Vol. VI.— No. 263. | °^ntGa“w.c!'’ ! SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14th, 1889. 
I Registered at the General Post 1 
| Office as a Newspaper. j 
ONE PENNY. 
Post Free li<Z. 
C REEPEES EOR WALLS.—By planting 
what is suitable, an ugly object may easily be made beau¬ 
tiful. Descriptive List and advice free. N.B.—Most being in 
pots, can be sent and planted out at any time.—RICHARD 
SMITH & Co., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, Worcester. 
QTJPERB ORCHIDS, CHEAP.—Thousands 
to select from. Write for list, free.—P. McARTHUR, 
The London Nursery, 4, Maida Vale, London, W. 
S trawberries. — 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, Worcester. 
A QUANTITY OF PALMS and other 
-Cl_ Plants, purchased at the Sale recently held in the large 
Conservatory adjoining the Royal Albeit Hall, for Sale.—Apply 
J. C. HUMPHREYS' Office, Knightsbridge, London, S.W. 
F resh cut flowers in any quantity. 
Wreaths and Crosses on the shortest notice.—W. STRIKE, 
Florist, Stockton-on-Tees. 
S TRAWBERRIES.—Early, medium, late ; 
best sorts, true to name. GEORGE BUNYARD & Co.'s 
New Catalogue, now ready.—The Old Nurseries, Maidstone. 
pARNATIONS A SPECIALITY.—Hardy 
vO border, in 80,varieties, every shade of colour, strong well- 
rooted layers now ready. Descriptive Price List free on applica¬ 
tion to—S. ROGERS, Syers House, Whittlesea, Peterboro'. 
R OSES ON OWN ROOTS, Violets, shrubs 
and herbaceous plants, also greenhouse and decorative 
plants. All offered at exceptionally low prices. Catalogues 
gratis.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, Clevedon. 
H yacinths, tulips, liliums, Etc. 
Best quality. List free. Compare prices. 
HORTICULTURAL CO., LEVENSHULME. 
P ANSIES.—100 stout, well-rooted, autumn- 
transplanted plants, in S separate named varieties, care¬ 
fully packed, free for 3s.—J. GALVIN'S Nurseries, Roscommon. 
A NEW FORGET-ME-NOT. — Myosotis 
Relisteineri. A free grower and of very dwarf habit, 
only growing one inch or so high, flowers clear blue with yellow 
eyes; a true perennial and continuing a long time in bloom, each 
Is., Is. 6 d., and 2s. 6 d. —T. SMITH, Daisy Hill Nursery, Newry. 
S OW NOW ! Cabbage, Cauliflower, Broccoli, 
Onion, Black Spanish Radish, Wallflower, Digitalis, 
Canterbury Bell, Antirrhinum, Sweet William, Pansy. Seeds 
are carefully selected and certain to please. Collection free, Is 
“THE REFORM SEEDSMAN,” Mildenhall, Suffolk. 
T ATE TULIPS.—An Amateur who has a 
.1 J quantity of flowering Bulbs of finest prize late-blooming 
Tulips, all named sorts and Breeders, but mixed, has some for 
disposal. 100 for 10s., 50 for 6s., post free. Also splendid 
Fancy Pansies by name, finest exhibition varieties, 2s. fid. per 
dozen, post free,—W. DEAN, Solihull, Warwickshire. 
QTRAWBERRY PLANTS from store beds 
k A of Elton Pine, President and Garibaldi, true to name, at 
2s. per 100, or 14s. per 1,000. Samples free.— MATTHEW 
POLLOCK, Crodin Nursery, Newmilns, Ayrshire. 
N urserymen “ the patent glaz- 
ING," 12s. C d. cost for roof, 10 ft. long by 10 ft. wide nr 
18s. 9 d. for roof, 15 ft. by 10 ft—W. CLARK'S, Reading, Berks. 
