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GARDENERS” CHRONICL 
Establishes 1841. 
A WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND ALLIED SUBJECTS, 
SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1875. 
Registered at the General 
Post Office as a Newspaper. pane ue TUR 
NEW 
No. 85.—Vor. IV. lam 
CONTENTS. 
Adiantum итен am Longford cg gay 195 
cuts 197 | Peach, Hale’s 203 
Apples, on the preserva- Pelargoniums, Cape is. 19 
tion of, under leaves .. 206 | Plant, new garden 197 
Books, notices 212. Plants for Жаш cutting 207 
Cologne International otato side UN. Potato 
pee ] Exhibi- — 196 | 
tion 206 | Potato crop, the 203 
Conifers, rare (with cuts) 194 | Pruning orit trees 127 
Cryptomeria japonica 203 | Pyrus, development of the 
Cucumber, Masters' Pro- ovules of 206 
ific Reminiscence of John 
Dutch catalogues - 4 Standish 203 
Endc E Hn. Sheffield oyal Horticultural So- 
(with cuts) 207 ciety Р - re: ME 
Pond 197 | Sawdust for walks 203 
Fruit crops, report on the Societies 
condition of the 198 Cheadle : Flower р. 209 
Garden operations ги ewport Cou 
Gilbert, R. (with e tal iin EI 
portrait) +» 209| Royal Botanic 211 
Gooseberry sh .. 206| Weston - super - Mare 
Grape, Duke of Buc- Horticultura 210 
cleuch ‚ 203 | Stock flowers, doubleness 
Heat, comparative effects 2 
of 204 Tulip tree, a fine 203 
Honey har 211 | Vine, the, and its mineral 
Judging x "lower shows 203 akmens e s OU 
Lawn 212 | Weather, the ; s» ate 
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ТнЕ ANNUAL CX a adsis 
GA RDENERS’ "CHRONIC 
Including poste to the Ил еа дч, is poer gold, to 
wi mium on gold for U.S. ency at the time, 
and 25 cents exchange—pay ан in ai е, 
essrs. BLISS АМО SONS, d 
Merchants 3p E i, Barclay Street New York; Messrs. M. COLE 
ag Dra or Mo. p lanta Post Por паны (— 
eed "Geor 814, pe 
UAR Y otiladelphia : ge whom rura dt may b aE 
ROE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 
outh Kensington, 
NOTICE. — FRUIT апа OMM EES' 
ep 13 ed i. WEDNESDAY NEXT, r AB n 
Clock. GENERAL ME bbc at hr o'Clock. 
Assistant Secretary. 
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NTERNATIONAL HORTICU LTURAL 
EXHIBITION. з а е heid i in St. БОО Нап 
on the 2r it мын AD OURNED 
ee on FRIDAY, Au Auris o apos en „at the 
iteri -, to e further arrange- 
i: a fr International Horticultural } Exhi 
MAURICE YOUNG, Hon. Sec., pro tem. 
Milford Nurseries, Godalming, July 29, 1875 
ELERY PLANTS, strong, transplanted, 
FREDERICK нЕ Eat Street, Northampton. 
prine pen TURNE ER c can иш р good 
Plants from the select colle Slough. 
Orders given at once will ensure a aod crop Sfi fruit vos season. 
AD кодду LIST can be had pa ee 
yal alae Sloug 
gx OR SEEDS for AUTUM 
G (Carriage p —Turnip of all sorts, Rape, 
OW 
b mira As P other Clovers; Italian end other Rye-grasses, 
tard, Pe dope puis Pasture Mixtures, and all other Seeds for 
на nt sowing of very superior quality 
P'JAMES DÍCKSON A AND SONS, Seed Growers, 108, East- 
gate Street, Chest 
BEDS NEW SANT POLYANTHUS, 
Florist Flower, and GIA 
also Plants of i the varieties, wit AD ouble 
different colours; AURICULAS, both Single and D 
with every sort rt of Early WEBB Calo Flowers. LIST on Ee 
Mr. t, Reading. 
pers ‘PRIZE COB FILBERTS, 
other PRIZE COB NUTS and ome 
LISTS oft these varieties from Mr. WEBB, Calcot, 
DEN’S eine: i3 the 
. A of New and Rar pony бул, t, Belgium. 
