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AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 

 GAZETTE. 



A Stamped Newspaper 



of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindiey. 



SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 



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 76 c 

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72 b 



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6'J b 

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work* on - 71 * 



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M ax ' - 

 «y,»y Potatoes - 



■lit quAlitic* of ■ 



. 70 c 



INDEX. 



Greenhouse Climbers - 

 Hippomane maneineUa . 



House flies - 



Und, to pare and burn 



Larch-trees 

 Leyeesteria formosa 



Love Birds - 



Lupinusarverms 



Mange, t» cure - 



Manure, WWfo * • 



Oak-timber, durability or 



Olive-trefU to send to distant 



Cdlonies - * 



Orange-trees, management of 



fail".*!". 1 Park 71 j j ^^ and burnin>? ot land 



. 71 4 



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72/. 



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69 A 



,w*ppijtoA,cr'uu:t. 75 b 



11 c 



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99 c 



97a 



;ob 



68a 



77 e 

 68 b 

 73 a 

 7-> b 



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70 e 

 75 a 

 78fl 



78 a 



72 b 



71 £ 



68 a 



67 b 



70 a 



7-' c 

 70 a 



7» a 

 7H a 

 77 A 



69 a 



72 c 



7^ c 

 67 b 

 I c 

 67 a 



tclvct 

 between Fanners 



78 



69 

 69 

 70 



89 



7' 

 67 



b 

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 c 



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twmnMihmh 



Tirm.H , profit! of 

 Tomiirtm - 

 Fruit-trees, u Iect 

 G«i4ef Pleasure 



% m food for horses 

 ihitetin 

 he wrer 



I ho-phonc manure 



,nts, disfwea ot" • - 



Pilfa, to prevent from rooting 



up the earth 

 Pineapples 

 Pitt for Pines, &c. 

 Polyanthus • . - • 



Potatoes, curl in . 



Rats - 



Kose-^arden 



Scottish Agri. Chemistry As- 

 sociation • 

 Sea-weed as manure 

 Shed-feedii.ff of Sheep - 

 Soils, nature of 



SprenKel* on Manures - 



— remarks on 



Btatice rytidophylla 



Stiff land, to prepare for Turnips 77 c 



Tests for Manures -' - 76 e 



Top-dressings - • 76 b 



Tumealobata . • • 7) a 



Virgil, on Grafting - - 71 b 



Vines, to prune - - • 72 c 



Wheat-land, culture of - 74 e 



Yeast* to make - - - 70 a 



77 a 



76 c 



75 c 



77 b 

 74 b 



76 a 

 71 a 



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E0L0GY.- PROFESSOR WEBSTER, F.G.S., 



will commence his Lkctubks on Monday, 5th February. 



Co «e will consist of 30 Lectures, and will be divided into 

 tkrceputa. 



l^-Tbe tacription of such simple minerals as enter essen- 

 My Mo the composition of rocks. 



*j-4jw[,ogjr, properly so called, or the characters and super- 

 BMUuu of the strata composing the crust of the globe, together 

 witn mi iccouiit of the various phenomena exhibited by them. 



Woe application of the above subjects to the useful arts. 



Maw F°! Mondaj "» Wednesday, and Friday, at a quarter past 

 iiooocfc. Fee St. The course is open to Gentlemen who do 

 lot inert any other class in the College. 



P. S. Carey, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Laws. 



rnirmifrr »"* . Atki * so *. Secretary to the Council, 

 i iwity College. London, Jao nary 26, 1844. __ 



^ A ii?-Th CLUB ' no * fo «-ming at No. 127Waler]oo- 



•WWfnT J?« C K P if e,nises so desir aWy situate, and expressly 



S^oSniT' W i th aU thc »PP«Jntments ready for 

 —»» occupation, have been obtained for the New Club. 



TownMpmWc»„ ? KRMS 0P AD *HSSION. 



rZl? e .? bers France . ^lo 10 n / 





Annual . £7 J 

 Annual . 5 5 



g^^Jbers' entrance 5 "5 6 



*■ ^ ttSctab ^* 06 5 new P rinci P>e into the constitu- 

 ««w*rretirin Rs h a |h/5 ard l° Town Members, by which a 

 [« returned to him ^il e ,- a rateable proportion of his entrance 



1^7 WofThe a S/ fl UU pa ^ ula " ** this new regulation 

 JT Prorhional (W^J 7 ' at f N ,°- 12 ' Waterloo-place. where 

 ^^^SSrtZ* ^ ly *° receive applications 

 ^^J^nTmi mms Members. • 



DON. 



