No. 22.—1885. 
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st. 
f Registered at the General 1 
l Post-Office as a Newspaper. $ 
One Penny. 
B UD YOUE OWN EOSES, on strong Seedling 
Briar Stocks, plant now for budding next August, 
carriage free, 5s. per 100. DWARF BUSHY ROSES, finest 
sorts extra strong, 6s. per doz.; Bushy GLOIRE DE DIJON 
ROSES, 3 ft. to 5 ft. high, 9(7. each. APPLE-TREES on 
Paradise Stocks, for small gardens, all free-hearing and very 
best varieties, for pyramids or bushes, 7 s. 6 d. per doz. sorts. 
LAURESTINUS, good rooted bushes, 18 ins. high, 3s. per 
doz. LAURELS, caucasica, and rotimdifolia, the hardiest 
and best, two years old, very good rooted bushes. Is. 6 d. per 
doz. All orders must be accompanied by a remittance. 
H. R. ILLMAN, Nurseryman, Hereford. 
Garden and Flower Seeds. 
TOHN DOWNIE, SEEDSMAN, 144, PEINCE’S 
J STREET, EDINBURGH, begs to intimate that he is 
now sending cut the finest stock of the above that money can 
buy, and as J. D. is now in business solely on his own account 
the most of the flower seeds have been saved under his own 
supervision, and may be thoroughly relied upon. 
K ELWAY & SON.—TWENTY ACEES OF 
GLADIOLI. 
The largest Collection in Europe. Catalogues free with 
cultural directions. 
LANGPORT, SOMERSET. 
01 Ann OFFERED FOE PRIZES AT 
il)UUU DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL EX- 
HIBITiON, 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 Three Penny 
Stamps from DOBBIE & CO., Rothesay, N.B. 
E OSES, ROSES.—Clearance Sale of 25,000 Dwarf 
H. P. Rose-trees, in 300 best-named kinds, 6s. per doz., 
40s. per 100, Carriage paid for Cash with orders. 
A. MOFFAT & SON, Botanic Nurseries, Biggleswade, Beds. 
R emarkably cheap offer.— 
6 Camellias, full of buds, 14 ft. high, 54-in. pots 10s. 0 d. 
6 Azalea indica, full of buds, 54-in. pots ... 9s. and Ids. 6(7. 
6 Azalea Mollis, full of buds . 6s. and 7s. 6 d. 
6 Ericas or Epacris, full of buds, 54-in. pots . 7s. 6 d. 
6 Bouvardias, full of buds, 54-in. pots . 7s. Gd. 
6 Rhododendrons, full of buds (8 to 12 buds), named sorts 12s. 
6 Tea Roses, 2 ft. high, 54-in. pots . 6s. and 7s. (id. 
6 Sweet-scented plants, Jasminum, Gardenias, 54-in. pots 9s. 
12 Spirsea japonica, large clumps . 3s. Gel. 
25 Choice Greenhouse Ferns, different sorts, 4-in. pots 10s. (id. 
E. VAN DER MEERSCH, Queen’s Nursery, High Street, 
Selhurst, S.E. 
“I Q CHOICEST EXHIBITION EOSES, 6s. Very 
X fj strong, healthy plants on own roots, far superior to 
budded plants; 50 best known sorts, Hybrid Perpetuals, Teas, 
and Bourbon. Twelve Standards, fine heads, 12s. and 15s.— 
JOHN H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. (Norwood Junction 
or Woodside Stations). 
"1 Q DRACiENAS, 6s.; vigorous little plants in 
X 3-in. pots, fit to pot on at once and make fine speci¬ 
mens for spring, 20 or 30 best sorts. Hamper gratis.—JOHN 
H. LEY, Woodside Green, S.E. 
|-:- l -——.— 
6 CAMELLIAS, full of buds, 10s. 6 d., finest named 
sorts, bushy plants in 5-in. pots; 6 Azalea indica, 26 or 
more buds, 10s. (id.; 6 Azalea Mollis, full of buds, very sweet 
scented, 6s. Hampers gratis.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside 
Green, S. Norwood, S.E. 
