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Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 1013, 4 August 1883, Page 3

Matson, Coz, azi CJo. TUESDAY, AUGUST 7. LARGE AND EXTENSIVE SALE OF FRUIT AND FOREST TREES, CONIFERS, FLOWERING AND EVERGREEN SHRUBS, HEDGE PLAN TS, & GENERAL NU RSE :v V STOCK. Important to Nurserymen, Gardeners, and Persons Desirous of Enhancing the Value of their Property by Planting. LARGEST PLANT SALE EVER HELD IN CANTERBURY. Messrs h. matson & co. have received instructions from Messrs Duncan and Son -(in consequence of the whole of (heir stock being re-arranged this season), to Sell by Public Auction—• AT THEIR STORES, CASHEL STREET, ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 7th, The Largest and Best Assortment OF TREES, SHRUBS, PLANTS, Etc., Ever offered by Auction, Comprising—--50,300 Coniferous Forest Trees, Including Cupressus Lawsoniana, Larch, Austrian Pine, Insignia, Corsican Pine, Maritima, Pitch Pine, Scotch ditto, Strobus, Bolanderi, Spruce, Wcllingtonia, etc., from one to four years old 10,000 Macrocarpa, one and two years old 31,260 Deciduous Forest Trees, including—Alder, Ash, Birch, Elm, Elder, Horse-chestnut, Laburnum, Limes, Oak, Poplars (sorts), Sycamore, Walnuts, Willows (sorts), etc. 1,045 Ornamental Conifers, including —Large specimen Plants, 3 to 5 feet high, Araucaria (in pots), variegated Arbor Vitae, Arbor Vitae (varieties), Deodara, Cryptomeria, Variegated Cypress (various), Junipers (sorts), Libocedrus, Pinus Ritenospora, Salisburia, English Yew, Irish ditto, Canadian ditto, Thujopsis dolobrata, etc., etc. Laurestinus, Laurels, Euonymus, Hollies (various, some very large), Rhododendrons, assorted Flowering Shrubs 50,000 Hedge Plants, comprising Quicks, Privet, Osage Orange, African Box’Thorn, Acacia, Arbor Vitas, etc. 50J Roses Fruit Tress, comprising about 150 large Apples, Pears, Plums, Cherries, Apricots, Peaches and Nectarines, from five to seven years old (fruiting plants) 1,000 Apples, Pears, Plums, from 1 to 4 years old 600 Cherries, Apricots, Peaches, Nectarines Also, Gooseberries, Currants, Filberts, Cobnuts, Raspberries. The auctioneers would call special attention to the above sale, being a chance seldom met with to secure really first class plants true to name. In Lots to suit Purchasers. Sale at 10.30. Without Reserve. H. MATSON & CO., 8 236 Auctioneers. MOORE STREET, ASHBURTON. Messrs matson, cox & 00. have received instructions from Mr W. H. Puddicombe (late of Mount Somers), who is leaving for Nelson in a few days, to Sell by Public Auction, on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1883, The whole of his Furniture, (Which has been recently purchased), consisting of Fireproof Safe (Milner) Iron and wooden Bedsteads, 2 Chests Drawers, one specially good Two Oval Tables, 1 large Dining do., Chairs, Easy Chairs Davis’ Treadle Sewing Machine, fitted with drawers 1 Piano (Dresden model, by Milner and Thompson) Sofa, Fenders and Irons; Cutlery, Crockery A Writing Desk, with drawers on each side Kitchen Utensils, etc., etc., etc. First-Class family Waggonette (never been used), built specially to order by Baker Bros., Ashburton ; a very handsome conveyance 2 Boys’ Tricycles (nearly new) Match-pair of Chestnuts (mare and gelding) 5 and 6 years old; thoroughly broken to all kinds of harness and saddle; very quiet, upstanding, good movers, and sound Good double-seated Buggy, in first-rate order Double and single sets Harness, Saddle, H oraecloths, and a large number »f sundries Also, Equity of redemption of £ acre section, in the rising township of Mount Somers, upon which Mr Puddicombe’s late store stood, together with all buildings, grates, copper, etc., now thereon. The above furniture is all new and specially good, well worthy the attention of purchasers, and must be sold, as Mr Puddicombe has to leave Ashburton on the 10th August, Sale at 12 o’clock. No reserve. 7 179 MATSON, COX & CO. MESSRS MATSON, COX & CO. have received instructions from Mr John Leahy, of Ashburton Folks, to Sell by Public Auction, on THURSDAY, 9th AUGUST, On the Farm, 12 miles from Ashburton, The whole of his Live & Dead Stock, 5 •i 7 10 16 1 1 As follows : Good Draught MARES Hack Brood MARES—Ladysale and Polly A oung HORSES Milking COWS, including some young Springers Young CATTLE New McCormick TWINE BINDER Osborne WIRE BINDER, nearly new DRAYS DOUBLE and SINGLE-FURROW PLOUGHS I'THAFFCUTTER and HORSEvJ WORKS g Horse Set HARROWS 2 Horse Set HARROWS HARNESS and Sundries too numerous to particularise. Sale at 12 o’clock sharp. No reserve. 7 180 MATSON, COX & GO.