



THE 



GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



GAZETTE 



Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General News.— The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



No. 18. 



18«. 



SATURDAY, MAY 4. 



[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



276 b ! Horticultural Society 



i.^ improvements - 

 *"* fccifty ot England 



~- rty 



tor 1 **' ****■•"**"■ 

 lo plant 



^Bn Farming Society - 

 jilar^irfolift" - 



l«4a. rtaarkf on 



SShmAch-rTuniipt - 



■■— trtl^ »«■""''«-'»»'•* ' 

 frrtlnJiUrApgpsii. toitrme - 



ClU>^" •! Operation* - 

 (-»tniA f u>»*tura!ite ■ 



— to cut down 

 Cati)* weight ut - - - 

 Utcw o»*eMW • 

 »ipi ' '- Cream Broccoli < 



•^witiry. to apply to Agnc. - 

 ■w torida 



i«4iam», hardy 



Mf*"*! by - - 

 XartH-wonn fi> 



ik, at food for cattle 

 Urn, deformity in - 



lyilicnti with manure! • 

 I ret*, toielect 



FocMa*. bardy - - - 



i ilama g, aew mode of 

 .« *rt. 4 Jairn 

 tufto 

 Hemiork Spruce • 

 Wder tor - 



e 

 b 

 b 

 b 

 c 

 c 

 c 



2U b 

 2rf5 a 



285 



27« 

 £76 

 880 

 285 



277 

 277 

 282 a 



278 a 



2*0 * 



279 



875 



880 



282 



276" 



?79 



233 



876 



885 



880 



270 



275 



204 



277 

 275 



285 

 277 a 



877 « 



280 6 



284 b 

 276 6 



2U5 c 



c 



b 



b 

 b 

 b 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 b 

 b 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 c 

 c 



b 



b 





Improvements, Agricultural - 

 Incendiai isir. • 



Ipswich Cucumber Soc. - 

 Linutn trigynum - 

 Manures, waste » 



— nitrogenous 



— experiments with 

 Marl, as manure - 

 Mistletoe - 



Mustard-tree of Scripture 

 Orange house at Lee-hall 

 Plants, out-door, to water 

 Ploughing, loss of time in 



Poisoning, by Darnel 



Tond-water - 



Prickly Comfrey ... 



Rabbits, to kill ... 



Rats, to kill - 



Roses, remarks on • 



Ructon-hall'noticed 



Sarcophaga carnaria 



Sph«*nogyne speciosa 



Spring planting • 



Sprengel on Manures 



Steaming apparatus 



Sulphuric acid, &e. for Turnips 



Trees, to plant in spring - 



Turnips, manure for 



— effect of manure on 

 Turnip-fly - 



Value of crops •}• 



Verbena3, select 

 Vines, to stop bleeding in 

 U'aste Manures 

 Wax, production of 

 Yew, poisonous to cattle - 



f- 



277 c 

 281 b 

 £81 b 



278 c 

 270 a 

 281 a 

 286 a 



283 b 



284 c 

 280 b 

 276 c 



276 a 



277 b 

 286 b 



279 b 



2:14 a 



286 b 

 «84 b 

 277 b 



280 c 



279 a 

 275 c 



277 b 

 275 a 



283 b 

 282 b 

 282 a 

 275 a 

 282 a 

 286 a 



284 a 



285 b 

 230 c 



280 c 



281 a 

 279 A 

 284 C 



KOYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENG- 

 LAND.— The Gknkral Mketing will be held at the So- 

 cirty'i House, No. 12, Hanover-square, London, on Wednesday 

 the 22d of May, at Ten o'clock precisely (instead of 12 o'clock). 



By Order of the Council, 

 London, May 3, 1844. James Hudsov, Secretary. 



/^ARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION.— 



VI Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Duke of 



Cambridge and the Rt. Rev. the Lord Bishop of Rochester. 



A Grand HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION, in aid of the 



fund* of the above Charity, will be held, by the kind permission 



of tbeBishnp of Rochester, in his Lordship's Grounds, adjoin- 



in? the White Hart Hotel, Bromley, Kent, on Tuesday, llth 

 of June next. 