O BEAUTIFUL ORCHIDS, 7s. Gd., two showing 
O plenty of flower, and one will flower in April. Dendro- 
bium nobile, Coelogyne cristata, and Masdevallia Harryana. 
All for cold house. Box gratis.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodside 
Green, S. Norwood, S.E. 
E OSES.—ROSES.—ROSES. —Fifty choice Per¬ 
petuals sent on receipt of remittance for 21s.; pur¬ 
chaser’s selection from 400 best varieties. List of names on appli¬ 
cation. Twenty-four choice Standards, or Half-standards, 21s. 
—JAS. WALTERS, Mount Radford Nursery, Exeter, Devon. 
JOHN LAING & Co.’S 
GENERAL CATALOGUE of Kitchen Garden, 
Flower, and Agricultural Seeds, Plants, Roses, 
Vines, &c., Implements, Garden Requisites, &c., is 
now ready. Free to Customers. 
Stanstead Park, Forest Hill, S.E. 
Garden Seeds. 
E B. LAIRD & SONS (successors to Downie 
• & Laird), will have much pleasure in posting their 
descriptive priced List of 
GARDEN, FLOWER and AGRICULTURAL SEEDS 
free on application. 
17, SOUTH FREDERICK STREET, and ROYAL WINTER 
GARDEN, EDINBURGH. 
Chrysanthemums. 
E OOTED 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. 
Special Offer for Seven Days Only. 
B ENNETT’S SAFETY LIGATURES for ROSE 
and FRUIT-TREES. Nos. 1, 2, or 3, 50 for 3s.; 100 and 
upwards, os. per 100. Direct from MAKER ONLY'. 
YY. C. BENNETT, Condover, Shrewsbury, and Thurstones, 
Leyland, near Preston. 
Garden Flower Seeds and Spring Bulbs. 
C G. VAN TUBERGEN, Jun., Bulb Grower 
• and Seedsman, Haarlem, Holland, begs to announce 
that his CATALOGUE of the above is NOYV READY, and 
may be had free on application to Messrs. R. SILBERRAD & 
SON, 25, Savage Gardens, London, E.C. 
Genuine Garden Requisites as Supplied to the 
Royal Gardens. 
P OTTING COMPOSTS, 5s. Per Sack. 
Selected Brown Fibrous Kent Peat, 5s. per sack, five for 
22s. Gd. Cocoa-nut Fibre Refuse, best quality, Is. 6 d. per sack, 
ten for 12s., thirty for 30s., 2-ton truck, 30s. Coarse Silver 
Sand, 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, 10(7. per lb., 28 lbs. for 
21s. Manures, Virgin Cork, Garden Sticks and Labels, Russia 
Slats, Raffia, &c„ Sacks and Bags, 4d. each. List free.— 
W. HERBERT & Co., Hop Exchange, Southwark Street, 
London, S.E. (late New Broad Street). 
Watson’s Boiler. 
T HE BEST of all BOILERS for Amateurs is 
YVATSON’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. 
Cuthbertson’s Specialities for Exhibition. 
A T the GREAT INTERNATIONAL SHOW 
in Dundee last September, and at Glasgow, FIRST- 
CLASS CERTIFICATES of MERIT were awarded to the 
undemoted, marked *. Anyone wishing to take prizes cannot 
procure better strains, being an old competitor myself I know 
exactly what is wanted, and beg to offer the following in 
packets:—Cuthbertson’s Competition Leek, Gd. and Is. 
"Aster, Globe Quilled, Gd. and Is., mixed; 10 varieties, 
2s. Gd. ; 6 varieties. Is. Gd. "Antirrhinums, Gd. and Is. 
"Giant Snowflake Candytuft, Gd. "Marigold, French Striped, 
Is. and 2s. Gd. "Marigold, African, lemon and orange, each, 
fid. and Is. "Marigold, Scotch Striped, Gd. "Marigold, New 
Orange Scotch, 1884, Is. Pansy, Show or Fancy, saved from 
prize flowers, Is. and 2s. Gd. Parsley, finest extant, (id. and Is. 
Parsnip, 6(7. Illustrated Catalogue, proving them the best, 
free from M. CUTHBERTSON, Florist, Rothesay, N.B. 
