THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
A STAMPED NEWSPAPER OF RURAL ECONOMY AND GENERAL NEWs. 
THE HORTICULTURAL PART EDITED BY PROFESSOR LINDLEY. 
No. 43—1843. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28. Price 6d. 
‘ INDEX OF THE PRINCIP PIGs. rovements have been made in the system of Agriculture pur- 
z ‘THE T obs ot ; Cass 1.—To the owner of the best Boar of a large breed, 10/.; | sued within it since the Report made to the Board of Agriculture 
Amateur's Garden, No, XLIT. 7364 | Manures, syeculatives prussiate ‘To the owner of the b 2; To the owner | by Arthur Young, which was published in the year 1804, and’ 
4 Anger, a_small in th of pot - 7874] to the owner of the second-best ditto ditto, 5/.—2. T 3 M ig, W t « y 
} island of Java; produce, &e. Melons grown undor oiled can: seca Lest Boar of a small breed, 102.5 to the owner of the | Nathaniel Kent, which was published mn the pene irae, 
of that part described - . 73a8a | vas, remarks on + testing ot? | Second-best ditto ditto, 5/.—3. To the owner of the best breeding 5. Agriculture of Cheshire.—Fifty Sovereigns, or a Piece of 
oineey er en ny pevloni: giana etna ee Sow of ing | plate of that value, will be given for the teat Report on the pre. 
1, ree . . % ‘42 the quality of + . + B7a a e, W re~ 
RRA Ge ae ne deg Pamplilet for more general ex: Sow of a small breed, 10/.—5. To the owner of the best pen of sent state of the Agriculture of the County o 
oS area 7 ar) tension of land-draining, by three breeding Sow Pigs, of the same litter, above four and under the ordinary course of cropping adopted in the di 
Gierree Moped sere oP rys «| pareremete hag: FES nine monthe Ole or the ccxtnty 
“beret Mussel Scale; described 729 ¢ | Pear, corelecs, de: : Z fie teneeiht ide ee 
arberry, mildew on leaves of ; Pear-trees, remarks on Jargo- AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. ‘ bred or fed within i a 1 | 
Bath Sheet pon corn 3 + 70a) jnelleasastandard |”. 244 A Sum not exceeding Three Hundred Sovereigns. red) ay ieee ne! Pea nae tie-danieat ae neRiee | 
vit ctabilis | . 741 ¢| Pears, varieties ie ae 'D SEEDS. ifferent operations o: r3 hi 
Bees, Shae i peti , as and Easter, EXTRA STOCK, ROOTS, AND SEEDS. : : 
Comb aed eRe elahe OF Mismaetees cetaceans 1 ryea amoeRotrs tie Stock of any kind, not shown for any of the above | Farms are rencraily held; the wages of labour; the average 
Birds, of use to destroy grubs,&c. 742 a | Peri ndrums, &¢., prizes, and for Roots, Seeds, &c., prizes may be awarded and ap- amount of the Poor’s-rate; and whether | any and what altera- q 
| Birkenhead, new public parks | meme Lenawee 4 | ROBtONGH by the euroniities ang Judges, to an amount not ex- | tions and improvements have been made in the system of Agri- 
Rooisremain, | HE Been crMTEN Tae Sok -veasnt| COSMInE TH tie eee 50. culture pursued within it since the Report made to the Board of 
Bowwivyremarle cn: os. < feb | PReeer ne able, import ANY NEW IMPLEMENT. 1, | Agriculture by Henry Holland, which was published in the year 
Catalogue, descriptive, of Ri RAR? f; remarks on . + 7334 P i rt , y Agri ‘al Implement, such | 108. e } 
Paul te Son, eons ne nag o | pitts, niente fad doceing’ ilies aatte sere iNivkaproreets auraTaNE ee 6. Agriculture of Essex—Fifty Sovereigns, or a Picee of Plate 
ree peach egete Bluntuneemenkelth Se ior: 7380 a of that value, will be given for the best Report on the present 
1, effect ‘ Caf co a a o * EED~ E. EY. e . ~, " x Sta 
Clover Dodder remarks'on | 737@ | Pottingy” obser vations on the ‘ I. Fift s. sage te eat anes that value, will be | State of the Agriculture of the County of Essex :— Stating the 
Clowesia rosen’ : wie] newsystemof. «TB 6} oir to te sovereigns, or a Piece of Pla é y ordinary course of cropping adopted in the different soils of the 
Dahlias, to keep through the | Sale ia splendens, to obtain Siven to the Exhibitor, at the Meeting at Southampton, of the best Bair. tebeceas ot aie Sheep, and Pigs most generally 
Eye me F 2 S | pari toed ase 35 “i Paes Wheat) of the harvest of 1848, and eg pra or fed within it; the state of its drainage ; the implements 
a larg and A pri Fon ee + 735d | himself, ig * pployed in the dif. 
