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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



[Febkuary 17, 1912. 



SALES BY AUCTION 



Monday, Wednesday and Friday next. 

 MONDAY and FRIDAY NEXT, February 19th and 



jjrd, at 12 o'C;ock. — A choice a& rtmcnt ct Hardy 

 Perennials and Herb eous Plants, Liiy of Valley, 

 Sp^iras, Iris, Paeonies, &c, Japanese Lihums, 

 Gladiolus, Begonias, and other Hardy Bulbs. 



At 1.30 o'Clock. — 1,500 ROSES, Standard, Dwarf, 

 Cl.mbing, &c., also Fruit Trees in \ariety. 



WEDNESDAY NEXT, February 3 1st, at 12 o'Clock. 

 —Japanese Liliums in large varie.y, Begonias, 

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

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

 and Perennials. Tuberoses. 



At 130 o'Clock.— 3,000 ROSES, English, French and 

 Dutch grown, Standards, Dwarfs, Climbers, &c, 

 Standard, Pyramidal, and other Fruit Trees. 



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

 Palms and Plants, Azaleas indca and mollis, 

 Rhododendrons, Aspidistras, Standard Bays, &c, 

 from Belgium, also Stove and Greenhouse Piants. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL the above by AUCTION at their 

 entral Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheaps.de, E.C. On 

 view mornings of Sale and Catalo^ u s Lad. ___ 



Wednesday Next, February 21st, at U oXlock. 



Trade Sale in suitable lots of Gladiolus, Begonias, 

 Gloxinias, Hardy Liliums, Berlin crowns Lily of 

 Valley, Crozy Cannas, Spiraeas, and other Hardy 

 Bulbs and Forcing Piants. 1,500 choice young Fruit 

 Trees suitable for trade require ments. 



At a. 30 o'Clock, 



A consignment just to hand of 



1,066 CASES JAPANESE LILIUMS. 



comprising 



12,560 LILIUM AURATUM. 



PLATYPHYLLUM. 



RUBRO-VITTATUM. 

 SPECTOSUM RUBRUM. 



MAGNIFICUM. 

 MELPOMENE. 

 ALBUM. 



TIGR1NUM FORTUNEl 



GIGANTEUM. 



LONGIFLORUM. 



GIGANTEUM. 



120 cases JAPAN ^E IRIS CLUMPS. 



500 IRIS K 1 MPFERI and 630 IRIS SIBERICA 



CLUMPS. 

 5,000 DAVALLIA BULLATA FERN BALLS. 

 700 ACER PALMATUM JAPANESE IRIS drawings. 



HOLLYHOCK, HIBISCUS, and MORNING 



GLORY SEEDS. 



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. 



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Friday Next, February 23rd, at 12.45 o'Clcck. 



700 lots of Choice Cool, Intermediate, and Hot-house 

 Orchids in variety from various sources. Also 

 Lxlio Cattlcyas and Cattleya Hybrids. A small im- 

 portation of Disa Grandiflora. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL the above by AUCTION at their 

 Central Sale* Rooms, 67 and 63, Cheapside, E.C. On 

 view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 



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ROSE TREES. — Sales every Tuesday, 

 Wednesday, and Friday of Roses, Shrubs, 

 Lilies, Gladioli, &C, at Moorgate Auction Rooms, 23 

 and 25, Moornelds, E.C. (near Moorgate Street 

 Station). Catalogues post free. 



PROPERTY TO LET. 



O 



LD-FASHIONED IVY-CLAD COT- 



TAGE, close Chislehurst ; three reception, five 

 bedrooms, stables, three acres grass, garden ; suit 

 Nursery or Poultry; rent £50.— LARKE, 4» Tenter 

 Street, Moornelds, London. 



BUSINESSES FOR SALE, <fcc 



£350 



cUblNLbb, bouth coast, including 



500 feet of glass frames, pony, governess car, harness, 



trolley, tools, mats, &c, also capital stock for coming 



season, including Carnations, Violets, Tomatos, 



Cucumbers, &c. ; rent ^50 per annum for two acres ; 



well cultivated land, with charming, old-world cottage, 



three fine heated glasshouses, potting, packing, 



storing sheds, small stable and coach-house ; or would 



sell freehold; ail new; water laid on. — Write, 1,332, 



SELL'S ADVERTISING OFFICES, Fleet Street, 

 London . 



13EXRITH (Main line, London and 

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

 health of proprietor, a genuine NURSKRY, MARKET 

 GARDEN, and FLORISTS 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 apparatus; 

 quantity of frames; varied and general stock of grow- 

 ing plants, florists' requisites, Sac. ; 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. 



s 



£45; Salop; price about £160.— J. J., Box 13, 41, Well- 

 ington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



FOR IMMEDIATE SALE, through 

 death of proprietor, LEASEHOLD MARKET 

 NURSERY, of about 25 acres; 1,150 f.et run of well- 

 heated glasshouses in full working order, stocked with 

 a grand lot of Strawberr.es in pots ready for forcing 

 and stock Chrysanthemums; one minute from station; 

 10 miles from Co\ent Garden. — Eur full particulars, 

 app y TUBBS, " Avondale," Southwood Road, New 

 Eltham, Kent. 



