THE GARDENERS? CHRONICLE 
AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Sesnding and General News.—The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor ner 
No. 34—1846.] 
CIN 6d. 
W OR RARE PLANT 
Of Sud. d 
Same as sp An i ev m n aoa Class. 
Roe SURREY ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.— 
GRAND FLOWER SHOWS zu EIE) AND EBEN. wis 
INDEX. JACKSON EA pud to offer the follow- 
pats College, Chenot 571 b | Planting steep: - (66a viz, : 
eon uel T, ATOE 5;0 c denn Dro repore for - pu Tach P ached 
giicultu re and tke sciences - 569a | Polmaire SS Ert 3 A a e 
Bread, unfexmei ms 5694 | Potato discas - 568 c, 5:6 b | Anemone japonica "y n ó e Siphocampylus coceineus 
Calendar, hortici a uel = Te soot no i uia of - 5984 | Cestrum aurantiacum (in flower) 36 
ollege, agri. Cirencester = 571 b moisture the cause ot ^ 5057 | Gomarostaphylos  arbu- NP GEU UECC UNS T 
d in Mid Lothis 571 b | Poratoes on peat soil 568a pay Budellh violisen. 50 
raining, deep and shallow sub — Do of, n. not caused toides os A each, ies: 
Draining pipes, porous 574 h rain 566 b | Deutzia Mexicana egonia sp. uc sioi es. . 15 0 
Flax Improvemens Soc. 572b] — ai ime for - + 867 c| Habrothamnus Tyr Chirita sinensis GA 
ood, value of Po:ato as ii| — wi with - 579a S ob r fasciculatus, fe 76 
Fruit tree borders bóbc| — = 563 c eb ? 9 0 | Columnea crassifolia 36 
Grapes, Jato, to pre ere E m she) hanim - 563 c| true . : 
Haddo House Ardens, noticed is Po ADSL f Bike elegans” E 2 0 | Or Cryptop! POE venus- rath 
allstorm, r ata. 2 865 , 567 'otato Thrips OS |. tum 5 PALES: 
Heath land, to reclaim ~ Saa | Pueys tadien ess nes p | LOChrome: wan 5 0 | Cuphea miniata 76 
Heating, Poln Sin ny OS PAPIAM VC deese d asminum amne. 50 Eranthemum variabile . 36 
Hoare’s Vine pill: 555 c | Scaeps, to = ie 1215808. idwillize 5 a I. 
Unbourer’s condition, toimprove 570 c | Taylor's Vila 3 Tales, rev. - 567a 5j en COX + SITO Evolv mas purpare 0-08- 
m erp when to fell p Phelps sr atlast Sum b EEA a D T S mede 
y of ) - - b b Mi ptree-hal ~ - É a a 2 
Meere work, gran 2o 2 ALa | Veyetables;to improve © 865 b Phius Devoniana, seed: | Braneiscea’ s anim vocet 
Mid-Lothian, crops in = 571 b| Village Tales, re - 567a| lings, 4 inches .. 4106) 5 It 0 
Pechids, s (hg - 667 ¢ Vil DllJare, Hoare’s - - sts 5 E i 20 3 4 76 
aris Hort S - B^6c| Vine: ies, to give air to ex ervir Gesnera gardeniwfiora.. 5 0 
Pastaren ela, to inoculate = B05 c | Yorkshire Age Soc, = tims, o DU pande s E Hoya Cunninghamii ^... $0 
- 672 usecf = = 672 c . 
: í Ditto ditto, 20 inches 1. 25 0 | Hydrolea spinosa. . 36 
Alona cocles! + 16 50 
RAND METROPOLITAN DAHLIA AND RUPEE myrtifolia | > T | : E 
PLANT SHOW, in the Grounds of the GRECIAN | Clematis smilaxifoli: lore otra ante lans; 
SALOON, City-road, w where there are caplendia Rooms and co- dps dis ata y i ost, Eque : e 
vered Walks for several moray people, will take | e on 5 M ze vd sf OTT E 
Monn AY, E 3 50 Porp hyro a ceolata 7 6 
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JRS, on Monpay and Tu next, AUGUST 24th and 
H3 in aid of the Funds to valige. are NURSERY MEN MS 
FLORISTS who suffered so sever ly by the late dreadful 
STORM. This Féte cannot fail of proving the most brilliant 
of the season, being un mth e immediate patronage of 
HR. H. the Duke of Cam e, who has signified his inten- 
tion of honouring the Gea ‘vith his presen 
Hon. the Lord Mayor of London, and several 
Tank and influence, will also vive their presence and rapport 
to the undertakin; The collection of Flowers, Fruit, &c., 
l be arranged under spacious Tents and M quee gener- 
ously furnished on this occasion by the firm of STAFF & Sons 
of Lawson.street, Dover-road. The Flowers, Fruit, &c., are 
the voluntary contributions of several Ladies and Gentlemen 
Ama àteurs, and the various Nurserymen and Florists in the 
Vicinity of London and elsewhere. Also, to aid the charity, 
Several Amateurs, ex have offered to send choice specimens 
Flowers, &c., to be sold in the Gardens, the proceeds o! 
