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THE GARDENING WORLD 
July 19, 1890, 
SALES BY AUCTION. 
TUESDAY NEXT. 
900 Oncidium tigrinum. 
500 Odontoglossum Insleayi. 
500 ,, citrosmum. 
700 ,, New Species. 
Just arrived in splendid condition direct from Mr. Pecliacek, 
for absolute sale, without reserve. 
M essrs, protheroe & morris win 
SELL the above extensive Importation of ORCHIDS 
bv AUCTION at their Central Auction Rooms, 67 & 68, Cheap- 
side, London, E.C., on TUESDAY NEXT, July 22nd, at Half- 
past Twelve o’clock. 
On view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 
East Dulwich.—Orchids. 
M essrs, protheroe & morris are 
instructed by Messrs. Seeger & Tropp to SELL by 
AUCTION, at their Orchid Nurseries, East Dulwich, on 
WEDNESDAY, July 23rd, at Half-past. Twelve o’clock pre¬ 
cisely, the CONTENTS of TWO PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, 
recently purchased by them, supplemented by additions from 
their own stock, making a large and very varied selection of 
rare and valuable ORCHIDS, the whole allording a splendid 
opportunity to buyers, such as seldom occurs. 
Messrs. Seeger & Tropp’s Orchid Nurseries are within five 
minutes’ walk of East Dulwich Railway Station (L. B. and S. C. 
Railway), reached by frequent trains from London Bridge and 
Victoria. Plants will be on view the day previous and morning 
of Sale, and Catalogues obtained on the Premises; or of the 
Auctioneers, at their Central Sale Rooms, (57 and 68, Clieapside, 
London, E.C. 
FRIDAY NEXT. 
Imported Orchids. 
CATTLEYA GASKELLIANA. 
M essrs, protheroe & morris w m 
SELL by AUCTION at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 & 
68, Cheapside, London, E.C., on FRIDAY NEXT, July 25th, at 
Half-past Twelve o’clock, a very fine importation of CATTLEYA 
GASKELLIANA, including several large masses, all in splendid 
condition, and also other Orchids. 
On view morning of Sale and Catalogues had. 
SHOW ANNOUNCEMENTS. 
S ALTERHEBBLE & DISTRICT (Halifax) 
ROSE SHOW.—THURSDAY, July 24th, Schedules on 
application to the Secretary, 
JNO. E. BROOKS. 
4, Savile Park St., Halifax. 
Royal Aquarium, Westminster. 
JULY 29th and 30th. 
G REAT SUMMER SHOW.—Carnations, 
Picotees, Begonias, &c. Miscellaneous Exhibits specially 
invited, for which a number of Cash Prizes and Medals are 
reserved. Schedules and all details from 
WILLIAM HOLMES. 
Frampton Park Nurseries, Hackney, London. 
Ripley, near Derby. 
R OSE SHOW will be held SATURDAY, 
AUGUST 2nd, 1S90. Thirty-six Roses, Cut Blooms, 
distinct, open to all England : 1st Prize, £5 ; 2nd, £3; 3rd, £2 ; 
4th, £1. Twenty-four Roses, Cut Blooms, distinct, open to all 
England (Amateurs): 1st Prizc > £ 3; 2nd, £2 ; 3rd, £1 ; 4th, 10s. 
t. For further particulars and Schedules, ar>ply to 
S. BAILEY, Secretary. 
Abbey Park, Leicester. 
T he fifth annual flower show 
and GALA will be held in the Abbey Park, on TUESDAY, 
August 5tli. For Schedules and particulars apply to 
JOHN BURN, Hon. Sec. 
A 
Clay Cross Horticultural Society. 
XX UAL SHOW, AUGUST 12th. Entries 
close on the 2nd. 
Clay Cross. 
G. LAMB, Assistant Secretary. 
F ifth xatioxal co-operative 
FLOWER SHOW, CRYSTAL PALACE, AUGUST 16,1890. 
Schedules now ready of over S25 
Prizes, comprising Gold, Silver and 
Bronze Medals, £350 in cash, special 
Prizes in Goods, Certificates, &c., 
post free on application to 
EDWARD OWEN GREENING, 
Hon. Secretary. 
