October 13, 1888. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
95 
B. 8. WILLIAMS’ 
SPECIALLY SELECTED 
HYACINTHS FOR POTS AND GLASSES. 
HYACINTHS FOR BEDS OR BORDERS. 
TULIPS FOR POTS OR BEDS. 
CROCUS, DAFFODILS, NARCISSUS, RANUN¬ 
CULUS, ANEMONES. 
LILIUM CANDIDUM, LILIUM HARRISI, 
LILIUM CHALCEDONICUM. 
Illustrated Bulb Catalogue post free on application. 
Victoria and Paradise Nurseries, 
TJPPEK HOLLO WAY, LONDON, H. 
Mr, DODWELL’S Grand CARNATIONS^ 
?SB S'|SE§® SEOWS, 
5,000 Unbloomed Seedlings, warranted of the highest parentage, 
unrivalled whether for bedding or forcing for Spring flowering. 
3s. 6d. pec doz.; 21s. pep 100. 
SPECIAL TERMS FOR QUANTITIES. PARTICULARS ON APPLICATION. 
THE COTTAGE, STANLEY RD., OXFORD. 
“ONLY TEE BEST.” 
Cheap Bulbs for Forging. 
ROMAN HYACINTHS .15s. per 100. 
DOUBLE ROMAN NARCISSUS. 8s. 
PAPER-WHITE „ 7s. 
VAN THOL TULIPS. 4s. 6d. „ 
SECOND-SIZED NAMED HYACINTHS for 
forcing, our own selection, assorted colours ... 21s. ,, 
UNNAMED HYACINTHS, for bedding. 14s. 6 d. „ 
15 per cent. Discount Cash with Order. Carriage Paid. 
NAMED HYACINTHS, best quality, equally cheap. 
GARAWAY & Go., 
DURDHAM DOWN, CLIFTON, BRISTOL. 
TEA OnCESl^- g ran d stock, in 5-in. pots, 12s. & 18s; doz. 
■ tA n U O £ Q | A grand stock, in 7-in. pots, 24s. & 30s. doz. 
/ Black Hamburgh and other varieties. 
PDADC VINEQ 1 Suitable for fruitingin pots,l0s.6d.each 
UlinrC f ) Suitable for planting vineries, 5s. and 
\ 7s. 6 d. each. 
A fine stock, in 5-in. pots, 12s. per dozen. 
A fine stock, in small pots, 4s. per dozen. 
Terms to the Trade on application. 
FERNS 
Catalogues free. 
Tie Liverpool Horticultural Company 
(John Cowan), Limited, 
THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 
QAR5TON, near UVERPOOI,, 
COLLINS BROS. & GABRIEL, 
O /Y MEDALS for BULBS at London Shows. 
O vz Our Illustrated Bulb Catalogue of Hyacinths, Tulips, 
Daffodils, Crocus, &c., also containing a select List of Hardy 
Perennials, sent Gratis. 
F irst peize 
1886, for the finest 
for DAFFODILS, London, 
Collection exhibited, being the premier 
award ever offered for these charming hardy spring flowers. All 
our Bulbs are of the first quality only. 
F IEST PEIZE for IEIS, Eoyal Botanic, 
1887, in open competition, upwards of 1,000 spikes ex¬ 
hibited ; a splendid Collection at moderate prices. 
F IEST PEIZE for Hardy Herbaceous Plants, 
Royal Botanic and Royal Horticultural Society, London, 
1888. Select List for autumn planting, see Catalogue, free. 
E AELY WHITE ROMAN HYACINTHS, 
2s. dozen; 15s. 100 (2s. 3d. dozen Parcel Post). Early 
Paper-white Narcissus, Is. 3d. dozen ; 9s. 100 (Is. 9d. dozen Parcel 
Post). Very large and sound bulbs. Valuable for Christmas 
decorations. Delightfully fragrant. Easy of culture. Suited 
to amateurs. Catalogues free. 
COLLINS BROS. & GABRIEL, 
Seed, Bulb, and Plant Merchants, 
39, WATERLOO ROAD, LONDON, S.E. 
A few reasons for getting them from 
RICHARD SMITH & Co— 
We have dealt in them for more than 80 years. 
We have visited the best Bulb Farms, and have 
selected the best roots and best varieties. 
The Bulbs we have supplied have practically 
always given satisfaction, and our prices are moderate. 
Illustrated descriptive List of Dutch and Home-grown 
Bulbs free. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Seed Merchants & Nurserymen, 
WORCESTER. 
WEBBS 
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FINEST SELECTED 
ROOTS. 
FREE BY POST | 
OR RAIL, 
BULBS 
For GREENHOUSE DECORATION. 
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W EBBS’ B^B C ATALOGUE 
Beautifully Illustrated, and containing complete cultural 
instructions. Now ready ; Gratis and Post Free. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants to H. M. the Queen 
and H.R H. the Prince of Wales. 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
CARNATIONS and PICOTEES. 
H IGHEST AWARDS wherever Exhibited. 
Choicest named exhibition varieties, 6s. per dozen; 
40s. per 100. 
