No. 11.—1884. 
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15th. 
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lisher ; and Advertisements for the current week’s issue 
must reach the Office not latter than the first post on 
Thursday Morning. “ Stop” Orders cannot be received after 
the same hour. 
15, CATHERINE STREET, STRAND, W.C. 
flOMTE 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 oh application to THOMAS S. "WARE, Hale Farm 
Nursery, Tottenham, London. 
Lilium auratum. 
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. 6 d. each; imported, 9 d.. 
Is., Is. 6 d., and 2s. each, and from 6s. 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. 
TY/TB. H. BOOTHBY, Louth, Lincolnshire, 
-LY.L offers Best-named GOOSEBERRIES, BLACK, RED, 
and "WHITE CURRANTS, fruit bearing, all at 12s. 6 d. 
per 100. Carter’s Prolific RASPBERRY CANES, 4s. 6(7. per 100, 
£2per 1000. STRAWBERRIESSalvidge’s Magnum Bonum, 
5s. 6 d. ; Forman’s Excelsior, 3s. 6 d., remarkably fine ; all older 
varieties, 2s. 6 d. per 100. Beautiful AURICULAS and Double 
Pink HEPAT1CAS, 2s. 6 d. doz. Fine Muffled PRIMROSES, 
2s. 6d., and Rex Theodore Double POLYANTHUS, 6s. doz.; 
Ordinary but good POLYANTHUS, Is. 6(7. doz. 
IVTEW YELLOW CARNATION.—“ Pride of 
J-l Penshurst.” A marvellously free-bloomer and vigorous 
grower; perfectly hardy, forces well. Plants ready about 
October, price 6s. a pair. Cash with order. Trade price on 
application.—F. BRIDGER, Penshurst Place, Penshurst. 
rriHE 
A BE 
BURGHtEY 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. 6d. per 100.—R. GILBERT, 
High Park Gardens, Stamford. 
DRIZE GOOSEBERRIES, the Largest Col- 
A lection in the "World, 4s., 6s., and 12s. per dozen. 
Catalogues on application. — CHARLES LEICESTER & 
SONS, Nurserymen, Macclesfield, Cheshire. 
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. 
A ARDEN FRAMES AND LIGHTS, from 20s. 
GREENHOUSES, 10 ft. by 5 ft., from £6. FRAMES 
ORDER, any size or shape.—ALBERT 
HARRIS, "Wavendon, "Woburn, Beds. 
R. 
T) OSES.— ROSES.—ROSES.— Forty choice 
Perpetuals sent on receipt of remittance for 21s.; pur¬ 
chaser s selection from 300 best varieties. List of names on 
application Twenty choice Standards, or Half-standards, 21s. 
JAS. VALTERS, Mount Radford Nursery, Exeter, Devon. 
JOHN LAING & Co. 
GOLD MEDAL STRAIN from our Prize Plants. 
New crop now harvested. Sealed packets. 
CHOICE MIXED, from single varieties, 1/- and 
2/6 per packet; 6/- extra large packets; double 
varieties, 2/6 and 5/- per packet. 
COLLECTIONS, 12 named varieties, separate, 7/6 
,, 6 named varieties, separate, 4/- 
Begonia Growers, Eorest Hill, E.G. 
Scotch Florists’ Flowers. 
B. LAIRD & SONS (Successors to Downie 
& Laird) are now sending out strong plants from their 
unrivalled collection of PANSIES,VIOLAS,PENTSTEMONS, 
PHLOXES, CARNATIONS, DELPHINUMS, &c„ &c. De¬ 
scriptive Priced Catalogue may be had free on application. 
Seeds saved with great care of ail 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. 
Choice Vegetable and Melon Seeds. 
O GILRERT’S PRODUCTIONS are all 
I Y • stamped with the Hall-mark of Superiority, commonly 
called 
EIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Chou de Burghley, Is. 6<7. per packet; Universal Savoy, 
2s. 6 d. per packet; Gilbert’s Burghley Pet Melon, which does 
not canker, 3-year old seeds, 2s. 6(7. per packet.—Trade supplied 
on liberal terms. Apply to R. GILBERT, High Park Gardens, 
Stamford. Stamps with order. Post free. 
ORCHIDS, Special Offer of. 
DUTCH BULBS, Cheap Offer of. 
LILIES, Rare and Cheap. 
WILD GARDEN, Cheap Plants. 
AURATUM. First Arrival of this fine 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. 
ANTIM0NIAL 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. 
Aquatics. 
T V. REES (late Robert Parker) has the 
U ■ finest Collection of above in the country, and can supply 
Hardy Herbaceous and Alpine Plants, in 100 showy varieties, 
from 60s. New CATALOGUE now ready. 
Exotic Nursery, Tooting, Surrey, S.W. 
Dutch Bulbs. 