Purther particulars will be duly announced. The Committee 

 take this opportunity of earnestly, soliciting the aid and co-opera- 

 uon i upon this occasion of all persons who are interested in the 

 veifare of the Institution. 



mmm E » R - Cutler, Sec, 97, Farringdon-street. 



'pHE WEST KENT EXHIBITION will take place 



of i\ n l -.5 Gr,)und8 of Vanbrugh House, Blackheath.— Tickets 

 oi Admittance, and List of the Prices, may be obtained at Mr. 

 w-*r R s L,b T rar >» Nelson-street, Greenwich ; of Mr. Hai.lv, 

 nurseryman Blackheath ; and at the White Hart Hotel, Bromley, 

 * t. A Mditary Bjind_will_be_i n attend ance. 



A^o^ t 5? ICUL ™^L and FLORICULTURAL 



mlf. n : D ' S ab .° Ut to be forined » on a very considerable 

 SufoiJ, '« P * nin>ul *: Narser >men desirous of having- their 



tte Commttt/i. n r f e S?' ShrUbS ' Plant8 » Seeds ' &c " forwarded to 

 address Sm Mauaeement of the Society, are requested to 



wliS! 'n£° St paid ' to G " W. Harbison, Esq., 51, Old 



W^!1 E HART~HOTEL, Bromley, Kent.-The 



"d m mI^SP!? ndld FU CHSIAS •■ Queen," « Prince ot Wales," 

 Jiri£mtt,iT?> n a ;! atlveit 'sed in the Gardeners' Chronicle and 

 9n A iJ' e (e 0f ,ast mo,,th ' are now ^ady for sending- 

 •bow HfirPi S t ecim , en of e ach may now be seen in flower at the 

 !J^f[^z!°J!l]f^_M a y •» 1844. 



A. i;AT EV f A u RT be 8 s leave to inform hi s Patrons 



** may be hi*?.? 8 his CATAL0G UE for 1841 is now ready, 



• l.« has i , upon , a PP "cation, inclosing 4 Postage-stamps. 

 ■« n *»of CamrttiaV 1 ? . ex P ense in forming first-rate assort- 

 •^ ^^wnthemf Fucnsia8 i Geraniums, Verbenas, Petunias, 

 «he ^oove-mentinr,"!?' He can g uarar »t:eethat his Collections of 

 K nrdom-, add to Iv? e not far s "rpassed by any in the United 

 tic * le, most f nil- v-r„J c , J nearl y every variety is, as far as prac- 

 ^o'tin choice sSJS- faithfulI J r described. His Catalogues 

 o«h«r Ro S e 3 Dah? , nsofShrubb y Calceolarias, Bourbon •„« 

 ■**ed to the whole &C ' ' With the lowest possible prices 



fcr Ms" See r S S n ' at h . e sha11 not be able to execute more orders 



also 

 and 



Wh.t e8 /' (w J" as Azurea gratnii flora" and "Queen of the 

 for '■'* splendid Sp! h best of their colours ever seen t) also 



^'thill Nurserv ai m S Gerani "«n " Beauty of Salthill." 

 _""ery, May l, 1344. 



TVARXER f i5 EW SW EDISH TURNIPS. 



t VV ^London? EARNER, Seedsmen, 28, Corn- 



kf New SwedUh t.? introduce to their Friends the follow- 

 |«"'d unrivalled • tr ^ whicb for tne " general good qualities 

 2 1 2? rk >ellow'flfsh and' m/ k'* 6 S,Ze » bein » smallinthe top, 

 •» a Stone or Stubble Tumi grown as close t0 each other 



. t W aSSr| IHII^SWTOE . . 25 .6rf.perlb. 



J? WAaK«.rp ur ».p? R £ WEDE • - 25. 6rf. per lb. 



