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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



[January 20, 1912. 



SALES BY AUCTION. 



Rose Trees, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, 



Lilies, Perennials. 



R. J. C. STEVENS begs to announce 



that his Sales b> Auction are held every 



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MONDAY and WEDNESDAY, 



SL± 12.30. 



Catalogues post free. 

 Lots purchased, packed and forwarded to all parts. 



STEVENS' AUCTION ROOMS 



(Established 150 Years), 



38, King St., Covent Garden, London, W.G. 



Monday, Wednesday and Friday Next. 



MONDAY and FRIDAY NEXT, JANUARY 22nd and 

 26th, at 12 o'Clock. — Japanese Liliums, Gladiolus, 

 Montbretias, Begonias, Gloxinias, Lily of Valley, 

 &c. , Herbaceous Plants, Flowering and Decorative 

 Shrubs, Spiraeas, Iris, Paxmies, &c. 



At 1.30 o'Clock. — 2,000 ROSES, Standard, Dwarf, 

 Climbing, &c, also Fruit Trees in variety, Azaleas, 

 and Rhododendrons. 



WEDNI DAY NEXT, JANUARY 24th, at 12 o'Clock.— 

 Choice Herbaceous Plants, Perennials, and Rock 

 Plants, Lily of Valley, Gladiolus, Begonias, Japanese 

 Lilies and Iris, Carnations, Pinks, Paeonies, &c. 



At 1.30 o'Clock.— 8,000 ROSES, English, French, and 

 Dutch grown, comprising Standard, Dwarf, Climb- 

 ing, T., H.T., and H.P., together with Standard, 

 Pyramidal, and Dwarf-trained Fruit Trees. 



At 5 o'Clock.— Azaleas indica and mollis, Rhododen- 

 drons, Aspidistras, Stan rd Bay, Ornamental, and 

 Decorative Palms and Plants from Belgium, also 

 Stove and Greenhouse Plants in variety. 



1 TESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 



-*.▼!. will SftLL the above by AUCTION at their 

 Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. On 

 view mornings of Sale and Catalogues had. 



Wednesday Next, January 24th, at 12 o'Clock. 



Trade Sale of thousands of miscellaneous Hardy Bulbs, 



Roots, and Forcing Plants, Gladiolus, Begonias, 



Gloxinias, Hyacinthus Candicans, Hardy Lilies, 



Spiraeas, Crozy Cannas, &c, 40,000 Berlin Crowns 



Lily of the Valley, 1,500 choice young Fruit Trees 



of approved varieties, suitable for trade require- 

 ments. 



At 2.30 oXI CI, 



A consignment just to hand of 



1,750 GASES JAPANESE LILIUMS, 



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comprising 



65*400 LILIUM AURATUM. 



825 „ „ PLATYPHYLLUM. 



400 „ „ RUBRO-VITTATUM. 



230 „ „ WITTKI. 



21,410 „ SPECIOSUM ALBUM. 



^5,735 >, „ RUBRUM. 



7,825 „ „ RUBRUM 



MAGNIFICUM. 



6,320 ,. „ MELPOMENE. 



3,650 ,, LONGIFLORIM EXIMEUM. 



2 >75o „ „ GIGANTEUM. 



1,830 „ TIGRINUM FORTUNEI. 



660 „ MACRANTHUM. 



4,750 JAPANESE IRIS. 280 HERBACEOUS PROXIES 

 and P. MOUTAN. 



~\f ESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 



-LtX will SELL the above by AUCTION at their 

 Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 

 view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 



EC. On 



Friday Next, January 26th, at 12.45 o'Clock. 



By order of Messrs. Sander & Sons, St. Albans. 



A grand lot of choice imported Dendrobiums in fine 

 condition, comprising 1>. Nobile, the famous 

 Lang Tang variety, D. Wardianum giganteum, D. 

 Primulinum, D. Falconeri, D. Crassinode, D. Thry- 

 siflorum, D. Devon ianum, D, Brymerianum, and D. 

 Chrysotoxum. Choice established cool, intermedial 

 and hothouse Orchids in variety from various 

 sources. Orchids in flower and bud. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL the above by AUCTION at their 

 Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. On 

 view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 



The Nurseries, South Woodford. 



