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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 



[Jtthi 8, 1912. 



SMILES BY AUCTION. 



The compact 

 ARBOUR 

 5,200 feet 

 heated by 

 reservoir, 



Leytonstone. 



Unreserved clearance Sale of the whole of the Bedding 

 Plants, comprising Geraniums, Marguerites, 

 Fuchsias, Petunias, Calceolarias, &c. Also Ferns in 

 variety, Tomatos in pots and bedding plants in 

 boxes. Seven Greenhouses, 1,500 ft. of hot-water 

 piping, boilers, brickwork, lights, stabling, &c. 

 Three tip-carts, a vans, and 2 sets of thill harness. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL the above by AUCTION, at 224, 

 Hainault Poad, on TUESDAY NEXT, June nth, at 12 

 o'Clock, by order of Mr. F. Tyler. On view. Cata- 

 logues had on premises and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 

 68, Cheapside, E.C., and 827, High Road, Leytonstone. 



Wednesday next, June 12th, at 2.30 o'Clock. 



Liliums, Begonias, Gloxinias, Gladiolus, and other 



hardy bulbs and tubers. 



At 3.30 o'Clock, 



100 lots of Ornamental and Decorative Palms and 

 Plants, Standard Bays, &c, from Belgium, Stove, 

 Greenhouse and Bedding Plants, and six dwarf 

 Japanese trees. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will SELL the above by AUCTION at their 

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

 On view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 



Friday next, June Uth, at 12.45 o'Clock. 



A small importation of Cypripedium caudatum, Epi- 



dendrum cochleatum and others. 

 An importation of Brazilian Orchids, comprising 500 



Oncidium varicosum Rogersii, 20 Cattleya Walkeri- 



ana, 30 Sophronitis violacea, &c. 

 75 imported Cattleya Dowiana. 



A splendid importation of 



820 PHALAENOPSIS GRANOIFLORA AUREA 



including many fine specimens. 



200 Saccolabium Harrisonianum, 100 clumps of Den- 



drobium sanguinolentum. 

 200 lots of choice established Orchids in variety. 



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. 



In the above Sale will be included an importation of 

 DICKSONIA ANTARCTICA Tree Fern, stems from 

 6 ft. to 8 ft. in height, received direct, for sale without 

 reserve. 



Enfield Highway, Middlesex. 



AT LOW RESERVES. 



FREEHOLD PROPERTY, DURANTS 



NURSERIES, with 42 greenhouses, about 



run of glass, fitted with hot-water piping 



10 boilers. Engine, pumps, 2 aermotors, 



stabling, 4-roomed bungalow. Part of 



land planted with fruit trees, 15 greenhouses planted 



with vines. Area about 8£ acres. To be sold as a 



going concern with possession. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will offer the above by AUCTION at the Mart, 

 Tokenhouse Yard, London, E.C, on FRIDAY NEXT, 

 14th June, at two o'Clock. Particulars of H. B. Wedlake, 

 Esq., Solicitor, London and South Western Bank 

 Chambers, Finsbury Park, N., and of the Auctioneers, 

 67 and 68, Chea pside, E.C. 



Walton on Thames. 



By order of the Mortgagees. 



Important to Market Gardeners, Nurserymen, and 

 Florists. The valuable FREEHOLD NURSERY 

 and MARKET GARDENS, The Nursery, Field 

 Common, area 44 acres, 29 greenhouses with 

 3, too ft. run of glass, 17,000 ft. of hot-water piping, 

 9 boilers, stabling, water tower, engine and pump. 

 Possession upon completion. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will OFFER the above by AUCTION at the 

 Mart, Tokenhouse Yard, E.C, on FRIDAY NEXT, 14th 

 June, at 2 o'Clock. Particulars of Messrs. Saxton & 

 Morgan, Solicitors, 29, Somerset Street, W., and of the 

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



Grantham. 



(Near Station and centre of town). 



Compact Freehold Property, Medora Nursery, Stamford 

 Street. Five Glasshouses, useful buildings and i{ 

 acres of good land. Possession at Michaelmas. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 

 will offer the above by AUCTION at the Guild- 

 hall, Grantham, on THURSDAY, June 20th, at 4 p.m 

 Particulars of E. Patterson, Esq., Solicitor, Longton, 

 and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Ch.apside, London, 

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Mickleover House. Mickleover. 