W ORTH £1 EACH-—“Amateurs’ Garden 
Guide-. How and When to Grow Everything.” 64 
pages, 100 illustrations ; post free Id., not catalogue Every 
amateur, by reading this, will become a practical gaidener. 
Coleus, Heliotrope, Calceolarias, Double Petunias, and Verbenas, 
12 for Is. 3d., free.—TURNER, That.to Heath, St. Helens. 
TJTCH BULBS DIRECT FROM THE 
GROWERS. 
A NT. ROOZEN & SON, of Overveen, 
-LJL Haarlem, beg to state that their CATALOGUE FOR 
1SS9, containing details of their immense Collections of New, 
Rare, and Fine Bulbs and Plants (94 pages in English) is now 
ready, and will, as usual, b’ sent, post free, on application to 
themselves or their agents, Messrs. MERTENS & Co., 3 Cross 
Lane, St. Mary-at-Hill, LONDON, E.C. 
B EFORE BUYING BULBS this season read 
Sydenham's revised Pamphlet, which gives the names 
of all the best Bulbs worth growing, and how to grow them, 
post free, with Price List, on application. Mr. R. Sydenham is 
acknowledged by all to be the largest importer in the country 
of genuine Bulbs ; none but the best for good bloom sold, and 
every Bulb is warranted. Money returned if the Bulbs are not 
perfectly satisfactory when received. Mention this paper. 
ROBERT SYDENHAM, New Tenby Street, Birmingham. 
D 
Florists’ Flowers from Scotland. 
O UR FAMED COLLECTIONS OF 
PANSIES, VIOLAS, PENTSTEMONS, PHLOXES, 
ANTIRRHINUMS, CARNATIONS, DAHLIAS, HOLLY¬ 
HOCKS, &c., &c., are unsurpassed in the Trade. The plants 
this year are remarkably strong and healthy, and we catalogue 
such varieties only as are fit for an exhibition table. Try them.— 
R. B. LAIRD & SONS (late Downie & Laird), Florists to the 
Queen, Edinburgh. 
O UTTON’S BULBS.—The best of the season. 
k_0 “ I think your Hyacinths beat all others.”— 
_Mrs, FRANK STERICKER, Danby House. 
Q UTTON’S HYACINTHS, TULIPS, NAR- 
O CISSUS, CROCUS, SNOWDROPS, LILIES, and other 
Spring-flowering Bulbs are now ready for delivery. Orders 
value 5s. Carriage Free. 
BUTTON’S BULBS GENUINE ONLY 
O DIRECT FROM SUTTON & SONS, The Queen's 
Seedsmen, READING. 
P ANSIES.—One gentleman writes: “I am 
pleased to tell you I have taken over forty first prizes 
with Pansies had from you in the spring.” My Autumn List is 
now ready, post free. Only useful exhibition varieties offered. 
Sample dozen, named, carriage paid, 3s.—WM. SYDENHAM, 
Water Orton, near Birmingham. 
Bulbs. 
E li. KRELAGE & SON, the King’s 
» Nurserymen, Seedsmen, and Florists, HAARLEM 
(Holland), have published their General Catalogues of Dutch and 
other Bulbs, which will be sent post free on prepaid application 
to their address direct. These Catalogues are—No. 410, Dutch 
Flower Roots; 430, Dutch Flower Roots (Extract and Supple¬ 
ment) ; No. 405, Miscellaneous Bulbous and Tuberous-rooted 
Plants ; No. 435, Supplement to No. 405, Price Alterations and 
Novelties. 
/CHRYSANTHEMUM CULTURE.— 
Standen’s Manure admitted by growers to he unrivalled 
for this purpose. In tins, Is., 2s. 6d., 5s. 6 d. and 10s. 6d. each. 
Sold by all Seedsmen. 
