THE 



GARDENERS 



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AGRICULTURAL 



CHRONICLE 

 GAZETTE. 



A Stamped Newspaper of Rural Economy and General ETews.-The Horticultural Part Edited by Professor Lindley 



No. 22—1844. 



SATURDAY, JUNE 1. 



[Price 6d. 



INDEX. 



Agricultural experiments - 

 * _ Soc. of England 



Amateur'iMelonry 

 AmmoMa as manure - ■ 

 Animals at different ages, risk 

 attending the possession of - 

 Auriculas, to save seeds of - 

 Black Horseponds 

 Bone-dust as a manure 361 a, 

 Calendar of Operations - 



Chicory, remarks on 



mm to prepare 

 Covering for fruit-trees 

 Cows, to sia'1-feed 

 East Lothian Husbandry 

 Frauds on farmers - 



Fuchsias • 



— seed, to mw 

 Gardeners at Chiswick Exhi- 

 bitions - 



Guano, a preservative of flowers 



— Wirevvorms killed by - 

 llorte-chesnutsasfood forsheep 

 Indian Corn - 



Kin^r of Saxony • 



Linnean Society • 

 llacleania longiflora ■ *i 

 Manure, ammonia as 



— bone-dint a? 



— scutch as - 

 I — urine as - 



— Prize Essay on f by 

 G. Thompson, Jun., revd- - 



Morphology - 



New ro.id to Wealth 

 New Tarbet Gardens noticed 



3' 3 a 

 335 c 

 357 a 



361 b 



2G6 b 



357 c 

 261 c 

 364 e 



359 c 



358 a 



360 a 

 358 c 



364 c 



362 a 



804 a 



355 b 

 350 a 



358 b 



358 a 

 £61 a 



365 a 

 ?65 a 



359 c 



358 c 



359 a 



364 b 

 361 a 

 864 c 



365 a 



S65 c 



356 a 

 3'i6 b 

 359 a 



Oniscus asellus - 356 

 Peat Charcoal, to manufacture 3o"2 



Peach trees, disease in - - 355 



Pelargonium, spot on • - 357 



Plantations, remarks on - 365 



Potatoes, culture of 358 



— rot in - - - - 359 



Poultry, diseases of - 364 



Prickly Comfrey * 3£4 



Rabbits, to kill - - - 358 



Rnta, singular habits of - 359 



Rooks - - - • - 364 



Root excretions - 357 



Bnse-Garden ■ • • 356 



Roseasulphurea, to flower ■ 858 



Rot in the Potato - 353 



Scutch as manure - - 334 



Stall-feeding Cows ~ - - 3G4 



Stat ce, Pseudo-Armeria - 359 



Strawberries, remarks on - 357 



Spot on the Pelargonium - 357 



Bpreogel on Manures - - 362 

 Swans . 

 Thompson (Mr-), his Prize 



Essay on Manure* rev. « 

 Toads ..... 



Upas tree - - • ■ 



Urine as manure - - « 



Wheat- crop, failure in - 



— » to grow without soil • 



VVireworms killed by guano • 



Wooden shoes - • ■ 

 Woodlice, - 



— to kill - . 

 Yew, remarks on 



a 

 b 

 a 

 a 

 b 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 c 

 b 

 a 

 c 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 c 

 c 

 a 

 b 

 a 

 c 

 357 c 



365 c 

 357 c 

 359 b 

 365 a 

 365 a 

 354 b 

 361 a 

 364 a 

 356 a 

 353 b 

 864 c 



ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 



THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 

 ENGLAND is desirous of receiving TENDERS from Inn- 

 keepers, or others, to CONTRACT for any one or more of the 

 following; SUPPLIES, at the ensuing Annual Country Meeting 

 of the Society, to be held at Southampton in July : — 

 I. -A Hot Dinner for 400 persons, with Dessert, and a Bottle of 

 Port, Sherry, or Bucellas, to each person, in the Victoria 

 Archer y Rooms, Southampton, on Wednesday, the 24th 

 July, 1841. 



II.— A Cold Dinner for 1200 persons, with a Pint of Port, Sherry 

 or Bucellas, to each person, in the Pavilion of the Society' 

 on the Fairfield, Southampton, on Monday, 25th July, 1844. 

 III. -Refreshments suitable for 200 Ladies, in the Gallery of the 

 Pavilion, on the same occasion. 



