THE 



GARDENERS 



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AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 

 GAZETTE. 



A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News. 



Horticultural Part 



1844. 



SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17. 



H striatum - - - 

 ^Z^Improvement Soc. of 



jliricSoc. of England - ■ 

 _' tow 3*J collect pollen - 



BlTe TUip»^. insert killed by 

 IW^n^rtili.in* qualities uf - 



INDEX. 



104 a 



_ sr-arcity <»: 



— cheapmethodof bruising 



Di !■■>■< Farmer's Club 



r»k»JartfOp«r» tioa ? ' 



unpanula pyramidalw - - 



l hrmiftry- U> apply to Agnc. 

 nina t new* from - 



ay l-nd» for Swede* 

 C«U f burning of - ■ • 



nben ibown at Ipswich - 



D#odar«,To strike * ■ 



I):ifa»M of Plant! - 

 Druining mHterinls - 



Kdfinpv Heath for 

 Emigration • - - 

 SaglM-boa*** wr plant* 

 ptical Society 



Familiar Botany - • 

 Farm-horM*, keeping of - 

 Farming and (hardening 

 ¥+lieniri£ I »xen - - 



Fortune (.Mr > advice* from 

 For*»t-tree». to prune 

 FrancMiia' Hatpberry 

 <■-• t*r, to guard trees - 

 UuAno con 1 1 act • 



— report on - 

 Hawker's license, lair of 

 Heath for edgings • 

 Highland and Agric. Society - 

 Holly berries, to now 

 Improtrd modern husbandry - 



109 a 

 108 b 

 <*9 c 

 \QZ a 

 102 a 

 101 c 

 107 b 



107 c 



a 



a 

 b 

 a 

 c 

 b 

 b 

 a 



€ 



a 

 b 



a 



c 

 a 



103 

 109 



99 

 103 

 102 

 106 

 103 

 110 



99 

 101 

 104 



99 

 108 

 102 

 104 

 101 



102 a 

 100 e 

 105 a 

 101 

 110 

 103 

 101 

 103 

 101 

 109 

 106 



104 

 102 



103 a 



104 b 

 109 c 



ft 



a 

 b 

 c 

 a 



c 

 c 

 a 

 b 



c 



Incombustible thatch 



Insects, killed by Blue Titmice 



Lawns, to improve 



Lemons, Himalayan method of 



keeping 

 Liming land facing the north - 

 Low's (Prof.) Chemistry, rer. - 

 Luculia gratissima 

 Manure, to improve 



— consequence of expos- 

 ing it to the \vea r her 



Melons, vegetable refuse for - 



— early kinds of 



Mexican poison, Guaco • 

 Morphology • 



New manure * 



New Zealand resin 



Nitrate of soda, experiments with 



— beneficial effect of 



Pine-apples • 



Pits, plan of - - • 

 Plants, diseases of • 



— in pots, culture of 



— half-hardy, spring ma- 

 nagement of - 



— time for repotting • 

 Potatoes, failure ot 



Rooks, insects killed by - 

 Root-crops, to preser\e - 

 Rose Garden • 



Roses, stocks for 

 Reeds, to steep 

 Soluble nalts, to apply " - 

 Specific manures 

 Sprengel, on Manures 

 Stall-feeding oxen • 



Superphosphate of lime - 

 Timber, prices of 

 Vines in pots ... 

 Von Martins (Dr.) on Guano 

 West Firle Farmers' Club 

 Whitney's transparent fluid 



102 c 

 101 c 



101 b 



103 I 

 103 a 



103 a 



104 b 

 108 b 



108 a 



102 I 



102 



100 

 107 



103 

 105 

 108 a 

 \02u 

 102 b 

 90 b 

 100 b 



c 



b 

 c 

 r 

 b 

 c 



107 c 



100 

 102 

 102 

 107 



107 



101 



lol 

 110 



no 



109 

 )06 

 110 



107 



104 

 104 

 106 

 109 



104 



a 

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 a 

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UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF HER MAJESTY. 



OYAL SOUTH LONDON FLOR1CULTURAL 



SOCIETY.— Flower Shows— Season 1S44. At the Horns 

 Tavern, Kcnnington, Tuesday, April 23rd. At the Roval Surrey 

 Zoological Gardens, Tuesdays, June 18th, July 23rd, and Sept. J 7th. 

 None hut Members are to compete for Prizes offered by the Society 

 in any claw, with the exception of Seedlings, which will be open to 

 a ll England. r. p. Cuming, Hon. Sec. 



r PHE LATE Mr. LOUDON.—The following Sub- 



-*- scrihersto the Works of the late Mr. Loudon have been 

 obtained since making up the Subscription List which appeared 

 in the Gardeners' Chronicle of Saturday last :— 



ARBORETUM BRITANNICUM. -10?. 



