No. 30.—1885. 
SATURDAY, MARCH 28th. 
f Registered at the General 1 
l Post-Office as a Newspaper .) 
One Penny. 
Proposed Gardeners’ and Foresters’ Benevolent 
Institution for Scotland. 
A T a MEETING of the SCOTTISH HORTICUL- 
TURAL ASSOCIATION, held at Edinburgh on the 
Utli of February, it was proposed by Mr. John Downie, and 
seconded by Mr. John Methven, and unanimously agreed to, 
that an endeavour should be made to start such an Institution. 
Gardeners’ and Foresters’ opinions for or against the above 
are solicited. 
(Signed) JOHN DOWNIE. 
JOHN METHVEN. 
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I teresting history of the Daffodil, covering a period 
of the 300 years, with its poetry, and notes on hybridization, 
with many illustrations. Price one shilling, published by 
BIRR A SON, 12 and 13, King Street, Covent Garden, 
W.C. _ 
H erbaceous and alpine plants.— 
Catalogue of 50 pages, containing full information as 
to colour, height, situation, time of flowering, Ac., free on 
application. A capital collection for Rocks, Stumps, and 
Borders, from 25s. per 100, or 4s. per doz. Most of the plants 
being in pots', may be despatched at any time, or by Parcels 
Post when fit—R'lCHARD SMITH A CO., Worcester. 
Ware’s New, Bare, and Choice Flower Seeds. 
T HE most complete list of Miscellaneous FLOWER 
SEEDS ever published, including Hardy Perennials, 
Hardy Florists’ Flowers, Greenhouse Seeds, Hardy Orna¬ 
mental Grasses, Hardy Annuals, Ac., free upon application. 
HALE FARM NUR SERIES, TOTTENHAM, LONDON . 
n~1 AAA OFFERED FOR PRIZES AT 
obljUUU DUNDEE INTERNATIONAL EX. 
HIBITION, 1884, where Dobbie’s Prize Strains of Leeks, 
Turnips, Parsnips, Beet, Greens, Celery, Asters, French and 
African Marigolds, Cockscombs, Ac., gained First Prizes 
respectively. 
Catalogues, free, of Dobbie’s Choice Pansies, Seeds and 
Plants, containing an Election of Pansies, the Culture thereof, 
with Remedies for the Prevention of the Pansy Disease, the 
True Secret of Growing Leeks and Onions for Competition, 
may now be had from DOBBIE A CO., Rothesay, N.B. 
K ELWAY & SON.—TWENTY ACRES OF 
GLADIOLI. 
The largest Collection in Europe. Catalogues free with 
cultural directions. 
LANGPORT, SOMERSET. 
N EW CATALOGUE FOR 1885,containingprobably 
the largest and best collections of Pansies, Violas, 
Phloxes, Pentstemrus, Antiorhinums, named Hollyhocks; 
Mimulus, Double Potentillas.Delphinums, Pyrethrums, Hardy- 
border, Herbaceous and Alpine plants; Dahlias, Pelargoniums, 
Fuchias, Double Begonias, Ac. Ac., ever brought together, is 
now ready. Should be consulted before buying elsewhere, and 
will be posted on application. JOHN FORBES, Nurseryman, 
Hawick, N.B. 
SPARAGUS.—A large quantity of Strong Plants, 
two, three, and four years old. Prices on application to 
J. CHEAL A SONS, Lowfield Nurseries, Crawley. 
A ; 
A CAMELLIAS or AZALEA INDICA, full of buds, 
U 10s., large healthy plants of either in 5* pots, all different 
choice sorts and colours. Packing gratis, and extra plants for 
carriage.—E. S'AN DER MEERSCH, Queen’s Nursery, 
Selhurst, S.E. 
C ARNATIONS and PICOTEES, a speciality for 
over 40 years.—I can offer unusually fine Plants of above, 
in all the leading exhibition varieties, true to name, my selec¬ 
tion, carnage paid for cash, as follows:—Six of each, in 12 
varieties, Gs. 6 d .; 12 of each, in 24 varieties, 12s. Gd. List of 
varieties, penny stamp. 
ROBERT LORD, Holebottom, Todmorden. 
“Mr. Lord’s plants are the finest I get from any source; 
finer cannot be had.’’— E. S. Dodwell, Stanley Road, 
Oxford. 
T O GARDENERS and AMATEURS.— When you 
order from your Seedsman be sure and include 
TEBBS’S FUMIGATOR, a useful addition to the Green¬ 
house. 