\ r IOLETS.—Marie Louise (ciouhle), grand 
V winter bloomer. Strong plants, now ready for frames, 
2s. 6cl. per dozen; cheaper by the 100.—JOHN COLLINS, 
Sutton. Woodbridge, Suffolk. _ 
F our bushel sack of best leaf- 
MOULD (Pure Oak Leaf), carriage paid to London, for 
3s~. 6d. —E. Y ANDER MEERSCH,Queen’s Nursery,Selhurst,S.E. 
S IX CAMELLIAS OR AZALEA INDICA, 
full of buds, lOs. 6d. ; large healthy plants of either in 
5-inch pots ; larger specimens in 7-inch pots, 2s. 6d. each. Six 
Azalea Mollis, full of buds, 7s. 6d. Twelve choice greenhouse 
Ferns, 3s.—E. VANDER MEERSCH, Queen’s Nursery, Selhurst, 
S.E. 
H yacinthsUtulips, crocus, 
LILIES, &c.-C. G. VAN TUBERGEN, Junr., Haarlem, 
Holland. Wholesale Catalogue now ready, and may be had free 
on application to Messrs. R SILBERRAD & SON, 25, Savage 
Gardens, Crutched Friars, London, E.C. 
J ANTON’S NEW STRAWBERRIES 
J —i Must be grown by all. 
Descriptive LIST, with prices of “ Latest of All ” (new, 
18S9), “Noble,” “A. F. Barron,” “Commander,” &c., now 
ready. Six First Class Certificates. 
_ THOMAS LAXTON, Seed Grower, Bedford. 
B ULBS! BULBS ! ! BULBS ! ! ! — The 
Cheapest offer of first-class BULBS ever submitted to 
the public. The finest produced in Holland (selected by us on 
the spot), being offered at auction prices. Many people last year 
doubted the possibility of really First-rate Bulbs—true to 
name—being offered at the rates'we quoted, and only gave us 
half their orders in order to compare the blooms with those pro¬ 
duced from Bulbs supplied by other firms. Our Bulbs stood 
the test in every case, and we have received many testimonials 
of a most flattering character. Catalogues now i eady. 
J. R. PEARSON & SONS, Chilwell Nurseries, Notts. 
ARR’S NEW DAFFODIL, MRS. 
GEORGE CAMMELL, the Great Spanish Beauty.— 
Amongst Daffodils this is the most distinct in character, and the 
most refined in beauty; perfectly hardy. 21a. per dozen ; 2s. 
each. Extra large Bulbs, 30s. per dozen; 3s. each BARR’S 
GENERAL BULB CATALOGUE, free on application. BARR’S 
DAFFODIL and PLANT CATALOGUE, free on application. 
BARR’S RARE SPECIES OF CROCUS AND MEADOW 
SAFFRON LIST on application.—BARR & SON, 12 and 13, 
King Street, Covent Garden, London. 
Q A AAA CLEMATIS IN POTS, of all 
vJ v/ 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. 6d. each. Descriptive List on 
application.—RICHARD SMITH & Co M Nurserymen and Seed 
Merchants, Worcester. 
j 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY, Horti- 
fj cultural Builders and Heating Engineers. Illustrated 
Circulars, Plans and Estimates free on application. Complete 
Catalogue, 3s. 
J WEEKS & Co., Horticultural Engineers 
• to her Majesty, H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, H.M. Govern¬ 
ment, Admiralty Dept., War Dept., R. Horticultural Society, R. 
Botanic Society, Parks and Public Buildings. Patentees of the 
Duplex Upright Tubular Boilers, King's Road, Chelsea, S.W. 
T HE THAMES BANK IRON COMPANY, 
Heating Engineers to H.M. War Department, Science and 
Art Department, South Kensington, &c. Gold and Silver 
Medals, Birmingham, 1872 ; London, 1883. HOT-WATER 
BOILERS, PIPES and CONNECTIONS, and all Castings for 
Horticultural purposes. Price Lists gratis. Illustrated Cata¬ 
logue Is. Upper Ground Street, Blackfriars, S.E. 
