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Gstablishes 1841. 
ARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
A WEEKLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND ALLIED SUBJECTS, 
No. 104.— Vor. ІУ. { 53%, } 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1875. 
i Registered at the General 
Price 5d. 
Post Office as a Newspaper. { Post FREE, 5id, 
CONTENTS. 
Anthraci 814 tae a дане m^ ti Sr 
- Amlia Sieboldii .. .. 812 | Lilium y i 
Aristotelia Maqui (i i818 тат ра drew 12 
| Atmosphere, chemical Luculia gratissima 13 
p of odoriferous Mistleto, the — .. 04 
he ro | Mushroom growing 12 
Bu, "the origin of the i Jaks, concerning 16 
- Berries, Christ ear, Easter Beurré 12 
Black spot, oe m 593 Pears, collections of 16 
Books, notices o of 809 s x certificated at the 
1 enone, and Picotees at al Botanic Noriety 17 
Christmas berries э ew g n 04. 
— dde ad Plumbago rosea 14 
tober .. 813 | Primul 13 
У то Garde t 81r | Pruning 14 
ve T: huda 813 Rhododendron arboreu то 
i: pe Саш at Christ- n Hyacinth, the 12 
804 Rosesi in pots ( (with cut) . {04 
ipedium Marshal- on the Brier 15 
804 Royal у Зөл уы So- 
X Epot, observations and ciety, 814 
ments on 807 | Scilly ii. a garden 
Fruit f ume in Worces- in the pi th cuts) 810 
tershire . .. 806} Toads 817 
Fruit prospects for 1876 . 812 |. Tree F erns, extraordinary 
Garden operations 1 th of ( 813 
Gold-fish tank, a .. 814 | Tulips, the protection. of 81r 
_ Helleborus niger major . 8l urkeys 816 
_ Hemlock pm the .. 8r3| Vines, experiments on.. 810 
` Hepatica, the .: .. '8r3 | Wistman's Wood.. I 
3. 
HE .ROYAL. AQUARIUM SUMM 
a WINTER GARDEN SOCIETY propose ЖУ 
of GRAND FLOWE ES ot FRUIT SHOWS a 
Westminster on the dates fixed bel 
' Amount of Prizes. 
APRIL. 12 and r3. — Forced Exp drons, 
3 amv rper &c. 250 о о 
MAY x —Ros ' Pots, Gree ‘ 
1 у Palms and: “otek ons Plants ‘for ‹ 
3 Та ble Decoration | 350 о о 
MAY зо and 31.— — Grand 8те and Greenhouse 
P n € &c. ттоо о о 
LY d Rose Show, ' Dinner-table 
eorr a? 350°0 о 
OBER is and ds. — Great Fruit and Chrysanthe- 
^ mum Sho „450.0 о 
3 kaye 578 
. "The Prizes on all occasions will be les on say first day of the 
ate re ' Director. 
Winter Méca Souther, Season 1876. 
AND vice Baty Ey pe et i 
EXHIBITION to be held on iw 5, 6, 7, and 8 
E Em t о! the value of about £400 will be eee 
^ es will be shortly issued.—By 
E.M ARTIN, Secretary. 
r the best Vegetables see 
UTTONS' AMATEUR’S. GUIDE 
ү: for 18 New and greatly enlarged edition. Now 
tady, post ee for — E or Gratis to Customers. 
| st Flowers see 
| BUTTONS” AMATEURS GUIDE 
отө? AMATEURS. "GUIDE 
? ог 1876. 
For the best Potatos з 
JUTTONS’ AMATEUR'S GUIDE 
lUTTONS T SELECT’ SEED 
LIST, gratis and post free. 
. SUTTON Ахрор kcu Queen's Seedsmen, Reading. - 
үм. cUTBUSH 
ths, Tulips, &c. 
Bach AN D SoN ON Aus Юю to 
н OGUE 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS S, CROCUS, dios ber BULBS, 
ready. аѕѕогипеп 
à have for Le a — highest reputation, Post 
E Highgate —Ó— =з М. 
| ' .. Important to 
U M'A "U TRA A m dia. MM. 
m Japan in fine 
Weekly at very low prices, at 
p ROOMS, AE King ; Street, Covent cpl 
Cyclam ens, Сусіаш 
‚ CORNHILL A AND SON fave an unusually 
um Mod: of the above from the best Prize Strains, in 60, 
pots, luxuriant foliage, finely set with bloom. Price 
Byfleet, унн Station, Surrey. 