His Roval Highness Prince 



Albert. 

 Samuel Sampson, Esq., Park 



\ illage East, Regent's Park 

 The Right Hon. Thomas Pern- 



berton Leigh 

 The Duke of Leinster 



Osman Ricardo, Esq. 



Bcriah Botfield, Esq., M.P., 



Norton-hall, a coloured copy 

 The Royal Agricultural Society 



of England 



Joseph Paxton, Esq., third sub- 

 scription 



». i C , I r J yEL,IA OF TREES AND SHRTJBS.-50* 



A. Nesfield, Esq., Windsor 

 The Earl of Aboyne 

 The Earl of Mexborough 

 A. Ainger, Esq., -, John-street 

 Mrs. Osman Ricardo 

 The Duke of Leinster 



THE SUBURBAN GARDENER.— 1/. 



Mr. J. Cruickshank, Lowther 



Castle. 

 Beriah Botfield, Esq., M.P. 



Norton-hall 

 Mrs. Wyndham, Pctworth 



Mrs. Ward 

 Miss Ricardo 





The Duke of Leinster 

 Bcriah Botfield, Esq., M.P., 

 Norton-hall 



*gSgIMJra 



h?«H P ■ ddy "» **" C0ni S" 



head Pnory, a second copy 

 •Jr. Ca,e, Bedford Lodge P7 



moT 681 "' lhe Prior >-» s ^n. 



Charl 

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Sir 



J. Wilson, Esq., Old Aberdeen 

 Mr. John Spencer, Bowood, 



three copies 

 The Duke of Leinster 

 Beriah Botfield, Esq., M.P., 



Norton-hall 



RFPTnv»e r *%t^„ I Tne Rev - T. Sockett, Petworth 



Fifesh.re q '' Klnloch » A - Ainger, Esq., 7, John-street 



u* W. Bmumo t?«h ^ Mr * Forbes, Woburn Abbey 



Hi'lingtrn Than ' *"*" I The Duke of Leinster 



KEFlON Beri«h N R D ^ PE - GARDENIN G.Colonred.-66,. 



WATERTOVS P^Av«' E rf q ''- M ' P - Norton-hall. 

 W. A. Nesfic'd Esn w AY , S ° N , NA TURAL HISTORY.-8*. 

 Mr. John Spencer! q Bowood S ° r **' McHarge, Bedford Lodge 



Mrs. Rica"cfo Yhe^oW RS / MAGA ZINE, 9 V0I..-9I. tffc 



1835 to is4n !„„ ; OI . limes fror " The Duke of Leinster, the vols. 

 ^^l^Mocluslre J f rornl8 3 5 to 1843, iAclusive 



" haraw T K ELL ' SEED AND Nurseryman, Wester- 



s «perior Stork rt ?? S i° Cal1 tn e attention of the Public to his 

 rt *bich are r,«™, , s ' Trees ' and Plants. Separate Catalogues 

 •Wv fine Berid 7 f y ' Stan d*'<l and Dwarf Pansies remark- 

 b «rie«. 'aZIi ! , t8 ofthe new est and best sorts of Stravr- 

 " *i*Ker\ v£2 S h of the New Improved Autumn Raspberry, 

 "••Per 100 M . c 7 na ' warranted true at 3*. 6d. per dozen, 

 carefully na Ufi / w e ° od P lan ts of Veronica speciosa. Seeds 



J - C. is?n Jr ♦. I ex *> orta tion. 

 •ingle ste ^ ntof a few hundreds of seedling Azalea pontica, 

 * J *nt or two of u !' aboat the siz e of a oomnon pen-quill, a 

 *bd quantity per^Pt aS 8ample ' ma y be forwarded, with price 



NB^AHUA, "SYRED'S HERO ofMAIDA." 



~-H~irr : 6 ucc " rais ea oy an Amateur it was only 

 e firw Seerilinn. P ° n at "ammersmith, where it obtained 

 il «»o obtained! n r r Ze,aDd at Stockw ell Seedling Show, where 



? n ^on, haVinJnnf» rSer |' raan ' BIomfield - roai1 . Maida-hill, Pad- 

 hu * f ew h n J rca f d ^e stock of the above fine Dahlia, he 



J* 1 * U* ToT^rh ° tS p, eft . t0 Spare ' at 3 '- each . a "d strong pot- 

 ^•coant to the Tr-Sl i? nt l lst May « 10s ' 6rf - eacn - The usual 

 Jor ^y annrn lo w . .^' _ No _°°Jection to exchanee roots or plants 



[Price 6 d. 