Important Four Days' Sale of well -grown 



Stock, by order of Mr. John Fraser. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL by AUCTION on the above premises 

 on TUESDAY, JANUARY 30th and three following 

 days, at 11.30 o'Clock each day, thousands of Ever- 

 green and Flowering Shrubs. Ornamental Trees, Fruit 

 Trees, Rhododendrons, Hollies, Climbing Plant 

 Standard and Climbing Roses, Hardy Herbaceous and 

 Rock Plants. Lotted to suit all buyers. May be viewed. 

 Catalogues had on premises, and of the Auctioneers, 

 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



Nursery 







BUSINESSES FOR SALE, &o. 



EXRITH (Main line, London and 



North-Western Railway). — For Sale, owing to ill 

 health of proprietor, a genuine NURSERY, MARKET 

 GARDEN and FLORIST'S BUSINESS, with or with- 

 out shop in town ; established 60 years ; grounds of 

 about seven acres ; one mile from town ; five glass- 

 houses, practically new, modern heating arrangements; 

 quantity of frames ; varied and general stock of grow- 

 ing plants, florists' requisites, &c. ; shop in central 

 position; total valuation .£1,500; offers invited for 

 quick sale ; splendid opportunity for energetic man with 

 moderate capital. — Full particulars from THORN- 

 BORROW & CO., St. Andrew's Churchyard, Penrith. 



OR SALE, with immediate posses- 

 sion, in well-known growing district, 14 miles 

 from London and 10 minutes from rail and tram, 

 FREEHOLD NURSERY, comprising 4! acres of land 

 with 2,100 feet run of good glasshouses, fully heated 

 with boilers and hot-water pipes ; also good packing 

 shed, &c. ; part could remain on mortgage. — M. P., 

 Box 1, 41, Wellington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



NURSERY BUSINESS (Midlands); 

 splendidly situated in excellent Market centre ; 

 11 glasshouses (hea'ed), ,&c ; genuine; low price. — 

 WARRINGTON BENNETT, Warwick Road, Kenil- 



WO£ l h . 



WNER GOING ABROAD.— Capital 



FREEHOLD NURSERY, situate in an important 

 town in Warwickshire ; facing main line station ; four 

 capital greenhouses, and large show house ; excellent 

 stock ; shop could be rented in town if desired for 

 sale of produce ; price as a going concern, ^900. — Full 

 particulars of Messrs. PROTHEROE & MORRIS, 67, 

 Cheapside, E.C. 



TO LET, 



O LET.— NURSERY 



, 1 J acre, Mar- 

 ket Town io,coo ; fine range glass, 400 feet, 

 planted Peaches, &c. ; stock small; rent moderate, in- 

 cluding dwelling house, five rooms.—" PERSICA," 

 Box 14, 41, Wellington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



BUSINESSES WANTED. 



WANTED to RENT, one to two acres 

 of good land, with cottage, 2 to 300 feet run of 

 glass ; Sussex or Surrey.— Full particulars to 



RILEY SCOTT, Station Nurseries, Horsham. 



PARTNERSHIPS. 



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ANTED, WORKING PARTNER 



in large Nursery in Northern Provinces; now 

 growing Cut Flowers and Pot Stuff in variety for 

 Wholesale Market; an experienced practical grower with 

 exceptional references and recommendations essential ; 

 no capital requisite.— Address, H. F., Box 15, 41, Well- 

 ington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



BUSINESS CARDS. 



PROTHEROE and MORRIS, Horticul- 

 tural, Market Garden, and Estate Auc- 

 tioneers and Valuers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, 

 E.C, and at Leytonstone, E. Monthly Horticultural 

 Register had on applic ation. 



RITISH COLUMBIA.— A practical 



Man will be pleased to send particulars, gratis, 

 to anyone requiring information on climate and soils 



!?n xF^ Ult Tr Growin &, &c— Address, H. WHITING, 

 KR.H.S., Kettle Valley Irrigated Fruit Lands, Ltd., 

 Rock Creek, Br.tish Columbia. 



TENDERS. 



Willesden District Council. 



rp H E WILLESDEN DISTRICT 



X. COUNCIL are prepared to receive Tenders for 

 the supply and planting of about 325 Trees upon the 

 various highways in the district of Willesden. Copies 

 ot conditions and forms of Tender may be obtained 

 on and after Monday, January 15th, 1912, upon appli- 

 cation to Mr. O. Claude Robson, M.Inst.C.E., Engineer 

 vw he x C k oun ^ lI ' Public Offices, Dyne Road, Kilburn, 

 N.W The Tenders endorsed "Tender for Trees" to 

 be delivered at the offices of the Council not later than 

 4 P.m. on Tuesday, January 23rd, 1912. A ^10 note to 

 be deposited with each Tender under separate cover, 

 which will be returned to all unsuccessful contractors 

 immediately Tenders are accepted, and to the success- 

 ful contractor after execution of contract and bond, 

 ine Council do not bind themselves to accept the 

 lowest or any Tender. 