А the Trade. 
l T RADCLYFFE AND CO. have still on 
CAPE FLOWERS „ооо; DRIED 
SE GRASSES in imet Baskets Wiehe, d 
er few SNOWDRO c 
128 and 129, High Holborn, W.C, 
———— 
i v did e NDRONS баши 
number of the above, with 3 to 3 feet 
en кар pe же s of about 2 feet in diameter, State 
e to 
"TH OMAS ER AND SONS, Leith Walk Nur- 
series, Edinbur 
acti NEW HARDY EVER- 
GREEN M: SHRUB, act Td enne 
lars see our advertisemen ardeners! Chron 
and 26. See also CKE ORGE An on application 
t JUL NEW PLANT and BULB COMPANY, Lion Walk, 
olc 
Clear the 
ORTU! GAL | LAURE LS, a “large quantity, 
od, bushy, 2 feet, 25s. р 
ENGLISH YEWS, good bushy, 1% БЫ: 
WILLIAM BUNTING, Rover yita 
Green Screens, for Shutting Out Unsightly Objects. 
T OMPARDY BOLL ARS». B fine jage, 
Deli 
20 to 30 feet to 
T. JACKSON. d SDN. Г жеты 
y ts ni sca 
, Colche ester. 
"чеч [et 
Planting Suiten. 
EEDLING ves таваа ТЕР 
FOR 
List of Prices Ma ^ had on "applica 
W.P. LAIRD A AND SINCLAIR, Nurser yes, Dundee; N.B. 
Ы ED. CHES TIN -U TES; 
ity, 3 feet; ASH, BIRCH, 
and ALDEA. BE we -grown dad sreneplanted, ee Sold. 
G. CHORLEY, Майга; Suss 
COTOCH "FIR' ДЭ, magia HE 
000 m ge g, from high, 3-yr. anted ; 
20$. pe n ra at Cod "Ford Lo. "bation and 
South. Ww. A sare ‘Salle Ap MN 
. MURRAY, Steward's Of ce, Hursley Park, Winchester. 
(TENZEL BROTHERS, Tep GROWERS, 
Quedlinburg, Prussia.— SEE 
ABLE, ver ey in aru n nd FLOWE 
Е ublished, and ma d Post Free о eia as 
IANT “LILY ‘VALLEY. . — Extra 
GL LILY of th ре? dozen, ras. . 6d. per roo, 
package Ре 
E. COOLING, Mile Ash Nurseries, Derby. 
Aa uper ые орык, CANES, 
lp а ine 45. ner too; B 
ES, oid, 8s. per тоо; RED CURRANT 
TREES. Buby by Castle, 8000, e old, г тоо. Apply to 
ELBY, oe AED one rn, Kent. 
MESSRS. RIVERS . Fas “ЗО N beg to offer 
fine Trees in pots, well set with Fruit Buds and ready 
for Forcing, of PEACHES, d ee me iA ang 
GRAPES, of approved kinds only. Carriage pa 
The Nurseries, ee 
e Trade. 
Home-grown cashew ees AGRICULTURAL SEEDS. 
AND F. SHARPE'S Wholesale Special 
. None: ТЕРРИ obere а dar d 
ready; it com xm ү 
quality i is very will co бара favourably with 
those of we grower 
Seed Growing Establishment, Wisbech. 
OHN S HARPS vr furnish, Ke аре, 
his —— acd 
selected and gr us 
free: Manor, Lincoln, 
The Best Celery is 
1.51 СЕ5$ТЕК R E D— 
per 
‘The best SAVOY is KING КОКЕ FEE, ts. per RS ; with 
many other choice stocks of See TRADE PRICED LIST 
on LT 
RISON anv SONS, Seed Growers, Leicester. 
Reger ii ASEARAGUS, and RHUBARB 
s ediate Foscin ‘orcing and Planting. 
СЯ SONS, “ Newton" Nurseries, Сей. 
Johnstone's St. Martin’s Rhubarb. 
Keen and BEST i in CULTIVATION 
Forcing. Stron roots, 95. ec: "Trade pi ce on он чы 
W. Р. P LAIRD AND SING LAIR, Nurserymen, Dundee, N. B 
HUBARB R iL E strong 
F 
GOOSEBERRY TREES. —20,000 Í Lancashire Lad at £i 
per 1oo, ani 
TORTERRA EE of Semper d паа & per тоо. 