CATALOGUES of Palms, Orchids, d Dec 
um P: of all kinds, Camellias, Аз на, Rc., phen st бна 
— Messrs. eae AND SON, s, Harp 
ian тен Tower = London, 
y= ык Y SUPERIOR R STRAINS Sof these ; 
OWER SEED DS = all a of first quality, 
post i-a PRICED LIST post fre 
ЈАМЕ PIRSON & SONS, Ae poene Street, Chester. 
у 2 
(8^ TARLE $ B U RLE 
nificent varieties raised 
et: r Plants. e above 
een — = be the fest lot ever sent out. Blooms 
ben can be had for six URGE, P stamps. CATALOGUES free, 
Apply р ‘CHAS. BU Paradise Nu Brentwood. 
AZALEAS, Double PRIMROSES, &e.; 
ready to be sent out. 
CATALOGUES on application. 
, NASH, AND IE CATA- 
NTHS, mere CROCUS, 
LI, LILIES, IRIS, NARCISSUS, COL- 
; РЕОМ NIES, 
Hus 
o AOT, EBO 
sdy, and D CATAT TALOGUE 
ZEN PND ‘SON | 
e NT ROO Holland 
Best Seeds Only. 
BUSH AND 
above for a8 PIDE is now 
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EAT IN хаата NATIONAL 
FRUIT SHOW. — DINNER TABLE DECORA- 
_ TIONS, BOUQUETS, HORTI SULTURAL IMPLE- 
MENTS) &c. is Show will be held on THURSDAY, 
_ FRIDAY and SATURDAY, September 2, 3 and 4. LA ST 
“DAY TRY, AUGUST 26. Schedules of Prizes and all 
y be had on n application to 
ALEX. McKENZIE. 
_ Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill, N. 
ISHOP AUCKLAND. HORTICU 
I .—GREAT SHOW, FRIDAY 
guest 27. Upwards of THREE HUNDRED POUNDS 
ipn ou I TO м, iu 
ingle blooms (open), 47, 45, #3, 452; 24 sorts, threes (open), 
(7, £5, £3, £2; 12 sorts, single (amateurs), £2, Er xor, 4r; 
2 sorts, threes (amateurs, gardeners), £3, X23, Ar: їз Ye 
i. £2, St, 108; 12 Roses, sort (open), PAN 
application to ‘ 
J. C. HENDY, Secretary. 
BANBURY HO S ER ARNUAL SOCIETY. 
e L SHOW will be 
Vicia Grounds of 
ds. & Соме 
etar 
ENTR RIES соет рен RDA, August 28. аве ne i 
to railwa: 
E. J. HARTLEY, Y. Secrétary, 57, High Street. 
AT AUTUMN SHOW of өс їп 
tamford, Tov be had on 15 and 16 next: 
on Soa fication to 
 Messrs. JOHNSON AND LAXTO: 
tamford. 
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САТА аз E D: Ар OLI, we Bet 
» ge by all en fedus and Ama purchasing re y first- 
class goods at a т iin dei rice. pp 
Highgate usen jur 
Е, AR. AART. MH «Co, Nogelenzang, 
ш Н. olesale ogue of DUTCH 
BULBS i is mee Frey. may be had Ps a 
RRAD AND SON, 5, Harp Lane, Great 
large e “of the Botanical and Royal Horticul- 
tural Sociéties Prizes for Hyacinths, &c., were awarded to 
Bulbs sent Rede В. & Co. during the past four years. 
lesale Bul 
URST AND AND "SON, =. 
orm eir 
АКТЕР, ‘CUTTINGS of GERANIUMS 
of— per ce Vaucher, Blue Bell, Mast 
сыш Re thousand, to. 
EO. 