By order, 



STANLEY W. BALL, 



r» us- r\ai t-s ^ . Clerk of the Council. 



Public Offices, Dyne Road, Kilburn, N.W. 

 January 9th, 1912. 



PUBLISHERS' NOTICES. 







KYXOCH'S " Wild Flowers of Bar- 

 mouth," fourth edition, including Saiwey's Scarce 

 List, Habitats and Notes, published 1863, PP. «%o nrir* 

 6d.— J. KYNOCH, 8, College Road, Brighton. ' 



Pronunciation 



Plant Names. 



A few copies are still to be had. Post free, 1/lJ, 



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Present-Day Gardening. 



Edited by R. Hooper i'earson, Managing Editor of the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle. Now Ready. Post free, 1/9 each 



Numerous Beautifully Coloured Plates 

 are contained in Each Volume. 



1— Sweet Peas. By Horace J. Wright, late Secretary 

 and Chairman of the National Sweet Pea Society. With 

 Chapter on " Sweet Peas for Exhibition," by Thos. 

 Stevenson. 



2— Pansies, Violas, and Violets. By William 



Cuthbertson, J. P., and R. Hoofer Pearson. 



-Daffodils. By the Rev. J. Jacob. 



-Orchids. By James O'Brien, V.M.H., Secretary of 

 the Orchid Committee of the Royal Horticultural 

 Society. 



Root and Stem Vegetables. By Alexander Dean, 



V.M.H., Chairman of the National Vegetable Society. 



-Carnations and Pinks. By T. H. Cook, Head Gar- 



dener at Sandringham ; James Douglas, V.M.H., and 

 J. F. McLeod, Head Gardener to Mr. Pierpont Morgan. 

 Contains 8 full-page coloured plates. 



Rhododendrons and Azaleas. By W. Watson, with 



preface by Sir P. W. Moore, M.A. (the first popular 

 volume published on this subject). Contains 8 full 

 page coloured plates. 



Lilies. By A. Grove, F.L.S., with preface by 

 H. J. Elwes, F.R.S. Contains 8 coloured plates. 



Apples and Pears. By George Bunyard, V.M.H. 



Contains 8 coloured plates. 



-Roses. By H. R. Darlington, with 8 full-page 

 coloured plates. A double volume, price 2/10, post 

 free. Special presentation edition, with beautiful 

 cover design, in cloth gilt, gilt top, price 3/10, post free 



THE PUBLISHER, 



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Covent Garden, London. W.C. 



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Ready on January 19th. 



'THE POULTRY WORLD 



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One Penny weekly. Greatly enlarged and im- 

 proved. Magnificent Coloured Plate Free 



PUBLISHER, "POULTRY WORLD," 

 154, FLEET STREET, LONDON. 



NOTICES. 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 



and TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON, 



including 



The Royal College of Science, 

 The Royal School of Mines, and 

 The City and Guilds (Engineering) College. 



A Course of about 20 Lectures, with Practical Work, will 

 be given, commencing January 16th, on 



SUBJECT: 



The Pathology of Plants. 



CONDUCTED BY: 



Professor Blackman. 



For further particulars of this and other Courses to 

 follow, and admission to this Course, application should be 

 made to the Secretary. 



PLANTS, dec, WANTED. 



WANTED, large PALMS, for cash 

 or in exchange for other plants.— Send par- 

 ticulars to WILLS & SEGAR, Royal Exotic Nursery, 

 South Kensin gton. 



WANTED, ORCHIS FOLIOSA, 

 Cypripedium spectabile, and other varieties, 

 for cash or in exchange for Herbaceous, Alpine Plants, 

 or any other florists' flowers selected from our cata- 

 .£ Ue; only strQn g flowering roots required.— WM. 

 ARTINDALE & SON, Nether Green Nu rsery. Sheffield . 



ANTED, LAPAGERIA ALBA and 



CAMELLIA RETICULATA, small or medium 



—Offers to LAPAGERIA.. Box 23> 

 CovenC Garden W.C 



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size plants in quantity. 

 4 T , Wellington Street, 



