November 10, 1888. THE GARDENING WORLD. 
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JF YOU CANNOT GET FRUIT TREES 
_L TRUE TO NAME, 
Write to GEORGE BUNYARD & Co. 
TF YOU WANT ANY CHOICE SORTS 
_A_ that your Local Finns cannot Supply, 
Write to GEORGE BUNYARD & Co. 
THOR FRUIT TREES by the Dozen, Hun- 
Jj dred, or Thousand, 
Write to GEORGE BUNYARD & Co. 
QEND INTO KENT and get the FINEST 
IO TREES—No Starvelings, No Blight—at 
GEORGE BUNYARD & Co.’s. 
TLLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF FRUIT 
1 TREES, 800 Kinds, Six Stamps. 
SKELETON LIST—Names and Prices, also all Outdoor 
Stock—Gratis 
ROSE LIST, CONIFER and SHRUB LISTS, Free. 
One Hundred Acres Nursery. Liberal terms. 
QCOTCH GARDENERS are reminded that 
)0 Fruit Trees from these Nurseries succeed grandly in the 
North (see Testimonials). 
TRISH GARDENERS — See Testimonials 
1 for quality of Stock as supplied to the Emerald Isle. 
(A EORGE BUNYARD & Co., 
VJT POMOLOGISTS and GENERAL NURSERYMEN, 
jyj'AIDSTONE, KENT. 
JERSEY FRUIT TREES AND ROSES. 
Carriage paid. Packed gratis. 
Strong healthy trees, the finest that money can buy. 
Loses wonderfully cheap. Cordons a specialite. Before 
ordering be sure to write for our Illustrated Catalogues. 
Joshua Le Cornu & Son, High View Nurseries. 
100 Herbaceous & Alpine Plants for 25s. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co.’s selection as above contains a 
most interesting and valuable assortment of beautiful and Hardy 
Plants for the Border or Rockwork, which produce flowers and 
render the garden attractive all through the year. 
Descriptive Catalogue post free for 6 stamps. 
RICHARD SMITH & Go., 
Nurserymen & Seed Merchants, WORCESTER. 
LIME AND OTHER TREES. 
THE FOLLOWING TREES MUST BE SOLD TO CLEAR 
THE GROUND:— 
330 LIMES, 10 to 13 feet. 
625 HORSE CHESTNUTS, 12 to 14 feet. 
; 380 WALNUTS, 6 to 12 to 18 feet. 
110 SYCAMORES, 6 to 10 feet. 
Offers for a Part or the Whole to be Sent to 
The Manager, Calcot Gardens, READING, BERKS. 
6 6 T3AUL ENGLEHEAKT. ”—Rooted layers 
1 of the above fine Crimson Bedding CLOVE CARNA¬ 
TION are now ready to lift. The variety can be confidently 
recommended as possessing all the good qualities of the “ Old 
Clove,” with much greater vigour of constitution, and a dwarf 
sturdy habit, which REQUIRES NO STICKS. Price, 2s. each, 
18s. per dozen, 9s. half-dozen.—GILBERT DAVIDSON, Amman¬ 
ford, R.S.O., Carmarthenshire. 
/AAMELLIAS, AZALEAS, RHODODEN- 
vy DRONS, PALMS, ORCHIDS, &c.—Plants grown specially 
for English use. C. VUYLSTEKE, Nurseryman, Loochristy, 
Ghent, Belgium. WHOLESALE CATALOGUE now ready, and 
may be had free on application to Messrs. R. SILBERRAD & 
SON, 25, Savage Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 
The only complete Collection of Daffodils existing. 
TY ABE’S NEW DAFFODIL CATALOGUE 
8> for 1888 can he had free on application. 
Contains a full Descriptive List of HIGH-CLASS and 
DISTINCT DAFFODILS only, and also a Descriptive List of 
BEAUTIFUL HARDY DAFFODILS, at GREATLY RE¬ 
DUCED PRICES. This Catalogue also contains Barr’s Specialty 
Collections of Iris, Lilies, Pmonies, Michaelmas Daisies, Plantain- 
Lilies, Day-Lilies, and a select List of Showy Hardy Herbaceous 
Plants 
BARR & SON 12 and 13, King Street,Covent Garden, W.C. 
qa AAA DWARF ROSES.—Cheaper 
OojUwl/ than ever. All the best leading varieties. 
