No. 16.—1884. 
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20th. 
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 
In consequence of the Christmas Holidays, 
“The Gardening World” will be published 
on Wednesday next instead of Friday. Al l 
Advertisements intended for insertion in the 
next issue must reach the office not later than 
Tuesday morning. 
PLANTS AND ROOTS FOE FORCING.— 
X Azaleas indica, Ghent and Mollis, Lily of Valley, Spiraea 
and Dielytra, Lilacs, Rhododendrons and Kalmias.Laiirestinus; 
Liliums and Bulbs in variety; Asparagus and Seakale; extra 
strong Vines, Roses (Teasand H. P.’s). Our stock of the above 
have all been specially prepared for early forcing, and are this 
year extra fine. Catalogues free on application.—IRELAND 
& THOMSON, Edinburgh. Nurseries: Craigleith. Comly 
Bank, and New Golden Acre, Granton Road. Seed Ware¬ 
houses : 20, Waterloo Place. 
T OTJISA ASHBURTON, PEEPETUAL 
jU ELOWERING CARNATION. Thousands of flowers 
and buds now to be seen at our Nursery-. The best Carnation 
ever sent out for supply of sweet-scented white flowers, 
summer and winter. See Gardeners’ Chronicle, p. 600, 
October ISth. Plants 3s. 6 d. each. 
THE GOVERNOR, 18s. per dozen. GLOIRE DE NANCY, 
Ps. per dozen, good white. Usual Discount to the Trade. 
CROSS AND STEER, Salisbury. 
■yEEY large importations from the Cape, 
V California, the Caucasus, and the United States just 
to hand. For particulars see WARE’S New Offer of these 
and other NEW, RARE, and CHOICE BULBS. Gratis and 
post free on application, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, 
London. 
OWEET-SCENTED PLANTS.—Six of the 
hj most delicious of all flowers for perfume are Stephanotis 
floribimda (fine variety), Is. 6 d. each; Gardenia florida, 
Is. 6 d -; Gardenia citriodora, 2s. 6 d .; Pancratium fragrans, 
2s. 6 d .; P. speciosum, 2s. 6 d. ; 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. 
P 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. 
I O DBAUENAS, Lin. pots, 12s.—All finest 
J- rJ and distinct sorts, just showing colour; in 6-in. pots, 
II ft. to 2 ft, high, 21s. dozen. Packages gratis for cash with 
order.—J. H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
I O HALF-HARDY FEENS, 6s. — Strong 
J- L plants from cold pit of the new Lastrea aristata varie- 
gata, Cyrtomium lucidum, Tree Ferns crested Seolopendriums 
and a great variety of others; all distinct. Box gratis for cash 
and one Fern gratis—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
P DAVALLIAS, 5s .— Hare’s-foot, Squirrel’s- 
G foot, D. Tyermanni, D. tenuifolia, D. immersa, D. Nova;, 
oelandiae. Box gratis, or by post for 6 d. extra.—J. H. LEY 
M oodside Green, S.E. 
I O CEOTONS, highly coloured, 12.?.—Fine 
x plants in 4-in. pots of the best sorts in cultivation: all 
custmet (any sort not required excluded). Double size very 
handsome plants in 6-in. and 6-in. pots, for 21s. Packages 
gratis,—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, S .E. g 
VONAL GERANIUMS for early Spring 
fr ,,® loo “-. Noting can excel these easily grown plants for 
the decoration of the greenhouse or conservatory all the year 
round. One dozen strong plants in twelve of the choicest 
InSc ‘o S ’ t i'’) e T name > selected from a collection of over 100 
High Streep'Leyton^E ssexY^ P ° SW ’ ^ DA ° E ’ M ° riSt ’ 
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/- 
Begoma Growers, Forest Hill, S.E. 
Scotch Florists’ Flowers. 
R B. LAIRD & SONS (Successors to Downie 
• & Laird) are now sending out strong plants from their 
unrivalled collection of PANSIES, VIOL AS,PENTSTEMONS, 
PHLOXES, CARNATIONS, DELPHINIUMS, &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. 
Fruit Trees by the 100, 1,000, 10,000, or 
20 , 000 . 
H UGH LOW & CO. invite inspection by 
intending purchasers of their very large and unusually 
fine stock of APRICOTS, CHERRIES, DAMSONS, NEC¬ 
TARINES, PEACHES, PEARS, and PLUMS, growing at 
their Nursery, near Enfield, about five minutes’ walk from 
the Bush Hill Park Station of the Great Eastern Railway. 
Also ROSES, Standards and Dwarfs, POT ROSES, GRAPE 
VINES, in large quantities. Thirty-three large houses and 
numerous ranges of pits filled with choice stock, largely winter 
and spring flowering.—Clapton Nursery, London, E. 
Dahlia Tubers. 
A LL THE BEST VARIETIES of the follow- 
Xl j nK sections—SHOW, FANCY, and POMPONES, 
SINGLES; also CACTUS and SEMI-CACTUS VARIETIES. 
Special offer may be had upon application to THOMAS S. 
