GARDENERS' MAGAZINE 



September i 7j ,g 98 



6HEAT TRADE 8ALE8 OF DUTCH BULBS 



Every Day except Saturdays. 



6,000 LOTS SOLD WEEKLY. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROF and MORRIS 

 will SELL BY AUCTION, at their Central Sale 

 Rooms, 6? and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., on the above dates 

 at Eleven 7 o'clock S^^^^^^^fcc^S^^ 



HYACINTH^ W^?I T E RO MAN 



^kSSml and PA PER W hTtE NARCISSUS re- 

 ceived direct for unreserved Sale, and lotted to suit^he Trade 

 and other large buyers. Lots packed and forwarded to all 



pa The Auctioneers will be pleased to enter the names of intend- 

 ing purchasers on their Lists, who may desire a regular supply 

 of Catalogues for their Autumn Sales. 



On view mornings of Sale, and Catalogues had. 



Stevenage, Berts. 



Re Young and Dobinson. Dissolution of Partnership. In the 

 High Court of Justice, Chancery Division. Mr. Justice 



IMPORTANT TO NURSERYMEN, FLORISTS, AND 



OTHERS. * 



TV/TESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 



1V1 aie instructed to SELL BY AUCTION, on the Premises, 

 The Holmksdale and Highi- ield Nurseries, Stevenage, 

 Herts, on TUESDAY next, September 20, at Twelve 

 o'clock, the FREEHOLD PROPER iY known as ffrghfield 

 NurserV.6| acres, with TWO COTTAGES, FIVE GREEN- 

 HOUSES, and suitable buildings, also the benefit of the Agree- 

 ment of the Holmesdale Nursery, held at £32 a-year. Ihe 

 GOODWILL of the business will be sold with the Hignneld 



Nursery. . m „ . ... , 



Immediately following the sale of the properties will be 



offered in about 400 lots, the whole of the extensive stock of 



STOVE AND GREENHOUSE PLANTS, 

 FERNS, PALMS, BEGONIAS, thousands of GERANIUMS, 

 including a fine stock of King of Denmark, choice collection of 

 CACTI, thousands of HERBACEOUS PLANTS, several 

 thousands of M ANETTI STOCKS and SEEDLING BRIARS, 

 700 DWARF ROSES, PONY and CART, erections of TWO 

 c;Rl KNHOUSES, SHEDS, LIGHTS, and utensils in trade. 



May be viewed. Catalogues may be had on the Premises ; 

 of the Solicitors concerned, Messrs. Alpeand Ward, 3, Sergeants 

 Inn, E.C. ; Messrs. Hawkins and Co., Hitchin; Messrs. Patter- 

 sons, Snow, and Co.. 25, Lincoln's Inn Fields ; of Messrs. A. C. 

 Palmer and Co. Chartered Accountants, 7 and 8, Railway 

 Approach. S.E. j and of the Auctioneers, 67 and 68, Cheapside, 



London, E.C. 



Friday Next, September 23rd 



IMPORTED AND ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. 



MESSRS. PROTHEROE and MORRIS 

 will SELL the above BY AUCTION at their Cen- 

 tral Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, London, E.C, on 

 FRIDAY next, Septe.mdi k 23rd, at Half-past Twelve 



o'clock* 



On view Morning of Sale, and Catalogues had. _____ 



Monday and Wednesday Next.— Dutch. Bulbs. 



Dutch, tsulbs. 



IV/TR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL BY 



iVl AUCTION at his Great Rooms, 38, King Street, 

 Covent Garden, as above, at Half-past Twelve precisely, 

 each day, grand importations of choice named HYACINTHS, 

 TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, and other Bulbs from 

 leading growers, and lotted to suit all buyers. 

 On view mornings of sale, and catalogues had . 



Thursday Next. 



A magnificent importation from Central America of 2,000 grand 

 plants of Brassavola Digbyana in lar^e and small lots for all 

 buyers, without the least re.ervj, 



MR. J. C. STEVENS will SELL the 

 above BY AUCTION, at his Great Rooms, 38, King 

 Street, Covbnt Garden, on THURSDAY next, September 

 22nd, at Half-past Twelve precisely. 



On view m-jrning of sale, and catalogues had. 



fat Sale* 



FOR SALE, at once, a long 

 NURSERY, seven miles from Covent 

 • ompact ; ten houses and pits ; heated by three 

 horse and van, &c. ; no reasonable offer refused. 

 Cox, O x ford NtSTM ries, G tin n e rs bury . 



Leasehold 



Garden ; very 

 large boilers ; 

 -Apply Percy 



FOR 



FRUIT 



GROWERS. 



"A Year's Work on a Kent Fruit Far 



Is. Fost Free from the Publishers, 



aidstone 



DICKSONS 



Best 

 Quality 



At Lowest 

 Rates. 



» 



Hyacinths, Tulips, Crocuses, 



Daffodils, Irises, &c, 



For Indoo r a Outdoo r Culture. 



Uluatiated Descriptive Catalogue Ho 496 



TOST FREE ON APPLICATION. 



Bulb Growers & Importers, 



H 



THE EXPORT NURSERIES. 



BULB AND PLANT GROWER, 



HEfcMSTEDE, NEAR HAARLEM, HOLLAND, 



Formerly Overveen, 



HAS the honour to inform readers that his Illustrated Bulb 

 and Plant Price List, at lowest prices, in English, Autumn, 

 1898, will be sent post free on application. No charges for 

 packing. Orders of ios. and above entirely free to destination 

 in England, Scotland, and Ireland. 



