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THE 



GARDENERS 



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AND 



AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 

 GAZETTE. 



Stamped 



The Horticultural Part 



No. 20.— 1844. 



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ftirvponds - • 



rmarki on 

 %Mm cf Opr MM - 



Ck*n**J»* x P enuwith]- 

 Ckk«ry t m!tur«of 

 Ommirr Shows, rsmarks on, - 

 ^rf Fannin 1 CJub 



*Y ftfaurch, I rming p:irt of 

 tht riora Indict, by \Y\ Grif- 

 i*t, Esq., rev. - . .318 

 CfwbUitt* ptodulum var. bre 



r. - 

 Ttotsndolle's Prodromal 

 Kir, Urff plantation of 

 TferbT Arboretum noticed 

 LoihUB Husbandly 



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L,4iaosls * * 31(> * 



ltr T^, I.-' if the Weather 

 TrUSi - - - - 310 6 



804 a 



320 a 



317 & 

 32* a 

 316A 

 319 Z» 

 319 a 



317 c 

 315 A 



32'i a 



Murray 

 Pmrmi*. ff"nd - - 

 rlaa, to luliirate - 

 Fortune Mr.), letters f:om 

 Frwmeh Rose 



«4m Mite described 

 • nji vrrna 

 Uoosrherry rarerpirari 



— seeds, to sow 



Gra» lands 

 Gma»o # experiments with 



318 b 

 318 a 

 318 c 

 318 c 

 323 b 

 31G 6 

 318 c 



; a 



310 C 



816 fl 

 815 * 



317 A 

 317 c 

 320 a 

 324 a 

 324 a 



BX. 



Guano and ash^s » • 825 a 



Hybrid Rhododendrons - - 31 7 A 

 Hydrangea japonic* - - 89 b 



Manure, seaweed as 324 a 



M artynia fragrans - - 320 a 



Mexican Tines, hardiness of - 315 a 

 Morphology - - . . 37 c 

 Mosspaul,— Wisp Club - - 325 b 

 Mowing young Wheat, advan- 

 tage of .... 321 a 

 Pelargoniums, select - - 3-0 b 

 Pipe drain-tiles ... 325 a 

 Plants in charcoal, culture of - 319 a 

 Potatoes, remarks on - . 324 a 

 Rabbits, to kill - . .317 

 Rooks, remarks on • - 321 

 Rose Garden - - • - 317 

 Rot in sheep • 323 

 Salt for Asparagus • - PI7 

 Sea-weed as manure - - 324 

 Seedling Pelargoniums - 318 

 Sheep, breeds of 322 

 — rot in , • . . 323 

 Society of Arts • • . 31s a 

 Spring planting - - • 317 a 

 Thapsia gargonica - - 319 a 

 Tunrp-fly, to prevent - - 324 a 

 Turnips, culture of 321 c 

 Vine-leaves, disease in - - 320 a 

 Weather, state of, at Adelaide 



in 1842 - . - - 319 b 



Wheat, young, advantage of 



mowing . - ■ - 321 a 



W heat, culture of - • . 323 c 

 Westhrle Farmers' Club - 325 c 



Yew, poisonous - 321 a 



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 b 

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ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, REGENT'S PARK. 



EXHIBITIONS of PLANTS, FLOWERS, and MI- 

 CROSCOPES in the GARDENS of this SOCIETY, for 1844. 



Tuesday, June 4. 

 Tuesday, July 2. 

 Fellows, Members, and Bearers of Ivory Tickets, will he ad- 

 apted upon entering their names in the Gate Book. Visitors may 

 obtain Tickets at 5*. each, except on the days of the Exhibitions, 

 when they will be 7s. 6<1. each, by orders from Fellows and Mem- 



Kfl '.'li.v. 



iw? uun e Weathe , r pro , Ve wet ' a Xew Gate connected with the 



JTwna^J!^'?^? ™*™* ma * view the Plants With- 

 out WMig incommoded by Rain. 



Tickets and further particulars at the Gardens. 



QLOXINIA ROSEA. ALBT7?igared in the pre- 



Ftt* 4 ,, wjtN umber of the" Florists' Journal." 



The floler is of i in tSS^PPL U 1844, by the Editor. 

 parewhUeth rJ -£j^i^£**** rose colour > with a 



CHEAP W^'iSSWKf SS|» CALCBOLARUS, CHr£ 



1 «£?i S .,i P . P A? B .X be S s f refer the Readers of 



popular 



iir rets t \] st 



the Prices"toVom7ofthe mY,r n ,Ln 10Uld h , ave omitted to attach 

 * now added, as below miscelIaneous Plants, which omission 



Hibiscus Carueron»r Ch '~2 1i - - each.-*, d. 