L*J^*£to?ur V ? K -i Public Meelin e of 



SS 1 "* Horticaltu a, l r - '• , u V 0N ,, wi11 be held in the large 



^iSS* J.?. at '»'wo o'clock 'p.ecLlv, 

 ^«'0™m ei ™ e t ^° « «»catu. B hi. Widow and DanghtS 



It U h * ' 7 Me Place ' 1 by Mr - '^'••»»»'s 



2r- ^' to°au m r C " "I ^ntlemcn who patronise Horti 



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derson & Co. 





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Mr.Jos.WhHliey, u verpool . 

 iiiK ""? eraon » Milton, 





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COple »- Mr. j Phn 

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"^•^°4n w! ul , bs . ^hic S h A , n r r,t ,m P° rt »'i™ of 



iD 5 the Chapel/ H South Auaiey. street, 



DWARF CHERRIES GRAFTED ON THE PRUNUS 



MAHALEB, or PERFUMED CHERRY. 



r P RIVEKS, Jun., begs to ofler the following sorts of 



1 • CHERRIES, grafted on the above Stock, Root-pruned, and 

 admirably adapted tor potting', (or forcing, or for forming Dwurr 

 prolific Trees, to be protected by nets, 2*. Crf. each : — 



Arch, or Holniaa's Duke 

 May Duke 



Royal Duke 



Late Duke 

 Biggareau 

 Black liable 

 Belle de Ctaoisy 

 Elton 



Early Amber Heart (Rivers's) 



Florence 



Knigl.t v 8 Early Black 



Imperial Morello 



Black Tartarian 



Tradescani's Black 



Waterloo 



Welder's Black Heart, 



The following Ornamental Standard Trees for Lawns are also 



offered : — 



American Weeping Wil- 

 low, 8fr # 

 *Cytisus elongatus (pen- 

 dulous), 5ft. . . 2 

 *CytUus purpureus do.), 5ft 2 

 *Cytisus purpureus, floru 



alba, 5(t. . . 3 



♦CytifiOa nigricans, 5ft. • 3 

 ♦Cytisus falcatus. oft. . 2 

 ♦Genista anxantica. 5ft. 3 

 * White Portugal Broom, 5ft3 



•Double Yellow Broom, 5it 3 



Robin ia hi*pida major 

 largest Rose Acacia, 6ft 3 



each. each. 



s. d. Robinia macrouhylla, or s. d. 



5 6 granditt( ra, Git. . .36 



♦Yellow Broom, 5ft. . 2 6 



2 6 Double Dwarf Almond, 



6 ; 4ft. to 5ft. . . .26 

 Siberian Almond, 4ft. to 5ft. 2 6 

 6 White-flowering Dwarf 

 6' Almond, 4ft. to 5ft. . 2 6 

 6 Dhle. flowering Peach, 5ft 1 6 

 6 Weeping Laburnum, 6tt 2 6 

 G E.-.gloVclaw Maple, 6tt . 1 6 

 6 Lilac, rubra grandiflora 



fine plants, 6ft. . .26 

 Lilac, Charles X., do., 5ft S 6 

 Female Plants (the fruit bearing: plants;, of the Shepherdia 

 argentca, or Buffalo Berry, recently imported from America, 

 2«. 6d. each. M Its fruit, which is much relished in America, is 

 about the size of thc Red Currant, much richer to the taste, and 

 forms one continued cluster on every branch and twig," — Loudon* 

 Carnage of all Package* paid to London. 



Those marked * are grafted on thc Laburnum. 

 Sawbridgewort h, Jan. 31, 1844. 



OLIVER'S "YOUNG HEIR" DAHLIA lor 1844, to be sent out 



the last week in April, at 7s. 6d each. 



E OLIVER begs respectfully to call the attention of 

 • Dahlia- growers to the above Seedling, which gained 

 Prizes at the following places :— Fclton open Show, best Seed- 

 ling, Sept. 27, 1842; also an extra prize, August 31, 1843— nine 

 blooms: Alnwick, August 29, in the first stand of 12; also the 

 premier prize of any colour; also the best Seedling— five blooms. 