J" the nrie:,es oj Zi^l° ? Y . ellow H > brid » 2s - 6d « P er lb " with 



^ ^»«ted 8tocks^r 0m9 d an t Tankards » of the most genuine 



£ -nf^plaB cm^« ^ r DE EP-BLUE ANAGALLIS 



BR? i'J e » fu 'l and rnm K /t S - Plan,s of that lar ^. s^udid 

 JSSifJ 111 * b ^'gof a Ttrn tC rou »d-Petalled ANAGALLIS 



aP5Si orbed ^n*out* ill * ^ nd vi & or o«s habit, are well 



8 ^PERb ClNERADii «*" P er dozen. 



^ d tinds. and other n .i EED J 8aved from the most esteemed 

 •oSrin* 11 ' of da ^ and h^^S? beautiful Seedlings, comprising 



Ksi^a of &*$il h l£' at 2 ^- 6d - per packet - StrOD « 



to u,? B Post -office orders Ifii !?*: per dozen - Applications, in- 

 W M ^a A , t B|u n aerv w,n I be immediately executed.-Dixect 



» oen, » Cambridge Nursery. 



NOW SENDING OUT. 



PETUNIA PUNCTATA.— Although the orders for 

 this excellent Plant have been most numerous, a few strong 

 healthy Plants remain yet unbespoke ; Js. 6d. each plant, postage 

 free. W. Miller, Ramsgate. 



EXHIBITION OF TULIPS. 



H GROOM, Clapham-Rise (late of Walworth), by 

 • Appointment Florist to her Majesty, respectfully 

 informs the Nobility, Gentry, and Amateurs, that his superb 

 Collection of TULIPS is now in full bloom, and will continue in 

 perfection until the 21st of May, and can be viewed every day 

 from 9 o'clock until 6. Sundays excepted. Admission, 1*. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY OF LONDON 

 List of Premiums awarded at the EXHIBITION of 

 PLANTS and FLOWERS, on Tuksdav, the 30th ult. The suc- 

 cessful Candidates are requested to signify to the Secretary, 

 within a fortnight, whether they will receive the prizes in Medals, 

 Plate, or Money. 



For Collections nf 40 Stove and Greenhouse Plants.— Amateurs.— 

 1st prize, Mr. Hunt, gr. to Miss Traill, Hayes Place, Bromley; 

 2d, Mr. G. Clarke, gr. to the Earl of Eldon, Shirley Park, Croy- 

 don. Nurserymen. — 1st prize, Mr. Catleugh, Chelsea. 



For Collections of 20 species of Stove and Greenhouse Plants. — 

 Amateurs .— 1st prize, Mr. W. Barnes, gr. toG. W. Norman, Esq., 

 Bromley ; 2d, Mr. Slowe, gr. to W. R. Baker, Esq., Bayford- 

 bury; 3d, Mr. Cockburn, gr. to the Earl of Mansfield, Caen 

 Wood. Nurserymen.— 1st prize, Mr. Pawley, White Hart, 

 Bromley j 2d, Mr. Eraser, Lea Bridge Road ; 3d, Mr. Jackson, 

 Kingston 



For Collections of 10 species of Stove and Greenhouse Plants. — 

 1st prize, Mr. May, gr. to E. Goodheart, Esq., Beckenhamj 2d, 

 Mr. Kyle, gr. to R. Barclay, Esq., Ley ton ; 3d, Mr. Bruce, gr. to 

 B. Miller, Esq., Tooting; extra, Mr. Clarke, gr. to W. Block, 

 Esq., M us well Hill. 



For Collections of 6 Stove and Greenhouse Climbers. — 1st prize, 

 Mr. Frazer Nurseryman; 2d, Mr. G. Clarke. 



For Specimen Ornamental Plants.— 1st prize, Mr. May, " Erica 

 aristata major ;" 2d, Mr. Scott, gr. to Sir G. Staunton, Bart., 

 Havant," Cyptopodium punctatuni;" 3d, Mr. Dawson, Nursery- 

 man, Brixton Hill, "Erica propendens ;" extra, Mr. Pamplin, 

 Hornsey Road, " Erica Sprcngelii;" extra, Mr. Kyle, "Bossiaea 

 linophylla." 