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 6/- per packet. 
COLLECTIONS, 12 named varieties, separate, 7/6 
,, 6 named varieties, separate, 4 1- 
Begonia Growers, Forest Hill, S.E. 
Garden Seeds. 
E B. LAIRD & SONS (successors to Downie 
• A 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. 
Lilies of the Valley. 
C UT BLOOMS, fine spikes, Is. 3d. per doz. 
Crowns for forcing, 5s. fid. per 100; 40s. per 1,000. 
Crowns, from which blooms have been cut, for planting out to 
obtain stock, 10s. per 1,000. 
“ Practical hints on the cultivation of this favourite flower,” 
by T. Jannoch, Oid.post free. Cash with order. 
T. JANNOCH, The Lily Nursery, Dersingham, King’s 
Lynn, Norfolk. 
Chrysanthemums. 
B OOTED CUTTINGS, from a choice collection, 
guaranteed true to name. My selection, 2s. per doz. 
Purchaser’s selection, 2s. 6 d. to 4s. per doz. 
Earlv-flowering varieties. The best for out-door cultivation. 
Rooted cuttings, 2s. per doz. 
S INGLE CHRYSANTHEMUMS.—A few of these 
useful varieties should be in every collection. They 
are very free bloomers and most useful for cut bloom and 
decorative purposes. Rooted cuttings from a choice selection, 
5s. per doz. Catalogue, with full directions as to cultivation, 
the best guide for Amateurs, four stamps.—W. E. BOYCE, 
F.R.H.S., Yerbury Road, Holloway, London. 
/CHOICE HARDY SPRING FLOWERS.—J. H. Ley 
KJ can supply in large clumps as follows from open 
ground, each clump equal to about a dozen of the pieces sold 
in London shops and all finest named varieties :— 
s. d. 
12 Old Crimson Clove.4 0 
12 „ White Pink .3 0 
12 New White Elephant Pink .40 
12 Pinks, distinct sorts .3 0 
12 Pyrethrums, single and double.6 0 
12 Carnations and Picotees, named . 6 0 
12 Potentillas .4 0 
12 Iris, all distinct .4 0 
12 Anemone japonica alba .3 0 
12 Roses, choicest sorts, dwarfs .6 0 
12 ,, standards „ „ .12 0 
12 Primroses, coloured sorts.2 
12 Delphiniums, very fine colours.4 
12 Columbines ,, ,, ,, . 3 
Hampers gratis; smaller quantitities at same rates. Cash 
with order.—JOHN H. LEY, Woodsido Green, South Nor- 
wood, S.E. 
Good and Cheap Insecticides. 
OBACCO PAPER and CLOTH (Roll).— 
Thoroughly reliable quality; low prices. Trade supplied. 
RICHARDSON A CO., Tobacco Works, Leith, N.B. 
A GAY GARDEN for a Shilling.—Eighteen packets 
of showy flower seeds post free for Is., such as Stocks, 
Asters, Zinnias, Petunias, Single Dahlias, Ac., by which a 
garden may be stocked with flowers summer and autumn. 
A box of " Heap’s Food for Plants ” will be enclosed with 
above for three stamps extra.—J. F. DACE, Florist, High 
Street, Leyton, Essex. 
Genuine Garden Requisites as Supplied to the 
Boyal Gardens. 
P OTTING COMPOSTS, 5s. Per Sack. 
Selected Brown Fibrous Kent Peat, 5s. per sack, five for 
22s. fid. Cocoa-nut Fibre Refuse, best quality. Is. fid. 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 d. per lb., 28 lbs. for 
21s. Manures, Virgin Cork, Garden Sticks and Labels, Russia 
Mats, Raffia, Ac., Sacks and Bags, 4d. each. List free.— 
W. HERBERT A Co., Hop Exchange, Southwark Street, 
London, S.E. (late New Broad Street), _ 
The Best Hardy Plant Nursery. 
P AUL a-xd SON, THE OLD NURSERIES, 
CHESHUNT. 
Roses, in all ways; 
Fkuit-TKEES for Orchards and Garden Walls; 
Gooseberries, Currants and Strawberries ; 
Trees; Shrubs; Evergreens; Cliubing Plants; 
Rhododendrons and other American Plants ; 
Alpine, Rock and Hot-house Pla n ts ; 
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. 
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TAMES BOYD & SONS, PAISLEY and LON- 
O 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, 1878.—London Office, 48, Pall Mall, S.W. 