whit’ d be tS to-the Fund. To add to the festivity of 
© Scene, Lieut.-Col. Williams has kindly offered the Band gr 
Her Majesty's 2nd ANa of Life ds, which, inc 
junction with the Band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue, A 
gratuitously proffered by Col. Bouverie, wiil promenade the 
grounds during the two qu all the various attractions of 
the Gardens will also be given, viz. the ples and 
Vesuvius, splendid Menagerie, Galypso’s Taty Grotto, Illumi- 
nated Gothi Bridge, Conservatory, Promenade Concert, e 
inelli in his Dragon Car, and grand Erup- 
tion of Vesuvius, which takes place at 9 o'clock MEC IE 
dues open at One.—Admission 2. 
other persons of 
DAHLIA | 
EVON AND EXETER BOTANICAL AND 
NOE d Ed fes following Prizes 
for DAHLIAS, Tenens will be PUER at the 
Fifty-sixth jibition of this So% ty, to be held on NonTRERN- 
HAY, in the City of Exeter, on Bae the 18th of SEPTEMBER 
next, ` 
FIRST CLASS.—24 Blooms.—Entrance, One Guinea. 
First |Second| Third |Fourth, Fifth 
E Prize. [s Prize. | Prize. 
g 4e e aje sd 
9 
$ 0 a A 
3.0110 + 
3 02 2.0 
8 08 2 OL 1o 
» 
SECOND ous ASS. pa of 1845, 3 Blooms, Certificates.— 
vance, Five Shillings. 
THIRD Chus Seedlings of 1846, 1 Bloom, Certificates. — 
ance, Two Shillings and Sixpence. 
An tnit i ‘be made, and money paid, at the Librarian’s, 
Mr. Spreat, 263, High.street, Exeter, on or before the 12th of 
rem after which time Do tibl Entrance, No Entrance 
to be made after the 16th of Septei Regulations for 
the plow my a ien on noplioation to Mr, Spreat, the 
Libr . Wa, Gray, Honorary Secretary. 
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IRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.— 
A GR. EDU TUA AND HORTICULTURAL FETE, 
N ENGLAND, will be held at the OY AL 
Birmingham, in the spacious ENT 
URSDAY NEXT, Aug. 27, and on 
recently erected, on 
FRIDAY, Aug. 28. 
The Committee have made arrangements which will ensure 
the safety of all Brunner for Exhibition. 
EXANDER POFE, 5 
ALFRED PAUL, Hon. Secretaries. 
chedules S D Lnd on application to Mr. Alexander Pope, 
Hans MERI Mr. George Moore, Perry Barr, near 
irmingha 
DENIA WHITFIELDII. 
OUIS VAN. HOUTIES NURSERY, GHENT, BELGIUM. 
Strong Plants sess. «eee £l Is, 
With one over on every three taken by the trade, 
Fuchsia ni RE Ruellia macrophylla 
(Mellez) 36 . (Strong) 5 
tz RARIOR ‘a o.) 50 » _ (in flower) 7 
caramouche (do) 3 6 »  maculata.. 2 
Hypocalyptus obeordatus 5 iM monta E 3 
Prostanthera retusa... 10 6 | Van Houttea ca ata,. 3 
Salvia gesneriflora 3 6 | Whitfieldia lateritia .. 5 
Also the undernamed i in dbilentions, the selection of kinds 
being left to 
n choice free flowering Cape Ericas, of € sorts £5 0 0 
do. . Camellias 100 
20 do. n e (including miniata) ao. 1100 
20. do. Azalea indica 110 
A reference ae RN is requested o unknown cor- 
s gston Nur sery, Sur rey. 
FLOWERING BULBS, &c. 
OUIS VAN HOUTTE'S Autumnal Price Current, 
No. 26, is toy be had on prepaid application to Mr. GEORGE 
Rany, 5 Ma -lane, London, 
CEDRUS DEODARA. 