For Collections of 12 varieties of Cinerarias. — 1st prize, Mr. 

 Taylor, gr. to J. Coster, Esq , Streatham ; 2d, Mr. W. P. Ayres, 

 gr. to J. Cook, Esq , Brooklands. 



For Collections of 6 Scarlet Pelargoniums. — 2d prize, Mr. Baile, 

 Florist, Hammersmith. 



For best specimen of Scarlet Pelargonium. — 3d prize, Mr. Baile. 



For Collections of 12 varieties of Pelargoniums. — Amateurs. — 

 1st prize, Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beck, Slate W r orks, Isleworth; 

 extra, Mr. Kyle. 



For Collections of 20 varieties of Roses in Pots. — 1st prize, Mr. 

 Dobson j 2d, Messrs. Laue and Son, Nurserymen, Great Berk- 

 ham pstead. 



For Collections of 10 varieties of Roses in Pots.— )st prize, Mr. 



Slowe. 



For Collectio?is of 36 Blooms of Pansies.— 1st prize, Messrs. 

 Brown, Slough; 2d, Messrs. Goode. Ponder's End. 



For Seedling Azaleas (Greenhouse.) — 1st prize, Mr. Pawley, for 

 "Carminata;" 2d, Mr. Falconer, Cheam, for " Emmeline ;" 3d, 

 Mr. Catleugh, for "erecta;" extra, Mr. Catleugh, for "gloriosa;" 

 certificates to Mr. Smith, Norbiton, for " Rosea superba," " pal- 

 lida," and "elegans superba.** 



For Seedling Pelargoniums.— Certificates to Mr. Beck, Slate 

 Works, Isleworth, for " Lurida," " Master Peel," and " Chastity." 



For Seedling Calceolarias. — 1st prize, Mr. Standish, Nursery- 

 man, Bags hot, for "Celebration;" 1st prize, Mr. McOnach, gr. 

 to E. Vine, Esq., Caversham Priory, for M La belle Laura," both 

 being equal. 



For Collections of 12 species of Papilionaceous Plants. — 1st prize, 

 Mr. Kyle. 



For Collections of 6 Plants of Tall-growing Cacti. — 1st prize, 

 Mr. Barnes. 



For Collections of 15 kinds of Cape Heaths.— Amateurs.— 1st 

 prize, Mr. May; 2d, Mr. Brazier, gr. to W. H. Storey, Esq., Isle- 

 worth. Nurserymen.— 2& prize, Mr. Pawley; 3d, Mr. Jackson. 



For Collections of 6 kinds of Cape Heaths. — Amateurs. — 1st 

 prize, J. Allnutt, Esq., Clapham ; 2d. Mr. M. Clarke, gr. : 3d, Mr. 

 W.Barnes; extra to Mr. Bruce. Nurserymen. — 1st prize, Mr. 

 Fraser, Leyton ; 2d, Mr. Dawson. 



For Collections of 12 Pla?its of Greenhouse Azaleas. — 1st prize, 

 Mr. W. Barnes; 2d, Mr. Smith, Norbiton, Kingston. 



For Collections of Q varieties of Greenhouse Azaleas. — Amateurs. 

 — 2d prize, Mr. M. Clarke. Nurserymen. — 1st prize, Mr. Cat- 

 leugh j 2d, Mr. Gaines, of Battersea. 



Fur single specimen Plants of Greenhouse Azaleas. — 1st prize, 

 Mr. Barnes; 2d, Mr. Smith ; 3d, Mr. Maclaren, gr. to Dr. Lobb, 

 Woodgreen. 



For Collections of 4 varieties of Rhododendrons in Pots. — 1st 

 prize, Mr. Smith ; 2d, Mr. Gaines. 



For single specimen Plants of Rhododendrons in Pots.— 1st 

 prize, Mr. Smith. 



For Collections of 6 species of Epacris.— 2d prize, Mr. Fraser. 



