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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



[January 27, 1912. 



SALES BY AUCTION. 



Monday, Wednesday and Friday Next. 



MONDAY and FRIDAY NEXT, JANUARY 29th and 

 FEBRUARY 2nd, at 12 o'Clock.— A choice assort- 

 ment of Hardy Perennials and Herbaceous Plants, 

 Lily of Valley, Spiraeas, Iris, Paeonies, &c, 

 Japanese Li Hums, Gladiolus, Begonias, and other 

 Hardy Bulbs. 



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

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

 and Rhododendrons. 



WEDNESDAY NEXT, JANUARY 31st, at 12 o'Clock.- 

 Japanese Li Hums in large variety, Begonias, 

 Gloxinias, Gladiolus, Lily of Valley, Iris, Carna- 

 tions, Pinks, &c, Herbaceous and Rock Plants, 

 Perennials, &c. 



At 



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

 Dutch grown, Standards, Dwarfs, Climbers, 

 Standard, Pyramidal, and other Fruit Trees. 



and 



At 5 o'Clock. — 100 lots of Ornamental and Decorative 

 ■ Palms and Plants, Azaleas indica and mollis, 

 Rhododendrons, Aspidistras, Standard Bays, &c, 

 from Belgium, also Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



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 general 

 NURSERY STOCK, lotted to suit all buyers, by 



order of Mr. John Fraser. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL by AUCTION on the above premises 

 on TUESDAY NEXT, JANUARY 30th and three follow- 

 ing days, at 11.30 o'Clock each day. On view. Cata- 

 logues had on premises, and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, E.C. 



Rose Trees, Shrubs, Fruit Trees, 



Lilies, Perennials. 



MR. J. C. STEVENS begs to announce 

 that his Sales by Auction are held every 



MONDAY and WEDNESDAY, 



* 12.30, 



STEVENS* AUCTION ROOMS 



(Established 150 Years), 



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



BUSINESSES FOR SALE, &o. 



PENRITH (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 mite 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. 



NURSERY FOR SALE; 1,450 feet 

 run of glass , practically new ; well heated ; good 

 house, packing shed, stable, &c— Particulars, apply, 

 J .W. C, 12, Five Wents Cottage, Swanky, Kent. 



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RITISH COLUMBIA.— FOR SALE 



BEARING ORCHARD, with HOUSE, BUILD'- 

 INGS, and all requisites, delightfully situated in the 

 fruitful Kettle Valley; also various Farms, Tracts, and 

 Estates.— For particulars apply to AUGS. RANKING. 

 2r, Mincing Lane, E.C, London Agent to Farmer and 

 Co., Rock Creek. 



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RUGBY.— FOR SALE, as « 

 concern, a small genuine NURSERY BUSI- 

 NESS; price for house, frames, and freehold land, 

 A 6 so; stock at valuation.— Ful particulars, 

 JAMES STVLES & WHITLOCK, Auctioneers, Rugtn 



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X?/f_ OO W *M purchase a well-fitted and 



C& j:U \J stocked NURSERY BUSINESS growing 

 T> imatos, Cucumbers, Chrysanthemums, Bedding-out 

 Plants, #c, with a capable manager, in a good-class 

 merside town near London, suitable for a gentleman 

 desiring light occupation, or a practical gardener, net 

 rent on y £s per annum. — Particulars from Messrs 

 \RNOLD & CO., 76, Cannon Street, EC 



Catalogues post free. 

 Lots purchased, packed and forwarded to all parts. 



TENDERS. 



Metropolitan Borough of Deptford. 

 TO HORTICULTURAL BUILDERS AND OTHERS. 



HE Council of the above Borough in- 

 vites Tenders from Horticultural Builders and 

 others for the erection of a Greenhouse and Forcing 



Houses at their Cemetery at Brockley Road, Brockley, 

 S.E. 



Particulars and conditions of contract and Forms of 

 Tender can be obtained from the Borough Surveyor at 

 the Town Hall, New Cross Road, S.E., between the 

 hours of 10 and 4 o'Clock (Saturdays 10 and 12). 



Tenders must be made on the form supplied and 

 must be sent to the undersigned in accordance with the 

 Council's regulations printed thereon so as to be re- 

 ceived not later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, the 13th day 

 of February, 1912. 



The usual wages clause adopted by the Council will be 

 included in the contract, and the Council does not bind 

 itself to accept the lowest 0% any Tender. 



The Council will not enter into a contract with any 

 person or firm if it is shown to the satisfaction of the 

 Council that such person or firm does not pay such rate 

 of wages and observe such hours of labour as are re- 

 cognised by associations of employers and trade unions 

 a»d in practice obtain in the districts in which such 

 person or firm carries on work. 



VIVIAN ORCHARD, 



Town Clerk. 

 The Town Hall, 



New Cross Road, S.E., 

 18th January, 1912. 