(Three miles from Derby and two miles from Uttoxeter 



Road tram terminus.) 



MESSRS. CUMBERLAND, BROWN- 

 SON & PAGE are favoured with instructions 

 from H. Charrington, Esq. (who is leaving) to SELL by 

 AUCTION, on the prfmises as above, on WEDNES- 

 DAY. June 12th, 1912, his well-known collection of 92 

 CHOICE FRUIT TREES in pots, comprising select 

 sorts of Nectarines, Penches, Plums, Cherries, and Figs. 



The trees are all well grown, in a most healthy con- 

 dition, laden with fruit, which will be maturing shortly 

 after the day of Sale. 



Sale at 3 p.m. prompt. 



May be inspected on application to Mr. G. Bacon, on 

 the premises. 



Catalogues from the Auctioneers, The Wardwick, 

 Derby and Ashbourne. 



Bottesford, Leicestershire. 



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To Horticulturists, Nurserymen, Market Gardeners, &c. 



TO BE SOLD BY AUCTION BY 



WALKER, WALTON & HANSON, 

 at the Rutland Arms, Bottesford, on THURSDAY, 

 the 13th day of June, 1912, at 5 o'Clock in the afternoon, 

 precisely, subject to Conditions of Sale to be then produced, 

 the following FREEHOLD PROPERTY, known as 



THE NURSERIES, BOTTESFORD, 



and comprising Detached Residence of 9 rooms, with good 

 stable and usual out offices ; 18 Greenhouses, namely, 6 

 span-roof houses, 148 ft. by 15 ft., 10 span-roof houses, 

 148 ft. by 10 ft., stocked with healthy cucumber and tomato 

 plants, a lean-to forcing house, 89 ft. by 6 ft. ; all the above 

 being fitted with 4 in. hot-water pipes ; a lean-to greenhouse, 

 215 ft. by 9 ft.; workshop and packing shed, 49 ft. by 14 ft.; 

 2 other sheds ; large fenced-off kitchen garden ; enclosed 

 orchard ; 2 small paddocks of rich pasture land, one of 

 which, having a frontage to the Nottingham Road of 262 ft., 

 is well adapted for building purposes. The whole property 

 contains 6 acres or thereabouts, and is in a high state of 

 cultivation throughout. 



The above will first be offered in one lot, and if not sold, 

 the property will be divided into two lots, viz., the Green- 

 houses and trade erections and the land they stand upon in 

 one lot, and the Residence, with garden, orchard and 

 paddock near the Nottingham Road in one lot. 



The erections are all strongly built and in good condition, 

 and a well-established business is now carried on by the 

 owner. Vacant possession will be given on completion of 

 the purchase. The property is situate in the Parish of 

 Bottesford, and of easy access to London and the most 

 important Provincial Markets in the country. For further 

 particulars, apply to the owner and occupier, Mr, Thomas 

 Page ; the Auctioneers, Nottingham and Melton Mowbray; 

 or to Henry Thompson & Sons, Solicitors, Grantham. 



BUSINESSES FOR SALE, &Q- 



FOR SALE, Freehold, THE NUR- 

 SERIES, Clacton-on-Sea, about 400 feet of glass- 

 houses, heated and well stocked ; fine dwelling-house in 

 main road ; best position in town ; adjoining two new 

 developing estates ; 19 years same hands ; price low ; 

 nearly three-fourths can remain.— SPENCER, Nursery- 

 man, Clacto n-on-Sea. _ 



FREEHOLD NURSERY and 

 FLORIST BUSINESS FOR SALE; f acre, 

 chiefly Glasshouses ; well built and heated ; town water ; 

 goce? opening for active man ; immediate possession. — 

 THOMAS, Avenue House, Crediton. _____ 



NEAR London, of easy access to mar- 

 kets.— to BE SOLD, as a going concern, Free- 



HOLD MARKET NURSERY of about 35 acres, partly 

 covered with 3,450 feet-run of glass, all heated ; modern 

 residence on Nursery ; fitted with up-to-date conven- 

 ience.- — Full further particulars on application to C. L., 

 Box 2, 41, Wellington Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



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ASTINGS. — Genuine, well-placed 



NURSERY BUSINESS, without premium, owing 

 to ill-health ; rent only £,20 ; contents at value. — ADAMS, 

 Auctioneer, 26, Havelock Road, Hastings. 