G reenhouses for the million.— 
The best and cheapest makers in the world.—ALFRED 
PEEL & SONS, Wood Green, London, Canon Mills Bridge, 
Edinburgh; Phibsborough Road, Dublin. A complete green¬ 
house from 50s. Illustrated Catalogue, post free, three stamps. 
T HOMSON’S IMPROVED VINE AND 
PLANT MANURE.—This valuable Manure is made up 
solely on our Premises here. Every bag and tin has our name 
on it. It can be had from all Nursery and Seedsmen, and direct 
from us. 1 cwt. and over carriage paid. Our London Agent is 
Mr. George, 10, Victoria Road, Putney. 
WM. THOMSON & SONS. Clovenfords, Galashiels N.B. 
H ENRY HOPE, 55, Lionel Street, Bir¬ 
mingham, designs estimates for Conservatories, Hot¬ 
houses, Hot-water Apparatus, &c., New Priced Illustrated 
Catalogue on application. Established ISIS. 
H eating apparatus. —write for 
niustrated Catalogue to the Inventors, JONES & 
ATT WOOD, Stourbridge. See advertisement on p. 31. 
AMES GRAY, HORTICULTURAL 
BUILDER AND HOT-WATER ENGINEER—Apply for 
Catalogue and Estimates to Danvers Street, Chelsea, S.W. 
S MYTH’S TEAK ORCHID BASKETS, 
BOATS, RAFTS, AND CYLINDERS.-Largest manu¬ 
facturer in the trade. Price List free.—H. G. SMYTH 21, 
Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane, W.G. 
W RICHARDSON & Co., Horticultural 
• Builders and Hot-water Engineers, Darlington. 
Glasshouses of allkinds at the lowest prices. Awarded numerous 
Prize Medals. Catalogue free. 
H EATING APPARATUS. — Catalogues 
free. Boilers, Pipes, &c. Over 1,000,000 Exp. joints 
sold. Write to Inventor—J. ATTWOOD, Stourbridge. 
Silver Sand! ! 
/XOARSE and FINE BEDFORDSHIRE.— 
For Direct Supply send to the Proprietor of the Pits, 
JOSEPH ARNOLD, 32, Polygon, London, N.W. Established 
nearly 30 years. Telegrams; Alloquy, London. TRADE 
SUTPLIED at lowest terms for cash. Special Notice, 20,000 
Tons of Splendid Coarse POTTING SAND from 6s. per ton (free 
on rail at Leighton Buzzard, for cash), ready for quick despatch. 
Send to JOSEPH ARNOLD, “only address” as above, to the 
Polygon. 
B EESON’S MANURE. — The Best and 
Cheapest Fertiliser for all purposes. Write for Circular 
containing the Leading Gardeners’ and Market-growers’ reports. 
Sold in Tins, Is., 2s. 6 d., 5s. 6 d., and 10s. fid. each, or 1-cwt. Bags, 
sealed, 13s.. by all Seedsmen, or apply direct to W. H. BEESON, 
Carbrook Bone Mills, Sheffield. 
G ISHURST COMPOUND.—Used by lead- 
ing gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, 
Thrips, Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2 ozs. to the gallon 
of soft water, 4 to 16 ozs. as winter dressing for Vines and 
Orchard House Trees, and in lather from the cake against 
American Blight. Has outlived many preparations intended to 
supersede it. Boxes, Is., 3s., and 10s. 6 d . 
/""I ISHURSTINE keeps Boots Dry aud Soft 
VJT on wet ground. Boxes, 6 d. and Is., from the trade. 
Wholesale from PRICE'S PATENT CANDLE CO. (Limited), 
London. 
B RIDGFORDS’ ANTISEPTIC LIQUID. 
The best and safest Insect Destroyer. Sold by all Seeds¬ 
men and Nurserymen, In bottles, at Is. 6d. and 3s. each, and 
wholesale of Sole Proprietors, JAMES CARTER, DUNNETT & 
BEALE, 237 and 23S, High Holborn, London. Each bottle 
bears full instructions for application. 
