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THE GARDENING WORLD 
September 21, 1889. 
SALES BY AUCTION. 
Splendid Bulbs from Holland. 
SALES every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY, 
in Large and Small Lots, to suit all Buyers. 
M R. J. C. STEVENS will SELL by AUC¬ 
TION, at his Great Rooms, 3S, King Street, Covent 
Garden, W.C., every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATUR¬ 
DAY, at Half-past Twelve o’clonk precisely each day, first-class 
consignments of choice named HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CRO¬ 
CUSES, NARCISSUS, SCILLAS, and other BULBS, arriving 
daily from well-known farms in Holland. 
On view mornings of Sale and Catalogues had. 
Dutch Bulbs. 
GREAT UNRESERVED SALES, every MONDAY, WEDNES¬ 
DAY, THURSDAY and SATURDAY. 
M essrs, protheroe & morris win 
SELL by AUCTION, at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 & 
68, Cheapside, London, E.C., every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, 
THURSDAY, and SATURDAY, at Half-past Eleven ojclock 
each day, extensive consignments of first-class HYACINTHS, 
TULIPS, CROCUS, NARCISSUS, and other BULBS from 
Holland, lotted to suit the Trade and Private Buyers. 
On view mornings of Sale, and Catalogues had. 
TbeLiverpool Horticultural Co. 
(JOHN COWAN), LIMITED, 
MAKE SPECIALTIES OF THE FOLLOWING :— 
ORCHIDS, of which they have an immense stock, 
and are constantly receiving fresh importations from various 
parts of the world. 
ORCHID BASKETS.— Made of best Teak and 
Copper Wire. _ 
COWAN'S PATENT ORCHID POTTERY, 
which should he used for all Orchids. 
ORCHID PEAT of best quality. SPHAGNUM MOSS. 
Best Wood CHARCOAL. 
TEA and other ROSES in Pots.— The Com- 
pany have a large and splendid stock, all healthy and 
vigorous. 
FERNS. —A large and fine stock of the leading kinds. 
GRAPE VINES. — The Company’s stock is, as 
usual, unsurpassed by any in the country: Strong 1 ines, 
raised from eyes this season, and fit for immediate planting. 
ROMAN HYACINTHS.— First size, 5 to 6J 
ins. circumference, 17s. 6(7. per 100; Second size, 15s, per 
100 ; Third size, 12s. 6 d. per 100. 
The First Portion of the Entire Stock of ESTABLISHED 
ORCHIDS, by order of Mr. J. E. Bonny, who is relinquishing 
the business, and disposing of the Nursery. 
FOR SALE ENTIRELY WITHOUT RESERVE. 
Important to Gentlemen forming Collections. 
M essrs, protheroe & morris are 
instructed by Mr. J. E. Bonny, to SELL BY AUCTION, 
at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 & 68, Cheapside, London, E.C., 
on FRIDAY, September 27th, at Half-past Twelve o’clock pre¬ 
cisely, the First Portion of the entire collection of unusually 
well-grown ESTABLISHED ORCHIDS. Mr. Bonny has the 
reputation of being one of the best Orchid growers in the country, 
and the whole of the plants offered are particularly clean and 
healthy. 
N.B.—The LEASE of the NURSERY is FOR DISPOSAL. 
There are 6 GREENHOUSES, all admirably heated ; Stables, 
and 1 Acre of Ground ; held at the very moderate rental of £20 
per annum. 
Full particulars of Messrs. PROTHEROE & MORRIS. 
Farms, Estates, Residences. 
An y one desirous of Renting a Farm or Residence, or 
Purchasing an Estate, can have copies of the 
M idland counties herald sup¬ 
plied free for six weeks on stating the purpose for which 
the paper is required, forwarding name and address, and six 
halfpenny stamps for postage, addressed “ Midland Counties 
Herald Office, Birmingham." The Midland Counties Herald 
always contains large numbers of advertisements relating to 
Farms, Estates, and Residences lor Sale and to be Let. 
T HE FARMER and CHAMBER of agri¬ 
culture JOURNAL. Every Monday. ONE PENNY. 
This JOURNAL, in its forty-fifth year, is now published at 
One Penny weekly, and is the largest, cheapest, and best Agri¬ 
cultural Paper. It contains all the Agricultural News of the 
Week, the Latest Markets, and numerous original and interesting 
articles on Farming subjects by the leading Agricultural Writers 
of the day. Should be in the hands of every Farmer. Post free, 
6s. 6(7. per annum. 
Advertisements and all enquiries relating thereto, to be sent by 
post direct to 
The Farmer Office, Warrington. 
