No. 10.—1884. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8th. 
Registered at the General \ 
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One Penny. 
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS. 
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FOREIGN SUBSCRIPTIONS. 
THE GARDENING WORLD will be sent to any Country 
included in the Postal Union at the following rates3 months, 
Chrysanthemums. 
pHARLES TURNER’S ANNUAL EXHIBI- 
W TION will commence on the 1st and continue till the 
end of November. 
THE ROYAL NURSERIES, SLOUGH. 
Scotch Florists’ Flowers. 
R B, LAIRD & SONS (Successors to Downie 
• & Laird) are now sending out strong plants from their 
unrivalled collection of PAXSIES.VIOLAS.PEXTSTEMONS, 
PHLOXES, CARNATIONS, DELPHINUMS, &c„ &c. De¬ 
scriptive Priced Catalogue may be had free on application. 
Seeds saved with great care of all the choicest kinds.—See 
Seed Catalogue. 
ROYAL WINTER GARDEN, EDINBURGH. 
“ Mary Morris ” Border Carnation. 
mWO FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES.— 
A 3s. a pair: 15s. a dozen. Cash with Order. Direct from 
the raiser, H. G. SMYTH, 21, Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane. 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY 
U and LONDON, Horticultural Builders and Heating 
Engineers to Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince c-f 
Wales, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, H.R.H. the late Duke 
of Albany, H.M.’s Board of Works, London and Dublin, 
H.M.’s Colonial Department, the Royal Horticultural Society 
the Royal Botanic Society, and the Royal Dublin Society. 
Gold Medal, Paris, 1878.—London Office, 48, Pall Mall, S.lV. 
Illustrated Circulars post free. Complete Catalogue, 3s. 
pOMTE BRAZZAS’ NEW DOUBLE 
\J WHITE VIOLET, White Neapolitan, very large, 
pure white, sweetly-scented flowers. Without question the 
finest Violet in cultivation. For full description see new 
Catalogue of Roses, Trees, Shrubs, and Florists’ Flowers, 
free on application to THOMAS S. WARE, Hale Farm 
Nursery, Tottenham, London. 
PRIZE GOOSEBERRIES, the Largest Col- 
A lection in the World, 4s., 6s., and 12s. per dozen. 
Catalogues on application. — CHARLES LEICESTER & 
SONS, Nurserymen, Macclesfield, Cheshire. 
2s. 2d. ; 6 months, 4s. id. ; 12 months, 8s. 8 d. 
All Subscriptions must be prepaid, and where convenient, 
Money Orders or Postal Orders will be preferred to Stamps. 
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B. Wynne, at the Post-Office, Drury Lane, London, W.C. 
Cheques should he crossed “London and Westminster Bank, 
Temple Bar Branch.” 
All communications relating to the supply of the Paper 
should be addressed to The Manager, 17, Catherine Street, 
Covent Garden, W.C. 
B irmingham chrysanthemum 
SOCIETY. 
Special Notice of ADDITIONAL PRIZES for Cut Blooms 
of CHRYSANTHEMUMS, to be given at the SHOW to be 
held in the TOWN HAUL, Birmingham, on WEDNESDAY 
and THURSDAY, November 19th and 20th, 1884. 
9—48 blooms of Chrysanthemums, 24 incurved and 24 
Japanese, distinct. 1st Prize, £10; 2nd, £7; 3rd, £4; 4th, £2. 
10—24 blooms of Chrysanthemums, 12 incurved and 12 
Japanese, distinct. 1st Prize, £4: 2nd, £2; 3rd, £1. 
11—18 blooms of Chrysanthemums, incurved, distinct. 1st 
Prize, £3; 2nd, £2; 3rd, £1. 
12—12 blooms of Chrysanthemums, Japanese, distinct. 
1st Prize, £2 ; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 10s. 
13—12 blooms of Chrysanthemums, Anemone, not less than 
six varieties. 1st Prize, £1; 2nd, 15s.; 3rd, 10s. 