 Colour, rosy crimson; the petal, form, and centre first-rate j 

 constant and free bloomer; height, from 3 to 4 feet. 



A few ground-roots to dispose of, at 3/. each. E. O. has no 

 objection to take one-half of ti.e amount in plants of anything 

 new and good. — Eslington House, Whittingham, Northumberland. 



GJEO. CROFT, Forbury, Heading, begs to call 

 ' particular attention to his Seedling Verbena *' ADONIS"— 

 a light crimson, with large lemon-coloured eye. This is particu- 

 larly recommended to Noblemen and Gentlemen's Gardener 

 for planting out in beds, as nothing can excel in beauty a bed of 

 this splendid Flower. Plants in April. St. 6rf. 



LikewiM to his Seedling Fuchsia " UNIQUE"— tube and sepals 

 smooth ; sepals expand well ; corolla, rosy purple : the plant is 

 of beautiful habit, and if The Public can judge, then this is one of 

 the loveliest Fuchsias ient out. Plants in April, 7 s. 6rf. 



~~ DAHLIAS. 



J KEYNES, Florist, Salisbury.— " Standard of 

 • Perfection," ^Keynes).— Thc finest self-coloured Dahlia 

 in the word ! gained the 1st class prizes at Stonehenge, Windsor, 

 Kingston, Surrey Zoological Gardens, and Crown and Anchor, 

 Stockwell ; also the 1st prize specimens at Stonehenge Floricul- 

 tural Society, Stockwell. M It is as round as any Dahlia in culti- 

 vation; as complete an unbroken circle as could be drawn with 

 the compasses; and as globular in front as possible. It is 

 ymmctrical to a hair, and as double as a Ranunculus. It is so 

 remarkable as to be instantly recognised among a thousand. 

 Colour, deep crimson. It is the flower of the season, and must 

 be had."— Gu s f Gazette, Oct. 14. " The best-grown flower 



we ever saw, without exception, every requisite to meet the taste 

 of a connoisseur being complied with; pood colour, a iu«ney- 

 comb, regularity of growth and disposition in the leaves, and 

 above all, as complete a rotundity of shape as if it had been cast 

 in a mould."— Salisbury Hermld, Sept. 2, 1843. Plants in May, 

 1844, 105. 6d. "Ora e Superb," (Dodd's) first-rate show-flower, 

 lO.s. 6d. "The specimen sent would grace any stand."— Glenny. 

 41 Emma Noke," (Dowding's) biuish white, extra fine, indispensa- 

 ble to a first rate stand, 10*. <5r/. Catalogues containing all the 

 fine old varieties and new flowers for the season may be had on 

 applic ation.— Salisbury. Jan. 31, 1«44. ^__ 



N K \V K >KI V POTATO 



fTURST and Mc MULLEN beg to inform the Public 



■*- A they have this season purchased of Mr. Soi , bis entire 

 stock of that IpleoOid new Early Potato, Soden's Early Oiford. 

 This superior variety lias taken thc First Prize at all the three 

 Show* at Oxford mid ttthcr placrs, and is allowed to be theeariie 

 and best in cultivation, bold at 45. per peck, A«# inclidrd. In 

 another column will be f<und a List of .choice Yi jretable Seeds. 

 8; Leadenh all- street, Feb. l, .844. _ 



JOHN MILLER, suivmng Partner of the late firm 



** Of SwKKTsand'Mu.i.FR, Nursery and Seedsmen, Bristol, be?s 

 respectfully to Inform Nurserymen, the Trade, and his Friends in 

 general, that he has commenced business as Auctioneer and 

 Valuer of li< rticultural and Agricultural Stock, &c, and hopes 

 by strict attention to the Intel t of his employers, to merit their 

 ort. Letters addressed to John Miller, Portland House, 

 Kii down, Bristol, will meet with immediate attention.— Bristol, 

 J anuary 3 1, 1844. 



NEW HARDY ANNUAL. 

 VISCARIA OCULATA- DARK-EYED VISCARIA. 