Farming, son . Seeds from Cape of Good Hope, | me é, x villbe | used; the number of Horses or other Cattle employed in he dif- | 
Figs, treitment of otk rene ae Gat acl peeks Bike ReGen roe ee ae a BS vr bike ferent operations of Husbandry ; the tenure on which the Farms | 
Fortune, his mission to if ails, blooms of Sunflower a een to the Exhibitor, at the tne: at uote a in | are generally held; the wages of labour; the average amountof 
5 Ge + Tle trap for . “ i -, 37 ¢ | best 14 bushels of Red Wheat, of the harvest o: 1843, and grow: ae 3 a hat alterations wend dite 
Grey wagtail, curious anecdote Strawberries, to prepare ground by hi i the Poor’s rate ; and whether any and what a eration d - 1 
Fetpecting e's 7370 | dors lat of ene eee em eee Oren eee Piece of Plate of that value, will be | provements have been made in the system of Agriculture pursned «; 
Meating,remarks on | 736 e, 714.4 | Tar, spirits of t0, reece IVER to the rene ens OF A Piece of Plate o: 4 he | within it since the Report made to the Board of Agriculture by | 
= ew plan for boilers Peas, &c. from pheasants; given to the Exhibitor, at the Meeting at Southampton, of the oe sete : Board, which was published } 
and, setting, Burbidge and pitt sect on French eeGit g, 7878 | Dest 14 bushels of Spring Wheat, of the harvest of 1843, and grown th ean eae Secretary eo He ROE P | 
lealy’s adv. . 2 + 7324 | Theory of Horticulture, Lind: by himself. in i 7 an: . f 
Heliotropiums, Verbenas, &c., Jecley*ereriey Dette eat eet age y 2 . 2 ‘i oe Agric ilishive— vereigns, or a Piece of 
‘winter treatment of 744. | Tropedlum polyphyllam m5] IV. Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be 7. cue of a ae abe best Ret ripe ER { 
Henderson’s N ‘Turnips,remarks on a specimen given to the Exhibitor, at the Meeting at Southampton, of the | Plate o ue, will be given fo! 
grown on a fiel 
; i : 7 vi ating the 
a field manured best r of the harvest of 1843, and | sent State of the Agriculture of the County of Wilts, stating t 
; with guano and salt sa + 737b Stoo Ceo Behari x ordinary course of cropping adopted in the different soils of the 
amar - Ten Sovereigns, or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be | county; the breeds of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs, most generally | 
8, to given to the Exhibitor, at the Meeting at Southampton, of the | bred or fed within it; the state of its drainage; the implements | 
splitting, remarks on; est 14 bushels of Barley for general purposes, of the harvest of | used ; the number of Horses or other cattle employed in the dif- q 
i Se 1843, and grown by himself. ferent operations of Husbandry; the tenure on which the Farms | 
| 74a e| | Mowing exsemtes of ."°"'", s94 5 ||. Competitors are seunented td send with their Whest og Barley, | are gencrally held; the wages of labours the average amount of | 
‘a Wood pavement, improvement. Specimens, fairly taken, of the samein the ear, with the whole | the Poor's rate ; and whether any and what a! erations and im- 
742 imconstruction of — , + 738 f Ci i f less th footin diameter, and with | provements have been made in the system of agriculture pursued q 
eed ee ivageativeekciitae @ | ofthe straw, ina sheaf not less than one footin diame > ee vo le to the Board of Agriculture by | 
i W oa TEM) saleasie the roots attached. ; within i ee: the Report pe eadia they earache 
737 b| during fermentation o£ — . 744 6 [Twelve bushels of the Wheat or Barley will be sealed up by } Thomas Davis, which was publish a 
8. Improvements by Warping, §c.—Twenty Sovereigns, or a 
SOCIRTY op pu | Will be exhibited as a sample to the public; the other being | Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best account of 
SOCIETY OF ENG- | kept for comparison with the produce of the next year. At th 
| 
| 
| 
‘ © | Improvements made by Artificial Deposits of Soil from the Sea or ! 