At this Show the Agricultural and 
Horticultural Association, Ltd., offer 
£150 for best produce grown from 
their Reliable One and All Seeds. 
3, Agar Street, Strand, W,C.: and 
.Creek Road, Deptford, S.E. 
FETES,FLOWER SHOWS, BAZAAR$,&c. 
COL.. J- H. MEURICE’S 
Reliable Recherche Novelties and Entertainments of- every de¬ 
scription Provided. Extraordinary attractions 25 per cent, 
under ordinary prices. Money-making Specialties and every 
Novelty to attract, also for Institutes, Public Halls, Private 
Parties, Colleges, &c.—Address, 20, BIDBOROUGH STREET 
ST. PANCRAS, W.C. 
“DON’T BREAK YOUR BAGK”~ 
CLIMBING TO WATER POTS ON HANGING BASKETS. 
SHELVES, &c. A HIGH LEVEL WATERING POT, 4s 
(G. R. King’s Patent), does it in a tenth the time, without risk or 
straining.—Seedsmen, Ironmongers or Patentee, Torquay. 
“A WONDERFUL TOOL!” 
“THE ERADICATING WEEDER” (G. R. King’s Patent), 
2s.; extra strong 2s. 6 d., postage 3d. Docs twenty times the work 
of handy without soiling the fingers. —Seedsmen, Ironmongers or 
Patentee, Torquay, 
ORCHIDS. 
The LIVERPOOL HORTICULTURAL Co. 
(JOHN COV/AN), LIMITED, 
Are constantly receiving DIPORTATJONS of ORCHIDS 
from various parts of the World, and they will send 
particulars of each importation as it arrives to any¬ 
one who will send their name and address for that 
purpose. 
The Company have also an immense stock of 
ESTABLISHED - ORCHIDS ; descriptive priced Cata¬ 
logue on application to the Company, 
r a»;s;h,0ARST0N, LIVERPOOL. 
SAMUEL SHEPPERSON, 
FLORIST, 
Prospect House, HELPER, DERBY S HIRE 
Begs to offer the following, of which he has made a 
specialty for the last twenty-six years. 
PEXMULAS, PRIMULAS, and CINERARIAS. 
Finest possible strains, the latest new colours and improved 
forms, as sold in Covent Garden. Good plants for next autumn 
and winter blooming, Is. 6d. per doz. , 10s. per 100; extra 
strong selected, 2s. per doz., 12s. per 100. 
OYGLAMENS, CTSLAMENS, Lamb’s celebrated 
Giganteum strain. Good plants, 2s. per doz. ; extra selected, 
2s. 6d. per dozen. 
ALL CARRIAGE FREE. 
BAiBOOS 
S. SHEPPBRSOM, 
Florist, RE EVER. 
As Flower Supports for 
Garden & Greenhouse. 
Also tar Furniture Making, 
Yacht- Masts,- and - Punt Poles. 
For Artistic Arches and Bridges, and every purpose where 
lightness and strength are required! 
3 ft. 10 in. by § and 1 in. thick ... 3/6 per 100 ; 5/- gross. 
3 ft. 10 in. by 4 to Jin. ,, ... oj- ,, ; 7/- 
3 ft. 10 in. by | to 1 in. ,, ... 7/- ,, ; 10/- 
5 & 6 ft. (assorted) j-to jin. thick, 22/- ,, ; 30/- 
7 ft. by I to 1 in. thick (asorted)...25/- ,, ; 37/6 
Specialit-6 'Bundle of 1 gross assorted canes, IS in. to 7 ft., 5/- each 
FISHER & SHARPE, 172, Queen Victoria St., London, E.C. 
SAVES MORE THAN TWICE ITS COST IN LABOUR. 
NO SMELL. 
One application will keep the Walks and Drives clear 
of Weeds for at least Eighteen Months. 
Highly commended by the judges at the Alexandra Palace Rose 
Show, 1889, after 15 Months’ Trial. Awarded a Certificate of 
Merit by the Scottish Horticultural Association, 1889. 
