April 80, 1892. 
THE GARDENING WORLD 
543 
(and when the plants have 
1 ■ ■ commenced to grow) is an 
excellent TIME TO PLANT 
HOLLIES, CONIFERS, YEWS, 
AND ALMOST ALL 
EVERGREEN SHRUBS. 
CLEMATIS may be planted in May. 
DESCRIPTIVE LISTS of the above and 
following, free :— 
CREEPERS FOR WALLS. 
ROSES IN POTS. —Best New and Old 
English and Foreign Sorts. 
RICHARD~SMlTH & CO., 
NURSERYMEN AND SEED MERCHANTS, 
WORCESTER, 
O RCHID S. 
THE 
Liverpool Horticultural Co. 
(JOHN COWAN) Ltd., 
Have just received Large and Splendid 
IMPORTATIONS 
Of the following and other 
ORCHIDS: 
SHOWY 
HARDY 
FLOWERS 
FOR 
BORDERS. 
THE 
GARDEN 
ALWAYS 
GAY. 
Choice Carnations of good 
kinds. An immense stock. Well 
grown plants, free flowering 
varieties. Some of the best in 
cultivation. Prices most moderate 
throughout. Our selection in 
good sorts at from ys. 6 d. per doz 
Also Auriculas, Pansies, Pent- 
stemons, Phloxes, Primulas, Pinks 
and Pyrethrums. 
Dicksonsss Chester 
(LIMITED) 
ODONTOGLOSSUM CRISPUM 
(Finest Pacho type); 
DENDROBIUMS, 
In Grand Masses, and in Great Variety; 
MEXICAN ORCHIDS 
In Great Variety; 
ORCHIDS FROM GUATEMALA. 
And other Countries. 
9 8 *”W |lr » >•> lj I| ■ 
Many new, choice, and rare species and varieties 
always in stock. 
HARDY HERBACEOUS PLANTS. 
One of the finest collection of these plants known. 
A grand collection of proved novelties. Write for 
our new descriptive 
CATALOGUES, NOW READY, 
And post fiee on application to— 
PITCHER & MANDfl, 
The United States Nurseries, 
HEXTABLE SWANLEY KENT. 
taiigy 
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CHOICE,VARIED &. BEAUTIFUL 
-'f/fcOLLECTION OF FERNS. 
different fromthnsecarnmnnly seen 
Wf-' you can nbtain sueh front 
W&J. BIRKENHEAD. 
3 tl'ljTMa 
MR. DuDWELL’S GRAND CAKNAf IONS. 
The Finest Grown. 
Prices and full particulars sent , post 
free , on application. 
The Vineyard and Nurseries, 
GARSTON nr. LIVERPOOL 
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Lj n n g oh Ii I.■ . 
FROM AMERICA. 
A. Dadenber^ 
Ada Fit. Le Roy 
Kthel Paul 
Mamie Cvai^ 
Ruth Cleveland. 
Prize Winners, and the fi: est lot ever introduced at one 
time. Strong plants now ready, as. each, the set, 18 s , of 
H. J, JONES, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Lewisham, 
S LUGICIDE (Registered), certainDeath 
to Slugs, fertilises the soil, perfectly harmless to plants 
and domestic animals. The greates boon to Gardeners ever 
invented, is. 6d per box, of all seedsmen.—Trade terms, 
“THE SLUGICIDE” Co., 6, Maryleport Street, Bristol. 
FORBES 
Mr. Dodwell's Specialities. 
Bizarres, Flakes, Picotees, Selfs, Fancies, & Yellow 
Grounds, 10/6 per doz. 
THE COTTAGE, 
ST-A-TsTIjIE'Y' F?nD.. OIXIIFXDIRJO. 
& H. CANNELL & SONS’ "Ig 
% Establishments are especially for 
yAthe supply of everything in the^k 
very highest order of the amateur * 
IS and pnfessional gard ner. Send 
WfAfor a Catalogue. Sivanley, Kent. 
CUTBUSH’S MILLTRACK MUSHROOM SPAWN. 
Too well known to require descrip¬ 
tion. Price 6s. per bushel (is. extra 
per bushel for package), or 6 d. per 
cake ; free by Parcel Post, is. 
