August 4, 1883.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 
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583.1 Offer of Seeds from [1884. 
L I E T Z E , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 
Gross Prices in Shillings. 
ACROCOMIA sclerocarpa . . 
ARAUCARIA brasiliensis .. 
ARECA lutescens 
ASTROCARYUM . 
COFFEA a 
,, ,, variety Maragogipe 
COPERNICIA cerifera .. 
DESMONCUS, sp. Rio .. 
DIPLOTHEMIUM caudescens 
LIVISTONA sinensis 
„ „ .. 5,000 Seeds, 40J 
,, ,, .. .. 10,000 Seeds, 70J 
MASSANGEA tigrina (Brom ' 
OREODOXA oleracea 
PANDANUSutilis .. 
RAVENALA ma£gi°c. 
PHILODENDRON bipinnatif. > 
„ speciosum .. .. f 
„ „ .. 5,000 Seeds, 75^. 
Less than ico Seeds each soi 
Ripening. Seeds. Seeds. 
Sept. 
regularly 
Free by Post or RaU. 
TAMES DICKSON and SONS offer 
O selected stocks of the following 
CABBAGE, Dickson's Nonsuch, is. per ounce. 
„ Ellam’s Early Dwarf, is. per packet. 
„ Early Rainham, 8d!. per ounce. 
,, Improved Nonpareil, 8d. per ounce. 
CAULIFLOWER. Improved Early London, u. 6d. per ounce. 
CUCUMBER, Rollisson’s Telegraph, 2J. 6d. per packet. 
LETTUCE, Dickson’s Hardy Winter Cabbage, is. per packet. 
,, Hardy White Cos, u. 4L per ounce. 
ONION, Giant Rocca Tripoli. lod. per ounce. 
„ Red and White Italian Tripoli, each, icd. per ounce. 
Also choice strains of CALCEOLARIA, CINERARIA, 
GLOXINIA (erect and drooping varieties), PRIMULA SI- 
NENSIS FIMBRIATA (red, white, or mixed), in is. 6d., 
2s. 6d., and 5^. packets ; and all other VEGETABLE and 
FLOWER SEEDS for present or later sowing. 
108, Eastgate Street, Chester 
To the Trade. 
RED-BERRIED SOLANUMS. 
H ugh low and CO. offer the above, 
in 48-sized pots, at £3 15s. to £5 per ico. 
Clapton Nursery, London, E. 
NOTICE TO THE TRADE. 
MESSRS. GREGORY & EVANS 
beg to inform their Customers and the Trade generally, 
that they have the largest stock of ERICA HYEMALIS, 
in fine condition, ever offered to the Trade. Other 
varieties in proportion. 
Inspection Invited. 
LONGLANDS NURSERY, SIUCUP, 
AND AT LEE, S.E. 
FIR TREE OIL 
SOLUBLE 
For destroying ALL INSECTS and PARASITES that infest 
Trees and Plants, whether at the Roots or on the Foliage. 
Kills all Vegetable Grubs, Turnip Fly, &c. Cures Mildew and 
Blight. Cleans Grapes from Mealy Bug, &c., and makes a 
good Winter Dressing. Of all Seedsmen and Chemists, is. 6d., 
2S. 6d., 4s. 6d. a bottle. Per gallon 12J. 6d., or less in larger 
quantities. Maker, E. GRIFFITHS HUGHES, Manchester. 
Wholesale from all the London Seed Merchants and Wholesale 
Druggists. New York : Rolker & Sons. 
JOHI WARIER & SOIS, 
By Special Appointmei 
Crescent Foundry, 
CRIPPLEGATE, 
LONDON, E.C., 
and the Foundry Works, 
WALTON - ON - THE - NAZE, 
By Special Appointr 
Manufacturers of 
GILBERTS 
Patent Handlights 
and Improved Begis- 
tered and Patent 
Handlights and Be- 
spirators. 
First Prize Silver Mtdals awarded to John 
Warner Sons., by iJu Royal Horticult 
Society, at their Exhibitions in London, May ^ 
1882 and 1883, for Garden Engines, &^c. 
'ng Machinery Catalogues, on appli 
HORTICULTURAL STRUCTURES of EVERY DESCRIPTION, in EITHER WOOD or IRON, or BOTH COMBINED. 
WOODEN CHAPELS, SHOOTING LODGES. COTTAGES. TENNIS COURTS, VERANDAHS, &c. 
GARDEN REQlfiSITES. 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. 
4d. per bushel ; 100 for 25^. ; truck (loose, about 2 tons), 
40s. ; 4-bushel bags, 4d. each. 