RANIUM CUTTINGS, in in 
Vaucher, Christine, 
ЖТ cash d to 
La 
ма ея Flower of Spring. куйе т от Сет, 
Hogg, T: Pollock. and 
JOHN HOOLEY, Nurseryman, 
Winter and Spring Flowers._Now y 
ARTER'S Illustrated CATALOGUE of 
ACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUSES, &c., with all 
other tne Bulbs and Plants for Autumn Cultivating. ©. 
^ r The Dini Seed , 
Hol smen, 237 and 238, High 
S TOC K 5 ae Lothian Intermediate). — 
e, P 
m urple, Scarlet, = White 
Wall. Er in Lern 15. , 25. yr. and 5s. each. 
ue METHVEN anv SONS, 15, Princes Street, 
in 
POR SALE, by A uie rl Dd 
a choice COLLÉ ECTION of OR n genis of 
100. ao fine specimen plants. For ai rir ap 
r. ANDERSON, e Greenroyd, Ha 
i AND B. GULLIVER, AUSTRALIAN SEED. 
e Солк i EE. po 
LECTORS, ас. ix to w 
European Seedsmen urserymen to 
Collections of —€— SEEDS and — Vene a 
and Tasmania and for- 
warded, per Mil Баа ме Тач at most reasonable prices 
i ate ti PUMILA MAGNIFICA- strong 
from miris cas 
Mech , free by ро post ie Price to the Trade dozen м; 
application. Fresh gat bicai SEED ofthe — а per ске. 
seed of а splendid collection of her ALCEO- 
LARIAS, 15, per packet. All orders pre- wenn 
J BESTER, Florist, &c., White Hart Lane, Tottenham, N, 
HELLEBORUS, NIGER.— 500 fine roots 
rice, &c., apply to 
JAMES PETT l, Dartford, Kent. 
, Crockenhi 
y Thousand Mayflow ghe m 
1165? of the VALLEY. — and 
able of blooming, of the best kind to ыр аге обы 
йл}: at 27 marks, or ft nett per rooo. Specimen sent by 
F. W. KRAU SE, } l he Od Tila. 
TTT 
1E: 
of 25 of the best sorts in DA carriage free for 6s. 
Warranted the best only. For with order. 
CHAS. BU URLEY, 4-р Мені, Brentwood. 
PRA G S 
Bulbs of All Ki 
HE rur i PLANT A ULB 
COM Y beg to announce that their AUTUMN 
CATALOGUE i is ^" rea, pe and yin be mot free on application. 
al 
k, Colch 
CHARLES NOBLE begs to say his ROSES 
bus! 
are unusually robust, vec ing sch T consist of 
oo Ban Rothsc 3% 
the finest Mene viz., 1500 nes emm 
Lacharme, 1000 Countess of Oxford, 1000 W| Moss, 
&c. From Mo to 75, w read v from. 
Purchasers would do visit this Nursery befo 
pese AN 
OSES.— — 
New and Tea and Nois 
e. CATALOGUES free. 
WING AND CO., The Royal Norfolk Nurseries, Norwich. 
ADULT ы 
— The 
, in Ema P easy as 
ette Roses, in Pots (best sorts 
new f the season. See coloured vem in the Floral 
изү reed for April Strong plants now being t ice 
s. 6d. eac e usual discount to the Trade. 
Roses by 
RIVERS grip SON, 
Pe = Orchard p ous and the 
will r epay an in 
The Mes ries are near the “ 
у 
Ъу intending Hp m = 
Sta tion,” Great Eas 
ction 
arlow 
the Trade. 
MALLER ha has to pé “offer Od E _ 
sorts, also a. age — 
и Lm cni 
ed M.'s ARR E м Sale of a portion 
lace in Septem! included in which will 
Буса , and others, in small and large 6o-pots, i ps in fine rien 
rtm An inspection is solicited. 
The Nurseries, Burnt Ash Lane, Lee, Kent. 
Dwarf, 20, qe yards ; 
B OX- EDGING, 
also SPHAGNUM " Orchids. Cheap cash. 
S m J. E be pe tooth Gardener, 
New Street, idee уе; All ri 
55 | GPHAGNUM for ORCHIDS, OF. per sacky. 
f splendid pair and largely used 
nat Uda аа ON, t and Valuator, Meadow- 