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r> WHITE & Co/8 Collection of Plants, of which a 



J»-V» Catalogue is now ready, comprise every variety of Gera. 



niurn, Fuchsia, Verbena, Chrysanthemum. Dahlia, &c. which i- 



worthy of cultivation. The following collections are offered, the 



selection being lelt to the purchaser:— 



40 first-rate varieties of Geranium • 



20 „ „ do. ... 



12 ,, ,, New do. . . 



20 „ „ Fuohsia .... 



40 ,, ,, Chrysanthemum . 



20 ,, „ Verbena, including 

 Seedlings which were submitted to Dr. Lind- 

 ley for his opinion, and reported to be " all 

 very fine," see Gardeners' Chronicle, Sept. 30th 

 and Oct. ;th: "Alfred: All your Seedling Ver- 

 benas are good flowers." 



12 first-rate Dahlias l 



100 fine show do 2 



The above will be ready for delivery in strong plants the first 

 weeks of April and May ; and orders containing remittances will 

 be executed in strict priority. Orders amounting to 5/. will be 

 delivered free. 



Agents for the sale of Stkphknson's Conical Boiler, Tank, 

 &c, which may be seen at work, and can be supplied at Manu- 

 facturers' prices. Also Whitney's Composition Substitute for 

 Glass. — Poole Nursery. 



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NEW AND SUPERB COLLECTION OF SEEDLING 



FUCHSIAS. 



\XT J» EPPS begs to announce that he purposes send- 



* » • ing out, on the first week in March, Ten Magnificent 

 Seedling Fuchsias, which have merited high opinions from the most 

 distinguished judges of the day. They are very distinct, and possess 

 the finest properties of anv Fuchsias vet known. 



BRIDEGROOM (Epps').-A fine flower, of great size and splen- 

 dour, light pink tube, sepals very smooth and rich, beautifully tipped 

 with green, corolla very large, of a deep vermilion colour, very like 

 Chandlerii, but twice the size; of a splendid erect habit, and a vcrv 

 free bloomer.— (This was submitted to the Editor of the Florist' '* 

 Journal in November last. See Answers to Correspondents. Price 5s. 



ESPARTERO (Epps').-This flower is of large size, tube Ion J, 

 bright scarlet, short sepals, expanding well, and exhibiting an ex- 

 traordinary large deep rich rosy-purple corolla, immense bloomer, 

 and a very distinct variety. —(See Mr. Avres' opinion, Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, Nov. 25, 1843, on the article of Fuchsias. Price 7«. 6rf. 



KENTISH HERO.— A fine flower, of a beautiful vermilion red 

 tube, and sepals well expanded, exhibiting a splendid puce- purple 

 corolla of great substance, very distinct ; fine compact habit. Price 5s. 



DUKE OF WELLINGTON.— An immense flower, of great sub- 

 stance, very rich rosy pink tube, and sepals beautifully smooth and 

 slightly tipped with gr,een, very large corolla, of a rich rosy crimson, 

 sepals expand well, almost reflex ; fine free habit. Price 5s. 



WINSERII.— (Professor Lindley's opinion, see Gardeners' 

 Chronicle, Aug. 5, 1843, to Correspondent, J. W. t Tenterden.) 

 Price 5s. 



" No. 1, tube long and smooth, of a rosy crimson, sepals open very 

 wide, with the points slightly tipped with green, corolla short, of a 

 rosy vermilion colour ; a fine variety."— Professor LlNDLKT. 



MARIA.— 44 No. 3, tube and sepals rose coloured and smooth, 

 corolla large, of a fine bright blue purple; an elegant variety."— 

 Professor Lindlet. Price 5s. 



FLORENCE.— "No. 6, tube smooth, sepals spreading, rosy in 

 colour, with the points slightly tipped with green, corolla rosy pur- 

 ple ; very pretty flower."— Professor LlKDLBT. Price 5s. 



"All these seedlings are good in form, bright in colour, and smooth 

 in texture." — Professor Lindlky. 



KENTISH BRIDE.— This magnificent flower was raised by H. 

 Busby, gardener to T. L. Hodges, Esq., Hemsted, Kent, and has 

 merited the high opinion of Professor Lindlby, Editor of the Gar* 

 deners' Chronicle; Mr. G. Glenny, Editorofthe Gardeners' Gazette; 

 and Mr. Ayres, the able writer on the Amateur's Garden. Price 7s. 6d. 