CIOMPACT LEASEHOLD NUR- 

 / SERY ; freehold house adjoining; established 23 

 years by present owner who is retiring ; 350 feet run 

 glass; shop; jobbing and retail trade. — SHEAHAN, 

 Hartfield Road Nurser y, Wimbledon. 



EXCELLENT Jobbing Gardening 

 Business, with Fruit, Plant, Cut Flower trade ; 

 North London; what offers? — Letters to W. W., Box 3, 

 41, Wellington Street* Covent Garden, W.C. ______ 



FOR SALE, compact FREEHOLD 

 HOLDING of five acres; modern brick-slated 

 seven-room residence ; two-stall stabling, coach-house, 

 loft, granary, poultry houses, covered runs, outbuildings, 

 &c. ; matured fruit trees, two acres market garden ; 

 200 ft. h. and c. glasshouses, gravel subsoil, abundant 

 water supply, south aspect, splendid position for bee- 

 keeping, healthy ne L'hhomhood, New Forest. — OWNER, 

 Nort hfield. Ponlner, Ringwood. 



FOR SALE (Kenilworth), 



FREEHOLD NURSERY, 



very compact, consisting ot about 1,000 ft. of glass, 12 ft. 

 wide, in good condition, and two good Dwelling-houses 

 one of which has a conservatory fixed to gable end. 27 ft. 

 by 14 ft. ; the greenhouses are very suitable for Cucumber 



and Tomato growing. 



For price and particulars apply, 



W. JONES, iS, Binley Road, Coventry. 



W. A. GARAWAY, Deceased. 



FOR SALE , 



the old-established BUSINESS of 



JAMES GARAWAY & CO. 



NURSERY 35 acres at Keynsham ; 

 SEED, BULB & FLOWER BUSINESS at Clifton, Bristol. 



Immediate possession at valuation. 



Apply, F. J. TARR & SONS, Solicitors, Bristol ; or 



JAMES GARAWAY & CO., Nurserymen, Bristol, 



FOR SALE.— Seed, Bulb, Florist and 

 Sundries Business, with small Nursery attached* 

 four houses, well-heated, planted Cucumbers and 

 Tomatos, and grown with Chrysanthemums; shop oa 

 main road, exceptionally well fitted and stocked, and 

 large trade done, also good connection in contract and 

 jobbing work; best suburb of Birmingham; price 

 moderate; no agents. — S. B., Box 

 Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 



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price 

 Wellington 



BUSINESSES TO LET 



TO BE LET or SOLD, small com- 

 pact NURSERY at Cookham Rise, standing oc 

 \ acre of ground, comprising six large glasshouses, 

 frames, range of sheds, &c. ; well stocked with Peaches] 

 Grapes, Cucumbers, Tomatos, Plants, &c. ; good markets 

 near for disposal of produce; can be seen at any time 

 fuller particulars on application. — Apply, 



W. SHERGOLD & SON, Cookham, Berks. 



NOTICES. 



THE RHODODENDRONS planted in 

 Rotten Row, Hyde Park, are supplied by 

 ANTHONY WATERER, Knap Hill Nursery, Woking, 

 Surrey. Kindly note Christian name and address. 



PUBLISHERS' NOTICES. 



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1— SWEET PEAS, By Horace J. Wright, late Secretary 

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2.-PANSIES, YIOLAS, AND VIOLETS. By William 

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3.— DAFFODILS. By the Rev. J. Jacob. 



ORCHIDS. 



the Orchid 

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CARNATIONS & PINKS. By T. H. Cook, Head Gar- 

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EXHIBITIONS^ 



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On WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19th, 1 P *• t0 6 ** 



ADMISSION. ONE SHILLING. 



Since publication of the Schedule two glasses *»«•,£„ 

 added, one for Six Bunches of Sutton's Pink Swee 

 and one for Six Bunches Scarlet ditto. ^ g/ . n 



Messrs. Sutton & Sons offer Prizes, 21/-. 10/- 



each class. ■ - _,,, j 



Entries close June 8th. 



a T MAC-ELF, 52. Beech- 

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