NOTES AND QUERIES. 



[No, 252. 



XYLO- IODIDE OF SILVER, exclusively used at all the Pho- 

 tozraphic Establishments The superiority nf this preparation is now universally ac- 

 knowledged. Testimonials from the best Photographers and principal scientiiic men of the day, 

 •warrant the assertion, that hitherto no preparation has been discovered which produces 

 imiformly such perfect pictures, combined with the greatest rapidity of action. In all cases 

 where a quantity is required, the two solutions-may be had at Wholesale price in separate 

 Bottles, in which state it may be kept for years, and Exported to any Climate. Full instructions 

 for txse. 



CAmoN.— Each Bottle is Stamped with a Red Label bearing my name, BICHABD W. 

 THOMAS, Chemist, 10. Pall Mall, to counterfeit which is felony. 



CYANOGEN SOAP: for removing all kinds of Photographic Stains. 



The Genuine is made only by the Inventor, and is secured with a Red Label bearing this Signature 

 and Address, RICHARD W. THOMAS. CHEMIST, 10. PALL MALL, Manufacturer of Pure 

 Photogranhic Cliemicals : and may be procur d of all respectable Chemists, in Pots at Is., 2.5., 

 and 3s. 6(i. each, through MESSRS. EDWARDS, 6?. St. Paul's Churchyard; and MESSRS. 

 BARCLAY & CO., 95. Farringdou Street, Wholesale Agents. 



/COLLODION PORTRAITS 



\ ) AND VIEWS obtained with the greatest 

 ease ami certainty by using BLAND & 

 LONG'S preparation of Soluble Cotton ; cer- 

 tainty and uniformity of action over a length- 

 ened p' riod, combined with the most faithful 

 rendering ot the lialf-tones. constitute this a 

 most valuable agent in the hands of tlie pho- 

 tographer. 



Albnmenized paper, for printmg from glass 

 or paper negatives, giving a minuteness of de- 

 tail unattaiued by any other method, 5s. per 

 Quire. 



Waxed and Iodized Papers of tried quality. 



Instruction in the Processes. 



BLAND s I,ONO, Opticians and Photogra- 

 phic 1 Instrument Makers, and Operative 

 Cliemists, l.M. Fleet Street London. 

 Tiie Pneumatic Plate-holder for Collodion 



Plates. 



•»* Catalogues sent on application. 



T'HE SIGHT preserved by the 



1 Use of -^PECT.-VCI-ES adapted 'o su t 

 every variety ot V'i-ion by means of SMEE'S 

 OPTOMErE'i, which tffvctuallj; prevMits 

 Injury to the Ees from the .^election of Im- 

 proper Glasses, and U extens vely employed by 

 BLAND St LONG, Op icians, 153. Fleet 

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Just Published. 



PRACTICAL PHOTOGRA- 



I PHY on GLASS and PAPER, a Manual 

 containing simp ediie -ti msf r the production 

 of I'ORTitAITSand VIEWS tiy the agency 

 of Lirht, i cludin.' the C" >I,Ll)DlO V, ■Vl,- 

 Bi'MEN, WAXKDPAPRK and P SITIVE 

 PAPUR Processes, by CHARLES A. LONG. 

 Price Is. ; per Poot, Is. 6rf. 



Published bv BLAND and LONG, Opticians, 

 Philusonliiciil and Photographical Instru- 

 ment Mikers, and Operative Chemists, 153. 

 Fleet Street, London. 



PHOTOGRAPHY. — HoRNE 



I K CI). 'S Iodized Collodion, for obtaining 

 Instantaneous Views, and Portraits in from 

 tlirec to thirty seconds, according to light. 



I'ortraiis ol>tuined by the aliove, for delic 'cy 

 of detail rival ihe choicest Daguerreotypes, 

 spei imens of which may be seen at tlieir Esta- 

 blishment. 