Professor. Livdley's opinion, see Gardeners' Chron., July, 8, 

 1843, to correspondent, H. B.—" Your best .Seedling Fuchsia is No. 

 4. This is a beautiful variety, seed-vessels bright green, tube and 

 sepals bright rosy scarlet, corolla large, of a bright violet purple. It 

 is a^well- proportioned flower." 



Mr. Ayres' opinion, see Gardeners' Chronicle, Nov. 25, 1843. 



Mr. G. Glen.ny's opinion, see Gardeners' Gazette, Oct. 21,1843 

 to correspondent, W. J. E.- Fuchsia,— " Pink sepals, rich purple 

 corolla, long footstalk. If the habit of the plant be as good as the 

 flower, it is an acquisition." 



The habit of this plant is very compact, and of a beautiful rich 

 green glossy foliage, and with its rich pink tube, sepals, and blue 

 purple velvet corolla, forms a lovely object. 



EMPEROR OF CHINA.— This is a fine flowerraised by the same 

 person as Kentish Bride, and submitted to Professor Li.vdle vat the 

 same time. Price 5s. " No 1, which is similar to No. 2, and having 

 a stout tube. This is a fine flower, with less blue in the corolla."— 

 Professor Lindlet. 



PRINCE OF WALES.-This also was raised bv H. Busby, and 

 submitted to Professor Lindlet with two others. An immense 

 Bloomer. Price 5s. " No. 3 is a stout flower of a good colour, with 

 long sepals, which expand freely and expose the corolla, which is of 

 a rosy purple."— Professor Lindlet. 



*** The Collection, Two Guineas and a half. A remittance from 

 unknown Correspondents. The usual allowance to the Trade where 

 two or more plants are taken. 



Bo w er Nursery, Maids tove, Feb. 1st, 1844. 



/RAINES'S NEW and FIRST-RATE PELARGO- 



VJ NIUMS now ready for delivery, in strong, healthy Plants. 

 The following are a few selected :— Gaines's Elegans nova, King 

 of Beauties, Ackbar, Lady Prudhoe, Saxon King, Excelsa, Beauty 

 Supreme, Mogul, Edith, Countess of Zetland, Coiherstone, Egbert. 

 A list ot Pelargoniums, Pansies, Calceolarias, Fuchsias, Ver- 

 benas, Auriculas, Cinerarias, Chrysanthemums, Dahlias, &c, 

 which contains many new Seedlings of first-rate qualities; plants 

 in May, 10s. 6d. } also a few roots of his Seedling Dahlias Princess 

 Alice and Twickenham Rival are still to be disposed of at the 

 Nursery, Surrey-lane, Battersea. 



TT MAJOR, Knosthorpe, near Leeds, begs to say 



-■-J-, that a descriptive List of his New Shrubby CALCEO- 

 LARIAS, together with a select List of PANSIES and DAH MAS, 

 is now ready, and may be had on postpaid application. Mr. M. 

 offers the whole on terms worthy the notice of his friends. 



A few packets of select Pansy Seed, saved from sorts possess- 

 ing well-marked eyes, may be had at 2s. 6d. per packet Small 

 packets of very select Calceolaria Seed, saved from Mr. M.'s own 

 seedlings, 2s. 6d. per packet. 



DANE CROFT NURSERY, STOWMARKKT, SUFFOLK. 



CAMUEL GIRLING, English and Foreign 



O DAHLIA Agent, submits th* following choice SEEDLING 

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

 be had early in May-, they are all faithfully desoibed, and early 

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

 very limited. General Catalogues nf DAHLIAS, GERANIUMS. 

 PANSIES, I UCHSIAS, and VERBENAS, can shortly be had, on 

 prepaid application. 



bEAUTY OF SUFFOLK (BaEK'^.-Bronzy purple, of superior 

 form and excellent habit; a constant and extra second-rate 

 show-flower; seedling prizes at Ipswich and Stowraarket. 

 Height 4 feer .—Price 7s. 6d. 



BBRMONDSEY BEE (PaocToa'aJ.-A crimson purple, of ex- 

 cellent form and fine general hat well cupped, stiff petals » 



when well prown one of the best Self Dahlias in cultivation. 



4 ft.— 10«. 6d. 



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

 first prizes at the Metropolitan and other shows, and pro- 

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



NONPAREIL (Pa<»< tok's).— Ruby scarlet, of first-rate form, 

 habit excellent, free bloomer, pronounced hv 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 aix plants are ordered. 

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

 trimmer. 4 tt.— 10*. 6rf. 



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 It.— 7s. fid. 