“ MRS. SHARP,” the finest heavy Scarlet-edged Picotee ever 
offered. Two First Class Certificates ; unequalled for border 
decoration, and indispensable for exhibition. Six plants, 4s. . 
twelve plants, 7s. 6 d. All carriage paid for cash. Catalogue free’ 
R0BT. LORD, Florist, Todmorden. 
YALLOTA PURPUREA (Scarborough Lily) 
NARCISSUS BUTTER and EGGS DAFFODILS 
NARCISSUS DOUBLE MITE SWEET SCENTED 
IXIA CRATEROIDES (crimson), 
S EE our Special 'Wholesale Catalogue of 
Bulbs, containing LIST of all the best varieties of 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUS, LILIUMS, DAFFODILS, 
SNOWDROPS, IRIS, &c., free on application. 
WATKINS & SIMPSON, 
Seed and Bulb Merchants, Exeter Street, Strand, W.C. 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUIT TREES AND BOSES. 
A. Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Boses post free. 
THOMAS^RSVERS 8c SON, 
The Nurseries, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 
GARTERS’ 
OHEtf liuY 
Why Send to Holland for Bnlbs 
When Better Quality can be obtained In England 
at Less Prices? Note the Contents and Compare 
Carters’ Box with others. 
CARTERS’ GUINEA BOX 
Contains 1250 Bulbs, 
And is sent, PACKING and CARRIAGE FREE to any station 
in England and Wales on receipt of cheque or postal order for 
20s. It comprises the pick of the world, as follows 
50 Hyacinths, named, in 9 
colours 
50 Tulips, double early 
50 Tulips, single early 
100 Narcissus poeticus 
50 Narcissus biflorus 
25 Seilla siberica 
25 Seilla campanulata 
100 Crocus, white 
100 Crocus, purple 
100 Crocus, striped 
Half the Box, 11s., carriage free ; Quarter, 7s., carriage free. 
100 Crocus, yellow 
50 Anemones 
100 Daffodils 
50 Ranunculus, Persian 
50 Spanish Iris 
50 Triteleia uniflora 
50 Snowdrops 
100 Winter Aconites 
36 Star of Bethlehem 
14 Muscari botryoides 
For full particulars of other Boxes from 5s. upwards, see 
CARTERS' ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE of BULBS, 
Gratis and Post Free. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants to H.M. the Queen and 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 
W & 238, HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Oct. 15th. —General Meeting of the National Chrysan¬ 
themum Society at Anderton's Hotel, 7 p.m. Sales of 
Dutch Bulbs at Protheroe and Morris’s Rooms. Sales of 
Nursery Stock at Norbiton and Long Ditton (6 days), also at 
the Bathwick Nurseries (2 days) by Protheroe & Morris. 
Tuesday, Oct. 16th.—Apple and Pear Conference at Chiswick 
(5 days). 
Wednesday, Oct. 17th.—Sale of Dutch Bulbs at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Thursday, Oct. 18th.—Sale of Dutch Bulbs at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, Oct. 20th.—Sale of Bulbs at Protheroe & Morris’s 
and Stevens’ Rooms. 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, see p. 106. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
jp § a jjRinm gUfinjtk 
SATURDAY. OCTOBER 13, 1888. 
ROSES in POTS. 
All the best New and Old English and Foreign sorts, 
from 18s. to 36s. per dozen. 
Descriptive List free on application. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co., 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 
_WORCESTER._ 
THE GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT 
INSTITUTION. 
OTICE is hereby given that an Addition 
will be made to the List of Pensioners of this Institution 
in January next. All persons desirous of becoming Candidates 
are required to send in their applications to the Committee, with 
their Testimonials and Certificates, on or before NOVEMBER 5th 
NEXT, after which day they will not be received. Preference 
will be given to those Candidates, or their Widow's, who have 
been Subscribers for Fifteen clear years at least. Should there 
not be sufficient number of these Candidates to fill the vacancies, 
then the applications of those who have not subscribed so long, 
or not at all, will be considered. 
(By order) EDWARD ROGER CUTLER, Sec. 
50, Parliament Street, London, S. W. 
October 3rd, 1888. 
P.S.—Printed Forms of Application may be obtained from the 
Secretary. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
The Chiswick Conference. — We would 
again remind our readers of this interesting 
gathering, because it bids fair to he more 
largely an horticultural gathering than any 
other yet held of a similar kind. We may 
well hope that very many persons connected 
with land, whether as owners or occupiers, 
may also he induced to attend, as gardeners 
generally have not so very much more to 
learn in relation to Apple and Pear culture. 
The recent severe early frosts have given 
special stimulus to the consideration of 
hardy fruit culture just now, because it will 
be important to learn how far these unlooked- 
for visitations may have injured the great 
bulk of fruit yet ungathered. 
As a rule, the chief of the later Apples 
and Pears are not housed until from the 
middle to the end of October, for the 
simple reason that they need all the maturing 
forces of that month to perfect them. But 
this year both Apples and Pears are very 
late in maturing, and need yet considerable 