14—12 blooms of Chrysanthemums, incurved, distinct, to be 
grown within three miles of Stephenson Place. 1st Prize, 
£110s.; 2nd, £1; 3rd, 10s. 
Schedules may he obtained on application to the Secretary, 
J. MORLEY, Sherborne Road, Birmingham. 
Roses Special. 
rjIHE AMATEURS’ BUNDLE, containing 25 
A of the Choicest Varieties grown, including the best of 
1883, carefully packed and sent to any address on receipt of 
P.O. for 12s. 6d.—S. J. PAVITT, Rose Nursery, Bathwick, 
Bath. 
ORCHIDS, Special Offer of. 
DUTCH BULBS, Cheap Offer of. 
LILIES, Rare and Cheap. 
WILD GARDEN, Cheap Plants. 
AURATUM. First Arrival of this tine Lily, Splen¬ 
did Bulbs, 6 d., 9 d., Is., Is. 6 d. each. 
TRADE OFFER, Special Terms. 
CATALOGUE Free on Application to 
WM. GORDON, The Nurseries, Amyand Park 
Road, Twickenham, Middlesex. 
CITY OFFICE, 10, Cullum St., London, E.C. 
Choice Vegetable and Melon Seeds. 
T> GILBERT’S PRODUCTIONS are all 
AV , stamped with the Hall-mark of Superiority, commonly 
called 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Chou de Burghley, Is. 6d. per packet; Universal Savoy, 
2s. 6d. per packet; Gilbert’s Burghley Pet Melon, which does 
not canker, 3-year old seeds, 2s. 6 d. per packet.—Trade supplied 
on liberal terms. Apply to R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens, 
Stamford. Stamps with order. Post free. 
]VTEW YELLOW CARNATION.—“ Pride of 
All Penshurst.” A marvellously free-bloomer and vigorous 
grower; perfectly hardy, forces well. Plants ready about 
October, price 5s. a pair. Cash with order. Trade price on 
application.—F. BRIDGER, Penshurst Place, Penshurst. 
r :E BURGHLEY PRESIDENT STRAW¬ 
BERRY is the largest and one of the earliest and best 
flavoured in commerce; also Selected Stock of Sir Charles 
Napier, fine strong runners, 3s. 6 d. per 100.—R. GILBERT, 
High Park Gardens, Stamford. 
pARNATIONS and PICOTEES.—P. Law’s 
\J Select List of the finest Exhibition kinds is now ready. 
My plants are this season strong and in the very healthiest 
condition, being cultivated specially for exhibition. Pur¬ 
chasers may depend upon being supplied with first-class varie¬ 
ties. Plants, 12s. per dozen pairs, cash with order. All plants 
carriage paid. List free.—FRANK LAW, Ewood Maltkiln, 
Todmorden. 
/ANE SHILLING DOZEN.—Our choice 
hardy Flowering Plants including the splendid Violas 
and Pansies, as the land is sold to the L. and N. W. Railway 
Co. Catalogue free.—JOHN PIRIE & CO., “Vulcan,” 
Hospital Street, Birmingham. 
PLEASE SEND PARTICULARS of any large 
-IT or small Greenhouse for which Hot-water Apparatus is 
required. Ask for cash estimate, and save 15 to 20 per cent.— 
J. JONES & SONS, 42, Farringdon Street, London, E.C., late 
of 6, Bankside, S.E. 
p ARDEN FRAMES AND LIGHTS, from 205. 
VT GREENHOUSES, 10 ft. by 5 ft., from £6. FRAMES 
OR LIGHTS TO ORDER, any size or shape.—ALBERT 
HARRIS, Wavendon, Woburn, Beds. 
Lilium auratum. 
New Hardy Pernettyas. 