OPECIAL OFFER at Clearing Prices.—5C 
D Mixed CROCUSES, 6s.; Sample 100, Is. 4(7. 200 Mix( 
TTTT TUC 1A n . C -1. tin o’ iaam:,. i mrtmvmTrc , - 
.—500 
...-—, —. —. _ J Mixed 
TULIPS, 10s. ; Sample 50, 3s. 100 Mixed HYACINTHS, 15s.; 
Sample 50, 8s. Best named Hyacinths, 3s., 4s., and 5s. per 
doz. Special t ollection of 150 Bulbs, enough for any Garden, 
6s. free.—The PLANT and BULB 00., 19, Birley Street, 
"Wandsworth, S.W. 
The Best Hardy Plant Nursery. 
PAUL & SON, THE OLD NURSERIES, 
-L CHESHUNT. 
Roses, in all ways; 
Fruit-trees for Orchards and Garden Walls; 
Gooseberries, Currants and Strawberries ; 
Trees ; Shrubs ; Evergreens ; Climbing Plants ; 
Rhododendrons and other American Plants ; 
Alpine, Rock and Hot-house Plants ; 
Bulbs and Seeds. 
NURSERIES AT CHESHUNT STATION, G.E R 
„ BROXBOURNE STATION, G.E.R. 
,, HIGH BEACH STATION, Chingl'ord, G.E.R. 
Carefully prepared, illustrated, and fully.prieed descriptive 
Catalogue, post free; 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY 
and LONDON, Horticultural Builders and Heating 
Engineers to Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince of 
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.W. 
Illustrated Circulars post free. Complete Catalogue, 3s. 
PLEASE SEND PAETICULABS of any large 
X 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. 
n EEENHOUSES, CONSEEVATOEIES, &c., 
YX heated on most approved principles, and Repairs to 
Hot-Water Pipes, Gas Stoves, &c., promptly attended to, in 
Town or Country, at reasonable charges.—WILLIAM HOWE, 
Grayshott Road, Clapham Junction, S.W. 
Watson’s Boiler. 
THE BEST of all Boilers for Amateurs is 
I 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 Prospects, any size, to heat 
from 40 to 2,000 ft. of 4-in. Pipe. 
OWEET-SCENTED PLANTS.—Six of the 
L3 most delicious of all flowers for perfume are Stephanotis 
floribunda (fine variety). Is. 6(7. each; Gardenia florida. 
Is. 6(7.; Gardenia citriodora, 2s. 6c7.; Pancratium fragrans, 
2s. 6(7.; P. speciosum, 2s. 6c7. ; Jasminum Maid of Orleans, Is. 
The six fine strong plants for flower this winter for 10s. Pack¬ 
ages gratis and Ferns extra to pay carriage.—JOHN H. LEY, 
Woodside Green, South Norwood, S.E. 
U MOST ELEGANT PALMS for 6s.—Three 
U pairs of Cocos Weddelliana, Areca lutescens, Cocos plu- 
mosa; pretty plants in small pots; hamper gratis.—JOHN H. 
LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
"J G DBACU3NAS, 4-in. pots, 12s.—All finest 
L hj and distinct sorts, just showing colour; in 5-in. pots, 
li ft. to 2 ft. high, 21s. dozen. Packages gratis for cash with 
order.—J. H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
1 G HALF-HAEDY EEENS, 6s. — Strong 
I (W plants from cold pit of the new Lastrea aristata varie- 
gata, Cyrtomium lucidum, Tree Feras, crested Scolopendriums, 
and a great variety of others ; all distinct. Box gratis for cash 
and one Fern gratis.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
/? DAVALLIAS, 5s.—Hare’s-foot, Squirrel’s- 
U foot, D. Tyermanni, D. tenuifolia, D. immersa, D. Novae- 
Zelandise. Box gratis, or by post for 6(7. extra.—J H. LEY, 
Woodside Green, S.E. 
I G CEOTONS, highly coloured, 12s.—Fine 
1 /V plants in 4-in. pots of the best sorts in cultivation; all 
distinct (any sort not required excluded). Double size, very 
handsome plants in 5-in. and 6-in. pots, for 21s. Packages 
gratis.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
p ISHUEST COMPOUND.—Used by leading 
IX gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, 
Green Ely, and other Blight. 1 to 2 oz. 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(7. 
p ISHUBSTINE keeps Boots Dry and Soft on 
YX wet ground. Boxes—6(7. and Is., from the trade. Whole¬ 
sale from PRICE’S PATENT CANDLE CO. (Limited), 
Loxdon. 
JOHN LAING & Co. 
Boses for Bemoval in 
November. Per doz. 
Standards, choicest and best sorts ... 18s. and 21s. 
Half-.otandards „ „ „ ... 15s. „ 18s. 
Dwarfs ,, ,, ,, ... 9s. ,, 12s. 
Our selection of above Perpetuals. 
Vigorous growth, well-rooted, unequalled quality. 
Rose Growers, Forest Hill, S.E; 