Mr. W. G. Head, Crystal Palace, says:—“We were so satis¬ 
fied with your composition, and its price, that we have used it 
absolutely, and have every confidence in recommending it.” 
Mr. R, Irwin Lynch, Curator, Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, 
says :—“There can he no question with regard to its efficacy.” 
Pl.’Ces In 1 and 2-gal. tins, 2s. per gal. (tins included); in 
5-gal. drums, Is. 6d. per gal. ; 10 and 15-gal. drums, Is. 4d. 
per gal. Special quotation for larger quantities. Carriage 
paid on 10 gals, and upwards. 
8®” Used in the proportion of One Gallon to 25 Gallons of Water. 
To EE HAD OF ALL NURSERYMEN AND SEEDSMEN. 
To prevent disappointment, insist upon having the “ACME.' 
Sole Proprietors and Manufacturers, 
THE AGRI-KORTICULTURAL CHEMICAL COMPANY, 
Tunbridge, Kent; and Carlton St., Bolton, Lancashire. 
London Wholesale Agents —Messrs. Corry', Soper, Fowler & 
Co., Limited, Finsbury Street; and Hooper & Co., Limited, 
Covent Garden May also be had of Messrs. Barr & Son, 12, 
King Street, Covent Garden ; Barclay & Sons, Limited, 95, 
Farringdon Street; James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, 
Chelsea ; and others. 
Agents in Ireland —W. Drummond & Sons. 5S, Dawson Street, 
Dublin ; Walter Carson & Sons, 21, Bachelor’s Walk, Dublin ; 
Alex. Dickson & Sons, .55, Royal Avenue, Belfast; McKenzie 
& Sons, Limited, Agricultural House, Camden Quay, Cork. 
SMYTH’S 
GARDEN SUNDRIES,MANURES, 
SOILS, &c. 
Black and Brown Peat 
Silver Sand and Loam 
Cocoa Nut Fibre Refuse 
Leaf aud Peat. Mould 
Specially Prepared Mould 
Sphagnum Moss 
Guano and Dissolved Bones 
Bones, J inch and \ inch 
Bone Dust, guaranteed pure 
Blood and Bone Manure, highly 
recommended 
Horticultural Charcoal 
Tobacco Cloth, far superior to 
Paper 
Mushroom Spawn 
Write for Price 
Russia and Archangel Mats 
Pot Washing Brushes 
Virgin Cork and Raffia 
Tanned Netting & Tarred Twine 
Trugg Garden Baskets 
Flower Slicks, from 1 to 5 feet 
Wooden Labels, from4 to 12 in. 
Thin Bamboo Canes 
Rose and Dahlia Stakes, about 
5 feet 
Orchid Baskets and Teak Rods 
Patent Bass Brooms 
Folding Postal Flower Boxes 
Smyth’s Orchid and Hothouse 
Shading. 
List, free by post. 
m e* inffi, 
21, GOLDSMITH STREET, DRURY LAKE, W.C. 
F oe presext sovhxg.—cabbage. 
—CARTERS’ HEARTWELL MARROW, acknowledged 
to he the finest early Cabbage in cultivation, price Is. 6 d. per 
oz.; 6 d. and Is. per packet, post free. 
CARTERS’ MAMMOTH BEEFHEART, the best main crop 
Cabbage, price Is. 6d. per oz ; 6 d. and Is. per packet, post free. 
F or presext soptixg.— lettuce. 
—CARTERS’ GIANT WHITE COS, price 2s. 64. per oz.; 
Is. per packet, post Iree. 
DUNNETT’S GIANT WINTER COS, price 2s. 64. per oz.; 
Is. per packet, post free. 
ALL THE YEAR ROUND, price Is. 3d. per oz.; 64. per 
packet, post free. 
F or presext sowixg.—oxiox.— 
CARTERS’ GOLDEN GLOBE TRIPOLI, price Is. and 
2s. 6 d. per packet, post free. 
CARTERS' GIANT WHITE TRIPOLI, price Is. per cz.; 04. 
per packet, post free. 