O NURSERYMEN, etc.— An excel- 



lent opportunity occurs to acquire the goodwill 

 of a NURSERY and FLORISTS' Business in large 

 provincial town ; rent ^20 per annum ; freehold £600, 

 including Nursery stock, &c. ; vineries, Peach house, 

 Cucumber and Tomato houses all heated ; frames, 

 stables, potting shed, coach house, ,&c. ; good retail and 

 local supply trad© could be worked up. — All particulars, 

 FRANK WALD RON, Auc tion r, Evesham. 



NURSERY for SALE in residential 

 Suburb ; 66 years lease at ^15 10s. per year ; 

 500 feet run of Houses ; 100 feet run of pits ; good 

 business ; all Plants and Fruit sold at Nursery ; estab- 

 lished 20 years ; room for building more houses if 

 wanted ; everything for use ; price low.- — BUSINESS, 

 'ipx 14, 41, Wellington St reet, Cove n t Garden, W.C. 



RJJITERER'S, FLORIST'S and 



SEEDMAN'S; doing a big cash trade; close to 

 factory gates ; rent .£36 ; price £160. — WILSON'S, 27, 

 Market Place, Reading. 



BUSINESSES TO LET 



TO BE LET or SOLD.— Jobbing Gar- 

 den business; London suburb; eight-roomed 

 house; four greenhouses; every convenience; suit 

 nergetic man; good neighbourhood; low price. — 

 " OWNER/' Eox 3, 41, Wellington Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C. 



ALHAM. 



high 



—New NURSERY, close 



road ; three greenhouses and show 

 house; rent £28.— Apply, CORNWALL NURSERIES, 

 Devonshire Road, Balham. 





BUSINESSES WANTED 



W 



ANTED, small NURSERY and 



FLORISTS' JOBBING BUSINESS: dwelling 



house ; little stock ; good suburbs of London, Surrey 



or Kent.— W., Box 6, 41, Well.ngcon Street, Covent 

 Garden, W.C. 



B US/ NESS CA RDS 



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 ha d on application. 



GENCY WANTED. — First-class 



German firm desires representation of well- 

 established English house for Germany for Seeds, 

 Gardening Utensils, &c. ; undeniable references and 

 first-class connections.— Apply first instance, ESSING- 

 TON, care of Deacon's, 154, Leadenhall Street. 



NOTICES. 



Kinehead 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 by the Council for the best design, and 

 the design in respect of which such premium may be 

 awarded shall become the property 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. 



* p 1, * Jk £ ^EBBER-INCLED'ON, Clerk. 

 16, Park Street, Minehead. 



EXHIBITIONS. 



NATIONAL SWEET PEA SOCIETY. 



GREAT EXHIBITION 



at Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster 



July 9th and loth. 



Join now. Minimum Annual Subscription 5/- Schedules 

 on application. "Sweet Pea Annual" free to member*. 

 2s. post free to non-members. "List of Sweet Pea Names" 

 free to new members. Charles H. Curtis, Hon Sec . 

 Adelaide Road, B-entfor d, Middl esex. ' ' 



NATIONAL VEGETABLE SOCIETY. 



Schedule of Classes and Prizes offered at the Society's 



Great Exhibition of Vegetables 



to be h*»ld in the 

 CLARENDON HALL, WATFORD, OCTOBER 2nd NEXT, 



i? r? re ^?^T? adv ' artd can b * had on application to 



E. C. QLICK, Hon. Sec, Kelmscott, Harrow View, 



Wealdstone, Harrow. 



PUBLISHERS' NOTICES. 



KYNOCH'S " Wild Flowers of Bar- 

 mouth," fourth edition, including Sa'.wey's Scarce 

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

 '* -J. KYN'JCH. 8, Colkge Road, Brighton. 



6d. 



THE 



HORTICULTURAL 



for 1912 



1/3 post free. 



• ■ 



DIRECTORY 



(53rd year), 



V Cloth Bound, 2/f. 



AN UPTODAT2 WORK OF REFERENCE. 



A complete Register of the 



Principal Nurserymen, Seeds. r.en, &c 



,1 Mansions, their Occupiers and Head Gardeners. 

 „ Hort. cultural Builders, Engineers* Sundriesmen, &c. 



Offices: Journal of Horticulture, 10, 



Strand, London, W.C. 