NT cee and CO. beg to inform Planters and the 
Trade, they are enabled to supply fine one-year Seedling 
Plants of thé above, well established in Pots, upon reasonable 
terms, 
ER eth, IMBRICATA, or CHILIAN PINE. 
XYoUELL o.'s Stock of the above zanepidgene hardy tree 
will be found Men in this country or the Continent, 
either for extent or luxuriance of growth ; and th hey beg to call 
the attention of Planters in gener: oy to m p that those they 
offer are not nursed plants or dra: close pits, but fine 
sturdy plants, possessing dark Th ‘green "foliage, and such as 
have stood Eu of the winter for Gos ka in this 
the most point of England, proverbial for its excessive 
cutting Nindas MEG ‘ollowing is the scale of prices for plants 
in pots, and may be platited out with advantage at the present 
season. 
3 years old .. kis vis .. 12s. per doz. 
ie 0 è i Oran Qe ou ii DE 
DC 3 30s. 
6 foot, > very fine and’ bushy, 
measur! m ROMS 2 tọ 15 ins. GOs. 
few fine specimen plants 18 inches to 2 2 feet in height, and 
from 2 gore toe 2 feet 6 inches across, 21s. e. 
us Deodara, 2 year: B 
Ditto ditto — 1 foot, worked. DO 
Picea Webbiana, 1 year, 
‘Abies morinda, a years, in pots, fine . 
artieulars of Fuchsias, Verbenas, PS ‘ies, Chrysan- 
themums, Camellias, d see advertisement of the 8th inst, 
Great Yarmouth Nursery, Aug. 22 
^RIED PLANTS FROM ROM AUSTRALIA. - = — A. fey few 
sets of the VALUABLE DRIED PLANTS collected in 
Australia by Mr. STEPHENSON, may still be procure 2) apply- 
r. PAMPLIN, Botanical Bookseller, 45, -Street, 
S HON These plants are all named, and include many 
rare speci 
across 
ILLIAM MAY Biante ence his fine. “year s 
crop of the following SEEDS, and the present season 
being proper for their being sown, begs to offer them on the 
following terms, viz.— 
sd LA 
Antirrhinum, collected from 20 finestnamed sorts 2 6 
oe collected from best sorts of the season. 2 6and5 0 
Calceolaria, collected from Usher's and 
horn’s celebrated sorts TE MEE 
y collected from all best named flowers |. os 6, 5 0 
Hollyhock, collected a shugo of 50 fi 
seed Sorts e T ^2 5 
e above may be had in London, of Wanwer Ge M ARNER' 
corni: in Manchester, of Mr, Warkinson, Market-place ; 
W. M., Hope iee Bedale, p WE free. 
SILVERLOCK" T ns or his entire stock of | 
he above, consisting of upwards of 500 potsin a healthy 
i 
state, AUR 20L, cash; also 40 Ripley Queen (succession) Pine 
Plants. 
Auricula seed — .. Te DO .. 2s.6d, per packet, 
Cinerar E" 10 » 
Geranium, 31590] » 
Delphinium, the. A di perennial vars. 2 ù » 
Pausy 
St, Paul's-road Nurs ery, Chichester, pace. 9 1846. 
PLATYCODON GRANDIFLORA. 
LEXANDER CHRISTIE begs to offer the above 
beautiful showy Herbaceous Plant recently s 
from China, and whi ih only requires to be beti wee eus to 
universally cultivated—price 18s. per dozen, ot 2s. per stele 
plant, Likewise. 
Hy rece spinosa .. on ae 
Ruellia montana .. 
Ruellia maculata 
Statice puberula 
Seline a .. 
The above will be forwarded E any ote: of the country on 
the remittance of a Post-office order from un no corres- 
pondents.—Maidenhead Nursery, BeOS August 2 
M OUNT ETNA (Hoxre' eie — This extraordinary 
P fiower, without exception, isthe Ee gus xu strik- 
ing Geranium ever offered. has obtained F. ‘rizes—two 
at Chiswick, one at the Royal Botanic, and pane at the Royal 
South London Exhibition—the only times it has been exhibited 
for competition, when it was always admired by gazing thou- 
sands. The following description i ry Ve from the Report i in 
the Gardeners’ Chronicle, May 31, 1845:—‘‘Mount Etna. A 
flower of extraordinary brilliancy and richness of colour; the 
lower petals are of a deep rosy red; p petals, which are 
velvety in texture, have the black "Ms ‘surrounded by a broad 
margin of crimson scarlet; the flower 
s well formed and oj 
considerable substai Free bloomer, and the habit uc 
lent.—Plants 1L. se 
ISABELLA (Hoy 
nee. 
es s AMET also obtained a Prize at 
the Eo Exhibitio t Chiswick, when, in the same 
Report, the ing description will be found :—“ Isabella 
nee remarkable fine top petals of deep yelvety maroon, with a 
arrow margin of entre light with the remaining por- 
Hon of the lower petals of a rosy pu i 
extraordinary free bloomer, and well suited for exhibiting.— 
Plants 10s. 6d. each. The two taken obi 1l. 10s. 