WARE, Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham, London. 
Aquatics. 
T V. REES (late Robert Parker) has the 
tJ > 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. 
Chrysanthemums. 
■HOOTED CUTTINGS. —Why be at the 
* * • trouble of striking your Cuttings now and run the risk 
of losing them, when you can have well-rooted Cuttings in 
February from a choice Collection of all the best varieties 
guaranteed true to name, FOR WHICH ORDERS ARE 
NOW BEING BOOKED. My selection, 2s. per doz. For 
purchasers’ selection, see Catalogue, which gives full directions 
as to cultivation, and will be found the best guide for Amateurs. 
—Post free, four stamps, from W. E. BOYCE, F.R.H.S., 87, 
Yerbury Road, Holloway, London. 
Choice Vegetable and Melon Seeds. 
R GILBERT’S PRODUCTIONS are all 
t stamped with the Hall-mark of Superiority, commonly 
called 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Chou de Burghley, Is. 6 d. 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. 
Good and Cheap Insecticides. 
mOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH (Roll).— 
-L Thoroughly reliable quality; low prices. Trade supplied. 
RICHARDSON & CO., Tobacco Works, Leith, N.B. 
Watson’s Boiler. 
rUHE BEST of all Boilers for Amateurs is 
1 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 Prospectus, any size, to heat 
from 40 to 2,000 ft. of 4-in. Pipe. 
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, Chingford, G.E.R. 
Carefully prepared, illustrated, and fully-priced descriptive 
Catalogue, post free. 
( Registered at the General 7 /"v.„ r» T ,- T - T -, 
X Post-Office as a Newspaper. J v/NE I ENN Y. 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY 
O 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 PARTICULARS of any large 
A 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. 
pREENHOUSES, CONSERVATORIES, &c„ 
VT 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 HO WE, 
Grayshott Road, Clapham Junction, S.W. 
G EO. DAWSON, Horticultural Builder, 
VJT Heating Engineer, &c., Whitington Works, Highgate 
Hill, London, N., has a large Stock of GREENHOUSES of 
every description to select from ; also all sizes Made to Order. 
All kinds of Hot-Water Heating Apparatus kept in Stock. 
Experienced workmen sent to all parts of the kingdom. Cata¬ 
logues free on application. 
T OOK HERE. The produce of Dobbie’s 
Id Select Seeds gained 10 First Prizes, 9 Seconds, and 3 
Thirds at the Great International Flower Show, Dundee, 
1884. 
DOBBIE & Co., ROTHESAY. Catalogues in January, 
1S85, for three penny stamps, containing lists of Seeds and 
Plants, Election of Pansies, the secret of growing Leeks, 
Onions, Asters, Marigolds, Phloxes, Pansies, &e., with 
remedies for prevention of Pansy disease. 
I]TRAINED IN-DOOR PEACH-TREES FOR 
-L SALE.—Several Early Waterloo and Early Beatrice, 
&c., young trees; one large Early Beatrice, and one Downton 
Nectarine, all well ripened and healthy; also some large 
trained Cherry-trees, May Duke, Governor Wood, &c.—Full 
particulars on application to W. II. DIVERS, Ketton Hall, 
Stamford. 
"DENNETT’S SAFETY LIGATURES for 
-D Rose and Fruit Trees, consisting of copper wire, and the 
part in contact with tree is covered with indiarubber. Price 
per doz.; No. 1, lid.; No. 2, Is.; No. 3, Is. 2 d. Of all 
Nurserymen, or of 
W. E. BENNETT, Patentee, Condover, Shrewsbury. 
R aspberry canes. —An 
immense quantity of the choicest Carters’ Prolific and 
Eastolf for disposal. 
The Advertiser being the most extensive cultivator of Rasp¬ 
berries in England, special care will he taken to select Canes 
most suitable for a vigorous growth and an early fruiting. 
Lowest cash terms on application to 
R. BATH, Crayford, Kent. 
R 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. WALTERS,'Mount Radford Nursery, Exeter, Devon. 
pARTER’S RASPBERRY CANES, 3s. per 
\J 100, or 25s. per 1000, strong and well rooted; plant now. 
—T. MAY, St. Paul’s Cray, Kent. 
plSHURST COMPOUND.—Used by leading 
\JC gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, Thrips, 
Green Ely, 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. 
piSHURSTINE keep 
YT wet ground. Boxes—6d. t.uu ..um 
sale from PRICE’S PATENT CANDLE 
London. 
s Boots Dry and Soft on 
and Is., from the trade. Whole- 
CO. (Limited), 
Laing’s 
Rose 
Trees. 
JOHN LAING & Co. 
Boses for Kemoval in 
November. Per doz. 
Standards, choicest and best sorts ... ISs. and 21s. 
Half-Standards „ „ „ ... 16s. „ 18s. 
Dwarfs „ ,, ,, ... 9s. „ 12s. 
Our selection of above Perpetuals. 
Vigorous growth, well-rooted, unequalled quality. 
Rose Growers, Forest Hill, S.E; 
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