Warranted true to name. The best money can buy. Sample 
dozen from 3s., 22s. per 100, packing free, for cash with order. 
Send for a list.—A. J. & C. ALLEN, Stone Hills Nursery, 
Norwich. 
TNTENDING PLANTERS are invited to 
1 inspect onr Stock of ROSES, RHODODENDRONS, 
FRUIT TREES of all descriptions, ORNAMENTAL TREES 
and SHRUBS, FOREST TREES, etc., etc., extending over 150 
acres. Descriptive Catalogue free on application.—H. LANE & 
SON, Nurseries, Berkhamstead, Herts. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUMS. — Large bushy 
V_J plants established in pots, mostly haying from 50 to 100 
blooms on ; fine for Decoration, Cut Flowers or Show. Packed 
free, 6 s. per doz. Tops struck for blooming in small pots, mixed, 
25 for Is., free. All best sorts grown. Peat, 2s. 6 d. per sack.— 
TURNER, Thatto Heath, St. Helens. 
QA AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of ah 
O 5 U v/ w the finest double and single varieties (some 
of the flowers of which become 10 inches across, and are of every 
shade, from pure white to the darkest purple), for climbing and 
bedding, from 12s. to 24s. per dozen, strong plants. Beauty of 
Worcester, a magnificent purple, excellent for bedding, recently 
sent out by us ; reduced price, 2s. Qd. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
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 siflITH & Go., 
Seed Merchants & Nurserymen, 
WORCESTER. 
FrU IT TREEs 
FOR MARKET AND PRIYATE GROWERS, 
ORNAMENTAL TREES, SHRUBS, Etc. 
Descriptive Catalogues Post Free. 
SPECIAL CULTURE OF 
FRUIT TREES ARP ROSES. 
k Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits 
post free. 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Loses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
The Nurseries, SAWBRIDGEWORTH, HERTS. 
DWARF HYBRID PERPETUAL, all the test varieties, our 
own selection, 35s. per 100; 50 for 20s.; 12 packed and sent per 
Parcel Post for 6 s. 6 ci. NEW ROSES—Earl Dufferin, Mrs.'Jno. 
Laing and Silver Queen—Is. 6d. each. DWARF TEA, from the 
open ground, fine plants, including Catherine Mermet, Countess 
of Pembroke, Distinction, Grace Darling, Gloire de Dijon, Madame 
de Watteville, Madame Falcot, Madame Lambard, Sunset, and 
others, 9s. per doz.; 60s. per 100. 
DURDHAM DOWN, 
_ CLIFTON, BRISTOL. 
i A grand stock, in 5-in. pots, 12s. & ISs. doz. 
| A grand stock, in 7-in. pots, 24s. & 30s. doz. 
r Black Hamburgh and other varieties, 
nnjl l/lfiJSJ© ) Suitableforfruitinginpots,10s.6(Z.each 
Unftrt V 1 81 £9 I 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. 
GARAWAY 8c Go., 
TEA ROSES! 
FERNS I 
Catalogues free. Terms to the Trade on application. 
Tie Liverpool Horticultural Company 
(John Cowan), Limited, 
THE VINEYARD AND NURSERIES, 
BtaE l,I¥BRFOOE. 
FENCES— Myrobalan or Cherry Plum 
(PRUNUS MYROBALANA) 
is the hest stuff for mending old fences or making new ones. 
Grows well on the poorest soils. Shoots very hard and spiny. 
Prices range from 12s. per 1,000 to 10s. per 100. Full particulars 
on application to EWING & Co., Havant, Hampshire. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Strong Roots, 4s. per 100. Plants in small pots, 16s. per 100 ; 
ditto, in large pots, 25s. per 100. Descriptive LIST free. 
RICHARD SMITH & Co,, Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 
WGThPcbpr 
CHRYSANTHEMUMS 
TO D ENMARK & AUSTR ALIA. 
W E have the largest and most complete 
Collection in existence of all the newest and oldest 
varieties in cultivation ; and perhaps we are the only Firm who 
grow expressly for Amateurs so as to enable them to be success¬ 
ful. All are clean, strong, healthy, country grown (so very 
different to those from smoky towns), and give unbounded 
satisfaction to wherever sent. 
Our continuous bank of Flowers, 1,300 feet long, consisting of 
275 new and 1,025 old varieties, is one of the most interesting 
sights in England. 10,000 strong established plants (warranted 
true to name) now ready for all parts of the globe. Send for ours 
—the best Descriptive and Illustrated CATALOGUE. 