None genuine unless in sealed pack¬ 
ages, and printed cultural directions 
enclosed w ith our signatures attached. 
New publication, “ Mushrooms, and 
How to Grow Them,” by Luke Ellis, 
should be read by. everyone interested 
in the growth of Mushrooms. Price 6 U., 
free by post, yd. 
WM. CUTBUSH &, SON, 
Nurserymen and Seed Merchants , 
HIGHGATE NURSERIES, N.; & BARNET, HERTS 
Catalogue for 1892 
Is the largest, best, and most comprehensive ever 
issued on 
Florists’ Flowers k Herbaceous Plants. 
It contains full and accurate descriptions of all the 
best Antirrhinums, Begonias, Carnations, Dahlias, 
Delphiniums, Fuchsias, Paeonies, Pansies, Violas, 
Pelargoniums. Pentstemons, Petunias, Phloxes, 
Pinks, Potentillas, Primulas, Pyrethrums, Verbenas, 
Herbaceous Plants, &c., &c. Also of iny true and 
reliable strain of 
EAST LOTHIAN STOCKS, 
which, by the force of their merit, are now justly 
celebrated all the world over. In 5 distinct sorts : 
Crimson, Purple, Scarlet, White, and Wall-flower¬ 
leaved White. 
Each sort 1/-, 2/6, & 5/- per packet. 
It is an indispensable REFERENCE BOOK on all sections 
of Florists' Flowers, and should be carefully perused by all 
buyers of Flowers. Free on application. 
JOHN FORBES, 
Tiupseryman, 
HAWICK, SCOT LAN D. 
Wiliams’ 
NEW PLANTS 
For 1892. 
Now offered for the First Time. 
B. S. W. & Son have much pleasure in 
announcing that the following will be 
ready for distribution in May :— 
ALLAMANDA WILUAMSII 21/- 
ANTHURIUM LONDINENSE 42 - 
AMARYLLIS “BARON PALLES 63 - 
AMARYLLIS DAZZLE 63/- 
CYPRIPEDIUM PITCHERIANUM 
(Williams’ variety), price on application. 
DRACAENA MALLETTII 21/- 
For descriptions see ILLUSTRATED NEW 
PLANT CATALOGUE for 1892, Gratis and 
Post Free on application. 
TSSljMUMynd* Son, 
UPPER HOLLOW’AY.^^ 
> LONDON. N. 
For Index to Contents see page 554. 
“ Gardening is the purest oi human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.” —Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Tuesday, May 3.—Royal Horticultural Society: Meeting of 
Committees ut 12 o’clock. Sale of private collection of Orchids 
at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. Sale of Stand Hall collection 
of Orchids (4 days). 
Wednesday, May 4.—Sale of Greenhouse and Hardy Plants, 
Bulbs, &c., at Protheroe & Morris’Rooms. 
Friday, May 6.—Scottish Auricula Show at Dundee. Sale of 
imported and established Orchids, at Protheice & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
Saturday, May 7.—Opening of the International Horticul¬ 
tural Exhibition at Earl’s Court. 
Cf|g watjtlgi|hti( IFtorld, 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY , APRIL 30 th, 1892. 
J Permanent Flower Shows.— It is odd to 
’ note how in time suggestions which 
seem to be, when made, utterly impractic¬ 
able become possible of execution. It was 
quite in the early days of The Gardening 
World that we ventured to suggest the 
desirability of establishing in London by 
the horticultural trade a permanent horti¬ 
cultural exhibition, where not only could 
all the best things of a garden character be 
seen in season, but also where trade could 
be conducted. The suggestion did not then 
“ take on,” perhaps because too novel, per¬ 
haps from lack of enterprise on the part of 
the trade, or, who knows, perhaps because 
it was not official ? 
Now we shall see at the Earl’s Court 
Horticultural Exhibition this idea of ours 
almost exactlyrealised though in a different 
way. We shall, however, not for a moment 
quarrel with details. It is enough to note 
that one of the great features of the exhibi¬ 
tion will be its trade collections, or groups, 