F OR SALE.—A very compact Nursery 
Business. Nine Greenhouses admirably heated and 
adapted for the growth of Orchids, Foliage Plants, &c. 12J 
years lease.—Full particulars of J. PREWETT, Swiss Nursery, 
Hammersmith, W. 
Horticulturists, Florists, &c. 
W ANTED.—Particulars of Businesses for 
Sale from £500 to £2,000.—Address, Mr. BERNARD 
WILSON, Solicitor, 51, Hart Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
P ARTNER WANTED with £500 to £1,000 
to join established Horticulturist near London. Present 
partner retiring on account of iU health; practical man, half 
shares.—Address, Mr. BERNARD WILSON, Solicitor, 51, Hart 
Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
The Company offer the above at the lowest possible prices. 
New illustrated descriptive list post free on application to 
TH a E nd nurseries, GARSTON, LIVERPOOL. 
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Free, 6s., Postal Order. Half, 3s. 6 cl. 
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ALLEN, The Reform Seedsman, Mildenhall. 
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NEW FERN, 1889-Adiantum Waitonli diffusum. 
This fine variety of A. Waltonii (T. Moore) is now being 
offered for the first time, and which we have every confidence 
in recommending to the general public, to whom we feel 
certaiu it will give every satisfaction, either as a specimen 
plant or for cutting, the Fronds being light and graceful, 
triangular in form, three to five times divided, from 2 to 2J ft 
in length, and when mature are of a pleasing shade of glaucous 
green. All who have seen the parent plant have pronounced 
it to he a great acquisition. 
First Class Certificate was awarded by the Royal Horticultural 
Society on the 9th October, 188S. 
Strong Plants, now ready, price 3s. 6d. each. 
Apply Executors of 
H. WALTON, Edgend Nursery, Brierfield. nr. Burnley. 
See Opinions of the Horticultural Press, Oct. 11 and 13. 
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HYACINTHS, TULIPS, CROCUSES, 
SNOWDROPS, NARCISSI, LILLIES, &c. 
IN GREAT VARIETY. 
G&’Best Qualities only. I ^Prices most moderate. 
Descriptive Priced Catalogue (No. 364) 
POST FREE ON APPLICATION. 
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(Limited), Chester. 
T O MARKET GARDENERS, NURSERY¬ 
MEN & FLORISTS, &c., GREENGROCERS, FRUIT¬ 
ERERS, &c.—Farms to Let and Businesses for Sale from £100 to 
£1,400 ; for particulars apply Mr. BERNARD WILSON, 
Solicitor, 51, Hart Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 
SOCIETIES’ ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
Crystal Palace. 
G reat autumn exhibition of 
FRUIT. 
October 10th to 12th. 
Admission Daily, One Shilling. 
Entries close on Thursday, October 3rd. 
Schedules and Entry Forms on application to Mr. W. G, 
HEAD, Superintendent, Gardens Department, Crystal Palace, 
S.E. 
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. 
Sold In Packets, 6d. and Is. each, and in 
SEALED BAGS ONLY. 
7 lbs., 2s. 6cL ; 14 lbs., 4s. 6(7.; 2S lbs., 7s. 6(7. ; 56 lbs., 12s. 6<7. 
1 cwt., 20s. 
Clay & Levesley, 
TEMPLE MILL LANE, STRATFORD, LONDON, E. 
CLAY & LEVESLEY ALSO SUPPLY 
Peruvian Guano, Crushed Bones, Bone Dust, Sulphate 
of Ammonia, and Nitrate of Soda. 
In best quality only. 
SODDY’S BULBS 
“BE ST ONL Y.” 
FINEST NAMED HYACINTHS (for glass or pot 
culture), 3s. 6d., 4s. 6d ., 5s. 6 d., 6s. 6 d., and 7s. 6 d. 
per dozen ; 25s., 27s., 30s., and 35s. per 100, and 
upwards. 
BEDDING HYACINTHS (in separate names and 
colours), Is. 6 d. to 2s. 6d. per doz. ; 11s. to 19s. per 100. 
BEDDING HYACINTHS, all blue shades, mixed, 
Is. 3i i. per doz. ; 9s. 6 d. per 100. All red shades. 
Is. 6d. per doz. ; 12s. per 100. All white and tinted 
shades, Is. 10(7. per doz. ; 14s. per 100. All colours, 
mixed, Is. 6d. per doz. ; 11s. per 100. 
ROMAN HYACINTHS, early white, 2s. and 2s. 6 d 
per doz. ; 14s. and 18s. per 100. 