For Collections of 15 Exotic kinds of Orchidaceous Plants.— 

 1st prize, Mr. Hunt. 



For Collections of 6 Exotic kinds of Orchidaceous Plants.— 

 1st prize, Mr. Bruce; 2d, F. G. Cox, Esq., Stockwell; 3d, Mr. 

 Redding, gr. to Mrs. Marryatt, Wimbledon. 



For single Specimen Plants of Orchidaceous Plants.— 1st prize, 

 Mr. Scott, gr. to Sir G. Staunton, Bart., Leigh Park, Havant ; 

 2d, J. H. Schr&der, Esq., Brixton. 



For Collections of 20 species of British Ferns in Pots.— 

 1st prize, Mr. Taylor. 



For Seedling Rhododendrons.— Extra, to Mr. J. Wells. 



Plants not for Competition. — Amongst others, a large Collection 

 of Plants from Messrs. Henderson, Nurserymen, Pine-Apple 

 Place, Edgeware Road.— A Chinese Elm, and Collection of 

 Auriculas, grown without manure, from Mr. Reed, gr. to 

 E. Wigram, Esq., Walthamstow.— A Collection of Fruit of the 

 Orange, Lemon, and Citron, grown on a south-east wall, from 

 W. Jackson, Esq. The Moult, Salcombe, Devon, and a Collection 

 of semi-double Pansies, from an amateur, Chesterfield, merit the 

 best thanks of the Society. 



The Society also embrace this opportunity of thanking Messrs. 

 Powell and Leland, and Mr. Ross, for the many excellent 

 Microscopes ; and Mr. Varley for the Graphic Telescope which 

 were exhibited. 



GREAT 



YARMOUTH 



NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 

 1844. 



YOUELL and CO., 



* A an£XFQFL HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE 

 QUfENj HIS MAJKSTY THE KING OFTHE BELGIANS- 



^^ ERYMKN AND F'-OK'STS BY SPBCIAL APPOINT* 

 MENT TO HER MAJKSTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER 



NOW READY FOR SENDING OUT. 

 THE NEWEST AND VERY BEST FUCHSIAS 

 VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, ANAGALLIS, &c. ' 



YFOR 1844. 

 OUELL and Co. be£ to refer the Readers of the 



onnool"!" T' ^onicle to their Catalogue of the above, which 

 appeared in this Paper ot the tfth ot April, and will be f< J d ^ 

 contain such varieties only as are w \y ol cultivation 



Yovbll & Co. being t».c parties who first sent out per post, 

 with safety, these tribes of plants, are desirous of calling atten! 



w t°h^ e wm d IT taBe »°i! ,S m , eth ° d ° f execuli "P ord «s, namely, 

 that they will deliver them free of postage (oo the receipt of a 



Post-office order), to any part of the United Kingdom, upon the 

 following terms:— ' H wuc 



12 Extra Fine varieties, 12s., the Selection left to Youell & Co 



\l « dltt ° • ♦• ditt ° 2M '' the Section left to the Purchaser. 

 50 Fine varieties . . 40s., the Selection left to Youell & Co 

 50 Extra Fine ditto . 6n,.. the Selection left to the Purchaser 



VERBENAS. 

 12 Extra fine Varieties, 6s., the selection left to Youell & Co. 

 12 Ditto „ ios. t the selection left to the purchaser. 



PANSIES. [Sent postage free.] 



!o £T S 5? w Varietics . b >' name . . ios. per dozen 

 12 Extra Fine ditto, do. . jg* 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. [Sent postage free.]' 

 Fifty of the newest best varieties by name, It*, per dozen • for 



list and colours of which, see Advertisement of Auril «7 

 FLOWER.SEEDS.-30 Packets of the choicest and newest 



kinds sent per post free for 6*. 



ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA IN POTS. 