Street, 



ALPINE FLOWERS AND ROCK 

 GARDENS. By Walter P. Wright. A practical 

 book containing magniucent colour and half-tone plates of 

 the floweis as they glow. 'lhe most beautiful book on 

 the subject yet produced. 12s. 6d. net. 



HEADLEY BROTHERS, Bishops^ate, London. 



KOSES AND ROSE GARDENS. 

 By Walter P. Wright, A companion volume to 

 alove. The Sphere says; "Buy the bock this winter and 

 you will have a fine rose garden next June and July." 12s. 6d. 

 net. Write for illustrated booklet post free. 



HEADLEY BROTHERS, Bishopsgate, London. 



MONG THE H1LL;>. By Reginald 



Farrer, being an account of the Author's wander- 

 ings in search of Alpine Flowers. Profusely illustrated 

 in colour. " Mr. Farter has won for himself a unique 

 place among writers on Alpine Plants." — The Gauhnrr's 

 Ckioiicie. 10s. 6d. net. Prospectus post free. 



HEADLEY BROTHERS, Bishopsgate, London. 



PLANTS. <&c 



WA 



WANTED, large KENTIA PALMS, 

 from 5 feet to 25 feet in height; large, well- 

 coloured Dracaenas and Crotons, also Aspidistras; tor 

 cash or exchange.— ROBERT GREEN (ion), LTD., 28, 

 Crawford Street, London, W. 



■Wanted, 1,500 yards 



OX EDGING.- 



of the above; must be first-class stuff.— State 



height and price to F. J. EDWARDS, Cowdray Gar- 

 dens, Midhurst. - 



WANTED, CUTTINGS of Plants of 

 Mrs. Gilbert Drabble and H. E. Converse in 

 exchange for novelties, 191 2. — II. ■". JONES' NUR- 

 SER11 , LTD., Ryecroft, Lewi sham. 



WANTED, quantity of good, clean 

 TURF for Lawns.— Price and sample to 

 C. GODDARD. Thames Bank. Goring-on-Thames. 



NTS. &c 



FOR 



ERPETUAL 



Illustrated 



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1912 

 Cultural 



CARNATIONS. 



Catalogue free. Read 



Our 



our 



tise, 



t> 



is. 



Specialists, Hatherley, Cheltenham. 



YOUNG & CO., Carnation 



CUTHBERT'S SPECIALITE MUSH- 

 ROOM SPAWN.— NEW SPAWN NOW R E . A . D *" 

 We continue to receive the most gratifying testimonials a 

 to the productiveness and good quality of our Spawn, re 

 bushel, 5s.— R. and G. CUTHBERT, Seed and Bulb Mer- 

 chants, SoBtfagatc, Middlesex. 



ERPETUAL FLOWERING 



NATIONS; strong, established plants in pots. 



\9. per doz., carriage paid ; 20s. per 100, carr l*J- 



illustrated catalogue, describing 75 A lca .?V D 5 



from 4s 



forward 



varieties with cultural hints, post free. — C. 



DER SLUYS, F.R.H.S., Ramee, Guernsey. 



choice 



Iris, 



Liliums 



MontbreuV 



BEGONIAS, 

 named Achimenes, Cannas, Ana, »*«*•——- 

 Arums, Gladioli, Gloxinias, Spiraeas, Tritomas, H '?£ 

 astrums, Kerr's strain, iss. doz.; choice named 01 » 

 ^^catalogue fr ee.— EL LI SON, 45. W esjJUomwi£P^ 



A URATUM LILY, special shipment, 



-TV. large bulbs, 11 inches to 13 inches round, is. 3; 



each, 6s. for six, 10s. doz., £4 100; 



Lily Vaievs 



6d., 



-O.V.H, us. lur SIX, I05. UOZ., ,fc4 IOU , x-nj - - , _- 



crowns, as. 6d. 100, 21s. t.ooo; Tuberoses, is. © a \ . 

 doz^jos., 12s. 6d. 100.— ELLISON, 45, We^Bro**25- 



Peas 



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PEDIGREE VEGETABLE 

 choice newer seeds, English grown S*f ct nr * €S . 

 recommended bv N.S.P. Soc., all at reasonable pr 

 I give you the value in seeds, not in elaborate catai^s 

 and large adverts -ELLISON, 45. W est_grg*»? c 



FERXS! FERNS !!— Tree, Climbiij 

 Basket, Stove, Greenhouse, and Garden rer ^ 

 catalogues free.— SMITH, London Fern Nurse 

 Loughboro' Junction, London, S.W. —— 'r'" 



CUT FLOWERS~A\D FOLIAGE. 

 A. W. REPFORD, Wholesale Bulb I° u! p S 

 Stevenage, offers choice Daffodils, Narcissus, ana on 

 in variety daily; boxes free; price lists forwarae 

 application. 