Printed Forms of Tender will be forwarded to parties applying 

 totfafl Secretary, and must be returned to him, filled up, on or 

 before Monday, the 10th of June, to the Office of the Society, 

 No 12, Hanover-square, London ; the Society not binding itself 

 to take the lowest tender.— By order of the Council, 



m ^ James Hudson, Sec. 



AMPSTEAD FLORIST SOCIETY.— The First 



T^m^ nd T PnnC ,' pal . Exhibiti °n for 1844 will take place on 

 T a ,J I 7 ' J , UI !S 13 ' in the Grounds of J. Jackson, Esq., near 

 ooen at Qnl'JiV 2?'. H ™?*** Hea *«- The Exhibition w" 

 Ban l wm k! ? cU ?? k ? Vlsltors - Admittance One Shilling. A 

 Band will be m attendance. Willia m Goi/lding, Secretary. 



KXHIBITION OF AMERICAN PLANTS. 



JJ and J. WATERER beg to acquaint their numerous 



Kind's ESTniS* aS . 1 ?- ey are not able to nave their sh ° w in the 

 the KnanhU.' » fl™' h, :\ 8 T eason ' the AMERICAN PLANTS at 

 The AzSa. « h ll gS J IO i Nurseries wil1 be unusually splendid. 

 andm.vtp« d Rno ? ode » dr ™s are now in high oerfection, 

 Kurswv is V^V"? da y«cept Sunday, gratis. The Knaphili 

 RaUwa • frn*„ h " r ° m the Wokin& Statio11 on the s - Western 

 appl.c^ionrs^n %££"" ^ ^^ b8 0blaiMd ° D 



IT 



GREAT 



YARMOUTH 

 NURSERY. 



NORFOLK, 



1844. 



Y 



PATROV Y °UELL AND CO., 



QUEEN?hVma^?^ ,0ST GRACIOUS MAJESTY THE 

 NURSERYMEN AinKJ JSS KING OF THE BELGIANS; 

 MENT in hpr w J5 FLOR ISTS BY SPECIAL APPOINT- 



VOUEI.T ESTY ™ E QU£EN DOWAGER. 



-*- to any oarf^ S 9 T * are n0W 8endi «&» V™ post, free 

 ••J&V.ly-desirahl^P i, . F nited Kingdom, the undermentioned 



in their Ad v Jti Jl, f' , fu11 particulars of which will "be found 

 ~uv trtiseinent of last week. 



12 Extra Fno v ■ ..• FUCHSIAS. 



12 ditto liuf* 123 '' the Selection left to Youell & Co. 



50 Fine varieties 2l3 '' the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



50 Extra Fine ditto * i°* ' the Selection left to Youell & Co. 



wl "o . Go*., the Selection left to the Purchaser. 



12 Extra fine Var?^- Y ER BENAS. 



12 Ditto "rcties, 6*., the selection left to Youell & Co. 



p 4Mc , tT , 105 '. the selection left to the purchaser. 



11 ^ne Show VariiiS; C i? ent P ° Sta8:e free>] 



1 2 Extra Fine ditto Y name ' ' ! ° S ' per doZen 



„ Fift y of C thf Y e S w e ^ l !! EMUM S d0 'cSent postagffree.]" 

 list and colduri of »5.- . Vaiie ties by name, 12*. per dozen ; for 



Whlc °. 8 ee Advertisement of May 25. 



Extra Fine Varieties i. Pfi TUNIAS. 



PANSY "Ladv a , L £ er doz -» including Miller's Punctata. 

 Ad /"tisementofl asr '£!! P f EL " ( f or particulars of which see 



ARAUCARIA IMH k M^ k) ' 3 *' 6d P er P»ant. 



CEDR 1 ' 0, R1CATA » « years old, 30*. per dozen, or 



^meluas^ex^' afu to2ft - 8in - i0s - 6d - P er P Iant - 



^•°r, Ei egan B * fa fine sorts, including Monarch, Tri- 

 A^ C S D - ' Lefeveriar >a, King, Chandlerii, &c, 42*. 



*° London or «w/ ahove & 2 are delivered carriage free 

 the same. ll > or plants added to compensate for 



G ' eat Yarm ° U * Noner,, May 30, I8M . 



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A GRAND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION, 

 Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness the Duik of 

 Cambridge, K.G., and the Right Rev. the Lord Bi.suor of 

 Rochbster, in aid of the Funds of the GARDENERS' BENE- 

 VOLENT INSTITUTION, will be held in the Grounds of the 

 Bishop of Rochester, adjoining the White Hart Hotel, Bromley, 

 Kent, on Tuesday, 11th June next. 