. possesses a few strong Plants of last year (that his 
ere stock has been cut from), which will mae good Plants 
or stock, ee Specimens for Exhibition, —Mount Etna 2. 25.; 
Teabella, 
The [ae will be allowed 25 per cent. when three of 
each sort are taken at once. 
ar A correct and well-finished iu ‘ed Eger " Mount 
Erna and Isar: BELLA, executed b; Iolden, Artist to ** Pax- 
ton's ‘Mageaing.” from the flow ers 3 exhibited "at Chiswick, sent 
in return for 12 postage stamps, which will be allowed to Pur- 
chasers. 
The following ne ties all sent ae for the first time last 
season by their respective raisers, may be had HL kr ues 
at the following pri ntire eise left to M 
who will carefully Send a distinet ariel, 2l, per ot Thé 
n ire tothe peona 3l. per dozen. 
—Egyptian Prince, em Veritas, Phillida, Au- 
En Miss TAR Paragon, Samye, Turk, Phoenix, Turban, 
s Rosea, Olimpia, Turchianna, Alba Superb, Fairy, Sun- 
BECKS — Mare Antony, Juno, Desdemona, Rosy Circle, 
Sunset, Isabella, EUNDO Othello, Zenobia, Mustee, Bellona, 
m Favourita, Bel 
HOYLE’S—Augusta, Lora Morpeth, Josephus, Duke of Or- 
leans, Aie Revenge, Cid. 
R.CATLEUGIPS— Merry Monarch, €lio, DT EEUU 
e La Polka, DRURY’S—Pearl. ST Orion. 
ood Plants of all the above will be ILS Vi and 
dus as 150. Octobe Pee 
All the other new ieties that have been P out the s 
two or three years, can be had at 1l. 1s. per dozen :—such ai 
Pompey, Titus, dics Sarah Jane, Rosetta, Cid, Nabob, 
Duchess of Leinster, &c. 
Hybridized Garant Seeds, 100 for 10s. ; 50 for 5s. ; 25 for 3s. 
W. Mutter, Providence Nursery, Rarisgate, August 22, 
E 
ROSES. 
W ILLIAM WOOD and SON have just Uu a 
ew and enlarged edition of their ROSE CATALOG 
for the Autumn of 1846, and Spring of 1847, which they will us 
proud to furnish gratis on application. 
Parties having alr cady favoured W. Woop and Son with their 
See will receive copies of the above in 
N.B.—The Autumnal HOWEN ROSES are now in fine bloom. 
Woodi ands Nursery, Maresfield, near Uckfield, Sussex, Au; 
NEW SEEDLING STRAWBERRIES, 
J MYATT & SONS have selected from their stock 
* of a eee the following varieties, which are now ready 
for M 
YATT'S $ GLOBE, large and fine eund per 100 
AMMOTH, very large 305. 
'"ROLIFIC, cay: and great bearer ? Is, 
Hooren’s SEEDLING, ea ees 
The above selection are i distinet, and well worth the 
attention of growers. 
Early orders will ensure strong plants for fruiting next 
season,—Manor Farm, Deptford, August 2 232. 
30s. 
|n BOURBON ROSE, *QUEEN OF THE 
VIRGINS. "SED 100 planta of the above splendid new 
Rose at 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d., each, ready for delivery. T. 
mitted by ES best Ro to be the best po of its 
Fine strong plants of Rose Pr ge a Reine, Tri 
T Gold, Madame Laffay, Saffrano, TE 
ira 
TM Palmas Ae 
siana 3s. [y t "Geranium. Houston 1s. 6d., Beck's 
ustee 5s., Marc Antony 5s., Ball’s Maria 2s. 6d. ; new Black 
Wallovecs IDE ES en A first-rate collection ‘oe Pinks 
eady for delivery firs September ; es few pairs of 
Matthews? Tahpatres B Pese 10s. 6d, per 
Orders for wit nittance, aq- 
dressed to E. F. FAIRBAIRN, Florist , Wandsworth-road, will 
receive prompt dtobtion gas 