T 1 and J. BACKHOUSE. Nursery and Seeds- 



■*■ • mkn, York, have the pleasure of efferingr to the Public the 

 above new and beautiful Annual, which is figured at page 63, 

 (No. 10), of the •' Botanical R r" for 1843. The blossom 



are of a bright rose colour, with a deep crimson eye, and chang- 

 ing to a pule purple. It flowers very abundantly through the 

 greater part ot the summer and autumn. It is a native of Algiers 

 and may he sown cither in the open ground in spring, or raised 

 in pots and planted out. 



Packets. 2#. 6d. each, will be sent, on the receipt of a Post- 

 office order, postage free, to any part of thc Kingdom. 



[Price 6d. 



FINE HYBRIDIZED FUCHSIA SEIiD. 



X\f MILLER begs to inform his Friends that lie has 



» » • spared no pains in selecting the best kinds of Fuchsia for 

 hybridizing, and now has a few packets of tine seeds to dispose 

 or, in packets containing 100 seeds, 7*. 6d. ; 50 seeds, 45. Fine 

 "Verbena seed, in packets at 2*. 6</. and 5s. each, with directions 

 for sowing. VV. M.'s extensive list of Fuchsias, Yerbenas, 

 Pelargoniums, &c. &c. can be had on application, containing a 

 full description of his new productions, by Dr. Linuley, viz.: — 

 Fuchsia "Constellation;" Petunia " Punctata}" Verbenas 

 ••Blue Queen" and "Zeoxes." W. M. has fine plants of his 

 new M Fire Ball " Geranium, at 5«. each. The above will be sent 

 post free to any part of the United Kingdom.— Providence Nur- 

 sery, Ramsgate, Jan. 31, 1844. 



DANE CROP I NURSERY, STOWMARKET, SUFFOLK. 



CAMUEL GIRLING, English and Foreign 



^ DAHLIA Agkxt, submits tm- following choice SEEDLING 

 DAHLIAS to his numerous Friends for 1844. plants of which can 

 be lud early in May; they are all faithfully described, and early 

 orders are respectfully solicited, as the stock of some of them is 

 very limited. General Catalogues of DAHLIAS, GERANIUMS, 

 PANSIES, FUCHSIAS, aim VERBENAS, can shortly be had, on 

 prepaid application. 



BEAUTY OF SUFFOLK (Bum's).— Bronzy purple., of superior 

 lorm and excellent habit; a constant and extiu sec rav.e 

 show-flower; seedling prizes »t Ipswich and btowiuarket. 

 Height 4 feet.— Price 7b. 6'1. 

 BERMONDSEY BEE 'Pnocror's).— A cr n • nrplo. of ex- 

 cellent form and line general habit, well cupped, stiff petals; 

 when well grown one of the best Self Dahlias in cultivation.— 

 4 ft.— 10*. 6d. 

 MODEL (Bourv's),— Dark purple, of first-rate form ; has taken 

 first prize* at the Metropolitan and ether shows, and pro- 

 nounced a first-class flower. 4 ft. — 10*. 6d. 

 NONPAREIL (Piioctor's). — Ruby scarlet, of first-rate form, 

 habit excellent, free bloomer, pronounced by the Horticul- 

 tural Society of London, and at the Slough exhibition, to be a 

 first-class flower. The stock of this beautiful Dahlia is small, 

 and unless it breaks well will be held in another year. No 

 allowance on this variety unless six plants are ordered. 

 Glenny's opinion of this Dahlia is, that well-grown it will be a 

 trimmer. 4 ft. — 10*. 6d. 

 ORANGE PERFECTION (Bourn's).— Of good form and habit, 

 an extra second-rate show-flower, rather low in the centre, 

 but sometimes well up, when it will beat all the orange class. 

 4 to 5 ft.— Js. 6d. 

 RED ROVER (Girling's).— Of good general properties and 

 extra fine habit ; colour tine red, and useful for showing, 

 4 to 5 ft. — 7«. 6d. 

 TALMA (Girling's).— Purplish rose, of superior form and habit, 

 little short of first-rate; rising centre and very constant. 

 4 It. — 7s. 6d. 

 SIR JOHN STEWART RICHARDSON" (Union, in which S. G. 

 has a share), which is one of the most popular Dahlias of the 

 seasoti. No allowance on this variety unless 12 plants are 

 ordered. 4 ft.— lo». 6rf. 