BEACH, B 
P OTATOS WANTED.—Smith’s Dwarf- 
^ Curly-leaf, warranted true ; also Hard Cash. Quote 
PUEUSTIN либ McASLAN, Nurserymen and Seedsmen, 
| 61, Buchanan Street, Glasgow. 
Ces TURNI ER c can still н vu 
ies. 
TREE Sar Um al Mt 
A DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE of the wed may be had 
on applicatio: 
MM еее LU 
Mac, JONGKINDT CONINCES 
. hes woe TRADE .LIST of FRUITS and ROSES 
n 
к Тате qua quantity of home-grown, very sound bulbs of LILIUM 
Аан N Nursuries, Dedemsvaart, near Zwolle, Netherlands. 
OSE SHOWS, 1875. 50 FIR Pr 
„25 Guinea - Challenge C cie other 
Cranston & сн s D SCRIPTIVE PROSE 
See 
CATALOGUE. for Aim 
Rum EUMD 5 Acre, ы: 
шы * 
THER DESCR RIPTIVE a and d ILLUS 
TALOGUE of FRUITS (by Tuomas Riv 
ready ; also CATALOGUE of Select ROSES. Post 
application. 
THOMAS RIVERS ‘anv SON, hei Herts. 
TILLIAM | FLETCHER'S "CATALOGUE 
for the present season is now ready, ahd may be had on 
application, Sod Mme is very large and most healthy. ` 
á tershaw Nursery, Chertsey. 
e ddl Roses, on Cultivated Seedling Briar. 
FORGE PRINCE'S Priced and үй Шен 
e CATALOGUE, now ready. All R 
но on the "nme stock at this ABE Ion 
arket Street, Oxford 
To the Trade, &c. 
Now cowed 
OSES. — 
New and Tea and ‘Noise 
CATALOGU ES fr 
ING AN дир, СО, " = ‘Royal Norfolk 
n great quantities, 
RM in Pots (best sort 
only). 
EW recs Нез, 
gore endid Dwarf, as үзе 
m deae ok pet оеп esu dr per тоо; ix 
125. E Us em dozen, тооз. per all 
haerens IES, ањсан Show, 3$. om o Sig seed 
100. lack, 3s. per 
CURRANTS, Red, White, or 
is n, 18s. ce on application. 
WM. CLISRAN an AND SON, Oldfield Nursery, Altrincham. 
UR WHOLÉSALE SA CATALOGUE of 
SEEDS is in the Press, will shortly be posted, 
MINIER, NASH AND NASH, 6o, Strand, London, W.C. 
INTER and SPRING Loeb nl 
PLANTS—a large collection. prices, &c. 
appl 
JAMES DICKSON лхо SONS, Newton LISTE Chester. 
Vines, Vines, 
B. S. WILLIAMS begs to e indui id 
his stock of /— — nang н and ready 
mir ses all the kinds, strong 
for sending out. It compri rm 
Canes of Pearson’ s Golden 
Vols and Paradise Nurseries, Upper Holleran, tpe cA N. 
RAPE VINES.—Strong and extra strong 
thorou ы; ripened | Pte ag tr a for immediai 
Fruiting and z Planting : the оа 
CATALOGUE and Ргіс on application 
JAMES DICKSON & SONS, a Newton Nurseries, Chester. 
Splendid N 
L APY HENNIKER, s m q^ by EWING 
AND CO., Norwic Strong mai len plants, з. бй: each, 
axs. for seven ; 2-yr € 55. to 75. 
s Matchless Broccoli. 
Ок E COOLING, NURSERYMAN and 
о offer his usual e oF oP RING 
fully ject d SEED of єч mquit NG 
POETON E pec ри packet. oe pw 
UE and ASPARAGUS, ex tra strong, 
Price on re arr 
she ag he T R DICKSON & SONS, “Upton” 
AND T. E CES р prepared to п to mate 
Special Offers of SEED T 
own Puis ea Seo ete sa Their Lis Lice this this 
season comprises M WHY 
of cultivation. Js M гаен. 
ure p 
OTATOS.—M} us, 3 Vey ан and 
American ану! ym , and kinds; fine samples. jam 
on application 
J. АМО б. McHATTIE, Seed Merchants, Chester, 