GAT SOUTHAMPTON,—Principal Day | General Meeting in December, 1845, the prizes will be awarded.] | 
Tide-rivers, and the subsequent Cultivation of the land, i 
neral Meeting of The two best samples of each of these three classes of Wheat 9. Keeping Farm-Horses.—Twenty Sovereigns, or a Piece of 
ied, ee will be held at Southampton on Farpay, July 26, | or Barley, without at that time distinguishing, in any of the |-pinte of that value, will be given for the best account of the way | 
F com. 2 o’clock cisely. ‘The Prizes are open to general | cases, between the comparative merits of either sample, will be of keeping Farm-Horses in good condition, both in Winter and ! 
to the Seo rtaeorms Of Certificate to be procured on application | selected by the judges appointed for the Meeting at’ South. r. Competitors muststate—1. The quantity of food given, | 
for impleme J? 12, Hanover-square, London, All Certificates ampton ; and wi sown, under the direction of the Society, | 24 the average cost of such food. 2. The work performed by | 
or before erase be returned, filled up, to the Secretary, on i : 
the horse: 
the Council hen and all other Certificates by the Ist June; foodidesct 
Certificate be peeled decided that in no case whatever shall any | will make their eport, 
3. The length of time they have been kept on the 
ed. 
eived after those dates respectively. 
ey) Provided there be sufficient merit in any of the samples. Ten pe rege vara Rit be iva ca Pe poor q 
oe RIZES FOR IMPROVING THE Breep or Carrix.—is44. Sovereigns will be given at the Meeting at Southampton to each Agriguitural subject = Thebe Essays must be sent to the Secre- i 
| previouste Chass To the owner of the best Bull calved | Exhibitor whose Wheat has been selected for trial, and Six Sove- eae nei 2 anprver: Naiarels tines a eaennal ieee ale pig B | 
© the istJannary, 1842, 307. . reigns for Barley. j ang At1 2; a : ¢ 2 
a Ege are ie Opilbe, Mids 2. lO thoomnncyc re met OF the | TLRS CRIA itt selected for trialatany previous | Ztes of Competition for Prize Hesays.—1. That all information 
si Hee the 1si OF the 1242) and more than one year old, 201, | Shaw shall be qualified to compete, contained in Prize Essays shall be founded Splat ateeen j 
Of the base wner Of the best Cow in milk, ish oe Be woner 2 7 2 5 = Rae ar ation, and not on simple reference to beoks, 6 - ce { 
of the best in-calf Heifer, not “exceeding three ene oe Si ESAS AND. REPORTS ON. VARIOUS SUBJECTS. ings, specimens, or models, shall accompany writ- i 
+ To the owner of the best yearling Heifi - . Prizes for 1844.—prize Essays, 2 © oe hi 1 
erefords.—Chass 1. To the owner of the best Bull calvea | 1+ Water Meadows and Upland Pastures.—Twenty Sovereigns, { 
Previously to the Ist January, Tatowaties tothe Caner eae or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best 
Second-best do. do., 15/.—2. ‘Eo the owner of the Account of the Comparative Value of Water Meadows and Up- 
Since the Ist January, 149, ¢ Pong best Bull calved 
| 
and more year 9 lands gencrally for Cattle, Sheep, and Horses, but especially we | 
To the owner of the best Gow nx, ee fiverue Milch Cows, Competitors will be required to state the following 
Of the best in-calf Heifer, not exceedin 
Pot mer soil and its state of drainage to be described; and equal por- 
ee 2 BOL, ct are Ce REE DC see of upland and water meadow to be selected. 2. Equal 
of thethel tase of the second. numbers of cows of the same age and breed (not less than fou 
vest Bull calved since in number) to be separately fed in pairs, on each different kind 
an one year old, 207.—3, of grass, and to be changed once from one kind of grass to the 
4. To the owner of the other; and the quantity, as well as the quality, of the milk from 
pcars old, 182.—8. To | Such cows to be ascertained by the lactimetey, 3 Tf ame 
Hh hay, the quantity of each sort produced on the Jand, and the 
~_ To the owner. quantity, as well as quality, of the milk which has been pro. 