FANCY DAHLIAS. 

 CORNELIA (Girling's).— Purple, tipped with white; of good 



habit and very distinct. 4 ft. — 5*. 

 GARLAND (Giuling's).— With three colours— cream, sulphur, 



and brown tip ; of good form and habit. 5 it.— 55. 

 MADAME MIELLEZ (Girling's;.— Rosc-iiUc, tipped or striped 



with white ; a distinct variety, ot good habit. 3 to 4 ft.— 5s. 

 MADAME DE BERGHE (Girlinc's).— White edged with pink; 



a distinct aud beautiful variety. 3 ft.— 5.v. 



MADAME CHAUV1ERE (Girunu's).— Light crimson tipped 

 with pure white; very constant, good shape, and oue of the 

 finest border Dahlias in cultivation. 4 ft.— 5s. 



VILLAGE MAID (Girling's).— Colours white and purple, dis- 

 tinctly and beautifully tipped ; good habit, and superior border 

 variety. 3 to 4 ft.— 5s.— Stowmarket, Jan. 31, 1844. 



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L>USHELL'S Light Seedling Dahlia -Emma. 

 ' Plants in May, 10s. 6rf. Colour white, tipped with deep 

 cherry; the petals, form, and tfentre. good; the largest, most 

 constant, and free in flowering of any DatdU yet propagated, and 

 has obtained several prizes. •« Ptt Rival" Plants in Mty, 5s. 

 Colour, purple maroon ; fine copped petal and free bloomer ; ex- 

 hibited in several winning stanuslast season. Kennington Rose, 

 Plants in Mav, 5*.; most constant Rose grown. To be had of 

 Messrs. AKSBLt, Camden Town, B. Giri.ing, Stowmarket; 

 P. and A. Smith, Hackney; and J. Blshkll, 12, Hail-place, 

 Kennington-lane. ____^ — — 



HYACINTHS AND GROWING STOCK. 



HUMPHREYS'S COMPOUND, applicable to all 

 Greenhoal Plants to Hyacinths and other Bulbs, and to 

 promote the germination of Seeds. Sold in bottles is. Qd. 

 ich, by Flanagan and -Son, Mansion-honse-stieet ; 

 Hurst and McMillen, Leadenball-street j YY. Clark, 

 Sate-Within; Smith, Islington Nursery: Grimlet 

 and Co., Covent Garden; Batt and Rctlev, 412, Strand; 

 William and John Noble, Fleet-street; Smith. Covent irden ; 

 Charlvvooo, Tavistock-row; W. J. Nutting, 46, Cbeapside; G. 

 Lawrence, 18, Piccadilly ; John Kkrnan, Great R ell-street, 

 ( ovent Garden ; Lockhart, 156, Cheapside ; Shi ttlewortii, 

 Pantheon; Minie*, Adams, and Nash, 63, Strand : Thatcher 

 and Sov, Islington j Thomas AW8BLL, Camden Town: Thomas 

 Watkinson, Market-place, Manchester; W. E. Rknim.e, Ply- 

 mou Dickson & Co.. Edinburgh; Pcntkv, Leeds; Fisher, 

 Holmes, and Co., Sheffield; P. Lawson and Son, Edinburgh; 

 and other leading Skedsmi in town and country. Wholesale 

 Agents, Davy, Mackmurdo, and Co-, 100, Upper-Thames- st., 

 London. 



TY/IAkNOCK and MANLKY'S CATALOGUE of 



i>_L NEW and CHOICE FLOWER-SEEDS, with full and parti- 

 cular Directions for the best Modes of Cultivation, with the 

 Treatise on the Walcheren Cauliriower is now ready, and may be 



had "ii application. 



Their Stock of trained Fruit-trees are exceedingly fine, con- 

 sisting of all the leading varieties of 1'eacbe Nectarines, 

 Apricots, Plums, &c. Also the following Cherries : — Harrison * 

 Heart, Black Heart, Adam's Crown, Waterlo Knights Early 

 Black, Florence, Black Eagle, Downtcn, Late Duke, Mar Duke, 

 Bigarreau, Elton Napoleon, Early Purple, Circ hentisD, 



Morello of sorts, &c. Prices may be had on application at their 

 Nursery, Hackney, London. —Jau. 31, .4. 



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