The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . fulNew Plants offered for the first time. WILLIAM BULL, , Establlsliment for New and Rare Plants, 536, KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, COVENT GARDEN Is the best Market In the World forFORCED FRUITS, and VEGETABLES,FLOWERS (Choice) and NOVELTIES of all kinds, from all climes. The Best Medium from whom to obtainSatisfactory Prices, J. B. THOMAS, SALES.^Accounts sent daily. CASH or DRAFTS—Weekly, or when desired. GEOWING CROPS.—Advances made on. MARKET REPORTS. — Weekly, on - Arrange
The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects . fulNew Plants offered for the first time. WILLIAM BULL, , Establlsliment for New and Rare Plants, 536, KINGS ROAD, CHELSEA, COVENT GARDEN Is the best Market In the World forFORCED FRUITS, and VEGETABLES,FLOWERS (Choice) and NOVELTIES of all kinds, from all climes. The Best Medium from whom to obtainSatisfactory Prices, J. B. THOMAS, SALES.^Accounts sent daily. CASH or DRAFTS—Weekly, or when desired. GEOWING CROPS.—Advances made on. MARKET REPORTS. — Weekly, on - Arrange tarly fur supply. COMMUNICATIONS —Invited early, toarrange for coming season. J. B. THOMAS, COVENT GARDEN MARKET. Telegraph Addreas, Thomases, , No. 2822. References : Ask Anyone. New Edition, THE COTTAGERS CALENDAR of GA RDEN OPERA TIONS. Price Sd., Post-free ah,d. W. lUCUARDS, 41, Wellinyton Street, Strand, London, Now ready. In cloth, lis. 6d. THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE,Vol. Third Series, JULY to DEC, KICHAKDS, 41, WellinRton Street, Straud, THE SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1889. SKIMMIAS. PjUKING the past winter the general interest-*-^ in these beautiful berry-bearing shrubs wasrevived by the exhibition at the Royal Horticul-tural Society and elsewhere of a very fine newvariety by Mr. Foreman, of Eskbank, under thetechnically inappropriate name of Skimmia Fore-mani. The name was inappropriate accordingto Mr. Foremans own showing, fie ga\e thehistory of the plant as a cross effected by himselfby the pollen of .S. fragrans out of S. then the plant had no right to a Latinspecific name, and the Royal Horticultural So-ciety added one more to its many breaches of therules laid down by itself for the proper nomen-clature of plants certificated by it. Had theplant in question been .simply called Foremansvariety, or Skimmia F. Foreman, no rulewould have been violated, no confusion couldhave occurred, and the of botany w
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