iLoaiveutebeenences cae ined in ‘a similar manner. 4. The value of 
ved since the 
1.—2 
= 
: P i 
1843, January, ing food and grass, whether in rowen or pasture. 5. The | exper ve taken place ; or a specimen of the soil to be } 
Best Cow in male aye JeaE O13. the owner of the | time conditions to be applicable to the feeding sheeb-stock; | analysed, by persons employed by the Societys It is also farther q 
Not exceeding thro eae Ho the owner of the best in-calf Heifer, stating the numbers which the same quantity of each land has | ranSe that, in relative to on | 
Yearling Heiter ee old, 10/.—5. To the owner of the best separately maintained during a certain period ; and whether or | Jang in foreign countries, the measures be stated in English values. | 
Cattle of any EB, ba SBF Cr n i : not subject to the rot by the flooding. 6. In regard toirrigating Those members who have tried subsoil-ploughing, whether suc. q 
foregoing Rieter oes Miri deer (i, the Jand: the primary cost whether of catch-water or flow- cessfully or otherwise, are reams ee Fe cee ae be q 
of the drevionsly to the Ist ae 1842, 302.; to thie Guo ea Udine Che reo age, Shual expense of manage. rane. Secretary sin the Ope thet OY te . | 
i - 3 nt, ineluding the repair of sluices ; together with the former 
} calved sineotie Renvanhatea a 13 pe aa ie the best Bull | Zhd present rent or value. Competitors are also requested to 
f ea s ary, 1842, : ‘an one year old ei i tended, the com. 
20, © owner of the best Cow in milk, 157, ? | state, as far as their observation may have extend |, the com. 
ments, some judgment may be arrived atas to the soils and situ. 
ations which are, or are not suited for this operation. 
® ‘ | 
Owner ns ; re ‘ —4. To the parative value of the grasses of water-meadows and uplands, pions ie eb ee | 
Vom 5. pone best in-calf Heifer, not exceeding three years old, LHentent dito tay,-and conenised as fodder, IVERPOOL BOTANIC GARDEN.—The Horrr- | 
; © owner of the best yearling Heifer, 107, Mo. Influence of Climate.—Twenty Sovereigns or a Piece of L uraL Exurnitions for the year 1844 will take place i 
| % HORSES. Plate of that value, will be given for the best Essay on the Infla. ON Rae May 25; Fripay, June 28; and Fripay, August 95; i 
li Sages 1, To the owner of the best Stallion for agricultural ence of Climate upon Cultivation within the limits of Great when the Sum of TWO HUNDRED AND SEVENTY POUNDS iW 
ii t - EES of four years old and upwards, 30/.; to the Owner of | Britain and Ireland. There being good re: to suppose that will be dactsbuted: in Premiums. For further particulars, apply i 
Nearecon ~best ido. do., 207.—2. To the owner Of the best two the discordant practices of farming in different districts Tay } to or. SuepuerD, Curator, at the Garden t 
the - Old ditto, ‘foaled’ since the Ist January, 1842, 151.3, To be partly attributed to the influence of climate, competitors for rage ¥v 
Josern Dickinson, M.D., Honorary Secretary, 
al : : Botanic Garden, Liverpool, Sept. 22, 1843. 