Also every description of Apparatus, Che- 

 micals, &c. (to. used in this beautiful Art.— 

 123. and 121. Newgate Street. 



PHOTOGRAPHIC CAIVIERAS. 



OTTEWILL AND MORGAN'S 



Manufactory, 21. & 25. Charlotte Terrace, 

 Caledonian Road, Islington. 



OTTEWILL'S Re.istercd Double Body 

 FoUling Camera, adapted lor I>andscapcs or 

 Portraits, may be had of A ROSS, Fealher- 

 itone Buildings, llolborn ; the Photographic 

 Institution, IJond Street ; and at the Manu- 

 factory as above, where every description of 

 Cameras, Slides, and Tripods may be had. The 

 Trade supplied. 



Just published, Second Edition. Price Is., by 

 P St Is. 6rf. 



THE COLLODION PROCESS. 

 By T. H. HENNAH. 



Also, 

 Price Is., by Post Is. 6rf. 



THE WAXED P \ PER PRO- 

 CESS of gust ave LE GRAY iTranslated 

 from the French I. To this has bee added a 

 New Modifica iim of the Progress, by which the 

 Time of Exposure in the Camera is reduced to 

 one-fourth. I'V J.\>iES HOW. Assistant in 

 the Philosophical Establishment of the Pub- 

 lishers. 



GEORGE WRIGHT & SONS, Foster Lane, 

 London. 



MR. T. L. MERRITT'S IM- 

 PROVED CAMERA, for the C\L')- 

 TYPE and COlLODI )N PROCE-iSES; by 

 which from Twelve t > Twenty Views, &c., may 

 be taken in Succession, and then dropped into 

 a Receptacle provided tor them, without pos- 

 sibility of injury from light. 



A" neither Tent, Covering, nor Screen is 

 required, out-ot-door Practice is thus rendered 

 just as convenient and pleasant as when oper- 

 at ng in a Rjom. 



Maidstone, .\ng. 21. 1851. 



PHOTOGRAPHY.— WEST & 



I CO.. Photigraohic Portrait Rooms. 

 4L Strand, opposite the Lowtlier Arcade, near 

 Charing Cro<s. 



Portrait in Case from 6s. 6rf. 



Set of Apparatus, with Practical Instruction, 

 for U. Ifls. 



Paper, Chemical, of the best and lowest 

 price. 



MR. MAXWELL LYTE'S CR- 

 LEBRATED PYRENEAN VIEWS. 

 — A large assortment of the above may now be 

 seen a the Photoirraphic Estab ishment of 

 MKSSRS. HENNEMAN & CO., 122 Regent 

 Street, who liave been appointed Sole Agents 

 for their sale. 



IMPROVEMENT IN COLLO 



1 DION.- J. B. HOCKI N & CO., Chemists, 

 2Htt. Strand have, by an improved mode if 

 lortizina, succeeded in producing a Collodion 

 ei|ual, they may say superior, in sensitiveness 

 and density of Negative, to any otlier hitherto 

 published ; without diminishing the keeping 

 properties and appreciation of half-tini for 

 which their manufacture lias been esteemed. 

 Apparatus, pure Chemicals, and all the re- 



3uirements for the practice of Photography, 

 nstruction in the Art. 



THE COLLODION AND Po- 

 sitive PAPER PROCESS. By J. B. 

 HOCKIN. Price Is., per Post, Is. Id. 



Zd. each, or 5». for 25 Copies for distribution 

 among Cottage Tenantry, delivered any- 

 where in London, on a Post-f)ffice Order 

 being sent to the Publisher, JAMES MAT- 

 THEWS, at the Office of the Gardenert' 

 Chronicle. In consequence of the new 

 postal arrangemnnts, parties in the country 

 who desire it can have copies sent by post ; 

 Six Stamps, in addition to the cost of the 

 Numbers, will pass 10 Copies Free by Post. 

 The cost of a single Copy, Free by Post, is 7d. 