Some Sorts of Bulbs Noted Out Price List. 



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Single Anemones, in fine mixture 



Crocus, II. size, in fine mixture 



Crocus, I. size, in fine mixture 



Hyacinths, mixed, for bedding or forcing ... 



Hyacinths, single, first size, named, in several 

 best leading sorts (red, white, and blue 

 varieties), equal quantities, my selection 



Iris Kaempferi (Japan Iris), in fine mixture 



Iris Germanica (b lag Iris), in fine mixture 



Iris Sibirica, in fine mixture a 



Iris Spanish, in the finest mixture * ... 



Lilium Candidum, single, pure white ... 



Montbretia croscosmia;flora, orange scarlet 



Narcissus campernei Jonquil, yellow ... 



Narcissus, double, Incomparable, primrose 



Narcissus van Sion, single, yellow trumpet .. 



Narcissus Stella, white, yellow cup 



Gladiolus Marie Lemoine, fine ... 



Gladiolus Brenchlyensis, deep scarlet ... 



Scilla Sibirica praecox, intense blue_ ... 



Tulips, single early, in the finest mixture 



Tulips, double early, in the finest mixture 



Due van Thol Tulips, single, excellent for 

 early forcing 



Grape Hyacinths, blue 



Anemone japonica, rose .. 



Hemerocallis (Day Lily), mixed 



Pyrethrum, fine double, pure white 



Tritoma uvaria (Red Hot Poker) 



Sparaxis, in fine mixture... 



Funkias, in fine mixture ... 



Gladiolus Colvilli, white ... 



Hyacinthus candicans, white 



Ins pumila, mixed 

 Lilium umbellatum, red 



Snowdrops, Elwesi 



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250 Bulbs of the same kind will be charged at the i,ooo rate ; 



25 at the price per ioo ; 6 at the price per doz. 



COLLECTION D.— For Spring Gardening, containing 1,520 



Bulbs, £1 is. Half this for us. 



COLLECTION B-— For Indoor, containing 529 Bulbs, for 92 



Pots or Glasses, £1 is. Half this for us. 



Buyers have habitually paid 6d., 9d., and is. 

 each for HYACINTHS, whereas our 

 only price for BEST XJAMED 

 VARIETIES of equal quality is 



per root. Why is this? 

 Because we are ourselves 

 GROWERS, supplying CUS 



TOMERS uIRaCT at 



WHOLESALE 

 PRICES, thereby saving 

 them all Middlemen's 

 Profits. The Only 



House supplying at 

 these terms. 



ALL OUR BULBS 



ARE 

 RELIABLE. 



4 



4 



ROMAN 



HYACINTHS, 



Guaranteed 1st Size, 



10/6 per 100. 



All other Bulbs equally as 

 cheap, & guaranteed 1st size. 



Catalogue free upon application . 



RAINS & CO , 



Bulb Growers & Seed Merchants, 



34. Mansell St., 



ALDGATE, LONDON, E.C. 



AND 



OF THE 



Verp 



iiKSl Kinds. 



TO ENSURE THE BEST 

 DISPLAY IN YOUR GARDEN 



SEND FOR 



WARE'S CATALOGUE 



Post Free upon application. 



TH0S. 



WARE 



HALE FARM NURSERIES, 



TOTTENHAM, LONDON. 



Established nearly Iwif a Century. 



Goto 



AFFQDILS 



IT The Mosf loVely 



of all Spring flouJeps. 



C END for BARR'S DAFFODIL CATALOGUE 



t 1 S?l tnit t3 Whh - ori S inal Photographs taken at the 

 Long Ditton Nurseries, and containing a Descriotivp 

 List of all the finest Daffodils in cultivation and the 

 latest Novelties for 1898. Free on application. 



BARR'S POPULAR 21/ COLLEC- 

 TION of High-class DAFFODILS contains 3 

 Bulbs each of 25 choice varieties, for pots or borders. 



BARR'S 12/6 COLLECTION OP 



DAFFODILS contains 3 Bulbs each of 15 choice 

 sorts, for pots or borders. 



BARR'i POPULAR 21/- WOOD 

 LAND COLLECTION of DAFFODILS 



contains 1 8 Bulbs each of 20 suitable Daffodils for 

 Woodlands, Grass, &c. 



For other Collections see Catalogue, free on 



application. 



BABE'S HYACINTHS. TULI PS, 



CROCUSES. IBISES, LILIES, are all 



of the finest quality. Send for BARR'S BULB 

 CATALOGUE, illustrated with original photographs 

 taken at the Long Ditton Nurseries, and containing 

 a Descriptive List of all the best Bulbs and Tubers 

 for Autumn Planting, and a List pf Bulbs and Plants 

 for Early Forcing, sent free on application. 



BARR & SONS 



1 



12 & 13, King Street, Covent Garden 



LONDON 



DUTCH 



BULBS 



Direct from the Grower to save the Middleman' 



profit. 



CELEBRATED 



HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 



CROCUS, DAFFODILS, 



LILIES, 



NARCISSUS 



BEGONIAS, &c, &c. 



Any Lady or Gentleman or Gardener interf* 

 to buy Dutch or foreign Bu^s shou d 



tor Koozen diuu«» *— ^iwtion 



foreign 



ceedingly low prices. 



FAVOURABLE TERMS. 



Roozen 



Brothers 



OVERVEEN 



HAARtEMf 



HOLLAND. 



V i» connection vnth other firms 0/0 simitar **"> 