Me. P. E. T. BORREGAARD, Aarhus, Denmark, Nov. 1st, 1SS8. 
The Chrysanthemums we had from you are turning out first 
rate ; and our friends as well as ourselves are looking forward 
for what is to come next. 
Mp.. W. F. MoLAINE, Ross Street, Poorak, Melbourne, Australia, 
Sept. 6 th, 18SS. 
The Chrysanthemums came safe to hand, and are all breaking 
nicely. _ 
H, CANNELL & SONS, 
SWANLEY, KENT. 
O LD-FASHIONED HEDGES. — English 
Yews, bushy, and with a profusion of fibrous roots, 1A to 
2 ft., 6 s. per doz., 35s. per 100 ; 2 to 2£ ft., 8s. per doz., 50s. per 
100; 2£ to 3 ft., 9s. per doz., 60s. per 100; 3 to 3| ft., 12s. per 
doz., 84s. per 100. Prices of larger sizes and other Evergreens 
suitable for Hedges (e.g., Tree Box, Holly, Laurel, Privet, 
Cypress, Juniper, Thuja, & c.) on application. — RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
Next Week’s Engagements. 
Monday, Nov. 12th.—St. Neots Chrysanthemum Show. Bulb 
Sales at Protheroe & Morris’s, and Stevens’ Rooms. 
Tuesday, Nov. 13th.—Royal Horticultural Society: Meeting of 
Fruit and Floral Committees at 11 a.rn. Chrysanthemum 
Shows at Ascot, Brighton, Winchester, Maidstone, Lambeth, 
Southwark, Southend, Watford, and Twyford (all 2 days). 
Wednesday, Nov. 14th.—Chrysanthemum Shows at Ealing, and 
Chelmsford (1 day); at Bromley, Favershara, Hampstead, 
Market Harborough, Blackheath, Dartford, Highgate, and 
Southgate (2 days) ; and York and Falmouth (3 days). 
Bulb Sale at Stevens’ Rooms. 
Thursday, Noy. 15th.—Chrysanthemum shows at Chiswick, 
Taunton, Dublin, Wimbledon, Pembroke, and Tiverton (1 
day); and Hinckley, Weald of Kent, Salisbury, Barnsley, 
Ipswich, and Stroud (2 days). Bulb Sale at Protheroe & 
Morris’s Rooms. 
Friday, Nov. 16th.— Chrysanthemum Shows at Exeter, and 
Wellington (Somerset); and Provincial Show of the National 
Chrysanthemum Society at Sheffield, and Canterbury (2 
days). Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’s Rooms. 
Saturday, Nov. 17th.—Bulb Sales at Protheroe & Morris’s, and 
Stevens’ Rooms. 
For Index to Contents & Advertisements, see p. 170. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”— Bacon. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1888. 
CURRENT TOPICS. 
The County Government Act. —We are 
now within appreciable reach of the formation 
of elected councils for the local government of 
comities, as the elections for the same must 
take place in about two months hence. 
Candidates are issuing their addresses to the 
county electors, and, generally, we regret to find 
they are of an exceedingly meagre character ; 
and unless the electors show more interest in 
the proceedings than so far has been evidenced, 
we shall have, henceforth, in exchange for non- 
elected justices governing the affairs of the 
counties, boards of justices elected, in too many 
instances, without contest and without pledges 
on the one hand, or education of the electors 
on the other. All that will he unfortunate, 
because the value of local government must in 
all cases depend upon the amount of interest 
taken in it by those for whose benefit it is 
devised. 
Discussions in public bodies in which the 
members are of one way of thinking are of 
little practical value, and benefits to the 
general public seldom come therefrom. Hor¬ 
ticulturists who have looked for reforms, 
advantageous to their vocation, from the 
establishment of these county boards, will, we 
fear, be greatly disappointed with the ultimate 
product. The outcome, so far, bids fair to 
leave things pretty much as they were, only a 
little worse. The councils will have the col¬ 
lection and expenditure of a considerable 
number of duties and licence fees hitherto 
collected by the State, and these are to he 
applied in relief of local rates, but on the 
other hand all old State subsidies are with¬ 
drawn, so that the case of the ratepayers will 
he very little benefited, and none at all if the 
right class of men are not elected.to seats on 
the new hoards. They will also have charge 
of the many roads or highways in a county, 
hut no saving can he effected on that head. 
