Hello Steve, I am Martha from Minneapolis, MN, USA. My maternal grandmothers maiden name was Ivery. If the following information on Dorking Nurseries is already known to you, I apologize in advance. If you have additional information on the J. Ivery & son's I would be interested. Thomas Ivery was born in Dorking , Sept 1765. His father(unknown 1st name) had a nursery in Dorking as early as 1770. Thomas(1765) inherited the "Ivery Nursery" from his father. The fisrt reference I have found on the Ivery Nursery in Dorking is a painting. At the "Marylebone Cricket Club" the painting: Dorking by James Canter around 1770-80, showing a cricket match at The Cotmandene Common in Dorking. The Ivery Nursery & House are shown above the Pipp Brook Mill Pond along The London Rd. Thomas' son James Ivery (born 1791) became, Ivery & Son's Nursery of Dorking & Reigate. James'(1791) 2 sons both became nurserymen. James Ivery(1823) carried on J. Ivery & sons in Dorking(his son Henry James Ivery born 1857 continued the business and in 1881 employed 30 men. Henry was listed as a florist when his daughter Constance married in 1913. That is 4 generations of Ivery's in the business. William Ivery(1825) was the owner of Hanover Nursery in Peckham. Following are a few references on the web: A History of Dorking.....by Bright, John Shenton, Published 1884 The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society, Volume 3 THE JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE, COTTAHE GARDENER, COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, BEE-KEEPER ... By GEORGE W. JOHNSON , June 4 1866 The Floral Magazine: Comprising Figures and Descriptions of ..., Volume 10 "AZALEA—FANNY IVERY. From the Floral Magazine 1871 The name of Mr. Ivery, of Dorking, is well known to all lovers of the Azalea, as that of one to whom we are indebted for a large number of some of the best varieties in cultivation. Cultivars/hybrids of Ivery, J. ordered by name year1Admiration (info) (‘Lateritium’ x ‘Iveryanum’) (a.)1853y2Beauty of Dorking (info) (? x ?) (a.)1863y3Beauty of Reigate (info) (? x ?) (a.)1852yetc..... I hope this is helpful. I would love to know more about your research. Regards, Martha James

These are the two pineapple plants I'm looking for at the time Called Queen And Abacaxi

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I don't need variegation I have plenty. Most things in the yard are variegated from agaves to bananas but I was in search of the cold hardy variegated opuntia..so far things are coming up empty. I have been searching for a very long time I just can't let the dream die lol