No. 18.—1885. 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 3rd. 
f Registered at the General 7 /"v „ T>_„ . 
t Post-Office as a Newspaper. J \JN E 1 ENNY. 
Trade Catalogue for 1885. 
JACOB WRENCH & SON S' Trade 
O CATALOGUE of SEEDS has now been Posted to all 
their Customers ; in any cases where it has miscarried another 
will be promptly sent, on receipt of intimation to that elfeet. 
Post-free on application. 
39, King William Street, London Bridge, E.C. 
Wholesale Seed Catalogues. 
TJUEST & SON beg to intimate that their 
-1J- NEM TRADE CATALOGUES have been posted to all 
their Customers. Any whom they may not have reached will 
oblige by informing them, and other copies will be at once 
sent.—152, Houndsditch, London. 
ruin OFFERED FOR PEI2 
*DUUU DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL 
FOR PRIZES AT 
.1.iERNATIONAL EXHIBI¬ 
TION, 1884, where Dobbie’s Prize Strains of Leeks, Turnips, 
Parsnips Beet Greens, Celery, Asters, French and African 
Marigolds, Cockscombs, &c., gained First Prizes respectively. 
Catalogues of Dobbie’s Choice Pansies Seeds and Plants, con¬ 
taining an Election of Pansies, Remedies for the Prevention of 
the Pansy Disease, the True Secret of Growing Leeks and 
Onions for Competition, may now be had for Th^ee Pennv 
Stamps from DOBBIE & CO., Rothesay, N.B. 
Garden Flower Seeds and Spring Bulbs, 
j 1 G. VAN TUBERGEN. Jun., Bulb Grower 
' • , Seedsman, Haarlem, Holland, begs to announce 
that his CATALOGUE of the above is NOW READY and 
maybe had free on application to Messrs. R. SILBERRAD & 
»ON, 2a, Savag e Gardens, London, E.C. 
DASPBEEEY CANES. —An 
ILL immense quantity of the choicest Carters’ Prolific and 
Fastolf for disposal. 
The Advertiser being the most extensive cultivator of Rasp¬ 
berries m England, special care will be taken to select Canes 
most suitable for a vigorous growth and an early fruiting. 
Lowest cash terms on application to 
R. BATH, Crayford, Kent. 
70NAL GERANIUMS for early Spring 
Bloom. Nothing 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 
varieties, true to name, selected from a collection of over 100 
sorts, 2s. 6d„ free per Parcels Post.—J. F. DACE, Florist, 
High .Street, Leyton, Essex. 
OLIVIA (IMANTOPHYLLUM) 
with large (lowers :— 
BEST SEEDLINGS, 1 year, 60s. per 100. 
_ » ,, 2 vear, 120s. per 100. 
PLANTS ABLE TO FLOWER, 240s. per 100. 
VERY STRONG PLANTS. 400s. per 100. 
Apply for special price LIST to ED. PYNAERT, Ghent, 
Belgium. 
T) OSES.— ROSES.—ROSES.— Fifty choice 
, Perpetuals sent on receipt of remittance for 21s.; pur- 
enaser s selection from 400 best varieties. List of names on appli- 
r»o’ -rAYP'Vv-four choice Standards, or Half-standards, 21s. 
JAS. At ALTERS, Mount Radford Nursery, Exeter, Devon. 
BENNETT’S SAFETY LIGATURES for 
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. 2d. Of all 
Nurserymen, or of W. E. BENNETT, Patentee, Condover, 
Shrewsbury, and Thurstones, Leyland, near Preston. 
TOHN KENNAEDS, Horticultural Soils, 
~ Sundries, and Berkshire Pottery Depot. Catalogue of all 
Horticultural Sundries, Ac., Post Free. Established 1834.— 
Swan Place, Old Kent Road, London, S.E. 
T H E GARDENERS’ ROYAL 
x BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 
pAJvJ?? IS HEREBY GIVEN that the ANNUAL 
wT? UY of the Members of this Society will 
“ the BEDFORD HOTEL, COVENT GARDEN 
on WEDNESDAY, the 14th of January next, for the purpose 
of receiving the Report of the Committee and the Accounts of 
tne Institution for the past year, and electing Officers for the 
Funds 8 year * alS ° f ° r the Election of Six Pensioners on the 
wil J , be taken at Four o’clock, and the Ballot will 
close at Seven o clock precisely.—By order 
,, T . , 1 T> „ EDAV. R. CUTLER, See. 
14, Tavistock Row, Covent Garden .—December 30 th, 1884. 
E -S-T he Voting Papers have all been issued, any Subscriber 
cation toHre'secretary? * re<1UeSted to make immed!ate appli- 
Scotch Florists’ Flowers. 
T? E. LAIRD & SONS (Successors to Downie 
-Lt. & Laird) are now sending out strong plants from their 
,\ I iR v f; 1 i edcol,eotlonof pansies;violas, pentstemons, 
PHLOXES, CARNATIONS, DELPHINIUMS, &c„ Ac. Del 
scnptive Priced Catalogue may he 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, l.OOO, 10,000, or 
20 , 000 . 
TTUGH LOW & CO. invite inspection by 
J-X intending purchasers of their very large and unusually 
CHERRIES, DAMSONS, NEC- 
TARISES, 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. 
Chrysanthemums. 
ROOTED CUTTINGS. —Why be at the 
* V trouble of striking your Cuttings now and run the risk 
ot 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 
NO\V 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, E.R.H.S., 87,' 
l erbury Road, Holloway, London. 
R. 
called 
Choice Vegetable and Melon Seeds. 