H OME-GROWN BULBS, as exhibited by us 
at the Royal Horticultural Society’s Show, South 
Kensington, October 14th, 15th, and 16th, when we were 
awarded a Cultural Commendation for them, the bulbs being 
acknowledged “splendid.” See all Gardening Papers in 
October for comments. Mr. W. Paterson, Head Gardener 
to H.M. the Queen, says;—“A splendid sample.” Home- 
Grown, Is. 6 d., 2s., 2s. 6 d., and 3s. 6d. each; imported, 9d., 
Is., Is. 6 d., and 2s. each, and from Gs. per dozen. For a fine 
collection of LILIES and other BULBS see CATALOGUE, 
free on application.—COLLINS BROS., & GABRIEL, Bulb 
Growers and Importers, 39, Waterloo Road, London, S.E. 
L T. DAVIS’S Descriptive List of the above 
• for this Season is now ready, and will be sent on applica¬ 
tion. The plants are finely berried. Earlv orders are requested. 
—OGLE’S GROVE NURSERY, Hillsborough, Co. Down. 
pHRISTMAS ROSES (Helleborus Niger), 
beautiful hardy white flowers at Christmas, roots 
bursting with flower-buds, 6 d. each; six for 2s. 6d. ; twelve 
for 4s. 6 d. DAISIES in three varieties, including four of the 
large Wonderful Daisy. Now is the time for planting for 
spring flowering, Is. 6 d. per dozen.—F. ATTRILL, Mount 
Pleasant Garden, Newport, Isle of Wight. 
n REENHOUSES,CONSERVATORIES, &c., 
XT heated on most approved principles, and Repairs to 
Hot-Water Pipes, Gas Stoves, &e., promptly attended to, in 
Town or Country, at reasonable charges.—WILLIAM HOWE, 
Grayshott Road, Clapham Junction, S.W. 
p ISHURST COMPOUND.—Used by leading 
U gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, 
Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2oz. to the gallon of soft 
water, 4 to 16 oz. 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. 
"Watson’s Boiler. 
THE BEST of all Boilers for Amateurs is 
*- WATSON’S GUINEA SUSPENSION BOILER, most 
Economical, Effective, Substantial, and easily managed, from 
21s. each.—Apply for Prospectus, enclosing stamp, to J. 
WATSON, Patentee, The Nurseries, St. Albans. 
Directions for Setting, with Prospecttis, any size, to heat 
from 40 to 2,000 ft. of 4-in. Pipe. 
Ask for, and see you get it. 
OEORGE’S ROLL TOBACCO PAPER 
XJ and CLOTH, the best in the Market. Wholesale and 
T?,Hu; trade Price very low, samples sent on application.— 
J. GEORGE, 10, Victoria Road, Putney, Surrey. 
The Best Hardy Plant Nursery. 
PAUL & SON, THE OLD NURSERIES, 
A CHESHUNT. 
Roses, in all ways; 
Fruit-trees for Orchards and Garden Walls; 
Gooseberries, Currants and Strawberries ; 
Trees; Siirubs ; Evergreens; Climbing Plants; 
Rhododendrons and other American Plants ; 
Alpine, Rock and Hot-iiouse Plants; 
Bulbs and Seeds. 
NURSERIES AT CHESHUNT STATION, G.E.R. 
„ BROXBOURNE STATION, G.E.R. 
„ HIGH BEACH STATION, Chingford, G.E.R, 
Carefully prepared, illustrated, and fully-priced descriptive 
Catalogue, post free. 
/"I ISHURSTINE keeps Boots Dry and Soft on 
AT wet ground. Boxes— 6d. and Is., from the trade. AVhole- 
sale from PRICE’S PATENT CANDLE CO. (Limited), 
London. 
ANTIMONIAL RED RUBBER GARDEN HOSE, 
Last four times as long as ordinary white vulcanized hose, 
stands severe Government tests, thus proving superiority of 
quality; lighter in weight, greater in strength, and cheaper in 
the long run than any other hose for garden use. A corre¬ 
spondent writes“ I "have had a length of your Red Rubber 
Hose in use nine years, and it is now as good as ever.” Beware 
of counterfeit red hose, and order direct. Samples and priced 
catalogue of hose, garden engines, and fittings free. 
MERRYWEATHER & SON, 63, Long Acre, London, W.C, 
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