CARTERS’ WHITE EMPEROR, price Is. and 2s. 04. per 
packet, post free. 
QARTERS’, 
Royal Seedsmen by 
Warrants. 
237 & 23S, HIGH HOLBORX, LONDON. 
Sealed 
R OSES Oil own roots, 4s. doz. ROSES in 
pots, 10s. doz. CLEMATIS. 16s. doz. VARIEGATED 
IVIES, 4s. doz. GREENHOUSE FERNS, IS, 2s. Od. ; Ss. per 100. 
See new,Catalogue, postfree.—H. ENGLISH, Clevedon Nurseries, 
Clevedon. 
/CHEAPEST OREEXHOUSE COLLEC- 
'Uj TION ever offered—4greenhouse Ferns, I Rose, 2 Begonias, 
1 Solanum, 1 Fuchsia, 1 Palm, 1 Panieum variegata, 1 Chrysan¬ 
themum, 1 Ficus, 1 Abu til on, 1 Marguerite, 1 Aralla Siebol.di, 
i Tradescantia, 1 Salvia, 1 Nieotiana aflinis, I double crimson 
Tropseolum. The. 20 plants, 2s. 04., post free. Sec also advt. 
on p. 721. — H. ENGLISH, Fairlie Nursery, Clevedon. 
A LOVELY WREATH or CROSS of white 
Flowers, carriage paid, for 6s., 7s. 64., or 10s. CUT 
ROSES, 4s. per 100. MAIDENHAIR-FERN, 2s. 04. per 100, 
post free. Promptly despatched upon receipt of Postal Note.— 
Address, H. ENGLISH, Cut Flower Department, Clevedon 
Nurseries, Clevedon. 
FERNS k SPECIALITY. 
The largest, most complete and profusely ILLUSTRATED 
CATALOGUE OF FERRS ever published, containing over 
120 Illustrations and much valuable practical information on the 
cultivation of Ferns, &c., including comprehensive List of useful 
Gardening Books. 
One Shilling and Sixpence , post free. 
Smaller Catalogue of about 1,400 species and varieties, free on 
application. 
W. & l BIRKENHEAD, 
FERN NURSERY, ' * 
SALE, MANCHESTER. 
CONWAY G. WARNE, 
Successor to JOBE MATTHEWS, 
Royal Potteries, WESTON-SUPER-MARE, 
FOR 
FLOWER POTS 
And HORTICULTURAL POTTERY of 
all descriptions. 
GARDEN HOSE! GARDEN HOSE!! GARDEN 
E VERY length guaranteed of best quality India Rubber, and 
any number of lengths sent same day as ordered. 60 feet 
of half-inch diameter Garden Hose, fitted with Brass Hose 
Union complete, and carriage paid, ISs. 04. ; j-ineh diameter, 
21s. 64.; J-inch diameter, 24s. 64. Buy from the largest Manu¬ 
factory in the Kingdom. Awarded Tf.x Gold & Silver Medals. 
ANDREW POTTER, MELBOURNE WORKS 5 SNOW HILL, WOLVERHAMPTON . 
SOW NOW 
DANIELS’ DEFIANCE GIANT EARLY MARROW CAB¬ 
BAGE, The finest variety in cultivation, 
per pkt., 64. ; per oz., Is. 64. 
DANIELS’ LITTLE QUEEN CABBAGE. Exceedingly dwarf 
and early . per pkt,, 64.; per oz., Is. 64. 
DANIELS' GOLDEN ROCCA ONION. Grand exhibition 
variety . per pkt., 64. ; per oz., Is. 64. 
DANIELS’ GIANT ROCCA ONION. Weight 2 to 3 lbs. 
per oz., Is. 
DANIELS’ WHITE ELEPHANT TRIPOLI ONION. Weight 
3 to 4 lbs. per pkt., 64. ; per oz., Is. 64. 
DANIELS' CONTINUITY CABBAGE LETTUCE. The finest 
in cultivation . per pkt., 64.; per oz., Is. 64. 
DANIELS BROS., NORWICH. 
