFODILS, English-grown LILIES, Japanese IRIS, 500 

 AZALEAS and CAMELLIAS from Belgium, STOVE 

 and GREENHOUSE PLANTS in variety, SPIR.2EA 

 JAPONICA, various HARDY BULBS, Standard and 

 Dwarf ROSES from English nurseries, &c. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, at half-past 12 

 o'clock precisely. 



On view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday Next— Great Sale of Lilium auratum. 



Important to the Trade. 

 15,000 splendid BULBS just received from Japan in excellent 

 condition; also a consignment of LILIUM MACRAN- 

 THUM, S I 'ECU is I M ALBUM and RUBRUM, KRAMERI 

 and CORDIFOLIUM, just to hand. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, on WEDNESDAY 

 NEXT, December 19, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely without 

 reserve. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Dutch Bulbs.— Thursday Next. 

 FINAL SALE ol the SEASON, without reserve. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, on THURSDAY NEXT, 

 December 20, at half-past 11 o'clock precisely, a large quantity 

 of first-class HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, 

 and other DUTCH BULBS; also an assortment of English- 

 grown LILIES, and various other BULBS. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Friday Next— December 21. 



Highly important Sale by order of Messrs. F. Sander & Co., of 

 the new and magnificent CYPRIPEDIUM EELIOTT- 

 IANUM, a very large-flowered, free-growing species, 

 bearing as many as live of its magnificent flowers on a 

 single spike. The flowers are of a superb, rich, rosy- 

 crimson and white in colour, with chocolate, crimson 

 markings, lines and spots. Many varieties, widely distinct 

 in form and colouring, may be expected from the plants 

 now offered. It is a grand addition to our cultivated 

 Cypripediums, and has a great future before it. 



CATTLEYA AMETHYSTOGLOSSA, a large importation in 

 fine condition, and among them very fine masses. 



CATTLEYA MAXIMA PERUVIENSIS— The most brilliant 

 var iety of this fine Cattleya ever imported. 



The new and superb ODONTOGLOSSUM HUNNEWELL- 

 IANUM, Loslia anceps white. 



All the fine superb white forms are contained in the lot offered 

 together with a fine lot of CATTLEYA SCHRODER.li, 

 DENDROBIUM BIGIBBUM, LiELIA HARPOPHYLLA, 

 ZYGOPETALUM CRINITUM GRANDIFLORUM, and 

 many other splendid ORCHIDS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 SELL the above by AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C, on FRIDAY NEXT, 

 December 21, at half-past 12 o'clock precisely. 



On view morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Friday Next.— Orchids in Flower. 



FOR CHRISTMAS DECORATION. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS will 

 include in their SALE on FRIDAY NEXT, December 21, 

 a large quantity of ORCHIDS in FLOWER for Christmas 

 decoration. 



On view merning of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



In Chancery.— Barnet, Herts. 

 TO BE SOLD, a choice piece of FREEHOLD 



-L and COPYHOLD LAND, 5 a. 3 r. 14 p., containing a 

 frontage of about 670 feet to the Main Road and Well House 

 Road, and from its high and healthy position it is most 

 eligible for either Building, Nursery, Florist, or Market Garden 

 purposes. No reasonable offer refused. 



Apply to PROTHEROE and MORRIS, Estate Agents, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. 



Price only £300. 



The HADLEY NURSERY', Hadley, about 10 minutes' walk 

 from the High Barnet Railway Station. 



TO BE SOLD, with Possession, the LEASE 

 of the above old-established NURSERY (18 years unex- 

 pired), comprising nearly 6 Acres of excellent Nursery ground, 

 Dwelling-House, Seed Shop, the erection of 8 modern Green- 

 houses, Pits, Stable, Cart Sheds. Low Ground Rent of £65 per 



Apply to PROTHEROE and MORRIS, Estate Agents, 67 

 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C. 



OR DISPOSAL, a well-established 



FRUITERER and FLORIST'S BUSINESS ; capital Shop 

 and House. Lease 20 years. Taking £2000 per annum; 

 Family Trade. Price on application. London, N.W. 