PUBLISHERS' NOTICES. 



KYNOCH'S " Wild Flowers of Bar- 

 mouth," fourth edition, including Salwey's Scarce 

 List, Habitats and Notes, published 1863, pp. 50, price 

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



Pronunciation 



Plant Names. 



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



2. 



Present-Day Gardening. 



Edited by R. Hooper Fearson, 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 M Sweet Peas for Exhibition," by Thos. 

 Stevenson. 



Pansies, Violas, and Violets. By Will r am 



Cuthbertson, J. P., and R. Hooper 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. 



"?r°?, t T and 8tem Vegetables. By Alexander Dean, 

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



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

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

 J. t . Mcleod, Head Gardener to Mr. Pierpont Morgan. 

 Contains 8 full-page coloured plates. 



Rhododendrons and Azaleas. By W. Watson, with 



preface by Sir F. 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. Bv 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 



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Handbook of Tropical Gardening 



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r By 3 H ' £' Ma cmii.lan, Curator of the Royal Botanic 

 Gardens, Peradeniya, Ceylon. 



A fine record of progress in tropical agriculture and horti- 

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 but also to the resDurce of the author. The home-keeping 

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Nearly 200 illustrations. Post free, 12/- 



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DIRECTORY 



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AN UP-TO-DATE WORK OF REFERENCE. 



A complete Register of the 



Principal Nurserymen, Seedsmen* &c 



is Mansions, their Occupiers and Head Gardeners. 

 n Horticultural Builders, Engineers, Sundriesmen, &c. 



Offices: Journal of Horticulture, 4, Mitre Court, 



Fleet Street, London, E.C. 



THE FRUIT MAGAZINE, SCIENTIFIC FARMER 



AND CANADIAN CITIZEN," 



issued Monthly in the interest of Growers, Dealers and 



Consumers. Subscription 6/2 per annum. 



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 Sols Agent in U.K., Augs. Ranking, 21, Mincing Lane, E.C. 



NO TICES. 



Minehead Urban District Council. 



TO LANDSCAPE GARDENERS. 



THE Minehead Urban District Council 

 invite COMPETITIVE DESIGNS for LAYING 

 OUT the BLENHEIM MEADOWS at MINEHEAD 

 as a PUBLIC PARK and PLEASURE GROUND. 



Plan of the site and conditions may be obtained from the 

 undersigned on deposit of five shillings, which sum will 

 be returned on receipt of bona-fide designs in accordance 

 with the conditions. 



A Premium of £10 10s. (subject as stated in the condi- 

 tions) is offered Dy the Council for the best design, and 

 the design in respect of which such premium may be 

 awarded shall become the propei ty of the Council. 



Designs, &c, enclosed in a sealed package, as directed in 

 the conditions, and endorsed " Blenheim Meadows,'* are to 

 be sent to the undersigned on or before the 26th day of 

 February, 1912. 



Dated this 17th day of January, 1912. 



By order, 

 L. C. WEBBER-INCLEDON, Clerk. 

 16, Park Street, Minehead. ___ 



Royal Gardeners' Orphan Fund. 



NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 

 the ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the 

 Subscribers to this Fund will be held at " Simpson's, 

 100, Strand, London, W.C, on Friday, February 9th, 

 1912, for the purpose of receiving the Riport of the 

 Committee and Statement of Accounts for the past 

 year; to elect officers for the ensuing year; to elect 

 eighteen Children to the benefits of the Fund ; and to 

 transact such other business as may arise. The Chair 

 will be taken at 3 p.m. The poll will close at 4.30 p.m., 

 after which time no votes can be received. By order, 

 BRIAN WYNNE, Secretary, 19, Bedford Chambers 

 Covent Garden, W.C. ____ 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 



and TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON, 



includin 



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The Royal College of Science, 

 The Royal School of Mines, and 

 The City and Guilds (Engineering) College. 



A Course of 20 Lectures and Demonstrations will be 

 given, commencing on February 20th next, on 



SUBJECT: 



Fungal Diseases of Plants 



and their Remedies . 



CONDUCTED BY 



Mr. E. S. Salmon. F.LS. 



For further particulars of this and other Courses to 

 follow, and for admission to this Course, application should 

 be made to the Secretary. 



PLANTS, <fcc , WANTED. 



WANTED, large KENTIA PALMS, 

 up to 25 feet high ; large, well-coloure 

 Dracaenas and Crotons, also Aspidistras.— ROBbK 

 GREEN (ion), LTD., 28, Crawford Street, London^ 



ANTED 



dwr- 



Wa i\ 1 H U, two 

 CHERRIES, established in 



varieties; state price, size, and condition.- 

 Ilderton, Wooperton, S.O., Northumberla 



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ANTED 



WANTED, a few plant 

 PHYLLUM.-State size and pric 

 Tile Barn Gardens, Woolton Hill, Newl 