LIGHT BROWN FIBROUS PEAT, 5^. per sack j 
BLACK^FiSrOUS^ PEATf sack, 5 sacks 22^. ; sacks, 
COAR^E^SnlVER SAND, 9^. per bushel ; 15^. per half 
YELLOW *FliBROUS' LOAM^PEAT-MOULD, and LEAF- 
BACCO CLOTH, RUSSIA MATS, &c. Write for Free 
Price LIST.— H. G. SMYTH, 21, Goldsmith’s Street, 
Drury Lane (lately called 17A, Coal Yard), W.C. 
12-oz. Sample Packets, free by post, 12 stamps. 
nmiBROUS PEAT for ORCHIDS, &c.— 
JL' brown FIBROUS PEAT, best quality for Orchids 
Stove Plants, &c., £6 6s. per Truck. BLACK FIBROUS 
PEAT, for Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Heaths, American plant 
Beds, 15^. per ton per Truck. Sample Bag, 5^. ; 5 Bags, 
22S. 6d. ; 10 Bags, 45^. Bags included. . Fresh SPHAGNUM, 
105. 6d. per Bag. SILVER SAND, Coarse or Fine, 52^- Per 
Truck of 4 tons. Red Sandstone ROCKWORK, ;^5 per Truck 
of 4 tons. GRAVEL, good colour, 25J. per Truck of 6 tons. 
WALKER AND CO., Farnborough Station, Hants. 
For Beautiful Flowers and Fruits 
Use CHUBB, ROUND and CO.’s Patent 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE 
By CHUBB’S PATENT PBOCESS, 
As supplied to all the Royal Gardens and Principal 
Nurseries of Europe. 
Guaranteed Absolutely Pure. Free from any 
Foreign Intermixture. Manufactured on the premises 
from the famous ‘‘ Laguna ” Cocoa-Nut Husks, and can only be 
obtained from us direct. This article is not to be confused with 
so-called Cocoa-Nut Fibre Refuse, sold by dealers and others at 
ridiculously low prices, and dear in the end. Amongst numerous 
Testimonials and extracts from scientific writers, to be seen at 
our works, we hold the following From Mr. Charles Penny, 
Head Gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales : “ The Gar- 
dens, Sandringham, February 28, 1883. —I must say your 
Cocoa-Nut Fibre Refuse is far superior to any I have ever tried ; 
in fact, it is simply perfection ; and the use of your Fibre for so 
many purposes in Horticulture is a thorough boon. Make what 
use you like of this letter.” Useful at all seasons. Invaluable 
for Potting, Plunging, Forcing, Ferneries, Strawberries, Bulbs, 
Mushrooms, Bedding-out Plants, &c. 
DESTROYS ALE SLUGS AND INSECTS. 
A n elegant Bordering to Flower Beds. Combines warmth 
and cleanliness with valuable antiseptic and deodorising 
properties. 
Moistens in Heat. Holds Heat in Cold Weather. 
Terms, strictly cash with order. Prices as follows Sacks, 
is.6d. each; 10 sacks, 135.; 15 sacks, 185.; 20 sacks, 235. j 
30 sacks, 305. (all sacks included). Truck-load, free on rail, £2. 
Limited quantities of P. M. SPECIAL QUALITY, Granulated, 
in sacks only, 25. 6d. each (two Prize Medals). Valuable for 
Potting and use in Conservatory,— Only orders accompanied by 
remittance will receive attention (in rotation). We also find it 
necessary to caution Purchasers to beware of spurious imita- 
‘ and, to obtain the genuine article, buy direct from the 
Manufacturers, 
CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 
Fibre Works, West Ferry Road, Mill wall, London, E. 
GARDEN REQUISITES. 
PEAT, LOAM, SILVER SAND, 
PREPARED COMPOST, RAFFIA FIBRE 
TOBACCO CLOTH, &c. 
Quality equal to- any in the Market. 
(All Sacks included.) 
PEAT, best brown fibrous . . . . 45. 6d. per sack. 
„ best black fibrous 35. 6^. „ 
„ extra selected Orchid .. .. ^s. od. ,, 
LOAM, best yellow fibrous .... 
PREPARED COMPOST, best ..{is. per bushel (sacks 
LEAF MOULD .. .. ..f included). 
PEAT MOULD ) 
SILVER SAND (coarse) .. . . is. 3d. per bushel. 
RAFFIA FIBRE, best only .. .. 10^. per lb. 
TOBACCO CLOTH , finest imported . . 8d. per lb. , 28 lb. 18s. 
,, PAPER, finest imported .. .. lo^/. per lb., 28 lb. 2 w. 
COCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE (see special advertisement). 
Terms, strictly Cash with order, 
CHUBB, ROUND & CO., 
WEST FERRY ROAD, MILLWALL, 
LONDON, E. 
Thom son’s Vine and Plant M anure. 
Manufactured by the 
LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY 
(JOHN COWAN), Limited, 
The Vineyard and Nurseries, Garston, near Liverpool, 
copyright reserved 
M I S S O U R 
BOTAN ICAl 
Garden 
