June 24, 1893. 
THE GARDENING WORT.D. 
671 
FRIDAY NEXT, JUNE 30th. 
SACCOLABIUM BELUNUM, CATTLEYA SGHOFIELDIANA, UELIA HARPOPHYLLA 
Messrs. CHARLESWORTH, SHUTTLEWORTH & CO., Heaton, Bradford, have instructed 
Messrs. PROTHEROE & MORRIS 
To offer by Auction, at their Central Sale Rooms, 67 and 68, Cheapside, E.C., 
On FRIDAY, JUNE 30th, at half-past 12 o’clock. 
A SUPERB IMPORTATION OF ORCHIDS, 
Embracing the following choice Species and Varieties:— * 
Vanda Kimballiana, a pretty, sweet-scented winter flowering Orchid; Vanda Amesiana, useful for cutting purposes during the winter months; Miltonia 
Morrelliana (true), dark purple flower; Cypripedium bellatulum, an extraordinary healthy lot in superb condition, most of the plants are pushing their 
flower bubs; Cattelya Schilleriana, specially fine and good plants; Laelia Harpophylla, Oncidium Barcodes, Yanda coerulea, Cattleya Schofieldiana, 
from the same locality that we had plants from the two previous years, and which turned out such amazingly fine forms ; Cattleya yelutina, beautiful and 
healthy pieces; Saccolabium bellinum, one of the most handsome of its kind. The plants offered are specially well leaved and healthy. Also a fine lot of 
Sophronites rosea, Miltonia, Candida grandiflora, and other Orchids. 
ON VIEW MORNING OF SALE, AND CATALOGUES HAD. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAMES CYPHER, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
FERNS! FERNS! TRADE. Stove St Greenhouse, 
25 best sorts in 2$-in. pots 12s. 100, large in 10 best sorts 5-in. 
pots 6s. per doz.' Seedlings in variety 6s. 100. Palms, Ficus, 
Hydrangeas, Marguerites, Pelargoniums, Dracaenas, in 5-in. 
pots is. each. Cyperus, Auralias, Grevellias, and Rhodanthe, 
in 5-in. pots 6s. dozen. A. Cuneatum, large, in 5-in. pots, value 
in fronds,6s. and 8s. dozen. PterisTremula and A. Cuneatum 
for making large plants quickly, 16s. and 20s. 100. Packed, put 
on rail, free for Cash. J. SMITH, LONDON FERN 
NURSERIES, LOUGHBORO JUNCTION, S.W. 
SMYTH’S 
GARDEN SUNDRIES, MANURES, 
SOILS, &c. 
SPECIALLY SELECTED ORCHID PEAT. 
Black and B r own Peat 
Silver Sand and Loam 
Cocoa Nut Fibre Refuse 
Leaf and Peat Mould 
Specially Prepared Mould 
Sphagnum Moss 
Guano and Dissolved Bones 
Bones, J inch and J inch 
Bone Dust, guaranteed pure 
Blood and Bone Manure 
highly recommended 
Horticultural Charcoal 
Tobacco Cloth, far superior to 
Mushroom Spawn [Paper 
Russia and Archangel Mats 
Pot Washing Brushes 
Virgin Cork and Raffia [Twine 
Tanned Netting & Tarred 
Trugg Garden Baskets 
Flower Sticks, from 1 to 5 feet 
Wooden Labels, from 4 to I2in. 
Thin Bamboo Canes 
Rose and Dahlia Stakes, about 
5 feet 
Oichid Baskets and Teak Rods 
Greenhouse Blinds made to 
order 
Patent Bass Brooms 
Smyth's Orchid and Hothouse 
Shading 
Write for Price List, free by post. 
H, G. SMYTH, 
2-1, GOLDSMITH STREET, DRDRY LANE, W.C. 
SPRING FLOWERING 
Forget-me-nots. 
SOW NOW FOR 
Myosotis dissitiflora 
Myosotis dissitiflora alba 
Silene pendula compacta 
Silene pendula compacta alba. 
Wallflower, Dickson’s Golden Beauty. 
Wallflower, Dickson’s Selected Dark Blood Red. 
Wallflower, Dickson’s Superb Mixed Single. 
Wallflower, Choice Double German. 
Stocks, Brompton and East Lothian. 
Panaver nudicaule ) 
' „ album - The Favourite Iceland Poppies. 
,, miniatum ' 
Primrose, Choice Hybrids, 
Polyanthus. Choice Mixed and Gold-laced. 
Pansies, Choice Show and Fancy Strains. 
Per Packet, 6d., 1/-, and 1/6, post free ; or in larger quantities 
By making Sowings of above now, beautiful displays may be 
obtained next Spring. 