The following Prizes have been kindly offered : — 

 By Mr. George Cii arlwood, of Covent Garde » — For 

 the Best General Collection of Plants, a copy of the late Mr. 

 Loudon's celebrated Botanical Work, the " Arboretum Britan- 

 nicum," value Ten Guineas. 



By Mr. Low, of Clapton. £ *. d. 



For the 12 best Proteaceous Plants, in or out of flower 3 3 

 For the 2d best do. do 2 2 



By Mr. Dknyer, of Loughborough-road, Brixton. 

 For the best Collection of Roses in Pots ; to Amateurs 



and Gentlemen's Gardeners 10 



For the 2d best do 10 



LIST OF PRIZES TO BE AWARDED, IF CONSIDERED 



WORTHY BY THE JUDGES: — 



Miscellaneous Collection of Stove and Greenhouse 



Plants best 50 12 12 



» », „ 2d be3t 50 10 10 



n »i >• 3d best 50 8 8 



» „ „ best 24 7 7 



n tt I, 2d best 24 5 5 



tt it tt 3d best 24 4 4 



it tt a best 12 4 4 



tt ii i, 2d best 12 3 3 



tt tt tt M best 12 2 2 



tt it ,i best 6 3 3 



tt it i, 2d best 6 2 2 



it m it 3d best 6 110 



Twelve Geraniums best 4 4 



»i 2d best 3 3 



ii ...... 3d best 330 



M ...... 4th b.-st 110 



Twelve Heaths ...... best 550 



ii • 2d best 4 4 



ii 3d best 3 3 



it 4th best 2 2 



h 5th best 1 1 



Twelve Fuchsias best 4 4 o 



ii ...... 2d best 330 



„ 3d best 2 2 



• • ..... .4th best 110 



Twelve Calceolarias ..... best 440 



ii 2d best 3 3 o 



,t 3d best 2 2 



h • . • 4th best 110 



Six Orchideous Plants .... best 550 



„ ...... 2d best 440 



i, ,t 3d best 3 3 



„ „ 4th best 2 2 



„ „ . . . . ,5th best 110 



Collection of Roses, unlimited, in bunches— Nur- 

 serymen best 5 5 



„ „ „ 2d best 4 4 

 ,, ,, „ 3d best 3 3 

 „ ,i „ 4th best 3 2 

 „ „ „ 5th best 110 

 Collection of 36 varieties, by Amateurs and Gentle- 

 men's Gardeners best 3 3 



,, „ „ 2d best 110 



Cut Flowers, not less than 20 genera . best 3 3 



„ „ „ 2d best 110 



Fruit, not less than six sorts, exclusive of Pines 



and Grapes best 3 3 



„ „ „ 2d best 2 2 



„ ,. „ 3d best 110 



Pansies, not less than 36 varieties . . . . 110 



Pine-apple, not less than 3 lbs. weight . best 2 2 



„ „ ,, . . . 2d best 1 l 



Basket of Grapes best 3 3 



„ ,, 2d best 2 2 



„ „ ...... 3d best 110 



The Committee take this opportunity of earnestly soliciting 

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

 interests of the Institution. 



E. R. Cutler, Secretary, 9". Farringdon- street. 



N.B.— Arrangements have been made at Bromley for the 

 accommodation of exhibitors, horses, and men, at the expense 

 of the Committee. 



GARDENERS' BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 

 Notice is hereby given, that the Half-yearly General 

 Meeting of the Subscribers to this Institution will be held on 

 Tuesday, 4th June next, for the purpose of receiving the Re- 

 port of the Sub-Committee appointed for "the Revision of the 

 Bye-Laws j" also, for the election of Four Poor Persons, Sixty 

 Years of Age and upwards, to the benefit of a Pension of 16/. 

 per annum. The Chair to be taken at Half-past Eleven o'clock 

 precisely. The Ballot will commence at Twelve o'clock, and 

 close at Two o'clock precisely. 



LIST OP CANDIDATES. 