^humeximium 



Jwteilaria ■Pendens 

 S.phocam f) , us betuli . 



Statice Dicks-r'nii ! 



•• foliosa 

 Tropa-olun, Jarrattii ' 



Campania grandis ' 



1 



1 

 1 



1 



2 

 1 

 3 

 2 



1 

 1 



6 

 

 6 

 





 6 

 6 

 6 

 6 



6 

 



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Chelone centranthifolia . 

 Delphinium Barlowii . 

 Dodocatheon elegans . 

 . m integrifolium 



tpimedium macranthura 

 n violaceum . 



Mimulus M'Leanii . 



Pentstemon splendens . 

 Phlox picta (fine) . . . 



Sisyrinchium grandiflorum l 

 Viscaria oculata— a splen- 

 did new hardy annual— 

 per dozen . . . 5 



l 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 1 

 2 

 I 

 1 

 1 



6 

 6 

 6 





 

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T* A. takes thio «. ■ • » per aozen . . . 5 



Supply th! fX^K' ;» i Vi t L mRte to the Trade that h 



ttjonist, Beauty of wL D « HLIA , S at ]8s ' P er rtozen :-An- 

 An^K' Perpefua ' Grand Sir R er «° ? f Stonehenge, Mrs. J. Rich- 

 A ^!^ u « »t 60*. per doz ' 5* ^e. Sultana, Vivid j and Lady 

 XTJ ^juz en.- -York, May 14, 1844. 



BRPwPn' ful1 and o A J"A S '-- piant 8 of that large, splendid 

 ManL E , R11 ' bein & of a S C r ° und -PetaUed ANAGALLIS 



«Upfn°n rbedain Von *- iV?^ a H nd Vigorous habit > «e well 

 otPERB CINFR ad , ? L 2 *' per dozen. 



^£V*- aDd oth* new E a E n D u Saved fr0m the most est ^med 

 flowe r rf n hade of dark and lirtf n beautiful Seedlings, comprising 



cladWo Plant3 of the abovo ^o ae ' &t 2S ' 6lL P er P acket - StronJ 

 to ^? B Po4t -office onfen S K Per dozen ' Applications, in 



j^JT^ ----^Jll^^amb^idgeNursery. 



Sn c^L E3 ; ES HIRSUTE w ,? IME k NKS MULTIFLORA and 

 Ul ^?tfl , nf ee by th « Post a ;" ch J th ey can be sent in stout 

 ■^ F^ l \Veordered?th-S.. c * tra char &e of 15. If both 



SATURDAY, MAY 18. 



CINERARIA COM PACTA. 



"LT LANE and SON beg to announce that their New 



J-J-« SEEDLING CINERARIA, which was awarded a Prize 

 at the Royal Botanic Society's Show, at the Regent's Park on 

 the 2lth of May last, is now sending out by post or otherwise 

 as ordered, at 5*. a plant. ' 



COMPACTA is white, tipped with lilac-pink, dwarf, and 

 throws out very large trusses of bloom, and is, in fact a first 

 rate flower. ' 



Messrs. L. & Son's Spring CATALOGUE of GERANIUMS 

 FUCHSIAS, HEARTSEASE, DAHLIAS, VERBENAS, &c. &c 

 may be had on application. ' 



Nurseries, Great Berkhampstcad, May 17, 1844. 



GREAT 

 YARMOUTH 



NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 

 1844. 



YOU ELL and CO., 



PA Jt?P^/ SED BY HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE 

 QUEEN j HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS- 



^™ KRYA1ENT AND FLORISTS BY SPECIAL APPOINT^ 

 MLN1 TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN DOWAGER. 



NOW READY FOR SENDING OUT. 



THE NEWEST AND VERY BEST FUCHSIAS. 



VERBENAS, PETUNIAS, ANAGALLIS, &c. 



Y FOR 1814. 



OUELL and Co. beg to refer the Readers of the 

 Gardeners' Chronicle to their Catalogue of the above, which 

 appeared in this Paper of the 27th of April, and will be found to 

 contain such varieties only as are worthy of cultivation. 



Youell & Co. being t!ie parties who first sent out per post, 

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

 tion to their advantageous method of executing orders, namely, 

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

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

 following terms:— 



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

 12 ditto ditto 2 is., the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



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

 50 Extra Fine ditto . 60s., the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



VERBENAS. 

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

 12 Ditto M ioj., the selection left to the purchaser. 



PANSIES. [Sent postage free.] 

 12 Fine Show Varieties, by name . . 10s. per dozen 

 12 Extra Fine ditto, do. . . 18s. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS. [Sent postage free.] 

 Fifty of the newest best varieties by name, 12s. per dozen ; for 

 list and colours of which, see Advertisement of April 27. 