THE COTTAGER'S CALEN- 

 DAR OF GARDEN OPERATIONS. 

 By SIR JOSEPH PAXTON. Reprinted from 

 the Oardeners' Chronicle. Above 85,000 have 

 already been sold. 



Index to the Contents : 



a^HE ORIGINAL QUAD- 



1 RILLES, composed for the PIANO 

 FORTE by MRS. AMBROSE MERTON. 



London s Published for tlie Proprietors, and 

 may be had of C. LONSDALE. 26. Old Bond 

 Street ; and by Order of all Music Sellers. 



PRICE THREE SHU^LINGS. 



Lychnis, Doubla 



M irigold 



Marjoram 



M anurea 



Marvel of Peru 



Mese m bry anthemums 



Mignonette 



Mint 



Mushroom 



Mustard 



Narcissus 



Nemophilas 



(Enothera bifrons 



Onions 



Pajonies 



Parsnip 



Parsley 



Peaches 



Pea-haulm 



Pears 



African Lilies 

 Aaapanthus 

 Anemones 

 Annuals 



Apples 



Apricots 



Auriculas 



Beans 



Beet 



Riennials 



Black Fly 



Books, list of, for Cot- 

 tagers 



B()ra7e 



Borecole 



Box e gings 



Broccoli 



KrusseU Sprouts 



Budding 



Bulbs 



Cabbage 



Cactus 



Calceolarias 



C'alfornian Annuals 



Campanulas 



Carnations 



Carrots 



Cauliflowers 



Celery 



Cherries 



Ci'ina Asters 



China Roses 



Chry san themums, 

 Chinese 



Chiv-8 



Clarkias 



Clem itis 



Collinsias 



C^oleworts 



Cress 



Creepers 



Croc'is 



Crown Imperials 



Cucombers 



Cultivation of Flowers 

 in Windows 



Currants 



Dahlias 



Daisies 



Dor's-tooth Violets 



Exhibitions, prepar- 

 ing articles fOr 



Ferns, as protection 



Fruit 



Fruit Cookery 



Fuchsias 



Ci ntianella 



Gilias 



Gooseberries 



Grafting 



Grapes 



Green Fly 



Heartsease 



Herbs 



Herbaceous Peren- 

 nials 



Heliotrope 



Hollyhocks 



Honeysuckle 



Horse-radish 



Hyai:inth8 



Hydrangeas 



Hyssop 



Indian Cress 



Iris 



Kidney Beans 



lyavender 



Layering 



Leeks 



Leptosiphons 



Lettuce 



Lobelias 



London Pride 



Illustrated with several Woodcuts. 



Published by J. MATTHEWS, 5. Upper Wel- 

 lington Street, Covent Garden, London. 



Pelargoniums 



Perennials 



Persian Iris 



Petunias 



Phlox 



Pigs 



Piuks 



Planting 



Plnms 



Polyanthus 



Potatoes 



Privet 



Pruning 



Propagate by cuttings 



Pyracantha 



Radishes 



R nunculus 



Raspberries 



Rhubarb 



Rockets 



Roses 



Roe 



Rustic Vases 



Sage 



Salvias 



Savoys 



Saxifrage 



Scarlet Runner Beans 



Seeds 



Sea Daisy or Thrift 



Seakale 



Sel ct Flowers 



Select Vegetables and 

 Fruit 



Slugs 



Snowdrops 



Soups 



Spii'uch 



Spruce Fir 



Spur pruning 



Stews 



Stocks 



Strawberries 



Sonurier Savory 



Swi-et Williams 



Thorn Hedges 



Thyme 



Tigridia Pavonift 



Transplanting 



Tree lifting 



Tulips 



Turnips 



Vegetable Cookery 



Venus's Looking- 

 glass 



Verbenas 



Vines 



Virginian Stocks 



AVallflowers 



Willows 



Zinnias 