FRUITERER, 41, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 



To Market Gardeners. Florists. Nurserymen, &c 



HAMPTON-ON-THAMES. 



FOR SALE, choice FREEHOLD LAND, in 

 Acre Plots, suitable for above. Rich Garden Soil with 

 gravel and sand sub-soil. The land is considered by the Trade the 

 finest near London for Grapes and all other Market Products. 



Apply, SECRETARY, Estates Investment and Villa Farm 

 Company, Estate Office. Tangley Park, Hampton-on-Thames. 



South of England. 



LARGE GARDEN, 20 Acres, with Twenty 

 Greenhouses and Vineries. £7000 has been spent on the 

 property. Seven years' lease. Two Cottages inclusive. £150 

 a year. ELDRIDGE, Portsmouth. 



O NURSERYMEN and FLORISTS, &c— 



Splendid opportunity for any possessing good capital to 

 establish a first-rate business in one of our most fashionable 

 watering-places and residential towns in the South. Shop and 

 Greenhouse with large frontage in commanding position. 

 Apply to X. X., Mr. J. Hill, 12, Alpha Street, Peckham, S.E. 



TO BE LET, or LEASE SOLD, a compact 

 NURSERY, walled in, with Dwelling House, extensive 

 Glass, in perfect order, with best Heating Apparatus, Potting 

 Sheds, and every convenience. Close to Railway Station, 

 S. W. R., ten miles from town. 



Terms, apply to J., care of Messrs. Hooper & Co,, Limited, 

 Covent Garden, London, W.C. 



TO BE LET, NURSERY, Lancashire, not far 

 from Liverpool, as a going concern in full working order ; 

 stock at a fair valuation. About 8000 feet of Glass and half an 

 acre of Land. Rent low. Good opportunity for anyone wishing 

 to commence lusiness with only small capital.— T. D. C, 

 Gardeners' Chronicle Office,*!, Wellington Street, Strand, W.C. 



PROTHEROE and MORRIS, HORTICUL- 

 TURAL Market Garden and Estate Auctioneers and 

 VALUERS, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, and at Leyton- 

 stone, E. Monthly Horticultural Register had on application. 



I70REST TREES, FRUIT TREES and 



E ROSES.— Large Stock of Seedling and Transplants] 

 Forest Trees. Samples and prices with Catalogues. Free on 

 application. „,. , 



IRELAND AND THOMSON, Nurserymen, Edinburgh. 



For Sale. 

 fTAA ODONTOGLOSSUMS, in variety, in- 



0\j\j eluding Alexandra; (Sander's finest variety), Harry- 

 auum, Pcscatorei, triumphans, vcxillarium, See., all well- 

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

 particulars apply to „ , . , , 



IRELAND AND THOMSON, Nurserymen, Edinburgh. 



G R CHI D S. 



THE LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL CO. 



(JOHN COWAN), Limited, 



Have just received fine importations of the following 



ORCHIDS :- 



CATTLEYA SANDERIANA, 

 ODONTOGLOSSUM ALEXANDER, 

 „ LINDENI, 



Sua., ko., &c. 



Circular loith full particulars on application. 



THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 



GARSTON, LIVERPOOL. 



C _ HRISTMAS FLOWERS, in Bloom, for 

 Table or Greenhouse Decoration, all extra fine Plants, in 

 40 and 48-pots, at per dozen. Splendid CYCLAMEN, 12s., 18s , 

 and 24s. ; grand POINSETTIAS, 18s., 24s„ and 30s.; SOLA- 

 NUMS, full of Berries, 9s., 12s., and 18s. ; PRIMULAS, finest 

 varieties, 6s., 9s., and 12s. Also LILIES, TULIPS, AZA- 

 LEAS, &c. 