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

 kinds sent per post free for 6s. 



ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA IN POTS. 



Recently planted most extensively at Her Majesty's Gardens 

 at Windsor, and also at the Royal Gardens, Claremont, fur- 

 nished by Youbll and Co. 



V7" OUELL and Co., possessing the most extensive 



J- stock in the country 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 high, 10/. 

 per 100, or 30s. per dozen. 



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



10s. 6d. each. 

 Great Yarmouth Nursery, May 16, 1844. 



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

 to London or Hull, or plants added to compensate for 

 the same. 



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^^S^^ NUrSery * 



GL ADim n ,? ,ST TO Hf M; r ; av,es ; street > Berkeley-square, 



i" *£?\"S GANDA.VENSIS T in 5f 3 *** f ° T 8ale the S P*" did 



*«'&* : disco «" to the ^ ri< ! tie3 - c Str ° n * PIaDtS 



24 ? c ° 4 ta ny" for March ,si/ ? ad £' See Eton's 



»-. £ V ^7 (Mi ^"ane i!V ; al f so , hardener,' Chronicle 



£? cb »it« .Pin W ' to 2 '. MillerTni „ Lllmm lancifolium, all 



*** *» l£t n' »S? pr «»»"» &c f I Tv et - un . ia Potato, 7*\ 6d. 

 ** Dutch Hyacinths ?n*o^ ^ anetI *s- Trade Orders 



ninths (named sorts), 2/. 10s. per 100. 



L> WHITE & Co. beg now to otter Plants of the fol- 

 *.*.• lowing, viz., Achimenes longiflora, strong Plants for 

 specimens on their own bottoms, at 2s. eachj Do. do., good 

 flowering Plants at gs. rer dozen. Achimenes grandiflora, 

 strong specimen roots, 3s. 6<f.each j Do., smaller, 2s. A. pedun- 

 culata, do., Is. eachj A. coccinea, do., specimen, gs. per doz. 

 A. rosea, do. do., 9s. per dozen. Akagallis Brewkrii, 

 Is. each, or gs. per dozen. Chrysanthemums, 40 superb va- 

 rieties, one plant of each, 2!s. Dahlias, including all the 

 finest old varieties, and the following new ones, viz., Standard 

 of Perfection, Orange Superb, Lady Antrobus, Emma Noke, 

 Madame Chevain, Essex Triumph, Oakley's Surprise, Antagonist, 

 Blue Bonnet, Queen of the Isles, &c. &c, at very moderate rates, 

 or where the selection is left to us, at 10s. 6d. per dozen, or 50s. 

 per 100, which may include the last-named five new kinds, and 

 will be made up with other really good sorts. 



Fuchsias— London Rival, Globosa Grandiflora, Espartero, 

 Stanwelliana, Prince of Wales, Monarch, Bridegroom, Integri- 

 folia, Kentish Hero, and all the other new kinds, at moderate 

 prices, or a Collection of 20 superb kinds, including some of the 

 new ones, and any of the following, viz., Venus victrix, Exoni- 

 ensis, Laneii, Greenwich Rival, Magnifica, Gigantica grandi- 

 flora, St. Clare, Bruciana, Eximia, Woodsii,Conspicua, Arborea, 

 Devonia, Splendens, Youellii, Formosa elegans, &c, for 21s., or 

 lOforiOs. 6d. 



Geraniums in superb collections, 40 good varieties, 63s. : 20 

 do. do., 42s. 



Pktu.vms, good sorts, per dozen, 4s. The following new va- 

 rieties:— Punctata, Beauty Supreme, Celestial, Formosa, Ne 

 plus Ultra, Splendida, Speciosissima, Multiflora punicea, Gem, 

 Superb, 21s. the Collection, cr separately at moderate rates. 



Verbenas.— Finest old varieties, per doz., 4s. The following 



are seedlings, viz. :— White's Wonder, Perfection, Modesty, 



variabilis, Cooperii, Surprise, Simperii, Stewart's Queen of the 



Whites, Azurea grandiflora, Carnea superba, Pearson's Teu- 



croidesatrosanguinea, do. Princess Alice, Speciosissima, Beauty 



Supreme, Teucroides coelestina, Miller's Blue Queen, Zeuxis, 



Smith's Excelsa, Array, Delicata, and Striata— the Collection, 

 31s. 6d. 



Scarlet Geraniums, Heliotropes, Calceolarias, &c. &c, for 

 bedding out ; and every description of plant at moderate prices. 