Recently planted most extensively at Her Mbj sty's Gardens 

 at W indsor, and also at the Royal Gardens, Claremout fur- 

 nished by Youell and Co. ' 



"Y" 0UELL and Co., possessing the most extensive 



. 8 }^ k ln lhe countr y of the above Splendid Hardy Orna- 

 mental Tree, beg to offer them on the following advantageous 

 terms :— Fine robust 4-year-old plants, 8 to 10 inches hieh 10/ 

 per 100, or 30s. per dozen. b ' 



Fine Plants of CEDRUS DEODARA, in Pots, 2ft. to 2ft. 8 ins.. 



ios. 6d. each. 

 Great Yarmouth Nursery, May 2, 1844. 



N.B. All Orders above £2 are delivered carriage free 

 to London or Hull, or plants added to compensate for 

 the same. 



TULIPS ; A CHOICE COLLECTION TO BE DISPOSED OF. 



rpHOMAS MAY, Florist (established upwards of 30 



JL years), George- street, Lower-road, Islington, announces 

 his intention of disposing of his stock at a low price. The Col- 

 lection consists of all the choicest varieties, including manr 

 superior Seedlin*^ * 



SEEDLING GERANIUMS. 



WILLIAM E. RENDLE having raised a few 



» * GERANIUMS, from seeds procured "from some of Mr 

 Lyne's superior sorts, and considering that many Amateurs 

 would feel interested, and desirous of cultivating a few choice 

 Seedlings, now offers an opportunity to those inclined to specu- 

 late, and will forward a dozen Seedling Geraniums, securely 

 packed, and forwarded to the Beam-bridge terminus of the Great 

 Western railway, on receipt of a Post-ofiice order for One Guinea. 

 Strong Plants in 48-sized pots. 



William E. Rxndli's Spring Catalogue of Geraniums. 

 Dahlias, Fuchsias, Camellias, New Plants, &c, is just published, 

 and can be had on application. 



Union-road Nurseries, Plymouth, May 1, 1844. 



T 



NEW DOUBLE WHITE BRUGMANSIA, B. KNIGHTII. 



HOMAS CRIPPS, Nurseryman, Tunbridge Wells, 



respectfully intimates to his Friends he has now ready for 



sending out Plants of the above Double and dehehtfully fragrant 



dwarf-flowering Brugsmansia, at SlA each, in 48 sized pots, or 



mall, in thumb r .with * scoun* to the Trade. 



GREENHOUSE AND STOVE PLANTS. 



LOUIS VAX HOUTTE (Florist to His Majesty the 

 King of Belgium). Ghent, beg3 to announce to the Trade 

 and the Public in general, that bis Price-Current, No. 16 con- 

 taining the Greenhouse and Stove Plants, is published.* The 

 Trade who have not yet received it may find it at Mr. Gkorgk 

 Rhak's, Crescent, Minories. * 



N.B.— L. V. H. would be glad to purchase some bulbs of 

 Calochortus sflbndbns and Venustus, and of Amaryllis 

 soLANnRiFLORA.— Address to Mr. George Rhan Crescent 

 Minories, London. ' ' 



SUPERB SEEDLING DAHLIAS TO BE SENT ^)UT FIRST 



WEEK IN MAY. 



RAINES'S "Princess ALicE,"-Pure white, very 



y full centre, the petals finely cupped j was considered by 

 all who saw it growing the best White Dahlia : gained several 

 prizes; a good show-flower, 4 ft., ios. 6d. 



Gaines's Twickbnham RivAL.-Fine yellow, occasionally 

 tipped with red; a superb round thick petal, fine circular formj 

 the best yellow yet offered to the public; gained several prizes; 

 a good show-flower, 4 ft., 10*. 6d. 



Gaines's Countess of Zetlajto.— Blush, tipped with lilac 

 fine round thick petals; a good show-flower, 4 ft., 10s. 6d. 



Gaines's Enterprise.— Crimson purple, a superb show- 

 flower, 4 ft., lua. Qrf. 



A List of Dahlias, Pelargoniums, Pansies, Calceolarias, 

 fuchsias, Verbenas, Auriculas, Cinerarias, Chrysanthemums, 

 fee, containing many New Seedlints of first-rate qualities, may 



be bad by application 



Battersea. 