1. Samuel Lyward, third application, aged 66. 



2. John Blaylock, second application, aged 72. 

 S. Elizabeth Collyer, second application, aged 70* 



4. Robert Cracenell, first application, aged 72. 



5. George Martin, first application, aged 60. 



6. Alexander Upton, first application, aged 75. 



7. John Wellard, first application, aged 71. 

 Any Subscriber not having received bis Polling Paper, is re- 

 quested to apply for it immediately. ; 



E. R. Cutler, Secretary, 97, Farringdon -street. 



nPHOMAS : CRIPPS, Nurseryman, Tunbridge 



J- Wells, respectfully informs his Friends and the Public, his 

 annual Catalogue of Fuchsias, Phloxes, Petunias, &c., which is 

 now ready, will, independently of the new kinds raised in this 

 country, be found to comprise many foreign varieties, which 

 are for the first time offered for sale. Applications for pre- 

 pared Catalogues will meet with immediate attention. 



ESSRS. J. and H.BROWN, respectfully offer to 

 be Nobility and Gentry the following Plants for Beddinr 

 r< *' " V Miscellaneous Coiiec- « d. 



Out, &c. « 



A!strce;nerias,10 vars,each I 

 Auriculas, fine, per dozen, 



12*. to 18 



Calceolarias, 12 best varie- 

 ties, per dozen . 4* to 6 



Campanula grandis, and 

 others, per doz. . . 6 



Chrysanthemums, best, 



per dozen . . .0 

 [Selection left to Purchaser] 

 Dianthus Goethael -i\ do. 6 

 Euthalis niicrophilla, fine 



for beds, per doz. . 12 

 Fuchsia exoniensis, each 3 



>• t» • . 



Fuchsias, 25 of the newest 

 and moat approved, per 

 dozen . . . 6s & 12 

 Galardia picta, per doz. 6 

 Gazania, 3 vars., „ . 9 

 Geraniums, Scarlet, Varie- 

 gated, &c. . 4*, 6s, & 9 

 Geuiii coccincum, perd z 6 

 Heliotropinm,perd< u& 



Ipomcearubra ceru!ej,p.uz. 6 

 Lantauas, per doz. . . 9 



Lobelias. "B vars., per doz. 6 

 Lilium,6 newest varieties, 

 per dozen . . .12 



Linum flavum, p doz. 6*. t ) 9 

 Mimulus elegans, a very 

 beautiful variety, and 

 others, do. . . 6 



6 



(i 







6 



lion of 100 Stove and 

 Greenhouse Plants (the 

 selection named by the 

 purchaser in the order) 100 



New Border Pinks, per doz 4 



(Knottier* macrocarpa, ces- 

 1 wtosa, 4others, p. doz 12 



Pi I'stemon, 6 best varie- 

 ties, per dozen . . 6 



Phlox, II new perennial 

 species, per dozen . 12 



Phlox DrumiK.nd i, and 

 new dark, per doz., 4«& 6 

 Phlox omnlflora, p. doz. 6 



I'otcntilla, 6 fine species 



Rose, Tea-sccuted, Chin*. 

 Ehza-Saur*ge, Gou- 

 bauit, Taglioni, La- 

 roarque, and Victoria- 

 each .... 



White and Yellow China, 



and Yellow Noisette 



Rose, per doz. . 9 



SatiJb, 6 vars., p. doz, 4* & 6 



Petunia punctata, each . 6 



, »» »» * • • 



0, Petunias, 6 new varieties, 



per dozen . . 6* & 4 



OlTropflBolam tricolorum, 



0| and pentiphyllum, each 

 from . ] S . 6d. to 10 



Verbenas, 12 newest vars. 

 per dozen 





 

 





 

 

 

 





 

 



3 6 





 

 







. 6*&4 

 ROCK PLANTS. 

 25 Superior sorts . . 15* I 50 Sup. Herbaceous plants 25* 



50 do - ao - • . 25 I 100 do. do. do. . 45 



HARDY CLIMBERS FOR PLANTING OUT 



Aristolochia Sipho, each Is 6d Clematis S'eboldti.p. doz IRs oi 



Atragene Austriaca, each 1 



Biguonia radicans, each 1 



Do. do. major, each l 6 



Ceanothus, 2 species, each l 



Calampelis scabra, each l 6 

 Clematis azurea grnndi- 



flora, per dozen . 24 



20 varieties of Roses, each 1 6 



Do. montana, p. doz 12 

 Pyrus Deutz-aJ and Coto- 



neaster, each . . \ 



Wistaria consequana.cachl 



Honeysuckle, 6 vars.,eachl 



I Jasminum 4 vars. . 1 



S ullya, 2 vars., each . 