Orders from unknown correspondents must be accompanied 

 by remittance; and orders amounting to 5/. will be delivered 

 free.— Bone Manure— Dust, 20s., Mixed, igs. per qr. ; Guano, 

 lis. per cwt., or 10/. per ton, warranted genuine. Agents, by 

 appointment, for the sale of Whitney's Composition. 



Poole Nursery, Dorsetshire. 



[Price 6d. 



A GRAM) HORTICULTURAL EXHIRITIOM 



£-*- Underthe Patronage of His Royal Highness the Dckr of 

 Cambridge, k.t;., and the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop op 

 5 -Slff:™. 8 he Funds of the GARDEtfEl. BENE- 



VOLENT INSTITUTION, will be held In the Grounds of the 

 Bishop of Rochester, adj )ining the White Hart Hotel, Bromley. 



Kent, on Toesdat, nth June next. 7 * 



LIST OF PRIZES TO BE AWARDED, IF CONSIDERED 



WORTH Y BY THE JUDGES :- 



Gkoros C.iAruwoon, Esq., of Covont Garden, has kindly 



^ a « a f, nze r ^ «m Beat Gen die. n of Plants (to be 



nr^o . iA y t!! ° f^f"? ac °M of thc la,e Mr - London's cele- 

 Ten Gufn°cas n ' C ' ^ " Arbuiclu:n BritaMiicam/' value 



Miscellaneous Collection of Stove and Greenhouse 



" ants best 50 



2d best 50 



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Collection of Roses, unlimited, ia bunches— Nur- 

 serymen # best 



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 CoUection of 35 varieties, by Amateurs and Gentle- 

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Cut Flowers, not less than 20 g-enera . best 



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Fruit, net less than six sorts, exclusive of Pines 



and Grapes 



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Pansies, not less than 36 varieties 

 Pine-apple, not less than 3 lbs. weight 



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The Committee take this opportunity of earnestly soliciting- 

 the aid and co-operation of all persons desirous of promoting the 

 interests of the Institution. 

 E.-R. Cotl e r, Secretary, 97. Farringdon- street. 



13LANTS FOR BEDDING OUT, to be had of 



-*- MARNOCK & MANLEY, Nurserysien, Hackney, LoDdon. 



8. 



9 



per doz.—*. s. 

 Geraniums, scarlet and 



otheis, strong plants 6 to 9 

 Fuchsias, 100 varieties . 6 12 

 Verbenas do. . 4 6 



Petunias . . . .46 

 Malva Decumbens, new 9 

 Salvias,— in varieties . 4 6 

 Bouvardias do. . 6 9 

 Lantanas do. . 9 



Lobelias do. . 6 



With 



per doz. — s. 

 Anagallis, — in varieties. 6 

 Als»rcemerias do. . 9 

 Heliotropium . . .4 



Creepers. 

 Maurandyas, 4 varieties 6 

 Cobo?a scandens 6 



Lophospermums - - g 

 Rhodochiton volubi 12 

 Kennedya . . .9 

 Solly a hcterophylla . 9 



9 

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18 

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every other variety of Bed and Creeping Plants, at moderate 

 prices, sent free within 10 miles of London, if to the amount of 

 20s. and upwards, or packed for the country. A descriptive. 

 Catalog ue may be had on application.— Nur sery, Hackney May 8. 



PANSY, M Lady Alice Peel."— In every respect 

 one of the best Show-Flowers of the present year; raised by 

 Youell & Co. in 1643. Blooms were submitted for the opinion of 

 the Editor of the Gardners' Chronicle, a. description of which 

 will be found under " Notices to Correspondents," in Gardeners* 

 Chronicle of April 27, page 218. 



Strong plants are now ready for sending out, post-free, at 

 3.9- 6d. per plant.— Great Yarmouth Nursery, May 16, 1844. 



GLOXINIA CER1NA. ~ 



jl/TESSRS. MOUNTJOY and SON have much 



LfA. pleasure in offerng fine strong plants of this beautiful 

 variety, at 21s. each. It is a Seedling between Gloxinia rubra 

 and Smningia guttata, partaking of the habit of the latter 

 parent, with large, downy foliage. The flowers aieof a delicate, 

 waxy flesh-colour, with a dark pink throat. It was awarded a 

 Certificate of Merit at the Horticultural Society's rooms last 

 summer, and received a Prize at the July Exhibition of the 

 Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park. An allowance to the 

 Trade.— Ealing. May 15 . 1844. 



r P & C. LOCKHART & DUNCAN, Flob 



-*- • 156, Cheapside, London, beg to announce tha* — , 



supply strongly. rooted plants of Paulovnia imperials or Fox- 

 Glove Tree, at 2s. each, package included. This plant, from 

 Japan, is perfectly hardy, and highly ornamental.— May l7t l»44 4 