GILBERT’S PRODUCTIONS are all 
stamped with the Hall-mark of Superiority, commonly 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
Chou de Burghley, Is. 6 d. per packet; Universal Savoy, 
2s. Gd. per packet; Gilbert’s Burghley Pet Melon, which does 
not canker, 3-year old seeds, 2s. Gd. per packet.—Trade supplied 
on liberal terms. Apply to It. GILBERT, High Park Gardens, 
Stamford. Stamps with order. Post free. 
Genuine Garden Requisites, as Supplied to 
the Royal Gardens. 
"DOTTING COMPOSTS, 5s. per Sack. 
-i- Selected Brown Fibrous Kent Peat, 5s. per sack, live for 
22s. Gd. Cocoa-nut Fibre Refuse, best quality, Is. Gd. per sack, 
ten for 12s„ thirty for 30s., 2-ton truck, 30s. Coarse Silver 
Sana, Is. Gd. per bushel, 25s. per ton. Yellow Fibrous Loam, 
Leaf Mould, and Peat Mould, each Is. per bushel. Best 
Tobacco Cloth, 8, d. per lb.; and Paper, lOd. per lb., 28 lbs. for 
21s. Manures, A irgin Cork, Garden Sticks and Labels, Russia 
Mats, Raffia, Ac., Sacks and Bags, 4s. each. List free.— 
\Y. HERBERT A Co., Hop Exchange, Southwark Street, 
London, S.E. 
Good and Cheap Insecticides. 
fTlOBACCO PAPER and CLOTH (Roll).— 
A Thoroughly reliable quality; low prices. Trade supplied. 
RICHARDSON A CO., Tobacco Works, Leith, N.B. 
Watson’s Boiler. 
THE 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, ivith 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, 
X 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-pi iced descriptive 
Catalogue, post free; 
TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY 
V , an(1 LONDON, Horticultural Builders and Heating 
Engineers to Her Majesty the Queen, H.R.H. the Prince of 
'• ales, H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, H.R.H. the late Duke 
tt J , a 5L’ ILM. 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, 187S.—London Office, 48, Pall Mall, S.W. 
Illustrated Circulars post free. Complete Catalogue, 3a. 
TALEASE SEND PAETICULAES of any large 
1 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 
ol 6, Bankside, S.E. 
G 
LASS FOE GEEENHOUSES, &c„ in cases 
°f 300 ft. 15 ozs., and 200 ft. 21 ozs. (large sheets). Also 
a large assortment of various sizes, from 8 by 6 to 24 by 
18 in 100-ft. boxes always in stock. Propagating Glasses, 
Cloches, Fern Cases, Aquariums, &c. White Lead, Putty, 
Oils, and Colours. Illustrated and Priced Catalogues on appli¬ 
cation—JAMES PHILLIPS & CO. (established 60 years) 
0 and 7, Half-Moon Street, Bishopsgate Street Without, 
London, E.C. 
(J E O. DAWSON, Horticultural Builder, 
A-" Heating Engineer, &c., Wliitington Works, Hightrate 
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. 
n ISHUEST COMPOUND.—Used by leading 
vJI gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, Tlirips, 
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. Gd. 
"on 
-- c-— —- --— xxwaaa mo mauo. t/llOlO- 
sale from PRICE’S PATENT CANDLE CO. (Limited), 
London. 
Uj_ISHUESTINE keeps Boots Dry and Soft 
AX wet ground. Boxes—6d. and Is., from the trade. Whi 
KA BEAUTIFUL AND CHOICE FEENS 
(J\J for 21s. Suitable for cold greenhouse, in 50 distinct 
sorts, forming a select and interesting collection for an amateur. 
100 in 100 rare sorts, 42s., 63s., including many extra large 
plants. All above are strong, vigorous plants, well-rooted in 
3-m. and 4-in. pots, and will make a good decoration for 
winter. Hampers gratis. All named correctly. — JOHN 
H. LEY, Woodside Green, South Norwood, S.E. 
| O NEW AND BEAUTIFUL MAIDEN- 
-L tJ HAIR FERNS, 6s., very good plants in small pots of 12 
disitnct varieties, as follows : Adiantum Pacotti, A. farleyense, 
A. intermedia, A. Vietorise, A. lunulata, A. caudatum, A. gracil- 
limum, A. Sancta Catharinse, A. cultratum, and many others 
equally choice. Double size, very fine, in 4-in. and 5-in. pots, 
12s. dozen, Is. Gd. each. Hamper gratis for cash with order. 
—J. H. LEY, Woodside Green, Norwood, S.E. 
1 O - CHOICEST EXHIBITION EOSES, 
™ ^5., fine bushy plants on own roots, far superior to 
buckled plants, all best-known sorts. Standards, five heads, 15s. 
dozen, one plant over in each dozen and packages gratis for 
cash with order.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, South 
Norwood, S.E. 
C GAEDENIAS full of buds, 7s. 6d. Fine 
U bushy plants, perfectly clean and healthy, in 5-in. pots. 
Ferns gratis to pay carriage—J. H. LEA’, Woodside Green, 
South Norwood, S.E. 
1 9 HALF-HAEDY FEENS, 6s. — Strong 
A & plants from cold pit of the new Lastrea aristata varie- 
gata, Cyrtomium lucidum, Tree Ferns, crested Scolopendriums, 
and a great variety of others ; all distinct. Box gratis for cash 
and one Fern gratis.—JOHN H. LEA’, Woodside Green, S.E. 
C DAYALLIAS, 5s.—Hare’s-foot, Squirrel’s- 
" foot, D. Tyernianni, D. tenuifolia, D. iinmersa, D. No vie. 
Zelandiac. Box gratis, or by post for 6tf. extra.—J. H. LEA’, 
Woodside Green, S.E. 
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; 5/- 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, Forest Hill, S.E; 