Good and Cheap Insecticides. 
T obacco paper and cloth (roll).— 
Thoroughly reliable quality; low prices. Trade supplied. 
RICHARDSON & CO., Tobacco Works, Leith, N.B. 
The Best Hardy Plant Nursery. 
P AUL and SON, THE OLD NURSERIES, 
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-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. 
"TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY and LON- 
(J DON, 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, 187S.—London Office, 48, Pall Mall, S.W. 
Illustrated Circulars post free. Complete Catalogue, 3.9. 
G lass fob greenhouses, &c., in cases of 
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, Pern Cases, Aquariums, tec. White Lead, Putty, 
Oils, and Colours. Illustrated and Priced Catalogues on appli¬ 
cation—JAMES PHILLIPS & CO. (established 60 years), 
6 and 7, Half-Moon Street, Bishopsgate Street Without, 
London, E.C. 
P LEASE SEND PARTICULARS of any large 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, Earringdon Street, London, E.C., late 
of 6, Bankside, S.E. 
Boses ! Boses ! Boses ! 
OA non DWARF ROSES, on Manet!i 
LA W ) \J Stock, 359. per 100, 50 for 209.; very fine 
plants and good sorts. 
ASPARAGUS, two years old, 29. per 100, 159. per 1 000- 
three years old, 39. per 100, 209. per 1,000; four years old, 4s’. 
per 100, 25s. per 1,000; all good plants, best that money can 
buy. Cash with order. Packing free. 
R. LOCKE, Royal Rose Farms, Red Hill, Surrey. 
E OSES, ROSES, ROSES. — Wonderfully cheap 
Roses, 100,000 Rose-trees to select from. Best sorts 
and true to name. 20 Choice Standards, 12s. Gd • 24 
Choice Half-Standards, 12s. Gd .; 50 Choice Dwarfs, l«s ’Gd ■ 
24 Choice Teas and Noisettes, 12s. 6c7.; 12 Choice Climbing, os’ ’ 
my selection. Cash with order. Hundreds of Testimonials’ 
Catalogues free.—JAMES WALTERS, Rose Grower and 
Nurseryman, Mount Radford, Exeter. 
TOHN KENNARDS, Horticultural Soils, Sundries, 
X and Berkshire Pottery Depot. Catalogue of all Hortil 
cultural Sundries, &c„ Post Free. Established 1854 —Swan 
Place, Old Kent Road, London, S.E. 
Z ONAL 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, 29. 6(7., free per Parcels Post.—J. E. DACE, Florist 
High Street, Leyton, Essex. 
pLI VIA (IMANTOPHYLLUM) ^ith 
vj large flowers :— 
BEST SEEDLINGS, 1 year, 609. per 100. 
,, 2 year, 1209. per 100. 
PLANTS ABLE TO FLOWER, 2409. per 100. 
VERY STRONG PLANTS, 4009. per 100 . 
Apply for special price LIST to ED. PYNAERT, Ghent, 
Belgium. 
piOCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE, newly made, 
VJ same as supplied to the Royal Horticultural Society of 
England. Truck-load of 2 tons, 259., free on to the following 
rails;—Great Western, Great Northern, Great Eastern 
London and North-Western, and Midland ; other lines, 309 .; 
in sacks, 19.; 30 sacks, £1 5s. ; 15 sacks or more free on to rail’ 
Cash with all orders will oblige.—J. STEVENS & CO 
“ Greyhound” Y'ard, and 153, High Street, Battersea, S w’’ 
Established 1872. 
G ISHURST COMPOUND. — Used by leading 
gardeners since 1859 against Red Spider, Mildew, Tlirips 
Green Fly, and other Blight. 1 to 2 ozs. to the gallon of soft 
water, 4 to 16 ozs. 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— 19 ., 3s., and 10s. 6(7. 
ISHURSTINE keeps Boots Dry and Soft on 
VT wet ground. Boxes—6(7. and Is., from the trade. Whole¬ 
sale from PRICE’S PATENT CANDLE CO. (Limited), 
London. 
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. 
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