Mrs. MORLE, 162, Fenchurch Street, E.C 



FOR SALE, a fine lot of healthy Specimen 

 AZALEAS, covered with Flower-buds; also tine Speci- 

 mens of CLERODENDRONS, ANTHURIUM SCHERZERIA- 

 NUMS, Specimen CROTONS, FERNS, &c, all in the best of 

 condition. — For price and particulars, apply to 



G. H. COLE. The Gardens, Woodbank, Dumfries. 



LARGE LIST ol CYPRIPEDIUM 



disposable for the Trade, is sent free on demand by 



:ymau, Ghent, Belgium. 



A 



ED. P Y N A E R T, 



LILY OF THE VALLEY.— Strong forcing 

 crowns. Price and sample on application. 

 P. VAN TIL, Jz., Bulb Grower, Hillegom, Haarlem, Holland. 



SEAKALE for Forcing. — Superior, selected, 

 large Crowns, 80s. per 1000 ; under 500 9s. per 100. A 

 remittance with all orders.— ALFRED ATWOOD, Grower, 14, 

 Lavender Terrace, Battersea, S.W. 



RCHIDS a SPECIALTY.— See New Inter- 



leaved CATALOGUE, post-free on application. 

 FRED HORSMAN and CO., Colchester. 



r FO BE SOLD, cheap, about 11,000 large Stools 



JL of RHUBARB, the remaining stock of ihe late Mr. 



/-CHRYSANTHEMUMS A SPECIALTY.— 



\J Awards at Crystal Palace and Brighton. W. Rat and 

 Co.'s Catalogue is now ready, post-free. Cuttings, general 

 collection, Is. 3d. per dozen, all healthy, strong, and true to 

 name. W. R. & Co. make a special cheap selection of new 

 varieties. See CATALOGUE. 



Mount Pleasant. Green Street, Sittingboumc. 



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. 



Begonia Scharffli. 



JOHN LAING and SONS have great pleasure 

 in offering plants of this, the finest species of the genus. 

 (See Gardeners' Chronicle, page 670.) Price 5s. and 7s. 6d. each. 

 The Nurseries, Forest Hill, S.E. 



TVTARCISSUS EMPEROR and EMPRESS. 



i-\ The largest of all DAFFODILS, 12s. per dozen each. 



THOMAS CRIPPS and SON, The Tunbridge Wells Nurseries, 

 Kent. 



CAMELLIAS FOR SALE.— A few large 

 Camellia Plants, about 9 to 12feet in height, in full bud ; 

 also PALMS, OLEANDER, DRACJENAS, &c. 



H. F. C, 16, Wickham Road, Brockley, S.E. 



03LOGYNE CRISTATA with bloom-spikes, 



well grown, at reduced prices. 

 Trustees of the late J. STEVENSON, Timperley, Cheshire. 



Fruit Trees. 

 CA AAA PLUMS and DAMSONS, all fine- 



* ) \J •) \J \J \J grown trees — For price apply to 

 FLETCHER BROS., Ottershaw Nurseries, Chertsey, Surrey. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS.— Having taken this 

 season 21 First Prizes, £25 Cup Portsmouth, Silver Cup 

 Devizes, can offer good Cuttings. See Gardening Papers. 

 Catalogue, 3d.— W. AND G. D ROVER, Florist, Fareham. 



Roses, Fruit Trees, &c. 



CHARLES TURNER'S Autumn CATA- 

 LOGUE, containing full collections of Roses, Fruit 

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

 now ready, and may be had free on application. 

 The Royal Nurseries, Slough. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS to and from all parts 

 of the Globe. By far the best collection of new and old 

 varieties in commerce. Descriptive Catalogue with Cultural 

 Directions bv E. Molyneux and C. Orchard. Acknowledged in 

 Europe and America as the best Descriptive Catalogue. Price 

 6d. ■ free to customers. Awarded 3 Medals and 20 First-class 

 Certificates. I never exhibit for prizes in competition with 

 Gardeuers or Amateurs. Open to purchase new varieties of 

 merit.- R. OWEN, F.N.C.S., Floral Nursery, Maidenhead. 