CROCUS, finest named varieties, 2s. 3d. and 2s. 6 d. 
per 100. Blue, purple, striped, or white, Is. 2d. per 
100 ; 10s. 6 d. per 1,000. Yellow, Is., Is. 6 d., 2s., 
and 2s. 6d. per 100 ; 9s., 12s. 6 d., 18s. 6 d., and 
22s. 6 d. per 1,000. All colours, mixed, Is. and 2s. 
per 100 ; 9s. and 18s. 6d. per 1,000. 
SNOWDROPS, double or single, 4 d. and6 d. perdoz. ; 
2s. and 2s. 6d. per 100 ; 19s. and 2-3s. per 1,000. 
DOUBLE TULIPS, finest named varieties, 6 d. to Is. 3d. 
per doz. ; 3s. 6d. to 9s. 6d. per 100. Mixed, 6d. and 
10cf. per doz. ; 4s. and 6s. per 100. 
SINGLE TULIPS, finest named varieties, 6(7. to 2s. 
per doz. ; 4s. to 15s. per 100. Mixed, 6 d. and Is. 
per doz. ; 4s. and 7s. per 100. 
NARCISSUS, Paper White, Double Roman, and 
mixed Polyanthus, Is. per doz. ; 7s. 6 d. per 100. 
Poeticus, 6 d. per doz. ; 3s. 6:7. per 100. Double 
White, 9(7. per doz. ; 5s. per 100. 
DAFFODILS —Double, 6 d. and 9 d. per doz. ; 4s. and 
5s. 6(7. per 100. Single, 3d. per doz. ; Is. 9d. per 100. 
Mixed, English varieties, Is. per doz.; 7s. per 100. 
LILIUMS —Candidum, old-fashioned white Lily, 2s. 3d. 
per doz. ; 16s. per 100. Harrisii, the Bermuda or 
Easter Lily, 6(7., Is., and Is. 6d. each ; 5s. 6(7., 8s. 6(7., 
and 15s. per doz. Tiger Lily, 2s. 3d. per doz. ; 16s. 
per 100. 
BULB COLLECTIONS. —The most liberal in the 
trade, and for hundreds of other items see Catalogue. 
POST AM) BAIL FREE. 
Send for complete Catalogue, gratis and post free from 
BENJAMIN SODDY, 
Bulb Importer, WALWORTH RD., LONDON, S.E. 
HARTLANDS “GOLDEN QUILLED” DOUBLE 
PERENNIAL SUNFLOWER. 
N OW is the time to ask for a Sixpenny Box of “ Specimen 
Blooms,” to prevent any hitherto implied imposition, and 
get orders “ hooked ” for November delivery. Withiu the entire 
range of hardy perennials there is nothing finer. Its colour and 
floret formation is in appearance like an immense bloom of 
Madame Domage Chrysanthemum, or the very finest form of 
Orange Quilled African Marigold. Quite distinct. Plants at 
fall, is. 6-i. each, with 3d. extia if sent by post. 
Wm. Baylor Hartland, Seedsman, Cork, Ireland. 
per doz.; 12-in., 6s. 6 d. per doz. 
facturers, R. BEALE & Co., New 
The New 
P LANT COLLAR. 
No more Pot-bound 
Plants. Beale's New Imper¬ 
ishable Terra Cotta Metal Ex¬ 
panding Plant Collar for ex¬ 
tending the Rooting Space iu 
Flower Pots without Re-pot¬ 
ting. This Collar is invaluable 
for Tomato Plants iu pots, 
Pot Vines and Fruiting Trees, 
Roses, &e., and also for large 
pot-hound Stove Plants, 
Palms, Chrysanthemums, and 
all other plants that require 
surface feeding. It fits any 
size and shape of pots. All 
sizes, from 6 to 12 ins., kept 
in stock ; any other sizes cut 
to order, per instructions. 
For 6-in. pots, 4s. 6(7. per d 02 .; 
S-in.,5s. per doz.; 10-in. ,5s. 6(7. 
Carriage paid.—Sole Manu- 
Southgate, London, N. 
CAESON’S PAINT 
Patronised by 16,000 of the Nobility, Gentry, 
and Clergy, for all kinds of 
OUTDOOR WORK, CONSERVATORIES, 
Greenhouses, Frames, &e. 
1 Cwt., and Oil Mixture, Free to all Stations. 
Liquid Non-Poisonous Paints for Inside of Conservatories, &c. 
Prices, Patterns, and Testimonials, Post Free. 
LA BELLE SALVAGE YARD, LUDGATE HILL, E.C. 
BACHELOR'S WALK, DUBLIN. Discount for Cash. 