© the owner of the second-best do., 10/.—4. To the | trace them to the variation of climate. Under she term Climate | ———ee > oeruen So SPSS 
he owner of | must be included the degree of cold or heat, moisture or drought, TULIPS. i 
; levation, neighbourhood to of GROOM, Clapham Rise, near London, (removed i 
ation in practice may be looked H © from Walworth ; by APPOINTMENT, FLORIST TO HER Fl 
for in the management of artificial and natural Grass, the growth 
noe Tee Not exceeding three gui id wi : 
guineas (and with a groom’s fee 
Of not more than five Shillings,) in the season of 1844, 3o7, 
: : MAJESTY, begs to remind the Nobility, Gentry, and Amateurs, | 
SH. of root-crops, the depth of ploughing, the time of Sowing, the that this is the season for making up their collections of TULIPS 
Li Prizes ror IMPROVING THE BREED OF Suvep.—gyq, choice of white crops, &c, — ‘ é preparatory to planting next month. He therefore recommends 
sbi etcesters.— Chass 1. To the owner of the best Shearling Ram 3. Indications of Fertility or Barrenness.—Fifty Sovereigns, that an early application be made, as it not unfrequently happens. 
Of thc°;the owner of the second-best ditto, 15/. 5. To the owner | or a Piece of Plate of that value, will be given for the best Essay 
f the hich tical pnides tn jude that gentlemen are unable “i aes Eon they require, from a 
i est Ram of any other age, 30/.; to the ow: the Indications which are practical gnides in jud Sing of the ving sufficiently early. is Catalogue of Bulbs will be 
8 y 1 Be, i ner on thi Bae not applying su apehe 
hoetsbest do. 152—, To the ewer of the best pen a Fertility or Barrenness of the Soil. “Many attempts having been forwarded by post, on application. 
i to the owner of the second-best do, do,, 5, | made to explain the productiveness of the soil by chemical or ——— FAYACINTHS AND ¢ 
Ting Ram, gor pile-—Cuass 1, To the owner of the best Shae: | physical causes, without any decided result, it appears desirable H 
Hoge 30/, 5 to the owner of the second-best do. 15.—9. 
Oct. 28, 1843, 
THER BULBS. 
7‘ reenho' * i iy H 
oO . os 5 7 Ps 
'o the owner of the bi , or vegetation, by which surveyors and farmers are enabled | promote the germination of Seeds. Sold in bottles 1s. 9d. 
to the owner of the acccaN tows at Enis practical opinion upon the probable nature of a . FLANAGAN & SON, Mansion-house-street; Hurst & 
: land which they inspect. ; eee E McMvuten, Leader 
ters 7 Called Sheep.—(Not qualified to compete as Leices- 4, Agriculture of Norfolk.—Fifty Sovereigns, or a Pieg, 
C rs © of | Gornon, THOMPSON, and Ba ,» Fen eae 4 H 
SHASS 1, Yo the owner of the best Shearlin Ram, 30/.+ late of that value, will be given for the best Report on the pre- | rey an Co., Covent Garden; Barr and Ruriny, 412, St = 3 Hl 
H fe.the Wher of the second-best do., 15/.—2. 'To the eee sant state of the Agriculture of the County of Norfolk i—~stating | Cuan iwoop, Tavistock-row ; W, J. Norrine, 46, hears He G. : 
eae ca rag ether age; 801.5 to the owner of the second: | the ordinary course of cropping adopted Yn the 4 oils of | Lawnuvoe, 18, Piccadilly 5 3) satan, Great Rissell-attect, i 
Ewes, 72,154.—3. To t 
ie owner of the best pen of Five i county ; the breeds of Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs most generally 
Mikes to the owner of the second-best do. do., ce ne hed or fed within it; the state of its drainage; the implements 
Me ~ Wooiled Sheep (not qualified to compete as Sonth Downs). | used; the number of Horses or other Cattle employed in the dif. 
the 6 S 1. To the owner of the best Shearling Ram, 20/.—2,. To | ferent operations of Husbandry; the tenure on which the Farms 
Owner off of the best Rum of any other age, 2018, To the | are generally held; the wages of labour; the average amount of 
y 8 it Seepsmen in town 
f the best pen of five Shearling Ewes, 19/7, the Poor’s-rate; and whether any and what alterations and im. 