Illustrated Circulars post free. Complete Catalogue, 3s. 
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 A SONS, 42, Farringdon Street, London, E.C., late 
of 6, Bankside, S.E. 
A SPARAGUS.—This delicious Vegetable does not 
require half the expense often incurred ; for directions 
see Seed List, free. Strong Roots, 2s. Gd. per 100 ; extra strong 
ditto, two years old, 3s. fid. per 100 ; forcing, 12s. Gd. per 100.— 
RICHARD SMITH A CO., Nurserymen and Seed Merchants, 
W'orcester. 
Mary Morris, Border Carnation. 
S TRONG-ROOTED LAYERS, 2s. a pair, or three 
plants for 2s. Gd. Cash with order.—H. G. SMYTH, 
21, Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane, W.C. 
C HRYSANTHEMUMS.— Strong plants, best sorts 
only, doz., 2s. Gd. ; cuttings half price ; Carnations, fine 
Border and perpetual-flowering varieties, extra large, doz., 
3s. Gd. ; Penstemons, shrubby Yeronicas, and Sweet Williams 
(Auricula-eyed), doz., Is.; Calceolarias (yellow and dark), 
100, 5s.; 1,000, 42s.; all free.—J. FAIREY, Florist, Graves¬ 
end. 
P AINE’S PATENT VENTILATING GEAR for 
Greenhouses.—120 Ventilators can be opened and closed 
in one minute. No cords required; can be worked by a boy, 
and cannot get out of order. Information and references on 
application to 
G. PAINE, Machinist, Broadwater, Worthing. 
E OSES, ROSES, ROSES. — Cheapest in the 
world. All have been kept moved back, and will plant 
now with safety. Twenty-four choice Standards or Half- 
Standards, 12s. Gd. ; 50 choice Dwarfs, 12s, Gd. ; 24 choice 
Dwarf Teas and Noisettes, 12s. fid.; 12 choice Climbing, 5s., 
my selection. Cash with order. Hundreds of Testimonials. 
Catalogues Free.—JAMES WALTERS, Rose Grower, Mount 
Radford, Exeter. 
TOHN KENNARD’S Horticultural Soils, Sundries, 
U and Berkshire Pottery Dep6t. Catalogue of all Horti. 
cultural Sundries, Ac., Post Free. Established 1854.—Swan 
Place, Old Kent Road, London, S.E. 
Carnations and Picotees. 
J BOOTH, Florist, Failsworth, offers the above 
• in choice named exhibition varieties. 12 Carnations, 
6s.; 12 Picotees, 5s., or 24 for 10s. Cash with order. Cata¬ 
logues on apphcation. 
P ROTECT YOUR FRUIT FROM THE FROST 
AND BIRDS, when you can get Netting IS square 
yards for one shilling, and this netting has only been used a 
little by our fishermen. Of course will last longer than 
new, as it has been preserved for the sea, and will resist the 
rain from rotting it. Like new, and yet so cheap. Carriage 
paid on all parcels over 5s. 
HENRY JOHN GASSON, Fish and General Merchant, 
Rye, Sussex. 
Notice. 
C OCOA-NUT FIBRE REFUSE. — Reduced price. 
The same as supplied to the Royal Horticultural Society 
of England. Truck-load, loose, of 2 tons, 20s.; Larger 
quantities contracted for. The same in sacks: ten, 8s.; 
twenty, 15s.; forty, 25s., sacks included. Delivered free on to 
Rail. Cash with all orders. Established 1S72.—J. STEVENS 
A CO., “ Greyhound Yard,” and 153, High St., Battersea, S.W'. 
JOHN LAING & Co. 
All Good Tubers just starting into Growth, free by Parcels 
Post. Catalogues Gratis. 
OUR OWN UNRIVALLED VARIETIES. 
Named Sorts, per dozen, Singles: A, 42s. ; 
B, 36s.; C, 30s.; D, 24s.; E, 18s.; F, 12s. Named 
Sorts, per dozen,Doubles: R, 63s.; S, 48s.; T, 42s 
Unnamed Sorts, per dozen, Singles; G, 21s.; 
H, ISs.; J, 15s.; K, 12s.; L, 9s. For Bedding, 
per 100: M, 40s.; N, 30s.; O, 24s. Unnamed 
Sorts, per dozen, Doubles: W, 80s. r. X, 24s.; 
Z, 18s. 
Begonia Growers, Forest Hill, S.E. 
Laing’s 
Begonia 
Tubers. 