RED ROVER (Girung's).— Of frood peneral properties and 

 extra fine habit; colour fine red, and useful for showine. 

 4 to 5 ft.— 7s. 6d. • 



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

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

 4 ft. — 7s. 6d. 



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



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



season. No allowance on this variety unless 12 plants are 



ordered. 4 ft.— 10s. fid. 



FANCY DAHLIAS. 

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



habit ana very distinct. 4ft. — bs. 



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

 and brown tip \ of pood form and habit. 5 ft.— 5s. 



MADAME MIELLEZ (Girling's).— Rosc-liluc, tipped or striped 

 with white ; a distinct variety, of pood habit. 3 to 4 ft.— 5$. 



MADAME DE BERGHE (Giri.ings).— White edged with pink t 

 a distinct aud'beautiful variety, aft. — 5s. 



MADAME CHAUV1ERE (Gi r'i.ivg's).— Light crimson tipped 

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

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



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

 tinctly and beautifully tipped; good habit, and superior border 

 variety. 3 to 4 ft.— 5*.— Stowmarket, Feb. 16. 1844. 



I AMES DICKSON & SONS, Xuhseky Seedsmen and 

 O Florists, in returning their sincere thanks for the liberal 

 patronage they have hitherto enjoyed from the Nobilitv, Gentry, 

 and Public at large, both in this Country, England, and Ireland, 

 beg respectfully to intimate that they Have received their Full 

 Supply of SEEDS, in fine condition, for SPRING SOWING, of 

 first-rate quality. 



From the arrangements they have recently made with some cf 

 the first Growers, their Customers may depend on receiving 

 Fresh Seeds of all descriptions, carefully selected for J. D. and 

 Sons' Sales. 



J. D. & Sons beg to call the attention of their Friends to their 

 Stock oi EVERGREENS, FRUIT and FOREST TREES, in their 

 Nurseries of Inverleith and Broughton Park, which will be 

 found equal in quality and extent to any in Scotland. 



J. D. & Sons beg further respectfully to intimate that they 

 have considerably extended the Floral Branch of their Business • 

 and they assure their numerous Customers and the Public at 

 large that no pains or expense will be spared by which the 

 efficiency of every department of the concern shall be secured, 

 so as to ensure a first-rate article at the lowest figure. 



Catalogues of every article connected with their trade have 

 just been published, and can be forwarded, per post, on the 

 receipt of postage stamps to the amount of sixpence. 



N.B. — Noblemen and Gentlemen provided with experienced 

 Gardeners, Land Stewards, and Wood Foresters, whose> 

 character and abilities may be depended on. — 32, South Han- 

 ovkw.strkkt. Edinburgh. February l6, 1844. 



" GENUINE BEECH WOOD MELON SEED. " ' 



EGLENDINNING respectfully begs to inform the 

 • Cultivators of the MELON that he has had presented to 

 him by Sir John S. Sebright, Bart., Seeds ofthe true variety of 

 his delicious MELON; for besides being one of the very best 

 sorts known, it is of easy cultivation and a good bearer. This 

 opportunity will enable gentlemen to procure it qytite genuine 

 which is rarely the case, as the following note will testify :— m 



" Beechwood, Feb. 5, lg44. 

 •« Sir,— I send you a small parcel of the Beechwood Melon 

 Seed. None that I have seen exhibited under that name nor 

 any that I have seen grown from Seed that has been bought are 

 of the true sort, but have obviously been intermixed with other 

 varieties. I have grown no other for many years. 



" Your obedient servant, 

 ^ToMr.Glendinning *' J. S. Sebright." 



R. G. hns also a few *eeds ofthe true SION FREE-BEARING 

 CUCUMBER, a splendid variety which has been nearly lost 

 Packets of the above sent by post free. 



Beechwood Melon, per packet . . , 5$ 



« r, , Si ?, nF / ec bea,in K Cucumber, per packet • 5*! 

 R.G. s Kitchen-garden and Flower-Seeds have been selected 

 with great care, and embrace all the new and good kinds. 

 Chiswick Nut scry, near Lo ndon, Feb. 16, 1844. 



JOHN MILLER71u7vwiT^PaHrn5r~of the late firm 



of Sweets and Miller, Nursery and Seedsmen, Bristol, bega 

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

 general, that he has commenced business as Auctioneer and 

 \aluerof Horticultural and Agricultural Stock, &c. r and hopes 

 by strict attention to the interest of his employers, to merit their 

 support. Letters addressed to John Miller, Portland House, 

 Kmgsdown, Bristol, will meet with immediate attention.— Biistol, 

 February 16, 1844. 