For all other Flower and Vegetable Seeds see Catalogue, 
sent post free, on application— 
Dicksonssk? Chester 
(LIMITED] 
NOTHING is too small. 
NOTHING is too much trouble. 
Inspection Invited. The Trade Supplied. 
You will NOT be worried to order. 
E. D. SHUTTLEWORTH & CO. 
(LIMITED), 
Albert Nurseries, 
Palms, Ferns, Stove & Greenhouse Plants, &c., 
PECKHAM RYE, LONDON, S.E. 
Herbaceous Plants, General Nursery Stock, 
Bulbs, &c. 
FLEET, HANTS. 
BEDDING BEGONIAS. 
All the Choicest Colors, & best quality, 
4/- per dozen. 
POST OR PACKAGE FREE. 
H, J, JONES, Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, 
_ LEWISHAM, S.E. _ 
MR. DODWELL’S 
GRAND CARNATIONS. 
THE FINEST GROWN 
Al! Classes, 10/6 per dozen. 
Mr. Dodwell’s List of Specialties is now ready. 
Send Stamp and get copy. 
Thf. Cottagf, Stanley Road, Oxford 
FERNS SPECIALITY, 
A magnificent stock of all kinds of Ferns. Abridged 
Catalogue of 1,400 varieties free on application. 
Illustrated Catalogue of Ferns (No. 22) 
The most beautiful and complete 
ever published, 2 f post free. 
It contains 150 Illustrations, and an immense 
amount of interesting and instructive matter of great 
value to all Fern cultivators. 
W. & J. BIRKENHEAD, F.R.H.S., 
Fern Nurseries, Sale, near Manchester. 
STUART & VEIN’S 
No. 1 CABBAGE, 
The earliest and finest type of Spring Cabbage in cultivation, 
coming into use in April and May. The hearts are large and 
solid, and of the finest flavour. Our seed of this famous cab¬ 
bage being the true stock, and as many inferior varieties are 
substituted for it, we stongly adtise all to send to us direct for 
their supply. 
As a further inducement we offer £8 in Cash Prizes for 
the three best Cabbages grown from seed procured direct 
from us. 
Full particulars will be supplied with each packet of seed 
sent out. Is, per packet. Post free, 1 s. 6d. per ounce. 
STUART & MEIN, 
KELSO, SCOTLAND. 
Established upwards of Half a Century. 
For Index to Contents see page 681. 
“ Gardening is the purest of human pleasures, and the greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man."— Bacon. 
NEXT WEEK’S ENGAGEMENTS. 
Monday, June 26th.—Hitchin Rose Show. 
Canterbury Rose Show. 
Tuesday, June 27th.—Sale of Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
Maidstone Rose Show. 
Sutton Rose Show. 
Wednesday, June 28th.—Rose Show at Earl’s Court. 
Richmond Flower Show. 
Thursday, June 29th.—Important Sale of Fine Foliaged 
Plants at Dyson’s Lane Nurs ry, Edmonton, by Protheroe 
& Morris. 
Eltham Rose Show. 
Newport Rose Show. 
Windsor Rose Show. 
Friday, June 30th.—Sale of Imported Orchids at Protheroe 
Sc Morris’ Rooms. 
1 Saturday, July 1st.—National Rose Show at the Crystal 
Palace. 
Chingford Flower Show. 
b|>at|tli}i|ing ijjorlil, 
Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY , JUNE 24 th, 1893. 
Whe Drought.— This wonderful spell of 
continuous drought is now intensified 
by great heat, so that the effects of the long 
dryness are daily becoming more and more 
evident, and in many districts where 
water is running short there is much 
suffering. It seems useless to look for any 
early change. We had thought that the 
drought could not possibly continue over 
last month; but here is now almost the 
whole of June added to the long period, for 
it is almost four months since in almost all 
parts of the kingdom we had rain, except 
such as resulted from occasional local 
thunderstorms. 
It is no longer possible to regard this 
dryness with equanimity. Of course let 
whatsoever condition of things prevail, let 
misfortune to some one or other section of 
the community be ever so great, the world 
will go on as ever, and make light of the 
trouble that is being created. Still we 
must suffer appreciably presently, for 
when the production of the year is totalled 
up there will be in many cases enormous 
deficiences of crops. We shall see corn 
generally light, straw even much more so, 
Potatos doubtless good but small in size, 
pulse of all kinds, whether field or garden, 
very deficient in quantity, vegetables and 
fruit a long way below the average, seeds 
an alarmingly short crop—and all the pro¬ 
duct of, not so much the heat, for that has 
been truly glorious and enjoyable, but of 
; such a wondrous lack of rain. 