 Passifloras, 4 vars., each l 







6 

 







9 

 



HALF-HARDY or SUMMER CLIMBERS. 



Scypanthuselegans, each 1* 0^ 

 Thuubergias, 4 vars. each 1 t 



Cobaea scandens, each . 0s 9d 

 Maurandya, 3 vars., each 9 

 Lophospermum,3 vareacho 9 



The above Plants carefully packed and forwarded to any par\ 

 of the United Kingdom. A post office Order or reference for 

 payment to Town. Persons erecting Greenhouses or Conser- 

 vatories can be well supplied with the choicest and best of Plants 

 for furnishing, including the many handsome Climbers recently 

 introduced. 



N. B.— Plants securely packed for exportation.— Albion Nur- 

 sery, Stoke Newin gt on, London. ^ f 



GLOXINIA ROSEA ALBA ; Figured in the pre- 

 sent Numberof the " Florists' Journal." 



Extract. — "Our present illustration, G. rosea alba, is an 

 hybrid obtained from seed of Candida, impregnated with the 

 pollen of rubra. Its beautiful intermediate colour at once pro- 

 claims its origin ; and we have no doubt it will speedily become 

 a favourite."— Florists' Journal, May 1, 1844, by the Editor. 



The flower is of a lovely and delicate rose colour, with a 

 pure white throat ; habit of G. rubra, and a prolific bloomer. 



Strong Plants now ready for sending out, at 7*. 6d.each; 

 discount to the trade, if three plants are taken. Apply to W r ra. 

 E. Rexdle, Union Road Nursery, Plymouth. — May 31, 1844. 



WOODLANDS NURSERY, MARESFIELD, near UCKF1ELO, 



SUSSEX. 



WILLIAM WOOD and SON respectfully invite 

 the attention of Amateurs and their Friends to their ex- 

 tensive Stock of SUPERB NEW FUCHSIAS, consisting of 

 upwards of 100 of the finest named sorts, which they arc now 

 prepared to send out, in very strong plants (hardened to the 

 open air). A few of the most esteemed varieties are enume- 

 rated below, and will be supplied at 13*. per dozen sorts, or one 

 plant of each for 18*. Alata, Britannia, Brockmannii, carnea. 

 Champion, Cormackii, Defiance, Eclipse, Enchantress, Eppsii, 

 Exoniensis, Laneii, Majesiicus, Nob im 1, Paragon, Robusta, 

 Rogersiana, Stanwelliana, Transparens, Victors ; or 50 extra- 

 fine varieties, including the above, for 40?. Fine varieties can 

 also be supplied at 6*. and fc*. per dozen, when the selection is 

 left to W. W. and Son. 



Also, Strong Plants of the following SUPERB VERBENAS, 

 at 12*. per dozen varieties, or one plant of each for 20*. Ame- 

 thystina, Atrosanruinea, Barnsii, Beauty, Bishopii, Boule de 

 Feu, Bridesmaid, Elegans(Youell's), Formosa elegans, Fortune- 

 teller, Harlequin, Howardiana, Laconii, Lilicina, Longiflora, 

 Minstrel Boy, Prince of Wales (Wood's}, Princess Royal 

 (Youcil's), Renown, Rival King, Rosy Queen, Speoiosa, Tag- 

 lioni, White Perfection. Good named varieties at 5s. to 9*. 

 per dozen. 



• ACHIMENES — grandiflora, longiflora, pedunculatus, and 

 rosea, at Is. each, or 9*. per dozen. 



*** Catalogues of Camellias, fJreenhouse, and Herbaceous 

 Plants, Petunias, & c, will be forwarded on application. 



SPLENDID NEW SEEDLING LOBELIAS. 



C. B\LL, Nurseryman, Taunton, (successor to 



Mr. John Young,) begs to offer the following as decidedly 

 the best Scarlet Lobelias known, viz. : — 



Lobelia fulgens multiflora. 



„ „ variety. 



„ ,, pvramidales. , 



All partaking of the free growth of L. ignea, and in colour and 

 size of flower far exceeding the vivid * scarlet of L. fulgens ; 

 particularly the first, which is also very desirable from its roDuw 

 habit and long continuance in bloom. Last season in the gwen- 

 house its flowers were conspicuous for four months, nan is ar« 



ready for immediate delivery, price 5s. each.— May 3i, i«t. 



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